YOU SAID:
I took the bus into town but it broke down on the motorway
INTO JAPANESE
バスに乗って町へ行ったが、高速道路で故障した
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I took the bus to town, but it broke down on the highway.
INTO JAPANESE
私はバスに乗って町まで行きましたが、高速道路で故障してしまいました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I took the bus to town, but it broke down on the highway.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.