Historic bus


Back in October, the BVG put its collection of old buses out on some historic lines in honor of 25 years of transport reunification. The weather was perfect and it was such fun to ride around in the old-timey transport. This particular model was used in the late 1970s in West Berlin.


Here's a close-up on the front. This was one of the first "One-Man" buses, meaning the driver also sells tickets. Previously, there would be two BVG employees on the bus, one to drive and another to sell and validate tickets.

18 comments:

  1. Those double decker buses seem like a lot to handle. These look like an interesting ride.

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  2. Lovely bus, looks like in London though this is not red color.
    I love this idea to ride by old busses.

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  3. Fantastic color and I bet it is a great way to visit the City.

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  4. So double-deckers are not a London based privilege then.

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    1. There are still plenty of double-deckers in Berlin. They're yellow now though.

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  5. With flames like that it looks like a hot rod.

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    1. In the old days, companies could sponsor a bus and get their advertising on it. This one was for a bakery with "Flamenbrot" (flame bread?).

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  6. How fun! And, what a great idea to do this.

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  7. I sure wish we had some of these in Ocala! I like the colors a lot, too! Bright and cheery!

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  8. Lowell beat me to the punch (I live in another city in Florida, but one equally without beautiful public transportation ... or, really, any useable public transportation.) I love this bright and beautiful bus and the idea of bringing them back as an anniversary celebration is great.

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  9. I loooove the double deckers, be it in London or Berlin. This one's a right beauty!

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  10. Interesting that there used to be two employees on each buss. I didn't know Berlin had double decker buses!

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  11. Love the paint job! I remember when you could buy tickets on the bus here.

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