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RIGA666.jpg   brand new Solaris Trollino18 no 666 under test in Rainis Bulvaris May 24th 2007  Riga Trolleybuses  (274)
starfy1.jpg   the Star Ferries are extremely evocative of Hong Kong, especially if you travel in the non-air conditioned part  Six Days in Hong Kong  (251)
HOEDOWN080107.JPG   ThatOtherGuyBackThere and his entourage turned up at the last moment.  Poconut Hoedown 2008  (225)
MALTYORK.jpg   The Maltings in York is an excellent pub with only one problem – its too small !   My Favourite Pubs  (209)
EBY592.JPG   3 former Crosville Bristol LHs are still running in Malta, EBY592 was formerly SLL635 (OCA635P) is in seen at Marsaxlokk in February 2003  Former Crosville Buses  (194)
RS1146.JPG   Skoda 14Tr 1146 dropping off passengers in Vainodes Iela, heading for Ziepniekkalns on route 19. June 2008  Riga Trolleybuses  (191)
STAM94.JPG   the 1355 to Aluksne leaves Stameriena on July 16th 1994.  Gulbene - Aluksne Banitis  (155)
YX08FXH.JPG   Wright bodied Volvo B9TL YX08FXH of East Yorkshire seen in York August 30th 2008  Photos 2008  (154)
RFNISSI2070.JPG   "I'm really proud of my band"  Richie Furay Band, Nissis, March 13th 2009  (152)
10 HFM196J1.JPG   Crosville Bristol RE / ECW HFM196J parked at Oak Street car park early in the day  South Cheshire Running Day  (143)
11 oldswan1.jpg   The Old Swan in Netherton is commonly known as Ma Pardoes, after the former landlady. Brewing has now recommenced here, and the interior is as idiosyncratic as ever !  My Favourite Pubs  (142)
12 WH04080020.jpg   NGG16 Garratt 138 at Dinas with the afternoon train for Rhyd Ddu in August 2004.  Welsh Highland Railway  (133)
13 JEH198K.JPG   former PMT Bristol RESL / ECW JEH198K posed in front of the bottle kilns at the Gladstone Pottery Museum  Potteries Connection 2008  (131)
14 XLAPK01.jpg   Lapkovskis & Dels are a private operator who run a Riga – Kraslava express service. LF27 is one of a pair of Kutter bodied Scania K112TL in the fleet ex Onni Vilkas (Finland)  Buses in Latvia  (130)
15 GZ2248B.jpg   Bedford OWB GZ2248 specially operated the Brewood - Cannock service on Saturdays in September 2007. Seen having arrived at Sannock on Sept 22nd.  Green Bus Service, Cannock  (122)
16 L308YDU.jpg   L308YDU is a Mercedes 709d / Alexander Belfast which came from Stagecoach Oxford in 2006. Seen in the latest livery in Wednesfield in April 2007  Green Bus Service, Cannock  (120)
17 C212GTU1.JPG   Leyland Olympian / ECW C212GTU is possibly the last former Crosville vehicle with Arriva north West. Seen arriving at Crewe bus station on route 8 on March 7th 2009  Photos 2009  (118)
18 DR1A291.jpg   DEMU DR1A 291 having arrived at CEsis with the morning train from Riga on 26th August 2006.  Latvian Railways  (117)
19 CMG2CRG1.jpg   a line-up of contrasting ECW coach front ends at the Birkenhead rally in 200  Preserved Crosville Buses  (110)
20 POPS0804.JPG   JBF169N is a Daimler Fleetline / Northern Counties new to Turners of Brown Edge, recently repatriated after spending many years on the continent.  Potteries Bus Rally 2008  (109)
21 DOURO.JPG   the river Douro near Pinhao, February 1999. "a date phrased like a vintage"  By Popular Request  (107)
22 MTU119Y.jpg   Leyland Olympian / ECW MTU119Y (DOG119) is now an open-topper with the revived York Pullman and looks immaculate ! Seen at Exhibtion Square in November 2007.  Former Crosville Buses  (105)
23 FCOCKBRAD.JPG   the Fighting Cock in Bradford, a real ale haven amidst dereliction since the 1980s  My Favourite Pubs  (105)
24 lovelake5.JPG   a view of the mountains from Loveland Lake - March 2009  Further Trips to Loveland and Estes Park  (102)
25 2hcabs.jpg   2 halfcabs on route 4 meet at Penny Lane. On the left Leyland Titan PD2 / Crossley L255 (VKB711) heading towards Woolton, and on the right AEC Regent V / Metro Cammell A267 (VKB900) heading into the city.  Merseyside Transport Trust Running Day 2007  (100)
26 ogredmu.jpg   a DR1P EMU found for Krustpils at Ogre in June 2003.  Latvian Railways  (93)
27 BEECHLR2207.JPG   charging the bank past the garden  Return to Rinkingpong Road  (91)
28 marborg.jpg   Tartanskirt meets a Latvian shirt !  By Popular Request  (90)
29 SHIREHO.JPG   the Shire Horse at Wyaston, Derbyshire. This pub appeared like a visit after we'd missed our stop on the bus, and were rapidly being carried into the middle of nowhere !  My Favourite Pubs  (89)
30 VINENANT.JPG   the Vine, Nantwich. An excellent pint of Hydes  My Favourite Pubs  (89)
31 C212GTU2.JPG   Leyland Olympian / ECW C212GTU (EOG212) is possibly the last former Crosville vehicle left with Arriva North West. Seen on route 8 to Beech Drive in Market Street, Crewe on march 7th 2009  Former Crosville Buses  (87)
32 851FNN.JPG   former Barton Northern Counties bodied lowbridge AEC Regent 851FNN at Nantwich bus station. We piled out the pub pretty hastily when this arrived !  South Cheshire Running Day 2009  (87)
33 POCOESTES0050.JPG   A very rare photo – Rusty with a baseball cap on the right way round ! [ Under The Gun]  Poco Concert - Estes Park, CO August 9th 2008  (86)
34 CX56AHD.JPG   an unusual vehicle in the fleet of Express motors, Penygroes is CX56AXD an MAN with Marco Polo bus body. Seen passing through Bontnewydd.  Photos 2008  (86)
35 CX09BFM.JPG   this Arriva Optare Solo has an appropriate registration for operating for a former Crosville company ! CX09BFM is seen at Bangor, May 30th 2009  Photos 2009  (84)
36 amber1.jpg   stalls selling amber can be seen all over the old city in Riga (however cold the weather !). These are on Kalku Iela  Some Views of Latvia  (83)
37 67015B.JPG   67015 propells a Marylebone - Wrexham service out of Shrewsbury on Feb 7th 2009. Note the mixed semaphore and colour lights signal gantry.  Photos 2009  (83)
38 AIPSASNX2.jpg   Bauska is still a stronghold of Autosans, though they rarely venture into Riga these days. As well as the common H9.21 they also still operate the H10.12 and H9.35 types. D6311 of the former is seen parled next to H9.21 DT6714 at Bauska bus station in August 2007.  Buses in Latvia  (82)
39 943KHA.jpg   943KHA is one of only 2 underfloor engined D10 double-deckers built by Midland Red. Seen next to a pair of Daimler Fleetlines.  Midland Red Centenary  (81)
40 BANGOR2VOLVOS.JPG   A pair of Volvo B7RLE / Wright passing in Bangor. CX55FAJ heading for Llangefni and CX04HRN heading for Llanberis (despite what it says on the blind !)  Farewell to KMP  (81)
41 175103.JPG   Class 175 103 arriving at Shrewsbury with a Cardiff - Manchester train Feb 7th 2009. One of the few units left in FNW livery  Photos 2009  (80)
42 MXX463B.jpg   AEC Regal RF486 (MXX463) in Golders Green bus station during the recreation of route 210.  By Popular Request  (79)
43 NML633E2.JPG   Arriva Routemaster NML633E displayed on the main square in Stafford, April 9th 2009.  Photos 2009  (77)
44 S518KFL.JPG   Choice Travel have made a start on repainting the Dennis Dart SLF / Marshall that they acquired from A2Z Travel. K518KFL (new to Metroline) is seen at the Chell Road, Stafford terminus of route 880, on 7th May 2009  Photos 2009  (76)
45 RMDAY05.JPG   the first Routemaster photo of the day. Arriva RML2617 approaching Angel, Islington on route 73  National Routemaster Day  (75)
46 CAZ6602.JPG   Midland Rider Dennis Dart / Wright CAZ6602 is unusual in that it has ALWAYS carried that registration, being new to Ulsterbus. Seen in Wolverhampton bus station on the Pattingham service in Septe,mber 2008  Photos 2008  (75)
47 DUBULTI3.JPG   a closer view of a Riga - Sloka train approaching Dubulti June 9th 2008  Latvian Railways  (73)
48 CYA181J.jpg   Knotty Bus AEC Relaince / Plaxton CYA181J seen at a POPS rally some years ago. This vehicle was ex Chiltern Queens, but was new to Hutchings and Cornelius of South Petherton, and has now returned to Somerset as part of the Rexquote heritage fleet  Independent bus operators in Staffordshire  (73)
49 RIB7002.jpg   the first regular vehicle on RML Travel's route 40 was this unique Carlyle bodied Dennis Dart revamped with a 'Zigzag' front end. RIB7002 was new to the Isle of Man as CMN12A, then to R&I as H403VOY but was with Waverley Travel in Edinburgh before RML. It was withdrawn after about a year and has since passed to Nu-Venture in Kent  Independent bus operators in Staffordshire  (73)
50 DDM32X.JPG   Willowbrook bodied Leyland Leopard DDM32X (ELL32) later passed to Primrose of Leomster (part of the Yeomans group by this time). Seen at Leominster bus station in 1998. Despite what it says on the blind and side of the vehicle, it was on the Hereford route  Former Crosville Buses  (71)
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