BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

Generally, people are lazy. We need motivation or reward to change habits.

They're badly needed on the 39/a corridor at the moment, even more VTs have been brought out of storage to cope with the passenger loads!

They're currently in storage and I doubt they'd see service in Donnybrook again. If they were to be reactivated, I'd say it would be in Phibsboro.

We need a proper Roads Policing unit to stop this crap, even them ANPR cameras. This would not happen anywhere else in Europe. Its a disgrace.

Is there any way to actually get enforcement to happen? It seems like people are always complaining about it but nothing is ever done. Surely it's a win-win for everyone if fines were dished out? The bus lanes would be free of traffic and the Gardaí bring in fines which will bring in more funding for them.

Is the W61 a shortened version of the W6?

Government is opposed to enforcement I'd say. Gardaí Don want to do it, the nta want to to do it but government won't give them the relevant powers. TDs don't want to get letters from motoring constituents that get fined.

I don't get this saying its the bridge as its controlled by lights anyway so only one bus could use it at a time. It may be that the approaches are too narrow but I've seen lorries use it without issue. Any progress is to be welcomed when I moved to Maynooth in 2008 all the talk was about extending the 66 or 67 out the Moyglare road but it came to nothing with the recession. Now with the largest secondary school in the state out here the bus service can't come quick enough!

Will the two routes start/end within walking distance of each other?

I can't make out the fleet number from the bike camera but the reg was 172-D-22303 and the Dublin Bus name had been removed from the Operated by on the side.

Does anyone know has the fare structure for the W6/W61/W62 been published anywhere?

Nice just for myself and anyone following thats €2.00 for adults, €1.00 for young adults (19-23) and students, and €0.65 for children (up to and including 18 years) right? It would mean for the school children in Maynooth the fare would be €0.65 and €1 for students heading to the University from anywhere along the route?

Towards Heuston, the S2 will folllow the current route 123 through St. James’ Hospital as far as Thomas Street, turning left to Bridge Street and then left onto the South Quays to Heuston.

Towards Irishtown, the S2 will leave Heuston, travel along the North Quays, turning right at Church Street Bridge and then follow the route as above.

This was the planned S2 routing for the November launch date which was pushed back and may have been tweaked since.