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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Jan-15, plus DeNoise AI 10-Jan-23.
Euravia became Britannia Airways and later Thomsonfly.com, Thomson Airways and TUI Airlines UK.
This aircraft was the 5th production Constellation. It was built as a Lockheed C-69 and delivered to the US Army Air Forces in Feb-45 as 43-10315.
It was stored at Lockheed's Burbank facility in Nov-45 and transferred to the US War Asset Administration in Mar-47. It was sold to Intercontinent Airways as N90828 in mid 1947. It was transferred to Lineas Aereas de Panama SA in 1948 as RX-124 and later transferred to 'The Jewish Agency Inc' as N67930.
It was stored in 1949, then sold to El Al Israel Airlines in Dec-50 and converted to L049 standard as 4X-AKB. It was retired by El Al and stored at Tel Aviv in 1961.
It was bought by UK Inclusive Tour operator, Universal Sky Tours in Feb-62 as G-ARVP and transferred to their in-house airline, Euravia (London) Ltd., in May-63.
Euravia's operation in that first summer season was awful. They suffered severe mechanical problems on the L049 fleet and it's no exaggeration to say they were frequently running up to 3 days behind schedule for much of the season.
In 1964 they leased Bristol Britannia 102's from BOAC and renamed the airline Britannia Airways in Aug-64. G-ARVP was retired at Luton in early 1965 and broken up in May-65.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).
'Colum', Ireland World Tail livery. Operated on behalf of British Airways by franchise partner Brymon Airways.
First flown in Feb-97 with the deHavilland Canada test registration C-GFHZ. It was ordered for Pelangi Air (Malaysia) initially as 9M-PGD then 9M-PGB. Neither was taken up and the order was cancelled.
The aircraft was stored at Toronto-Downsview. Bombardier Inc took delivery of it in Jul-97 and it remained stored until it was leased to Brymon Airways as G-BRYV in Apr-98 and operated on behalf of British Airways Express.
Brymon was merged into British Airways CitiExpress in Mar-02 with the aircraft still operating for British Airways. The operation was renamed BA Connect in Feb-06. In Mar-07 the BA Connect operation was turned over to FlyBe and the aircraft was stored at Exeter (UK) in basic British Airways livery.
It was returned to Bombardier Inc around Jan-08 and was leased to Air Tanzania as 5H-MWG the following month. The aircraft was written off when it crashed during an aborted take-off at Kigoma, Tanzania on 09-Apr-12.
The take-off was abandoned after an engine failure, the aircraft overran the runway, the undercarriage collapsed and the right wing was torn off at the wing root. Surprisingly, there were no injuries! Updated 13-Nov-21
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Nov-21 (DeNoise AI).
Slightly blurred...
Operated on behalf of British Airways Express by CityFlyer Express.
Originally ordered by TAT Transport Aerien Transregional (previously Touraine Air Transport) as F-GKNF. The order was cancelled before completion.
The aircraft was first flown as F-WWLP in Oct-92 and was stored at Toulouse until it was delivered to the GPA Group Ltd and leased to CityFlyer Express as G-BVEF in Mar-94. It was operated on behalf of British Airways Express.
It was returned to the lessor in Mar-01 and stored at Exeter UK. The aircraft was leased to Coast Air (Norway) in Feb-02 and re-registered LN-FAI in Nov-02. It returned to Nordic Aviation Capital A/S in Mar-04 and was immediately leased to Air Wales as G-CDFF.
Air Wales ceased operations in Apr-06 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. In Nov-06 it was leased to Aurigny Air Services and operated in association with Flightline.
It was briefly sub-leased to EuroManx in Sep-07. It was returned to operation by Aurigny from May-08 and was wet-leased to Aer Arann between May/Jul-08. It was returned to Nordic Aviation Capital in Sep-08 and stored at Billund (Denmark).
The aircraft was sold to First Air (Bradley Air Services) as C-GKLB in Feb-09. First Air consolidated their services with Canadian North in Nov-19. The aircraft was removed from service in Jan-21 and stored at Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Canadian North took over the operation of the aircraft in May-21 and it returned to service in Jul-21. It's now 32 years old and continues in service. Updated 30-May-24.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 07-Mar-23.
I think this was the first B707-320C to land at Liverpool although we'd already had an Irish International B720-048.
Named: "St Enda / Eanna".
Delivered new to Irish International Airlines in Apr-66 as EI-ANV, this aircraft was wet-leased to Trek Airways between Oct-68/May-69.
It was sold to Ghanaian company Clipper International in Dec-80 as 9G-ACR, but as they didn't have the money to pay for it, it was repossessed in May-81 becoming EI-ANV again the following month.
It was immediately sold to Cargolux although they didn't operate it. It was painted up in Rwandair livery but the deal fell through and they sold it on to United African Airlines in Libya as 5A-DIY at the end of Jun-81.
United African was renamed Jamahiriya Air Transport in Jun-83 and merged into Libyan Arab Airlines in Jun-86. The aircraft was withdrawn from use at Cairo, Egypt, in Jan-92.
It was sold in Sep-92 to National Overseas Airlines (Egypt) as SU-BLI but never took up those marks. It remained parked in the desert at Cairo Airport and was still there in Apr-09, derelict and covered in sand.
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 29-Sep-21 (DeNoise AI).
Delivered to Austrian Airlines as OE-LDH in Jul-72, this aircraft was sold to a lessor in Jan-87 and leased back to Austrian. It was returned to the lessor in May-90 and immediately leased to BMA British Midland Airways as G-ELDH.
BMA bought the aircraft in Feb-96 and sold it to the McDonnell Douglas Finance Corporation the same day as N964VV. It was stored at Miami, FL, USA before being leased to ValuJet Airlines in Apr-96. It was re-registered N947VV in Dec-96.
ValuJet Airlines was renamed AirTran Airlines in Nov-97 and renamed AirTran Airways in Jun-98. The aircraft was re-registered N847AT in Jan-99. It was sold to Kjet Inc in Mar-03 while the lease to AirTran continued. The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Aug-03 and stored at Orlando, FL, USA. It was returned to the lessor in Oct-03 and permanently retired.
Class 47 47081 had failed at Exeter while working a Leed's to Penzance service and Class 52 1016 Western Gladiator was called from the stabling point to replace it above it is running down onto the stock. 08/09/1975.
Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this image without my explicit permission
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The Casemates building is situated within the embankment of the central mound at Fort McNab, low, one-storey, concrete structure composed of seven vaulted bays. Four of the bays retain the original arrangement of a central door with a transom, flanking windows, and a round-headed, recessed concrete panel.
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Fort McNab began in 1888 and was completed in 1892. The armament included one 10 inch breech loader (BL) and two 6 inch BL's. The effectiveness of the new guns was increased by the installation of an elaborate fire control system.
More powerful guns on central pivot mountings were introduced by 1906. The included one 9.2 inch BL and two 6 inch BL's.
As the situation in Europe deteriorated, plans were developed to defend Halifax against enemy action. Searchlight emplacements were constructed in 1914. A 6 pound QF gun was mounted on the parapet of the fort. All this activity came to an end with the signing of the Armistice. The battery remained manned until January of 1919 when the fort was officially closed down.
The old 9.2 inch barrel was replaced in 1921 but nothing else was done. In 1932 Fort McNab was put in moth-balls.
With the deteriorating political situation in Europe. In 1937 its 6 inch battery was retained for "close defence" and examination purposes. New electric lights were to be provided for the fort. By September of 1939 it was ready, to assume its role in the protection of Halifax.
Many changes occurred at Fort McNab during World War II. A new Battery Command Post was constructed in 1940-41. The guns were charged at various times but the final major improvement to the fort was the construction of a radar post in 1945.
When the war ended Fort McNab was entirely dismantled and placed in "heavy maintenance." By 1948 it was reactivated. The final armament change occurred in 1953 when a 4 inch twin naval gun replaced No. 2 - 6 inch gun. The fort operated until January of 1960 when its was dismantled and closed for the last time.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 28-Feb-15, plus DeNoise AI 14-Feb-23.
You might think, as I did, from the registration and livery, that this was originally an American Airlines machine. Not so!
This aircraft was delivered new to BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation in Dec-56 as G-AOIG. It was sold to Saturn Airways, via an intermediary, in Apr-63 as N90773.
After just over 11 years in service it was permanently retired and stored at Miami in Jan-68. The Lockheed Aircraft Company bought it in Mar-70 and sold it the same day to International Aerodyne. It was broken up at Miami in Jul-72.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 11-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Sep-23.
The Percival Pembroke was a military version of the civil Percival Prince with a greater wingspan to give a higher maximum take-off weight.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 21-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI). Re-scanned from a very 'yellowed' original negative
-Blue Poole-, England World Tail livery, left side.
The ATP really did sit 'tail down' like this when it was fully loaded, the nose leg oleo became really extended
G-MAUD was registered out of the usual G-MANx sequence while it was with Manx Airlines. It was said at the time that it was named after a long serving Manx Airlines staff member when she retired from the Accounts department in the Isle of Man. I don't know if it's true or not but it's a nice story!
This was the second prototype ATP which first flew in Feb-87 as G-BMYM. After participating in the development programme the aircraft was delivered to BMA British Midland Airways in Jun-88. BMA sold it to Lombard leasing the following month and leased it back.
It was sub-leased to Manx Airlines in Oct-91 and re-registered G-MAUD in Dec-91. It was returned to British Midland in Jan-95. The aircraft was transferred to a new BMA backed company, British Regional Airlines and sub-leased back to BMA in Sep-96.
It was returned to British Regional Airlines in Mar-97 and operated on behalf of British Airways. British Regional was merged into British Airways CitiExpress in Mar-02 and operations on behalf of British Airways continued.
The aircraft was transferred to Loganair in Feb-04 and was withdrawn from service and stored at the end of May-05.
In Dec-06 it was sold to West Air Sweden as SE-MAF and converted to freighter configuration. West Air joined Atlantic Airlines (UK) in 2011 to form the West Atlantic Group and both companies now trade as West Atlantic.
The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Malmo, Sweden in Jan-16. It was sold to 'ATP Cargo' (also based at Malmo) in Aug-19 but appears to be stored. No further information. Updated 01-Sep-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Feb-17 + DeNoise AI 26-Sep-22.
Purple 'Super Resort Express' livery, left side.
An early B747-200 series (line No:137) with only 2 upper deck windows left side, this aircraft was delivered to JAL Japan Air Lines as JA8106 in May-71.
Sold to a leasing company and leased back to JAL in Oct-94, it served with them for 28 years before being returned to the lessor and sold to 'Jumbo Jet Leasing Inc' in Mar-99. It was stored at Marana, AZ, USA in Apr-99.
The aircraft was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-ATF in Dec-09. It was sub-leased to AirAsia for a Haj Pilgrimage operation in Mar/Apr-01 and sub-leased to Air Algerie between Sep/Nov-01.
In Jan-03 it was sub-leased to Albarka Air (Nigeria) for a Haj Pilgrimage operation and returned to Air Atlanta in Mar-03. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Sep-03 and permanently retired at Marana, AZ, USA.
It was last noted still stored at Marana in Apr-06 and was broken up there later that year..
I also have two photos of this aircraft with Air Atlanta Icelandic...
www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6513270377 - all white, no titles.
www.flickr.com/photos/kenfielding/6868328920 - with Air Atlanta titles & tail logo.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 08-Apr-16, plus DeNoise AI 29-Nov-22.
Air Alfa, leased from Pegasus Airlines in this hybrid livery.
Delivered to GPA Group Ltd and leased to Nortjet with the temporary Spanish registration EC-251 in Feb-89, it was re-registered EC-EMY in Apr-89.
The aircraft was repossessed by the lessor in Feb-92 when Nortjet ceased operations. It was placed in storage and was re-registered EI-CEW in Apr-92. In Jul-92 it was leased to Transmed Airlines (Egypt) as SU-BLL and returned to the lessor in Nov-93.
The aircraft was stored again until it was leased to Trans Alsace Airlines as F-GNFS in Feb-94. This airline only lasted a couple of months and ceased operations Apr-94. The aircraft was repossessed again! It was re-registered EI-CEW again and leased to Markair (USA) later the same month.
It returned to the lessor a year later, in Apr-95 and was immediately leased to Pegasus Airlines as TC-AFZ. Pegasus sub-leased it to Air Alfa between Nov-98/Mar-99. It was also sub-leased to Air Algerie between Sep-99/Feb-00.
It was returned to the lessor in Apr-01 and was leased to SATA International the following month as CS-TGW. It was returned to the lessor in May-04 and was leased to Turkish Airlines as TC-JKB in Jul-04.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Feb-07 and leased to Adam Sky Connection Airlines (Adam Air), Indonesia as PK-KMA in Mar-07. The Indonesian CAA withdrew Adam Air's operating certificate and the airline closed down in Mar-08. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Apr-08.
It was initially stored at Singapore-Seletar and then ferried to Victorville, CA, USA in Sep-08, it was permanently retired at Victorville and was last noted still there in May-09. Updated 29-Nov-22
Facts:
Overview:
Lost bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on FL 704 in West Palm Beach
Location:
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
Status:
Replaced by a new bridge
History:
Built 1929; reconstructed 1959; replaced 2005
Design:
Bascule
Dimensions:
Length of largest span: 113.9 ft.
Total length: 1,237.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Also called:
Intracoastal Waterway Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude:
+26.70602, -80.04645 (decimal degrees)
26°42'22" N, 80°02'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates:
17/594853/2954229 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Palm Beach
Inventory numbers:
FDOT 930505 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
FDOT 930022 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12466 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection: (as of 04/1998)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic: (as of 1996)
11,000
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 21-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
One of two C-4's operating the Shrewsbury Pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Delivered to BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation in Sep-49 as G-ALHS, it was sold to Overseas Aviation in Feb-60 and initially stored at London-Gatwick.
It was sold to Derby Airways in Oct-61. In Mar-64 it was leased to Aden Airways, returning to Derby Airways in May-64. Derby Airways was renamed British Midland Airways in Oct-64.
The aircraft was retired and stored at East Midlands Airport (known as Castle Donington) in Oct-67. It was sold to Chartwell Aviation for spares in Oct-68 and broken up at East Midlands in May-70.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Jan-15.
This 'Roller' (I wish I could say it was mine - but it wasn't!) only just fitted on the 'hi-lo' with it's long wheelbase and the 'hi-lo' driver had to reverse slightly to avoid scraping the front bumper on the aircraft on the way up.
Named: "Iarfhlaith / St Jarlath".
Built as a Douglas C-54B, this aircraft was delivered to the USAAF United States Army Air Force in Nov-44 serialled 42-72343. The USAAF was renamed the USAF United States Air Force in Sep-47.
The aircraft was 'demobbed' in 1950 and sold to North American Airlines as N88819. It was bought by Resort Airlines in 1955. They leased it to World Airways in Jul-60 and it was returned to Resort Airlines in Jun-61.
Slick Airways bought it in early 1962 and they sold it to Aviation Traders (Engineering) Ltd in Oct-62, still as N88819. It was converted into an ATL.98 Carvair and sold to Aer Lingus in Apr-63 as EI-AMR. In May-68 it was sold to Eastern Provincial Airways, Canada, as CF-EPV.
It was sold to British Air Ferries in Sep-63 and stored at Southend, UK. At the end of May-74 the registration officially changed to C-FEPV when the Canadian Government introduced the C-Gxxx registration series, although it remained as CF-EPV on the stored aircraft.
Two attempts were made to buy it by a new Norwegian airline. Norwegian Overseas Airways, once as LN-NAB and once as LN-MDA. Both failed!
(Note: While researching Norwegian Overseas, I found that they tried to buy seven aircraft at different times, 2 Carvair's, 4 C-54's and a C-47. They only managed to acquire two, a Carvair and a C-54E and they had gone out of business by 1976!).
C-FEPV was sold to a 'J Jorgensen' in Sep-74 but it remained stored at Southend until it was broken up in Sep-78. The nose section was preserved at the '100th Bomb Group Museum' at Thorpe Abbots, UK. However, it now resides at Halesworth Airfield Museum, Suffolk, UK, (Updated Jan-17).
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 06-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 01-Apr-23.
A Manchester diversion into Liverpool on a foggy November morning.
Named: "St. Declan / Deaglan".
Delivered to Aer Lingus in Jul-65 as EI-ANG, this aircraft stayed in service for 26 years until Aer Lingus retired it at Shannon in Mar-91.
It was bought by leasing company Guinness Peat Aviation (later to become more famous as lessor GECAS) in Jun-91 and leased to Nigerian airline Hold Trade Air as 5N-HTA later the same month.
Unfortunately it didn't go on for much longer and was damaged beyond repair when it skidded off the runway at Kaduna, Nigeria, in Aug-92.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 18-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 09-Apr-26.
Named: "Ailbhe / St Albert".
This aircraft was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) as a Douglas C-54A serialled 42-107461 in Apr-44. After the end of WWII it was sold to American Airlines as N90431 in Apr-46.
It was sold to Aviation Enterprises in Sep-54 and sold on the AVENSA Colombia as YV-C-AVH the following month. The aircraft returned to the USA when it was sold to Resort Airlines as N75298 in Jan-55.
in Jul-60 the aircraft was leased to World Airways and returned to Resort Airlines in Jun-61. It was sold to Channel Air Bridge, UK as G-ARZV in May-62 and transferred to Aviation Traders (Engineering) for conversion to an ATL98 Carvair.
It had it's first flight after conversion in Dec-62 and was sold to Aer Lingus, Ireland as EI-AMP in Feb-63, for car ferry services between Dublin and points in the UK. Aer Lingus sold it to Eastern Provincial Airways, Canada as CF-EPU in Feb-68.
Sadly, it was written off just seven months later when it crashed on approach to Twin Falls, Labrador, Canada at the end of Sep-68.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 02-Jun-24.
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AXAN, this aircraft was delivered to the easyJet Airline Company as G-EZOA in Dec-14.
It was the first aircraft to appear in easyJet Holidays special livery when it appeared in Nov-19 (I think there's also an 'neo' in this livery now). Current, updated 02-Jun-24.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 19-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 23-Nov-23.
Ordered in 1941, this aircraft was delivered as a C-47 to the USAAF US Army Air Forces in Jul-42 serialled 41-18428. It was allocated to the US 8th Air Force in Europe.
It survived WW2 and was converted to civil DC-3A standard. It was sold to LAI Linee Aeree Italiane as I-LONA in Nov-47. LAI was merged into Alitalia in Nov-57. The aircraft was sold to Martins Air Charter as PH-MAB in Feb-60.
It was sold to Australian Aircraft Sales in Dec-68 and sold to the Indonesian Navy serialled U-603 in Feb-70. The aircraft was written off on 15-Aug-84 at Wamena, West Papua Niugini.
Built in 1929 replacing an earlier lighthouse (station established 1879). Active; displaying two white flashes every 30s. The round concrete tower with lantern and gallery is 102 feet tall. The tower is painted white, lantern red. A modern 2-story keeper's house is occupied by a resident attendant. This light station, Iceland's oldest, is the landfall light for Keflavík and Reykjavík. The original lighthouse stood only eight years before being destroyed by an earthquake in 1887. Traditional in appearance, the current tower is probably Iceland's best known and most visited lighthouse. The area around the lighthouse is thermally active, and plumes of steam can often be seen in photos of the lighthouse. Located atop a hill (an inactive volcanic cone) near the southwestern point of the Reykjanes peninsula, about 10 miles west of Grindavík and 13 miles southwest of Keflavík.
There was a major volcanic eruption with flowing lava in this area in July 2023.
Installed as part of the Water Orton corridor resignaling scheme between 2009 and 2012 the repeater for WN4884 has always made for a fine frame for trains on the Up Derby Fast from the Saltley Viaduct. The signal stands in the way of the alignment of the new viaduct and has recently been replaced with a simple pole mounted version between the fast and slow lines. Pictured here back in 2019 as 43366 powers by with 1S51 Plymouth to Glasgow Central.
MCW Metrobus M1069 (B69 WUL) departs a very wet Harrow on the Hill working the 140 Service to Heathrow from Harrow Weald.This was a special event commemorating nearly 70 years of this service. From 7th December the service will terminate at Hayes & Harlington. A new express service X140 will replace it..Awful weather today,the best place to be was riding on a Bus.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 06-Jul-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 20-Dec-23.
Delivered new to Braathens (S.A.F.E. = South American and Far Eastern) as LN-SUP in Jan-69, it continued in service with Braathens for 21 years until it was returned to ILFC in Feb-90.
It was leased to Transwede Airways the following month and sub-leased to Euralair International until Feb-91, It was also sub-leased to Time Air Sweden in Mar-91 and operated by them for Air Comores from Dec-92 until it was repossessed by the lessor in Feb-93 after Transwede ceased operations.
It was stored until Sep-93 when it was leased to Nordic East International. It was returned to the lessor in Jan-95. In Jul-95 it was leased to Magnicharters (Mexico) as XA-SYT and re-registered XA-MAD in Apr-00.
It was stored at Mexico City on Aug-00 and then leased to Aerocontinente in Jan-01 as OB-1751. Aerocontinente ceased trading in Jul-04 and immediately restarted as Nuevo Continente.
The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Lima, Peru in Apr-05 at the grand old age of 36. I have no further information although in all probability it's been broken up.
Note: The registration LN-SUP was previously used on a Braathens C-54B/R5D-2.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 26-Nov-21.
Parked at the Cambrian end of the terminal for a change.
I have to say that this was never the best slide in the box and it's a bit blurred. However I've cleaned it up as much as I can.
Later Named: "Concord".
Delivered new to Canadian Pacific Air Lines in Aug-58 as CF-CZW, it was leased to British Eagle International in May-64 for the summer season, becoming G-ASTF.
It was returned to Canadian Pacific in Oct-64 and reverted to CF-CZW. It became G-ASTF again when it was sold to Caledonian Airways in Feb-66.
It was retired from service in Nov-69 and stored at London-Gatwick. A service life of only 11 years, not long by todays standards. It was broken up at Gatwick a year later, in Oct-70.
For Station Saturday here's a look at the former New Haven Railroad Buzzards Bay station.
The classic depot below was built in 1912 replacing an earlier structure on the same site constructed by the Old Colony Railroad in 1872. Today it serves as a local chamber of commerce and stop for Cape Cod Central tourist trains and seasonal MassDOT/Keolis CapeFLYERs. Out of sight behind the locomotive is the 1911 vintage interlocking tower which is still manned to control the interlocking derails for the bridge and the Canal Jct. switch on the east side of the bridge. A Mass Coastal train dispatcher works out of the vintage structure.
Mass Coastal's ex CDOT FL9 #2026 is very much on home rails here having been built in Sept. 1957 as NH 2007. She is on the north end of the Cape Cod Central train that will go out later in the evening as the dinner train.
You may be wondering why the station is set so far back from the platform? No it was not moved and the depot remains in its as built location. For nearly six decades there were four tracks out front where the New Haven would combine or break apart trains destined to or from the Woods Hole branch or the mainline to Hyannis and the upper Cape. Additionally there was a wye that surrounded the station whose tail track led to a small freight yard located along the pre canal RofW. All of this was controlled by the electro-pneumatic interlocking machine located in the tower which also controlled the derails and signals for the drawbridge and the junction on the other side.
For another perspective take a look at this older photo for a cool view from 200 ft above looking down from the tower of the lift bridge:
Buzzards Bay
Wareham, Massachusetts
Friday September 1, 2023
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI).
'Killer Whale' tail tail livery
Fleet No: "321".
Aircraft is current with North Cariboo Air. Updated Mar-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 21-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 30-May-23.
This was a Belgian charter flight with fans for that evenings Football (Soccer) match at Anfield between Liverpool and Anderlecht (25-Nov-64, Liverpool won 3-0).
This aircraft was delivered new to American Airlines in Jan-56 as N90780, a DC-6A dedicated freighter. It was sold to World Airways in Apr-61. Then sold to BIAS Belgian International Air Services as OO-ABE in Mar-64 and was converted to DC-6A/B standard.
It was wet-leased to Air Congo between Apr/Sep-66. In Feb-69 it was sold to Trans-Union Airlines as F-BRID and transferred to Europe Aero Service in Sep-71. In Jun-73 it was sold to Transportes Aeriens Reunis and later sold again to Delta Air Transport in Jul-75.
In Dec-75 it was sold to Atlas Aircraft Company as N9232Z and leased to Transportes Aereos SA, Guatemala, in Jun-76. The aircraft was re-registered TG-COC in Mar-77 and Transportes Aereos SA bought it in Jul-78 before selling it two months later to Aviateca Guaremala.
It was sold back in the USA to Quo Vadis Inc as N9232Z in May-84. I can find no further information or photo’s after 1984 and I’m assuming it was retired and broken up, although the registration wasn’t finally cancelled until 25-May-13.
Note: The registration OO-ABE has been re-issued and was used (Jan-19) on an Air Belgium A340-313X.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Dec-15 (DeNoise AI 24-Aug-22).
Please note that dates are approximate.
This aircraft was delivered to the East German Air Force (NVA Nationale Volksarmee) as DM-SCO (coded 171) in Dec-73. It was transferred to Interflug in May-79 and re-registered DDM-SCO the following month. After Germany was unified the aircraft was re-registered D-AOBD in Oct-90.
It was sold to Syktyvkar Avia as CCCP-65613 in Oct-91. It became RA-65613 with Komiaviatrans in May-93 after the USSR became the Russian Federation. The aircraft was sold to Yamal Airlines in Jul-98 and passed through another couple of airlines before being sold to UTAir Aviation around 2006. It was eventually broken up, date unknown.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 21-Apr-23.
There were still a lot of 'big pistons' around in the mid '60s, as evidenced by the pools of dripping oil all over the ramp, most of it caused by ACE Freighters Constellations...
An early build DC-7, this aircraft was delivered new to American Airlines as N308AA in Dec-53. It only stayed with them for just over 5 years before being sold to leasing company GALCO in May-59.
It was leased to Overseas National Airways as N308A the following month. Overseas National went on to buy it in Dec-62 and then sold it a year later, in Dec-63, to US Overseas Airways.
They only kept it for 4 months before selling it to Ostermanair Charter as SE-CNG in Apr-64. Ostermanair merged into Internord in Nov-65. The aircraft was retired at Stockholm-Bromma Airport at the end of 1967 and was broken up in Jun-68.
1971 Morris 1800 S.
Introduced in 1964 with Austin, Morris and Wolseley variants it was popularly known as the 'Land Crab'. It was not a best seller and 390,000 were built before it was replaced by the Princess in 1975.
A Cuban Tree Frog sleeps in a philodendron during the day. Cuban Tree Frogs are an invasive species in Florida and prey upon native frogs. I've read that you are supposed to capture them and place them in the freezer for a few hours to cause them a humane death. I don't have the heart to do that. Should I? They have replaced all the native, beautiful green treefrogs, but they are abundant in my neighborhood and I don't think I could make much of a dent in their population.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Feb-16, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 14-Apr-26.
ABC Air Bridge Carriers. Looking very much in need of a coat of paint. In the days before the internet was commonplace, who remembers sending Telex's?...
First flown in Dec-60 with the UK temporary registration G-1-7, this aircraft was delivered to Riddle Airlines, USA in Jan-61 as N6502R. It was sold to Capitol Airways in Jul-62 and sold to Zantop Air Transport in Sep-65.
Zantop Air Transport was renamed Universal Airlines and the aircraft was re-registered N895U in Sep-66. In Feb-72 it was sold to Sagittair, UK and stored at Coventry, UK. It was sold to Field Aircraft services in 1973 and remained stored until it was registered G-BEOZ in Mar-77.
It was leased to ABC Air Bridge Carriers in Aug-79. It was retired at East Midlands Airport, UK, in Mar-86 and was preserved at the East Midlands Aeropark in May-87.
Replacing an earlier photo with a better version 29-Apr-23.
Arriving to take Manchester City FC on the short hop to London-Stansted before their match against Fulham tomorrow (30-Apr-23)
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AUBE, this aircraft was delivered to Silk Air (Singapore) as 9V-SLN in May-11. It was sold to a lessor as G-POWK and leased to Titan Airways in Jan-15.
As well as operating charter flights in their own right, Titan Airways are a major 'ACMI' airline operating services for other airlines.
The aircraft was wet-leased to British Airways between Mar / Oct-18, TUI Airways UK between May / Sep-19 and again between May / Sep-22. It was wet-leased to Jet2,com between Oct / Nov-22. Current, updated 29-Apr-23.
Scan from slide .................................................................................1989
The Year 1989 was the last year this old shabby tram was in operation in the center of Hanoi !
One Year later it was replaced by buses !
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Sep-22 (DeNoise AI).
With additional '& Travelplan' titles & graphics
Named: "Llucmajor".
First flown with the Bowing test registration N1786B, this aircraft was delivered to Itochu Leasing and leased to Air Europa (Spain) as EC-HBN in May-99. It was fitted with blended winglets in Jun-10.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Sep-10 and leased to Jeju Air (South Korea/RoK) as HL8233 the following month. It returned to the lessor as N328AT in Oct-15 and immediately sold to AeroTurbine Inc.
It was stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA and permanently retired. It was broken up at Goodyear in 2016 and the registration was cancelled in Apr-17. Updated 09-Sep-22.
Cusworth Hall is an 18th-century Grade I listed country house in Cusworth, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire in the north of England. Set in the landscaped parklands of Cusworth Park, Cusworth Hall is a good example of a Georgian country house. It is now a country house museum.
The house is constructed of ashlar with slate roofs. The rectangular 6 x 5 bay plan main block is linked to 5 x 2 bay service wings.
The Wrightson family had held the lordship of Cusworth since 1669.
The present house was built in 1740–1745 by George Platt for William Wrightson to replace a previous house and was further altered in 1749–1753 by James Paine. On William's death in 1760 the property passed to his daughter Isabella, who had married John Battie, who took the additional name of Wrightson in 1766. He employed the landscape designer Richard Woods to remodel the park. Woods was one of a group of respected landscape designers working across the country during the 18th century and Cusworth was one of his most important commissions in South Yorkshire, another being at Cannon Hall. Woods created a park of 250 acres with a hanging and a serpentine river consisting of three lakes embellished with decorative features such as the Rock Arch and the Cascade.
The estate afterwards passed to John and Isabella's son, William Wrightson (1752–1827), who was the MP for Aylesbury from 1784 to 1790 and High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1819–1820. He was succeeded by his son William Battie-Wrightson (1789–1879), who at various times was MP for East Retford, Kingston upon Hull and Northallerton. He died childless and Cusworth Hall passed to his brother Richard Heber Wrightson, who died in 1891.
The property was then inherited by his nephew William Henry Thomas, who took the surname Battie-Wrightson by Royal Licence and died in 1903. He had married Lady Isabella Cecil, eldest daughter of the 3rd Marquess of Exeter. Between 1903 and 1909 Lady Isabella made further alterations to the house. She died in 1917, leaving an only son Robert Cecil Battie-Wrightson (1888–1952). On his death in 1952, the estate descended to his sister, a nurse who had married a Major Oswald Parker but later was variously known as Miss Maureen Pearse-Brown and as Mrs Pearce. She was obliged to sell the contents of Cusworth Hall in October 1952 to meet the death duties levied at Robert Cecil's death. She subsequently sold the hall to Doncaster Council.
Cusworth Estate Cusworth was first mentioned as ‘Cuzeuuorde’ in the domesday survey of 1086 but there has been a settlement here for centuries dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period. Many different families had held the lands and manor but they did not always live at Cusworth.
‘Old Hall’ A large house is first mentioned in 1327. Robert Wrightson bought the lands and manor of Cusworth in 1669 from Sir Christopher Wray. The first surviving map of Cusworth is that of Joseph Dickinson's 1719 plan which shows the hall and gardens covered only 1 acre with the orchards a further 2 acres. What is most significant at this time was the ‘Parke’ of some 25 acres. The ‘Old Hall’ was next to the walled gardens in the centre of Cusworth village. In 1726 the ‘Old Hall’ was expanded including altering the gardens between 1726 and 1735. This expanded the kitchen garden into the size and form we know today with the Bowling Green and Pavilion.
In the period 1740–1745 William Wrightson employed George Platt, a mason architect from Rotherham, to build a new hall – the current Cusworth Hall – high on a scarp slope on the Magnesian Limestone removing the Hall, and the family, from the village of Cusworth. The ‘Old Hall’ was largely demolished in the process, many components from the old building re-used in the new.
Cusworth Hall Cusworth Hall itself and its outbuildings are at the centre of the park enjoying ‘prospect’ over the town of Doncaster. The Grade I-listed eighteenth century hall was designed by George Platt in the Palladian style. Cusworth Hall is handsome, well proportioned, with wings consisting of a stable block and great kitchen. Later additions by James Paine include a chapel and library. It has decorative outbuildings including a Brew House, Stable Block and Lodge. In addition it has a decorative garden called Lady Isabella's Garden on the west side adjacent to the chapel. On its eastern flank the stable block and gardeners' bothy. Attached to the bothy is a decorative iron enclosure known as the Peacock Pen.
Cusworth Park Cusworth Park is an historic designed landscape with a Grade II listing in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens. It was designed and created by the nationally known landscape architect Richard Woods to ‘improve’ the park in the style made famous by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown now termed ‘The English Landscape Park’. Work started in 1761 laying out the ‘grounds and the serpentine river’.
The land forming the existing park is 60 acres (25 hectares) – 250,000m, and was part of the much larger parkland (250 acres) and estates (20,000 acres) of the Battie-Wrightson family who owned Cusworth Hall.
The walled garden The earliest description of the layout of the park and walled gardens is that shown on Joseph Dickinson's 1719 plan. In 1761 Richard Woods altered areas within the walled gardens. Together ‘woods’ Kitchen Garden and Green House Garden occupy the site of the orchard shown on Dickinson's plan.
The purchase of bricks from Epworth for the construction of the walled gardens is recorded in the New House Accounts.
The garden was a compartmentalised space, however with focus on domestic production in some sections, exotics in another, an orchard, and formal flower gardens in the rest.
The kitchen gardens included pine pits (pineapple house), later to become stove houses and mushroom houses.
The Entrance Terrace (Upper Terrace) Old plans show a narrow walled enclosure or ‘entrance terrace' running east–west. The walls of this enclosure may well have been of stone or stoned faced and still, in part survives. To the south are the main components of the walled garden. Access from the terrace down to the bowling green is via a flight of stone steps.
Bowling Green Described on Richard Woods plans of 1760. This is a roughly square, walled enclosure where the bowling green is surrounded by an earthed banked terraced walk. The enclosure is defined by a brick wall, which was lowered along its western side to give a view over to the Green House Garden.
Summerhouse / Bowling Pavilion Built 1726. The summerhouse is the main architectural feature of the walled garden. It is of two stories with the upper storey accessed from the Bowling Green. There is an impression of more carefully shaped quoins at the corners but it is probable that the walls were originally rendered and lime washed externally. There are windows giving views across the Bowling Green from the upper chamber and across the Flower Garden from the lower chamber.
During restoration in the 1990s the upper chamber was decorated with Trompe-l'œil. showing views of imagined walled gardens at Cusworth.
Flower Garden The garden was designed to be viewed principally from the higher position of the bowling green. It was subdivided by cross-paths and furnished with four formal beds. Although one of the smallest compartments, the flower garden was the most highly ornamental and tightly designed. It would have created a formal, colourful architectural space contrasting with the simplicity of the bowling green
Hall Garden The function of the Hall Garden is not clear but appears to have been an extension of the decorative scheme of the flower garden. The Hall Garden has a perimeter walk and is then divided into two plots by a further, central path.
Peach House This whitewash wall indicates the position of the peach house.
Melon Pits Melon pits ran east–west along this area.
Orchard Through the 18th century the orchard was not enclosed and remained open until the late 19th century. It was double its current size extending back up to Cusworth Lane until the northern half was sold off for housing in the 1960s.
Kitchen Garden (No longer existing) The west, south and this east boundary wall(s) of the garden still exist but the plot of land was sold off for housing in the 1960s. There was an access gate between the Hall Garden and the kitchen garden (this can be seen bricked up in the northwest corner). This garden had a perimeter walk and was planted with trees arranged in parallel lines orchestrated around a small building at the northern end of the compartment.
Green House Garden (No longer existing) The kitchen garden represents the greater part of the area occupied by the original orchard shown on Dickinson's 1719 plan. The remaining area was described on Woods’ plan as the Green House Garden and was shown divided into two unequal parts. Both parts of the garden appear to have been planted with trees, probably fruit trees. A building abuts the bowling green in roughly the position as the one shown on the Dickinson plan but there is an additional building, roughly square in plan, to the northwest corner of the enclosure. This was probably the Dovecote for which Wrightson paid £9 15s 0d in 1736.
The west boundary wall still exists and this low (east) wall that runs along the length of the bowling green but the plot of land was sold off for housing in the 1960s.
In 1961 Doncaster Rural District Council purchased Cusworth Hall and the adjoining parkland from the Battie-Wrightson family. The Council undertook an initial restoration of the grounds and also recreated what is now the tearooms within the former stable block. The former reception rooms and spacious galleries now house the Museum of South Yorkshire life, officially opened on 30 September 1967.
Cusworth Hall and Park underwent an extensive £7.5 million renovation between 2002 and 2005, involving essential conservation repairs to the Hall and extensive restoration of the landscape gardens. Within the hall external repairs to the stonework and roof were undertaken to ensure that the exterior was watertight, whilst internal works upgraded internal services and enabled new displays to be installed.
The restoration of the designed landscape have been greatly influenced by a comprehensive analysis of available archive material, among which are the original written memoranda and sketches produced by Richard Woods for his site forman Thomas Coalie. An integrated archaeological programme also formed a key aspect of the restorations, recording in detail landscape features such as the Rock Arch, Cascade, and Bridge. This restoration has not 'recreated' the 18th century scheme, although elements are still incorporated within a 'living' amenity garden that is now thriving as a result of the recent work undertaken in partnership with the Friends of Cusworth Park.
The Hall reopened to the public on 23 May 2007 and the new displays document the history of South Yorkshire and it is a valued resource for local residents, students and school groups alike.
Cusworth Hall Museum and Park is the venue for a varied program of seasonal exhibitions, events and activities linked to the history of the area. including Country Fairs, vintage vehicle rallies, historic re-enactments, wildlife sessions and a range of seasonally themed events. A free, weekly, 5 km parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9 am in the grounds of Cusworth Hall. The first event was held on Saturday 5 October 2019 and was hosted by the staff at Cusworth in collaboration with the local community.
Additionally, Doncaster Museums' Education Service offers a range of learning sessions to schools and educational establishments. Specialist and experienced Education Officers deliver learning workshops to schools across a broad range of topics as well as out-of-school-hours activities for families and local communities.
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 12-Jun-19.
Named: "Mentrida".
This aircraft was delivered to Iberia as EC-DCE in Sep-78. After 23 years with Iberia it was withdrawn from service and stored at Madrid, Spain in Sep-01. The aircraft was sold to Republic Advanced Freighters as N908RF in Mar-02 and ferried to Chateauroux, France for further storage. Presumably the plan was to convert it to freighter configuration. However, it didn't happen and it was sold to RFC I727/39 Inc in Jun-02 and broken up at Chateauroux in Sep-02.
The Moskvich 402 appeared in 1956. It replaced the 400-Series and had a complete new body, influenced by the mid 1950s British style.
The technics were still based on the pre-war Opel Kadett.
The 402 was replaced by the 407 with the same body but with a restyled grille and a more powerful engine.
The Moskvich 403 was debuting in 1961.
Export versions had a lot of luxury trim and were often painted in an attractive two-tone colour pattern.
1358 cc.
980 kg.
Production 402407/403 all versions: 1956-1965.
Production 407 this version: 1958-1964.
This car was for sale since April 8, 2018 by Jan Stolpa in Znojmo, Cz, for 45 000 Kč.
Found on rajveteranu.cz (June 8, 2018).
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Amsterdam, June 8, 2018.
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Via Rail Canada FPA4 6793 was rolling through Bayview with a westbound in 1987 following three-month-old GMD F40PH-2 6425.
The old MLW was built in 1959 for the Canadian National and would soon be replaced by more F40s but would enjoy a working retirement in Arizona as Grand Canyon 6793.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 13-Mar-15, plus DeNoise AI 14-Feb-23.
It's unusual to see people on the top balcony with chairs, not sure what was happening there. I thought it might be a Holiday weekend but the 31-May-66 was a Tuesday!
A brief history... Built in 1945 for the USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) serialled 43-48339 and transferred on delivery to the UK Royal Air Force as KJ816. It was sold to the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation as G-AMWV in Dec-52 and leased to Scottish Airlines.
The aircraft was returned to the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation in May-57 and leased to Silver City Airways in Oct-52. Silver City was merged into BUA British United Airways around Jan-62.
It was sold to Hibernian Airlines (Ireland) as EI-APB in 1966 and sold to Emerald Airways as G-AMVW again in Jun-67 and then to Ulster Air Transport/Air Ulster in May-68. It was withdrawn from use in Mar-69 at Prestwick, Scotland, UK and ended up on the 'fire dump' before being broken up.