PostBus

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A c.1950 Saurer PostBus

A Postbus in St. Moritz

A Postbus near Grindelwald

PostBus is a public transport company owned by the Swiss Post.

In the early twentieth century, the postal buses have replaced the mail coaches, also known as Cars Alpins (Alpin motorcoaches) which were operated by the post.

One hundred years later, PostBus is a modern transport company with 2000 vehicles and a network of routes covering over 10,000 km across Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Along most of the years of the 20th Century, PostBus coaches were made in Switzerland by either Saurer, Berna or FBW.

[edit] Chronology

1849: Creation of the postal network diligence.
1906: First service of PostBus between Bern and Detligen.
1919: Inauguration of the line crossing the Simplon Pass.
1921: Grimsel Pass, Furka Pass, San Bernardino Pass and Oberalp Pass are open to traffic.
1923: A three-tone horn is installed on the buses travelling on mountain routes.
1949: The bus lines of the Principality of Liechtenstein are operated by PostBus.
1959: All buses are of the same yellow color.
1961: Last service of horse diligence on the line Avers-Juf.
2003: For the first time, PosBus carried more than 100 million passengers.