Right. I now see Towbar's question and Nigel's answer. I assumed we were talking about the bus hidden by the Bolton, but no, it is the bus behind. I was surprised because to me that very definitely looks like a Leyland radiator, or at lease certainly not an AEC one. I would be pretty certain that this bus is a TD. The moulding above the lower windows is the type used only on TDs, not on ARs or Queen Marys. In fact, it was used mainly on the early TDs- TD4s and some TD5s.

65Donard then asks if it is a TD4. Can't say for sure one way or the other, but I'm looking for more clues on the route. Bus seems to be coming from O'Connell St., not Eden Quay, so that rules out the 54/54a. Also seems to be heading for D'Olier St. rather than Westmoreland St. Unfortunately, I don't know which routes went which way, but clearly the 12, 15 and 19 all went Westmoreland St. And I reckon the 16 and 22, as the other George's St. routes, went the same way as the 12 and 19.

So most of the TD operated routes went Westmoreland St. The Donnybrook routes 10, 11, 14 and 15 were all Bolton, with Capetowns on the CRoad part of the 10. There were no TDs in either of these garages, so couldn't be a 13 either, or a 5/6/7a/8.

That leaves only the 2/3 or the 20. Ringsend was all TD5 and all with four digit registrations. Routes 2/3 had TDs up to about 1952/53. The 20 had the low numbered TD4s, all with three digit registrations. R41 - 50 were Summerhill, usually on the 12. R38 - 40 were Clontarf, but usually on the 44a. R1 - 37 were the three digit registration buses.

So over to the recognition experts:
- is it a TD4 or TD5?
- has the route number one digit or two?
- Is the destination one long word?
- has the registration number three digits or four?