The new daily coach service between Dublin and Belfast, introduced today and operated jointly by Bus Éireann and Ulsterbus, has been strongly criticised by the private bus operators’ organisation Pambo. It claimed it had applied for a similar licence, but had been turned down.
Report shows passengers boarding the Ulsterbus coach for Dublin at the Glengall Street depot in Belfast.
Interview with passenger.
Coach leaving the station.
Bus Éireann Belfast coach leaving Busáras in Dublin one hour later.
Driver issuing a ticket to a passenger.
Interview with Ted Hesketh, Managing Director, Ulsterbus, who says the coach service is long overdue.
Train arriving at a station.
Traffic disruption caused by a bomb alert at Finaghy Bridge outside Belfast.
Intercity train.
Interview with Roy Beattie, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Railways, who says that they will fight for the railway business despite the coach service.
The reporter is Michael Fisher.
