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Vision Bus - Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 - YX13 EHH seen on Haymarket Street, Bury operating a service to Farnworth on July 4th 2023
There was a short-lived vision during the early days of rail privatisation in the late-1990s that 'piggyback', the carriage of road semi-trailers on specially built rail vehicles, was a way forward with the support of Government grant-aid. In fact I was the project manager for the Tankfreight/Milk Marque concept using the Tiphook pocket wagons originally built for the Pedigree Petfoods traffic between London Cricklewood, Melton Mowbray and Glasgow Deanside. The milk by rail concept with DRS as the contracted train operator was not taken up by the customer, despite it having been an operational success and a potentially highly cost-effective and environmentally-friendly solution, but that's a story for another time! At about the same time as the milk by rail proposal, EWS contracted Thrall at York to build twenty 'FHA' Eurospine wagons, also to allow the carriage of intermodal (road/rail) semi-trailers within the UK loading gauge, but requiring the vehicles to be lifted rather than driven on. Although relatively rare compared to the liner train concept the wagons allowed some traffic to move by rail which would otherwise have moved by road. These wagons were ordered following the successful operation of two prototypes carrying Royal Mail road trailers. Unfortunately the loss of Royal Mail traffic resulted in them lying idle almost since they were built. They were then moved to the site of the former Upperby (12B) steam motive power depot. Along with the sad looking remains of the London & North Western Railway-built carriage shed, the scene viewed from Carlisle Hilltop Heights (formerly named Gallows Hill), made a depressing scene. The passing Direct Rail Services 4M16 Grangemouth to Daventry Malcolm Logistic Services intermodal service, with 66431 up front, has at least been a success story in converting road traffic to rail.
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Vision Bus Ltd LK07 BDU, an Alexander Dennis Dart built 2007 with an Alexander Dennis Enviro200 B26F body runs along Knowsley Street in Bury route learning the 512/513 routes in preparation for working the services from Monday 26th October. Wednesday 21st October 2020
Note, LK07 BDU was registered on 14th June 2007 and originally operated by Metroline Travel Limited as number DES792. It was acquired by the Ensign Bus Company Limited (a Purfleet based dealer) in July 2017 and acquired by UK Coachways Limited (a Blackrod based operator operating as Vision Bus) in July 2017. UK Coachways Limited’s Vision Bus operations were transferred to Vision Bus Ltd in March 2018
Ref no Nikon D7200 4th series - DSC_7401
Taken in a tunnel along Singapore River. I took a few shots in this tunnel and absolutely loved this. My take on this graphic is on climate change. Thought it will be more thought provoking when turned into black and white.
Vision Bus - Optare Solo - KX06 TYF seen in Bolton operating service 554 to Little Lever on February 8th 2020.
[77/365] The vision.
“The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.”
- Vance Havner
I love the photographic venture to capture the vision of my eyes or to recreate my inner vision.
Can’t say that it’s easy, but would I love it so much if it was?
If you can clearly see the letters in lines one and two, your vision is fine....but you are totally missing the point. 😜
"...I was unable to perceive of the property of mercy except that as it were all love, in love. I mean, this is what I saw: Mercy is a sweet gracious working, in love, mingled with plenteous pity..." Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love, chapter 48
To me, at least, it looks like a woman's face, with the light coming down towards her eyes.
Julian of Norwich was born late (probably November) in the year 1342. Wikipedia gives her an exact date of birth of November 8th, but I do not know if that is correct.