Dublin & Ireland

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RE: Dublin & Ireland
There was a bit of musical chairs regarding route allocation last weekend. Route 150 moved from Ringsend to Summerhill depot and I include a photo here of SG194 on the 150. I would assume that subject to Summerhill having enough EWs (Electroliners) they will be the main bus on the 150.

SG194 Hawkins St 21 August 2024 - Waiting for time.

And the opposite direction? Well its not so clear. Ringsend have gained extra C1/ C2 duties I think, but what is certain is that Summerhill have lost the very long route 33 to Harristown. Summerhill is in Dublin 1 and Harristown is on the northern edge of the city, it is clearly visible when using the southern airport in Dublin Airport. The 33 operates from the City Centre to Skerries/ Balbriggan. This is where it gets complicated! The NTA introduced short working 33As, operated by Go Ahead, a number of years back and these operate either Balbriggan to Swords/ or Skerries to Dublin Airport. Technically it gives Balbriggan an hourly service either to Swords or the City Centre and Skerries gets a 30 minute frequency. Balbriggan is also served by Bus Éireann route 101 at least every 30 minutes. Both are served by train also. Now for the complicated bit! There is an outstation in Skerries with a shed for four buses. Due to vandalism/ arson in the past, only four buses are left here and they are put in the shed for the night. And they have their own drivers who are based in Skerries. Up to last weekend they went to Summerhill to pay in cash, get the bus cleaned out etc. Due to Summerhill going over to electrics, and fear over their range, the Dublin based 33s are now in Harristown. It seems that the Skerries buses will continue to be based in Summerhill but outstationed in Skerries. Summerhill will probably keep at least 6 diesel double deckers. Long term...the 33 and 33 is to be replaced with a local bus from Balbriggan to the Airport every 30 minutes. Time will tell.

In other news, bus services between Limerick and Shannon/ Ennis are to be revamped with a new 24 hour service. Info here:
https://buseireann.ie/service_updates.ph...&month=Aug