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Back in Time at Johnny Cullen’s Hill! The Irish Rail 201 Class #220 rocks its retro orange livery like it’s 1994 all over again—fresh from North Wall Freight Yard with Church Road’s red bricks stealing the show.
Many a gricer have hung over this wall on Johnny Cullens Hill over the years, so this is like a throwback to the 90's.
#IrishRail #RetroLivery #JohnnyCullensHill #TrainSpotting #GricerLife
Throwback vibes with a twist of irony! Here’s the General Motors Class 071 engine, rocking its retro orange livery like it’s straight out of the 80s—back when CIE trains were basically Ireland’s version of a tangerine dream.
This beauty was spotted on engineering workings, which, let’s be honest, most commuters loathe for the delays (sorry, Karen, you’ll get to work… eventually). But for us train nerds? It’s a rare treat to see this nostalgic beast in action, hauling history down the tracks.
Who needs a time machine when you’ve got this orange slice of the past chugging along—disrupting schedules and stealing hearts since the 70s!
#CIE #RetroLivery #TrainSpotting #EngineeringWorksPerks
Irish Rail
071 at Dun Laoighaire Station
15th February 2025
Spoil train
Engineering works Dun Laoighaire southbound
Grimaldii Lines "Grande Lagos ", one of their worldwide co-ro ship, which 10 years ago were regular visitors to Dublin, usually on a monthly basis.
These co-ro ships criss cross the world, visiting various ports, capable of carrying all sorts of products, from containers to roll on vehicles, self sufficent with their own cranes & ramps.
At this time, a niche market was found to bring scrap & end of life cars & trucks from Ireland to Nigeria until it fell foul with customs regulations. It was good while it lasted & some great photo opportunities.
Grande Lagos is seen assisted above by Dublin Port tug Shackleton on departure.
As Go Ahead struggles to maintain their fleet due a shortage of mechanics, their ALX400 fleet, former Dublin Bus AX497- 505, now 11701-11709, usually tasked on additional school bus peak routes such as the 102, 236 & 270, now off service this week with the schools mid term break have been allocated to various Go Ahead Dublin routes, such as the 45A, 111, S4, S8 & N2.
Seen above, Go Ahead 11702 ( ex AX 498 ) ( 06D30498 ) seen operating the 1700 route N2 service from Clontarf Road Dart station to Heuston Station.
Generations meet
Former CIE Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1, 376IK, built in Spa Road, Dublin in 1970, still on the go in 2025.
Originally delivered in blue/ cream livery to CIE, operating from Ringsend Garage, the amount of Dubliners it must have carried, then a second life for Dublin Sightseeing Tours from 1994 onwards, having its centre doors removed.
After faithful service, passed to the National Transport Museum, Howth 8/2000 & is now privately presserved by Damien Hughes :
www.facebook.com/p/Irish-Bus-Restoration-100070939576381/
Current Dublin Bus GT 137 operating a 27B from Dublin City Centre to Harristown is seen overtaking, dating from 2013.
A group of uniformed men standing and sitting on a boat, under a large bridge spanning across a river.
The Omnibus edition, the Dublin Bus route 104, which operated from Clontarf Dart Station, via Beaumont Hospital & Omni Park shopping centre to Cappagh Hospital.
Clontarf originally had the blue/ cream liveried Wright Crusader 2 batch of Volvo B6's on the 103/104, with WV 11-20, followed by these later City Imp branded WV's which were for the upgraded minibus route 130.
The best of Dublin....Bus at that time, Volvo B7TL AX 530 on route 27.
The Dublin Bus WV class, not usually seen outside the arrivals hall at Dublin Airport.
Dublin Bus was operating a shuttle bus contract between the airport & golf tournament at Portmarnock, a fleet of WV's was despatched the operate, special stickers applied & even a " Shuttle Bus " display added.
Dublin Bus Ringsend Garage AV 398 looking very smart & without its adframes operating a northbound 15 to Clongriffin.
AV 398 started out in Donnybrook Garage in coastal tours livery, operating the north & south coast day tours, then usually allocated to route 11 in between.
AV 398 was the only Dublin Bus B7 to be fitted with a 4 speed voith gearbox unlike the rest of fleet with 5 speed ZF ecomat.
It would end it days at Ringsend before passing to :
Stotts Coaches
Huddersfield
YE04NBW
The Alexander "Setanta 2 DAF SB220, Dublin Bus loved them, using them to launch various Cityswift high frequency services , Airlink airport express & some lesser capacity infrequent routes. In all, 70 were built in various liveries, the AD class.
June 2006
AD 55 - 94D33055
Ashhington
Route 122 Ashington-City Centre- Drimnagh
Phibsboro Garage
Some warping at Griffith Avenue, Marino, as the first fully electric double decker service begins with EW 2 operates from Marino to Kilnamanagh Road on route 123.
Technology is racing ahead, especially in fully electric vehicles.
Wickow mountains or just the Dublin ones, Bus Eireann route 133 coach service to Wicklow or just the foothills of the Dublin mountains on the 15B to Rathfarnham.
Dublin Bus Ringsend garage
Volvo Olympian
RV 604 / 99D604
Bus Eireann Broadstone garage
SB4000 VDL Berkhof Axial 70
LC 212 / 08D3046
Kildare Street
Dublin
2nd November 2012
Irish Rail 071 class engine 085 in charge of the morning IWT service from Dublin Port (circa 0930 hrs ) to Ballina, a short stop at Athlone ( above ) for a driver change.
The backbone of this liner is tanker concentrate from the Coca Cola production facility in Ballina.
At the busy Dundrum interchange, with the LUAS light rail above, take you pick to the Dublin mountains, as route 161, recently extended from Nutgrove & the 44B to Glencullen prepare for departure.
Dublin Bus Donnybrook AV 92
Volvo B7TL with Alexander ALX400 bodywork
Route 161 to Rockbrook
Dublin Bus Donnybrook WV 44
Volvo B6BLE with Wrightbus Crusader bodywork
Route 44B to Glencullen
The new Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner fully electric double decker was showcased to the media as the National Transport Authority announced 120 vehicles to various cities around Ireland, Limerick to get the first batch in 2023.
The Electroliner has a rapid charge time of just 2.5 hours, travelling up to 200 miles on full charging & zero emissions.
Wrightbus #LY71GJE
The very colourful Maria Grazia Onorato, currently on charter to CLdN from Moby/ Tirrenia operating in from Rotterdam to Dublin assisted by Dublin Port tug Shackleton.
Maria Grazia Onorato was built by German shiupbuilder Flensburger around the same time as the Irish Ferries WB Yeats.
On the side of the ship reads "Onorato per i marittimi italiani " which translates "Honored for Italian seafarers". The Onorato shipping company which owns Maria Grazia Onorato hires only Italian seafarers, and lobbies against competitors using non-EU labor to drive prices down.
Dublin Bus is delighted to announce Route 53a, which will be added to our network from Monday, 8 July 2019.
Route 53a will operate Monday to Friday between Talbot Street and Sheriff Street Upper, serving Gardiner Street, Summerhill, Portland Row, Seville Place, Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road, North Wall Quay and East Wall Road.
"With five departures in each direction, Route 53a links key north inner city locations, extending the choice of route options for customers in that area."
Route 53A previously operated as part of route 53, serving North Wall to Alexander Road, a hark back to the many dockers who worked in the area. The area has completely transformed from the days of ships being manually unloaded to a scene of high rise appartments for a new era of Dubliners.
Clontarf Garage EV 11, Enviro400 is seen at the 53A terminus on Sheriff Street Upper.
Dublin Bus Volvo Gemini SG 381 on the lesser 83A via Tolka on the way to Kimmage, seen on Dame Street outside "The Bank " which always flies amazing flags, especially right now, the flag of Ukraine, in solidarity with a nation being torn apart by Russian aggression.
Thoughts, prayers & hope sent to everyone in Ukraine at this very difficult time as your country is being invaded.
Shame on you Russia - shame, evil & murder of the innocent.
#SlavaUkraini
Save #Ukraine #StopWar #StopRussia
Let's #standwithukraine
For the day thats in it, CLdn Line aptly named " Valentine " .
Seen here leaving Dublin, its usually operating the recently introduced triangular Dublin/ Porto/ Santander service, which provides direct sailings between Ireland, Spain & Portugal.
Valentine was built in 1999 & her sister ship Victorine is also a regular into Dublin.
Monday 14th Feb 2022
Valentine's day