Tal-Handaq Nostalgia

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


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Sliema Bus377 viewsMartin Powell
Bedford OB in the spray green livery 1973 - 1995.
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Directing traffic at Port des Bombes377 viewsBefore the flyover was buit in 1957.Prefect
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Series 1 LR lurking on Comino ©376 viewsPrefect
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Nevasa376 viewsBuilt 1955 as troopship. 1962 Laid up Falmouth. 1965 School Cruises. 1975 Scrapped Taiwan.Prefect
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Jylland in cruising mode.376 viewsPhoto Ewart WhitePrefect
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Dan Air Bristol Freighter376 viewsPhoto Graham King, © Camera Moose.Prefect
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Bedford OB 3119 © 376 viewsAt a garage in Mosta 2014.
Originally on the Cospicua route.
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Empress of Canada 1962375 viewsPrefect
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Gozo Ferry 1976375 viewsMelita Land ex Dordrechteansmith
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The Railway375 viewsValletta to Rabat/Mtarfa. 1883 - 1931.Prefect
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"Jibbooms & Bobstays!" said Nancy375 views2 commentsPrefect
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PWD 1903375 viewsPrefect
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Guglielmo Marconi374 viewsFrom 1965 CalendarMartin Powell
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Made in Malta374 viewsPrefect
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Luqa Terminal 1950s373 viewsPrefect
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Imperial Eagle ©373 viewsLaid up at Marsa 1996.

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New Bus Terminus planned.373 viewsBuses will not drive up towards City Gate and park around the Tritons Fountain anymore. Instead, passengers will alight at a stage which will be built close to the gardens opposite the Phoenicia Hotel. Buses will then turn down towards St James Ditch and park briefly in one of the 14 bays where passengers will board.Prefect
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Last Waltz around the Fountain ©373 viewsI think thats Thames EBY 537 running to the end.
Lament for the old buses.
537's Final Trip
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Another Mayflower373 viewsThe owner is understood to have worked at the Chart & Chronometer Depot in the 1950s so may well have resided at Dockyard Terrace.Prefect
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Entrance to Mdina Tunnel ©372 viewsMac
Near the former Notabile Station.
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A Kosher Sliema Bus ©372 views1 commentsPrefect
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Comet 4b372 viewsAt Rome enroute MaltaPrefect
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A Gozitan Fishing boat372 viewsWell and truly goosewinged.Prefect
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Constellation at Luqa 1976371 viewsIn service as a bar.Prefect
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Thorneycroft Sturdy Y-0382371 viewsFormerly 1606 on the Mellieha route.Prefect
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Lancastria 1936371 viewsThe Lancastria was a Cunard liner sunk on 17 June 1940 with the loss of an estimated 4,000 plus lives. It is the worst single loss of life in British maritime history. Prefect
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Ford Something ©370 viewsBugibba 2009. A little over restored perhaps.
Miss Yule had one similar.
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Valletta Station370 viewsPostcard. Written on the back - " This will give you a glimpse of the only railway in Malta which runs only a few miles to the old capital Citta Vecchia. The full fare is only 31/2d. It is quite a Puffing Billy affair. It will tell you what its like when I say that when the train is rather crowded, they sit on the footboards. I've done it myself."Prefect
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Porta Reale Station370 viewsPrefect
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Old Bus Station ©370 viewsStill in use.Prefect
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Città di Tunisi 1960369 viewsThe Senior Pilot's Farewell
©Alex Birt
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A Transport of Delight ©369 viewsFlanders & SwannPrefect
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