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Intercity Airways
I see Intercity doesn't have a thread yet and there has been talk about them at Blackpool so I made a thread to keep updated on them.
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It was originally carried via the Blackpool thread.
Just the wild ramblings of a 19yr old kid with time on his hands - and a vivid imagination.
Bit like Unsworth's Atmosphere.
Just the wild ramblings of a 19yr old kid with time on his hands - and a vivid imagination.
Bit like Unsworth's Atmosphere.
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' Intercity '
This is worse than the 'fix' on the Apprentice Airline task, Neither team won.
Because for one thing they made no attempt to show they had researched other airlines ( Anyway that was slightly off topic ).
But point being is ' Intercity : If memory serves the name is , if my memory serves owned By either The Department of Transport.
Or one of the train operating countries ,bI had heard ' Cross Country ' but cannot be certain .
In any case it is too Similar the the Abelio Scotrail ' Inter7City ' name .
It may land this lad at the very least a very strong letter from somewhere .
Either way it will never happen.
Because for one thing they made no attempt to show they had researched other airlines ( Anyway that was slightly off topic ).
But point being is ' Intercity : If memory serves the name is , if my memory serves owned By either The Department of Transport.
Or one of the train operating countries ,bI had heard ' Cross Country ' but cannot be certain .
In any case it is too Similar the the Abelio Scotrail ' Inter7City ' name .
It may land this lad at the very least a very strong letter from somewhere .
Either way it will never happen.
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Indeed it was a rail service. British Rail brand from 1966 to 1997. Used the excellent, if often filthy dirty, HST's.
Back in the day, spent far to much of my life on the Wolverhampton - London but it was so much faster and safer than Suicide Alley, the M6/M1 alternative.
Back in the day, spent far to much of my life on the Wolverhampton - London but it was so much faster and safer than Suicide Alley, the M6/M1 alternative.
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It is registered as Inter City Airways Ltd - Details as link:
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/c...81646/officers
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/c...81646/officers
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They most certainly were. I flew non-rev on an Inter City Airlines Viscount 700 (G-ARGR) positioning from EDI to ABZ in September 1981. It was in Alidair colours with Inter City Airlines titles. I even have a photo.
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I know Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder, but weren't they gorgeous to look at.
Same for the Dove probably for same daft reason. When I worked for JCB many years back, I was told that Mr JCB's Dove was dismantled c1960 and placed in the rafters of the 'Experimental Shop'. Whether that was true ir not I have no idea but last I heard it was stored outside at Little Rissington.
Same for the Dove probably for same daft reason. When I worked for JCB many years back, I was told that Mr JCB's Dove was dismantled c1960 and placed in the rafters of the 'Experimental Shop'. Whether that was true ir not I have no idea but last I heard it was stored outside at Little Rissington.
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As well as Viscounts, Inter City Airlines also operated SD330s in the 1980s. G-BITV was used by Inter City Airlines (NB - not "Airways") and also by related company Guernsey Airlines and often flew from Manchester.
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JCB Dove
Don't know what made me look this up but back in the '80 I had to visit the JCB factory in Uttoxeter and to my amazement 'parked' on the roof of the office I was in was a plane quite unnerving really but a whole deH Dove was just there.. Still had the engines in I think.
JCB Dove
Don't know what made me look this up but back in the '80 I had to visit the JCB factory in Uttoxeter and to my amazement 'parked' on the roof of the office I was in was a plane quite unnerving really but a whole deH Dove was just there.. Still had the engines in I think.
Long time retired from JCB now but yes, I thought it an unusual storage when I saw it. Lol.
Last I heard, post demise of Mr JCB G-ARJB had been 'stored' at Little Rissington - purpose unknown.
Is it scrapped now?
Last I heard, post demise of Mr JCB G-ARJB had been 'stored' at Little Rissington - purpose unknown.
Is it scrapped now?
