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Ensignbus 268 (H268 KVX) a Ddennis Dominator seen in Romford operating a 248 service for Cranham back in March 1991.
Some pictures taken by the late Michael Cleary. August/September 1999. Could do better with the blinds....
Arriving at the end of its journey on the 370 from Tilbury is RT3510 . Romford London Rd. garage forecourt, 8/2/69.
From my "Blurb" Romford book.
Some pictures taken by the late Michael Cleary. I will be uploading any I think may be of interest. None were catalogued. Where I know the approximate date I will state it. Similarly I will give the location.
Summer 1988.
T38 in an eerily quiet Romford.
A London-bound class 315 is coming to a stand at an apparently deserted Romford station and the guard is ready to open the doors. Note the fine BR Eastern Region blue hanging nameboard - which is the reason I took the shot.
Some pictures taken by the late Michael Cleary. I will be uploading any I think may be of interest. None were catalogued.
Where I know the approximate date I will state it. Similarly I will give the location.
This was a Bedford SB, new to Havering Council in 1984. According to the board at the front it was on a park and ride service.
A shot for SSC - windows .
Here we have a de Havilland Dragon Rapide and as we watch the Dragon taxi past we see into it's windows all of the people within - and one looking out taking photos of people taking photos of him . When in flight look through these windows and see the world below , or in the case of this Dragon maybe a Spitfire flying alongside if you wish to spend £400 for the ride - not a sight you would often see today !
The DH89A Dragon Rapide is an all-wood, twin-engine biplane passenger aircraft. The first flight of the prototype was from Hatfield by Hubert Broad on 17th April 1934. The first operator was Hillman Airways from Maylands Airport at Romford, their first aircraft G-ACPM making its debut at Hatfield on 13 July 1934 when Hubert Broad averaged 158 mph in the King’s Cup Air Race, before having to retire due to hail damage.
The Dragon Rapide was developed as a short-range airliner carrying up to eight passengers and capable of making a profit for the operator without subsidy. During the ten years it was in production, 728 were built for commercial and military use, the latter as the Dominie.
By 1942 production at Hatfield had reached a total of 346 Dragon Rapides and Dominies, but space was urgently needed for Mosquito production, so Dominie assembly was taken over by the Brush Coachworks at Loughborough, where a further 346 were built between 1943 and 1945.
Aircraft specifications:
Power Unit: Two 200 hp de Havilland Gipsy Six
Wing Span: 48 ft (14.6 m)
All-up Weight (A.U.W): 5,500 lb (2,495 kg)
Max Speed: 157 mph (253 kph)
Cruise Altitude: 16,700 ft (5,090 m)
Range: 573 miles (922 km)
Passengers: 8
( info from de Havilland Aircraft Museum webpage )
To finish up we can listen to a short clip of Dragon music
Stagecoach London 36558, LX13CZA - Route 165 | Romford Station with a Romford,The Brewery Bound Service
Saturday 3rd March 2018
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Note: On Saturday 29th September 2018, Route 165 Will Be Retained By Stagecoach London with New Single Diesel Decker Vehicles.
A 427 branded Enviro 400 MMC is seen at far from its usual route and is seen at Stratford City Bus Station while doing the TFL Rail Replacement between Stratford and Romford.
Stagecoach London 15031, LX58CGG - Route 248 | Romford Station with a Cranham Bound Service
Saturday 3rd March 2018
@Londontransport3/ Mark Mcwalter 2018
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First London Dennis Trident President TNL33084 [LN51 GME] in Victoria Road, Romford working school service 649 from County Park [Campion School] to Romford [North Street]
The now defunct Romford Brewery is proudly displayed on the Parkside Hotel in North Street Romford. T26 is waiting to start a journey to the Mardyke Estate, Rainham in Hainault Road. I believe the Parkside Hotel became known as the Squire.
Copyright myself
I know that officially it's the London Borough of Havering but to me it will always be Romford in Essex
When Arriva were still running a regular service between Harlow and Romford via Ongar. Shortly after this the route was withdrawn without replacement.
Arriva London DW227, LJ59AEW - Route 103 | Romford Station with a Rainham Interchange Bound Service
Saturday 3rd March 2018
@Londontransport3/ Mark Mcwalter 2018
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On a snowy 8/2/69 , RT2285 pulls away from my 'home' stop by Romford Stadium car park. The double-deck houses visible in the distance are in Jubilee Avenue - where I used to live until 1973.
Here, Arriva London Wright Gemini DW208 (LJ09SVC) works a route 66 service towards Romford Station, seen nearing journey's end which is just around the corner.
Taken on 25th October 2018.
Stagecoach London 17992 (LX53KBZ) is seen at Walthamstow on route 97. This vehicle is a recent transfer from Romford North Street.
A snowy nightime shot (8 secs) taken from our bedroom window in our house in Jubilee Avenue,Romford just happened to include a Renault Dauphine on 29/11/69.
Despite the blinds for route 193, this is indeed on route 347, as shown by the paper display in the windscreen. They could have at least turned the destination blinds to blank!
Dennis Dart SLF / Marshall Capital.
New to First Centrewest in November 2001 as DML429 (later, DML41429). Later transferred to First Capital East. On 22nd June 2013, the routes and vehicles for routes 193, 368, 498, 608, 646, 648, 652, 656, 667, 679 and 686 transferred from First London's Dagenham (DM) base (which is soon to close) to Go Ahead London's Rainham base. This vehicle still has the former operator's livery.
RMC1475 passes under Romford Station bridge on 8/5/74 on route 370 bound for Tilbury Ferry. The RT's on this route had been replaced by a combination of downgraded RMC's (from the 723 routes) and RCL's (from the 721). This was now the London Country era , hence the yellow cantrail band
Some pictures taken by the late Michael Cleary. I will be uploading any I think may be of interest. None were catalogued. Where I know the approximate date I will state it. Similarly I will give the location.
That DMS is showing 'Wennington' as a final destination. This must mean that the garage run to Ensign's base at Purfleet was in service. TfL wouldn't permit that now!
1988
31105 at Romford about to attach to drag 312795 working 1342 Clacton to Liverpool Street on 16 February 1986. As far as I can recall this was the only occasion when class 312s were dragged into and out of Liverpool Street, with locos detaching from down trains at Ilford then running light engine to attach to their next up working at Romford. Unfortunately I didn't get to Liverpool Street until afternoon (there were GN drags to deal with in the morning) and this is the only picture I have of this rare event.
On this day I was sitting over at the Coniston Diamond waiting for a southbound CN when I heard the CP RTC give clearance to 9013 south from Romford to St Cloud. That was enough for me and I ran back to the car and quickly drove over to set up for this shot.
I didn't have to wait long until CP 222 came into view and the trailing CEFX and second SD40-2F were an added bonus.
18/07/16 Romford: DRS Class 68 68019 heads north along the slow line with a working from Ilford E.M.U.D. - Norwich Crown Point T.&R.S.M.D.
The loco has since been painted into TransPennine Express livery.
Stagecoach London 14137 is seen on route 174 outside Romford Station, providing a journey towards Dagenham, Marsh Way.
This is the first route in the Havering borough to use a whole allocation of electric buses and these Enviro400 EVs have been running in service since the very end of 2020.
Later that afternoon 19th-July-1977 , I visited Elm Park Coaches, Romford Garage , in East London .
They would not let me in , and my colour slide of what I went for , this Willowbrook 002 bodied Seddon Pennine 6 is missing .
Therefore I show a shot of that vehicle taken on 16th-April-1977 by my life long friend and trip companion Terry W
New to Greenbus , Rugeley , Staffordshire during January-1973