Public Transit See heading "System Map" below for a higher resolution copy. Public Transit Providers They are two modes of Public Transit in Barbados. The first is the state owned Barbados Transport Board and the second is the privately owned Minibuses and Route Taxi (ZRs). Vehicles The vehicles used range from large un-articulated buses, to mid-size buses, to small buses to vans. Most vehilces were made by Toyota, Hino, Mercedes-Benz or BYD but some are made by Nissan and other auto manufacturers. Barbados Transport Board They operate omnibuses which are painted blue with yellow strips. These are larger in passenger holding capacity but are more infrequent. Due to this infrequency today they have only between 10% to 20% of the public transit market. The vehicles used by the Transport Board for public transit are from Mercedes-Benz (Brasil), Hino (Japan) and BYD (China). Mercedes-Benz buses were purchased between 1996 and 2007 and are automatic diesel. One bus was