BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

WhaWhat a let down, at Grattan Crescent instead of cycling facilities we got.....more parking. In contravention of all design guidance.

Given the terminus is now at Harristown, I'd imagine they'll just do the handover there, like they currently do for the 4 & 13.

Correct on both counts. However, to accommodate the 19, the first proposed bills also had E2s handover in Parnell Square (which I suspect will remain), so you could have had an E2-only duty starting and finishing in Harristown but with a break in the city centre.

I think they'll have to look at the location of the northbound bus stop north of Santry Avenue. It might be difficult to get into lane for the right turn to Northwood. Also not the best for interchange with N6. There is also an "orphan" bus stop north of Northwood Avenue in the Bus Connects' plans for the Ballymun corridor.

Indo reporting delays with BC due to lack of mechanics.

Article behind a paywall tho.

Some photos I got of the procession for the end of the 46a. Perhaps the most famous Dublin Bus route. Sad to see it go but the E spine is going to be such a useful service. I imagine many of the busses came from the National Transport Museum in Howth.

They're supposed to follow the timing points rather than the traffic flow. As a representative example, if you look at the Bustimes timetables both services are timed to pass the Spire at 00:42, 01:12, 01:42, 02:12, 02:42 etc.

If the timing is far too lax for the traffic they may just have to revisit at a later date.

On Sunday nights/Monday mornings yes, but on weekday nights, they leave the spire at 13 and 28 minutes past the hour (unless the timetable on Bustimes is incorrect).

I thought that having evenly spaced departures was one of the most important (if not the most important) things about the spines.

We were obviously on the same bus as I spotted the RH and VT passing at the same spot, didn't catch a photo though 😅

As I usually complain about the NCR ( and we are down to < 50% service as of tomorrow) I'll change and say the poor drumcondra users who will be down the 11 and 13 are going to be in a jocker as well , was only reminded of it standing outside Pats the other night watching the rammed buses inbound , the 19 wont cut it I'd say as it'll fill far further out and in the other direction it'll be a poor airport service but still an airport service

As usual there's always people making excuses for the utter incompetence of Dublin public transport.

Although expecting people to refer to something 7 years for Dublin buses seems appropriate, given how late they usually run.

The changes come into effect tomorrow. Right now local stops have a timetable for the new services which shows the start and end locations, and times. No intermediate stops, no map, no other info. It's not even clear if the times are from terminus or at the stop.

Right now I'm sitting on a 46a just waiting at a bus stop. After 15 mins waiting for a bus that's due every ten, I got on the first one that came.

4 stops down the road it stops to "get the bus back on time". It's since been overtaken by 3 other buses. It'll probably stop in Donnybrook for another 5 mins for a driver change.

At least I'm better off than the friend who spent 45 mins stuck freezing out in Loughlinstown midweek during which 6 buses should have come and several passed out of service. The "real time system" was constantly showing buses which never existed.

It's a regular occurrence which will only get worse on a route which is now losing a service.

But as always the abject failure to advertise a timetable, stick to it, and keep customers informed is everyone else's fault.

If any private business was run with same lack of competence as Dublin transport it would have been out of business decades ago.

By the looks of it was VT48 and AX643 which are still with Dublin Bus afaik, so they were likely hired for the day

This tree fell down near the bus stop for the 99 route in Phoenix Park. Is that pictured near the terminus?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dublin/comments/1i9lnid/phoenix_park_this_morning/

I saw a photo of VT48, with the sign "private hire" on it . The AX had the same.

There was a photoshoot of it along with the convoy at UCD earlier.