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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.
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.
The very good Hadleigh based LT52 XAB of First Essex.
Transbus Trident / Plaxton President.
First Essex's 33191 on the A13 London Road in Leigh-On-Sea, Essex.
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.
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.
RV 6358 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019.
With English Electric bodywork in the livery of Portsmouth Corporation. This bus was for many years run as a open top seafront service bus in Southsea.
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.
The heroic LO41 Endeavour in a regular mooring spot at Leigh-On-Sea, Essex.
The 34 foot cockle bawley was built in 1926. The Endeavour had a scene in the 2017 Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk.
Photo taken in 2019.
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.
The historic Road of Remembrance having a new top surface. This is the steep hill in Folkestone, Kent that leads from the cliff top down to the harbour. Many troops heading to the Western Front during the Great War marched down this hill with the order "step short" being given.
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The Royal Navy ship is HMS Enterprise (H88). A multi-role survey ship.
The other vessel is Neckar Highway that departed Tilbury at 11.33 a.m. on 19/06/2019 bound for Grimsby. It is a specialist car ferry transporter made to carry Japanese cars built in Europe short distances using smaller ports.
SVU 265W departing Old Warden Airfield after the Flying Festival 2019 event. I passed this van a few times during the day and there were always long queues waiting to be served.
2003 TransBus Dart SLF (or should that be Dennis?) SN03 YCL and Scania OmniCity YN55 PWJ at a very busy Crawley Bus Station.
178 UXY displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
A rugged 500cc machine with production spanning from the 1930's to the 1950's. Civilian and military versions were produced.
Lunch outside of a café in Rochford, Essex. Taking a couple of photos of buses as they came by. All very easy going. Afternoon nap next I think.
Impressive 180 passenger capacity for the Hess Trolleyzug from the Swiss based company. This photograph was taken in central Arnhem, Netherlands which is now the only Dutch town to operate trolleybuses. The trolleybus system in Arnhem opened in 1949. The very first trolleybus ran in Berlin during 1882.
Most prominent in this photograph is Nelson's Column from 1843. The spire of St Martin-in-the-Fields, on the right, is from 1726. Just visible between those two is the top of the Coliseum Theatre, in St Martin's Lane, from 1904. Security cameras and police in hi-vis are also in view.
The original Metropolitan Railway was started in 1863 and was absorbed in to the London Underground system in 1933.
360109 is one of the batch of 21 units built by Siemens during 2002/2003. A smaller number were also built 2004/2005 and a few more for use in Thailand in 2007/2008.
Photographed at Chelmsford Station, platform 1.
In the car park of the Historic Dockyard, Chatham on the day of the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. This fine car in cherry red deserved to be on display really.
The Peugeot 205 launched in 1983 was one the the very best small cars of its generation. The car photographed here is powered by probably the best small diesel engine of its time, the XUD engine. The 205 range included the "pocket rocket" GTI versions with 1.6 and 1.9 petrol injection engines. Sales of the 205 ended in 1996 within the UK, but continued in other places until 1998.
I probably have a somewhat biased opinion here as I spent over twenty years working in a Peugeot dealership when the 205 reigned supreme.
A photo taken by my wife during her current girls only trip to Malaysia.
LAT 505V photographed at Melaka, Malacca. Listed as being the only bus owned by Historic Melaka City Bus Tours. previously owned by City Sightseeing based at Averley, Essex in the UK. Still listed on the DVLA website with the MOT expired in 2008.
V509 LJH in service at Old Warden Airfield. This vehicle had previously been with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.
As the name suggest the church is located on the main road in Lurgan. Built on the site of and earlier church in 1826 with a major makeover in 1910. The frontage does remind me of cinemas from the pre Great War era.
Lots of other churches nearby within this town.
Well, it is a tavern and it is next to a railway! In Duke Street, Chelmsford. One of Gray and Sons chain of tenanted pubs which are all in Essex.
Controversial street scaping using a government funding scheme. Narrow road lanes and rust coloured pylons in a central reservation are features. The muti-coloured building on the left is mainly student accomodation with some retail outlets and a car park. Very often refered to as the Lego building locally.
815 UXF displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard Chatham.
Powered by a 3½ litre petrol engine. By 1942 all Ford production in America was for military use. 815 UXF is a righthand drive version.
Parkway is one of the main traffic corridors leading in to the city centre. This view shows the bi-directional flow flyover going across the notorious Army and Navy roundabout. The Army and Navy Pub itself stood on the right of this photograph and was demolished in 2007.
Just visible in the background is a lattice tower. This is in fact the only complete Battle of Britain Chain Home 360' high radar tower remaining, although not in its original location.
Nice looking twenty year old Ford Focus in view as well.
Photograph taken in March 2019.
****Update; the flyover has now been demolished****