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This week we are going back eleven years to 2012, and to RV 584 at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. On this day, October 13th, an enthusiast trip was organised by Dublin Bus to mark the end of the Volvo Olympian buses (as well as the end of the high-floor buses). RV 584 and RV 586 visited a number of locations around the city, following certain bus routes. Both buses had been delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1999 and within a week of the trip, both had been withdrawn. Both were sold on to other Irish operators. The actual last Olympian to run in passenger service was RV 560 on the 19th December 2012.
In the background is AV 405 on route 40. This had been the terminus of the 40 since 2011, when the route had been merged with the 78 and 78A. It was cut back again in 2022 when route G2 started under Bus Connects. In 2023 this stop was remodelled to become just an intermediate stop as a new bus interchange opened at the front of the shopping centre. AV 405 was withdrawn around the start of 2019, and sold on to another Irish operator. In just over a decade, everything in this scene has changed. Even the bus livery is on the way out.
13/10/2012
DeGrazia built the Mission in the Sun in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe calling the mission his most durable and important piece of art. “The mission will have no functional purpose. It will be a place of beauty where I can go and hide.” Happy Throwback Thursday!
#WeddingDay (Hochzeitstag) ist diese Woche das Motto bei #tbt!
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For our 250th Throwback Thursday we are going back 11 years to AV 210 on Fleet Street with a service on route 50. The original route 50 was introduced by the DUTC (Dublin United Tramway Company) in 1925 and operated between the city centre and Crumlin. In 1945 the route passed to the Dublin City Services of CIE, and then to Dublin Bus in 1987. From 1962 until 1994 it's terminus was near the junction of Whitehall Road / Whitehall Road West. 1994 saw it undergo a bit of a substantial change when the route effectively became City Imp route 150 to Rossmore. At the same time a new route 50 was created that ran from the city centre to Killinarden in Tallaght. In 1998 the route was extended again to the new development at Citywest. In 2006 the city centre terminus was moved to Ringsend Garage. The end of the 50 came in 2011 during the Network Direct review of bus services. With these changes, Mayberry Road in Kilnamanagh lost its bus service after having one for thirty years.
Route 50 made history in 1937 when the first double-decker bus went into service on the route, R1 of the DUTC. Fellow double-decker AV 210 entered service with Dublin Bus in 2001. It was withdrawn in 2015 and moved to Swanbrook's in the UK.
The building in the background is the old Irish Times building being renovated for new use after the newspaper moved to new offices on Tara Street in 2006. 22/10/2009
I can't remember if I had been out or was about to go out but I do remember it was to a posh restaurant many many years ago.
Throwback Thursday this week is going back to 1993 and a time of great change in Dublin Bus. In 1992 Dublin Bus introduced the City Imp concept onto the streets of Dublin. The yellow/red minibuses took over routes were passenger numbers were falling and operated at high frequencies, serving the housing estates on the north and southside of Dublin. The following year Dublin Bus introduced the concept of Dity Swift. Again it operated at high frequencies, up to every six minutes, but served destinations further out from the city centre. New buses were introduced on the route in an eye-catching new livery, as well as new style bus shelters, some of which contained pay-phones.
The first route to go over to CitySwift was the 39 on the 6th June 1993. Other routes eventually included routes such as the 25A, 27, 46A and the change normally happened as the Quality Bus Network was rolled out. The City Swift concept only lasted about a decade. P 17 loads up at the Abbey Street terminus prior to departing for Clonsilla. 09/06/1993
I happened to get this old car going by the old building. I figured I would edit to make the pic look old.
This week for Throwback Thursday we are going back to 1984. KC 78 is seen at Howth Summit on route 88. This route was introduced to replace the Hill of Howth Tram. It later became a DART Feeder service in 1984 before being withdrawn in 1988. In more recent times the 31C connected Sutton, Howth Summit and Howth but this service too was withdrawn a number of years ago. Today the 31A is the route that is closest to the 88. 06/08/1984
do you ever name your outfits/dress as defense? not in the hiding sense, but to feel inspired or prepared--power clothes to help you to hang in there? my life sort of feels like snow boulder tumbling down a mountainside right now. i'm drawing on everything i've got. sturdy/tough pieces help me steel myself, keep putting one foot down in front of the other.
red fringed scarf: thrifted
pleather shrunken bomber jacket: le chateau outlet
plaid western shirt: from childhood (my opa's, possibly?)
feist concert tee
denim mini: ricki's
black hip belt: ricki's
black leggings: fatshionista sale
black cowboy boots: thrifted
giant hoop earrings (hard to see): from my tween years
blueblack ruched bag: h&m (in toronto)
This week we are going twenty-six years to 1994 to see MA 15 at The Square in Tallaght. The bus is in an all-over ad for Chartbusters. This was a video rental store that was set up in 1993. The founder, Richard Murphy, had previously set up another video rental chain in 1980 called Xtra-vision. This chain expanded across Ireland, England and into some parts of the US. Mr Murphy left the company in 1991 and two years later tried the same concept again with Chartbusters. At its peak, this video-rental company had 54 stores around Ireland. But the recession of the early-2000s hit hard and the company ceased-trading in 2010. Around the same time Xtra-vision started to experience difficulties and by 2016 was in liquidation. It now exists as an online brand, and with vending machines in supermarkets around the country. Online streaming services also contributed to the demise of the company.
MA 15 was one of twenty minibuses delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1993. The first twelve were for City Imp routes and the remainder were for Localink routes. The 203 was one such route, along with the 201 and 202 which operated in Tallaght (and later the 204). These routes started in the late 1980s as the T01, T02 and T03 and connected the housing estates around Tallaght with the village centre. When The Square shopping centre opened, the routes had their termini moved to there. The 203 was withdrawn around 1996 and the 201 and 202 continued on until 2009. 07/05/1994
This week we are going back seven years to 2018 and to AX 456 and AX 453 on Ratoath Road in Finglas, both operating services on route 911.
Route 911 was a bus route with a very short lifespan, only lasting one day. It was one of seven shuttle bus routes operated by Dublin Bus in connection to the World Meeting of Families mass taking place at the Phoenix, which was being celebrated by Pope Francis. Route 911 operated between Clare Hall and the Ratoath Road. Other transport hubs near the Phoenix Park were nearby Ballyboggan Road (route 912), Cook Street (route 913), Chapelizod by-pass (routes 914, 915 & 916) and Laurel Lodge (route 917). It was a huge operation, involving most of the Dublin Bus fleet. The regular bus service mostly operated as normal too.
AX 453 and AX 456 were new to Dublin Bus in 2006. AX 453 was withdrawn around the end of 2018 and sold on to another operator in Ireland. AX 456 was last noted in service with Dublin Bus in 2024.
At the time this picture was taken, this part of Ratoath had no scheduled bus services, but in December 2018 it gained route 40E.
26/08/2018
This week we are going back twenty-six years to 1998 and to RA 191 at the route 45A terminus in Dun Laoghaire.
From 1936 to 1942, route 45A operated between the city centre and Bray. It was then cut back from the city centre to Dun Laoghaire due to fuel shortages caused by the Second World War. From around 1985 to around 1996 it was extended to Ballywaltrim. It was then cut back to Bray Station, before returning to Ballywaltrim in 2004. It was extended to Kilmacanogue in 2015, and Go-Ahead Ireland took over the operation of the route in October 2018.
RA 191 was new to Dublin Bus in 1994. It was withdrawn in 2006 and was sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
The bus is in an all-over ad for Heinz Beans. The bus carried this ad for about 6 years.
15/08/1998
Alexandra Diamos met DeGrazia at the UA when the young student was planting olive trees on campus by day and leading the DeGrazia band at night. As she recalled, “The band leader put down his baton and began playing a trumpet that was sweet as honey with long sweeps of pain and longing…and when the soloist finished there was a thunder of applause.” Her father, Fox Theater owner Nicholas Diamos, consented to the marriage with the promise that DeGrazia finish his BA degree. The couple had three children but divorced in 1946. Happy Throwback Thursday!
2010 finds AV 401 on Hawkins Street dressed for route 51B. This Volvo ALX400 was new to Dublin Bus in 2005 and was withdrawn around the end of 2018. It was then sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
Route 51B started running between the city centre and Bawnogue in 1981, but moved to Dunawley around 1998. The year before, in 1997, it became a CitySwift route, replacing the 51 as the main bus route to Clondalkin. The business park at Grange Castle became its terminus in 2004 and remained so until the route was absorbed into the new, cross-city route 13 in October 2011 under the Network Direct revisions. 08/11/2010
This week we are going back twenty years to 1997. Dublin Bus was just 10 years old at the time and were considering a new livery for the buses. One optioned considered was to keep two tone green livery (though shades slightly different) with the orange stripe, but to present it in a much more radical way. Two buses received this test livery - double-decker RH 86 and single-decker AD 24. The latter is seen here on O'Connell Sreet operating cross-city route 3 from Sandymount to Larkhill.
In the end Dublin Bus went with a cream/orange/blue livery. O'Connell Street, 19/07/1997
This week we are going back fifteen years to 2009 and to EV 6 on Custom House Quay with a service on route 33D to Donabate and Portrane.
Route 33D started operating between Portrane, Donabate and the city centre following the collapse of the Broadmeadow Viaduct in Malahide, in August 2009. When the railway line was shut, Dublin Bus had to increase services in north County Dublin to compensate for the loss of the train service. Route 33X to Skerries was ramped up and route 33D was introduced running via the Dublin Port Tunnel. When the railway line reopened in November 2009, the 33D maintained a service in each direction during the weekday peaks.
EV 6 was new to Dublin Bus in 2007. It was withdrawn in 2024.
16/10/2009
A recent comment on an older pic posted here reminded me of how much I loved the way I looked in this dress...not sure if it still fits...perhaps it's time for another 'Then & Now' shoot.
Now this really is a throwback image! I can't place the year entirely accurately but it is probably around 2003! What happened to this fresh faced young lady???
This week's Throwback Thursday is quite simple to describe - it is a KD, it's on St, Stephen's Green and it is in an all-over ad for "McKenna's Electric".
KD 236 was delivered to Donnybrook Garage around 1982, as part of a batch of 14 buses that started with KD 223. According to Wikipedia KD 236 entered preservation at the end of its career with Dublin Bus.
McKenna's Electric was run by the same family that owns the Power City stores throughout Ireland. St. Stephen's Green, 11/07/1991
This week we are going back eleven years to 2013 and to AV 390 at Rockbrook terminus of route 61.
This was the second route 61 to operate in Dublin, starting in 2011 under Network Direct. Running from the city centre to Whitechurch via Ranelagh and Dundrum. It was a replacement for routes 15B, 16A, and 48A. In the peaks, certain departures were extended to and from Rockbrook, to the south of Whitechurch. Throughout the rest of the day, this area was served by route 161 which runs from Dundrum to Rockbrook. The actual terminus of the 61 (and 161) was beyond Rockbrook, where the bus went down Tibradden Road and terminated near the junction with Whitechurch Road, as seen in the picture here. Route 61 ceased to operate in November 2023 under Bus Connects changes. Route 161 still serves Rockbrook, although the bus stops in the photograph have been removed.
AV 390 was new to Dublin Bus in 2004. It was withdrawn in late-2018 and sold on to another Irish operator.
09/08/2013
Retro gear, retro birds, retro scene.
The Spitfire Mk.1a in the foreground is a veteran of Operation Dynamo.
A throwback in time at Lago d’Orta in 2012 where I met my dear friend Paolo (since 2009) for the first time in real life. We met through Flickr and have kept in touch via Flickr, Instagram and Facebook. A strong friendship where we have supported each other through tough and joyful times…
As mentioned through other posts on different media, we finally met again in Paolo’s hometown Biella and our friendship grown even more….
This is the power of SoMe, that gives the opportunity to connect with peers through mutual interests and sometimes you are very lucky that those friendships also can exists in the real world…
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Un tuffo nel passato al Lago d'Orta nel 2012, dove ho incontrato per la prima volta di persona il mio caro amico Paolo (dal 2009). Ci siamo conosciuti tramite Flickr e da allora siamo rimasti in contatto attraverso Flickr, Instagram e Facebook. Un'amicizia forte, in cui ci siamo supportati a vicenda nei momenti difficili e in quelli felici…
Come ho già accennato in altri post sui vari social, ci siamo finalmente rivisti a Biella, la città natale di Paolo, e la nostra amicizia è cresciuta ancora di più…
Questo è il potere dei social media: offrono l'opportunità di connettersi con persone che condividono interessi comuni e, a volte, si ha la fortuna che queste amicizie possano esistere anche nella vita reale…
Shot by Paolo Martinez
I was probably feeling a little silly here. I hadn't been doing this sort of pose for long at this point....and it totally flew in the face of everything I had been taught. Though needless to say...I eventually got over it. 😉
A new year and a new idea. I plan on adopting the "Throwback Thursday" idea and posting a photograph from the archives every Thursday.
First up is a shot of RH 145 at Bray Station with an 84 to Kilcoole. 07/01/1995
We are only going back five years this week for Throwback Thursday but to an important event in Dublin Bus history. This date in 2012 marked the second last day of a number of routes, namely the 2,3 and 16A. Other routes were also about to undergo changes, such as the 1, 16 and 44. All of this was part of the Network Direct review. When the 10 was abolished in 2010 it showed that no route was safe, and the 3 was next big casualty. It ran from Larkhill on the northside to UCD Belfield on the southside via Drumcondra and Ringsend. The 2 was a short version that went between the City Centre and Sandymount. Both routes had a lot of history to them but were replaced by a rerouted 1. The original 1 ran between the City Centre and the Pigeon House in the peaks but the new (and current) 1 goes from Santry to Sandymount. On the northside the new 1 replaced the 16, while the 44 replaced the 3 to Larkhill. EV 2 is seen on Townsend Street with a 3 to UCD Belfield while in the background is RV 620 at the then 44 terminus. 11/05/2012
We've been digging through a decade of press clippings about the gallery this week. Here's one of our favorite images from the stack. The Santa Fean interviewed Lawrence in January 2012 about the rise of "higher end" offerings on the Santa Fe art market. Learn more here: thematthewsgallery.com/Artwork-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=195&a...