Dahisar bus hobbyist Yatin S Angare, who wants to buy an old Mumbai double-decker bus, hired one of the last remaining buses for a ride all the way to Churchgate from Borivili, on a rare route that included the Bandra Worli sea link and Marine Drive. He burst into tears during an emotional ride with his family on Sunday.

“Can you believe that we are the last generation to witness these iconic non-AC double decker buses and in a month or so they will cease to exist. No one has told me yet what is the official procedure to go about buying it,” he told mid-day. Most of the double decker buses and many other old category BEST vehicles have already lined up for scrap at BEST’s Anik depot, indicating the end of an era.