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They are elegant flowerlike animals that have a tube-shaped body crowned with tentacles. (Elegantissima means most elegant) Sizes can vary; the crown’s diameter can get up to 80 mm (3.5 in) and the column diameter can get up to 60 mm (2.5 in). They do not need to go seek food; it comes to them constantly as the current carries tiny crustaceans and other animals past their tentacles. All they have to do is capture prey by stinging it with the nematocysts on the surface of their tentacles. Anemones can even ingest small crabs and then spew out the shells.
Aggregating anemones live on rocks in the middle intertidal pools and crevices, either alone or in dense masses. Although they live side by side, clone mates from different groups are enemies.
Sticky bumps on their bodies collect sand and bits of shells, which provide camouflage and prevent them from drying out. If they get buried by drifting sand, they can survive for more than three months. Oil spills or oil from storm drains, however, can destroy anemone habitats—and it can take two years or more for habitats to recover. If you go tide-pooling, be careful not to walk on or disturb anemones or other tide pool creatures. (more than one tired tide-pooler has sat down on a rock for a short rest, only to discover they are sitting on a wet and squishy anemone!)
Breedon Aggregates 20168 leads a rake of PCA wagons down the Hope Cement Works branch on a very dreary day. The class 20 is used as the more widely seen class 66 is too heavy for the branchline; still, it gives a rare sight of a class 20 on a freight train! 22/08/2024
At Freightliners Midland road depot Leeds Yeoman aggregates liveried 59002 "Alan J Day" (sat on accommodation bogies) is parked with 70020+70008 on a dull Saturday the 1st of April 2023.
Whilst waiting for a hospital appointment I wandered up to Bramhall Moor Lane Bridge between Hazel Grove and Woodsmoor on the LNWR Buxton branch. For my troubles I was rewarded with 66 797 at the helm of an aggregate train from Peak Forest to Hope Street Peakstone terminal in Salford.
Carrying the latest Freightliner livery based on that of the parent company Genesee & Wyoming, 59206 John F. Yeoman - Rail Pioneer is seen rounding the curve at Great Cheverell hauling the 6M20 10:38 Whatley Quarry to St Pancras Churchyard Sidings train of loaded aggregate hopper wagons. This is the first locomotive of the class to be repainted in the 'oranges and lemons' colour scheme following the acquisition of the 59/2 fleet from DB. 28/05/20.
Aggregates Industries bulk carrier Yeoman Bank, headed north towards Glensanda Quarry on the Morvern Peninsula for another load of stone.
NAME: Yeoman Bank
IMO: 7422881
MMSI: 636009548
Call Sign: ELOG5
Flag: Liberia [LR]
AIS Vessel Type: Cargo
Gross Tonnage: 24870
Deadweight: 43728 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 204.96m × 27.26m
Year Built: 1982
The late months of the year cast long shadows across the tracks between Roby and Huyton from the trees adjacent to the line. Thankfully, a small gap of sunlight remained, and was wide enough to catch GB Railfreight loco 60087 hauling the 6F67 loaded aggregates from Tuebrook Sidings to Ashton-in-Makerfield.
Anthopleura elegantissima at minus tide,
North Point,
Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
I am still trying to make sense of this scene--one group of exposed anemones with many more bits of shells covering them on the right and the same species much less covered on the left. My very educated friend suggests that the anemones on left have more sand to protect them from overexposure, But I'm not so sure about that. For perspective, we are looking straight down at a fairly flat rock with the ocean to the left of the scene. Input welcome.
Later note: here's a better answer which I came upon while reading a great new book: “These elegant, green, pink-tipped Anthopleura elegantissima anemones grow on boulders on Pacific beaches . . . . each clone is incapable of tolerating non-self anemones within touching distance. The first result is a set of distinct border zones between clones, like the frontiers between warring states, traceable for yards across the boulders, what might be called 'the hate strips' separating one clone from another, and each an inch or two wide.”-- Adam Nicolson, Life Between the Tides
PFT1-17 GBRf 66762 6G92 & 66712 Peak Forest
GBRf 66-762 on 6G92 09:33 Tunstead Sidings GBRF to Small Heath Lafarge GBRf hauling bogie box wagons passes GBRf 66-712 sitting at the head of its train in Peak Forest sidings.
Cross London aggregates. 60029 is pictured taking the West London line at Culvert Road, between Longhedge and Latchmere Junctions, with 6Z71 1035 Grain to Willesden DC Rail Sidings loaded working. It's difficult to get any wider here without a ladder as you have to poke the camera through holes cut in the mesh and the buddleia prevented going to the next hole along as it would be lapping the loco bogies.
Aggregates traffic moved between Merehead Quarry and Thorney Mill Terminal produced this view taken at Berkley in July 1988. BR Railfreight 56051 had an assortment of loaded bogie hoppers [PHA] in tow forming the 6A52 07:40 SX from Merehead to the Thames Valley terminal.
This particular Class 56 locomotive was built at BREL, Doncaster Works, being delivered in November 1978. It would join the EW&S fleet in 1995 and following withdrawal, it was later reinstated and gained the 'fertis' branding pending possible use on construction trains in France. In due course was given a new lease of life and can be seen in 2023 in Colas Rail Freight colours and aptly named 'Survival'. I do like a happy ending!
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60029 is pictured approaching Wandsworth Common station with 6O15 1201 Willesden DCR Sidings to Chessington South loaded aggregates working. At last the trees are showing some signs of autumn!
66602 and 59206 John F Yeoman bring 6L21, the 13:21 Whatley - Dagenham past the former site of of Grafton East Junction
BR Railfreight Aggregates Sector 37677 was undertaking shunting duties at Peak Forest in September 1989.
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DI1 passing the pond in Ossipee Aggregates with the veteran GP18 #1801 pulling 11 empties and the caboose #100
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The sound of twin English Electric 12CSVT engines could be heard long before they came into view. 37 211 + 37 354 take an easbound load of aggregate from Merehead Quarry towards Bedwyn and Hungerford at Bridge 99 on the Kennet and Avon canal
With the cloud building over the Vale of Pewsey, 59206 'John F. Yeoman' is seen trundling through Woodborough with the 7C77 12:39 Acton to Merehead train of empty aggregate box wagons. 10/10/16.
Freightliner Aggregate Industries GM Class 59/0 - 59005
7O68 12:35 ACTON T.C. - 14:05 PURLEY YD DAY AGGS (FLHH) on 17/10/2023 at Kensington Olympia, London W14 0NE
Aggregate Industries liveried 59004 'Paul A Hammond' passes through Reading hauling the 1323 Whatley Quarry to Dagenham Dock A.R.C.
RhB Class Ge 4/4' pairing 603 'Badus' and 602 'Bernina' were recorded passing through Bever station with a train of loaded sand hoppers forming the 6156 15:51 Samedan to Preda. These veteran locomotives have been given regular work during 2016 moving materials and spoil associated with the construction of the new Albula Tunnel.
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GB Railfreight Aggregate Industries liveried Class 66 No. 66711 "Sence" powers South bound towards Villet Road Sunderland working the 0D63 1246 Tyne Coal Terminal Gbrf to Doncaster Down Decoy Gbrf light engine move.
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Demand for aggregates seems to be insatiable in 2022, which may be a reason for 4H65 1514 Bescot Down Side to Hindlow Gbrf running on a Saturday, in this case 26th February 2022, running empty JNA box wagons from The West Midlands back to the Peak District to be refilled with more and more limestone aggregate. This diagram is routed to the Peaks along the West Coast Mainline to Sandbach, then via the Middlewich branch to the Mid-Cheshire line and then the Cheadle Branch to reach New Mills and the line to the quarries. GBRf’s 66745 ‘Modern Railways The First 50 Years’ passes Plumley on Saturday 26tH February 2022.
66704 shunts 6E51 1221 Peak Forest to Selby from the Peak Stone sidings prior to running round the train on 12th May 2022.
66427 and 66425 are the other locos lurking.
On the outskirts of Buxton class 66 no. 66008 strains on the climb to Hindlow with its load of aggregates while working the 11.55 Tunstead - Briggs ICI (6H22) on a fine 12th June 2014.
Rugged wall detail of what was Bankside power station's oil tanks, now part of the Tate Modern. Herzog and de Meuron's 2016 refurbishment left much of the raw concrete untouched, although this polished aggregate infill looks like an intervention. London Borough of Southwark
66197 working 6Z96 1010 BELMONT DOWN YARD - BOSTON SLEAFORD SIDINGS, aggregate in JNA's, passes Great Hale Drove on the 15th April 2021.
Initially this was 6Z96 2359 Peak Forest Up Sidings to Boston on the 13th. It was cancelled during the layover in Belmont Yard, being reinstated as this on the 15th.
BR Railfreight Construction 60048 'Saddleback' eases across from the Down to the Up Relief line at West Drayton East as it nears its destination with the 6V59 MWFO 01:15 Bardon Hill to Thorney Mill loaded aggregates service in May 1992.
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59002 (7A17) Merehead Quarry to Colnbrook Foster Yeoman. passes under Lambridge Road Bridge heading towards Westbury with a loaded stone train hauled by the Aggregates Liveried Class 59.
Clouds that have given us 10 inches of new snow clear to the east leaving a very cold night. The aggregate plant awaits spring weather to begin operation.
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