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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 The routes were withdrawn in 1999 but the number was resurrected for a new route in the early-2000s.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
This week we are going back thirty-four years to 1992 and to RH 55 parked at Connolly Station, dressed for route 27B.
Route 27B started running between the city centre and Castletimon in 1971, going via Fairview and Artane. In 2004 it was extended to Harristown.
RH 55 was new to Dublin Bus in 1990. It was withdrawn in 2002 and sold on to another Irish operator. It became an open-top tour bus in Dublin. By 2010 it was a tour bus in Belfast, before finally being withdrawn in 2019.
The bus is parked on the old road entrance to Connolly Station, known as "The Ramp". It was levelled in the early-2000s so it could become the tram stop on the Luas Red Line. For decades buses were parked there in between duties.
22/07/1992
It’s only been a couple of weeks but here I am from my holidays. I wish I could walk around in a bikini like I did there. It’s that hot we have had to put a stop to our fun time 💋💋💋💋💋💋
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
This week we are only going back a short hop to four years ago, and GT 22 on route 40 at Liffey Valley. The 40 reached Liffey Valley in November 2011, under Network Direct. Prior to that it had operated since 1925 between the city centre and Finglas. Route 78A was merged into it through Network Direct making it a cross-city route from Finglas to Liffey Valley. Then in November 2022, the route was split again, with the city centre to Liffey Valley part becoming route G2 under Bus Connects, and the 40 again becoming the city centre to Finglas route.
This bus stop has been the bus terminus at Liffey Valley since the shopping centre opened in 1998. However, work started in 2022 on a new bus interchange at the front of the shopping centre, that is also close to the bus stops on the N4 road (served by the C-Spine and other routes). This, combined with road works in the shopping centre that turned the roundabout in the background of the photo into a signalled junction, has seen the old bus terminus just become a single, regular bus stop. Although currently it is still serving as the bus terminus until the new one opens in early-2023.
GT 22 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2012. It was one of 160 such buses delivered between 2012 and 2013, and it is still in service with Dublin Bus. 26/01/2019
***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: New York, NY
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 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
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
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. :|
This week we have an older edit I did using LDD.
As you might have guessed he's my angsty Ninjago OC. He's of course the descendant of the Master of Plasma. He lives in New Ninjago city in an apartment above his uncle's tea shop. At night though, he lurks the rooftops, searching out crime and takes down the lowlifes and gangs of New Ninjago city's underworld...
I wonder if I should ever write a story about him. Maybe some sort of Miniseries?
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
From around 1993. Ironically I use more hair products now but not as much shampoo and conditioner. ;p
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
Wearing CP's classic scheme, CP 7011 rolls solo on CP 686 past the signals at Techny as they prepare to roll onto the UP, then to Bensenville, and reportedly eventually Florida.
I was cleaning out some old emails and found this gem from my birthday back in 2020. Yep I was fairly drunk at the time on my favourite brew but had a wonderful time.
Suzy took the pic and from memory couldn't stop laughing so it was lucky this pic even exists....I must see if there are anymore pics from the night.
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
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."
had to dig really deep into the archives for this one. Taken on a 4mp Cannon camera around the early 2000's in my blue lace nightie. Sorry about the quality but it is old.
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
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 26 years to 1991. KD 326 is seen at The Square in Tallaght with a route 76 service from Ballyfermot. At this time the shopping centre was only a year old and was the largest shopping centre in Dublin. Today one can travel along the M50 from Tallaght and visit the equally large (if not larger) shopping centres at Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown. The current incarnations of routes 76 and 76A connect the three shopping centres, but in 1991 the main purpose of the 76 was to bring people to Tallaght. It was one of the orbital routes created when the shopping centre opened and served many of the housing estates in the area.
At the time KD 326 operated out of Conyngham Road Garage. 03/08/1991
This week we are going back a decade to 2015, and to AV 423 and AV 424 parked on Abbey Street.
AV 423 (at the front) has arrived with a service on route 41B. This route started running between the city centre, Swords and Rolestown in 1948, and has basically not changed since then.
AV 424 (at the back) has arrived with a service on route 41A from Swords Manor. This route has a more complicated history. The first version of this route ran between the city centre and Walsh Road in Drumcondra, between 1929 and 1939. The second version of the route started in 1948, and was used for services between the city centre and Dublin Airport. The route ceased to operate in 1998, being a weekend only route for its final few years. The route number was revived around 2001, for services between the city centre and Swords Manor that went via Glen Ellan. In 2005, route 41C was extended from River Valley to Swords Manor via Glen Ellan, which meant route 41A became a morning peak working that only operated from Swords Manor. In 2018 the route ceased to operate completely.
AV 423 and AV 424 were new to Dublin Bus in 2005. Both were withdrawn in 2019 and sold on to operators in the United Kingdom.
03/07/2015
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