{"id":63053,"date":"2026-05-18T22:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63053"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:44:57","slug":"a-trip-to-luas-dublin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63053","title":{"rendered":"A trip to\u2026 Luas, Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Across the Irish Sea to the only operational tramway in Ireland for this latest pictorial article. These photos are of Luas in Dublin with the images captured by Alan Absolom on a visit on 10<sup>th<\/sup> May 2026.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63054\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.5034-aa.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63054\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.5034-aa-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.5034-aa-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.5034-aa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1.5034-aa.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5034 \u2013 which is carrying adverts for Sky \u2013 is seen on Dawson Street as it passes Royal Hibernian Way which is one of most popular shopping areas of the city centre.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63055\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.5041-aa.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63055\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63055\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.5041-aa-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.5041-aa-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.5041-aa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.5041-aa.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a full wrap advert for Monzo we see 5041 arriving at Dawson. This stop only opened in 2017 as part of Luas Cross City which was an extension of the Green line.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63056\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.5039-aa.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63056\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.5039-aa-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.5039-aa-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.5039-aa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3.5039-aa.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another advertising livery is seen in this photo as 5039 is also noted at Dawson. The tram is advertising Bank of Ireland.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63057\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.5003-aa.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63057\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63057\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.5003-aa-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.5003-aa-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.5003-aa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.5003-aa.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5003 is off to Broombridge when it passes the lens of the camera on Dawson Street. The tram is mainly in fleet livery but does have the addition of adverts for Daft.ie which is property website. (All Photographs by Alan Absolom, 10th May 2026)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across the Irish Sea to the only operational tramway in Ireland for this latest pictorial article. 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