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Stagecoach in the UK took a number of articulated coaches some years ago. The concept is popular in Spain, and here a Sunsundegui-bodied example is seen in San Sebastian. It may be on either a Volvo or Scania chassis.
Terra is a striking circular knit and a great easy lace project. Here Jennifer wears Terra as a layering piece for day, adding a splash of color and extra warmth to a stylish and casual winter outfit.
Terra is one of the patterns available in our Wraps Organica collection.
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 12: Coach Daniel "fRoD" Montaner of LOUD is seen during the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN press conference on February 12, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 26: FUT Esports onstage before competing at the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN Groups Stage on February 26, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Lance Skundrich/Riot Games)
Having visited this dockyard in August 2017, it brought back many memories for me having sailed out from there in 1963 on H.M.S. Venus to the Azores. I was then a Cook in the Royal Navy serving at H.M.S Ganges in Suffolk. It was a cold winter day then and I was over the side of the ship scrubbing it clean before we sailed. Arriving at the entrance it was a bit disconcerting to see the queues of people waiting to get in. The queue took 40 minutes to allow where I was to arrive at the ticket gate. A bag search told me I was to leave my Monopod with them for safe keeping at the ticket office. This also applies to Tripods for camera equipment so remember this.
The first ship you see is the H.M.S Warrior on the left hand side dock. This ship was the fastest, largest and most powerful warship in the world when she was launched. Such was her reputation that enemy fleets were intimidated by her obvious supremacy and deterred from attacking Britain at sea although she never fired a shot in anger. HMS Warrior was a 40 gun steam powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. Warrior conducted a publicity tour of Great Britain in 1863 and spent her active career with the Channel Squadron. On board HMS Warrior which was launched in 1860, Britain’s first iron-hulled, armoured battleship. The ship is powered by steam and sail and was the largest, fastest and most powerful warship of her day and had a lasting influence on naval architecture and design. Work and life on board reflected both the changes the Royal Navy experienced as it evolved into a professional service and shifts in Victorian society.Built to encounter the latest of the French ships, Warrior was, in her time, the ultimate sea warrior. Yet by creating a new era in naval technology, she very soon became outdated. After 22 years’ service, Warrior’s hull was to be used as a depot, floating school and an oil jetty. Painstakingly restored in Hartlepool and then back home to Portsmouth since 1987, Warrior is a unique survivor of the once formidable Victorian Navy and now serves as a museum ship, visitor attraction, popular private hire venue and more. HMS Warrior was rescued in the 1980’s, restored and brought back home to Portsmouth and is owned by Warrior Preservation Trust, an independent charity. Sadly, time has it taken its toll and today she is in a sorry state - her bulwarks, which keep her watertight, have failed and are deteriorating to a point which places her at significant risk.
Next ship I saw was H.M.S. Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is best known for her role as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She additionally served as Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824, she was relegated to the role of harbour ship. In 1922, she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She has been the flagship of the First Sea Lord since October 2012 and is the world's oldest naval ship still in commission. This the world’s most famous warship HMS Victory is crumbling under her own weight. An 18-month programme to bring this historic ship back to its original condition. H.M.S. Victory has been sitting in dry dock in Portsmouth since 1922 supported by 22 steel cradles positioned at six metre intervals. It has been well recorded that the 252 year old ship is collapsing ( so to speak ) under her own weight and following a detailed laser scan of 89.25 billion measurements and computer modelling, a new support system has been designed to record how the ship would sit in water.
The Mary Rose Museum is run by the Mary Rose Trust. The construction has been a challenge because the museum has been built over the ship in the dry dock, which is now a listed monument. During construction of the museum, conservation of the hull continued inside a sealed hotbox. In April 2013, the polyethylene glycol sprays were turned off and the process of controlled air drying began. In 2016 the hotbox walls were removed and after reopening on 20 July 2016 the ship is currently on display behind glass. This new museum displays most of the artefacts recovered from within the ship in context with the conserved hull. Since the opening it has been visited by over a million people. The museum is dedicated to the 16th century Tudor navy warship Mary Rose as well as the historical context in which she was active. The museum opened in 1984.T he Mary Rose is a Tudor ship that was built in 1510. In service for 34 years, it sank in 1545 and then discovered in 1971 and was raised in 1982.
Another ship I went to visit was HMS M.33 which is the only sole remaining British veteran of the bloody Dardanelles Campaign of 1915-1916, and also the Russian Civil War which followed. The ship is one of just three British warships from World War I still in existence. HMS M.33 was built in 1915 on the orders of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill. She was a floating gun platform designed to bombard coastal positions from the sea. Her first active operation was the support of the British landings at Suvla during the Battle of Gallipoli in August 1915. She remained stationed at Gallipoli until the evacuation in January 1916. She served in the Mediterranean for the remainder of the War and was involved in the seizure of the Greek fleet at Salamis Bay in 1916.
In the dockyard you will find many other attractions and museums along with various shops catering for items of interest connected to this historic site.
Swanage is a coastal town and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England. It is situated at the eastern end of the Isle of Purbeck, about 10 km south of Poole and 40 km east of Dorchester. The parish has a population of 10,124 (2001). Nearby are Ballard Down and Old Harry Rocks, with Studland Bay and Poole Harbour to the north. Within the parish are Durlston Bay and Durlston Country Park to the south of the town. The parish also includes the areas of Herston, just to the west of the town, and Durlston, just to the south. During the peak summer season many people are drawn by the town's beautiful setting, the beach and other attractions. The town has many hotels and guest rooms though the number ( particularly of hotels ) has reduced slightly in recent years. Besides the beach, there are other local attractions including the restored Swanage steam railway and the Victorian pier. The town may also be used a base from which to visit other nearby areas of interest, such as Corfe Castle. Swanage's Victorian pier is over 100 years old and is one of two built, although it is the only one that survives complete today. The pier extends into the southern end of Swanage Bay near Swanage. The original Swanage Pier was built between 1859 and 1861 for use primarily by the local stone quarrying industry, and included a tramway which ran the length of the pier and some way along the seafront. The old tracks can be seen to this day, inset into the seafront walkways.
The town, originally a small port and fishing village flourished in the Victorian era, when it first became a significant quarrying port and later a seaside resort for the rich of the day. Today the town remains a popular tourist resort, this being the town's primary industry, with many thousands of visitors coming to the town during the peak summer season, drawn by the bay's sandy beaches and other attractions. During its history the bay was listed variously as Swanawic, Swanwich, Sandwich, and only in more recent history as Swanage.
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site ~ this wonderful coast line which stretches from Orcombe Point in East Devon to The Old Harry Rocks near Swanage, is a beautiful part of this area. Swanage Tourist Information Centre (T.I.C.) is an excellent point of reference for all visitors to the area and our friendly staff will be delighted to help you plan your holiday and find out more about the area. By carefully assessing your requirements and interests the staff will ensure you have the very best information to make your holiday a real success.
While fishing is likely the town's oldest industry, quarrying has been important to the town and the local area since at least the 1st century AD. During the time of the Roman occupation this industry grew, with the distinctive Purbeck marble being used for decorative purposes in buildings as far away as London. When the Romans left Britain, quarrying largely ceased until the 12th century. The town is first mentioned in historical texts in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle of 877 AD. It is stated as being the scene of a great naval victory by King Alfred over the Danes: ~ This year came the Danish army into Exeter from Wareham; while the navy sailed west about, until they met with a great mist at sea, and there perished 120 ships at Swanwich. A hundred Danish ships which had survived the battle, were driven by a storm onto Peveril Point, a shallow rocky reef outcropping from the southern end of Swanage bay. In the 12th century demand for Purbeck Marble grew once again. While Purbeck marble is not suited to external use, as it does not weather well, it is however strong and suitably decorative for use as internal columns. As such the stone was used in the construction of many large churches and cathedrals being built as the time.
In contrast to the decorative Purbeck marble, Purbeck limestone, or more commonly 'Purbeck stone', has been used in construction locally since the early days of quarrying in Purbeck. Its use is less well documented as it was taken for granted as the default construction materials in the area. However, the arrival of more modern quarrying techniques in the 17th century resulted in an increase in production. The Great Fire of London in 1666 led to a period of large scale reconstruction in the city, and Purbeck stone was extensively used for paving. It was in this time that stone first started being loaded on ships directly from the Swanage seafront; before this time quarried stone had been first transported to Poole for shipping. The idea that Swanage could become a tourist destination was first encouraged by a local MP William Morton Pitt in the early 19th century, who converted a mansion in the town into a luxury hotel. The hotel is noted for having been visited in 1833 by the ( then ) Princess Victoria, later to become queen. The building was later renamed the Royal Victoria Hotel, now the building has been converted into flats and a bar and nightclub in the left and right wings respectively.
The main bus services are provided by Wilts & Dorset. Numbers 40 and 44 which run between Swanage and Poole, and the number 50 which runs between Swanage and Bournemouth via the chain ferry between Studland and Sandbanks. Double-deck open top buses are used on the Poole/Bournemouth to Swanage routes in the summer months. The buses on these routes are branded as Purbeck Breezers. Swanage has a heritage restored steam railway which operates for most of the year, though at the moment this only goes as far as Norden. Recent developments on the railway have seen the physical connection between the Swanage Railway and the mainline restored. The first passenger service in more than 40 years from London Victoria and returning to London Waterloo took place on 1 April 2009. It is hoped that regular passenger services connecting to the mainline will begin in the future. Limited ferry services also run between Poole Quay and Swanage Pier. These are used by Swanage residents for shopping trips to Poole's large shopping centre, and also by tourists in Poole for day trips into Swanage. The nearest mainline railway station to Swanage is Wareham, where connections can be made for South West Trains services westward to Dorchester South and Weymouth. Services also travel eastwards towards Poole, Bournemouth, Southampton Central and London Waterloo. Services to and from Weymouth and London Waterloo can be either fast or stopping services.
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 11: Giants pose during the VALORANT Champions Tour 2023: LOCK//IN tech check on February 11, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
In Rovaniemi, located in Finland at the "gate to the Arctic" on the Arctic circle at 66.6' degrees North, the circumpolar Arctic environmental cooperation started in 1991. On invitation of Finland the environmental Ministers of the eight Arctic countries came together to launch the Arctic Environmental Protections Strategy (AEPS). In 1996 evolved the "Rovaniemi Process", on initiative of Canada, to the establishment of the Arctic Council. Today's intergovernmental cooperation of the Arctic Council is still focused on environmental cooperation and sustainable development, which makes the Arctic quite region unique and the Rovaniemi Process still alive. The pictures of this series just provide some illustration of the environment around the capital of Finish Lapland.
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Remarks by Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy, Director General and Chairman of the Board, Arab Monetary Fund, and Presentation of Arab Youth Competition Awards with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund and Jihad Azour, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF, at the Welcome Dinner during the IMF conference Opportunity for All: Promoting Growth, Jobs, and Inclusiveness in the Arab World on Monday, January 29 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
1. Lise Première photo de l'année, le sentiment de colère y est intense grâce à ce poing fermé,
2. Boudoir Le corps de Ash, sans tête
, 3. Les étoiles mon premier essai de bokeh, je crois que cette photo est réellement celle que je préfére sur toute l'année écoulée,
4. Soirée PrintanièreMa shushu est sa nouvelle custo, je la trouve magnifique comme ça,
5. Oh ! it's an idea ! Premier autoportrait, j'ose enfin me prendre en photo,
6. Bulle de rêve Premier véritable montage photo sous gimp, je trouve le rendu particulière saissisant,
7. MarineLes pieds de ma fille,
8. Sensuelle Léto comme j'aime la mettre en scène,
9. MacKenzie et Rand Je redécouvre ces deux-là et je les aime toujours autant,
10. Wild Eira et sa folie, encore plus présente sur cette photo bien qu'un peu trop sombre,
11. Vieillerieune vieille photo de Selene, personne que j'ai abandonné pour le moment, remaniée et sublimée,
12. Good Morning Juste pour la lumière de ce matin là,
13. Cambrure Essaie de photo de corps en noir et blanc, Léto dans toute sa splendeur,
14. Pluie d'étoiles Prise sur le vif, de la fenêtre du bureau,
15. L'apparitionPremière photo dans ce genre avec Aisling,
16. Apple La petite nouvelle, cadeau de moi à moi
Gotthard Nordrampe der Gotthardbahn unterhalb der Station Gurtnellen im Kanton Uri in der Schweiz :
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Memorial boulder for L/Cpl Stephen Radcliffe ARCHER 7/509 killed in action at Gallipoli, WWI is beside the cross
Sacred to the memory of
Stephen Radcliffe ARCHER
Son of Fulbert Astley ARCHER
Born at Fendalton, Chch, 5th Sep 1891
L.Corpl No. 1 Machine Gun Section, C.M.R. (Canterbury Mounted Rifles)
Killed in Action 22 June 1915
At No. 1 Outpost, Anzac, Gallipoli
Aged 23 years.
Stephen’s Cenotaph database record with portrait:
www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/recor...
Others:
Fulbert Cave ARCHER: 1890- 1953
Stephen Radcliffe ARCHER: 1891-1915 (memorial…see notes above)
Hester Amy CREGOE: 1901 – 1952
Was the only daughter of Fulbert Astley ARCHER [5]
Married Julian Plomer CREGOE in San Francisco[8]
Portrait of Hester:
www.geni.com/people/Hester-Cregoe/6000000033954780066
Hester’s probate is available to view online:
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-2SNG
Julian Plomer CREGOE: 1887-1968 Husband of Hester.
Youngest son of Mrs J.P. CREGOE of Downham, Norfolk, and the late Mr CREGOE[5]
He was in the London Rifle Brigade and 3rd Bn. Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry (CDLI) , Reg. No. 9088. 1914 Star and clasp.
Noted in the tentative postings of officers of the 1st Battalion, Canterbury (NZ) Regmt WWII, rank of Captain.[6]
Trained to be part of new Battalion formation – 2nd Battalion Canterbury [10]
Portrait of Julian:
www.geni.com/people/Julian-Cregoe/6000000056541429839
His probate is available to purchase
www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20530931
Gillian CREGOE: 15TH Aug. 1932 – 16th Aug 1932
Daughter of Julian and Hester
Died aged 15 hrs[9]
Fulbert Astley ARCHER: 6th July 1859 -28th Feb. 1911
Died at “Colwell”, Fendalton (eldest son of Fulbert ARCHER) [1]
On 2 March 1911 he was the first to be buried in the Papanui Public Cemetery, Grahams Road, Fendalton (re-named Waimairi Cemetery in 1917)[7]
Was manager of Messrs Dalgety & Co. [2]
Fulbert’s granddaughter was Margaret DEANS (1934?-2017), widow of author Antony ALPERS (1919-1997) and later widow of artist Austen DEANS (1915-2011) She owned the original family property until her death. See article on source no. [7]
OBITUARY
The death is announced of Mr F. A. Archer, who had been in ill health for some time, and who passed away at his residence at Fendalton on Monday evening.
He was born at Melbourne fifty-one years ago, and, when a boy, came to New Zealand with his parents, who settled at Timaru, his father, the late Mr Fulbert Archer, joining the firm of Miles and Co., which then became Miles, Archer and Co. He was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, and began his business career with Miles and Co. in this city.
In 1895 he became stock auctioneer in the firm of Dalgety and Co. Two years later, when the Hon E. W. Parker retired from the position of supervisor for Dalgety and Co. and went to England, Mr Archer was appointed manager, a position which he held until about a year ago, when he was compelled by failing health to resign, to the regret of the members of the staff and of the firm's clients. In other directions Mr Archer took a prominent part in business affairs. He succeeded Mr Parker as the Christchurch member of the Colonial Advisory Board of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Canterbury Saleyards Company. He took an active interest in the affairs of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association. He was elected a member of the general committee in 1896, vice-president in 1900, and president in 1901.
In his younger days he was a prominent football player and a Volunteer. He leaves a widow and two sons and one daughter. One of his sons is in the office of Messrs Duncan, Cotterill and Stringer and the other is in Messrs Dalgety and Co.'s office. A large number of flags in the city were flown at half-mast in memory of the late Mr Archer.[4]
Fulbert Astley ARCHER was Chairman of Timaru Harbour Board.
Another good bio:
ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/site/topics/show/9...
Fulbert Astley ARCHER’s wife:
Amy Charlotte ARCHER: 21ST May 1857 – 18th March 1937
Youngest daughter of Copleston Lopes RADCLIFFE, Derriford, Plymouth, England
Fulbert and Amy married 11 December 1888, Fendalton Church[3]
SOURCES:
[1]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand
Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 13980, 1 March 1911
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19110301.2.2.3?ph...
[2]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand
Star, Issue 8721, 7 September 1906
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19060907.2.32?phra...
[3]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand
Lyttelton Times, Volume LXX, Issue 8663, 12 December 1888
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18881212.2.16?phra...
[4]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand
Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15553, 1 March 1911
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19110301.2.67?page...
[5]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20416, 19 November 1929
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19291119.2.173.2?...
[6]
Ancestry.co.uk; British Army WWI Medal rolls index cards, 1914-1920
And
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand
Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23368, 30 June 1941
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410630.2.52?phr...
and
Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23433, 13 September 1941
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19410913.2.92?phr...
and National Military Reserve
Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23088, 2 August 1940
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19400802.2.67?end...
[7]
Article on 46 Memorial Avenue; Christchurch City Libraries website;
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/46-memorial-avenue/
[8]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand
Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19686, 1 August 1929
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19290801.2.4?page...
[9]
NZ Dept Internal Affairs historic BDM indexes; 1932/10663
[10]
Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand
Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23147, 10 October 1940
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19401010.2.94?end...
In Gee Chun on the 6th green during Wednesday's practice round at the Ricoh Women's British Open Golf Championship 2016.
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Die M.artigny – C.hâtelard - B.ahn (MC), (frz.: Chemin de fer M.artigny–C.hâtelard) ist eine ehemalige Bahngesellschaft im Kanton Wallis in der Schweiz.
Sie fusionierte 2001 mit der C.hemin de fer M.artigny–O.rsières (MO) zu den Transports de M.artigny et Régions (TMR), welche die 18 km lange meterspurige MC-Strecke von M.artigny über V.ernayaz zum Grenzbahnhof Le C.hâtelard-F.rontière betreiben.
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Auf französischer Seite führt die Strecke weiter über V.allorcine und C.hamonix nach S.aint-G.ervais-Le F.ayet, diese weiterführende Bahnstrecke S.aint-G.ervais–V.allorcine wird von der f.ranzösischen S.taatseisenbahn S.NCF betrieben.
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Nach mehreren verschiedenen Streckenvorschlägen beschloss die Regierung des Kantons Wallis die heutige Streckenführung von M.artigny über V.ernayaz, S.alvan, F.inhaut und Les M.arécottes nach Le C.hâtelard.
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Die Strecke lässt sich in drei Abschnitte unterteilen, die 4,8 km lange Strecke auf der Ebene von M.artigny nach V.ernayaz, den Z.ahnstangenabschnitt mit einer Länge von 2,4 km zwischen V.ernayaz und S.alvan im T.rient-T.al und die Strecke von S.alvan entlang den Felshängen nach F.inhaut und Le C.hâtelard, dem Grenzort zur französischen Gemeinde V.allorcine.
Der französische Abschnitt, die Bahnstrecke S.aint-G.ervais–V.allorcine führt von V.allorcine weiter über C.hamonix bis nach S.aint-G.ervais-Le F.ayet.
Da in M.artigny eine lokale T.rambahn zwischen M.artigny - G.are, der Innenstadt und der Industriegemeinde M.artigny-B.ourg gefordert wurde, musste die MC für die alte Innenstadtstrecke, welche sie ursprünglich gemeinsam mit dem lokalen T.ram befuhr, einen Kompromiss eingehen: im Stadtgebiet musste unter einer strassenbahnkompatiblen Oberleitung gefahren werden, die für den gesamten Abschnitt zwischen M.artigny und V.ernayaz angewandt wurde.
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Der Rest der Strecke wurde hingegen mit einer seitlichen Stromschiene ausgestattet, die zum französischen Abschnitt kompatibel ist. Die Spannung betrug ursprünglich 550 V und wurde 1889 auf 800 bis 850 V angehoben.
Der Z.ahnstangenabschnitt wurde mit einer strubschen Zahnstange ausgerüstet, die bis 138 mm über die Schienenoberkante reicht (Teilkreis auf 123 mm über SOK). Das ist wesentlich höher als bei anderen Zahnradbahnen. Der Grund liegt in der Fellschen Bremsschiene, die der auf französischen Seite das sichere Überwinden der Gefälle bis 90‰ erlauben sollte. Die Bremszahnräder der MC waren so hoch, dass sie die Bremsschiene nicht berührten.
Am 10. Juni 1902 wurde die C.ompagnie du C.hemin de fer de M.artigny au C.hâtelard - ligne du Valais à C.hamonix gegründet.
Bereits am 24. November desselben Jahres wurde mit den Bauarbeiten begonnen. Trotz des aufwändigen Baus von 46 grösseren V.iadukten und B.rücken und zwölf T.unneln wurde die Strecke nach nur 4 Jahren Bauzeit am 20. August 1906 eröffnet.
In den ersten Betriebsjahren verkehrten täglich fünf Zugpaare zwischen M.artigny und Le C.hâtelard. Für die Strecke gut 18 Kilometer lange Strecke benötigten die Züge einst etwa 90 Minuten, heutzutage sind es noch rund 45 Minuten. Die Höchstgeschwindigkeit lag damals bei 7 km/h auf dem Zahnradabschnitt und 25 km/h auf dem Adhäsionsabschnitt.
Bis 1909 wurden zwei S.chiebelokomotiven des Typs HGe 2/2 sowie acht T.riebwagen BCFeh 4/4 beschafft, welche für den kombinierten Adhäsions- und Zahnradbetrieb konzipiert waren.
1908 wurden zwei lediglich mit Adhäsionsantrieb versehene Triebwagen des Typs BCFe 2/4 geliefert, die durch die Schiebelokomotiven über die Zahnstangenrampe zu befördern waren. Ein solches Betriebskonzept kannten auch die benachbarten Bahnen von B.ex nach V.illars und von A.igle nach L.eysin sowie die S.tansstad - E.ngelberg-B.ahn.
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Die durchgehende Fahrt mit gemischten Zahnrad- und Adhäsionstriebwagen war jedoch wesentlich einfacher und auch wirtschaftlicher.
Die MC pflegte von Anfang an einen guten Kontakt zur C.ompagnie P.aris-L.yon-M.éditerranée (PLM), der ursprünglichen Betreibergesellschaft des französischen Abschnitts des M.ont - B.lanc - E.xpress.
Bereits im Frühjahr 1906, zwei Jahre vor der Eröffnung, konnte die MC einen Betriebsvertrag für den grenzüberschreitenden Abschnitt Le C.hâtelard–V.allorcine unterzeichnen, auf welchem die MC bis 1996 den Z.ugverkehr bestritt
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Der Gleisunterhalt und die Energieversorgung wurde von der französischen Seite übernommen und seit 1997 wird dieser Abschnitt von der S.NCF bedient.
Am 1. Juli 1908 wurde der französische Abschnitt zwischen A.rgentière, V.allorcine und Le C.hâtelard eröffnet, wodurch die geplante Direktverbindung von M.artigny über C.hamonix nach S.aint-G.ervais-les-B.ains realisiert war.
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Nachdem sich die S.chweizerischen B.undesbahnen (S.BB) im V.allon de B.arberine die Wassernutzungsrechte zwecks Stromerzeugung sicherten, wurde die C.hemin de fer M.artigny–C.hâtelard mit dem Materialtransport beauftragt.
Die Baustelle der G.ewichtsstaumauer B.arberine erschlossen die S.BB 1920 ab Le C.hâtelard mittels einer S.tandseilbahn und einer anschliessenden T.ransportbahn, die T.ransporte von C.hâtelard ins R.hônetal hinunter wickelte die MC ab, die im Spitzenjahr 1923 23'023 Tonnen Güter transportierte.
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Per Ende 1929 trennte sich die MC vom T.rambetrieb in M.artigny, den sie einschliesslich der beiden T.riebwagen Ce 2/2 41-42 der neu gegründeten S.ociété du T.ramway de M.artigny-G.are à M.artigny-B.ourg übertrug.
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Ab 1. März 1931 fuhr die MC auch nicht mehr durch die S.tadt sondern über ein neu gebautes Trassee parallel zur S.BB-S.trecke nach La B.âtiaz (und auf der bisherigen Strecke weiter nach V.ernayaz).
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Bis in die 1930er-Jahre beschränkte sich der Betrieb aufgrund der L.awinengefahr im T.rient-T.al auf die Sommermonate (Ende Mai bis Ende Oktober). 1931/32 nach der Beschaffung eines Schneepflugs begann der Ganzjahresbetrieb, zusätzlich wurden G.alerien zum S.chutz vor L.awinen errichtet.
Kurz darauf realisierte die MC Wintersportfahrten mit eigenem Rollmaterial bis M.ontroc-le-P.lanet in F.rankreich. Eine wintersichere Trasse nach A.rgentière und C.hamonix konnte die PLM zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht realisieren.
Anfang der 1930er-Jahre trennte sich die MC von zahlreichen F.ahrzeugen, wie den beiden HGe 2/2-L.okomotiven und der D.ampflokomotive. Im Gegenzug wurden die von den SBB für den K.raftwerksbau beschafften CFeh 4/4-T.riebwagen erworben.
Durch den Ausbruch des Z.weiten W.eltkriegs und der Besetzung der wichtigen Grenzregion zu F.rankreich durch die S.chweizer A.rmee, konnte die MC einen erheblichen Anstieg des Personenverkehrs verzeichnen.
Als in den 1950er-Jahren die französische PLM verstaatlicht und Teil der S.NCF wurde, nahmen MC und S.NCF dies zum Anlass um das Rollmaterial zu erneuern.
Die neuen Fahrzeuge aus Schweizer Produktion entsprachen den französischen Sicherheitsanforderungen und waren dank einheitlicher S.charfenbergkupplung mit den französischen F.ahrzeugen kuppelbar.
Die MC nutzte die Vereinheitlichung, um durchgehende Züge bis nach C.hamonix anzubieten. Im Sommer 1957 verkehrte ein Zug der neuen Generation erstmals durchgehend zwischen M.artigny und C.hamnonix, allerdings wurde diese Direktverbindung in den nächsten Jahren auf einen Schweizer Steuerwagen reduziert, der in F.rankreich mit einem französischen Zug mitbefördert wurde.
Diese Notlösung blieb bis 1991 unabhängig vom Fahrgastaufkommen bestehen.
In den 1970er-Jahre wurde der E.mosson-S.tausee durch die neue B.ogenstaumauer E.mosson, massiv erweitert. Der Bau der zweiten S.taumauer bescherte der MC im G.üterverkehr einen neuen Höhepunkt, 1973 wurden 22'450 Tonnen Güter transportiert.
Auf Grund des starken Anstiegs des Verkehrsaufkommens, wurde die Strecke, um den Takt erhöhen zu können und die Sicherheit zu verbessern, mit einem automatischen S.treckenblock mit Lichtsignalen (frz.: block automatique lumineux) ausgestattet. Dieses System wird zur Zeit völlig erneuert, die Arbeiten hierfür begannen 2005.
Durch den Bau der S.trasse über den C.ol de la F.orclaz bekam die MC massive Konkurrenz durch den S.trassenverkehr. Die Fahrgastzahlen sanken von 414'447 (1965) auf 300'000 Fahrgäste pro Jahr, der G.üterverkehr nahm stetig bis zur Bedeutungslosigkeit ab.
Das R.ollmaterial wurde 1987 erneut modernisiert, dabei erhielten die BDeh 4/4 aus den Jahren 1957 bis 1964 eine zeitgemässe Einrichtung und einen Farbanstrich, der auf den M.ont - B.lanc - E.xpress aufmerksam machte.
Als zu Beginn der 1990er-Jahre auch bei den S.NCF die Erneuerung des bereits über 40-jährigen Rollmaterials anstand, einigte man sich erneut zur gemeinsamen Beschaffung von T.riebwagen aus S.chweizer P.roduktion.
1994 wurden bei den A.teliers de c.onstructions mécaniques de V.evey (ACMV) in V.illeneuve fünf Gelenktriebwagen des Typs BDeh 4/8 (S.NCF-Typ Z800) bestellt, die 1997 von der Nachfolgegesellschaft V.evey T.echnologies an MC und S.NCF ausgeliefert wurden.
Die neuen Fahrzeuge ermöglichen die Durchbindung der Züge von M.artigny bis S.aint-G.ervais-Le F.ayet. Diese Züge werden seit 1997 unter der Produktbezeichnung "M .ont-B.lanc-E.xpress " gemeinsam von der MC und der S.NCF betrieben. Die neuen Fahrzeuge ermöglichen eine Reisegeschwindigkeit von 25 km/h auf dem Zahnradabschnitt und 70 km/h auf den Adhäsionsabschnitten.
Anfang 2001 fusionierte die C.hemin de Fer de M.artigny au C.hâtelard (MC) mit der C.hemin de fer M.artigny-O.rsières (MO) zu den T.ransports de M.artigny et R.égions (TMR).
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Heutzutage hat die Strecke ungefähr 250'000 Passagiere pro Jahr. 1965 war das Maximum mit 414'447 Passagieren. Der Güterverkehr ist heutzutage vernachlässigbar.
Die durchgehenden Züge verkehren unter dem Namen "M.ont - B.lanc - E.xpress".
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A.usflug nach Le C.hatelard F.rontiere am Donnerstag den 13. August 2009
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Mit dem Z.ug von B.ern über P.uidoux -C.hexbres - T.rains d.e v.ignes - V.evey nach
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Weiter mit dem B.us über den F.orclaz - P.ass - C.ol d.e l.a f.orclaz nach L.e c.hatelard
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Mit dem M.ont B.lanc E.xpress zurück nach M.artigny und weiter mit der S.B.B nach
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Mit dem Z.ug von V.evey nach B.lonay und wieder zurück nach V.evey
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H.eimfahrt von V.evey über L.ausanne zurück nach B.ern
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This is the "Punch" end of the buffet table . . . the floating apples are frozen. These are used instead of ice or a frozen punch ring (hard to make as far as *I* am concerned - I quit doing it years ago and use apples of "seasonal" colors - - - green and yellow in the spring, and red or green (depending on what color the punch is) for Christmas, yellow or red for fall, etc. I used green in the white-cranberry-grape-juice punch for my daughter's wedding. (Picture of THAT punch bowl is in the first comment below . . . it wouldn't "stick" here!
My mom taught me this trick and people love it. The apples can be "trash apples" - things you don't particularly enjoy eating . . . small ones, etc., as long as they are good and clean without bruises or "bad" places since they get quite mushy when they thaw out over several hours time.
They're festive and they make WONDERFUL "ice cubes" - - - keep it very cold without diluting the punch at *all*!!!!
In the immortal words of Mikey, the Life Cereal kid, "Try it! You'll LIKE it!" :)
114 Pictures in 2014. 49.The Weather Outside is Frightful!
Taken at The Regency, Laguna Woods, California. © 2014 All Rights Reserved.
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Blue skies may be delightful at times but in the midst of severe drought, they are frightful. I took these images off the television at lunchtime today ~ unusually warm temperatures, gusting Santa Ana winds, not a drop of rain in sight. We're under Red Flag warnings, which means severe fire danger. I hope I don't see any fire more devastating than the two pictured. These are frightening enough!
I'm going to be scarce this week, my Flickr friends! I'm spending the next three days with Amy, my daughter, I'm happy to say!
Thanks so much for showing up and for your support! Have a wonderful week, yourselves! I'll get back to you again after Friday!
On February 27, 2014, Louise Irvine, a GP in Deptford and the chair of the SaveLewisham Hospital campaign, spoke at a protest in Old Palace Yard, opposite the Houses of Parliament. This followed the handing in a petition to 10 Downing Street, signed by nearly 150,000 people, calling for health secretary Jeremy Hunt to withdraw Clause 119 of the Care Bill (colloquially known as the "hospital closure clause"), which, if not withdrawn, will allow the government - and senior NHS managers - to "close viable hospitals without proper consultation." The demonstration was followed by a Parliamentary meeting attended by Andy Burnham MP, the shadow health secretary.
Clause 119 (formerly Clause 118) was cynically tagged onto the Care Bill by the government in autumn after the high court and then the appeals court ruled that plans to severely downgrade services at Lewisham Hospital, as part of the proposals for dealing with an indebted neighbouring trust, the South London Healthcare Trust, were unlawful. The court ruled the plans were unlawful because the legislation for dealing with trusts in severe financial difficulties - the Unsustainable Provider Regime - does not allow the government or the Trust Special Administrator (TSA) appointed to make recommendations to include neighbouring hospitals that are not in financial difficulties.
Clause 119 will change this, making any solvent hospital close to a hospital in financial trouble susceptible to downgrades or even closure with only a cursory consultation process.
The Care Bill will be debated in Parliament on March 10 and 11, followed by a vote. Please ask your MP to vote against it, please sign and share the two petitions below, and, if you can, please come to a demonstration opposite Parliament on March 11 at 11am.
Contact your MP here: www.writetothem.com/
Sign the petition that was handed in to Downing Street here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/jeremy-hunt-should-resign-...
Also, please sign and share the new petition launched by 38 Degrees, "Cameron and Clegg: Protect Our Hospitals," which has secured nearly 150,000 signatures in just two days, and which says to the government, "Our NHS is precious - please drop the Hospital Closure Clause from the Care Bill": secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/cameron-and-clegg-hands-of...
See the website of the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign: www.savelewishamhospital.com/
See my article promoting the day's events here: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2014/02/25/save-the-nhs-from-th...
See my archive here about the Save Lewisham Hospital campaign and its success: www.andyworthington.co.uk/tag/save-lewisham-hospital/
For my most interesting photos, see: www.flickriver.com/photos/andyworthington/popular-interes...
I photographed Sophie and Matthew in december on their honeymoon in Iceland at Kleifarvatn. Thx to www.pinkiceland.is for planning this photoshoot.
Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio, presents Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" -- live on stage from Jan. 29 to Feb. 15.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Set during the early 1950s, "A Raisin in the Sun" tells the timeless story of one family’s grasp for a piece of the American Dream — and the explosive backlash that erupts when they seek to become the first black family to move into an all-white neighborhood.
The play revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Youngers, a black family living in a cramped apartment in Chicago’s racially segregated Southside neighborhood. The family’s struggle for dignity and their quest for a better life shape the powerful drama in this ground-breaking masterpiece of the American theater
Younger family matriarch Lena (whom everyone calls “Mama”) is the strong, moral heart of her clan, but she clashes frequently with her extended family. The family’s “man of the house” is her son Walter Lee, who works as a chauffeur but remains frustrated by his dead-end position in both life and the workplace. Walter’s wife is Ruth, who masks her discontent by directing all her energies toward her husband and their young son, Travis. Walter’s sister, Beneatha, is a young dreamer who dabbles in various hobbies and activities but embraces a strong desire to become a doctor.
When the insurance money from her deceased husband’s insurance policy comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood. But Walter Lee, who describes himself as a volcano full of internalized regrets and pipe dreams, has other plans: he wants to buy a liquor store and be “his own man.” Meanwhile, Beneatha wants to spend the money on her medical schooling. The tensions within the family and the blatant prejudice they receive from outside their home combine to shape the rich dramatic texture in this seminal American play.
THE CAST
TAMICKA SCRUGGS
Ruth Younger
BRIAN KENNETH ARMOUR
Walter Lee Younger
JOHNTAE LIPSCOMB
Travis Younger
TAYLOR ADAMS
Beneatha Younger
KEEYA CHAPMAN-LANGFORD
Lena Younger
MICHAEL SWAIN
Joseph Asagai
BRIAN STEELE
George Murchison
CHACE COULTER
Karl Lindner
KYM WILLIAMS
Bobo
THE CREATIVE TEAM
JIMMIE WOODY
Director
TABA ALEEM
Stage Manager
SCOTT CRIM
Lighting Designer
AUDREY FLIEGEL
Sound Designer
JOE HUNTER
Properties Designer
JASEN J. SMITH
Costume Designer
TODD DIERINGER
Scenic Co-Designer
KATHY KOHL
Scenic Co-Designer and Assistant Technical Director
The photos in this Flickr set were shot for Weathervane Playhouse by Scott Diese at the show's final dress rehearsal on Jan. 28, 2015.