Throwback Thursday (496)
This week we are going back thirty-one years to 1994, and to RA 194 parked on Burgh Quay, dressed for route 7.
Route 7 started operating between Dublin city centre and Ballybrack in 1979. In 1988 it reached Loughlinstown Park. From 2004 certain departures were extended to Cherrywood. However, in 2016 the 7 was split in two. Route 7 continued to operate to Cherrywood (although the terminus is at Brides Glen Luas stop), while services to Loughlinstown Park became route 7A. It has remained that way to this day.
RA 194 was new to Dublin Bus in 1994. When originally delivered it was designated RH 194, but was later reclassified as an RA to differentiate it from the RH Class due to some differences between the two. RA 194 was withdrawn in 2006, and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
21/08/1994
Throwback Thursday (496)
This week we are going back thirty-one years to 1994, and to RA 194 parked on Burgh Quay, dressed for route 7.
Route 7 started operating between Dublin city centre and Ballybrack in 1979. In 1988 it reached Loughlinstown Park. From 2004 certain departures were extended to Cherrywood. However, in 2016 the 7 was split in two. Route 7 continued to operate to Cherrywood (although the terminus is at Brides Glen Luas stop), while services to Loughlinstown Park became route 7A. It has remained that way to this day.
RA 194 was new to Dublin Bus in 1994. When originally delivered it was designated RH 194, but was later reclassified as an RA to differentiate it from the RH Class due to some differences between the two. RA 194 was withdrawn in 2006, and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
21/08/1994