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The body of slain D.C. Transit bus operator John Earl Talley is carried out of the Ager Road Methodist Church in Hyattsville, Maryland May 20, 1968
Talley was slain in the early morning hours of May 17th when four teens boarded his G-2 bus at 20th and P Streets NW. Moments Talley lay mortally wounded after he was shot twice in the head.
Over 200 operators came to the funeral while working operators kept their headlights on and halted their buses for 60-90 seconds at 10 a.m.—the hour of Talley’s service. Talley was buried at the National Memorial Park in Falls Church, Va.
The killing rocked the city as DC Transit workers began unauthorized strikes ultimately refusing to carry change at night protesting an epidemic of robberies and Talley’s death.
At the time, bus operators carried change for bills and many were holding hundreds of dollars at any given time during their routes.
The protests, along with a similar killing of a bus operator in Baltimore, resulted in an agreement to implement the first exact fare system in the country that was quickly followed by major transit systems throughout the United States.
Talley, known to carry an unauthorized gun to protect him, evidently pulled his weapon as the young men tried to rob him. Talley’s gun was found unfired beside his dying body.
The four youths were quickly arrested. All ended up pleading guilty to robbery in return for dropping the murder charge. Three received probation while the 17-year-old charged with the actual shooting was held until his 18th birthday.
Bus operators at the Bladensburg garage where Talley worked staged a two-hour wildcat in the early morning hours of May 17th that was ended when Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 officials called for a union meeting.
A number of union meetings followed with a strike motion defeated by a narrow vote at a May 23rd meeting. However the union members voted to refuse to work at night for 10 days and the pay the operators who didn’t work their regular salaries in an attempt to settle the issue before calling a full-fledged strike.
The action prompted city officials, religious leaders, the D.C. Transit Company and the union to reach an agreement June 3, 1968 to require exact change with paper script being issued in place of change. Bus token sales outlets were increased dramatically and the plan that company officials said would never work took hold with an accepting public.
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The photograph is by Stephen Northrop. The image was published in the Washington Post May 21, 1968.
Edmund Larusa, a forklift operator with 15 years of experience, in South Manila. © ILO/Bobot Go
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Operator: National Express West Midlands
Vehicle Type: Transbus Trident 2/Transbus ALX400
Fleet Number: 4553
Registration: BL53 EEP
Seen leaving Stourbridge Bus Station with a 16 service to Wolverhampton.
17/3/2022.
Most Tenerife operators favour the Century for some reason (various chassis) although I did see Sierra Y Gonzalez now has a Tourismo.
Country: FRANCE
Operator: SNCF
Item: STEAM
Class or Maker: SNCF/A/241P
Wheel Arrangement or Type: 4-8-2
Number: 241P.23
Place details: CLERMONT FERRAND Loco Shed
Additional notes: BHAR.724
Original source material: 35mm colour slide
Photographer: Bernard Harrison
Copyright: Photographer's estate
Library locator reference: BHAR.0013
30937 Transport Photograph Database
1962SEP05BHAR724bw
Operator from the Malaysian Army Special Forces armed with Heckler & Koch HK MP5 A5 submachine gun ready for a CQB entry.
Bomb Bay from Radio Operator Compartment photo I took of Sentimental Journey a B-17G WWII Bomber at the CAF Hangar at Falcon Field in Mesa Arizona. Photo taken with a Canon 5D Mark II Camera and Canon 17-40 F/4 L lens.
Operator: LSL
Livery: Intercity Swallow / BR Green
No: 87002 'Royal Soverign' & D1924 'Crewe Diesel Depot'
Service: 5Z85 2238 Rugby to Crewe H.S.
Location: Crewe
The littlest things can be so much fun! Played around with fake mustaches. My boyfriend and sister made great models!
Operator: Go-Ahead (Oxford Bus Group) - (Thames Travel)
Make/Model: ADL E40D/Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (H47/32F)
Registration Number: HW63 FHF
Fleet Number: 254
Company History: (Go-South Coast) - (Southern Vectis)
PeruRail is a railway operator working tourist, freight, and charter services in southern Peru. On the route from Cuzco to Machu Picchu, PeruRail operates four different class trains: The HIRAM BINGHAM is a luxury train service named for Machu Picchu's American discoverer, Hiram Bingham, departing from Poroy Station. Meals, guides, bus service and entrance to the ruins are included. (USD 588 round trip for 2008). VISTADOME service is provided in cars with large side and overhead windows, allowing views of the mountainous terrain. Simple snacks and refreshments are included. BACKPACKER trains offer basic service in upholstered seats at a lower price. Snacks are served and space is provided for backpacks, particularly for Inca Trail hikers. Although not advertised, PeruRail also offers local trains equipped with wooden seats and that are available only to Peruvian nationals for a fraction of the price charged for tourists. Conversely, Peruvians are not allowed to travel with the tourists, even if the national is willing to pay the more expensive ticket. PeruRail has been cited many times as one of the most racist services in Cuzco Vistadome service is provided in cars with large side and overhead windows, allowing views of the mountainous terrain. Simple snacks and refreshments are included. [Wikipedia.org]
I have no idea who was operating King Long XMQ6900 MR63 TFS, seen on an Epsom Explore day trip on the M25 in Kent, 14th June, 2025. It may have been with an operator known as Travel for Success, Crayford, who had their licence revoked the following month - that's success for you. Later in the year, it was known to be operating for Transport for Schools, Thamesmead. The coach had been new to Littles, Ilkeston, as BX14 KOH.
Operator: Germany Air Force
Aircraft: Fiat G.91-3R
Registration: 31+47
C/N: D415
Time & Location: 29.03.2024, Speyer, Germany
Remarks: Wearing fake Frecce Tricolori c/s. It is now preserved at the Technik Museum Speyer in Germany.
Operator- A-Star Transport Telford
Operating Area- Shropshire
Make- Plaxton
Model- Elite
Chassie- Volvo B9R
Fleet No- N/A
Reg- H7 PTY
Location Seen- Madely Centre
Service- N/A
Info-
Seen- 2/9/25
The boom operator in action refueling a B-52 somewhere over Kansas taken while I was lucky enough to lay beside him on a Boeing KC-135A ride I took many years ago.
Operator: West Berkshire Council
Make/Model: Iveco "Irisbus" Daily 65C17/Mellor
Registration Number: GN09 KHM
View: Rear
Operator: Jayross L7 Tours
Bus No.: 749716
Bus Body: Nissan Diesel SR EXFOH Front Engine Bus
Chassis: SP215NSB
Engine: FE6C
Route: Baclaran - SM Fairview
via EDSA
Operator: Reading Buses
Make/Model: ADL E40H - (Diesel Conversion)/Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 (H45/33F)
Registration Number: SN61 BCZ
Fleet Number: 228
View: Interior
GAIZIUNU TRAINING RANGE, Lithuania – A soldier from the 28th Infantry Division's Troop C, 2nd Squadron 104th Cavalry Regiment from the Pennsylvania National Guard operates a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle before a battle simulation for distinguished visitors as part of the field training exercise at Saber Strike 2014 here, June 16, 2014. Saber Strike 2014 is a joint, multi-national military exercise scheduled for June 9- 20. The exercise spans multiple locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and involves approximately 4,700 personnel from 10 countries. The exercise is designed to promote regional stability, strengthen international military partnerships, enhance multinational interoperability and prepare participants for worldwide contingency operations. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Spc. Joshua Leonard)