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Class 37/4 'Tractor' 37402 'Stephen Middlemore 23.12.1954-8.6.2013'
1Z39 1200 Sheerness on Sea - South Croydon
'Here, There And Everywhere'
Birchington-on-Sea, 16/02/2019
The participants on the Great UK Railtours 'Cumbrian Lakelander' must have thought they had drawn the short straw weather- wise as they sped North up the WCML on Wednesday morning. Totally different story from Lancaster onwards though, as thick cloud gave way to clear Blue skies. Here at Cart Lane crossing in tranquil Kents Bank the conditions were as good as I have ever seen them.
Dover 28-07-1987. East Kent A199 TAR (8199), AEC Reliance / Berkhof Esprite new in May 1984. The chassis was from 1973, having originally carried a Duple body.
"The proximity of Deal's shoreline to the notorious Goodwin Sands has made its coastal waters a source of both shelter and danger through the history of sea travel in British waters. The Downs, the water between the town and the sands, provides A NATURALLY SHELTERED ANCHORAGE. Positioned at the eastern end of the English Channel, this is where sailing vessels would wait for a favourable wind, either to proceed into the North Sea, or, heading to the west, down the Channel." (Wikipedia)
Seen in Aldwych in London in October 2016 is Kent Coach Tours of Ashford Volvo B12B / Plaxton Panther C49FT KCT986. This coach was new to Bowen of Tamworth in 2008 as YN08OWC.
Kenting National Park (Chinese: 墾丁國家公園; pinyin: Kěndīng Gúojiā Gōngyuán), commonly known as Kenting (Chinese: 墾丁; pinyin: Kěndīng), is a national park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan, covering Hengchun, Checheng, and Manzhou Townships. Established on January 1, 1984, it is Taiwan's oldest and the southernmost national park on the main island, covering the southernmost area of the Taiwan island along Bashi Channel. Administered by the Executive Yuan's Ministry of the Interior, this national park is well known for its tropical climate and sunshine, scenic mountain and beach, the Spring Scream rock-band festival held in every March,[1] and has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Taiwan with 5.84 million visitors in 2016.[2]