ST Buses captured by Shekhar 3

Literal translation: "I'll wait but I'll travel only by ST", signage at Pandharpur ST Depot

Notice for passengers

Each ST conductor carries this metal box with them which contains cash and tickets. This was found lying in the Pune-Thane Asiad bus.

Notice for passengers: 1) On request, Complaint register and Rate card is available with conductor. 2) It is dangerous to lean out of the running bus.

Light inside the Lal Dabba

ST logo on the seat cover

Seats reserved for ST staff inside a local bus

ST flooring inside a local ST bus

Girl leaning out of window in Mhasaa-Kalyan local ST bus

Lal Dabba with a provision to fill diesel

Kuldip sipping piping hot masala tea in Murbaad's ST canteen. Temperature was around 10 degrees, in winter morning in 2007.

Kuldip sipping piping hot masala tea in Murbaad's ST canteen. Temperature was around 10 degrees, in winter morning in 2007.

Just wave and bus will stop for you, says the signage on the bus at Murbaad's ST Depot

Just wave and bus will stop for you, says the signage on the bus at Murbaad's ST Depot

ST Buses captured by Shekhar 2

MSRTC chi Kaanadi baheen seen at Miraj Depot

To reach Narsobaachi Waadi, one can take local bus (Kurundwaad) from Sangali. One such local bus is seen at Narsobaachi Waadi bus depot.

Asiad buses are converted to run on local routes, one such bus is parked at Sangali depot

Staff training bus parked at Thane Vandana Bus station

An old Ashok Leyland 'Lal Dabba' is seen along with an auto-rickshaw at Thane CBS

Front of Radhanagari - Pune 'Lal Dabba' at Karhaad bus depot

Interior of TATA bus used on local route between Miraj and Sangali twin cities

After certain years of service, all Asiad Buses are converted to run on local routes, here is interior of such bus on and Sangali route.


Steps of a front-door seen of Sangali-Miraj route

Satara Bus Depot canteen

Panvel ST workshop

Modified local ST seen at Panvel depot to refill diesel tank

Maintenance truck at Panvel ST Depot

Maintenance truck at Panvel ST Depot

Backside of Panvel bus depot canteen

MSRTC long bus seen at Thane CBS

MSRTC long buses seen at Thane CBS

MSRTC long buses seen at Thane CBS

MSRTC long bus seen along with "Lal Dabba' at Thane CBS

Pune-Thane Asiad Bus interior

Details of a headlight of Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus

Details of a headlight of an Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus

Radhanagari-Pune bus at halt at Karhad Bus depot

Kuldip seen in Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus

Crowd boarding Shirala-Akkalkot bus at Miraj depot

Kuldip is trying to make a phone call from - Thane Asiad bus. Airtel service provider had installed pay phones in Asiad buses, however it hardly proved to be useful.

ST Buses captured by Shekhar 1

Satara bus depot at night

Vendors at pandharpur Bus Depot

Food cart outside Satara Bus depot

Paan shop at Satara Bus depot had a welcoming message

Cool cucumbers

Business Standard read in Parivartan Bus at panvel depot

New 'Parivartan' Bus's door details

Thane' written on Staff Training Bus at Thane's Vandana Bus station

Notice for Driver: This picture was taken from Asiad bus parked at a food mall near Lonavala, it was pouring heavily and I could manage to click this.

Asiad Bus from Miraj Depot

Staff Training bus was at halt at Thane's Vandana Bus Station.
Literal Translation: "Caution: Driver is learning"

Painted on Satara's bus depot.
Gentleman, please keep the bus station clean!

Message on a Training Bus at Thane Depot. : A training bus was at halt at Vandana Bus station in Thane. It had a different colourscheme than the usual 'Lal Dabba'. It was interesting to see this message on a Staff Training Bus where no one other than staff is going board any which!!!

Written at the backside of Laal Dabba

No spitting written on the wall of Satara Bus Depot

Details of a message on public toilet: Government of Maharashtra had launched a personal hygiene and public health initiative. In this initiative each house owner was encouraged to build toilet to maintain public health and personal hygiene of the family members. In this message wife is asking her hubby to build a toilet instead of jewelery, TV or Refrigerator.

Common toilet at Aashta Bus depot: Aashta is a small village situated on Islampur - Sangali route in Southern Maharashtra. This toilet had an interesting message painted on its wall.

A stand to keep the Destination display boards at Dapoli

Following each other !

Kuldip and ST passing by at deorukh.

A passing St bus while descending the Kashedi ghat

A ST bus with a white belt.