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Boy do I wish I had more of these types of photos from Phil Boldman. This one comes from Kentland, Indiana, sometime in the 1940's. Wilmer Boldman took this photo of these 3 men as they stopped here. Pictured are left to right:
O. V. Sparks, NYC daylight operator at "KN" tower.
Thomas Boldman, NYC Track Inspector.
Man at right is someone that was riding with Thomas, maybe a dispatcher, superintendent or new official who needed to see the property. He is unidentified.
This is the best "old" photo I have ever seen of Kentland tower. Operator Sparks and Boldman both lived in town.
This photo is looking north on NYC's Egyptian line. The double-track seen here ran from Morocco to Sheff. Seen past the 3 men is KN tower, the PRR (nee-PCC&StL Ry) diamonds, the Seymour Street (route 24 crossing), the freight depot at right, the semaphore, beyond the signal at left was the small pumphouse shack, across from that at right in the distance was the NYC passenger depot and the building at left of the tracks in the distance looks like a house. Washington Street did in fact cross there at this time, but was long removed by the time I moved there. It also appears that there is a large man standing in the N/E quadrant of the diamonds at right who is looking this way. The coal tower was too far away to see. Looks as though it is noon time by the shadows and cold outside. Trees are empty so it could be early spring. By the 3 mens expressions, it was either very sunny or windy or both.
Kentland was the only location between Morocco and Sheff on the double track section that had interlocked crossovers. There was a trailing point crossover on the north side of the plant (just past the 24 crossing) and a facing point crossover on the south side of the plant (just in photo, at the 3 mens feet).
The "Egyptian" was going south by here at 12:15 am and north at 4:40 am. Looking at the schedule for the Egyptian, it's no wonder I haven't found any photos of it here.
New York Central "KN" tower
Kentland, Indiana
ca. 1940
Wilmer Boldman photo, Phil Boldman collection.
This evening was hard. I thought and talked about her a lot. If I don't, I feel like I'll forget her. This is why I had her name put on me permanently. So I'll never forget.
This week we are going back thirty-one years to RH 78 in Maynooth, on route 67A. This route started operating between the city centre and Maynooth, going via Celbridge around 1988. It ceased to operate in 2010 when it was merged into the regular route 67, which saw all departures extended to/from Maynooth. In 2021 the 67 became route C4 under Bus Connects. The current terminus is further up the Straffan Road, closer to the railway station.
RH 78 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1991. It was withdrawn in 2005 and later sold on to an operator in the UK.
20/07/1991
This week we are going back twenty-nine years to 1992 and MW 2 on College Street. The bus is operating a service on route 83. This route started in 1936, running between Dublin city centre and Kimmage. By the late-1980s the route was in decline and a decision was taken to revitalise the route. In April 1992 the City Imp brand was launched on the 83. The regular buses were replaced by mini-buses in a bright yellow/red livery. The frequency of the route was increased to every 8 minutes in the peak and 12 minutes in the off-peak. Also between Kimmage and Rathmines "Hail n' Ride" was introduced, where passengers could board the bus anywhere along the road as long (at or away from bus stops) as long as it was safe for the bus to stop. The City Imp concept was rolled out to other routes around the city but the 83 was the only one to keep its original route number. Around 2000 these routes had become successful again, and the minibuses on the 83 were replaced by standard buses, with the route losing its City Imp identity. In 2003 the route was merged with the 134 and extended north to McKelvey Avenue in Finglas. A year later it was extended further to Harristown Garage. In 2021 it still operates from Harristown to Kimmage via the city centre.
MW 2 was one of ten MW class minibuses delivered to Dublin Bus in 1990, originally for Localink services. They lasted in service around a decade and most went on to find careers elsewhere.
This location on College Street is now the Trinity tram stop on the Luas Green Line. 06/05/1992
This week we are throwing back thirty years to 1991 and KD 156 on O'Connell Street. The bus is operating a service on route 11B to UCD Belfield. This route started operating southbound from the city centre around 1970. In the 1980s it was extended north, first to Griffith Avenue and then to Wadelai Park. The route ceased to operate in 2011, under Network Direct changes. This route had its own terminus within the college complex at Belfield, being located on the Clonskeagh side near the sports center. Currently it is being used by route 142.
KD 156 was delivered new to CIE in 1982. It was withdrawn by March 1996 and went on to join the Dublin Bus driving school. It was withdrawn in the early-2000s but was not scrapped until around 2019.
The bus is an all-over ad for Skips by KP Snacks. The bus was painted into this ad in 1991 and remained in it until 1994. Skips were first made in 1974 and still on sale today.
31/12/1991
In mid-November 2010, Dublin Bus introduced a new route through Network Direct, the 25B. This replaced the 151 as the bus route to Adamstown. Passengers from there now reached Dublin via Foxborough and the Lucan Road rather than via Clondalkin and the Crumlin Road. Interchange is possible between both routes at Foxborough.
Just over a week after the route started Dublin fell under a blanket of snow. AV 361 is seen in the snow at the 25B terminus in Merrion Square. 01/12/2010
This week we go back twenty-seven years to 1996 and AD 30 at Heuston Station in Dublin. It is operating a service on route 90, which connected Heuston Station, the City Centre and Connolly Station. This route started in the mid-1980s, being part of the DART Feeder service, although buses met trains at the station to bring people into the city centre on an ad-hoc basis for many years. In the mid-1990s it was rebranded Stationlink after the AD Class buses arrived, and the Railink when it was upgraded to double deckers around 1999. The route was suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and has not returned (nor is it likely to).
AD 30 was new to Dublin Bus in 1994. It operated for a year or so in plain-white livery until Stationlink was applied. It was withdrawn in 2004 and moved to the Bus Eireann school fleet, and was based in County Cork. It was withdrawn around 2013.
For many decades this was the location in Heuston Station were buses loaded, with passengers having to walk out onto the road to get on the bus. Around 1998 the station underwent a renovation and the buses were moved to a new dedicated area at the front of the station. This was later modified in the early-2000s to accommodate the tram stop for the Luas Red Line.
11/05/1996
This week we are going back twenty-two years to KC 41 on Aston Quay, dressed for route 210. This route had one of the most complicated histories within the bus network of Dublin, and there is a good chance I have gotten some of it wrong. The route started in 1989 as a Localink route in the Clondalkin area. It had two western termini - one in Neilstown and one in Bawnogue. Its eastern terminus was at the Coombe Hospital, and this was the closest it got to the City Centre. In the mid-1990s the route was then extended to Kevin Street, with Neilstown becoming the other terminus and services ran via Bawnogue. Around 1997 the bus was finally extended to Aston Quay. But, in March 1999 it was cut back to Dolphin's Barn and the western terminus became Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. In 2008 it got a major change when the route became Liffey Valley to The Square (Tallaght), via Bawnogue and Clondalkin. The route was finally removed from the network in April 2012 during Network Direct changes. The 76 and 76A mostly replaced the 210 in the process.
KC 41 was delivered new to CIE in February 1983. It spent most of its career in Clontarf Garage. It spent its last few years in Conyngham Road Garage. All Bombardiers were withdrawn by Dublin Bus by January 2001.
Through the window can be seen the red autofare box. This was introduced in 1996 in order to reduce the number of attacks on bus drivers. Passengers placed their fare into the slot on the box. The driver had no access to the money and no change was given. The exact fare had to be given in coins only. It was rolled out to every bus in the fleet by mid-1999.
05/02/1999
This week we are going back forty-one years to 1983 and to KD 238 on Charlotte Street. The bus is displaying route 20B to Beaumont as a destination. Route 20B started operating between Bulfin Road and Beaumont (Ardlea Road) in 1980. In 1988 it was cut back on the southside and only operated to Ardlea Road from the city centre. Into 2011 the route was absorbed into a new cross-city route 14 which still runs between Ardlea Road and Dundrum.
KD 238 was new to CIE in August 1982. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in October 2000.
If you look at a map of Dublin today, you won't find Charlotte Street on it. It was closed in 1992 and the area was extensively rebuilt with new offices and a hotel. Charlotte Street basically the continuation of Charlemont Street to Camden Street, passing through what is now the entrance to the Camden Court Hotel car park. The Charlotte Inn behind the bus in the photograph was previously Cotters Bar. This website can provide more details on the history of Charlotte Street: wideandconvenientstreets.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/charlot...
02/1983
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
It is 35 years ago and the northern extreme of the Dublin City bus services. D 472 is seen departing Balbriggan heading south for Dublin (despite what the destination says) with a working on the 33. The 33 can trace its routes back to the bus services operated by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland). When the company was absorbed by CIE (and the UTA) in 1958, some of its bus routes fromDublin joined the city services. The 33 was one of them, and holds the distinction of being the furthest north those services go. Balbriggan is located near the county border with Meath.
D 472 was delivered new to Summerhill in 1973 and was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1990. The 33 is still operated by Dublin Bus by the end of 2018 the 33A should be operated by Go-Ahead Ireland.
Finally, Balbriggan is also my hometown, and the 1983 was the year I was born. 26/06/1983
Originally Taken: December 25, 2010
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Camera: Nikon D80
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For my December Throwback Thursday I decided to go ahead and use an old holiday photo that was taken during my first 365 project back in 2010.
I reprocessed it to a black and white photo with a slightly warmer overlay and didn't do too much else, a slight crop and some adjustments to the lighting levels but otherwise it was a pretty decent photo SOOC so it was fairly easy to work with; and with how chaotic December has been, it was just what I needed.
Hope everyone is having a good day.
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A little leopard high heel heaven from 2007
Sensible Shoes?...Not exactly, after 4 hours of trotting around downtown Kansas City. Some girls never learn.
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This week we are going back eighteen years to 2007, and to AX 528 on Leeson Street with a service on route 46B to Belarmine.
Route 46B started running between the city centre and Kilmacud Road (Stillorgan) in 1988, replacing route 64A. In 2002 the southern terminus was moved from Stillorgan to Sandyford Industrial Estate. In 2006 certain peak-time departures were extended to and from Belarmine, near Stepaside. These lasted until 2008 when route 47 started. The 46B lasted until September 2010 when Network Direct saw changes to the bus routes on the Stillorgan QBC, and routes 46B, 46C, 46D, 46X and 746 ceased to operate.
AX 528 was new to Dublin Bus in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2019, and sold on to another Irish operator.
18/04/2007
This week we are going back thirty-eight years to 1984 and KC 68 on Hawkins Street. The bus is operating a service on route 47B to Grange Road. This route started operating between the city centre and Grange Road in 1949. The route ceased to operate in 1999, along with the 47 and 47A.
KC 68 was new to CIE in February 1984. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in the late-1990s and joined the driving school. It was subsequently sold into private ownership and awaiting restoration.
In the background is the New Metropole cinema which subsequently became the Screen cinema. Also in the background is Hawkins House. Both were demolished over the last five years with a new development currently under construction on the site.
10/05/1984
This week we are going back twenty-six years to 1996 and KD 335 inside Ringsend Garage. This bus is surrounded by fellow members of the KD Class, the first of which were delivered in 1981. KD 335 itself was delivered new to CIE in 1983, near the end of the KD deliveries. When this picture was taken a few dozen of the class had already been withdrawn by Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann. KD 335 would make it to the end of the type working in Dublin, being withdrawn around 1999/2000.
The bus is dressed for route 65B. This route started operating between the city centre and Killinarden around 1984. In 1998 it was extended west to Citywest and it still operates to there to this day.
Ringsend Garage opened in 1941, replacing another garage that was in Lime Street.
02/06/1996
I love this dress with it's pretty design and it feels wonderful. Looking forward to dressing up this weekend.
Back in Dec' 2019 I was invited on a shoot organized by my good friend and fellow photographer Mick Tait, to do some photography at the Old Government House, Parramatta in NSW. Because the venue/museum is strictly a 'look but don't touch' policy I had the idea to stick with a theme of ghostly apparitions (and seems to be the month to celebrate it!).
This series eventually earned me a spot in the Pentaxian Yearbook series section.
You can find more images from this set in the blog link below, please feel free to leave a comment here or there if you have any questions;
www.eddysummers.com.au/blog/ghosts
www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/old-government-house/
Thanks!
For the first time in a while we are going back in time to the 1980s. To be precise it is 1988 and D 554 is seen parked between Abbey Street and Strand Street. This was used for many years as a place to park buses between duties. When the Luas tram works started in the early 2000s, Dublin Bus were forced to clear out of here and park their buses elsewhere around the city.
There is also a connection between the Luas tram and the route the bus is on. The 86 was introduced in 1958 after the Harcourt Street railway line was shut. It was designed as a replacement for the lost train services and ran between the city centre and Shankill. It survived up until the early 2000s but was only a shadow of its former self by then. It had one departure a day between Sandyford and Shankill. The Harcourt Street line itself was revived in the early-2000s as part of the Luas Green Line. 29/03/1988
It is 1998 and KD 238 is at Dublin Airport. The bus is not going on its summer holidays, but rather it is operating route 230. This route connected Dublin Airport with Swords, Malahide and Portmarnock. The route started in 1991, but in 2008 it was merged with the DART Feeder route 102 which ran from Seabury in Malahide to Portmarnock and Sutton. The new route adopted the number of the 102 and provided a useful orbital in north County Dublin. In 2018 the route was taken over by Go-Ahead Ireland. The bus is seen at the traditional 230 terminus at Dublin Airport, though the current 102 terminus is closer to the church at the airport.
KD 238 entered service with CIE around 1982 and survived with Dublin Bus until October 2000, ending its days in Summerhill Garage.
The ad on the side of the bus is for 98Fm, who currently have a new campaign running on buses in January 2019. 31/01/1998
A jaunt back thirty years this week to 1988. D 502 is seen on O'Connell Street with a 3 from Larkhill to Sandymount. The bus had been delivered new to Ringsend in April 1973 where it spent the rest of its career until withdrawn in 1990.
The route has had a varied career over its life.Operated by Ringsend Garage until 1994 when Donnybrook took over, the route returned to Ringsend in 2006. In 2012 Network Direct abolished the route, but the new route 1 covered most of the old 3. The 1 terminated in Santry on the northside instead of Larkhill.
The bus is still in CIE branding even though Dublin Bus had been created a year before. 29/03/1988
This week we are only going back five years, and one year after this series started, to 2017 and GT 147 on route 9. There is nothing overly spectacular about that - route 9 having started in 2011 running between Limekiln Avenue and Charlestown. The interesting thing here is the via being displayed on the destination - the bus is showing "City Centre via Carrigstown". You would be hard-pressed to find Carrigstown on a map of Dublin, for it is the setting of the RTE soap-opera "Fair City". This television show started in 1989, set within the fictional Carrigstown located in north Dublin near Drumcondra. In the early days of the show Donnybrook Garage (located across the road from the RTE studios) used to provide a City Imp minibus for scenes shot on the exterior set, with the bus dressed for the fictional route 16B (I believe) to Carrigstown. In more recent times, it has been served by route 9 as seen on the bus display here, and on the bus stop used on the Carrigstown set. Here the destination is making an unusual appearance on the real streets of Dublin's fair city.
GT 147 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2013 and is still in service today.
College Green, 10/06/2017
Père Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris, and houses the resting places of well known folks such as Edith Piaf, Chopin, and Jim Morrison. This tomb, housing the less famous Familie Raspail, was featured on the cover of a Dead Can Dance Album, although I didn’t know that when I took this photo.
This week we are going back to Killiney in 1983. C 74 is seen at the 59 terminus on Killiney Hill. This route number first appeared in 1937 with an independent company originating the route before that. Although it originally ran to the city centre, it was cut back to Dun Laoghaire in 1942 due to wartime restrictions, and thus it has remained ever since. With the coming of the DART in 1984, it was turned into a DART Feeder service but that only lasted until 1989 when due to low demand it returned to being a regular bus route. For a while the 59 was extended to Mackintosh Park but in 2016 it was cut back to Killiney. In October 2018 the route transferred to Go-Ahead Ireland along with a number of other local Dun Laoghaire routes.
C 74 was delivered new to CIE in 1965. It left Donnybrook in 1984 and transferred to Stranorlar in 1984 and was withdrawn in 1985.
04/06/1983
Found these when going thru some old photos. These were taken in Arizona and Nevada, about 24 years ago. Traveling with a couple of 110 disposable cameras. Good times!
This week we are going back twenty-four years to RV 351 on Abbey Street at the terminus for route 39. The bus was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1997. It was withdrawn in 2008 and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom. It was still working away there as recently as 2019.
Route 39 started operating between Dublin city centre and Blanchardstown in 1926. In 1993 it was transformed when it became the first CitySwift route, operating to Clonnsilla. Originally single-decker buses were used on the route, but due to the popularity of the frequent service, double-deckers like RV 351 were brought in. In the early-2000s the CitySwift concept started to fade away. From 2010 Network Direct saw the route operate from Baggot Street / Burlington Road to Ongar.
Construction work on the Luas Red Line around 2002/2003 saw all buses vacate Middle Abbey Street. Tram lines now occupy the opposite side of the road from that which RV 351 is on. Penny's is still there though.
18/11/1997
This week we are going back eleven years to 2012 and RV 588 at Dunboyne. The bus is waiting to depart for Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, via Littlepace, on route 270. This route started in September 2000, as a companion to the older route 70 which connected Dublin city centre with Dunboyne, as well as providing a service to the people in Littlepace. In January 2019 the route transferred to Go-Ahead Ireland.
RV 588 was new to Dublin Bus in 1999. It was one of a number of Olympians delivered with narrower destination screens on the front, though all were later retrofitted with a standard size ones. They did keep the different type of dot-matrix used in the destination though. The bus was withdrawn in November 2012 and was sold on to another Irish operator.
Dunboyne is located in County Meath, and is one of the few places served by buses on Dublin city services (operated by Go-Ahead Ireland and Dublin Bus) and regional routes operated by Bus Eireann. In September 2010 it also regained its train service when the railway line was reopened from Clonsilla to a new station north of Dunboyne at M3 Parkway.
05/04/2012