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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AV 177 itself was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2000 and withdrawn in 2016.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
Another trip back thirty-five years this week, except to the northside of the River Liffey and to D 369 on O'Connell Street. The bus is operating a service on route 3 from Sandymount to Larkhill. Route 3 can trace its origins back to the original Dublin tram network, but the bus route started in 1940. The route was pretty consistent over the decades, although some were extended to UCD Belfield around 1990. The route was abolished in 2012 under Network Direct, when it was mostly replaced by new route 1. This new route had its northern terminus in Santry, with the 44 extended north to terminate in Larkhill.
D 369 was delivered new to Dublin in 1970 and was withdrawn in 1986.
This bus is parked outside the BHS (British Home Stores) shop on O"Connell Street. This opened here in the 1980s but closed in 1992. BHS reopened again in the Jervis Shopping Centre in 1996 but only lasted until 1998. The store on O'Connell Street is now home to Penneys.
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
Six North Michigan Avenue is a 22-story residential building in Chicago's Loop that once was the headquarters of Montgomery Ward. Built in 1898 by Schmidt, Garden, and Martin, renovated in 1923. When it was built, it was the tallest building in Chicago. This view is of its SW corner, with a view of Garland Court and adjoining buildings beyond.
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
Phil Boldman is pictured here with a fresh derailment at MP 9.70 (Main Street, Highland, Indiana) on Penn Centrals Danville secondary on February 28th, 1973. Phil had just arrived at "another fucking derailment due to the horseshit merger..." as he said. Phil hired on Penn Central in 1969 and according to Phil, when all the PRR & NYC lines merged in Indiana, it caused a lot of problems with the men, seniority, rights, etc, etc. Phil was a die hard NYC man, because his entire family had worked there, but like any mega-merger, there will always be issues.
This derailment pictured shows what looks like the underframe of an autorack. It looks as though this view is looking S/W from somewhere near the Main Street crossing. The derailment has been long forgotten by Phil. There were so many in PC days that it was just another day at the RR. This line would start to fall apart south of Schneider, Indiana, Phil would load it up full of speed restrictions that never got fixed and him & the line that his family built through Kentland would both be retired in 1999.
When Phil retired in 99, his title under Conrail was "I&R Foreman" (Inspection & Repair) and his territory included the following:
MC-Hartsdale to Chicago Heights.
PRR-When still in service, Hartsdale east and west to ends of track.
NYC-Osborn, Indiana to Cairo, Illinois.
NYC-Hennepin, Illinois to Wheatfield, Indiana.
CCC&StL-Sheldon secondary (Sheff, Indiana to Kankakee, Illinois) & Fowler secondary (Sheff, Indiana to Templeton, Indiana).
I believe Phils co-worker took this upon arrival. Phil opened the door on purpose to hide the PC logo.................gawd. Of course, I kick myself for not photographing his truck in the 80's, it was ALWAYS sitting in his driveway and I was there every damn day.....GAWD.
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
This week we are going back fifteen years to 2010 and to AV 311 in Kilmainham, with a service on route 19 to Bulfin Road.
Route 19 started running between Glasnevin and Rialto in 1939. Initially its terminus was Ballygall Road East, but moved to Cedarwood Road in 1967. Around 1989 the southern terminus moved to Bulfin Road in Inchicore, and in 2001 the northern terminus moved to Jamestown Road. The route ceased to operate in 2011 under Network Direct, when it was partially replaced by routes 9, 83, 83A, 68 and 68A. The number returned to the network in 2025 when a new route 19 started running between Dublin Airport and the city centre under Bus Connects.
AV 311 was new to Dublin Bus in 2003. It was withdrawn in late-2017, and was sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
09/10/2010
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
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.
This week we are going back twenty-seven years to 1997 and RA 228 on Middle Abbey Street. The bus is dressed for route 66.
The DUTC started running this route between the city centre and Maynooth in 1934. Around 1988 some departures started terminating on Straffan Road in Maynooth, but around 1996 it became the full-time terminus for the 66. The route ceased to operate in November 2021 when it was replaced by route C3 under Bus Connects. The C3 still uses Straffan Road as a terminus.
RA 228 was new to Dublin Bus in 1995, and was delivered in Wedding Bus livery. It was withdrawn in 2007 and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom. The Wedding Bus concept lasted until 2017.
11/01/1997
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
***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: Chicago, IL
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
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
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
It is 1987 and Dublin Bus is nine months old. D 610 is seen on O'Connell Street picking up passengers as it operates a 13 from Ballymun. The bus was delivered new to CIE in 1974 and was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1992. This was one of 238 buses built by VanHool McArdle. The first (D 603) was built in Belgium but the rest were built in Dublin at Inchicore. Although they were withdrawn from public service by the mid-1990s, some had an extended career on the City Tour. These lasted until Olympians took over in the early 2000s.
Route 13 has always been a busy route as it connects the large residential area of Ballymun with the City Centre. The route and its variations have had a number of terminii around the city over the years such as Palmerston Park and Merrion Square, but in 2010 it was merged with some of the 51s and extended to Grange Castle.
O'Connell Street, 17/11/1987
A trip back to 2013 this week. AV 247 is seen on D'Olier Street while operating route 9 to Limekiln Avenue from Charlestown. The bus is in an all-over ad (or at least a "three quarters"-over ad) for Brennan's Bread. Buses in Dublin over many decades were covered in ads like this but this was phased out in the 2000s. But around 2012 this policy was reversed and a number of buses received some wraps. Sadly as I post this today in 2017 there are no Dublin Bus buses in an all-over ad. Maybe it will change soon? 08/02/2013
It is summer 1987 and that can only mean one thing - the Slane concert. Slane is a small village in Meath located where the road from Dublin to Monaghan (N2) meets the road from Drogheda to Navan (N51). It is well outside the Dublin Bus area. However in 1981 open-air concerts started to be held in the grounds of Slane Castle and the double-deckers from Dublin were ideal to transport the crowds from Dublin to Slane. Up until the 2000s the shuttle buses lined-up on O'Connell Street. When the street was renovated a lane of traffic was lost and the buses had to move to Parnell Square. In 2019 the buses operated by Dublin Bus went from Western Way. In recent years, private operators have run their own shuttle services, but when it was predominately Dublin Bus around 200 buses could be involved, if not more. This brought an unusual sight to the roads of Meath where all of these buses would line-up along the road at Slane to bring everyone home at night after the concert. In 1987 it was headlined by David Bowie. It was the last concert held there until 1992.
KD 217 is seen at the head of the Slane line up on O'Connell Street. It was delivered new to Phibsborough Garage around 1983 and was scrapped in the 1990s. 11/07/1987
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
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
For Throwback Thursday this week we are going back just four years and to a bit of Italy...in Bray. Route 185 is one of those odd routes within Dublin Bus as it is really two routes: One from Bray to Shop River via Enniskerry and the other from Bray to Palermo. The latter terminus is within a housing estate in the northern part of Bray, near the Wicklow/Dublin border. This route is significantly shorter than the Shop River one. Today AX 616 has lost its dot matrix destination and has a LED display instead. Bray 07/04/2012
This week we go back to 1998 and the era of many brands within Dublin Bus. City Swift was introduced in 1993 based on the concept of providing frequent services on core routes. The first route to go over was the 39 between the City Centre and Clonsilla. Overtime the concept was rolled out to routes 13/A, 25A, 40, 41/B/C, 46A, 51B, 77, 78A and the 27. The 27 changed-over in May 1996 and RA 273 was part of the batch of buses delivered to Clontarf for the service. It is seen parked on Talbot Street near the 27 terminus prior to departing with a working to Coolock. The City Swift concept only lasted just over a decade, but the 27 route is still with us. In 2011 under Network Direct, it was merged with another ex-City Swift route (the 77) to become a cross-city route from Clare Hall to Jobstown. It stopped serving Talbot Street at that time, moving instead to the quays.
RA 273 remained with Dublin Bus until 2008, when it was sold to Dualway's and joined their open-top tour fleet. By 2016 it was withdrawn. 26/03/1998
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
This week we are going back twelve years to 2013 and to AV 359 in Rialto, with a service on route 68A to Bulfin Road.
The original route 68A was in operation between 1994 and 1997, and ran between the city centre and Cherrywood in Clondalkin. The current route 68A, as seen here, started in 2011, running between the city centre and Bulfin Road going via the South Circular Road. It was designed to provide capacity on route 68 in the peaks between those two locations, following the end of route 19 under Network Direct. Currently in 2025 there are two departures from Bulfin Road during the weekday morning, and three departures from Hawkins Street during the weekday evening.
AV 359 was new to Dublin Bus in 2003. It was withdrawn in 2018 and was later sold on.
21/02/2013
A quick hop back five years this week to 2012. RV 608 is seen crossing the Samuel Beckett Bridge with a 15B to Benson Street from Stocking Avenue. The Beckett Bridge is the newest bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin, having opened in December 2009. It is designed to represent a harp, a symbol associated with Ireland. The 15B, along with the 15A, started using the bridge to access the Grand Canal Dock area of the city in December 2011, when their termini was relocated from Eden Quay. The bus itself was withdrawn before the end of 2012. 12/01/2012