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As mentioned a few postings ago, several enclaves of Routemaster operation broke out in the early days of 'Deregulation'. Some had more success than others, but the basic headline concept was usually to provide a faster 'conductor operated' service and thereby benefit the travelling public harking back to the better days of their youth. In reality, the general idea was to run rings round the incumbent operator's 'OPO' buses in the quest to boost revenue ... unless the operator was an enthusiast who saught just a vent to his hobby, a scenario which usually has a short shelf life.
Here in late '80s Reading, one of Reading Mainline's RMs has one of Reading Transport's Metrobuses on its tail. The Mainline fleet was usually (from my experience) well kept, but this re-registered Routemaster seems to have had some repairs to a damaged NSF wing uncompleted. Maybe someone out there in Flickrland can tell us how long the firm traded please?
The new GWR livery on 43188. Not sure about this . Hopefully they will have a rethink before anymore are painted.
Seen in Bracknell in July 2020 is Reading Buses Green Line express-liveried Alexander Dennis Enviro400 / ADL H47/33F 1212 DU61FVY. This bus was new to Lloyds of Machynlleth as LC61WYN in 2011 and joined the Reading Buses fleet in 2016 having also ran with Go-Goodwins of Eccles as GO60ODY.
Catching up on some essential background reading for my Principia mission on World Book Day, been a while since I read Latin! www.worldbookday.com/
More about the Principia mission: www.esa.int/Principia
Credits: ESA/NASA
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~Mary Schmich
I found this young boy reading under this tree on the drive home from work the other day. He was so relaxed and content... Luckily, my camera and zoom lens were by my side and there was a driveway across the street I could pull into to get a shot. I felt like a stalker, but I don't think he noticed.
This image speaks volumes about the importance of reading and starting at a young age. Unfortunately, I didn't value reading as a child and to this day, I'm still not a reader. Sure, I can read, I just don't take time to enjoy books and because of this, my writing suffers as well.
I'd love to begin reading...do you have any books you'd like to recommend?
Reading Buses 4 wearing a livery celebrating serving Reading for 125 years, it is seen at Cheapside, Reading.
macromonday: the theme for this week is "when i was a child....." got a couple of possibilities but probably my fave is the cat :)
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Seen in Winkfield in August 2019 is Reading Buses Green Line express-liveried Alexander Dennis Enviro400 / ADL H47/30F 1208 GO11LDN. This bus was new as SN11BRX.
One of the few shots taken of Wilts & Dorset buses - 1948 built Bristol K6b /ECW No.289 (FAM6) was attending a special run of London Trolley 260 at Reading on 8th.October 1967. The "London Transport" motif on the radiator is a nice touch - this was applied to new built buses transferred from Tilling fleets to LT - a temporary measure to cover shortages after the war.
Its been a rather interesting week! It was my birthday and I got some birthday cards. Took a photo of them for the group but its still on my camera! Then on Thursday I was on my way home and someone crashed into my car....its a right-off! On the whole I'm lucky to be alive but I have ended up with some broken bones in my foot and am in hospital! I was thinking I would have to post my group photo later and then a friend brought me this mag to keep me entertained! Low and behold it is covered in words so fits the theme!!!
Week 42 words/text.
Forbury Gardens
A public park located on what was once the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey
Reading Abbey was founded in 1121, by Henry I, and for the next four centuries, it dominated the town and was one of the most influential establishments in England.
Like other monasteries, Reading had a Forbury, or 'borough in front’. A Forbury was an area of open land that provided a meeting place between the Abbey and the town.
The Forbury in Reading was part of the outer court of the Abbey and provided the town with both a meeting place and a marketplace.
The abbey was largely destroyed in 1538 during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. The last abbot, Hugh Cook Faringdon, was tried and convicted of high treason and hanged, drawn and quartered in front of the Abbey Church.
After these events, the buildings of the abbey were extensively looted, with lead, glass and facing stones removed for reuse elsewhere, and the focus of the town moved away from the Forbury.
Fairs were held on the site three times a year until the 19th century.
The gardens are listed as Grade II in the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbury_Gardens
King Edward VII Box – Type WB2092/1
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Abbot's Walk Gateway
Oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm, 2021.
In the reading rooms I wanted to represent a very simple idea, namely how much the content of a book can acquire reality for those who are reading it, becoming as present as the true reality. For this reason the rooms have a view towards the outside and the concrete world. Only by painting them, I realized that those windows are not an opening, the external landscape does not count at all, and the room is a refuge. The reader is somehow protected from the outside world as in a shelter, and his reality is only inside the book.
This original painting is available for sale. Contact me in case you are interested in more information about my work.
A year after the previous photo, on 13th June 1998, another Reading & Wokingham coach was passing through Dover. DAF SB2305 Van Hool Alizee WXI 5863 had been new to Peter Carol of Bristol as E629 KCX.
Seen departing Legoland in September 2018 is Reading Buses Alexander Dennis Enviro400 / ADL H47/33F 764 YY15OYF.
Seen in Reading in February 2019 is Reading Buses Scania N280UD4 / Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC H45/27F 703 YN66EZP. This bus is named "Richard Wilding OBE".
February 1977. This Ruston & Hornsby 4wDM type 88DS locomotive was built in 1957, works no. 408493, and spent it's whole working life at the Reading Signal Works until withdrawal in April 1981.
The backbone of the Reading's second-generation fleet was four-axle EMD units. One of the newest additions, a GP39-2, lays over in Bethlehem with a GP35 and a GP30.
Reading Buses Scania N270UD / Scania OmniDekka 1113 YN08MMO is seen in Bracknell in March 2018 working a 4 journey to Reading.
Reading Buses Enviro 400 City YP67XCS 721 is seen arriving at Reading Station on a 17 service, 28th April
On September 3rd 2018 Reading Buses relaunched their recently acquired former Stagecoach route 7 (Fleet-Reading) as the Tiger. It wasn't until September 24th that the first of what will be 2 rebranded buses appeared in service. Scania K270UB / Alexander Dennis Enviro300 B42F 414 YR13PMV 'John Vaughan' is seen in Swallowfield on its first full day in service as a Tiger.
Buzz is a new route that is running in Reading between Kenavon Drive and Rivermead Leisure Centre via the town centre. Initially this service is using a Mercedes Sprinter minibus fully branded in Buzz livery and uses route number 42 or 42a.
Taken in London, west end area. I took a couple of shots of her as she was reading and on the last shot she looked up and bingo.
It was a few hours in Reading today (24/04/2021) to see what was going on and to test out a new lens for the camera. The many colours of Reading Buses were in full bloom in some lovely April sunshine.
Here are a few of my reading choices for winter and going into Advent!
These three were faves of mine in my pre-teens.