Dublin Coach Experience Discussion Thread

The NTA have advised that the 310 Limerick City Service is out for tender...

I can’t find any pictures of depo anywhere much got taken down

I really hope go ahead. He’s also going to start coming on the 726 route as well.

Story time for you all

So, I got the 20:30 726 from Portlaoise to Red Cow tonight - it was a brown Setra which had 2 + 1 seating, it was basically a tour spec. Anyways, overall this particular Setra was grand, driver was good and friendly and the bus itself didn't give much trouble - if only it was all like this!

Anyways, I got to Red Cow and there was another usual green Setra sitting there presumably on the 726 (08-KE reg). It started making this crackling sound shortly after I got off the other bus and it turned out to be the fan belt which had been torn to absolutely shreds and was practically useless! it also started leaking oil too. There was a few staff members around the interchange from Dublin Coach and one of them went down and opened the engine cover to revel the absolute state that this heap of junk is in!

I've traveled on this particular Setra before on the 726 and the gearbox is essentially finished in it - resulting in drivers having to shift the gears manually!

But yea - nothing new from Dublin Coach there 😅 the King Long also broke down earlier today surprise surprise 🙃

the road was closed tonight at Junction 14 due to head on collision and the bus had to go the back way into Monasterevin by the secondary school to get to the bus stop

Yea I'd imagine he means the ex Stagecoach Vanhools. The remaining 4 are all sitting up around the depot with bits missing off them and what not. I've said this before but I think it's safe to say - they're finished using them now. They'll probably stick the Ayats on the 726 more and more at some stage knowing them 🤣

from next year the oldest buses they have is the 132 sprinter van

I was shocked seeing the 08 after going back on the road after I haven’t seen them for a few weeks

Not sure as I was only informed but very well could've been the same one!

They've brought a Vanhool back.. brave! 😂

I was on the 12-KE decker today, first time I've seen it in ages. Got it to Red Cow from Portlaoise (my usual commute) and it was clear this had gearbox issues. Gears were struggling and refusing to change and it just revved like mad until the gears eventually changed, almost like red lining!

Bad bad coach, shouldn't be on the road!

got the 08KE home now when I was getting off the bus, the door was closing in my face and the driver had to hold the door open and I was saying this bus is battered and he was like the window wipers. Don’t even work on it or anything and I was like hopefully there be new double-deckers this summer, and he said doubt it

u also forgotten in 2019 they got the 161 sprinter and the 162 Volvo

Yea some older single decker coaches are on the 600 recently.. Scania deckers giving trouble I'd say

personally I think at this point that they need to put JJ kavanagh on the 726 route as it’s getting really bad now

I tried to close one of the curtains on one of their newer ones the other day and it spelt like piss

the 08 Browne coach