The car that carries the name "Stampede Pass" was built in 1950 by Pullman Standard for Northern Pacific Railway. Originally, the car was a sleeper car. Burlington Northern Railroad converted the car to a power generator car / dormitory car. The photograph was taken in 2016 when the car was laid over in Minneapolis in a BNSF business train consist.

Austin Loadstar generator unit, 'P4' was built in 1955 and remained in BBC service for 13 years until 1968.

The next owner removed the generator and box body to fit a drop-side flat bed.

Sold on again in 2009 and bought by Brian and Barbara Morgan for restoration. They found drawings for the original box body and made a replica.

The interior is not restored, but is used as a day van.

Photo - Papplewick Pumping Station's 1940's Weekend, 2022.

as you previously have seen the federation civilization is one producing much scrap, actually they are even worse than us, sometimes they buy cheap Yellow-red Federation (a country back on Earth) Knock-off of engine-part for there spacecrafts during dire times!

Then when the their budget gets re-boosted by government funds, they rid them selves out of old knock-off parts so that if there is an accident and an investigation the commanders can´t be hold responsible...

huge trash-heaps on unclaimed knock-off parts sometimes lie and rust away this time a circuit-board got connected to a power generator and a curious embryo of a mutant-knock-off robot started to grow... here is the result of this technological abomination and the space-ship and troops trying to stop it before it reaches HQ and make even more damage...

Can they do it?

Designers note: This big abomination actually was created by accident, I have a box where I throw away all the knock-off brick-toys I deem unworthy for use, also in this box are broken Real LEGO

I was looking trough this box and all the sudden I had just happened to have built a mega Trash-bot, I used up nearly all the pieces in the box, so this time I apologize to all those who are "purists" this abomination is 90% knock-off) the ships and troops attacking it is genuine though :)

HSS STENA EXPLORER arriving at Dún Laoghaire on a sailing from Holyhead on June 23, 2007.

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HSS STENA EXPLORER (later ONE WORLD KARADENIZ and currently KARADENIZ LIFESHIP) operated on Stena Line's Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire service between Wales and Ireland until 2014.

In 2015 the ship was was sold to Karadeniz Holding to be used as a floating office, research space and alternative power generator in Karmarine shipyard in Yalova near Istanbul, Turkey,

Stena Explorer was constructed by Finnyards in Rauma, Finland, at a cost £65 million. Construction commenced in June 1994 and was completed in February 1996, before entering service in April 1996.

The vessel is a catamaran, and was designed with the aim of providing a comfortable and fast service. The sailing time between Holyhead and Dún Laoghaire was 99 minutes.

Power is provided by four GE Aviation gas turbines driving four KaMeWa waterjets for propulsion.

The HSS class of ferries were designed to allow quick turnarounds at port. A specially designed linkspan provides ropeless mooring and allows quick loading, unloading and servicing. Vehicles are loaded via two of the four stern doors and park in a "U" configuration. When disembarking, vehicles drive straight off via the other two doors.

HSS STENA EXPLORER spent the majority of her career sailing on her original route between Holyhead and Dún Laoghaire.

Due to increasing world price of oil the Stena HSS had her crossing time extended to around 119 minutes in a bid to trim her fuel bill. Over the years, the Stena HSS' timetable has gradually been reduced from an initial five round-trips a day, down to just one round-trip a day.

Stena Line replaced the vessel with STENA LYNX III, which ran twice daily from 15 March 2010 to the end of 2010 apart from May to September, when Stena Explorer operated the route once daily to relieve the Stena Lynx so she could run on the Fishguard – Rosslare route.

On 26 May 2010, Stena Line re-instated HSS STENA EXPLORER back on the Holyhead – Dún Laoghaire route one month earlier than planned.

On 14 September 2010, HSS STENA EXPLORER left the Holyhead – Dún Laoghaire route with her last 2010 sailing being the 13:15 departure from Dún Laoghaire. Stena Lynx III operated the route until Sunday 9 January 2011. STENA EXPLORER returned on 1 April 2011 and will operate the route until 13 September 2011 on a one sailing a day basis.

Between 9–22 June 2011, HSS STENA EXPLORER operated two round trips a day, due STENA ADVENTURER, which operated on Stena Lines' Holyhead – Dublin service receiving her annual refit.

On 4 February 2015, Stena Line announced that the HSS service to Dún Laoghaire was to be withdrawn and not restarted for 2015 with HSS STENA EXPLORER being withdrawn from service.

All services from Holyhead would be concentrated on Dublin Port, served by both Stena Line and Irish Ferries.

On 1 November 2015, she departed on tow from Holyhead and arrived in Turkey on 17 November.

Renamed ONE WORLD KARADENIZ she was in Karmarine shipyard in Yalova, near Istanbul, Turkey.

The owner, Karadeniz Holding, had converted it into an "earthquake-resistant" floating office, research space and alternative power generator for the community of Istanbul. It is part of Karadeniz' Powerships project.

In 2024 renamed KARADDENIZ LIFESHIP the vessel has been providing refuge for those made homeless in the 2023 Turkish earthquake.

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A woman in the power generator room. Sri Lanka. April 16, 2008.

Antonov An-225 Mriya flying low over crowd of onlookers as it lands at Kuala Lumpur International Airport today.

There was quite a sizeable crowd eager to get a rare view of the one and only biggest, longest and heaviest plane in the world.

Enroute to Perth to deliver a power generator, its last visit at KLIA was in 2007.

The plane was indeed very massive, with its six turbofan engine and a wingspan of 290 foot. And check out the landing gears! 32 wheels!

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Hiking west of Pamplona, heading to Obanos in Spain.

A66 (rebuilt from B66 in 1985) passing through the locality of Little River with a Geelong to Melbourne service on 23rd Jan. 2008. The rear vehicle is a power van required to provide air conditioning and lighting as the A Class lack head-end Power Generators.

B66 itself dates from Dec. 1952.

-Technical specifications-

Length - 31 meters

Height - 13 meters

Maximum speed - 35 km/h

Maximum altitude - 4 meters

Engine unit(s) - Kuat Premion Mk. II power generator

Armament - Two Rotatable Twin blaster cannons

Crew - 4 OOM battle droids, Pilot, Co-pilot, Rack operator and Overseer

Passengers - 112 B1 battle droids or 20 Droidekas or 12 Super battle droids

Cargo capacity - 12 tons

this Moc has about 3250 pieces and between making it in ldd, ordering the pieces and actually building it took me about 2 years to build.

It's measurements are:

length - 57.6cm or 72 studs

height - 25.6cm or 32 studs

Width - 17.6cm or 22 studs

I tried to capture all the angles of the haul and am pretty happy with the result!

It has a full interior based on the crossed sections book from episode I.

General

Operator:Østensjø Rederi

Built:2009

Builder:Astilleros Gondan

Yard no.:443

Call sign:LCOB

Flag:Norwegian

Port of Registry:Haugesund

IMO no.:9409730

Classification:DNV, 1A1 , Supply Vessel, SF, E0, ICE C, DYNPOS- AUTR, CLEAN, Comfort-C(3)-V(3), LFL* Registered notations: DK(+) and HL(2.8), PMS, ISM, NAUT-OSV(A) OILREC.

Safety regulations:NMA, Trade Worldwide within GMDSS A3, Solas 1974/1978, International Convention on Load Lines, Pollution Prevention - MARPOL 1973/1978, INLS Certificate

Dimensions

Length o.a.:85,8 m

Length b.p.:77,4 m

Breadth mld.:19,2 m

Depth mld.:8,0 m

Draft max.:6,7 m

Air draft:30 m

Tonnage - Deadweight

Gross tonnage:3693 GT

Net tonnage:1108 NT

Deadweight max:4012 MT

Lightweight:2973 MT

Displacement:6985 MT

Deck loading capacities

Deck measurements:57,4 m x 16,2 m . 4 pipe lengths a’ 12,2 m

Outside deck area:910 m2

Deck cargo capacity:2900T, 10T/m2

Deck equipment

Anchor chain:7 shackles PS, 8 shackles SB. Type: 44 mm DNV K3 Stud Link

Anchor Windlass / Mooring Winch:2 x anchor windlass/mooring winches forward. Type: PINTCH BAMAG SFB 63/80

Mooring winch:2 x anchor windlass/mooring winches forward. 2 x mooring winches aft

Deck cranes:SB: 4 T at 10 m. Type: Hydramarine 1077L. PS: 1,5 T at 8 m. Type: Hydramarine 886 LK

Tugger winches:2 x 10 T

Propulsion

General:Diesel electric propulsion plant. 2 x Voith propellers, each 2800 kW. 2 x AC asynchronous water-cooled motors each 2500 kW (Bhp 3400)

Main engines:4 x Caterpillar 3516-CTA

Fuel type:MDO / MGO

Auxiliaries / Electrical power

Generators:4 x Alconza, each 2188 kW

Harbour generator:1 x Caterpillar, 465 kW. Type: C-18

Emergency generator:1 x Perkins, 106 kW

Speed / Consumption

Max speed / Consumption:15 knots

Service speed / Consumption:12 knots, 11,7 tonnes/day

Economy speed / Consumption:10 knots, About 9,6m3/day

DP-operations (weather dependent):5,2 tonnes/day

Stand by offshore:3,5 tonnes/day (Weather dependent)

In port:0,86 tonnes/day

Main propellers

Maker:2 x Voith

Type:VSP 32R5

Thrusters

Bow thrusters:2 x Brunvoll Tunnel thrusters, each 1400 kW (Bhp 1904) Type: Super silent. 1 x Brunvoll Tunnel thruster, 800 kW (Bhp 1088) Type: RDT. Total Bhp 11696

Bridge / Manoeuvering

Bridge controls:Bosch Rexroth, Brunvoll. 5 complete bridge control stands (forward, 2 x aft, starboard, port)

Loading / Discharging:Wartsila IAS. Remote monitoring of all tanks including loading/discharging operations and start/stop of all pumps

Dynamic positioning system

Type:Kongsberg K-Pos DP 21 and cJoy

Approval / Class:DNV DYNPOS-AUTR. IMO Class 2

Reference systems:DPS 116, DPS 232, Fanbeam, Radascan

Sensors:3 x Gyro, 2 x Motion Reference Unit, 2 x Wind sensor

ERN number:99

Liquid tank capacities

Marine Gas Oil:Total 1120 m3 Cargo tanks Max 600 m3, Cargo tanks + Base Oil tanks Max 805 m3

POT water:668 m3

Drill Water/Ballast:1080 m3

Slop tanks:73 m3

Mud:723 m3

Brine:723 m3

Base oil:229 m3

Methanol:166 m3

Special products LFL/LFL*:429 m3 1 tank (56m3) 84SB ready for Drill Cutting/ORO/SpecProd./ 7 Tanks ready with piping and lack pumps./// These 8 Tanks is equipped with piping system and pumps for Special products and ready for use.

Urea:79 m3

Oil recovery:49 m3

Liquid discharge

Fuel Oil pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Brine pumps:2 x 150 m3/h at 24 bar. 2 systems

Liquid Mud pumps:2 x 100 m3/h at 24 bar. 2 systems

Specal products pumps:2 x 100 m3/h

Drill water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Fresh water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Methanol pumps:2 x 75 m3/h at 7,2 bars, 90 mWG

Slop system:1 x 37 m3/h

Tank washing system:1 x 30 m3/h

Discharge piping:5"

Bulk tank capasities

Bulk Cement Tanks:5 tanks, each 66,4 m3. Total 332 m3

Bulk Discharge:2 Compressors, each 50 m3/h at 5,6 bar (W.P.)

Navigation equipment

Radar:1 x Furuno FAR-2117 3 cm ARPA. 1 x Furuno FAR-2137S 10 cm ARPA

Electronic Chart System:2 x Telchart ECDIS

Compass:3 x Simrad Gyro GC 80

Autopilot:1 x Simrad CD 109

Echo Sounder:1 x Furuno FE 700

Navtex:1 x Furuno NX 700B

DGPS:2 x Furuno GP 150

AIS:1 x Furuno FA 150

Voyage data recorder:1 x Furuno 3000 Vr 3016

LRIT:1 x Furuno 4FE088DB1

Log:1 x Furuno DS 80 with remote displays

Communication equipment

General:GMDSS installation in accordance with IMO regulations for vessels operating within Sea Area A3

GMDSS Radio MF/HF Transceivers & DSC:1 x Furuno FS 1570

GMDSS VHF with DSC:2 x Furuno DSC FM8800

GMDSS VHF portable:3 x Jotron TR-20

VHF:3 x Sailor RT2048

GMDSS EPIRB:1 x Jotron 40S Mk 2. 1 x Jotron 45 SX

GMDSS SART:2 x Jotron Tron

GMDSS Inmarsat C:2 x Furuno

UHF:6 x portable Motorola GP 340 Ex (16 channels with 4 head sets)

Sattelitte sytem:1 x Sevsat. 1 x Iridium

Sat TV system:SeaTel

Accommodation

Total no. berths:23 x Beds

Total no. of cabins:18 x Cabins

Single cabins:14 x Single cabins

Double cabins:3 x Double cabins. 1 x Tripple cabin

Office:2 x Offices

Hospital:1 x Hospital

Ventilation/A-C for accommodation:High pressure single-pipe fully redundant ventilation system. Full heating/AC throughout the accommodation

Other:2 x Dayroom, Messroom, Gymnasium, Sauna, Laundry, Wardrobe

Lifesaving / rescue

Approved lifesaving appliances for:LSA approved for 23 persons

Liferafts:4 x 25 persons. Type: Viking

Rescue/MOB boat:Maritim Partner WEEDO 600 FRB

Fire-fighting/foam:Water/Foam pump/monitor covering cargo deck area

Other

Anti roll system:Passive roll reduction tanks. Active roll reduction with Voit Schneider system

Deck power supply:20 Outlets 240/110 V

The ELBE 3 is 114 years old and has been moored in the Old Port since 1967. This makes her both the oldest ship in the museum harbor and the one with the longest berthing time on site. The historic lightship, once manned by a crew of 16, has had an eventful history: built between 1908 and 1909 by the "Königliche Wasserbau-Inspektion" as the station ship EIDER for the Eider estuary, it served as a lightship at the minefields of the North Sea during the First World War. Under the name of BÜRGERMEISTER ABENDROTH, it belonged to the Cuxhaven Water and Shipping Authority and was berthed in the Baltic Sea during the Second World War. Afterwards it was used as a beacon and pilot station until 1966 at the position ELBE 3 in the German Bight, the sea area with the highest traffic density in the world. The steel sailer could be maneuvered with a storm sail in case of emergency. Initially, the beacon consisted of kerosene lamps, but later a diesel-powered generator and accumulators were installed for more powerful electric lighting. The foghorns, which had been operated by hand until then, could then be replaced by a large foghorn.

Another lightship designated as "Elbe 3" was also seen docked in the Elbe River.

:-)

Fête des lumières, Lyon

Festival of lights, Lyon, France.

A photo taken some years ago from the north side of the Thames and showing the London Underground 'stand-by' generating station at Greenwich. It was originally constructed by the London County Council Tramways Department, to facilitate the electrification of their tram system in the move from horse traction, in two phases in 1902 and 1910. The first section of the station had reciprocating engine generators, whereas the second phase had steam turbines. In 1922 the latter replaced the former. The station was not wiyhout its detractors; scientific complaints due to its proximity to the Greenwich Observatory and aesthetically due to its position almost adjacent to the Greenwich Palace. Indeed the station's four chimneys were shortened. The structure in the river is the remains of the coal jetty, where coal for the boilers was unloaded. Oil replaced this as a fuel source before the use of gas.

The station passed to London Transport in 1933 and with the final withdrawal of the trams, in 1952, and later the trolleybuses that should have wholly replaced them, in 1962, the station was reconstructed as part of the modernisation of the Underground's power supply. This saw Neasden generating station closed, all major demand being supplied from Lots Road generating station in Chelsea, and Greenwich re-equipped with a series of Rolls-Royce gas turbine powered generators for peak hour demand and 'stand-by' supplies should the main supply fail.

This function has survived the closure of Lots Road and the supply of the Underground's power requirements from the National Grid. There are currently plans to modernise Greenwich - remarkable that the last one standing should be the Tramways power station!

Some background:

The MBR-04 series were the first combat-ready Destroids and the most successful land-combat weapon Destroids that were built with OverTechnology of Macross. The abbreviation MBR (Main Battle Robot) indicates the model was developed as a walking humanoid weapon emphasizing the heavy armor firepower of an artillery combat vehicle, designed to replace mainline battle tanks. The Type 04 series was developed jointly by Viggers and Chrauler. Unlike the variable fighters, which had to be designed to accommodate transformation mechanisms, the MBR series featured a structure with a large capacity that allowed plenty of room for machinery and armor.

A short-range sub-variant, under the project handle "Cheyenne", was developed in 2010, too, but it was only produced in small number for evaluation purposes. It was based on the Defender's structure, but it carried a different armament, consisting of a pair of 37 mm six-barrel gatling guns plus AMM-1 missiles, and a more clutter-resistant radar system against fast and low-flying targets. The Cheyenne was intended as a complementary aerial defense unit, but the results from field tests were not convincing, so that the project was mothballed. However, in 2012 the concept was developed further into the ADR-04-Mk.XI "Manticore", which was fully tailored to the short-range defense role.

General characteristics:

Equipment Type: aerial defense robot, series 04

Government: U.N. Spacy

Manufacturer: Viggers/Chrauler

Introduction: March 2009

Accommodation: 1 pilot

Dimensions:

Height 11.37 meters (overall)

10.73 meters (w/o surveillance radar antenna)

Length 4.48 meters (hull only)

7.85 meters (guns forward)

Width 8.6 meters

Mass: 27.1 metric tons

Power Plant:

Kranss-Maffai MT828 thermonuclear reactor, output rated at 2800 shp;

plus an auxiliary GE EM10T fuel power generator, output rated at 510 kW

Propulsion:

2x thrust nozzles mounted in the lower back region, allowing the capability to perform jumps,

plus several vernier nozzles around the hull for Zero-G manoeuvers

Performance:

Max. walking speed: 72 kph when fully loaded

Design features:

- Detachable weapons bay (attaches to the main body via two main locks);

- Type 966 PFG Contraves radar and fire control set (a.k.a. Contraves II)

with respective heat exchanger on the upper back

- Rotating surveillance antenna for full 360° air space coverage

- Optical sensor unit equipped with four camera eyes, moving along a vertical slit,

protected by a polarized light shield;

- Capable of performing Zero-G manoeuvers via 16 x thrust nozzles (mounted around the hull);

- Reactor radiator with exhaust ports in the rear;

- Cockpit can be separated from the body in an emergency (only the cockpit block is recovered);

- Option pack featuring missiles or enlarged ammunition bays;

Armament:

2x Erlikon 78mm liquid-cooled high-speed 2-barrel automatic cannon with 200 rounds each,

mounted as arms

The kit and its assembly:

A kind of nostalgia trip, because my first ever mecha kit I bought and built in the Eighties was this 1:100 Destroid Defender! It still exists, even though only as a re-built model, and I thought that it was about time to build another, “better” one, to complete my collection of canonical Macross Destroids.

With this objective, the vintage kit was built basically OOB, just with some detail enhancements. The biggest structural change is a new hip joint arrangement, made from steel wire. It allows a more or less flexible 3D posture of the legs, for a more dynamic “walking” pose, and the resulting gaps were filled with paper tissue drenched in white glue and acrylic paint.

A more cosmetic change concerns the Defender’s optical sensor array on its “head”. OOB it just consists of a wide “slit” with a square window – very basic, but that’s how the defender is depicted in the TV series. However, I have a Macross artbook with original design sketches from Studio Nue, which reveal more details of this arrangement, and these include a kind of louvre that covers the mobile sensor array’s guide rails, and the sensor array itself consists of several smaller optical units – the relatively new 1:72 Defender from WAVE features these details, too, but the old 1:72 Defender from Arii (and later Bandai) also only has a red box, even though under a clear cover, which is IMHO dubious, though. The louvres were created from hemispherical styrene profile bits, the sensor array was scratched with a front wheel from an 1:100 VF-1 and more styrene bits.

The guns/arms were taken OOB, but I reduced the opening at the shoulder (and with it the angle the arms can be swiveled) with styrene profile material, which also hides the foo fit of the shoulder halves that hold the guns and a reinforcement styrene plate inside of them.

While I could have enlarged the ammunition boxes on the Defender’s shoulders (they are extended backwards), I left them in the original and OOB configuration. Another hull mod I eventually did not carry out were clear replacements for the molded searchlights. Having some visible depth and true clear covers would have been nice, but then I doubted the benefits vs. the mess their integration into the body would mean, so that I went for a simple paint solution (see below).

A final cosmetic modification tried to improve the look of the shanks – but it did not help much. On the Defender, there are two continuous ridges that run across the lower legs. This is a molding simplification and wrong because the Defender (and all other 04-Series chassis’) only features the ends of the ridges.

I tried to sand the inner sections away, but upon gluing the parts finally together I realized that the fit of these parts is abysmal, and PSRing on the resulting concave surface between the leftover humps was a nightmare. Did not work well, and it looks poor.

With this in mind, a general word about the Arii 1:100 Destroids with the Series 04 chassis: there are three kits (Defender, Tomahawk and Phalanx), and you’d expect that these used the same lower body just with different torsos. But that’s not the case – they are all different, and the Defender is certainly the worst version, with its odd “toe” construction, the continuous ridges and the horrible fit of the lower leg halves as well as the shoulders that hold the stub arms. The Tomahawk is better, but also challenging, and IMHO, when you are only looking for the lower body section, the Phalanx is the best kit or the trio.

Painting and markings:

This Defender was supposed to remain canonical and close to the OOB finish, so this became a simple affair.

All Macross Destroids tend to carry a uniform livery, and esp. the Tomahawk/Defender/Phalanx family is kept in murky/dull tones of green, brown and ochre: unpretentious "mud movers".

The Defender appears to carry an overall olive drab livery, and I settled on RAL 7008 (Khakigrau), which is - according to the RAL color list - supposed to be a shade of grey, but it comes out as a dull, yellowish green-brown.

This tone was applied overall from a rattle can, and the few contrast sections like the ammunition boxes or the dust guards of the knee joints were painted with NATO olive green (RAL 6014, Gelboliv, Revell 46). The hull was later treated with Modelmaster Olive Drab (FS 34087), which adds a more greenish hue to the basic paint.

The kit received a thorough black ink washing, then some dry-brushing with Humbrol 72 (Khaki Drill) was applied. The decals came next, taken from the OOB sheet, plus four decals for those vernier thrusters that had not been molded into the kit’s surface. The only change is a different piece of “nose art” on the left leg, replacing the original, rather small decal. It actually belongs to a Czech AF MiG-21MF (one of the two famous Fishbeds from Pardubice in 1989, aircraft “1114”) and filled the bumpy area over the lower leg’s seam (see above) well – a kind of visual distraction from the PSR mess underneath...

Finally, the kit was sealed with matt acrylic varnish, its major sub-assemblies put together. The optical sensors received lenses with clear paint over a silver base. The large searchlights were painted, too, with a silver base plus white and clear blue reflections on top, covered with a generous coat of Humbrol’s Clearfix to mimic a clear, glossy cover.

After final assembly, some mineral pigments were dusted onto the model’s lower areas with a soft, big brush.

I knew that the Defender was trouble, but esp. the legs turned out to be horrible to build. However, the small cosmetic changes really improve the model’s look, and I am quite happy with the result.

New Haven Railroad PP716 Alco DL109 locomotive (former # 716) portable power plant is seen in the yard at Boston, Massachusetts, late 1950's. This locomotive was converted to a portable power plant in 1957, for use as a DC power generator to test the electrical gear found on the new lightweight trains and FL-9's. Seen along side PP716, are some MOW cars constructed of wood, that were probably former baggage, REA, or mail storage cars. PP716 was retired soon after the new lightweight trains proved to be a failure, but remained on the property until 1969, however it was scrapped in late 1970. It's really too bad that this last New Haven DL-109 was not saved.

The name of the photographer that took this photo is unknown. This photo is from the Mac Seabree Collection.

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The idea of a Small PaB Cup challenge ala Mantiskings's Single Set Challenge came up in a post on the Mobile Frame Zero Fans Facebook group a few weeks back. I finally got around to trying my hand at it. (Lynnwood WA USA)

I wanted to push this challenge as far as I could so I set my goal at 5 frames (with frames of all range configs) & 3 stations (w/ flags).

5 frames & 3 stations (w/ flags).

Left to right:

Command frame - 3x SSRs, 2x comm's pods, leg armor, free movement d8

Comm's Tower station

Hand-to-hand range frame - 2x Tesla Shockers (tm), leg armor, top armor, free movement d8

Arty frame - 2x long range cannons, leg armor, jump jets

Power Generator station

Soldier frame - assault cannon, leg armor, comm's pod, jump jets

Soldier frame - assault cannon, leg armor, comm's pod, jump jets

Anti-Air station

Mobile Frame Hangar post with more details.

Edda Ferd, PSV – Hybrid Platform Supply Vessel

The Edda Ferd is a platform supply vessel used to support oil rig operations in the North Sea.

A new build, the Østensjø Edda Ferd has been designed with a focus on quality, safety and efficiency. This is the first integration of a Corvus Energy ESS and Siemens’ BlueDrive PlusC propulsion system.

Name: Edda Ferd

Type: 92.6 m Platform Supply Vessel (PSV)

Duty: North Sea Offshore Drilling Platform Service & Support

Pack: 40 x 6.5kWh

Capacity: 260kWh

Bus Voltage : 888VDC

Partners: Østensjø Rederi, Siemens, Corvus Energy

Edda Ferd, PSV is based in Haugesund, Norway operating in the North Sea.

General

Operator:Østensjø Rederi AS

Built:2013

Builder:Astilleros Gondan. Spain

Yard no.:444

Call sign:LAZO7

Flag:NIS

Port of Registry:Haugesund

IMO no.:9625504

MMSI No.:259161000

Classification:DnV +1A1, SF, E0, OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSEL+, SUPPLY, DK(+), DYNPOS-AUTR, HL(2.8), LFL*, CLEAN DESIGN, NAUT-OSV(A), COMF-V3-C2, OIL REC, DEICE

Safety regulations:NMA, Trade Worldwide within GMDSS A3, Solas 1974/1978, International Convention on Load Lines, Pollution Prevention - MARPOL 1973/1978, INLS Certificate

Dimensions

Length o.a.:92,6 m

Length b.p.:82,2 m

Breadth mld.:20,6 m

Depth mld.:9,0 m

Draft max.:7,2 m

Air draft:32,46m

Tonnage - Deadweight

Deadweight:5122 t

Gross tonnage:4870 GT

Net tonnage:1462 NT

Deck loading capacities

Cargo deck:1038 m2

Deck equipment

Anchor chain:2 x 11 shacles.

Anchor Windlass / Mooring Winch:15,5 tons.

Mooring winch:Forward: 2 x 16 tons Aft: 2 x 10 tons

Deck cranes:Port: 1 x MacGregor SWL1,5 t@ 8m / Starboard: 1 x MacGregor SWL 3,0 t @ 10m

Tugger winches:2 x 15 tons.

Propulsion

General:Battery Hybrid Power Station and 2 x VSP each 2700 kW. 2 x AC asynchronous water-cooled motors each 2700 kW.

Main engines:2 x MAK 6M25C a` 2000kW - 2 x MAK 9M25C a`3000 kW

Fuel type:MDO /MGO

Auxiliaries / Electrical power

Generators:2 x Simens generator 2222 kW / 2 x Simens generator 3333 kW

Emergency generator:Caterpillar Emergency generator 158 kW

Speed / Consumption

Max speed / Consumption:abt. 16,0 knots

Main propellers

Maker:Voith Schneider propellers

Type:2 x 2700 KW

Thrusters

Bow thrusters:2 x 1400 kW FP , electric driven low noise tunnel thrusters. Plus 1 x 800 kW RIM tunnel thruster

Bridge / Manoeuvering

Bridge controls:5 control stands. (forward, 2 x aft, starboard, port)

Loading / Discharging:Simens IAS. Remote monitoring of all tanks including loading/discharging operations and start/stop of all pumps.

Dynamic positioning system

Type:Kongsberg K-Pos.

Approval / Class:DNV DYNPOS-AUTR. IMO Class 2

Reference systems:DPS 112, DPS 132, CyScan, Mini-Radascan

Sensors:3 x Gyro, 3 x Motion Reference Unit, 2 x Wind sensor

ERN number:99,99,99,99

Liquid tank capacities

Marine Gas Oil:1100 m3 included 2 chemical and 4 special prod. tanks connected to fuel system.

POT water:1000 m3

Drill Water/Ballast:2280 m3

Mud:Mud/Brine system 513 m3. Special product system 370 m3. Total 883 m3.

Brine:Brine/mud system 513 m3. Special product system 702 m3. Total 1215 m3

Base oil:Total 702 m3. When using combined tanks.

Methanol:Total 440 m3. When using combined tanks.

Special products LFL/LFL*:720 m3

Drill Cuttings:720 m3

Liquid discharge

Fuel Oil pumps:2 x 150 m3/h- 9 bar

Brine pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 22.5 bar.

Liquid Mud pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 24 bar.

Specal products pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 9 bar.

Drill water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h – 9 bar.

Drill cutting pumps:4 x 40 m3/h – 9 bar.

Fresh water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h – 9 bar.

Methanol pumps:2 x 75 m3/h – 9 bar .

Slop system:1 x 20 m3/h

Tank washing system:1 x 30 m3/h

Discharge piping:5"

Bulk tank capasities

Bulk Cement Tanks:4 tanks. Total capacity: 260 m3

Bulk Discharge:2 x 100 t/hr

Navigation equipment

Radar:1 x Furuno FCR-2827 S /ARPA - 1 x Furuno FAR-2837 S / ARPA

Electronic Chart System:2 x TECDIS

Compass:3 x Simrad Gyro GC 80

Autopilot:Simrad AP-70

Echo Sounder:Furuno FE-700

Navtex:Furuno NX-700A

DGPS:Furuno GP-150

AIS:Furuno FA-150

Voyage data recorder:Furuno VR-3000

LRIT:Sailor 6130 LRIT

Log:Furuno DS-80

Communication equipment

General:GMDSS installation in accordance with IMO regulations for vessels operating within Sea Area A3

GMDSS Radio MF/HF Transceivers & DSC:1 x Furuno FS-1575

VHF:2 x GMDSS Furuno FM-8900 / 3 x GMDSS Jotron TR-20 portable / 3 x Sailor 6248

GMDSS EPIRB:1 x Jotron 40 S Mk2 - 1 x Jotron 45 S Mk2

GMDSS SART:2 x Kannad SARTII

UHF:6 x Motorola GM-360 - 6 x Motorola GP-340 ATEX

Sattelite system:1 x Inmarsat / 1 x Iridium

Accommodation

Total no. berths:38 x Beds

Total no. of cabins:27 x Cabins

Single cabins:16 x Single cabins

Double cabins:11 x Double cabins

Office:2 x Offices

Hospital:1 x Hospital

Ventilation/A-C for accommodation:High pressure single-pipe fully redundant ventilation system. Full heating/AC throughout the accommodation

Other:Messroom, Dayrooms, Conferenceroom, Gymnasium,Galley,Dry Provitions,Freezing room, Wardrobes.

Lifesaving / rescue

Approved lifesaving appliances for:40 persons

Liferafts:6 x 25 persons

Rescue/MOB boat:Alusafe 770 Mk2 - Twin installation.

Fire-fighting/foam:Water/Foam pump/ monitors covering cargo deck area

Il s'agit du quatrième rover robotique envoyé sur Mars par la NASA depuis 1996, les précédents rovers sont Sojourner de la mission Mars Pathfinder (1997), Spirit (2004–2010) et Opportunity (2004–2019). C’est une nouvelle génération de rovers qui débarque sur Mars avec Curiosity qui a la taille d'une voiture avec 2,9 m (9,5 pi) de long sur 2,7 m (8,9 pi) de large sur 2,2 m (7,2 pi) de hauteur, une masse de 899 Kg dont 75 kg de matériel scientifique (SPIRIT & Opportunity : 1,5 m (4,9 pi) de long et ont une masse de 174 kg (384 lb) dont 6,8 kg (15 lb) d'instruments scientifiques). Un mât implanté sur l'avant de ce boîtier et qui culmine à 2,13 mètres, porte plusieurs caméras, des sondes atmosphériques, ainsi que le spectromètre laser. Curiosity peut s'aventurer sur des pentes à 45° sans se retourner, il peut escalader des rochers ou franchir des trous d'une hauteur supérieure au diamètre de ses roues (50 cm). Les 6 roues, qui comportent à leur surface des cannelures pour une meilleure prise dans un sol mou ou sur des rochers présentant une face abrupte, sont équipées chacune d’un moteur individuel. Chacune des 4 roues d'extrémité comporte un moteur agissant sur la direction ce qui permet au rover de pivoter sur place. Le rover Curiosity dispose d'une source d'énergie indépendante qui remplace les panneaux solaires mis en œuvre par les précédentes missions, fournie par un générateur électrique nucléaire de nouvelle génération (générateur thermoélectrique à radioisotope (GTR)), utilisant une charge de 4,8 kg de dioxyde de plutonium PuO2 enrichi en plutonium 238 générant une puissance initiale d'environ 2 000 W thermiques convertis nominalement en 120 W électriques62 par des thermocouples. Le rover dispose de 2,7 kWh/j au lieu de 0,6 à 1 kWh/j sur Opportunity, dont la puissance résiduelle, le 12 mai 2009 (après 1884 sols) n'était plus que de 460 Wh/j. Cette puissance sera indépendante de l'intensité du rayonnement reçu du Soleil et n'imposera donc pas d'arrêter la mission pendant l'hiver martien, contrairement au cas de Spirit et d'Opportunity. MSL dispose d'une autonomie nominale de deux années terrestres, mais sa source d'énergie devrait encore fournir 100 W électriques après 14 années terrestres de fonctionnement. L'électricité est stockée dans deux batteries rechargeables au lithium ion ayant chacune une capacité de 42 Ah. Le Rover est bardé d'équipements avec la "ChemCam" mise au point par des scientifiques français avec le Cnes et le CNRS, un laser pulvérise une mince couche de matière, dont la composition est évaluée par un spectromètre. Le MastCam : caméra haute définition, qui donne des images stéréographiques et en couleurs de l'environnement immédiat du véhicule. Elle permettra aussi d'observer les échantillons ramenés par le bras de robot du MSL. Le Mahli : une caméra qui prendra des images très rapprochées des roches et du sol, et de l'eau si on en trouve, avec des détails de taille inférieure au diamètre d'un cheveu. L’APXS : un spectromètre à rayons X pour mesurer la teneur relative des différents éléments chimiques dans les roches martiennes. Sam : laboratoire conçu pour détecter et analyser les matières organiques dans le sol. Il est constitué de 3 instruments : un chromatographe en phase gazeuse, un spectromètre de masse, et un spectromètre lase accordable. CheMin : instrument qui, par diffraction et fluoresence des rayons X, va identifier et quantifier les minéraux présents dans les échantillons de roches collectés par le bras de robot. DAN : un émetteur-détecteur de neutrons, dont le rôle est de mesurer la présence d'hydrogène sous la surface du sol, signe de la présence possible d'eau (fourni par l'Agence spatiale russe). Rad : instrument chargé de détecter toutes les particules qui frappent le sol martien, en provenance du soleil ou du rayonnement cosmique, une information nécessaire pour d'éventuelles missions humaines sur Mars. Rems : station météo du Rover : elle mesure la pression, la température, les vents, et les niveaux de radiation ultra violets (ensemble est conçu par le ministère espagnol de l'éducation et de la science).Le calculateur embarqué du rover MSL, contrairement à celui des rovers MER, est complètement redondant. L'ordinateur du rover prend en charge les phases de transit Terre-Mars et la descente sur le sol martien. Un processeur central trempé par rayonnement avec architecture PowerPC 750: un BAE RAD 750, fonctionne à une vitesse allant jusqu'à 200 mégahertz (10 fois plus vite que les ordinateurs des robots rovers Spirit et Opportunity), 2 Go de mémoire flash (environ 8 fois plus que Spirit ou Opportunity), 256 Mo de mémoire vive dynamique et 256 kilo-octets de mémoire morte programmable effaçable électriquement. Contrairement aux robots envoyés précédemment, Curiosity reste en permanence en contact avec la Terre et transmet quasiment en temps réel le fruit de ses découvertes. Les informations, relayées via les satellites qui gravitent autour de Mars, mettent environ 14 minutes pour parvenir à la Terre. Les objectifs du rover incluent une enquête sur le climat, la géologie et des études d' habitabilité planétaires en préparation à l'exploration humaine…

Date de lancement : le 26 novembre 2011 à 15h02 UTC

Fusée : Atlas V 541

Site de lancement : Cap Canaveral

Atterrissage : 6 août 2012 sur Aeolis Palus à l’ intérieur du cratère Gale à 05h17 UTC.

Missions : Mars a-t-elle pu être habitable dans le passé?

Dernier contact : En juin 2014 le rover qui a parcouru 7 km se dirige rapidement vers le Mount Sharp. Le rover a parcouru 18,01 km à la surface de Mars à son 1930e sol (10 janvier 2018). Le rover a parcouru 22,65 km à la surface de Mars à son 2422e sol le 30 mai 2019. Curiosity est toujours opérationnel aujourd'hui.

This is the fourth robotic rover sent to Mars by NASA since 1996, the previous rovers are Sojourner from Mars Pathfinder Mission (1997), Spirit (2004-2010) and Opportunity (2004-2019). It's a new generation of rovers landing on Mars with Curiosity that's the size of a car with 2.9 m (9.5 ft) long and 2.7 m (8.9 ft) wide by 2 , 2 m (7.2 ft.) In height, a mass of 899 kg including 75 kg of scientific equipment (SPIRIT & Opportunity: 1.5 m (4.9 ft.) Long and weighing 174 kg (384 lb.) ) of which 6.8 kg (15 lb) of scientific instruments). A mast implanted on the front of this case and which culminates at 2.13 meters, carries several cameras, atmospheric probes, as well as the laser spectrometer. Curiosity can venture on 45 ° slopes without turning, it can climb rocks or cross holes of a height greater than the diameter of its wheels (50 cm). The 6 wheels, which have grooves on their surface for better grip in soft ground or on rocks with a steep face, are each equipped with an individual engine. Each of the 4 end wheels has a motor acting on the steering which allows the rover to rotate in place. The Curiosity rover has an independent power source that replaces the solar panels implemented by previous missions, provided by a new generation nuclear power generator (radioisotope thermoelectric generator (GTR)), using a load of 4, 8 kg of plutonium plutonium dioxide PuO2 enriched with plutonium 238 generating an initial power of about 2000 W thermal converted nominally into 120 W electric62 by thermocouples. The rover has 2.7 kWh / d instead of 0.6 to 1 kWh / d on Opportunity, whose residual power, May 12, 2009 (after 1884 soil) was only 460 Wh / d. This power will be independent of the intensity of the radiation received from the Sun and therefore will not force to stop the mission during the winter Martian, unlike the case of Spirit and Opportunity. MSL has a nominal life of two Earth years, but its power source is expected to still provide 100 W electrical after 14 Earth years of operation. Electricity is stored in two rechargeable lithium ion batteries each having a capacity of 42 Ah. The Rover is loaded with equipment with the "ChemCam" developed by French scientists with Cnes and CNRS, a laser sprays a thin layer of material, whose composition is evaluated by a spectrometer. The MastCam: high definition camera, which gives stereographic and color images of the immediate environment of the vehicle. It will also allow to observe the samples brought back by the MSL robot arm. The Mahli: a camera that will take images very close to rocks and soil, and water if it is found, with details smaller than the diameter of a hair. APXS: an X-ray spectrometer to measure the relative content of different chemical elements in Martian rocks. Sam: laboratory designed to detect and analyze organic matter in the soil. It consists of 3 instruments: a gas chromatograph, a mass spectrometer, and a lase tunable spectrometer. CheMin: instrument that, by diffraction and X-ray fluorescence, will identify and quantify the minerals present in the rock samples collected by the robot arm. DAN: a neutron emitter-detector, whose role is to measure the presence of hydrogen below the surface of the ground, sign of the possible presence of water (provided by the Russian Space Agency). Rad: instrument responsible for detecting all the particles that strike the Martian soil, from the sun or the cosmic radiation, a necessary information for possible human missions on Mars. Rems: Rover weather station: it measures pressure, temperature, winds, and ultraviolet radiation levels (together is designed by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science). The MSL rover's on-board computer, unlike the MER rovers, is completely redundant. The rover's computer supports the Earth-Mars transit phases and the descent onto the Martian ground. A central radiation-hardened processor with PowerPC 750 architecture: a BAE RAD 750, operates at a speed of up to 200 megahertz (10 times faster than the computers of the Spirit and Opportunity robot rovers), 2 GB of flash memory (about 8 times more than Spirit or Opportunity), 256 MB of dynamic random access memory and 256 kilobytes of electrically erasable programmable read only memory. Unlike robots previously sent, Curiosity remains permanently in contact with the Earth and transmits almost in real time the fruit of its discoveries. The information, relayed via the satellites that gravitate around Mars, takes about 14 minutes to reach the Earth. The objectives of the rover include a survey of climate, geology and planetary habitability studies in preparation for human exploration ...

Launch date: November 26, 2011 at 15:02 UTC

Rocket: Atlas V 541

Launch site: Cape Canaveral

Landing: August 6, 2012 on Aeolis Palus inside the crater Gale at 5:17 UTC.

Missions: Could Mars have been habitable in the past?

Last contact: In June 2014 the rover, which has traveled 7 km, is moving rapidly towards Mount Sharp. The rover traveled 18.01 km on the surface of Mars at its 1930th ground (January 10, 2018). The rover traveled 22.65 km on the surface of Mars at its 2422nd ground on May 30, 2019. Curiosity is still operational today.

General

Operator:Østensjø Rederi

Built:2009

Builder:Astilleros Gondan

Yard no.:443

Call sign:LCOB

Flag:Norwegian

Port of Registry:Haugesund

IMO no.:9409730

Classification:DNV, 1A1 , Supply Vessel, SF, E0, ICE C, DYNPOS- AUTR, CLEAN, Comfort-C(3)-V(3), LFL* Registered notations: DK(+) and HL(2.8), PMS, ISM, NAUT-OSV(A) OILREC.

Safety regulations:NMA, Trade Worldwide within GMDSS A3, Solas 1974/1978, International Convention on Load Lines, Pollution Prevention - MARPOL 1973/1978, INLS Certificate

Dimensions

Length o.a.:85,8 m

Length b.p.:77,4 m

Breadth mld.:19,2 m

Depth mld.:8,0 m

Draft max.:6,7 m

Air draft:30 m

Tonnage - Deadweight

Gross tonnage:3693 GT

Net tonnage:1108 NT

Deadweight max:4012 MT

Lightweight:2973 MT

Displacement:6985 MT

Deck loading capacities

Deck measurements:57,4 m x 16,2 m . 4 pipe lengths a’ 12,2 m

Outside deck area:910 m2

Deck cargo capacity:2900T, 10T/m2

Deck equipment

Anchor chain:7 shackles PS, 8 shackles SB. Type: 44 mm DNV K3 Stud Link

Anchor Windlass / Mooring Winch:2 x anchor windlass/mooring winches forward. Type: PINTCH BAMAG SFB 63/80

Mooring winch:2 x anchor windlass/mooring winches forward. 2 x mooring winches aft

Deck cranes:SB: 4 T at 10 m. Type: Hydramarine 1077L. PS: 1,5 T at 8 m. Type: Hydramarine 886 LK

Tugger winches:2 x 10 T

Propulsion

General:Diesel electric propulsion plant. 2 x Voith propellers, each 2800 kW. 2 x AC asynchronous water-cooled motors each 2500 kW (Bhp 3400)

Main engines:4 x Caterpillar 3516-CTA

Fuel type:MDO / MGO

Auxiliaries / Electrical power

Generators:4 x Alconza, each 2188 kW

Harbour generator:1 x Caterpillar, 465 kW. Type: C-18

Emergency generator:1 x Perkins, 106 kW

Speed / Consumption

Max speed / Consumption:15 knots

Service speed / Consumption:12 knots, 11,7 tonnes/day

Economy speed / Consumption:10 knots, About 9,6m3/day

DP-operations (weather dependent):5,2 tonnes/day

Stand by offshore:3,5 tonnes/day (Weather dependent)

In port:0,86 tonnes/day

Main propellers

Maker:2 x Voith

Type:VSP 32R5

Thrusters

Bow thrusters:2 x Brunvoll Tunnel thrusters, each 1400 kW (Bhp 1904) Type: Super silent. 1 x Brunvoll Tunnel thruster, 800 kW (Bhp 1088) Type: RDT. Total Bhp 11696

Bridge / Manoeuvering

Bridge controls:Bosch Rexroth, Brunvoll. 5 complete bridge control stands (forward, 2 x aft, starboard, port)

Loading / Discharging:Wartsila IAS. Remote monitoring of all tanks including loading/discharging operations and start/stop of all pumps

Dynamic positioning system

Type:Kongsberg K-Pos DP 21 and cJoy

Approval / Class:DNV DYNPOS-AUTR. IMO Class 2

Reference systems:DPS 116, DPS 232, Fanbeam, Radascan

Sensors:3 x Gyro, 2 x Motion Reference Unit, 2 x Wind sensor

ERN number:99

Liquid tank capacities

Marine Gas Oil:Total 1120 m3 Cargo tanks Max 600 m3, Cargo tanks + Base Oil tanks Max 805 m3

POT water:668 m3

Drill Water/Ballast:1080 m3

Slop tanks:73 m3

Mud:723 m3

Brine:723 m3

Base oil:229 m3

Methanol:166 m3

Special products LFL/LFL*:429 m3 1 tank (56m3) 84SB ready for Drill Cutting/ORO/SpecProd./ 7 Tanks ready with piping and lack pumps./// These 8 Tanks is equipped with piping system and pumps for Special products and ready for use.

Urea:79 m3

Oil recovery:49 m3

Liquid discharge

Fuel Oil pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Brine pumps:2 x 150 m3/h at 24 bar. 2 systems

Liquid Mud pumps:2 x 100 m3/h at 24 bar. 2 systems

Specal products pumps:2 x 100 m3/h

Drill water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Fresh water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Methanol pumps:2 x 75 m3/h at 7,2 bars, 90 mWG

Slop system:1 x 37 m3/h

Tank washing system:1 x 30 m3/h

Discharge piping:5"

Bulk tank capasities

Bulk Cement Tanks:5 tanks, each 66,4 m3. Total 332 m3

Bulk Discharge:2 Compressors, each 50 m3/h at 5,6 bar (W.P.)

Navigation equipment

Radar:1 x Furuno FAR-2117 3 cm ARPA. 1 x Furuno FAR-2137S 10 cm ARPA

Electronic Chart System:2 x Telchart ECDIS

Compass:3 x Simrad Gyro GC 80

Autopilot:1 x Simrad CD 109

Echo Sounder:1 x Furuno FE 700

Navtex:1 x Furuno NX 700B

DGPS:2 x Furuno GP 150

AIS:1 x Furuno FA 150

Voyage data recorder:1 x Furuno 3000 Vr 3016

LRIT:1 x Furuno 4FE088DB1

Log:1 x Furuno DS 80 with remote displays

Communication equipment

General:GMDSS installation in accordance with IMO regulations for vessels operating within Sea Area A3

GMDSS Radio MF/HF Transceivers & DSC:1 x Furuno FS 1570

GMDSS VHF with DSC:2 x Furuno DSC FM8800

GMDSS VHF portable:3 x Jotron TR-20

VHF:3 x Sailor RT2048

GMDSS EPIRB:1 x Jotron 40S Mk 2. 1 x Jotron 45 SX

GMDSS SART:2 x Jotron Tron

GMDSS Inmarsat C:2 x Furuno

UHF:6 x portable Motorola GP 340 Ex (16 channels with 4 head sets)

Sattelitte sytem:1 x Sevsat. 1 x Iridium

Sat TV system:SeaTel

Accommodation

Total no. berths:23 x Beds

Total no. of cabins:18 x Cabins

Single cabins:14 x Single cabins

Double cabins:3 x Double cabins. 1 x Tripple cabin

Office:2 x Offices

Hospital:1 x Hospital

Ventilation/A-C for accommodation:High pressure single-pipe fully redundant ventilation system. Full heating/AC throughout the accommodation

Other:2 x Dayroom, Messroom, Gymnasium, Sauna, Laundry, Wardrobe

Lifesaving / rescue

Approved lifesaving appliances for:LSA approved for 23 persons

Liferafts:4 x 25 persons. Type: Viking

Rescue/MOB boat:Maritim Partner WEEDO 600 FRB

Fire-fighting/foam:Water/Foam pump/monitor covering cargo deck area

Other

Anti roll system:Passive roll reduction tanks. Active roll reduction with Voit Schneider system

Deck power supply:20 Outlets 240/110 V

Edda Ferd, PSV – Hybrid Platform Supply Vessel

The Edda Ferd is a platform supply vessel used to support oil rig operations in the North Sea.

A new build, the Østensjø Edda Ferd has been designed with a focus on quality, safety and efficiency. This is the first integration of a Corvus Energy ESS and Siemens’ BlueDrive PlusC propulsion system.

Name: Edda Ferd

Type: 92.6 m Platform Supply Vessel (PSV)

Duty: North Sea Offshore Drilling Platform Service & Support

Pack: 40 x 6.5kWh

Capacity: 260kWh

Bus Voltage : 888VDC

Partners: Østensjø Rederi, Siemens, Corvus Energy

Edda Ferd, PSV is based in Haugesund, Norway operating in the North Sea.

General

Operator:Østensjø Rederi AS

Built:2013

Builder:Astilleros Gondan. Spain

Yard no.:444

Call sign:LAZO7

Flag:NIS

Port of Registry:Haugesund

IMO no.:9625504

MMSI No.:259161000

Classification:DnV +1A1, SF, E0, OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSEL+, SUPPLY, DK(+), DYNPOS-AUTR, HL(2.8), LFL*, CLEAN DESIGN, NAUT-OSV(A), COMF-V3-C2, OIL REC, DEICE

Safety regulations:NMA, Trade Worldwide within GMDSS A3, Solas 1974/1978, International Convention on Load Lines, Pollution Prevention - MARPOL 1973/1978, INLS Certificate

Dimensions

Length o.a.:92,6 m

Length b.p.:82,2 m

Breadth mld.:20,6 m

Depth mld.:9,0 m

Draft max.:7,2 m

Air draft:32,46m

Tonnage - Deadweight

Deadweight:5122 t

Gross tonnage:4870 GT

Net tonnage:1462 NT

Deck loading capacities

Cargo deck:1038 m2

Deck equipment

Anchor chain:2 x 11 shacles.

Anchor Windlass / Mooring Winch:15,5 tons.

Mooring winch:Forward: 2 x 16 tons Aft: 2 x 10 tons

Deck cranes:Port: 1 x MacGregor SWL1,5 t@ 8m / Starboard: 1 x MacGregor SWL 3,0 t @ 10m

Tugger winches:2 x 15 tons.

Propulsion

General:Battery Hybrid Power Station and 2 x VSP each 2700 kW. 2 x AC asynchronous water-cooled motors each 2700 kW.

Main engines:2 x MAK 6M25C a` 2000kW - 2 x MAK 9M25C a`3000 kW

Fuel type:MDO /MGO

Auxiliaries / Electrical power

Generators:2 x Simens generator 2222 kW / 2 x Simens generator 3333 kW

Emergency generator:Caterpillar Emergency generator 158 kW

Speed / Consumption

Max speed / Consumption:abt. 16,0 knots

Main propellers

Maker:Voith Schneider propellers

Type:2 x 2700 KW

Thrusters

Bow thrusters:2 x 1400 kW FP , electric driven low noise tunnel thrusters. Plus 1 x 800 kW RIM tunnel thruster

Bridge / Manoeuvering

Bridge controls:5 control stands. (forward, 2 x aft, starboard, port)

Loading / Discharging:Simens IAS. Remote monitoring of all tanks including loading/discharging operations and start/stop of all pumps.

Dynamic positioning system

Type:Kongsberg K-Pos.

Approval / Class:DNV DYNPOS-AUTR. IMO Class 2

Reference systems:DPS 112, DPS 132, CyScan, Mini-Radascan

Sensors:3 x Gyro, 3 x Motion Reference Unit, 2 x Wind sensor

ERN number:99,99,99,99

Liquid tank capacities

Marine Gas Oil:1100 m3 included 2 chemical and 4 special prod. tanks connected to fuel system.

POT water:1000 m3

Drill Water/Ballast:2280 m3

Mud:Mud/Brine system 513 m3. Special product system 370 m3. Total 883 m3.

Brine:Brine/mud system 513 m3. Special product system 702 m3. Total 1215 m3

Base oil:Total 702 m3. When using combined tanks.

Methanol:Total 440 m3. When using combined tanks.

Special products LFL/LFL*:720 m3

Drill Cuttings:720 m3

Liquid discharge

Fuel Oil pumps:2 x 150 m3/h- 9 bar

Brine pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 22.5 bar.

Liquid Mud pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 24 bar.

Specal products pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 9 bar.

Drill water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h – 9 bar.

Drill cutting pumps:4 x 40 m3/h – 9 bar.

Fresh water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h – 9 bar.

Methanol pumps:2 x 75 m3/h – 9 bar .

Slop system:1 x 20 m3/h

Tank washing system:1 x 30 m3/h

Discharge piping:5"

Bulk tank capasities

Bulk Cement Tanks:4 tanks. Total capacity: 260 m3

Bulk Discharge:2 x 100 t/hr

Navigation equipment

Radar:1 x Furuno FCR-2827 S /ARPA - 1 x Furuno FAR-2837 S / ARPA

Electronic Chart System:2 x TECDIS

Compass:3 x Simrad Gyro GC 80

Autopilot:Simrad AP-70

Echo Sounder:Furuno FE-700

Navtex:Furuno NX-700A

DGPS:Furuno GP-150

AIS:Furuno FA-150

Voyage data recorder:Furuno VR-3000

LRIT:Sailor 6130 LRIT

Log:Furuno DS-80

Communication equipment

General:GMDSS installation in accordance with IMO regulations for vessels operating within Sea Area A3

GMDSS Radio MF/HF Transceivers & DSC:1 x Furuno FS-1575

VHF:2 x GMDSS Furuno FM-8900 / 3 x GMDSS Jotron TR-20 portable / 3 x Sailor 6248

GMDSS EPIRB:1 x Jotron 40 S Mk2 - 1 x Jotron 45 S Mk2

GMDSS SART:2 x Kannad SARTII

UHF:6 x Motorola GM-360 - 6 x Motorola GP-340 ATEX

Sattelite system:1 x Inmarsat / 1 x Iridium

Accommodation

Total no. berths:38 x Beds

Total no. of cabins:27 x Cabins

Single cabins:16 x Single cabins

Double cabins:11 x Double cabins

Office:2 x Offices

Hospital:1 x Hospital

Ventilation/A-C for accommodation:High pressure single-pipe fully redundant ventilation system. Full heating/AC throughout the accommodation

Other:Messroom, Dayrooms, Conferenceroom, Gymnasium,Galley,Dry Provitions,Freezing room, Wardrobes.

Lifesaving / rescue

Approved lifesaving appliances for:40 persons

Liferafts:6 x 25 persons

Rescue/MOB boat:Alusafe 770 Mk2 - Twin installation.

Fire-fighting/foam:Water/Foam pump/ monitors covering cargo deck area

Terran Expeditionary Marines - Comms Tower, Supply Cache & Power Generator

Big Blue - 1 of 3 huge power generators in this disused power plant.

Iconic, robust, practical. This is my 3rd version of the iconic ship that has graced the screens, tv shows and in print. I took a step back from my first version and reworked the entire model.

Red 5, Luke's main ship. Stickers from the UCS model and custom ones were used. I may add more later, but that may be for the Gray model version.

Many other x-wing designs have come since my 2016 model as well as new LEGO parts that helped shape this ship.

Like my original design this model features a durable internal structure and frame that allows you to hold the ship in front of the cockpit.

I also included internal components like my previous model to help define the various parts shown in the X-Wing cross sections. Life support, compressors, coils, power converters, power generator, flight computer, repulsorlift, hydraulic lines, communications antenna, sensor computer, primary sensor array, and a functional cargo bay.

The Landing gear was another story. Since my model is a display one I wanted to not have a working rear landing gear until LEGO develops more curved slopes that would help shape the engines. Instead, I used a similar design from my previous model to swap out for landing mode or flight mode. The front landing gear fits snug into the ship.

I am particularly proud that my cockpit design from version 1 found its way back into my latest model with slight modifications to allow the side panels to properly stay together.

Custom parts are used here. I Cut a few curved windows to make the Laser magnetic flashback suppressors. I also cut a ribbed flexible hose to fit inside the cockpit. I took a flat 2x2 tile and drilled a hole inside it to slide the technoic axle through. LEGO currently has a 2x2 round tile with a hole, but I needed a square one.

Brickarms has great monoclips and u-clips that work great for smaller ideas, such as my joystick or holding parts inside the cylinders.

The stand design is great, but I think it would work better if I swap out some parts and have several technique axles run through it and into the x-wing.

The rebel scum were getting bolder. Several undercover rebels had been exposed in what looked like a purposeful leak through an intermediary to the ISB. Some of the rebels had successfully infiltrated the Second Sun Battle Station as Imperial Officers. None the less the scum had to be dealt with.

Some time later...

Agent Commander Amus had watched the officer the entire morning. Same routine as every other day. The only exception being around 900 hours. The officer had started taking seemingly random detours throughout the Battle Station, before resuming his duties at 918 hours.

These detours were not random. Amus knew - but he would not wait around to find out what the rebel had planned.

Today, the detour led the officer to the tractor beam power-generator trench 3. Amus was waiting for him. The officer opened the blast doors to trench 3, and stared down the barrel of the Agent Commander’s blaster.

“Step forward, and shut the door, Lieutenant!” Commanded Amus.

The officer followed the order. Amus shook his blaster at the officer, signalling him to move further out onto the walkway.

“The rebels have ratted you out!” said Amus. The officer’s expression slowly changed from perplexed to angry. Amus lowered his blaster, while he whispered; “Your friends have abandoned you!”

He turned his head away and gave the officer one hard push. “Your mission is over!”

///

This flashback displays a younger Amus - before the incident that turns his skin pale white - to his time as an ISB Agent Commander. I hope you like it. As always, see more on swfactions.net

Thanks for watching!

abandoned aluminum production plant.

Quite unique, at that time, the plant was totally self sufficient. Energy for aluminum production came from 4 water turbines placed in the vast room behind me.

to feed water to the 4 turbines (of the most powerful model then) a 2,4 Km channel bypassing water from the nearby river, was built.

Innovative blast furnaces were used here. Several new methods for aluminum forging were also developed in this plant.

Environment protection was a top issue too, with powders, chemicals and debris resulting from production being filtered and properly disposed off , to keep the air and river's water clean (this didn't stop the spreading of "blue skin spot", a plague who affected workers and population nearby) .

The working condition, by the way, were terrible with workers being nicknamed "Apocalypse's blast workers"

Visitors could admire the power generators hall from here

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A big thank to PietroMassimo "lifelog-it" for his suggestion Check his stream here: www.flickr.com/photos/lifelog-it/

Man installing alternative energy photovoltaic solar panels on roof

For this month’s LUGNuts challenge we could build anything we want...so long as it was a Toyota Tacoma. As variety is key, I made mine into a sight anyone would like to see if ever they were stranded in a blizzard...an industrious 2008 Tacoma snowplow complete with a working wench, power generator and an access cab to keep a couple of weary passengers warm and dry. The color scheme and function was based on the Star Wars Snowspeeder. Yep.

Edda Ferd, PSV – Hybrid Platform Supply Vessel

The Edda Ferd is a platform supply vessel used to support oil rig operations in the North Sea.

A new build, the Østensjø Edda Ferd has been designed with a focus on quality, safety and efficiency. This is the first integration of a Corvus Energy ESS and Siemens’ BlueDrive PlusC propulsion system.

Name: Edda Ferd

Type: 92.6 m Platform Supply Vessel (PSV)

Duty: North Sea Offshore Drilling Platform Service & Support

Pack: 40 x 6.5kWh

Capacity: 260kWh

Bus Voltage : 888VDC

Partners: Østensjø Rederi, Siemens, Corvus Energy

Edda Ferd, PSV is based in Haugesund, Norway operating in the North Sea.

General

Operator:Østensjø Rederi AS

Built:2013

Builder:Astilleros Gondan. Spain

Yard no.:444

Call sign:LAZO7

Flag:NIS

Port of Registry:Haugesund

IMO no.:9625504

MMSI No.:259161000

Classification:DnV +1A1, SF, E0, OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSEL+, SUPPLY, DK(+), DYNPOS-AUTR, HL(2.8), LFL*, CLEAN DESIGN, NAUT-OSV(A), COMF-V3-C2, OIL REC, DEICE

Safety regulations:NMA, Trade Worldwide within GMDSS A3, Solas 1974/1978, International Convention on Load Lines, Pollution Prevention - MARPOL 1973/1978, INLS Certificate

Dimensions

Length o.a.:92,6 m

Length b.p.:82,2 m

Breadth mld.:20,6 m

Depth mld.:9,0 m

Draft max.:7,2 m

Air draft:32,46m

Tonnage - Deadweight

Deadweight:5122 t

Gross tonnage:4870 GT

Net tonnage:1462 NT

Deck loading capacities

Cargo deck:1038 m2

Deck equipment

Anchor chain:2 x 11 shacles.

Anchor Windlass / Mooring Winch:15,5 tons.

Mooring winch:Forward: 2 x 16 tons Aft: 2 x 10 tons

Deck cranes:Port: 1 x MacGregor SWL1,5 t@ 8m / Starboard: 1 x MacGregor SWL 3,0 t @ 10m

Tugger winches:2 x 15 tons.

Propulsion

General:Battery Hybrid Power Station and 2 x VSP each 2700 kW. 2 x AC asynchronous water-cooled motors each 2700 kW.

Main engines:2 x MAK 6M25C a` 2000kW - 2 x MAK 9M25C a`3000 kW

Fuel type:MDO /MGO

Auxiliaries / Electrical power

Generators:2 x Simens generator 2222 kW / 2 x Simens generator 3333 kW

Emergency generator:Caterpillar Emergency generator 158 kW

Speed / Consumption

Max speed / Consumption:abt. 16,0 knots

Main propellers

Maker:Voith Schneider propellers

Type:2 x 2700 KW

Thrusters

Bow thrusters:2 x 1400 kW FP , electric driven low noise tunnel thrusters. Plus 1 x 800 kW RIM tunnel thruster

Bridge / Manoeuvering

Bridge controls:5 control stands. (forward, 2 x aft, starboard, port)

Loading / Discharging:Simens IAS. Remote monitoring of all tanks including loading/discharging operations and start/stop of all pumps.

Dynamic positioning system

Type:Kongsberg K-Pos.

Approval / Class:DNV DYNPOS-AUTR. IMO Class 2

Reference systems:DPS 112, DPS 132, CyScan, Mini-Radascan

Sensors:3 x Gyro, 3 x Motion Reference Unit, 2 x Wind sensor

ERN number:99,99,99,99

Liquid tank capacities

Marine Gas Oil:1100 m3 included 2 chemical and 4 special prod. tanks connected to fuel system.

POT water:1000 m3

Drill Water/Ballast:2280 m3

Mud:Mud/Brine system 513 m3. Special product system 370 m3. Total 883 m3.

Brine:Brine/mud system 513 m3. Special product system 702 m3. Total 1215 m3

Base oil:Total 702 m3. When using combined tanks.

Methanol:Total 440 m3. When using combined tanks.

Special products LFL/LFL*:720 m3

Drill Cuttings:720 m3

Liquid discharge

Fuel Oil pumps:2 x 150 m3/h- 9 bar

Brine pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 22.5 bar.

Liquid Mud pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 24 bar.

Specal products pumps:2 x 100 m3/h – 9 bar.

Drill water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h – 9 bar.

Drill cutting pumps:4 x 40 m3/h – 9 bar.

Fresh water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h – 9 bar.

Methanol pumps:2 x 75 m3/h – 9 bar .

Slop system:1 x 20 m3/h

Tank washing system:1 x 30 m3/h

Discharge piping:5"

Bulk tank capasities

Bulk Cement Tanks:4 tanks. Total capacity: 260 m3

Bulk Discharge:2 x 100 t/hr

Navigation equipment

Radar:1 x Furuno FCR-2827 S /ARPA - 1 x Furuno FAR-2837 S / ARPA

Electronic Chart System:2 x TECDIS

Compass:3 x Simrad Gyro GC 80

Autopilot:Simrad AP-70

Echo Sounder:Furuno FE-700

Navtex:Furuno NX-700A

DGPS:Furuno GP-150

AIS:Furuno FA-150

Voyage data recorder:Furuno VR-3000

LRIT:Sailor 6130 LRIT

Log:Furuno DS-80

Communication equipment

General:GMDSS installation in accordance with IMO regulations for vessels operating within Sea Area A3

GMDSS Radio MF/HF Transceivers & DSC:1 x Furuno FS-1575

VHF:2 x GMDSS Furuno FM-8900 / 3 x GMDSS Jotron TR-20 portable / 3 x Sailor 6248

GMDSS EPIRB:1 x Jotron 40 S Mk2 - 1 x Jotron 45 S Mk2

GMDSS SART:2 x Kannad SARTII

UHF:6 x Motorola GM-360 - 6 x Motorola GP-340 ATEX

Sattelite system:1 x Inmarsat / 1 x Iridium

Accommodation

Total no. berths:38 x Beds

Total no. of cabins:27 x Cabins

Single cabins:16 x Single cabins

Double cabins:11 x Double cabins

Office:2 x Offices

Hospital:1 x Hospital

Ventilation/A-C for accommodation:High pressure single-pipe fully redundant ventilation system. Full heating/AC throughout the accommodation

Other:Messroom, Dayrooms, Conferenceroom, Gymnasium,Galley,Dry Provitions,Freezing room, Wardrobes.

Lifesaving / rescue

Approved lifesaving appliances for:40 persons

Liferafts:6 x 25 persons

Rescue/MOB boat:Alusafe 770 Mk2 - Twin installation.

Fire-fighting/foam:Water/Foam pump/ monitors covering cargo deck area

The rebel scum were getting bolder. Several undercover rebels had been exposed in what looked like a purposeful leak through an intermediary to the ISB. Some of the rebels had successfully infiltrated the Second Sun Battle Station as Imperial Officers. None the less the scum had to be dealt with.

Some time later...

Agent Commander Amus had watched the officer the entire morning. Same routine as every other day. The only exception being around 900 hours. The officer had started taking seemingly random detours throughout the Battle Station, before resuming his duties at 918 hours.

These detours were not random. Amus knew - but he would not wait around to find out what the rebel had planned.

Today, the detour led the officer to the tractor beam power-generator trench 3. Amus was waiting for him. The officer opened the blast doors to trench 3, and stared down the barrel of the Agent Commander’s blaster.

“Step forward, and shut the door, Lieutenant!” Commanded Amus.

The officer followed the order. Amus shook his blaster at the officer, signalling him to move further out onto the walkway.

“The rebels have ratted you out!” said Amus. The officer’s expression slowly changed from perplexed to angry. Amus lowered his blaster, while he whispered; “Your friends have abandoned you!”

He turned his head away and gave the officer one hard push. “Your mission is over!”

///

This flashback displays a younger Amus - before the incident that turns his skin pale white - to his time as an ISB Agent Commander. I hope you like it. As always, see more on swfactions.net

Thanks for watching!

Sitting in the Yard of the Gold Coast Railroad Museum is Locomotive #4033. While this EMD FP10 appears to be a Seaboard Air Line Locomotive, it is actually a former Gulf Mobile And Ohio Unit. Built in 1945 as F3A #800, it was one of 32 on the GM&O Roster. Later it was renumbered as the #800A before it was sent to the Illinois Central Gulf's Paducah, Kentucky Shops for a rebuild in the late 1970s. At Paducah the Engine was given new full length stainless steel air intake grilles, a 480V Head End Power Generator, Dynamic Brakes and Red Marker Lights in place of the original classification lights. In the process of all this the Engine was upgraded to FP10 Standards. After the rebuild it was sold to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for Commuter Service out of Boston. On the MBTA it was numbered the 1101. In the early 1990s the Engine was sold to the Cape Cod Scenic Railroad for Excursion Service before the Museum acquired it in 2003 and had it repainted to resemble an SAL Locomotive. Video from my visit: youtu.be/VisfxPXJtO4

Chimera (MMSI: 232022189) Fairline Phantom 46 Flybridge Cruiser

Name:CHIMERA

Flag: United Kingdom

Home Port: Brixham Devon

MMSI:232022189

Call sign:MFIE6

AIS transponder class:Class B

General vessel type:Pleasure Craft

Specification

Builder:Fairline Boats Ltd

Fuel capacity:1,580.0 ltr Total - 2 Tanks

Water capacity:708.0 ltr Total - 2 Tanks

Mechanical

Engine:2 x Diesel 480hp

Engine make and model:Volvo TAMD 75 EDC (2005)

Engine Cooled:Indirect

Steering:Wheel

Drive:Shaft

Prop(s):3 Blade (+ Rope Cutter)

Fuel consumption (approx):120.0 ltr /hour At Cruising Speed

Cruising speed (approx):25 knots

Max speed (approx):31 knots

Generator output:9KVA

Dimensions

LOA:14.59m

LWL:12.09m

Beam:4.32m

Draft Min:1.12m

Draft Max:1.12m

Displacement:14,528kg

Headroom:2.00m

Storage:On marina

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 4 batteries charged by: engine, shore power, generator

Construction

Construction:GRP

Underwater profile:Planing

Finish:Gelcoat finish

Accommodation

Total # of berths:7

No. of double berths:1

No. of single berths:5

Cabins:3

Handbasin:2

Shower:2

Heads:3 heads (Electric)

Iconic, robust, practical. This is my 3rd version of the iconic ship that has graced the screens, tv shows and in print. I took a step back from my first version and reworked the entire model.

Red 5, Luke's main ship. Stickers from the UCS model and custom ones were used. I may add more later, but that may be for the Gray model version.

Many other x-wing designs have come since my 2016 model as well as new LEGO parts that helped shape this ship.

Like my original design this model features a durable internal structure and frame that allows you to hold the ship in front of the cockpit.

I also included internal components like my previous model to help define the various parts shown in the X-Wing cross sections. Life support, compressors, coils, power converters, power generator, flight computer, repulsorlift, hydraulic lines, communications antenna, sensor computer, primary sensor array, and a functional cargo bay.

The Landing gear was another story. Since my model is a display one I wanted to not have a working rear landing gear until LEGO develops more curved slopes that would help shape the engines. Instead, I used a similar design from my previous model to swap out for landing mode or flight mode. The front landing gear fits snug into the ship.

I am particularly proud that my cockpit design from version 1 found its way back into my latest model with slight modifications to allow the side panels to properly stay together.

Custom parts are used here. I Cut a few curved windows to make the Laser magnetic flashback suppressors. I also cut a ribbed flexible hose to fit inside the cockpit. I took a flat 2x2 tile and drilled a hole inside it to slide the technoic axle through. LEGO currently has a 2x2 round tile with a hole, but I needed a square one.

Brickarms has great monoclips and u-clips that work great for smaller ideas, such as my joystick or holding parts inside the cylinders.

The stand design is great, but I think it would work better if I swap out some parts and have several technique axles run through it and into the x-wing.

On to the good stuff: my obligatory equipment shot. The white apparatus inside the compartments is a built in power generator. With the 'technic-pin + hammer combo' I tried to model a rescue ram. I also re-used the hydraulic rescue tools from my rescue pumper. Behind them you can see a portable lamp pole. Everything is stored inside the vehicle or on the roof.

been pretty busy last week.. not time to lp.. at least today i found these old power generators in an old cable factory

To complete the 'Deltic' test train, there would be two of these Mobile Test Units; electrically braked vehicles with generators and banks of cooled load-dump resistors. They also had diesel-powered generator sets on board to power the electrical control equipment separately.

Here we see modelled MTU No.1, M45053. 'Deltic' would also have hauled MTU No.2 M45054, which looked virtually identical to No1, but had a different loading capacity. As far as I can tell, they would have been connected back-to-back with their guard compartments outermost.

With the UK Power Generators deciding not to burn coal anymore. The by product from the Flue Gas De Sulpherisation process Gypsum. This is not being produced anymore so the UK companies such as British Gypsum have lead to having to import the product. Hull Docks seems to be the port of choice to bring the Gypsum into.

DB Cargo's 66006 is seen at Hull Hedon Road at the head of 6M95 2022 Hull Coal Terminal - Kirkby Thore Gypsum. The load is 21 KEA box wagons loaded with just over a 1,000 tones of Gypsum.

58 038 rumbles south on the Derby to Birmingham mainline near the village of Eggington just north of Clay Mills Junction. Judging by the passing time the train is probably 7V06 the 10.20 Welbeck Colliery to Didcot Power Station Trainload Coal working. Identifying MGR workings in the UK coalfields was always notoriously difficult as they often ran to a separate train plan dictated by the power generators. Because of Didcot's location though its coal trains tended to be in the working timetables so were easier to identify.

looong day at work today.. found these nice old power generators..

An old Diesel power generator in need of repairs

On 10th June 1967, Newcastle-built Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns 0-6-0 tank 'No.39' (W/No.7764 built in 1954) heads the ‘S.L.S./M.L.S. Ashington Rail tour’ special charter train using former miners’ “Paddy Train” coaches, seen approaching Ashington No.1 Loop signal box, near Hirst Platforms station, between Linton and Ashington. Former main line coaches of North Eastern Railway and Furness Railway origin were purchased by the NCB and its predecessors and were used for their services operating between Ashington, Linton and Ellington collieries. This double-track section comprised a circular route of around twenty miles with several branches running off, and served Woodhorn, Newbiggin, Lynemouth and Linton collieries, as well as Longhirst drift mine. The fully-signalled route was not entirely completed until as late as August 1956, when a new link line was opened between Woodhorn and Lynemouth, thus completing the circuit, with halts at Ashington, Ellington, Linton, and North Moor. The passenger service had ceased running on 16th May 1966. Part of this section, retained by Network Rail, is now used by main line freight services to and from Lynemouth power station and until recently the Alcan aluminium smelter before its closure. The Ashington Group Railway, as it was known, required Board of Trade inspection and a signalling system, using both lower and upper-quadrant signal types. The 18x24-in outside cylinder tank locos, 'No.39' and 'No.40', were built especially for hauling the system’s workmen’s services, although in practice these locos were not used exclusively on the “Paddy Trains”. Some locos, including those used on the passenger services, were fitted with steam-powered generators and directional lights front and rear, to enable working around the clock.

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The James E. Strates Shows Carnival Midway. Strates Shows has been number one for fun for more than 80 years. Based in Orlando, Florida, James E. Strates Shows provides amusement rides, games of skill, tasty foods and merchandise concessions to fairs and festivals throughout the United States. Strates Shows was founded in 1923 by James E. Strates and remains family owned and operated today. James E. Strates Shows' season gets started in early spring each year and runs through November.

I went out today to take a look at the Strates coach cars, where the people who travel with Strates bed down, when they have time. Coach after coach after coach, they strung down the tracks till out of sight. But something wasn't right. Where were all the old faded red coaches? The names of the towns they visited each year was painted on the side in gold? Of course, our coach was "Anderson, SC".

Today there were no names. And it didn't look like the carnival. I stood there for quite awhile, thinking, remembering, and reliving. But these bright beautiful blue coaches will take awhile to sink in. I probably won't bother next year.....nothing to see there. I can see blue any time.

Jerry and I, when we were kids, never missed seeing the train come in with the James E. Strates Shows. I don't remember when we started watching, but I'm pretty sure I was a pre-teen age; a good guess is I was 11, and that would make Jerry about 6-7 years old.

We wouldn't miss it for the world. In those days it was a steam engine that did the job, and the whistle pierced the night air as they came that last half mile or so. Seems it was always dark by the time they arrived. Of course Jerry and I had been hanging around there since right after lunch.

We would try to guess what everything was as they let it roll down the ramp and off the flatcar. They were all there; rides, and amusements, games, Ferris wheel, carousel (Merry Go Round), caterpillar, Tilt-a-Whirl, and the Rocket. Freak shows, and the Girlie Shows, Penny Arcade. We watched everything come down off the flatcars and rolled up the street a couple of miles, to Cater's Park, destination for the Fair. That's where the fair was every year.

Once I get into a "how it used to be" mood, I could write and write, but not here, and not now.

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One aside here: We also watched the circus unload. It was neat, because the elephants helped them unload everything. They also pulled the animal cages all the way to the fair grounds. There's a really good story about this, but that's for another time.

"Now, when I find those power generators, you come up on my flank and take down those rebels while I concentrate maximum firepower on my target."

"Yes, General Veers."

First time I've seen this ship since October 2017, though captured a few videos and photos of her in brilliant sunshine down at the harbour today Thursday 7th February 2019.

General

Operator:Østensjø Rederi AS

Built:2007

Builder:Astilleros Gondan

Yard no.:432

Call sign:LNVQ3

Flag:Norwegian International

Port of Registry:Haugesund

IMO no.:9356995

Classification:DNV, 1A1, Supply Vessel, SF, E0, ICE C, DYNPOS- AUTR, CLEAN, Comfort-C(3)-V(3), LFL* Registered notations: DK(+) and HL(2.8), PMS, ISM

Safety regulations:NMA, Worldwide within GMDSS A3, Solas 1974/1978, International Convention on Load Lines, Pollution Prevention - MARPOL 1973/1978, NLS Certificate

Dimensions

Length o.a.:85,8 m

Length b.p.:77,4 m

Breadth mld.:19,2 m

Depth mld.:8,0 m

Draft max.:6,5 m

Air draft:36 m

Tonnage - Deadweight

Gross tonnage:3706 MT

Net tonnage:1111 MT

Deadweight max:4100 MT

Lightweight:2920 MT

Deck loading capacities

Deck measurements:57,4 m x 16,2 m . 4 pipe lengths a’ 12,2 m

Outside deck area:910 m2

Deck cargo capacity:2900T, 10T/m2

Deck equipment

Anchor chain:7 shackles SB, 8 shackles PS. Type: 48 mm DNV K3 Stud Link

Anchor Windlass / Mooring Winch:2 x anchor windlass/mooring winches forward

Mooring winch:2 aft

Deck cranes:Hydramarine 1 x 4 T at 10 m. 1 x 1,5 T at 8 m

Tugger winches:2 x 10 T

Propulsion

General:Diesel electric propulsion plant. 2 x Voith Propellers, each 2800 kW. Two AC asynchronous water-cooled motors each 2500 kW (2992 bhp)

Main engines:4 x Mitsubishi

Fuel type:MDO / MGO

Auxiliaries / Electrical power

Generators:4 x Mitsubishi, each 1920 kW

Harbour generator:338 kW, 690 V, 60 Hz

Emergency generator:99 kW, 690 V, 60 Hz

Speed / Consumption

Max speed / Consumption:15,5 knots

Economy speed / Consumption:10 knots, 9 m3/day

DP-operations (weather dependent):5 tonnes/day

Stand by offshore:4 tonnes/day

In port:1 tonnes/day

Main propellers

Maker:2 x Voith

Type:VSP 32R5

Thrusters

Bow thrusters:2 x Brunvoll Tunnel thrusters, each 1400 kW. Type: Super silent. 1 x Brunvoll Tunnel thruster, 800 kW. Type: RDT

Bridge / Manoeuvering

Bridge controls:Bosch Rexroth, Brunvoll. 5 complete bridge control stands (forward, 2 x aft, starboard, port)

Loading / Discharging:Wartsila IAS. Remote monitoring of all tanks including loading/discharging operations and start/stop of all pumps

Dynamic positioning system

Type:Kongsberg Simrad Green DP21

Approval / Class:DNV DYNPOS-AUTR. IMO Class 2

Reference systems:DPS 116, DPS 112, Fanbeam, Radascan

Sensors:3 x Gyro, 2 x Motion Reference Unit, 2 x Wind sensor

ERN number:99,99,99

Liquid tank capacities

Marine Gas Oil:1180,8 m3

Drill Water/Ballast:1130 m3

Slop tanks:74 m3

Mud:720 m3

Brine:720 m3

Base oil:230 m3

Methanol:166 m3

Special products LFL/LFL*:429 m3

Drill Cuttings:430 m3

Grey water:28 m3

Sewage tanks:28 m3

Liquid discharge

Fuel Oil pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Brine pumps:2 x 150 m3/h at 24 bar. 2 systems

Liquid Mud pumps:2 x 100 m3/h at 24 bar. 2 systems

Specal products pumps:2 x 100 m3/h

Drill water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Fresh water pumps:1 x 250 m3/h at 9 bar

Methanol pumps:2 x 75 m3/h at 90 mWG

Slop system:1 x 40 m3/h

Tank washing system:1 x 60 m3/h

Discharge piping:5"

Bulk tank capasities

Bulk Cement Tanks:5 tanks, each 69 m3. Total 365 m3

Bulk Discharge:2 compressors, each 30,5 m3/min at 6,0 - 6,5 bar (87 - 90 psi). Designed discharge rate min. 100 tonnes/h each compressor

Navigation equipment

Radar:1 x Furuno FAR-2117 3 cm ARPA. 1 x Furuno FAR-2837S 10 cm ARPA

Electronic Chart System:2 x Telchart 2026 ECDIS

Compass:3 x Simrad Gyro GC 80

Autopilot:1 x Robertson AP9 MK 3

Echo Sounder:1 x Furuno FE 700 with digital depth indicator

Navtex:1 x Furuno NX 700

DGPS:2 x Furuno GP90

AIS:1 x FA 150

Voyage data recorder:1 x Furuno VD 3000

LRIT:1 x Sailor TT-300 LT mini C

Log:1 x Furuno DS 80 with remote displays

Communication equipment

General:GMDSS installation in accordance with IMO regulations for vessels operating within Sea Area A3

GMDSS Radio MF/HF Transceivers & DSC:1 x Furuno FS 2570 C

GMDSS VHF portable:3 x Jotron TR-20

VHF:2 x Sailor RT2048

GMDSS EPIRB:1 x Jotron 40S Mk 2. 1 x Jotron 45 SX

GMDSS SART:2 x Jotron Tron

GMDSS Inmarsat C:2 x Furuno Felcom 15

UHF:2 x fixed Motorola GM 360. 8 x portable Motorola GP340

Sattelitte sytem:1 x Sevsat. 1 x Iridium

Mobile Telephone:GSM Telephones

E-mail:GSM/SAT on ComBox

Sat TV system:SeaTel

Accommodation

Total no. berths:23 x Beds

Total no. of cabins:19 x Cabins

Single cabins:15 x Single cabins

Double cabins:4 x Double cabins

Office:2 x Offices

Hospital:1 x Hospital

Ventilation/A-C for accommodation:High pressure single-pipe fully redundant ventilation system. Full heating/AC throughout the accommodation

Other:2 x Dayroom, Messroom, Gymnasium, Sauna, Laundry, Wardrobe

Lifesaving / rescue

Approved lifesaving appliances for:LSA approved for 23 persons

Liferafts:4 x 25 persons

Rescue/MOB boat:Fast Rescue Craft - Weedo FRB 600, Approved for 10 persons

Fire-fighting/foam:Water/Foam pump/monitor covering cargo deck area

Other

Anti roll system:2 x Passive roll reduction tanks. Active roll reduction with Voit Schneider system

Snowtown.

Captain John Ellis leased the land where Snowtown now stands from the early 1840s. His Bumbunga and Barunga runs made him wealthy and covered around 100 square miles in 1860. He built a large 8 room stone house on Barunga Run in the Hummock Ranges near Lochiel. In the 1869 the Hummocks run was resumed by the government for survey and for closer settlement. When most of Hummocks run was resumed by the government the land was put up for public auction in the new Hundreds of Cameron and Barunga which were declared in 1869. Robert Barr Smith took up all the hilly section of the Hundred of Cameron as freehold land as he said it was not suitable for cropping. John Maslin took up other hilly section of the Hundred. Barr Smith took up more land in the Hundred of Barunga. Barr Smith and Maslin also purchased extensive sections of the flat cropping lands of The Hundred of Boucaut (named after a state Premier) when it was proclaimed in 1867 with land sales in 1872 and 1875. In 1886 the partnership between Maslin and Barr Smith dissolved and Barr Smith took it over. On his death in 1915 Hummocks station went to his son Tom Elder Barr Smith who in turn sold the Hummocks estate of almost 30,000 acres to the government. This boosted the town of Snowtown as more farmers moved into its surrounds. Most of the land was opened up for soldier settler farmers on blocks of 600 to 1,000 acres.

The town of Snowtown was established in 1878 being named after Mr. Thomas Snow, the secretary of the Governor of the day, Sir William Jervois. Jervois named many SA towns after his family and friends. The town site was selected to be located at the end of the railway being built from Kadina through Bute and Barunga Gap. The railway line reached Snowtown in 1879 providing a great stimulus to development. A flour mill was built almost immediately in Snowtown. The railway meant passengers could travel to Adelaide via Kadina and Port Wakefield. The town’s role as a transport hub was further strengthened when the railway was extended across the plains to the east, through the small settlement of Condowie to the newly created town of Brinkworth in 1894. Snowtown got a direct broad gauge connection from Adelaide in 1923 and this line terminated in Redhill. In 1937 it was extended to Port Pirie. Once this line was completed all interstate trains to Perth started using this new route. Snowtown then had several trains daily to and from Adelaide as well as a daily rail car service to Moonta and to Brinkworth. This rail car service to Moonta and to Brinkworth ceased in 1968. Passenger trains to Port Pirie ceased in the early 1980s after the SA government sold South Australian Railways to the Commonwealth Railways. They rationalised services by stopping all passenger services. Rail freight services had already almost ceased once the SA government passed an act in 1963 removing the necessity for freight to be carried by rail if a rail line existed in a town. The railway yards were always busy with bagged wheat being shipped to Wallaroo or Port Adelaide but in 1956 the first bulk handling silos were built in Snowtown. It was one of the first half dozen towns in SA equipped with silos.

In 1878 Snowtown grew quickly with the usual buildings of a government town – police station, post office and school. The community erected an institute library which opened in 1881 and the churches which were all quickly built- the Bible Christian 1880, the Anglican 1880, the first Catholic 1882, the first Methodist in 1909, and another community facility, the hospital was built in 1902. (The Lutherans of Snowtown worshiped at Condowie where a Lutheran Church had been built in 1878. A Lutheran Church was not built in Snowtown until 1966). Local businessmen established general stores, the flour mill, a saddlery, a hotel, a bakery, a boot maker, and an agricultural implement foundry. City firms established the banks. One more recent bank reached national infamy for being the site of gruesome murders. The government built a grand stone school in 1879. This became a Higher Primary School in in 1941 and then an Area School in 1961. It is in the suburban belt beyond the parklands belt. The population is now around 400. Like many SA towns it has a George Goyder designed grid plan surrounded by parklands and beyond that some suburban lands. Some of the government buildings like the school, the hospital and public facilities like the oval are in the so called parklands belt. The town centre is surrounded by North, South, East and West Terraces with a railway reserve in the middle of the town.

Snowtown has reliable and reasonable rainfall except in severe drought years. The agriculture of the area was further boosted after World War One when the last part of the Barr Smith Barunga Run was resumed by the state government. This covered all of the hilly parts of the ranges. Returning soldiers were given soldier settler blocks along the top of the ranges. Now these areas are the site of a major wind farm operation. One of the last death knolls for Snowtown as a busy town (but a blessing to many residents) was the opening of the Highway One bypass in 1976. Prior to that time all transport and traffic passed through the middle of the town. More recently the town has become a wind power generator. A New Zealand Company, Trust Power set up the wind farm in 2008. When all stages were finished there were 150 turbines along the Barunga Ranges.

Some historic buildings in Snowtown include:

1.The old butcher shop and bakery. It began in 1889 in a small shop. New section with classical pediment built 1910. The old classical style shops east of it were an early drapery store built in 1901.

2.The former English Scottish and Australia Bank with triple window in gable. Built 1893. Was an ANZ bank in the 1970s now a residence.

3.The town shops built in 1924. The site was used for the first flourmill built in 1879. It closed in 1911 and was demolished in 1923 for the shops.

4.The Institute Library was built on the corner in 1881 but demolished for the new War Memorial Hall façade in 1924. The Institute entrance was here and it opened in 1885. Presbyterian Church services 1886 and Lodge services etc were held here.

5.The Savings Bank of South Australia 1956. Built in ultra-modern style. Used for storing bodies in the barrel murders.

6.The Snowtown Hotel. Built in 1880 with two storeys. In 1913 extended lengths ways. Detour here to see the old bakery and go around the block.

7.The old bakery on the corner of High Street East. The low pug house behind the shop was built in 1890. The building in front on the street was built about 1900 as a Plymouth Brethren Church. It subsequently became a bakery.

8.Snowtown IGA and Post Office. This was branch 43 of Eudunda Farmers. Eudundas opened in 1939 in a former old general store built in 1902. This was modernised around 1960. The Eudundas store closed 1985.

9.The Police Station (was built in 1883) now replaced and next to it the old Post Office on the corner also built in 1883. The gable section was added around 1910.

10.The Independent Order of Oddfellows Hall. The Lodge was established in 1881 and the lodge building opened in 1910. Note the lack of windows.

11.The railway was built from Kadina to Barunga Gap in the Hummocks in 1879. The line was extended to Snowtown in 1880 and a fine old stone station as built that year. In 1923 the railway line was extended from Bowmans near Balaklava direct to Snowtown. Work then began on extending the line to Redhill and eventually Port Pirie (1937). The current railway station was built in 1945.

12.The red brick Catholic Church. The first Catholic Church opened in 1881. This structure was built in 1936.

13.The Uniting Church erected as a Methodist Church in 1909 on the site of Duffield’s flourmill. Methodist denominations had united in 1909 and the earlier Bible Christian Church erected in 1880 in Fourth Street was no longer adequate or needed.

Watercolour, pen and ink.

A coal and gas-fired generator with a nuke style cooling tower

A Gloomy Image for a gloomy Day,

A power House near Port Augusta, South Australia.

That is probably just steam pouring out there.

As a post script.

I was going to make a political statement about my stand against our Carbon Tax, but that is not allowed on Flickr ::--))

HSS STENA EXPLORER arriving at Dún Laoghaire on a sailing from Holyhead on June 23, 2007.

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HSS STENA EXPLORER (later ONE WORLD KARADENIZ and currently KARADENIZ LIFESHIP) operated on Stena Line's Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire service between Wales and Ireland until 2014.

In 2015 the ship was was sold to Karadeniz Holding to be used as a floating office, research space and alternative power generator in Karmarine shipyard in Yalova near Istanbul, Turkey,

Stena Explorer was constructed by Finnyards in Rauma, Finland, at a cost £65 million. Construction commenced in June 1994 and was completed in February 1996, before entering service in April 1996.

The vessel is a catamaran, and was designed with the aim of providing a comfortable and fast service. The sailing time between Holyhead and Dún Laoghaire was 99 minutes.

Power is provided by four GE Aviation gas turbines driving four KaMeWa waterjets for propulsion.

The HSS class of ferries were designed to allow quick turnarounds at port. A specially designed linkspan provides ropeless mooring and allows quick loading, unloading and servicing. Vehicles are loaded via two of the four stern doors and park in a "U" configuration. When disembarking, vehicles drive straight off via the other two doors.

HSS STENA EXPLORER spent the majority of her career sailing on her original route between Holyhead and Dún Laoghaire.

Due to increasing world price of oil the Stena HSS had her crossing time extended to around 119 minutes in a bid to trim her fuel bill. Over the years, the Stena HSS' timetable has gradually been reduced from an initial five round-trips a day, down to just one round-trip a day.

Stena Line replaced the vessel with STENA LYNX III, which ran twice daily from 15 March 2010 to the end of 2010 apart from May to September, when Stena Explorer operated the route once daily to relieve the Stena Lynx so she could run on the Fishguard – Rosslare route.

On 26 May 2010, Stena Line re-instated HSS STENA EXPLORER back on the Holyhead – Dún Laoghaire route one month earlier than planned.

On 14 September 2010, HSS STENA EXPLORER left the Holyhead – Dún Laoghaire route with her last 2010 sailing being the 13:15 departure from Dún Laoghaire. Stena Lynx III operated the route until Sunday 9 January 2011. STENA EXPLORER returned on 1 April 2011 and will operate the route until 13 September 2011 on a one sailing a day basis.

Between 9–22 June 2011, HSS STENA EXPLORER operated two round trips a day, due STENA ADVENTURER, which operated on Stena Lines' Holyhead – Dublin service receiving her annual refit.

On 4 February 2015, Stena Line announced that the HSS service to Dún Laoghaire was to be withdrawn and not restarted for 2015 with HSS STENA EXPLORER being withdrawn from service.

All services from Holyhead would be concentrated on Dublin Port, served by both Stena Line and Irish Ferries.

On 1 November 2015, she departed on tow from Holyhead and arrived in Turkey on 17 November.

Renamed ONE WORLD KARADENIZ she was in Karmarine shipyard in Yalova, near Istanbul, Turkey.

The owner, Karadeniz Holding, had converted it into an "earthquake-resistant" floating office, research space and alternative power generator for the community of Istanbul. It is part of Karadeniz' Powerships project.

In 2024 renamed KARADDENIZ LIFESHIP the vessel has been providing refuge for those made homeless in the 2023 Turkish earthquake.