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QR National loco 2843 runs between the wharf and the Townsville yard running an ore consist with GN type wagons on 19-10-11
Taco is so funny, he runs around outside with the big dogs - where they jump over mud and puddles, little Taco ploughs right through them! He just loves to run and doesn't care about the weather. Below is the rest of the sequence - before and after bath!
I'm leaving for Victoria in Australia tonight - spur of the moment trip with a friend - maybe I should keep a look out for Snow White ;-). Hoping to have internet at some point....
Before I go, since so many of you enjoyed the pukeko tv ads, here is another tv ad made here for the Australian beer company Tooheys - the same animal trainer did this one. The vet my daughter works for is always the vet called in to supervise the animals for this trainer. This actually did happen as you see it in the ad, the deer were all taken in to the central Auckland city and run up the main street of the CBD! They also travelled by bus (see the vet sitting at the rear of the bus - nice looking young man!), and were in a central city apartment. The night club scene was filmed at the home of the man who bred the deer. The hardest scene to capture was the one where the stag kisses the doe in the window goodbye in the morning. This ad has not been seen on NZ tv despite being made here, it was for the Australian market and is still shown there. Each time I watch it I get more of the story, it's very clever!. Then one day earlier in the year I was at my hairdressers and the man seated next to me turned out to be the owner/breeder of the deer in the ad - he regaled us with some funny stories about the filming of the nightclub scenes! The ad is called The Great Migration -
31190 runs round its train at Heywood during the East Lancashire Railway's Summer Diesel Gala. 6th July 2013
After Finished Working Tuesday's Runs These Pair Then Formed Wednesday's 3S14 11.16 Grimsby Town To Bridlington According To Realtime Trains The Route And Timings Were
Grimsby Town [GMB] 11.16 . 11.18 1/2 2L
Grimsby Marsh Jn 11.19 . 11.21 1/2 2L
Great Coates 11.20 . 11.22 3/4 2L
Healing 11.22 . 11.24 3/4 2L
Stallingborough 11.24 . 11.26 3/4 2L
Habrough 11.30 . 11.31 3/4 1L
Habrough Jn 11.31 . 11.32 1/4 1L
Brocklesby Jn 11.33 . 11.33 1/2 RT
Barnetby 11.40 . 11.39 3/4 RT
Wrawby Jn 11.42 . 11.40 1/2 1E
Elsham 11.45 . 11.43 1E
Appleby Lc 11.51 . 11.48 1/4 2E
Scunthorpe F.O.B. Jn 11.53 . 11.50 2E
North Lincoln Jn 11.58 No Report
Scunthorpe Trent Jn 12.03 To 12.11 N/R 12.08 1/4 2E
Frodingham Jn 12.13 1/2 No Report
Scunthorpe 12.16 . 12.11 4E
Scunthorpe West Jn 12.16 1/2 . 12.10 6E
Gunhouse Loop 12.19 . 12.14 5E
Althorpe 12.21 . 12.15 1/2 5E
Crowle 12.26 . 12.20 3/4 5E
Thorne South 12.33 1/2 . 12.28 1/4 4E
Thorne Jn 12.35 . 12.30 3/4 4E
Hatfield & Stainforth 12.38 . 12.33 1/2 4E
Thorpe Marsh Jn 12.44 . 12.38 1/2 5E
Applehurst Jn 12.45 No Report
Skellow Jn 12.54 . 12.45 1/4 8E
Adwick Jn 12.58 . 12.55 1/2 2E
South Elmsall 13.03 1/2 . 13.00 3E
South Kirkby Jn 13.05 1/2 . 13.01 1/2 3E
Hemsworth Loop 13.09 . 13.04 1/4 4E
Fitzwilliam 13.10 1/2 . 13.05 5E
Hare Park Junction 13.15 . 13.11 3E
Crofton West Jn 13.18 . 13.13 1/4 4E
Oakenshaw Jn 13.19 1/2 . 13.14 1/2 4E
Calder Bridge Jn 13.21 . 13.15 3/4 5E
Wakefield Kirkgate 13.23 . 13.17 1/4 5E
Wakefield West Jn 13.23 1/2 No Report
Horbury Jn 13.27 . 13.20 7E
Horbury Station Jn 13.29 No Report
Healey Mills B Jn 13.30 . 15.28 1/2 118L
Healey Mills A Jn 13.31 1/2 . 13.23 1/2 7E
Dewsbury East Jn 13.32 . 13.24 1/4 7E
Thornhill L.N.W. Jn 13.34 . 13.26 8E
Mirfield East Jn 13.35 . 13.26 3/4 8E
Mirfield 13.36 . 13.27 3/4 8E
Heaton Lodge East Jn 13.37 . 13.29 3/4 6E
Heaton Lodge Jn 13.37 . 14.25 3/4 48L
Bradley Jn 13.38 No Report
Deighton 13.40 No Report
Huddersfield [HUD] 13.45 1/2 To 13.53 1/2 No Report
Deighton 13.57 No Report
Bradley Jn 13.58 No Report
Heaton Lodge East Jn 13.59 1/2 . 15.21 81L
Mirfield 14.00 1/2 . 15.22 3/4 82L
Mirfield East Jn 14.01 1/2 . 15.24 82L
Thornhill L.N.W. Jn 14.02 1/2 . 15.24 3/4 82L
Dewsbury East Jn 14.04 1/2 . 15.26 1/2 82L
Healey Mills A Jn 14.05 . 15.27 1/4 82L
Horbury Station Jn 14.07 1/2 No Report
Horbury Jn 14.09 1/2 . 15.31 1/2 82L
Wakefield West Jn 14.12 1/2 . 15.37 3/4 85L
Wakefield Kirkgate [WKK] 14.13 1/2 To 14.28 1/2 15.38 1/4 . 15.44 1/4 75L
Wakefield West Jn 14.29 1/2 No Report
Horbury Jn 14.35 . 15.51 76L
Woolley Coal Sdgs S.B. 14.43 1/2 No Report
Darton 14.45 No Report
Barnsley 14.52 . 16.03 71L
Wombwell 14.56 1/2 . 16.11 1/4 74L
Elsecar 14.58 1/2 . 16.15 3/4 77L
Chapeltown 15.02 . 16.21 79L
Ecclesfield West S.B. 15.04 . 16.23 79L
Meadowhall 15.10 . 16.32 3/4 82L
Wincobank Jn 15.10 1/2 No Report
Brightside Jn 15.12 No Report
Brightside Up/dn East Slow 15.14 1/2 To 15.29 1/2 No Report
Mill Race Jn 15.32 1/2 No Report
Nunnery Main Line Jn 15.36 No Report
Sheffield [SHF] 15.38 To 16.23 1/2 No Report
Nunnery Main Line Jn 16.25 1/2 No Report
Mill Race Jn 16.28 No Report
Brightside Jn 16.29 1/2 No Report
Wincobank Jn 16.30 1/2 No Report
Meadowhall 16.31 No Report
Ecclesfield West S.B. 16.34 1/2 . 16.42 1/4 7L
Chapeltown 16.37 . 16.44 1/4 7L
Elsecar 16.41 . 16.49 8L
Wombwell 16.43 . 16.48 3/4 5L
Barnsley 16.48 1/2 . 16.57 8L
Darton 16.55 No Report
Woolley Coal Sdgs S.B. 16.56 1/2 No Report
Horbury Jn 17.03 1/2 . 17.09 3/4 6L
Wakefield West Jn 17.06 1/2 . 17.14 7L
Wakefield Kirkgate [WKK] 17.07 1/2 To 17.09 1/2 Pass 17.14 1/2 5L
Wakefield East Jn 17.10 . 17.15 5L
Turners Lane Jn 17.11 . 17.15 1/4 4L
Normanton 17.15 1/2 . 17.19 3/4 4L
Altofts Jn 17.17 . 17.21 3/4 4L
Whitwood Jn 17.19 . 17.24 1/4 5L
Castleford 17.23 . 17.27 4L
Milford Jn 17.33 . 17.35 1/2 2L
Gascoigne Wood Jn 17.36 . 17.38 3/4 2L
Hambleton West Jn 17.41 . 17.41 1/4 RT
Hambleton East Jn 17.42 1/2 . 17.42 1/4 RT
Selby West Jn 17.49 No Report
Selby 17.50 1/2 . 17.47 3E
Barlby Loops 17.51 1/2 No Report
Wressle 17.58 No Report
Howden 18.01 . 17.56 3/4 4E
Eastrington 18.04 1/2 . 17.59 1/2 4E
Gilberdyke 18.07 1/2 . 18.02 5E
Broomfleet 18.10 . 18.05 5E
Brough 18.14 1/2 . 18.08 3/4 5E
Ferriby 18.18 1/2 . 18.11 1/2 6E
Hessle 18.22 No Report
Hessle East Jn 18.24 No Report
Hessle Road Jn 18.25 1/2 No Report
Anlaby Road Jn 18.29 1/2 No Report
West Parade North Jn 18.37 1/2 No Report
Walton Street Jn 18.38 1/2 No Report
Cottingham 18.44 No Report
Beverley 18.52 1/2 . 18.42 10E
Arram 18.57 No Report
Hutton Cranswick 19.05 1/2 No Report
Driffield 19.10 1/2 No Report
Nafferton 19.13 1/2 No Report
Burton Agnes 19.19 1/2 No Report
Carnaby 19.24 No Report
Bridlington [BDT] 19.28 . 19.26 2E
The public footpath which runs around the edge of Lincolnshire Police Headquarters and towards Nettleham Beck, in Nettleham, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire.
Although Nettleham’s history may be traced back to the Iron Age, its early development may be attributed to the Romans, who, after establishing their garrison at Lincoln in 43AD, discovered a spring on the outskirts of the village, from which they supplemented their supply of fresh water from the wells in the upper city.
Following the departure of the Romans in the 5th century, the invading Anglo Saxons settled in Lincoln and the surrounding area. Although initially they claimed the manorial rights in Nettleham, the manor eventually became the property of Queen Edith, wife of Edward The Confessor.
The now-demolished Bishop's Manor House at Nettleham was the property of Edith of Wessex, and later Empress Matilda, daughter of King Henry I, before passing into the possession of the Bishops of Lincoln, who enlarged it to create a Bishop's Palace appropriate to one of the country's most important Sees. On 7 February 1301 King Edward I was staying in the Bishop's Palace when he created his son Edward (later King Edward II) as the first Prince of Wales.
Participants in the Lincolnshire Rebellion in 1536, protesting against Henry VIII and his reformation of the monasteries, passed Nettleham on their way to the City of Lincoln and caused much damage to property, particularly to the Palace, and it was from this time that the building began to fall into disrepair. However, a number of grass mounds, marking the outlines of the original buildings and gardens are still visible in the Bishop's Palace field today.
The parish church of All Saints dates from the Saxon period, with medieval and 19th century additions. It is now in the benefice of Nettleham with Riseholme and Grange de Lings.
Within the church's graveyard is a headstone in memory of Thomas Gardiner, a post-boy murdered hereabouts by two highway robbers in January 1733. The inscription declares he was 'barbarously murdered' aged 19. The robbers - two brothers by the name of Hallam - committed another murder near Faldingworth before being arrested. They were convicted of murder at Lincoln and executed at the site of their crimes.
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A wintry sunset draws near as a Turbo runs onto the half-mile stretch with flooded meadows on both sides.
Details: 168002 on the 14.55 Birmingham Moor St.-Marylebone.
Canon EOS Elan 7e
Canon 24-85mm
Orange Filter
Kodak TMAX 400
Ilford Ilfosol 3
Denver is a 3 year old boy, and he certainly acts like it. As he ran around the ring, he would turn his head to look at me.
I used the eye tracking and continuous auto-focus with the 3-4 fps of the Elan 7e to follow him around, and it worked VERY well.
St Giles, Colby, Norfolk
If you take the great swathe of Norfolk that runs from Fakenham to the east coast, taking the gap between Cromer and Aylsham, you pass through no towns. There are no medieval churches that Simon Jenkins saw fit to put in his premiership in England's Thousand Best Churches, and yet you will find as many medieval churches in this narrow band as most English counties have in total.
Given that Norfolk has so many churches, certainly more per square mile than anywhere else in western Europe, it might be thought that to visit even all those in this swathe would be a hard slog. But this is not the case. Almost allt of these churches are kept open, or are at least accessible. Many of them are lovely, and some have wonderful things to see. And just a few are of great interest, but little known, perhaps because there are so many churches here.
St Giles, Colby, is a great case in point. Set awkwardly north of its village along a lane going nowhere in particular, an indeterminate number of miles south of Sheringham, it is interesting to look at, it is beautiful inside, and it has several extremely interesting features. I doubt that it will be found in many people's top fifty Norfolk churches - it is certainly in mine.
Externally, it is rather odd. The tower is pencil thin, which in East Anglia always starts you humming and hawing about the Normans, but that is not the case here, I think, for it looks all of its late 13th century origins. Then, there is a massive late 15th century south porch, with image niches and wonderfully carved spandrels. That on the east side is clearly St Michael dispatching a dragon. Another dragon is being dispatched on the west side, and this is claimed by the guide books as St George. I wonder. He carries no shield - St George usually carries a shield. He is on foot - St George is usually shown on horse back. There is something very similar on the porch at St Michael at Plea in the centre of Norwich. Perhaps he is a wild man, albeit a civilised one. Perhaps, more likely, he is the donor of the porch, emulating his saintly hero in the other spandrel by dispatching evil.
The porch lets straight into the nave, for there is no aisle, no clerestory. You wonder if there is one around the north side. You set out around the church, and are met with a bit of a surprise, for the whole northern side of the church has been rebuilt in 18th century brick. Perhaps they did remove an aisle, but as you head east you see that they also rebuilt the chancel in its entirety.
This, then, is the skin. Perhaps it suggests what we might find inside, 13th century origins that have not been overwhelmed. A late medieval donor, pious and rich enough to provide the porch, but not to add clerestories or aisles - or, at least, not aisles that would last. An 18th century enthusiasm that was strong enough to rebuild in confidence. Perhaps, also, there is a further impression, that this is a parish that has had to maintain and beautify its church by the graft of its own hands - the key, for instance, the idiosyncratic work of some early 19th century blacksmith.
Your first step inside will reveal all of these at once. Light streams into the church through a simple Y-tracery west window. The font is late 15th century, and topped by the early Victorians in a rural manner. The 18th century provided the view to the east, of which more in a moment. In a county of interesting fonts, Colby's is one of the most interesting. It is set curiously. It stands so that no panel faces east, south, west or north; rather, being off-centre, the two easterly panels face east-south-east and east-north-east. It may have been moved, but the pedestal it stands on does the same thing, and appears to be original.
The most significant panel, and most important, is that to the ENE. It shows the Madonna and Child set in what I believe is known as the Seat of Wisdom. Now, this is an extraordinarily rare image to find on a font. It is undamaged by Anglican or Puritan iconoclasts. The panels either side are also extremely unusual. That two the south shows two kneeling figures in 15th century dress. They are paying homage, and are almost certainly the two donors of the font. To the north, another figure, a huntsman, kneels with an axe. In front of him is what appears to be a small dog. This is the figure of St Giles, who saved the life of a hind that turned out to be Christ. We know that this church owned a relic of St Giles before the Reformation - his finger, in a silver reliquary.
All the panels are in super condition, and must have been cemented over during the Anglican reformation of the 1540s. The other five panels are interesting for what isn't there. The symbols of the four evangelists are paired either side of the 8th panel. And this, incredibly, is still cemented over. What on earth could be beneath it? A crucifixion? A Holy Trinity? I couldn't help thinking that it looked like 19th century cement, in which case it was probably exposed by the Victorians at the same time as the other seven panels, and then cemented over again for being badly damaged.
Around the base of the font are reset brass inscriptions that echo the font's evidence of 15th century important people. And then, the view east is simple and delicious. Not too much money was spent by the Victorians on the nave - the walls are still panelled, the benches seemly, the tiles restrained. There is no coloured glass.
And then, there is that gorgeous chancel - a small east window above an 18th century sanctuary which is a rural vision of what a City of London church might be like. Even Moses and Aaron, flanking the now-removed decalogue boards, are locally painted. It is claimed that this reredos came from the church at Gunton on the occasion of its rebuilding by Robert Adam. This may be so, but I find it difficult to make the dates add up, and it does seem to fit perfectly here. To top it all off there are some fine 15th century glass figures reset in the otherwise clear east window: Christ in Majesty and a Mary of the Annunciation above the altar, two angels on their wheels either side at the top, and other figures including St James with his pilgrim staff and bag, St John with his poisoned chalice and St Peter with his keys.
There is more of interest in this immaculately well-kept church, including the inscription to the 17th century Richard Snelling. He left one pound to be distributed on every Christmas Day among the aged poor of Colby, and ten shillings on every Easter Day to cloath four poor children of the said parish. The altar cloth in exquisite needlework set in a frame on the east wall has an inscription recording that it was worked by Miss Charlotte Coleby (1797-1869), elder daughter of the Reverend George Coleby... by some means the frontal passed into the custody of the Royal School of Needlework, and it lay more or less forgotten until the School moved to new premises in 1962, when it was returned to this church. It is a rare and poignant reminder of the Oxford Movement-inspired revival in the Church of England as it was actually carried out by people on the ground - it was, perhaps, the first altar frontal that the parishioners of Colby had seen for several centuries, and it is still here, in the place where it was made and fondly used.
A walled footpath which runs from Gwydir Castle down to the River Conwy. Near to Llanrwst, County Conwy, in North Wales.
Although called a castle, it is an example of a Tudor architecture courtyard house or fortified manor house, rather than a traditional castle. There has been a fortification of some sort on the site since AD 600, and in the Middle Ages a large number of skirmishes were fought in this area between the various rival Welsh princes and their forces, the most significant being in 610 and 954.
By the 14th century some form of manorial house had evolved, and the first recorded owner was Howell ap Coetmor, who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was a commander of longbowmen under Edward, the Black Prince at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.
Gwydir became the ancestral home of the powerful Wynn family, descended from the Kings of Gwynedd, and one of the most significant families of north Wales during the Tudor and Stuart periods. Following the Wars of the Roses the castle was rebuilt by Meredith ap Ieuan ap Robert, the founder of the Wynn dynasty.
During the 16th and 17th centuries the Gwydir Estate under the Wynn family dominated north Wales, and at the centre of this huge Estate, Gwydir itself stood in a deer park of some 36,000 acres. In 1678 it passed by marriage to the Barons Willoughby de Eresby, based in Lincolnshire (and from 1892 also to the Earls of Ancaster). The 18th century consequently saw a period of some neglect, and by the early 19th century the Estate largely comprised the parishes of Dolwyddelan, Llanrhychwyn, Trefriw, and Gwydir, totalling some 55 square miles.
The castle is set within a Grade 1 listed, 10-acre garden, which contains some ancient cedars — one of which was planted in 1625 to commemorate the wedding of King Charles I to Queen Henrietta Maria. One yew tree, known as the "Lovers Tree" or "Giant Yew", is estimated to be between 600 and 1000 years old, and therefore pre-dates the castle itself. The raised terrace contains an imposing Renaissance arch, probably dating from the 1590s. The Old Dutch garden contains ancient yew topiary and an octagonal fountain. The Royal and Statesman's gardens contain Welsh Oaks planted during the royal visit of 1899, and in 1911. An Elizabethan causeway called the Chinese Walk runs across the fields to the River Conwy, where the remains of the Gwydir Quay can be seen. The river Conwy is tidal up to this point.
The Niagara Escarpment runs through the town of Grimsby, Ontario, which I call home. Along the Niagara Escarpment the Bruce Trail runs, more or less, some 900 km extending from the Niagara River at the South end, to Tobermory, Ontario at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, at the North end. We have been occasionally hiking sections of it as part of a longer term effort to complete it end-to-end for a second time, and this morning we managed to get on a hike before the rain set in. This section lies South of Beamsville, Ontario between Mountainview Road and Mountain Road on the map set, it is at approximately kilometre 69 on Map 4. At this time of year, and given the abundant rain this Spring, the lush green Spring look has been preserved in spite of the heat. The rockfalls are typical of this section. Also, on the full size image (which is not the one I posted) I was surprised to discover that, on a rock about 1/3 of the way up in the middle of the frame, a chipmunk staring back at me, no doubt wondering that the silly human is up to, Sadly, the detail at 1800 wide does not really preserve sufficient detail to find it in this posting. I only discovered him/her when I happened to pick this area during the sharpening stage of my post-processing. Hiking season is underway again. - JW
Date Taken: 2017-06-22
Tech Details:
Taken using a tripod-mounted Nikon D7100 fitted with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D lense, ISO100, Auto WB, Aperture priority mode, f/7.1, 1/6 sec with an EV+0.33 exposure bias. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: scale image size to 6000x9000, increase contrast and Chromaticity in L-A-B mode, slightly increase vibrance, sharpen, save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: modify the contrast and brightness to boost contrast slightly and also boost the brightness very slightly, remove slight residual green colour cast, duplicate the image to a new layer above the current one and add a black/transparent layer mask after which paint the mask with a black to white gradient to simulate a Graduated Neutral Density filter effect and then darken the image portion of the top/masked layer, sharpen, save, scale image to 4000x6000, sharpen slightly, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 1800 high for posting, sharpen slightly, save.
The Carlingford line runs from Clyde on the main western line to the north western suburb of Carlingford. It is unusual in that is single line, and only sees short four car electric trains, due to the reduced power capacity of the overhead and the length of the platforms.
The former, now abandoned, Sandown line branched off this line at Camellia.
There have been plans to extend this line east to Epping, linking it to the Epping Chatswood Line forming another loop line, and west directly to Parramatta these however have waned with the imminent conversion of the latter to rapid transit standards.
The line is now subject to consideration for conversion to a light rail line between Parramatta and Macquarie Park via Epping or Eastwood - a decision should be made shortly (March 2015).
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The Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City’s main boulevard, runs from the Alameda to Chapultepec Park and is based on the Champs Elysées in Paris. This thoroughfare was built during Emperor Maximilian’s brief, tumultuous reign in the 1860s to provide a direct path for the Emperor between the Centro Histórico and his palace in Chapultepec Park and is lined with monuments, fountains and statues of Mexican heroes, for example El Monumento a los Heroes de la Independencia
Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Park) Mexico City’s largest park, is a huge wooded area covering four sq kilometres (1.5 sq miles) and containing lakes, the presidential residences, several of the city’s finest museums, an amusement park and a zoo. Legend has it the wood served as a refuge for Toltec and Aztec kings during times of trouble. The park attracts thousands of visitors especially on Sundays when families come to relax and picnic.
The Castillo de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Castle), situated on the Chapultepec Hill (the name means ‘Hill of Grasshoppers’ in the Aztec language Nahuatl), was built in 1785 for the Spanish viceroys and used as a residence for Mexico’s presidents until 1940. It now houses the Museo Nacional de Historia (National History Museum), filled with hundreds of paintings, murals, ceramics, furniture and carriages depicting the history of Mexico from the Aztecs to the present day. The rooms once used by Emperor Maximilian and Empress Carlotta have been preserved and fine views over the Valley of Mexico can be had from the castle’s balconies.
GerardoPTS has mailed this translation to me:
El Paseo de la Reforma es una de la principales avenidas de la Ciudad de México, corre desde la Alameda hasta el parque de Chapultepec y fue hecha a imagen de los Campos Elíseos de París. Fue construido durante el breve reinado del Emperador Maximiliano en la década de 1860 para proporcionar un camino directo para el Emperador entre el Centro Histórico y su palacio en el Parque de Chapultepec y está adornado con monumentos, fuentes y estatuas de héroes mexicanos, como el Monumento de los Niños Héroes.
El Bosque de Chapultepec es el parque más grande de la Ciudad de México, es una enorme área boscosa que cubre cuatro kilómetros cuadrados (1.5 millas cuadradas) que alberga lagos, las residencias presidenciales, varios de los museos más finos de la ciudad, un parque de diversiones y un zoológico. La leyenda cuenta que el bosque servía como un refugio para reyes Toltecas y Aztecas durante los tiempos de problemas. El parque atrae a miles de visitantes sobre todo los domingos, cuando las familias vienen para relajarse y hacer un día de campo.
El Castillo de Chapultepec está situado en el cerro de Chapultepec (Chapultepec significa Cerro de Chapulines en la lengua Náhuatl de los Aztecas), fue construido en 1785 para los virreyes español y usada como casa presidencial hasta 1940. Actualmente alberga al Museo Nacional de Historia, en donde se exponen cientos de pinturas, murales, piezas de cerámica, muebles y carruajes que muestran aspectos de la historia de México desde los Aztecas hasta nuestros días. La recámara ocupada por los emperadores Maximiliano y Carlota ha sido conservada. Desde los balcones del castillo se pueden observar impresionantes paisajes del valle de México.
V42 runs past Teralba on its way to central.
In a recent development people have been stealing the v set number plates so the numbers are drawn on the set instead.
A juxtaposition of the Victorian arches that form the trainshed of York railway station and the cutting-edge 21st-century high speed train at platform 5. Two of the production run Class 800 sets built for the Intercity Express Project, 800 003 and 004 are coupled together on a test run to and from Darlington prior to eventual delivery to GWR (800004 being in fleet livery with names Sir Daniel Gooch and also Isambard Kingdom Brunel). Today the train is running under diesel power (and when idling it sounds like a class 180 or 185, presumably they use the same engines) though this is a bi-mode train and so can also use the overhead electric supply - whilst under test this runs at a limited speed anyway, but it's worth noting that in normal service these will only travel at 100mph if being powered by diesel.
The IEP trains are built by Hitachi rail in Japan, the components are shipped across to the assembley plant in County Durham where they are assembled, and then the completed trains will be housed at a depot in Doncaster. These trains will be used first to replace the iconic Intercity 125 HST's on both the ECML and Great Western, and later the slightly newer Intercity 225 (class 91 + Mk4 coaching stock) trains on the ECML which although slightly newer than the 40-year old HST's they are less reliable. These will be introduced into service during 2018, and the longer carriage length means these trains will technically carry more passengers - I have included some interior photos looking in throguh the uncovered windows; although First Class has larger seats, the actual appearance of 1st doesn't stand out as being particularly superior to Standard, and as with a number of modern trains there are the seemingly obligatory seats which are aligned with window pillars so the occupants have no view at all (and we all know on busy services that these will be the only available seats)
50007 runs back up 42 Road in Bramdean Sidings to join 50049 on the front of 1Z33 The Thanet Thunderer BLS tour.
Train 360 runs down Hickory Street in Warsaw before crossing the CF&E. I really enjoyed chasing this train down the Marion Branch from Goshen. A lot of cool signals and the street running definitely is the icing on the cake.
Class 86 86243 The Boys Brigade runs down onto the stock of a service to Norwich. 26/09/1986.
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On his last day of revenue service with S.M.A.R.T., I had the honor of photographing Scott as he ply's the rails between Santa Rosa Airport and Larkspur one last time. Just after 0600 (6 A.M.) and his train departs Airport Platform on the advertised, a mere 6 hours later he will pull in for his final time.
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The Denise fishing boat from Pillar Point Harbor ran aground last weekend just below the Hilton Hotel Complex. I was not able to get closer to see damage but considering the surrounding rocks it surprising this boat was not totally destroyed. I understand 500 gallons of fuel was safely removed.
Acequia de Aynadamar o "Fuente de las Lágrimas"
The Aynadamar canal runs to the north of the town. As a result of this work grew the primitive farmhouse. The primitive irrigation system of andalusi time stays, although with reforms, since its use has been continued to the present time. This canal supplied of water the rain tanks of the Albayzín, the main population centre of the Nasrid Granada.
Acequia de Aynadamar o "Fuente de las Lágrimas"
También llamada "Fuente de las Lágrimas" porque se decía que su manantial derramaba agua lentamente en forma de lágrimas.
Ha permanecido hasta nuestros días en el mismo paraje donde Abd-Allah encomendó a su visir Abu Mu Ammal que edificase una acequia para que abasteciera a toda la población de Alfacar al pie del Cerro de la Cruz, a 1.126 metros de altura y a la ciudad de Granada, con un total de treinta y ocho mil habitantes.
Durante el periodo de la Andalucía Islámica, desarrollaron diversas técnicas para transportar las aguas de los diferentes manantiales cercanos a la capital hasta los huertos, fuentes y jardines que había en la alcazaba y parte baja de la ciudad.
Las acequias (del árabe as-saqiya) fue una de las técnicas que crearon los andalusíes para transportar el agua de los manantiales hasta otros puntos a lo largo del terreno.
Las acequias son canales de riego que aprovechan el desnivel del terreno para conducir el agua de un punto elevado hasta otro de menor altitud.
Desde esos cármenes, la acequia entraba subterráneamente en la ciudad, llegando al repartidor principal de Manflor, donde nacía un ramal principal y dos secundarios que cubrían todo el actual Albaicín.
Tras la conquista castellana de Granada, la acequia siguió en uso, los Reyes Católicos tras la expulsión de los moriscos promulgaron, el 2 de octubre de 1501 una Real Cédula por la que se creaba, el Juzgado de Aguas, y el 15 de octubre del mismo año, las Ordenanzas de Granada, para regular el suministro y distribución de aguas por parroquias, días y horas, apareciendo en el archivo municipal, referencia a la acequia de Aynadamar y a su Fuente Grande.
Actualmente, la Acequia de Aynadamar sigue conduciendo el agua de Fuente Grande pero,Acequia de Aynadamar en la actualidad sólo hasta El Fargue, ya que de ahí en adelante se ha perdido. Hoy en día se puede ver en el tramo que va desde Alfacar a Viznar (en el margen derecho de la carretera dirección Alfacar-Viznar), la forma original de la acequia gracias a que en 1994 se llevó a cabo una reforma de limpieza y reconstrucción.
Recorrido de la acequia
En la localiad de Alfacar pasa al pie del monte Torices, circula por el Barranco del Collado y el Molino de las Pasaderas. En la localidad de Viznar pasa por el Cerro Castaños, por el Molino Florencia, Carmen de los Arroyos y Molino de San Cayetano. Después continua a través de El camino del Fargue, la carretera de Murcia - Granada, el Almanjayar y sigue por la actual Facultad de Teología.
En la puerta de Elvia pasaba por unos hermosos carmenes donde los musulmanes veraneaban y hacían batallas navales ficticias en unas enormes albercas; después, a 886 metros por el subsuelo se desviaba atravesando el Carmen de Tllacarne para dividirse en el el Manflor. Una de las ramificaciones llegaba hasta el arrabal del Albaycín, el Castillo de Garnata y la Alcazaba antigua.
Después pasaba por la fabrica de cerámica de Fajalauza, el Carmen de San Pascual, el cajellón de la Alberzana, Aljibe de paso, la Casa de los Mascarones, y un ramal secundario pasaba por los Aljibes de San Bartolomé y San Cristóbal. El principal continuaba bajando por la calle del Agua, y desde otro ramal secundario pasaba por la calle Los Panaderos para morir, un nuevo ramal, en el Aljibe de la Ahacaba.
En la calle panaderos existía un desvio por los Aljibes de Bibalnout y Las Tomasas, de la cuesta de las Tomasas y de Trillo al segundo desvio en la Cuesta del Chapiz.
En Plaza Larga la acequia tenia sifones saltadores que llevaban el agua hacia el Aljibe de San Nicolás y la Alcazaba. Mientras la acequia pasaba por el Arco de las Pesas, por otro ramal pasaba por el Aljibe de La Gitana, el Aljibe del Gato, la Cuesta de Granadillos, la Calle Aljibe de Trillo y moría en la Placeta del Lames.
Del Aljibe del Rey surgían dos ramales: el primero pasaba por el Aljibe de San Miguel Bajo y Oidores. El segundo pasaba por el Aljibe del Zenete, el Aljibe de San José y terminaba en la Placeta de Pomar. Y el otro pasaba por las calles Tiña, Muladar de Doña Sancha y Placeta de Sánchez para morir en la calle Bravo.
De los Ramales de Manflor secundarios uno llegaba a Fajalauza, Placeta de la Cruz de Piedra, Calle de San Luis y Santa Isabel de los Abades para terminar en la Plaza de Aliatar y en la Vereda de los Pinchos. El otro ramal secundario iba por el camino de San Antonio y Mayor (hoy bajo la Capilla Real de la Catedral) que se supone era alimentado desde la iglesia del Salvador y en el barrio judío el Aljibe de Rodrigo del Campo en la Cuesta del mismo nombre, además habia muchos más que no han llegado a nuestros días.
Urban path of Cercedilla to Cotos line, which runs attached to the Avenida Ramón y Cajal. Here's continuous level crossings (in this short stretch are three signs of whistling for crossings) and distant signal of Cercedilla (a fixed disk).
Trazado urbano de la línea de Cercedilla a Cotos, que discurre enganchado a la Avenida Ramón y Cajal. Aquí podemos ver los continuos pasos a nivel (en este corto tramo hay tres señales de silbar por pasos a nivel) y la señal avanzada de Cercedilla (un disco fijo).