WHelcome..

Bus Scene Dublin would like to welcome WH1 the new Wright Gemini Hybrid bus on loan to Dublin Bus Summerhill Garage for three years.

"Ah the memories.."

I found this photo from August just gone, when Phibsboro's AX599 was on loan to Ringsend Garage..
Here it is operating a short working of route 3 - Belfield to O'Connell Street.

Fresh coat of paint..

This post looks at the respray cycle for Dublin bus vehicles.

The current respray cycle takes place over three years - for example if an AV was delivered in 2005, its first respray would take place in 2008.

Currently, all Dublin bus service buses are in a "Fleet Standard"(FS) livery - Blue & Yellow. The City Tours, Coastal Tours & Airlink Express buses all have their own special livery.
Below are photo's which show how good a bus looks after its respray.


above : RA249 after being resprayed into the new City Tour livery, designed by Ray Stenning of Best Impressions in the UK.

above : A side shot of an RV, recently resprayed & fitted with the new Dublin Bus logos'.



above : Donnybrook based enviro 500's VT1(top photo) & VT17(above photo) working route 46A- both after their first respray.

Match Pressure..

With Ireland playing in Croker on Saturday, those imps on the 123 were under major pressure..
But sure, theres always one...or two...




RV's on the 123 giving a helping hand!

Ringsend ALX400's

Some of Ringsends ALX400's 2004 AV Class..

First AV383, one of thier Wedding Buses.AV383 was delivered late in 2003 in Wedding livery & was allocated to routes 15,15a,15b & 15c when not on Wedding Hire;



AV384 was the same, delivered as a Wedding Bus to Ringsend Garage;



Then AV385 was delivered in FS Blue & Yellow, and since its delivery it hs spent most of its time on route 150 ( Fleet Street to Rossmore )

Our first video, Enjoy!

Summerhills AV120 leaves Dublin Airport heading for Busarás on route 747.

Summerhills AV116 - 127 are all currently in the Airlink livery, they are soon to be pushed onto normal services in Summerhill Garage, most likely route 16A or 41, as these buses will be useful with the Airport services with the extra features they have, including Dual door, extra luggage space, and passenger information displays.

For a photo feature on the Dublin Bus Airlink, click here.

Quality Customer Service..

Summerhill Garage really now the meaning of Quality Customer Service..



RV383 operating route 41 through Drumcondra before Irelands defeat last Saturday againts the All Blacks in Croke Park.

RV383 is soon to be withdrawn from service with Dublin Bus, pending the arrival of 50
Enviro 400's and VG class vehicles to Dublin Bus.

New arrivals..

Bus Eireann now have a fleet of ten Wright Gemini VWD buses to be shared between Capwell Garage in Cork & Broadstone in Dublin.




Bus Eireann have also recieved brand new double decker triaxle buses classed as LD's.