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DUBLIN CITY TOUR

 VOLVO B7TL 

ALEXANDER ALX400 OPEN TOP BUS

 IEBUS 0008 

VEHICLE REG 00-D-40093, FLEETNUMBER AV93

Following the significant success in relaunching the casting of the Alexander ALX400-bodied Dennis Trident, Northcord Model Company is now releasing the third livery on the casting – iebus 0008, a replica of an open-top ALX400-bodied Volvo B7TL in the fleet of Dublin Bus with Dublin City Tour livery.

iebus 0008 represents fleet number AV93 (00-D-40093).

AV93 was part of a batch delivered new to Conyngham Road of Dublin Bus in late 2000 (AV93-105). During the Harristown changes of the 31st October 2004, AV93-103 moved from Conyngham Road to Phibsboro along with route 26, 66/A/B and 67/A.

AV93 was displaced from Phibsboro (Broadstone / Phibsboro) in early January 2008 returning to Conyngham Road. With the May 2020 cutback, and inherent fleet shuffle, AV93 was transferred to Clontarf where a large number of 99-D RVs were being withdrawn. AV93 lived in a variety of garages and it went back to Conyngham Road in 2012 and finished its days at Phibsboro in 2013.

AV93 was converted to open-top in June 2014.

AV93 carries a full green with black, line-drawn city images livery for Dublin City Tour. Such comprehensive livery and branding are 100% reproduced onto the iebus 0008 model. The stand-out features of the branding are : “DODUBLIN” on all sides, “Hop on HOP off” on the front and both sides. “dodublin.ie” and “CERTIFICATE of EXCELLENCE tripadvisor” on both sides and rear, “30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY” with “THIRTY YEARS OLD?” wordings in both English and Irish on the first lower deck window at the nearside.

Another significant feature of the branding is at the rear. The tour overview wordings are shown together with the flags of different countries whose language are able to be listened onboard by the passengers respectively on the open-top bus.

The ALX400 open-top replica features excellent detailing inside and out. This is a one-piece casting whose clean lines enhance the livery application on which all logos and lettering are clearly legible.

 THIS MODEL IS NEW BOXED IN MINT CONDITION