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Network Rail Mobile Maintenance Train No. DR97801, pictured from the footbridge at Eaglescliffe station, on a run from Darlington to Stockton on 24th September 2021.
Line up of locomotives used in track building and maintenance just outside Venezia Mestre station on Thursday, May 16th, 2002.
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Nottingham City Transport Leyland Atlantean PDR1 PTO520G with Northern Counties bodywork built to that operators distinctive style is seen here in Non PSV form as a Maintenance Vehicle. With part of its roof removed tree pruning duties would be one of its roles, something rarely seen these days.
An overview of the maintenance area of Philippine Airlines at Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport. In this picture you can see a lot of Philippine Airlines aircraft, some of which are withdrawn from use. Most of the widebody planes (Boeing 777, Airbus A340-300) are waiting for their afternoon departure to North-America. On the right hand there is a Boeing 747-8F of Atlas Air waiting for its take off from the main runway that is both used for landings and take offs.
Another explanation for the many Philippine Airlines planes is that the previous management of PR ordered way too many planes. There were plans to fly to several European destinations (Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Paris) with secondhand A340’s. These plans are shelved due to poor loads on the flights to London-Gatwick so the acquired aircraft are surplus at the moment. Also, the airline ordered 34 A321’s, 10 A321NEO’s and 20 A330-300’s in 2012, but the current management has no clue what to do with all these aircraft because the capacity of MNL is restrained because of its limited runway capacity. For that reason, an order for 5 A330’s were converted to 8 A321NEO’s, and a part of the new A321’s will be leased out upon delivery. In the meantime Philippine Airlines is still trying to return to profit, which is not an easy task with the aggressive growth of its low cost competitors like Cebu Pacific Air and AirAsia.
This picture is taken during take off on a flight of Cebu Pacific Air (or Tigerair Philippines, but more on that later) to Puerto Princesa.
Lufthansa Technik Maintenance area
Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Philippines
October 3, 2014
I've wanted to create a piece like this for as long as I've been using the LDD program, to add a scene to one of my models, instead of just a white, or coloured background. Unfortunately these seem to take a substantial amount of time, as I always over engineer them, and add great amounts of detail, but with my current free time being slim, I'm unable to put a background that I'm happy with to any of my models.
I've been thinking of a way to compromise, and although I'm happy with this project, I think it will be my only one like this. If I am to build any more, then I will simply have to put the time in wherever and whenever I can, and create something worthy of the effort.
My inspiration for this particular build came from when I saw Alex Sonny's contest entry piece, which is a simplistic, yet stunning piece of work. Even before I started building, my intention was never to copy his work brick for brick, but simply the concept, and so I sent him a short message just letting him know my intentions, and asking permission to use his idea. Both me, and Alex agreed that he didn't own the concept of a tank in a state of maintenance, but he was still very grateful that I asked first, and was kind enough to give me the go ahead.
You can find Alex's beautiful scene here, please do take a look.
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The first thing you might notice about this area, is that it seems to be rather busy, and that is because the country is currently not officially at war with anyone, so workshops such as this are not as crowded as they are during wartime. Minor border skirmishes are still common, so troops, as well as tanks and other vehicles are still sent to border regions with countries that are considered a threat. Even during peacetime, tanks such as the Marauder are still deployed in considerable numbers to deter any envious neighbour nations from thinking we've become lax behind our walls.
This particular Marauder tank was one of the early models off of the production line, and has been in service for three years, but now during peacetime, the chance to recall such early models and upgrade them to newer specifications is ideal. Even though war machines are expected to be lost, and their life spans can often be short, regular maintenance is critical to keeping your armed forces running, and fighting. Even though it's not always possible to pull front line vehicles out of a fight just to oil the gears and change air filters, every effort is made to make sure that vehicles are serviced to a certain degree. Being in a well equipped workshop like this, there is nothing that can't be fixed, replaced, or improved. Every need of the tank is met here, be it from simply replacing worn track pins, to completely updating the entire operating system of the tank, and everything inbetween.
Tanks are driven into the workshop under their own power, and then lined up onto a long stretch of independent free moving rollers, until they're hooked into a conveyor system, which is controlled by a terminal located at the side of the line. The tank will be pulled to pre-set stops on the line, where various tasks will be completed, such as removing the gun barrel, hoisting the turret off of the hull, and removal of the engine. As this is an early model, it is in need of many upgrades, including a new braking system, but those bolts can be stubborn, and may require a little heat to be persuaded. The engine will be moved to a specialist area of the workshop for a strip down and full rebuild, this can take the longest time of all the separate jobs. It takes two men to push the engine down the line, a wheeled carriage does make it easier, but still not easy. A faulty fuel sender in one of the auxiliary fuel tanks has been causing trouble for some time, and if you're going to replace one, you might as well replace them both. Worn mounting brackets on the gun barrel can cause misalignment at longer ranges, but the Marauder has found to seldom suffer from this problem, however, while the tank is in the workshop, it makes sense to replace such a crucial part while you can. A barrel cleaning is something that can be done in the field, but it can be done with much greater care and detail in the workshop.
Getting that guy up that ladder was a bloody nightmare. Even the workshop needs repairs from time to time.
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This is 6M01 a Doncaster IPort to Southampton Western Docks Freightliner working. GB Railfreight's 66742 is running nearly 25 minutes ahead of it scheduled pass time at Toton and no doubt to the annoyance of the driver, its progress south will shortly be brought to a halt opposite the maintenance depot some quarter mile distant.
I've wanted to create a piece like this for as long as I've been using the LDD program, to add a scene to one of my models, instead of just a white, or coloured background. Unfortunately these seem to take a substantial amount of time, as I always over engineer them, and add great amounts of detail, but with my current free time being slim, I'm unable to put a background that I'm happy with to any of my models.
I've been thinking of a way to compromise, and although I'm happy with this project, I think it will be my only one like this. If I am to build any more, then I will simply have to put the time in wherever and whenever I can, and create something worthy of the effort.
My inspiration for this particular build came from when I saw Alex Sonny's contest entry piece, which is a simplistic, yet stunning piece of work. Even before I started building, my intention was never to copy his work brick for brick, but simply the concept, and so I sent him a short message just letting him know my intentions, and asking permission to use his idea. Both me, and Alex agreed that he didn't own the concept of a tank in a state of maintenance, but he was still very grateful that I asked first, and was kind enough to give me the go ahead.
You can find Alex's beautiful scene here, please do take a look.
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The first thing you might notice about this area, is that it seems to be rather busy, and that is because the country is currently not officially at war with anyone, so workshops such as this are not as crowded as they are during wartime. Minor border skirmishes are still common, so troops, as well as tanks and other vehicles are still sent to border regions with countries that are considered a threat. Even during peacetime, tanks such as the Marauder are still deployed in considerable numbers to deter any envious neighbour nations from thinking we've become lax behind our walls.
This particular Marauder tank was one of the early models off of the production line, and has been in service for three years, but now during peacetime, the chance to recall such early models and upgrade them to newer specifications is ideal. Even though war machines are expected to be lost, and their life spans can often be short, regular maintenance is critical to keeping your armed forces running, and fighting. Even though it's not always possible to pull front line vehicles out of a fight just to oil the gears and change air filters, every effort is made to make sure that vehicles are serviced to a certain degree. Being in a well equipped workshop like this, there is nothing that can't be fixed, replaced, or improved. Every need of the tank is met here, be it from simply replacing worn track pins, to completely updating the entire operating system of the tank, and everything inbetween.
Tanks are driven into the workshop under their own power, and then lined up onto a long stretch of independent free moving rollers, until they're hooked into a conveyor system, which is controlled by a terminal located at the side of the line. The tank will be pulled to pre-set stops on the line, where various tasks will be completed, such as removing the gun barrel, hoisting the turret off of the hull, and removal of the engine. As this is an early model, it is in need of many upgrades, including a new braking system, but those bolts can be stubborn, and may require a little heat to be persuaded. The engine will be moved to a specialist area of the workshop for a strip down and full rebuild, this can take the longest time of all the separate jobs. It takes two men to push the engine down the line, a wheeled carriage does make it easier, but still not easy. A faulty fuel sender in one of the auxiliary fuel tanks has been causing trouble for some time, and if you're going to replace one, you might as well replace them both. Worn mounting brackets on the gun barrel can cause misalignment at longer ranges, but the Marauder has found to seldom suffer from this problem, however, while the tank is in the workshop, it makes sense to replace such a crucial part while you can. A barrel cleaning is something that can be done in the field, but it can be done with much greater care and detail in the workshop.
Getting that guy up that ladder was a bloody nightmare. Even the workshop needs repairs from time to time.
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It's got to be done, at times. Some maintenance on those Mak M25 ship diesel engines we got on board the ship. We have four of them installed, each capable of delivering around 2600 kW. 9 cylinders on each, meaning there's a few valves to adjust. The third engineer is doing the work here, and the chief is taking a snap or two.
Leica M6.
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Eucerini (Long-Horned) bee adjusting it's antennae.
Tribe Eucerini - Long-horned bees
Fun facts
The Eucerini (often called long-horned bees) is the most diverse tribe in the family Apidae, with over 32 genera worldwide that were previously classified as members of the family Anthophoridae. All species are solitary, though many nest in large aggregations, and it is also occasionally possible to find large "sleeping" aggregations of males. Most, but not all, genera are distinctive in the unusually long male antennae from which the tribe derives its name (eucer- means true horned). They are most diverse in the Western Hemisphere.
-Wiki
Cause you know, it never hurts to have one on stand-by. You just never know when the next thing is going to break or what system will just up and stop working. Here we see a typical scene - a simple maintenance bot recharges it's systems, all while staying up to date by downloading the latest available schematics to keep it on top of it's game.
This view is looking up the Elizabeth River at ships undergoing maintenance or refits amidst the cranes surrounding the various dry docks and maintenance facilities in Portsmouth, VA.
On the left is the USS Ashland (LSD-48), a Whidbey Island-class landing ship dock originally commissioned in 1992. She appears to still be afloat and listing slightly to port. On the right, partially hidden under some large tarpaulins is an unidentifiable Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer (DDG-51 class). She appears to be in a large floating dry dock that is behind a large barge.
The view is somewhat foreshortened by the lens - the distance from the pavilion on the outer corner of the Waterside Marina (in Norfolk, VA.) on the left, across the river to the bow of the DDG-51 is actually about 500m.
I took this image right at the end of a boat trip to see Naval Station Norfolk, on which long lenses were not allowed.
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Maintenance work being carried out at Whatlington Viaduct. (Location of the 2014 landslip)
Date: 29.11.14
Two soldiers starting to apply yellow paint to the Palácio de São Lourenço in central Funchal, to the amusement of a bystander. It is a huge renaissance fort, which is white at the moment. I hope they won't have to do the whole fort.
Chatteris based Twin Otter, a regular visit to Cranfield for maintenance. Looks like it could do with a wash this time!
Old maintenance of way equipment for Iowa Interstate Railroad sits in the Rock Island, IL yard on a snowy winter day.
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Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1
G 20mm F1.7 ASPH.
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Dust on the sensor...
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