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...