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Seen at Windsor coach park in August 2010 was this Van Hool T916 Astron of Reptons of Little Bookham. REP916 was new in 11/08.
With the recent news of Vanhool, I thought It'd be appropriate to add a few photographs of some examples I've captured over the years.
Murray & Son Coaches Vanhool Astron T916 (11-C-20242) on North Wall Quay
Seen in July 2017, YJ08 NTN is a Van Hool T917 Astron coach in the fleet of John, Blaina, Gwent. It was new to Parry, Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire in March 2008, passing to Ellison, St Helens, Merseyside in March 2010 and moving to Watts Coaches, Bonvilston, Vale of Glamorgan in November 2012. It arrived with John in November 2015.
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On rail replacement 1.2.15. I always thought that they got the front grill abit better proportioned on these later models . The grills on the early Astrons looked abit squashed up. Think the 2 axle ones also used to be abit near the limit on weight.
Van Hool T916 Astron with Kevendy of Wickford - new in Ireland as Boyce's 08-DL-4298 as seen here:
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Van Hool TX16 Astron AG 16407 da empresa Suiça Suter Reisen na Alameda Cardeal Cerejeira a 3 de Abril de 2016
Van Hool TX16 Astron AG 16407 of the Swiss company Suter Reisen at the Alameda Cardeal Cerejeira, April 3rd 2016
Reays of Wigton's Van Hool Astron 9HXN is pictured outside Hartlepool United's ground, acting as the Carlisle United team coach, on October 4th 2014. No doubt it was a happy journey home as the Cumbrian's won 3-0.
A late turn on the Salisbury to Basingstoke line last night, 14th March, 2021, calling at Grateley, Andover, Whitchurch and Overton. My coach was Aldermaston Coach Lines Van Hool Astron T917 P15 VAR, new to Arriva The Shires as YJ58 FHY.
Seen squeezing out to commence the Saturday morning Road Section at the 2022 UK Coach Rally is KV22 WFA, a new Van Hool TX17 Astron coach from the fleet of Parry, Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire. This smart vehicle was named "Coach of The Year" at the event, in addition to being awarded "Top Touring/Express Luxury Coach (Class B)" and the "Van Hool Trophy", the "Boons Award (Best Co-ordinated Décor)" and the "Peter Rogers Memorial Trophy (Top CPT Member)". The coach's pilot Nigel Payner was also presented with the award for "Smartest Uniformed Driver".
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Keukenhof 24-04-2019. Sundgau Voyages, Pfefferhouse (F) EL-484-RY, Van Hool TX16 Astron new in 04/2017.
La recherche spatiale, ce n’est pas uniquement pendant la mission. Pour beaucoup d’expériences, et surtout celles en médecine et en physiologie (dont nous sommes les cobayes), on se soumet, avant et après le séjour en orbite, à des séances de collecte de données ; en gros on répète au sol le même protocole qu’en vol, pour que les chercheurs puissent conclure. Un exemple appliqué : vendredi lorsque je subissais l’expérience GRIP sur Terre, Raja Chari s’adonnait simultanément à sa version spatiale à bord de l’ISS :)
Credits: ESA
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Van Hool TX17 Astron C59FT .
The latest Green Line vehicles for Route 758 betwixt Hemel Hempstead and Victoria , London .
Park Lane , Marble Arch , London .
Thursday 31st-August-2017 .
Reptons Coaches Van Hool T916 Astron REP916 is pictured outside Hartlepool United's ground prior to their match with AFC Wimbledon, having brought the Wombles supporters up from London, on February 28th 2015.
Gibbons' ex Reptons Van Hool Astron T916 was also in Oxford on 19th April, 2023. REP 916 has recently gained plate A22 GCH.
Qualcuno, come me, è stato bambino negli anni sessanta e ricorda il fascino dell'allunaggio, del LEM, il veicolo lunare, dei missili e degli astronauti.
Luna era un mondo magico, esterno e lontano, affascinante, difficile, misterioso, pieno di pericoli e insidie, inadatto alla vita umana; altro-da-sè, con qualche guizzante bagliore, da guardare con sguardo distaccato e un poco incuriosito.
Così mi vedo guardato oggi.
In questi giorni di pandemia urlata, di adorazione del (vitello) vaccino d'oro, di ossessiva corale monotòna narrazione collettiva, difendere una posizione asincrona al mugolio comune rende diversi ai più: curiosi esseri dalle strampalate idee, compatibili comparsette originali dall'immaginazione demodé, ingenui donchisciotte d'istinto pocopiù di procariota.
Ci vuole un millesimo di secondo della luce del mondo per scattare questa fotografia.
Che c'è roccia, ch'è terra, che ha compiuto, giusto oggi mi pare, qualche decina di milione d'anni.
Che c'è Luna, ch'è satellite e Femmina, che ha compiuto, giusto oggi mi pare, 4527 miliardi di anni.
Quattromilacinquecentoventisette; miliardi; anni.
In un millesimo di secondo c'è tutto questo.
Col mio istinto poco più di procariota, riposo in questi numeri: io sono quelli, il mio corpo è quello.
In quella roccia, in quella luna, c'è la mia resistenza, la mia vittoria, o la mia sofferenza, o il mio soccombere, al virus: a quello d'oggi e a quelli che verranno (che ne siamo certi: saranno tanti).
Non è negar scienza; è vederla parte in gioco, una delle carte del mazzo.
Son cose da non dire in pubblico; al limite sussurrare piano, qui tra noi, agli amici, a quelli che sanno ascoltare con sguardo distaccato e un poco incuriosito l'occhio dal bagliore guizzante al fondo del discorso e si lasciano accostare, pur senza convincersi.
Tutti gli altri ti guardano allo stesso modo: come un lunatico.
[nel giorno del compleanno della mia amica Lara]
2320DD was a Van Hool Astron T818 CH60Ft purchased new in May 1983 for use on "Fast Class" express services which was run by Newton's, Allander Travel and Dunnet's of Keiss linking Glasgow/Edinburgh to Inverness/ Wick/Thurso and Ullapool. It was a high class operation providing snacks and drinks, videos etc. At the time the Scottish Bus Group were running Leyland Leopards and Tigers which just could not compete, so it was with great relief when Newton's sold out in December 1985. This coach was transferred to Western Scottish as their M209. The location was Strothers Lane in Inverness.
Using my 50mm prime , 26mm extension tubes and really old Astron +1 and +2 magnification filters, I was able to get in really close for some macro action.
No, I've not been lending out my executive steering services again!
Seeing as I'd just put it through the wash and it looked shiny, it deserved a picture! Reays 9 HXN was briefly YJ14 CFK.
A853TDS was a Volvo B10M-61 / Van Hool Astron CH49/6Dt purchased new by Harris of Armadale in January 1984. It passed quickly to Newton's of Dingwall and was included when The Scottish Bus Group purchased the business in December 1985. It was allocated to Clydeside Scottish for use on Rapide Service 548 Glasgow to Manchester, worked from Thornliebank Depot and was re-registered as VLT28. The service was later extended to work through to Inverness and this coach was transferred to Highland as A199WUS with fleetnumber R999. It then passed to Bruce of Airdrie Ltd. and was re-registered to HIL8434 and is shown operating on the Scottish Citylink Glasgow to Edinburgh Service. Bruce of Airdrie Ltd eventually became part of British Bus and some staff were involved in alleged revenue irregularities which ultimately led to it's closure.
Something of a saga in the coach industry has been the fate of a pate of Van Hool T17 Astron coaches for Parrys International. Those two vehicles had commenced built in Belgium and were in a part-finished state when Van Hool collapsed. While some parts of the Van Hool bus and coach business were eventually purchased by VDL, the two coaches remained in the hands of the liquidators appointed by the Belgian courts after Van Hool's end. At one point it looked like they could have been scrapped.
However, sense prevailed in late-2024 and the two coaches were removed to the Van Hool factory in North Macedonia, which had been purchased by VDL. They have now been completed and the first one, freshly collected by Parrys from the VDL Bus and Coach UK dealership in Barnsley, was one of the stars of the 2025 UK Coach Rally. YG25 JYC is a 48-seater with a DAF MX-13 engine and an Allison automatic gearbox and unquestionably looks well here in Blackpool. It carries the name City of Birmingham.
The Friday of the Farnborough Airshow is Futures Day which is designed to encourage young people in the 11-21 age group into a career in Aerospace and Defence industry.
In July 2018 this saw around 20 visiting coaches which were parked on Queens Parade for the day including Emsworth & District of Southbourne Van Hool T917 Astron C54FT R60RUB. This coach was new to Eavesway of Ashton-in-Makerfield as YJ05PVY in 2005.
Keukenhof 20-04-2018. De Vlaerdinger, Vlaardingen (NL) 17-BGZ-4, Van Hool TX16 Astron new in March 2016.
Vanhool Astron T8
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This photo was given to me on one of my regular visits to St Peter's Street depot.
Cooper's F17 JCS is a DAF-powered tri-axle Van Hool T916 Astron. It was new to Galloway, Mendlesham in 2006 registered AY06 BZN.
Gordon's DX08 ZHC is a tri-axle Van Hool Astron T916. It was new to Ellison, St Helens in 2008, originally registered YJ08 VPY, but soon reregistered OJB 53, becoming DX08 ZHC prior to sale to Gordons.