PTSC buses go hi-tech

THE stage is set for bus commuters to travel in style and comfort from this week, thanks to the efforts of the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC). The Corporation will be putting on the road 25 new and modern buses. The vehicles boast of television video screens (tv) and Digital Video Disc (DVD) players for commuters viewing and listening pleasure. All buses are fully air conditioned and there are facilities to accommodate the physically-challenged. The new buses were built in Mexico and each one costs almost TT$1million.

PTSC Chief Executive Officer Eddison Isaac told Newsday, “one of the things which we will be concentrating our efforts are the DVD facilities which will also be in conversational Spanish. “We will be showcasing such movies as items of national interest and of educational value. We have arranged with our suppliers to have mechanics and others to receive special training.” He also promised reliability, safety and comfort when the buses are on the road.

“What is nice about these buses is there is a tyre inflation system. Even if a tyre gets soft there is a device that would keep the pressures on the tyres equal,” Isaac said. He made it clear that the PTSC is not at this time considering increasing its fares despite spending millions to upgrade their buses. “We want to ensure that we give our citizens a service for which we all should be proud. “I want to emphasise that the buses belong to them and they should treat them as if they are their own,” Isaac said.