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102: 429: 31: 395: 417: 585: 344: 580: 144:. As the twentieth century progressed the omnibus began to take over from tramways in Dublin, and Spa Road Works migrated into bus production. 425: 590: 410: 201: 191:
The trams built as the works for Dublin were noted for being among the finest running trams anywhere with designs distinctive to Dublin.
605: 239: 210:, 602 of these rear engined buses were constructed at Dublin and replaced front-engined rear loading buses throughout the capital. 600: 403: 377: 264: 595: 319: 449: 295: 137: 433: 485: 523: 140:(DUTC), in 1882 to construct trams. In 1905 the works became the sole supplier of trams for the 559: 175: 133: 454: 231: 8: 444: 428: 533: 155:
chassis until problems arose in the 1970s. From about 1973 CIÉ leased the factory to
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DF840 - the last bus to be built at Spa Road before closure in 1977
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Following closure in 1977 tools and equipment were moved to the
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and Thomas McArdle of Dundalk, who initially continued to build
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for Ireland during its years of operation from 1882 to 1977.
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Index


Inchicore
Engineering

Inchicore
trams
buses
William Martin Murphy
Dublin United Transport Company
Dublin tramways
CIÉ
Leyland
Van Hool McArdle
Van Hool
Leyland Atlanteans
Bombardier-GAC
Shannon
Leyland Titans
Leyland Atlantean


"Dublin's Trams Transcript"
Archived


"The march of the Leyland Titan"
Archived
ISBN
9780711002821
"Coras Iompair Eireann 1971 to 1981"

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