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Tata LPO 1210 #HPA 1162
1989 - Solan. Portrecik uniwersyteckiej Taty. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #HPA 6498
1989 - Okolice miejscowości Solan w stanie Himachal Pradesh. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Miscellaneous vehicles #HIA 8045
1989 - Okolice miejscowości Kalka w stanie Haryana. Autobus wygląda mi na Vikinga, ale jego różniąca się długość zdecydowała o wrzuceniu go pod miscellaneous. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #PB12 8011
1989 - Okolice miejscowości Kalka w stanie Haryana. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
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Tata LPO 1210 #HR01 0105
1989 - Okolice miejscowości Kalka w stanie Haryana. Całkiem zadbana Tata. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #PB12 8170
1989 - Okolice miejscowości Kalka w stanie Haryana. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #HPA 1070
1989 - Okolice miejscowości Kalka w stanie Haryana. Z tego, co zauważyłem na zdjęciach pana Alana, to HRTC pełni rolę przewoźnika podmiejskiego. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #HYE 1311
1990 - I to by było na tyle, jeżeli chodzi o miejscowość Chandigarh. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Miscellaneous vehicles #PB11 9068
1990 - Chandigarh. Ashok Leyland, ale jaki, to nie mam pojęcia. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Miscellaneous vehicles #CHW 6908
1990 - Chandigarh. W tamtych latach, taki zalatujący stanami autobus, to musiał być luksus w Indiach. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #PJG 3733
1990 - Chandigarh, teren dworca autobusowego. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #PJG 2854
1990 - Gdzieś w Chandigarh. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #PBN 8656
1990 - Chandigarh. Piękne sztuki :D Foto : Alan Urquhart.
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Ashok Leyland Viking #HIE 586
1990 - Chandigarh. Rzut oka na tył Ashok Leylanda. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #CHW 8934
1990 - Chandigarh. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #HYE 1468
1990 - Chandigarh, prawdopodobnie teren jakieś dworca. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #CHW 9308
1990 - Chandigarh. Gdzie nie spojrzeć, tam autobus. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #CH01 8198
1990 - Dzisiaj następna seryjka z Indii. Tym razem z miasta Chandigarh. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #DBP 4408
1992 - Delhi. Na koniec dzisiejszej serii, tamtejsza ówczesna nówka. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #DBP 208
1992 - Gdzieś w Delhi. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
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Ashok Leyland Viking #DEP 9475
1989 - Gdzieś w Delhi. Portret dawnego, indyjskiego łał. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #DBP 1380
1992 - Delhi. Nie mam pewności, czy to jeszcze model 1210, czy już coś innego. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
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Tata LP 909/36 #DBP 2374
1990 - Delhi. Kolejny niezidentyfikowany. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #DHP 3615
1989 - Gdzieś w Delhi. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
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Ashok Leyland Viking #DHP 3482
1990 - Delhi. Nie ma co, ale jazda takim padłem to musiało być coś. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #DEP 9192
1992 - Delhi. Ta jeżdżąca ruina stanowiła w tamtych latach trzon tego (podobno) największego przewoźnika miejskiego na świecie. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Ashok Leyland Viking #DLP 1332
1990 - Delhi. Normalnie MC` Drive :D Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #505
1990 - Delhi. Nie wiem co to za pojazd, ale za to ma numerek taborowy. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
Tata LPO 1210 #DEP 6721
1990 - Delhi, najprawdopodobniej teren jakiegoś dworca. Foto : Alan Urquhart.
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Tata LPO 1210 #DEP 7669
1992 - Gdzieś w Delhi. W tym tygodniu zaprezentuję kolejną serię zdjęć Pana Alana Urquharta. Tym razem z Indii.
Swaraj Mazda T3500
11 august 2011 - The road to Khardung-La pass, Jammu and Kashmir, India. And with this photo I'd like to finish my India photos. I'd like to wish all Phototrans.eu users a Happy New Year 2012, and thanks very much for all your kind words under the photos.
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Force Traveller 3350WB #JK-10-7844
11 august 2011 - Khardung-La pass, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. This picture was taken at around 5560m above sea level, on what is allegedly the world's highest pass reachable by car. Which is exactly what this mercedes-clone has done. I preferred to go up there in a pick-up and go back down the 38km to Leh on a mountainbike. That was FUN! :)
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Ashok Leyland / Ruby #416
9 august 2011 - Bombay, Bandra bus depot. To cope with the wild crowds using the local trains in Bombay every day (you can see how wild some of them are HERE) a system of overbridges was built above the local streets, one leading alongside the Bandra bus depot. The picture shows one of the newest additions to the BEST bus fleet - a CNG-powered bus with an electronic display rather than a film. In the background you can see a typical Indian slum.
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Ashok Leyland / Ruby #6902
9 august 2011 - Bombay, Wellington Chowk. A traditional Bombay bus next to a traditional Bombay taxi, a licence version of the Fiat 1100 from 1951. It may be difficult to believe, but India has adopted their own emissions standards, based on European norms. This bus from Colaba depot is proud to inform that it conforms to the Bharat II standard (same as Euro II). It is running on circular route 111, which takes train passengers from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus around the city centre.
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Ashok Leyland / Antony #4027
9 august 2011 - Bombay, Madame Cama Road. And this is what the newest generation of double-deckers in Bombay looks like. DDs (British-made) were introduced in 1937. The one in the picture is around 10-12 years old - I remember the batch of full-length cab ones was more-or-less new 10 years ago. Each BEST bus has two destination blinds - one at the front in Marathi, one on the side in English. It\''s the same with depot signs and fleet numbers (English at the back). This is why BEST buses were my favourite tool to learn to read and write Hindi (same script). The DD buses are accessed via the rear like old-fashioned front-engined buses in the UK. Passengers are served by two conductors - one on the lower and one on the upper deck - they usually walk around the deck and hit the handrails with their ticket clippers to alert the passengers. Of course each bus is fitted with a conductor\''s rope - pulled once to signal a stop and two to allow the driver to leave. Over the last 10 years the number of DD buses has dropped, but there is stil a few dozen of them in Colaba, Backbay, Worli, and Kurla depots. The picture shows bus 4027 from Backbay depot on route 138 running between said depot and the magnificent Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station or - as we called it - the Station Formerly Known as VT (Victoria Terminus).
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Ashok Leyland / Ruby #180
9 august 2011 - Bombay, Marine Drive. The bus public transport in Bombay is similar in many aspects to that of London, and not just because of the colour of the vehicles. There is a huge number of bus lines, the daily vehicle requirement is slightly larger than London\''s, and the buses come in a number of sizes - from a minibus (like this one) to double-deckers of around 11 metres in length. Both cities also hate bendies as much - Bombay experimented with them around 2000 in the suburbs but quickly gave up. The photo shows a gas-powered minibus from Backbay depot running on route 9 Limited in the very centre of the city.
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Ashok Leyland / Ruby #7325
9 august 2011 - Krishna Chandra Road, Bandra, Mumbai. Time for some more of India. This is a typical BEST bus. BEST (Brinahmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport) is a city-owned monopolist responsible for electricity and buses. This structure is - of course - anachronistic. BEST was initially a tram company, which sold surplus electricity to private users. In time they built the city electricity grid and ditched the trams (in 1964), briefly experimenting with trolleybuses. Wikipedia even has a picture of a right-hand-drive Skoda 9Tr HERE.
Volvo 9400 #MH-43-H-31000
8 august 2011 - Bombay-Pune expressway, Sajgaon services. This is what the offer of the state transport undertaking of Maharashtra looks like. On the left a slightly dirty Volvo, on the right the equivalent of an Autosan H9. The Volvos have become a synonim of luxury on the route, linking Pune station with the Bombay suburb of Dadar every 15-30 minutes. The journey time of the bus and train is similar, but the bus has one big advantage - tickets are available for immediate travel, whereas the train is sold out weeks before departure.
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Miscellanous vehicles #MH-12-AU-7695
7 august 2011 - The campus of the Mahindra United World College of India, Taluka (commune) Mulshi. This is what I actually went to India for - the ten year anniversary of my graduation from this good institution. It was a great experience to go back to the place I spent two of the best years of my life. At the end we were treated to a ride on the bus of the same company that has been ferrying us down to Pune for shopping every Saturday for over a decade. If any of you is around 15-16 and would like to go round the world at a young age, have a look here: http://www.uwc.org
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Burn & Co. SLC #613
3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Bidhan Sarani. And here is the last pic from Calcutta. This one seems to be in a reasonable condition, with a slightly peeling ad. After taking this picture I got into a taxi and went to the airport to go back to Delhi. And from there - onward through India...
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Burn & Co. SLC #244
1 august 2011 - Calcutta, Esplanade. A car on route 12/1 from Rajabazaar depot turns round under the watchful eye of the dispatcher (sorry about the person in the shot). Given the average speed of trams in this city, this one will reach Belgatchia in around one and a half hours. If I got into the metro at the nearby station I would be there in 20 minutes - if it wasn`t for the huge queues at the ticket window, which often spill out onto the street - which means it would have taken me another good half hour to buy the ticket...
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Tata LPO 1210 #WB-25-A-0110
1 august 2011 - Calcutta, B.B.D. Bag. And something else I managed to find. The shortest-wheelbase version of the Tata 1210 is a very popular bus in Calcutta - mainly because it\''s cheap and it fills up with passengers fast - both being important from a private operator\''s point of view.
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Ashok Leyland #WB-04-D-0136
1 august 2011 - Calcutta, B.B.D. Bag. I found something else from Cal after all. A really worn out bus made by Ashok Leyland runs through one of the main squares of the city, towards the Rabindra Setu bridge. Just behind it is a low-floor Volvo B9 (sadly something obstructed the shot as it came past me), made in India, and bought by the state transport company of West Bengal. To the left we see a Hindustan Ambassador, which is basically a licensed Oxford Minor, made in India non-stop since the 40s. A country of contrasts indeed...
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Burn & Co. SLC #286
3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Bidhan Sarani. Tram vehicles in Calcutta - unlike any other in the world - have 1st and 2nd class compartments. The 1st class (front half of the vehicle) has seats facing the direction of travel and ceiling-mounted fans (which never work anyway). The 2nd class compartment has seats facing the centre of the vehicle and no fans. Of course the ticket prices for 1st class are a bit higher. And I`m afraid that`s it from Calcutta this time around - I have written an article for the December issue of "Świat Kolei".
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Burn & Co. SLC #207
3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Shyambazaar. Most termini in Calcutta either have a tram depot or a few sidings. The newly modernised car (from Belgatchia depot) stands next to a slightly older vehicle, nicknamed the "Elephant Car". The mesh at the front is used for protection against the sometimes violent demonstrations. And besides - if I had to stand in front of a window for 8 hours at a stretch I wouldn`t survive long...
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Bajaj RE #WB-04-D-5131
3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Hazra Road x Sarat Bose Road. Let me explain. Autorickshaws are one of the basic modes of transport in all Indian cities. However, in most cities they function like taxis. but not in Calcutta. Here they ply on set routes and are like minibuses in Eastern Europe - they fill in the gaps left by the bus and tram networks. As you can see, this vehicle runs on Route 34 from Jatin Das Park metro station along Hazra and Bondel Roads. Each rickshaw takes a maximum of 5 people (3 at the back, 2 next to the driver). As always with this kind of transport - no tickets are issued, and you pay the driver directly.
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Burn & Co. SLC #227
2 august 2011 - Calcutta, Dufferin Road. And this is what the newest modernised vehicle looks like - built partially from plexiglass and with slightly more modern seats. Under the floor though it`s a vehicle built at best around 1983, using pre-war technology. Not to mention the plexi windows make you feel like you`re in a greenhouse inside. Nothing like a well-done modernisation, eh?
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Tata LPO 1210 #WB-11-B-3560
3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Esplanade bus station. After the privatisation of the bus routes (during the reign of the Communist Party of India!) Calcutta became full of these colourful contraptions. The body is part-steel and part-wood, whereas the chassis is a universal Tata chassis, which can be fitted out with either a lorry or a bus body.
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Burn & Co. SLC #635
2 august 2011 - Calcutta, Park Circus depot. Sadly, since my last visit there 10 years ago, large sections of the network have been closed. In 2001 there were at least two routes serving Park Circus - now the depot houses buses and these old bangers, which won`t ride anywhere anymore. Sadly - despite the tracks not being all that bad, these trams run at around 10-15 km/h, thereby becoming true road-hogs. Also, the city tries to cope with the traffic by making one-way street systems - closing the tram tracks going the "wrong way" each time.
Burn & Co. SLC #724
1 august 2011 - Calcutta, Esplanade. With this picture I`d like to start a short series of pictures of public transport from Calcutta. This picture shows a standard vehicle from this dying network. It`s tough to determine its age - the last batch of new cars was bought in the middle of the 80s, and since then these cars have just undergone repairs and overhauls, using whatever parts were available in the depot :)
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Miscellanous vehicles
? - Bombaj, z widokiem na miejscowy dworzec centralny (Mumbai Central). Autobus z serii brytyjskich piętrusów z okolic lat 50., wszystkie one były podobne do siebie i pobieżne oględziny nie pomogły mi zidentyfikować dokładnego typu...Pozdrowienia dla Straphana :-)
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Tata LP 1510 #UP 80E 9489
2 october 2007 - Agra; jakiś biedak dogorywa w krzakach...
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Miscellanous vehicles #UP 65F 9629
1 october 2007 - Varanasi; Nai Sarak Road. Witamy w Indiach.
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Tata
7 may 2005 - Khajuraho, dworzec autobusowy wczesnym rankiem. Cztery Taty, a każdy inny - tak to już z nimi jest ;) Tym zielonym jechałem później sześć godzin do Jhansi. Tym zdjęciem kończę moje autobusowe wspomnienia z Indii.
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Tata
5 may 2005 - Satna, dworzec autobusowy. Widok na miejsce pracy kierowcy w przeciętnym autobusie marki Tata. Ten zegar to był raczej w opcji. W kilku oknach z tyłu autobusu zamiast szyb wstawione były arkusze blachy, których brzęczenia słuchałem przez całą drogę do Khajuraho czyli 6 godzin.
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28 april 2005 - Jaipur, plac Choti Chaupar, a na nim dwa miejskie autobusy - jeden trochę starszy, drugi jak na Indie całkiem nowy. Nad miastem góruje fort Nahangarh, ale to pestka w porównaniu do odległego o jakieś 10 km fortu Amber, do którego zresztą też kursują miejskie autobusy - małe Taty, mocno wzorowane na mercedesach 308.
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28 april 2005 - Jaipur, Ajmer Gate (o ile dobrze pamiętam). RSRTC oprócz połączeń międzymiastowych obsługuje również linie miejskie w Jaipur. Na autobusie widać zresztą logo firmy (nad słupkiem tylnego okna). Nie znam marki, ale to raczej nie była Tata.
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27 april 2005 - Na trasie Pushkar - Ajmer. Typowy w indyjskich lokalnych autobusach układ siedzeń 2+3. Tutaj była tylko godzinka, ale zdarzały mi się też sześciogodzinne jazdy takimi cudami. Nie znam marki, to raczej nie jest Tata, na zewnątrz możecie go obejrzeć tutaj: http://transport.asi.pwr.wroc.pl/2-118231.html (ten kremowo zielony z prawej)
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Tata
24 april 2005 - Jodhpur, dworzec autobusowy. Dwie białe Taty (albo dwóch tatów ? ;)) i niezidentyfikowany wehikuł w kolorze kremowo - zielonym. Zwracam uwagę na tablice rejestracyjne - piękna, ręczna robota :)
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Ruby/Tata #MRL 6476
february 2002 - Mumbai (Bombaj), Hutatma Chowk. W momencie zrobienia zdjęcia ta seria autobusów już nie kursowała na liniach. Ten egzemplarz należy do położonej w centrum miasta zajezdni Backbay. Po wycofaniu z ruchu liniowego autobus przebudowano i obecnie służy on jako ruchoma kuchnia, przygotowująca posiłki dla kierowców na ważniejszych krańcach, które są jakoś pozbawione normalnej dyspozytorni.
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