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The Taxman. He expresses his psychosis by taxing everything he sees. And what he doesn't see too, why not? He tramples contracts that took decades to be signed, tramples imaginary enemies. He taxes the present, the past and the future. They say he taxed his own mother for giving birth to him. But there is something he will never be able to tax: Love. Because no matter how hard Mr. Taxman tries, we will always find an original way to love. And the good news is that love can heal you, Mr. Taxman. But first you will cry a lot for thrown having so many opportunities in the trash. For having been a thorn in the way of humanity. For having been a pain in the ass.
Sting - If it's Love - youtu.be/nFLfKN32oho?si=TxS-gIqyZk9DuGZ1
The contract brush cutter on the New Hampshire Northcoast is just about finished clearing the main line, this combined with some additional efforts by a certain employee have made the Union Meadows causeway look as good this spring as it probably has since construction of the railroad! Up until relatively recent times this causeway had high brush and trees growing on it, making it completely unshootable. With the freshly rebuilt GP38-2 back on the train this week, albeit in the middle of the consist, combined with decent weather it was a good time to shoot the causeway before the brush starts creeping back up. With 2 loads for Rochester and 25 loads for Boston the three units are having no trouble making track speed despite a late start from Ossipee.
Union Meadows, New Hampshire
June 15, 2017
Never again is what you swore
The time before
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Het is 16:53 als Lineas 1571+2105 met een lege Dolimetrein door het station van Kropswolde rijdt, op weg als trein 47627 naar Hermalle-Sous-Huy.
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Datum: 21-04-21
Plaats: Woldweg, Kropswolde
Van/naar: Veendam -> Hermalle-Sous-Huy
Vervoerder: Lineas
Locs: 1571+2105
Trein: Dolimetrein
Treinnumer: 47627
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Lineas rijdt in Nederland en België verschillende goederentreinen. Een aantal daarvan is kleinere (buurt) goederentreinen. Lineas (vroeger B-logistics) is in een aantal jaar flink gegroeid. In 2019 heeft het spoor bedrijf het Dolime-vervoer tussen Hermalle en Veendam overgenomen van DB Cargo. De Belgische spoorvervoerder reed voor de Corona-crisis 4 Dolimetreinen per week. Doordat er van de gemeente geen tweede bunker in dienst mag worden genomen en de normale bunker telkens vol zit is de productie gehalveerd. Sindsdien rijdt de vervoerder gemiddeld 2 treinen per week. De extra-wagenset is naar mijn weten weer teruggegeven aan de eigenaar, die is namelijk toch niet meer nodig.
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Lineas heeft op 1 januari 2019 het Dolimevervoer tussen Hermalle-Sous-Huy en Veendam overgenomen van DB-Cargo. De Belgische vervoerder reed met een koppel 7700den. Lineas heeft het contract weer voor 2 jaar gewonnen, dat betekend dat de vervoerder nog tot 1 januari 2023 het Dolimevervoer rijdt. Uiteraard is het rijden met diesel onder de draad niet echt schoon, tevens kunnen de locs de dienstregeling niet aan. Daarom huurt Lineas vanaf 13 december 2020 2 vervoerders in. TCS rijdt met een ex-NS 1700 onder de draad. IRP rijdt met een G2000 het laatste stuk van Onnen naar Veendam. Deze loc staat de hele week in Onnen. Lineas rijdt met een koppel 7700den het stuk tussen de Belgische groeve en Sittard.
Lineas heeft in de vloot een drietal locs van de serie G1206, twee daarvan zijn in huisstijl. De locs rijden voornamelijk in de Rotterdamse havens. Soms hebben ze een uitstapje naar bijvoorbeeld het hoge noorden om een trein af te slepen.
Op dinsdag 20 april 2021 reed de Lineas Dolimetrein weer aardig op tijd (+60). Na aankomst van de trein in Onnen bleek de 2105 van het storingsgevoelige type G2000 een storing te hebben, de loc kon niet harder rijden dan 40 km/uur, op zich niet een groot probleem voor de last-mile. Nadat de monteur het probleem niet had kunnen oplossen werd er om een hulploc gevraagd, deze kwam in de vroege ochtend van 21 april 2021 pas vanuit Kijfhoek naar Onnen. De heenrit werd de kapotte G2000 meegenomen achter de G1206, daar was ik blij om want de terugrit zou de loc dan achterop de trein hangen. Toch werd in Veendam besloten om de loc om te rijden, het nut snap ik niet want de G2000 is gewoon beremd, schijnbaar hadden ze tijd over ofzo. Na een poosje rondom Kropswolde te hebben gehangen werd er voor deze stek gekozen omdat hier de meeste kans was op zon. Veel lengte heb je hier (zeker door die lelijke G2000) niet maar het stationsgebouw is wel een fraai motief.
Na een poosje wachten bromde loc 1571 de hoek om. Aan de haak heeft de loc de kapotte 2105 en een lege Dolimetrein. De trein reed ruim 19 uur te laat (!). In Onnen werd de 1571 voor de trein weggehaald en kwam de 101001 voor de trein welke hem naar Sittard rijdt. De 1571 is op Onnen gebleven om de Dolimetrein van morgen te rijden welke waarschijnlijk ook wel behoorlijk te laat zal zijn. Na de foto werd er tevreden naar huis gefietst.
Foto: ©Tijmen Holstein
A new year, renewing contract. She signed herself into my power. Every letter, every stroke of her pen was a surrender—her breath, her thoughts, her very essence now bound to my will. She is no longer just an amazing capable woman; she is a vessel, a creation of my command, ready to be shaped, molded, and used. Her soul dances to my rhythm, and in her submission, I find my absolute control. She belongs to me —completely, utterly, and without question.
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We are awaiting exchange of contracts on the cottage, completion may be as late as October. We met the prospective new owners yesterday . . . and I'm pleased to report that Pat and John would have been pleased that they are going to have their home. We are pleased too!
Only one poppy in the meadow which was strange, but masses of large daisies. Not around much today either, we are going to the cinema to see the live link from Stratford Henry IV part 2 . . . will catch up as and when I'm able - but now in the middle of a busy week.
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Aii & Ego + Overpowered Armor Jake
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Core&Gore :: Balph face tattoo
Aii & Ego + Pearlescent Devil Horns
Cryptid Striders - Legs
Cryptid Talons - Hands
Aii & Ego + Forbidden Ritual Animesh Tentacles
Cryptid Agma - Head
Cryptid Les Ficelles Macabres - Head
NO.MATCH - NO SAVIOUR - Hair
Aii & Ego + Avian Ibrida (raven) Tattoo EVOX
Aii & Ego + Avarice Tail
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Aii & Ego + Radioactive Eye
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Thanks to a typo in the contract, the professor gained complete mastery of all the knowledge in the heavens and the earth in exchange for his soup.
Running uphill in loose stone whilst falling victim to what seems to be a never ending rainfall. Not what I had in mind for my Saturday morning hike. But we found the bridge and our timing couldn't have been better, or worse, let's just say we made it happen!
Gold Bar, Washington
New Brunswick Southern Railway Train 907-4 heads west through Nerepis, New Brunswick on 9/4/2022.
Head pin is SD40-2 6315, the final of 8 SD40-2's to be painted. The unit was painted not long before this, however it and the other 4 operational SD40-2's would soon be stored, after CP lost the container contract. Only 8145 would remain for another year, until it and all of the other units were sold to K&K Recycling. Currently the units are stored in North Bay, Ontario with an uncertain future.
New Brunswick Southern Railway
Train: 907-4
9/4/2022
Nerepis, New Brunswick
NBSR McAdam Subdivision
With a length of well over 100SLU the rear of 6X11 is still in Manton Tunnel as 66185 and 66015 take the Corby line and head south on 6th May 2022.
DB Cargo's Toyota contract is fully up and running now with three loaded trains running each way per week
Rendel's design featured two anchored cantilevers, each 310 feet long, carrying a suspended span of 200 feet in the middle. The girder contract was awarded to Westwood, Baillie & Co. of London, who assembled the 170 feet tall cantilevers in their yard, amazing spectators, before shipping the parts to India. When completed in 1889, the Lansdowne Bridge became the longest 'rigid' girder bridge span in the world. Sadly six workers died during construction: four from falls and two from tools falling upon them. In monetary terms, the total cost was roughly 2.7 million rupees.
The Leeds Corn Exchange is a Victorian building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, which was designed by Cuthbert Brodrick and completed in 1864. Leeds Corn Exchange is now just one of three Corn Exchanges in the country which operates in its traditional capacity as a centre for trade, albeit no longer for trading in corn. After closing, its condition deteriorated. Early proposals for regeneration included turning it into a concert hall similar to the Royal Albert Hall. In 1985, Speciality Shops plc won the contract to re-develop the Corn Exchange as a shopping centre. The refurbishment designed by Alsop & Lyall restored it and added staircases to allow access to the balcony and basement levels. It opened for trade in 1990. Many other buildings have been restored in the area, now known as the Exchange Quarter.
After the restoration the Corn Exchange re-opened in November 2008 as a boutique shopping centre for independent retailers.
This will be my last post for a small bit. My contract job ended so I don't much have the extra funds to keep blogging events and weekends sales as often as I did. I do so love my job, but the awkward time between contracts is so hard sometimes!
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Adventure Travel's contracted TrawsCymru Service T6 (Swansea-Neath-Crynant-Ystradgynlais-Sennybridge-Brecon) is registered to pass under the low railway bridge - which carries the South Wales Main Line - in Commercial Street in Neath in both directions. The service observes the bus stop outside the Railway Station rather than the Victoria Gardens terminal, and the use of Commercial Street further reduces the time penalty for serving the town.
I'm aware of only one double-decker to have lost her roof to the bridge and that was SWT ECW-bodied Bristol VR 993 in the early 1990s, which sealed her fate.
My shot goes back to June 2022 and depicts Adventure's Optare MetroCity OM162 passing through when green was still the primary colour used for TrawsCymru services. I cursed the pedestrian under my breath at the time, but in hindsight his presence probably enhances the image.
Blue hour after sunset
Blaue Stunde nach Sonnenuntergang
The London Eye, or the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. It has made many appearances in popular culture.
The structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). When it opened to the public in 2000 it was the world's tallest Ferris wheel. Its height was surpassed by the 140 metres (459 ft) Sun of Moscow in 2022, the 160 metres (525 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006, the 165 metres (541 ft) Singapore Flyer in 2008, the 167 metres (548 ft) High Roller (Las Vegas) in 2014, and the 250 metres (820 ft) Ain Dubai in 2021. Supported by an A-frame on one side only, unlike these taller examples, the Eye is described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel". The Eye offered the highest public viewing point in London until it was superseded by the 245-metre-high (804 ft) observation deck on the 72nd floor of The Shard in early 2013.
The London Eye adjoins the western end of Jubilee Gardens (previously the site of the former Dome of Discovery), on the South Bank of the River Thames between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge beside County Hall, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The nearest tube station is Waterloo.
History
Design and construction
The London Eye was designed by the husband-and-wife team of Julia Barfield and David Marks of Marks Barfield Architects.
Mace was responsible for construction management, with Hollandia as the main steelwork contractor and Tilbury Douglas as the civil contractor. Consulting engineers Tony Gee & Partners designed the foundation works while Beckett Rankine designed the marine works.
Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners assisted The Tussauds Group in obtaining planning and listed building consent to alter the wall on the South Bank of the Thames. They also examined and reported on the implications of a Section 106 agreement attached to the original contract, and also prepared planning and listed building consent applications for the permanent retention of the attraction, which involved the co-ordination of an Environmental Statement and the production of a planning supporting statement detailing the reasons for its retention.
The rim of the Eye is supported by tensioned steel cables and resembles a huge spoked bicycle wheel. The lighting was re-done with LED lighting from Color Kinetics in December 2006 to allow digital control of the lights as opposed to the manual replacement of gels over fluorescent tubes.
The wheel was constructed in sections which were floated up the Thames on barges and assembled lying flat on piled platforms in the river. Once the wheel was complete it was lifted into an upright position by a strand jack system made by Enerpac. It was first raised at 2 degrees per hour until it reached 65 degrees, then left in that position for a week while engineers prepared for the second phase of the lift. The project was European with major components coming from six countries: the steel was supplied from the UK and fabricated in The Netherlands by the Dutch company Hollandia, the cables came from Italy, the bearings came from Germany (FAG/Schaeffler Group), the spindle and hub were cast in the Czech Republic, the capsules were made by Poma in France (and the glass for these came from Italy), and the electrical components from the UK.
Opening
The London Eye was formally opened by the Prime Minister Tony Blair on 31 December 1999, but did not open to the paying public until 9 March 2000 because of a capsule clutch problem.
The London Eye was originally intended as a temporary attraction, with a five-year lease. In December 2001, operators submitted an application to Lambeth Council to give the London Eye permanent status, and the application was granted in July 2002.
On 5 June 2008 it was announced that 30 million people had ridden the London Eye since it opened.
Passenger capsules
The wheel's 32 sealed and air-conditioned ovoidal passenger capsules, designed and supplied by Poma, are attached to the external circumference of the wheel and rotated by electric motors. The capsules are numbered from 1 to 33, excluding number 13 for superstitious reasons. Each of the 10-tonne (11-short-ton) capsules represents one of the London Boroughs,[25] and holds up to 25 people, who are free to walk around inside the capsule, though seating is provided. The wheel rotates at 26 cm (10 in) per second (about 0.9 km/h or 0.6 mph) so that one revolution takes about 30 minutes, giving a theoretical capacity of 1,600 passengers per hour. It does not usually stop to take on passengers; the rotation rate is slow enough to allow passengers to walk on and off the moving capsules at ground level. It is stopped to allow disabled or elderly passengers time to embark and disembark safely.
In 2009 the first stage of a £12.5 million capsule upgrade began. Each capsule was taken down and floated down the river to Tilbury Docks in Essex.
On 2 June 2013 a passenger capsule was named the Coronation Capsule to mark the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
In March 2020, the London Eye celebrated its 20th birthday by turning several of its pods into experiences themed around London. The experiences included a pub in a capsule, a west end theatre pod and a garden party with flower arrangements to represent the eight London Royal parks.
Ownership and branding
Marks Barfield (the lead architects), The Tussauds Group, and British Airways were the original owners of the London Eye. Tussauds bought out British Airways' stake in 2005 and then Marks Barfield's stake in 2006 to become sole owner.
In May 2007, the Blackstone Group purchased The Tussauds Group which was then the owner of the Eye; Tussauds was merged with Blackstone's Merlin Entertainments and disappeared as an entity. British Airways continued its brand association, but from the beginning of 2008 the name British Airways was dropped from the logo.
On 12 August 2009, the London Eye saw another rebrand, this time being called "The Merlin Entertainments London Eye". A refurbished ticket hall and 4D cinema experience were designed by architect Kay Elliott working with project designer Craig Sciba, and Simex-Iwerks as the 4D theatre hardware specialists. The film was written and directed by Julian Napier and produced by Phil Streather.
In January 2011, a lighting-up ceremony marked the start of a three-year deal between EDF Energy and Merlin Entertainments.
Coca-Cola began to sponsor the London Eye from January 2015. On the day the sponsorship was announced the London Eye was lit in red.
In February 2020, lastminute.com replaced Coca-Cola as the sponsor.[50] Grammy Award-winning singer Meghan Trainor performed at the launch party on a boat overlooking the London Eye.
In March 2020, the wheel was illuminated blue every Thursday at 8pm in support of the National Health Service as part of the ‘Clap for our Carers’ campaign created during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Financial difficulties
On 20 May 2005, there were reports of a leaked letter showing that the South Bank Centre (SBC)—owners of part of the land on which the struts of the Eye are located—had served a notice to quit on the attraction along with a demand for an increase in rent from £64,000 per year to £2.5 million, which the operators rejected as unaffordable.
On 25 May 2005, London mayor Ken Livingstone vowed that the landmark would remain in London. He also pledged that if the dispute was not resolved he would use his powers to ask the London Development Agency to issue a compulsory purchase order. The land in question is a small part of the Jubilee Gardens, which was given to the SBC for £1 when the Greater London Council was broken up.
The South Bank Centre and the British Airways London Eye agreed on a 25-year lease on 8 February 2006 after a judicial review over the rent dispute. The lease agreement meant that the South Bank Centre, a publicly funded charity, would receive at least £500,000 a year from the attraction, the status of which is secured for the foreseeable future. Tussauds also announced the acquisition of the entire one-third interests of British Airways and Marks Barfield in the Eye as well as the outstanding debt to BA. These agreements gave Tussauds 100% ownership and resolved the debt from the Eye's construction loan from British Airways, which stood at more than £150 million by mid-2005 and had been charging an interest rate of 25% per annum.
Critical reception
Sir Richard Rogers, winner of the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize, wrote of the London Eye in a book about the project:
The Eye has done for London what the Eiffel Tower did for Paris, which is to give it a symbol and to let people climb above the city and look back down on it. Not just specialists or rich people, but everybody. That's the beauty of it: it is public and accessible, and it is in a great position at the heart of London.
Big City Review wrote that:
If you're an amateur or professional photographer, the London Eye delivers the chance to get breathtaking photos of the city of London. The ride moves so slow which enables one to have ample opportunity to shoot photos and video from all angles. When your done shooting your photos, the ride's slow speed lets you just sit back and take in the incredible views of London. From the time your carriage reaches the highest point your breath will have been take away. That is why the London Eye is worth visiting.
Transport links
The nearest London Underground station is Waterloo, although Charing Cross, Embankment, and Westminster are also within easy walking distance.
Connection with National Rail services is made at London Waterloo station and London Waterloo East station.
London River Services operated by Thames Clippers and City Cruises stop at the London Eye Pier.
(Wikipedia)
Das London Eye (englisch „Auge von London“), auch bekannt unter der Bezeichnung Millennium Wheel, ist mit einer Höhe von 135 Metern seit 2022 das zweithöchste Riesenrad Europas. Es steht im Zentrum von London am Südufer der Themse im London Borough of Lambeth nahe der Westminster Bridge und gilt als eines der Wahrzeichen der britischen Hauptstadt.
Baubeginn des Riesenrades war 1998. Am 10. Oktober 1999 wurde die Konstruktion aufgerichtet. Die Eröffnung für Besucher verzögerte sich wegen technischer Probleme bis zum 9. März 2000. Das London Eye sollte ursprünglich nur etwa fünf Jahre betrieben werden; angesichts des großen Erfolges wurde dies verworfen. Bis zum 10. September 2022 war es das höchste Riesenrad Europas, bis in Moskau das 140 m hohe Riesenrad Sonne von Moskau eröffnet wurde.
Merkmale
Das London Eye besitzt 32 bodentief verglaste und klimatisierte Gondeln, in denen jeweils 25 bis 28 Personen Platz finden.[5] Die Gondeln sind horizontal verlängerte Rotationsellipsoide. Sie sind von je zwei fest im Riesenrad montierten Kreisringen umgeben und in ihnen um ihre horizontale Achse drehbar gelagert (s. unten stehendes erstes und zweites Bild). Wegen ihres tiefen Schwerpunktes drehen sie sich darin so, dass der Gondelboden immer waagerecht bleibt.
Die Gondeln befinden sich außerhalb des Rades, was eine fast uneingeschränkte Panorama-Aussicht ermöglicht. Ihre Umfangsgeschwindigkeit ist 0,26 m/s (knapp 1 km/h). Ein Umlauf dauert fast ½ Stunde.[6] Durch die geringe Geschwindigkeit wird der Fahrgastwechsel während der Fahrt möglich, so dass das Rad nur anhält, um u. a. Rollstuhlfahrern den Einstieg zu ermöglichen. Der Antrieb des Radkranzes erfolgt an beiden Seiten durch insgesamt 16 Reibräder (siehe ein Reibrad in unten stehendem dritten Bild): 8 pro Seite, zu je 2 Gruppen à 4 Stück zusammengefasst.
Bei guter Fernsicht kann man vom Riesenrad aus bis zu 40 km weit sehen, unter anderem bis zum etwas außerhalb Londons gelegenen Schloss Windsor.
Planung und Bau
Das Riesenrad wurde von den Architekten David Marks und Julia Barfield entworfen. Tragwerksplaner war John Roberts, der auch später mit Marks Barfield beim British Airways i360 Aussichtsturm in Brighton zusammenarbeitete. Marks und Barfield hatten versucht, nach dem Erfolg des London Eye die Idee an weitere Städte zu verkaufen; sie erwies sich aber als zu teuer, weshalb sie als kostengünstigere Alternative den Aussichtsturm i360 entwarfen. Für das London Eye war ursprünglich Arup als Ingenieursfirma eingebunden. Diese stieg jedoch aus, als das Unternehmen Mitsubishi, mit dem sie verbunden war, sich zurückzog. Das Design der Gondeln stammt von Nick Bailey; das niederländische Stahlbau-Unternehmen Hollandia baute sie. Die Drehachse und die einseitige, schräge Stütze aus Rohren und Spannelementen wurden von der tschechischen Maschinenbaufirma Škoda geliefert. FAG Kugelfischer entwickelte und baute in Schweinfurt das riesige Pendelrollenlager an der Nabe. Die Kapseln und das Stabilisations-System stammen von der französischen Firma Sigma. Der Antrieb wurde von Bosch Rexroth geliefert. Am 10. September 1999 versuchte das niederländische Spezialunternehmen Smit-Tak mit einem der größten Schwimmkräne der Welt, das liegend zusammengebaute Rad des London Eye aufzurichten, doch der Versuch schlug fehl. Erst einen Monat später konnte das Rad zunächst um 60 Grad aufgerichtet werden. Es dauerte eine weitere Woche, um es in seine endgültige Position zu heben.
Betreiber
Die Merlin Entertainments Group besitzt und betreibt das Riesenrad. Sponsor seit Februar 2020 ist die Online-Reisesuchmaschine lastminute.com.[10] Zuvor waren von 2011 bis Ende 2014 EDF Energy und von 2015 bis Ende Januar 2020 Coca-Cola die Sponsoren. Bei der Eröffnung 2000 gehörte es noch der Tussauds Group, British Airways und der Architektenfamilie Marks Barfield gemeinsam. Tussaud kaufte 2006 die Anteile der anderen Eigentümer und wurde 2007 dann selbst von Merlin übernommen.
Einordnung
Das London Eye ist das sechstgrößte Riesenrad der Welt. Bis zum 4. Januar 2006 war es das höchste Riesenrad der Welt, wurde aber dann durch das 160 Meter hohe Riesenrad „Stern von Nanchang“ in Nanchang, China, abgelöst, das wiederum mit der Eröffnung des Singapore Flyer am 1. März 2008 als damals größtes Riesenrad der Welt ersetzt wurde (siehe auch Dubai Wheel). In der Zeit zwischen 2014 und 2021 war der High Roller in Las Vegas das größte Riesenrad, welches im Oktober 2021 vom 260 Meter hohen Ain Dubai abgelöst wurde.
Bis zum 10. September 2022 war es außerdem das größte Riesenrad Europas, wurde aber durch das 140 Meter hohe Riesenrad „Sonne von Moskau“ in Moskau, Russland abgelöst.
Zur Kolonialausstellung Empire of India Exhibition stand von 1895 bis 1907 im Earls Court Exhibition Centre das Great Wheel, das mit 94 Meter bis zum Bau des Riesenrades in Paris im Jahr 1900 das höchste Riesenrad der Welt war.
(Wikipedia)
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Birmingham (BHX/EGBB) 31.10.2016
When the Australian Kelsian Group subsidiary Tower Transit bought Huyton Travel in February 2025, it provided an entrance to the Liverpool City Region bus market ahead of the rollout of franchising on Merseyside.
With the franchising of local bus services in Wales on the horizon, starting with the South West Region from September 2027, is the recent acquisition of Swansea-based South Wales Transport, announced on 31st October, a similar strategic move ? Probably so.
A family owned business established just over 20 years ago, the purchase brings a fleet of 44 vehicles - 4 minibuses & midi-coaches (Fords and Ivecos) , 14 service buses (all Alexander Dennis) and 26 coaches (Volvos, Mercedes Tourismos and Yutongs).
The company's local bus work is split between Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, with commercial and contracted services operated in both counties.
The newest service buses are a pair of Alexander Dennis E20D MMCs acquired in Spring 2024 off-lease from Somerset Passenger Solutions. These are represented by SK68 LZJ, which is seen descending Chapel Road in Three Crosses in July 2025 when operating Service 22 between the village and Swansea City Centre.
New Contract Change Arriva London South Based At Norwood [N], Previously Go Ahead London Metrobus Croydon [C]
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Olympic Green Landscaping. I took some photos today of some of my property maintenance contracts. Victoria B.C. Canada
Taken 05/03/17
Due to the delayed delivery of LT's for the EL1/2/3, this delayed releasing these vehicles for the 101 change. As a result, this has resulted in the released buses at last minute, having to then go straight onto the 101 without the chance to remove the ELT branding. It won't be long until the branding gets removed off of the all the batch for the 101.
OK, it's been done before. I get that. But it's also a compositional idea that appears simple and one I wanted to try for myself. With today a write-off through rain, I decided to give it a whack.
Two hours later I finally got the shot I envisaged, with the assistance of the kitchen bench, a black shirt, a torch, a tissue to muffle the torchlight, a ring, an old book by Balzac (the source of the title), a wireless remote, tripod, a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III and a Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II lens.
Please type "L" for a much better view.