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  • This week we are going back twenty years to 1997. Dublin Bus was just 10 years old at the time and were considering a new livery for the buses. One optioned considered was to keep two tone green livery (though shades slightly different) with the orange stripe, but to present it in a much more radical way. Two buses received this test livery - double-decker RH 86 and single-decker AD 24. The latter is seen here on O'Connell Sreet operating cross-city route 3 from Sandymount to Larkhill.
    In the end Dublin Bus went with a cream/orange/blue livery. O'Connell Street, 19/07/1997

    Throwback Thursday (80) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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    • Originally posted by Csalem View Post
      This week we are going back twenty years to 1997. Dublin Bus was just 10 years old at the time and were considering a new livery for the buses. One optioned considered was to keep two tone green livery (though shades slightly different) with the orange stripe, but to present it in a much more radical way. Two buses received this test livery - double-decker RH 86 and single-decker AD 24. The latter is seen here on O'Connell Sreet operating cross-city route 3 from Sandymount to Larkhill.
      In the end Dublin Bus went with a cream/orange/blue livery. O'Connell Street, 19/07/1997

      Throwback Thursday (80) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr
      Great photo, remember that livery well. Think one double decker had it too.
      UP THE DUBS!!!

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      • Originally posted by Suzieq View Post
        Great photo, remember that livery well. Think one double decker had it too.
        RH 86 was the double-decker:
        Throwback Thursday (9) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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        • Originally posted by Csalem View Post
          RH 86 was the double-decker:
          Throwback Thursday (9) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr
          That's exactly what I thought. Thanks again.
          UP THE DUBS!!!

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          • This week we are going back to 1989. KD 346 is seen heading along Dame Street with a 19 to Glasnevin from Rialto. The bus is in an all-over ad for Manhattan Peanuts and Popcorn, a company that is still running today and producing these products.
            The same cannot be said of the bus nor the route. The bus survived for nearly another decade before ending its days in Phibsborough Garage. The route ended (controversially) in August 2011 under Network Direct. It was replaced in part on the northside by the 83/A and on the southside by the 122 and 68A. 27/07/1989

            Throwback Thursday (81) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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            • This week we are going back 26 years to 1991. KD 326 is seen at The Square in Tallaght with a route 76 service from Ballyfermot. At this time the shopping centre was only a year old and was the largest shopping centre in Dublin. Today one can travel along the M50 from Tallaght and visit the equally large (if not larger) shopping centres at Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown. The current incarnations of routes 76 and 76A connect the three shopping centres, but in 1991 the main purpose of the 76 was to bring people to Tallaght. It was one of the orbital routes created when the shopping centre opened and served many of the housing estates in the area.
              At the time KD 326 operated out of Conyngham Road Garage. 03/08/1991

              Throwback Thursday (82) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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              • Originally posted by Csalem View Post
                This week we are going back 26 years to 1991. KD 326 is seen at The Square in Tallaght with a route 76 service from Ballyfermot. At this time the shopping centre was only a year old and was the largest shopping centre in Dublin. Today one can travel along the M50 from Tallaght and visit the equally large (if not larger) shopping centres at Liffey Valley and Blanchardstown. The current incarnations of routes 76 and 76A connect the three shopping centres, but in 1991 the main purpose of the 76 was to bring people to Tallaght. It was one of the orbital routes created when the shopping centre opened and served many of the housing estates in the area.
                At the time KD 326 operated out of Conyngham Road Garage. 03/08/1991

                Throwback Thursday (82) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr
                I have only used that service a couple of times.
                UP THE DUBS!!!

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                • As I am going away today for the next few days I decided to post Throwback Thursday a day earlier rather than skipping it altogether. It also seems appropriate it is a Dublin Airport shot!

                  It is just a short hop back this week to 2015 and AV 130. AV 130 was one out of 15 buses Dublin Bus bought for the Airlink in 2000. They were different from the other AVs ordered at that time because they had a center-door. In fact these were the last buses ordered with a center door, bringing to an end nearly twenty-five years of this bus feature in Dublin. The next bus to be ordered with a center door was GT 1 in 2012, and all new bus orders since then have had this feature.
                  By the start of 2015 there were only a handful of these ex-Airlink AVs left in service (123, 128 & 130), usually on the 16 but could appear on other Summerhill routes. By the start of August 2015 they started to be withdrawn with 123 and 128 going in the first week. AV 130 was not expected to last. It is seen here in Dublin Airport on the 10th August and it was thought to be its last day as it had to cut its duty short due to a wheel problem. However it made it out for one more day before finally being withdrawn. Dublin Airport, 10/08/2015

                  Throwback Thursday (83) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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                  • For our 84th Throwback Thursday we are going back to 1984 and a sad sight. The remains of KD 317 are seen in the yard at Donabate Station after being the victim of an arson attack. The bus was based in Summerhill Garage and was new there in 1983, therefore having a very short life. Donabate at the time was served by routes 33B and 33C which also served Portrane. The 33B connected Portrane and Donabate with the City Centre while the 33C ran between Swords/Donabate and Portrane. Today there is one departure each way Monday - Friday between Portrane/Donabate and the City Centre with the 33D, and a regular service between Portrane/Donabate and Swords on the 33B. Last week though it was announced that from late 2018 or early 2019, the 33B will no longer be operated by Dublin Bus, but rather Go-Ahead. We live in interesting times. Donabate, 16/08/1984

                    Throwback Thursday (84) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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                    • This week we are throwing back to a throwback! In 2011, Dublin Bus was still undertaking the Network Direct re-organisation of the bus network in the capital. In August of that year it made its presence known to routes 19 and 19A. These were considered some of the premier routes in the city, up there with the 3, 10 and 46A. However Network Direct took no prisoners and the 19 from Jamestown Road to Bulfin Road was abolished and the 19A from Jamestown Road to Limekiln Avenue regenerated into the 9. The last day of both routes was Saturday 27th August, but on the Wednesday before a special run was organised with preserved Leyland Olympian RH 7. It is seen here at the Bulfin Road terminus of the 19 before heading cross city to Finglas.
                      Incidentally, this was also the day Steve Jobs resigned from Apple. 24/08/2011

                      Throwback Thursday (85) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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                      • This week it is a short hop back to 2012, when things were changing on Dublin Bus. On this day I went out to photograph as many RVs as possible in operation as their days were numbered. The new GT class had started to arrive, and indeed I saw GT 3 in Donnybrook Garage that day. These were the first new buses bought since 2009. The RVs would last for just another four months.
                        However, on that day another interesting thing was happening. Three months earlier route 44 from Enniskerry to the City Centre had been extended north to Larkhill, replacing route 3. Usually it was operated by double-deckers, but on this day one of the midi-buses operated the 13:30 departure from Larkhill to Enniskerry. Thanks to a tip-off I was able to travel on WV 50 from Ranelagh to Dundrum, where it is seen as it continues on its journey south. This bus survived in service until 2016. The route now is usually operated by GT or SG class double deckers. WVs are still common in Dundrum as they operate the 44B, but are due to be replaced soon. 31/08/2012

                        Throwback Thursday (86) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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                        • Originally posted by Csalem View Post
                          This week it is a short hop back to 2012, when things were changing on Dublin Bus. On this day I went out to photograph as many RVs as possible in operation as their days were numbered. The new GT class had started to arrive, and indeed I saw GT 3 in Donnybrook Garage that day. These were the first new buses bought since 2009. The RVs would last for just another four months.
                          However, on that day another interesting thing was happening. Three months earlier route 44 from Enniskerry to the City Centre had been extended north to Larkhill, replacing route 3. Usually it was operated by double-deckers, but on this day one of the midi-buses operated the 13:30 departure from Larkhill to Enniskerry. Thanks to a tip-off I was able to travel on WV 50 from Ranelagh to Dundrum, where it is seen as it continues on its journey south. This bus survived in service until 2016. The route now is usually operated by GT or SG class double deckers. WVs are still common in Dundrum as they operate the 44B, but are due to be replaced soon. 31/08/2012

                          Throwback Thursday (86) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr
                          Loved them little buses. They were city imps in the early to mid noughties.
                          UP THE DUBS!!!

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                          • This week we are going back to the year 2000. WV 7 is at the 150 terminus on Hawkins Street with a service to Rossmore. The bus is a year old at this point, and is one out of what will be a fleet of fifty-two midi-buses. These are bigger than a minibus and smaller than a standard single-decker bus. At the time the 150 route was still part of the City Imp brand, but within a few short years this had been dropped.
                            At this time this end of Hawkins Street allowed traffic to access Burgh Quay. Now things are different. Traffic can only go one way on Hawkins Street, from the quays towards College Street. The spot where the bus stop is, is now on the route Luas Cross City tram line. Since the picture was taken the 150 has shifted terminii a few times, spending the longest on Fleet Street, but in recent times has returned to Hawkins Street, but of course facing the opposite way. The 150 today is operated by double-decker buses. Two WVs survive in service but mainly on the 44B. 10/09/2000

                            Throwback Thursday (87) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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                            • This week we are going back to 2009 and a massive public transport operation in north County Dublin. On the 21st Ausgust 2009,part of the railway viaduct was washed away. This resulted in the Belfast to Dublin railway line being closed between Donabate and Malahide. As most of the route between Drogheda and Dublin served important commuter towns, a contingency plan had to be quickly put into place. Dubliln Bus assumed responsibility for extra services between Skerries, Rush, Lusk and Dublin. The 33X went from one departure a day to a bus every ten minutes in the peak, and some weekend services. To cope with the demand, some buses were put back into service after previously being withdrawn. RV 506 was one such example, which may explain the upside down destination. It is seen here in Skerries with a 33X to Dublin. This service used the M1 motorway and Port Tunnel to get to the city, taking about an hour, end to end. When the railway line reopened in November 2009, some of the extra 33X services were maintained and it still runs today in 2017. 14/09/2009

                              Throwback Thursday (88) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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                              • A trip back this week to 2003. DT 4 is seen on O'Connell Street with a service on route 19 from Jamestown Road to Bulfin Road. DT 4 was one of the ten Dennis Tridents delivered to Dublin Bus in 2003. Since 2000 Dublin Bus had received buses from Alexander which later became Alexander Dennis. The buses were delivered with ALX 400 bodies but with Volvo chasis/engines (AV/AX Class). The DT represented a complete package from Alexander Dennis. Although these were a more powerful bus than the standard AV Dublin Bus only received these 10, whereas they received 649 Vovo versions over six years. Now in 2017 the DT Class is about to be withdrawn and replaced with new SG types from Wrights. Today the class can normally be found on peak-time extras and operate out of Harristown Garage.
                                It is interesting to note that the bus has no ad-frames but were later fitted. 21/09/2003

                                Throwback Thursday (89) by Cathal O'Brien, on Flickr

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