Bus overture hits wrong notE
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IT WAS ONE of those days. Th first of fifty buses built for CIE t Bombardier (Ireland) Ltd, American company, refused 1 start when Eire's Minister fi Transport tried to drive it out 1 the Shannon factory at tlhanding-over ceremony. For plant that originally producE pianos, it struck a distinctly oi key note.
Then the traditional chan pagne bottle to •launch the bu which had still not been made 1 start, refused to break. At tt second swing it obliged, drencl leg the Mayor of Limerick ar cutting his face in two placE with broken glass.
At last the livid beast roare into life and the VIPs climbe aboard for the journey to Bui ratty for lunch. But a mile froi the hotel it broke down and tt guests had to be transferred cars. This rather put the ratty Bun ratty.
Bombardier's managing dire tor Bill Kratz, said in a lunchec speech: "All last winter I rea that they were not smart enou..c down here to make buses ..."
I understand that the piar works went out of business bi cause the black and tan ke) were not popular with custon ers.