Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Buses: Throwback Thursday

Collapse
This is a sticky topic.
X
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Originally posted by Vico2 View Post
    I used to get the 62 years ago, it was a dreadful service
    How bad was it Vico??

    I can name a few bad routes here in Dublin at this day and age - eg the 220 between Ballymun and Blanch SC now.
    UP THE DUBS!!!

    Comment


    • It's 1988 and KD 74 is seen in the north County Dublin town of Skerries. It is operating route 33 to Babriggan, the most northerly place on the Dublin Bus network, and where Dublin Bus remeets Bus Eireann. The 33 can trace its roots back to the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and the bus services it operated in conjunction with its railway operations. When the company was absorbed into CIE (and the UTA in Northern Ireland) in 1958 the bus routes became part of the Dublin city network. The route still operates today, and is supplemented by the 33A which operates between Swords and Skerries/Balbriggan. This latter route is due to be operated by Go-Ahead while the 33 stays with Dublin Bus. In the past Skerries used to have short workings between its railway station and the main street, which was not a very long journey.
      KD 74 entered service around 1981/82 and has gained a Dublin Millennium logo in the rear downstairs window, to mark a thousand years of Dublin city in 1988. It is in the Dublin Bus livery which was about a year old at this point, although the bus stop is still CIE. 21/02/1988

      Throwback Thursday (111) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

      Comment


      • It's 1997 and threre is some contrast on the streets of Dublin. KD 218 is seen loading up on Abbey Street with a 39 to Clonsilla. The route had transitioned to CitySwit operation in 1993 and was replaced by single-deckers operating a high-frequency timetable. Some of them can be seen behind the KD. Due to the increase demand on this route Dublin Bus did get some new Olympian double-deckers branded for CitySwift from 1996 on, so it is somewhat unusual to see the much older KD on the route in 1997. This bus had been delivered between 1982/83 and was coming near the end of its career at this point.
        In 2018 no buses terminate on this part of Abbey Street and the 39 runs from Burlington Road to Ongar. 01/03/1997

        Throwback Thursday (112) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

        Comment


        • Originally posted by Suzieq View Post
          How bad was it Vico??

          I can name a few bad routes here in Dublin at this day and age - eg the 220 between Ballymun and Blanch SC now.
          Or the 70d ....goes from Dunboyne to DCU...at 7.15am.....only once a day Mon to Fri

          and DCU to Dunboyne at 5.05pm.....once a day Mon-Fri.......

          no weekend service........

          Takes in Glasnevin /Ballymun / Tolka estate / Finglas / Castleknock / Navan Road / Dunboyne
          The mind is everything. What you think you become.

          Comment


          • It is the year 2000 and GAC Bombardier KC 197 is still in service, but not for much longer. The bus entered service in 1982 five years before Dublin Bus was incepted, and eight months later all Bombardier buses had been withdrawn by Dublin Bus.
            KC 197 operated out of Clontarf Garage and is seen here operating route 53. This is one of the shorter routes in Dublin, operating from the City Centre to Dublin Port via East Wall. Journey time is under half an hour. The bus is seen here at a terminus on Abbey Street. The bus stop has the 51A on it, and the 53 traditionally operated from Beresford Place. Today the route goes from Talbot Street, and this terminus is used by the 33, 41/A/B/C. Abbey Street, 07/03/2000

            Throwback Thursday (113) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

            Comment


            • It's March 1988. Dublin Bus is just over a year old and a smart looking D 540 is seen on Eden Quay. The bus was fifteen years old at this point, having been delivered new to Phibsborough in 1973. However in 1987 it moved to Ringsend where it stayed until withdrawn in 1991.
              The bus is seen on Ringsend route 15B. This operated from Eden Quay to Ballyroan, although in later years it went to Whitechurch and currently goes to Stocking Avenue. 15/03/1988

              Throwback Thursday (114) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

              Comment


              • A lot has changed in this picture from 2012. On St. Patrick's Day of that year, a fire in a building on Benburb Street/Queen Street resulted in the Luas Red Line closing in the city centre. Trams could only run from Saggart/Tallaght to Heuston Station. As a result Dublin Bus had to provide extra buses between Connolly and Heuston to cater for the demand. Most garages had to provide buses, often doing a trip on the shuttle after arriving into the city from their usual routes. DT 4 is one such bus that was based out of Harristown. It usually operated extra duties on other routes in the peaks. The bus was withdrawn in 2017 and was sold to Ashbourne Connect. Behind it is a Donnybrook VT on a short 145 to the Belfield fly-over at UCD. This bus [is still with Dublin Bus, but has lost its dot-matrix destination for a LED one. Heuston, 22/03/2012

                Throwback Thursday (115) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

                Comment


                • astons quay 1920s.
                  Attached Files
                  in god i trust...everyone else cash only.

                  Comment


                  • Originally posted by cosmo View Post
                    astons quay 1920s.
                    Nice pic.

                    Comment


                    • A jaunt back thirty years this week to 1988. D 502 is seen on O'Connell Street with a 3 from Larkhill to Sandymount. The bus had been delivered new to Ringsend in April 1973 where it spent the rest of its career until withdrawn in 1990.
                      The route has had a varied career over its life.Operated by Ringsend Garage until 1994 when Donnybrook took over, the route returned to Ringsend in 2006. In 2012 Network Direct abolished the route, but the new route 1 covered most of the old 3. The 1 terminated in Santry on the northside instead of Larkhill.
                      The bus is still in CIE branding even though Dublin Bus had been created a year before. 29/03/1988

                      Throwback Thursday (116) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

                      Comment


                      • It's 1997 and RA 274 is seen parked on Marlborough Street. The bus is on route 32B. This operated between the City Centre and Baldoyle/Portmarnock going via Abbey Park. In 2012 the route was removed from the network through Network Direct and Abbey Park lost its bus service. Passengers had to use an extended 29A to Baldoyle instead.
                        The bus had been delivered in 1996 and is in CitySwift livery. The 32B however was not one of Clontarf's CitySwift routes. The bus was withdrawn around 2007 and went on to continue its career in the UK. It was still active until at least 2016.
                        This location on Marlborough Street is now a tram stop on Luas Cross City. 05/04/1997

                        Throwback Thursday (117) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

                        Comment


                        • It is 1998 and RA 280 is seen on Burgh Quay. The bus is dressed for the 44B but more likely on the 44C. The destination shows Ballyogan and that is where the 44C went to. It was effectively a short working of the 44. In contrast the 44B went to Glencullen and not a route that can take double-decker buses all the way.
                          One thing that can be said for certain is that neither bus route was a CitySwift one. The main CitySwift example operated by Donnybrook Garage was the 46A, which was a very frequent route. By 1998 though the CitySwift brand had become diluted as some branded routes did not match the standards set by earlier routes. Furthermore CitySwift buses started straying onto non-CitySwift routes. Dublin Bus responded by adding branding for the key corridors. "Stillorgan Flyer" was the name given to the 46A route. The branding did not restore the damage done to the CitySwift brand and within a few years both were gone.
                          The bus was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1996. Most RAs were withdrawn by 2008. Burgh Quay is no longer a Dublin Bus terminus but rather used by long-distance private operator coaches. 11/04/1998

                          Throwback Thursday (118) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

                          Comment


                          • It is 1998 and RH 137 is seen on Eden Quay. It is loading up prior to departing for Ardlea Road on the 20B. This route was once part of an extended 20 family, but it ended up being the longest surviving one. Under Network Direct the route became part of an extended cross-city route 14. This connects Beaumont with Dundrum. The 20B was mostly a northside route, serving Fairview, Donnycarney and Beaumont. However, certain peak workings crossed the Liffey and served St. Stephen's Green.
                            RH 137 was new in 1992 and had been delivered in the two-tone green livery. The bus stop beside is green, but the bus has been repainted into the new core livery. The last bus arrived in the green livery in 1997. After the bus ended its career it was sold to Dualways and became an open-top tour bus. 18/04/1998

                            Throwback Thursday (119) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

                            Comment


                            • It's 2008, AV 330 is based at Donnybrook Garage and is operating the 45. This route connected the City Centre to Bray, and for many years was the main bus route to that Wicklow town. When the DART arrived in the 1980s, the railway provided a much quicker journey to the city. The 45 kept going though. It had two termini in Bray, one at Oldcourt and the other on the seafront. This latter one was helpfully referred to as "Esplanade" on the destination displays. The route reached Bray by going via Blackrock and Cabinteely. It was supplemented by route 45A from Dun Laoghaire to Bray. In the early-2000s Dublin Bus introduced the more direct route 145 which used the Stillorgan Road QBC. The 45 became less busy and attempts were made to cut it back from the City Centre by terminating in Ballsbridge. This was unpopular and the route was restored to Merrion Square. However Network Direct saw the end of the route in 2012.
                              AV 330 is no longer in service with Dublin Bus. D'Olier Sreet 26/04/08

                              Throwback Thursday (120) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

                              Comment


                              • It's the year 2000 and the days of the Bombardier KDs are coming to an end. 365 KDs were built between 1980 and 1983, with most of them based in Dublin. The fleet was fully withdrawn from public service by December 2000, with a farewell run taking place in January 2001. The year 2000 was also the year Dublin Bus received their first delivery of low-floor double-decker buses. The AVs and AXs were delivered consistently over a number of years with the last of the 648 buses arriving in 2006. In 2012 the last step-entrance bus was withdrawn by Dublin Bus.
                                KD 145 is seen at Heuston Station with a 91 to the City Centre. the 90 was the main route connecting Connolly and Heuston stations but the 91 was used to supplement this service when needed. The area beside the bus underwent a great change when the Luas Red Line was built. This resulted in the tram connecting the two stations. The 90 went from an all-day service to morning peak only, and the 91 was eventually removed from the network. 03/05/2000

                                Throwback Thursday (121) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

                                Comment

                                Working...
                                X