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Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal on earth. This preditory bird achieves breath taking speeds as it corksrews through the air at speeds reaching 200mph. in persuit of prey.
The manes are flying...the horses galloping in the surf
you are in the Carmargue the South of France.....what more could you ask?
Usain Bolt just after winning the mens 4x100m relay with the Jamaican team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on 02/08/2014.
Close flyby of this large young female. She is the most active of the 3 falcon chicks we had this year and she seems to eat most of the food that come their way
TVC Millennium Falcon. Probably the largest toy in my collection.
And it's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy!
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So ... the case was as I had expected. A few scuffs, lots of patina, nothing a bit of saddle soap and soft leather grease wouldn't fix.
But the camera. I expected a beat-up piece of junk. I didn't much care. I wanted the leather case and had already planned to sell on the camera to someone with a showcase collection.
But that is not what this camera is. Not at all. Some paint is gone, true. She's 85 years old, after all. But I've seen worse than this. Far worse.
So I open up the camera back, bracing for the worst. Surely the shutter, notoriously unreliable in pre-war Contaxes and especially in the first version of the Contax (1932-36), which is what I was holding in my hands, must look like some train wreck - a mashed jumble of bits and pieces.
Not at all. It looked fine.
Next test: hold it to your nose and sniff. If there is mould or must, you will smell it. Nothing.
But would it work? Therein lies the rub. Zeiss Ikon is good at making cameras that still look great externally, while all the inner workings have been worn down to junk. Just think of the Contarex ... 'nuff said,
Gingerly, I wound the shutter. That's the big knob on the front. They moved that to the top, where it belongs, with the Contax II. The mechanism offered just enough resistance to the touch to remind me that I was operating an exquisitely engineered jewel of a camera here. Not the slightest grinding.
(Thanks, previous owner, whoever you are, for not putting her away for 30 years with the shutter cocked. That's much appreciated!)
Then, I had to consult literature. it wasn't at all obvious to me how to set the exposure time. I hadn't expected ever to be operating a Contax. I do own a Contax IIa, but with that, everything is perfectly self-evident. Not so with this mystery lady.
So ... that knob not only winds the shutter, it also selects one of four groups of exposure times, and then, within each of these groups, one of three or four times that make up each group.
I decided to stay well clear of the fast times in the "Sports" group and all the slow ones. In the end, I set it to 100 and decided to leave it there. I certainly didn't want to push my luck.
Then - the big moment. I had cocked the shutter and selected the time, now would see whether the shutter actually fired.
Again the slight resistance and soft yielding that comes with massive over-engineering and unstinting dedication to quality.
Click.
A muted testimony to clockwork precision that tells the photographer that yet another picture has been committed to silver halide. A click that says: If this picture isn't good, don't blame me. Blame yourself.
As the back was still off, I had seen the shutter whir open, then close. It sure sounded and looked like 1/100 s. While I was at it, I tried 1/50 and 1/25 and they looked and felt distinctly slower.
So ... I loaded a film, which also worked with supreme ease and precision (Messrs Leitz & Cie, are you paying attention?) and closed the back. The shutter click with the back closed was a joy to hear. You only just hear it. Because you should. But no more than that.
In the meantime, I have shot the first roll of film and sent it in for developing. So I can testify to the fact that the rewind mechanism works just as smoothly as the film advance.
The focusing patch is clearly visible and yellowing. Focusing is accurate.
The collapsible Tessar could be pulled out and locked in one smooth, fluid movement. The aperture ring offered just enough resistance to ensure that it would not be knocked out of position. After 85 years .. unbelievable.
But you can see that not all is perfect ... there is quite some haze in the lens. Haze comes from lubricant that has evaporated off mechanisms inside the lens, mostly the blades of the diaphragm, and then deposited itself on the glass. I will have to see what to do about that. If there is that much haze, it is sure to affect image quality.
Then, more reading.
The serial number is V 89085 (made in 1933 or 1934).
Mine does not have a pimple in front of the focusing wheel. It has a through front plate. It has a fastest time of 1/1000. It has slow speeds. It has a 3/8" tripod mount support. The ranging window is outside of the viewfinder window (Zeiss Ikon introduced a true rangefinder only with the Contax II, but that was still 22 years before the first Leica featured one). It has infinity lock. So it should be at least the fourth iteration of the Contax design.
I have read estimates that there are only about 100 working Contax I cameras in the world. Can that be true (and how would they know)? Anyway, however few there may be, it seems I own one now ... quite unexpectedly.
Well, I won't know that for sure until I've seen the negs.
Shot with:
Canon EOS600D
Leica Bellows R (16860)
Leica 100mm f/4 Macro Elmar-R, bellows version (11230)
This is either the fastest bird in the world or I don't know what I am doing. I have been testing settings for bird picture taking at my feeding station. This was taken at 1/1600 s with flash in the manual mode at full power. Frequently, birds flinched like this in the response to the flash. The mystery is that with these settings and in the absence of the pre-flash they should have no chance to respond fast enough to be captured in the photo! Assuming synchronous onset of the flash and opening of the shutter, this bird would have to respond in approximately 0.6 ms! This seems to be physically impossible.
Any ideas what is going on?
Anyway, I like the feather structure in this photo.
This is one of Reading's 34 Scania K270UB methane gas buses, fitted with Alexander Dennis Enviro 300SG bodywork and new in 2013. This vehicle holds the record as the fastest service bus in the world (i.e.not a coach), recording speeds of over 75 mph. It was seen in central Reading on 8 January 2018.
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Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus )...............The fastest land creature on Earth.
Unfortunately the sky was rather overcast & so the light was poor , when I saw my first cheetah in the wild. But I was still delighted to be so close to one. She was walking when we first spotted her , then she sat a short while , got up & strolled gracefully passed by our vehicle .
This sleek machine is one of the fastest Viper-type ships around, with incredible maneuverability and perfect balance. Power comes from a Systar Shipyards A-01 octanonium-ion hybrid main thruster, which is complimented by two smaller GalCom Merlin ion pulse thrusters.
The Typhoon is a tricky beast to tame, but once you know how to handle it, very few others can outclass it. This has made it very popular with the Space Police, as it's the perfect weapon for chasing down smugglers and general space scum.
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Anhangabaú was a river that was channelled to give place to this modern city of São Paulo, Latin America's fastest growing city still today.
São Paulo (/ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈpawlu] Portuguese for Saint Paul) is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil. The metropolis is an alpha global city (as listed by the GaWC) and the most populous city in Brazil, the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The municipality is also the world's 4th largest city proper by population. The city is the capital of the surrounding state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest state in Brazil. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The name of the city honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas located around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometropolis, a megalopolis with more than 30 million inhabitants, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.
São Paulo (/ s aʊ p aʊ l oʊ /; Portugese uitspraak: [sɐ̃w̃ pawlu] Portugees voor Saint Paul) is een gemeente in het zuidoosten van Brazilië. De metropool is een alfaglobale stad (zoals vermeld door de GaWC) en de meest bevolkte stad in Brazilië, Amerika, het westelijk halfrond en het zuidelijk halfrond. Bovendien is São Paulo de grootste Portugees sprekende stad ter wereld. De gemeente is ook 's werelds 4e grootste stad qua bevolking. De stad is de hoofdstad van de omliggende staat São Paulo, de meest dichtbevolkte en rijkste staat van Brazilië. Het oefent sterke internationale invloeden uit op het gebied van handel, financiën, kunst en amusement. De naam van de stad eert de apostel, de heilige Paulus van Tarsus. Het grootstedelijk gebied van de stad, de Greater São Paulo, geldt als de meest bevolkte in Brazilië en de 12e meest bevolkte op aarde. Het proces van agglomeratie tussen de grootstedelijke gebieden rond de Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba en São José dos Campos) creëerde de São Paulo Macrometropolis, een megalopolis met meer dan 30 miljoen inwoners, een van de dichtstbevolkte stedelijke agglomeraties in de wereld.
São Paulo (/ ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ /; pronúncia em português: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈpawlu] português para São Paulo) é um município da Região Sudeste do Brasil. A metrópole é uma cidade alfa global (conforme listada pelo GaWC) e a cidade mais populosa do Brasil, das Américas, do hemisfério ocidental e do hemisfério sul. Além disso, São Paulo é a maior cidade de língua portuguesa do mundo. O município também é a 4ª maior cidade do mundo em população. A cidade é a capital do estado de São Paulo, o estado mais populoso e rico do Brasil. Ela exerce forte influência internacional no comércio, finanças, artes e entretenimento. O nome da cidade homenageia o apóstolo São Paulo de Tarso. A área metropolitana da cidade, a Grande São Paulo, é a mais populosa do Brasil e a 12ª mais populosa do planeta. O processo de conurbação entre as regiões metropolitanas localizadas no entorno da Grande São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba e São José dos Campos) deu origem à Macrometrópole Paulista, uma megalópole com mais de 30 milhões de habitantes, um dos aglomerados urbanos mais populosos da região e do mundo.
São Paulo (/ ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ /; pronuncia portoghese: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈpawlu] portoghese per San Paolo) è un comune nella regione sud-orientale del Brasile. La metropoli è una città globale alfa (come elencata dal GaWC) e la città più popolosa del Brasile, delle Americhe, dell'emisfero occidentale e dell'emisfero meridionale. Inoltre, San Paolo è la più grande città di lingua portoghese al mondo. Il comune è anche la quarta città più grande del mondo per popolazione. La città è la capitale dello stato circostante di San Paolo, lo stato più popoloso e ricco del Brasile. Esercita forti influenze internazionali nel commercio, nella finanza, nelle arti e nell'intrattenimento. Il nome della città onora l'Apostolo, San Paolo di Tarso. L'area metropolitana della città, la Grande San Paolo, è la più popolosa del Brasile e la dodicesima più popolosa della Terra. Il processo di conurbazione tra le aree metropolitane situate intorno alla Grande San Paolo (Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba e São José dos Campos) ha dato vita alla Macrometropoli di San Paolo, una megalopoli con oltre 30 milioni di abitanti, uno degli agglomerati urbani più popolosi del mondo.
São Paulo (/ ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ /; pronunciación portuguesa: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈpawlu] portugués para San Pablo) es un municipio de la región sureste de Brasil. La metrópoli es una ciudad alfa global (según la lista de GaWC) y la ciudad más poblada de Brasil, América, el hemisferio occidental y el hemisferio sur. Además, São Paulo es la ciudad de habla portuguesa más grande del mundo. El municipio es también la cuarta ciudad más grande del mundo por población. La ciudad es la capital del vecino estado de São Paulo, el estado más poblado y rico de Brasil. Ejerce una fuerte influencia internacional en el comercio, las finanzas, las artes y el entretenimiento. El nombre de la ciudad honra al Apóstol San Pablo de Tarso. El área metropolitana de la ciudad, el Gran São Paulo, se ubica como la más poblada de Brasil y la duodécima más poblada de la Tierra. El proceso de conurbación entre las áreas metropolitanas ubicadas alrededor del Gran São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba y São José dos Campos) creó la Macrometrópolis de São Paulo, una megalópolis de más de 30 millones de habitantes, una de las aglomeraciones urbanas más pobladas del mundo.
São Paulo (/ ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ /; prononciation portugaise: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈpawlu] portugais pour Saint Paul) est une commune du sud-est du Brésil. La métropole est une ville mondiale alpha (telle que répertoriée par le GaWC) et la ville la plus peuplée du Brésil, des Amériques, de l'hémisphère occidental et de l'hémisphère sud. De plus, São Paulo est la plus grande ville de langue portugaise au monde. La municipalité est également la 4e plus grande ville du monde en termes de population. La ville est la capitale de l'État environnant de São Paulo, l'État le plus peuplé et le plus riche du Brésil. Il exerce de fortes influences internationales dans le commerce, la finance, les arts et le divertissement. Le nom de la ville rend hommage à l'apôtre Saint Paul de Tarse. La zone métropolitaine de la ville, le Grand São Paulo, est la plus peuplée du Brésil et la 12e la plus peuplée du monde. Le processus d'agglomération entre les zones métropolitaines situées autour du Grand São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba et São José dos Campos) a créé la Macrométropole de São Paulo, une mégalopole de plus de 30 millions d'habitants, l'une des agglomérations urbaines les plus peuplées du monde.
São Paulo (/ ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ /; portugiesische Aussprache: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈpawlu] Portugiesisch für Saint Paul) ist eine Gemeinde im Südosten Brasiliens. Die Metropole ist eine Alpha-Weltstadt (wie vom GaWC aufgeführt) und die bevölkerungsreichste Stadt in Brasilien, Amerika, der westlichen Hemisphäre und der südlichen Hemisphäre. Darüber hinaus ist São Paulo die größte portugiesischsprachige Stadt der Welt. Die Gemeinde ist auch die viertgrößte Stadt der Welt. Die Stadt ist die Hauptstadt des umliegenden Bundesstaates São Paulo, des bevölkerungsreichsten und reichsten Bundesstaates Brasiliens. Es übt starke internationale Einflüsse in Handel, Finanzen, Kunst und Unterhaltung aus. Der Name der Stadt ehrt den Apostel, den Heiligen Paulus von Tarsus. Die Metropolregion der Stadt, der Großraum São Paulo, ist die bevölkerungsreichste in Brasilien und die zwölftgrößte der Welt. Durch den Ballungsraum zwischen den Ballungsräumen rund um den Großraum São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Sorocaba und São José dos Campos) entstand die Makrometropole São Paulo, eine Großstadt mit mehr als 30 Millionen Einwohnern, eine der bevölkerungsreichsten Ballungsräume der Welt Welt.
ساو باولو (/ ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ / ؛ النطق البرتغالي: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈpawlu] البرتغالية لسانت بول) هي بلدية في المنطقة الجنوبية الشرقية من البرازيل. العاصمة هي مدينة عالمية ألفا (كما هو مدرج في GaWC) والمدينة الأكثر اكتظاظًا بالسكان في البرازيل والأمريكتين ونصف الكرة الغربي ونصف الكرة الجنوبي. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، ساو باولو هي أكبر مدينة ناطقة باللغة البرتغالية في العالم. تعد البلدية أيضًا رابع أكبر مدينة في العالم من حيث عدد السكان. المدينة هي عاصمة ولاية ساو باولو المحيطة بها ، وهي الولاية الأكثر اكتظاظًا بالسكان والأغنى في البرازيل. تمارس تأثيرات دولية قوية في التجارة والتمويل والفنون والترفيه. يكرم اسم المدينة الرسول القديس بولس الطرسوسي. تُصنف المنطقة الحضرية في المدينة ، ساو باولو الكبرى ، على أنها الأكثر اكتظاظًا بالسكان في البرازيل والمرتبة 12 على وجه الأرض. أدت عملية التجمع الحضري بين المناطق الحضرية الواقعة حول ساو باولو الكبرى (كامبيناس ، وسانتوس ، وسوروكابا ، وساو خوسيه دوس كامبوس) إلى إنشاء مدينة ساو باولو ماكرومتروبوليس ، وهي مدينة عملاقة تضم أكثر من 30 مليون نسمة ، وهي واحدة من التجمعات الحضرية الأكثر اكتظاظًا بالسكان في الولايات المتحدة. العالمية.
サンパウロ (/ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊloʊ/; ポルトガル語発音: [sɐ̃w̃ ˈpawlu] ポルトガル語でセントポール) は、ブラジル南東部の自治体です。この大都市はアルファ世界都市 (GaWC によってリストされている) であり、ブラジル、アメリカ大陸、西半球、南半球で最も人口の多い都市です。さらに、サンパウロはポルトガル語を話す世界最大の都市です。この自治体は、人口ベースで世界第 4 位の都市でもあります。この都市は、ブラジルで最も人口が多く裕福な州であるサンパウロを囲む州の州都です。商業、金融、芸術、エンターテイメントの分野で国際的に強い影響力を持っています。都市の名前は、使徒であるタルソスの聖パウロに敬意を表しています。サンパウロ大都市圏はブラジルで最も人口が多く、地球上で 12 番目に人口が多い地域です。サンパウロ大都市圏（カンピナス、サントス、ソロカバ、サン・ジョゼ・ドス・カンポス）周辺に位置する大都市圏間の都市圏形成の過程で、人口3,000万人を超える巨大都市、サンパウロ・マクロメトロポリスが形成され、サンパウロで最も人口の多い都市集積地の一つとなった。世界。
Designed for fastest passenger service the T1 locomotive was everything: beautiful to behold, unusual, powerful, fast, slippery, success and failure. Pennsy's chunk of "too much experimentation" was born too late and died too soon. There were two experimental engines, the first, the 6110, and the second the 6111, both were built in 1942 by Baldwin for the war time traffic. The 6111 was equipped with a Franklin booster in its trailing truck; this added 13,500 lbs. of tractive effort, no other T1's had boosters. In April 1944, the 6110 was sent to Altoona test plant for a thorough instrument check after compiling 120,000 miles of road service. The test reports were excellent and elated PRR motive power men placed orders for fifty engines. All of the engines were built during 1945 and 1946. Altoona built locomotives 5500-5524, plus all the tenders, while Baldwin built locomotives 5525-5549. Only very slight modifications appeared in the design. The T1 was the last steam locomotive to be built in the Altoona Juniata Locomotive Shops.
SPECIFICATIONS of T1 Locomotive & Tender:
Cylinders 19 3/4" x 26"
Drivers 80"
Steam Pressure 300 Lbs.
Grate 92 Sq. Ft.
Engine Weight 502,200 Lbs.
Tractive Force 65,000 Lbs.
Tender Class180P84
Capacity Water 19,200 Gal
Capacity Coal 42 1/2 Tons
Tender Loaded Wt.221 Tons
Total Length T1 & Tender 122 Ft.
Maximum Speed 120 mph.
Photo circa 1948 photo from the C Schmidt Collection
Brightline’s newest section of track between Orlando and Cocoa allows them to reach a top speed of 125 MPH, making them the fastest train in the state of Florida. The line parallels Route 528 for most of the way to Cocoa, so with a little luck and some very good timing, we were able to pull off a pace shot of Brightline’s Orlando-wrapped trainset as it accelerates up to 125 MPH. Brightline used a lot of foresight in planning this line, as is evident when looking at the bridges and signal installations on the line. At each ABS signal installation, there are 2 sets of signals, with the heads on one side turned 90 degrees. The bridges follow the same principle, with each being built to accommodate 2 tracks for a future expansion.
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Zoom in and checkout the ring on the man's hand. If you can name this ring or the famous man, you will win a grand prize . (which has yet TBD) Thanks to wallpaper04 for bkgd.
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2014.
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“Dungeness, a strange land of extremes, one of the most valuable and yet vulnerable nature conservation sites in Great Britain”
Firth, 1984
Dungeness is unique – no boundaries, a desolate landscape with wooden houses, power stations, lighthouses and expansive gravel pits. Yet it possesses a rich and diverse wildlife within the National Nature Reserve in one of the largest shingle landscapes in the world.
IT IS A FRAGILE HABITAT
The communities of plants and animals living at Dungeness are unique, precious and exceptionally fragile. The diverse wildlife, complex land form and sheer size of Dungeness make it one of the best examples of a shingle beach in the world, home to many uncommon plants, insects and spiders. It is also a great place to see migratory birds in the spring and autumn.
NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE
Dungeness has been designated as a National Nature Reserve (NNR), Special Protection Area (SPA) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). It is home to 600 species of plants which is a third of all plants found in the UK. The National Nature Reserve stretches across Dungeness to encompass the vast RSPB reserve and is intended to help protect the landscape and its wildlife.
To find out more about National Nature Reserves in Britain you can visit the Natural England website.
If you come to visit please help look after Dungeness by only driving on the roads, not on the shingle and walking on the established footpaths and roadways.
Click here if you would like to contact the Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership. If you’d like to find out more about what the project does you can also visit our website.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Reserve and Visitor Centre
The RSPB reserve is important for many migrant birds and a haven for breeding and wintering birds. The RSPB manages the reserve not only for birds but for the many plants and invertebrates that make their home there. There are hides, nature trails and a visitor centre. To find out more information about this and details of the visitor centre visit the RSPB website.
Dungeness Bird Observatory
The Dungeness Bird Observatory aims to share information about the natural history of Dungeness and has be running for over 50 years. The observatory run a website for people to access information on flora and fauna which is updated daily.
Lifeboat Station
The lifeboat station at Dungeness is home to the RNLI’s ‘The Morrell’ lifeboat, which regularly assists those in distress at sea off the coast of Dungeness. There are events at the station throughout the year visit the station website for more information.
Water Tower
The water tower at Dungeness is not open to the public but is a distinctive landmark. The tower was built alongside a gravel pit in the 1900s to provide water for New Romney, Littlestone, Greatstone and Lydd.
Old Lighthouse
The Old lighthouse is a Historic Grade II building and was opened by the Prince of Wales in 1904. If you would like to visit from April to October or find out more information your can visit the Old Lighthouse website.
Trinity House
The new lighthouse at Dungeness was officially bought into operation in November 1961. This lighthouse is unusual as the whole tower has been flood lit, this has been shown to reduce the bird mortality rate. The lighthouse is not open to visitors but if you want to find out more you can visit the Trinity House website.
Power Stations
Dungeness A power station ceased to produce electricity on the 31st of December 2006. When it was operational on a typical day it supplied enough electricity to serve the energy needs of the South East of England. Dungeness B power station is still operational and due for closure in 2018. To find out more about Dungeness A visit the Magnox website. Dungeness B station began generating power in 1983 and is capable of producing enough electricity to power 1.5 million homes. To find out more about Dungeness B you can visit the EDF website.
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway terminates at Dungeness and is a popular tourist attraction for the region. This narrow gauge railway was built in 1927 and claimed to be the smallest railway in the world. The track was extended from New Romney to Dungeness in 1928, where there is now a café and gift shop at the holt. To find out more visit the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway website.
The Pilot Pub
As well as parking and fine views The Pilot offers real ale and is well know for its local fish and chips. The Pilot is said to have been built in the 17th century from the remains of a Spanish ship looted by local smugglers. You can find out more at The Pilot’s website.
The Britannia Pub
The Britannia is a few minutes walk from the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. There is disable access to the beach opposite and the pub has its own garden. The Britannia serves food and specialises in local fish. You can visit The Britannia Inn's website to find out more.
M & M Richardson
This family owned fish supplier have run a fish shop for over 70 years. Their fresh fish is caught by local Dungeness boats. To find out more you can visit their website.
SURROUNDING AREA
Romney Marsh
When walking on the Romney Marsh it is easy to get a feeling of remoteness that is difficult to find elsewhere in the south east of England. The farmland of the Romney Marsh has hundreds of miles of footpaths which, together with the quiet country lanes and bridleways, make it simple to organise walking and cycle routes that suit you. Alternatively the Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership has produced a pack of self guided walks and a pack of self guided cycle rides. To find out more about the area you can visit the RMCP website.
Royal Military Canal
Whatever the weather or season there’ll be something to see or do along the canal. You can walk the Royal Military Canal Path which runs for 28 miles along the entire length of the Royal Military Canal from Seabrook, Kent to Cliff End in East Sussex, there also a pack of self guided walks available. A five mile stretch of the Royal Military Canal Path has been surfaced and makes an excellent cycle route along the canal banks. To find out more about the wildlife and history you can go to the Royal Military Canal website.
New Romney Warren Country Park
The country park is home to a number of rare species such as the great crested newt and great diving beetle. Habitats for these and many other species are managed by the Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership. There is a Romney Marsh Visitor Centre, run by the Kent Wildlife Trust, based in the grounds of the Country Park. At the visitor centre there is a shop and an exhibition where you can find out more about the local area. To find out more about the centre you can visit the Kent Wildlife Trust website.
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
The Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and bird hides are open to visitors at all times. There are a network of footpaths and entry is free. To find out more about this reserve and the rare plants and animals that thrive here you can visit the Rye Harbour Reserve website.
Camber Castle
Camber Castle was built to protect the towns of Rye and Winchelsea. The main structure of the castle remains largely intact. There are footpaths that run alongside the castle which you can use at any time. To see inside the castle itself details of opening hours are available on the English Heritage website.
WILDLIFE
Dungeness is a hostile landscape but it has many distinctive plants which favour the pebble habitat close to the sea. Blackthorn grows in a prostrate form as do the yellow flowered broom bushes which hug the shingle landscape. The blackthorns in particular can be smothered in lichens due to the clean air.
Dungeness is rich in an array of insects, notably its moth species. One speciality is the Sussex emerald moth, which is a night flying green moth which appears in July. The caterpillar feeds on wild carrot which is a relatively common plant in Britain. However, Dungeness is the only place in Britain where this moth is found. Another rarity is the pygmy footman moth which is supported by the lichen community at Dungeness. To find out more about the moth population you can look at The Moths of Dungeness website.
If you would like to find out more about recent wildlife sightings at Dungeness, from the latest migrant bird or the complete plant list, to butterfly and moth sightings, visit the Dungeness Bird Observatory website or the RX wildlife website which includes sightings from Hastings to Romney Marsh, both websites are updated daily.
PLANTS
Sea kale Crambe maritima
This plant is similar to cabbage both in it’s appearance and in its properties. Sea kale grows in clumps of waxy grey-green leaves similar in shape to cabbage leaves. In the past people used to blanch the leaves by piling shingle on top of them, then cooking and eating them as we would cabbage. This plant produces dense clusters of white flowers from June to August.
Viper’s bugloss Echium vulgare
The name ‘bugloss’ is Greek in origin meaning ox’s tongue and the likeness can be easily seen. Not only are the leaves of similar shape but they are rough like an ox’s tongue . This plant is particularly useful for some invertebrates as its hollow stems provide a place for them to over-winter. Humans have found uses for this plant including boiling the seeds in wine, the resulting concoction was said to ‘comfort the heart and drive away melancholy’.
Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans
The Nottingham catchfly is no longer in Nottingham, but Dungeness does support a large community of this rare plant. Nottingham catchfly’s habitat is limestone rocks and shingle and was famous for growing on the walls of Nottingham castle until the 19th century. The fragrant drooping white flowers of this plant open at night between May and August.
Wild carrot Daucus carota
Wild carrot is a common plant growing in various habitats and is an ancestor of the cultivated carrot. The plant produces no edible root but has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries as it is believed to have diuretic and stimulant properties. The scientific name is suggestive of this as Daucus originates from the Greek ‘dais’ meaning to burn.
INVERTEBRATES
Emperor dragonfly Anax imperator
The adult male emperor is bright blue and the largest dragonfly in the UK. It is one of the fastest flying insects and can often be seen patrolling over the gravel pits at Dungeness. With it’s delicate wings beating 30 times a second, the male emperor is rarely still as he fiercely defends his territory.
Small copper Lycaena phlaeas
This small butterfly can be seen from late April to the end of October and is common at Dungeness. The small copper is also very territorial and the adult male can often be seen perching on or near the ground ready to purse any passing butterfly.
BIRDS
Common Tern
A summer visitor to the UK, it breeds on the islands at the large gravel pits on the RSPB reserve and feeds offshore diving for fish.
Smew
Dungeness is one of the best places to see this striking white duck which arrives for the winter months. The smew is a small duck and can be seen diving to search for underwater food such as fish and insects.
Wheatear
One of the earliest migrants returning from Africa, the wheatear can be seen from March to October. It is a small bird that spends much of its time on the ground where it nests and hunts for insects and larvae.
RSPB
The RSPB manage large areas of gravel pits, reed beds and shingle habitats which have strong colonies of seabirds, breeding duck and wintering wildfowl.
To discover more and explore the Dungeness RSPB reserve, why not visit the reserve with its visitor and education centre. Facilities include a large car park and toilets. You can also explore a number of nature trails and hides around the gravel pits of Dungeness.
Contact the RSPB on 01797 320588. email dungeness@rspb.org.uk or visit their website.
AMPHIBIANS
Great-crested newt
This is the rarest and largest of the three species of newt found in the UK. Many of the flooded pits at Dungeness hold healthy populations. Up close these creatures look almost prehistoric with warty skin, a shaggy crest and large tail and a bright orange belly.
ANNELID
Medicinal Leech
The largest of the leeches in Britain, it feeds on the blood of fish, amphibians, birds and mammals. The medicinal leech is the only leech in this country able to suck blood from humans. The belief that these leeches could extract bad blood and leave the good behind lead to over collecting across Europe and a severe decline in the leech populations. Dungeness is now one of the best areas in Europe to find them.
HISTORY
Geology
The pattern of shingle ridges have built up at Dungeness over 5,000 years. The height of a shingle ridge can be used to determine the sea level at the time it was formed. Across Dungeness the ridges have been used to produce a series of records showing how sea level has changed naturally over the past 5,000 years.
Gravel extraction
Dungeness has attracted the gravel extraction industry for generations. Today, the legacy of this extraction can be seen in the number of gravel pits across the landscape. These pits are home to a plethora of wildlife from breeding seabirds, wintering wildfowl, to the rare great-crested newt and blood sucking medicinal leech.
Lydd Ranges
The vast Lydd Ranges have been owned by the Ministry of Defence since 1881, with the Royal Irish Rifles forming the first garrison there. The first permanent buildings were erected in 1906 in what are today very busy firing ranges stretching from Camber to near the power stations.
Lighthouse
There have been five lighthouses built at Dungeness over the centuries. Today, the Old Lighthouse which was built in 1904 still stands adjacent to the Round House, which once had a lighthouse on the top of it, the round house was built in 1792. The New Lighthouse (the stripy one) was built in 1961 to aid shipping further out to the Point. The New Lighthouse remains operational, while the Old Lighthouse is a tourist attraction.
Concrete Mirrors
At the back of two gravel pits at Lade on an island are the three concrete listening mirrors, built in the 1920’s and 1930’s to detect enemy aircraft as they approached Britain. This is the only site in Britain where all three designs are situated in one place. This early warning system with a range of 20 miles became obsolete by the outbreak of the Second World War. The site is now managed by the RSPB. Please see here for details of guided tours.
Houses
There are nearly 100 homes across the Dungeness Estate of many different shapes and sizes. Some near to the lighthouses originate from old railway carriages dragged across the shingle nearly one hundred years ago. Houses near to the Lifeboat Station are larger and are inhabited mainly by local fishermen, which are able to dry nets in the loft spaces.
CONTACT
Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership
Romney Marsh Day Centre,
Rolfe Lane,
New Romney,
Romney Marsh,
Kent. TN28 8JR,
Telephone & Fax: 01797 367934
Mobile: 07770 670316
Email: mail@rmcp.co.uk
Website: www.rmcp.co.uk
MAIN OFFICE
White Cliffs Countryside Partnership,
c/o Dover District Council,
White Cliffs Business Park
Dover,
Kent. CT16 3PG
Telephone & Fax: 01303 241806
Email: wccp@whitecliffscountryside.org.uk
Website: www.whitecliffscountryside.org.uk
Well, my 27 journey on Friday night was certainly eventful!
I managed to get from Chalk Farm-Paddington in a staggering time of 16 minutes, achieved by constant fast speeds (45mph on Bayham Street :D) and some incredible sharp acceleration on corners, as well as a couple of traffic signals that were skipped! This bus was 12 minutes early by Westbourne Grove and it was one of the most thrilling, exciting and enjoyable trips of this year, even if fellow members on board weren't entirely amused!
The 27 is well-known for fast late night trips, does anyone else know of some routes that have really tight running time for the early morning or late evening?
Cheers
BRC WAP - 5 #30092 approaches Vadodara with 12932 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central AC Double Decker Express.
Date : 04/04/18
New passenger train Strizh (The Swift) of Russian Railways recently arrived on the Ladozhsky Railway terminal of Saint Petersburg. This version of the popular Spanish Talgo intercity train is used on the St Petersburg - Moscow - Samara and some other routes. The passenger train Strizh (The Swift) have a bird's name resembling its high speed (swift is the fastest bird in horizontal flight) like all others modern Russian passenger trains, but this train is not self-driven.
Fastest diesel locomotive in the world, 3 letters......
Seen heading north at Joan Croft Junction with 1N81 London Kings Cross to York.
The Concorde was an engineering marvel as it was the most specialized and fastest aircraft ever used for commercial passenger service. It flew faster and higher than any other commercial aircraft in aviation history. The aircraft was developed under an Anglo-French treaty signed by both countries in November 1962. It was jointly manufactured by Aérospatiale in France and the British Aircraft Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was designed in the 1960s when America and the USSR (Russia) were developing supersonic transports (SST) of their own. Boeing's design entry, the Boeing 2707, was canceled because of hard-to-find materials and cost overruns. This would put the Concorde project firmly in the lead.
The name Concorde, which means agreement, harmony, or union in English, reflects the cooperation between the two countries on the groundbreaking project. Many airlines all around the world immediately took an interest in this new concept. Most of these orders, however, ended up being dropped or canceled altogether. The Concorde's limited commercial success can be attributed to several factors, including its high operating costs, limited range, and the 1973 oil crisis which significantly increased fuel prices. Only British Airways and Air France were the two airlines that operated Concorde flights. Each had a fleet of seven aircraft with a total of 20 aircraft produced; six were non-commercial. When it was first introduced, the Concorde had it all: elegant, luxurious, and extremely fast. These commodities were reserved only for the upper class and were extremely expensive. In 1972, a first-class ticket was estimated to cost around $3,800 for a round trip ($26,585 today).
The Concorde took its monumental first flight on March 1st, 1969. However, she was sadly not the first SST to fly. That distinction goes to the competing Soviet Union and its Tupolev Tu-144. This was achieved in typical Soviet-era fashion by obtaining designs and documents via industrial espionage. The Tu-144 took flight two months before Concorde, on December 31st, 1968. Entering service on December 26th, 1975, was nowhere near as successful as its British/French competitors.
The Tu-144 was like Concorde's crazy older sister. It was insanely loud, uncomfortable, and dangerous. If you compare the two aircraft, you will see that the Tu-144 knocked off Concorde's design. However, it did some things better, like carrying more passengers and even flying faster. The more primitive engines and cooling systems worked together to produce a sound so loud that people flying in the 144 couldn't even talk to one another. Instead, they had to pass around handwritten notes. The engines used on the Tu-144 burned up so much fuel that the only route it flew regularly was between Moscow and Almaty, Kazakhstan. It couldn't even cross the entire Soviet Union.
Despite all this, the aircraft only flew once a week, even though eight other aircraft were certified and ready for service. Out of 102 scheduled flights, there were 226 mechanical failures, 80 of which were serious enough to either delay or cancel the flight altogether. Its airworthiness was also in serious question. It only performed a total of 55 flights, the last occurring on June 1st, 1978, after two were lost in crashes. The first occurred at the 1973 Paris Airshow, the second happened in 1978 when a cargo version went down after a fuel line ruptured, and a third incident occurred in 1980 when another suffered an engine explosion, forcing an emergency landing. These landings were often so hard that the plane used a built-in parachute. Sixteen Tu-144s were eventually built before the program was canceled in 1983.
The Concorde's design team had state-of-the-art Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 engines (The same engines used on the Avro Vulcan bombers) with computer-controlled engine inlets that allowed for supercruise. This meant that her fuel-thirsty afterburners could be switched off once Concorde reached supersonic while maintaining supersonic speeds. It also had a sophisticated delta wing optimized for supersonic and low-speed flying. Another cool feature the Concorde had was a passenger cabin display board. This showed the aircraft's current altitude, mach, Outside Air Temperature (OAT), and ground speed. It was a popular feature with passengers, allowing them to track the aircraft's progress and see how fast they were flying. The Concorde also had a unique droop nose, which was lowered during takeoff and landing to improve visibility for the pilots.
When Air France and British Airways commenced commercial operations with the Concorde in 1976, it was a historic moment. The Concorde was the world's first and only supersonic passenger transport (SST), a testament to human ingenuity and technological advancement. However, it faced initial challenges, particularly with noise issues that led to a temporary ban on the East Coast. Despite these obstacles, the Concorde's pioneering spirit prevailed, and the ban was eventually lifted in February of 1977.
An interesting part of the Concorde's history I didn't know about was that it was briefly operated by an American airline. From December 1978 until May 1980, Braniff International Airways (BIA) would lease 11 Concordes, five from Air France and six from BA. These were used on subsonic flights between Dallas, TX, and Washington, D.C., flown by Braniff flight crews. Air France and British Airways crews then took over for the continuing supersonic flights to London or Paris. The aircraft were registered in both the United States and their home countries; the European registration was covered up while being operated by Braniff, retaining full AF/BA liveries. The flights were not as profitable as Braniff had hoped and were typically less than 50% booked, forcing Braniff to end its tenure as the only U.S. Concorde operator in May of 1980.
The Concorde had a reputation for having a perfect safety record until a fatal crash of an Air France Concorde operating flight AF4590 occurred outside of Paris on July 25th, 2000. All 109 passengers and crew, plus four more people on the ground, were killed. This accident severely damaged the aircraft's reputation and temporarily grounded the fleet until November 2001. Regardless, the plane remained in service for nearly three decades, carrying many VIPs and upper-class travelers. However, due to a combination of factors including the 2000 crash, rising maintenance costs, and a decrease in demand, the Concorde was retired in November 2003. This marked the end of an era of supersonic commercial aviation. The final flight of any Concorde took place on November 26th, flying from London Heathrow to Filton, Bristol, UK, for preservation.
Reaching a maximum altitude of 60,000 feet (18,288 m), which was high enough to see Earth's curvature, Concorde flew at over twice the speed of sound, or 1,350 mph (2,170 kph). With these impressive speeds, Concorde made the transatlantic flight from New York to London or Paris in about three hours, which is less than half the time of conventional jetliners, even to this day. This aircraft, serial number 100-010 (G-BOAD), was affectionately nicknamed "Alpha Delta." She flew her first flight on August 25th, 1976, and served with British Airways until being retired in November 2003. This specific aircraft was the last Concorde to depart from JFK Airport, so it is only fitting that she is on display in New York City.
Alpha Delta is also known for having the short-lived Singapore Airlines livery placed on the left side and held a joint marketing agreement that saw Singapore insignia on the cabin fittings, as well as the airline's "Singapore Girl" stewardesses jointly sharing cabin duties with British Airways flight attendants. However, all flight crews, operations, and insurances remained solely under British Airways, and at no point did Singapore Airlines operate Concorde services under its own operator's certification nor wet-lease any aircraft. This arrangement initially lasted only for three flights, conducted between December 9th and 13th, 1977; it resumed on January 24th, 1979, and operated until November 1st, 1980. The Singapore Airlines livery was used on G-BOAD from 1977 to 1980.
Alpha Delta would make history when she set a new world speed record for passenger airliners on February 7th, 1996. She flew from New York to London in just 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds! This record, unbelievably, still stands today. When she was retired, she had logged the most flying hours out of the 20 Concordes built at an astounding 23,397 total flight hours. I saw her here looking quite beat up, and the paint faded. Hopefully, she'll be restored and repainted soon.
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Introduced on 19 September 2012, completed 4 years of successful service, wishing this Mammoth structure, a very Happy Birthday, which is India’s Fastest AC Double Decker Express operating in Western Railway Zone. Seen here is Vadodara (BRC) WAP-5 # 30051 in Amul livery honking and blasting at perfect 120 Kmph with 12931 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad AC Double Decker Express. This is Fastest AC Double Decker Express of Indian Railways amongst 7 AC Double Decker Expresses currently running in India. This train also selected in 2nd phase HOG conversion trains, which mean that it shall run with HOG WAP-7 (mostly from BRC) regularly in upcoming future.
EQ: 1Ds mk2, 50mm, AL
Das war mit Abstand das schnellste Portrait heute – in zweierlei Hinsicht. Zum einen war er der erste Mensch die mir, nachdem ich die Kamera aus der Tasche holte, sofort auffiel und zum anderen dauerte das Shooting keine 15 Sekunden.
In meiner Mittagspause kam ich gerade in der Hamburger Innenstadt und, schaute kurz nach links und rechts um zu sehen wo mehr Menschen unterwegs sind und entschloss mich für die linke Seite. Ich holte, noch bevor ich losging meine Kamera aus der Tasche und wickelte das “Halsband” (wie nennt man das “Canonband” eigentlich?) um mein Handgelenk, damit sich Gewicht der Kamera besser verteilt. Mein Blick ging nach vorne und meine linke Hand zum Objektivdeckel, den ich gerade abnehmen wollte, da kam direkt vor mir dieser Mann entgegen. Sofort sprach ich ihn an und musste im laufen mich und mein Projekt kurz vorstellen, da er aus Zeitgründen nicht stehen blieb. Ich konnte ihn überreden, für 15 Sekunden stehen zu bleiben. In dieser kurzen Zeit musste ich mir einen Winkel für den Hintergrund suchen, im Umkreis von ein, zwei Metern das passende Licht suchen und auch noch das Foto machen – also Höchstleistung. Und voilà – hervorragend.