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1967 Leyland Atlantean from Oldham at MOSI on 8th August 2009
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Welcome to my site featuring all sorts of forms of transport except railways
Top Photographs of All Time
Burnaston Airport, Derby - a Derby Airways Canadair Argonaut in Overseas Aviation hybrid livery in 1962. This was a DC4 with four 1760HP RR Merlin 626 engines, sounding like a Lancaster no doubt!  Planes  (609)
Burnaston Airport, Derby two Canadair Argonauts in 1962. Two of three which were operated after the failure of Overseas Aviation, retaining the old Overseas colour scheme until they appeared later in a new Derby Airways (later British Midland) two tone blue colour scheme.   Planes  (200)
Speke Airport, Liverpool Starways Vickers Viscount in 1961  Planes  (199)
Burnaston Airport, Derby Douglas C-47B Skytrain G-ANEG Executive Air Transport in 1962. This plane flew round the Midlands with some very excited schoolboys (including me) on a geography lesson   Planes  (193)
Jersey Airport - a BMA DC9 takes off in summer 1974  Planes  (167)
Most Recent Collections
11th Aug 2009Motorcycles and such
A few two wheelers including my own
17th Apr 2009Tractors
A few tractors from Stapleford Park in August 2007
24th Jul 2008Tall Ships Liverpool
A visit to Merseyside on 21st July 2008 to see the Tall Ships depart for their first leg to Norway. Viewed from the prom between New Brighton and Wallasey
29th May 2007Military Vehicles
A few pictures of restored military vehicles
6th Aug 2006Traction Engines
Some vintage engines from a recent steam rally
17th Jul 2006Cars
Some classic cars including my own
28th Apr 2006Trams
Trams ancient and modern including examples from Sweden, Roumania and the UK.
Older pictures include the Great Orme in Llandudno and Crich Museum.
Modern tram systems featured include Blackpool, Sheffield, Croydon, Nottingham, Birmingham and Manchester.
And finally a couple of visits to Crich Tramway Museum in August and September 2008
28th Apr 2006Commercial vehicles
A few commercial vehicles from the past and a fair amount from recent rally
28th Apr 2006Ships
Nautical pictures ancient and modern
28th Apr 2006Buses
A few photos including Turkish single deck trolleybus, ex_LT trolleybuses in Spain, Roumanian and South African buses including a trolleybus. Routemasters in service and preserved and a few classics from the 1980's. Plus a growing number of preserved buses from rallies in the UK.
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Burnaston Airport, Derby - a Derby Airways Canadair Argonaut in Overseas Aviation hybrid livery in 1962. This was a DC4 with four 1760HP RR Merlin 626 engines, sounding like a Lancaster no doubt!
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