Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:24am on 15 Sep 2023,Friday India
Mumbai's iconic red double-decker buses will permanently go off the streets starting this week. The last few remaining double-deckers, including open-deck buses, will be retired as they hit 15 years of service life. Commuter groups have urged BEST to preserve at least two buses at its museum before they disappear. The double-deckers have been symbolic of Mumbai since 1937 and featured in Bollywood films. BEST stopped adding them after 2008, replacing them with leased electric double-deckers. Open-deck buses for sightseeing are planned as the original double-deckers make their final run.
