A sad day for the 46A

D.R cowboy · 16-09-2010 10:00pm #1

The 46A will be taking a new route , which will change everything.
I believe this is the end of an era for the 46A. Its a sad day. Most of my childhood was spend on that bus during my summers as a child.

The 46A was the best bus in western Europe for long time, it come very frequently , every 2mins during peak hours

what will be your memories of the 46A ??

Biggins · 16-09-2010 10:01pm

Who? What? Leave me ma's bra size out of this!

Mr Benevolent · 16-09-2010 10:02pm

it come very frequently , every 2mins during peak hours

That's almost as fast as me. Very impressive.

Edit: Feck off Biggins!

strokemyclover · 16-09-2010 10:02pm

77 is where it's at buddy!

Dudess · 16-09-2010 10:03pm

The bus stop for it on Nassau Street that should have a warning sign reading "POTENTIAL EAR BLEEDINGS IN THIS VICINITY".

Dudess · 16-09-2010 10:04pm

D.R cowboy wrote: »

Most of my childhood was spend on that bus during my summers as a child

What a sh1te childhood.

veritable · 16-09-2010 10:06pm

D.R cowboy wrote: »

The 46A will be taking a new route , which will change everything.
I believe this is the end of an era for the 46A. Its a sad day. Most of my childhood was spend on that bus during my summers as a child.

The 46A was the best bus in western Europe for long time, it come very frequently , every 2mins during peak hours

what will be your memories of the 46A ??

My memories are of smelly drunks down the back, often rude busdrivers, mentally disturbed people talking to themselves, knacker kids at night, waiting far longer than 2 mins and busdrivers not giving you change.

D.R cowboy · 16-09-2010 10:13pm

Dudess wrote: »

What a sh1te childhood.

First of all, you don't even know me, secondly I had a a great childhood and my parents loved me

stovelid · 16-09-2010 10:14pm

D.R cowboy wrote: »

what will be your memories of the 46A ??

That shit song like everybody else.

gizmo · 16-09-2010 10:15pm

D.R cowboy wrote: »

what will be your memories of the 46A ??

Watching it go by several times before my own bus arrived, despite the fact it was completely empty and thus had **** all purpose.

Dudess · 16-09-2010 10:21pm

D.R cowboy wrote: »

First of all, you don't even know me, secondly I had a a great childhood and my parents loved me

But they made you spend most of it on a bus...

Cookie_Monster · 16-09-2010 10:25pm

D.R cowboy wrote: »

The 46A will be taking a new route , which will change everything.

it'll make it faster & more direct, that's about it

I believe this is the end of an era for the 46A. Its a sad day. Most of my childhood was spend on that bus during my summers as a child.

its a good day, its faster and more direct

The 46A was the best bus in western Europe for long time, it come very frequently , every 2mins during peak hours

:pac::pac::pac: not at all. and only every 4 minutes

what will be your memories of the 46A ??

getting it now and again

D.R cowboy · 16-09-2010 10:30pm

Dudess wrote: »

But they made you spend most of it on a bus...

No! I had to get the 46A during the summer to get around as my parents were working

unknown13 · 17-09-2010 1:00am

Where do you claim you live again? Is it Blackrock.

The 46A doesnt go through Blackrock

ballsymchugh · 17-09-2010 1:08am

that's loike, a total mare, or something?

Twee. · 17-09-2010 1:22am

Source? MAN if it means I have to walk an extra bit or be on the feckin bus an extra bit going to college I'll be so annoyed! Spend my life on that stupid bus.

GLaDOS · 17-09-2010 3:59am

I hate the 46a becuse it stops at the same stops as the buses I need in town, but is no use to me, and it comes evey 5 seconds or so, teasing me, **** off!

Cookie_Monster · 17-09-2010 8:43am

Twee. wrote: »

Source? MAN if it means I have to walk an extra bit or be on the feckin bus an extra bit going to college I'll be so annoyed! Spend my life on that stupid bus.

source?

Have you been living under a rock for the last 4 months?
Network Direct - total overhaul of all DB services...

www.dublinbus.ie would be the obvious one

AnonoBoy · 17-09-2010 8:51am

So they're changing the route?

Will it still be called the 46a or will it be called New 46a?

I hope they don't throw away the original recipe like they did with Coke - this could be a marketing disaster if they did.

Twee. · 17-09-2010 10:01am

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

source?

Have you been living under a rock for the last 4 months?
Network Direct - total overhaul of all DB services...

www.dublinbus.ie would be the obvious one

Well it was pretty obvious I hadn't heard about it, so it's reasonable to want to read about it. Major changes would affect my daily journey. Calm down :rolleyes:

Damn, some of the big changes would have made my day so much easier, but of course theses changes are at times when I will not be on the bus.

chin_grin · 17-09-2010 10:04am

Biggins wrote: »

Who? What? Leave me ma's bra size out of this!

This worries me. That you know your ma's bra size.

46A eh? Oooh what a bus? The wheels! The seats! The commute from the place that I was leaving and then arriving at the place I was going to. Brilliant!

xOxSinéadxOx · 17-09-2010 10:06am

D.R cowboy wrote: »

A sad day for the 46A

it rhymes so it must be true

Cookie_Monster · 17-09-2010 10:17am

Twee. wrote: »

Damn, some of the big changes would have made my day so much easier, but of course theses changes are at times when I will not be on the bus.

These changes affect the entire day, 7 days a week. the 46a will not longer ever serve Stillorgan village or Monkstown farm (big plus points, cuts about 25 mins off journey) Route is also extended to Phoenix Park and both rush hour and non rush hour frequency increased. departure times slightly more standardised than before too. I think the weekend suffer a bit with less services, but not by much

Flukey · 17-09-2010 10:46am

D.R cowboy wrote: »

No! I had to get the 46A during the summer to get around as my parents were working

Awwwww, how sad. Would they not buy you a bike?

AnonoBoy wrote:

Will it still be called the 46a or will it be called New 46a?

Probably the Real 46A or the Continuity 46A.

Cookie_Monster · 17-09-2010 10:57am

Flukey wrote: »

Probably the Real 46A or the Continuity 46A.

I think provisional 46A would be best for now, it may change again due to political interference

Flukey · 17-09-2010 11:00am

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

the 46a will not longer ever serve Stillorgan village or Monkstown farm (big plus points, cuts about 25 mins off journey)

You'll know I've posted elsewhere about this. (For others, check the Communting & Transport forum for a much more detailed discussion on this) As I've said there, it is not a plus for those that are currently served by those stops. Then, for someone travelling between somewhere like UCD and O'Connell Street, those two bypasses won't save them a single second. As I've posted elsewhere on this issue, those speed improvements are only terminus to terminus statistics and they only affect some of the passengers. For a very large amount, it won't make any difference. For others it is a step back. The only ones that will see a shorter journey are people on for one or both of those bypasses. That's a minority of the passengers on any one run.

MissHoneyBun · 17-09-2010 12:13pm

Dudess wrote: »

The bus stop for it on Nassau Street that should have a warning sign reading "POTENTIAL EAR BLEEDINGS IN THIS VICINITY".

ballsymchugh wrote: »

that's loike, a total mare, or something?

Flukey wrote: »

Awwwww, how sad. Would they not buy you a bike?

Why is it that some people just cannot refrain from resorting to Jurassic stereotypes whenever there's an area related thread on here?

In relation to the 46A, I love it. Mainly because it's the only bus in Dublin that comes more often than Jacinta and her buds (just to give some balance to the prejudices...)

Flukey · 17-09-2010 12:20pm

MissHoneyBun wrote: »

Why is it that some people just cannot refrain from resorting to Jurassic stereotypes whenever there's an area related thread on here?

In relation to the 46A, I love it. Mainly because it's the only bus in Dublin that comes more often than Jacinta and her buds (just to give some balance to the prejudices...)

So is this Jacinta friend of yours a good gardener? It's been a reasonable summer, so I suppose a lot of those buds would have come and blossomed this year.

Cookie_Monster · 17-09-2010 12:23pm

Flukey wrote: »

So is this Jacinta friend of yours a good gardener? It's been a reasonable summer, so I suppose a lot of those buds would have come and blossomed this year.

:rolleyes::D:D

TheBlock · 17-09-2010 12:28pm

46B FTW

Cookie_Monster · 17-09-2010 12:41pm

TheBlock wrote: »

46B FTW

withdrawn, along with 46c and 46x (and 46d too I think)

Flukey · 17-09-2010 12:43pm

D.R cowboy wrote: »

what will be your memories of the 46A ??

Well, let me see now. Eh, it was a big thing. It had the numbers 4 and 6 on it and the letter A (all those years of watching Sesame Street stands to you in the end you know). It had windows and doors. It had wheels, and they went round and round. Its colours changed a lot over the years. There were people on it. Some of them were happy and some were grumpy (or was that just the drivers?). It used to be seen in Stillorgan regularly, but not so often now for a few years. It was often full of foreign students in the summer. It had the occasional gouger on it, all year round. It used to stop at Donnybrook Church, waiting for 5 or 10 minutes for a driver, who should have been there waiting when the bus arrived. (Now there is where 5 or 10 minutes could be saved on a journey.) The last one left the city during daylight in the middle of the summer, except for ones going to that mythical place called As Seirbhis. You'd see some going there during rush hour passing packed bus stops too. It seems to be very well served as I've seen buses going there from all over Dublin. No one seems to live there, as the bus was always empty. That being the case, why have they never stopped that route? The 46A had an unpronounceable name on the front of it if you were a tourist. There were some nice views from it, although it was a bit of a magical mystery tour, given where it started from and went to. The magical mystery tour will now end in the zoo. It was a sexually active bus. After all it gave it lots of little children like the B, C, D and E, not to mention the X and N. Maybe it was active on the top deck, but I never witnessed that. It's cousin the 746 was another member of the family, but its uncle the 46 must have died at some time. I missed that funeral. If you went upstairs it was possible, and occasionally still is, to get high, by taking a few breaths, moreso the closer to the back you were. The 46A is special. Lots of memories and it isn't gone yet. Changed, but not gone.

MissHoneyBun · 17-09-2010 12:48pm

Flukey wrote: »

So is this Jacinta friend of yours a good gardener?

Maybe not the best gardener per se, but she does know her weed..

Oh and I don't have any friends called Jacinta, I was just following the trend for making mindless assumptions about people -but you knew that, right?

Flukey · 17-09-2010 12:51pm

Right. I do know a Jacinta, but I don't know if she is a gardener, but like us all there probably is a few weeds in her gardener.

donaghs · 17-09-2010 1:09pm

veritable wrote: »

My memories are of smelly drunks down the back, often rude busdrivers, mentally disturbed people talking to themselves, knacker kids at night, waiting far longer than 2 mins and busdrivers not giving you change.

I've seen stuff like this on the 46A too, but having taken buses to many parts of Dublin, I'd have to say that the 46A is one of the bus routes least afflicted by this sort of thing. I could go on, but it would only start one of those "what the worst part of Dublin" debates.

Ciaran_B · 17-09-2010 1:34pm

Didn’t Zig and Zag (younger Baordsies ask your parents) have a song about the 46A? I can remember it was about meeting a girl at the 46A bus stop and she was wearing a black baseball cap. Hmmm.

stovelid · 17-09-2010 3:12pm

MissHoneyBun wrote: »

Oh and I don't have any friends called Jacinta,

That's because there is hardly any actual Jacintas outside of AH?

stbrennan · 17-09-2010 3:14pm

Its was either the 46A or the 11...

From getting the bus home from town everyday I'll you this.
There are three 46A's to every 11.

When waiting at Stephens Green, threes 46A's will pass, followed by an 11.
There is currently a petition going around my area to keep the 11 running. It is the only bus in the area that drives directly to UCD.
Its a long journey made longer by having to wait and change buses in town.

DancingQueen:) · 17-09-2010 5:11pm

Don't know how many times i've run for the 46A thinking it was the 16A

Always gets my hopes up when i've been waiting ages and I think my bus is coming aswel!

MissHoneyBun · 17-09-2010 5:28pm

stovelid wrote: »

That's because there is hardly any actual Jacintas outside of AH?

Ahhh I see....... the guys in there just made her up so they can pretend they actually have someone to bump uglies with. It all makes sense now!

mikemac · 17-09-2010 5:31pm

DancingQueen:) wrote: »

Don't know how many times i've run for the 46A thinking it was the 16A Always gets my hopes up when i've been waiting ages and I think my bus is coming aswel!

www.specsavers.ie

DancingQueen:) · 17-09-2010 5:34pm

feelingstressed wrote: »

www.specsavers.ie

It's just for a split second and then I realise what bus it is :cool: but ehh.. thanks anyway!

d10carter · 17-09-2010 7:48pm

omg i hate the bus like as you can see by my location i use the dart.

a02bf3e2 · 18-09-2010 4:27pm

My memory of the 46a was one day seating upstairs at the back. Three girls came up stairs..totally d4's..fake hair, fake tan, fake nails the lot!!! Anyway they start talking about the 'OC' in their fake American accents when one of them turns around and says...'omg like I was watching it last night and I was thinking our lives are exactly like the ones in the oc'.....i nearly split my sides laughing...well obviously i could'nt there and then but they all agreed with the girl.

HavingCrack · 19-09-2010 5:01pm

unknown13 wrote: »

Where do you claim you live again? Is it Blackrock.

The 46A doesnt go through Blackrock

It goes by Blackrock though...Mount Merrion Avenue and Newtownpark Avenue are both in Blackrock and the 46A stops at the top of them. I live in Blackrock and its only a 5 minute walk to a 46a stop

.

Cookie_Monster · 19-09-2010 7:28pm

Clonkeen College off Clonkeen road is in Blackrock so somehow Blackrock stretches through to there, which means the 46a passes through at some point

:D:D

D.R cowboy · 19-09-2010 10:26pm

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Clonkeen College off Clonkeen road is in Blackrock so somehow Blackrock stretches through to there, which means the 46a passes through at some point :D:D

:rolleyes: yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!

d10carter · 20-09-2010 12:02am

46a doesn't go by Clonkeen. It goes through Deansgrange.

And DR Cowboy Clonkeen is a normal non scobie school. Know a load of guys that go there all bang on.

Cookie_Monster · 20-09-2010 7:32am

d10carter wrote: »

46a doesn't go by Clonkeen. It goes through Deansgrange.

And DR Cowboy Clonkeen is a normal non scobie school. Know a load of guys that go there all bang on.

I know where it is :rolleyes:
The point was if blackrock stretches that far then at some point it must cross the 46a route.

Irish Halo · 20-09-2010 8:52am

Ciaran_B wrote: »

Didn’t Zig and Zag (younger Baordsies ask your parents) have a song about the 46A? I can remember it was about meeting a girl at the 46A bus stop and she was wearing a black baseball cap. Hmmm.

Damn you I was going to reference that *shakes fist*, the song* is also now stuck in my head.

As someone originally from far north county Dublin, I hated the 46A, regular service, newest buses and being no use to me, that all wound me up just a little.

*For those too young to know about it, we are talking about "The Girl In The Black Baseball Cap" from the classic album "Nevermind the Zogabongs, Here's Zig & Zag"

stop · 20-09-2010 12:00pm

Irish Halo wrote: »

Damn you I was going to reference that *shakes fist*, the song* is also now stuck in my head.

As someone originally from far north county Dublin, I hated the 46A, regular service, newest buses and being no use to me, that all wound me up just a little.

*For those too young to know about it, we are talking about "The Girl In The Black Baseball Cap" from the classic album "Nevermind the Zogabongs, Here's Zig & Zag"

Or Bagatelle - Summer In Dublin

A sad day for the 46A

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