Dublin Bus KC111 (UZG 111) – 11 May 1996 (312-10)

Saturday 11 May 1996 – Dissatisfied with their long-term supplier British Leyland, Ireland’s national transport company CIÉ (Córas Iompair Éireann) sought a new source of supply for its buses for the 1980s.

The result was a family of different vehicles with a commonality of components manufactured by Bombardier. The pilot vehicles came from Germany but a manufacturing plant was set up in County Clare for the main production. This was Bombardier Ireland Limited jointly owned by Bombardier of Canada (51%) and GAC (General Automotive Corporation) of the USA (49%). In August 1983 Bombardier sold its share to GAC and thereafter the buses were build under the GAC name.

Once the operator of both Dublin city bus services and provincial bus/coach services CIÉ later became the holding company for the separate subsidiaries Dublin Bus (Bus Átha Cliath) and Bus Éireann.

Single deck KC111 (UZG 111), new in April 1985, is seen in Beresford Place, Dublin