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This week we are going back eleven years to 2014, and to GT 80 on Terenure Road North with a service on route 49 to The Square (Tallaght).
Route 49 started running between the city centre and Kimmage Cross Roads in 1925. In 1928 it was extended to Tallaght. From 1943 to 1949 (during, and shortly after, the Second World War) it was cut back to only run between Terenure and Tallaght, regaining its full routing in 1949. In 1990 its Tallaght terminus moved the new shopping centre, The Square. It still terminates there today.
GT 80 was new to Dublin Bus in 2012, the last member of the original order of GT-Class buses. The GTs were the first double-decker buses to be delivered with middle doors in 13 years. 80 more GTs were delivered in 2013, and in 2018 12 of them transferred to Go-Ahead Ireland. GT 80 is still in service with Dublin Bus today (and even did a trip on route 49 on the day I am posting this).
22/05/2014
Metra's first F40PH wears a temporary wrap commemorating its original colors and Metra's 40th Anniversary. It is about to lead BNSF train 1261 to the western suburbs.
This isn’t a Corvette. It’s the Equus Throwback.
Okay, so it is a Corvette, sort of.
But this Corvette has been restyled, and given a little bit more grunt by Equus Automotive, creator of the Bass770.
The retro-inspired Throwback is a limited model, with only 25 planned by the Detroit-based company, which utilises the ‘Vette as a basis to create a “significantly upgraded” muscle car.
The Corvette’s supercharged V8 can be tuned to an output of 746kW and 1114Nm. Equus says it’s capable of a 2.5-second run to 97km/h (60mph), and has a top speed of 354km/h.
Equus Autmotive’s goal with the Throwback was to inspire a sense of nostalgia in muscle car fans while providing a car with modern-day usability.
“The Throwback model uses unique styling language in its outer skin to create a breathtaking vision of the ultimate Corvette. Equus takes the customer down memory lane to an era when Corvettes were synonymous with performance and class.
“The Throwback can be personalized for the design orientated drivers or for the fastest paced performance centric customer, always emphasizing the original love of an icon, desire for innovation and uncompromised quality.
“Just as companies like Brabus and Alpina focus on European brands, Equus Automotive is focused on providing American Sports car lovers the ultimate interpretation of todayʼs designs.
How I wish this was still everyday power for road trains. P76 heads to East Point with an old school consist, with only the Sadmiral cab 4th out as a spoiler.
Exercise Iron Fist 2012
(Feb. 7, 2012)
An AV-8B Harrier jet lands on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu, Feb. 7. Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, are participating in a weeklong at-sea period during Exercise Iron Fist 2012, which encompasses all aspects of the Marine Air Ground Task Force during the amphibious landing on to the island and provides the Navy/Marine Corps team an opportunity to practice their craft. Exercise Iron Fist 2012 is a bilateral training exercise, which gives the 15th MEU a chance to demonstrate its amphibious capabilities to the Japanese. on.fb.me/1eWgjSR
Well long ago I haven't retouched this colorstyle. Around 2007~ 2009 those retro styles are so trendy that everyone loves to use them. So instead of TBT stands for throwback thursday, I used it as Throwback Tuesday * because today is Tuesday*
Concentration piece #10 (for now)
An old pipe.
I'm not sure where this pipe came from, nor whom it came from. Heck, I don't even know who the face is supposed to be. I do know, however, that it is one awesome looking pipe, so I felt the urge to get some shots of it! Something about it just seems magical in my eyes...
Shot with a Canon EOS 60D and a Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS lens.
Amalfi is a town in a dramatic natural setting below steep cliffs on Italy’s southwest coast. The Amalfi coast is a known cultivator of lemons and is famous for its production of Limoncello liqueur - which makes for an awesome Spritz.
Amalfi, Italy
This week we go back forty years to 1984 and to D 277 parked on Hawkins Street.
This Leyland Atlantean was new to CIE in 1969. It was withdrawn and sold for scrap in 1985.
The bus is parked between duties, and is therefore showing no route number. The destination display is showing the Irish for Carrickmines (Carraig Mhaighin), which in 1984 was served by routes 63 and 86.
The New Metropole Cinema in the background opened in 1972. In 1984 it became the Screen Cinema. It closed in 2016 and was subsequently demolished. A new office complex built on the site is due to be completed in 2024 or 2025. The cinema appears to be showing "The World According to Garp", a 1982 film starring Robin Williams.
24/05/1984
Throwback Thursday ist zurück!
Wir starten unseren Flickr #TBT mit einem Motto, das wohl jeder liebt: Haustiere (#Pets)! Teilt eure Fotos der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit von Haustieren in unserem Facebook-Post mit uns (einfach den Link zu eurem Foto im Kommentarfeld unterhalb des Posts hinterlassen). Die schönsten Fotos präsentieren wir dann nächste Woche hier im Blog!
Viel Spaß!
Kennt ihr schon Flickr Commons? Die Fotos in diesem Post stammen vom Commons-Account der The Library Company of Philadelphia – flic.kr/p/vxGH71
Live music has been a prominent feature of Detroit's nightlife since the late 1940s, bringing the city recognition under the nickname Motown. The metropolitan area has many nationally prominent live music venues.
Important music events in the city include: the Detroit International Jazz Festival, Movement Electronic Music Festival, the Motor City Music Conference (MC2), the Urban Organic Music Conference, the Concert of Colors, and the hip-hop Summer Jamz festival.
The city of Detroit has a rich musical heritage and has contributed to a number of different genres over the decades leading into the new millennium.
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This week we are going back thirty-seven years to KC 3, parked in Phibsborough Garage.
This bus was new to CIE in 1984. Whereas KC 1 was built by FFG in Hamburg, and KC 2 was built in Bombardier, KC 3 was the first KC built by GAC who also build the rest of the fleet, up to KC 202. KC 3 was initially allocated to Cork, before moving up to Dublin Although the bus did operate in passenger service, it did spend some time as a driver training bus. As a result it gained a second mirror behind the door for the instructor to use. The bus was withdrawn by Dublin Bus from service in the late-1990s.
Phibsboro Garage opened in 1971, built on part of the old railway yard at Broadstone Station. That station closed to passenger traffic in 1937, and closed completely in 1961. The station complex is currently home to the Bus Eireann main depot, and more recently a Dublin Bus depot.
20/06/1987
Pepsi is coming back with Throwback Pepsi (real sugar) in a new can and bottle on December 28th,2009. See BevReview.com for more info.
A U.S. Marine with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swabs the breach of an M777A2 Lightweight Howitzer Lightweight Howitzer after firing as part of Eager Mace 13, aboard Forward Operating Base Sword, Kuwait November 14, 2012. The purpose of the exercise is to expand levels of cooperation, maritime capabilities, as well as promote long-term regional stability and interoperability between U.S. forces and regional partners.
Photo by Cpl. Bobby J. Gonzalez
This week we are going back nine years to 2015 and to the Dublin Port Rally.
This was the second year the rally was run, except it was held over two days rather than just the one in 2014. It brought together a variety of vehicles, both old and new, with a large gathering of buses included. Here are four preserved buses that used to operate in Dublin.
On the left is D 839. This bus was new to CIE in 1978. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1995. The bus is dressed for route 16A. This route started in 1955 between Beaumont and Lower Rathfarnham. In 1985 it reached Santry and during 1999 reached the airport. The route ceased to operate in 2012 under Network Direct changes.
Beside it is RH 7. It was new to Dublin Bus in 1990 and became a driver trainer in 2000. It was withdrawn in 2008. The bus is dressed for route 15B. This route started running between the city centre and Templeogue in 1952. In 1978 it reached Ballyroan, and in 2007 it was extended to Whitechurch. Since 2011 it has terminated on Stocking Avenue.
Beside RH 7 is MA 7, This minibus was new to Dublin Bus in 1993. It was withdrawn in the early-2000s. The bus is dressed for route 122. This route started as a City imp route in 1998, replacing previous routes 22 and 22A. It runs from Ashington to Drimnagh Road, via the city centre.
Finally, on the right is ME 26. This bus was new to Dublin Bus in 1994. In the early-2000s it became a ticket bus for the Nitelink. It was withdrawn in the early-2010s. The bus is dressed for route 150. This route started in 1994 under the City Imp brand, replacing route 50 which operated to Willington Roundabout. The 150 had its terminus at nearby Rossmore and ran via Crumlin to the City Centre. In 2011, it replaced part of route 121 through the Liberties.
26/09/2015
This week we are going back thirty years to 1995 and to P 39 on O'Connell Street with a service on route 10 to UCD Belfield.
Buses started operating on route 10 between the Phoenix Park and Donnybrook in 1940. In 1970 the route reached the Belfield campus of University College Dublin (UCD). Network Direct saw the end of the route in 2010. It was replaced on the southside by route 39A, and on the northside by route 46A.
P 39 was new to Dublin Bus in 1993. It was one of the early CitySwift buses, with the first batch arriving in 1992. It was withdrawn in 2003, and joined the Bus Eireann school fleet in Limerick. It was withdrawn around 2014.
Although P 39 was a CitySwift bus, route 10 was not a CitySwift route.
20/03/1995