Throwback Thursday (180)
It is 1987 and KD 351 is seen between duties at Phibsborough Garage. The livery on the bus is worth noting. Four months earlier saw the creation of Dublin Bus, who based their livery on the two-tone green CIE used on the Bombardiers, but added the orange line. Therefore KD 351 is in Dublin Bus livery, but with the CIE logo being used instead of the Dublin Bus logo. In some ways this bus is wearing a transitional livery.
KD 351 was delivered new to CIE and Phibsborough Garage in 1983 and survived in service until the late 1990s.
The location of Phibsborough Garage is interesting, In the background can be seen the former railway terminus of Broadstone. When the railway line shut it was taken over by CIE provincial services which became Bus Eireann in 1987. The Dublin city services had a garage beside Broadstone which was called Phibsborough Garage, which transferred to Dublin Bus. In the early 2000s Dublin Bus took over part of Broadstone, creating a new garage called Broadstone. Basically, three garages operated by two bus operators on one site that was formerly a railway station and yard. 20/06/1987
Throwback Thursday (180)
It is 1987 and KD 351 is seen between duties at Phibsborough Garage. The livery on the bus is worth noting. Four months earlier saw the creation of Dublin Bus, who based their livery on the two-tone green CIE used on the Bombardiers, but added the orange line. Therefore KD 351 is in Dublin Bus livery, but with the CIE logo being used instead of the Dublin Bus logo. In some ways this bus is wearing a transitional livery.
KD 351 was delivered new to CIE and Phibsborough Garage in 1983 and survived in service until the late 1990s.
The location of Phibsborough Garage is interesting, In the background can be seen the former railway terminus of Broadstone. When the railway line shut it was taken over by CIE provincial services which became Bus Eireann in 1987. The Dublin city services had a garage beside Broadstone which was called Phibsborough Garage, which transferred to Dublin Bus. In the early 2000s Dublin Bus took over part of Broadstone, creating a new garage called Broadstone. Basically, three garages operated by two bus operators on one site that was formerly a railway station and yard. 20/06/1987