Photo's Transport of bygone years

The AFS fire engine. It was housed on land belonging to the Institute Hut and heath End Road between the wars.




Below photo of the Railway Station courtesy of Dartford Borough Museum

 

No, this is not transport - it is where transport stopped outside Maypole School in 1935
Courtesy of London Transport Museum

Below to the left - trolley bus c 1950s and to the right RT c 1970s - both in Market St, Dartford

 

Below the trolley buses which ran from Dartford to Woolwich - taken Broadway Bexleyheath c1950s
(Courtesy Bexley Archive)

Before everyone had several phones.  The sometimes 'dreaded' GPO Telegram motorcycle - occasional good news but mainly bad.  Courtesy of Alan Oaten from the facebook group 'Dartford Remembered'.

Just for fun . . . . Kim Button (Maypoleman) in his 1946 Anglia racing - ever so slowly - along the lanes of Eynsford 17.2.08

Steam Train Bexley Station c 1910 taken from Bexley Archives website - they have copyright

Below the 401 Bus - plying the route c1940s-1970s

Image taken Farningham courtesy of Ians Bus Stop

http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.smith/buses/index.htm#stop

Below (possibly mother of Wendy Saunders on motorcycle combination) - in rear alley of Baldwyns Road c1920s
Courtesy of Wendy Saunders

Above 'Wally of the week' Maypoleman on his Excelsior 250cc Talisman Summer 1968

Below what an Excelsior Talisman should have looked like prior to being butchered

Below 'Poser' Perran Newman on his 'lookalike' Goldstar mid 1960s

Above

From Sheila Lusher nee Houlton - she suspects the above culprits to be

"We concluded that the chap on the bike is David Cruikshank. Left to right, we think they are: Ernie Gosling, Mosie Challice, Rose Challice (wife), Jackie Challice and David C. I am happy to be corrected by another reader, as this input is from my brother, although he seems very certain. Not many of 'em left, I don't suppose?

Had a lovely afternoon, reminiscing with Den".

Regards,

Sheila (16th. December 2007)

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Below type of fire engines from the Kent Fire Brigade attending heath fires c 50s/60s