Riding history on Bangkok’s red-cream buses

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00:00Did you know that the old iconic red cream bus have been serving Bangkok for over 30 years?

00:06Introduced in 1988 and by the 1990s these buses have become a city staple and back then

00:13fare started at just 3 baht. These buses are still running and are 8 baht per ride.

00:18There are now only three models of non-air-conditioned red cream buses left with a

00:23total of 1,519 units. The Bangkok bus club reported that the red cream buses are the

00:30oldest in BMTA's fleet. Still in use and there are no plans for their retirement or replacement

00:36with new buses at this time. So next time you hop on a red cream bus just think this

00:42must might be older than you.