Prague’s public transport enthusiasts can now ride on a historic bus line.

For the first time ever, the transport company is putting buses on the streets under the “K” designation that are no longer commonly seen in service.

The buses are now complementing the special retro tram lines 41 and 42.

So far, six buses from the turn of the millennium, which most passengers will remember from the regular lines, will be running on the historic “K” line. These include the high-floor red and white Karosa, which went on its first test run.

“At the moment, we have two 12-metre high-floor Karosas, two articulated ones, and two low-floor buses to complete the fleet,” says Jan Šurovský, the technical director of the Transport Company of Prague.

The circular route starts and ends at the Strahov turning point, partly following the route used by the first-ever trolleybus in Prague.

The connections will run past the Museum of Public Transport at the Střešovice carriage or through the U Matěje stop, where the trolleybus ended from the 1930s to the 1950s.

“Our aim was not to confuse it with the regular lines because it will have a special tariff. The letter K was the first trolleybus line that went to that terminus at Matěj, and even that first trolleybus line was preceded by a bus line, which had been going to Hanspaulka since the first of July 1930,” he adds.

In some places, it will also be possible to change from the historic bus to the retro tram line.

The Public Transport Museum plans to expand its fleet of buses in the future, says its director Petr Malík.

“We are planning to have some older buses, not only those from the beginning of the 21st century or its first decade. We would also like some from the 1980s and 1990s. It depends on what we can get. Of course, the oldest buses will also be on show, for example, the RO bus from the 1950s,” added Malík.

According to the plan, the construction of a new hall in the Public Transport Museum should start this year, where the historic buses should also be displayed.

The museum is already one of the most visited places in Prague, says Zdeněk Hřib (Piráti), deputy transport minister.