Spotted: double decker buses back in Cork

thejuggler

Saw them twice over the weekend on the Cork Ballincollig route. Badly needed on both city and suburban routes in the city by the Lee.

aidan_walsh

As in actual Bus Eireann bus? You sure it wasn't the Cork tour bus?

thejuggler

Certain. I know the tour buses. This was on the scheduled Cork-Ballincollig route and the tour bus doesn't go through Ballincollig - looked like a new bus too.

KC61

The first of six new double-decks has indeed entered service on the Ballincollig service.

Photo is here:
http://garaiste.yuku.com/topic/7074

wayne2107

Is it true that these buses are not for Cork city services though? There are rumours of a different type of double deck bus for Cork? Something in the lines of a Scania..

Chris_533976

I heard that only half the buses planned for Cork are actually getting to Cork, as Dublin Bus decided to blatently take them for their own use.

invincibleirish

Dam Jackeens taking our double decker buses

wayne2107

This is not true, the deadline for new buses in cork has not elapsed. Cork will be getting more new buses very soon. There are new scanias in Dublin awaiting entry in to service and also new adl buses, all have arrived in the last few days so Cork could be getting some of these. I'de say Cork will be seeing more new units before christmas. Wheather they will be looked after or not is a different days work.

L1011

Its BE for Dublin commuter (Ashebourne etc) routes not Dublin Bus thats swiped them I believe...

wayne2107

MYOB wrote: »

Its BE for Dublin commuter (Ashebourne etc) routes not Dublin Bus thats swiped them I believe...

Nobody swiped nothing. Cork were promised city deckers the new deckers in cork now are not city deckers. Cork will more than likley get the city double deck buses they are due. Dublin bus have taking delievery of their VG type bus. This is the same as the new deckers in Cork at the moment but in city style config, (bench seats instead of high back seating). The Dublin bus order has nothing what so ever to do with Bus Eireann.

deRanged

I grabbed a quick video of one this evening.

1huge1

Was there any ever double deckers in Limerick? some pictures of these in service in cork would be nice

edit: thanks deRanged
they look very good

wayne2107

1huge1 wrote: »

Was there any ever double deckers in Limerick?

Yes Limerick had the old type KD deckers at one stage.

http://www.freewebs.com/limerickbus/

KC61

There are 10 Wrights Gemini double deck buses being delivered to Bus Éireann.

4 of them are going onto the Dublin-Ratoath/Ashbourne routes and 6 are going to Cork, one of which is now in service on the Ballincollig route.

There are currently 32 tri-axle double deck coaches in the process of being delivered to Bus Éireann, the first of which are now in service in the greater Dublin area. Some of these should also be destined for Cork.

There are 25 Scania single-decks in build which are are for Cork city services.
There are rumours of further double decks on order from Scania.

Dublin Bus meanwhile are taking delivery of the first of 100 new replacement buses, split into two types, 50 Wrights Geminis and 50 Alexander Volvo Enviro 400s.

A good photo of the new Bus Eireann and Dublin Bus Wrights Geminis is at:
http://garaiste.yuku.com/topic/7084

Zoney

Limerick could do with double deckers at peak times on Raheen and Castletroy routes. Fully loaded single deckers are increasingly common (nothing will suck your will to live more than waiting 45 mins to an hour on a 15 min frequency route for a bus that can't actually fit everyone on board), and frequently have far too many people standing at the front (at the drivers cab/windscreen/doors area).

bk

Zoney wrote: »

Limerick could do with double deckers at peak times on Raheen and Castletroy routes. Fully loaded single deckers are increasingly common (nothing will suck your will to live more than waiting 45 mins to an hour on a 15 min frequency route for a bus that can't actually fit everyone on board), and frequently have far too many people standing at the front (at the drivers cab/windscreen/doors area).

This has been going on for years in Cork.

1huge1

Zoney wrote: »

Limerick could do with double deckers at peak times on Raheen and Castletroy routes. Fully loaded single deckers are increasingly common (nothing will suck your will to live more than waiting 45 mins to an hour on a 15 min frequency route for a bus that can't actually fit everyone on board), and frequently have far too many people standing at the front (at the drivers cab/windscreen/doors area).

God I know it all to well getting the bus from UL, I guess its Limerick's time to start the campaigning for double deckers.

corktina

you dont need 'deckers...you need more single deckers....journey time with a decker will be extended thus dis-improving the service

1huge1

I think Limerick needs more routes to be honest.

Poxyshamrock

wayne2107 wrote: »

Yes Limerick had the old type KD deckers at one stage.

http://www.freewebs.com/limerickbus/

:eek::eek: My old bus.

The number 3 to Rathbane.

I still remember the last double decker I got, it was in 1995 to Spaights.
I was going to see Babe in the Savoy. :pac:

deRanged

and a picture:


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