India’s first electric double-decker bus was launched in Mumbai by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) on August 18, marking the latest in the history of the iconic public transport vehicle that came to India about a century ago.
Timeline:
The hundred-year history of Kolkata’s double-decker buses can be traced back to 1922, when the motorbus, manufactured by Walford & Company, was first introduced to the city by the Calcutta Tramways Company.
The cities of Ahmedabad and Vadodara ran red double decker buses till about 30 years ago. The buses in Vadodara were of the trailer type where the driver cabin was a separate body hinged to the double-storey passenger carriage to help navigate the narrow city roads.
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