The first attempts to use omnibuses in Kiev - the forerunner of buses - were taken in the late 18 th century. While in the second half of the 19 th century Kiev was one of the leading cities in Russia Empire, the city had no proper public transport, except for cabs.
And then, in 1879, entrepreneur Levin bought 7 omnibuses, designed to carry 8 passengers, and began their operation in Kiev. Despite the cheapness of fares compared with the cabbies, this form of transport soon ceased to exist. Blame was unsatisfactory technical condition of omnibuses and their scarcity on the streets. Then existing omnibuses can be compared with current cargo \u0026quot;minibus\u0026quot;, which carried twice as many passengers than can normally a pair vehicle.
At the end of the first decade of the twentieth century City Council developed a draft entry into operation in Kiev eight bus lines to the transfer of the concession. But to realize this project is not fully succeeded because of the lack of entrepreneurs willing to invest in such a dubious and costly exercise. While in Kiev prospered with an extensive network of tram and bus companies would simply burn itself out.
Bus traffic in Kiev began a few times: in 1911 and 1913, but after a while ceased operation of bus lines, and this type of transport did not build trust with the people of Kiev. These buses were placed in Lukyanovka tram.
December 10, 1925, after the establishment of Soviet power in Ukraine, the capital was opened by the regular bus route \u0026quot;Pl. III International - st. Piatakov L. (contemporary European Square. - Str. Saksaghans\u0026#39;kogho). On the route worked buses brands Fiat and Daimler-Benz (by today\u0026#39;s standards they can be called minibuses).
In 1929 the bus fleet of Kiev became the first Soviet supplemented by buses, built on the basis of trucks: I-3, H-6, AMO-4 and AMO-F15.
In 1932 in Kiev began to arrive angular and primitive machines ZIS-8, and in 1938 - quite elegant ZIS-16. Before the Great Patriotic War in Kiev was the order of 100 buses, but they did not significantly affect the volume of passenger traffic, due to frequent breakdowns, imperfect design, very low carrying capacity, their small number, and finally the lack of paved roads. During the 30 years the main mode of transport was the tram!
In 1934 near the current station \u0026quot;Libidskaya in Boenskom Lane was organized by the\u0026quot; Bus-taxi base number 1. \u0026quot; Return immediately received 20 new buses with wooden body \u0026quot;GAZ-0330\u0026quot; (16 seats). Despite the lack of spare parts and buses themselves, they worked before the Great Patriotic War.
It should be noted that the coaches of those years - it was actually adapted for passenger transport trucks.
The war almost completely prevented the transport of Kiev.
In 1945, the restoration of bus services, and in June 1946 in the capital, was organized by the bus fleet number 1 on the street Vassilkovskaya that exists today. He was 13 years ago was the only bus park in Kiev.
In 1946, cars began to arrive from the factory to the Stalin-ZIS-154. This was the first model, created not on the chassis of the truck. ZIS-154 - a real bus wagon-type, with a revolutionary level of comfort for passengers. It ZIS-154, together with the hood cars GAZ-0330, ZIS-16 and GZA-51 stood at a bus fleet postwar Kiev.
In 1951 in Kiev began arriving usovershenstvoavnnye buses ZIS-155. Together with ZIS-154 for the decade they became the basis of the bus fleet in Kiev.
In 1958 at the Kiev and bus routes have appeared with the emblem of PAZ-652. Small 45-timestnye cars with two narrow doors took up traffic on the routes with low traffic. In 1968, this bus was called PAZ-672 after upgrading. It is well acclimatized to the narrow streets of the private sector in the shovels and on Screen, a mousetrap, and the area Assembler.
Tellingly, used on routes Lasik only 1-st park, where there were more than 50 units. Later Works of Pavlova in Oke supplied to us in the city a new model of PAZ-3205, and it still can still be seen on many not surviving PAZovskih routes, such as number number 12, 19, 28, 111. Its modernized successor not rare and taxi routes.
In 1959, on the left bank was opened on the second bus fleet (business address was st. Friendship of Peoples, 40). Some bus routes were transferred to service in the newfound company.
Buses transporting passengers from the area of Stalin in the Old and New Darnitsa, in Pechersk, the Stalin, in the suburbs. Gradually branched bus network in Kiev. It was the first buses arrived at the new arrays: Sotsgorod, Voskresenka, Vodopark, Forest, Obolon, Troyeshchyna, Kharkov.
In the early 60\u0026#39;s the mass arrival of the first Ukrainian buses LAZ-695. Quickly replacing outdated ZIS-155 and filling the new routes Chokolivka and pleasure, and Nivok Borschagovka, Voskresenka and Akademgorodok, new Lazy constituted the overwhelming majority of the park foundation of Kiev in the 60-\u0026#39;70s years. In 1964 he began to flow model \u0026quot;LAZ-695E with an air inlet on the roof. LAZ-695 was so successful and reliable, that some of the architectural and technological changes (695M, 695Н), continued to be the main bus in the city until the mid 70 years. In the 80 years Lazy with Ikarus worked on many lines. And even today, the legendary intimate 695-th of the previous day found on the Kiev lines.
In 1965, the number 1 in the AP there were 367 buses, including bus \u0026quot;LAZ\u0026quot; was 267, slightly less than the cars were in the AP number 2. AP number 1 serves 42 urban routes.
Only 67-68 years on the routes of the city from Laza new competitors in the form of the Hungarian Ikarus-620 in 1 and 2 parks (later models 556 and 180) and LiAZ-677 in the ATP-09125 and 09123, which began work on the most congested areas in the main areas of new buildings. Buses LiAZ-677 does not become so widespread in the city, like Laz-695, or Icarus, but not less than 300 buses of this model in 3, 4, 5 parks from 1968 to 1990 were taken Kiev on 5 right bank, and only in 2004, the last \u0026quot;Elephant\u0026quot; - a nickname was among the drivers LiAZ - fizzled out.
In 1973, in Kiev on route number 49 were tested first Ukrainian coach trains of two coupled buses LAZ-695M. Tests of this kind will be held after almost 30 years, and in the 70 years with a large number of passengers were encouraged to handle articulated Ikarus-180 \u0026quot;(as they were called,\u0026quot; Fantomas \u0026quot;), a fraternal benefit CMEA aid is provided without problems.
Since the mid 70 years old Hungarian Ikarus buses are increasingly conquering the streets of Kiev, so Ikarus-556 articulated and Ikarus-180 between 1 and 2 bus fleets began to work on routes with high traffic. 180-I model - it was almost a show, for a bus with two showrooms, interconnected corrugated transition was very exotic.
All years in the city came to the test buses of various plants and structures, but few of them remained in Kiev, so long as, for example, well, just well-known family of Ikarus -200. Began to receive these buses in 1973. Three-door - Ikarus-260, later articulated - Ikarus-280 with four doors (in common parlance \u0026quot;accordion\u0026quot;). These yellow buses with large windows and spacious interior have been almost as credit to the city in 1980, so there were many, especially on the left bank.
In 1981 it was open bus fleet number 6, which was to serve a new residential Obolon. Two years later the bus appeared on Vygurovschine-Троещине - the largest residential area of Kiev, on a population comparable to the regional center of Ukraine. The park is in the best years were 400 \u0026quot;Ikarus\u0026quot;, which served Troyeshchyna, Obolon, Minsk array and the husbandman.
The golden age of the bus in Kiev falls on mid-80\u0026#39;s, when the constant opening of new routes and constantly updated fleet.
If in 1981 on Route 103 came out 897 buses in peak hour, then in the second half of 80 to 110 routes, employs more than 1000 buses in rush hour.
In 1982-1984, presented the city of Lviv plant of the new bus model of the middle class LAZ-4202, but a small quantity of these machines was not finalized and extremely few years has been written off.
In 1989-90 the 5 th fleet to replace obsolete LiAZ-677 arrived batch of twenty new LiAZ. The 12-timetrovye machine model 5256, with the apparent modernity and comfort, were extremely low quality, and never bought to Kiev.
In 1990 Kiev was the last Icarus, and Hungary became the mark for us by history. Within three years the machine of this class is not available in Kiev in general.
Only in 1992 LAZ finally mastered the production of the modernized model 42021, and in 1993, these buses in the amount of 65 pieces supplemented suffering from a shortage of rental bus fleets.
Also in 1993, began a new era coming cars Lviv to Kiev. Blue and white car with the engine Renault tested on route number 3 \u0026quot;Leningradskaya Square. - Goloseevskaya Sq., And for 3 consecutive years in the city parks received 138 buses of this model.
The disintegration of the Union could not help but reflect on bus transport in Kiev: constantly declining issues on the existing routes, shortened long routes. Continuing declining issues on the existing routes, shortened long routes. Ostro chuvstovalas shortage of rolling stock: for the first half of the 90-ies distorted picture of the \u0026quot;Ikarus\u0026quot;, departing from the stop, which still left many passengers, was normal. A similar situation was and to passenger traffic of trams and trolleybuses.
Critical situation with the passenger traffic in Kiev, saved only by the introduction of taxi transportation. The first to perform the carriage of passengers without providing benefits become bus fleets in 1996. Buses appeared to stencil \u0026quot;taxi bus\u0026quot;, the first car appeared on the of express routes serving Troyeshchyna (№ 21k, 26e, 57e, 59e), later appeared routes, do not repeat the route of public transport. It was during this difficult period for routes out not demanded in full for the city, intercity buses with routes - LAZ-699р and Ikarus-250 (more than 50 units). Basically, they used to and taksobusnyh of express routes.
In 1997 appeared \u0026quot;Gazelle\u0026quot; and the famous Orange Pskovavto \u0026quot;Moscow ZAO Avtosvit.\u0026quot; \u0026quot;Minibuses\u0026quot; merely adds to the normal public transport, but to replace him could not.
Mid 90-ies characterized the opening of new bus routes, mainly express type serving the \u0026quot;sleeping\u0026quot; areas. Routes were opened troeschinskie number number 14E, 35E, 67e, 64e, 113e, 114e, 115e; previously opened express trains number number 21e, 110e.
Before reaching the station almost non-stop for 10 minutes before the main routes, they enjoyed great popularity among the passengers, especially in the morning.
In 1997, some ATP appeared practice of issuing the usual routes of buses in an express mode (in particular, on the routes number number 2, 9, 90). Soon an express carriage passed away, but their niche occupied minibus.
Lviv Bus Plant specifically for the needs of Kiev gathered extralarge articulated bus \u0026quot;LAZ-6205. These machines are designed to replace the \u0026quot;Ikarus-280\u0026quot;, so did not actually worked in Kiev. Only 2 buses arrived in the ATP-13028 (AS number 1), and they briefly worked on the bus route number 17. Later they were transferred to Vasilkovskoye ATP, and one of the machines (Kiev it?) Until 2006 worked in Poltava.
In 1998, in Kiev came a new party big buses LAZ-52523, after it began receiving LAZ-52527 Single third door.
In 2000-2001, were closed \u0026quot;unprofitable\u0026quot; routes number 24, 51, and then began a quiet stagnation Kiev bus: closed routes, declining issues on the existing routes, did not procure rolling stock in proper quantity and correct facial features.
What a great event in 2001, after a tender, the city buses will return 120 Volvo-B10 \u0026quot;and\u0026quot; Scania-112. These were articulated a model for suburban and not very unfit for strenuous Kiev lines. In addition, the \u0026quot;northern\u0026quot; performance cars were without air vents and with little ventilation. Well, a very \u0026quot;warm\u0026quot; were coaches in the summer! Machines famous Swedish manufacturers were not new, they simply written off in Sweden, and us, and it was a joy, because hardly any old honored Ikarus, and the lack of large machines was very high. Let today from the \u0026quot;Swedish\u0026quot; has only half, but they left their mark on the history of the city bus.
Manual Kiev periodically to present new experimental car: the train \u0026quot;Scania\u0026quot;, low-floor \u0026quot;Solaris\u0026quot;, articulated LAZ large capacity. Unfortunately, these machines do not have to buy to work in Kiev, referring to the lack of finance, simply carried away by minibus. Meanwhile, in the forgotten city administration stops grew until crowds of people who were forced to use incapacious and unmanageable minibus.
Only in 2003, KCSA has announced a tender for the purchase of 145 bus hires, and the first machines have already begun to arrive in late 2003. During 2003-2004, received 80 buses MAZ-103, 30 - articulated MAZ-105, 20 LAZ-525270, 10 articulated LAZ-A291. Later received 5 fundamentally new three-axle 15-timetrovyh machines Bogdan A231 Cherkassy plant. The focus of these shipments was made on low-floor vehicles, that is, the absence of steps in the doorway. This speeds up the land-boarding passengers and makes them more comfortable for passengers. 
At the same time, Lviv Bus Plant, they failed miserably tender in 2003 due to lack of low floor vehicles on the showroom \u0026quot;SIA-2004\u0026quot;, introduced his low-floor copy of \u0026quot;LAZ-A183\u0026quot;. This was a machine that can be called a fully low-floor, in contrast to the MAZ-231 and Bogdan, who do not only steps 1 and 2 doors. In August 2004, the ship was tested at the taxi route number 69T. Already in May 2005 the city began to receive the first production samples.
Currently in Kiev, there are more than 70 models of machines LAZ-A183, which can rightly claim to be the best model of Europe in its class. During this year, according to a new tender is expected to supply 140 machines LAZ-A183 and 8 tourist LAZ-52081 (NeoLAZ \u0026quot;).
There are eight bus parks, Kiev is listed more than 1000 buses, but on the route every day unfortunately goes no more than 550 cars. While today the development of our city and the increasing demands for comfort takes much more than a thousand ...
Alas, the city management is extremely harmful to the public transport policy as such, including the bus. It has long been the country out of the crisis, successfully developing the Ukrainian capital Kiev, and the money in the budget of the city, too, are found, of which only 6% is spent on public transport. For example, the Czech capital Prague the same purpose spends about 40%.
In addition to the lack of rolling stock in general, also did not take into account the need for its various facial features. The city is almost no particularly large buses, buses of the middle class, as well as special vehicles for express lines.
But I want to believe that, in his ninth decade of Kiev bus be entered not only the beautiful \u0026quot;City-LAZah\u0026quot;, but also hundreds of other new modern buses, and always disappear queues at bus stops!
And we just passengers, as well as caring for the transport and technology enthusiasts, sincerely wish Godspeed buses Kiev!