Electric, Hydrogen & Hybrid Electric Buses in Ireland

The big giveaway here is there's no destination scroll on the front & no middle doors on the side of the bus.

With this being a bus owned by Go-Ahead Ireland makes a little bit more unusual to see it in TFI green.

Not long now, hearing works progressing well at Summerhill. These new electric busses are going to be a game changer in the future of public transport in this country. Long overdue.

To follow up my previous query I have found the table I was looking for, its from page 34 of the National Sustainable Mobility Policy available on gov.ie

They are coming back in their original livery, according to someone in the cony road

I see London are putting stickers on buses now that show if the bus is either diesel, electric or hybrid. This so the fire brigade can identify which is powering the bus as all fires have to be treated differently. Wonder will these stickers be rolled out here in Ireland too.

Any actual date of entry in to service of the new electric deckers at the hill? Seems to be dragging on a bit now, few rumor's going around about ESB not been on the ball but has anyone got a solid date?

We really need to be getting the foot down now and getting these buses in to service, all stops should be pulled out for launch asap, before it starts to get embarrassing having new buses parked up for months.

I would love to see new electric buses running along Fairview and North strand when its all complete, would compliment the new cycling lanes really well.

I don't like lazy cynicism or uninformed criticism but the inordinate delay to the introduction into service of the Electroliners in both Dublin and Limerick is disappointing to say the least.

These buses started to roll off the production line in Ballymena last Autumn and as per Fred Dean's Flickr stream, one of them was in Cork last Hallowe'en: almost seven months ago now (I'm not sure that the link below will work).

Major refurbishment was undertaken at Roxboro Depot in Limerick two years ago as per a planning application to upgrade and install charging stations and a sub-station, and the Electroliners were ordered a year, or more ago.

Yet we are told in mid-May 2023 that the contract for electrification infrastructure has now been awarded.

At least if Hitachi, get in there soon and make a start, summer weather conditions🔅 and long days should be favourable but the Bus Éireann press release suggests that it will be early 2024 before the Electroliners enter service on the streets of Limerick, which suggests that the Electroliners will have been stored for up to 18 months.

Alas however, we also have the great known-unknown and no amps will flow until they say so!

Embarrassing absolute embarrassing. Heads need to roll over this, brand new buses lying up since last November is a joke. Why do we always seem do make a dogs ear of stuff like this.

The Bus Éireann news story regarding Roxboro Road depot:

https://buseireann.ie/bus_eireann_news.php?id=7117&month=May

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I heard this was rejected?

According to new tender documents released; Bus Éireann are planning to spend €30 million euro for new electric charging points, which includes attendant training for Bus Éireann staff, for their remaining bus depots around the country.

It is not known yet how many charging points will be installed in their remaining depots. However they will also be looking for back-up systems in place if their supplys to the electrical grid fail on site.

Nice! Do ya happen to know when the rest will arrive?

Low and behold 4 more EA,s have arrived in to Broadstone today, fleet numbers unknown.