athearn is a united states manufacturer of model railroad equipment , produced and distributed by american hobby manufacturer horizon hobby , inc. of champaign , illinois , usa .

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athearn is sold to new owners . athearn introduces the maxi - iii and husky - stack well cars .
find great deals on ebay for athearn locomotives in athearn ho scale model railroads and trains . shop with confidence .
on the athearn website there is a short history of athearn . it mentions that in 1957 athearn introduced plastic freight car kits including a 3 dome tank , 40 ' reefer and 40 ' box .
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in 1880 , a less common occupation for the athearn family was farm laborer . farmer , laborer and keeping house were the top 3 reported jobs worked by athearn . the most common athearn occupation in the usa was farmer . 31 % of athearn ' s were farmers .
in 1880 , farmer , laborer and keeping house were the top 3 reported jobs worked by athearn . a less common occupation for the athearn family was farm laborer . the most common athearn occupation in the usa was farmer . 31 % of athearn ' s were farmers .
athearn acquires rail power products . athearn acquires the tooling for four 50 ' box cars from details west . they are later released in the ready to roll line . athearn introduces the n scale product line .
athearn introduces the amd - 103 . in june , athearn announces the development of the sd70 - series for the genesis line . in october , athearn announces the development of the bombardier bi - level commuter cars .
after receiving a large response to an ad about his o - scale model railroad , irv athearn establishes athearn trains in miniature and sells model railroad supplies .
it is very intersting that some early ads clearly say that globe is made by athearn and other ads do not even give an address or mention athearn .
after receiving a large response to his advertisement selling his o - scale model railroad , irv athearn establishes athearn trains in miniature , selling model railroad supplies .
athearn introduces the u28b , u28c , u30b , u30c , u33b and u33c .
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the incredible history of athearn model trains .
29th athearn lecture poster ( . pdf file , opens in adobe acrobat reader )
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metal wheels ( 2 ) by athearn . $ 5 . 27 $ 5 27 . 5 out of 5 stars 1 . product description athearn ho truck , bettendorf . 33
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athearn introduces the gp35 , sd45 , sdp40 , dd40 and sw1500 cow & calf .
in october , athearn announces the development of the bombardier bi - level commuter cars .
here is a photo of a late 1956 globe passenger car kit unbuilt . how do i know it was produced in late 1956 ? the instructions say athearn . the first athearn produced globe models make no reference to athearn and have no address on the box or instructions . but as soon as june of 1955 , athearn was running small ads in mr that said
globe models are a quality product of irvin r athearn
.
irv athearn begins building an o - scale model railroad at his mother ' s home .
athearn purchases globe models on july 2 . the globe models name is retained until 1956 .
james wright jlwii2000 train product reviews , how to ' s & more on youtube reviews the athearn gp15 - 1 . how does it stack up ? urltoken urltoken # athearn # horizonhobby
it ' s sure interesting that the
basic athearn kit
has been so durable .
irv athearn begins building an o - scale model railroad at his mother ' s home .
in june , athearn announces the development of the sd70 - series for the genesis line .
the 63 ' and 67 ' lengths are from the athearn listing in an old walthers catalogue from the nineties . . . not that athearn has always labelled everything correctly of course ! !
ready - to - roll ho scale . athearn ho steam engines . athearn ho train sets . diesels . freight car multi - pack . freight cars . freight containers . passenger cars .
athearn introduces the h24 - 66 trainmaster . model die casting introduces an n scale product line .
on october 16 , athearn announces it is discontinuing the production of
blue box
kits .
between 1962 and 2004 , athearn life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003 , and highest in 1996 . the average life expectancy for athearn in 1962 was 68 , and 76 in 2004 .
the latest tweets from athearn trains ( @ athearntrains ) . for over 60 years , athearn has offered a diverse selection of ho and n scale model railroad locomotives , rolling stock , and vehicles .
the athearn rdc - 1 and rdc - 3 are officially discontinued due to a damaged frame mold .
athearn has always just called it an rpo , and i don ' t think i ' ve ever seen athearn literature discribe the length . walthers catalogs have contained a misprint or two over the years .
athearn releases the genesis sd70 - series and announces the genesis 2 - 8 - 2 steam locomotive . in october , athearn announces an improved version of the sd40 - 2 that will replace the existing models .
as you search swap meets and online on ebay , you ' ll find many examples of cars that at first glance appear to be genuine athearn releaess . often these turn out to be bev - bel or other secondary companies stamping and lettering athearn kits . this site will be a resource only for athearn releases .
irv athearn moves his business from his mother ' s home to a separate location in hawthorne , california .
athearn introduces the gp35 , sd45 , sdp40 , dd40 and sw1500 ( actually sw7 ) cow & calf .
in october , athearn announces an improved version of the sd40 - 2 that will replace the existing models .
the athearn round - roof coaches resemble reading cars , but are off in a number of minor ways .
in september , athearn acquires the tower 55 line tooling from overland models to be used in the genesis line .
intricately detailed and fully assembled miniature locomotives , rolling stock and vehicles make up athearn ' s n scale line .
i have been very pleased with athearn and their models for the past 40 years . i trust their products .
just to clarify , athearn bought globe , a company in chicago that made wood kits . they then used the globe name to test the market for plastic kits . then quickly moved the globe models to the athearn name .
the athearn heavyweights are pretty good representation of santa fe cars - not surprising for a company located in california .
athearn u28c union pacific # 2802 ho scale powered diesel locomotive cat # 3422 - $ 38 . 89 | picclick
by the end of 1956 the globe name was all but gone and everything new said athearn , but there was a transitional packaging that used the globe
orange
, prior to that athearn boxes had been tan or yellow .
athearn introduces the all - metal rdc - 1 , rdc - 2 , rdc - 3 and rdc - 4 .
there are several athearn passenger cars in the collection . i ' ve even made a two unit coach in sp daylight using athearn coaches and mdc challenger trucks . the only thing correct about it is the length of 134 scale feet .
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athearn ' s highly detailed ready to roll ho line offers a broad selection of fully assembled locomotives , rolling stock and vehicles . shop now intricately detailed and fully assembled miniature locomotives , rolling stock and vehicles make up athearn ' s n
this site focuses upon athearn from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s . the athearn i knew growing up was the top of the line in ho - scale plastic trains . with the demise of athearn ' s fabled
blue box
kit series , i hope this site will serve as a scrapbook and reference for what i see as the classic era of
blue box
kits . the days when athearn had only so many models and only made so many roadnames .
and , back to athearn , all those kits were never
available
or in constant production at the same time . in those days athearn only had two injection molding machines i believe , so they only made two items at a time .
athearn introduces the f45 and fp45 with athearn ' s first flywheel drive . the flywheel drive is also added to most of the other athearn locomotives . notable exceptions include the rdcs and hustler , which still use the hi - f drive , and the dd40 . the f7s are available with or without flywheels . the s12 and sd9 are also introduced with the flywheel drive .
athearn introduces the f45 and fp45 with athearn ' s first flywheel drive . the flywheel drive is also added to most of athearn ' s other locomotives . notable exceptions include the rdcs and hustler , which still use the hi - f drive , and the dd40 . the f7s are available with or without flywheels . the s12 and sd9 are also introduced with the flywheel drive .
athearn introduces the gp40 - 2 , sw1000 & sw1500 . the old sw1500 cow & calf is now correctly called an sw7 .
athearn introduces the ready to roll line . model die casting introduces ready to run versions of some locomotives and cars rolling stock .
athearn is puchased by horizon hobby . on june 14 , model die casting is purchased by horizon hobby . the roundhouse name will be used only for ho - scale pre - wwii products , with the rest of the roundhouse line under the athearn name .
athearn ' s highly detailed ready to roll ho line offers a broad selection of fully assembled locomotives , rolling stock and vehicles .
visit with the athearn team and see our latest models . view the train shows and events where we ' ll be exhibiting .
my goal and interest in creating this website is to present a visual record of a period in athearn ' s history . athearn ' s production begins prior to what is found on this site and very successfully continues today beyond the scope of what i present .
as some other have mentioned , atsf did have some short streamlined rpo ' s and baggage cars which do appear to be very well represented by the athearn cars . there has never been any word from athearn that they where the basis for the streamlined cars .
in 1980 athearn released its version of the fairbanks - morse trainmaster . the athearn h24 - 66 trainmaster was an early example of prototype - specific tooling being offered on ready - to - run plastic models . in 1984 athearn improved their locomotive line with a new drive that had new narrower motors and new handrail stanchions . new plastic emd blomberg truck side frames were applied to the f7 , gp9 and gp35 . athearn introduced the sd40 - 2 and sd40t - 2 tunnel motor . with the new narrow motors , they are athearn ' s first hood units to feature scale - width hoods . a gp38 - 2 and gp50 were late 1980 ' s releases .
athearn precision die cast models are licensed replicas . they are highly authentic - looking , and most come with separately applied detail parts and razor - sharp painting and printing . this line shares the attention to detail hobbyists expect from athearn , just on a bigger scale .
athearn ' s precision die cast models are highly authentic - looking . most come with separately applied details and razor - sharp painting .
bill , i suspect the oldest model in athearn line up is the former bb f7a / b ( now rtr ) which was made in the 50s by globe models . athearn bought globe models . i suspect the bb gp7 would be a close second as the oldest model . you are correct the majority of athearn former car kits are now rtr with improve paint , more graphics and metal wheels .
in july , athearn acquires the tooling for several trailers from a - line . they are later released in the ready to roll line .
athearn ' s highly detailed ready to roll ho line offers a broad selection of fully assembled locomotives , rolling stock and vehicles . shop now
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athearn improves the locomotive line with a new drive that has new narrower motors and new handrail stantions . new plastic emd blomberg truck sideframes are applied to the f7 , gp9 and gp35 . athearn introduces the sd40 - 2 and sd40t - 2 tunnel motor . with the new narrow motors , they are athearn ' s first hood units to feature scale - width hoods . model die casting introduces the shay steam locomotive kit .
athearn still offer a 3 dome tank tank car which got me wondering if the current rtr model is essentially the same as the 1957 introduction .
i have some original globe passenger car kits unbuilt , and some
yellow
box athearn cars , maybe latter i can post some photos .
s are the best with sound and even the ready to run . i remember getting a lot of the athearn blue box stuff freight cars and locomotive
r started service on april 26 , 2008 , in that time athearn has made a few runs of the engines and cars . with the 10th anniversar
and , as noted above , athearn did in later years start switching up road numbers , and constantly offered more and paint scheme versions , etc .
go to the front lines to find out what ' s new , hot and exciting in the hobby . see what athearn ' s been up to .
ok and few more details and some photos . athearn began advertising the globe f7 in late 1954 and the the streamlined passenger car kits in early 1955 .
but the orange and white athearn boxes quickly gave way to yellow and then blue - and now you know trhe rest of the story . . . .
and , there where several 70 ' business cars very similar to the athearn observation . so only the pullman and diner are totally without a close prototype .
i have a number of athearn heavyweights that i bought in the days when they and the rivarossi cars were the best heavyweights you could buy in plastic .
model die casting relocates to los angeles , california . irv athearn moves his business from his mother ' s home to a separate location in hawthorne , california .
irv athearn started the athearn company along with his love for accumulating and building model trains in the year of 1938 . he initially launched by building a big o scale setup at his parents residence of which in the end he marketed for a large ten thousand dollars . for this period that was in fact a whole lot of cash that also supplied him all the foresight and vision to produce the athearn company which would definitely be come his income for many a year to come .
athearn has been producing ho scale model trains since 1948 , and has since expanded into a full line of ready - to - run rolling stock and locomotives .
athearn introduces a gear - drive version of the 4 - 6 - 2 and a gear - driven 0 - 4 - 2t and 0 - 6 - 0 .
beyond the mentioned releases of the late ' 60s to the early 1980s , i am including examples and some information on earlier athearn products like their ' 60s steam engines . i knew athearn once made steam engines and offered ready - to - run train sets , but that was ancient history to me growing up in the 1970s .
they ' re good running dependable cars , and in recent years have excellent paint and lettering . palace car co . makes interiors for many of the athearn cars .
alco pa1 and pb1 models were introduced in 1970 , and a year later u28b , u28c , u30b , u30c , u33b and u33c diesels were released . in the 1970 ' s cox trains complete line of ho products consisted almost entirely of athearn produced items , including f - 7a and b diesels , gp - 35 diesels , sw - 1500 diesels , u28 - c diesels , pa - 1 and hustler locomotives . rolling stock produced by athearn for cox included the 40 ' box car , 50 ' plug door box car , 40 ' reefer , 40 ' hopper , 40 ' cattle car 3 - dome tank car , 62 ' tank car , single - dome tank car , 50 ' gondolas , cupola and bay window cabooses , 50 ' auto box car and athearn ' s streamline passenger cars . cox also marketed several athearn accessories as their own . athearn also supplied freight cars for atlas to sell with its roco - made diesel locomotives in train sets starting in 1975 . these sets consisted of emd diesels made in austria by roco that were trend - setters in the marketplace , and atlas packaged fully assembled athearn rolling stock that was standard pieces from the athearn line .
athearn introduces the 4 - 6 - 2 steam locomotive with the hi - f drive , and the 50 ' double door box car , quad hopper and pickle cars .
athearn introduces the sd40 - 2 and sd40t - 2 tunnel motor . with the new narrow motors , these are athearn ' s first hood units to feature scale - width hoods . ( all previous diesels , except the f7 , pa1 / pb1 , f45 & fp45 had hoods that were too wide to accommodate the earlier wider motors . )
athearn introduces the plastic - bodied rdc - 1 and rdc - 3 , powered by the hi - f drive , and a plastic version of the 200 - ton crane .
only talking about ho rolling stock and locos , that would likely be a tie between the athearn rtr f7 and the model power mantua classics 4 - 6 - 2 pacific .
athearn introduces the 4 - 6 - 2 steam locomotive with the hi - f drive , as well as the 50 ' double door box car , quad hopper and pickle cars .
athearn improves the locomotive line with a new drive with new narrower motors and new handrail stanchions . new plastic emd blomberg truck sideframes are applied to the f7 , gp9 and gp35 .
census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your athearn ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .
because of the quantity produced and number of years made , nearly all athearn ho blue box kits and ready to run plastic injection molded trains and n scale pieces are easy and inexpensive to obtain . complete ' o ' scale and ho scale yellow box wood and metal kits from the 1940 ' s and 50 ' s are more difficult to find however . the challenge , entertainment and value to collecting athearn trains may lie in locating unbuilt , original mint kit examples with all the parts and paperwork . this would include the athearn , model die casting and global lines .
in this ever changing hobby , sometimes vintage is indeed better . if you hook up 6 old athearn santa fe streamlined passenger cars to a super chief , you won ' t be disappointed .
having said that my entire passenger fleet is athearn cars , both streamlined and heavyweight . the cars remain a bargain compared with the walthers , and rapido cars . through careful bidding on e - bay , i acquired enough equipment to outfit three 4 car trains for around $ 100 . so for the cost of two to three walthers or rapido cars , i got 12 athearn cars .
and the funny thing is , the very next issue , jan ' 55 , the globe ad no longer has the athearn reference . and lindsey also released a power chassis for the globe model .
i ' m not sure what the issue is with some of the haters on here but i have had the best results from all of athearn ' s lines . maintain and do upkeep on the locomotive
the athearn streamline passenger cars are loosly based on santa fe cars . only the rpo and baggage are the correct length . the coach , diner , & observation are shortened by about 12 scale feet .
on my postwar era dcc ho layout today , about 25 percent of the cars are athearn bb , and about another 10 percent are athearn derived cars from bev - bel , etc . all have kds , slightly weathered trucks , and a spray of dull cote . imho , they look just fine , and are easily the most reliable runners . and yet , some of them are
pushing 50
!
i ' m pretty sure the athearn cars you mention are the same as the ones available now . fwiw the old athearn ( and mdc for that matter ) cars and engines usually had not - too - hot lettering before the 1990 ' s . athearn in particular used a kind of milky white for lettering ( like white on a brown boxcar ) that bled thru and didn ' t look very good at all . most
serious
modelers back in the day bought undec kits and decorated them using champ or walthers decals . in recent years , the
rtr
cars have had much much better decoration .
menteer & voelckel ' s company is now called model die casting , inc . and resumes production of the roundhouse products line by summer . irv athearn becomes a full - time retailer of model railroading supplies .
on july 2 , athearn purchases the f - unit tooling by paul lubliner from highliners to be used in the genesis line . highliners retains the rights to sell the f - units in undecorated kit form .
census records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your athearn ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .
athearn introduces the plastic - bodied rdc - 1 and rdc - 3 , powered by the hi - f drive , and a plastic version of the 200 - ton crane , replacing the metal rdcs and crane .
some may laugh at honoring these older athearn items . the metal sideframes that frequently sparked as they ran and could short out with some degree of ease . the wide body shells and clunky handrails . the now crude appearing tampo stamp printing of heralds and lettering . however , if you grew up on these athearn models you ' ll appreciate the charm of these features today . they ' re fun to collect too . because of the quantity produced and number of years made , nearly all these athearn pieces are easy and inexpensive to obtain . the challenge and entertainment may be in locating unbuilt , mint examples with all the paperwork , etc .
the athearn cars run well and are easily detailed into very nice models if you are happy with their freelanced nature . i prefer them until and unless i can buld a layout with all 60
radius curves .
on june 14 , model die casting is purchased by horizon hobby . the roundhouse name will be used only for ho - scale pre - wwii products , with the rest of the roundhouse line under the athearn name .
not to prolong things , but since i am jus tnow hittign the mid - 50 ' s in reading through the mr 75 year dvd set , i came across the first mr ad which globe and athearn are mentioned - dec 54 , an add for the f7 , which has the globe models logo , underneath which it says
an athearn quality product
. this was a powered f7 model now , not the original globe unpowered version .
growing up in new zealand in the 1960 ' s we were limited to marklin and fleischmann for european modellers , hornby dublo or triang for british and fleischmann or triang for north american . athearn or other us models were quite rare .
good point paul , those did slip my mind as the op seemed interested in athearn history . both are i believe making those kits pretty much as they were produced in the late 40 ' s early 50 ' s so they would be older .
periodically athearn would rerun production ( almost all of it batch i believe ) and change the number of the cars , and perhaps add some new rr heralds . this was great for building up long trains of similar cars - but with different road numbers .
the athearn pullman is very odd indeed , as the window layout on the sides are identical , leaving no provision for compartments or rooms on one side , and the corridor on the other . there were never any short pullman sleepers . it is an approximation .
just so everyone is clear , the athearn heavyweight rpo is 67 scale feet long and is actually a rpo - baggage combine . the rpo end is close , but not exact for a 30 ' rpo section . closing up a window or two makes it closer .
professor athearn was one of the founders as well as past president of the western history association , and during his career held numerous positions on historical committees , academic societies , and editorial boards . his impact as a teacher was equally great , he instructed thousands of undergraduate students over the years , and trained a score of contemporary western historians in the profession he loved . as part of his legacy , dr . athearn endowed a lectureship in the department of history at the university of colorado at boulder to be held on topics in western history .
please note that this site was created for use by those with an interest in ho - scale model trains and does not necessarily represent the current athearn line available today . the author is not affiliated with , nor representing athearn and / or horizon hobby in any way . this site is intended for your enjoyment and information only . images and information presented on this site comes from a variety of sources including magazines , internet , catalogs , visitor input , and the author ' s collection . site copyright ( c ) 2013 ho - scale trains resource
iirc the athearn rpo is 63 ' , the baggage car is 67 ' , and the coach is 70 ' or 72 ' - all quite correct for heavyweight cars . the diner , sleeper and observation cars are 80 ' cars shortened to the same length as the coach .
it is interesting to read about people ' s priorities . the athearn cars seem to appeal to kitbashers as raw material , or to guys who are not that concerned with passenger car accuracy , being more concerned with other things . not that there ' s anything wrong with that !
while the majority of the athearn cars aren ' t based on specific prototypes , with the exception of the heavyweight pullman , they capture the flavor of a number of cars . they are also shorter then most prototype cars , a concession to the sharp curves common to many model railroads .
athearn introduces the gp60 , gp50 phase ii and c44 - 9w . the dd40 is released with flywheels . in september , the non - flywheel version of the f7 is discontinued . from this point on , the only difference between the standard and super - powered f7s is the large weight .
heavyweight passenger , streamlined passenger , warbonnet and iron horse are all train model types that the athearn company is very famous for releasing . locomotives , rolling stock , vehicles and accessories all fall under the ho scale and wave been well produced by the athearn company . the very current model is the genesis which now comes with tsunami sound as well as dcc controllers from sound traxx . some of the most sought after kits are the ho ready to roll type which because of their brilliant paint schemes , numbering decals , detailed air hoses , mu hoses and coupler lifting bars became popular amongst enthusiasts .
an unusually short lifespan might indicate that your athearn ancestors lived in harsh conditions . a short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family . the ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names . you can find birthdates , death dates , addresses and more .
©2018 horizon hobby , llc . athearn , genesis and ready to roll are registered trademarks of horizon hobby , llc . soundtraxx and tsunami are registered trademarks of throttle up ! corp . the union pacific mark and other marks owned by union pacific are made under trademark license from union pacific rail . . .
if not slightly off topic from the athearn history question , how does tichy and gould fit together , i recently assembly a pair of the tichy ore cars , and they had
gould company
stamped on the bottom . i assumed the original mold is was still being used when this kit was produced .
very rarely do we get to earn a living from something we are passionate about like irv athearns did . with his mindset and company he set and produced a product of respected and high quality . these standards were set and still hold true in today ' s model train industry . r . i . p irv athearn .
many modelers would answer to the question
how accurate ?
-
not very .
aside from the incorrect length , the choices are somewhat limited , and athearn hasn ' t added any new variations for a long time . . for example , there are no combines ( combination baggage / passenger car ) , lounge cars , parlor cars , dormitory cars , etc . the pullman car is a 12 - 1 whereas there were many variations of the pullman interior layout . on the positive side , athearn cars are available in a wide variety of road names , come in steam era and streamline versions , are affordable , and operate on narrow radius curves .
ok , i checked the athearn website and they do call the rpo ( which i agree is an rpo - baggage combine ) a 67 ' car , and it calls all the other cars ( including the baggage car ) 70 ' cars . of course , many people say these cars are 72 ' long . . . ? ?
i have several athearn streamliner and heavyweight passenger kits and i was just curious how accurate are they ? are they based on prototype cars or the whimsy of model railroad car designers . the heavyweight round roof cars remind me of some similar looking coaches i saw in late 1960 ' s on the c & o near bellaire or brutus michigan .
at one time the instruction sheets were dated and on checking some of my bb kits it seems that some of athearn ' s current offerings have been around for a long time . for example i understand the rtr acf centerflow covered hopper is essentially an assembled version of the bb kit , which according to the instructions dates to 1973 or earlier .
main trouble is , if i set up all my athearn streamliners on my main behind my alco pa - 1 or f - m c - liner passsenger units , both a - a lash - ups , a passenger in the dome - observation could just about stick a hand out the tail end and touch the nose of the lead loco .
the steel baggage car was the easiest , made from the leftover halves of two athearn baggage cars - you ' ll notice that the doors are the same size . i don ' t recall where the other two halves went , but most likely to make another wood - sided car - for them , only the roof and ends were used .
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athearn introduces the hi - f belt drive for the f7 , and the gp9 and hustler locomotives . a number of plastic car kits are released , including the cupola caboose , 40 ' box car , 3 - dome tank car , heavy - duty flat car , 40 ' steel refrigerator car , and the streamlined rpo , coach , vista dome and observation .
funny thing . . . . . . i have a lot of walthers atsf light / heavy passenger cars which are more prototypical ( spell ? ) . however , having a bli 4 - 8 - 4 pull that string of athearn heavyweights is one of my favorite sights . i suspect its because
i built them
, but in any case , they get used a lot .
streamliners - these are totally freelanced and selectively compressed for sharper curves . virtually all streamlined cars where / are 85 ' long . everyone has their own views about this aspect of the hobby but i use shorter passenger cars like athearn even though i have 36
radius curves . remember , a 36
radius curve in ho is a very sharp , restricted speed curve on the prototype .
authenticity , value and quality . they are all key to the athearn ready to roll® ho lineup , which consists of a broad selection of fully assembled diesel locomotives , rolling stock and vehicles . the ready to roll line represents the diesel - transition era to today . it features the most exciting and attractive eras of railroading . all models are ready to hit the track right out of the box .
condition : used , condition : really new old stock . i only put used due to me putting the railings , accessories on and upgraded to kadee couplers , only ran to test . , brand : athearn , type : locomotives u28c union pacific # 2802 , gender : boys & girls , model : u28c union pacific # 2802 diesel locomotive , mpn : 3422 , country of manufacture : united states
this post features a brief history of two of the major manufacturers of ho - scale model trains : athearn and model die casting ( aka roundhouse products ) . both of these manufacturers were acquired by horizon hobby in 2004 . this history was compiled from the manufacturers’ own websites , old versions of manufacturer websites found at the internet archive , hoseeker . net and old magazine articles and catalogs of my own .
athearn cars fill a niche market . that being said , they are not full length . they are intended for people who have really sharp curves ( usually less than 22
) . they are fair in detail . i don ' t personally own any but know of several people that have them . they are not based on any particular prototype . they do roll smoothly and you can add an interior .
intricately detailed and fully assembled models make up the athearn n scale line . from locomotives to rolling stock�and even a selection of highly detailed vehicles�these models will make any trackside scene more realistic . they are hobby - quality items sure to provide family fun for a long time . each n scale model is packed with cool features like separately applied details and soundtraxx® tsunami® sound . many are dcc - ready with or without sound .
the wood - sided cars , as noted , use only the athearn roof and ends - the sides are removed , although i sometimes salvage some of the window frames , as windows in baggage cars were fairly common in my modelling era . the sides are evergreen styrene car siding , along with various sizes of styrene strip , and the doors are built - up mostly from sheet styrene . the floors and underframes are scratchbuilt , with added details from psc and new england rail service . i got a half dozen - or - so used athearn pullmans and coaches , along with two baggage cars and modified them all at the same time , so i couldn ' t say how long it took for any particular car . the cnr cars probably took the longest , as i had photos from which to work , so included some additional underbody detail :
genesis is the top - of - the - line athearn brand . genesis® ho - scale steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock take model realism to the highest level . they are world - famous for highly developed features , prototypical detailing and real life sound . genesis locomotives are available with your choice of dcc - ready or dual - function dc / dcc decoder , soundboard and speaker . this level of authenticity is simply unparalleled .
athearn introduces the hi - f belt ( rubber - band ) drive for the f7 , and the gp9 ( actually a gp7 ) and hustler locomotives . a number of plastic car kits are released including the cupola caboose , 40 ' box car , 3 - dome tank car , heavy - duty flat car , 40 ' steel refrigerator car ( with operating doors ) and the streamlined rpo , coach , vista dome and observation .
additionally , i too detail my athearn cars with working diaphragms from american limited , close couple them with body mounted kadee couplers on jaybee mounting pads , install intermountain wheelsets , kadee brake shoes , vestibule interior doors and / or tail gates , mail hooks on rpo ' s , ad underbody details from cal scale , lighting to some , custom paint them for my freelanced atlantic central or the roads we interchange with and they look and run great .
the heavy weight clearstory roof cars are quite convincing to my eye . i rode plenty of locals , commuters , and intercity passenger trains with clearstory heavyweight cars that looked a heck of lot like the athearn models . some selective compression was done to improve performance on 18 inch curves . but it isn ' t much and the result is very realistic . the round roof and streamline cars are perfectly respectable models but the clearstory heavyweights are my favorites .
the passenger cars are a little on short side compared to the prototype , but this doesn ' t bother me , they run on virtually any curves , no overhang , very reliable , sturdy cars . some of them come with light bulbs inside , some of the bulbs work , some don ' t out of the box . when the cars do light up , they look amazing and you can ' t beat athearn when it comes to prices . very affordable and reliable .
in the heavyweight days , unlike later streamliners , rpo and baggage cars were usually 70 ' or less , coaches and combines were normally right around 70 ' long , though some 80 ' certainly were made . iirc the athearn rpo is 63 ' , the baggage car is 67 ' , and the coach is 70 ' or 72 ' - all quite correct for heavyweight cars . the diner , sleeper and observation cars are 80 ' cars shortened to the same length as the coach .
they are quite easy to use for kit bashing . in fact , i have an athearn combine , a two - unit articulated chair car , a three - unit articulated diner , a four roomette with lounge car , and a dome - observation . also , i have a couple floor sections that can be set up with chair details and maybe some siding , replicating some open - air railfan cars i ' ve seen photos of . maybe with the addition of some wire ' u ' s and northeastern hollow caboose roof .
close , but actually , regarding athearn heavyweights , the rpo is 67 ' and uses a unique floor . all the rest are 72 ' . the baggage and diner share a floor with no steps , the two coaches and pullman share a floor with steps at both ends and the observation has a unique floor for the open platform . the coach floor and the baggage floor will interchange with the obvious mismatch regarding the lack or presence of steps . having done many kit bashes these facts have long been ingraned in my data banks .
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may i add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i got into ho right after athearn began their plastic kits . wow , they were ( are ) so cool back then . for the money , you got a reasonably detailed kit that was extremely reliable - even with the fully sprung metal trucks and nmra coupler . later on , they began using the delrin trucks and kds were a viable add on by the purchaser . that was - and still is - a terrific combination for a layout
runner
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i was mentioning how i have been building ( and bashing ) the athearn streamliners since my grade school days , when they first came out under the globe name , had cast metal dummy knuckle couplers , and the bodies had 2 sides , 2 ends , a floor , and a roof as the major parts . maybe they aren ' t 100 % prototypical , are shorter than most similar full scale streamliners ( and heavy weights ) , but look good on the 18
curves . in fact , they operated trouble - free on 15
curves on one of my early 4 ' x 6 ' layouts .
i have 7 - 8 athearn streamlined passenger pennsy cars and i absolutely love them . they have weight ( unlike ihc ) , they don ' t wobble , they look great . the only tips i have are to replace their couplers with kadee couplers , this is an easy task and it makes all the difference . also , on some of the eastern roads like the prr and n & w , the car sets come with dome cars , which i have heard is not prototypical , so i don ' t use the dome car , instead i replace it with another regular passenger to make the train longer .
heavyweights - these cars are also freelanced and do not directly represent any specific prototype - but they are closer to many prototypes than the streamliners for several reasons . one , pullman and other heavyweight builders used standard parts like underframes , ends , vestibule doors , and side panels to make up most cars . two , not all heavyweights where 85 ' long , in fact , take away pullman sleepers and pullman built diners , lounges and observations and you find more than half the coaches , baggage cars , combines , rpo ' s , where less than 80 ' , with many beng in the 70 ' to 75 ' range . the athearn cars are 72 ' .
and yes , a large portion of the current athearn rtr line goes all the way back to those original plastic kits . without trying to exactly date each one , both 40 ' petrolium tank cars , 40 ' stock car , bay window and
western
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i like the road specific details , however , i also liked the old blue box days , when you could customize your own . it was a lot easier to drop $ 35 . 00 on a loco , and then add $ 35 . 00 worth of details ,
derstand why gp7s have gone up 70 dollars or more . . . . no
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white airways is a portuguese charter airline headquartered in porto salvo , oeiras .

it mainly operates charter flights from lisbon humberto delgado airport on behalf of tour operators as well as on lease on behalf of other airlines .

white airways

imperial airways - mike white - worldwide postal history . censored and military mail .
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they ' ve been rebranded to
white - coloured by you
. the 1011 ' s were painted , err white , on my last trip thru lis last month .
2014 - present : brilliant white to fly to serve since summer 2014 aircraft repainted have been given a brighter shade of white on the main fuselage . scheme depicted in the right two of the below four photos :
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white airways sa r . henrique callado , no 4 piso 2 edificio orange - leiao porto salvo , portugal 2740 - 303 tel : 351 21 - 945 - 7560 • fax : 351 21 - 945 - 7569 email : moc . etihwylf @ selas
, westchester county director of economic development . “elite airways’ decision to start service out of hpn is recognition of the importance of the westchester market and we welcome their arrival . ” for more information about the westchester county airport in white plains , visit :
the small , northeastern ontario community of white river came about because of its hearty climate , beautiful landscape and abundant resources . however , there was a more important factor : location .
“we are excited to see that elite airways is expanding flight offerings at the sarasota bradenton international airport ( srq ) with nonstop service to white plains , ny . we anticipate this route to grow as more and more passengers will soon discover the benefits of traveling through two convenient , stress - free airport facilities , ” said
the next time you are in white river , why not stop at the historical society museum located on elgin street and view some of the photos and artifacts displayed about white river and its rich and colorful history . you can also stop at the tourist information centre for a tour of an authentic c . p . r . caboose , one of the very few left in canada !
this week , planespotters here have been rewarded with what ornithologists call vagrants : species that are far away from their familiar territory . because between 1 and 16 july , british airways is borrowing nine short - haul airbus a320 jets , plus pilots and cabin crew , from qatar airways .
“if you’re travelling with british airways you’d like to know that the crew member didn’t sleep in their car and was able to afford some breakfast .
president of elite airways . “nonstop jet service is a travel time - saver and eliminates the need for connections—both of which contribute to a more enjoyable flying experience , especially during winter months and peak holiday periods . we sincerely appreciate the support from community and airport leaders in westchester county , white plains and sarasota - bradenton to help us introduce this new route . ”
this photos shows pia ' s legendary air hostess momi gul durrani in 1950s uniform . this uniform was jointly designed by well - known pakistani dress designer laila shahzada and chausie fountainer , an american woman of french descent who as cabin crew trainer was with pia on a 5 year deputation from pan american world airways . in this design a white shalwar and dupatta were set off by a green shirt with white cuffs and collar . shoes and bags were black . the most interesting item of this uniform was a jaunty green cap for the hostesses . this uniform design was used from 1956 to 1960
1984 - 1997 : landor ( 1984 - 2001 ) designed by landor associates and unveiled in december 1984 . similar to negus but white roof replaced with pearl grey , blue belly replaced with midnight blue . speedbird replaced with brilliant red speedwing running along lower fuselage . red tail top replaced by blue with british airways ' coat of arms . title font also changed and capitalised .
union airways carried its first passenger from cape town to east london on 3 september 1929 . the airline also undertook the carriage of sick persons on mercy flights .
“new cabin crew in their first year working full time at british airways will receive more than £21 , 000 based on pay , allowances , incentive and bonus .
i was chosen to be the model for the new pia uniform . this comprised of a green tunic , green hat , white shalwar and dupatta , black shoes and purse . pia was the first airline in the world to incorporate local attire as its uniform . later other airlines like air india , british overseas airways corporation ( boac ) , malaysia - singapore airlines ( msa ) followed suit .
( for the avoidance of doubt , british airways has no connection with the north korean national carrier , air koryo , which has been judged the world ' s worst airline . )
designed by negus & negus . white crown with dark blue belly and blue speedbird logo near cockpit . new tail design representing stylised quarter union jack flag with red tail top . even though ba didn ' t come into being until 1974 the livery was unveiled in 1973 .
elite airways operates a fleet of bombardier crj - 200 and crj - 700 jet airliners known for comfort and efficiency , and maintains an impeccable safety record . passengers receive free onboard snacks and beverages , first checked bag up to 50lbs , and no ticketing change fees ( see website for details ) . elite airways is also pet friendly . the newly added flights are as follows :
the south african government awarded a 5 - year airmail contract to union airways to convey mail matter to main centres in south africa . union airways service conveyed mail from the union - castle steamships that docked in cape town early on monday mornings to port elizabeth where the flight split - up , one flying to east london and durban and one flying north to bloemfontein and johannesburg on the same day . the airmails for the uk were flown to cape town on thursdays in time for the afternoon steamship sailing . small amounts of cargo were also carried in the early years . south west african airways was also awarded a contract to fly airmail from windhoek to kimberley to meet up with the imperial airways service ; airmail was also flown to the main centres in the mandate .
hi ! according to portuguese news yes should have been replaced by white . the major reason was the fact that in the summer of 2004 yes had a very bad year regarding operationality , they had the l1011 out of service for some time and portuguese tourists were getting very
sick
with yes . so tap and abreu travel agency had the rebrand yes with white . . . also that rebrand meant that the l1011 needed to leave ( people were very aware that tristar name meaning was
maybe will not fly ! ! !
) and they replaced the airplane by a a310 - 300 ! this year white looks that is going fine , at least no bad news are comming ! yes l1011 is still in lis airport and i think is ready to be wet - leased if anyone needs a wide - body in a short notice ! ! ! regards
the imperial airways company of britain began operating a scheduled service from england to south africa on 20 february 1932 , at first only airmail was carried , passengers were later carried and the trip took 11 days .
the p60 that she showed me indicated she had earned less than £20 , 000 last year . “i’ve been at british airways for six years , and i’ve never entered the sickness process , ” she said .
i met them a few hundred yards further along bedfont lane at the bedfont fc clubhouse . the “home of the eagles” is also the traditional strike hq for the traditional disputes between british airways cabin crew and management .
1997 - 1999 : utopia / world tails unveiled in june 1997 the basic template was by uk agency newell & sorrell with ethnic tail designs and special schemes from global artists applied to the tail . basic livery incorporated a new ' speedmarque ' on forward fuselage . bright white upper / middle fuselage and lighter blue underside .
post - merger hybrids for many years aircraft of the component airlines wore their old colours with british airways titles crudely applied . sometimes the tail was painted into the initial ba scheme also but the fuselage kept its original colours .
[ 11030 ] new guinea - gb [ ww2 - airmail - censored ] 1939 ( nov 4 ) printed airmail env ( vertical crease through one 2d value ) to newquay bearing redrawn birds of paradise 2 x 2d + pair 2½d + air 9d [ sg 179 + 179a + 220 making 1 / 6 rate ] tied salamaua / new guinea d / s & w / red on white opened by censor label [ ccsg ngl 2b ] & on rev townsville [ 5 nov ] slogan instal a telephone transit d / s . . . . . . . . . . . [ the 2½d & 9d values are highly catalogued by sg & the censor label pre - dates the ccsg erd of dec 1939 . . . a good cover correctly franked for airmail via guinea airways to townsville thense qantas - imperial airways to destination ] us $ 330
british airways firmly refutes the assertion that staff are not paid a living wage , saying : “the reward package for mixed fleet is undoubtedly attractive . since the start of 2017 , we have received 17 , 210 applications for jobs in mixed fleet . ”
the south african government took over the assets and liabilities of union airways on 1 february 1934 . this included 40 staff members and three junkers f13s , one dh60 gypsy moth , one dh80a puss moth and a leased junkers f13 and junkers a50 . the airline was named south african airways and fell under the control of the south african railways and harbours administration . saa honoured the order for the three junkers ju 52 / 3m aircraft . this was the beginning of a pioneering , record - breaking world famous airline .
in june 1937 imperial airways began using flying boats on its south african service with the service terminating in durban . saa began operating its first regional service to lusaka with stops at pietersburg , bulawayo and livingstone . in july the service was extended to kisumu on lake victoria , taking over the imperial airways land - plane service . the saa service was extended from livingstone and stopped at broken hill–m’pika–mbeya–dodoma–moshi–nairobi–kisumu . the imperial flying boat service also stopped at kisumu where airmail bags and passengers to or from saa aircraft were transferred .
1980 - 1984 : ' british ' negus ( 1980 - 1985 ) same as original negus scheme but with larger ' british ' titles minus the airways . note : concorde always wore a modified negus , and later landor scheme , due to heat issues at high speed .
today announced the addition of new twice - weekly nonstop flights between westchester county airport ( hpn ) in white plains , ny and sarasota - bradenton international airport ( srq ) in florida . the new flights will operate on fridays and mondays beginning on november 10 , 2017 with early - bird fares starting at $ 179 each way * . tickets are now available for purchase at 877 - 393 - 2510 and
as i prepared to leave bedfont fc , a qatar airways jet was flying in from lyon . while the passengers enjoyed a little bit of extra comfort , the cabin crew who might have been working the flight were defiant , and asked me to relay a message to ba passengers .
in conjunction with saa , british overseas airways corporation began operating a joint weekly cargo service between the two countries from april 1948 using avro lancastrian freighters . when larger aircraft were introduce the service was discontinued . in the 1949–1950 financial year 1 , 509 tons of airmail and 433 tons of cargo were carried .
the early 90s was a difficult time for the airline industry . nonetheless , we remained positive , safe in the knowledge that hong kong – our home , was arguably the best location in the world for an airline . at the same time , we launched a new programme to offer unprecedented levels of passenger service . we also made another important decision – changing our green and white striped livery to the dynamic and now famous asian
brushstroke
image .
strikers mounted a protest at qatar airways uk headquarters in west london , claiming that the crew of the wet - leased planes would be locked up if they went on strike . the state - owned qatari airline owns 20 per cent of ba ' s parent company , iag - whose chief executive is willie walsh .
[ 14450 ] burma - gb . . . ww2 censored . . . 1939 ( nov 2 ) burma corporation ltd printed envelope by airmail to edinburgh bearing combination india gv definitives 3 x 2a overprinted burma + burma gv1 definitives pair 4a tied rangoon / sorting cds & with red on white arms / opened by censor label ( ccsg 1a3 ) & triangular passed / censor / 9 / rangoon hand stamp ( ccsg 1a3 ) in violet . . . us $ 80
unfortunately one of the puss moths crashed near sir lowry’s pass after structural failure , the pilot and both passengers were killed . more bad news was to follow when the fokker super universal was written off in a crash at kayser’s beach near east london on 31 december 1931 . the three union airways airmen onboard were not injured .
[ 13021 ] thailand - gb [ ww2 - ohbms - imperial airways ] 1940 ( jan 3 ) plain longer uncensored envelope by air to chamber of commerce , london superscribed on his britannic majesty ' s service with manuscript i . a . l . bearing coronation stone 1t tied bangkok / gpo d / s us $ 350
[ 14443 ] burma - denmark . ww2 censored air mail with perfin ' s 1940 ( feb 1 ) east asiatic co . ltd . , printed envelope by airmail to copenhagen bearing burma gv1 irrawaddy 8a + burma rice 3a6p + gv1 definitive 2r perfinned e . a . c . tied rangoon cds with crimson on white arms / opened by censor label ( ccsg 1b ) & crimson triangular passed / censor / 4 / rangoon ( ccsg 1a1 ) hand stamp us $ 250
the final nail in union airways coffin came when one of the junkers w34 aircraft crashed in bad weather near the town of eshowe in late 1933 , two crew and three passengers were killed , one passenger survived . this was a major blow to the airline and forced miller to approach the south african government to take over the operation .
the boeing 707 also brought in the new airline colours , the main difference was the orange tail with a blue and white flash , when repainting was required the other aircraft in the fleet were all converted to the new orange tails . saa introduced the airliner into service in october 1960 in a mixed first class / economy class configuration carrying a total of 139 . when the 707 replaced the dc - 7b aircraft on the australian service the cocos islands stop was dropped and the flight terminated in sydney .
american roy c farrell and australian sydney h de kantzow founded cathay pacific airways on 24 september , 1946 . initially based in shanghai , the two men eventually moved to hong kong and established the airline . legend has it that farrell and a group of foreign correspondents thought up the airline ' s unique name in the bar at the manila hotel !
the striking cabin crew would normally be serving marks & spencer food and drink . instead , they handed out flyers asserting that marks & spencer staff in stores earn more than british airways mixed fleet cabin crew selling the same stuff at 30 , 000 feet , and urging the public to email the chief executives of both ba and m & s .
british airways maintains that no full - time mixed fleet staff earned less than £21 , 000 last year . this includes a £3 per hour flying allowance , payable while they are on duty , but which has to cover meals “downroute” . the slump in sterling has pushed up the cost of dining out at almost all mixed fleet long - haul destinations .
as both mail and passenger traffic increased miller bought a fokker super universal single engine aircraft that could carry six passengers and this aircraft entered service on 29 may 1930 . the next aircraft type to enter service with union airways were two de havilland dh 80a puss moths . these aircraft could carry two passengers in an enclosed cabin and replaced some of the gypsy moths that had been sold or written off .
below is a list of the liveries worn by ba aircraft throughout the carrier ' s history from its formation in 1974 by the merger of bea , boac and the british air services airlines ( northeast and cambrian airways ) . main dates are years aircraft were actually painted in the colours . dates in brackets are for years aircraft wore the schemes ( thanks to 400scalehangar member ' hawaii ' for those ) .
[ 12940 ] india - switzerland ww2 early censor . . 1939 ( oct 12 ) plain env by airmail to zurich & forwarded locally on arrival bearing 8a [ 2 ] , 4a , 1a & ½a tied talli ? ? ? / nainital d / s & w / red on white arms 20 / opened by censor label [ ccsg 8a2 ] stapled to side & w / tri passed / censor / 20 / karachi h / s in violet w / on reverse zurich / / seebach [ 20 oct ] transit d / s & on face zurich / oerlikon [ 27 oct ] arrival d / s . . . . . . . . this type of early label was printed without gum & were generally affixed using staples us $ 80
it soon became apparent to saa that johannesburg would become the hub of air travel in south africa and the airline moved to rand airport on 1 july 1935 . on the same day saa began operating a rand–durban–east london–port elizabeth–cape town in one - day service . from july 1935 a weekly rand–kimberley–beaufort west - cape town service was introduced , setting record flying times were . in april 1936 saa took over the rand - cape town service from imperial airways . a fourth ju 52 / 3m was soon added to the fleet .
[ 12749 ] thailand - usa . . . imperial airways censored with jusqu ' a marking . . 1940 ( jun 2 ) airmail envelope to national fuse & powder co . , denver from loxley rice company ( bangkok ) ltd endorsed imperial air mail & bearing garuda 50 stg & national assembly hall 10 stg tied bi - lingual bangkok gpo cds with pc90 / opened by / examiner 409 label & tied with 3 bar jusqu ' a hand stamp in red deleting air mail at office of exchange in london . us $ 170
[ 17874 ] gb - india . . . salvaged from flying boat
city of khartoum
. . . 1935 ( dec 24 ) spencer & company ( india ) ltd . , london printed envelope by airmail to company office at karachi bearing gv photogravure pair 3d tied london f . s . / air mail machine date stamp & with manuscript
salvaged from imperial airways sea plane
city of khartoum
- crashed off alexandria in the mediterranean on 1 . 1 . 1936 - twelve of the thirteen aboard were drowned
this statement is not strictly correct & with on back indistinct india ? ? ? ( 11 jan 1936 ) arrival cds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . airmails for the middle east & eastwards to australia leaving london on 28 december were transferred to imperial airways city of khartoum at brindisi . on the approach to alexandria on 31 december the flying boat ran out of fuel and crashed . the captain plus 2 passengers survived with 3 crew & 9 passengers who did not . us $ 130
[ 17872 ] gb - india . . . salvaged from air liner
boadicea
. . . 1936 ( sep 24 ) plain envelope by airmail to abbottabad , nw frontier , india bearing gv 6d tied kilburn nw6 cds with water stains & shrinkage + mimeographed typed
the accompanying package which was / washed ashore on the coast of england / was apparently conveyed by imperial / airways airplane
boadicea
which left / croydon on the 24th september and failed / to arrive at paris . / the inconvenience occasioned is / regretted / returned letter section / mount pleasant / london e . c . 1 label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . airmails for africa , india & australia were loaded on imperial airways
boadicea
at croydon on 25 september 1936 . the aircraft disappeared over the english channel . one bag of mail was washed ashore at cucq just south of le touqet on 27 oct , another at dymchurch on 11 nov & a 3rd bag brought up by trawler nets 19 months later us $ 470
the next type to be introduced by saa was the vickers viking , a twenty - eight seater airliner and they were used on both internal and regional services . their service life with saa was fairly short and all were sold to british european airways and by 1951 all had left south africa . conflicting reports about the viability of these aircraft abounded at the time , some argued that they were money - makers and should have been kept in place of the uneconomical lodestars . the other opinion was that the sleeve - valve engines were troublesome and the aircraft had the habit of tipping over on its nose .
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from the beginning , building rail towns in the canadian shield - with its harsh climate and difficult topography - was a necessary but tedious task for the canadian pacific railroad . northern ontario was a connector between central canada , the prairie provinces and british columbia . in crossing this region , a stopover point had to be located somewhere . william van horne picked the perfect spot for the division , a tiny spot he referred to as snowbank . it may just have been a c . p . r . work camp in 1885 , but by 1886 it was a modern rail town , with a deluxe station house , fine hotels , and an ice house . plans quickly were underway to create a stockyard to feed and water the livestock that regularly traveled through . once all plans were carried out , white river ' s population sky - rocketed from 10 families in 1886 to 42 families in 1906 . the town continued to grow until the present population of 1000 people .
the three junkers ju 52 / 3m aircraft were delivered in october 1934 and went into service 10 days later , the airliners were configured to carry 14 passengers and a crew of 4 . the speed , comfort and reliability of the ju 52 / 3m aircraft proved , to a cautious and sceptical public , that air travel was safe , fast and here to stay . saa started operating three services per week between durban and johannesburg and a weekly service from durban–east london–port elizabeth ( overnight stop ) –george or mossel bay ( depending on the weather ) - cape town . on 1 february 1935 saa absorbed south west african airways together with its aircraft and some of its staff .
the interview was scheduled to be held at the pia office in shah din building , the mall , lahore . the interviewing board consisted of chausie fountainer , the stewardess training instructor from pan american world airways , mr . ashraf , station manager , lahore and mr . nasir ghani , passenger service manager . i was asked , if i would consider cutting my hair and whether i would be comfortable wearing a skirt , the normal uniform for air hostesses around the world . i showed my deep reservation to both of these demands . although she did mention that pia was in the process of designing a new uniform . a couple of days later a letter of acceptance arrived from pia , despite my refusal to give in the demand of shortening the hair and wearing a western outfit .
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. . . 1936 ( aug 10 ) plain envelope by airmail to norton nr . bingley in remarkablly good condition bearing centenary of south australia 2d + gv definitive 1 / 4 making 1 / 6 rate tied toorak / victoria cds & with boxed damaged by water hand stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . airmails from australia & points east of egypt were loaded on board imperial airways
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at alexandria on 22 august 1936 . on descending at mirabelle bay , crete it crashed into the sea , 2 passengers died but the remaining 5 plus 4 crew survived . 38 bags of mail were recovered and handed to the greek p . o . at athens from where it was forwarded to destination by various means us $ 200
[ 17873 ] gb - australia . . . salvaged from flying boat
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. . . 1935 ( dec 24 ) plain envelope by airmail to melbourne from bristol with adhesive washed off & water stained & with on back unframed received at g . p . o . melbourne / damaged by water hand stamp above p . m . 9 / postmaster general ' s department / found open / officially sealed / sch . c . 1192 - 8 / 1934 label tied melbourne 19 / vic ( 19 jan 1936 ) cds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . airmails for the middle east & eastwards to australia leaving london on 28 december were transferred to imperial airways city of khartoum at brindisi . on the approach to alexandria the flying boat ran out of fuel and crashed . the captain plus 2 passengers survived with 3 crew & 9 passengers who did not . us $ 100
hello could anyone shed any light on this as it appears as yes charter hasn ' t got a website anymore or neither titles on their l - 1011 a / c view large view medium photo © jid webb they own one of very few remaining l - 1011s in europe and it would be a shame if they were no longer an airline , can anyone tell me more about the situation . thanks sam air
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1994 - 1997 : landor regionals during this period boeing 737 - 200s based at birmingham and manchester gained regional titling .
1999 - 2000 : union flag / chatham royal dockyard one of the 1997 utopia tails , known also as ' chatham dockyard ' and initially applied only to concorde , it became the standard ba tail livery after the phased withdrawal of all other utopia tails . design based upon a stylised union flag as flown by english naval commander lord nelson who ' s fleet was based at the historic chatham royal dockyard . scheme depicted in the left two of the bottom four photos :
2000 - 2011 : updated union flag tail flag enlarged and raised higher on the tail . united kingdom titling removed from rear of fuselage . scheme depicted in the right two of the above four photos :
2011 - 2014 : to fly to serve union flag new ' to fly to serve ' crest added next to titles . scheme depicted in the left two of the below four photos :
pia hired famous national and international dress designers for designing of uniforms worn by its flight attendants . these designers include famous names like feroze cowasji , pierre cardin and sir hardy amies
this photo taken at pia booking office on club road , karachi , in june 1956 , shows air hostess naseem feroze modelling the first uniform based on pakistan ' s national dress for pia air hostesses . incidentally , the shoes and handbag in this photo belong to naseem and not pia issued .
in following writeup naseem remembers how she joined pia and her early days with the airline .
in 1956 , an add appeared in ' the pakistan times ' , lahore for air hostesses for pia . after reading it i set it aside . the add appeared for three successive days . although appearing quite interesting i set it aside thinking about my family traditions . discussing the add with my older brother . he encouraged me to at least apply and appear for the interview .
all the international airports , where pia operated , the ípia girlí , uniform stood out . they were the real brand ambassador for the country and pia .
once president ayub khan traveled from london to karachi and had a stopover at beirut . he was given an honour guard . the visitorís gallery was full of people clapping while he de - planed from the front . afterwards , i also de - planed and walked towards the terminal ( click here to see photo ) . to my astonishment the clapping for me was much more vigorous than for the president . i just waved at them and the applause was much more resounding . such was the power of the green uniform .
back on the aircraft , heading towards pakistan , the president really appreciated the work of the cabin crew ( jamila and i ) as shining example of a new country , heading for greatness .
pia cabin crew at idlewild airport in new york city , usa , in january 1960 during training for boeing 707 . the crew seen in this photo from left to right are purser nasir , pan american world airway trainer stewardess norma jean gaskill , purser gillani , air hostess naseem feroze , purser bilgrami and coordinator for pia passenger service department safia sibghat ullah . idlewild airport was renamed john f . kennedy international airport in 1963 , one month after the assassination of us president john f . kennedy
this photo shows a pia air hostess at karachi airport , pakistan , in january 1958 . she is wearing earrings with pia logo
sa placed orders for more aircraft , ten ju 52 / 3m , eighteen junkers ju 86 and seven airspeed envoys , four of the envoys were for saa and three for the south african air force . war clouds were looming in europe and all the aircraft that were ordered could be transferred to the air force in time of war and the junkers ju 52 / 3m were to be used for troop carrying and the envoys and ju 86s for conversion into bombers .
when deliveries of the new aircraft began the three older ju 52 / 3m airliners were sold , as were most of the older single engine aircraft , this was a time of rapid expansion of the airline . saa suffered its first accident when a newly delivered junkers ju 52 / 3m crashed and burned after taking off from rand airport in june 1937 , one lady passenger died after the accident , some reports state that two passengers died . this was the first fatal accident to befall saa . a second fatal accident occurred in october 1937 when the junkers w34 crashed at george airfield on an airmail service and the two crewmembers were killed .
new routes were opened flying from rand–bloemfontein - port elizabeth , rand - kimberley - upington–keetmanshoop–windhoek , cape town–kimberley–windhoek . flights between the major centres were also increased . during the junkers delivery period saa were short of aircraft to service all the new and proposed routes , and the three saaf envoys were converted to passenger layout and used to supplement the fleet . when junkers ju 86 aircraft were delivered all the envoys ( including the four from saa ) were returned to the saaf , the aircraft had proved unsuitable for the saa passenger and cargo services .
the next regional service was to lourenco marques ( maputo ) where airmail also destined for imperial flying boats was transferred . a service from rand–palapye road–maun ( later replaced by gobabis ) –windhoek was also introduced . shortly before the war this service was extended up to luanda . saa ordered lockheed lodestar aircraft from the usa , these twin - engine airliners were delivered during the hostilities and only the survivors saw service with saa towards the end and after the war . after war broke out all saa staff and aircraft were transferred to the saaf . during the early part of the conflict some ju 52 / 3m’s operated limited services around the country .
in the period from the start of the airline to the cessation of operations at the war’s beginning 118 , 822 passengers , 3 , 278 tonnes of airmail and 248 tonnes of cargo were carried ; the number of staff employed had risen to 418 .
six lodestar aircraft and staff were released from the saaf to operate limited services for the airline from 1 december 1944 . at the outset the schedule was limited to a daily service between rand and durban , three services a week to cape town – durban - east london - port elizabeth . two services to cape town by direct route with stops at kimberley or bloemfontein and a weekly service from johannesburg to bulawayo - salisbury .
as more lodestars were released more services were increased . the remaining lodestars were released after the war , a total of 19 survived .
during the conflict new airports were planned for durban , cape town and an international airport at johannesburg . the construction of the airport at johannesburg would take several years to complete .
the name of the airport was to be highveld , but with field marshal montgomery performing the naming ceremony in december 1947 , it was decided to name it jan smuts airport . jan smuts airport was built on the farm witkoppies .
the york flights could not cope with the increased passenger demand so three skymaster flights per month were introduced to supplement the york services . the skymasters could carry 30 passengers and reduced the time to complete the journey considerably .
from 1946 the airline experienced a massive growth of aircraft , passengers , cargo and staff . when more skymasters entered service the avro york’s were returned to boac . air hostess were first introduced in september 1946 , at first they only flew on the internal services and were later used on the springbok service . at the end of 1946 the first of two de havilland dove aircraft entered service , these aircraft were used to operate a feeder service and for crew training . they were not suited to saa’s operation and both were finally sold in the early 1950s .
in the 1940s saa house colours were a blue cheat line over an aluminium skin , the early saa logo and a blue stripe over the fin and rudder , the airline used the motto of “the blue and silver fleet” .
in 1948 palmietfontein airport became the terminal for all saa services . in june 1948 films were introduced on saa skymaster aircraft , first on the internal and later on the springbok service . this was the first in - flight entertainment to be offered by the airline . it was not a success and was soon discontinued .
in august 1950 the airline introduced four lockheed constellations on the springbok service , these sleek aircraft reduced the flying time to london to 28 hours . the connie , as it was affectionately known , was the first pressurised airliner to be operated by saa ; pressurisation enabled the aircraft to cruise above most of the fearsome african weather .
the constellation proved popular with its passengers offering a mostly smooth comfortable journey , with forty - six passengers being carried . a typical connie service operated johannesburg–nairobi–khartoum–rome–london .
in october 1951 one of the dakotas crashed near kokstad killing all seventeen persons onboard , the aircraft was operating a service from east london to durban and crashed near the summit of ingeli mountain in low visibility .
south africa was the destination of the world’s first passenger jet service when a boac comet 1 landed at palmietfontein on 3 may 1952 , the journey had taken just under 24 hours to complete . although the comet had a high cruising speed it did not have a good range , time was lost on the five refuelling stops on its route . saa entered into the jet age using two chartered comets from boac ; the first service was operated from london to johannesburg on 4 october 1953 with comet g - anav . the two aircraft had dual boac–saa titling and logos and were operated by saa crews .
on the same date tourist class travel was introduced using a fifty - eight seat constellation on the london route , saa operated two comet and three constellation services per week on the springbok service .
on 10 october 1954 saa comet g - alyy broke up in the air near the italian island of stromboli , the wreckage crashing into the sea killing all thirty - five persons on the aircraft . previously other comets had perished under similar circumstances . after the saa tragedy all comets were permanently grounded . investigations revealed that structural failure had caused the disasters ; the problem was remedied on later comet models .
in 1956 saa introduced the douglas dc - 7b aircraft on the springbok service , the dc - 7b was the ultimate in pre - jet era aircraft holding the title of the fastest piston - engine airliner in the world . it also boasted a respectable range . to take advantage of the performance of the aircraft saa introduced a fast one - stop service from johannesburg–khartoum–london . this was known as the east coast express , the time for the trip was around 21 hours . this service was later transferred to the west coast express with a technical stop at kano , nigeria ; the best time for this run was under 18 hours .
the dc - 7b also inaugurated the service to australia , the fortnightly service started in november 1957 routing johannesburg–mauritius–cocos islands–perth in western australia .
the internal and regional services were boosted by the introduction of vickers viscount aircraft in late november 1958 , the turbo - prop airliner soon proved extremely popular with passengers . the aircraft was fitted with large oval windows that afforded an excellent view . the turbine engines were vibration free and the aircraft was very reliable and profitable .
1960 saw the arrival of the boeing 707 intercontinental jet aircraft , the aircraft heralded new dimensions of speed , range and comfort , accommodating over 150 passengers depending on the configuration .
on the first of october 1960 saa introduced the boeing 707 on the springbok service to the uk . this reduced the journey to an actual flying time of around 13 hours .
the b707 inaugurated the service to the americas in february 1969 flying from johannesburg - rio de janeiro–new york .
in 1963 most african states opposed to the previous government’s policy , denied saa over - flying rights above their countries forcing the airline to fly a long detour around the bulge of west africa .
the 1960’s saw great expansion of the airline , faster aircraft could carry more passengers further . in 1965 boeing 727 jetliners were introduced on regional and internal services , and in 1968 boeing 737 airliners were introduced to supplement the 727 fleet . by 1967 some of the old stalwart aircraft of the airline , such as the skymasters , constellations and dc - 7bs , were retired .
during the 1968 / 1969 financial year saa carried more than 1 million passengers .
tragedy struck saa in the same decade , in march 1962 a dakota crashed in the katberg mountains killing two pilots , in march 1967 a viscount crashed into the sea near kayser’s beach near east london killing all twenty - five souls onboard . a brand new boeing 707 crashed after taking off from windhoek in april 1968 , one hundred and twenty - three perishing in the disaster that left only five survivors . by the end of the decade the airline operated a fleet of 29 aircraft consisting of eight boeing 707s , seven boeing 727’s , three boeing 737s , seven vickers viscounts and three dakotas .
during 1970 saa exceeded the 1 million mark for passengers carried on the domestic services . in september 1970 the last scheduled piston - engine flight was operated by a dakota aircraft , the type had been in service since 1946 , hawker siddeley 748 turbo - prop aircraft replaced the dakotas from 1970 , and the last dakota left saa in february 1971 .
in may 1972 one of the b727 aircraft was hi - jacked on a flight from salisbury ( harare ) to johannesburg . the ordeal was finally concluded when malawi’s militia opened fire on aircraft at blantyre airport , at the time the only persons onboard were the two hi - jackers counting ransom money , when the firing started they promptly surrendered . the airliner was damaged by gunfire but was repaired and returned to service .
in june 1974 boeing 707 aircraft inaugurated a service to hong kong with an en - route stop at the seychelles islands .
internal services were again upgraded by the introduction of wide - body airbus a300 airliners and operated mainly on the cape town and durban routes in 1976 . the airbus carried 260 passengers in a mixed business / economy class configuration .
in 1976 boeing 747sp aircraft were introduced and to demonstrate its very long - range capability the first aircraft was flown non - stop from the boeing company factory in seattle to cape town during its delivery flight . this was a world record for an un - refuelled commercial aircraft , the record was held for over a decade . b747sps were gradually introduced on b707 routes as well as increasing frequency on other services . one of the boeing 707 aircraft was converted into a freighter and usually operated from johannesburg to paris .
by the end of the decade saa operated a fleet of 36 aircraft comprising of eleven boeing 747s , nine boeing 727s , three boeing 707s , six boeing 737s , four airbus a300s and three hawker siddeley 748 airliners .
in 1980 a new service to taipei , taiwan was introduced using b747sp airliners and at the same time the stop at seychelles islands was dropped in favour of mauritius on the hong kong service .
two new 747 combi aircraft were delivered in 1980 , these aircraft differed from other 747’s by having a cargo compartment at the rear half of the main deck . the aircraft were used on destinations with high cargo demand and lower passenger numbers .
the venerable b707 operated its last scheduled saa service from paris to johannesburg on the 26 december 1980 ; the type had been in service for over 20 years , and soon after the remaining 707s were sold . more b737 and airbus a300 airliners began entering saa service towards the end of 1981 to replace b707 and b727 aircraft ; by 1983 all the 727s were sold .
two more b747 airliners were delivered in 1983 , these airliners differed from the earlier models by having the upper deck compartment stretched to accommodate more passengers , the more powerful and fuel efficient engines enabled the aircraft to fly from johannesburg to europe non - stop . the older 747s were also modified with the more powerful engines enabling them to fly to europe non - stop .
when certain countries began withdrawing landing rights saa leased or sold some of its aircraft to canada , mauritius , brazil and morocco , aircrews were also leased out to other operators or offered pensions .
tragedy struck the airline when b747 combi zs - sas helderberg crashed into the indian ocean near the island of mauritius in november 1987 ; the airliner suffered an uncontrollable fire in main deck cargo compartment , all 159 persons perished .
the first of eight boeing 747 - 400 airliners was delivered in january 1991 , the airliner was fitted with glass cockpits and the main distinguishing feature was winglets fitted to each wing tip . fuel efficient and more powerful rolls royce engines were fitted , an increased fuel capacity gave the aircraft greater range to fly non - stop from the east coast of america to south africa .
as sanctions were eased saa was allowed to fly over the east coast of africa . saa began taking delivery of airbus a320 aircraft for use on the internal and regional services .
in 1991 south african express airlines was granted a license to operate domestically in south africa , saa was a 10 % shareholder . the airline would be a feeder service operator and take over some of saa’s low - density internal routes . the first of three boeing 767 wide - body twinjets were delivered to saa in august 1993 , the smaller wide body airliner was used to fly to the middle east , africa and southern european destinations , saa operated the type for 10 years .
towards the turn of the millennium fairly rapid growth was experienced , particularly on services to africa as well as fleet modernisation of the long haul fleet . an alliance was formed between saa , sa express and sa airlink in february 1997 . in november 1999 sair group – the holding company of swissair bought a 20 % share in saa for r1 . 4 billion . in july 2000 the first new generation boeing 737 - 800 was delivered , twenty - one of the type were ordered to replace both the airbus a300 and a320 aircraft . by march 2002 all of saa’s airbus aircraft had left south african skies . in november 2001 transnet bought back ailing sair group’s share in saa .
saa bought a 49 % share in air tanzania limited in july 2002 ; the new outfit was launched in april 2003 . in the fleet modernisation programme airbus a340 aircraft would replace both the b747 classic and b767 aircraft and airbus a319 and a320 aircraft would replace the boeing 737 and later 737 - 800 airliners . the first airbus a340 - 642 was delivered in january 2003 , to speed up the re - equipment a330 and a340 - 200 airliners were leased from european operators . the first a340 - 642 service was operated to hong kong in february 2003 replacing the b747 classic on the route . as more airbus aircraft arrived the old classics were sold , returned to the leasing companies or reduced to scrap at johannesburg international airport in early 2004 .