Tec-Ireland - R788 (1957) visits Phibsboro garage 11/07.

Preserved 1957 Leyland OPD2 R788 pays a visit to Phibsboro Garage. AV24 which carries trial Tours livery. A livery Similar was applied to RA250 and is the livery to be applied to the rest of the fleet.

R788 is one of the best known preserved Irish buses around today. Since being withdrawn from active service in 1977 it has been in many Irish films and has even travelled abroad to rally in the UK. It has been on an Irish stamp and on the cover of a Dublin Bus Timetable. It was fully restored by Jimmy Conroy of Artane before being owned by it's current owner, Gary Manahan.

It entered service in Summerhill in January 1958 and into Ringsend in 1959. It operated on route 21 and was green until 1966 when it was seen in a publicity shot for D1 taken in Inchicore.

In September 1967 it transferred to Waterford along with R711 and 741 to replace earlier Rs.

It was the last standard R in service and was withdrawn in August 1977.

R788 is 50 years old this year and still going strong.


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[gwenw46]

My late father, Tommy Wade worked in CIE Spa Road as a bodymaker from 1951 to the '70s. Probably worked on this bus.

Sorcererflyer.