Tec-Ireland - Phibsboro garage 1995 (Part 2)

Transport Enthusiasts Club visit Phibsboro Garage 1995. Part II.

Buses being repositioned buses because of sunshine. We see the various 1995 liveries, Two tone green, Cityswift, Cityimp, Wedding (no change after all these years) and all over adds which are rare today. RA229 has been recently withdrawn from DB service.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• cityswift
• phibsboro
• bus
• garage
• RA
• TEC
• KD
• Bombardier
• Dublin
• Bus
• ex
• KC

[robertclark1000]

When we hear DF838 starting up, we hear a whining noise after afew seconds, when the engine is revved. It doesn't sound different from a Leyland 0.680 engine. What was the deep whining noise?

[tecmovie]

That whine comes from the hydraulic pump which drives the radiator fan, I think the Leyland engines had shaft driven cooling fan but the Daf were hydraulic.

[jack253]

k no offence but they've been in service for 20 years

[tecmovie]

Bombardier KD and GAC KC on average 15 years front line service, some KC went on a few years more as school buses. Yes a lot of the Shannon built KR type did indeed last 20 years, they had a chassis under them and were a sturdy bus. Bus Eireann have a 20 year rule whereby no school bus they operate to be older than 20 years.

[markthebusman]

Yes it was briefly, I believe this was to do with an experemental 3 speed gearbox that the vehicle was fitted with. Whilst I am not 100% sure why it transferred, it was a Cork bus for a while, the other historians can confirm this

[robertclark1000]

Wasn't DF838 a Cork bus in CIE days?

[tymon12]

brings a tear to me eye

[stfergus608]

thank you ive always wondered what type of engine size a bus had

[tecmovie]

Not sure which bus you mean but the one`s shown have 6 cylinders and around 10 litre engine size.

[stfergus608]

just wondering tecmovie what type of engines would a bus like that have in terms of litre and amount of cylenders