Catch the omnibus

[Lynn_M]

Does anyone know the origins of the word 'Omnibus'?

[jno]

Latin word meaning 'for all' or 'for everyone' (because it was public transport as opposed to private carriages).

[danube]

First applied to public vehicles in France in1828 and the following year adopted by a London firm in Marylebone. Previously public vehicles were called charabancs, open-top with rows of benches running the length of the vehicle - just the thing for a summer's day out to the seaside!