Throwback Thursday (493)
This week we are going back nine years to 2016, and to AV 295 on Westmoreland Street with a terminating service on route 79.
Route 79 started running between the city centre and Ballyfermot in 1949, with its western terminus initially on Kylemore Road. In 1985 it was extended to Cherry Orchard Avenue, and around 1994 its terminus became Spiddal Park. The route ceased to operate in 2022 when it was partially replaced by route 60 under Bus Connects.
AV 295 was new to Dublin Bus in 2003. It was withdrawn in 2017, and sold on to another operator.
On the left can be seen the tram tracks being laid as part of the Luas Cross-City. This opened in late-2017, and this location became the Westmoreland tram stop.
30/07/2016
Throwback Thursday (493)
This week we are going back nine years to 2016, and to AV 295 on Westmoreland Street with a terminating service on route 79.
Route 79 started running between the city centre and Ballyfermot in 1949, with its western terminus initially on Kylemore Road. In 1985 it was extended to Cherry Orchard Avenue, and around 1994 its terminus became Spiddal Park. The route ceased to operate in 2022 when it was partially replaced by route 60 under Bus Connects.
AV 295 was new to Dublin Bus in 2003. It was withdrawn in 2017, and sold on to another operator.
On the left can be seen the tram tracks being laid as part of the Luas Cross-City. This opened in late-2017, and this location became the Westmoreland tram stop.
30/07/2016