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X465 LNH
2001 Ford Transit Tourneo M8
Simpson (SMS Executive Travel), Towcester
Towcester, 18 May 2002
SMS's licence was originally in the name of Stuart Martin Simpson as a sole trader, becoming SMS Executive Travel Ltd in 2003 and SMS X Trav Ltd in 2009. The fleet included several non-PSV Tourneos, most of which were signwritten so this anonymous example may in fact have been part of the associated Silverstone Vehicle Hire operation.
My interpretation of the famous German WWI cruiser, the SMS Emden. I always liked the colour scheme of this old ship and how it didn't have turrets laid out as you would see on a modern ship. I managed to include the sponson guns aswell, giving it that unique, WWI feel. Feel free to download the model or use the instructions here :
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Canon EOS 350D + 17-85 IS USM
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En la salida fotográfica del otro día con Fegor y Sjaces. Albaycin.
The Lajta monitor museum ship (ex SMS Leitha - SMS: Seiner Majestät Shiff, the german equivalent of HMS) is the last surviving warship of the imperial-royal Austro-Hungarian Navy. She was built in the 1870's as a river monitor, specially designed for the river Danube. Leitha and her sister ship, SMS Maros served until 1918. They fought during the occupation of Bosnia (1878) and in the Great War. After the war Leitha served in the Red Army of the Hungarian Soviet Republic and was renamed Lajta (the Hungarian name of the river Leitha). According to the peace agreement of Trianon (1920) the new Kingdom of Hungary was not allowed to have warships, so the Lajta was sold and was rebuilt into an excavator ship. She worked on the Danube until the 1970's. A few enthusiasts found her in a very bad shape at the end of the 80's and rebuilt her to reflect Leitha's shape in the 1880's.
She is now moored next to the Building of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest and she is open for the public. Lajta is the honorary flagship of the remaining Danube Flottila (1 EOD and Warship Regiment) of the Hungarian Defense Forces
A Lajta monitor múzeumhajó (az egykori SMS Leitha - SMS: Őfelsége Hajója) az egykori Császári és Királyi (osztrák-magyar) Haditengerészet utolsó megmaradt hadihajója. Az 1870-es években épült, speciálisan a Duna és mellékfolyói sekély vizeire tervezték. A Leitha és testvérhajója a Maros végigharcolták a Boszniai Okkupáció (1878) és a Nagy Háború harcait, A Leitha rövid ideig a Tanácsköztársaság fegyveres erejében is harcolt, amikor is átkeresztelték Lajtára. A Trianini Békeszerződés megtiltotta, hogy a MAgyar Királyság monitorokat tartson hadrendben, így kavicskotró hajóvá alakították és eladták civil vállalkozóknak. Évtizedekig dolgozott a Dunán, míg végül lelkes civilek a '80-as évek végén az újpesti kikötőben megtalálták a rozsdásodó hajótestet. 2010-re sikerült felújítani, és 2014-ben került méltó helyére; a Parlament előtti Dunapartra. A Lajta az 1. Honvéd Tűzszerész és Hadihajós Ezred Hadihajós osztályának tiszteletbeli zászlóshajója.
MX04 VLN
2004 Optare Solo B29F
SMS Executive Travel, Towcester
Towcester, 30 April 2005
New to Stagecoach Devon
After about a year the Dawsonrentals Solos were replaced by a newer pair from Mistral's rental fleet, which operated in anonymous white for a few months before they too were succeeded by a brand new pair. Service 499 operated via Croughton, Aynho and Kings Sutton, and was later run by Heyfordian but withdrawn in 2018.
"Please remind me 2 remind u about reminding me 2 send u this reminder that reminds me of reminding u that i am always ur friend. DONT 4GET!"
FJ07 VWU
2007 Volvo B12B/Jonckheere SHV C53FT
SMS X Trav, Towcester
Buckingham, 9 July 2012
New to City Circle, Hayes
This was purchased from Reading & Wokingham Coaches in early 2012, bringing the full-size coach fleet to four vehicles. Photographed in Buckingham for the Olympic Torch Relay, shortly afterwards it received a vinyl wrap for Samsung Hospitality for use at the games themselves. It was later re-registered Y80 SMS and was replaced in 2015 by a brand new Sunsundegui SC7.
SMS WITTELSBACH
German Kaiserliche Marine ( Imperial Navy)
Class…………………………… Wittelsbach-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Builder………………………… Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven
Yard number……………….
Laid down.…………………. 30 Sept 1899
Launched….………………… 3 July 1900
Completed.…………………. 15 Oct 1902
Propulsion.………………….. 3 shafts: 3 Vertical Triple Expansion Steam Engines : 6 water-tube boilers + 6 cylindrical boilers
Speed..………………………… 17.0 knots
Range………………………….. 5000nm at 10.0 knots
Fate
1916: Considered obsolete and of no real military value and was reduced to an exercise ship.
1919: Re-fitted by Reichsmarine as a depot ship for minesweepers. She carried 12 `F-boats' (minesweeping motor launches).
March 1921: Stricken by the Reichsmarine, sold for scrap four months later and broken up.
N768 MKG
1995 Ford Transit M14
Simpson (SMS Executive Travel), Towcester
Towcester, 18 May 2002
New to University of Wales Students' Union
At this time Stuart Simpson ran two separate businesses from the same site in Towcester: SMS operated PSV minibuses while SVH (Silverstone Vehicle Hire) provided self-drive vans. It isn't clear which fleet this anonymous Transit was in but the lack of a disc suggests it may have been an SVH vehicle. SMS later took over the whole site and I'm not sure what became of the van hire operation.
The internment of the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow following the cessation of hostilities on 11th November 1918 was the beginning of an interesting period in our history. The entire fleet of 74 ships had been assembled in the natural harbour at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, which was already a Royal Navy base. The German ships were guarded by a Squadron of RN vessels. No Germans were allowed to leave there ships or cross to other ships or the land for the full duration of the internment - six months as it happened. All food had to be supplied from war-ravaged and defeated Germany as the British refused to feed their 20500 captives. Medical, but not dental, treatment was provided. No radio communication was allowed and the Ensign of the German navy had to be taken down and stowed. This situation persisted right up to the day on which Germany was supposed to sign the Treaty of Versailles in France, agreeing the terms of their surrender. Britain had gradually begun to remove German crew from the vessels and transported them first to Nigg Island PoW camp and thence back to Germany, but on the day of the scuttling, 21st June 1919, there were still 4800 men on the ships. The German Commander was Rear-Admiral von Reuter. Fearing that his capital ships and destroyers would be divided up amongst his enemies, at 11.20 am on the morning of 21st he flag-signalled the order to scuttle. The first ship to sink was Friedrich der Grosse which began to list heavily to starboard around 12 noon and sank at 12.16. at this point all the ships hoisted the Imperial German Ensign at their mainmasts. The crews then began to abandon ship. In all 52 of the 74 ships interned sank. The Royal Navy, with no prior knowledge of the scuttling plan, were on fleet exercises in the North Sea and could do little to stop the German ships sinking.
The photographs you see here were taken on a Box Brownie from the Tender of HMS Canning, one of the Guard ships and must have been taken after 6th December 1918 when SMS Dresden arrived but before 9th January when SMS Baden was the last to arrive - she is noticeably missing from this set. The annotated aerial view is a picture post card that was available at the time, but the longitudinal view is believed to have been taken using a balloon. My Grandfather, Norman Wilfred Knight was a boy seaman at the time and went on to serve in the Merchant Navy in WW2, he was torpedoed twice, but survived. The photographs, in their original paper wallet were discovered when we cleared my parents’ house following the death of my Father, Norman Richard Knight.
I hope you enjoy these shots, remember those who served on both sides in the conflict and visit the beautiful islands of Orkney off Scotland;s northern coast.
YY52 GGU
2002 LDV Convoy/Excel M16L
SMS Executive Travel, Towcester
Towcester, 22 September 2007
New to Walker (Go-Jak Buses), Nether Heyford
John Walker ran a single minibus from Nether Heyford, but ceased operating in 2004 and sold his 18-month old LDV to SMS. It served here for a further six years before sale to JCL & Son of Northampton, who appear not to have used it.
FJ57 SKO
2007 Volvo B12B/Sunsundegui Sideral C49FT
SMS X Trav, Towcester
Buckingham, 9 July 2012
New to Turbostyle, Crawley
The change of identity to SMS X Trav saw a gradual expansion of the coach fleet from the single Touro operated during the SMS Executive Travel era, and FJ57 SKO was the third such vehicle to arrive, in late 2011. It too was in Buckingham for the Olympic Torch Relay, and would later become Y90 SMS. It was a long-serving vehicle, clocking up six full years here.
The internment of the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow following the cessation of hostilities on 11th November 1918 was the beginning of an interesting period in our history. The entire fleet of 74 ships had been assembled in the natural harbour at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, which was already a Royal Navy base. The German ships were guarded by a Squadron of RN vessels. No Germans were allowed to leave there ships or cross to other ships or the land for the full duration of the internment - six months as it happened. All food had to be supplied from war-ravaged and defeated Germany as the British refused to feed their 20500 captives. Medical, but not dental, treatment was provided. No radio communication was allowed and the Ensign of the German navy had to be taken down and stowed. This situation persisted right up to the day on which Germany was supposed to sign the Treaty of Versailles in France, agreeing the terms of their surrender. Britain had gradually begun to remove German crew from the vessels and transported them first to Nigg Island PoW camp and thence back to Germany, but on the day of the scuttling, 21st June 1919, there were still 4800 men on the ships. The German Commander was Rear-Admiral von Reuter. Fearing that his capital ships and destroyers would be divided up amongst his enemies, at 11.20 am on the morning of 21st he flag-signalled the order to scuttle. The first ship to sink was Friedrich der Grosse which began to list heavily to starboard around 12 noon and sank at 12.16. at this point all the ships hoisted the Imperial German Ensign at their mainmasts. The crews then began to abandon ship. In all 52 of the 74 ships interned sank. The Royal Navy, with no prior knowledge of the scuttling plan, were on fleet exercises in the North Sea and could do little to stop the German ships sinking.
The photographs you see here were taken on a Box Brownie from the Tender of HMS Canning, one of the Guard ships and must have been taken after 6th December 1918 when SMS Dresden arrived but before 9th January when SMS Baden was the last to arrive - she is noticeably missing from this set. The annotated aerial view is a picture post card that was available at the time, but the longitudinal view is believed to have been taken using a balloon. My Grandfather, Norman Wilfred Knight was a boy seaman at the time and went on to serve in the Merchant Navy in WW2, he was torpedoed twice, but survived. The photographs, in their original paper wallet were discovered when we cleared my parents’ house following the death of my Father, Norman Richard Knight.
I hope you enjoy these shots, remember those who served on both sides in the conflict and visit the beautiful islands of Orkney off Scotland;s northern coast.
Contamos con el conocimiento y la plataforma tecnológica para prestar el servicio de mensajes de texto hacia celulares, un canal que aprovecha las ventajas de la movilidad para relacionarse con sus clientes de manera directa y oportuna. Este servicio es prestado a través de todos los operadores de telefonía celular del país.
Wish you all a very Happy and safe Holi 2016! It’s time for all of us to begin a life which is full of purity, knowledge and wisdom. On this auspicious day, we have a long list of best SMS for this day. Wish you all a very Happy Holi! Holi Re Holi Rango Ki Holi!
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YD11 FVB
Ford Transit M16
SMS X Trav, Towcester
Towcester, 2 April 2011
These vehicles joined a similar 57-reg example also bought new and have replaced a pair of LDV Convoys. The name SMS X Trav was adopted by the business's new owner in 2009 and is a shortening of the previous title SMS Executive Travel.
A 'Bayern' class Battleship of the High Seas Fleet of the Imperial German Navy, commissioned in October of 1915 and scutled at Scapa Flow in 1919. She was traced by the respected naval historian Anthony Preston the class as being a model for the latter Bismarck/Tirpiz, allthough he does say that the 'Bayern' class were at very coalface of Battleship design, he is quite a verment critic of their amouring. The British and Americian designers of Battleships have allways automatcily gone for the 'All or nothing' style in amouring, meaning that they saw that all sensitive parts should be proteted in the same to a dregree, true some parts were more heavily armoured that others, but in the whole protect parts of the ship that need it, and don't do it at all that don't. And there were designs that tried to protect the whole ship with greatly uneven amouring, and seemilly that was carried through to Bismarck'/Tirpiz, with some sensitive area's of the ship incredably strong and some that were not. Some of the tests on the raised Baden, confirmed this, some of her amouring was 'paper thin', and the verdict was that it may as well not be there, and some 15inch shells fired at close range bounced of her hull.