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This week we are going back thirty-five years to 1988 and to LD 1 in St. Stephen's Green on route 44. This bus was a Leyland Olympian demonstrator sent to Dublin Bus for evaluation, along with an MCW Metrobus. Even though the latter went to the effort of painting their bus in Dublin Bus livery, the Olympian eventually won out. Dublin Bus went on to order 640 Olympians, delivered between 1990 and 1999, with the final one withdrawn in 2012. The Dublin Bus vehicles did have a different body style though compared to that of the demonstrator. LD 1 went on to the Isle of Man before reaching Solent Blue Line in Southampton in 1990. In 2008 it moved to York Pullman and it seems around 2012 it was withdrawn, though still existed in some form in 2017.
The DUTC started running route 44 between the city centre and Enniskerry in 1936. In 2012, Dublin Bus extended it to Larkhill replacing route 3 on the northside. In 2014 it was extended slightly further to Dublin City University (DCU).
15/11/1988
A short hop back nine years this week. In December 2007 Dublin Bus introduced into service the second batch of Enviro 500s. The first batch of twenty had been delivered in 2005 and went to Donnybrook. The second batch of fifty initially went to Phibsborough and appeared on a number of routes of that garage. These differed from the first batch by having a wider front door and LED destination displays. VT 25 is seen on Hawkins Street which was the then terminus for Blanchardstown routes. A few short years later it was transferred to Donnybrook as part of the VT 21-35 batch to supplement the other VTs on the 46A and 145. Dublin is one of the few cities in the world to operate the tri-axle Enviro 500s. 14/1/2007
Last one I swear :p so the bottom left picture is my throwback 2 years ago competing at the Junior Olympics/Nationals meet in the 100 and 200 meter hurdles. The top two pictures are 4x4 and 4x1 and the bottom right is when I went to state in the 4x1 with 2 seniors and a sophomore. I also run the 100m, 200m, if I have to... Hurdles. I do long jump and Javelin. This post was inspired by THE J0KER. So thank you! I have three more years in high school track and field and that means I'll always be busy ish In February to June. Anyways hope you'll enjoy! Oh and if anyone does track, comment below!
Well long ago I haven't retouched this colorstyle. Around 2007~ 2009 those retro styles are so trendy that everyone loves to use them. So instead of TBT stands for throwback thursday, I used it as Throwback Tuesday * because today is Tuesday*
In 2019, Bolivia lost more than 6 million hectares of forest and grassland to forest fires.
When the country requested support with its response to the crisis last summer, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism helped mobilise a specialised French firefighting team to assist Bolivian authorities in fighting the fires.
The EU also supported the Bolivian firefighters by providing items such as tents and water pumps to enable them to do their job. A team of 6 Swedish experts established a remote basecamp facility which could shelter 200 people in tents with electricity and water.
In addition, the EU team built an operation centre and trained the local forces how to use it in the future.
The response helped protect houses, communities and several national parks from the danger.
©2019 European Union (photographer: Ruth Silva)
Concentration piece #10 (for now)
An old pipe.
I'm not sure where this pipe came from, nor whom it came from. Heck, I don't even know who the face is supposed to be. I do know, however, that it is one awesome looking pipe, so I felt the urge to get some shots of it! Something about it just seems magical in my eyes...
Shot with a Canon EOS 60D and a Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS lens.
Metra's first F40PH wears a temporary wrap commemorating its original colors and Metra's 40th Anniversary. It is about to lead BNSF train 1261 to the western suburbs.
This week we are going back forty-one years to 1985, and to KD 366 on Eden Quay with a service on route 7A to Sallynoggin.
KD 366 was the bus that was never meant to be. When CIE ordered the double-deckers from Bombardier, it was meant to be a fleet of 365 buses. However, KD 111 was written-off in an accident in 1982, and thus an extra bus was ordered to replace it. KD 366 was delivered new to CIE in 1983. In 1990 it became the first Wedding Bus in the fleet, with the new white livery being tested on it before being applied to some of the new Leyland Olympians being that year. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus around 1999.
Route 7A started operating between the city centre and Sallynoggin, via Blackrock, in 1950. In 1988 it was extended to Mackintosh Park, and the route ceased to operate in 2011. The route number returned in 2016 for services between the city centre and Loughlinstown.
22/01/1985
Exercise Iron Fist 2012
(Feb. 7, 2012)
An AV-8B Harrier jet lands on the flight deck of the USS Peleliu, Feb. 7. Marines and sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, are participating in a weeklong at-sea period during Exercise Iron Fist 2012, which encompasses all aspects of the Marine Air Ground Task Force during the amphibious landing on to the island and provides the Navy/Marine Corps team an opportunity to practice their craft. Exercise Iron Fist 2012 is a bilateral training exercise, which gives the 15th MEU a chance to demonstrate its amphibious capabilities to the Japanese. on.fb.me/1eWgjSR
This week we are going back thirty-seven years to 1987 and to D 813 on O'Connell Street. The bus is one of many operating shuttles to Slane in County Meath.
In 1981 open-air concerts started taking place at Slane Castle, at Slane between Drogheda and Navan. Double-deckers from the Dublin city fleet were used each year to bring people from the city to Slane Castle, and back again after the concert. In certain years, around 200 buses could be used to undertake this service. The last year Dublin Bus operated a service was 2019, the year before the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last decade or so, there has been an increase in the number of private operator buses used. For many years Dublin Bus ran the service from O'Connell Street as seen here. Then it became Parnell Square, and in 2019 it was Western Way.
D 813 was new to CIE in 1976. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus in 1994.
Flanagans and McDonald's are still operating at these locations on O'Connell Street.
11/07/1987
This isn’t a Corvette. It’s the Equus Throwback.
Okay, so it is a Corvette, sort of.
But this Corvette has been restyled, and given a little bit more grunt by Equus Automotive, creator of the Bass770.
The retro-inspired Throwback is a limited model, with only 25 planned by the Detroit-based company, which utilises the ‘Vette as a basis to create a “significantly upgraded” muscle car.
The Corvette’s supercharged V8 can be tuned to an output of 746kW and 1114Nm. Equus says it’s capable of a 2.5-second run to 97km/h (60mph), and has a top speed of 354km/h.
Equus Autmotive’s goal with the Throwback was to inspire a sense of nostalgia in muscle car fans while providing a car with modern-day usability.
“The Throwback model uses unique styling language in its outer skin to create a breathtaking vision of the ultimate Corvette. Equus takes the customer down memory lane to an era when Corvettes were synonymous with performance and class.
“The Throwback can be personalized for the design orientated drivers or for the fastest paced performance centric customer, always emphasizing the original love of an icon, desire for innovation and uncompromised quality.
“Just as companies like Brabus and Alpina focus on European brands, Equus Automotive is focused on providing American Sports car lovers the ultimate interpretation of todayʼs designs.
Throwback Thursday ist zurück!
Wir starten unseren Flickr #TBT mit einem Motto, das wohl jeder liebt: Haustiere (#Pets)! Teilt eure Fotos der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit von Haustieren in unserem Facebook-Post mit uns (einfach den Link zu eurem Foto im Kommentarfeld unterhalb des Posts hinterlassen). Die schönsten Fotos präsentieren wir dann nächste Woche hier im Blog!
Viel Spaß!
Kennt ihr schon Flickr Commons? Die Fotos in diesem Post stammen vom Commons-Account der The Library Company of Philadelphia – flic.kr/p/vxGH71
This week we are going back thirty-seven years to KC 3, parked in Phibsborough Garage.
This bus was new to CIE in 1984. Whereas KC 1 was built by FFG in Hamburg, and KC 2 was built in Bombardier, KC 3 was the first KC built by GAC who also build the rest of the fleet, up to KC 202. KC 3 was initially allocated to Cork, before moving up to Dublin Although the bus did operate in passenger service, it did spend some time as a driver training bus. As a result it gained a second mirror behind the door for the instructor to use. The bus was withdrawn by Dublin Bus from service in the late-1990s.
Phibsboro Garage opened in 1971, built on part of the old railway yard at Broadstone Station. That station closed to passenger traffic in 1937, and closed completely in 1961. The station complex is currently home to the Bus Eireann main depot, and more recently a Dublin Bus depot.
20/06/1987
Borrowed combat boots from Sarah to go out for drinks with Liz at the Alibi Room. I hope you enjoy my Reality Bites style influences.
206/365.
Live update special - I am currently a passenger on this nostalgic machine KE54 FUV, having been pressed into a rail replacement diagram in lieu of the Conwy Valley line service. This was the scene at Llandudno Junction.
Throwback to when the former Putney 424 Mini LDP Darts moved to SW and were usually seen on the G1. This particular day one showed up on the 170 they're really not suitable for this route at all as it gets extremely busy. Of course it's a bandit but at least the number blind cut out has been put in the right place, and bandit board.
Pepsi is coming back with Throwback Pepsi (real sugar) in a new can and bottle on December 28th,2009. See BevReview.com for more info.
Live music has been a prominent feature of Detroit's nightlife since the late 1940s, bringing the city recognition under the nickname Motown. The metropolitan area has many nationally prominent live music venues.
Important music events in the city include: the Detroit International Jazz Festival, Movement Electronic Music Festival, the Motor City Music Conference (MC2), the Urban Organic Music Conference, the Concert of Colors, and the hip-hop Summer Jamz festival.
The city of Detroit has a rich musical heritage and has contributed to a number of different genres over the decades leading into the new millennium.
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"Watch over the Rhine," which was the first National Guard Heritage Painting to feature an Air National Guard mission, was unveiled in early 1967 by Maj. Gen. Winston Wilson, Chief, National Guard Bureau (second from left) and presented to the Secretary of the Air Force, Harold Brown (third from left). The painting shows ANG missions flown over Germany in 1961 during the Berlin Crisis. Adjacent to the generals on the extreme left, Brig. Gen. Robert Akin, Adjutant General of the Tennessee National Guard, the state from which the "Starfighter" unit was based, and on the extreme right, Gen. John P. McConnell, the Air Force Chief of Staff. Published in the April 1967 edition of National Guardsman magazine.