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This week we go back thirty-two years to 1991 and Dublin Bus RH 56 parked at Bus Aras on Store Street, between duties on route 42. This route started in 1925, running between the city centre and Coolock. In 1953 it was extended north along the Malahide Road to Kinsealy and Malahide. In 2005 it was extended from Malahide to Portmarnock, where it still runs to today.
RH 56 was new to Dublin Bus in 1990. This Leyland Olympian was withdrawn in 2002 and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom. It was finally scrapped in 2014.
Bus Aras is the main bus station in Dublin for regional and long distance services operated by Bus Eireann. It was designed by Michael Scott and opened in 1953.
27/04/1991
This week we are going back to 1989. KD 346 is seen heading along Dame Street with a 19 to Glasnevin from Rialto. The bus is in an all-over ad for Manhattan Peanuts and Popcorn, a company that is still running today and producing these products.
The same cannot be said of the bus nor the route. The bus survived for nearly another decade before ending its days in Phibsborough Garage. The route ended (controversially) in August 2011 under Network Direct. It was replaced in part on the northside by the 83/A and on the southside by the 122 and 68A. 27/07/1989
At Momence, Illinois, a northbound C&EI train with 2-8-2 #1926 comes through "MJ" interlocking (if it was still interlocked at this time) with C&EI at Momence with 2-8-0 #941 switching in the siding. Track towards the far left was the CA&S and the switch to the right is towards the south elevator. Photograph was taken near the south bank of the Kankakee River, looking southeasterly. Photographer is unknown. Marked "C&EI 1940, Momence"
C&EI 2-8-2 Mikado #1926 was built by ALCO in August of 1918. Specs - class N-2, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 26x30" cylinders, engine wt of 292,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,779 lb. Retired sometime between August 1949 to August 1950.
C&EI 2-8-0 #941 was built by By Burnham Williams & Co. in June of 1906 as C&EI #375. 1X28 cylinders, 55" drivers, H-6b class.
Northbound C&EI train at Momence, Ill
1940
Photographer is unknown
Collection of the C&EIHS, Danville Jct. Chapter, NRHS Negative
This week we are going thirteen years to 2009 and WV 45 crossing O’Connell Bridge on route 63 to Mountjoy Square. The DUTC started operating this route between the city centre and Carrickmines in 1934. In 1955 it also started serving Glenamuck, and around 1986 it was extended to Kilternan. In 2010 the route was cut back from the city centre to Dun Laoghaire, becoming just a local route. In 2018 Go-Ahead Ireland took over running route 63 between Dun Laoghaire and Kilternan.
WV 45 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2001. It was one of fifty-two midi-buses delivered from Wrights between 1999 and 2001. It was withdrawn in 2012 and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
08/07/2009
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#1 in my throwback series circa 2005 my first girly Christmas when I received the first feminine gifts I desired since I was a young "girl" ( in my mind) a wonderful memory I look back on with fondness 💓💓
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As much as I try to always have my camera when taking photos, sometimes you just end somewhere without it. So when I saw this pier and the sunset I had to take a photo with my only camera available, my phone.
This week we are going back thirty-seven years to 1986 and KD 38 at the terminus for route 3 in Larkhill. This route started as a bus route in 1940, running from Larkhill to Sandymount Tower. In 1972 it was extended to St. John's Church at the southern end, and in 1990 certain departures were extended further to UCD Belfield. The route ceased to operate in 2012. Under Network Direct it was replaced on the southside by new route 1, and on the northside by an extended route 44.
KD 38 was new to CIE in 1981. It was withdrawn and scrapped between 1994 and 1996.
It is worth noting the bus is showing "Whitehall" as a destination, rather than the more common "Larkhill". 30/03/1986
This week we are going back to the last century and KC 176 on route 16A to Beaumont. Route 16A started operating between Beaumont and Lower Rathfarnham in 1955. In 1985 the northside terminus moved to Santry, which it shared with route 16, on Shanard Road. This is where KC 176 is actually going. In 1999 the terminus was moved further north again to Dublin Airport, where it remained until 2012. The southern terminus was always on Nutgrove Avenue. Network Direct saw the 16 and 16A merge into new route 16 which operates from Dublin Airport to Ballinteer.
KC 176 was delivered new to CIE in 1985.It initially operated in Limerick, before coming to Dublin in 1988. It was based in Summerhill and Conyngham Road garages before being withdrawn around 1998.
Behind the bus is Dublin Bus head office.
O'Connell Street, 27/05/1995
This week we are going back to 1990 and Dublin Bus D 812 at the route 67A terminus in Maynooth. This route started around 1988 and was an extension of route 67 from Celbridge to Maynooth, the 67 itself dating back to at least 1934. The 67A lasted until November 2010 when Network Direct extended the 67 fully to Maynooth from Celbridge. The route is due to cease in late-2021 when the Bus Connects C-Spine starts.
D 812 is seen at the old 67A terminus in Court House Square. it subsequently moved closer to the railway station on Straffan Road where the 67 terminates today. However, Bus Eireann still refer to the present terminus as the 67A terminus in their timetables.
D 812 was delivered new to CIE in 1976. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1994. 16/07/1990
This week we are going back a mere five years to 2018 and Dublin Bus WS 2 at the bus terminus in Dundrum. The bus is seen prior to departing for Glencullen on route 44B. This route started operating between Glencullen and Dublin city centre in 1953. In 2001 some short workings were introduced so every service did not go all the way into the city, with some terminating at Dundrum, Eglinton Road, Sandyford, Ranelagh, Kilcross and Dundrum. In 2009 the route was rationalised further, with only the Dundrum to Glencullen part kept, with a few services in the morning and a few in the afternoon, weekdays only.
As the route makes its way up part of the Dublin mountains, only single-deckers can be used on it. In recent years it has been the last outpost for single-deckers within the fleet of Dublin Bus. Up until December 2017 three WV Class buses outlived the other members of the fleet to operate the 44B (though they also popped up on the 59 and 111 as only one bus is needed to operate the 44B). However, as they were sixteen years old at that time, they needed replacement. Dublin Bus purchased two StreetLites from Wrightbus, WS 1 and WS 2. These were the short-wheelbase version of this type. Bus Eireann operated the mid and full length version (WM and WL classes) and Go-Ahead Ireland also received 40 full-length versions to operate the orbital routes in and around Dublin (It is unknown why the 44B was not included with the tender for the orbital routes that Go-Ahead Ireland won). The WS Class entered service in December 2017 and in 2021 they were repainted in the new TFI green / yellow livery. Although bought for the 44B, they have turned up on other routes occasionally. For a period before Covid-19, one was a regular performer on the 61 in the morning, which brought the Dublin Bus single-decker into the city centre.
19/01/2018
A video recorded in Dundrum in August 2021, which includes a WS, can be found here: youtu.be/biUpDr-i6XI
Two photos taken 20 years apart. The one on the left was Ron Storms Circa 1999 and on the right LFF October 2019.
Going back thirteen years this week to 2009 and Dublin Bus EV 79 at Clontarf Road station on route 104. Route 104 started operating between Clontarf Road station and Cappagh Hospital via Beaumont Hospital in 2000. It took a convoluted route, serving Clontarf, Artane, Santry, Ballymun and Finglas. In May 2009 the 104 was combined with route 103, and the eastern terminus was cut back to Clontarf Garage. In 2011 the route was changed again under Network Direct, running between Clontarf Garage and Ardlea Road. About seven months later the route was extended west to Santry via Beaumont Hospital, and in 2015 moved again to DCU. Finally, in January 2019 Go-Ahead Ireland took over the operation of the route, and the eastern terminus was moved back to Clontarf Road station. It also became inter-worked with route 220, which operates from DCU to Lady's Well Road. Although it is basically one long route, it operates as two.
EV 79 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2008, and was one of a hundred Enviro 400s bought between 2007 and 2008 for the fleet. Although other members of the EV Class have been withdrawn, EV 79 is still in service in 2022. 04/03/2009
Victory Liner Bus Station-Baguio City Circa 1983
taken from my old flickr and wikimapia account...
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Here we take it back to when CP was still running on the original CP1 and CP2 on the Bryn Mawr cutoff. I believe this was the summer before they cut the bridge in. One of CP's many trains heads for Bensenville yard with a CP SD40-2 leading a fakebonnet and NS dash 9's.
Whilst on a wander near Bolderwood one Autumn, these two New Forest ponies came into view, giving a focal point amongst the wonderful colours and shades in this lovely part of the world.
Dusted off from the archives...2003. Still have that top and skirt somewhere in this menagerie, LOL.
***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: New York, NY
Couple riding their bikes on the Lower East Side of New York.
This week we are going back thirty-one years to 1991 and KC 48 at The Square in Tallaght. The bus is dressed for route 76A. This route originally started operating between Blanchardstown and Tallaght just before The Square opened in 1990. It was then extended to the shopping centre in October of that year when it opened, as well as to Blakestown at the northern end. In 1996 it moved to the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, while the southern terminus was split between Balrothery and Fettercairn for a while. In more recent years it has consistently operated between the shopping centres in Tallaght and Blanchardstown, with Go-Ahead Ireland taking over the operation of the route from Dublin Bus in 2019.
KC 48 was delivered new to CIE in 1983. It was withdrawn from service by Dublin Bus in 2000 and went on to join the Bus Eireann school bus fleet. In 2004 it was acquired for preservation.
03/08/1991
More of the "Designing Women" period, I recall shopping at Penney's and Dillards outlet stores (en drab of course) and finding great deals on mismatched tops, skirts and blazers and trying to turn them into something. These red pumps were the first real leather high heels I ever owned, what a thrill having those arrive at my P.O. Box up in the city. I didn't dare have them shipped to my Rural Route address for the nosy postwoman to ponder over the giant women's shoes being shipped here.
Pretty grainy 35mm scans
One of my 2018 plans was to do something more with my catalog of dog photos from over the years. Part of my answer to that is I will start doing a weekly 'throwback Thursday' post on my Instagram account to go through the previous 52 week projects. Today was the first day where I started with Kael's 2013 project. It will be good to have a weekly revisit of her on Instagram.
Starting to get things dialed in a little around 2001, after quite a few years of hits and misses. This hairstyle was certainly a leap of faith after years of "big hair".
I"ve always appreciated the sight of a beautiful well-dressed woman entering or exiting a vehicle, as evidenced by my many attempts at this spectacle over the years, LOL.