Week commencing: Sunday 7th November 2010

Week commencing... Sunday 7th November 2010:

STOP PRESS! What's this, an update! Yes, after many, many months of sitting around, the blog is back!

I've decided to return with a weekly update centered around something of interest in the bus world that week. Updates will usually be on a Sunday with a look back at the weeks bus events.
This week saw the Coach & Bus show in the NEC in Birmingham and also the first full week of revised Network Direct services on the Blanchardstown corridor... AX553, AX458 & AV306 are seen on College Street.
Additionally this week... Summerhill started to receive EV's from Harristown to withdraw its WV's... While the WV's were mainly 123 buses and the EV's will likely remain the same, being double deckers it is easier for them to stray... EV38 is seen in O'Connell Street on a 16 towards Ballinteer.
But sights like this will become less and less...
Until next week... Travel safe! :)

Little bus, long route...

The 16 & 16A services are long cross city routes from Santry & Dublin Airport to Ballinteer & Nutgrove operated by Summerhill Garage. The main allocation of these routes is of RV's, AV's & AX's, however, during the busy peak period its all hands on deck at Summerhill.

The 123 route has 19 WV's allocated to Summerhill, but 3 double decks are put on the route to assist the busy rush, therefore some WV's in Summerhill are used on other routes to supplement the regular allocation.

WV32 is seen here at the Santry terminus of the 16