Monday 20 May, 2013
ELEVEN PEOPLE WERE taken safely from a Bus Eireann coach by their driver this morning when the vehicle caught fire on the M1 southbound at the toll plaza.
Gardaà are investigating the cause of the fire, which broke out at around on the 6.4oam Dundalk to Dublin service.
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Beg to differ! You’ve obviously never been on a Greyhound. I travelled the length and breath of Ireland as a student and Bus Eireann buses, while not amazing, are certainly comfortable and stench free. Apart from the odd odour-challenged individual.
Amazing the generalisations people can arrive at after one specific incident, about which they have no real knowledge. No wonder the whole country is in such a state!!
Niall I was illustrating my point with that remark lol
Bus Eireann have the worst buses of any country in the world ive being to, damp dank, and dirty.. private bus companies is what is needed
You’re talking out of your arse there, Peter. Bus Éireann have one of the most modern fleets in Europe. Older buses naturally get pushed to less/not profitable routes, but even then you’d be hard pressed to find anything more than 10 years old. Gobus and citylink have a huge advantage over BÉ because they are not Universal Service Providers; they have no duty to serve the backends of nowhere and can concentrate on major highly lucrative routes.
I use BE at least once a week and I have to say that I dont see the problem. The double decker coaches are clean, a bit dreary alright but most certainly not the worst I’ve ever been on. However their NEW FLEET is the business. Free WIFI and charger points beside every seat, they are bright and airy and good leg room.
When I was young a friend of mine robbed a CIE double decker bus, after a very short while he was caught and charged with theft of a vehicle and when the judge asked him why he took a double decker bus he replied “Cos I wanted to have a smoke your honour”
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