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In September 2015, Swansea University opened its new Bay Campus a few miles east of the city centre. Hundreds of students required transport for the first time and despite the best of plans by the University, First Cymru was faced with unprecedented demand for some of its services.
Four Volvo B10BLEs were therefore loaned from First Bristol / Somerset & Avon until five new Alexander Dennis E20D MMCs (67091-5) were delivered in late October. The hired vehicles were allocated to city services to release others for the University network. Service 36 (City Centre-Manselton-Clase-Morriston) was a popular allocation because it can easily accommodate longer vehicles.
Alexander ALX300-bodied 62225 was the only example of the three to carry the current corporate livery, and is captured on Rheidol Avenue, Clase in mid September 2015.
Going back twelve years this week to a trio of RV Class buses enjoying the sun rising over Barnageeragh in north County Dublin. RV 481, RV 506 and RV 507 are seen parked along the road before they head to Skerries to start their journeys on Xpresso route 33X to Dublin city centre. This route was seriously ramped up in frequency three months earlier, following the partial collapse of Malahide viaduct and the severing of the Dublin to Drogheda (and Belfast) railway line. The bus had to take the strain in order to get people from the commuter towns into and out of work every day in the city centre. However, the day this picture was taken was the day the railway line was being reopened and the 33X was about to be reduced in frequency again. However the timetable was kept more frequent than it had been before the viaduct collapsed.
RV 481, RV 506 and RV 507 were all delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1999. All three were withdrawn around May 2009. However, as many extra buses were needed for the 33X that August, all three were returned to service to help out. However, after the railway reopened the three buses were soon withdrawn again and all three were sold to various operators in the United Kingdom. Barnageeragh, 12/11/2009
This week we are throwing back thirty-four years to D 521 on Parnell Square dressed for route 35. This route started running between the city centre and Finglas in 1952. Initially its terminus was on Ballygall Road, but in 1975 it moved to McKee Road. The route ceased to operate around 1990 when the 19A was extended to McKee Road (The 19A itself was later replaced in part by route 9).
D 521 was delivered new to CIE in 1973. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1991.
14/04/1988
Twenty years old and out for a full day of girl fun! Sure I looked a bit nervous but still managed to trudge on and do what I wanted. Visited a salon in the morning for a make over and wig styling, then found a nice park to take some photos at , and then went shopping at the mall! I know these feminine button up the back rompers/playsuits aren't in style now but a lot of women were wearing them back then!
My colorful ensemble! I love these Mary Janes for some attention-getting fun! On this occasion I paired them with tights of a similar shade. This skirt is one of the shortest I have. The bright nlue bodysuit provides good color contrast. And yes, I did wear this to the club a couple of years ago. Maybe I should do that again soon!!💕💕💕
#throwback to Tuesday, 18 May 2010
071 and 083 on weedsprayer duties in Mallow prior to departing for a morning in East Cork. 234 departs with the 07:30 Cork - Dublin InterCity service.
#railways #trains #mallow
Watching birds in Miami on July 9, 2012 at 06:54 AM.
Picture taken nearby Miami City Hall.
A lukewarm and very quiet morning.
This fella thought I had sardines in my pockets or something.
This week we are going back twelve years to 2011 and RV 596 on Townsend Street at the terminus for route 44. The DUTC started running this route between the city centre and Enniskerry in 1936. From the early-1970s it had a terminus on Hawkins Street before moving to Townsend Street in 2002. In 2012 it replaced route 3 on the northside and was extended to Larkhill, becoming a cross-city route. Also that time it was taken out of Ballyogan, the via point on the destination in the picture. In 2014 it was extended further again in Dublin City University.
RV 596 was new to Dublin Bus in 1999. It was withdrawn in 2012 and sold on to another Irish operator.
The building beside the bus was College House. It was built in 1974, and became known as one of the more less attractive buildings in Dublin city centre. It was demolished in 2019 and currently a new building is under construction on the site.
02/02/2011
Visakhapatnam is a port city and industrial center in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, on the Bay of Bengal. It's known for its many beaches, including Ramakrishna Beach, home to a preserved submarine at the Kursura Submarine Museum. Nearby are the elaborate Kali Temple and the Visakha Museum, an old Dutch bungalow housing local maritime and historical exhibits.
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Going back eleven years this week to a snow covered UCD Belfield. AV 139 is seen arriving with a service on peak-only Xpresso route 66X. This route started around 1989 as a CitySpeed route between Maynooth or Leixlip and the city centre. Around 2000 it was extended to the college UCD Belfield, and was rebranded as Xpresso. For a period in the 1990s the route operated throughout the day as an express route between Middle Abbey Street and Maynooth. In 2021 the route ceased under Bus Connects when it was replaced by new express peak-only routes X25 and X26.
AV 139 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2000. It was withdrawn in 2014 and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
December 2010 was probably one of the whitest December's in Ireland in more recent times. 01/12/2010
This week we are going back ten years to VT 8 on route 46A. St. Patrick's Day is a good day to see buses on diversion, as the parade through the centre of Dublin closes off main arteries for bus services. With O'Connell Street closed for the parade, a lot of the bus routes (such as the 46A) are diverted onto Gardiner Street on their journey across the city. The 46A started running between the city centre and Dun Laoghaire in 1936. In 2010 it was extended to the Phoenix Park, replacing route 10 under Network Direct changes. It is still running between the Phoenix Park and Dun Laoghaire today.
On the other hand, the same cannot be said of VT 8. This Enviro 500 was one of twenty delivered to Dublin Bus in 2005. A further 50 were delivered in 2007. The first twenty were all withdrawn in 2018, and inroads have been made into the final 50 in recent years (although there are still a handful in service). VT 8 was sold on to Ensignbus in the UK initially, before ending up with Travelmasters of Sheerness.
The ad on the side of the bus is for AIB mobile banking. At the time this was a relatively new concept (doing banking through a phone app), unlike now where it is almost the default practice.
17/03/2012
This is from the spring of 2013. I just did a Star Wars marathon with a lot of friends yesterday so this seemed appropriate.
This week we are going thirty-nine years to 1984 and KC 12 on Ormond Quay. The bus is dressed for route 70 to Dunboyne. The Dublin United Tramways Company started operating this route in 1934. It passed to CIE in 1945 and Dublin Bus in 1987, and hasn't really changed much over the years (apart from by-passing Blanchardstown). It is one of the few Dublin city services that goes beyond the city and county of Dublin. Dunboyne, in County Meath, is just under 20kms from Dublin city centre.
KC 12 was new to CIE in 1983. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus around 2000.
02/03/1984
This week we are going to the 1995 and D 837 on O'Connell Street with a service on route 16. to Grange Road. This bus route started operating between Whitehall and Terenure in 1939. In 1955 it started running between Santry and Grange Road. In 2001 the southern terminus moved to Ballinteer and in 2012 the route was merged with the 16A to run from Dublin Airport to Ballinteer.
D 837 was delivered new to CIE in 1979. It was withdrawn by Dublin bus two months after this photograph was taken, in September 1995, and sold for scrap.
Beside the front of the bus is Clerys Department Store. It opened in 1853 and closed in 2015. The site is currently being redeveloped.
14/07/1995
Among our first glamour models from Mexico back in 2011, Alejandra stunned us with her confidence and grace. In this gallery, our photographer captured her in a beautiful natural light setting making every blonde hair sparkle.
Celebrating giving this holiday season, our supporters can enjoy a throwback gallery of Alejandra in addition to our regular updates.
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***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Like I said before I've stumbled on some old photographs which I have retouched recently!! This is one of my favourite of my little sister and cousin . Sometimes I wish they were still this age .
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Originalfoto von philhearing - flic.kr/p/bRGzWx.
This week we are going back twenty-five years to 1998 and KC 173 at Connolly Station, dressed for route 27B. This GAC bus was delivered new to CIE in 1986. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus during 2000 and moved to Bus Eireann's school fleet, based out of Tralee in County Kerry. It was withdrawn after 2002.
Route 27B started running between the city centre and Castletimon in 1971. In 2004 it was extended to Harristown (via Swords Road), following the opening of the bus garage there.
KC 173 is parked on what was known as "The Ramp" which led up to Connolly Station. This was demolished in the early-2000s to make way for the Luas tram stop which is level with Amiens Street.
12/01/1998
Used to wear the green headpiece before I swapped to the white one. The green one is cute but I'm short and the white one gives me much needed height!
The outfit is older too, but nothin' wrong with simplicity!
Dancing Queen??? I set the time machine for June 2015! Legs for days was what I was told several times! Care to guess the city or location where this picture was taken??
Former Santa Fe GP20 3069, showing no patches whatsoever, sits in Mapleton, IL along the KJRY. This unit had been assigned to the now-departed Decatur Junction Railway but now resides here.
A trip back thirty-six years this week to a very different Dublin Airport, with a slightly unusual bus route.
KD 314 is seen on the departures road (at what would become Terminal 1 around thirty years in the future) at Dublin Airport. In the background is the car park and an office block. Today in 2019 that view is slightly different as a multi-storey car park has been built on some of that carpark, while the rest of it is the bus and coach area. The 41B of today passes through there, while no bus routes use the departure road. Also behind the office block today is the large Aer Lingus hangar which was built around 1990. That office building was also the Aer Lingus headquarters in 1983 but they subsequently relocated in the 2000s.
The 41B is an unusual route in some respects. It runs between Dublin City Centre and Rolestown, a small village near the Dublin / Meath border on the road between Swords and Ashbourne. Currently it has about 5 departures during the week in both directions, 4 on a Saturday and 3 on a Sunday. This is a frequency it has broadly maintained since the 1950s. And the departure times have been broadly similar too. However, currently only two buses during the week go via the Airport, whereas a few mored did back in 1983.
KD 314 was delivered new to Summerhill Garage in 1983 and remained in service until October 2000.
Finally the ad on the side mentions "Paddy & red". This of course refers to Paddy's Whiskey and red lemonade. 01/10/1983
Fifty years ago this month a new type of bus took to the streets of Dublin. The Leyland Atlantean D Class was a bit different from the buses that had gone before it, in that it had a front door entrance, and a rear-engine. The class reached a total of 840 members, spread over two types. No subsequent class of bus has reached such high numbers, the AV/X coming closest with 648 members. Also the D Class operated in cities across Ireland, not just Dublin.
D 599 went into service in 1975 and was withdrawn in 1991. Although the first D Class had a nice navy/cream livery, they spent most of their lives in this tan livery, which did not weather well. D 599 is seen on O'Connell Street with a 19 to Glasnevin. 17/11/1987
One of the best days ever, a wonderful afternoon along the Crystal River in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. Hard to believe that was nine years ago, I need to get out there more often.
This week we are going back twenty-four years to Dublin Bus KD 9 on Burgh Quay. The bus is at the terminus of route 7. This bus route started running between the city centre and Dun Laoghaire in 1949. It ceased in 1951 (with route 7A taking over) before returning around 1980 and extended to Ballybrack. In 1988 it moved to Loughlinstown Park, and in 2004 also started serving Cherrywood. In 2016 the route was changed to solely serve Brides Glen.
KD 9 was delivered new to CIE in 1981. It was withdrawn by 2000, along with the rest of the KD Class.
The ad on the side of the bus is for Argos. They arrived in the Republic of Ireland from the UK in 1996, and getting the Argos catalogue was always a big deal. In some ways it was the analogue version of Amazon.
07/09/1998
A true throwback Burger King in Bradenton, Florida. From the wood garnish to the flora and fauna-ish, this depressed, aged BK was built in 1986 and probably hasn't had many updates since. Enjoy stained glass under the palms, wood slats and tiled planters to complete the retrograde.
This week we are going back thirty-nine years to 1982 and the last days of an era. CIE's RA 126 is seen on Inns Quay with a service on route 24 from Marino to Heuston Bridge. This bus was delivered new to CIE in 1962. This rear-entry, half cab double-decker bus was one of the last to enter service in Ireland (The final type was the R900s between 1964 and 1965). However, the RAs were the final type to be in service. RA 126 was withdrawn, and scrapped, shortly after this picture was taken. The final day of operation for the RAs was in April 1982. RA 126 initially entered service in Summerhill Garage and moved to Conyngham Road in 1967. Behind RA 126 is the most modern type of bus in Dublin at the time, a KD Bombardier.
Route 24 started in 1938 running between Marino and Parkgate Street initially, though it was quickly extended to Bulfin Road. In the 1970s it was cut back to Sean Heuston Bridge. In 1990 it was extended to Drimnagh but the route was completely replaced by City Imp route 123 in 1994.
Finally it is worth noting the bus is heading westbound on the north quays of the River Liffey. In August 1982 the direction of travel on the north and south quays were reversed and it has remained that way to this day in 2021. 18/02/1982