Baumann Busbetrieb

Baumann Busbetrieb GmbH is a medium-sized, family-run omnibus company based in Munich, Germany. According to its own corporate history, it traces its origins to 1948, when company founder Jakob Baumann — later a Munich city councillor — organised a pilgrimage to Lourdes in cooperation with the Pax Christi organisation and the Official Bavarian Travel Bureau, with the permission of the American military government. Around 2,000 participants travelled in a special train, marking one of the first post-war journeys abroad. Further trips to Rome and Lourdes followed in 1949/50, and in 1950/51 the Kulturreisedienst Baumann was founded, focusing on travel organisation and bus travel. The company was restructured several times over the following decades. In 1971 Baumann Reisen GmbH was founded, and in 1972 the Kulturreisedienst Baumann was converted into Baumann KG Verkehrsbetrieb, initially operating its own scheduled routes and later also on behalf of the Stadtwerke München transport company. Harald Baumann GmbH was founded in 1992, and in 1993 the business was renamed Baumann Busbetrieb GmbH. In 1999 the travel-organisation activities were merged with several successful firms (Baumann Reisen, Autobus Oberbayern, INS Reisen, Geldhauser, Pankofer and Petram) to form the joint-stock company teambus AG – Die Münchner Busreisen. In the 2000s the company invested in quality management and fleet modernisation. It introduced and developed a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 in 2002 and was successfully certified by DQS in 2004. In the same year, Busverkehr Südbayern GmbH — a joint subsidiary of Baumann Busbetrieb and Autobus Oberbayern — took over the passenger transport division of Kraftverkehr Bayern GmbH. Also in 2004, eight new articulated low-floor buses were purchased as part of the new Munich bus network, followed by six new three-door low-floor buses in 2009. In 2007 Baumann Busbetrieb received the Mittelstandspreis (SME award). Today the company describes itself as a medium-sized omnibus operator in its third generation of family management, with more than 75 years of company tradition and steady growth. It emphasises decades of experience in passenger transport, high reliability, best service and safety. Its activities span scheduled bus services, travel organisation and bus travel, primarily in the Munich region and Bavaria.

The history of Baumann Busbetrieb GmbH begins in 1948, when Jakob Baumann — the company founder and later a Munich city councillor — organised a pilgrimage to Lourdes in cooperation with the Pax Christi organisation and the Official Bavarian Travel Bureau. With the permission of the American military government, around 2,000 participants travelled in a special train, marking one of the first post-war journeys abroad. Further trips to Rome and Lourdes followed in 1949/50, partly still on private initiative. In 1950/51 the Kulturreisedienst Baumann was founded, focusing on travel organisation and bus travel. In 1971 Baumann Reisen GmbH was founded. In 1972 the Kulturreisedienst Baumann was converted into Baumann KG Verkehrsbetrieb. The company initially operated its own scheduled routes and later also ran services on behalf of the Stadtwerke München transport company. In 1992 Harald Baumann GmbH was founded, and in 1993 the business was renamed Baumann Busbetrieb GmbH. In 1999 the travel-organisation activities were merged with several successful firms — Baumann Reisen, Autobus Oberbayern, INS Reisen, Geldhauser, Pankofer and Petram — to form the joint-stock company teambus AG – Die Münchner Busreisen. In the 2000s the company focused on quality management and fleet modernisation. In 2002 it introduced and developed a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000, and in 2004 it was successfully certified by DQS. Also in 2004, Busverkehr Südbayern GmbH — a joint subsidiary of Baumann Busbetrieb and Autobus Oberbayern — took over the passenger transport division of Kraftverkehr Bayern GmbH. In the same year, eight new articulated low-floor buses were purchased as part of the new Munich bus network, followed by six new three-door low-floor buses in 2009. In 2007 Baumann Busbetrieb received the Mittelstandspreis (SME award). Today the company describes itself as a medium-sized omnibus operator in its third generation of family management, with more than 75 years of company tradition and steady growth. It emphasises decades of experience in passenger transport, high reliability, best service and safety.

• 2009

  Investment in six new three-door low-floor buses.

• 2007

  Baumann Busbetrieb receives the Mittelstandspreis (SME award).

• 2004

  Successful certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 by DQS.

• 2004

  Busverkehr Südbayern GmbH, a joint subsidiary of Baumann Busbetrieb and Autobus Oberbayern, takes over the passenger transport division of Kraftverkehr Bayern GmbH.

• 2004

  Purchase of eight new articulated low-floor buses as part of the new Munich bus network.

• 2002

  Introduction and development of a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000.

• 1999

  Merger of travel-organisation activities with Baumann Reisen, Autobus Oberbayern, INS Reisen, Geldhauser, Pankofer and Petram to form teambus AG – Die Münchner Busreisen.

• 1993

  Renaming to Baumann Busbetrieb GmbH.

• 1992

  Founding of Harald Baumann GmbH.

• 1972

  Kulturreisedienst Baumann converted into Baumann KG Verkehrsbetrieb; first scheduled routes, later also on behalf of Stadtwerke München.

• 1971

  Founding of Baumann Reisen GmbH.

• 1950

  Founding of Kulturreisedienst Baumann, focusing on travel organisation and bus travel.

• 1949

  Further trips to Rome and Lourdes follow, partly on private initiative.

• 1948

  Jakob Baumann organises a pilgrimage to Lourdes with around 2,000 participants in a special train, one of the first post-war journeys abroad.

Medium-sized, family-run omnibus operator emphasising tradition, reliability, service and safety, with certified quality management.

• Scheduled bus services

  Regional and municipal bus routes, including services on behalf of Stadtwerke München.

• Coach travel and travel organisation

  Organised bus travel, pilgrimage and cultural tours, historically through Kulturreisedienst Baumann and Baumann Reisen.

• teambus AG – Die Münchner Busreisen

  Joint-stock company formed in 1999 for Munich bus travel, merging several operators.

• Busverkehr Südbayern GmbH

  Joint subsidiary of Baumann Busbetrieb and Autobus Oberbayern, which took over Kraftverkehr Bayern's passenger division in 2004.

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2. 2Geschichte – Baumann Busbetrieb GmbHbaumannbus.de
3. 3Baumann Busbetrieb – Wikidatawikidata.org