Throwback Thursday (442)
This week we are going back thirty-two years to 1992 and to KD 160 on Eden Quay, dressed for route 45.
This route started running between the city centre and Bray, going via Blackrock and Cabinteely, in 1927. It ceased to operate in 2012 under Network Direct changes. Over the years it had various terminus locations in Bray, with the final one being at Oldcourt. One terminus for many decades was Bray Esplanade, but this was often unhelpfully displayed on buses from Dublin as "Esplanade". Since 2004, route 145 has been the main bus route between Bray and Dublin.
KD 160 was new to CIE in 1982. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in the late-1990s.
The bus is in an all-over ad for "Bad Bobs". Bad Bobs restaurant and nightclub opened in Temple Bar in 1987 and is still trading today, although has changed owners over the years. The all-over ad was applied to KD 160 in late-1990 and was removed in late-1993.
Behind the bus is KC 60 on the 63 to Glenamuck.
18/07/1992
Throwback Thursday (442)
This week we are going back thirty-two years to 1992 and to KD 160 on Eden Quay, dressed for route 45.
This route started running between the city centre and Bray, going via Blackrock and Cabinteely, in 1927. It ceased to operate in 2012 under Network Direct changes. Over the years it had various terminus locations in Bray, with the final one being at Oldcourt. One terminus for many decades was Bray Esplanade, but this was often unhelpfully displayed on buses from Dublin as "Esplanade". Since 2004, route 145 has been the main bus route between Bray and Dublin.
KD 160 was new to CIE in 1982. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in the late-1990s.
The bus is in an all-over ad for "Bad Bobs". Bad Bobs restaurant and nightclub opened in Temple Bar in 1987 and is still trading today, although has changed owners over the years. The all-over ad was applied to KD 160 in late-1990 and was removed in late-1993.
Behind the bus is KC 60 on the 63 to Glenamuck.
18/07/1992