Dublin Coach Experience Discussion Thread

finnharpsboy · 27-10-2018 06:11PM

Dravokivich wrote: »

Wouldn't be too sure of how recent that is. Was down that way within the last 2 hours and didn't notice anything left over from that.

Still a few gutted buses hanging around too.

Just passed it now.... one coach (09 KE) completely gutted, another with the rear third of it burnt out.
Photographers and Garda there.

finnharpsboy · 27-10-2018 06:14PM

Dublin fire brigade on Twitter
http://twitter.com/DubFireBrigade/status/1056244184087179265

punisher5112 · 27-10-2018 06:21PM

Wonder was it arson.

Odyssey 2005 · 27-10-2018 06:31PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Wonder was it arson.

Hmmm !;)

Odyssey 2005 · 27-10-2018 06:34PM

finnharpsboy wrote: »

From Facebook this afternoon

Same ball of shîťê that clogged up Doolin a few weeks ago. What a crock.

Dravokivich · 27-10-2018 06:36PM

finnharpsboy wrote: »

Just passed it now.... one coach (09 KE) completely gutted, another with the rear third of it burnt out.
Photographers and Garda there.

Must have been after I passed through so.

punisher5112 · 27-10-2018 06:38PM

Them double deck vanhools must be ragged???

I always thought they were a smashing coach.

Stephen15 · 27-10-2018 06:38PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Wonder was it arson.

Even if it was it would still go back to DC's incompetence as an operator for parking buses overnight on a public road. They should really be off the road. I don't how their insured.

punisher5112 · 27-10-2018 06:39PM

Dublin bus is selling their VT 1-20 wonder will Dublin coach buy them???

Stephen15 · 27-10-2018 06:42PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Dublin bus is selling their VT 1-20 wonder will Dublin coach buy them???

Nearly wouldn't surprise me if they fitted them with seat belts and used them for coach work. Absolute joke of an operator by the sounds of things.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 27-10-2018 06:51PM

Stephen15 wrote: »

Even if it was it would still go back to DC's incompetence as an operator for parking buses overnight on a public road. They should really be off the road. I don't how their insured.

What makes it more odd than usual is it happened at their depot, or a few yards from it.

tabbey · 27-10-2018 07:18PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Dublin bus is selling their VT 1-20 wonder will Dublin coach buy them???

Are these the first VTs registered late 2005?

punisher5112 · 27-10-2018 07:27PM

tabbey wrote: »

Are these the first VTs registered late 2005?

Yes. Yp for sale already, December pulled from service, it's a shame as they are such a good bus.

tabbey · 27-10-2018 07:30PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Yes. Yp for sale already, December pulled from service, it's a shame as they are such a good bus.

Yes they are a great bus, they feel much more solid than many newer designs.

They also carry lots of people who would be left behind by other vehicles.

Stephen15 · 27-10-2018 07:38PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Yes. Yp for sale already, December pulled from service, it's a shame as they are such a good bus.

Up on the market in the UK I believe

TallGlass · 27-10-2018 08:06PM

Looks like fire started in back of one of the buses and spread to the bus behind.

belfast stephen · 28-10-2018 11:11PM

i hear that DC have there Belfast Route out to Tender or someone to take it of the hands are they are not making any money on it bar Friday and Sunday

belfast stephen · 28-10-2018 11:15PM

i hear that DC have there Belfast Route out to Tender or someone to take it of the hands are they are not making any money on it bar Friday and Sunday

Stephen15 · 29-10-2018 12:06AM

Roberto Square Hangman wrote: »

What makes it more odd than usual is it happened at their depot, or a few yards from it.

I assume that's because their depot is too small for their fleet which is a bit thick of them for not having a depot large enough.

devnull · 29-10-2018 06:00AM

Very shortly they will be starting a new route between Dublin airport and Clongriffin with the number 727.

It's typical Dublin Coach. Continued expansion rather than dealing with long suffering passengers on existing routes.

Bar the Belfast and to a lesser extent the Limerick route. All other services are starved of any kind of investment.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 29-10-2018 08:10AM

Stephen15 wrote: »

I assume that's because their depot is too small for their fleet which is a bit thick of them for not having a depot large enough.

I’ll rephrase.

It was strange it happened in knockmitten, arson is a high probability.

Stephen15 · 29-10-2018 10:10AM

devnull wrote: »

Very shortly they will be starting a new route between Dublin airport and Clongriffin with the number 727.

It's typical Dublin Coach. Continued expansion rather than dealing with long suffering passengers on existing routes.

Bar the Belfast and to a lesser extent the Limerick route. All other services are starved of any kind of investment.

Sounds like a bit of a reincarnation of the old AerDart but from Clongriffin rather than Howth Junction. Surprised they'd bother since the AerDart was relatively short lived.

Truckermal · 29-10-2018 02:39PM

A bus driver sacked for sharing 'shock' pictures of a faulty wheel has won an unfair dismissal claim http://jrnl.ie/4306184

I wonder was he driving for them?

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 29-10-2018 02:44PM

Truckermal wrote: »

A bus driver sacked for sharing 'shock' pictures of a faulty wheel has won an unfair dismissal claim http://jrnl.ie/4306184

I wonder was he driving for them?

Still though, €990 isn't a massive amount of money, he was just lucky he found someone else to take him on.

As for getting the money itself, he'll more than likely have to go to court to get an enforcement order and then get the local sheriff to execute the said order.

I took an unfair dismissal cases myself in recent years.

From initiating the action to receiving payment, it was monthly payments over a very long time, took about 4 years and involved the process i described above.

Stephen15 · 29-10-2018 11:39PM

Rumour going around another one has caught fire tonight.

Old diesel · 30-10-2018 11:18AM

Stephen15 wrote: »

Rumour going around another one has caught fire tonight.

How many incidents are needed for someone official to start looking into what's going on.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 30-10-2018 11:44AM

Old diesel wrote: »

How many incidents are needed for someone official to start looking into what's going on.

If you google the company you can see the RSA have already been investigating them and DC have been fined.

punisher5112 · 30-10-2018 01:17PM

Roberto Square Hangman wrote: »

If you google the company you can see the RSA have already been investigating them and DC have been fined.

Fines which would make you laugh.

They don't turn the setras off as they won't start again, smoke spewing out, lights faulty everywhere, bits hanging off or missing.

They are an absolute joke to be honest.

Should be a proper crack down on all psv ....

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 30-10-2018 03:27PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Fines which would make you laugh.

They don't turn the setras off as they won't start again, smoke spewing out, lights faulty everywhere, bits hanging off or missing.

They are an absolute joke to be honest.

Should be a proper crack down on all psv ....

We need the likes of VOSA to come in here and clean up the place properly.

TallGlass · 30-10-2018 07:15PM

How are they getting DOEs for some of the buses alone is a mystery. Theyd have to pass a visual, I guess and unless your blind most of the buses bodywork is shocking.

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