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Aberdeen Marine Operations Centre. They need to fix the blue lights in the lower two windows.
HDR using the A200's lame +/-0.7 auto bracketing. I tried to keep it subtle / realistic to look how it did at the time.
Please do not post large or sparky graphics in comments, thanks.
May 15, 2020
Canadian Forces Snowbirds fly over Edmonton on their cross country tour to salute front line healthcare workers and all Canadians doing their part to fight the spread of Covid-19 - dubbed OPERATION INSPIRATION. Heather and I saw the CT-114 Tutors fly almost directly over our house at 14:37 in the Snowbird signature formation called BIG DIAMOND. Two days later, on May 17th, Snowbird 11 crashed shortly after takeoff in Kamloops, BC. We mourn the death of Captain Jenn Casey and hope for the speedy recovery of Captain Richard MacDougall.
© 2020 Paul Chan - Canada. Photos are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Pictures can not be used without explicit permission by the creator.
Wells Fargo Center (originally Independent Life Building) is a skyscraper in the downtown area of Jacksonville, Florida, at the southeast corner of Bay and Laura streets. Standing 535 feet (163 meters) tall, it is the city's second-tallest building. It was formerly known as the Modis Building until 2011, when Wells Fargo acquired the naming rights.
The tower was completed in 1974 by the Independent Life and Accident Insurance Company, and was known as the Independent Life Building. Built by The Auchter Company. It was designed by KBJ Architects, who received the Honor Award for Outstanding Achievement in Design by the Jacksonville Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for the design. The design concept included a sloping base and large corner frames to provide a distinctive image not only for the company, but also as an identifying landmark for the city of Jacksonville.
Beginning in 1995 Independent Life was acquired by the American General Life Insurance Company, and operations were gradually moved to Nashville, Tennessee. The building was sold to Associated Capital Properties, and the Jacksonville staffing company AccuStaff moved in and acquired the naming rights, and it became the AccuStaff Building. In 2002, AccuStaff changed its name to MPS Group. It renamed the building the Modis Building, after one of the company's main brands, and added Modis signage. In 2009 MPS Group was acquired by the Swiss firm Adecco Group, which announced the company would relocate to Jacksonville's suburbs. The move was completed in 2011 and the signage was removed, and the building was renamed Independent Square.
In May 2011, Wells Fargo, which had acquired the Wachovia financial services company, announced it would relocate local employees to the building. Signage went up on the Wells Fargo Center on September 26 and the relocation completed by April 2012.
The Wells Fargo Center has 37 floors, and held the title of tallest building in Florida until 1981, when One Tampa City Center was completed. It remained the tallest building in Jacksonville until 1990, when the Bank of America Tower surpassed it in height. The building takes up an entire city block in Jacksonville's downtown. A notable feature of the structure is a four-story atrium of tropical vegetation where the public enters. The first floor also contained an auditorium with seating for 360 patrons, a bank, restaurants, and several retail stores.
Parkway Properties is a third-party service provider for the building.
One major tenant in the Wells Fargo Center is the River Club of Jacksonville, a private business club that occupies the top two floors of the building. Originally known as the Jacksonville Businessmen's Club, it was established in 1954 after the fashion of similar organizations in New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C.. It was formerly located on the 16th floor of the Prudential Building (now known as the Aetna Building), the city's tallest building when it opened in 1955. It relocated to its current space in 1976, but did not offer memberships to women until 1985. The club has been owned and managed by a subsidiary of Gate Petroleum since 2003.
In September 2017, Hurricane Irma's storm surge caused major flooding in the downtown area of Jacksonville. The parking garage of the Wells Fargo Center was impacted by these events and the building was briefly closed. The building reopened September 29.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/118945/wells-fargo-center-jacks...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_
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Ok decided to offload a photo off to add this one on, also one found on the older DSLR that hadn't been downloaded until today.
Midland Classic had the previous year grown their operation with the purchase of the Burton depot operations, off Arriva Midlands, a couple of routes such as the 29 and X38 were retained by Arriva and moved to other depots.
The main types acquired in the deal were the bulk of the 52 plate DAF SB200, Wright Commanders that were new to Wellington (Telford) for the prime 44 'Redline' service between Leegomery - Telford Town Centre - Madeley. These Commanders had operated out of Burton with Arriva for a number of years prior and it's fair to say had worked hard with Arriva over the years. Only one of them gained Midland Classic livery and that was by default, having been accident damaged just before takeover, it was repaired and put into Midland Classic livery. We see it here on a 8 bound for Swadlincote.
A special operations forces team is tasked to intercept a convoy heading to a terrorist cell. The convoy is carrying a crate containing VX nerve gas. The team's objective is to ambush the convoy and retrieve the crate of VX gas.
After recovering the VX gas, the team was extracted by two HH-60 helicopters
Final part of Operation Alcatraz.
Poznan, Poland
Working in an operating room during an actual operation.
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"You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world."- Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower.
80 years ago today, the largest land, air, and sea invasion in the history of the world took place. After years of careful planning and deception, the Allied powers began the invasion of Nazi occupied Europe. In the early morning hours of June 6th, 1944, American and British paratroopers descended from their planes into the towns of Normandy to secure strategic towns and bridges, while the Allied navy was transporting the ground forces across the English Channel. The Americans would land at Omaha and Utah beaches, while the British and Canadians would land at Gold, Sword, and Juno beaches. They were also accompanied by free French, Dutch, Greek, Norwegian, Polish, Czech and others from occupied nations. A total of 156,000 of allied troops would take part in the invasion.
Upon landing, the Allies would encounter fierce German resistance, and the defenses of the Atlantic Wall. Despite suffering heavy casualties, the landings were successful. The Germans did not expect landings at such a scale to take place in Normandy, and instead prepared for landings at Calais. Within months, much of France would be liberated, with few remaining German holdouts. By the end of the invasion, a total of 1.4 million allied troops would be in France, with more on the way. The success of the invasion would pave the way for the eventual end of the war against Nazi Germany.
A special operations forces team is tasked to intercept a convoy heading to a terrorist cell. The convoy is carrying a crate containing VX nerve gas. The team's objective is to ambush the convoy and retrieve the crate of VX gas.
The team ambushing the convoy.
Part six of Operation Alcatraz.
Union Pacific Railroad Operation Lifesaver caboose at North Little Rock, Arkansas on July 31, 1986, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This car was known as EAST ONE when it was on the Missouri Pacific. Yeah, I know, I could have framed this shot better. I was not an invited guest, so I grabbed the shot from my car and moved on.
A special operations forces team is tasked to intercept a convoy heading to a terrorist cell. The convoy is carrying a crate containing VX nerve gas. The team's objective is to ambush the convoy and retrieve the crate of VX gas.
The team reached the ambush site. Snipers setup an overwatch.
Part three of Operation Alcatraz.
Planet: Molavar
Mission: Prisoner escort
Personel: Death trooper escort
Mission Log from Cpt. Bannon: After retaking our base on Dennaskar, high command has tasked us with rounding up additional rebels and insurgents from surrounding systems and escort them to the top secret IDS Incarcerator orbiting the backwater planet Molavar. These prisoners are supposedly an important part of Operation Stronghold.
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Let me know what you think, and check out more shots here: www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/170590-s...
Intelligence obtained from Operation Blue Moon indicated that an exchange of radioactive material will be taking place in the Middle East in an area within the Russian sphere of influence. Additionally, intelligence suggested that the Russian arms dealer, codename Panther, will be personally at the exchange.
To capture the radioactive material and the High Value Individual Panther, a Victorian special operations task force was assigned with the operation. As soon as the task force arrived at the forward operating base Camp Oasis, they immediately made preparations for the upcoming operation.
To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
Members of a U.S. military based Special Operations force raided a compound early in the morning around 0100 Hours. Their objective was to seize a known warehouse and near by buildings that contained potential weapon caches and armed militants, They successfully destroyed 5 weapon caches that were located, and neutralized an estimated 11 hostile persons
Talk about a long dark age, my last upload was three years ago lol I'm happy to announce my return to Flickr and now my Lego Instagram @cowgilllego
Kicking it off with a preview for my new faction. Both belong to special mission divisions focusing on covert operations in different styles. The left specializing in stealth, and the right loud n proud
Previously uploaded on 5th January 2014, but well worth reposting today using a slightly different photo.
The last day of operation by Eastern Counties Cromer Depot prior to it becoming an outstation of Norwich the following day, took place forty years ago on (Saturday) 5th January 1985. A number of staff were made redundant at this time with the office and garage both closing, although the latter continued in use as an overnight parking area until it was sold later that year.
The day was very cold with snow showers and although everything ran to the normal Saturday timetable, takings were low as many North Norfolk travellers stayed indoors. In fact, on the very last depot Daily Cash Sheet Form AT96 I recorded the weather as “Foul - Snow”.
Here we see ECW bodied Bristol VRT/SL6LXB VR217, which up until this date had spent all its working life at Cromer depot, about to depart from the Bus Station for Norwich on service 758, whilst alongside is Leyland National 11351A/1R type LN597. No doubt in this enlightened age, H&S would have something to say about this scene with a group of intrepid passengers and dogs boarding their bus in the middle of a snow and ice covered bus station.
Also in shot is well liked and much missed former Cromer depot driver, the late Basil Barnes.
A special operations forces team is tasked to intercept a convoy heading to a terrorist cell. The convoy is carrying a crate containing VX nerve gas. The team's objective is to ambush the convoy and retrieve the crate of VX gas.
The team reached the ambush site. Snipers setup an overwatch.
Part three of Operation Alcatraz.
An exhibit at the British Motor Museum.
When Rover took control of Alvis in 1965, plans were remade to revive the Alvis car operation. A mid-engined V8 sports car was designed that would be assembled by Alvis.
Car: Rover-Alvis P6BS.
Engine: 3528cc V8.
Year of manufacture: 1967.
Date of first registration in the UK: 11th January 1967
Place of registration: Greater London.
Date of last MOT: No online MOT history.
Mileage at last MOT: Not known.
Date of last V5 issued: 14th July 2005.
Date taken: 16th April 2024.
And BAM! Three days before Brickcon. Excuse the indecent photo; I've been butchering my time into education, building, packing, writing, and food. Moving left to right, we have a mutated survivor, a typical farmer who had the time to make it into the city before everything went awry, a stay-at-home dad, hazardous environment officer, and the Medici brothers. Onto vehicles, we have a billboard (which will have an image on it, just wait a few days,) a small buggy, which is a personal favorite toy among my collection, and an anti-aircraft cannon. Why a cannon? Well why not?
See you guys there!
Colonel Robert Olds' F-4C following a North Vietnamese MiG-21 Fishbed during Operation Bolo. This month is the 50th anniversary of that famous air battle.
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Still testing out Blender, so I thought I'd pit my F-4C against its nemesis; the MiG-21. Awe was kind enough to donate his stellar MiG-21, 'cuz he's a boss.
Our Hometown Library
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The George Maxwell Memorial Library
52 Union Street
Vernon, CT 06066
(860) 875-5892
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Library Mission:
The Rockville Public Library enriches the lives of the community by providing free and equal access to a variety of library resources and technologies necessary to meet residents’ need for information, education and cultural growth.
Vision Statement
The Rockville Public Library will be an integral part of our community and the leading provider of resources to enrich, enlighten and inform our diverse population.
Our Values
We are committed to:
The idea that libraries are the foundation of a free society and that access to knowledge and information is vital to the quality of life of our community.
Intellectual freedom, access to knowledge for all, and respecting individuals’ rights to privacy.
Providing all patrons and visitors with professional and friendly service.
Strengthening our community by promoting literacy and lifelong learning.
Recognizing and valuing the contributions of volunteers.
Collaborating with community partners to provide the best materials and resources possible.
Being fiscally and environmentally responsible in our operation
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History Of The Rockville Library:
The history of the Rockville Public Library began in 1893 with the bequest of $10,000 from George Maxwell to the town for a free public library. Previously, private subscription library services, which charged a fee, existed in the area. The bequest was given with the provision that the town raised an equal amount in five years.
In 1893 the Rockville Public Library was incorporated and the Rockville Public Library Association was organized. The town appropriated the matching $10,000 in 1895, and the following year the library opened in the Hartford Connecticut Trust Company building on Elm Street.
The present building, constructed in 1904, was designed by Charles A. Platt of New York. It was a gift from Mr. Maxwell’s wife and children after his death. In addition to the building, the gift included funding to maintain and operate the facility. The majority of the library’s current operating budget continues to come from this source. The total cost for the lot, building, and furnishings was approximately $150,000. The library was dedicated and opened on June 29, 1904.
Three kinds of marble were used in the construction. The exterior of the building is white Vermont marble, featuring eight Ionic columns. The interior is Sienna marble and stained oak. The vestibule is lined with Formosa marble.
The frieze, or ornamental band, encircling the reading room contains the names of 26 great authors: Addison, Aeschylus, Browning, Bunyan, Burns, Byron, Chaucer, Dante, Dickens, Eliot, Emerson, Goethe, Hawthorne, Homer, Hugo, Jonson, Longfellow, Milton, Poe, Scott, Shakespeare, Sophocles, Stevenson, Tennyson, Thackeray, and Virgil.
The Latin inscription over the circulation desk, “Ex hoc fonte illa quae summa haurimus”, translates, “We draw the greatest things from this source.”
In 1967 the building was renovated and the children’s wing was added.
The adult department was renovated in 2002 to maximize available space and to allow for greater use of technological resources.
In 2013, an addition was built on the main building to provide handicapped accessibility, provide a teen area, and upgrade the technology to meet our community’s needs. The exterior of the building was preserved as inside walls and additional parking was added.
The renovation was completed by early 2014. The library had a grand reopening in May 2014.
In 2016, the library hired their first Teen librarian to help assess young adult patrons in the 21st century use of reading diversity.
In July 2018, the library finally became a Town department. This effect covers the budget of the municipal use of their library. This enhances a lifetime use of this building to preserve the history, as well as maintaining library services for the better.
History used with permission by the Rockville Public Library Inc.
Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) CALGARY conducts Officer of the Watch maneuvers during Operation PROJECTION on October 16, 2018.
Photo: LS Zachariah Stopa, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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The last Canadians involved in the NATO training mission in Afghanistan (CCTM-A) board an American Chinook helicopter on March 12, 2014 as they leave the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Photo: Cplc Patrick Blanchard, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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Les derniers canadiens à avoir participé à la mission de formation de l'OTAN en Afghanistan (CCMF-A) quittent le quartier général de la Force internationale d’assistance à la sécurité (FIAS) pour monter à bord d'un hélicoptère américain Chinook, à Kaboul (Afghanistan), le 12 mars 2014.
Photo : Cplc Patrick Blanchard, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes
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Hard to tell here, but the light is extremely low in this very cool old stone recreation center, so hard to get descent photos for me.
Annual Operation Wildlife Eagle Days at Wyandotte County Park. Wonderful organization that takes in injured and abandoned wildlife and nurses them back to health then releases back into the wild. Some that can't be released participate as educational ambassadors for their species.
The 2017 field season was record-breaking for Operation IceBridge, NASA’s aerial survey of the state of polar ice. For the first time in its nine-year history, the mission, which aims to close the gap between two NASA satellite campaigns that study changes in the height of polar ice, carried out seven field campaigns in the Arctic and Antarctic in a single year. In total, the IceBridge scientists and instruments flew over 214,000 miles, the equivalent of orbiting the Earth 8.6 times at the equator.
The mission of Operation IceBridge, NASA’s longest-running airborne mission to monitor polar ice, is to collect data on changing polar land and sea ice and maintain continuity of measurements between ICESat missions. The original ICESat mission launched in 2003 and ended in 2009, and its successor, ICESat-2, is scheduled for launch in the fall of 2018. Operation IceBridge began in 2009 and is currently funded until 2020. The planned overlap with ICESat-2 will help scientists connect with the satellite’s measurements.
Read more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/big-year-for-icebridge
For more about Operation IceBridge and to follow future campaigns, visit: www.nasa.gov/icebridge
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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from Wikipedia.Big Boy ...
Union Pacific Railroad (UP) introduced the Challenger-type (4-6-6-4) locomotives in 1936 on its main line across Wyoming. For most of the way, the maximum grade is 0.82% in either direction, but the climb eastward from Ogden, Utah, into the Wasatch Range (Wahsatch, on the railroad) reached 1.14%. Hauling a 3,600-short ton (3,300 t) freight train demanded doubleheading and helper operations, and adding and removing the helper engines from a train slowed operations.
The answer was to design a new locomotive, but for such locomotives to be worthwhile they had to be faster and more powerful than slow mountain luggers like the earlier compound 2-8-8-0s that UP tried after World War I. To avoid locomotive changes, the new class would need to pull long trains at sustained speed—60 miles per hour (100 km/h)—once past the mountain grades. (The 1950s Wyoming Div timetables allowed them 50 mph or less, passenger or freight.)
Led by Otto Jabelmann, the UP's design team worked with Alco to re-examine the Challengers, which had been designed by A.H. Fetters. They found that the goals could be achieved by making several changes to the Challenger design, including enlarging the firebox to about 235 by 96 inches (6.0 m × 2.4 m) (about 155 sq ft/14.4 m2), lengthening the boiler, adding four driving wheels and reducing the size of the driving wheels from 69 to 68 in (1.753 to 1.727 m).
The Big Boys are articulated, like the Mallet locomotive design. They were designed for stability at 60 miles per hour (100 km/h). They were built with a heavy margin of reliability and safety, as they normally operated well below that speed in freight service. Peak horsepower was reached at about 35 mph (56 km/h); optimal tractive effort, at about 10 mph (16 km/h).
Without the tender, the Big Boy had the largest engine body of all reciprocating steam locomotives.
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For a bit of the background ...
* This engine, #4017, is at the National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin
at maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=44.4646609686101&lon=-8
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy
* To really appreciate the length of this locomotive and its 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement...www.steamlocomotive.com/bigboy/
A door gunner with the Tactical Aviation Detachment watches out of a CH-146 Griffon helicopter during Operation IMPACT on September 27, 2017.
Photo: Op IMPACT, DND
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Un mitrailleur de porte du détachement d’aviation tactique à bord d’un hélicoptère CH-146 Griffon assure la surveillance au cours de l’opération IMPACT, le 27 septembre 2017.
Photo : Op IMPACT, MDN
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CSX's Operation Lifesaver 50th Anniversary unit rolls CSX train I015 (Chambersburg, PA to Bedford Park, IL, stacks) by the old Acme steel mill, now under the banner of Cleveland-Cliffs in Riverdale, Illinois on CSX's former B&OCT Barr Sub.
CSXT 4568 is a SD70MAC and was built by EMD for CSX as CSXT 768 in March of 2000.
Bus Operator: Victory Liner, Inc.
Fleet Number: 660
Area of Operation: Provincial Operation
Seating Configuration: 2x2
Seating Capacity: 49+1
Bus Manufacturer: Nissan Diesel Philippines Corp.
Model: NDPC Euro
Chassis: Nissan Diesel JA430SAN
Engine: Nissan Diesel Pe6-T
Suspension: Air Suspension
Taken at: Marquee Mall Bus Terminal, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
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The buses of Scotland - Park’s of Hamilton (Coach Hirers) Limited
Park's Motor Group is a private family-owned business which is one of the largest privately owned motor dealership groups in Scotland, representing 26 manufacturers. They are also partners in the Motability scheme, offering cars to disabled road users. In addition to motor vehicle retailing, the company has a luxury coach hire service under the name Park's of Hamilton, and operates scheduled services in Scotland and England.
Douglas Park founded the business in 1971 as Park’s Thistle Coaches, initially as a small, three-coach operation. In 1977, the company diversified into the motor trade with their first Datsun franchise in Hamilton, before adding a second a year later in Strathaven. From this point on, the business began to grow in the motor trade and by 1986 were appointed agents for Honda and BMW. In 1992, Park's Motor Group opened the UK's first multi-franchise complex in East Kilbride which featured Citroën, Fiat, Honda, Kia, Nissan, Renault and Suzuki. Since then through acquisitions and good reputations, it has added dealerships for most car companies including high end companies such as Bentley and McLaren.
Park's of Hamilton are Scotland's leading luxury coach operators with in excess of 120 coaches, which caters for both business and leisure travel throughout Britain and Europe. it’s a reputation that they’ve gained from their earliest days focusing on high quality and rapidly replacing vehicles after a few years meaning a very low average age.
Initially Bedford coaches were preferred but from the mid-1970s, Volvo coaches were purchased and these became increasingly preferred almost to the exclusion of others. Park’s became one of Volvo Bus’s most important customers and indeed a Volvo service centre for buses and trucks was opened near to Park’s depot, which is located not in Hamilton but actually in Blantyre.,That’s not to say we’re not to say other types were not used and many manufacturers have offered demonstration vehicles to try and tempt Park’s away from Volvo including Scania. MAN and IVECO.
Initially Duple body work was specified but Park’s wasn’t immune to high profile purchase. It was one of the few UK-users of Volvo’s integral C10M coach launched in the 1980s although after the demise of Duple, it moved to Plaxton bodywork. However quality issues with new Plaxton Premiere and Excalibur ranges saw overseas bodywork preferred, from either Van Hool and Jonckheere. Plaxton bodywork came back in to the frame with the launch of the Plaxton Panther and Paragon ranges.
Initially an all black livery was used with white lettering and initially Park’s Thistle Coaches fleet name although it later changed to the more recognised Park’s of Hamilton fleet name. Black was apparently selected as no other company used an overall such coloured livery and the coaches would stand out. Then with the arrivals of the C10M the livery changed from allover black to a red/grey livery. The amounts of red and grey were then tinkered with over the next few years. The fleet name then changed in the 1990s to ‘Park’s Motor Group - Scotland’s Driving Force’ although a black /gold livery returned in at the start of the millennium and Park’s of Hamilton fleetname came back soon after that.
In 1996 Park's of Hamilton expanded with the acquisition of Trathens Travel Services, based in Plymouth. In late 2009, the Trathens branding was dropped in favour of the Park's of Hamilton branding. The company provides VIP coaches for most Central Scotland based Scottish Premiership football teams, including Celtic, Rangers and the Scottish National Football Team. The continued provision of coaches to Celtic FC is seen as controversial by some of that clubs fans as Douglas Park is also chairman of arch rivals Rangers FC. Tour buses have also been supplied to holiday companies.
Although primarily a coach operator, service bus work has been run although it could be best described as ‘dipping a toe into the water’….for a short while in 1994 it ran an East Kilbride-Glasgow City Centre express service, with its Van Hool bodied Volvo B10Ms probably offering a higher standard than the competing Atlanteans and Olympians of competing Strathclyde’s Buses services. The services were withdrawn after a few weeks. It also assisted Stagecoach when it launched Stagecoach Glasgow in 1997 by running some local services, again in East Kilbride, using Stagecoach branded minibuses but utilising Park’s drivers. Again these were unsuccessful. Commuter services have also been run in the past but the pandemic and home working has blasted the economics of such services and they’ll be unlikely to return. Some schools services have also been run.
Park's of Hamilton have also operated express coach services under contract to National Express from London Victoria Coach Station to Plymouth, Newquay, Penzance, Manchester, Blackpool and Aberdeen.
It also operates services on behalf of Megabus and Scottish Citylink and is a significant contractor for Citylink. Following the joint venture between Stagecoach and Comfort Delgo to run Scottish Citylink, the Competition Authorities demanded that the joint venture divest certain journeys to increase competition. In 2008 Parks purchased these Glasgow to Aberdeen and Edinburgh to Inverness services of Scottish Citylink. They run using Park’s branded buses but in Citylink colours, Citylink route-numbers, are bookable through the Citylink website and ticket agents. You have to ask whether it was worth all the effort by the Competition Authorities.
It also run for a while Citylink Gold. This was a laudable attempt to improve the image of coach travel offering a hostess service, complementary beverages and food, wi-fi and improved seating. The services were initially run by Park’s on behalf of Scottish Citylink but proved very successful. They ran initially between Glasgow - Inverness/Aberdeen but were so successful they were expanded and extra journeys added using Stagecoach vehicles (branded Megabus Gold) and services started from Edinburgh. However the pandemic saw these off.
Park’s set the standard of luxury coaching in Scotland and many operators aspire to the standards they set. It has a modern fleet which is constantly renewed and kept immaculate. It’s fleet consists mainly of Volvo buses, mostly Plaxton and Jonckheere bodies. However this odd example is LSK870, which was new for National Express duties as BV67JYZ. It’s time on National Express over, it’s been repainted into Citylink livery for use on those services. Note the Parks of Hamilton logo on the upper front windows.
A Victorian special operations task force was assigned to ambush an exchange of radioactive material and capture a high value individual (HVI) codename Panther, a Russian arms dealer. Although Team 8 form the task force has setup an ambush to intercept the radioactive material and capture Panther, the arms dealer arrived at the exchange in a BTR armored personnel carrier along with a Russian Spetsnaz unit. A strategic decision was made for Team 8 to stand down, fearing a direct engagement with Russian troops.
Although Panther was allowed to escape, the task force had a "bump plan" to intercept the radioactive material. The Advanced Force Operations teams continued to track the vehicles carrying the radioactive material. As the vehicles entered the Great Desert, Team 7 performed a heliborne interception.
Did Team 7 capture the radioactive material? To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
One of the former operation rooms in Pripyat hospital. Operating lights and medication are all that remain here....Did the workers and firemen after the Chernobyl Disaster pass through here those fateful hours and days after the explosion?
September 24 1944 somewhere in Holland
Finally some more reinforcements…
The last 8 days where pure hell for me and the rest…
I made this in respect for the people how lost there life’s in operation market garden.
Because Operation Market Graden was happening now 67 years ago.
A Sunwing passenger jet (SW703) traveling from Barkley Island to Victoria was hijacked by two gunmen from the Samedi Gang.
After two weeks of neogiation, an exchange of food and water for hostages, and the indication that the gunmen had a remote control, possibly a trigger for a bomb onboard, the Government of Victoria approved a hostage rescue and Team 7 of the National Mission Unit was deployed.
Just at dawn, snipers from Team 7 established an over-watch. Approaching from the plane's blind spot, the assault team also moved into position.
To be continued...
Note: The story, all names, characters, and incidents are fictitious.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version.plus Topaz DeNoise AI 21-Jan-25.
Named: "Spirit of Westmoreland". Fleet No: "566".
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AVZM, it was re-registered D-ASSY a few days later. The aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to UK charter airline, Air World as G-BXAW in Mar-97. Air World was merged into Flying Colours Airlines in Nov-98 and it returned to the lessor in early Jan-99.
It was leased to Air Jamaica as 6J-JMD a few days later and returned to the lessor 10 years later, in mid Mar-09. The aircraft was leased to Turkuaz Airlines (Turkey) as TC-TCE in May-09. It was wet-leased to Al Wafeer Air (Saudi Arabia) for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Oct/Dec-10. Turkuaz ceased operations at the end of the lease and the aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Medina, Saudi Arabia.
In Mar-11 the aircraft was re-registered N851LF and moved to Shannon, Ireland for further storage in May-11. It was re-registered again in Aug-11, this time as EI-ESI and remained stored at Shannon. The aircraft was leased to Al Masria Universal Airlines (Egypt) as SU-TCC in Oct-11. It returned to the lessor as EI-ESI in Jun-13.
In Aug-13 the aircraft was leased to Hermes Airlines (Greece) as SX-BHT. It was wet-leased to Air Moldova between May/Oct-14 and again between Apr/Oct-15. It was returned to the lessor in Mar-16 and stored at Craiova, Romania.
The aircraft was leased to Olympus Airways (Greece) in Jul-16, using the same registration. It was wet-leased to Air Moldova the following day and returned to Olympus in Mar-17. It was wet-leased to Wings of Lebanon, short-term, between Apr/May-17 and then to Windrose Aviation (Ukraine) between May/Oct-17. On it's return to Olympus the aircraft was initially stored at Istanbul before being ferried to Goodyear, AZ, USA where it was permanently retired in Jan-18.