Northern bus hits Cork City streets

A bus registered in the North has been given special permission for street trials in Cork.

Bus Éireann confirmed last night that the single-deck Streetlite model, designed and built by Wrightbus in Ballymena, is on temporary loan to the company and is being used on selected Cork City routes to gain feedback from drivers, passengers, and the company’s maintenance engineers.

“The vehicle has been granted an exemption by the Revenue Commissioners allowing it to operate with the existing registration,” a spokeswoman said.