Ex-CIÉ Leyland Atlantean D/DF839
Pictured above (Picture supplied with thanks to Dave O'Connor),
D839 receives its final fittings at the Spa Road Works, Inchicore in 1979 and
would spend its life working from the Conyngham Road Garage. Many
of the Leyland engines of the era were to prove troublesome and led to many Atlanteans being
retro-fitted with DAF units. Such buses were re-classified as DF.
This fine example of a bus is now preserved and still makes public appearances at
bus rallies and other transport-related gatherings.
Above (Pictures supplied with thanks to Dave O'Connor), DF839 takes part in a bus rally at Duxford, UK, 28 September 1997.
Above, DF839 takes part in the 2002 Dublin Bus Rally.
Above, on display at the Opening Ceremony for the Dublin Bus Harristown Garage .
Above, pictured at Harristown again, taking part in the CIÉ 60th Anniversary Rally.
DF839 is owned by a private preservationist in Ireland. For more information, see Preserved Irish Transport .com
Click here for a feature on the September 2003 road-run of DF839.