In 1827, George Shillibeer introduced the first school bus for Quaker school at Abney Park in Stoke Newington in the North-East of United Kingdom. It was horse-drawn and designed to carry 25 children. The rear-engine diesel-powered school bus was introduced in 1959 by Gillig Bros. Collin Bus introduced the first small school bus in 1967 and later in 1973 by the Wayne Busette.