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"We met at the wrong time. That's what I keep telling myself, anyway. Maybe one day years from now, we'll meet in a coffee shop in a faraway city somewhere, and we could give it another shot."
Hallowe'en 1998 and it is raining at Dublin Heuston Station. KD 240 is with a 91 to the City Centre. This route ran on an adhoc basis, providing extra capacity to the 90 but not going all the way to Dublin Connolly. KD 240 was based at Conyngham Road and was delivered new between 1982/83.
One thing to note in this photo is the ticket machine beside the bus. Free standing ticket machines were, and still are, rare for Dublin Bus. The other notable location that had a ticket machine was Dublin Airport, and there is still one there today. The one in Heuston is no longer there, with most people using Leap cards nowadays. However back in 1998 the vast majority of users were paying cash to the driver. These machines that allowed you to buy a ticket before boarding the bus were a curiosity of their time.
31/10/1998
WEEK 43 – Covington Kroger Closing, Set 4
Here’s another view of the demolished fuel center, this time from a sideways angle at what would have been the shorter side of the canopy. As you can see, the entire area is fenced off and littered with debris and equipment, with only that lone steel support beam that once stood over a couple of the fuel pumps remaining. This whole scene definitely gave me some flashback vibes to the demolition of the old Hernando Kroger fuel center, back in the day. (Gosh, it’s crazy to think about how long ago that’s been, when it doesn’t really feel that long ago at all…)
(c) 2021 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
It's 1983 and D 279 is seen at the 62 terminus in Kilmacud (or is it Stillorgan?). This terminus is located just off the Lower Kilmacud Road, but is just behind the Stillorgan Shopping Centre. However the route more appropriately served the Kilmacud area, so the destination on the front of the bus is probably the right choice. A number of routes have terminated over the years, the 52, 62, 64, 64A, 46B and most recently the 11. With the rerouting of the 11 to Sandyford Business District during Network Direct, this terminus is no longer used, but the 47 and 75 still serve the Lower Kilmacud Road.
The 62 operated from the City Centre to here via Ranelagh, Clonskeagh and Goatstown, and ceased in 1999 when it was merged with the 11.
D 279 entered service in 1969 and was withdrawn in 1985. 17/02/1983
This isn’t a Corvette. It’s the Equus Throwback.
Okay, so it is a Corvette, sort of.
But this Corvette has been restyled, and given a little bit more grunt by Equus Automotive, creator of the Bass770.
The retro-inspired Throwback is a limited model, with only 25 planned by the Detroit-based company, which utilises the ‘Vette as a basis to create a “significantly upgraded” muscle car.
The Corvette’s supercharged V8 can be tuned to an output of 746kW and 1114Nm. Equus says it’s capable of a 2.5-second run to 97km/h (60mph), and has a top speed of 354km/h.
Equus Autmotive’s goal with the Throwback was to inspire a sense of nostalgia in muscle car fans while providing a car with modern-day usability.
“The Throwback model uses unique styling language in its outer skin to create a breathtaking vision of the ultimate Corvette. Equus takes the customer down memory lane to an era when Corvettes were synonymous with performance and class.
“The Throwback can be personalized for the design orientated drivers or for the fastest paced performance centric customer, always emphasizing the original love of an icon, desire for innovation and uncompromised quality.
“Just as companies like Brabus and Alpina focus on European brands, Equus Automotive is focused on providing American Sports car lovers the ultimate interpretation of todayʼs designs.
Throwback Thursday - This is one I took a while back, on my first visit to Seattle. This guy was very talented. I love hearing street musicians perform, some of them are exceptional performers.
Taken with a Canon 5D mark ii
Throwback Thursday this week is going back to 1985. KC 82 is seen sitting outside the station at Bray prior to working a route 85 to Shop River. When the local routes around Bray were reorganised in the 1990s, this became the 185 to Shop River (via Enniskerry). Later some 185 departures were introduced to just Palermo. 01/06/1985
For my first post of 2026, I thought I’d take a look back to one year ago today at the Tanfield Railway’s Whistle Off, which kick-started the Railway 200 celebrations.
More images from the event can be found here >> www.mattditch.photography/rail#/tanfield-railway-railway2...
To mark the end of the year we are going back 29 years to 1991. KD 348 is seen on Parnell Square dressed for route 40A to Cappagh Hospital. Route 40A started running to Finglas in 1932, seven years after route 40 started. The 40A terminus was on Cappagh Road, whereas the 40 terminated on Plunkett Road. Up until the early-2000s a number of departures on the 40A were extended to / from Cappagh Hospital. In 2011 the 40A was taken off the bus network when it was merged with the 40 and 78A to become the new cross-city route 40.
The bus is in an all-over ad for Telecom Eireann Callcards. I am sure for a certain generation of people these must seem like a very arcane item, whereas other people may recall them with great fondness. Introduced in the late 1980s the cards were a way for people to make calls on public phones without having to carry a lot of loose change around with them. In some ways they served as the prototype to phone credit that people use on their mobile phones nowadays. The cards were very popular during the 1990s, and even became collectible items with their varied designs and denominations. However, with the arrival of the mobile phones in the late 1990s, the cards along with public pay-phones became a thing of the past. Telecom Eireann also became a thing of the past in 1999 when it was privatised and first rebranded as Eircom, and later as Eir.
KD 348 was one of 366 double-deckers delivered to CIE in the 1980s by Bombardier. It was delivered new in 1983 and was withdrawn around 1999. 31/12/1991
Slightly different Throwback Thursday this week as we are commemorating the end of a route. On Friday 11th November 2016 the 8 will run for the final time as part of changes to bus routes in the Dun Laoghaire. This is not the first time Dublin Bus has tried to get rid of the 8. An attempt was made in 2001 but thanks to a successful European Court case it returned in 2005. But this time in 2016 it will be the last run of the 8. The 8 also holds the distinction of being the last tram route to run in Dublin, back in 1949
RH 45 is seen at the Eden Quay terminus of the route 24 years ago. The bus is in an all-over ad for the First National Building Society. 22/11/1992
Travelling back 21 years this week to 1996. KD 114 is parked on Marlborough Street between duties on the 28. This route operated between Edenmore and Dublin City Centre and when this photo was taken the route only had two months left in its existence. It was replaced by the 42A, before it itself was replaced by the 27A in 2011. When the bus finished its passenger carrying career it went on to become a driver trainer. In January 2001 it took part in the special runs to mark the end of Bombardier buses in Dublin. The location in the photograph is in the process of becoming a stop on the Luas Cross City line. Marlborough Street, 04/05/1996
It is the first day of August 1999 and the 47B, along with the 47 and 47A, has only 6 weeks of existence left. RH 91 is seen at the terminus on Grange Road which the route shared with the 16. The 47 group of routes connected the City Centre with Whitechurch, Tibradden and Rockbrook, though not necessarily the most direct way. The 47B for example served Leinster Road and Zion Road in Rathmines and Rathgar. Eventually the routes were replaced by the 15C, 116 and 161 in the suburbs, though the 47 number did reappear in the early 2000s on a very different routing. The final day of the 47/A/B was the 11th September 1999. The 16 was also subsequently extended from this terminus along Grange Road to Kingtston in Ballinteer.
RH 91 was delivered new to Dublin Bus, appropriately, in 1991. It was withdrawn in 2006 and is currently preserved, in the livery as seen here, although the orange line above the top deck is complete.
The ad on the side of the bus by Aer Rianta states 'The spirit of Duty Free lives on". This was the first day of no Duty Free across the European Union, it having ended at midnight on the 30th June 1999. The concept of Duty Free had begun in Shannon Airport in 1947, and spread across the world. Its abolition was expected to lead to increased travel costs...
Grange Road 01/08/1999
A trip back ten years this week to 2009. RV 553 is seen heading north on O'Connell Street with a 140 to St. Margaret's Road. This route was one of a number of routes created in the early 2000s to cope with the expansion of Dublin due to the Celtic Tiger. The routes themselves, such as the 4, 128 and 140, more accurately started towards the end of the Celtic Tiger and the start of the economic crisis. The 140 commenced in 2008 connecting Wilton Terrace with Finglas, being a more direct route than the traditional 40. In late 2009 it was extended to Ikea near Ballymun and then in 2011 it was extended south to Rathmines as part of Network Direct. It replaced the 128 on the southside making the 128 a short-lived route of only 4 years. At one point consideration was given to merge the 140 with the 54A instead, which would have extended it beyond Tallaght to Kiltipper.
RV 553 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1999. When this picture was taken it was based in Harristown Garage but was subsequently transferred to Summerhill. It was withdrawn in 2012. 06/01/2009
It is February 1984 and C 160 only has a few days left in service. This Leyland Leopard with bodywork by Metal Sections Limited was delivered new to CIE in 1966. It was first allocated to Ballina (in County Mayo) when new in 1966. In November 1971 it transferred to Clontarf Garage in Dublin where it continued to work for the next 13 years. With the arrival of the new Bombardier KC Class in February 1984, the final C's were withdrawn and C 160 moved to Dundalk. It took up a new career there as a school-bus which it continued for over a decade before it was finally preserved. Over 50 years after it entered service, this bus is still with us today.
C 160 is seen on Lower Gardiner Street at the terminus for the 27. This route connected the City Centre with Coolock via Fairview and Bonnybrook. In 2011 the route was merged with the 77 become a long cross-city route from Clare Hall to Jobstown. 22/02/1984
A partnership with the Fuller Fabric Company in 1952 led DeGrazia to produce many small-scale and full-sized watercolor designs for printed textiles. Happy Throwback Thursday!
It is 1987 and KD 351 is seen between duties at Phibsborough Garage. The livery on the bus is worth noting. Four months earlier saw the creation of Dublin Bus, who based their livery on the two-tone green CIE used on the Bombardiers, but added the orange line. Therefore KD 351 is in Dublin Bus livery, but with the CIE logo being used instead of the Dublin Bus logo. In some ways this bus is wearing a transitional livery.
KD 351 was delivered new to CIE and Phibsborough Garage in 1983 and survived in service until the late 1990s.
The location of Phibsborough Garage is interesting, In the background can be seen the former railway terminus of Broadstone. When the railway line shut it was taken over by CIE provincial services which became Bus Eireann in 1987. The Dublin city services had a garage beside Broadstone which was called Phibsborough Garage, which transferred to Dublin Bus. In the early 2000s Dublin Bus took over part of Broadstone, creating a new garage called Broadstone. Basically, three garages operated by two bus operators on one site that was formerly a railway station and yard. 20/06/1987
It is 1994. The bus stops (and most buses) are green, the trains are orange and some buses are advertising the trains. RH 41 is seen on Hawkins Street at the 48A terminus. The bus is in an all-over ad for Irish Rail. The national railway company was going through an era of growth and rebranding with new trains and a new logo. This is reflected in the design on the bus.There was a second bus done up for Irish Rail at this time too focusing on its Fast Track delivery service. Sadly that is no longer with us, and the trains are no longer orange.
The 48A connected the City Centre with Ballinteer via Milltown and Dundrum. With the arrival of the Luas in the early 2000s, patronage on the route dropped. Under Network Direct in 2011 the route was dropped, replaced by the 61 for the most part.
RH 41 was delivered new in 1990 to Donnybrook Garage as a Wedding Bus. Following the end of its career in Dublin it moved to Cork where it operated an open-top tour for Cronin's. Hawkins Street, 21/08/1994
It is 1983 and KD 313 is at the northern extreme of the Dublin City Services network.At the time the bus was brand new, having been delivered to Summerhill Garage during 1983.
It is seen at the terminus of tne 33 in Balbriggan. This town in north County Dublin was the furthest north the buses of Dubiln City Services went. It is also still the furthest north Dublin Bus go, and by the end of the year the furthest north Go-Ahead will serve. The bus stop here is shared with the bus route between Drogheda and Dublin,providing a connection between the two services.
In 1983 the 33 terminus was outside the Bank of Ireland as seen here. Within a few years the bus terminated on the other side of the road. By the late-1990s/early-2000s the terminus had relocated further south along this road, outside Balbriggan Church where it still terminates today.
The Bank of Ireland is still in this location but has been completely rebuilt in the intervening years. 14/08/1983
It's March 1988. Dublin Bus is just over a year old and a smart looking D 540 is seen on Eden Quay. The bus was fifteen years old at this point, having been delivered new to Phibsborough in 1973. However in 1987 it moved to Ringsend where it stayed until withdrawn in 1991.
The bus is seen on Ringsend route 15B. This operated from Eden Quay to Ballyroan, although in later years it went to Whitechurch and currently goes to Stocking Avenue. 15/03/1988
This week we go back thirty-three years to 1988 and D 785 on O'Connell Street. The bus is in an all-over ad for Denny food that is celebrating Dublin's 1000th birthday. It received this late in 1987, or early 1988, and was the first Dublin Bus all over ad. Though not the first all over ad bus in Dublin, but all other previous examples had been in CIE days. In 1989 the ad was modified with the messaging changed to mark 160 years of Denny. In late 1990 the bus was repainted back into standard Dublin Bus livery.
D 785 was delivered new to CIE in 1976 and operated out of Donnybrook Garage. Around 1991 it moved to Ringsend Garage where it went on to be the last D Class to operate there. Its last trip in service was on route 15B on the 22nd April 1995.
Route 11 started in 1939 running between Ballymun Road and Clonskea. Over the years it was extended to Wadelai Park on the northside and Kilmacud on the southside. Under Network Direct in 2011 the southern terminus was relocated to Sandyford Business District.
The bus is stopped outside the BHS department store, though nowadays it is home to Pennys. Easons in the background is still there in 2021.
29/01/1988
This week we are going back thirty-eight years to 1988, and to D 426 parked on Eden Quay and dressed for route 7 to Sallynoggin.
The route current route 7 can be traced back to 1979 when the route started operating between the city centre and Ballybrack. In 1988 it was extended to Loughlinstown Park. Certain departures started serving Cherrywood in 2004, but in 2016 these services retained the route 7 number, while the Loughlinstown Park services became route 7A.
The bus is showing Salynoggin as a destination, This was the terminus for route 7A from 1950 to 1988, when it was extended to Mackintosh Park. That version of route 7A ended in 2011.
D 426 was new to CIE in 1972. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1990.
On the bridge behind the bus is an ad for "Abraxas" nightclub in Sackville Place, which may have become "The Asylum" nightclub.
12/02/1988
Following a regional tradition of building a chapel or shrine in thanks, DeGrazia’s goal was an adobe mission built from the ground up at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Marion DeGrazia said, “The desert was all his as far as the eye could see. There it was beautiful. It was quiet. He did not disturb the desert. He became a part of it.” Happy Throwback Thursday!
This week we are going twenty-five years to RH 130 at the terminus of route 13A on Kildare Street. The first 13A started around 1977, and ran from Ballymun to Beechwood Avenue. In 1980 it moved terminus to Poppintree, and the route ceased around 1983/1984. It returned to the network in 1994, running between Poppintree and Kildare Street. In 1997 it moved its southern terminus to Merrion Square. In 2004 it moved its northern terminus to Harristown, and in 2009 it started serving Ikea (near Ballymun). The route ceased in October 2011, as part of the changes brought in under Network Direct.
RH 130 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1992. In 2006 it lost part of its roof and joined the Dublin Bus tour fleet. It was withdrawn in 2014 and sold for scrap. During its career it was one of the few RH Class members to receive CitySwift livery.
21/09/1996
These 4 photos were taken January 26th, 1984 of Phil Boldmans snow removal crew, which he was a part of every winter between Schneider, Indiana and Danville, Illinois on Conrails Danville secondary (NYC Egyptian line). Photos are 2 miles north of Kentland, Indiana at the County Road W. 1400 S. crossing, looking south towards Kentland. The southbound distant signal "60 S" can be seen, Ethan Allen and the other Industries on the North side of Kentland can be seen at left in the 1st 3 photos.
I didn't get any info on the consist of this, but there was a CR owned Jordan Spreader #64622, 3 engines and a caboose.
I have approximately 30 photos from Phil while he was plowing this line that I will post in an album with this one.
Conrail Northbound M-O-W Crew
CR Danville Secondary, MP 60.02
January 26th, 1984
Kentland, Indiana (location between Kentland and the Iroquois River bridge)
Views look S/S/E
This week we are going back twenty-six years to 1995 to see RH 148 trying out a new livery. At the time Dublin Bus was eight years old and was considering a new livery to replace the two-tone green and orange stripe. RH 147 received a blue/white livery with a yellow stripe, whereas RH 148 received a two-tone green livery with orange stripe. As can be seen in the photo, when compared to the buses around it, it was only really the lower green that was modified from the standard livery. Unsurprisingly, this livery was not adopted as the new fleet standard. Nor was the livery on RH 147. Instead a blue and cream livery with orange was introduced a few years later. In 2003 Dublin Bus adopted a blue and yellow livery, and now in 2021 a new TFI livery is being rolled out across Ireland.
Route 45 ran between Dublin City Centre and Bray, with termini in the latter either at Oldcourt or Esplanade. It was removed from the network in 2012, but the 45A continues on today between Dun Laoghaire and Kilmacanogue via Bray.
RH 148 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1992 and was withdrawn in 2006. It was then sold on to an operator in Scunthorpe in the United Kingdom. It was subsequently withdrawn at some point after 2013. D'Olier Street, 01/04/1995
Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) throwback space battle between the Enterprise and a Klingon Cruiser, made in Blender. Just starting to learn Blender, pretty cool.
This week we are going back twenty-eight years to 1994 and Dublin Bus AD 58 on Pearse Street. The bus is dressed for route 14A to Churchtown. This route started running between the Phoenix Park and Churchtown in 1965. In the late-1980s it was cut back from the Phoenix Park to the city centre and in 1995 it was extended to Ballinteer. From 2005 to 2011 it operated to Dundrum, but was subsumed into new route 14 under Network Direct,
AD 58 was one of seventy DAF / Alexander Setanta single-deckers delivered to Dublin Bus between 1994 and 1995. It was delivered in unbranded City Swift livery and initially operated out of Donnybrook Garage. Around 2006 it transferred to Bus Eireann along with a number of other AD buses that joined the school fleet, but it was withdrawn by 2011. It ended its days at Rosslare Harbour.
29/12/1994
This week we are going back twenty years to 1996. KD 160 is seen at Heuston Station. Although the front of the bus shows "Ballyfermot" the side number probably shows its true intent. Route 91 ran as required between the City Centre and Heuston, working inbound via Dame Street. It was designed to provide extra capacity on route 90 when required. With the extension of the 145 to Heuston a few years ago, route 91 silently faded away and no longer runs. Visible through the front door is the old magnetic strip ticket validator. These too are also now gone, replaced by tag-on machines. 18/08/1996
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July 1989 is much more grey than July 2018, but the former is probably a more typical Irish summer than the latter. D 822 does brighten things up a bit. It is seen passing the Bank of Ireland and Trinity College in College Green as it operates a 13 to Palmerston Park from Ballymun. The route commenced to Ballymun in the late 1970s, extended to Palmerston Park in the 1980s, and lasted until 2011. Under Network Direct the route was merged with the 51s and became a cross-city route from Ballymun to Grange Castle via Drumcondra, Inchicore and Clondalkin. The route now travels down Dame Street from College Green rather than Grafton Street as in this photo.
The bus is in an all-over ad for the The Irish Cancer Society. The bus is promoting their support services.
D 822 entered service in 1976 and was withdrawn in 1994 when it was sold for scrap. 27/07/1989
It is April 1985 and KD 5 is seen on Marlborough Street (not Abbey Street as on the caption) in Dublin. It is seen after arriving with a working on the 31 from Howth. This route can trace its origins back to the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and was absorbed into CIE Dublin bus network in 1958. It follows the railway line from Dublin to Howth through villages such as Raheny and Sutton. However in recent times, unlike the railway, it continues through Howth Village and terminate at Howth Summit. As a result, this is a very popular bus route with visitors.
KD 5 was delivered new to CIE in 1981. It survived in service with Dublin Bus to the mid-1990s, spending all its life at Clontarf Garage.
The block of buildings beside the bus are no longer standing on Marlborough Street having been demolished in the early-2000s. The road beneath the bus became the Luas tram line in 2017. 11/04/1985
It is a grey day in February 2010, and AV 217 is seen in Drumcondra. It is operating route 40A from Parnell Street to Charlestown via Finglas. The 40 family of routes are synonymous with Finglas, although the 40B is a bit of an outlier as it goes to Toberburr near St. Margarets. The 40A served some of the estates in Finglas off Cardiffsbridge Road before terminating in the village. In 2009 the route was extended to the new development at Charlestown. By the end of 2011 the 40A had been absorbed into the new cross-city 40 which ran from Finglas to Liffey Valley. The 40 itself was extended to Charlestown in 2017.
Whitworth Road in Drumcondra runs beside and above the railway line served by trains to Docklands Station. It is a busy bus route with the 40s all serving it. In the past the 13 to Ballymun also went this way. It is also heavily used by Bus Eireann. 12/02/2010
This week we are going thirty-nine years to 1984 and D 373 parked on Hawkins Street. The bus is dressed for route 62 to Kilmacud, via Ranelagh and Clonskeagh. This route started operating in 1936, being extended from Goatstown to Kilmacud in 1962, and to Beaufield Park (behind the Stillorgan Shopping Centre) in 1966. The route ceased to operate in 1999 when it was replaced by an extended route 11.
D 373 was new to CIE in 1970 and was withdrawn in 1986.
Beside the bus is the New Metropole cinema, which opened in 1972. In 1984 it became the Screen Cinema, but it closed for the final time in 2016. The site is currently being redeveloped.
24/05/1984
It is 1992 and RH 120 is seen heading north on O'Connell Street with cross-city route 10 from UCD Belfield to Phoenix Park. Until its withdrawal in 2010, this was one of the more famous bus routes in Dublin with most people's experiences of it either being to take them to college in UCD or the Zoo in the Phoenix Park. Under Network Direct, the northern half of the route was taken over by the 46A, and the southern half by the 39A.
The bus is in an all-over ad for the "Travel Ten" ticket. This was an initiative by Dublin Bus where one prepaid ticket offered ten journeys. This ticket later morphed into the "2 Eazy" ticket, which then evolved into the current smartcard "Leap".
RH 120 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1991. It was withdrawn in the early-2000s and went to operate with Veolia in the United Kingdom. 14/03/1992
It is 1989 and KD 22 has just completed a journey on route 31 from Howth Summit. This route can trace its origins back to the bus service operated by Great Northern Railway (Ireland), even through they also ran a parallel rail service to Howth village. In 1959 the GNR(I) was absorbed into CIE and the 31 joined the Dublin City Services. Traditionally the 31 terminated on Marlborough Street and started on Lower Abbey Street but in 2014 the terminus moved to Talbot Street as this part of Marlborough Street was taken over by Luas Cross City works. This exact location is now the Marlborough tram stop on the Green Line. The bus stop it is parked at is actually the set-down stop for the 33, 33B, 41, 41A, 41B, 41C and 60. These were all Swords Road routes that terminated on Eden Quay.
KD 22 was delivered new to CIE in 1981 and remained in service until the late 1990s. It spent most (if not all) of its working life in Clontarf Garage.
The ad on the side of the bus is advertising the power of ... advertising on a bus. The pub in the background does not seem to be lacking in advertising on its frontage.
Finally it is worth noting that because it is a dual-door bus, the front doors have stickers saying "Entry Only" while the middle doors have signs saying "Exit Only". The Olympians in 1999 were the last dual-door buses delivered (apart from 15 AVs for Airlink in 2000) until the GT Class arrived in 2012. Since then, all double-decker buses delivered to Dublin B us have been dual-door.
16/01/1989