Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

Memories of the Royal Naval School, Malta, 1947 - 1978.


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Staff at the Tram Depot453 viewsThe Malta Tramways were set up by the British corporation Macartney, McElroy & Co. Ltd. Construction of the lines began in 1904, with the main terminus being built in Porta Reale, Valletta, so that lines would run over Floriana and Hamrun, at which point they would diverge to different urban centres, including the Three Cities of the Cottonera and Zebbug, passing through Qormi. An extension to cover Birkirkara was later added to the original schedule. After 24 years of service, being declared insolvent, the tram company closed down on December 15th, 1929.Prefect
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Sliema Regional Road453 viewsMsida - St Andrew's completed in 1969 with the assistance of Taiwan.Prefect
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Città di Livorno ©452 views1 commentsPrefect
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Arriva takes over the Buses452 viewsHERE
New Network Map
Bus reform in numbers 59.2 million: Passengers carried by buses in 1979 30.2 million: Passengers carried by buses in 2009 €9 million: Subsidy claimed by current bus owners for 2009 €6.2 million: Total annual subsidy government will pay Arriva 20,500: Arriva’s projected number of bus seats 13,900: Current number of bus seats
508: Buses currently in service 264: Buses in Arriva’s fleet €3.49: Current cost of a one-day ticket €2.60: Arriva’s one-day ticket fare for non-Maltese ID card holders
€1.50: Arriva’s one-day ticket fare for Maltese ID card holders €1.30: Arriva’s two-hour ticket fare €0.47: Current single trip fare
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Postcard Crested Eagle451 viewsImperial Eagle in a former life.Prefect
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Grand Harbour 1962450 viewsPerhaps Prefect can identify ships?1 commentsrobinwilliams
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Film Prop Submarine U571450 viewsNow berthed Marsa end of Grand Harbour. See Wiki for more details MacHead
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Excursion to Armier448 viewsFrom the Vernon United Services ClubPrefect
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Uganda447 viewsSchool Cruises 1968 - 1982 1 commentsPrefect
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1971 Luqa Airport Viscount (I think)446 viewsDuring my first year and a half in Malta (1970-72) I took various pictures of planes at the airport. This was a Viscount I believe and taken looking from the old terminal building towards Luqa 2 site.2 commentsglub
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Troopship Cheshire445 viewsBuilt Govan 1927, Bibby Line. 1939 The Admiralty. Converted to Armed Merchant Cruiser for WWII service as HMS Cheshire.
Torpedoed 1940. Reverted to MOWT as troop transport 1943.
Restored to owners as passenger ship 1948 but converted again for trooping 1953 before scrapping at Newport, Monmouthshire, 1957.
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Trouble on the Buses again!445 viewsNew ticket system. And the tourists are being ripped off again. Times of Malta.1 commentsPrefect
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Jylland Marfa 1973 ©443 viewsPhoto Ewart White1 commentsPrefect
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Austin 10 "Tilly" utility 1976 ©442 viewsNA3TPrefect
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Another problem for Arriva ©440 viewsSt Helen St, Mellieha today.
Photo by Gerri.
Independent.
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Grand Harbour - Postcard about late 50s?438 views2 commentsdeco.rise
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Constellations at Luqa436 viewsThis is a picture taken of the two constelllations at Luqa in 1971 glub
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Dodge 4755436 viewsPre war body with a new post war grille.
Later rebuilt as a Mercedes Benz
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Royal Lady434 viewsGozo Ferry from 1937 on the new quay at Marfa. The former Scarborough pleasure steamer was bombed and sunk at Mgarr in 1942.Prefect
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An Ancient Cospicua Bus432 viewsPrefect
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Someone's Favourite Bus431 viewsMagirus Deutz No. 1956 / Y-0421 / DBY 4211 commentsPrefect
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A Pusser's Bus431 viewsBedford OWB, probably in Castille Street.

Photo courtesy of The Omnibus Society archive. The photographer was one Douglas Spray who served with the RAF (?) during the mid-40s. Photo taken around 1945.
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Pieta 1961430 viewsPrefect
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Star Postcard429 viewsPrefect
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Valletta Railway Terminus. ©429 viewsThe platforms were in the tunnel with steps emerging near the Opera House.
Leased to the Yellow Garage since 1971, they will be moving soon as the City Entrance is redeveloped.
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Tramlines at Fleur de Lys428 viewsPrefect
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Brisbane Star428 viewsSurvivor of Op Pedestal 1942Prefect
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BEA Vanguard at Luqa ©427 viewsPrefect
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Tram Terminus c1905426 viewsBefore the buses and the Phoenicia.Prefect
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New Royal Lady425 viewsBuilt 1937. Scarborough pleasure boat until requisitioned for war service 1940.
Later renamed Crested Eagle
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Devonshire424 viewsTroopship operated by Bibby Line 1939 - 1962.3 commentsPrefect
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Another Armier Trip 1936424 viewsDaina Garage Dodge 2128Prefect
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