Dublin & Ireland

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RE: Dublin & Ireland
Happy New Year.
The latest phase of Bus Connects has not gone too well, Routes 23, 24 and 80 are due to get new timetables and routings over the next few weeks. The issue is how they come into the city centre and the regulars want to be brought in closer to O'Connell St, the main street in the city, though not a great street for shopping (or lingering too long).


12132 Collins Avenue 17 January 2026 - Still going in 2026. They are not terrible buses except that the rear emergency door rattles like mad and the whole bus rattles. Its a problem with most of the TFI ones though the shorter versions are a bit better.


EW74 Cross Guns Bridge 17 January 2026


241D42398 Phibsborough Rd 17 January 2026 - Factory buses were never really a big thing in Dublin. We had football specials and mass/ church buses as well as school runs but not too many factory services. This is the modern version, which is bringing workers to a massive fruit and veg operation to the north of the Airport. The location is Phibsboro/ Broadstone, not too central but handy enough for tram connections and bus routes. Nolans have expanded their fleet of these E40MMCs and they are generally kept spotless.


PA206 Phibsborough Rd 17 January 2026 - How do you regulate a bus route with a large PVR and over a long distance, DB don't.


VH1 Wolfe Tone Quay 17 January 2026

More here:
https://transportsceneireland.smugmug.co...nuary-2026