{"id":33437,"date":"2022-05-18T07:28:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=33437"},"modified":"2022-05-18T07:28:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:28:44","slug":"dublins-hybrid-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublins-hybrid-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin&#8217;s Hybrid Buses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In my years visiting Dublin, I often noted changes to the character of the city between my visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On my April 2022 visit was the first in two an one half years, largely owing to travel complications imposed by Covid-19 and the demands of my full-time job at Conway Scenic Railroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the changes to Dublin during my extended abscence was an upgrade to the city bus fleet and changes to many of the bus routes. Notably, Dublin Bus now operates a fleet of distinctive looking modern Hybrid buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having traveled on Dublin bus for nearly 23 years, I found this change worthy of a few photos. Especially while the buses were still new and clean, and operating on a mix of new and old routes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos exposed with my Lumix LX7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" data-attachment-id=\"33439\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublins-hybrid-buses\/new_bus_p1040815\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/New_Bus_P1040815.jpg?fit=1700%2C1135\" data-orig-size=\"1700,1135\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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