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I'm not sure KD240 was originally CNY Rd... More likely PHB? I do recall batch KD242-6 being allocated to Conyngham Rd from new, after KD51-70, & 114-124. Not forgetting Cummins-engined KD146.Hallowe'en 1998 and it is raining at Dublin Heuston Station. KD 240 is with a 91 to the City Centre. This route ran on an adhoc basis, providing extra capacity to the 90 but not going all the way to Dublin Connolly. KD 240 was based at Conyngham Road and was delivered new between 1982/83.
One thing to note in this photo is the ticket machine beside the bus. Free standing ticket machines were, and still are, rare for Dublin Bus. The other notable location that had a ticket machine was Dublin Airport, and there is still one there today. The one in Heuston is no longer there, with most people using Leap cards nowadays. However back in 1998 the vast majority of users were paying cash to the driver. These machines that allowed you to buy a ticket before boarding the bus were a curiosity of their time.
31/10/1998
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A trip back to the mid-1990s this week. RH 100 is seen turning off Ormond Quay and onto Grattan Bridge. It is operating route 69 from Rathcoole into the City Centre. This is one of the more longer bus routes in Dublin and can trace its origins back to pre-DUTC days. Not only does this route serve Rathcoole but it is only one of the bus routes to Clondalkin village.
RH 100 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1991. Once it's career was over with Dublin Bus it was sold to Dualway's and joined the tour fleet there. After a number of years doing open top tours around the city it was sold on and in 2018 it is a party bus in Tayto Park in Meath.
2018 also saw the hotel behind the bus on Ormond Quay demolished. 06/11/1995
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It is 1987 and Dublin Bus is nine months old. D 610 is seen on O'Connell Street picking up passengers as it operates a 13 from Ballymun. The bus was delivered new to CIE in 1974 and was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1992. This was one of 238 buses built by VanHool McArdle. The first (D 603) was built in Belgium but the rest were built in Dublin at Inchicore. Although they were withdrawn from public service by the mid-1990s, some had an extended career on the City Tour. These lasted until Olympians took over in the early 2000s.
Route 13 has always been a busy route as it connects the large residential area of Ballymun with the City Centre. The route and its variations have had a number of terminii around the city over the years such as Palmerston Park and Merrion Square, but in 2010 it was merged with some of the 51s and extended to Grange Castle.
O'Connell Street, 17/11/1987
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Think D610 would have been a recent transfer from Clontarf when this photo was taken. Good photoIt is 1987 and Dublin Bus is nine months old. D 610 is seen on O'Connell Street picking up passengers as it operates a 13 from Ballymun. The bus was delivered new to CIE in 1974 and was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1992. This was one of 238 buses built by VanHool McArdle. The first (D 603) was built in Belgium but the rest were built in Dublin at Inchicore. Although they were withdrawn from public service by the mid-1990s, some had an extended career on the City Tour. These lasted until Olympians took over in the early 2000s.
Route 13 has always been a busy route as it connects the large residential area of Ballymun with the City Centre. The route and its variations have had a number of terminii around the city over the years such as Palmerston Park and Merrion Square, but in 2010 it was merged with some of the 51s and extended to Grange Castle.
O'Connell Street, 17/11/1987Throwback Thursday (149) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr0 -
I cannot think of a more appropriate way to mark the 150th Throwback Thursday than with a photograph of AV 150 on route 150.
The bus is seen at the terminus of the route on Fleet Street. The route connects the City Centre with Rossmore via Crumlin. The route began in 1994 under the City Imp brand, replacing route 50. In 2011 it was rerouted slightly to replace route 121 in the Liberties. The current 150 terminus is on Hawkins Street.
AV 150 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2000. It was initially allocated to Donnybrook Garage where it spent most of its career. It moved to Ringsend Garage to finish out its career. By 2016 it had crossed the sea to Scotland to take up work with McColls.
Fleet Street, 05/06/2015
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Not to ruin the thread... But you can actually see AV150 in all its glory repainted over on the McColls website.
http://www.mccolls.org.uk/our_fleet.htm
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A day later than planned and a slightly shorter one.
It is 1982 and D 122 is seen on Hawkins Street. The bus had only a short time left in service in Dublin. It had been delivered new to CIE in October 1967 and withdrawn in December 1982 after fifteen years in service. Hawkins House on the right was only five years older than the bus, but in 2018 it is not planned to have a much longer future.
Interestingly the destinations shown on the front of the bus are all in Irish. From top to bottom they are "Ranelagh", "Clonskeagh" and "City Centre".
35 years after this photograph was taken, trams returned to Hawkins Street and it is still a busy route for buses.
Hawkins Street, 29/11/1982
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A short hop back to 2012 this week. RV 560 is seen at Dublin Airport with a 16. This was in its final days in service, and was the last high-floor bus in service with Dublin Bus. Once it was withdrawn the entire Dublin Bus fleet became 100% accessible.
In the background is Terminal 2 which at the time had only been officially opened two years previously. An Aer Lingus aircraft can also be seen landing in the background. In 2019 this airline is due to undergo a rebrand, so will we lose the distinctive green livery?
Finally, from the start of December 2018 this bus area is shared with Go-Ahead Ireland who operate the 33A and 102 from here. As a consequence the 16 has seen an increase in services.
Dublin Airport, 06/12/2012
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For this visit to the past we are going to the northern extremities of the Dublin Bus network. AV 418 is seen in Balbriggan picking up passengers as it operates a 33 to Dublin. This bus was delivered new in 2005 and in 2011 Summerhill repainted into Wedding Bus livery. This was one of the bespoke private hires Dublin Bus used to provide and a slightly unique concept - a bus that can bring your wedding guests from church to reception to home, or wherever you wanted to bring them. When on these duties the bus would be decorated inside with flowers and garlands to make them extra special. The rest of the time the buses could be found on regular duties, but usually limited to certain routes. The 33 was not a regular for them.
This is one of the longest routes in Dublin, being approximately 35kms long and it connects towns in north county Dublin with the city. The more rural roads it traverses are not the ideal conditions for a bus painted white. From December 2nd 2018 the 33A, which operated between Balbriggan and Swords, was handed over to Go-Ahead Ireland, but the 33 is still with Dublin Bus.
The last Wedding Bus was repainted yellow in 2017. AV 418 went to Harristown Garage after its time in Summerhill and is still there.
Balbriggan, 13/12/2013
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BonnieSituation wrote: »Not to ruin the thread... But you can actually see AV150 in all its glory repainted over on the McColls website.
http://www.mccolls.org.uk/our_fleet.htm
It still has the "thank you for travelling with Dublin bus" sign at the front outside the drivers cabin.0 -
This photo is a two in one as it is for Christmas wishes and a Throwback Thursday.
First up, I would just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas for 2018 and a Happy New Year for 2019!
Thanks to everyone who looked at my pictures this year and hopefully next year we all get some more great shots!
Secondly this is also Throwback Thursday (154)
AV 110 is seen departing Abbey Street on a 41 to Swords Manor. This bus spent most of its life in Summerhill after delivery in 2000. It was synonymous with the 20B for many years until that route merged with the 14 in 2011. It could then be found on any Summerhill route. It ended its career in Donnybrook and was withdrawn in 2014.
In 2018 we had a period of snow at the end of February / start of March that shut the country down for a few days. The last time I remembered such bad snow was December 2010 when it lasted for most of the month with two serious bouts of snow, one at the start of December and the other around the 21st. However, unlike in 2018, the buses were still substantially able to provide a bus service.
Abbey Street 21/12/2010
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Remember getting the buses during that period have to say hats off to the drivers and all DB staff for being able to cope during it. I know a driver who was telling me that it took him 3.5 hours to do the 75 from DL to Tallaght, I wonder how GAI would cope in similar circumstances. Happy Christmas Csalem and may the excellent Throwback Thursdays continue well into 2019 and beyond
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Remember getting the buses during that period have to say hats off to the drivers and all DB staff for being able to cope during it. I know a driver who was telling me that it took him 3.5 hours to do the 75 from DL to Tallaght, I wonder how GAI would cope in similar circumstances. Happy Christmas Csalem and may the excellent Throwback Thursdays continue well into 2019 and beyond
I can beat that one!!
I left BlackRock at 16.45 as a 17 and arrived at Dolphins Barn at 23.15 and then got back to the garage at 00.10.
One nice lady gave me a tenner for a couple of pints when she was getting out in Nutgrove after about 4 hours.0 -
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A festive Throwback Thursday from 1985. KD 90 is seen parked in the yard at Skerries Station. It is dressed for route 33 and the picture is taken on Christmas Day.
It has hard to imagine now, but up until the early 1980s there were bus services provided for part of Christmas Day. No doubt the main impetus was to bring people to and from church, but it also allowed people to travel around the city and visit friends or relatives.
At the time this photograph was taken, KD 90 was about four years old. Although the 33 was operated out of Summerhill Garage, close to Dublin City Centre, there was an outstation here at Skerries for a few buses. This meant buses could start or finish here and not have to run empty back to Dublin, 35 kilometres away.
The ad on the side of the bus is for CDL coal distributors. These were taken over by Bord na Mona in 1995.
Skerries, 25/12/1985
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Slight delay this week due to the technical problems
A trip back ten years this week to 2009. RV 553 is seen heading north on O'Connell Street with a 140 to St. Margaret's Road. This route was one of a number of routes created in the early 2000s to cope with the expansion of Dublin due to the Celtic Tiger. The routes themselves, such as the 4, 128 and 140, more accurately started towards the end of the Celtic Tiger and the start of the economic crisis. The 140 commenced in 2008 connecting Wilton Terrace with Finglas, being a more direct route than the traditional 40. In late 2009 it was extended to Ikea near Ballymun and then in 2011 it was extended south to Rathmines as part of Network Direct. It replaced the 128 on the southside making the 128 a short-lived route of only 4 years. At one point consideration was given to merge the 140 with the 54A instead, which would have extended it beyond Tallaght to Kiltipper.
RV 553 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1999. When this picture was taken it was based in Harristown Garage but was subsequently transferred to Summerhill. It was withdrawn in 2012. 06/01/2009
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It is 1998 and KD 318 is on Aston Quay with a 51B. This bus was delivered new to Conyngham Road in 1983 where it spent the rest of its career with Dublin Bus. At this time the bus was coming close to the end of its career after 15 years in service.
The 51B was part of the 51 group of routes (apart from the 51A) that connected Clondalkin with the City Centre. The year this photo was taken the 51B was added to the new CitySwift network, so this bus was a bit out of place on the route. In later years the 51B was extended to Grange Castle until 2011 when it was merged with the 13. It then became a cross-city route connecting Grange Castle with Harristown via the City Centre. Instead of using Aston Quay, the 13 uses Dame Street. 10/01/1998
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BonnieSituation wrote: »That's a blast. I grew up in Ballyfermot so i would have used the 79 stop just behind it regularly (and less frequently, the 78A behind that again at Virgin).
I didn't realise that the Aston Hotel had been there at that stage. I used to spend a lot of time gawking at stuff in the Frame Shop that used to occupy that space at the bus stop.
And also, seeing Celtward there a weird. I barely recall it, but it is making me think of what used to be there before either was named that!
Anyone recall?
(Also, it was only 15 years service @Csalem)
That it is. Fixed now, thanks.
I remember going into Celtward to buy a Jordan Formula 1 phone cover for my Nokia 3310 around 2000/2001. 0 -
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