Go-Ahead Ireland

Go-Ahead Ireland
Parent Go-Ahead Group
Founded 9 September 2018
Headquarters Walkinstown
Service area Dublin
Service type Bus operator
Routes 8(13th October 2018)
Depots Ballymount Depot
Fleet 30+ (September 2018)
Website www.go-aheaddublin.ie

Go-Ahead Ireland is a bus operator in Dublin that commenced trading in September 2018. It is a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group.

History

With the aim of improving efficiency, in 2015 the National Transport Authority put the operation of 24 Dublin Bus routes out to tender.[1] In August 2017 the contract was awarded to the Go-Ahead Group.[2][3][4]

Go-Ahead Ireland commenced operating one new route, 175 from Citywest to University College Dublin, on 9 September 2018.[5] A further four are scheduled to transfer from Dublin Bus on 7 October, three on 21 October, six on 18 November and ten on 20 January 2019 by which stage the fleet is planned to grow to 125 buses.[6][7][8][9] The contract is for five years with an option for a two year extension.[10][11][12]

Go-Ahead Ireland is scheduled to take over the operation of a further six routes from Dublin to Offaly, Laois, Kildare and Meath from Bus Éireann on 1 January 2019.[13][14]

Fleet

Go-Ahead Ireland commenced operations with nine buses.[15] By the time it takes over its final routes from Dublin Bus in January 2019, the fleet is scheduled to expand to 125 buses comprising 24 new Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TLs and 40 Wright StreetLites, with 12 Wright Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B9TLs and 49 Wright Gemini 3 bodied Volvo B5TLs to transfer from Dublin Bus.[16] Ten Mercedes-Benz Citaros and five Wright Gemini bodied Volvo B7TLs were transferred from Oxford Bus Company and Go-Ahead London as driver trainers.[17][18]

Go-Ahead Ireland's fleet is managed from its primary depot on the site of a former DHL Express depot in Walkinstown.[19]

References

  1. ↑ NTA to put bus routes to tender Dublin Gazette 5 February 2015
  2. ↑ NAT Announces Go-Ahead as preferred bidder for bus routes in Dublin National Transport Authority 10 August 2017
  3. ↑ Go-Ahead Group awarded Outer Dublin, Metropolitan Area bus contract Go-Ahead London August 2017
  4. ↑ Dublin Bus loses control of 24 bus routes serving suburbs The Irish Times 10 August 2017
  5. ↑ First buses in Ireland run by British firm begin services
  6. ↑ "Go-Ahead set to run two dozen outer Dublin routes" Buses issue 751 October 2017 page 7
  7. ↑ Go-Ahead Ireland Opens New Depot in Dublin Go-Ahead Ireland 9 July 2018
  8. ↑ This is what buses will look line on 24 Dublin bus routes later this year TheJournal.ie 9 July 2018
  9. ↑ Go-Ahead gears up for Autumn schedules Go-Ahead Ireland
  10. ↑ NAT Announces Go-Ahead as preferred bidder for bus routes in Dublin National Transport Authority 10 August 2017
  11. ↑ Dublin Bus loses control of 24 bus routes serving suburbs Irish Times 10 August 2017
  12. ↑ Go-Ahead awarded outer Dublin metropolitan area bus contract Coach & Bus Week 10 August 2017
  13. ↑ "Go-Ahead awarded Dublin Commuter Routes" Coach & Bus Week issue 1334 20 March 2018 page 8
  14. ↑ Go-Ahead wins second Dublin contract Route One 20 March 2018
  15. ↑ "Go-Ahead Ireland starts operating service 175" Coach & Bus Week issue 1359 11 September 2018 page 12
  16. ↑ "Go-Ahead Ireland to use Wrightbus fleet" Coach & Bus Week issue 1349 3 July 2018 page 7
  17. ↑ "Fleet News" Buses issue 760 July 2018 page 91
  18. ↑ "Fleet News" Buses issue 762 September 2018 page 91
  19. ↑ UK bus group Go-Ahead gets green light for depot ''Irish Independent 16 February 2018
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