Saturday 31st July 2004 was the first day when Northside DART ( Dublin Area Rapid Transit ) & suburban trains from Connolly Station northbound would not operate. Dublin Bus undertook rail replacement duties this Saturday & Sunday for the next few months while track & station infrastructure was implemented similiar to southside closures up to this weekend. These private hire workings on behalf of Irish Rail operated non stop from Portmarnock to Connolly & then Tara Street Station.
Above, Broadstone AV 153 works an express service.
As well as extra Clontarf duties, Broadstone, Summerhill & Donnybrook buses were used on both express shuttle & normal bus services.
Recently resprayed Donnybrook AV 198, loads up on Lower Abbey Street, recently re opened to routes 130, 42/A/B, 51A & the relocation of Swords routes 41/A/B/C & 33 further down across from the VHI offices.
Similar AV 199 was operating extra 31 service to Howth, its dmd was not programmed either.
Donnybrook RV 551, usually operating route 7 seen operating a 42 service to Malahide, nicely programmed.
