I think we're missing the point here. These buses may be nothing more than bendy buses, but this could be a ploy fo rhte introduction of off bus ticketing ala the trams in Dublin.
Think about this, how could you get Cork people to accept the exact fare craic of Dublin bus?
as Alek has pointed out here, paying on boarding delays boarding, particularly in Cork where change is given and notes are taken.
On the other hand it could be a heap of dung from CIE.
Why would BE want to buy buses that run on a dearer fuel? Only if they could get an increased subsidy from the govt.
This is not to make peoples lives easier. BE city buses are a joke as it is, they could be improved for no capital expense if the will was there.
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