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RE: Dublin & Ireland
Hello. I spent an hour in Portlaoise this afternoon and took some pictures. Portlaoise is a biggish town (by Irish standards) and is located on the Dublin to Cork Railway line. The NTA introduced two town bus routes a couple of years ago, these are operated by City Direct. Also found there are Local Link services to a number of villages in the area and Townlink operate services to some of the larger towns in the region. Dublin Coach operates the 726 every hour to the Airport via Naas and the Red Cow. Bus Éireann operate only the cross country route 73 from Athlone to Waterford, at one time the town was served by a number of Expressway services to Cork and Limerick but these were cut some years ago. Dublin is well served by train services. The town is the location for the main Intercity Railcar fleet.


SC344 James Fintan Lawlor Avenue, Portlaoise 16 September 2026 - heading to Waterford.


WM437 James Fintan Lawlor Avenue, Portlaoise 16 September 2026 - The town service uses ex Bus Éireann streetlites but also at least three ex UK streetlites with non Dublin regs.


WM433 James Fintan Lawlor Avenue, Portlaoise 16 September 2026 - Ex Bus Éireann and all have retained their fleet numbers.


232LS2 James Fintan Lawlor Avenue, Portlaoise 16 September 2026 - Townlink route 831


252LS716 James Fintan Lawlor Avenue, Portlaoise 16 September 2026 - Much better in their red and white livery.


212LS462 James Fintan Lawlor Avenue, Portlaoise 16 September 2026 - out of service but typical of the lesser used Local Link fleet.


181KE2240, WM437 & WM433 James Fintan Lawlor Avenue, Portlaoise 16 September 2026 - A busy scene. The Dublin Coach has arrived from the Airport and will cross over the road to return.
More here:
https://transportsceneireland.smugmug.co...ember-2026