Transport Malta has bought all of Arriva Malta’s assets ahead of the bus operator's departure, except the articulated buses, better known as the bendy buses.
The Transport Ministry said they were now “Arriva Malta’s responsibility to dispose of”.
“Everyone knows that the bendy buses were not suitable for Maltese roads. Bendy buses were already problematic in much larger cities like London because they are only suitable for long stretches of straight road,” a Transport Ministry spokeswoman said.
The 68 bendy buses were taken off the roads in August after three caught fire in quick succession. Although remedial action was taken, they never returned to service and remain parked in Horn Works Ditch.
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