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Transportation pioneer Jan den Oudsten, who shaped North American transit bus in Winnipeg, dead at 92

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Jan den Oudsten passed away in the Netherlands on Wednesday at the age of 92. He moved to Canada in the 1980s and purchased Winnipeg-based Flyer Industries in 1986. His innovation took North America's transportation industry by storm, catapulting New Flyer into the continent's major bus manufacturer.

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Transportation pioneer Jan den Oudsten, who shaped North American transit bus in Winnipeg, dead at 92

A Dutch man who shaped the modern-day, North American transit bus during his time in Winnipeg, has died.

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