BUSRAGE Discussions » Rants

1. Mark Bohan
   Member

   I have been using the 79/79A service for some time now. I have never come across a route that is managed on such an ad-hoc basis. The timetable appears merely aspirational. Most (with a few exceptions) of the drivers saunter along at a lethargic pace with a view to missing their next departure time. Any enquiries to inspectors on Aston Quay are met with hostility as if one asked an impertinent question - they seem too much in cahoots with the drivers they pretend to manage. Problems cannot all be laid at the door of traffic congestion as other routes leaving Aston Quay seem to fare a lot better (51B,78A, 90 etc.etc.). It has to be a candidate for the worst most inconsistent bus service in Dublin.

   Posted 8 months ago #

2. Anonymous
   Member

   Don't use the 79/A if you only going to complain.
   
   And complaining to an inspector is going to do nothing. Phone Head Office and complain or e-mail them.
   [posted by: Paul76A]

   Posted 8 months ago #

3. Mark Bohan
   Member

   Paul76A (driver?)
   
   As if I have any choice but to use the 79/A where I live!
   
   I have no confidence that any phone calls or e-mails would be followed up.
   Please suggest e-mail address.

   Posted 7 months ago #

4. Anonymous
   Member

   Mark where do ya live? Ballyfermot?
   
   The 79 & A have a great service! I worked the road for 2 years and loved it!
   
   info@dublinbus.ie!
   [posted by: Paul76A]

   Posted 7 months ago #

5. RV520
   Member

   Waiting 45 Mins on a 79/a from Cherry Orchard goin into town.the Drivers just seem to leave wen they want 2 cos this has happent on a number of occasions

   Posted 7 months ago #

6. Micko
   Member

   Re Mark bohan and 79 Route, What a contradiction to lambast Inspectors re 79 route , given that they are the same people that regulate the 78 , 51 , 68, 69 route on Aston quay

   Posted 7 months ago #

7. MylesKenny
   Member

   Micko the question is why is the 79A going to Parkwest when the 151 goes through it

   Posted 6 months ago #

8. Anonymous
   Member

   151 goes past not through
   [posted by: a2000]

   Posted 6 months ago #

9. MylesKenny
   Member

   would the 151 stop be far to walk

   Posted 5 months ago #

10. Anonymous
    Member

    Have you heard about the new 79X, now there's a joke!
    [posted by: Mark Boohan]

    Posted 5 months ago #

11. Mick Happy
    Member

    Does Mark Boohan have anything positive to say about Dublin Bus . Moan ! Moan! . what will he be like when the new 79A route starts up ? Fancy running Dublin Bus ?

    Posted 4 months ago #

12. Anonymous
    Member

    I totally agree with the first post. The 79/a does not go as frequently as it purports to on the timetable and when I once asked the guy who seems to be in charge of the buses on the quays about this he replied with a rude and agressive retort that left me very upset.
    
    Now yesterday I see that the 79a is being diverted away from inchicore. This means that almost half (32 of 65) the 79/a service is being cut from going down inchicore road.
    
    This is crazy given that the 79/a is rarely half full (unlike the other bus serving the Model School the 78a which is always very full) and lots of people get on/off on the Inchicore road. To divert an undersubscribed bus so it doesn't go past lots of passengers is crazy.
    
    Also it means that coming from town and heuston station tourists will have a reduced service to Kilmainham Gaol, the HIlton and IMMA.
    
    It is simply crazy to make public transport less accessible to people who (despite poor service and rude attitudes) continue to use it.
    [posted by: cb]

    Posted 2 months ago #

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