The Motor Bus Society (MBS) is a
United States
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-based
non-profit organization
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formed by a
voluntary association
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of persons who share an interest in
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
es and
bus transport
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ation in
North America and, in particular, the history of the same. Founded in 1948, it publishes the quarterly magazine, ''Motor Coach Age'', and holds a national convention semi-annually for its members.
MBS is based in
New Jersey
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Motor Bus Society. Retrieved 2010-08-28. and maintains a small, private library and historical
archive
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for use by its members and "serious researchers", by appointment only, in central New Jersey.
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