New motorcoaches for some rural P.E.I. transit routes offer a more comfortable ride [Video]

Starting Tuesday, passengers using rural Prince Edward Island’s public transit service are travelling in the comfort of motorcoach buses on some routes.

The new 56-seat buses on both the Charlottetown-Summerside and Charlottetown-Souris service are more comfortable for passengers, including washrooms and better heating and air-conditioning systems.

T3 Transit, which partners with the provincial government to provide the rural service, previously operated buses built on a school bus-type chassis.

“We were told when we bought them that they would be the right bus for our application. We made a mistake. It did not turn out to be the right piece of equipment,” said T3 Transit owner Mike Cassidy.

Mike Cassidy, owner of T3 Transit, says that starting in January, the company is adding a new route between Charlottetown and the Three Rivers area in the morning and a return route later in the afternoon. (Steve Bruce/CBC)

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