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This week we are going back eight years to 2016 and to AX 612 in Sandyford on route 75 to Dun Laoghaire.
Route 75 started in February 1990, running between Dun Laoghaire and Old Bawn. Later in the year it moved to The Square shopping centre, following its opening. Certain departures in the peaks went via Sandyford Industrial Estate, which is the service AX 612 is on here. In October 2018 Go-Ahead Ireland took over the operation of the 75. At the same time the variations via Sandyford Industrial Estate were redesignated as route 75A. The 75 and 75A ceased to operate in November 2023 under changes brought in by Bus Connects. Sandyford Industrial Estate is now served by orbital route S8.
AX 612 was new to Dublin Bus in 2006. It was withdrawn at the end of 2023, and sold on to another Irish operator.
24/10/2016
Getting ready to hike in the Cascade Mountains with a 25 pound pack on my back. This little city girl could walk flat land but climbing up to 6000 feet was a feat I'll always remember. They made me carry the axe.
Hi everyone. Here’s another one from a while back off my old account. I used to pose for photos a lot more back then so I hope you all like it💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
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
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
These images are from around 2010, if memory serves e correctly!
They were posted on my Flickr before I was forced to purge my content!
Gwen Stacy (1/6 Gwen Stacy figure) is just getting used to her new office when her boss, assistant director of the hospital, Dr. David White (Hot Toys Perseus) drops by with a list of things she needs to know.
David has been an excellent friend and mentor, and Gwen just might have developed a bit of a crush on him. That he's a man of mystery only makes things more complicated and intriguing...
Originally Taken: June 10, 2010
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Camera: Nikon D80
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An early macro from the days when I was just starting to find my way in the land of tiny. I've re-processed the shot to match my current love affair with desaturated macros and find I'm much happier with it now.
It's always fun to go back a few years to see how styles change and what you used to do. I'm always shocked to see the improvements I've made with my photography because as each day passes it feels less and less like I'm improving.
I have to thank my contact Reggie Bishop for starting this set, it's been so refreshing and validating to compare the past to today.
Click "L" for a larger view.
For this edition of Throwback Thursday I decided to go back to Spring Break 2016.
Here we have an Air France Airbus A340 [F-GLZS] departing from Princess Juliana Airport.
The idea for this shot actually came from my dad. We were sitting by the bay side tiki bar at our resort having drinks and escaping the pop up rain showers in the area. This spot ended up having a cool view of the departures from the airport. He mentioned that I should try to get one of the poles in the shot. Well it worked out pretty well!
This aircraft is now stored.
This week we are going back a decade to AX 451 on Lorcan Avenue with a service on route 27B to Eden Quay.
Route 27B started running between the city centre and Castletimon (where Lorcan Avenue is located) in 1971. In 2004 the route was extended north, through Santry and on to terminate at Harristown garage. Buses still loop around Castletimon, with this bus stop on Lorcan Avenue being served by buses going in both directions.
AX 451 was new to Dublin Bus in 2006. It was withdrawn around December 2018, and was sold on to another Irish operator.
Under Bus Connects, it is proposed to serve the full length of Lorcan Avenue with new route A1.
06/06/2014
Bit of an unusual Throwback this week. It is 2003 and RV 631 is seen on Abbey Street. Although it is in service, it is not operating a Dublin Bus service. Instead it is helping out with Bus Eireann. In the early 2000s Dublin Bus transferred a number of Olympians to Bus Eireann to help out and provide extra capacity. At the time the Special Olympics were on Dublin and a large number of low-floor buses from Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann were in use on special shuttle services. That is how RV 631 ended up on a 105 to Ratoath. The bus did return to Dublin Bus and stayed in service until 2012 when the final Olympians were withdrawn.
On the left can be construction works for the Luas Red Line. That exact location became the Abbey stop on the tram line. As a result of this the bus stop is no longer in existence and the 103 to Ratoath currently departs from Beresford Place. 22/06/2003
This pic has a funny story which comes from the do not post files.....this moment was me back in June of 2008 after returning from the U.S. after two months of traveling extensively all over the U.S. and some of Canada.
I had bought this U.S. Cavalry hat in a disposal store as I thought it was sooo cool.
So when I got back home I sent this pic to a very dear and close friend of many many years who lived in V.A. near Richmond.
The reply I got back was "Dammed Yankee" lol. I still laugh at that reply to this day.
Now there is a second part to this as my friend sent me a Confederate Officers hat which I'll post at another time...and instructions clearly which one to wear. Were still friends to this day after 26 years and this pic still makes us both laugh.
This week for Throwback Thursday we are going back to 2008. RV 460 is seen arriving at Dundrum with a 44C from the City Centre to Ballyogan. This route was a short working of route 44, which operated from the City Centre to Enniskerry via Ballyogan. The 44 used to divert off the main road to do a loop around Ballyogan before rejoing the main road, and it did this in both directions.
Today the 44C is gone, the 44 operates from DCU to Enniskerry and skips Ballyogan. The latter is now served by just route 63 and the Luas Green Line. The bus went to Dualway's once it finished its career with Dublin Bus. 08/05/2008
This week we are going back thirty-six years to 1988 and to KC 118 at Bus Aras. The bus is operating one of the express services to Dublin Airport.
When this photo was taken the service to Dublin Airport was already decades old. It started with CIE and over the years had double-deckers, single-deckers and coaches on it. In 1982 KC 116 to 119 were delivered new to CIE to operate the service. In February 1988 they received this all-over ad / livery for Aer Lingus. Then in 1990 the buses lost their centre doors to increase their capacity and allow more luggage space on board. However, in 1994 they moved from the Airport Express service to route 230 and regained their centre doors. 1994 was the year Dublin Bus received new AD Class buses and rebranded the service as Airlink. Airlink suspended operations in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and then announced in 2021 the cessation of operations.
KC 118 was finally withdrawn by Dublin Bus in the late-1990s.
Aer Lingus was flew its first flight in 1936. It was floated on the stock exchange by the Irish government in 2006 and was finally taken over by IAG in 2015.
21/02/1988
A trip back in time this week to 1987, a mere 29 years ago. KD 91 is seen at the 33 terminus in Balbriggan, after arriving from Dublin. It is still in CIE livery as Dublin Bus had only been created eight months previously. The terminus was the most northerly in the Dublin Bus network. At the time it was outside the cinema on Dublin Street. The bus route used to do a triangle in Balbriggan. It arrived at the terminus via Old Market Green and departed via The Square and Hampton Street. The bus stop at the terminus was also used by the Bus Eireann service from Dublin to Drogheda/Dundalk. At the time this stretch of road was also the main road to Belfast from Dublin. Having a bus parked here would not help the traffic, having one parked and another stopping certainly did not. Today the 33 terminates outside the Church in Balbriggan, which is further south along Dublin Street. it doesn't have a triangular route either, arriving and departing the terminus the same way. Balbriggan is also now by-passed with the M1 motorway. The Bus Eireann route 101 still serves the stop in this photograph though. 26/10/1987
This shot taken in 1913 along the NYC's "Egyptian Line" at Kentland, Indiana shows part of a work train including 3 Boldman men: l. to r.-Frank Boldman, Thomas Boldman and John Boldman. Photo is believed to have been taken by Wilmer Boldman. Phil Boldman family collection.
At the time of this photo, the Boldmans were primarily in charge of maintaining watering systems (pumps, towers, etc) on the line, however, there were many family members with all sorts of jobs.
Also in shot is CI&S (NYCL) #151 M.O.W. car, labeled as Water Department. IHB #X11 & another CI&S car. The train is sitting in the southbound pass track with the men standing with their feet facing the southward track, followed by the northward track. It looks as though they are facing another photographer who may be on the NYC's depot platform.
View looks N/W from the area near the depot.
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
These two particular dolls really changed my perception of the Barbie brand. I was happy to see them readily available year after year until Raquelle was nowhere to be found in the US for the "Style" line only to be released elsewhere and to finally come back twice unfortunately with poorly printed eyes. She has yet to appear back with this gorgeous face. Ryan on the other hand had his sculpt completely redone and never returned. Mattel please bring them back... just the way they used to be!
Here's to hoping we get them in collectible sized heads in any upcoming lines whether it be "The Look" or not even in collectible size heads, just back in "Fashionistas." I would get excited just to see them back in some form be it a picture in the Barbiestyle Instagram account. What do you guys think? Which Raquelle and Ryan are your favorite releases?
On a cool winter afternoon in 2008, NS 119 passes through downtown Salisbury with a set of vintage EMD power made up of an NS SD60 and two leased EMDX SD40-2s. The passenger station on the left has since undergone a major renovation and the old freight house towards the back of the picture has been demolished as well. The EMD power has probably been either rebuilt or scrapped.
Another shot from the Phil Boldman collection is this view looking north on Chicago, Indiana & Southern (later NYC Egyptian line) at Sheff, Indiana, circa 1914. There is a lot one could argue about this photo. The fact that it looks as though there is a town at left, and an awful lot of buildings makes me think this is not Sheff. However, after having that conversation with Phil proved otherwise. There was in fact a town here. There were company houses, a hotel, a post office, at least one restaurant and a lot of railroad facilities. This photo was taken by Thomas Boldman and was actually only to show the new watering facilities that he helped set up. Sheff tower would be in the distance on the left side of the tracks. At right in the distance are the M-O-W shanties along the Big 4 and moving left, the top of the roundhouse can be seen. I spent a lot of time zooming in and researching this photo and much to my doubt, it is in fact Sheff, Indiana. This is the only photo evidence I have ever seen to prove that a town actually existed here. Another good fact is that this photo was with 4 others from what looks like the same day. This was the only northward view.
The double track seen here that ran from Morocco, Indiana to Sheff would end approx. a half mile behind this view. In later years, it would end at the tower and this track would be used for headroom for trains switching in the yard.
CI&S RR, Sheff, Indiana
Circa 1914
Looking north at new watering facility
Thomas Boldman photo, Phil Boldman collection