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Category Archives: transportation
Asian and African Warships to the Cape
I was given a whole stack of prints that were photographed of warships that called in Cape Town and Simonstown roughly between 1994 and 2002. The photographer was Patrick Gavin Worman, and unfortunately like so many of us he was … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Military, Personal, ships and shipping, South Africa, transportation, Warships
Tagged Cape Town, San, South Africa, South African Navy, Warship
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Durban Shipwatch: Anastasis
My handy ship visit book records that we visited on board this classic beauty on 18 May 1996. Rudi and I went down specifically to see her, and I was carrying a large video camera but no stills camera. Rudi … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ships, Natal, Personal, shipbio, shipbook, ships and shipping, South Africa, transportation
Tagged 1996, Anastasis, Durban. shipbook, Mercy Ships, Ship visit, Youth With a Mission, YWAM
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Tugboat Canning in Swansea
The preserved tug Canning, is permanently berthed in Swansea at the Swansea Maritime and Industrial Museum. She was built in 1954 and built by Cochrane & Sons of Selby for the Alexandra Towing Company and was based at Liverpool until being transferred … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Outside RSA, Personal, ships and shipping, transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Canning, Helwick, light vessel, museum, preserved, Swansea, Tug, Tugboat
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Swindon Railway Works Plaques
The plaques in this post were photographed at Steam. Museum of the Great Western Railroad that I visited in 2015. Unfortunately my images did not come out well, it really has to do with camera shake and long exposures associated with not … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Trains & railways, transportation, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Great Western Railway, GWR, Roll of Honour, Steam Museum, Swindon, Wiltshire, World War
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Liverpool Pals Memorial
Lime Street Station in Liverpool has seen a lot in the years that it has served Liverpool since it officially opened in August 1836. It also saw many men leave for war, and probably many returning victorious years later. When … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Trains & railways, transportation, United Kingdom, World War 1
Tagged Lime Street Station, Liverpool, Liverpool Pals, Pals Battalion, Regiment, station, train, War memorial, World War I
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Merchant Navy Memorials, Liverpool
The Merchant Navy Memorials in Liverpool are situated on the waterfront facing the Mersey and the Birkenhead side of the river bank. The city played an important role in the Battle of the Atlantic as Western Approaches Command was based … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Heritage, Liverpool, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Personal, ships and shipping, transportation, United Kingdom, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Arandora Star, Battle of the Atlantic, convoy, Liverpool, Memorial, Merchant Navy, Mersey, MN, plaque, Ships, World War
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Waterline Ships Master List
Master list of ships in my collection. Unfortunately it fell behind because it is difficult to add to it, but I am updating it as at 22/06/2019 Ship Maker Ship Maker Cunard Line Queen Elizabeth Triang Minic … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise ships, Personal, ships and shipping, Titanic, transportation
Tagged 1/1200, 1/1250, AH Models, CM, collection, Hein Muck, Mercator, Ships, Triang minic, waterline
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4-8-2T NBL Tank Loco 24386
One of the plinthed locomotives that has been on display for many years may be found at Florida Junction out on the West Rand. Listed as 4-8-2T North British Tank Loco 24386, I have seen this loco for the many years that … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Personal, South Africa, Trains & railways, transportation, West Rand
Tagged Florida, Florida Junction, NBL, North British Locomotive, Sanrasm, West Rand, Witbank Colliery
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19D – 3328 at Coligny
Class 19D 3328 is plinthed in Coligny and is well looked after by a local businessman who uses the plot as an advertisement for a local garden centre, it is even been adorned with cherubs and garden gnomes! However the important … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, South Africa, Trains & railways, transportation
Tagged 19D, 19D-3328, Coligny, Plinthed., railways, SAR, Steam engine, train
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Virgel
Our visit to Virgel is also undated, so I can only hazard a guess. Suffice to say that by the time we undertook this visit her sisters were no longer, and she was the only one of the three left … Continue reading
Posted in Natal, Personal, shipbio, shipbook, ships and shipping, South Africa, transportation
Tagged Constantia, dry cargo, Durban, Morgenster, Safmarine, ship, Vergelegen
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