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4111 (CX55EBD) collects passengers at the start of its 79 journey to Netherley. It is a Volvo B7TL with Alexander Dennis ALX400 bodywork and one of 30 based at Speke. Photo taken on 21/11/11.
This is Netherley Clough near the village of Holme in the West Yorkshire part of the Peak District. That orangey coloured grass on the right is Purple Moor Grass (Molinia caerulea), so named because the fresh seed head has a purplish hue. But it isn't particularly palatable to sheep, so the sward remains thick and ungrazed. It also dies in winter and turns very pale when Molinia dominated moorlands are known as "white moor". I managed to catch this white moor on the turn when it has a rich golden colour.
Dunnottar Castle and the North Sea, taken from the Netherley road with canon 6D and Tamron 28-300mm lens.
A ride out to Netherley on that Metropolitan in May 1983 revealed a burnt out bus with the fire brigade still in attendance! As it was on the top deck it was presumably arson....
ARRIVA North West Volvo B5LH / Wright Gemini 3 4820 - BW66 GYH is pictured in Liverpool City Centre on route 79D to Netherley via Belle Vale.
N-315 The EX Dutch Air Force Hunter is displayed at The Alba Power facility on the Netherley Road near Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
Arriva North West: 3224 (G524 WJF) an Alexander R-type bodied Leyland Olympian, painted in corporate livery and seen departing from Liverpool's Paradise Street Bus Station with a journey on Service 79 to Netherley.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 20th October 2005.
Ref No. 0011765.
Enviro 300 SK07 DYA, originally new as an Alexander Dennis demonstrator, is pictured working a 166 Belle Vale circular along Wood Lane in Netherley.
Most of it remains in Ipswich livery, from where it arrived in Summer 2020.
Pictured departing Queen Square bus station with a service 79 towards Netherley is 2718, Y718KNF which is a Volvo B10BLE with Wright Renown bodywork.
Pulsar 2961 heads along Naylors Road in Netherley with an 89 service for Speke. Ever since municipal days this has been worked from St Helens depot which remains the case today.
Bedford HA of British Telecom's Liverpool District, serial number 79 302 5930, parked outside the rural former Post Office at Tarbock Green, which sits in between Liverpool's Netherley and Widnes's Hough Green housing estates. As a part of a trial, the majority of the telephone boxes in the Netherley and Gateacre telephone exchange areas were re-painted yellow in the early 1980s. By the time this photograph was taken the vast majority of these were out of service due to the endemic vandilism and theft of the coin boxes from these 'Pay On Answer' Kiosks in Liverpool. The former Post Office is now a private residence and alas the Kiosk was removed a long time ago.
Merseybus Mark 2 Metrobus 815 F815YLV turns off Whitechapel onto the Gyratory as itpasses through Liverpool CIty Centre en route to Netherley from Croxteth.
Although these Vehilces sisnt stay in the area for long, this One did, later becoming a partial open top that was used on the Liverpool sightseeing routes by Maghull Coaches
Arriva Merseyside CX06 EBM 4129
Fleet: 4129
Reg: CX06 EBM
Operator: Arriva Merseyside
Route: 79D - Netherley
Depot: Speke
Livery: New Arriva/ Beatles Branded
Type: ALX400/ Volvo B7TL
Location: Liverpool One Bus Station
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One of only a pair of the twenty five MCW Metrobuses delivered in 1989 to wear the short lived 'Cream Dome' livery, 0802 is seen heading out of Liverpool city centre for Netherley on a 79 service.
Looking across the top end of Marsden, Netherley, to Butterley Reservoir. The reservoir is one of many on the Wessenden and Marsden Moors. This one was built to supply Huddersfield with water and was completed at the start of the twentieth century. The stone in the foreground is one of several marking points of interest on the National Trust's Marsden Moor Heritage Trail.
2408 is pictured with a service 79 towards Netherley. V408ENC is a DAF SB220 with an Alexander ALX300 body new to Arriva Manchester as there 1408.
Merseyside PTE in the late 70's varied their bodywork orders between several manufacturers.
This is 1817 (PHF 558T), a Metro Cammell bodied Leyland Atlantean, leaving Pier Head for Netherley on route 73A
An unusual bus attached to the Liverline part of the North Western umbrella was this former West Midlands PTE Daimler Fleetline with MCW body. A small number of these buses had been absorbed into the main North Western fleet from Amberline, whose green and white livery can be seen on the bodyside.
Amberline had been operating on the 79 service from Liverpool to Netherley using these Fleetlines and Iveco minibuses. The livery used was similar to the apple green used by parent company Crosville Cymru and the minis carried a stylised red Liver Bird motif in the style of the Welsh dragon as used by the parent company.
Of course all of the aforementioned operators were part of the British Bus empire and the small Amberline operation was brought into the North Western stable.
The Fleetlines, themselves an unusual choice in the fleet gained red and blue diagonals and remained on the 79s before seeing their days out at Wigan. This one however was the odd man out and became Liverlines only Fleetline and gained a two tone blue diagonal front with the remainder of the bus in Amberline apple green and white. It never recieved a full repaint and turned up at one of Barnsleys breakers the following winter still in this condition.
N-315 Hawker Hunter T7. Originally destined for the Royal Air Force as XM121 but delivered to the Dutch Air Force ( in the 1950s) in whose colours she has been magnificently restored by Alba Power of Netherley near Aberdeen in whose grounds she resides after the aquired the aircraft in October 2010. Alba Power overhaul jet turbines
Arriva North West's Speke-based Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 4124 (CX06 EBF), which carries Arriva's corporate livery, is pictured here on Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, whilst working service 79D to Netherley. 29/07/16
Merseyside Alexander Bodied Atlantean 1967 ACM767X, carrying an allover advert for an local Travel Agents, arrives at Liverpools Pier Head with a service from Netherley
1330 entered service during November 1972 operating from the MPTE's Prince Alfred Road (PAR) garage and was used mainly on services 60 (Dingle-Bootle), 61 (Aigburth-Seaforth), 73/73A/73B (Woolton/Netherley/Childwall-Pier Head) and 79/79A/79B/79C/79D (Netherley/Belle Vale/Lee Park-Pier Head).
Even though of very similar appearance to bus 1236, which is already in the Trust’s
collection, 1330 has been added to the collection as it represents what was basically the standard Merseyside double-deck bus delivered between 1972 and 1984. The MPTE eventually went on to buy 529 Leyland Atlantean AN68s with Alexander of Falkirk bodywork to the MPTE’s specification, similar in appearance to that fitted on the batch of 60 earlier PDR typre Leyland Atlanteans (Nos. 1236 – 1295) supplied earlier in 1972.
1330 was withdrawn from service on expiry of its initial seven year Certificate of Fitness (CoF) in November 1979 and dispatched to the MPTE’s Edge Lane Works for overhaul and a repaint (B4 Dock). After overhaul, the original MPTE livery of dark green with cream side window surrounds was replaced with an overall advert for Higson's Brewery prior to re-entering service from Edge Lane in July 1980.
After five months 1330 was transferred to Litherland but it only stayed for a short spell then it was transferred to Gillmoss in May 1981, as it was the normal practice for buses painted in overall advertising liveries to tour around the city’s garages to ensure that the advert was seen by as many people as possible. It also appeared in the 1981 Lord Mayor's parade.
The twelve month contract for the Higson’s advert expired in July 1981 and so 1330 returned to the works for another repaint. However, rather than being repainted into fleet livery, it was repainted into another overall advert, this time for St Helens Glass, a local double glazing installation company. 1330 carried this advert from August 1981 to May 1982 before gaining fleet livery of Verona green and Jonquil, along with brown skirt panels and window surrounds.
Although back in fleet livery, 1330 continued its nomadic existence, operating out of Edge Lane Garage (June 1982 to March 1983), Green Lane (March 1983 to September 1983), back to PAR for a short spell (September 1983) before returning to Green Lane (October 1983 to October 1986).
On the demise of the MPTE on “D Day” (26th October 1986) 1330 passed to the newly created Merseybus (Merseyside Transport Ltd) which had replaced the PTE as a bus operating company and was transferred to St. Helens’ Jackson Street Depot mainly for use on school bus duties until it was withdrawn and placed into the reserve fleet in July 1991.
After a spell allocated to various holding pools (mainly paper only transfers), it re-entered service in August 1992 as a loan bus to cover for vehicles whilst they were being overhauled and so it ran out of Gillmoss in August and Green Lane in September before being transferred to Garston in October 1992, where it remained until being withdrawn for disposal in June 1995. At some stage it was re-painted into Merseybus’s maroon and cream livery although the date that this happened is not clear.
In September 1995, 1330 was saved from going to the scrap heap by being acquired by the Sapphires, a Kirkby based dance troupe who continued to use it until passing it to the Belmont Morris Dancers, a Lancashire based dance troupe who nicknamed the bus Harry Potter.
After a period of storage at another preservation group’s premises, 1330 arrived at Burscough in February 2006 having been very generously donated to the Merseyside Transport Trust by the Belmont Morris Dancers. Unfortunately, as can be seen in the photograph, the bus was delivered to Burscough in a very poor condition with most of its lower panels missing or damaged, along with other fittings such as seat cushions and lights missing.
Although currently stored undercover, restoration work will begin when time and resources become available. It has not yet been decided which livery to repaint 1330 into, and when the time comes it will be a hard decision to make as the bus has carried so many!
Please see www.mttrust.co.uk for more information on the Merseyside Transport Trust and its collection.
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Today Wednesday 29th August 2018 I visited Drum Castle a 30 minute drive from my home in Aberdeen, the weather was warm with bright sunshine, I explored the castle , its grounds and its well maintained walled garden, I can highly recommend to anyone thinking of visiting this magnificent site of Scottish History that you will have a most enjoyable experience.
The site is managed by the National Trust For Scotland, a large car park is adjacent to the castle with a cafe within the grounds providing refreshments etc .
Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.
The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.
The original 13th-century tower of Drum Castle has been suggested as the work of medieval architect Richard Cementarius, who built the Bridge of Don in Old Aberdeen.
It is believed to be one of the three oldest tower houses in Scotland (and notably unaltered). A large wing was added in 1619 by the 9th laird, and further alterations were made during the Victorian era.
The castle and its grounds were granted to William de Irwyn in 1325 by Robert the Bruce, and remained in the possession of Clan Irvine until 1975. William de Irwyn (of the Irvings of Bonshaw clan) was armour bearer/secretary (and neighbour) to King Robert the Bruce.
Drum played a role in the Covenanting Rebellion (as did nearby Muchalls Castle) leading to its being attacked and sacked three times.
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The castle is surrounded by late 18th-century gardens, including a rose garden and arboretum containing trees from all regions of the 18th century British Empire.
In the 19th century it was the home of Alexander Forbes Irvine of Drum FRSE (1818-1892).
He was responsible for restoring the chapel.
Today, the castle is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is open during the summer months. The chapel, dining hall and estate may be hired for weddings and corporate functions.
A variety of local events such as classic car rallies and musical fetes also occur here. There is also a small shop and tearoom within the castle.
Area ancient history
Prehistoric habitation of the local area is known through archaeological sites such as Balbridie.
Roman legions marched from Raedykes to nearby Normandykes as they sought higher ground evading the bogs of Red Moss and other low-lying mosses associated with the Burn of Muchalls.
That march used the Elsick Mounth, one of the ancient trackways crossing the Grampian Mountains; the situation of the Elsick Mounth terminating at a ford to the River Dee is thought to have been instrumental in the strategic siting of Drum Castle as a point to monitor traffic on the Elsick Mounth lying west of Netherley.
Drumoak (/drəˈmoʊk/, Scottish Gaelic: Druim M'Aodhaig, lit. the ridge of St Aodhag) is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Drumoak is proximate to the River Dee, with Park Bridge, named for the local Park Estate, being a local crossing; Park Estate] was formerly owned by the railway engineer Sir Robert Williams;
Sir Robert is interred at Drumoak.
There is a church, small shop, bowling green and the Irvine Arms restaurant (aptly named after the family that owned the 13th century Drum Castle). Drum Castle is run by the
National Trust for Scotland and is open to visitors. Relics and portraits of the Irvine family are kept here, and it was conferred by Robert the Bruce onto William de Irvine.
There are a number of housing developments progressing; a small primary school with about 100 pupils serves Drumoak. The Dee River gravels also attract gravel extraction on both sides of the river.
Drumoak Manse in 1638 was the birthplace of James Gregory,discoverer of diffraction gratings a year after Newton's prism experiments, and inventor of the Gregorian telescope design in 1663.
The design is still used today in telescopes such as the Arecibo Radio Telescope upgraded to a Gregorian design in 1997 giving Arecibo a flexibility it had not previously possessed. His older brother David was also born there in 1620.
Between Drumoak and Peterculter is the site of a Roman encampment Normandykes.
Pulling onto the stand at the Pier Head in Liverpool is Merseyside PTE 4034 (RKA 434N), a Scania Metropolitan. It will work a trip to Netherley on route 73A. It is still in the older livery without the brown window surrounds and skirt.
Today Wednesday 29th August 2018 I visited Drum Castle a 30 minute drive from my home in Aberdeen, the weather was warm with bright sunshine, I explored the castle , its grounds and its well maintained walled garden, I can highly recommend to anyone thinking of visiting this magnificent site of Scottish History that you will have a most enjoyable experience.
The site is managed by the National Trust For Scotland, a large car park is adjacent to the castle with a cafe within the grounds providing refreshments etc .
Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.
The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.
The original 13th-century tower of Drum Castle has been suggested as the work of medieval architect Richard Cementarius, who built the Bridge of Don in Old Aberdeen.
It is believed to be one of the three oldest tower houses in Scotland (and notably unaltered). A large wing was added in 1619 by the 9th laird, and further alterations were made during the Victorian era.
The castle and its grounds were granted to William de Irwyn in 1325 by Robert the Bruce, and remained in the possession of Clan Irvine until 1975. William de Irwyn (of the Irvings of Bonshaw clan) was armour bearer/secretary (and neighbour) to King Robert the Bruce.
Drum played a role in the Covenanting Rebellion (as did nearby Muchalls Castle) leading to its being attacked and sacked three times.
Chieftain's Banner
The castle is surrounded by late 18th-century gardens, including a rose garden and arboretum containing trees from all regions of the 18th century British Empire.
In the 19th century it was the home of Alexander Forbes Irvine of Drum FRSE (1818-1892).
He was responsible for restoring the chapel.
Today, the castle is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is open during the summer months. The chapel, dining hall and estate may be hired for weddings and corporate functions.
A variety of local events such as classic car rallies and musical fetes also occur here. There is also a small shop and tearoom within the castle.
Area ancient history
Prehistoric habitation of the local area is known through archaeological sites such as Balbridie.
Roman legions marched from Raedykes to nearby Normandykes as they sought higher ground evading the bogs of Red Moss and other low-lying mosses associated with the Burn of Muchalls.
That march used the Elsick Mounth, one of the ancient trackways crossing the Grampian Mountains; the situation of the Elsick Mounth terminating at a ford to the River Dee is thought to have been instrumental in the strategic siting of Drum Castle as a point to monitor traffic on the Elsick Mounth lying west of Netherley.
Drumoak (/drəˈmoʊk/, Scottish Gaelic: Druim M'Aodhaig, lit. the ridge of St Aodhag) is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Drumoak is proximate to the River Dee, with Park Bridge, named for the local Park Estate, being a local crossing; Park Estate] was formerly owned by the railway engineer Sir Robert Williams;
Sir Robert is interred at Drumoak.
There is a church, small shop, bowling green and the Irvine Arms restaurant (aptly named after the family that owned the 13th century Drum Castle). Drum Castle is run by the
National Trust for Scotland and is open to visitors. Relics and portraits of the Irvine family are kept here, and it was conferred by Robert the Bruce onto William de Irvine.
There are a number of housing developments progressing; a small primary school with about 100 pupils serves Drumoak. The Dee River gravels also attract gravel extraction on both sides of the river.
Drumoak Manse in 1638 was the birthplace of James Gregory,discoverer of diffraction gratings a year after Newton's prism experiments, and inventor of the Gregorian telescope design in 1663.
The design is still used today in telescopes such as the Arecibo Radio Telescope upgraded to a Gregorian design in 1997 giving Arecibo a flexibility it had not previously possessed. His older brother David was also born there in 1620.
Between Drumoak and Peterculter is the site of a Roman encampment Normandykes.
Arriva North West 4465, a 2011 VDL DB300 Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2, was seen in Liverpool ONE Bus Station, whilst operating a service 79 to Netherley. New to Arriva North West. This previously had an overall wrap for climate change. This is based at Speke depot.
Probably one of the last times that an Elite will appear on local service work, 53722 seen here on a peak 7 to Stonehaven rather than the Express X7 to Dundee. From next week this coach passes to East Scotland who take over the X7 service.
This would normally take the coach through Portlethen and Newtonhill but due to the fatal RTA on the A90 53722 was diverted via the Netherley B class road. The E30D behind it is a service 8 on a hefty diversion which must have have only served two of the twenty three bus stops of its normally route out of Aberdeen.
Aberdeenshire Council is planning on withdrawing the 103 (Asda Bridge of Dee to Netherley) service in order for the Council to make the required savings to its reduced budget. Since 2015, Central has operated the service with this Ford Transit that uses the Asda car park as it starting point rather than block the bus stop behind for the Bridges 2 service. The use of such a small vehicle enables it to use the old Bridge over the Dee which has a weight restriction banning larger vehicles.
Today Wednesday 29th August 2018 I visited Drum Castle a 30 minute drive from my home in Aberdeen, the weather was warm with bright sunshine, I explored the castle , its grounds and its well maintained walled garden, I can highly recommend to anyone thinking of visiting this magnificent site of Scottish History that you will have a most enjoyable experience.
The site is managed by the National Trust For Scotland, a large car park is adjacent to the castle with a cafe within the grounds providing refreshments etc .
Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.
The place-name Drum is derived from Gaelic druim, 'ridge'.
The original 13th-century tower of Drum Castle has been suggested as the work of medieval architect Richard Cementarius, who built the Bridge of Don in Old Aberdeen.
It is believed to be one of the three oldest tower houses in Scotland (and notably unaltered). A large wing was added in 1619 by the 9th laird, and further alterations were made during the Victorian era.
The castle and its grounds were granted to William de Irwyn in 1325 by Robert the Bruce, and remained in the possession of Clan Irvine until 1975. William de Irwyn (of the Irvings of Bonshaw clan) was armour bearer/secretary (and neighbour) to King Robert the Bruce.
Drum played a role in the Covenanting Rebellion (as did nearby Muchalls Castle) leading to its being attacked and sacked three times.
Chieftain's Banner
The castle is surrounded by late 18th-century gardens, including a rose garden and arboretum containing trees from all regions of the 18th century British Empire.
In the 19th century it was the home of Alexander Forbes Irvine of Drum FRSE (1818-1892).
He was responsible for restoring the chapel.
Today, the castle is owned by the National Trust for Scotland and is open during the summer months. The chapel, dining hall and estate may be hired for weddings and corporate functions.
A variety of local events such as classic car rallies and musical fetes also occur here. There is also a small shop and tearoom within the castle.
Area ancient history
Prehistoric habitation of the local area is known through archaeological sites such as Balbridie.
Roman legions marched from Raedykes to nearby Normandykes as they sought higher ground evading the bogs of Red Moss and other low-lying mosses associated with the Burn of Muchalls.
That march used the Elsick Mounth, one of the ancient trackways crossing the Grampian Mountains; the situation of the Elsick Mounth terminating at a ford to the River Dee is thought to have been instrumental in the strategic siting of Drum Castle as a point to monitor traffic on the Elsick Mounth lying west of Netherley.
Drumoak (/drəˈmoʊk/, Scottish Gaelic: Druim M'Aodhaig, lit. the ridge of St Aodhag) is a village situated between Peterculter and Banchory in North Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Drumoak is proximate to the River Dee, with Park Bridge, named for the local Park Estate, being a local crossing; Park Estate] was formerly owned by the railway engineer Sir Robert Williams;
Sir Robert is interred at Drumoak.
There is a church, small shop, bowling green and the Irvine Arms restaurant (aptly named after the family that owned the 13th century Drum Castle). Drum Castle is run by the
National Trust for Scotland and is open to visitors. Relics and portraits of the Irvine family are kept here, and it was conferred by Robert the Bruce onto William de Irvine.
There are a number of housing developments progressing; a small primary school with about 100 pupils serves Drumoak. The Dee River gravels also attract gravel extraction on both sides of the river.
Drumoak Manse in 1638 was the birthplace of James Gregory,discoverer of diffraction gratings a year after Newton's prism experiments, and inventor of the Gregorian telescope design in 1663.
The design is still used today in telescopes such as the Arecibo Radio Telescope upgraded to a Gregorian design in 1997 giving Arecibo a flexibility it had not previously possessed. His older brother David was also born there in 1620.
Between Drumoak and Peterculter is the site of a Roman encampment Normandykes.