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fredean	Thurles Depot Update		Lead	[-]
Posts: 288 01/07/2008 13:48:03 Full Member	Tags : None The following vehicles were observed in Thurles Depot on 24 June 2008. PD12,13,14,30,46 - all scrap. LS36,81,82,93,123,133 - all scrap. KR44,122,173,192,193,195 - all scrap. PL71,79,83,99 (still with signwriting for Donore Slane),106,113,116 - all scrap except 99 & 106. DVS107 TE1,19,31 - 1& 19 scrap.
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Lombardstown		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 101 01/07/2008 19:43:29 Full Member	Are they all in the yard - visible from passing trains?
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icom102		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 615 01/07/2008 21:36:57 Full Member	Any pictures of them?
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fredean		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 289 01/07/2008 22:11:06 Full Member	They are all in the yard. Will put up some photos soon.
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fredean		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 292 06/07/2008 19:33:22 Full Member	Photos of Thurles from 24th. Most of the buses there are scrapped and will be disposed of fairly soon. http://freddeanjnr.fotopic.net/c1540496.html
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VC105		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2 09/07/2008 16:52:39	Some info for u Fred, PL71(PLS71) spent a number of years in Kells, Co. Meath, (on schools), up until i presume 1 year ago or so, as i didn't know that she had been moved to Thurles, and I certainly didn't think that it had been scrapped. The scrapping of the PL's seemed to just have come out of the blue, as they're seems to be quite a few PL's scrapped in recent months unfortunately. I was a big fan of the PL's, although i know they are not very well liked by many people. Ex- Navan schoolbus PL67 (PLS67),(my old schoolbus) has been lying up on the stones in Stranolar garage in Co. Donegal since about last November (scrapped), alongside the latest scrap victim MH12 (scrapped due to unrepairable engine damage), this bus spent the last 2 or 3 years in Drogheda, and was buried a long way from home. Here is some info on some of the buses listed in your Thurles Depot Post. PL99 - Ex Drogheda bus, (bit of a give-away with Drogheda-Donore-Newgrange-Slane painted on the side windows ha ha, i can't believe its stil written on it 4 years after leaving its homeground), PL106 also a native of Drogheda, PL113 from Dundalk/Monaghan, and TE1 spent the last 7 or 8 years in Navan/Kells/Trim area, which i also didnt know had emigrated to Thurles. PL75 which i seen in Limerick garage last year (which is now painted in the red/white schools livery) is also from Drogheda (she was a little flyer), and PL105 (seen in Limerick garage last year aswell and was then in its original livery of mostly white), also a native of Drogheda, spending its last 4 or 5 years rostared on the Navan route 188. Hopefully this is of interest to some of you. Any more info or news about the PL's would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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VC105		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12 09/07/2008 19:59:39	Any photo's of PL99 (particularly showing Newgrange-Slane-Drogheda on the windows), and also any more pic's of PL106? Is TE2 down in Thurles aswell?
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fredean		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 294 09/07/2008 20:42:47 Full Member	This picture of PL99 taken in December 2005. http://freddeanjnr.fotopic.net/p41644458.html
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VC105		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 17 10/07/2008 11:08:30	Seen that pic Fred, cheers. 99 still looking well
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GSI340	PL 99	#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 602 10/07/2008 12:23:16 Industry	PL 75 76 came to Drogheda from Broadstone in 2000. They were on Dublin - Cork when they came to the fleet first. They spent a short time on the 100 along with PL 81 before the VRs arrived. They ended up with PL75 marked in on Navan and PL76 replacing TE 34 on the Ardee route. PL99 operated Laytown and in between operated the Donore shuttle replacing KR158 in this role. TE 2 now resides on Achill Island along with ex Drogheda VC 130. Last Edited By: GSI340 10/07/2008 12:25:52. Edited 1 time.
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VC105		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 21 10/07/2008 13:27:32	Thanks a million for that GSI340, i can't believe that TE2 is now in Achill, i thought she might still be in the Broadstone area somewhere, didn't know she went west. Thanks also for the history on the PL's, i didn't know their background before they came to Drogheda. I know VC130 is around that area, i remember seeing it in January of 2007, i was heading from Sligo to Westport on the 10am ex Sligo (which that day was VP328, it was on a Saturday in January 2007), i met VC130 on the Sligo side of either Westport or Castlebar at some time around 11.30 or 12noon, can't remember exact time or where it was going, but that was the one and only time i seen 130 since it left Drogheda. Also seen VC129 in Castlebar, VC128 & VC129 are ex Cavan buses. Have seen 129 a couple of times. How does VC130 look these days? Is she looking well or looking rough? Did she recieve a lick of paint like 129 did or is she in her original colours? Anyone got any pic's of VC130? Where and what route does 129 & 130 usually operate these days? Are they spare or on schools or what?
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VC105		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 29 11/07/2008 11:22:34	Fred how long do u think all those buses in Thurles will be there for before being removed? Would they all be there in about 2 weeks or so from now or will they be gone by then? Is it easy to go around the yard and take a few pictures of them and is it beside or part of the Railway Stn.? I've never been to Thurles but hope to go down in about a fortnight. It would be great to see all those buses in real life again.
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Colm Lydon		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 145 13/07/2008 15:10:52 Full Member	I was in Thurles last year it's easy enough to get in and they are beside the railway station
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VC105		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 93 21/07/2008 15:10:02	Does anyone know if those buses, particularly PL99, 106, 112 & 113 will be in Thurles yard in the next 3 or 4 days? I hope to go there sometime this week and i would love to know if they are all still there please
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Donnybrook Observer		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1080 21/07/2008 15:21:13 Expert	Folks, before anyone starts getting themselves into any trouble, advocating entering active bus garages/depots is not something that is encouraged. In particular, Bus Éireann do not permit anyone onto their depot property except those persons who are on official business. Therefore the entering of any depot for the purpose of taking pictures/looking at buses is not allowed. Please do NOT use garaiste to advocate this sort of practice as it will only make life difficult for anyone trying to enjoy the hobby/interest.
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