The West Bengal government has decided to preserve the last double-decker bus, which ceased operations in the early 2000s, reversing its earlier decision to scrap it. A senior transport official told PTI on Monday that the initial decision to retire the bus was made due to the high maintenance costs associated with keeping it. However, … Read more
Without any experience with DIY or construction, Saskia van Leeuwen converted a double-decker bus into a mobile hostel with her sister and best friend. The trio successfully created ‘La Karavana’, a “thriving” hostel business to merge their passions for entrepreneurship, adventure and travelling. Having never worked alongside her twin sister, van Leeuwen said she “had … Read more
While car design has changed radically over the decades, school buses look almost the same as they did nearly 100 years ago. Sure, they now carry more safety tech, but the big yellow bus with the bulbous front end has endured since 1939. It turns out, it’s not lack of imagination or nostalgia that have … Read more
