Dublin & Ireland

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RE: Dublin & Ireland
Couldn't travel too far this evening, all within a mile of home, but a bit to see.


AX635 Swords Road, Santry 29 April 2026 - View looks semi-rural, this part of Santry hasn't been rural since the 1960s! Santry is the edge of the city area, anyone who has taken Dublin Bus to and from the city would enter the city area through here. Plenty of bus routes meet or converge through here. The AXs live on, but the Electroliners seem to be entering service at four a week recently, so their time may be limited.


11616 Swords Road, Santry 29 April 2026 - Orbital route N6. The real successor to the 17A, though the N4 did replace a significant section of the 17A.


EW227 Swords Road, Santry 29 April 2026 - The 33 to Balbriggan is one of the longer Dublin Bus routes, there is a more frequent service to Skerries, with extended journeys continuing the additional 4 miles to Balbriggan. GAI route 33A also operates between Swords and Balbriggan, with a variation between Skerries and the Airport. All very confusing! EW227 is a recent entry into service, and there is no issue using these on such a long route, journey time is just under two hours.


EW223 Coolock Lane 29 April 2026 - Based out of Harristown, the latest depot to go electric, and the 27B was the first route here to be converted.


GT43 Collins Avenue, Whitehall 29 April 2026 - the every busy N4.


12111 DCU 29 April 2026 - The meandering 220 route. A lovely trip in a Streetlite..


11506 Collins Avenue, Whitehall 29 April 2026 - GAI have apparently regained their contract for Outer Dublin Services. The contract is complicated, I think it is something along the line that they operate 15% of the City Network. The new contract sees their fleet increase from over 200 buses to 350+, which is significant. The one garage in Ballymount will be joined with a northside depot in Ballycoolin and a recently opened sub depot in Greystones. The fleets composition will change but somewhat interestingly is that the 40 Streetlites at present will reduce to 25 over the course of the contract.

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