Dublin Coach Experience Discussion Thread

this is on the 181

It's not astonishing that a public transport service can be so bad.

What is astonishing is that nothing is done about it. Where are the NTA? Are they afraid of Dublin Coach?

They're using a 12 reg Setra on the 726 the last few days that's an upgrade in my eyes! 🤣

They've put two of the newer Scania deckers on the 726 last night and this morning, yeno they're getting bad when they put them on the 726! they were strictly for the 300 and 600 when new

With all that said - the Vanhool has been missing the last couple of days.. is the Vanhool era coming to an end?

The NTA have advised that the 310 Limerick City Service is out for tender...

I can’t find any pictures of depo anywhere much got taken down

I really hope go ahead. He’s also going to start coming on the 726 route as well.

Story time for you all

So, I got the 20:30 726 from Portlaoise to Red Cow tonight - it was a brown Setra which had 2 + 1 seating, it was basically a tour spec. Anyways, overall this particular Setra was grand, driver was good and friendly and the bus itself didn't give much trouble - if only it was all like this!

Anyways, I got to Red Cow and there was another usual green Setra sitting there presumably on the 726 (08-KE reg). It started making this crackling sound shortly after I got off the other bus and it turned out to be the fan belt which had been torn to absolutely shreds and was practically useless! it also started leaking oil too. There was a few staff members around the interchange from Dublin Coach and one of them went down and opened the engine cover to revel the absolute state that this heap of junk is in!

I've traveled on this particular Setra before on the 726 and the gearbox is essentially finished in it - resulting in drivers having to shift the gears manually!

But yea - nothing new from Dublin Coach there 😅 the King Long also broke down earlier today surprise surprise 🙃

the road was closed tonight at Junction 14 due to head on collision and the bus had to go the back way into Monasterevin by the secondary school to get to the bus stop

Yea I'd imagine he means the ex Stagecoach Vanhools. The remaining 4 are all sitting up around the depot with bits missing off them and what not. I've said this before but I think it's safe to say - they're finished using them now. They'll probably stick the Ayats on the 726 more and more at some stage knowing them 🤣

from next year the oldest buses they have is the 132 sprinter van

Well it didn't take long, but I think one of the Citaros broke down on the 750 this evening!

Passed one pulling in on the side of the M50 and it didn't look very healthy 😬

I was shocked seeing the 08 after going back on the road after I haven’t seen them for a few weeks