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RA 187

Donnybrook Garage
RA 187 seen in the above two photos on 19th July 2004 operating short stint & now withdrawn route 13B from Palmerstown Park.
Below, RA 187 working route 11 to Wadelai Park 6th April 2004.
Donnybrook Garage Volvo Olympian RA 187 in allover livery for AXA Insurance. RA 187
( 94 D 187 ) was part of Donnybrook Garage' s first allocation of RA class ( although still classed RH at time of delivery ) & delivered in two tone green livery with a revised front styling & Volvo chassis following the closure of Leyland at Workington.
It first received an allover livery for ESSO in 2000, similar to Broadstone's RH 159, later being updated with " Tiger Miles ". In 2003, RA 187 received a new allover purple livery for Calyx software. In early 2004, RA 187 received the above livery for AXA Insurance along with a number of Olympians with similar mega rears. AXA Insurance were heavily promoting their brand following their acquisition of well known PMPA Insurance, itself a user of colourbus Dublin Bus advertisements on the KD class many years ago.
RA 187 was resprayed into Dublin Bus core colours in early 2005.
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