364:
476:
998:
969:
962:
955:
948:
941:
934:
927:
920:
913:
140:
27:
39:
1141:
1080:
1060:
1050:
1070:
234:
1090:
318:
508:(itinerant salesmen), though more controlled nowadays. On the other hand, they are a necessity in the city, and a convenient and cheap way to get around. Most colectivos in the big cities of Argentina do not have a fixed timetable, but run at least four, and often many more, services per hour, depending on the bus line and time of day. During night-time, all colectivos in
403:
has been defined as: "art on wheels": full of colored ornaments and symmetries completed with poetic phrases, sayings and aphorisms, both humorous or roguish, emotional or philosophical". The colectivos were where this art found its best canvas. Long, wide mirrors placed around the driver seat often
487:
With low ticket prices, very frequent services, and extensive routes, with many places within 400m of a route, the colectivo is a very widely used mode of transportation around the city. "Porteños" (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires' residents) have a love-hate relationship with the colectivo: on the
201:
started manufacturing a truck chassis adaptable to passenger transport. By the 1930s the size of the colectivo had increased from five to up to a dozen seats, and the
Chevrolet line had become widely used, with bodies made by local companies. This style was kept until the 1970s and 1980s, by which
440:
The units with a larger budget had more details added around the driver's seat. These usually came in the form of lights of exotic colors or seat covers with wool and fringes or even leather. It was very common to see the gear-stick full of hanging knickknacks and the casing where the tickets and
250:
and during the 1950s
Argentine industry started to develop again, but the country's public transport system was inadequate for the new era: practically no modernization had taken place since the early years, and the suburban railway system was not sufficient to meet the rising demands of the
155:
In the 1900s
Argentina was the "Granary of the World", one of the largest world food producers and exporters, and a wealthy country. The streets of prosperous Buenos Aires (with 2 million inhabitants) soon filled with cars. Commercial relations with the
205:
During its heyday, drivers deliberately challenged the "real" public buses and electric tramways, parking near them at the busiest stations and driving close to them during the day to pick up their passengers. Soon people started to prefer these
273:
Mercedes released updated local colectivo chassis, a modified L 3500 truck chassis – LO 3500, OP 3500, LO 311, LO 312, LO 911 (the stands for
Omnibus) – with a separately manufactured body fitted later by different
483:
The colectivo bus operations of Buenos Aires provide a widespread and frequent bus service that attracts exceptionally high ridership with virtually no public financial support beyond subsidized petrol to keep fares low.
310:
suspension, providing smoother rides and more inside space. Mercedes-Benz responded the following year with the rear-engined OH-1314, but that was considered "the death of the
Colectivo", certainly the end of an era.
282:), LA 1112 (all-wheel traction) and the L 1114. The Mercedes-Benz colectivos had truck powerplants, a diesel engine with power transmitted to the rear axle by a five-speed constant-mesh gearbox.
187:
On 24 September 1928, the first taxi-bus ran through Buenos Aires. Later called "colectivo", it was based on an
Argentine-manufactured longer-wheelbase Chevrolet Superior K-series Double
278:. In less than a decade the output was 6,500 units a year. In 1963 Mercedes built the 10,000nd colectivo (model LO 312), and continued with other models, such as L 1112 (120
792:
123:
They steadily evolved and grew larger, but kept their picturesque style until the 1990s, when the urban fleet was modernized with standard rear-engined bus units.
302:, one of the bus body suppliers of Mercedes-Benz, started competing with its former chassis provider, investing in low price and modern urban buses, with cheaper
221:. Since several lines often traversed the same roads, companies began to adopt different colors to distinguish their units more clearly than by the number alone.
380:. These eventually evolved into "corporate colors": when one company ran several lines, they painted buses on all lines in the same colors. Until the 1990s the
325:
During the 1990s some companies found it cheaper to switch to single-colored units, and a flurry of mergers and foldings changed the appearance of colectivos.
836:
424:, and football team banners. It was also very common to see phrases written down in complex fonts, usually at the back. These phrases were often ingenious
314:
In 1989 the last truck-based colectivos, on the classic
Mercedes-Benz chassis LO-1114, were assembled. Production had been discontinued the previous year.
126:
During most of their history, tickets were sold by the driver, who would drive off as soon as all passengers had boarded, selling tickets while driving.
719:
195:". It provided public transportation throughout Buenos Aires on pre-defined itineraries and stops, charging a low price for each passenger.
299:
700:
344:
In 2005 Mercedes-Benz units accounted for about half of the buses in the city of Buenos Aires and its surroundings, with units built in
974:
829:
160:(mainly trade in meat and grain), also brought a myriad of investors and enterprises in the early years of the century, including
341:
After 1995 automatic ticket machines made journeys safer, since drivers did not have to sell tickets and drive at the same time.
1179:
114:
Argentina), not specifically designed for the transportation of people, and were decorated with unique hand-painted drawings (
285:
All the lines progressively adopted these units and, from 1950 to 1990, all colectivos were eventually
Mercedes-Benz models.
822:
1184:
338:
were lost, and some of the classic big details, such as the panoramic mirrors close to the driver's head, disappeared.
854:
968:
961:
954:
947:
940:
933:
926:
919:
912:
1164:
376:
Decorators used many colorful combinations over the units' external body, helping identify each one of the
363:
31:
659:
523:) stations or prefilled in payment cell apps before accreditation in terminals on train, subte and some
263:
1001:
997:
809:
328:
Nowadays, only the three-digit numbering and some of the routes survive from the traditional "lĂneas",
20:
1174:
716:
217:
joined together into lines that operated standard routes, distinguished by numbers displayed on the
1169:
902:
613:
593:, which is how the government paid for the Rio tramway system to the British company that built it.
804:
306:
engines. That same year model El
Detalle OA-101 was launched. This model was rear-engined and had
1040:
524:
1111:
1083:
1079:
775:
475:
428:
or rhymes and became part of
Argentine folklore. A simple example of a very common phrase is:
988:
764:
Transportation Research Board, Buenos Aires Colectivo Buses and Experience with Privatization
697:
72:
47:
763:
8:
1063:
1059:
1053:
1049:
862:
550:
were forced by the military government to film one of its key stories inside a colectivo.
547:
267:
258:
market: in 1951 the then Daimler-Benz AG set up in Argentina its first factories outside
76:
1006:
542:
165:
882:
352:(Marcopolo, CAIO and others). The other half were El Detalle units and others such as
867:
421:
405:
348:(La Favorita, Eivar, Italbus, Bimet-Corwin, Galicia, CND, CEAP, Ugarte, etc.) and in
225:, a particularly well-known line with a long route, had its beginnings in this era.
1145:
1073:
1069:
634:
587:
519:
is the only way to pay the trips. It can refilled in drugstores, train and subway (
461:
404:
had winding drawings and motifs that usually portrayed the driver's preferences in
353:
60:
723:
704:
202:
time the units had twenty seats plus cramped room for many standing passengers.
887:
575:
505:
448:(driver) as he drove; they were colored strips of paper with a 5-digit number.
192:
157:
1158:
685:. Article with much information and many photographs, accessed 10 April 2010
493:
161:
111:
814:
596:
The term colectivo came to be used in some neighbouring countries including
1093:
1089:
1030:
1025:
892:
846:
601:
537:
509:
345:
275:
247:
222:
188:
139:
80:
26:
752:
738:
682:
648:
413:
357:
88:
38:
984:
872:
798:
554:
449:
279:
1127:
877:
639:
621:
516:
489:
395:
330:
307:
198:
116:
68:
233:
605:
597:
409:
303:
707:
History of General Motors in Argentina - accessed 15 November 2008
87:("vehicles for collective transport"), reflecting their origin as
1103:
644:
501:
321:
Modern colectivo model Metalpar Tronador OH1315L-sb Mercedes Benz
259:
181:
103:
432:(loosely "The best thing my mum did was this bus-driving kid").
653:
349:
617:
520:
497:
317:
173:
107:
151:
Taxi-bus, Chevrolet Double Phaeton, creation of the "lĂneas"
609:
579:
177:
656:- a similar type of vehicle used in some African countries
425:
169:
99:
64:
237:
Classic Mercedes Benz LO 3500 colectivo turned motorhome
512:
city run through their stops at least twice an hour.
213:
With time the routes were formalized, and owners of
294:
Omnibus. Blurring of the tradition of the colectivo
561:("A 20-seat world") and its main character was a
416:. The outside of the units was also painted with
42:A colourful classic "short snout" 1969 MB LO1112
1156:
430:Lo mejor que hizo la vieja es el pibe que maneja
210:, which displaced the original buses and trams.
844:
830:
600:. However, the word can also be found in all
467:, "head and tail") and sometimes collected.
568:Domestically, the colectivo is also called
488:one hand, they are usually very crowded in
16:Public transportation vehicles in Argentina
837:
823:
384:, individual to each bus, was maintained.
120:) that gave each unit a distinct flavor.
75:vehicle, especially those of Argentina's
678:
676:
674:
647:- a similar type of vehicle used in the
474:
470:
362:
316:
232:
138:
37:
25:
441:coins were stored covered with motifs.
288:
94:When they first appeared in the 1920s,
1157:
371:
106:(cars, vans, etc.) and, later, out of
818:
810:La historia del "colectivo" argentino
683:The design evolution of the colectivo
671:
530:
444:Before 1995 tickets were sold by the
266:, near Buenos Aires, and another in
717:www.mercedes-benz.argentina/history
553:One of Argentina's best-remembered
546:, after Argentina's victory in the
13:
574:; the word comes from the name of
479:Colectivo line 194 in Buenos Aires
14:
1196:
786:
85:vehĂculos de transporte colectivo
1139:
1088:
1078:
1068:
1058:
1048:
996:
967:
960:
953:
946:
939:
932:
925:
918:
911:
435:
805:Historia del Colectivo Porteño
769:
757:
746:
732:
710:
691:
1:
1180:Public transport in Argentina
665:
387:
360:racteristics until the 1990s:
254:Mercedes-Benz moved into the
242:Mercedes-Benz truck and buses
143:1934 Chevrolet truck chassis
110:chassis (1950–1990, by
102:built out of smaller vehicle
228:
134:
7:
660:Transportation in Argentina
628:
367:Latest generation colectivo
10:
1201:
393:
129:
21:Colectivo (disambiguation)
18:
1185:Transport in Buenos Aires
1136:
1120:
1102:
1039:
1016:
983:
901:
853:
515:Since December 10, 2015,
32:San Nicolás Neighbourhood
420:details, flower motifs,
559:Un mundo de 20 asientos
67:) is the name given in
753:www.martinianoarce.com
480:
368:
322:
238:
147:
83:. The name comes from
51:
35:
698:www.auto-historia.com
478:
471:Usage in Buenos Aires
366:
320:
262:: one in the town of
236:
142:
73:public transportation
41:
29:
1165:Culture of Argentina
1146:Argentina portal
776:www.cinenacional.com
726:accessed 9 May 2008
334:is rarely seen, the
289:1990s to the present
48:Mercedes-Benz Museum
19:For other uses, see
795:on Argentina.gob.ar
766:accessed 5 May 2008
565:(colectivo driver).
548:1978 FIFA World Cup
450:Palindromic numbers
372:Multi-colored units
793:Colectivos Urbanos
722:2008-05-11 at the
703:2010-04-07 at the
543:La fiesta de todos
536:The makers of the
531:In popular culture
481:
369:
323:
239:
193:Especial Argentino
184:and public buses.
166:first metro system
148:
52:
36:
1152:
1151:
739:www.busarg.com.ar
492:and plagued with
1192:
1175:Customised buses
1144:
1143:
1142:
1092:
1082:
1072:
1062:
1052:
1007:TranvĂa del Este
1000:
975:List of stations
971:
964:
957:
950:
943:
936:
929:
922:
915:
839:
832:
825:
816:
815:
781:
780:
773:
767:
761:
755:
750:
744:
743:
736:
730:
729:
714:
708:
695:
689:
688:
680:
635:Customised buses
586:), in turn from
1200:
1199:
1195:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1189:
1170:Bus terminology
1155:
1154:
1153:
1148:
1140:
1138:
1132:
1121:Payment methods
1116:
1098:
1035:
1012:
979:
897:
849:
843:
789:
784:
778:
774:
770:
762:
758:
751:
747:
741:
737:
733:
727:
724:Wayback Machine
715:
711:
705:Wayback Machine
696:
692:
686:
681:
672:
668:
631:
604:, particularly
540:motion picture
533:
473:
438:
398:
392:
374:
291:
231:
229:1950–1990
137:
135:1928–1950
132:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1198:
1188:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1150:
1149:
1137:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1124:
1122:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1114:
1108:
1106:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1096:
1086:
1076:
1066:
1056:
1045:
1043:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1028:
1022:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1004:
993:
991:
981:
980:
978:
977:
972:
965:
958:
951:
944:
937:
930:
923:
916:
908:
906:
899:
898:
896:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
863:Belgrano Norte
859:
857:
851:
850:
842:
841:
834:
827:
819:
813:
812:
807:
802:
796:
788:
787:External links
785:
783:
782:
768:
756:
745:
731:
709:
690:
669:
667:
664:
663:
662:
657:
651:
642:
637:
630:
627:
626:
625:
594:
576:Rio de Janeiro
566:
551:
532:
529:
472:
469:
456:) were called
437:
434:
422:national flags
394:Main article:
391:
386:
373:
370:
290:
287:
268:González Catán
230:
227:
158:United Kingdom
136:
133:
131:
128:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1197:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1147:
1135:
1129:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1119:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1101:
1095:
1091:
1087:
1085:
1084:Juan B. Justo
1081:
1077:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1065:
1061:
1057:
1055:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1042:
1038:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1008:
1005:
1003:
999:
995:
994:
992:
990:
986:
982:
976:
973:
970:
966:
963:
959:
956:
952:
949:
945:
942:
938:
935:
931:
928:
924:
921:
917:
914:
910:
909:
907:
904:
900:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
860:
858:
856:
852:
848:
845:Transport in
840:
835:
833:
828:
826:
821:
820:
817:
811:
808:
806:
803:
800:
799:Museo Virtual
797:
794:
791:
790:
777:
772:
765:
760:
754:
749:
740:
735:
725:
721:
718:
713:
706:
702:
699:
694:
684:
679:
677:
675:
670:
661:
658:
655:
652:
650:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
632:
623:
619:
615:
611:
607:
603:
599:
595:
592:
589:
585:
581:
577:
573:
572:
567:
564:
560:
556:
552:
549:
545:
544:
539:
535:
534:
528:
526:
522:
518:
513:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
491:
485:
477:
468:
466:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
442:
436:Other details
433:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
402:
397:
390:
385:
383:
379:
365:
361:
359:
355:
351:
347:
342:
339:
337:
333:
332:
326:
319:
315:
312:
309:
305:
301:
296:
295:
286:
283:
281:
277:
276:coachbuilders
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
252:
249:
244:
243:
235:
226:
224:
220:
216:
211:
209:
203:
200:
196:
194:
190:
185:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
162:Latin America
159:
153:
152:
146:
141:
127:
124:
121:
119:
118:
113:
112:Mercedes-Benz
109:
105:
101:
97:
92:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
71:to a type of
70:
66:
63:: collective
62:
58:
57:
50:in Stuttgart.
49:
45:
40:
33:
28:
22:
1031:Colectivo 64
1026:Colectivo 60
1017:
868:Belgrano Sur
847:Buenos Aires
779:(in Spanish)
771:
759:
748:
742:(in Spanish)
734:
728:(in Spanish)
712:
693:
687:(in Spanish)
602:Latinamerica
590:
583:
570:
569:
562:
558:
541:
514:
510:Buenos Aires
486:
482:
464:
457:
453:
445:
443:
439:
429:
417:
400:
399:
388:
381:
377:
375:
346:Buenos Aires
343:
340:
335:
329:
327:
324:
313:
297:
293:
292:
284:
272:
255:
253:
251:population.
248:World War II
245:
241:
240:
218:
214:
212:
207:
204:
197:
186:
154:
150:
149:
144:
125:
122:
115:
95:
93:
89:shared taxis
84:
81:Buenos Aires
77:capital city
55:
54:
53:
43:
30:Line 129 in
1002:PreMetro E2
903:Underground
649:Philippines
563:colectivero
557:was called
555:soap operas
494:pickpockets
446:colectivero
98:were small
1159:Categories
1064:9 de Julio
1054:25 de Mayo
985:Light rail
883:San MartĂn
666:References
389:Fileteados
336:filigranas
300:El Detalle
264:San MartĂn
219:colectivos
215:colectivos
208:colectivos
96:colectivos
1009:(defunct)
888:Sarmiento
801:on BusARG
640:Dala dala
622:Nicaragua
527:stations
517:SUBE card
490:rush hour
465:cap i cua
452:(such as
418:fileteado
401:Fileteado
396:Fileteado
382:fileteado
331:fileteado
308:pneumatic
256:colectivo
199:Chevrolet
145:colectivo
117:fileteado
69:Argentina
56:Colectivo
44:colectivo
1041:Metrobus
720:Archived
701:Archived
629:See also
606:Colombia
598:Paraguay
580:tramways
525:Metrobus
496:, petty
458:capicuas
410:religion
406:football
298:In 1987
191:called "
178:tramways
1112:EcoBici
1104:Bicycle
1074:Cabildo
893:Urquiza
645:Jeepney
588:English
506:hawkers
502:beggars
498:thieves
462:Catalan
260:Germany
223:Line 60
189:Phaeton
130:History
104:chassis
61:English
46:at the
855:Trains
654:Matatu
584:bondes
460:(from
378:lĂneas
354:Scania
350:Brazil
246:After
174:trains
1018:Buses
989:trams
905:lines
873:Mitre
618:Chile
614:Combi
591:bonds
571:bondi
521:Subte
454:10301
414:tango
304:Deutz
182:taxis
108:truck
100:buses
1128:SUBE
987:and
878:Roca
620:and
612:(as
610:Peru
538:1979
504:and
426:puns
412:and
358:Volv
170:cars
1094:Sur
616:),
578:'s
164:'s
65:bus
1161::
673:^
608:,
500:,
408:,
356:,
280:HP
270:.
180:,
176:,
172:,
168:,
91:.
79:,
838:e
831:t
824:v
624:.
582:(
59:(
34:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
