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There were a few more breaks in the clouds so we stopped by the loitering Ferromex SD70ACE 4045 and waited for the sun and were rewarded.
Open top Balloon tram 706 heads back into Blackpool this tram was built in 1934 in this open top condition, but was enclosed during WW2. This one was returned to original condition in 1985 for the centenary of the Blackpool Tramway.
Looking a bit tired on the rear arch, otherwise nice enough. A rather drab colour, but probably one of the rarer ones. At first I wondered what the colours on the pinstripe were, but I think it doesn't indicate anything special.
Megabus blue now applied. Being a manufactured aersosol, rather than off-the-shelf means the paint takes longer to dry, indeed it's still tacky some three hours after the last coat was applied. But, it settles completely flat, doesn't orange peel, and (as I discovered when I left a finger print in the roof) can be sprayed in isolated spots without masking nor trace of repair. Happy days! A night in the boiler cupboard to help the paint dry will see these two parts of the model one step further to completion.
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91110 Passes Frinkley Lane with 1N81 09.06 Kings Cross to York LNER Service on Friday 26th August 2022.
TOP: Vanilla Bae - Lilleth Top - Collabor88
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TATTOO: .::DEATH INK:: FURFUR Evox Neck Unisex Tattoo at THE AFTER TASTE
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Victory Liner Inc.
Bus Number: 706
Fare Class: Airconditioned
Engine: Nissan Diesel PE6T
Chassis: RB46S
Body Manufacturer: Hino Pilipinas Inc.
Model: Hino RK
Shot Location: Victory Liner Caloocan Terminal
Binns of Edinburgh: This category 'List B' building was designed by J.R. Mackay and completion was finalised in 1935. It has 6 floors with many fine features, fulfilling architectural excellence of the 1930's style.
There are lots of things to note about the building with its cream sandstone ashlar and bronze window framing. The canted corner with single strip window to cornice level is highlighted by a large carved B, with small window above and parapet raised slightly as a sort of symbolic tower.
On the second floor observe the mechanical piper's clock which was erected in 1960. On the ground floor the windows extend right to the street level, polished by a black marble facade. Channelled rustication can be seen on first floor with giant 3-storey Doric columns.
In the modern post-war Britain this impressive development must have been a huge inspiration to young architects of the day, and a department store called Binns (of class and distinction) matched the grandness so very appropriate for this corner site on Edinburgh's West End.
Turning away from Hope Street is Volvo B7TL / Wright Eclipse Gemini number 706 (SN55 BKE) on a Service 47 swinging round into Queensferry Street.