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KX15 EKY from Essex Fire and Rescue Service heading towards Canvey Island from its base at Rayleigh Weir, Essex.
First Essex 33385 pulled in at the Benfleet Station bus interchange amid the problems of a burst water main a few hundred yards behind and a fire appliance trying to make progess though almost stationary traffic.
Scania P280 / Angloco heavy rescue pump in Ferry Road, South Benfleet, Essex.
BD 209 taking a break from working hard at the Flying Festival 2019 held by the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire. The body had been used as a garden shed and the chassis was recovered from being used as a farm trailer.
The Leyland G7 was made from 1919 until 1924. BD 209 is the only one of its type left with removable windows and fold back roof. So the bus could operate as a bus or open air charabanc.
RUX 936 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham.
The Varitone version of the 1950's MG Magnette I think is one of the most stylish British saloon cars of that era. Two tone paintwork and the wraparound rear window made a big difference to the standard model of ZA and ZB Monotone models. Only produced from 1956 to 1958.
Always a crowd pleaser to see the bascule sections of Tower Bridge being raised.
Tower Bridge is a combination of suspension and bascule bridge. Must have been advanced engineering when it was designed back in the 1880's. It opened for public use on 30th June 1894.
A young local boy playing football on a street in Old Manali, Himachal.
Old Manali is thronged by tourists from all over the world which makes it a uniquely cosmopolitan village.
A boy looking through a window in his house in a village near Kausani, Uttarakhand.
The credit for spotting this shot goes to my dear friend Ajit Randhawa who saw the boy while driving us through the village and suggested that we stop to take a click. The boy also got a couple of candies after the closing ck, which he welcomed with a broad smile.
Not too many traditional market stalls here. Only about 10 stalls in total.. About ½ of them were selling hot food with an oriental theme.
After so much time finally i got again the good feeling in taking pics, thanks to a great and nice model
At Gatwick Aviation Museum. ZF579 is undergoing major work that may return it to engine running condition.
The Lightning here is the F.53 export version that had a multirole configuration instead of the RAF all weather interceptor versions. Royal Saudi Air Force operated this one. Kuwait also used the F.53 Lightning.
Looks to be a very advanced aeroplane to have first flown in 1954. Mainly out of service by 1988. Some display team Lightnings in South Africa were still airworthy in 2009. Must have cost a fortune to get them in the air.
I saw a Lightning do a touch and go display on the runway at Southend Airport in 1968. The only thing between the crowd line and the runway was a piece of rope on poles and some very young Air Cadets.
Sambar Deer on the roadside near Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.
The deer was so pre-occupied with the danger lurking in the jungle ahead that it didn't pay any attention to my presence at its rear only a few feet away.
A totally biased opinion of course!
Rossi ice cream has been served from this site since the 1930's. The building is Grade II listed and probably built in the late 1700's or early 1800's.
This is 1 Marine Parade at the base of Pier Hill, Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
Looking good during the brilliant sunshine of the European heatwave of late June 2019.
The Volvo PV544 was produced from 1958 until 1966. A development of the PV444 that had been launched in 1947, but had been largely designed and developed during the later years of WW2.
Photographed in Luxembourg close to the German border.
Photo taken in June 2019.
4503 AP displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham.
Already a conservatively dated design when introduced in 1958/59, the Farina range of Austin/Morris/Riley/Wolseley/MG badge engineered cars were well behind the times when this MG Magnette was new. They were still a popular car with the older generation nonetheless. The MG Magnette version was last made in 1968, but Austin Cambridge and Morris Oxford versions were produced right up to 1971.
Built in 1959 to an old LMS design going back to the early 1930's. This is DB993856 on the Epping Ongar Railway. Seen here with Class 3 shunter, 03170, providing motive power for brake van rides at £5 per person. I regret not having a brake van ride now. But next time!
Photo taken in 2019.
7 of the D-Day Squadron, Daks Over Normandy C47/ C53 Skytrooper/ Dakotas were at the Shuttleworth Flying Festival 2019 held at Old Walden Airfield, Bedfordshire for static display.
Some are seen here in the holding pen waiting for take off.
Located in Tottenham Court Road on the edge of the main West End theatre area. In recent times the Dominion has specialist in short run musical theatre. It opened in 1929 and has seved both as a theatre and cinema.
New Year's Day 2019 on the Epping Ongar Railway. The wonderful 1950's BR Standard Class 4 locomotive 80078 providing the magic ingredient here.
Just outside of the market town of Rochford. A link with Oliver Cromwell here who married the daughter of the lord of the manor of Little Stambridge, Essex.
What we see in the photo is mainly from the sixteenth century. But remnants of an older building are thought to be within the structure of the house.
At London Liverpool Street Station is the emblem of the Great Eastern Railway, 1862-1922, and signage relating to the new Crossrail Elizabeth Line.
PT 832 displayed at the Steam and Transport Festival 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
Originally built as a road roller for Ryhope Coal Company and converted at a later date.
80078, BR Standard Class 4, steaming her way towards North Weald Station from the direction of Epping Forest.
Out of season seaside amusement park.
View through the window of Southend Pier Shore Station looking over the western section of Adventure Island.
Stagecoach South East 10708 photographed at Folkestone Bus Station, Kent. SN66 VVW has dedicated 'Wave' livery for the Dover-Hastings coastal routes, 100 being the main one. But seen here working route 16 Canterbury-Hythe.
BN14 CUO in Metrobus Fastway livery. These specialy adapted buses have a small piece of apparatus forward of the front wheels to help guide the bus along dedicated roadway tracks in a self steering mode.
Photographed here at Crawley Bus Station, West Sussex.
Not the prettiest of buildings externally. But a treaure trove lays within. Always discover something new on visits here.
There is massive redevelopment on three sides of the ERO, but it was it in need of it.
The track in the foreground is to transport canoes around a weir on the River Chelmer, just behind where I was standing to take this photograph.
A641 BCN is located on the Folkestone Harbour Arm. This area of Folkestone Harbour is currently undergoing an ambitious renorvation with the disused Folkestone Harbour Station being a major feature.
The converted bus fast food outlet serves Greek street food.
In a very central position of the small town of Driel, just a few miles away from Arnhem.
The memorial is dedicated to the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade under the command of General Sosabowski. About 1,000 Polish parachutists landed near Driel during the ill fated Operation Market Garden assault of September 1944. The people of Driel had to leave their small town when the heavy fighting begin with the well equipped German forces. The remnants of the Polish troops were evacuated along with the British forces when the positions could no longer be held. The townsfolk were still away when the Canadian Army liberated Driel during April 1945 and had assumed that the Polish had liberated the town.
Photo taken in 2019.
700 138 passing over the Horsham Road level crossing in Crawley.
The Class 700 units were built by Siemens in Germany. They come in both eight car and twelve car formations. A fairly new model of EMU coming in to service from 2016 through to 2018. They do however have fewer seats than other similar trains, but do have a greater capacity for standing passengers.
My great grandmother used to live in the house in the background. She made tea for the signalmen who manned the signal box by this crossing (now demolished).
D 8650 at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
Thought to be the only remaining Hallford bus.
Hallford was the brand name used by J and E Hall of Dartford, Kent. The business operated between 1907 and 1925. Interestingly they were involved in producing a hybrid petrol-electric bus. D8650 photographed here however is powered by a 5400cc petrol engine.
Served with Maidstone and District Motor Services.
Haven't seen a Talbot Horizon for a few years now. Originally branded as a Chrysler Horizon when launched in 1978 it became a Talbot model in 1979 when Peugeot took over the old Rootes Group from Chrysler. Sold in France under the Simca marque, the model did have a lot of Simca derived components. Last sold in the UK during 1986, production continued elsewhere until 1987.
My recollection of Talbot Horizons are that they suffered badly from underbody corrosion and gearbox problems. A pleasant car to drive and ride in though.
Photo taken in 2019.
Avro Lancaster PA 474 of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at London Southend Airport after an overnight transit stop.
PA474 entered RAF service too late for active wartime duties.
A disused drinking fountain at the top of very steep Leigh Hill close to the junction with the main shopping area of Broadway.
It was installed in 1938 by the charity Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association (now called Drinking Fountain Association).
The charity was set up in London during 1859 following the cholera epidemics of the late 1840's and mid 1850's. Its aim was to give a supply of fresh drinking water in areas of London. As time went by the need for cattle troughs deminished and the charity started providing drinking fountains further afield.
Displayed at a Vulcan Open Day held at London Southend Airport, Essex.
A very important piece of military equipment designed just before WW2. Still held in active or reserve service with some smaller armies.