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A joint operation with Trading Standards in South Manchester has taken place as part of Safe4Summer.
The initiative is part of the Government’s mission to restore and strengthen local policing in communities and reduce or prevent anti-social behaviour (ASB). As part of this, there will be a greater visibility of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers and partners as we work together across crime hot spot areas.
Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities, said: "We’re determined to ensure Greater Manchester is a safer place for everyone. The Safer Streets Summer Initiative is a testament to our dedication to reducing crime and enhancing the quality of life for our residents.
“By continuing to work closely with our communities and partners, we aim to create an environment where everyone feels safe and can enjoy not only the summer but all year round and every year. We’ll be working hard to ensure our town centres are safe and welcoming for all.”
Assistant Chief Constable Matt Boyle, GMP’s lead for Local Policing, said: “Our neighbourhoods are negatively impacted by various crimes such as the illegal use of e-bikes, drug dealing and other ASB.
“As a force, it’s our mission to listen to our community’s concerns and take action where crime is committed. Our proactive approach to tackling neighbourhood crime has meant that since 2021, we’ve reduced burglary by a third and vehicle crime by a quarter, thanks to the dedication of our local neighbourhood teams, working closely with partners across the region.
“Over the summer months, they will be focusing on increasing engagement with our communities to listen and respond to their concerns. Residents and business owners will also see an increase in the visibility of officers and partners, as we work together to ensure a safe summer for all. This isn’t about trying to spoil people’s fun over the summer months, it is making sure everyone can enjoy themselves without feeling unsafe or being hurt.
“We welcome the Home Office initiative, which perfectly aligns to the neighbourhood policing model our force implemented locally two years ago. Safe4Summer is the perfect opportunity to highlight the strength of our partnerships in Greater Manchester, and our determination to minimise crime and disorder and to ensure Greater Manchester is a safer and more desirable place for all.”
TravelSafe Partnership Manager at Transport for Greater Manchester, Kate Green, said: “While the vast majority of people using the Bee Network do so safely and responsibly, we know that crime and anti-social behaviour increases over school holidays, and that is not something we will tolerate.
“We work hard every day to keep people safe, whether that’s through our engagement programme or the many proactive operations that take place. We will have an increased presence across the Bee Network to prevent and deter incidents, helping people to travel and enjoy their summer safely and with confidence.”
In 2023, Greater Manchester Police made a commitment that every district ward has a named local police officer, and we would keep communities informed through our use of the community messaging service, Bee in the Loop, which provides the latest news on events and incidents straight to your email inbox.
In April 2025, we welcomed the opportunity to further strengthen our neighbourhood offer, with an increase in numbers of neighbourhood officers by 176, to help GMP to continue to deliver in tackling crime and working with partners and communities to keep our streets safe.
To receive free direct email alerts about how your Neighbourhood Policing Team is keeping your area safe, sign up to Bee in the Loop - www.beeintheloop.co.uk.
To report crime in your neighbourhood, contact the police via LiveChat at www.gmp.police.uk, or by calling 101 or dialling 999 in an emergency.
A third film with my newly-arrived FOCA Universel "R", a French range-finder 35mm camera of the 50's along a photo walk at Parc de la Tête d'Or, on April 20, 2023, Lyon, France.
The camera was loaded with an Rollei Superpan 200 (Agfa Aviphot 200) 36-exposure film. It was exposed for 200 ISO using an Autometer III Minolta lightmeter fitted with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas. The Oplarex lens was equipped with a Foca AUV push-on 42mm protective filter and a generic cylindrical shade hood.
Rollei Superpan 200 (i.e. Agfa Aviphot 200) is a super-panchromatic film coated on a thin polyester teraphtalate (PET) base with a water-soluble black anti-halation coat on the back that should be removed by two or three presoaking bathes before developing. The film sensitivity is extended to the near infrared to 780 nm. The film is known to gives excellent results to reduce the atmospheric blur and offer a spectacular resolution and contrasts.
Parc de la Tête d'Or, April 20, 2023
69006 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was revealed using Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developper at dilution 1+25 and 20°C for 8 min. The film was then digitalized using a Sony A7 body fitted to a Minolta Slide Duplicator installed on a Minolta Auto Bellows III with a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5. The RAW files obtained were processed without intermediate files in LR and edited to the final jpeg pictures.
All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg accompanied by some documentary smartphone Vivio Y76 color pictures.
About the camera :
The Foca Universel "R" is the late series (circa 1956-1962) of the Foca Universel 35mm range-finder camera appeared in 1950 and produced until 1956. The Universel model of FOCa was fitted with a bayonet mount instead of the 36mm screw mount of other Foca PF (PF standing for "Petit Format"). Foca camera's were constructed in France by the company "Optique & Precision de Levallois" (OPL) in the OPL factory of Chateaudun (Eure) starting from 1947. This factory still exists under the name of SAFRAN a French company producing aerospace devices and systems. This exemplary of Foca Universel R was likely manufactured in 1959 or 1960.
The camera is equipped with the collapsible OPLAREX lens 1:1.9 f=5cm with the OPL bayonet mount.
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Class 43 power car 43089 is an especially interesting survivor of the InterCity 125 era because its career has encompassed almost every major phase of the HST's history: the original British Rail InterCity fleet, CrossCountry services, the Midland Main Line, an experimental diesel-battery hybrid train, East Midlands passenger services and, ultimately, preservation. Built at Crewe Works, it also has a particularly strong connection with Crewe and the town's railway engineering heritage.
The story of 43089 begins in December 1974, when British Rail placed the order for the production HST power cars that would eventually include it. It was built by British Rail Engineering Limited at Crewe Works and was released from the works on 20 May 1978. It was originally paired with sister power car 43088, forming HST set 254017. The completed set was initially sent to Heaton depot in Newcastle for acceptance and was taken into stock on 5 June 1978.
The InterCity 125 was one of the most significant developments in British railway history. British Rail had developed the HST to provide fast inter-city services without waiting for widespread electrification. Each train used a Class 43 power car at each end, with the power cars providing diesel-electric traction to a rake of Mk3 coaches. The trains were designed for regular operation at up to 125 mph, dramatically reducing journey times while avoiding the need for major infrastructure reconstruction.
43089 began its working life on the East Coast Main Line, forming part of the original HST fleet intended to revolutionise express services. Its initial allocation to Heaton was brief. In October 1978 it moved to Edinburgh Craigentinny, where it became part of the permanent East Coast HST fleet.
Although primarily an East Coast power car, 43089 was not confined to one route. The expansion of HST operation to the Midland Main Line in 1982 meant that East Coast power cars could sometimes be found working trains from London St Pancras towards Leicester, Derby and Nottingham. Consequently, 43089 was already gaining experience on several of Britain's principal inter-city routes during its early years.
The next major change came with the electrification of the East Coast Main Line. As electric services progressively reached further north towards Edinburgh, some HST power cars became surplus to the East Coast requirement. 43089 was transferred to Laira depot in Plymouth, becoming part of the Western Region fleet. It was nominally allocated to the West Coast pool and could therefore be used on services between London Euston and Holyhead, although it was not dedicated exclusively to that route. Its allocation was shared with the Great Western HST fleet.
In May 1993, another major reorganisation of the HST fleet transferred 43089 to the CrossCountry fleet. For almost a decade it worked CrossCountry services, with allocations including Neville Hill, Laira and Craigentinny. This period demonstrated one of the great advantages of the HST: the same type of train could operate over very different parts of Britain's network without requiring electrification.
The arrival of railway privatisation brought another change. The HST fleet associated with CrossCountry passed to Porterbrook, one of the rolling-stock leasing companies created during the restructuring of British Rail. Virgin Trains won the CrossCountry franchise and initially intended to replace the HSTs completely with new Voyager trains. Before that could happen, however, the operator realised that insufficient Voyagers had been ordered to replace every HST. A proportion of the HST fleet therefore had to be retained.
A proposed pool known as “Challenger” was established at Manchester Longsight for refurbished HSTs intended to continue in CrossCountry service. The plan did not ultimately materialise in the form originally envisaged. Instead, another opportunity arose from the major engineering works being undertaken on the West Coast Main Line.
During the West Coast Route Modernisation programme, Midland Mainline introduced an alternative service between London St Pancras and Manchester. This operation became known as Project Rio, and 43089 was transferred into the Rio fleet. Before the transfer, it received Midland Mainline blue livery.
The Project Rio service lasted approximately 15 months. Shortly before it ended, the HST power cars involved received names with a Rio theme. 43089 became “Rio Thunderer”, the first formal name it had carried during its career. The name was subsequently removed, but it provides an interesting reminder of the unusual temporary service for which the locomotive was employed.
After Project Rio ended, 43089 remained with Midland Mainline as a spare and cover locomotive, helping to maintain the HST fleet while other power cars underwent modification programmes. It was eventually taken off lease in November 2005 and stored at Brush Traction's works at Loughborough. At this point, its conventional passenger career appeared to be approaching its end.
Instead, 43089 acquired an entirely unexpected new role.
In 2007, Brush Traction, Porterbrook, Hitachi and Network Rail collaborated on an experimental diesel-battery hybrid HST. 43089 was selected as the power car for the project, which aimed to investigate whether battery energy storage could reduce fuel consumption and emissions from diesel trains.
The experimental system was based around a converted Mk3 vehicle containing batteries, which was semi-permanently coupled to 43089. The arrangement allowed energy generated during braking to be stored in batteries and subsequently used to assist the diesel engine. This was an unusually advanced concept for the period and anticipated some of the hybrid and battery technology that has become increasingly important in railway engineering decades later.
The experimental train was unveiled at the Great Central Railway on 3 May 2007. 43089 was repainted in Network Rail's distinctive yellow livery and named “Hayabusa”, the Japanese word for peregrine falcon. The name was particularly appropriate given Hitachi's Japanese connection and the project's emphasis on high-speed technology.
The hybrid train subsequently became associated with Network Rail's New Measurement Train programme. The trials were intended to determine whether hybrid technology could reduce fuel consumption while retaining the performance characteristics of an HST. 43089 remained involved in testing for more than a year, making it one of the most technically unusual Class 43 power cars ever operated.
Once the hybrid trials ended, 43089 was in demand from operators. East Midlands Trains successfully secured the power car, which was repainted into the company's corporate livery and returned to conventional HST operation. It was particularly notable because it retained its original Paxman Valenta engine when it returned to passenger work, making it the last bufferless Class 43 power car still equipped with a Valenta.
That Valenta engine eventually failed in August 2009. 43089 was sent to Neville Hill depot, where it underwent a major mechanical change. Its original Valenta engine was replaced with a Paxman VP185 power unit. The conversion was completed in November 2010, after which 43089 returned to East Midlands Trains service.
The VP185 was another historically interesting aspect of 43089's career. Most HST power cars eventually received MTU engines, but East Midlands Trains chose VP185 engines for its fleet. Consequently, 43089 became part of a relatively small group of HST power cars that continued with this alternative engine type. It retained the VP185 through its final years of commercial passenger service.
During its East Midlands career, 43089 became a familiar sight on the Midland Main Line between London St Pancras, Nottingham, Derby and other destinations. It also worked seasonal and special services, including trains to Skegness. A photograph from October 2011 records it bringing up the rear of a London St Pancras–Nottingham service near Attenborough, illustrating its return to conventional passenger work after the experimental hybrid programme.
Its East Midlands career continued through the transition from East Midlands Trains to East Midlands Railway. The HST fleet was eventually displaced by newer rolling stock, particularly the Class 180 and Class 222 fleets and, ultimately, new bi-mode Class 810 trains. East Midlands Railway operated its final HST services in May 2021, marking the end of regular HST passenger operation on the Midland Main Line.
By then, 43089 had already become one of the more historically significant HST power cars. It had survived from the earliest production era, worked for several different sectors and operators, served on the East Coast, West Coast, CrossCountry and Midland routes, and had been converted into a pioneering hybrid test vehicle.
Its commercial career ended in 2020, when it was withdrawn from East Midlands Railway service. Rather than being scrapped, it was donated by Porterbrook to the 125 Group, with ownership transferring on 27 August 2020. This marked the beginning of its preservation career.
The 125 Group is particularly appropriate as custodian because the organisation is dedicated to preserving the history of the HST and its associated technology. 43089 became part of a small collection of preserved Class 43 power cars intended not merely for static display but for continued operation where possible.
Its preservation has included a return to East Midlands-style liveries, allowing it to recreate the appearance of the final years of HST operation on the Midland Main Line. It has subsequently worked with preserved HST power car 43159, which has also been restored to a Midland Main Line-era appearance.
One particularly significant preservation operation took place on 28 October 2023, when the Branch Line Society operated the Midland Venturer railtour from Ilkeston to London St Pancras on behalf of the 125 Group. 43089 and 43159 were used at opposite ends of the preserved HST formation, allowing 43089 to return to St Pancras in the role for which its later commercial career had made it particularly famous.
The sight of 43089 at St Pancras was especially appropriate. The locomotive had worked the Midland Main Line during Project Rio and subsequently spent many years operating regular Midland Main Line services with Midland Mainline and East Midlands Trains. Its preservation career therefore allowed it to recreate a route and railway environment that had become part of its own history.
43089 has also retained a strong connection with Crewe, although its later preservation base has been elsewhere. The locomotive was built at Crewe Works in 1978, during the period when Crewe was still one of Britain's great locomotive-manufacturing centres. Its survival consequently represents a tangible piece of Crewe's contribution to the HST story.
The locomotive's present preservation history has involved the 125 Group and the Nene Valley Railway, with recent records placing it at the Nene Valley Railway pending other locomotive movements. It remains described as preserved and restored for main-line use.
There is an appealing symmetry to 43089's career. It was built at Crewe as part of a train intended to revolutionise Britain's inter-city railway. It then spent decades moving between different regions and railway sectors as the network itself changed. It became an experimental hybrid locomotive at precisely the moment when the railway industry was beginning to consider lower-carbon traction. Finally, after the HST's commercial era had ended, it survived into preservation.
The “Hayabusa” period is probably the most unusual part of its history. Very few British railway vehicles have been used both as conventional high-speed passenger equipment and as experimental hybrid technology demonstrators. 43089 effectively became a bridge between two generations of railway technology: the diesel-powered high-speed railway of the 1970s and the energy-storage experiments of the 2000s.
Its career also illustrates how adaptable the HST design proved to be. The original trains were intended to provide fast inter-city services with minimal infrastructure modification. Yet individual power cars remained useful for more than four decades, moving between operators, routes and technological roles. 43089's ability to survive repeated changes in ownership, engine type and purpose is an especially good example of that durability.
Today, 43089 survives as a preserved Class 43 HST power car under the care of the 125 Group. Its history encompasses the birth of the InterCity 125, British Rail's regional railway structure, privatisation, CrossCountry's transition towards Voyagers, Project Rio, experimental hybrid propulsion, East Midlands HST operation and the preservation of the HST era.
For a locomotive built at Crewe in 1978, its survival is particularly fitting. 43089 has outlived the railway structure under which it was created, the operators that employed it and the regular HST services for which it was built. Its preservation means that the distinctive shape and engineering of the InterCity 125 can still be experienced on the main line, while its extraordinary Hayabusa experiment ensures that 43089 occupies a particularly unusual place in British railway history.
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shot at night in low light using portrait mode, auto curved in ps.
The portait mode in NEX5 curiously leaves quite a bit room at the highlight end of histogram, presumablly for reducing facial contrast??)
after auto curve, the colors look pretty true to life despite shot at night.
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BRA RUN 09 09 2012
This years meet was held at Morganians Rugby Football Club
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