Throwback Thursday (121)

It's the year 2000 and the days of the Bombardier KDs are coming to an end. 365 KDs were built between 1980 and 1983, with most of them based in Dublin. The fleet was fully withdrawn from public service by December 2000, with a farewell run taking place in January 2001. The year 2000 was also the year Dublin Bus received their first delivery of low-floor double-decker buses. The AVs and AXs were delivered consistently over a number of years with the last of the 648 buses arriving in 2006. In 2012 the last step-entrance bus was withdrawn by Dublin Bus.

KD 145 is seen at Heuston Station with a 91 to the City Centre. the 90 was the main route connecting Connolly and Heuston stations but the 91 was used to supplement this service when needed. The area beside the bus underwent a great change when the Luas Red Line was built. This resulted in the tram connecting the two stations. The 90 went from an all-day service to morning peak only, and the 91 was eventually removed from the network. 03/05/2000

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