{"id":60818,"date":"2025-12-06T22:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=60818"},"modified":"2025-12-06T17:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T17:46:37","slug":"a-trip-to-luas-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=60818","title":{"rendered":"A trip to\u2026 Luas Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this pictorial article Jim Smythe takes a trip to Dublin\u2019s Luas tram network and provides some images of operations. These were taken whilst the Red line was suspended between Connolly and The Point following a major fire in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60819\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.30234013-js.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60819\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60819\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.30234013-js-550x392.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.30234013-js-550x392.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.30234013-js-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.30234013-js.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We start off at Connolly as 3023 takes the curve into the stop as we also see 4013 departing with a service to Saggart.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_60820\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2.5005-js.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60820\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60820\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2.5005-js-550x428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2.5005-js-550x428.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2.5005-js-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2.5005-js.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moving onto the Green line where we capture a shot of 5005 as it works a service to Broombridge \u2013 despite what the destination display says!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_60821\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3.4013-js.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60821\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60821\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3.4013-js-550x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3.4013-js-550x441.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3.4013-js-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3.4013-js.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4013 heading for Tallaght on the Red Line crosses the junction with the north bound Green Line at Abbey Street\/O&#8217;Connell Street. Note the curve from a facing point on the Green Line show signs of recent use.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_60822\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3014-js.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60822\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60822\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3014-js-550x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3014-js-550x440.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3014-js-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3014-js.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Similar view but from the other side of the road, 3014 heads for Saggart whilst an unidentified tram heads for Connolly.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_60823\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3016-js.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60823\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60823\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3016-js-550x511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3016-js-550x511.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3016-js-768x714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.3016-js.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-60823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We see 3016 on a Red Line service bound for Tallaght in this image as it passes the southbound Green Line\/Red Line junction at Abbey Street\/Marlborough Street. The connecting tracks again show signs of recent use. (All Photographs by Jim Smythe, 5th November 2025)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this pictorial article Jim Smythe takes a trip to Dublin\u2019s Luas tram network and provides some images of operations. 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