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***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: London, UK
The crew and I doing long exposures on the London Bridge.
A trip back twenty-five years this week to 1995, and a collection of City Imps on College Street. ML 28 is seen parked at the 155 terminus, while behind it there is an Imp on the 83 and another also on the 155. Route 155 went over to City Imp in 1994 when it replaced the former Dublin Bus route 55. The 155 ran from the city centre to Limekiln Farm in Greenhills, and was operated from Donnybrook Garage, whereas the 55 was a Ringsend Garage route. The route operated a high-frequency of every 10 minutes for most of the day. It only lasted until around 2001 when it was replaced by a rerouted 19A on the southside. The 155 number reappeared on the network again in 2019, but this time running between Bray and Ballymun.
ML 28 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1995. It was one of 35 members of the class delivered between 1994 and 1995. Most members of the class were withdrawn from around 2001 onwards, when Dublin Bus started to move away from minibuses. Some of the ML minibuses were sold on to other operators.
This location on College Street is now the Trinity tram stop on the Luas Greeen Line. The building behind the 83 has been demolished but "The Irish Yeast Co." shop is still there. 19/08/1995
I set the time machine to March 2023! The result is Legs, Eyes, Smile, Curves, & a 2 door coupe! See anything interesting??
This photo was from my first account and I thought it would be a shame not to post it again. Love you all💕💕💋💋
+Camera & Lens
Canon 450D/ Canon EF 50mm Æ’1.4
+Strobist
Canon 430EX II Speedlite 1/16 power above the camera
Throwback Pepsi
How they haven't reverted back to this styling, I'll never know. I get a big nostalgia rush just looking at these things, partially because they remind me of all the classic films they were used in like Home Alone and Ferris Bueller.
One from last winter, coat on ready for the cold . I still love that time of the year even if I have to cover up.💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
This week we are going back nineteen years to 2007, and to AX 590 at Docklands Station dressed for route 93.
Route 93 was a very short-lived route within the Dublin Bus network. It started running on the 12th March 2007, the day before this picture was taken, and coincided with the opening of Docklands Station. Route 93 was designed to provide a connection to the city centre, and was timed to meet the trains. From Docklands it ran via Guild Street, Mayor Street, Custom House Quay and George's Quay. The city terminus was on Eden Quay, though workings from Docklands may have terminated on Burgh Quay. It was not a very frequent route, nor was it well patronised. Behind the 93 in the photograph can be seen a 151 which started shortly before the 93. It provided a more consistent service between Docklands and the city centre while operating to and from Grange Castle. Within a few weeks the 93 faded out of existence. The Dublin Bus website still had a timetable for it in August 2007, but it is likely it was gone before then.
That is not an unusual fate for the rail station bus services in the city centre. Route 90 was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic and just never returned. Route 91 ran when extra capacity was needed between Heuston Station and the city centre, but when the Luas started in 2004, there was less need for it so it faded away over the following decade. Route 92 was the only route to officially be withdrawn when it was merged with route 145 in 2010.
AX 590 was new to Dublin Bus in 2006. It was withdrawn in March 2022.
And on a personal note, this was the first digital photograph I took of a Dublin Bus vehicle.
13/03/2007
Photo taken May, 2017 .
As you can see, this Paste Up is not in very good condition. This one looks like it once was a cat's head .
A few from the archives...
Just look at that pot belly hanging out....we sure fixed that, didn't we? 😉
A short hop back to 2012 this week for Throwback Thursday. AX 469 received an all-over ad for the then latest James Bond film Skyfall. All-over is probably a bit of a misnomer as only three-quarters of the bus is covered; the front remains in Dublin Bus livery. The film went on to be the highest grossing in the Bond series and won an Oscar for the song by Adele. The following film in the series, Spectre, was slightly less successful. The bus is on route 15A from Limekiln Avenue to Grand Canal Dock. Townsend Street 03/11/2012
The right part was a WIP. Just needed to build a roof.
This and my Scarif was be displayed on my first exhibition I've ever attended.
A trip back 23 years to route 230. RA 249 is seen at the 230 terminus in Dublin Airport. Behind it is .the road ramp down from the departures area of what is now Terminal 1, but back then was the only terminal in the airport. This terminus was the furthest from the main door of the arrivals area. The direct express bus to the city centre was the closest, followed by the routes such as the 16 or 41. Nowadays those last two routes go some distance away from the terminal building, on the other side of the multi-storey carpark. Where the 230 is in the photo is approximately the area where Aircoach goes from, a private operator that started around 1999.
Route 230 connected the airport with Portmarnock going via Swords and Malahide. It started in 1991 but in 2008 it was merged with the 102 and extended to Sutton. In 2018 this 102 was taken over by Go-Ahead Ireland.
RA 249 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1995. It remained with the company until around 2016, but spent those last 10 years or so as an open-top bus in the tour fleet.
Dublin Airport 14/12/1996
This week for Throwback Thursday we are going back to 2010 to revisit a long lost friend. WH 1 was delivered to Dublin Bus in 2008 and was the first electric-hybrid bus delivered to the company. It was based in Summerhill. Normally it operated on cross-city route 16 though it could stray onto other routes. (Famously it once made it to Balbriggan on the 33 but failed not far from the terminus). It is seen here in Belfield after arriving from Swords on the 41X. At the time this was just the Xpresso terminus but is now the main terminus for the university.
WH 1 survived until January 2012 when it was shipped off to the UK and Ensignbus. Sadly it only lasted six months there before being completely destroyed by fire on the 9th June 2012.
Dublin Bus did not give up with electric trials with DM 2 arriving in 2014 but it only made it to 2015, a considerably shorter period in service than WH 1. Belfield 05/05/2010
The Conrail heritage unit leads NS Train 939 across Gage Road in Duanesburg, NY on Saturday, February 28, 2015. This was a nice throwback to some chases I had of Train 169 (the current 939) in the early 2000s--except nicer because this unit isn't faded like the others often were, plus it has the original Conrail scheme as opposed to the "Conrail Quality" version.
so I can't upload any 365's because my camera is kind of messed up right now. some scented oil got in the battery compartment and sorta burned the battery. I think the rest of the camera is okay, and it still works and all I'm just scared to use that battery so until I either clean the original battery or buy a new one, I can't upload anything new.
For Throwback Thursday. This was taken in June, 2012 when our family started to have a garden in the back yard. My daughter is wearing a hat and working on the left. My son is on the right wearing a My Little Pony T-Shirt and listening to tunes.
For Throwback Thursday this week are going back to 1987 and Dublin Bus is just two months old. The new compnay had settled on a colour scheme in the form of adding an orange stripe to two-tone green CIE livery but the logo had not been settled yet. KC 200 is seen at Blackrock with the first attempt at a logo on the side of the bus. This bus is also in the DART Feeder livery and route 114 to Sandyford Industrial Estate was one of those routes.
The bus was also assigned the registration XZV 200 when delivered in 1986 but was registered with the new style number plate prior to entering service. 31/03/1987