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This bus service and the Skylink brand was introduced by Lothian Buses in April 2017, initially as a single decker operation. Double deckers took over in September 2017. The leather Airlink branded seating and extensive downstairs luggage racks betray the vehicle's former front line use on the Airlink 100 service. Skylink 200 links Leith and Newhaven with Granton, Muirhouse, Drylaw, Queensferry Road, Clermiston, Maybury and Edinburgh Airport.
Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163) based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, the squadron is nicknamed "Ridge Runners".
The engagement of this squadron founded in December 1951 goes back to the Vietnam War (the Battle of A Shau) and includes the campaigns Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Currently the squadron is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. Levreault (USMC).
Parked on the flightdeck of the USS Boxer (LHD 4), a Wasp-Class Amphibious Assault Ship of the United States Navy (USN), docked at Ocean Terminal during a port visit to Hong Kong before returning to its home port in San Diego, California.
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This view looks NE over the site of the future Ocean Terminal tramstop where the first rails are now being laid. The shopping centre is on the left and Cala Homes’ new Waterfront Plaza development on the right. Trams to the city centre will turn right just beyond the building covered in scaffolding.
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Southern Kowloon in all its beauty and glory seeing on a great sunny day across the bay from Hong Kong Island.
Design by W R Herring, 1898-1902. Column guided gas holder, circular-plan; external framework constructed of riveted rolled steel; comprising 24 vertical posts with finials (each formerly carrying gas flame) divided into 4 tiers by horizontal tie beams; latticework bracing between. Drum-shaped steel tank to centre above 252ft diameter shaft of brick with cement mortar sunk 37ft into ground.
Originally intended as one of row of 8 gas holders (this was the only one built to the original design). Other flanking gas holders were added in 1933 (to W) and 1966 (to E). Has a capacity of 7 million cubic feet. The works was commenced in 1898 to supply much needed extra gas to the City of Edinburgh. The manufacture of gas was commenced in 1902 and the first section officially opened in 1903.
Disused since 1987, the latest proposal is to turn it into a concert hall. Allan Murray Architects have drawn up plans for a mixed use development incorporating the gas holder.
Looking down on the three main towns of Inverclyde, Port GLasgow, Greenock and Gourock on a clear crisp spring morning looking over the Firth of Clyde to snow capped mountains of Argyll.
Fleet number 507 was seen just after arrival at the temporary stops at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, the terminus of the Skylink 200 from Edinburgh Airport. Temporary stops are in use at this terminus owing to tramway construction.
A trio of '22 Connect' branded Volvo B9TLs pictured on Ocean Drive, Leith, outside the Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, waiting for their next turn of duties on the 22 service to Edinburgh's Gyle Centre - 24th January 2014.
This bus was new to Lothian Buses as 443 in 2016.
Seen here on Crewe Road North.
During the lockdown, Lothian Buses were running limited services with some not running. All routes were run out of central garage, Livingston and Musselburgh depots only, using madder buses which have screens to protect the driver from attacks, which were at the time used to protect the drivers and public from contamination. Buses were drafted in from all depots and used for 2 weeks before deep cleaning, meaning unusual workings were seen. Only buses with long MOTs are used until staff can get back safely to do the MOTs.
Lothian 1113 was captured outside Ocean Terminal at Leith. The tri-axle, dual door, 100 seater Volvo B8L/Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 XLB was part of the second batch of these vehicles introduced in 2019. Several Lothiancity routes use the shopping centre - soon to be renamed Porta - as a terminus. It is also due to be served by Edinburgh Trams from 2023. Lothian 1113 is seen here ready to work another departure on route 11 to Hyvots Bank via Newhaven, the city centre, Tollcross, Morningside, and Fairmilehead .
A nostalgic scan of an old transparency of me and my Mum, sitting on a bollard in front of the original Queen Elizabeth in the Ocean Dock, Southampton - circa 1965.
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Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Many thanks for the feedback on yesterdays upload, the Forth Bridges was certainly a highlight for my trip. Anyway, a bit of a contrast to yesterdays upload, this is the main atrium inside the Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre.
I really like the way the light beams down through the portal like hole in the roof and reflects off the pillars. Also like the halo too caused by this light. The inside of the building is to reflect that of an Ocean Liner I believe from what I have read. Sadly the building outside in my opinion doesn't look as nice as the interior which is a shame.
I was attracted to this image after coming out of theHer Majesty's Yacht Britannia museum which if you visit Edinburgh I highly recommend in visiting.
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Ocean Terminal in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland is a shopping centre, designed by Sir Terence Conran.
It is built on former industrial docklands on the north side of the city at the edge of the boundary between formerly separate ports of Newhaven and Leith. The land was formerly occupied by the Henry Robb shipyard, which closed in 1983. Since then, the entire area has undergone urban renewal and regeneration, much led by and on the lands in the ownership of Forth Ports and its predecessors.
These and other developments have played key parts in the regeneration of Leith. The now-decommissioned Royal Yacht Britannia, which is accessed via the Britannia Visitor Centre within Ocean Terminal, is permanently berthed next to the building and can be viewed from the centre.
The berth currently occupied by Britannia was originally planned to handle cruise liners. As Britannia is now permanently moored alongside the Ocean Terminal, Forth Ports Plc plan to build another terminal for cruise liners.
Bhs and Debenhams are the Terminal's anchor stores; in total there are some 85 stores, 4 restaurants, 3 coffee shops stores, a variety of bars, as well as a cinema Vue and a day spa.
There is car parking and the centre is served by Lothian Buses services 11, 22, 34, 35 & 36. It also has bus links to West Lothian towns of Broxburn, Uphall and Livingston on First Scotland East's 630 and 631, and to Fife on Stagecoach's 50 peak services. The centre was to be served by the Edinburgh Trams at Ocean Terminal tram stop until the tram line east of St. Andrew's Square was cancelled in June 2011.
A proposal to extend Ocean Terminal by building a new wing built on land reclaimed from the port has already been mooted.
Tables and chairs inside the state dining room onboard Her Majesty's Yacht (HMY) Britannia exhibit at the Ocean Terminal at Leith near Edinburgh in Scotland (UK).
Note the there isn't a chair at the head of the table for The Queen.. The Queen would always sit on the port side of the dining table ;-)
HMY Britannia was launched on April 16th 1953 and retired from service on December 11th 1997.
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Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.
Well almost, Christmas is only a month away.
This year's theme is Disney characters.
Harbour City, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Thursday 21 November 2013 @ 3:42pm)
Victoria Peak in the background and a MV-22B Osprey in the foreground... not a photo I thought about taking before today!
Note the flag on the ship is flying at half mast in respect to those killed in the attack on the Washington Navy Yard shootings.
This K12 Micra in grey, is a 5 door S model and is in great shape and well looked after for a 53 reg.
The S model has the 1.2-litre engine, side airbags, a 60/40 split sliding rear seat, drivers seat height adjustment and CD player.
This one is seen here at Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh.
The glossy brochure issued by the British Transport Commission who, along with the railways that served the Terminal, operated the UK's ex-railways docks, harbours and inland waterways through the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive. It describes the fine Ocean Terminal constructed in post-war austerity and opened on 31 July 1950 to serve the then huge numbers of passengers who travelled on liner services and arrived or departed Southampton by rail. As can be seen the Terminal was designed to deal with a full range of services from arrival or departure by train at 'ground level' and on upper floors services such as baggage, customs and passport control were situated along with a wide range of almost airport style passenger amenities; banks, shops and restuarants.
Architecturally there is something of a Festival of Britain style but overall it has a feel of a pre-war design that was dusted down and I suspect that the Southern Railway, who pre-nationalisation ran Southampton's Docks, may have had a design that was delayed by war. There is a certain restraint in terms of design shown here - but very plush and quite corporate. I like that very corporate look that includes all the service areas, shops and banks.
I quote R P Biddle, the Docks and Marine Manager of the Transport Commission - "there is a streamlined efficiency about the operations which the ocean passenger of today rightly expects and which instantly creates a favourable impression". Oddly no architect is credited.
But it was all very commodious and in pre-jet aviation days it was one of the ports of entry or exit to the UK and I wonder how many passengers waved hello or goodbye to people standing on the liner-like decks of the building over the years.
As liner traffic decreased in the 1960s the Terminal saw less and less use and was finally closed in 1980 and sadly, amidst some protest, it was demolished in 1983. A shame really as within a decade Southampton was busy again with cruise ship traffic and my, would not this building restored have made quite the sight?