Dublin Coach Experience Discussion Thread

aaakev

Just heard they are up for sale, the coach end of the business not the airport parking

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belfast stephen

would anyone want to buy them

end of the road

belfast stephen wrote: »

would anyone want to buy them

i'm sure they would for some of the routes?

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end of the road

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

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they would likely go for scrap thankfully. if anyone was to buy dc chances are they would already have their own busses anyway which could suplament the newer coaches dc currently have. then there is the question of whether all the routes dc currently have would continue should it be bought out. interesting times ahead whatever happens i reccan.

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end of the road

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i don't know the answers to your questions i'm afraid, all though i would be a bit surprised if the limerick route isn't doing well.

punisher5112

Wonder would first or even go ahead be interested.....

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devnull

First don't really have the money to buy it

GoAhead would be in a good position but they do very little coach work.

Selling up wouldn't surprise me.. It would make a lot of sense why they don't maintain and invest if they are being sold. Simply an exercise to get in as good position on many routes as possible and hope the licenses and passenger numbers will inflate the sale price due to potential.y

Their positions. Customer Base and licenses would be more interest than their fleet to a potential buyer who would feel with investment they would be able to right the wrongs.

bk

I could certainly see one of the other companies Go Bus/Citylink/Aircoach/etc. being interested in the route licenses, but probably using their own coaches and re-branding it.

A good opportunity for them to expand and consolidate.

The core M7 routes would certainly be interesting. Probably a little less interest in the Cork and Belfast routes.

If Go Bus where to buy it, then they'd operate to every city in Ireland!

Of course BE could look at it too (I'm not sure how the competition authority would look at it), JJ Kavanagh or perhaps a completely new entrant.

GhostyMcGhost

Dear potential new owners,

Please allow me to book online less than 3 hours in advance

Sincerely
Everyone

Quackster

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

Dear potential new owners,

Please allow me to book online less than 3 hours in advance

Sincerely
Everyone

Compared to AirCoach, where bookings can only be made up to 5pm on the day prior to travel, DC aren't doing too badly on that account!

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JeffK88

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann not operating tomorrow

http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-bus-bus-eireann-beast-from-the-east-3876884-Feb2018/?utm_source=facebook_short
Will Dublin Coach and Aircoach try and cash in by putting on extra services?

DC have stopped the N7 services for the day by the looks of it. I doubt they will.have any on tomorrow either

devnull

Aircoach are operating but 700 to Leopardstown but missing some stops, 702 to Shankill only, 703 to Dalkey only and are heavily delayed and the 704/705 are running but heavily delayed.

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punisher5112

I would say if weather gets worse they will all pull services.

If planes are landed not much use running aircoach either.

JeffK88

punisher5112 wrote: »

I would say if weather gets worse they will all pull services.

If planes are landed not much use running aircoach either.

All services cancelled for tomorrow

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WishUWereHere

JeffK88 wrote: »

DC have stopped the N7 services for the day by the looks of it. I doubt they will.have any on tomorrow either

I was driving up the N7 yesterdat & passing Kill at approximately 09h00. There were 2 lanes open on the road - one basically on the outside and another sharing the innermost lane and the hard shoulder. As there was not too much traffic on the road, both lanes were moving at around 80kph. Then a DC 726 with a 09 KE reg shot up the middle pushing the snow and slush out to both other lanes.

For me, any company who permits their drivers to drive like that don't deserve to be on the road.

The_Wanderer

WishUWereHere wrote: »

I was driving up the N7 yesterdat & passing Kill at approximately 09h00. There were 2 lanes open on the road - one basically on the outside and another sharing the innermost lane and the hard shoulder. As there was not too much traffic on the road, both lanes were moving at around 80kph. Then a DC 726 with a 09 KE reg shot up the middle pushing the snow and slush out to both other lanes.

For me, any company who permits their drivers to drive like that don't deserve to be on the road.

The same happened me with a Limerick based logistics company driver deciding he was a snowplough and clearing the overtaking lane on the M7 at Borris-in-Ossory.

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The_Wanderer

Prisoner 6753 wrote: »

Banner colours?

Yes.

Odyssey 2005

DC have suspended operations . The national fire service have therefore been stood down.:)

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Not just DC that suffer breakdowns.

Also Bus Eireann will leave passengers at the road side

The Letterkenny customers were over 100 miles from destination in the middle of the night

Passengers who left Letterkenny on an early morning bus to catch flights in Dublin were left stranded 116 miles from their destination.

Stephen15

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Not just DC that suffer breakdowns.

Also Bus Eireann will leave passengers at the road side

All operators can suffer from breakdowns including BE but it seems that DC often suffer from breakdowns because lack of routine maintence and running clapped out bangers of buses which belong in the scrap heap. To be fair to BE and most other operators that is not an issue.

But did BE have to leave passengers stranded by the roadside.