Eye-catching black and whites

[martc]

Kings Cross, and what's there?

A Railway Station, and where do the trains go from there?

That's right, Edinburgh. No un-gallant comments from the back please.

And more Edinburgh. No politics please.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

On 1/27/2021 at 6:57 AM, martc said:

'A number 9 bus driver having a drink with a friend at the end of his route. London, 1980s'.

Are bus drivers in that there London as well turned out nowadays?

No... 😜😜😜

[somewhatfoolish]

On 1/27/2021 at 6:57 AM, martc said:

'A number 9 bus driver having a drink with a friend at the end of his route. London, 1980s'.

Are bus drivers in that there London as well turned out nowadays?

Posh bird, drinking Perrier in the 80s; that's like gargling San Pellegrino these days. 

[somewhatfoolish]

Helensburgh seafront, ~1959.

Someone's posted a panorama from more or less the same viewpoint on google maps; click here.

[Remspoor]

[Dick Cheeseburger]

On 2/13/2021 at 4:58 PM, martc said:

Meanwhile, back in England.

Do you know the background to this photo? Occasionally you see a snapshot in time and wish you knew more about! Amazing photo. 

[Mr Pastry]

39 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Do you know the background to this photo? Occasionally you see a snapshot in time and wish you knew more about! Amazing photo. 

This is the scene today - without the benefit of a tele lens.   Castle completely hidden by trees, but you can make out the church tower and Clee HIll.

[martc]

8 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Do you know the background to this photo? Occasionally you see a snapshot in time and wish you knew more about! Amazing photo. 

Sorry, I don't. It was just a photo I stumbled upon on some way-back-when website.

[martc]

9 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

No... 😜😜😜

That's pretty smart clobber for a days bus bothering.

[JimH]

Please allow me a few of one of my more favourite places in California.

 

[warch]

16 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

This is the scene today - without the benefit of a tele lens.   Castle completely hidden by trees, but you can make out the church tower and Clee HIll.

Not often you can say this but Whitcliffe and Ludlow Castle do look a lot nicer without all of that vegetation in the way. I did an excavation at Ludlow Castle slightly over a year ago, very interesting.

[martc]

Pancake race. Bettws Shopping Centre, Newport, 1975.

Happy Pancake Day everyone! I've just had mine, with Golden Syrup, they were ace.

[JimH]

Sad because golden syrup on anything is just wrong wrong wrong.

[Asimo]

But the syrup trade had some nice trucks.

[JimH]

However, Pancake Day racing was never the same after big-money commercial sponsorship got involved.

[Asimo]

 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/michielverburgh/albums/72157603850350371/page1

 

[Rab]

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[Rab]

[Rab]

[somewhatfoolish]

2 hours ago, Rab said:

That doesn't look at all unstable*.

  

5 hours ago, Asimo said:

 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/michielverburgh/albums/72157603850350371/page1

 

Loving the 'finger in the dirt' graffito on the back door.

[Asimo]

[DSdriver]

A random selection from the gallery on Dr Danche DS website. Try and find it if you can.

[DSdriver]

15 hours ago, Rab said:

I bet that rig never went near a VOSA weighbridge

[warch]

17 hours ago, Rab said:

I couldn't find any information on what a Snowtrac weighs, but as they're aluminium bodied I imagine they're quite light, possibly no heavier than the thing towing it (c. 1.4 tons). Mind you I've never seen a trailer like that before, is it ex military? Those girders underneath are a bit peculiar, it looks like it weighs at least a tonne in its own right.

The heaviest thing I've ever shifted with my Land Rover 88 is another Land Rover 88 on a car trailer, north of Bristol to South Shropshire, that was about 2 and half tonnes, which in retrospect probably would have been illegal. I suppose the pleece would turn a blind eye to one of their own doing this in 1970 though.

[Asimo]

Are those things under the trailer sledge-runners, so it will still work as a trailer in deep snow?

[Remspoor]

[Remspoor]

[Andrew353w]

6 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Brilliant! A Daf 33 estate car! These were never sold in the U.K., though.

[warch]

1 hour ago, Asimo said:

Are those things under the trailer sledge-runners, so it will still work as a trailer in deep snow?

Perhaps it became a sledge once you removed the wheels, so it could be towed behind the Sno Trac. I’ve seen something similar in other photos. The runners look a bit wide though.