BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

Yep, it was parked on Parnell Square west. Cops got them as far as I know.

Surely they shouldn't be lying buses over in the city centre unattended given the current climate

Those groups of scumbags who are setting buses on fire on the streets of Dublin really are a new level of filth.

Dublin Bus should make those responsible to pay for the damages to their fleet out of the scumbags (or scumbag parents) dole payments to really make them learn a hard lesson.

The first L25 bus from Dún Laoghaire is using an SG this morning.

The first S8 to Citywest is also using an SG as well.

Both buses are in the green/yellow NTA livery.

The route display for the L25 has Dúndrum written in English and Irish.

However no 'via XXXXXX' sign is included underneath it.

This I think is rather typical for networks that have vehicle diagrams encoded properly—they end up showing the full string of the vehicle's workings rather than a single trip.

... but also have the extinguished routes still listed - 17 & 175 on your example. Comparing TFI app live stop times to the Google Maps Departuture Boards, Google is still showing scheduled times only for the moment.

I'll be interested in seeing loadings on the S6 on the section between Rathfarnham and Dundrum on Tuesday mornings which seem to be about the peak use. Even with the increased frquency, piling all the college-/Luas-/Dundrum-bound trips from the 17, 75 and 175 onto the S6 is potentially problematic. Hope their modelling was top notch.

I took a spin on the S8 from Dun Laoghaire to The Square in Tallaght this afternoon. It took roughly an hour and ten minutes. No more than 20 on the bus at any one time, with plenty of short journeys. I can't offer a comparison to the 75 on a Sunday afternoon. It's been at least a year since I'd last been on a 75 (plus I'm conscious that the 75 took a different route between Dun Laoghaire and Tallaght).

The driver had to pull in twice to clarify directions over the radio. That's not a complaint about the driver. He was openly telling passengers it was his first time driving the route and everyone on board just accepted that. It's more a comment about the standard of route familiarisation training that was provided prior to the route going live, given that it is a route that weaves a bit.

It's actually Monkstown Road. Not Monkstown Avenue.

But yeah that is a very interesting move for the S8 at the moment. That right hand turn at the top of Temple Hill probably won't be built until the Blackrock to Merrion CBC planning application gets approved by ABP.

When is that decision due again?

The S2 and 74 were also using SG's for their duties for their first day of service today.

The TFI Live app on Android also has the wrong stop written in for the S8 stop opposite Newpark Comprehensive School. The stop is named in the app as "Fleurville Road, St Augustine's Park".

Although; that stop name is supposed to be named "Fleurville Road, Castlebyrne Park".

I don't know whether if errors like that from the NTA/TFI are a recurring trend for stops used on the other new routes that came out in service since yesterday?

Saw a new stop this morning for the 74 only on Patrick Street inbound on the approach to Christchurch. It's in a spot where traffic is often backed up so it will struggle to get into its lane for Winetavern Street while traffic cuts across it to the make the turn into High Street. A deeply, deeply stupid place to put a needless stop.

That is daft all they need to do is change it to except buses. DLR you had one job.

Just a slight detour 😁😂

Is it just me, or is Google Maps showing completely off the wall journey times since they loaded the new routes in? The 74 to leave Eden Quay at 12:30 arrives at Dundrum at 20:47 apparently. It's not just the new routes... the G1 to leave Castleforbes Road at 12:40 gets to Red Cow Luas at 23:45!

Is the routing of the S2 towards Rathmines from Heuston finalised, i.e. is it planned to permanently have that dog leg rather than using Steeven's Lane? I guess the O will have the same issue.