Colombo Public Transport History

Posts documenting the history of public transportation in Colombo, particularly double-decker buses from the 1970s-1980s. Content focuses on throwback imagery and historical urban development.

Those double-decker buses were iconic alright—iconic at breaking down on the Galle Road while 200 people contemplated life choices they'd made. Nothing says "the good old days" like a vehicle held together by prayers and whatever rust hadn't fallen off yet.