Throwback Thursday

BonnieSituation

I love that it has an ad on it for Ulster while outside a BOI

tnegun

Also that must be a very short woman boarding!!

Tickityboo

tnegun wrote: »

Also that must be a very short woman boarding!!

I Didn't know they had photo shop back then!!

Csalem

It is 1994. The bus stops (and most buses) are green, the trains are orange and some buses are advertising the trains. RH 41 is seen on Hawkins Street at the 48A terminus. The bus is in an all-over ad for Irish Rail. The national railway company was going through an era of growth and rebranding with new trains and a new logo. This is reflected in the design on the bus.There was a second bus done up for Irish Rail at this time too focusing on its Fast Track delivery service. Sadly that is no longer with us, and the trains are no longer orange.
The 48A connected the City Centre with Ballinteer via Milltown and Dundrum. With the arrival of the Luas in the early 2000s, patronage on the route dropped. Under Network Direct in 2011 the route was dropped, replaced by the 61 for the most part.
RH 41 was delivered new in 1990 to Donnybrook Garage as a Wedding Bus. Following the end of its career in Dublin it moved to Cork where it operated an open-top tour for Cronin's. Hawkins Street, 21/08/1994

Throwback Thursday (137) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

It is 1982 and there are no Luas trams in sight. Instead D 59 is seen on Parnell Street with a 40A to Cappagh Hospital. D 59 was delivered new to Ringsend in 1967. In 1971 it transferred to Phibsborough were it remained until it was withdrawn in December 1982. The bus was finally sold for scrap in 1984. D 1 to D 217 were delivered as single door buses, while the remainder of these type of Atlanteans were delivered as dual-door buses.
The 40A was part of the 40 family routes that served Finglas and the areas around it. The route ceased to run in November 2011 when it was merged with the 40 as part of the Network Direct review of the bus network.
With the 40 becoming a cross-city route, the 40B and 40D are the only routes (along with the 120) to terminate on Parnell Street, but on the opposite side of the road to where D 59 is in the photo. The location in the photo is now a tram stop on the Luas Cross City. Parnell Street, 30/08/1982

Throwback Thursday (138) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

This week we are only going back to 1998, but we are at the western extremes of the Dublin Bus network. RA 312 is seen in Maynooth (Co.Kildare) at the 67A terminus. The main 67 route ran between Dublin and Celbridge with a few extensions west to Maynooth, which operated as the 67A. Under Network Direct in November 2010, the 67 and 67A were combined and all departures on the 67 ran to Maynooth via Celbridge. Maynooth is also served by route 66 which had services to the town of Kilcock, further west than Maynooth. However Network Direct in 2010 also removed those workings and both the 66 and 67 now terminate in Maynooth.
RA 312 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1996. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 2008 and then bought by Warrington Borough Transport. It remained in service with them until at least 2014.
The ad on the side is for Eircell, which was Eircom's mobile phone network. It was subsequently sold to Vodafone. Maynooth, 07/09/1998

Throwback Thursday (139) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

It is 1996 and another all-over ad of a train on a bus. RH 90 is seen at the terminus of the 8 on Burgh Quay. The bus is in an all-over ad for Fastrack. This was the express parcel service initially operated by CIE and later Iarnrod Eireann The bus was painted to mark the 21st anniversary of the express parcel service in 1995. The concept was simple - the express passenger trains had guard vans which could had empty space that could transport items from one part of the country to another. However with the arrival of railcars in 2007 the number of guard vans on the network reduced until only the Cork and Belfast line remained. In 2009 the service was finally ended, after 35 years.
RH 90 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1991 and worked from Donnybrook Garage. After withdrawal it eventually ended up with the Crann Support Group in Meath after spending six months in the UK..
Route 8 connected Dalkey with Dublin City Centre until November 2016 when the route was withdrawn.
Finally beside the bus can be seen Lafayette Photography, known to many for college graduation photographs, and behind the bus is The Irish Press.
14/09/1996

Throwback Thursday (140) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

A slightly different Throwback Thursday this time were the bus is not really the primary interest in the photo but rather the background is.
D 533 is seen on Tara Street and is not operating a route. It was delivered new to Phibsboro Garage in 1973 and was withdrawn in 1991. Like a lot of buses in 1988, this has received the Dublin Millennium badge alongside the company name on the side of the bus. Apart from that there is not a lot else to say about the bus.
So why is the background more interesting? Behind the bus is Apollo House. This was built in 1969 and was one of three buildings in the area that were of a similar style. Hawkins House from 1962 and College House from 1974 being the other two. Collectively all three are regarded as some of the worse looking buildings in Dublin. With all three being eight storeys or over, they did dominate the skyline. During the 2000s Apollo House was sold and lay empty for a while. Plans existed for a long time to demolish and redevelop all three buildings but the 2008 recession delayed those plans. Before Christmas 2016 Apollo House was taken over by activists to house some homeless people and to highlight the crisis affecting the country. By early 2017 they were gone and the building was empty again. Finally 2018 demolition began and by August of that year the site was completely flattened. Around the same time Hawkins House was emptied and work began on College House. It seems after all of these decades, the redevelopment is finally happening. 21/09/1988

Throwback Thursday (141) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

It is 1986 and just under five months to the creation of Dublin Bus, yet some buses are green. KD 20 is seen on Marlborough Street at the 44A lay-over. The bus was delivered new to Dublin in 1981. Built by Bombardier in Shannon, the KD class were delivered in a two-tone green livery, as were the single decker version - the KCs. Buses prior to this were delivered in a tan livery and the green livery was later adapted by the new Dublin Bus in 1987. KD 20 had a long career in Dublin, later joining the Training School and being used there up until at least 1999, and possibly into the early 2000s.
KD 20 has the registration 20 JZL. This was the second KD to carry this registration. The first bus was a demonstrator built with a Rolls Royce engine and given the registration as a temporary measure. That bus was subsequently bought by CIE and became KD 191 in Cork.
Route 44A connected the City Centre with Mount Prospect Avenue in Clontarf. the new route 130 that commenced in the mid-1990s absorbed the old routes 30 and 44A and used minibuses under the City Imp brand. Worth noting that the 44A had nothing to do with the 44 to Enniskerry.
In 2017 this location on Marlborough Street became a tram stop on the Luas Green Line. 29/09/1986

Throwback Thursday (142) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

It is a trip back to 1999 and Celtic Tiger Ireland, where anything was possible. AD 54 is seen in Parnell Square on the Icon Shuttle. The Icon Centre was opened by Bailey's in Leopardstown Racecourse in April 1999. It was designed to be a tourist attraction in the same vein as the Guinness Storehouse and Jameson Distillery. However, it was far less successful than either of those two. When it closed in 2001 it was attracting 80,000 visitors a year against a target of 200,000. Dublin Bus were contracted to run an hourly shuttle between the city centre and Leopardstown, which had a journey time of 45 minutes.
AD 53 and AD 54 were the two buses dedicated to the route. Both buses were delivered to Dublin Bus in 1994 and operated out of Donnybrook Garage. Both buses lost the Icon wrap around November 2000 and returned to the core Dublin Bus livery.
Parnell Square, 04/10/1999

Throwback Thursday (143) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

BonnieSituation

Csalem wrote: »

It is 1986 and just under five months to the creation of Dublin Bus, yet some buses are green. KD 20 is seen on Marlborough Street at the 44A lay-over. The bus was delivered new to Dublin in 1981. Built by Bombardier in Shannon, the KD class were delivered in a two-tone green livery, as were the single decker version - the KCs. Buses prior to this were delivered in a tan livery and the green livery was later adapted by the new Dublin Bus in 1987. KD 20 had a long career in Dublin, later joining the Training School and being used there up until at least 1999, and possibly into the early 2000s.
KD 20 has the registration 20 JZL. This was the second KD to carry this registration. The first bus was a demonstrator built with a Rolls Royce engine and given the registration as a temporary measure. That bus was subsequently bought by CIE and became KD 191 in Cork.
Route 44A connected the City Centre with Mount Prospect Avenue in Clontarf. the new route 130 that commenced in the mid-1990s absorbed the old routes 30 and 44A and used minibuses under the City Imp brand. Worth noting that the 44A had nothing to do with the 44 to Enniskerry.
In 2017 this location on Marlborough Street became a tram stop on the Luas Green Line. 29/09/1986

Throwback Thursday (142) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

That's an interesting tidbit. Any reason for the numbering so?

Reminds me of the oddities of the 17, 17A and the 51, 51A, 51B and the 51D

Anyone know what was going on here?

Csalem

BonnieSituation wrote: »

That's an interesting tidbit. Any reason for the numbering so?

Reminds me of the oddities of the 17, 17A and the 51, 51A, 51B and the 51D

Anyone know what was going on here?

The person in charge at the time just wanted to fill in gaps in the numbering system which is how 44A and 51A came about. The 17 and 17A were meant to be part of an orbital network I believe, either the two routes were going to meet or a third 17 was going to connect the two.

Csalem

It is 1999 and Dublin Bus are trying out a demonstrator bus. But first some context. In 1997 five single deckers (VL 1-5) were delivered to Dublin Bus, being the first full-length low floor buses in the fleet. The following year VL 6 arrived as a demonstrator which was run on natural gas and painted in a special Bord Gais livery. All of these buses operated on routes 1,2 and 3 which operated between Larkhill, City Centre, Ringsend and Sandymount.
In 1999 this second demonstrator arrived from the UK and was put briefly onto these routes too. The bus was built in 1997 and operated on liquefied petroleum gas. Hence why in the UK it had as its registration "P10 LPG". As a demonstrator it was operated by a number of bus operators in the UK too. Eventually the bus was converted to a standard diesel bus and was sold to Arriva, operating in the north of England for most of its career. It remained in service until withdrawn in 2013.
It is worth noting that Larkill is misspelled on the destination - the h is missing. At least it got the route number correct. It is also worth noting the slightly shorter than usual bus stop, although this was later replaced with a standard one.
All in all, this was one of the more unusual buses operated by Dublin Bus for a brief period.
Ringsend 11/10/18

Throwback Thursday (144) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Losty Dublin

I was on this bus a few times, and it wasn't at all comfortable to be in. The VL class weren't too bad to be fair to them but this, nah.

Csalem wrote: »

It is 1999 and Dublin Bus are trying out a demonstrator bus. But first some context. In 1997 five single deckers (VL 1-5) were delivered to Dublin Bus, being the first full-length low floor buses in the fleet. The following year VL 6 arrived as a demonstrator which was run on natural gas and painted in a special Bord Gais livery. All of these buses operated on routes 1,2 and 3 which operated between Larkhill, City Centre, Ringsend and Sandymount.
In 1999 this second demonstrator arrived from the UK and was put briefly onto these routes too. The bus was built in 1997 and operated on liquefied petroleum gas. Hence why in the UK it had as its registration "P10 LPG". As a demonstrator it was operated by a number of bus operators in the UK too. Eventually the bus was converted to a standard diesel bus and was sold to Arriva, operating in the north of England for most of its career. It remained in service until withdrawn in 2013.

Losty Dublin

Csalem wrote: »

The person in charge at the time just wanted to fill in gaps in the numbering system which is how 44A and 51A came about. The 17 and 17A were meant to be part of an orbital network I believe, either the two routes were going to meet or a third 17 was going to connect the two.

I had to dig into my old Garaiste account to clarify these for us all.

Original route 17 was pretty much what we now know as the 16 (Save for the Airport/Santry section), with 16 being a designated short working between Griffith Avenue and Cormac Terrace.

What we now know as the 17 was to have been a new orbital route that was to have run from Rialto to Walkinstown, Templeouge, Nutgrove and onwards to Dundrum and Blackrock. It took on the Bangor Road, Crumlim and Kimmage section of route 82 when it was cancelled in 1970. Apparently 17 and 17A were to have linked up at some stage; how exactly that would have happened is another story.

51A was a short working of what became the 60. Both individual routes were introduced and renamed by the State approved DUTC in 1936, and have no relation to the Clondalkin 51. At the time new higher numbers were allocated to northside routes.

The Clontarf 44A was a route that actually predated current Route 44. Originally it ran between Castle Avenue and Bath Avenue. Again the DUTC fiddled with it's number again in 1936, giving the Wicklow route 44, retaining the 44A and curtailing it to just northside service and introducing a new route for Bath Avenue, the 52.

Cookie_Monster

Csalem wrote: »

It is 1999 and Dublin Bus are trying out a demonstrator bus. But first some context. In 1997 five single deckers (VL 1-5) were delivered to Dublin Bus, being the first full-length low floor buses in the fleet. The following year VL 6 arrived as a demonstrator which was run on natural gas and painted in a special Bord Gais livery. All of these buses operated on routes 1,2 and 3 which operated between Larkhill, City Centre, Ringsend and Sandymount.

111, 59 and even 45a also, maybe not initially but I remember these buses well, the always sounded like the were about to rattle themselves apart at any moment

Csalem

It is a nice sunny day in May 1991 and KC 95 is seen in the village of Enniskerry while operating route 85. This route connected Bray to Enniskerry. Some departures continued further along the road to the Golden Gates. When the routes in Bray were reorganised in the 1990s, and mini buses were introduced, the 85 became the 185. The destination also became Shop River. The route later reverted back to double-deckers but is still the 185. October 20th 2018 is the last day Dublin Bus will operate this route with Go-Ahead Ireland taking over operations on the 21st October. The route will also become a bit more consistent with all 185 departures going to Palermo and every second one continuing on to Shop River. The Dublin Bus has some 185 departures only go to Palermo from Bray and go nowhere near Enniskerry where the other 185s go to. I won't even mention Fassaroe.
KC 95 was delivered new to CIE in 1983/1984 and operated in Cork. It later passed to Dublin Bus, and was withdrawn around 1999. Enniskerry, 08/05/1991

Throwback Thursday (145) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

It is 1995 and autumn in Dun Laoghaire. RH 93 is seen at the bus terminus beside the railway station after arriving with a 75 from Tallaght. This bus was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1991 and entered service at Donnybrook Garage. Later in life the bus was transferred to Ringsend and was withdrawn in mid-2003.
The bus is in an all-over ad for JVC Adagio Hi-Fi. At the time this was quite popular system for people to listen to music, a long way from the current iPod trend.
Route 75 was a southern orbital route in Dublin connecting Dun Laoghaire, Dundrum and Tallaght. Up until October 2018 it was operated by Dublin Bus but then transferred to Go-Ahead Ireland. The only Dublin Bus vehicles that now lay-over at this location are those on the 46A. Dun Laoghaire, 28/10/1995

Throwback Thursday (146) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

Hallowe'en 1998 and it is raining at Dublin Heuston Station. KD 240 is with a 91 to the City Centre. This route ran on an adhoc basis, providing extra capacity to the 90 but not going all the way to Dublin Connolly. KD 240 was based at Conyngham Road and was delivered new between 1982/83.
One thing to note in this photo is the ticket machine beside the bus. Free standing ticket machines were, and still are, rare for Dublin Bus. The other notable location that had a ticket machine was Dublin Airport, and there is still one there today. The one in Heuston is no longer there, with most people using Leap cards nowadays. However back in 1998 the vast majority of users were paying cash to the driver. These machines that allowed you to buy a ticket before boarding the bus were a curiosity of their time.
31/10/1998

Throwback Thursday (147) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

TallGlass

Thanks Csalem, was starting to get the withdrawals earlier when I seen you hadn't posted :pac:

Csalem

No worries. I was away on holidays.

testarossa40

Csalem wrote: »

Hallowe'en 1998 and it is raining at Dublin Heuston Station. KD 240 is with a 91 to the City Centre. This route ran on an adhoc basis, providing extra capacity to the 90 but not going all the way to Dublin Connolly. KD 240 was based at Conyngham Road and was delivered new between 1982/83.
One thing to note in this photo is the ticket machine beside the bus. Free standing ticket machines were, and still are, rare for Dublin Bus. The other notable location that had a ticket machine was Dublin Airport, and there is still one there today. The one in Heuston is no longer there, with most people using Leap cards nowadays. However back in 1998 the vast majority of users were paying cash to the driver. These machines that allowed you to buy a ticket before boarding the bus were a curiosity of their time.
31/10/1998

Throwback Thursday (147) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

I'm not sure KD240 was originally CNY Rd... More likely PHB? I do recall batch KD242-6 being allocated to Conyngham Rd from new, after KD51-70, & 114-124. Not forgetting Cummins-engined KD146.

Csalem

testarossa40 wrote: »

I'm not sure KD240 was originally CNY Rd... More likely PHB? I do recall batch KD242-6 being allocated to Conyngham Rd from new, after KD51-70, & 114-124. Not forgetting Cummins-engined KD146.

Early 1990s it was based in Summerhill but I am not sure where it was delivered new.

Csalem

A trip back to the mid-1990s this week. RH 100 is seen turning off Ormond Quay and onto Grattan Bridge. It is operating route 69 from Rathcoole into the City Centre. This is one of the more longer bus routes in Dublin and can trace its origins back to pre-DUTC days. Not only does this route serve Rathcoole but it is only one of the bus routes to Clondalkin village.
RH 100 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1991. Once it's career was over with Dublin Bus it was sold to Dualway's and joined the tour fleet there. After a number of years doing open top tours around the city it was sold on and in 2018 it is a party bus in Tayto Park in Meath.
2018 also saw the hotel behind the bus on Ormond Quay demolished. 06/11/1995

Throwback Thursday (148) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

It is 1987 and Dublin Bus is nine months old. D 610 is seen on O'Connell Street picking up passengers as it operates a 13 from Ballymun. The bus was delivered new to CIE in 1974 and was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1992. This was one of 238 buses built by VanHool McArdle. The first (D 603) was built in Belgium but the rest were built in Dublin at Inchicore. Although they were withdrawn from public service by the mid-1990s, some had an extended career on the City Tour. These lasted until Olympians took over in the early 2000s.
Route 13 has always been a busy route as it connects the large residential area of Ballymun with the City Centre. The route and its variations have had a number of terminii around the city over the years such as Palmerston Park and Merrion Square, but in 2010 it was merged with some of the 51s and extended to Grange Castle.
O'Connell Street, 17/11/1987

Throwback Thursday (149) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

clunked

Csalem wrote: »

Early 1990s it was based in Summerhill but I am not sure where it was delivered new.

New to S/hill. Saw out it’s final days in C/Road

clunked

Csalem wrote: »

It is 1987 and Dublin Bus is nine months old. D 610 is seen on O'Connell Street picking up passengers as it operates a 13 from Ballymun. The bus was delivered new to CIE in 1974 and was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1992. This was one of 238 buses built by VanHool McArdle. The first (D 603) was built in Belgium but the rest were built in Dublin at Inchicore. Although they were withdrawn from public service by the mid-1990s, some had an extended career on the City Tour. These lasted until Olympians took over in the early 2000s.
Route 13 has always been a busy route as it connects the large residential area of Ballymun with the City Centre. The route and its variations have had a number of terminii around the city over the years such as Palmerston Park and Merrion Square, but in 2010 it was merged with some of the 51s and extended to Grange Castle.
O'Connell Street, 17/11/1987

Throwback Thursday (149) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Think D610 would have been a recent transfer from Clontarf when this photo was taken. Good photo

Csalem

I cannot think of a more appropriate way to mark the 150th Throwback Thursday than with a photograph of AV 150 on route 150.
The bus is seen at the terminus of the route on Fleet Street. The route connects the City Centre with Rossmore via Crumlin. The route began in 1994 under the City Imp brand, replacing route 50. In 2011 it was rerouted slightly to replace route 121 in the Liberties. The current 150 terminus is on Hawkins Street.
AV 150 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 2000. It was initially allocated to Donnybrook Garage where it spent most of its career. It moved to Ringsend Garage to finish out its career. By 2016 it had crossed the sea to Scotland to take up work with McColls.
Fleet Street, 05/06/2015

Throwback Thursday (150) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

BonnieSituation

Not to ruin the thread... But you can actually see AV150 in all its glory repainted over on the McColls website.

http://www.mccolls.org.uk/our_fleet.htm

Csalem

A day later than planned and a slightly shorter one.

It is 1982 and D 122 is seen on Hawkins Street. The bus had only a short time left in service in Dublin. It had been delivered new to CIE in October 1967 and withdrawn in December 1982 after fifteen years in service. Hawkins House on the right was only five years older than the bus, but in 2018 it is not planned to have a much longer future.
Interestingly the destinations shown on the front of the bus are all in Irish. From top to bottom they are "Ranelagh", "Clonskeagh" and "City Centre".
35 years after this photograph was taken, trams returned to Hawkins Street and it is still a busy route for buses.
Hawkins Street, 29/11/1982

Throwback Thursday (151) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

A short hop back to 2012 this week. RV 560 is seen at Dublin Airport with a 16. This was in its final days in service, and was the last high-floor bus in service with Dublin Bus. Once it was withdrawn the entire Dublin Bus fleet became 100% accessible.
In the background is Terminal 2 which at the time had only been officially opened two years previously. An Aer Lingus aircraft can also be seen landing in the background. In 2019 this airline is due to undergo a rebrand, so will we lose the distinctive green livery?
Finally, from the start of December 2018 this bus area is shared with Go-Ahead Ireland who operate the 33A and 102 from here. As a consequence the 16 has seen an increase in services.
Dublin Airport, 06/12/2012

Throwback Thursday (152) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

For this visit to the past we are going to the northern extremities of the Dublin Bus network. AV 418 is seen in Balbriggan picking up passengers as it operates a 33 to Dublin. This bus was delivered new in 2005 and in 2011 Summerhill repainted into Wedding Bus livery. This was one of the bespoke private hires Dublin Bus used to provide and a slightly unique concept - a bus that can bring your wedding guests from church to reception to home, or wherever you wanted to bring them. When on these duties the bus would be decorated inside with flowers and garlands to make them extra special. The rest of the time the buses could be found on regular duties, but usually limited to certain routes. The 33 was not a regular for them.
This is one of the longest routes in Dublin, being approximately 35kms long and it connects towns in north county Dublin with the city. The more rural roads it traverses are not the ideal conditions for a bus painted white. From December 2nd 2018 the 33A, which operated between Balbriggan and Swords, was handed over to Go-Ahead Ireland, but the 33 is still with Dublin Bus.
The last Wedding Bus was repainted yellow in 2017. AV 418 went to Harristown Garage after its time in Summerhill and is still there.
Balbriggan, 13/12/2013

Throwback Thursday (153) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Losty Dublin

Always loved the white ALX400's; it really does them justice.

thomasj

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Not to ruin the thread... But you can actually see AV150 in all its glory repainted over on the McColls website.

http://www.mccolls.org.uk/our_fleet.htm

It still has the "thank you for travelling with Dublin bus" sign at the front outside the drivers cabin.

Csalem

This photo is a two in one as it is for Christmas wishes and a Throwback Thursday.

First up, I would just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas for 2018 and a Happy New Year for 2019!

Thanks to everyone who looked at my pictures this year and hopefully next year we all get some more great shots!

Secondly this is also Throwback Thursday (154)
AV 110 is seen departing Abbey Street on a 41 to Swords Manor. This bus spent most of its life in Summerhill after delivery in 2000. It was synonymous with the 20B for many years until that route merged with the 14 in 2011. It could then be found on any Summerhill route. It ended its career in Donnybrook and was withdrawn in 2014.
In 2018 we had a period of snow at the end of February / start of March that shut the country down for a few days. The last time I remembered such bad snow was December 2010 when it lasted for most of the month with two serious bouts of snow, one at the start of December and the other around the 21st. However, unlike in 2018, the buses were still substantially able to provide a bus service.
Abbey Street 21/12/2010

Happy Christmas 2018 by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Stephen15

Remember getting the buses during that period have to say hats off to the drivers and all DB staff for being able to cope during it. I know a driver who was telling me that it took him 3.5 hours to do the 75 from DL to Tallaght, I wonder how GAI would cope in similar circumstances. Happy Christmas Csalem and may the excellent Throwback Thursdays continue well into 2019 and beyond

punisher5112

I can tell you this the buses without any abs or any other electronic aid were much better at dealing with the snow then the rest.

Rv was a dream to drive in it.

I went from the top of glenageary hill roundabout to 2 thirds of the way down the hill backwards in an av.... It was a very interesting experience in normal tyres also.

We had no training what so ever, no specialist tyres or chains and we had to keep going.



It was no fun but using left foot braking and reving and spinning the wheels it eventually got going again after quite some tyre burning.

Other things were like running red lights on any hill as if one stopped it either was not move again or go out of control backwards.

Passing many a stranded car.

Cars and vans dumped in the stupidest places and only millimeters to pass.

Tracks cut out and walls of snow and ice where both side panels would be scraping along.

Losty Dublin

punisher5112 wrote: »

I can tell you this the buses without any abs or any other electronic aid were much better at dealing with the snow then the rest.

Rv was a dream to drive in it.

I went from the top of glenageary hill roundabout to 2 thirds of the way down the hill backwards in an av.... It was a very interesting experience in normal tyres also.

We had no training what so ever, no specialist tyres or chains and we had to keep going.



It was no fun but using left foot braking and reving and spinning the wheels it eventually got going again after quite some tyre burning.

Other things were like running red lights on any hill as if one stopped it either was not move again or go out of control backwards.

Passing many a stranded car.

Cars and vans dumped in the stupidest places and only millimeters to pass.

Tracks cut out and walls of snow and ice where both side panels would be scraping along.

Snow and buses, eh. There were 3 AV's stuck on the bridge at Castleknock station New Years Eve 2009, all unable to get grip to make it over. A fourth AV managed to get over and down the hill until it was forced to stop after a woman in a Land Rover, yes an off roader, got stuck herself and blocked the road.

Tickityboo

Stephen15 wrote: »

Remember getting the buses during that period have to say hats off to the drivers and all DB staff for being able to cope during it. I know a driver who was telling me that it took him 3.5 hours to do the 75 from DL to Tallaght, I wonder how GAI would cope in similar circumstances. Happy Christmas Csalem and may the excellent Throwback Thursdays continue well into 2019 and beyond

I can beat that one!!
I left BlackRock at 16.45 as a 17 and arrived at Dolphins Barn at 23.15 and then got back to the garage at 00.10.

One nice lady gave me a tenner for a couple of pints when she was getting out in Nutgrove after about 4 hours.

Charles Babbage

Pardon for a question from pure ignorance.
Do buses have winter tyres, or at least All seasons with reasonable winter performance, or is it a case of hope for the best?

punisher5112

Charles Babbage wrote: »

Pardon for a question from pure ignorance.
Do buses have winter tyres, or at least All seasons with reasonable winter performance, or is it a case of hope for the best?

Bridgestone very good quality tyres.

They aren't winter tyres.

We had to just get on with it in the bad snow/ice.

Stephen15

punisher5112 wrote: »

We had to just get on with it in the bad snow/ice.

To be fair it doesn't snow very often. Before last winter it was 2010/11 and it hasn't been bad at all this winter so far at least.

Csalem

A festive Throwback Thursday from 1985. KD 90 is seen parked in the yard at Skerries Station. It is dressed for route 33 and the picture is taken on Christmas Day.
It has hard to imagine now, but up until the early 1980s there were bus services provided for part of Christmas Day. No doubt the main impetus was to bring people to and from church, but it also allowed people to travel around the city and visit friends or relatives.
At the time this photograph was taken, KD 90 was about four years old. Although the 33 was operated out of Summerhill Garage, close to Dublin City Centre, there was an outstation here at Skerries for a few buses. This meant buses could start or finish here and not have to run empty back to Dublin, 35 kilometres away.
The ad on the side of the bus is for CDL coal distributors. These were taken over by Bord na Mona in 1995.
Skerries, 25/12/1985

Throwback Thursday (155) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

Slight delay this week due to the technical problems

A trip back ten years this week to 2009. RV 553 is seen heading north on O'Connell Street with a 140 to St. Margaret's Road. This route was one of a number of routes created in the early 2000s to cope with the expansion of Dublin due to the Celtic Tiger. The routes themselves, such as the 4, 128 and 140, more accurately started towards the end of the Celtic Tiger and the start of the economic crisis. The 140 commenced in 2008 connecting Wilton Terrace with Finglas, being a more direct route than the traditional 40. In late 2009 it was extended to Ikea near Ballymun and then in 2011 it was extended south to Rathmines as part of Network Direct. It replaced the 128 on the southside making the 128 a short-lived route of only 4 years. At one point consideration was given to merge the 140 with the 54A instead, which would have extended it beyond Tallaght to Kiltipper.
RV 553 was delivered new to Dublin Bus in 1999. When this picture was taken it was based in Harristown Garage but was subsequently transferred to Summerhill. It was withdrawn in 2012. 06/01/2009

Throwback Thursday (156) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

Csalem

It is 1998 and KD 318 is on Aston Quay with a 51B. This bus was delivered new to Conyngham Road in 1983 where it spent the rest of its career with Dublin Bus. At this time the bus was coming close to the end of its career after 15 years in service.
The 51B was part of the 51 group of routes (apart from the 51A) that connected Clondalkin with the City Centre. The year this photo was taken the 51B was added to the new CitySwift network, so this bus was a bit out of place on the route. In later years the 51B was extended to Grange Castle until 2011 when it was merged with the 13. It then became a cross-city route connecting Grange Castle with Harristown via the City Centre. Instead of using Aston Quay, the 13 uses Dame Street. 10/01/1998

Throwback Thursday (157) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

BonnieSituation

That's a blast. I grew up in Ballyfermot so i would have used the 79 stop just behind it regularly (and less frequently, the 78A behind that again at Virgin).

I didn't realise that the Aston Hotel had been there at that stage. I used to spend a lot of time gawking at stuff in the Frame Shop that used to occupy that space at the bus stop.

And also, seeing Celtward there a weird. I barely recall it, but it is making me think of what used to be there before either was named that!

Anyone recall?

(Also, it was only 15 years service @Csalem)

Csalem

BonnieSituation wrote: »

That's a blast. I grew up in Ballyfermot so i would have used the 79 stop just behind it regularly (and less frequently, the 78A behind that again at Virgin).

I didn't realise that the Aston Hotel had been there at that stage. I used to spend a lot of time gawking at stuff in the Frame Shop that used to occupy that space at the bus stop.

And also, seeing Celtward there a weird. I barely recall it, but it is making me think of what used to be there before either was named that!

Anyone recall?

(Also, it was only 15 years service @Csalem)

That it is. Fixed now, thanks.

I remember going into Celtward to buy a Jordan Formula 1 phone cover for my Nokia 3310 around 2000/2001.

tnegun

Really enjoy this thread, thanks for posting the pics! Quick question I travelled a lot on the 65 in the 90's and very ocassionally a KD would turn up on the route and break down climbing the Embankment or at least need a 30 min rest stop to cool off! Am I remembering properly did some of these have blue seating? I remember one standing out as it had blue seating and was very unusual at the time as the rest had green.

punisher5112

tnegun wrote: »

Really enjoy this thread, thanks for posting the pics! Quick question I travelled a lot on the 65 in the 90's and very ocassionally a KD would turn up on the route and break down climbing the Embankment or at least need a 30 min rest stop to cool off! Am I remembering properly did some of these have blue seating? I remember one standing out as it had blue seating and was very unusual at the time as the rest had green.

Most likely was a special bus that was painted up like the 7up, cola, bad bobs, Smarties etc.

There was even one that had a can dispenser in it.

Another of the vanhool actually had booth seating and side lamps like something out of the Titanic.

tnegun

That might be it only saw it a couple of times and was usual green on the outside but could of been in the middle of being restored to or from one of all over adverts.