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RE: Dublin & Ireland
The latest phase of Bus Connects - 5A, commenced on Sunday, 25th of June. This saw the creation of the W6 between Maynooth and Tallaght, however due to a narrow bridge, this route has been split in two, route W61 and W62. Route W4 also commenced between Tallaght and Blanchardtown SC. These routes form the western orbitals and are operated by Go Ahead. Addtional SG class buses have transferred from Dublin Bus to GAI, numbered in the 116xx series. Sadly these are not as well kept as with Dublin Bus, the depot in Ballymount is getting more and more crowded. I took a spin on the W4 this evening, it does serve some areas with poor links at present and should do well in time, especially when the colleges return in September.


11513, 11602 & 11619 The Square Tallaght 27 June 2023 - All ex Dublin Bus. The bus stands in The Square shopping centre have not been so busy in over 15 years. It was a bit chaotic this evening.


11602 The Square Tallaght 27 June 2023 - New route W4.


Stop 4747 Blanchardstown SC 27 June 2023 - This stop is getting very crowded! DB operate the 37, 39/A and N4, JJ Kavanagh operate the 139, the BI01 is operated by Express Bus and the rest are Go-Ahead. The N4 is a northern orbital, the W4 is a western orbital and the DB and GAI routes will be revised over time.