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Bombing & Gunnery School officially opened in April 1941. Five bombing ranges were also created to allow the students to practice. Aircraft flown at the base included the Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke and Westland Lysander. The school offered six week courses in bombing, navigation and air gunnery until it was disbanded in November 1944.
Claymore-Class
Armament:
-160x Missile Tubes
-8x Large Rail-Guns
-14x medium Rail-Guns
-3x Large Missile Tubes
-32x Ship to Ship KEW's
-40x Heavy KEW's
-Numerous 50mm point defense turrets
Armor:
-8.5~10m thick spaced armor
Bombardier (Derby) Class 720/5 'Aventra' 25k v ac overhead 10-car emu No.720 118 of Greater Anglia at Stratford, 17 February 2023.
Name: Sainka
Class: Sentient Flora (some), Intelligent Flora (some) Species
Appearance: The Sainka’s appearance depends on which class/sub-species is being dealt with, but all share some commonalities. The bush/plant-class is most similar to that of Morbuzakh and Karzahni, typically being this spherical base with a bundle of vines and roots spreading out from it. The plant-class is primarily black in color, though can have some lime green vines, various types of silver metallic pieces jutting out of it, as well as translucent blue crystals.
The seed, spore, and sapling classes, while differing in many ways, are far more similar. Starting with the spore-class, these look like a spherical triangle standing up, with an extra cylinder protrusion coming out the back. They have a singular blue eye in the front, their outer shell is made of the translucent blue crystals, protecting the loose green seed and mechanics inside. Three lime green roots/vines sprout out from each corner, with an additional three coming out the back. On the front are three little blasters devices fused in the crystal shell.
The seed-class is much like the spore-class, though does not have the cylinder protrusion in the back and is instead composed of two the spherical triangles, the corners of one triangle rest in the opposite of the other. Its shell is black, with additional blue crystal coverings, and have four black roots/vines, two coming out of each side. It also has three blasters fused into the front of its shell, but has additional ones in its roots/vines.
The sapling-class is closer to the spore-class, but differs in many ways. While its shell is translucent blue crystal, its shaping is more of a spherical plus sign laying down, with cylinder protrusion in the middle, both top and bottom. Harder, blackened roots forming a base on the bottom cylinder stretch out from it, with either lime green or orange roots/vines attached to the ends. Unlike the other two, it has no visible eyes and no blasters in its casing.
Physiology: Sainka is a biomechanical plant, meaning that like other Matoran Universe beings, it is a mix between organic and mechanical nature. The exterior of Sainka is covered in Protodermic armor, with gaps and breaks in this armor revealing the cellulose underneath. It possesses all the typical plant makeup and structure internally, though made of Protodermis like all MU plants, but also has an additional internal mechanic skeleton and parts for structural support and functions. Design to obtain nutrients from any environment, Sainka can live anywhere from inside volcanoes to frozen wastes, but tends to prefer places with lots of existing plant life. To best explain the Sainka plant, it must be further split into several sub-classes.
Plant-Class: The Sainka plant-class, sometimes also known as the bush-class, is the primary species. It is a large factory plant that places itself in an area and begins to swiftly take over, draining away all nutrients and materials to itself. Materials gathered are refined and either used to help expand and grow the Sainka or to manufacture war machines. The primary purpose of the Sainka is the creation of these war machines and soldiers, continue to spread, gain resources, increase military size and strength, and expand conquest.
Members of this class are all sentient and highly intelligent, more so than that of Toa. Their bodies produce a chemical that allows them to feel vibrations in the air to sense movement. Similar vibration senses in the ground as well to detect objects and creatures. If need be, crystalline eyes can be grown anywhere on its body to further check the area. If needed for self-defense, the eyes can grow into heads with sharp teeth and spew out poison or acid. Often at least one head can be found rising out of the primary base of the plant, but the consciousness does not reside there. It is merely a distraction to have attackers focus on the wrong area. Consciousness primarily resides in the main base and master root. For some reason, Sainka are weak to the Element of Air and a blast of that elemental power to the master root will kill the entire creature.
Size of the Sainka varies, depending on how long it has been growing, but the main base is typically no smaller than a city block and several stories tall. As the main base is also primary manufacturing area, it is commonly defended by blades and crystalline structures in addition to vines and heads. The roots and vines it grows can borough quite deep in the ground and easily through buildings and Protodermic defenses. Thorns can also be grown on the roots and vines, provided simply crushing or tearing apart the attacker doesn’t solve the issue. If the area has run out of nutrients and materials, the primary base can consolidate and recycle the extend parts of itself to convert into a large airship of sorts. It can then rocket up into the air and fly to a new location to replant itself.
The plant-class is the only class able to propagate, however, it can only do so once. It must choose the correctly when to do so, for its offspring will have all the knowledge and abilities gained. It can gain abilities from other plant life in the existing area, taking any desirable traits they may possess. However, these traits can only then be passed onto their offspring and are unable to add it to themselves. The only known member of this class is Venivvy.
Seed-Class: The seed-class are the singular offspring of the plant-class, design as such to keep the creature’s population under control. The internal means of growth into the plant-class are protected by a durable outer shell, which has additional physical defenses by ways of crystal armors. They tend to be larger than Toa and their beginning sprouting roots are strong enough to pulverize boulders. Highly intelligent, they can choose when where they want to plant themselves and when they should be planted. After which they can access to all the traits of the base plant-class and the addition acquired traits. Only known member of this class is Khronstor.
Spore-Class: The spore-class, often referred to as the Sparnturtors by the Sainka, are similar to the offspring seed-class in design. They tend to be the first war machines built by the plant-class, based upon the blueprints for the seed-class, and are small, easily manufactured drones. Though they are easily larger than Matoran, they are not quite Toa sized. Their outer shells is fairly thin and weaker, being made of the crystal material, which is filled with fluids and attempts to protect the little seeds inside. Unfortunately, the gaps in their design make it easy to destroy them. A simple blast of Fire or poison in the gaps will instantly kill them. Their vines/roots can crush Matoran, but they don’t have much in the way of intelligence and can be easily outmaneuvered. Their functions are simple, scout, occasionally gather materials, and attack in swarms. Though mentally connected to their plant-class creator, they act as a hive mind, knowing the plant-class’s will and needing little direct orders. They are not considered sentient like the plant and seed-classes and if the plant-class is killed, all Sparnturtors will deactivate. However, like the seed-class, they can plant themselves and become the sapling-class.
Sapling-Class: The sapling-class are the planted versions of the spore-class. They tend to be bigger, more intelligent, and more powerful. Like the plant-class, they can grow more vines/roots and their vines are now strong enough to pulverize boulders. However, unlike the spore-class, they lose all ranged weaponry. Instead, their primary focus is to act as wireless transmitters, sending nutrients and more detailed data back to the plant-class. They can also be the growth quick starter for the plant-class, allowing the roots to instantly connect and grow out to all areas the sapling knows. Though it has lost its ability to fly, the sapling-class can uproot themselves and walk to other areas. They also gain minor manufacturing capabilities, able to repair any damaged Sparnturtors. Ones that plant themselves in the water tend to have the orange vines/roots and looks more like sea kelp.
Powers: Both the plant and seed-classes have Telepathy, able to read minds of beings and creatures, as well as speak to them. Seed and spore-classes have the ability to levitate and fly, though the Sparnturtors are much faster than seed-class, they can’t go as high up. Unique to the base plant-class, it can alter parts of itself to spew out acid or poison.
Weapons: The plant-class can use thorns and vines as weapons or manufacture defensive blades to sprout from its base. The seed and spore-class are the only ones with real weapons, having small elemental blasters built into their protective shells. Spore-class only has three of these and they fire a powerful acid, similar in potency to that of the Bohrok’s Acid Shields. The seed-class has more blasters coming from its vines, but the power depends on the traits it inherits. The only seed-class known so far is able to fire an acid-lava mix.
GWR Class 158 No.158950 passes Exminster,with the 15:55 Exmouth to Paignton service,on the 28th of April 2022.
Although the slide has slight water damage, the train consist behind this unidentified Class 37 gets it posted. Lydney, May 1985.
I’m not being self-deprecating when I say I LOL at being described as “classy.” I have no class. But I can see how this outfit might fool a stranger.
Dress, Suzi Chin for Maggy Boutique (consignment). Belt, gift. Shoes, Linea Paolo. Sunglasses, Coco Sunglasses. Earrings, Claire’s. Bag, Aldo.
May 25th, 1985
Heaton Lodge Junction, Mirfield
Class 47 47192 (CD) heads a tanker train to the west - it will take the Huddersfield line after passing the camera. The engine, originally D1842, was an early casualty, withdrawal coming during 1988 but somehow survived into preservation and is now (2011) back in two-tone green
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Links: Mirfield / Class 47 / Collections
Preserved English Electric Type 3 Class 37 Co-Co diesel locomotive 37003 stabled in the sidings in the pouring rain at Dereham Station on The Mid Norfolk Railway in Norfolk (UK).
37003 was built by English Electric at The Vulcan Foundry Newton le Willows and entered service as D6703 on December 28th 1960.
37003 was withdrawn from traffic in September 1998.
July 30th 1983
Mirfield
An attempted pan shot of Longsight Class 40 40195 heading 1M69 12.00 Scarborough to Manchester express passing the site of the steam shed at Mirfield - occupied by Patterson's tanker company at this time. Today it is a housing estate.
Links: Class 40s / Mirfield / Other albums
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unidentified cl 40 in about 1960 still without any yellow panel...approaching Rothersthorpe crossing between Northampton and Blisworth most of which is now buried under the A43
25-5-86 Crewe TMD
D200(40122) chocked up for the evening ready for its next working
Olympus Om40
Kodak Gold CP100
Class 66 056 passing between Lever Brothers and Crossfields factories and will shortly pass under Warrington Bank Quay station. Crossfields Crossing signal box in the background (now a relay box). The locomotive had earlier hauled the 01:04 Dollands Moor Sidings to Ditton Foundry Lane and having left it's train was en route to Arpley for servicing. Despite little use the line does receive periodic attention. Note the recently greased fishplates. 23rd March 2021.
40 Class 4001 at the Thirlmere Trainworks Railway Museum, Thirlmere NSW Australia.
The 40 class were a class of diesel locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works, Canada for the New South Wales Government Railways in 1951/52.
The 40 class were the first mainline diesel electric locomotives to be built for the New South Wales Government Railways. Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1951/52, they were based on the ALCO RSC-3 design
There were subtle deviations from the standard RSC-3 built by the American Locomotive Company. These included a cab that angled inwards below the cab windows to reduce the width of the locomotive at the eaves of the cab roof, and placement of the handrails on the car body rather than the standard walkway arrangement.
They were originally used on heavy freight services from Sydney to Broadmeadow and later on North Coast services to Brisbane and Main South line services to Albury. All were delivered in grey undercoat and painted in verdant green at Eveleigh Carriage Workshops. For the 1954 Royal Tour of Queen Elizabeth II 4001 and 4002 were repainted blue. In the 1960s all were repainted Indian red.
With major electrical work required and their lack of power compared to other diesels, the 40 class were withdrawn from May 1968 with the last being taken out of service in December 1971. Some had parts recycled in to the new build 442 class locomotives.
The New South Wales Rail Transport Museum preserved 4001. It was returned to traffic in October 2010 painted in the blue livery it received in 1954 to haul the Royal Train.[6] Robe River Iron Associates purchased 4002 and 4006 for use on construction trains and later as shunters in the Pilbara region of Western Australia where they were renumbered 9405 and 9401. These were withdrawn in 1979 with 4002 donated to the Pilbara Railways Historical Society and returned to working order while 4006 was donated to the Wickham Lions Club and placed on a plinth at the tourist information bay.
DRS Class 66 No.66425 passes Winwick,with the 10:40 Daventry DRS to Mossend Container working,on the 10th of March 2023.
class 43 43272 heads North through Sutton Boddington on 1D26 11:05 St Pancras to Nottingham with the hst standing in this service is normally booked a class 180
October 6th, 1976
West Vale / Greetland, near Halifax
Class 40 40014, formerly Antonia, backs into the small oil yard at West Vale, near Halifax. The nameplate mountings are still visible. The terminal still exists (2014) but no longer served by rail. The engine was withdrawn in November 1981
A second shot taken at the same time is here
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A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)'s Soryu-class submarine (SS-xxx) is moored at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, July 3, 2019.
86214 "Sans Pareil" in it's unique livery stands at Euston at the head of the 08:40 to Wolverhampton. On the next platform can be seen 86229 waiting to follow with the 08:45 to Glasgow. 6 September 1980.
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. Type JT42CWR Class 66 Co-Co diesel locomotive 66772 at Holt Station on the heritage North Norfolk Railway in Norfolk (UK).
66772 was a special guest locomotive courtesy of GBRf (GB Railfreight) at the North Norfolk Railway during the Weybourne Traction Group's 2016 summer diesel gala.
66772 was built at the EMD facility in Muncie Indiana (USA) and arrived in the UK at Newport Docks on December 7th 2014.
55 year old English Electric Type 3 Class 37 Co-Co diesel locomotive 37669 as operated by the West Coast Railway Company working the 1Z61 09:17 (10:37 3E) Highbury and Islington- Sizewell B Power Station Charity Railtours 'The Mayflower' excursion (in aid of Macmillan cancer support) at Hatfield Peverel Station on the Great Eastern Main Line in Essex (UK) on April 14th 2018.
Along for the ride at the back as rear gunner is preserved Class 47 diesel locomotive 47580 'County of Essex'.
37669 was built at the English Electric Vulcan Foundry Newton le Willows and entered service as D6829 on March 20th 1963.
The originally booked steam locomotive, LNER Class B1 61306 'Mayflower' was prevented by Network Rail from hauling this excursion train due a loading gauge issue much to the disappointment of many.
My Hatfield Peverel Railway Station album flic.kr/s/aHsjD3AKYz
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81008 is about to depart for Glasgow Central from platform 3 at Carlisle Citadel station with a relief train from Liverpool Lime Street.
81008 (E3010) was withdrawn in March 1988 and cut up at Coopers Metals, Attercliffe, Sheffield, in November 1991.
class 87 87002 Royal Soverigen leads class 86 86101 on Wembely to crewe hs for new owners Locomotive Services
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. Type JT42CWR Class 66 Co-Co diesel locomotive 66772 at Sheringham Station on the heritage North Norfolk Railway in Norfolk (UK).
66772 was a special guest locomotive courtesy of GBRf (GB Railfreight) at the North Norfolk Railway during the Weybourne Traction Group's 2016 summer diesel gala.
66772 was built at the EMD facility in Muncie Indiana (USA) and arrived in the UK at Newport Docks on December 7th 2014.
British Rail Class 90 25 kV Bo-Bo electric locomotive 90009 pushing northbound at the back of the 1P32 13:30 (14:44a RT 15:07d 23L) Greater Anglia London Liverpool Street- Norwich service train at Ipswich Station on the Great Eastern Main Line in Suffolk (UK).
On the Great Eastern Main Line the Class 90 push pull locomotives are always at the London end of the train.
90009 has previously been named 'Royal Show', 'The Economist' and most recently 'Diamond Jubilee' along with a full size Union Flag on the side but these have all been removed.
90009 was built at British Rail Crewe Works and entered service on September 7th 1988.