Double-decker buses might make a comeback in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday took a nostalgic trip down memory lane, recalling the days when he used to take the iconic green double-decker bus to school.
The Minister shared a picture posted by a user named Shaker Hussain. The user attached an old photograph of the iconic 7Z green RTC bus that was functional, from Secunderabad via Afzalgunj and High Court route till the Zoo Park. He also requested if the double-decker bus service could be resumed for tourists or as a public bus itself.
@KTRTRS @TelanganaCMO sir see this and Any one of the Members remembered This Double Decker Bus #7z From zoo park to #Secunderabad via #AfzalGunj , High court , sir start this again for city guide tourist or public bus . pic.twitter.com/mVjIXoNS3q — Shakerhussain (@Shakerhussain23) November 6, 2020 I have many fond memories of riding the double decker bus on my way to St. George’s Grammar School at Abids 😊 Not sure why they were taken off the roads. Any chance we can bring them back Transport Minister @puvvada_ajay Garu? https://t.co/ceEGclQLFz — KTR (@KTRBRS) November 7, 2020 Lost in time The double-decker buses were a common sight in Hyderabad, until the late 1980s. The first bus services began in the city by the sixth Nizam in 1856 when Mir Mahboob Ali Khan’s wife Zahoorunnissa used the ‘Meher’ money she got it at the time of her marriage to start the transport service in Secunderabad. The ‘Z’ letter still remains as a tribute to Zahoorunnisa and Nizam State Road Transport Department.
The popular double-decker bus route was 7Z itself, which ran between Secunderabad and Zoo Park. The other routes were 5Z—from Secunderabad to Mehdipatnam via Rani Gunj, 2Z—between Charminar and Secunderabad; among others. A few of these buses also ran until the late 1990s, before they were lost in time.
1978 – A Double Decker Bus near Andhra Bank, Sultan bazaar. #Koti #Hyderabad . pic.twitter.com/o8vDJm7lCC — We Are Hyderabad (@WeAreHyderabad) April 3, 2019 KTR , who tweeted about his memories, also asked Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar if there was any chance of bringing back the double-deckers. The Transport Minister replied positively, that he shall talk to the Managing Director of TSRTC on the possibility.
Sure Sir KTR garu. I shall talk to the MD TSRTC on this Double Decker Buses possibility on Hyderabad roads. Regards 👍🙏 — Ajay Kumar Puvvada (@puvvada_ajay) November 7, 2020 Similar experiments to bring double-decker buses back were successful in Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram .