Former Phibsboro Garage RV 350, a Volvo Olympian with Walter Alexander Belfast body seen at Drimnagh Road, southside terminus of route 121, close to Our Ladys Hospital Crumlin in August 2005.
For a full feature on this bus, click the photo above.
Dublin Bus route 121 operates from Ratoath Road in Cabra, via Cabra, Phibsboro, the Mater Hospital, Dorset Street, O'Connell Street, Dame Street, Lord Edward Street, Francis / Meath Street, Clogher Road, Kildare Road & Drimnagh, terminating at Our Lady's Hospital.
Route 121 operates every 20 minutes from 6.30 am until 23.20 Monday to Saturday, every 30 minutes on Sundays.
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Not usually allocated to route 121 given the narrow streets of Cabra & Clogher Road, Alexander Dennis Enviro400 VT 42 is seen operating route 121 on Sunday 2nd August 2009, seen above at the terminus on Ratoath Road.
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VT 42 at its southbound City Centre bus stop, between Clerys & Lower Abbey Street junction.
The Dublin Bus 2007 delivery of 50 new Volvo B9 with Enviro500 bodywork took shape in December 07 when the first vehicles were delivered.
Featuring the latest Euro 4 B9 engine & chassis from Volvo's Borås plant Sweden & bodied by Alexander Dennis, Falkirk, Scotland, these 50 buses add to the 20 strong fleet already in service at Donnybrook Garage on flagship route 46A.
The Phibsboro batch, VT 21-50 will feature on a wide variety of Phibsboro routes, already tested on cross city route 10, then Blanchardstown routes 37-39 & finally the western Lucan/ Maynooth corridor which Phibsboro Garage recently gained control of from Conyngham Road.
Here is a feature on VT 25, operating route 37 to Carpenterstown/ Diswellstown on Saturday 29th December 2007, only days into service & one of the first times a VT operating route 37.
The latest batch of Enviro's 500's feature a wider front entrance, with new Ventura doors as delivered to the EV class earlier in the year along with fast kneeling front squat suspension has a ground height of only 25 centimeters.
Just delivered to Phibsboro Garage during December 2007 as part of 50 VT's
UPDATE JANUARY 2008
As more VT's are delivered to Phibsboro Garage, the class is speading to various routes from the garage. VT 28 is seen operating inbound on route 38A from IBM Damastown on 12th January 2008.
The 39 terminus at Ongar is changing from the usual group of Alexander Dennis ALX400's to new Enviro500's. Seen above, Phibsboro Garage AX 366 on the left side at the set down, while a new VT loads up at the first stop city bound.
More information on the Phibsboro VT class....
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121
Ratoath Road
Faussagh Ave
Quarry Road
Cabra Road
Berkeley Road
Mater Hospital
Upper Dorset Street
Parnell Square
O'connell Street
Dame Street
Lord Edward Street
Ardee Street
Donore Road
Clogher Road
Kildare Road
Crumlin Hospital
Drimnagh Road
Phibsboro
Phibsboro ALX 400 AV 140 in its original Dublin Bus core colours, seen at the 121 terminus on Ratoath Road in May 2006
( the side now displays limited destination information )
