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When growing up the Ford Transit van seemed to have cornered the market and was used by all manner of businesses to transport goods. Like this minibus here they were also popular for transporting small groups. I travelled in one on many occasions to and from school cross country meetings.
Given that they were produced in huge numbers from 1966 I am surprised that no older models are seen on our roads. This one which looks like a particularly early example was photographed in the streets of Nicosia.
The city of Nicosia sits on the border between Cyprus and Turkish influenced Northern Cyprus. There is a huge difference in the infrastructure between the two halves of the city. This view was taken in one of the more orderly streets of the northerly half of the city.
Off road parking at Attenborough Nature Centre.
2019 Ford Transit Connect Van. Eco Blue. 1499 cc. White.
Tax and MOT (Yes)
DIESEL. Euro status EURO 6 AH (the soot from the exhaust)
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No Group Banners, thanks.
Green 23 was part of a class of ship regarded as the Ford Transit van of space. Reliable, economic and ubiquitous; these spacecraft were found doing a variety of jobs across the galactic disc. Both cargo and passenger carrying versions were built.
The ship's semi-annular wing gave good atmospheric performance. Its Whatt & Pritney main engine gave plenty of thrust to boost loads of cargo into orbit of most major planets.
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This ship was inspired by a painting by Angus Mckie that I first saw back in the 1980s, in a Terran Trade Authority book in my school library.
The background images are from NASA:
A futuristic looking space a disused Transit Van factory.
Visit the report on my website for more - www.bcd-urbex.com/ford-transit-van-factory-southampton/
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
Ford Transit
Vehicle #9651
Picture Date: 05/12/2016
This vehicle is owned by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
Stop for a can of pop,
At the floating - Sky Shop!
There more photos, including some construction details here: www.instagram.com/p/DI4KmA9iiPA/?img_index=1
We had these two vehicles to carry us and our bikes from region to region, uplifts, and for support in case of mechanical/medical emergencies, or just simply tired legs and/or shot nerves.
A train load of Transit vans seen behind 66170 in Bescot Down Storage sdgs. The wagons are owned by STVA and are IFA wagons. Pic by Rich Hickman.
Composite of 159 shots taken at 1-minute intervals, between Connah's Quay in North Wales (11:41) and somewhere near Nottingham (14:55). En route to Norwich.
Time discrepancy due to a stop for lunch.
Robots at Ford's Transit Van plant in Southampton.
View the full set on my website - www.bcd-urbex.com/ford-transit-van-factory-southampton/
Green 23 was part of a class of ship regarded as the Ford Transit van of space. Reliable, economic and ubiquitous; these spacecraft were found doing a variety of jobs across the galactic disc. Both cargo and passenger carrying version were built.
The ship's semi-annular wing gave good atmospheric performance. Its Whatt & Pritney main engine gave plenty of thrust to boost good loads of cargo into orbit of most major planets.
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This ship was inspired by a painting by Angus Mckie that I first saw back in the 1980s, in a Terran Trade Authority book in my school library.
The background images are from NASA:
Green 23 was part of a class of ship regarded as the Ford Transit van of space. Reliable, economic and ubiquitous; these spacecraft were found doing a variety of jobs across the galactic disc. Both cargo and passenger carrying version were built.
The ship's semi-annular wing gave good atmospheric performance. Its Whatt & Pritney main engine gave plenty of thrust to boost good loads of cargo into orbit of most major planets.
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This ship was inspired by a painting by Angus Mckie that I first saw back in the 1980s, in a Terran Trade Authority book in my school library.
The background images are from NASA:
18-7-2015 - Metropolitan Police (MPS), Ford Transit (BV63 WVX - BKB).
Seen on the Southern Perimeter Road at Heathrow Airport.
66170 at the head of a train load of Transit vans in Bescot Down storage sidings. Pic by Rich Hickman
Ford Transit Mk.1 Van(1965-78) Engine 2400cc York TD S4
Registration Number Way 633 J (Leicestershire)
FORD (UK) SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623665118181...
Although officially the Mk.1 Transit the first Ford Transit were was in fact a Cologne built van of 1961-65 though not widely exported.
The Mark 1 was introduced ito the UK market in October 1965 taking over directly from the Thames 400E. The van was produced initially at Ford's Langley facility in Berkshire, The van was produced initially at Ford's Langley facility in Berkshire, but as demand outstripped supply production was moved to Southampton until closure in 2013 in favour of the Turkish factory. Transits were also produced at Ford plants in Genk, Belgium and in Amsterdam, Holland.
The Transit was a departure from the European commercial vehicles of the day with its American-inspired styling—its broad track gave it a huge advantage in carrying capacity which was highlighted in early advertising campaigns showing a Transit van delivering an Elephant. The engines used in the UK were the Essex V4 for the petrol-engined version in 1.7 L and 2.0 L capacities. By using relatively short V-4 engines Ford were able to minimise the additional length necessitated to place the engine ahead of the driver Diesel engine sourced from Perkins was also offered. As this engine was too long to fit under the Transit's stubby nose, the diesel version featured a longer bonnet, The diesel version's long nose front was also used to accommodate the Ford 3.0 L Ford Essex V6 engine (UK) for high performance applications such as vans supplied to police and ambulance services. The underpowered Perkins proved unpopular, and was replaced by Ford's own "York" unit in 1974.
Diolch yn fawr am 67,416,524 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 67,416,524 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 02.09.2018 at Himley Hall, Wolverhampton Ref 136-109
A nostalgic image of a Ford Transit police van overtaking a number 77 bus on a North Manchester road. We think the date of the image is probably sometime in the early 1970s.
The early models of the Ford Transit were a regular feature of numerous police vehicle fleets for many years.
The pedestrian on the right of the image is clearly intrigued as to what the photographer is recording.
The image has little in the way of a caption and so we have no idea why the photograph was taken but we are sure it will bring back memories to many local people.
Did you remember riding the 77 bus during this period?
From the collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Green 23 was part of a class of ship regarded as the Ford Transit van of space. Reliable, economic and ubiquitous; these spacecraft were found doing a variety of jobs across the galactic disc. Both cargo and passenger carrying version were built.
The ship's semi-annular wing gave good atmospheric performance. Its Whatt & Pritney main engine gave plenty of thrust to boost good loads of cargo into orbit of most major planets.
++++++++++++++++++++++++
This ship was inspired by a painting by Angus Mckie that I first saw back in the 1980s, in a Terran Trade Authority book in my school library.
The background images are from NASA:
Stop for a can of pop,
At the floating - Sky Shop!
There more photos, including some construction details here: www.instagram.com/p/DI4KmA9iiPA/?img_index=1
Glasgow Science Centre is a visitor attraction located in the Clyde Waterfront Regeneration area on the south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Queen Elizabeth II opened Glasgow Science Centre on 5 June 2001. It is one of Scotland's most popular paid-for visitor attractions.
It is a purpose-built science centre composed of three principal buildings: Science Mall, Glasgow Tower and an IMAX cinema. The Scottish tourist board, VisitScotland, awarded Glasgow Science Centre a five star rating in the visitor attraction category.
As well as its main location, Glasgow Science Centre also manages the visitor centre at Whitelee Wind Farm, which opened to the public in 2009
Science Mall
The largest of the three main, titanium-clad buildings takes a crescent shape structure and houses a Science Mall. In architectural terms it represents the canted hull of a ship, a reference to the adjacent 'canting basin', where vessels were brought to have the marine growth removed from their hulls. Internally, there are three floors of over 250 science-learning exhibits.
As is usual for science centres, the exhibits aim to encourage interaction, and can be used or played with as part of the informal learning experience the centre aims to deliver. The building was designed by BDP.
On Floor 1, amongst the many interactive exhibits that demonstrate scientific principles, visitors can access a Science Show Theatre and the Glasgow Science Centre Planetarium.
The planetarium contains a Zeiss optical-mechanical projector that projects images of the night sky onto a 15m diameter dome. There is an area specifically aimed at young children called, The Big Explorer.
On Floor 2, visitors can explore opportunities in STEM careers in the My World of Work Live interactive exhibition space. There is also The Lab, primarily used as an educational workshop space.
Floor 3 was refurbished in 2012 and reopened to the public on 28 March 2013. It now houses an interactive exhibition about human health and wellbeing in the 21st century called, BodyWorks. Visitors are invited to consider their bodies, health and lifestyle from a new perspective through 115 interactive exhibits, research capsules and live laboratory experiences.
The Ground Floor of the Science Mall contains the Ticket desk, Cafes, Gift Shop, and a cloakroom. There are a number of flexible room spaces on the Ground Floor that are used for a variety of educational and corporate purposes: an education space called, The Egg; a lecture-theatre space called, The Auditorium; and The Clyde Suite. Access to Glasgow Tower for the public is also via the Ground Floor.
Glasgow Tower
The Glasgow Tower was designed to be the tallest freely-rotating tower in the world. It missed its opening date in 2001 and has been plagued by problems ever since. It has been closed for over 80% of its life, and was closed from August 2010 until July 2014.
IMAX Cinema
The IMAX cinema was the first IMAX cinema to be built in Scotland. The single auditorium seats 370 in front of a rectangular screen measuring 80 feet (24 m) by 60 feet (18 m) and has the capability to show 3D films as well as standard 2D films in IMAX format.[10] It opened to the public in October 2000 Premiered Their first Film Entitled "Dolphins", several months prior to the opening of the two other buildings.
On 6 September 2013, Cineworld agreed a 10-year lease to operate the IMAX cinema and opened a Starbucks on site.
History
View of the Glasgow Garden Festival site
Opened to the public in June 2001, Glasgow Science Centre is part of the ongoing redevelopment of Pacific Quay, an area which was once a cargo port known as Prince's Dock.
The redevelopment started with the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988. As with the other National Garden Festivals, the 100 acres (0.40 km2) Glasgow site was intended to be sold off for housing development, but due to a housing slump in 1987, the developers were unable to develop the land as they intended, and the majority of the site remained derelict for years. Parts were finally redeveloped for the Science Centre and also Pacific Quay, including new headquarters for BBC Scotland and Scottish Television, opened in 2007. The Clydesdale Bank Tower was dismantled and re-erected in Rhyl in North Wales, however its spiritual successor came in the form of the Glasgow Tower as part of Science Centre complex, which stands on approximately the same spot.
The architects of the Glasgow Science Centre were Building Design Partnership, however the Glasgow Tower was originally designed by the architect Richard Horden with engineering design by Buro Happold.[14][15] It was built at a cost of around £75 million, including £10 million for the Glasgow Tower, with over £37 million coming from the Millennium Commission.
Funding issues
In June 2004, it was announced that about a fifth of the workforce were to be made redundant following the creation of a funding deal with the Scottish Executive.[18] In June 2008, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Nicol Stephen, stated that Glasgow Science Centre was facing a 40% cut in government funding.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown commented on this issue during Prime Minister's Questions saying, "It's unfortunate in Glasgow that as a result of the SNP, funding has been cut, and they will live to regret that".
Although funding for the Scottish Science Centres as a whole has actually increased, it is now being split between four centres using a formula based on visitor numbers, and Glasgow is the only centre to face a reduction in budget.
This led to the announcement in July 2008 that 28 full-time jobs were to be cut as a direct consequence of the cuts "in order to secure Glasgow Science Centre's future", according to the Chief Executive, Kirk Ramsay.
Glasgow Science Centre is located in the Pacific Quay area, and as such, is surrounded by the media centres that form the Digital Media Quarter, a Scottish Enterprise development initiative,
With the opening of the new STV headquarters in June 2006 and the beginning of broadcast programming from BBC Pacific Quay in the summer of 2004, it can be expected that more programming will be filmed in the area.
29-8-2024 - Metropolitan Police, Ford Transit (BX22 AYO - LJF).
Seen on the Southern Perimeter Road at Heathrow.
Intended as a replacement for the very long-lasted Ford E-Series/Econoline, the Transit itself is actually a very old name - outside of North America, it has been around since 1965. Ford previously separated its van offerings between North America and the rest of the planet, but with the introduction of the Transit to the North American market in 2013 this practice was officially ended - Ford now sells the Transit worldwide, and this fourth generation was actually specifically engineered with the North American market in mind.
The venerable E-Series actually still persists alongside the new Transit in North America, but only as a cutaway/chassis offering.
A 1985 Ford Transit flatbed/tipper seen at the vintage transport show at the Lincolnshire Showground in August 2017
Forgotten from a week ago now. not sure if it's one of my greatest but still happy with it! would of liked the van in better focus and not to have shot through a heated windscreen lol
Officers of Greater Manchester Police’s Bolton Division began a weekend of high profile policing by serving warrants at the homes of suspected offenders this morning (3/12/2010).
Residents from across Bolton are also invited to come and meet their local Policing Team this Saturday 4 December.
Officers from each Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at four key locations across the borough, giving people the opportunity to come and speak to them about any issues they may be experiencing in their communities and receive advice on how they can stay safe this Christmas.
There will also be officers from GMP’s mounted unit patrolling in some areas, as well as traffic cars offering kids the opportunity to see what it’s like inside a police vehicle and the chance for them to have their fingerprints taken.
Officers from the Bolton Central Neighbourhood Policing Team will be on Victoria Square between 11am and 2pm, where the GMP Band (made up of volunteers) will also be playing to get people into the festive spirit. Youth services and the fire service will also be in attendance.
Officers from the Bolton South team will be outside Asda at Brackley Street in Farnworth between 10am and 2pm, where representatives from the Fire Service and military units will also be present.
Officers in Horwich will be at the Asda at Middlebrook and officers from the East area will be outside Asda on Blackburn Road, Moss Bank Way between 10am and 3pm.
Throughout December, police will be stepping up activities to target a wide range of crimes in the lead up to the festive period, including burglary, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. There have been significant reductions in crime across Bolton over the past couple of years and police are keen to ensure it stays that way.
From April to date this year, antisocial behaviour has dropped in Bolton by more than 20 per cent compared to the same period for last year, which means 3,387 fewer people have experienced any issues.
Superintendent Nadeem Butt from Greater Manchester Police’s Bolton Division said: “Over the coming weeks, we tend to see a predicted seasonal increase in criminal activity such as burglary, vehicle crime and other criminal offences. Additional operations are in place to target these criminals and ensure we make Christmas a miserable time for them, whilst also ensuring we provide any victims with a high quality service from the police.
“This Saturday, I would encourage people to come and visit their local officers and speak to them about any issues they are experiencing in their neighbourhoods. These officers are dedicated to working within Bolton’s communities and with other agencies to help resolve local problems.
“We are also keen to encourage people to look after themselves and their families this December. Neighbourhood officers will be handing out crime prevention materials and advising people on how to keep their valuables safe and homes secure.”
Twitter will also be used to communicate crime prevention messages on the day.
To report crime call police on 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit www.gmp.police.uk. You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.