[Airport bus at Store Street, Dublin]

[graphic]

Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Tilbrook, Richard
In collection:	Tilbrook Photographic Collection
Format:	Photo
Published / Created:	September 1961.
Subjects:	Automobiles > Ireland > Dublin > 1960-1970 Buses > Ireland > Dublin > 1960-1970 Carts & wagons > Ireland > Dublin > 1960-1970
Notes:	Additional information about this photograph may be available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/7240085034/ Physical description: 1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm. more

Airport Bus

Has this woman chosen the slower mode of transport to get to Dublin Airport? We had no idea where in Dublin this photo was taken, but knew it must have been fairly central because of the style of lamp post in the background. Slow Loose Chippings, billh35, and especially mogey put in the legwork to prove that this photo was taken in Store Street, Dublin (near Busáras) - thanks one and all!

Delighted also with this fantastic technical information on the bus from billh35:

"Delivered in 1953 to CIE were six of these double deck coaches, numbered R541 to R546. They were Leyland OPD2/1's with bodies built by CIE. These were very stylishly finished vehicles, for the express service to Dublin Airport. They had centre entrance and staircase, seating for 50 and a large walk in luggage compartment behind the back axle. After 11 years on the airport service, they were converted to half cab rear platform buses. An example R541 (ZO 6960) is preserved."

Date: September 1961

NLI Ref.: TIL560

Comments

Michiel2005

Those cabs seem to be of the drive-it-yourself variety.

Posted: 21.05.2012

Niall McAuley

Cobbled street, railway in the background...

Posted: 21.05.2012

Slow Loose Chippings

I think this might be Store St., very much changed. Just outside where Busaras is now. The lampost matches!

Posted: 21.05.2012

heady school

That's a pretty funky bus. Can't remember ever seeing any like that on the streets of Dublin. No doubt someone will know all about it.

Posted: 21.05.2012

mogey

Could this be it ? (Store St, as"slow loose chippings "suggested) All that seems to be the same is the railway bridge and the lamppost, but the airport bus would leave from there. g.co/maps/h8f8m

Posted: 21.05.2012

billh35

Delivered in 1953 to CIE were six of these double deck coaches, numbered R541 to R546. They were Leyland OPD2/1's with bodies built by CIE. These were very stylishly finished vehicles, for the express service to Dublin Airport. They had centre entrance and staircase, seating for 50 and a large walk in luggage compartment behind the back axle. After 11 years on the airport service, they were converted to half cab rear platform buses. An example R541 (ZO 6960) is preserved. www.flickr.com/photos/be216cd1/6208847737/

Posted: 21.05.2012

National Library of Ireland on The Commons

@73371644@N04 @mogey I'm 75% convinced about Store Street. Don't know whether it's just angles or not, but the railway bridge seems an awful lot closer to the lamp post in our shot than from Street View?

Posted: 21.05.2012