Derek Geldard wrote:

On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:50:33 +0000, Arthur Figgis
wrote:

Boltar wrote:
Outside of a Harry Potter film , have triple deckers ever been used in
the UK (or anywhere else for that matter)? Is there any technical
reason other than height why they couldn't be used - centre of gravity
or passenger evacuation for example?

I _think_ I've seen photos of a tour bus used for exotic holidays in
China or Central Asia which had minimalist sleeping quarters onboard,
arranged in such as way as to sort-of have three decks. It also pulled a
trailer, IIRC.

Das Rollende Hotel :

http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/71691822

Years ago I did a tour of the Sahara, and we encountered one of these
buses. We were touring in a series of Citroen CXs with some Peugeot 305s
and a couple of Land Rovers. One of the guides said that two years
before - that would be around 1976 I think - he had found one of these
buses with everyone aboard dead. They had gone to sleep in the "coffins"
provided and had (presumably) slept late into the day. The heat of the
sun had baked them in the beds. I have no idea why they did not wake,
although the contrast between the freezing temperatures of night and the
heat of the day may have been a factor.