W 1 to W 5

22nd February 2007

In 1994 Dublin Bus bought 5 wheelchair accessible buses with a view of putting them on Route 103 Mount Prospect Avenue to Finglas Village via Clontarf orthepedic Hospital, CRC, Beaumont Hospital and a planned extension to Cappagh Hospital. The buses were stored at Clontarf pending negotiats with the 103 drivers. In the end agreenment was not reached.

The W class were eventually used on new route 222 Stephens Green to Georges Quay which failed to attrach punters even after alterations. The buses were withdrawn finally ending up on Route 300 the named the Omnilink which operated via a circle from Omni Park Shopping Centre via Clontarf orthepedic Hospital, CRC and Beaumont Hospital,

The W class suffered from severe unreliability and at time none of the 5 were avaialble for route 300 which required 2 buses due to driver overlap on take up. A double deck would then be used.

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