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Gyrobus facts for kids

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A gyrobus is a special bus which does not use a normal engine. It has a big flywheel of steel or other materials (weighing about one ton) rotating at very high speed (RPM). By rotating at such high speed, the flywheel stores large amounts of kinetic energy. This big wheel moves the wheels of the bus. At special stations, electric engines accelerate the flywheel so the bus can still run. There are not many buses of this kind because they are very expensive.

Images for kids

  • Gyrobus G3-1

    Gyrobus G3, the only surviving gyrobus in the world (built in 1955) in the Flemish tramway and bus museum, Antwerp

  • Gyrobus aan het opladen

    Loading up the flywheel with three-phase charging

  • Gyrobus bij oplaadpunt

    Loading up the flywheel

  • Gyrobus G3-interior1

    Interior of the Gyrobus G3 (front)

  • Gyrobus G3-interior2

    Interior of the Gyrobus G3 (back)

  • Gyrobus G3-engine

    Engine of the Gyrobus G3

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Girobús para niños

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