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Freightliner branded Class 47/0 multiple pairing 47114 'Freightlinerbulk' & 47205 were engaged in the preparation of the 4S81 18:20 Cardiff, Pengam FLT to Coatbridge service.
D1702 (47114) was delivered from Brush Falcon Works in November 1965. Under the BR freight sector structure it had been allocated to Construction, then Distribution before joining Freightliner, where it was re-liveried and named as illustrated. It was withdrawn in 2001 and cut by CF Booth, Rotherham in 2005.
D1855 (47205) was delivered from Crewe Works in July 1965 and under BR sectorisation was allocated to Distribution. Post-BR it retained the Trainload grey but had the Freightliner red triangle added as shown. Following withdrawal, the locomotive was purchased privately for preservation.
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Brand: Promotex
Series: N/A
Livery: Two tone green with white stripe on sides and front, BC RAIL logo, "Vancouver, BC" on sides
Scale: 1/87
Base: Black plastic -
Collector/casting number: N/A
Country of manufacture: Canada
Place/date of purchase: eBay 2020
Condition: Minty fresh 10/10
Remarks/comments: Finally a product made and sold in Canada! And with livery of a company that used to very local to me. Couldn't be any more Canadian than that! This is actually the second one of these I've bought now. I purchased the first one back in 2009 from eBay. I don't know when this was released but sometime before that.(Have a read here about BC Rail. The company has a rich history from 1912 until the buyout in 2004 by CN Rail. The line traversed the most treacherous but beautiful landscape west of the Rockies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Rail)
The Herpa name is originally a German brand if you didn't already know. The Herpa name is licensed-used on the package. (History of the Promotex name: www.promotex.ca/info/about_promotex_inc.html)
You don't have to click them links. It's just a good read during this down time we've been having. (-:
Anyway, more about the truck. There's very little metal on the truck. In fact, I believe the only bit of metal on this are the axles holding the wheels to the truck. Since it is all plastic, it is very delicate. The first one I bought, I managed to break the very brittle hinge in which the cab tilts on the chassis. Being based on a railroad that served only in one province, I'm sure this had a limited run (and fan base) so these are very hard to find. Though the casting itself is easy to find with other liveries. With the delicateness mentioned, this stays in the box for protection. While the first one sits on a shelf because it's box is packed away.
KLAX (Los Angeles International Airport) - 30 DEC 2015
United Airlines N840UA (FLT UAL306) climbing out from RWY 25R en route to Baltimore/Washington Int'l (KBWI).
First flight: 29 MAY 2001
Test registration: D-AVYZ
Delivery to United Airlines: 29 JUN 2001 as N840UA
Véhicule : MERCEDES-BENZ O530 Citaro G Flt €5
Identification : 18 (BM-425-HL)
Exploitant : Sibra
Véhicule : MERCEDES-BENZ O530 Citaro G Flt €5
Identification : 17 (AC-404-NC)
Exploitant : Sibra
Véhicule : MERCEDES-BENZ O530 Citaro G Flt €5
Identification : 16 (AC-824-NG)
Exploitant : Sibra
Réseau : SIBRA (Communauté d'Agglo. du Grand Annecy)
Dépôt : Seynod
Ligne : n.a.
Voiture : n.a.
Destination : n.a.
Merci à Lev. Anthony, Abderrahman Lachkar.
28/03/2019 10:56
Dépôt Sibra, Chemin de la Prairie ; Annecy
catturata il 05-01-2014
ostia - roma
pentax k5II - sigma 150/500 a 500mm
f.8 -t. 2000 -iso 1600
ritagliata - lavorata - eliminato rumore
1.9.2022.
Freightliner liveried Class 66 No 66545 approaches North Carr level crossing with 4E23, the 05.50 Felixstowe North - Leeds FLT loaded liner.
World War II original Kodak 35 Rangefinder … This is my first roll from a Kodak 35mm RF from 1945. Rangefinder is a bit off, I think, but I was trying to see both how well the RF and the lens itself were doing. Mechanically everything else seemed to work fine. I did one double exposure because Kodak said I can’t with this camera, but it looks like I can… I shot a couple with a Kodak Series VI blue (very light blue) filter. Don’t know which ones lol. DOF is a bit off and who knows where infinity is? It isn’t at the end of the rainbow or the end of my focus wheel. These are fun and I love the nostaligic look… wonderful self portrait. Kodak 2238 shot at ISO 25 ( Sunny 16) and developed for 13 minutes in H&W Control 1:15 dilution. Agitated 1st 30 seconds and then 6 seconds every minute. Water stop and rinse 3 minutes, fixed in Ilford Hypam 1:4 for 3 minutes. 5 min final rinse.
Its not often you see a full sized truck in the Matchbox line up these days unless its in the Convoys or Real Working Rigs but new for 2023 is this mighty and very meaty looking 1979 Freightliner FLT.
Debuting in the Collectors series though hopefully we'll see it in other ranges too, it takes on a very pleasing semi-premium stance. It feels quite substantial despite only the cab being made of metal but is generously furnished with chrome and some fantastic all round tampo detailing. As you'd expect for the price it also rides on soft rubber tyres. Very impressed with this one.
Mint and boxed.
c/n 712192.
Built 1976.
This genuine Falklands veteran is currently suspended in ‘AirSpace’ at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK.
26th January 2018.
The following detailed service history for XZ133 is from the IWM website:-
Service dates:
8 July 76 - April 82 served with 233 OCU but with some time at A.D.A and Belize.
19 April 82 - 12 Aug 83 with No.1 Squadron at Wittering including Falklands War service (see below)
12 Aug 83 - 30 Aug 83 with No.3 Squadron at Gutersloh
30 Aug 83 - April 86 back with No.1 Squadron at Wittering
18 April 86 - 14 May 86 with Nos.3 and 4 Squadron at Gutersloh
29 May 86 - Dec 88 back with No.1 Squadron
16 Dec 88 with No.4 Squadron at Gutersloh
“Served with No.1 (Fighter) Squadron of the RAF in the Falklands War, 1982. It flew at least nine sorties between 2 & 14 June 1982, operating from HMS Hermes & the temporary forward airstrip at Port San Carlos. It carried out attacks with 1000 lb bombs, cluster bombs & rockets against Argentine positions near Stanley, on Mounts Harriet, Longdon & Tumbledown & on Sapper Hill. On 11 June, over Mount Longdon, an Argentine surface-to-air missile exploded only 100ft above its cockpit.
Details: On 29.03.82 it was with 233OCU coded P at Wittering, transferring to 1(F) Sqn during April 82. This may account for the lack of a name under the starboard windscreen. It was flown from Wittering to St Mawgan on 28.05.82 and from there directly to Wideawake, Ascension, on 29.05.82*. 01.06.82 - XZ133/10 was flown by Flt Lt Murdo MacLeod from Wideawake direct to Hermes. For this flight it was fitted with an IFR probe, 2x 100gal tanks on the outer pylons and 2x 330 gal ferry tanks on the inboard pylons. The starboard gun pod was fitted with the Blue Eric ECM fit. The large ferry tanks were jettisoned prior to landing on Hermes, the 100 gal tanks being retained for ops. (* This "ferry" configuration was also used for the flight from the UK to Ascension.) XV778/16 flown by Flt Lt Mike Beech accompanied XZ133 on this epic 8h 20mins flight, with IFR support from 4 Victors. The RFA Engadine was the only diversion en route, at roughly half distance; other than that, SAR was not an option! 02.06.82 - Sqn Ldr Jerry Pook in XZ989/07 and Flt Lt Murdo MacLeod in XZ133 supported ground forces in a 45 min sortie armed with the RN's 2" rocket pods. 06.06.82 - Sqn Ldr Jerry Pook in XZ989/07 and Flt Lt Murdo MacLeod in XZ133 departed Hermes some 240 miles east of Port Stanley at 1200Z to position to the Forward Operating Base at Port San Carlos. They carried out further attacks in the Stanley area and a recon mission looking for ground launched Exocets. 11.06.82 - Sqn Ldr Pook in XV789/32 and Flt Lt Mike Beech in XZ133 attacked positions on Mt Harriet c.1450Z.”
Gerald William Hilliard was born in St. Peter's Port, Guernsey on 19th. May 1885, the son of Army officer Colonel William Edward (1851-1922) and Lydia Hilliard, nee Glasse (1857-1936). In 1901 he began a five year apprenticeship with Great Western Railway in Swindon, Wiltrshire. He entering Downing College, Cambridge in 1906, although, according to the college magazine, 'The Griffin', Hilliard remained for a short time only. This, perhaps, may be explained by his appointment as Assistant to the Maintenance Engineer for the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway in 1908. He returned to the UK from Argentina on 10th. November 1914 following the outbreak of the war.
Hilliard joined the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (probationary) on 4th. January 1915. He qualified to fly a Grahame-White Type XV biplane at The Grahame-White School in Hendon, London during March 1915. The Royal Aero Club records that he was member no. 1079.
The Downing College magazine, 'The Griffin' erroneously reported that he died in Egypt on 8th. September 1915 of wounds received in the Dardanelles.
Hilliard was posted to Royal Naval Air Station Great Yarmouth.
The official history of the RNAS notes that 'G. W. Hilliard was killed during the Zeppelin raids on the night of 8th./9th. September 1915'. He was flying the Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c, serial number 990, and took-off with two other aircraft in pursuit of the German Naval Airship, Zeppelin L14 commanded by Kapitänleutnant der Reserve Alois Böcker.
L14 intended to attack London but it had engine trouble as it made landfall at 8.10 pm over Blakeney on the North Norfolk coast so Böcker decided he would tried to follow a line that he believed would take him to Norwich. His navigation was not good and rather than attacking Norwich he dropped 75 bombs on the village of Bylaugh and the town of Dereham, killing two civilians and two soldiers from the Norfolk Regiment and injuring seven people. L14 flew off towards Scarning where it dropped nine high explosive bombs, these all fell in fields. It then turned north towards Fakenham and was seen over North Elmham, Ryburgh and Pensthorpe before moving towards Walsingham and then out towards Holt before heading back out to sea at around 10 p.m.
The efforts to intercept L14 by the three pilots from RNAS Great Yarmouth ended in failure. One aircraft returned to base with fuel problems. The other aircraft flown by Flight Lieutenant J. M. R. Cripps was forced down with engine failure. The pilot jumped from his bomb-loaded aircraft just before it reached the ground and was unhurt, the aircraft landed almost intact.
Hilliard did fly on in pursuit of the Zeppelin but failed to find it. He had intended to land at RNAS Bacton, a night landing ground, but instead he made a heavy landing in the dark in a field near Bacton and the undercarriage of his B.E.2c collapsed resulting in the bombs onboard exploding, destroying the aircraft and killing it's pilot.
Gerald William Hilliard was aged 30. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star and the British War Medal. His next of kin were sent a Memorial Death Plaque of WW1. He is buried at Caister old cemetery in Norfolk. His grave in plot B.32.51 is marked by an Admiralty Cross.
Govia Thameslink's class 387 Electrostar dual voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) number 387127 comprised of coaches 421127, 422127, 423127 and 424127 with Thameslink branding works 1E71 from Sevenoaks to Bedford via Catford (click here for a map of the route) on 5 January 2016. Since the recent timetable change the use of class 387 EMUs has been expanded to temporarily cover this Thameslink route replacing the class 319 EMUs that were transferred to Northern Rail. It is said that use of Class 387s will continue until the delayed class 700 EMU contract is delivered at which point the class 387 EMUs will be transferred to First Great Western. 387127 was built by Bombardier Transportation (previously ADtranz) being assembled at Litchurch Lane Works, Derby and entered service on 23 April 2015.
According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;
Sevenoaks [SEV] 4.............1030.........................1029 3/4...................RT
Otford Junction[XOT]........1035.........................1036............................1L
Swanley [SAY] 1...................1047 1/2/1048 1/2...1049 1/2/1049 3/4....1L
St Mary Cray Junction.......1054 1/2...................1055 1/2.....................1L
Bickley Junction[XLY]........1055 1/2...................1056..........................RT
Bromley South [BMS] 1......1059/1100................1058 1/2/1059 3/4..RT
Shortlands [SRT].................1102..........................1101..............................1E
Shortlands Junction...........1103 1/2....................1101 3/4......................1E
Bellingham [BGM]...............1108 1/2/1109...........1108 1/2/1109 1/4.....RT
Catford [CTF] 1.....................1111/1112....................1111/1112......................RT
Nunhead [NHD] 1................1116 1/2.....................1116.............................RT
Peckham Rye [PMR] 3.......1119/1120..................1118/1119 3/4.............RT
Crofton Road Junction......1122..........................1122 3/4....................RT
Denmark Hill [DMK] 3........1123/1124.................1123/1124...................RT
Elephant & Castle 3............1130/1133.................1129/1132...................1E
London Blackfriars 2..........1136/1138.................1138/1140..................2L
Farringdon [ZFD] 4.............1143/1144..................1144/1145....................1L
St Pancras International....1147 1/2/1148 1/2.....1148/1149...................RT
Dock JunctionNorth...........1150..........................1150............................RT
Kentish Town [KTN] 2........1151 1/2.....................1152 1/2......................1L
Kentish Town Junction......1153...........................1152 1/2.....................RT
Carlton Road Junction......1154 1/2....................1153 1/2.....................RT
West Hampstead Sth Jn...1156..........................1155.............................1E
W. H'stead Thameslink......1156 1/2....................1155 1/2.....................RT
W. Hampstead Nth Jn........1156 1/2....................1155 1/2.....................RT
Cricklewood South Jn.......1157...........................1155 3/4.....................1E
Cricklewood [CRI] 4...........1157 1/2....................1156 1/4.....................RT
Cricklewood Curve Jn.......1157 1/2....................1156 1/4.....................RT
Brent Curve Junction.........1158...........................1156 3/4.....................1E
Hendon [HEN] 4..................1158 1/2....................1157 1/2......................RT
Silkstream Junction............1159..........................1157 3/4......................1E
Mill Hill Broadway 4...........1200.........................1158 3/4.....................1E
Elstree&Borehamwood.....1202.........................1200 1/2.....................1E
Radlett Junction..................1203 1/2...................1202 1/2.....................1E
Radlett [RDT] 2....................1204.........................1203 1/2....................RT
R. Redland Roadstone.......1205.........................1204 1/4....................RT
St Albans [SAC] 2................1208 1/2/1209 1/2..1207 3/4/1209.........RT
Harpenden Junction..........1213 1/2....................1213............................RT
Harpenden [HPD] 2............1214 1/2/1215...........1213 3/4/1214 3/4....RT
Luton Airport Parkway 2...1220/1221................1219 1/2/1220 3/4...RT
Luton North Junction.........1225.........................1224 1/2....................RT
Leagrave [LEA] 2.................1227 1/2/1228.........1226 3/4/1227 3/4..RT
Leagrave Junction..............1228 1/2...................1228 1/4....................RT
Harlington [HLN] 2..............1232 1/2/1233.........1232 1/4/1232 3/4...RT
Flitwick [FLT] 2....................1236 1/2/1237.........1236/1236 3/4.........RT
Flitwick Junction.................1238..........................1237 1/2.....................RT
Bedford South Junction....1245..........................1244...........................RT
Bedford [BDM] 1..................1249..........................1246 1/4....................2E
SQUADRON LEADER
G.E. WESTON DFC
PILOT
ROYAL AIR FORCE
1ST OCTOBER 1942 AGE 23
426183 FLIGHT SERGEANT
G.R. WESTON
AIR BOMBER
ROYAL N.Z. AIR FORCE
20TH APRIL 1944 AGE 22
The parents of the Weston brothers were George, from a Hemblington farming family, and Francis Lesley. George and Francis moved to Peterborough and were involved in the retail shoe trade.
George Earnest Weston was born in Peterborough on 29th. March 1919. He was baptised in All Saints church at Hemblington on 1st. June 1919.
The family emigrated to New Zealand where George Snr established a shoe retailing business in Lawrence on the South Island. Godfrey Randell Weston was born on 5th. October 1921 at Dunedin.
Both sons received their secondary educated at Lawrence District High School, where they excelled at sports. George became junior tennis champion at Victoria University in Wellington.
Until 1938 George was employed as a clerk in the Public Works Department, but the successfully applied for a Short Service Commission in the RAF.
He was posted to the Reserve Flying School at White Waltham for his preliminary flight training. On 10th. August 1939 he was awarded his wings and promoted to Pilot Officer.
After further training on Anson and Hampden aircraft he was posted to 50 Squadron at RAF Lindholme, Yorkshire. Piloting Hudson bombers he flew 19 operational missions including an attack on a German cruiser squadron in the harbour at Brest, France, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
"One night in February 1941, Flying Officer Weston was detailed to attack an enemy vessel lying in the dock at Brest. Owing to extreme darkness and exceptional searchlight and anti-aircraft opposition great difficulty was encounter locating the target. Although is starboard engine failed, Flying Officer Weston persisted in his search and in the face of an increasingly heavy and accurate barrage, eventually located his target and pressed home his attack with a full load of bombs. On the return journey over the English Channel, his engine picked up but failed again. By skilful handling of his aircraft, however, he succeeded in reaching his base where he landed in safety. He displayed outstanding gallantry, skill and determination throughout."
London Gazette, 14th. March 1941.
After further training he returned to 50 Squadron, where he carried out another 9 operational flights. In May 1941 he moved to 5 Tow Target Flight at RAF Conningsby, and the in August he moved to RAF Scampton where he served as CO Flying, 5 Group Flying Training Flight. It was about this time he was promoted to Squadron Leader.
In November 1941 George was posted to 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron at RAF Waddington. It was here he flew Lancaster raids over Germany and France.
July 1942 saw him move to 61 Squadron at RAF Syerston, and then on loan to Coastal Command at RAF St. Eval, Cornwall, for anti-submarine operations in the Bay of Biscay. On returning to Syerston George completed another 11 operations.
Tasked on 1st. October 1942 to attack Wismar, Germany, George was piloting Lancaster Mk. 1, serial number R3703, coded QR-D. Taking from RAF Syerston at 17.45 hrs, the aircraft was barely airborne when the immersion switch on the emergency dingy short circuited causing the dingy to activate and break free from its stowage in the starboard wing. The dingy fouled the controls to the tailplane, causing the Lancaster to entered into a dive resulting in a crash north-east of Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire. As the aircraft was fully loaded with fuel and bombs there were no survivors from the 7 man crew.
At the time of his death, aged 23, George had logged at total of 1,230 flying hours.
After leaving school Godfrey was employed as a shop assistant and bookkeeper in his father's business.
In April 1942 Godfrey made an application for war service with the RNZAF. His records show he enlisted on 30th. May 1942.
He was employed on ground duties at RNZFA station Woodbourne while awaiting his aircrew training. On 1st. October, as a Air Observer Under Training, he was sent to the Initial Training Wing at Rotorua. On 24th. December 1942 he embarked for Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme.
In Alberta he trained in bombing and gunnery, gaining his flying badge and promotion to Sergeant. After a few weeks in Halifax, Nova Scotia, awaiting embarkation to Britain, he arrived at 12 Personnel Reception Centre at Brighton. He was then posted to 9 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit at Penrhos, Wales, before being posted to 11 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at Westcott and later at Oakley, where he completed his training on Wellington bombers.
Godfrey was promoted to Flight Sergeant on 11th. December 1943, and in March 1943 he was posted to 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit at Stradishall, Suffolk, to convert onto Sterling bombers.
On 20th. April 1944 Godfrey was the bomb aimer aboard Stirling Mk. 1, serial number R9353, that was on a night flying exercise that included practicing circuits and landing. At 03:12 hrs. the aircraft bounced heavily on landing, and while attempting to overshoot and go around again the pilot, NZ/421847 Flt. Sgt. John Gold, opened the throttles but the port wing dipped and within seconds the Stirling dived into the ground at Stradishall airfield, killing 4 New Zealanders and 1 RAFVR. Sgt. P.F. Hudson, RNZAF, air gunner survived with slight injuries.
At the time of his death, aged 22, Godfrey had logged 264 flying hours.
Because of George and Godfrey's connections with Hemblington it was the family's wish that they should be buried together in All Saints churchyard, Hemblington, both being commemorated on a single CWGC headstone of Portland stone.
This rare model of Olympus SLR was sold only between 1971 and 1972 a seven month run.
Historically it was sandwiched between two landmark cameras, the Pen F series and the OM line. Half frames were out and full frame cameras were in but when Photokina rolled around Olympus had nothing to show. The OM had been in design for 6 years but it was not ready.
It has not been revealed who designed the camera, I am pretty sure it was not Olympus, look at it, it is so much like the Canon FP/FT; Minolta SR; Ricoh TLS; Topcon UniRex; Yashica J3 etc. Some do claim it was manufactured by Olympus. Whoever knows is not telling.
So typically non-Olympus they used a M42 thread (special) Zuiko lenses. All previous Zuiko interchangeable lenses had a claw or bayonet mount exclusively designed for Olympus cameras. This Zuiko screw mount lens locked on the camera, the lens was never over or under tightened it also featured a stopper to fix the position of the lens to provided precise exposure linkage based on open-aperture metering.
Also typically non-Olympus is the film rewind button, it is on the bottom not the face of the camera. And even though Olympus may not have designed this camera or the lens they still demanded a quality product.
This camera is so defiantly not an Olympus designed product, and I am Oly girl at heart but still it is a pleasure to use and I enjoy having it in my collection.
Image by Leslie Lazenby
January 2014