Definitions

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  • noun rail transport The substitution of a bus service for a rail (train, tram, etc) or trolleybus service.

Etymologies

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Blend of bus and substitution

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Examples

  • There has been growing anger at a practice known as "bustitution" - which has seen train operators pocket millions of pounds from days of disruption while their passengers endure longer journeys.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph David Millward 2012

  • The problem relating to a practice known in the industry as "bustitution" dates back to compensation arrangements put in place by the previous Government.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • The MBTA will have to replace thousands of concrete ties on the Old Colony lines out of South Station, leading to two years of mid-day bustitution and no weekend service at all, the Globe

    Universal Hub adamg 2010

  • The MBTA will have to replace thousands of concrete ties on the Old Colony lines out of South Station, leading to two years of mid-day bustitution and no weekend service at all, the Globe

    Universal Hub adamg 2010

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  • well, basically it means getting home several hours later than it usually take with your normal train-ride.

    February 26, 2008

  • Ha :-)

    February 8, 2009