Throwback Thursday (497)
This week we are going back seven years to 2018 and to AX 456 and AX 453 on Ratoath Road in Finglas, both operating services on route 911.
Route 911 was a bus route with a very short lifespan, only lasting one day. It was one of seven shuttle bus routes operated by Dublin Bus in connection to the World Meeting of Families mass taking place at the Phoenix, which was being celebrated by Pope Francis. Route 911 operated between Clare Hall and the Ratoath Road. Other transport hubs near the Phoenix Park were nearby Ballyboggan Road (route 912), Cook Street (route 913), Chapelizod by-pass (routes 914, 915 & 916) and Laurel Lodge (route 917). It was a huge operation, involving most of the Dublin Bus fleet. The regular bus service mostly operated as normal too.
AX 453 and AX 456 were new to Dublin Bus in 2006. AX 453 was withdrawn around the end of 2018 and sold on to another operator in Ireland. AX 456 was last noted in service with Dublin Bus in 2024.
At the time this picture was taken, this part of Ratoath had no scheduled bus services, but in December 2018 it gained route 40E.
26/08/2018
Throwback Thursday (497)
This week we are going back seven years to 2018 and to AX 456 and AX 453 on Ratoath Road in Finglas, both operating services on route 911.
Route 911 was a bus route with a very short lifespan, only lasting one day. It was one of seven shuttle bus routes operated by Dublin Bus in connection to the World Meeting of Families mass taking place at the Phoenix, which was being celebrated by Pope Francis. Route 911 operated between Clare Hall and the Ratoath Road. Other transport hubs near the Phoenix Park were nearby Ballyboggan Road (route 912), Cook Street (route 913), Chapelizod by-pass (routes 914, 915 & 916) and Laurel Lodge (route 917). It was a huge operation, involving most of the Dublin Bus fleet. The regular bus service mostly operated as normal too.
AX 453 and AX 456 were new to Dublin Bus in 2006. AX 453 was withdrawn around the end of 2018 and sold on to another operator in Ireland. AX 456 was last noted in service with Dublin Bus in 2024.
At the time this picture was taken, this part of Ratoath had no scheduled bus services, but in December 2018 it gained route 40E.
26/08/2018