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In July 1984 C.I.E. Dublin City Bus Services (DCS) , Phibsboro Garage was a very quiet place! Bus crews were in a acrimonious and lenghty bitter dispute with the company.
The protracted dispute left large areas of the city with no bus service. As Phibsboro operated several busy cross-city routes, 10, 19, 22s, and all services to the north west of Dublin City, many areas had no service for months. Here 3 lines of "D" and "DF" class atlanteans sit idle.
Conyngham Road's Leyland Atlantean D209 is pictured at the 72 terminus on Oxmantown Road.
Phibsboro's Leyland Atlantean D245 is pictured on Botanic Road on a 34A to Parnell Square.
Phibsboro's Navy/Cream liveried D255 on a 4 and Tan liveried D295 on a 2 are seen on a busy Parnell Square East.
Donnybrook's pair of Leyland Atlanteans D269 and D289 are pictured outside the Savoy cinema on O'Connell Street. (February 1984).
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Donnybrook's D410 and Ringsend's KD34 (wooden wheels) in the backround is photographed at the 6 terminus on Eden Quay. (1984).
Donnybrook's D426 with 'Pay Driver' sticker in the window is pictured at the 11/a/b stop outside the Carlton cinema on O'Connell Street. (3th August 1990).
Ringsend's Leyland Atlantean DF497 is seen on Parnell Square East on a 3 to Sandymount Tower.
Phibsboro's Df512 photographed off-loading on O'Connell Street. (30/11/91)
Ringsend's Leyland Atlanteans DF592 and DF588 seen loading on a 50 to Crumlin on Aston Quay outside the then closed McBirneys department. (1985).
Clontarf's D609 is photographed on Abbey Street suffering mechanical failure.
Picture - Gerry - Phibsboro Garage.
Donnybrook's D633 loading on O'Connell Street on route 11. (01/11/91)
Clontarf's D640 is seen stranded at Fairview Park with a puncture awaiting rescue by maintenance. (Summer 1986).
Donnybrook's freshly painted D663 was photographed at the 13 terminus at Palmerston Park.
Summerhill's Vanhool D679 is seen on D'Olier Street on a 16 to Grange Road. (1st October 1991).
Summerhill's D694 is pictured at the 20B stop on Beresford place on a 20B to Ardlea Road. (July 1994).
Summerhill's D696 working route 54 to Tallaght photographed on Store Street.
Donnybrook's DF780 is pictured on Fleet Street operating route 86 to Rochestown Avenue. (08/02/94).
Conyngham Road's DF795 is pictured laying over on Fleet Street at the 78/a/b/ terminus. (18th October 1993).
Conyngham Road's DF798 passing the I.F.S.C. on route 24 to Marino.
Conyngham Road's Vanhool DF802 is pictured loading at the 78A terminus on Fleet Street. (1993).
Conyngham Road's DF805 is seen laying over at the 78A terminus on Fleet Street. (15/10/91).
Vanhool McArdle DF817 is pictured near the 13 terminus at Poppintree, Ballymun. (2nd March 1994).
Conyngham Road's freshly painted DF825 is pictured at the Liffey wall at Heuston Station ready to operate a 24 to Marino. (April 1987).
Phibsboro's DF833 is pictured loading at the 22/A stop (outside McDonalds) on Lower O'Connell Street heading northbound on a 22 to Cabra West. (6th May 1993).