Original 1980s
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On Sunday 13th September 1987, 47482 eases out of Chesterfield with the 1050 Penzance to Edinburgh service.
The train illustrates a typical formation of the period for long distance InterCity trains in 1987. Class 47s with Mark 2 air-conditioned coaches operated the vast majority of such trains.
The liveries shown are also typical: the large logo livery carried by the class 47 was widespread but was being replaced by InterCity mainline, but overall rail blue was also still commonplace.
The coach liveries are also common for the period: coaches were gradually being re-liveried into InterCity livery from blue/grey.
47482 was nearly 23 years old at the time of my image: it soldiered on for another 6 years before its last trip to a scrapyard in 1993.
international motocross in my hometown
Today golf is played there, not so dangerous
Heute wird dort Golf gespielt, nicht so gefährlich
the Western Firecraft (left) and the Cairns 660 Metro (right) fire helmets were widely used by US Army FDs in the 1980s throughout Bavaria. Nice looking helmets also depicted in my books on US Military FDs
Western Firecraft (links) und Cairns 660 Metro (rechts) waren die am meisten genutzten Helme der U.S. Army Feuerwehren in Bayern in den 1980ern, die zur Genüge auch in meinen aktuellen Büchern vorkommen. Direkt im Onlineshop des Verlegers erhältlich: www.mietoldtimer.de/oldtimer-enthusiasten-shop/
Dress: vintage 1980s Lord & Taylor dress, thrifted
Bracelets: gifted (silver cuff), Senegal (black & white bangles), and vintage (rhinestone bracelet)
Belt: remixed (from a Betsey Johnson dress)
Photo by Santina of Style by Santina
Source: Scan of an original photograph.
Set: ENS01.
Date: 1980s.
Photographer: © Mr J. Ensten.
Repository: From the collection of Mr J. Ensten.
Local Studies at Swindon Central Library.
Another one i've snapped before, its on the way to my Dad's house and look a lot rougher than it did in 2017, sad to see it slowly rusting away.....
Updated pic of the local Manta that has been sat in the same spot for years, only difference is its not surrounded by crap now, no plates, no idea of the reg.
Exploring the Pepsi Max planet, Moon Trak halts as it nears a deep ravine.
Listening to synthwave on a Friday night will do this.
Seen locally, it was parked up with some other cars, just set back off the road under trees so i'd missed this and the others, couldn't see the reg plate.
Though it was the 1980s this photo looks like it could have been taken in the 50s or 60s. Scanned from an old print.
A pair of CTA 2600-series cars, wrapped in their original 1980s livery, is seen at the LaSalle Street Blue Line Station.
Parked up outside a very abandoned looking half built block of flats, scenes like this aren't too uncommon in Thessaloniki and are a reminder of the ongoing financial issues suffered by the country.
The 19 next to it looked unused too, but equally I wouldn't be surprised if it were still being driven.
So tired after a long night of cocktails, flirting and dancing. You may have to carry me to the bedroom, undress me and put me to bed. And behave yourself.
I love the 80s look of a nice blouse with shoulder pads,pencil skirt and big hair!! I have to own up and admit this isn't a recent picture!!
Not enough clothing, oodles of hair and gorgeous metallic blue eyeshadow. The eighties, what a time.
Probably one of the roughest cars I came across, unbelievable how much was rammed inside of it, hence the massive suspension sag.
The southern parts of the city seemed a bit denser with old cars, I'd have made much more effort exploring given the time.
First Avenue between Bell and Battery. Item 204746, Historic Building Survey Photograph Collection (Record Series 1629-01), Seattle Municipal Archives.
Some 1980s video equipment - VHS camcorder, Top-loading VCR, Sony Trinitron TV, 36 channel cable TV channel selector. The shag carpet is left over from the 1970s.
This afternoon I've had the "privilege" of looking through a collection of photos some of which go back to the turn of the last century (yes, around 1900!) with a view to keeping some and binning others. What a job it turned out to be. A mammoth task which I only just scratched the surface of. But I have a plan and it goes something like this. If it has a person on it - then it gets kept. If there is no person in the shot, then if it is a building - or a place - and I could go back now and take a comparison shot showing differences, then it stays. If there are features that mark it as a particular era - like 1980s cars - then it stays. If its just a landscape or building that probably looks the same now or I could jump on the motorcycle, in the car or any other type of transport and go and take a similar shot today, then it goes in the bin (aka trash can). Brutal - but there is just soooooo much of it, the cull has to start somewhere.
I did like this shot because definitely it can only be one period in time - i.e. the 1980s and I'm guessing its around 1986 or 1987 because of the "D" registration numbers on the Vauxhall Astra and the Ford Orion. (Update March 2023 - it was 1988).
I can't identify all of the cars so if you can please help that would be cool - maybe add a "note" or comment if you like. The yellow car on the right is a real mystery.
So why was this shot taken? My guess is to illustrate a parking "problem". There are double yellow lines, a "yellow box" and "keep clear" signs which everyone is ignoring completely. The idea if I recall is that area shown was supposed to be kept clear for emergency services in case there was an accident or illness on the precinct or indeed a fire in the tower block to the right. It also slightly disproves the theory that society has degenerated in the last few years - and that there were plenty of selfish and ignorant twats around the area then, too.
The tower block is Southway in Eccles, Manchester, England and in the distance is The Duke Of York public house where, it is true to say, I've sunk a fair few pints of Timothy Taylor's Landlord over the years but it is a long time since I last went inside. So going back to the criteria - could I go back and take a comparison shot now? Yes indeed. I might just do that sometime but as far as I know this area is cordoned off or maybe built on now.
As abundant as these may have been, an early example with that badging in that colour was unmissable.
This area is where it suddenly became quite dense with old cars, probably should have focused on it a bit more, but travelling around a city with no metro can get tiring in this degree of heat.
The world needs more photos of Joanna Gleason from the 1980s. Thanks to AI, we are able to get more photos of Joanna Gleason from the 1980s.
For some reason, this look feels like a headshot done to apply for the job of Dr. Crusher on STNG.