Grey Day Berlin

Berlin is grey and depressing city on a cloud laden winter day but nowadays it is a lot more colourful than in 1979 when this trio of slightly strange looking BVG buses did nothing to dispel that gloom. The insipid cream livery was pretty standard across both Germanys but apart from a few examples near Lubeck these Bussing double-deckers were unique to Berlin. They continued to enter service until 1974 when the manufacturer was taken over by MAN who introduced a new model, albeit with rather less character and lacking the unique sound effects that made each journey a memorable concert .