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The last time that I photographed Compass Royston's Y2POB was during 2010 in Stockton when the plates were on a Volvo B10M/Plaxton. The are now fixed to this Irizar, which was pictured on rail replacement duty outside Newcastle Central Station, on January 14th 2018.
BBVA Compass Stadium is an American soccer-specific stadium located in Houston, Texas that is home to the Houston Dynamo, a Major League Soccer club, the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League, and to Texas Southern Tigers football.
The recently repainted Compass Buses vehicle was on KCC/ESCC Contracted Route 228/229 to and from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, and a Thank You this vehicles driver and most of his passengers for the freindly wave.
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One of four new Enviro 200s supplied to Compass Bus for their new Brighton & Hove Council tenders. YX25 OGB is seen in Ovingdean this afternoon, 7th April, 2025.
Compass Bus took over service 32 on 1st June 2015, following previous operator Arriva's decision its financial performance was not good enough - Compass won the resulting Surrey CC tender process.
Four new Enviro200s were acquired for the route. One of them, SK15 HBE, is seen here in Shalford, en-route to Guildford.
King's Road, Shalford, Surrey.
Part of the long gone Compass Cafe Truck stop.
Some of the clientele enjoying their evening meal whilst soaking up the last of the spring sunshine.
One of the many roadside eateries that fell victim to planners dreams and business greed.
1st May 1987
A1
Closterworth
Lincs
Compass Royston: (FL02 ZXG) a Jonckheere Modulo bodied Volvo B7R, painted in white fleet livery and captured here outside Carlisle Railway Station.
© Christopher Lowe.
Date: 29th May 2010.
Ref No: IMG_8078/JL.
67027 100718 Carlisle CT Midland Fellsman
Rattling over the pointwork into platform 1 at Carlisle is 67027 with Compass Tours Midland Fellsman. Compass Tours ran fairly straight forward, out and back tours which appealed to the general public as well as enthusiasts with the philosophy that you sell them cheap they will fill and it worked. There were no frills but everyone had a good day out.
Some trains employed 67's, like this one, and others catered to the organisers wish for Class 47's to everywhere they could get them.
18th July 2010
Compass Travel ADL Enviro200 MMC YX21RTV is seen here crossing Old Steine, Brighton working the 37B to Bristol Estate.
Compass Bus - Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 - YN13 GDY seen on Woodbridge Road, Guildford operating service 25 to Cranleigh on July 18th 2022
Compass Royston - BM68 AHD seen in York operating a Rail Replacement service to Northallerton on October 25th 2025
Compass Bus' DAF DB250/Wright Eclipse Gemini LJ05 BNK, which carries the company's corporate livery, is pictured here on Queens Road, Brighton, whilst working Brighton & Hove's 7X service to Brighton Station. 02/08/16
Previously with Arriva London South as fleet number DW126.
The summer of 2016 saw the introduction of a new limited-stop variant of service 7. The service, numbered 7X, provides a faster, more scenic link from Brighton Marina to Brighton Station. It runs at a 20-minute frequency along the seafront via Marine Parade stopping only at Paston Place (forCounty Hospital), then non-stop to the Sea Life Centre, Old Steine and North Street.
Due to staff shortages, Brighton & Hove worked closely with other local operators to support specific services. The company sub-contracted this service out to Compass Bus, using a pair of VDL DB250/Wright Eclipse Gemini vehicles recently acquired by the company, from Arriva London South.
In addition to this, Brighton & Hove also sub-contracted its 77 service out to Seaford & District. Closed-top double-deck vehicles were allocated on weekdays, and open-top / heritage vehicles were allocated on weekends.
My husband got me this lovely, palm-sized vintage compass at a ship salvage shop and antique dealer in Bangladesh. The walnut-toned wood box has a metal label reading "Negretti & Zambra, as does the compass itself, both on the cover, and under the glass on the rose's face. The outside of the compass lid reads "Edward VII Compass King & Emporer 1908". The date, 1908, and the word, "London" is inscribed on the compass rose under the glass. The compass has a fob, as well as a sliding knob to lock the floating needle in place when not in use.
The poem, Robert Frost's "The Road Less Taken" has been engraved on brass-toned metal and appears to have been attached to the inside cover. This poem dates to 1915 and was not really considered a classic until the mid-1920s. I'm assuming that the inscription was added later, particularly because the font-styles are more modern.
My husband isn't sure if the compass actually dates to 1908. Negretti & Zambra manufactured compasses, telescopes, monocules, barameters and other scientific items during this time period, but I was unable to find a similar compass style during a fairly comprehensive Internet search.
If you know anything about vintage compasses, please leave a comment. No matter whether this is a reproduction or an actual antique, it is still a wonderful addition to my collection of cartography and geographic ephemera.
Got directions? LOL
Strobist Info: Nikon SB-600 on manual setting with power set at 1/4th and triggered with Nikon CLS from my Fuji.
Have a great Thursday!
The Compass Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR of Roy Block and Pierre Kleinubing navigates turn 7 during a wet IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge practice session at Watkins Glen International
This beautiful summer-blooming wildflower is rare in Ohio and is officially listed as endangered here.
The Geomantic Compass
The geomantic compass used in Feng Shui evaluations is called the luopan in Chinese meaning "all" and "bowl". It is said that all the knowledge pertaining to the physics and flow of energies of the planet is written inside the compass.
The original Geomantic Compass had 36 rings, whereas, the most recent ones are simpler and have from 8 to 24 rings. In these rings, aside from the needle always pointing North/South, we find the correct information to do a perfect feng shui evaluation. The concentric circles of the compass contain the numbers of the Magic Squares (9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1), the 8 Trigrams of the I Ching (Yiying) and their corresponding directions, as well as the Heavenly Stems and Earth Branches. Also in the circles are contained the 28 equatorial divisions which are an important part of the evaluation because they help determine not only the ideal site, but the correct place for that particular individual to live.
In order for a feng shui evaluation to be accurate and correct the compass must be used. This is because the individual must be evaluated as to their personal data first in order to proceed with the terrain (topography) and site evaluation for that particular person. For example, in South Florida we have flat land with some areas below sea level. We also have swampy grasslands which are not favorable because stagnant water can attract negative energies. Using the compass we can determine the correct site to avert the negative energies of the stagnant water. This also apply to areas crowded with buildings, particularly apartment buildings.
Looking for the lost path.
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