Throwback Thursday (70)
We are only going back five years this week for Throwback Thursday but to an important event in Dublin Bus history. This date in 2012 marked the second last day of a number of routes, namely the 2,3 and 16A. Other routes were also about to undergo changes, such as the 1, 16 and 44. All of this was part of the Network Direct review. When the 10 was abolished in 2010 it showed that no route was safe, and the 3 was next big casualty. It ran from Larkhill on the northside to UCD Belfield on the southside via Drumcondra and Ringsend. The 2 was a short version that went between the City Centre and Sandymount. Both routes had a lot of history to them but were replaced by a rerouted 1. The original 1 ran between the City Centre and the Pigeon House in the peaks but the new (and current) 1 goes from Santry to Sandymount. On the northside the new 1 replaced the 16, while the 44 replaced the 3 to Larkhill. EV 2 is seen on Townsend Street with a 3 to UCD Belfield while in the background is RV 620 at the then 44 terminus. 11/05/2012
Throwback Thursday (70)
We are only going back five years this week for Throwback Thursday but to an important event in Dublin Bus history. This date in 2012 marked the second last day of a number of routes, namely the 2,3 and 16A. Other routes were also about to undergo changes, such as the 1, 16 and 44. All of this was part of the Network Direct review. When the 10 was abolished in 2010 it showed that no route was safe, and the 3 was next big casualty. It ran from Larkhill on the northside to UCD Belfield on the southside via Drumcondra and Ringsend. The 2 was a short version that went between the City Centre and Sandymount. Both routes had a lot of history to them but were replaced by a rerouted 1. The original 1 ran between the City Centre and the Pigeon House in the peaks but the new (and current) 1 goes from Santry to Sandymount. On the northside the new 1 replaced the 16, while the 44 replaced the 3 to Larkhill. EV 2 is seen on Townsend Street with a 3 to UCD Belfield while in the background is RV 620 at the then 44 terminus. 11/05/2012