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Finnish Postbus network was 1971, with 222 bus lines around the country run by more than 420 buses famous for their bright orange colour. Then the posts authority decided to concentrate postal transports on trucks, and the postbus services started to decline. In 1999, the
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Bundesbahn authority, running bus lines in major cities and metropolitan areas associated with each other. By 1995, the newly established Bundespost successor, the privatized
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Today the Ă–BB-Postbus GmbH is the country's largest bus company serving regional and interurban traffic with about 4000 employees and 2100 buses. The corporation also comprises the Ă–BB's former railway bus service (KĂ–B) as well as the Czech ÄŚSAD Autobusy company in
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the only sensible way to organise public transport services is to achieve the maximum integration between modes." The service became used widely in Europe by the 1960s, though in recent years there has been a progressive separation of services in some countries.
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region. Five "unprofitable" routes were cancelled. The move proved very unpopular with campaigners. Discussions between the
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stock company, had retired completely from bus service and the yellow vehicles disappeared from public roads. However, there are foreign postbuses in
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postal delivery company and combine the functions of public transport and mail delivery and collection. A standard passenger fare is payable to the driver or
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