Comments on: New Bus Introduced To Fleet, Second Received

By: Ty

Ty — Thu, 03 May 2018 16:20:08 +0000

The specs of these new buses are not conducive to Bermuda roads….PTB has to do major renovations (they are kidding us right) to the bus for it to fit on our streets. Soooooooo – what started out as a $300,000 bus has probably now cost $375,000. WooHooo…..get ya bus on.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Thu, 03 May 2018 13:58:04 +0000

Actually, the 2 received this year were ordered under the OBA government. They just arrived after the election

By: Stand For Truth

Stand For Truth — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:45:40 +0000

Most of you sound like little children, how many new buses did the OBA supply for the public who rely on the bus on a regular basis, who were born here and are still here long after those from America’s cup packed their bags and left.

So stop with the faux outrage.

By: ann pat

ann pat — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:40:10 +0000

not a moment too soon ! yesterday at Henry VIII cruise grp of 4 told me two full buses had passed them by. they were so unhappy they said ‘ it’s our first and last trip to Bermuda’.. perhaps not justified but that’s how they felt..

By: wahoo juice

wahoo juice — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:33:48 +0000

Yeah or when we gave a guy $450,000 to attract religious people and he bought a mansion and took trips instead.

By: MT

MT — Thu, 03 May 2018 11:27:29 +0000

It took so long because they crashed it a couple of months ago on a test run.

By: 32N64W

32N64W — Thu, 03 May 2018 11:26:10 +0000

don’t mean to be thick about this but why are brand new buses in need of three months’ work before they are put into service? for what DPT is paying for them, shouldn’t they be delivered in road ready condition?

and I agree with ‘Jokers’, repairing the current fleet couldn’t possibly cost as much per unit as new vehicles. if there are current vehicles that are beyond repair or upgrade, can’t they be parted out with their still useful bits used to keep other vehicles in service?

no one has explained, after all this time, why DPT can only receive one new bus every six months. and despite the question being asked over and over, no one has explained why government is charging itself duty on the new vehicles.

By: Happy

Happy — Thu, 03 May 2018 11:00:10 +0000

Hey man, I hate to correct people online but you misspelled Dan Simmons, you know the former head of the PTB.

By: Just a suggestion

Just a suggestion — Thu, 03 May 2018 00:35:53 +0000

I give it a week before its pictured on its back wheels in wheelie position or behind a wall. Like all the other new stuff.

By: Jokers run this country

Jokers run this country — Wed, 02 May 2018 22:20:32 +0000

What do we need more buses for here in bda it’s a waste, fix and repurpose the older ones, so we have less of a bus graveyard…. so when is the PTB gonna put accountability in place so we dont run into these consistant issues, fixing a bus doesnt cost 300k but it seems thats the only fix ptb provides, as a tax payer i watch both govts piss money away against the wall. Step up bda actually try fixing something instead of playing the 20+ year running blame game.

By: Real Deal

Real Deal — Wed, 02 May 2018 21:46:54 +0000

a lot of bus mechanics in the comment section. what a joke people make me laugh when they think they know it all subtute nonato

By: nerema

nerema — Wed, 02 May 2018 20:16:41 +0000

Who you talking about? The guy who oversaw the best tourism year in Bermuda’s history?

Who buys a mansion with $300,000? What planet are you on?

By: nerema

nerema — Wed, 02 May 2018 20:15:11 +0000

I guess reading the article is asking a lot

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 May 2018 19:54:13 +0000

Thank you OBA!

By: sage

sage — Wed, 02 May 2018 19:49:12 +0000

It probably took a week to build the bus in Holland or where ever it came from.

By: Joke

Joke — Wed, 02 May 2018 19:26:41 +0000

This I a joke right? Why does it take 4 months to prep a bus for Bermuda’s use? 100% crap or a major deficiency in the Procurement process where we should buy what we need versus spend extra time and money trying to rig it!

Dumb just dumb.

By: Jus' Wonderin'

Jus' Wonderin' — Wed, 02 May 2018 19:04:57 +0000

So the mechanics can have more compartments to hold stuff…

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:49:25 +0000

Better then Fahey giving that guy $300,000 and getting nothing in return.
Well at least de guy bought a mansion, sports car and took trips.

By: puzzled

puzzled — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:43:08 +0000

3 noo bussas ah year.

jUST IMAgine if one gets a flatt.
Some people are making millions…..

By: facts of the rock

facts of the rock — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:23:54 +0000

3 months,4 months or nearly 5 months,whatever the time it took was way over the top.
I wonder how much Overtime was paid for this out of the Public purse.

By: Tide watcher

Tide watcher — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:15:17 +0000

Give them a month and they’ll look like the other filthy sooty buses travelling the highways and byways of Bermuda. No excuses for the way our public transportation looks. Wonder what our guests say?

By: Stevie

Stevie — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:32:07 +0000

I guess it will take the same time frame for the second bus to be on the road…4 months.

By: Family Man

Family Man — Wed, 02 May 2018 17:21:41 +0000

So what took three months?

By: Nicky

Nicky — Wed, 02 May 2018 16:17:47 +0000

Does it not seem incredibly, ridiculously long time to get the bus on the road? 4 months! Why so, so, so long when we have such a shortage. Who can answer this question?

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Wed, 02 May 2018 16:14:40 +0000

Only 3 months to prepare it for Bermuda’s roads!

By: nerema

nerema — Wed, 02 May 2018 16:07:05 +0000

It took them five months to ‘prepare’ a new bus.

This is why nothing gets done around here.