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A trip back to 1983 this week and revisit to route 44A. At the time routes 44 and 44B served respectively Enniskerry and Glencullen on the southside of Dublin but the 44A was a bit of an outlier. It served Clontarf and Dollymount on the northside. The route received this number through a desire to fill in the gaps in the already existing route number library, even though the 44A never interacted with its southside cousins. The route lasted until 1996 when it was merged with route 30 and became City Imp route 130. D 614 is seen on Mount Prospect Avenue with a 44A to Mount Prospect Avenue. 05/07/1983
This week we are going back forty-two years to 1984, and to D 377 on O'Connell Street dressed for route 12.
Route 12 started running between Cabra and Palmerston Park, going via the city centre, in 1939. It replaced a tram route on the southside that dated back to 1879. The route ended around 1985, with route 13 being extended to Palmerston Park.
The bus destinations read from top to bottom "Ranelagh, Phibsborough, and Cabra" suggesting a northbound routing, but it is in fact going southbound.
D 377 was new to CIE in 1970. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1987.
27/03/1984
It is another trip back to 1997 this week, but this time to Dun Laoghaire. ME 43 is seen at the 59 terminus beside the railway station on Crofton Road. The route connected Dun Laoghaire and Killiney via Dalkey, providing local connections. Although the bus is in City Imp colours the route was not part of the brand - these smaller buses were just more suited to the route. In the early 2000s the route was extended to Mackintosh Park but this was undone in November 2016 when the route was cut back to Killiney once more.
It should be noted that the bus has an interesting destination blind with both ends of the route shown, saving the driver the effort of having to change it. It does mean there is no Irish on it though. Dun Laoghaire, 30/11/1997
It is a trip back twenty years to 1997 this week and RA 279 on Hawkins Street. It is about to depart for Rockbrook with a trip on the 47A. This was one of the older routes in Dublin, and ran in conjunction with the 47 and 47B, serving places like Rockbrook, Tibradden and Grange Road. The routes were removed from the network in September 1999.
The 47 returned in 2008 but instead served Belarmine and Sandyford. Rockbrook was served initially by the 161 from Nutgrove, though now from Dundrum, and the occasional 61 from the City Centre.
Although the bus is in City Swift livery it was not a City Swift route, with these buses usually found on the 46A.
This is bus stop is still in use on Hawkins Street, but not by the 47. The route does pass it on the way from Poolbeg Street to Townsend Street, as does the 61 from Eden Quay. The road on the left is now tram tracks. 12/10/1997
After working with the top two muralists of Mexico, Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco, DeGrazia returned to his studies at the UofA ready to create his own murals. After graduating in 1945 murals were his mainstay for many years. As public art, murals not only serve the artist, but also enhance and inform the world of both beauty and social ills. Happy Throwback Thursday!
It is 1995 and KD 8 is reaching for the heights at Connolly Station. The bus is seen on the road approach to the station entrance. This was high above Amiens Street and the road approach was known colloquially as "The Ramp". For many years both sides were lined with buses laying over between duties. Both Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann. In 2003 it was removed and the ground leveled to make way for the tram stop on the Luas Red Line.
KD 8 is one of those buses using The Ramp as a parking area. It is displaying route 42 which connects the City Centre with Malahide and Portmarnock.
KD 8 entered service between 1981 and 1982 and was based in Clontarf Garage. 08/08/1995
It is 2007 and AX 470 is stuck on Grafton Street while operating a service to Whitechurch on route 15C. There have been a number of routes to bear the designation 15C over the decades in Dublin. The longest lived version ran from 1980 to around 1993, and connected the City Centre with Willington. It was not a very frequent route and was replaced in time in Willington by the 54A and the 150. The next version of the 15C was the one seen here in the photo. Running from the City Centre to Whitechurch, it started in 1999, as a replacement to the 47 group of routes, and lasted until 30th September 2007 when it was replaced by the 15B. The final version of the 15C is an "unofficial official" route that has appeared in more recent times. The current route 15 has been a cross city route since 2011, running from Clongriffin to Ballycullen Road. To highlight routes running short to just the City Centre, 15C is often used on the displays.
AX 470 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2006, and based in Ringsend Garage. It was withdrawn from there in 2019 and moved to Paul S. Winson in Loughborough (UK).
This part of Grafton Street became of the Luas Green Line in 2018, with trams using in both directions, along with some bus routes, but not the 15. During the building of the tramline, the 15 group of routes (along with other routes) were diverted along Camden Street instead of Kildare Street.
Finally, the Gardai in the picture are trying to figure out what to do with a tourist's rental car which had broken down at this awkward spot, causing the traffic jam AX 470 is leading. 05/09/2007
This week we are going back to 1998 and MA 15 at Bray Station (although the destination says Bray Depot Station). The bus is operating a service on route 145. Back then, the 145 was a local service around Bray. Starting in the mid-1990s it served the Palermo estate on the northern side of the town, and Ballywaltrim and Kilmacanogue on the southern side. It was one of those Dublin Bus routes that operated in Wicklow and not Dublin. Also, being a local service, it operated under the Localink brand which had been introduced in the late 1980s by Dublin Bus. Like most brands created by Dublin Bus, it was later phased out. However there was a brief private operated service in the Ballinteer area called Locolink and the current national rural bus service operates as Local Link.
The 145 underwent a massive transformation in 2004 when it became a radial route from Kilmacanogoue to Dublin city centre via Bray and the Stillorgan QBC. For all intents and purposes it became a new route. Later it was revised slightly to run between Heuston Station and Ballywaltrim. It has become one of the busier routes in the city and for a period was a regular home to tri-axle double-deckers.
MA 15 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1993 and withdrawn around 2000/2001.
The railway station in Bray opened in 1854. It became the southern terminus for the DART in 1984.
20/01/1998
This week for Throwback Thursday we are only go back four years, but it was a significant day. Network Direct was in full swing and bus routes were changing all over the city. As part of the changes we had to say goodbye to some very well known routes. On this day in 2012 we said goodbye to the 1,2 and 3. The next day we said hello to a new 1.
The old 1 operated from Parnell Square to the power station at Pigeon House. The 2 operated from Parnell Square to Sandymount and UCD. The 3 operated from Larkhill to Sandymount and UCD. AX 483 is seen beside the sea at Sandymount. It had just operated the last 1 to the Pigeon House, which can be seen in the background. It then operated as 2 from there to Sandymount and then became a 3 to Larkhill. Today the 1 operates from Sandymount to Santry, the power station has shut down and no bus route serves it. 12/05/2012
This week we are going back six years to 2018 and to VT 29 on route 46A arriving into Dun Laoghaire.
Dun Laoghaire became the primary destination for services from the city centre on route 46A in 1936. In 2010 it replaced route 10 on the northside when it was extended to the Phoenix Park via the North Circular Road. It was due to be replaced by the E-Spine under Bus Connects in December 2024, but that has now been pushed back to January 2025.
VT 29 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2007. It was one of fifty Enviro 500s delivered that year, following the twenty delivered in 2005. Dublin was one of the few cities in the world to operate these tri-axle buses. VT 29 was initially allocated to Phibsboro Garage, but moved to Donnybrook Garage in 2010 to provide extra capacity on routes 46A and 145. It was withdrawn in early-2022.
05/12/2018
Just travelling back a mere six years for this weeks update but even so there has been a lot of change in that time. RV 531 loads up on College Street with a 77 to Jobstown. A handy piece of A4 paper in the front windscreen shows it goes "via Airton Road". In August 2011 RV 531 was withdrawn from service. It was one of the last buses deivered with rollerblind destinations (RV 540 being the last). Route 77 was merged with the 27 in September 2011 becoming one long cross-city route from Clare Hall to Jobstown, and adopted the 27 route number. Finally this part of College Street is currently being converted into a tram line for Luas Cross City and will become a tram stop next year. 26/02/2010
24Z is one of the hottest trains on the railroad and usually rates two or three of Norfolk Southern's finest widecabs... On this day, however, an ex-Conrail spartan cab SD70 is leading the way through CP 379 in downtown Kendallville.
On January 25th, 1984, this was the scene on Conrails Danville secondary (nee-NYC Egyptian Line) at Johnsonville road crossing, located at MP IH 97.65, south of Sloan and near the Ill / Ind state line. What is missing from the photos is the snowplow that was struck by a Milwaukee Road train. In the last 3 photos you can see it at left of the hi-rail. Apparently, it got stuck on the crossing somehow and was abandoned. Later, a Milwaukee train came by, didn't see it and slammed into it. Phil said it took them a week to clean up after this snowfall and the snowplow was totaled. Photos by Phil Boldman.
Conrail Hi-Rail
Johnsonville Road crossing
January 25th, 1984
CR Danville secondary, MP 97.65
This week we are going back seventeen years to 2009, and to RV 438 entering the grounds of UCD Belfield with a service on route 17 to Dolphin's Barn.
Route 17 started running between Dolphin's Barn and Blackrock around 1971, with its western terminus becoming Rialto around 1982. Until 1990, the Blackrock terminus was on Newton Avenue. It then moved to the railway station. In January 2019, Go-Ahead Ireland took over the operation of the route. The route ceased to operate in November 2023 under changes brought in by Bus Connects. It was partially replaced by routes 74, S4 and S6.
RV 438 was new to Dublin Bus in 1998. It was withdrawn 19 days after this photograph was taken, and was later sold on to an operator in Scotland.
09/04/2009
This week we are going back nine years to 2015 and to SG 34 in Monkstown with a service on route 8 to Mountjoy Square.
Route 8 started running between the city centre and Dalkey in 1949, replacing the last tram route in the city. In 2001 the route was suspended, but following an appeal to the European courts, it returned in 2005. When it returned it was sent along a new routing between Monkstown and Dalkey. Instead of going via Dun Laoghaire, it went via Carrickbrennan Road (as seen here), Glenageary Road Upper and Castle Park Road. In 2016 the axe struck again when the route finished for the last time in November. A review of bus services in Dun Laoghaire saw changes to routes 59 and 111, and it was deemed the 8 was no longer needed.
SG 34 was new to Dublin Bus in 2014. In 2018 it transferred to Go-Ahead Ireland where it became 11506, and it is still in service with them today.
31/07/2015
***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: Chicago, IL
It is 2013 and AV 333 is seen on the 13 to Harristown. And to continue with the 3 theme, AV 333 was delivered new to Dublin Bus on 2003. This bus spent most of its career operating out of Harristown Garage, although in 2013 it moved to Summerhill. It was withdrawn in 2017 after spending some time in Broadstone Garage. This is a bus that has gotten around a bit.
Route 13 connects Harristown with Grange Castle This was one of the cross-city routes corrected by Network Direct in the early-2010s. Traditionally the 13 was the route that connected the City Centre with Ballymun. Clondalkin was connected by the 51 family of routes. When the merger happened the 13 won out and became the number of thew new route. The 51 only lives on now in the 51D and 51X.
The bus is seen passing the Luas Red Line on James Street. It is seen at the point where the tram line turns off to descend Steeven's Lane to Heuston Station.In the background the Luas line passes through St. James Hospital, the site where the new National Children's Hospital is being built. As a result of that, the 13 may become a much busier route in future, if it survives Bus Connects. 27/02/2013
This week we are going back to the year 2000. WV 7 is at the 150 terminus on Hawkins Street with a service to Rossmore. The bus is a year old at this point, and is one out of what will be a fleet of fifty-two midi-buses. These are bigger than a minibus and smaller than a standard single-decker bus. At the time the 150 route was still part of the City Imp brand, but within a few short years this had been dropped.
At this time this end of Hawkins Street allowed traffic to access Burgh Quay. Now things are different. Traffic can only go one way on Hawkins Street, from the quays towards College Street. The spot where the bus stop is, is now on the route Luas Cross City tram line. Since the picture was taken the 150 has shifted terminii a few times, spending the longest on Fleet Street, but in recent times has returned to Hawkins Street, but of course facing the opposite way. The 150 today is operated by double-decker buses. Two WVs survive in service but mainly on the 44B. 10/09/2000
This week we are going back to 1985 to see D 253 on Abbey Street with the 34A. This route started in 1962, eight years after the 34, and connected the city centre with Finglas. Around a decade after this picture was taken the 34A and the 34 morphed into the City Imp route 134 and then in the 2000s that route merged with the 83. The number may be gone, but the legacy lives on, even though it has been altered over the years.
D 253 was delivered new to Dublin in 1969 and was withdrawn in October 1986.
Middle Abbey Street was a major bus terminus for decades. In the background can be seen another bus on the 37. At one point in the mid-1990s the 39 had departures every five minutes from here. But with the coming of the Luas in the early-2000s this part of Abbey Street lost all bus services.
28/11/1985
It is 1982 and the 54A is on the northside. KD 78 is seen on Abbey Street, near the junction with O'Connell Street. The 54 and 54A were a cross-city route that ran from Killester to Cherryfield Road (54) and Templeville Drive (54A). Initially operated jointly by Ringsend and Clontarf Garages, it transferred to Summerhill in 1971. By 1980 the 54 was operating from Donnycarney to Kilnamanagh, while the 54A was only running to Lower Abbey Street, as seen here. In 1994 the route moved to Donnybrook Garage, and around that time it was also extended to The Square in Tallaght. The 54 was abolished. The 54A is still with us in 2020, running from Pearse Street to Kiltipper Way, via Tallaght.
KD 78 was delivered new to Summerhill in 1981. It spend all its working life in that garage, eventually going for scrap in 1997.
Sean Graham Bookmarkers have been around since the 1970s, and although no longer at this location, still do have a presence around Ireland. 14/02/1982
This week we are going back ten years to the last day of a relatively short-lived bus route. AV 177 is seen at the bus terminus within UCD Belfield with a service on route 70B from New Ongar Road.
The 70B started operating in December 2006 and was one of the few Xpresso routes not to use the X suffix (The 70X had started in 2001 from Dunboyne to UCD Belfield). The route ran from New Ongar Road through Ongar and Littlepace before joining the N3 for its run to the city. It started with one inbound trip in the morning and one outbound trip in the evening. The route lasted less than four years. It's official last day was 30th October 2010 when the Network Direct changes reached the Blanchardstown corridor on the 31st October. However, as this was a weekday-only bus route, and the 30th October was a Saturday, its actual last day was Friday 29th October. And AV 177 did the final inbound morning trip, as seen here.
AV 177 itself was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2000 and withdrawn in 2016. It was sold to the UK where it became a school bus in the Corby area.
The terminus at UCD Belfield has seen many bus routes over the years and used by thousands of people who worked and studied there. In 2012 the bus stops were relocated within the campus and this area was transformed into a lake. 29/10/2010
I decided to play and show this photo with my longest hair. I was never certain that this style was for me and I so like my shorter hair now.
This week we re going back thirty-two years to 1993, and to P 5 at the route 39 terminus in Clonsilla.
Route 39 started running between the City Centre and Blanchardstown in 1926. Between 1972 and 2004 its western terminus moved around between Sheepmoor, Clonsilla, Coolmine and the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. In 2004 it settled on Ongar as a western terminus. In 2010, under Network Direct, the city terminus moved to Baggot Street and three years later to Burlington Road.
In 1993 route 39 became the first CitySwift route in Dublin. The concept was to run single-decker buses at a higher-frequency than before. When this started, Clonsilla was the terminus as seen here.
P 5 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1993, with the P Class the first class of bus purchased for CitySwift operations. The P Class ultimately number 40 members, and were later joined on CitySwift routes by members of the AD, VA, RV and AV Classes. P 5 was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in the early-2000s, and had joined the Bus Eireann school fleet in Cavan by 2003. By 2013 it had been withdrawn and stored in Dundalk garage for eventual scrapping.
18/09/1993
This week we are going back forty years to 1985 and to D 746 parked on Fleet Street, dressed for route 15C.
Route 15C started running between the city centre and Willington roundabout in Templeogue. It was not a very frequent route and was replaced in Willington by the 54A and the 150 in the early-1990s. The next version of route 15C ran from the City Centre to Whitechurch, it started in 1999, as a partial replacement to the 47 group of routes, and lasted until 30th September 2007 when it was replaced by the 15B.
D 746 was new to CIE in 1975. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1994 before being sold for scrap.
27/11/1985
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 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
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