Week commencing: Sunday 26th December 2010:

Week commencing: Sunday 19th December 2010:

Happy Christmas!

Hope you're having a great Christmas, this weeks update will be quite short, turkey sandwiches are calling!

Finally managed to catch a debranded Airlink... VG47 & 48 are now in a base Airlink livery with no logos following a revision of the timetable and a lower vehicle requirement. I has not managed to get a photo of one... until now.

VG47 is seen here passing through Drumcondra en route to the city centre ironically on the Airlink 747 service...
Our final message for this week comes courtesy of Dublin Bus Tours...

Week commencing: Sunday 19th December 2010

Week commencing: Sunday 19th December 2010:

To the Airport...

This week we travelled out to Dublin Airport to see the new Terminal, T2
The Dublin Bus Airlink 747 & 748 services and Aircoach services towards Dublin City Centre now serve T2 in both directions.

This is fairly straight forward when heading to the Airport, however, after departing Terminal 1 towards the city, buses have to loop the Airport complex to serve T2 and then continue towards the city...

Here Summerhill Garage Airlink VG39 is seen after serving T2 heading to terminate at Terminal 1...
Also seen in the coach park at Dublin Airport is the one solitary Aircoach Scania PB which lives on the Aircoach Dublin Airport / Dublin City / Cork route...

Week commencing: Sunday 12th December 2010

Week commencing: Sunday 12th December 2010
With the number of RV's in the fleet decreasing week by week, we decided to hop on the opportunity to get a spin on one on the 48a, a route which will probably see some change also when Network Direct reorganises services in the Dundrum/Ballinteer areas.
Donnybrook's RV585 is seen here parked up on Parnell Square East. The 48a leaves from Stop PR on Parnell Square East. The bus is awaiting departure towards Ballinteer via O'Connell St., Westland Row, Merrion Sq., St. Stephen's Green, Ranelagh, Miltown, Dundrum to Ballinteer.

The 48a service in inter-worked with the 14 & 14a routes operating from Donnybrook 1, in Donnybrook depot.
RV585 is seen here again at the final outbound stop in Ballinteer (Broadford). The bus then u-turns at the roundabout to park up on the opposite side of the road, and await departure back to the city centre.

Week commencing: Sunday 5th December 2010

Week commencing: Sunday 5th December 2010

This week saw most of the city's snow turn to ice and still cause disruption to public transport in the city. Not being great weather to be out and about, photos this week are limited...

On Harrington Street we see Av114 on the 16a southbound to Nutgrove. At this time all Route 16 and 16a services were operating to Nutgrove, not serving the terminus at Ballinteer...
Phibsboro AV441 is seen heading northbound on a 19a towards Jamestown Road...
Going the opposite direction is Phibsboro's AV431 heading on a 19a south to Limekiln...
Finally, Donnybrook AV256 on the 54a short working to The Square only, not serving Kiltipper. Seen here at Harold's Cross...
Temperatures look to be rising towards the end of the week, so perhaps a thaw will begin...