Everyday Life, West

Double-decker buses

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Berlin Transport Authority's (BVG) double-decker buses wind through the city's streets decked out in bright and cheerful adverts in an attempt to generate funds for its cash-strapped coffers.

This is not the only innovation on the bus lines: for the first time since the war, women are also allowed behind the wheels of double-deckers. Up until 1971 this was prohibited by law.

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  • Berlin-West, Kleistpark, Sitz der BVG
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    1
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    52.49241
    longitude
    13.360916
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