Bus Éireann to test rapid transit system

BUS ÉIREANN is hoping to offer commuters free rides on a new Luas-style bus system that will be tested in Cork within months.

The company confirmed yesterday that its consultants have selected three potential routes that would be suitable for its new Bus Rapid Transit system.

Canadian transport experts MRC Hazel McClean consultants said the street car — a tram on rubber wheels — would be best suited to run on the following routes: