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.
Love this bus!
ReplyDeleteThose double decker buses seem like a lot to handle. These look like an interesting ride.
ReplyDeleteLovely bus, looks like in London though this is not red color.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea to ride by old busses.
Fantastic color and I bet it is a great way to visit the City.
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely image
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely image
ReplyDeleteSo double-deckers are not a London based privilege then.
ReplyDeleteThere are still plenty of double-deckers in Berlin. They're yellow now though.
DeleteWith flames like that it looks like a hot rod.
ReplyDeleteIn the old days, companies could sponsor a bus and get their advertising on it. This one was for a bakery with "Flamenbrot" (flame bread?).
DeleteHow fun! And, what a great idea to do this.
ReplyDeleteI like the colour!
ReplyDeleteI sure wish we had some of these in Ocala! I like the colors a lot, too! Bright and cheery!
ReplyDeleteLowell 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.
ReplyDeleteI loooove the double deckers, be it in London or Berlin. This one's a right beauty!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that there used to be two employees on each buss. I didn't know Berlin had double decker buses!
ReplyDeleteI would definitly hop on!
ReplyDeleteLove the paint job! I remember when you could buy tickets on the bus here.
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