Drogheda Buses | August 2024

A video showing buses in Drogheda (County Louth), recorded in August 2024.

A second visit to Drogheda this year, following the previous one in March (   • Drogheda Buses | March 2024  ). Drogheda town is located mainly in County Louth, but this video starts in a part located in County Meath. Southgate Shopping Centre is at a junction between the main Dublin to Drogheda road (served by route 101) and the Colpe Road, with the latter being where town routes D4 and D5 terminate. The rest of the footage was recorded in the town, and at the bus station. The other town and local routes (173, D1 and D2) appear as do the regional routes to Ardee, Dundalk, Trim and Athlone.

There is still some variety in the different types of buses used by Bus Eireann, with LC, LE, LF, SC, VB, VWD, VWL and WM Classes appearing. LF 454 makes an appearance on route 101 in this video. This bus is on load from Limerick. The Limerick connection continues with VWD 50 which has transferred from Limerick to Drogheda / Dundalk.

Halpenny Travel operate the two Local Link routes (163 and 188) that connect Drogheda with Newgrange and Athboy, while Matthews operate an express service between Dundalk, Drogheda and Dublin (route 901).

This video was recorded over the August Bank Holiday weekend when the main Dublin to Belfast railway line was closed for engineering works. Some rail replacement services were taking place and two Translink Metro buses, which are usually seen in Belfast, appear in this video as does a bus belonging to J&K Coaches.

Bus Eireann Routes and Buses Featured:
Route 100: Dundalk - Drogheda
Route 100X: Dundalk - Dublin
Route 101: Drogheda - Dublin
Route 105: Drogheda - Blanchardstown Hospital
Route 168: Drogheda - Dundalk
Route 173: Ballsgrove - Dominick Street
Route 173: West Street - Moneymore
Route 182A: Ardee - Drogheda
Route 190: Trim - Drogheda
Route 190: Drogheda - Athlone

Route D1: Drogheda - Laytown
Route D2: Drogheda - Laytown
Route D4: Ballymakenny - Colpe Road
Route D5: Aston Village- Colpe Road

VDL Futura FHD2 / LC Class: LC 304, LC 322, LC 326, LC 328
VDL Berkhoff / LE Class: LE 6
VDL Futura FDD2 / LF Class: LF 454, LF 802, LF 811, LF 813, LF 816, LF 817
Scania Irizar / SC Class: SC 320
Volvo Sunsudegui / VB Class: VB 456, VB 505, VB 507
Wrights Gemini / VWD Class: VWD 15, VWD 24, VWD 50
Wrights Eclipse / VWL Class: VWL 301, VWL 311, VWL 319, VWL 320, VWL 321
Wrights StreetLite / WM Class: WM 427, WM 432

Matthews Route and Buses Featured:
Route 901: Dundalk - Dublin

141 MN 2133 , 191 MN 759

Local Link Routes and Buses Featured:
Route 163: Drogheda - Newgrange
Route 188: Drogheda - Athboy

221 LH 1288
231 D 39449
241 LH 2181

Rail Replacement Operators and Buses Featured:
J&K Coaches: G22 JKC
Translink Metro: 904, 916

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