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Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

A long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera. Two railwaymen stand on the front of a locomotive called Ringing Rock on the right. The station opened in 1899. In 1904 it was renamed Fishguard & Goodwick. It closed in 1964, but there are hopes that it will reopen one day

© Mary Evans / Roger Worsley Archive

Handley Page Clive III G-ABYX

Handley Page Clive III G-ABYX of Sir Alan Cobhams National Aviation Day flying circus. One of the Hinaidi I prototypes, J9126, built using a W.10 fuselage as a transport design and later converted to become the sole Clive III, though not entering service as such. Later as G-ABYX sold to Sir Alan Cobham for the National Aviation Day flying circus and named Youth of Australia and later renamed Astra. Date: circa 1935

© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Vickers 953C Merchantman G-APES

Vickers 953C Merchantman G-APES (msn 721, of British Airways Cargo. The Merchantman freighters were converted from passenger carrying Vanguards. Delivered new to BEA British European Airways as G-APES, a Vickers V953 Vanguard, in January 1962, it only operated as a passenger aircraft for 8 years before being converted to V953C Merchantman standard in April 1970 for operation by BEA Cargo. BEA and BOAC merged in April 1974 to form British Airways and the aircraft continued in operation until it was sold to Air Bridge Carriers in November 1976. Air Bridge Carriers were renamed Hunting Cargo Airlines in August 1992. The aircraft was retired at East Midlands Airport, UK, in February 1995 after 33 years service and was broken up soon after. The nose section is preserved at the East Midlands Aeropark. Date: circa 1974-1976

© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans A The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans