Throwback Thursday (224)
It is 1986 and D 485 is seen on College Street, partially dressed for the 56A. The route was a derivative of the 56 and connected the city centre with the areas of Crumlin and Walkinstown. In the early 1980s both routes shared a terminus on Middle Abbey Street but by 1984 it had been relocated to Aston Quay. D 485 seems a bit lost here. While the 56 terminated on Walkinstown Avenue, the 56A (which started in 1981) continued on to Ballymount Road, serving the industrial estate area there. In 1985, one of the peculiarities that often happened in Dublin occurred - the 56 was withdrawn and the 56A was extended to Fettercairn. The derivative outlived the original route. After The Square in Tallaght was opened, the 56A was further extended there, and it continues to run there to this day. On a side note, the 56A is the only bus route to pass the Go-Ahead Ireland garage in Ballymount.
D 485 entered service with CIE in Limerick in 1973. It moved to Ringsend Garage in Dublin 1985 and was withdrawn in late-1986.
College House which dominates the skyline in the background was built in 1974 and demolished in 2019. The location of the bus stops is now a tram stop on the Luas Green Line. 23/04/1986
Throwback Thursday (224)
It is 1986 and D 485 is seen on College Street, partially dressed for the 56A. The route was a derivative of the 56 and connected the city centre with the areas of Crumlin and Walkinstown. In the early 1980s both routes shared a terminus on Middle Abbey Street but by 1984 it had been relocated to Aston Quay. D 485 seems a bit lost here. While the 56 terminated on Walkinstown Avenue, the 56A (which started in 1981) continued on to Ballymount Road, serving the industrial estate area there. In 1985, one of the peculiarities that often happened in Dublin occurred - the 56 was withdrawn and the 56A was extended to Fettercairn. The derivative outlived the original route. After The Square in Tallaght was opened, the 56A was further extended there, and it continues to run there to this day. On a side note, the 56A is the only bus route to pass the Go-Ahead Ireland garage in Ballymount.
D 485 entered service with CIE in Limerick in 1973. It moved to Ringsend Garage in Dublin 1985 and was withdrawn in late-1986.
College House which dominates the skyline in the background was built in 1974 and demolished in 2019. The location of the bus stops is now a tram stop on the Luas Green Line. 23/04/1986