Provincial Past

Csalem · 19-01-2026 08:16PM

2009 finds Bus Eireann DD 15 having a bad day on O'Connell Street in Dublin.

This bus was one of the twenty-three members of the DD Class which were delivered between 2002 and 2004. DD 15 was new in 2002. These were the first double-decker buses delivered to Bus Eireann since its creation in 1987. DD 15 was initially allocated to Dublin. It moved to Galway in 2012 and to Cork in 2015. It was withdrawn in 2017.

The bus is dressed for route 103 to Kilmoon Cross. Bus Eireann still operates the 103 today, but only between Dublin, Ashbourne and Ratoath. Kilmoon Cross is now served by routes 105 and 103X.

26/01/2009

https://flic.kr/p/2rSAmqd

cml387 · 22-01-2026 09:51AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124162856#Comment_124162856

Provincial? Less Dublin, more Leyland Leopards!😁😁

Csalem · 26-01-2026 07:47PM

2001 finds VR 16 at the bus station in Drogheda, dressed for route 101.

VR 16 was new to Bus Eireann in 2000, and was initially based in Drogheda / Dundalk. Around 2009 it joined the school fleet in Longford. It was withdrawn in 2017.

Bus Eireann still operate route 101 between Drogheda and Dundalk, but as a TFI tendered route.

28/01/2001

https://flic.kr/p/2rTF4JG

Csalem · 02-02-2026 05:37PM

2008 finds DWM 008 on O'Connell Street in Limerick with a service on route 303B to Ballynanty Beg.

DWM 008 was new to Bus Eireann in 2000. By 2010 it was with an operator in the United Kingdom.

Route 303B was in operation from around 2007 to 2012. It was replaced by route 306.

04/02/2008

https://flic.kr/p/2rULdXU

Csalem · 09-02-2026 08:38PM

2005 finds TE 14 parked outside Belmullet, in County Mayo.

This bus new to Bus Eireann in 1988, and throughout the 1990s operated services on the Expressway network while based in the west. It was withdrawn in 2008, spending its final years in the school fleet, as seen here.

09/02/2005

https://flic.kr/p/2rVTgNd

Csalem · 16-02-2026 08:54PM

The years 2000 finds what appears to be PD 51 in Kilmacthomas with a service to Waterford.

PD 51 was new to Bus Eireann in 1992. By 2004 it was a school bus based in County Cork, and was withdrawn around 2011.

Although the bus is displaying route 352, it is actually operating a service on route 362. Bus Eireann still operate this route between Waterford and Dungarvan, via Kilmacthomas, but on an infrequent basis.

16/02/2000

https://flic.kr/p/2rWX4uo

Csalem · 02-03-2026 08:34PM

1989 finds KD 195 parked with some other buses at the station in Ennis.

This bus was new to CIE in 1982. Initially allocated to Limerick, it moved to Cork around 1994. It was withdrawn by Bus Eireann in the late-1990s.

04/03/1989

https://flic.kr/p/2rZ9Vbp

Csalem · 09-03-2026 07:27PM

1991 finds KR 200 parked at the station in Waterford.

This bus was new to CIE in 1986. It was withdrawn by Bus Eireann around 2004, spending the last five years or so as a school bus.

Behind the bus is steam generating van 3173, now owned by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI).

09/03/1991

https://flic.kr/p/2s1qTWv

Csalem · 16-03-2026 08:17PM

1998 finds KR 32 parked in the yard at Drogheda railway station.

This bus was new to CIE in 1985, and was withdrawn by Bus Eireann in the early-2000s.

This part of Drogheda station is now a car park.

17/03/1998

https://flic.kr/p/2s2xrtb

Csalem · 23-03-2026 08:31PM

1982 finds the remains of WVH 1 within the confines of Broadstone depot in Dublin.

WVH 1 was delivered new to CIE in 1962 as WT 1. It had a Leyland chassis with an Ogle body. In 1970 it was rebodied with a VanHool body and became WVH 1, along with the rest of the WT Class. WVH 1 was withdrawn in 1980.

27/03/1982

https://flic.kr/p/2s3GpDq

cml387 · 26-03-2026 09:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124335623#Comment_124335623

There seems to be very little information on the internet about Ogle bus builders. Are there any photos of the original body?

Glaceon · 26-03-2026 09:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124341381#Comment_124341381

https://www.classicbuses.co.uk/%2BCIE-62-66.html

I read before that the original bodies were very heavy.

Csalem · 30-03-2026 07:30PM

1993 finds KR 37 at the bus station in Drogheda.

The bus was delivered new to CIE in 1985. By 1998 it was a school bus, still operating out of Drogheda / Dundalk garage. By 2005 it was in Cavan, and was withdrawn around that time.

The bus is displaying Sallygardens. This could refer to a crossroads near Slane, where a pub is located. Before CIE, the GNR(I) ran a bus service to Sallygardens Cross from Drogheda via Slane.

31/03/1993

https://flic.kr/p/2s4NyU2

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