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Slightly over-inflated careerwoman from back in the day.
From the looks of things, this must have been about the time I discovered how to create the illusion of cleavage.
'Twas an eventful time of our lives as parents realizing our baby has accomplished her goals and finally finished her studies at Lancaster University. We made it to her graduation. She's a hard worker and very determined. Sooner after graduation she travelled across southeast Asia and ended up working in Sydney for a year. She loved Sydney but I guess homesickness lead her way back home. She's not living with us anymore but within couple of hours reach.
Times flies by so quick, and I remember her as a baby, a toddler, a small child, a teenage then to this point. It seemed not long ago, and where's the time that passed us.
On the flip side, I'm getting old these days :))
pattern and buttons that wouldn't feel out of place in the 1970's :)
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Who doesn't love rummaging through old photo boxes full of memories that were made long before our time? Seeing our parents or grandparents as young couples and lovers, full of hope and promises?
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This week we are going back fourteen years to 2009 and AV 264 in Parnell Square. The bus is operating a service on route 5 to Sandyford Industrial Estate. This route started operating between the City Centre and Kilmacud in 1952. In the mid-1970s its terminus was moved to the junction of Lakelands Avenue / Upper Kilmacud Road. In 1987 it was extended to Sandyford industrial Estate but in 2011 the route was withdrawn from the network. Throughout its entire existence, the route operated via The Rock Road and Ballsbridge.
AV 264 was new to Dublin Bus in 2002. It was withdrawn in 2016 and sold on to another Irish operator. In 2023 it is still in service with Airside Coaches.
06/01/2009
Working hard doing rotating 12hr shifts 7 days a week for a month and more just to save up some money to furnish the new house and some overseas travel way back then.
I even have the bags under the eyes to prove it....in the end it was all worth it.
This week we are going back six years to 2017 and AX 523 in Parnell Square on route 7A. The bus is in a special livery for Dublin Pride. Although Dublin Bus had been a supporter of Dublin LGBTQ Pride for a number of years, this was the first year a bus received a special livery to mark the occasion. In 2018 three buses were done up, as were three other buses in 2019. Covid-19 saw nothing happening in 2020, and in 2021 Go-Ahead Ireland wrapped a bus up which is still around today.
Route 7A to Loughlinstown Park started in 2016 when the two branches of route 7 were given their own route numbers. Traditionally the 7 went to Loughlinstown Park, but it was decided instead to assign that number to the Brides Glen variation of the route.
AX 523 was new to Dublin Bus in 2006. It was withdrawn around 2019 and sold on to an operator in the UK.
22/06/2017
So; the next part of Wednesday's plan for the afternoon was to get a couple of shots of the 20s working the 6Z56 Workington Docks - Sellafield.
The consist would be the 20s in top & tail mode either end of the 8 unladen PFA flats.
They would have to run north to Maryport before crossing to the "up" line and heading back south to the nuclear plant.
I was then informed by one of the group present that 20305, which was the north facing loco, had run out of fuel!
This loco should have led to Maryport and so some re-thinking was required.
The Workington Port Hunslet shunter was commandeered and assisted in reforming the train from its original t&t formation into a double-headed formation with 20308 now at the front. This meant, of course, that 308 would now be up front bonnet first.
The new plan, according to a man on the docks, was to now run the train through to Kingmoor instead of Sellafield.
Whilst waiting for all this to be finalised, and stood in a prolonged spell of unexpected sunshine, I decided to have a go at the 14.37 BIF - CAR.
With a DBSO in for a service for a couple of days this set was t&t 37s, 402 at the southern end with 612, previously unused on these services, leading at the northern end.
An early awkward attempt at sultry posing... 1997 pre-digital 35mm, back when you had to wait to get photos back from the lab, LOL.
This week we are throwing back twenty-six years to 1990. D 513 is seen parked on O'Connell Street outside what is now Penneys. This bus is adorned in ads with a large McDonald's ad on the side. Last year ads of this size made a return to Dublin Bus, but now cover some windows. The ad of 1990 did not do that. The front of the bus also has an ad for pork sausages. Sadly buses today do not have ads on the front. This bus entered service in 1973 and was withdrawn less than a year later in June 1991. 01/09/1990
This week we go back thirty-two years to 1991 and KC 99 at The Square Shopping Centre in Tallaght. The bus is dressed for route 76. This route started operating between Ballyfermot and Tallaght (going via Clondalkin) in 1981, and reached The Square when it opened in 1990. For a period in the 1990s it was extended to Fettercairn but in 2012 it was moved back to The Square as part of Network Direct. At the same time the northern terminus was moved to Chapelizod. In 2019 the route passed to Go-Ahead Ireland.
KC 99 was new to CIE in 1984 and was withdrawn by Dublin Bus around 2000.
16/02/1991
This week we are going back a mere 16 years to 2007, and VL 4 in Dun Laoghaire on route 111. VL 4 was one of five buses delivered to Dublin Bus between 1997 and 1998. They were low-floor Volvo buses with Alexander bodies. Following on from the W-Class minibuses delivered in 1994, these were the next step in the evolution of the Dublin Bus fleet as it moved towards low-floor, accessible buses. Initially used on routes 1,2 and 3, departures in the timetable were highlighted in red so people could know when the low-floor buses would be operating. The buses were also delivered in a proposed livery that was not adopted fleet-wide. They were later repainted into the standard fleet livery, before ending their days in the yellow / blue livery. They also spent their final years on the local routes in Dun Laoghaire, as seen here. They were withdrawn in 2009, and VL 2 - 5 were sold on to an operator in Scotland.
Route 111 started in 1986 as one of the DART Feeder services, operating between Loughlinstown Park and Dun Laoghaire Station. It started off as relatively high-frequency service, but was cut back over the years. In 2009 it became peak-hour only, but in 2016 was completely revamped. Running hourly, seven days a week, it was extended at each end to Brides Glen and Dalkey. In 2018, Go-Ahead Ireland took over the operation of the route.
05/07/2007
This week we are going back thirteen years to 2009 and RV 356 on Nassau Street. The bus is dressed for route 172 to Dunard. This route started on 15th December 1998, running between Middle Abbey Street and the Dunard Estate. In August 1999 the route was rebranded Museumlink and moved its city centre terminus to Kildare Street. It provided a connection between a number of museums in the city, and received a specially-branded minibus to operate the service. When the minibuses were withdrawn the Olympian double-deckers too over. The route was never very busy and when the recession hit, it was an obvious one to cut to save money. The route ceased to operate on the 25th April 2009.
RV 356 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1997. Like the 172, it was also withdrawn in April 2009, after operating the route on the last day.
05/03/2009
This week’s Flickr #TBT is all about things that radically changed our lives. We want to see old pictures of items or ideas that were a totally new discovery to you, something #Revolutionary! Was it a certain historic moment, a new fashion style, a color tv, new cellphone, camera or your first computer that amazed you?
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And get to know the Flickr Commons! This photo "Amphibious bicycle" is from Nationaal Archief - flic.kr/p/7oyQ1s
This week we are going back 29 years to 1993 and KC 23 at Dublin Airport. The bus is dressed for route 230. This orbital route started operating between Malahide and Dublin Airport in 1991. However, a few short months after starting it was extended to Portmarnock. The route lasted until 2008 when it was merged with route 102 (Sutton Station to Malahide) and became the new route 102 between Sutton Station and Dublin Airport. In 2018, Go-Ahead Ireland took over operation of the route.
KC 23 was delivered new to CIE in November 1983. Initially it was based in Donnybrook Garage, but in 1992 it transferred to Summerhill Garage. The 230 had proved to be a very popular route, and the minibuses on it were not sufficient to meet the demand. Single-decker buses were required instead to operate it, thus the transfer of KC 23. The bus was withdrawn by 1997.
This view at Dublin Airport changed following the construction of the multi-storey carpark that is seen in the background.
28/04/1993
Ever since the introduction of money, people shopped! This #TBT, we want to see the history of commerce.
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