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  • 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 It was delivered new to Phibsboro Garage in 1973 and was withdrawn in 1991.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

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    • 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

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      • 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

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        • 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

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          • 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

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            • 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

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              • 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

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                • Originally posted by Csalem View Post
                  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
                  I have heard that the 75 has gotten worse under Go ahead - whether that's teething problems in that company or not I have not got a clue. I dread to think how the 17a and 220 will fare with Go ahead when they are taken over on 2nd December.
                  UP THE DUBS!!!

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                  • 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

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                    • Originally posted by Csalem View Post
                      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
                      Love this thread Csalem. I have used route 69 occasionally in the past decade or so as it stops right opposite my brother's house on monastery Road.
                      UP THE DUBS!!!

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                      • It is 1987 and Dublin Bus is none 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

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                        • 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

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                          • Originally posted by Csalem View Post
                            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
                            There is great reading in this thread that for some unknown reason to me I have overlooked. It reminds me of the Dublin I knew and left 53 years ago. I will go back to the beginning and look at every entry. Fascinating.

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                            • Originally posted by Csalem View Post
                              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
                              Love this thread Csalem. 150 was my bus home... many years ago ...brings back many good memories....

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                              • Originally posted by barefoot View Post
                                Love this thread Csalem. 150 was my bus home... many years ago ...brings back many good memories....

                                I don't drive so buses are my mode of transport....its like being on a drama set some of the days....I actually don't know how the drivers don't want to mow us all down....the questions they get asked is unreal

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