Dublin Coach Experience Discussion Thread

Matthew Gleeson

WishUWereHere wrote: »

Drive up to Knockmitten and see the remains of plenty of them on the roadside.

They must have no shame leaving their relics gathering rust.

They’re storing loads at quickpark at the airport. No idea if any are still on the roads!

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Dublin coaches are up for sale. Seen a few 142 regd Mercedes coaches being sold

Not sure what else is in the stock pile

devnull

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

Dublin coaches are up for sale. Seen a few 142 regd Mercedes coaches being sold

Not sure what else is in the stock pile

Where did you see it advertised out of curiosity?

Laughable that they're selling 2014 coaches when they've spent the last few years running many of their services on vehicles well past their best from 2004.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

devnull wrote: »

Where did you see it advertised out of curiosity?

Laughable that they're selling 2014 coaches when they've spent the last few years running many of their services on vehicles well past their best from 2004.

I notice it's a UK company selling them but here you go anyways

Reg plates are on them in images so can be checked and have been checked. Dublin coaches no longer !

Jamie2k9

Anyone know how much the NTA are paying them for FTP customers?

devnull

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

I notice it's a UK company selling them but here you go anyways

Reg plates are on them in images so can be checked and have been checked. Dublin coaches no longer !

1,500,000km in less than 5 years service almost!

You'd hate to think how many km on the clock those ex Aircoach Setras have, bearing in mind there were some close to 3 million km when they left Aircoach and they've been with Dublin Coach a good few years now!

They also have some ex Aircoach Jonckheere SHV's, wonder if John O' is interested!

p_haugh

Was looking up where the Dublin Coach depot was just out of interest. They dont have much of a formal depot by the looks of it.
Most of the buses are parked up along the roads within the industrial estate with a few parked up in a yard beside the building
where I assume the offices/maintenence area is.

AndrewJRenko

p_haugh wrote: »

Saw their mini bus with the retractable roof pulling into Dundrum just off the Airport - Dundrum service last week, madness!

I was getting the 6.45 pm service from the airport this evening. He pulled out of airport at 6.35 pm! Fortunately, we didn't hang around in terminal until the last minute! Is this their typical punctuality?

He went round the back of the runway to get on the M50 too.

road_high

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

I was getting the 6.45 pm service from the airport this evening. He pulled out of airport at 6.35 pm! Fortunately, we didn't hang around in terminal until the last minute! Is this their typical punctuality?

He went round the back of the runway to get on the M50 too.

There’s two different services- the Portlaoise/Kildare one and the Dundrum and both serve the Red Cow- where were you headed?

dowlingm

Stephen15 wrote: »

Website here

https://www.airbus.ie/#about

bit careless of Aircoach not to have snapped that domain up already...

AndrewJRenko

road_high wrote: »

There’s two different services- the Portlaoise/Kildare one and the Dundrum and both serve the Red Cow- where were you headed?

Dundrum - scheduled for 6.45, left at 6.35

JeffK88

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

I was getting the 6.45 pm service from the airport this evening. He pulled out of airport at 6.35 pm! Fortunately, we didn't hang around in terminal until the last minute! Is this their typical punctuality?

He went round the back of the runway to get on the M50 too.

Yeah both services tend to use that route from time to time to avoid traffic on the M50/M1 Junction plus dropping drivers off at their Quick park depot. They roughly take same amount of time.

AndrewJRenko

JeffK88 wrote: »

Yeah both services tend to use that route from time to time to avoid traffic on the M50/M1 Junction plus dropping drivers off at their Quick park depot. They roughly take same amount of time.

THanks - have others seen these early departures happening?

christin

I need to travel from kildare village to Dublin on saturday morning around 9am. Would anyone know if the dublin coach is usually on time on saturday mornings on the M7 into Dublin or is it ever delayed? Many Thanks.

WishUWereHere

christin wrote: »

I need to travel from kildare village to Dublin on saturday morning around 9am. Would anyone know if the dublin coach is usually on time on saturday mornings on the M7 into Dublin or is it ever delayed? Many Thanks.

In all honesty, anything can happen where DC is concerned. I’m in Newbridge, & we used always get a bus earlier than necessary in case of breakdown crash etc. we missed a flight once & because of this swore never to use them again.

belfast stephen

New coaches due in the early 2020 the deal is signed some of the coaches will go on to the belfast route with the 181 mercs going on to route 300 and the 161 mercs going on to the cork route all the Neopkan deckers are now off the road and the Ex arch setreas will follow

91wx763

belfast stephen wrote: »

New coaches due in the early 2020 the deal is signed some of the coaches will go on to the belfast route with the 181 mercs going on to route 300 and the 161 mercs going on to the cork route all the Neopkan deckers are now off the road and the Ex arch setreas will follow

So that means the existing ones can be allowed have the wheels falling off ??? Seen Waterford today.

punisher5112

91wx763 wrote: »

So that means the existing ones can be allowed have the wheels falling off ??? Seen Waterford today.

That's how it's meant to look.... That coach is ok.

91wx763

punisher5112 wrote: »

That's how it's meant to look.... That coach is ok.

Totally disagree. There are three missing. You either use wheel nut covers or you don't. Halfway arrangements are worse than not using them.

punisher5112

91wx763 wrote: »

Totally disagree. There are three missing. You either use wheel nut covers or you don't. Halfway arrangements are worse than not using them.

Well that wasn't stated...

Of course they should be replaced but they could well have been knocked off only recent.

Walk around each day should of course sort that.

91wx763

punisher5112 wrote: »

Well that wasn't stated...

Of course they should be replaced but they could well have been knocked off only recent.

Walk around each day should of course sort that.

You make me wonder......

You'll probably get them replaced tonight without getting the wheel torque checked.

I'll leave things there.

punisher5112

91wx763 wrote: »

You make me wonder......

You'll probably get them replaced tonight without getting the wheel torque checked.

I'll leave things there.

I'm in no way arguing by the way...

The service or state of their vehicles don't seem to be great to be honest...

I won't miss them smokey setras.

The_Wanderer

christin wrote: »

I need to travel from kildare village to Dublin on saturday morning around 9am. Would anyone know if the dublin coach is usually on time on saturday mornings on the M7 into Dublin or is it ever delayed? Many Thanks.

Walk to the railway station and take the train...at least you know it will be reliable...and far faster.

91wx763

punisher5112 wrote: »

Well that wasn't stated...

Of course they should be replaced but they could well have been knocked off only recent.

Walk around each day should of course sort that.

Believe me or not but pictured vehicle is at the Red Cow luas this morning, no difference from yesterday with several off side caps missing too !!!!

WishUWereHere

91wx763 wrote: »

Believe me or not but pictured vehicle is at the Red Cow luas this morning, no difference from yesterday with several off side caps missing too !!!!

Looking at the picture, it's not only the caps that are missing but it appears also the studs.

THAT IS DANGEROUS!!!

punisher5112

WishUWereHere wrote: »

Looking at the picture, it's not only the caps that are missing but it appears also the studs.

THAT IS DANGEROUS!!!

Studs are in behind the fancy chrome cover.

L1011

WishUWereHere wrote: »

Looking at the picture, it's not only the caps that are missing but it appears also the studs.

THAT IS DANGEROUS!!!

Zoom in, you can see the three wheel nuts fine. Having a selective approach to the indicator covers is sloppy; but the nuts are all there.

I can't think of any reason you'd have just three off (and the rest still in alignment) so they *might* have been swiped by a kid or something; but at the very least its another poor image from them.

road_high

Dublin coach might be bad but I doubt even they drive around large buses with missing wheel nuts !

road_high

belfast stephen wrote: »

New coaches due in the early 2020 the deal is signed some of the coaches will go on to the belfast route with the 181 mercs going on to route 300 and the 161 mercs going on to the cork route all the Neopkan deckers are now off the road and the Ex arch setreas will follow

Upgrades can’t come soon enough. The Waterford M9 route has become very popular but the buses are just terrible. Puts me off getting them completely. The Setras are like falling apart coffins at this stage. The maintenance alone must be massive

punisher5112

road_high wrote: »

Upgrades can’t come soon enough. The Waterford M9 route has become very popular but the buses are just terrible. Puts me off getting them completely. The Setras are like falling apart coffins at this stage. The maintenance alone must be massive

They were tired when aircoach retired them....

Serious mileage on them.,..

Burnt out is too nice a word.