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***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: Chicago, IL
It is 1994 and KC 4 is seen on Eden Quay. It is at the terminus of the 20B with a working to Ardlea Road. The 20B was one of a family of routes (20 and 20A being the other routes) that served the northside of Dublin in the Donnycarney area. It was the longest lasting one of the three routes, making it into the 21st Century. It was once a cross-city route, but in the later years it only served St. Stephen's Green in the peaks. Although the destination was Ardlea Road, in reality it was just off that road in Maryfield Drive. The route was operated by Summerhill Garage and in June 2011 it was merged with Donnybrook's 14 to become the new cross-city route 14.
KC 4 entered service in 1983.
Eden Quay, 28/12/1994
It is 2008 and RV 429 is parked on Marlborough Street between duties on the 29A. Since November 2012 this route has run from the city centre to Baldoyle via Raheny and Donaghmede. Prior to that it terminated at Newgrove, or Newgrove Cross. Newrgove Cross was what was shown initially on the bus scrolls, and refers to a place near Donaghmede Roundabout, When the bus destinations shifted from scrolls to dot-matrix displays and then LED displays, Newgrove Cross got shortened to just Newgrove.
Unlike most other bus routes in Dublin, the 29A does not trace its existence back to the trams but instead the railways. It was operated by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and was only absorbed into the rest of the city network when the railway ceased to exist in 1958 and was taken over by CIE. The most interesting part of the route is the diversion it takes around All Saint's Road in Raheny.
RV 429 was delivered new to Clontarf Garage in 1998. It was sold to Ensignbus in the UK in 2009. It was still in operation with Imperial Coaches in Slough in 2018.
This part of Marlborough Street was used for many years as a lay-over for buses but since December 2017 it has been the Marlborough tram stop on the Luas Green Line. 23/10/2008
KD 338 is seen parked just off Abbey Street and off Strand Street in Dublin 1. This was a parking area used by buses of many routes. Examples in this shot include routes 67, 50 and 34A which KD 338 is on. This route operated from Middle Abbey Street to Finglas.
In the mid-1990s as the Celtic Tiger roared into life, most of the area around this location was redeveloped. In the early 2000s Dublin Bus moved out due to Luas Red Line construction. Over the years there have been notions and ideas about building a bus station here, but even now in 2016 the place is empty and derelict.
The ad on the side of the bus is worth noting through I admit to having no idea as to what it is for. 09/12/1988
It is 1986 and just under five months to the creation of Dublin Bus, yet some buses are green. KD 20 is seen on Marlborough Street at the 44A lay-over. The bus was delivered new to Dublin in 1981. Built by Bombardier in Shannon, the KD class were delivered in a two-tone green livery, as were the single decker version - the KCs. Buses prior to this were delivered in a tan livery and the green livery was later adapted by the new Dublin Bus in 1987. KD 20 had a long career in Dublin, later joining the Training School and being used there up until at least 1999, and possibly into the early 2000s.
KD 20 has the registration 20 JZL. This was the second KD to carry this registration. The first bus was a demonstrator built with a Rolls Royce engine and given the registration as a temporary measure. That bus was subsequently bought by CIE and became KD 191 in Cork.
Route 44A connected the City Centre with Mount Prospect Avenue in Clontarf. the new route 130 that commenced in the mid-1990s absorbed the old routes 30 and 44A and used minibuses under the City Imp brand. Worth noting that the 44A had nothing to do with the 44 to Enniskerry.
In 2017 this location on Marlborough Street became a tram stop on the Luas Green Line. 29/09/1986
This week we are going back to 1998 for Throwback Thursday. RH 125 is seen at the bus stop outside Trinity College on Grafton Street while operating a service on route 10 from Phoenix Park to Belfield. This was one of the most famous bus routes in Dublin, taking many families to the Zoo in the Phoenix Park and many students to UCD in Belfield. This route ceased in 2010 when the northside leg was taken over by the 46A and the southside leg by the 39A. This location no longer has any bus stops as it is the route of the Luas Cross City.
Finally the bus is in an All-Over Ad for Carlsberg Lager. 28/04/1998
It is 1986, the electric railway has arrived in Dublin and KC 88 is seen on Ailesbury Road with a service on route 52. The 52 has had a complicated history in Dublin. Originally it was the number assigned to the DUTC route to Oxmantown in 1928. Over time this became the 72. In 1932 the DUTC introduced the bus route 44A to replace the tram route 4. It operated from the city centre to Sandymount via Bath Avenue, and in 1936 it became the 52. The route was single-decker operated due to it passing under a low railway bridge and it had its terminus on Willfield Road. The route remained thus until the DART feeder services started in 1986, a slight while after the DART started itself in 1984. The 52 was completely rerouted from 2nd February 1986 when it started to run from St. John's Church to Kilmacud Road Upper via UCD at Belfield. Two weeks after it started, the terminus was moved to here at Ailesbury Road on the westside of the railway line. this was to improve performance as the frequent level-crossing closures for trains was impacting the timetable. The route returned to St. John's Church in the 1990s but was finally withdrawn in 1998 when the 2 and 3 were extended to UCD Belfield. A 3A was introduced for a short while to Kilamcud.
KC 88 entered service in 1984 with CIE in Dublin. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1999.
Ailesbury Road is one of the more exclusive roads in Dublin, where house prices are often valued in the millions, more than KC 88 was worth. 01/05/1986
We are going back to 2005 this week to see RA 190 on the 13B. This route started in November 1997 and connected the City Centre with Palmerstom Park via Ranelagh and Beechwood Avenue. Palmerston Park in Dartry had been the terminus of a number of routes over the years - route 12 until 1985 and route 13 until 1997. During a revision of Ballymun services in 1997, the 13 was cut back to Merrion Square, and the 13B was introduced to replace the 13 on the southside. Initially the 13B was an all-day service but in 2000 it was cutback to a predominately peak-hour service. In 2005 the route was removed from the network, less than a week after this photograph was taken. The Luas Green Line had opened in 2004 and served most of the places that the 13B went through, but did so much more frequently. That wasn't the end of Palmerston Park though as it became the terminus for the 128, 140 and 142 at various points over the following years. The 140 is only the route that terminates there now in 2020.
RA 190 was delivered new in 1994 and was withdrawn in 2006. It subsequently went on to have a further career in the United Kingdom. 13/08/2005
This week we are going back thirteen years to 2012 and to AV 341 in Malahide with a service on route 102 to Dublin Airport.
Route 102 started running between Sutton Station and Malahide in 1986, and was one of the DART Feeder bus routes introduced around that time. These routes were designed to provide frequent connections into the new electrified train service in Dublin. In March 2008, the 102 was merged with route 230, with this new route 102 running between Sutton Station and Dublin Airport, via Malahide and Swords. In December 2018, Go-Ahead Ireland took over the operation of the route. In 2024 the route was modified slightly to serve Portmarnock Station.
AV 341 was new to Dublin Bus in 2003. It was withdrawn in 2018 and sold on to another Irish operator.
14/11/2012
It is 1984 and we are coming to the end of days for the C Class in Dublin. C 165 is seen beside C 162 on Townsend Street. C 165 is operating a service on route 47. The bus, a Leyland Leopard, was delivered new to CIE in 1966. It was first allocated to Ballina before moving to Galway in 1971. It finally reached Donnybrook Garage in Dublin in 1972. In early 1984 new Bombardier single-deckers were being delivered to Dublin and by February 1984 all the C Class buses in Donnybrook were gone. A month later in March Clontarf Garage withdrew the last two C buses in Dublin. The class would live on for a decade or more with Bus Eireann on school duties.
The 47 group of routes connected the City Centre with Whitechurch, Tibradden and Rockbrook going via Rathmines and Rathgar. The routes were withdrawn in 1999 but the number was resurrected for a new route in the early-2000s.
This stop on Townsend ceased being a terminus for buses when the 61 relocated to Eden Quay around 2015 during Luas Cross City works.
09/01/1984
It is 1996 and AD 53 is seen in Dun Laoghaire on the decidedly non-City Swift route 45A. Route 45 started between the City Centre and Bray (going via Blackrock) in 1927 and lasted until 2012. The 45A started running between Dun Laoghaire and Bray (via Sallynoggin and Shankill) in 1942 and still with us today. For many years it terminated at Ballywaltrim, but in 2015 it swapped terminii with the 145 and moved to Kilmacanogue. In 2018 Go-Ahead Ireland took over operation of the route. One notable feature of the route was one departure a day in each direction that went via Shanganagh Cliffs in Shankill, That still continues under Go-Ahead Ireland but is now designated route 45B.
AD 53 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1994. They were Alexander bodies on DAF chassis and operated throughout the city, mainly on CitySwift routes. Some were also bought for Airlink and route 90 Stationlink. Although it is in CitySwift livery, AD 53 is unbranded as Donnybrook only had one CitySwift route (the 46A) and that was unsuitable for single-deckers. Hence these buses appeared on a variety of other routes, such as the 45A. In 1999 it and AD 54 were placed onto the icon Shuttle to Leopardstown but it only lasted until late-2000. AD 53 ended its career in standard Dublin Bus livery. Withdrawals of the ADs from Dublin Bus started in 2004 and finished in 2005, with most ending up on Bus Eireann school services.
It is worth noting the footbridge in the background. This was the main entrance / exit to the station and platforms in Dun Laoghaire. A man used to stand on the bridge to check tickets. Now a more substantial structure straddles the railway. 09/04/1996
A trip back to 1992 and KD 25 is off to the races. The bus is seen parked on Eden Quay between duties on the 45. It is in the company of two other buses in all-over ads - an RH advertising Harp and another KD advertising Heineken. KD 25 is advertising the Leopardstown Races. An ad panel on the side is showing details for a specific race: 'The Golden Pages Handicap on Saturday 18th July". That panel could be swapped out for different races while the rest of the bus remained in the general ad for the racecourse.
Route 45 was the main route between Bray and the City Centre. It went via Blackrock and Cabinteely but in the early 2000s the 145 was introduced on the more direct routing via the Stillorgan Road. The 45 was eventually removed from the network in May 2012.
The view from Eden Quay has changed a lot since this photograph was taken, with new high-rise development behind Tara Street station and the derelict buildings replaced by a modern apartment block. Note too the ad for the Maastricht Treaty referendum on the billboard in front of those derelict buildings.
KD 25 was delivered new to Donnybrook Garage around 1981/1982 and was withdrawn in the mid to late 1990s. Eden Quay 12/06/1992
***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: New York, NY
It is 1992 and RH 134 is interested in some music and shopping. The bus is seen on O'Connell Street operating route 16A to Omni Park. This is a shopping centre that was built in Santry in 1991. Soon after some of the services on the 16 and 16A that terminated on nearby Shanard Road were diverted to serve the shopping centre. Over the following decade other routes also went to Omni, such as the 103, 104 and 300 but over time all routes were pulled out. Now buses stop outside the shopping centre on the Swords Road.
The 16A was removed from the Dublin Bus network in 2012 under Network Direct. In its latter years it ran from Dublin Airport to Nutgrove.
The bus is in a partial all-over-ad for 98Fm, a local music radio station in Dublin, that began broadcasting in 1989.
RH 134 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1992 (it was about three months old when this photograph was taken). It was withdrawn in 2005, when it was sold to Dualway's and joined the City Sightseeing open-top tour fleet. It remained with them until around 2015. 30/05/1992
2 years ago, I had a photoshoot with this doll. This doll has a bittersweet memory because I had her on the day my cat died. :|
From around 1993. Ironically I use more hair products now but not as much shampoo and conditioner. ;p
What a difference three years makes. SG 96 is seen on Hawkins Street with a 15 from Clongriffin to Ballycullen Road. Ths bus route still uses this road but shares the road space here with the Luas Green Line. The tram extension opened in December 2017 connecting Broombridge on the northside to Brides Glen on the southside.
The Screen Cinema is seen beside the bus with an ad for Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. The cinema opened in 1972 but closed in 2016 under plans to redevelop this area. Currently it is in a partially demolished state though could be fully gone by the end of 2018. This week in 2018 the sixth Mission Impossible film (Fallout) was released. In the background is Hawkins House. This was built in 1962 and housed the Department of Health. Like the cinema, this building is due to be demolished and replaced. These plans progressed by the end of July 2018 with the Department relocating to Baggot Street.
Finally SG 96 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in the latter half of 2015. In 2018 this bus is due to transfer to Go-Ahead Ireland in 2018 for when they take over 10% of bus routes in the Greater Dublin Area. A lot of change in three years. 01/08/2015
This week we are going back fifteen years to 2010 and to AV 372 on a snowy O'Connell Street with a service on route 121 to Ratoath Road.
Route 121 started operating between the city centre and Drimnagh Road in 1997. It was a City Imp route, and replaced previous route 22A. In 1998 the route was extended north to Cabra, initially terminating on Faussagh Road, before being extended to Ratoath Road in 1999. The route ceased to operate in 2011 under Network Direct changes. Part of the route on southside was replaced by route 150, but other roads lost their bus service when the route ended.
AV 372 was new to Dublin Bus in 2004. It was withdrawn around 2018 and sold on to another Irish operator.
09/01/2010
Thirty years ago today in 1987, Irish Rail, Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann came into being. The three companies replaced CIE as the main transport operators in Ireland, although they were subsidiaries of CIE. The three companies created their own identities by modifying the current CIE liveries. Dublin Bus added an orange stripe to the two-tone green livery that had initially appeared on the KD class and rolled it out onto the rest of the fleet. This livery lasted until the AV arrived in 2000. D 442 is seen on Burgh Quay four months after Dublin Bus created in the new livery but without the new company logo. This took a bit longer to appear as a number of options were considered. The bus is on route 62. 10/06/1987
*Update* Thanks to poster shilltpo on the Irish Road Passenger Transport Forum for following info: "I suspect the 62 was OPO at that stage but DF 442 wasn't converted for OPO operation. The route scroll looks more like 52 rather than 62 which suggests that the bus was on the 47B perhaps which was mostly D operated at that stage. The VIA Rathmines also would suggest the 47B over the 48A."
It is November 1992 and RH 144 is already five months old when it is seen on Marine Road in Dun Laoghaire. The bus was one of twenty-eight Leyland Olympians delivered to Dublin Bus that year. The first Olympian arrived in 1990 and the final one (RV 620) came in 1999. As a contrast, in September 2014 Dublin Bus saw entry into service of SG1 and by the end of 2019 over 600 were in service in Dublin. RH 144 spent all its working life in Donnybrook before being withdrawn in 2006. It was subsequently sold to Cambridge City Council where it became a playbus, though by 2018 it was static and fixed to one school in the city.
The 46A is probably the most famous bus route in Dublin. Until 2010 it only ran as far as the city centre from Dun Laoghaire, but following the removal of the 10 during Network Direct, it was extended to the Phoenix Park. For most of the day it runs every 7 minutes, and at its worse it goes every 15 mins.
The area behind the bus was completely changed with the building of the Pavilion Theatre, along with apartments, in 2000. 15/11/1992
A short hop back this week to a short bus. WV 42 is seen loadimg up in Dun Laoghaire as it operates route 59 to Mackintosh Park. This was part of a fleet of buses that once number 52, but today numbers 3. And it seems 2017 may see the end of them as new midi-buses are on the way. The WVs were initially used on City Imp routes such as the 123 and 150 but over time these routes transitioned to bigger buses, and today the smaller buses are only required on route 44B. Just before Christmas 2016 the 59 itself underwent a change and now only operates between Killiney and Dun Laoghaire. The residents of Mackintosh Park have to use the 63 now. It is possible to see a WV bus on the new 59, but probably not for much longer. 18/01/2011