Looking At The Past

Apart from having a Flickr account and running this blog, I have been submitting images to the Geograph project since 2006. Whilst the majority of images are freshly taken the site welcomes historic images and I have been going through some of my old boxes of slides this week and uploading images that I felt were of interest historically. Let me share a few…

Lenzie Station - Taken in 1976, the buildings were demolished in the 1980s when the station was modernised. — Lenzie Station – Taken in 1976, the buildings were demolished in the 1980s when the station was modernised.

Eastfield TMD - 20117 sits on shed between duties in 1976. A few class 20's remain in service but not this one. Eastfield TMD which opened in 1904 was closed in 1992 and demolished. It rose again from the ashes as a new maintenance shed for the units on the Glasgow - Edinburgh route in 2004. — Eastfield TMD – 20117 sits on shed between duties in 1976. A few class 20’s remain in service but not this one. Eastfield TMD which opened in 1904 was closed in 1992 and demolished. It rose again from the ashes as a new maintenance shed for the units on the Glasgow – Edinburgh route in 2004.

A pair of 20's drift through Woodhouse Station - little has changed here - but the buildings are now painted a rather bright shade of red! — A pair of 20’s drift through Woodhouse Station – little has changed here since the shot was taken in 1976 – but the buildings are now painted a rather bright shade of red!

RML2300 at Henlys Corner - very close to home but a rare shot with Henlys Garage visible - the garage was demolished in 1989. The 102 still runs but with Enviro 400's rather than Routemasters — RML2300 at Henlys Corner – very close to home but a rare shot with Henlys Garage visible – the garage was demolished in 1989 – the shot dates to 1980. The 102 still runs but with Enviro 400’s rather than Routemasters.

Alder Valley AEC Reliance 347 at Woking in 1976. Alder Valley was a merger within the National Bus Company of the Thames Valley and Aldershot & District bus companies. The colour chosen for the vehicles was NBC's poppy red. Thames Valley's vehicles were Red & Cream, This is an ex Aldershot 7 District vehicle displaying their Green & Cream livery. — Alder Valley Reliance 347. Alder Valley was a merger within the National Bus Company of the Thames Valley and Aldershot & District bus companies. The colour chosen for the vehicles was NBC’s poppy red. Thames Valley’s vehicles were Red & Cream, This is an ex Aldershot & District vehicle displaying their Green & Cream livery.

Passengers boarding a Bristol MW6G in Aberystwyth in 1976. The bus station area here has been completely rebuilt and is now separate from the road.

8 responses to “Looking At The Past”

dadirri7

September 11, 2013 at 11:18 pm

thanks for unearthing the past martin!

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1. 2e0mca
  
  September 12, 2013 at 8:41 am
  
  np Christine – I have many slide boxes that occasionally throw up some gems 🙂
  
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Tony McGurk

September 11, 2013 at 11:41 pm

I really like those old buses Martin especially the 1st green one

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1. 2e0mca
  
  September 12, 2013 at 8:40 am
  
  Thanks Tony – I was pleased to find a shot of one in the old Aldershot & District colours 🙂
  
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Three Well Beings

September 12, 2013 at 3:55 am

What a wonderful project, Martin! I am so impressed with the quality of these vintage photos, and they must be so interesting to those who know the area now!

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1. 2e0mca
  
  September 12, 2013 at 10:00 am
  
  Thanks Debra – I think the Geograph project is an excellent example of lots of people collaborating to produce an educational resource 🙂
  
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Touch2Touch

September 13, 2013 at 12:58 am

OMG, Martin.
Your “vintage” photos (all way beyond my first youth) make me realize I too am nowadays of historical interest!

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1. 2e0mca
  
  September 13, 2013 at 3:06 pm
  
  LoL Judith – Even recent history can seem like the dim and distant past unless it ignites the spark of recognition… Isn’t that the wonderful thing about those old photos we hid in the attic – Long forgotten pleasures rediscovered 🙂
  
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