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A long day travelling around London on a Red Rover is coming towards it's end. From the other side of Petts Wood station I would catch another RT on the 161A heading north to Woolwich. Then over the ferry, and Routemaster on the 101 to pick up an RT on the 86 to Romford.
A vehicle spares shortage in 1976 & 1977 led to the allocation of RTs to some garages again. RT 4816 (GM), at Archway station on the 137 was one of five drafted in to Gillingham Street garage to help out during this crisis. Friday 11th February 1977. 3L-6.
Fulwell Depot 1962
RT 111, which I think may have been in green livery, lined up outside the main depot at Fulwell (FW), with other buses.
The picture was taken using a box camera, and 620 film, then developed on paper negatives by Gratispool of Glasgow. I will update this as soon as I am able, and re scan, to provide any browsers with a more worthy product.....
The black mark to the right of the print was a tear mark on the paper negative, as received from Gratispool, and I can only assume that the front of this neg, stuck to the back of another, and then tore when separated.....
Many LT services penetrated beyond the boundaries of Greater London when overall policy control passed to the GLC in January 1970. They became victims of grant subsidy cuts which sometimes ended RTs earlier than may otherwise have been the case. Route 150 was one of these routes when it ran to Lambourne End. Reprieved in 1973 it was curtailed on DMS conversion in 1977. RT 4769 (AP) is seen setting off from Chigwell Row on Monday 24th February 1975. 2G-4.
Plenty of custom for Green Line RT 3228 - once one of (RE) Romford's fleet - at a miserably wet Rickmansworth station. Great ride on a spiritedly driven RT.
Watford and Garston running day.
Another survivor. I was fortunate to see this at Plaistow under restoration, a mammoth task as it had been used as an office. It is now one of the best RTs around.
Fitted with rear doors, RT 1591 in Station Approach, St Mary Cray promoting ITT. Monday 17th June 1974. U-2.
Firstly, let me say thank you to the Deviant Art user who made the background photo. I maynot know you, but the picture is epic!
Next, a description:
In the times after blacktron's rule of glactic weaponry, and after the escapades of the Mars mission miners, the RT-70 Metor was commisioned, built, and mass produced. With obvious classic and modern touches, this ship is a major power in deciding low orbit and iter-planetary battles. With two Little Boy III nuclear bombs, two 5-stage cruise missiles, and a bionic weapons controll system (with optional manual override), and enough other guns to blow the teeth out of a space krakken, this ship is the premier choice in interspace bimbers.
All done with the lengthy description, this ship was a great little build. Its underside is a combination of SNOT 180 and regular plates, with a well disguised landing gear. The cabin can fit two minifigs, but the copilot for now is a robot. It also has an opening bomb bay door, which releases the two "bombs".
LITTLE STAR - A TOP SECRET SOVIET MILITARY BASE ON THE COAST OF THE BALTIC SEA
The 32m radio telescope is located in a forest 30 km north of Ventspils, Latvia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The whole military base included 3 radio telescopes: 32m, 16m and 8m as well as all the necessary infrastructure for up keeping over 2000 scientists, generals and soldiers with their families (i.e. a kindergarten, school, shops, technical support houses, 4 block houses with 260 flats, post office etc.) in an area over 400ha. The secret code name for this place was “Звёздочка” (a Little Star) and the road going through the town was “Набережная” (Riparian).
VIRAC
Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre currently consists of a 32-metre, fully steerable parabolic, centimeter-wave range antenna (RT-32) and a 16-metre diameter antenna (RT-16). It was built by the Russian Navy in late 1960 but the town itself dates from 1946. In 1994, when Russian army pulled out of Latvia, the withdrawing troops poured acid on the telescope's motors, cut all the cables, took away all the documentation and destroyed much of the surrounding infrastructure. Since 1994, the radio telescopes have been repaired.
The largest radio telescope in northern Europe is now used for science:
The detection, analysis and processing satellite images and satellite navigation signals,
Sun observations in microwave range,
Participation into European VLBI (Very Large Base Interferometry) Network,
The research of efficiency of electric drive control and adaptation of antenna control and data registration software of RT-32 for work in EVN,
Finding and observations of space debris,
To monitor the stars for possible signs of intelligent life outside the Solar System.
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A 1/76 scale EFE model of RT 4760, alongside a 1:1 scale model of it's bonnet plate!
RT 4760 was one of the fleet that used to catch my eye during the seventies when allocated to Romford North Street garage. The OLD 547 number plate stuck in the mind and one could also see the GB plate still attached to the rear after it's trip to the Netherlands back in 1954.
Details on repro RT plates at www.wecarveanywood.co.uk
Two days before RTs ceased on the 229, balding RT 4712 (SP) turns out of Elmwood Drive at Bridgen heading for Woolwich. Thursday 19th May 1977. 3T-12.