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Bussene på Malta er gode og gamle. Sånne frontparti ser du knapt noe annet sted i verden lenger. Hemmeligheten bak de velholdte bussene (den eldste jeg tok var 63 år gammel) er at de som kjører bussene også eier dem. Trafikkselskapet eier bare rutene og billettsystemet. Eierne vasker og mekker kontinuerlig på kjælebussene sine, og dermed holder de seg godt.

Det spørs hvor mye lenger dette varer. Selv om bussene holdes i god stand, så har Malta nå blitt medlem av EU, og der vektlegges nye miljøkrav høyere enn tradisjon.

 

The buses of Malta are good, old ones. A front like this can hardly be seen anywhere else in the world. The secret behind the well-kept buses (the oldest I got on was 63 years) is that the drivers are also the owners of the buses. The traffic authorities only own the schedules and the ticketing system. It's the owners who clean and care for their pet buses, and they do it so well that the buses stay nice like these.

This situation is likely to change soon. Although the buses are well-kept, having old engines means they pollute more than newer buses. Malta has become a member of the EU now, and that means that environmental requirements are valued higher than tradition...