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DART 8140 arrives into the recently opened Grand Canal Dock Station, with the impressive Aviva Stadium in the rear of the photo.
What a revelation this electric sets were when introduced on Dublin's commuter belt, replacing clapped out diesel carraiges.
8140 is one of the original 8100 class, built by GEC and Linke-Hofmann-Busch & later upgraded by Siemens.
Amongst the large gum trees on one of our local creeks the Darters appear to have bred well this season. From one vantage point I counted 4 nests. This being the closest and most visible. Here Mum is having a rest in the light rain whilst the chicks look on....patiently awaiting some activity that may signal a feed.
Darter "Anhinga melanogaster."
Also known as.....Diver, Needle-beak Shag or Snake bird.
The Darter is a fishing bird related to cormorants with a stiletto like bill and snake like neck. They swim underwater and often impale small fish etc with a sudden thrust forward of their neck and open bill.
On the surface, Darters swim with their body submerged and only their neck and head visible, hence the name "snake-bird."
Common Darter - Kendal Park, Hullbridge, Essex. Hopefully making use of the new pond for future generations!
Upper Dart valley. Dartmoor National Park.
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Part 3 of my “models from 2021” posting. This year my models had be invited to attend the Strathtay Scottish running day held by Angus Transport Group and Dundee Museum of Transport. The three models pictured here were completed in time to be featured on my Forfar Prior Road diorama during the event. Pictured are a Leyland Tiger, East Lancs Myllenium Hyline rebody, an East Lancs Spryte Dart and a Leyland Leopard Alexander Y Type in the modern livery - the only time a Strathtay y type wore this livery was in promotional artwork, and now with this model. Finally, I added to my Travel Dundee fleet with this code 3 Dart Pointer, finished with Sunrise transfers.
15.7.2024.
I think this is a male Black Darter dragonfly (Sympetrum danae) resting on warm stones.
Idle Valley Nature Reserve.
Rather dirty F59PHI no. 570 leads a westbound TRE, likely filled with Texas State Fair patrons returning home, toward Irving Station on the old Frisco mainline. Photo October 1, 2016.
Dart '0', which was in Brighton livery with only an RB front end, is now fully dressed in fleet livery and has a proper number; 101. The Robertson Buses crack team of crackpot engineers have been back at the Enviro-Darts again, with 101 being the first full conversion in a few years, plus heavy overhaul and standardisation of two more (and a third in progress).
For the record, since I haven't mentioned in a while, "Enviro Dart", "E-Dart" or simply just re-engined Dart refers to one of these Plaxton Pointer SLF Darts which has been upgraded with a 6.7 litre Cummins ISB engine, the same as what is found in the larger variants of Enviro 200 MMC.
On the back of this one is a big £2 fare promotion sticker. Quite a few buses in the fleet have smaller versions of these stuck in the windscreen or front door area. But then I decided to take these photos from the offside which means you probably won't be able to see them.
Today I caught up with Dart 61. The bus is dry stored tucked up in shed 4 at the top of the site. Modern classic among some cracking classics. Its stands out just how high floored old buses are when a low floor is parked next to them.
2011 Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart integral body/chassis with a Cummins ISBe 4.5 litre inline 4 diesel engine, Reg.YX61BXJ of ASD Coaches on a NHS Shuttle Bus service to Chatham Hospital at Chatham Quays, 28 October 2022.
Originally introduced in 2003 by Transbus (formed in 2000 by the merger of Alexander, Dennis and Plaxton) as a replacement for the Plaxton Pointer 2 body, the Alexander ALX200 body, and the Dennis Dart SLF chassis, the Transbus Enviro 200 Dart was effectively a semi-integral bus employing an updated version of the ALX200 body and Dart SLF chassis combination. However, available options were the Enviro 200 body with the MAN 14.240 chassis; or the Enviro 200 chassis with the Optare Esteem or MCV Evolution bodies. Production stopped in 2018.
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Common Darter - Sympetrum Striolatum
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Darter dragonfly exuvium . Found this yesterday much smaller than the previous exuvium so assume it must belong to a darter dragonfly.
Focus stacked using zerene
Diamond Dennis Dart SLF Plaxton Pointer 2 PJ02 RHA on driver training duties in Bolton on 2nd March, 2023. It was new to Pete's Travel.
Every year my hometown of Modesto California hosts the American Graffiti parade and car show. This event brings out thousands of cars from across California in remembrance of the movie "American Graffiti" and also the car culture of the 50's.
Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire Dennis Dart SLF/Alexander Pointer 2 35157 (NK56 EPD) is pictured out of use at Carlisle's Willowholme depot.
Refurbished and repainted, this ex-Stagecoach North East Dart has yet to find a place in the Cumbria & North Lancashire fleet, currently part of the reserve fleet parked up at Carlisle.
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1934 Dart pickup. Location not disclosed at owners request.
181 second exposure, protomachines set to pink.
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An express courier aircraft.
As the trade in greebles grew increasingly important to the economy of the galaxy, mini-fig hands were used for more and more purposes, as were other body parts. Arms smuggling became a major problem across the galactic disc. Greebles were grown in vats and then rushed to eagerly waiting MOCers to be used whilst the ABS was still fresh. A specialist courier service grew up around this trade and Dai's Dart was part of this.
Llwyngwril Space Systems were commissioned by the Tarren Trade Authority to design a practical and useful VTOL transport plane. It had to be capable of landing in small spaces to make deliveries of high-value items in built-up cities. Unfortunately the designers' search of the internet turned up plans of the Convair XFY-1 Pogo and so they decided to base their aircraft on this.
The unusual shape of the Dart was also down to the architects at Llwyngwril Space Systems deciding to take a spaceship design and stick a piston engine and propellor on the back. The engine used was the Watt & Pritney Cerberus, notorious for needing a lot of maintenance due to leaky gaskets on its eight cylinder heads.
Some versions of the Dart were equipped with drop tanks to increase their range. The nose cone hinged down as the cargo hatch and could also be opened for rescuers to gain access to cockpit in an emergency. The version illustrated here was flown by Dai Roberts, on the planet of Abergynolwyn VII. It was also equipped with a search light and weather radar to help it fly through the notoriously cloudy mountains of Eryri. Dai's company owned 6 of these aircraft, which were always kept immaculately clean. Dai Roberts was famous for his tidy darts.
Although the Dart met the specification for VTOL in confined spaces, the cockpit was awkward to access and the cargo hatch was even worse. Once again, a ladder was need to climb in and out. 137 years later, an investigation by the Galactic Revenue & Customs revealed that Llwyngwril Ladders Ltd. was a wholly owned subsisduary of Llwyngwril Space Systems.
FOURTH WALL TIME...
The main inspiration for this build has to be Jon Hall and especially his chapter in the Lego Adventure Book. I also liked Nathan DeCastro's Skypirates and other MOCs. Lastly, doing a degree in aeronautical engineering and loving the Dastardly & Muttley cartoons must have played their part too. The background story is better viewed on this model's MOCpages page.
An Australasian Darter drying its feathers in Centennial Park.
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ARRIVA Kent & Surrey 3073 P273 FPK is seen on Halfway Road between Sheerness and Halfway Houses whilst working route 362. Thursday 2nd January 2014.
At a time when the original Plaxton Pointer SLF Dart's are being decimated around the South East, Sheerness still boasts an allocation of eight examples although for how much longer remains to be seen as newer ex-London stock becomes available for use.
Dennis Dart SLF 10.6m - Plaxton Pointer (Ex-Guildford & West Surrey DSL 73)
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Dennis Dart with Plaxton Pointer bodywork P206NSC (FirstBus fleet number 40915) at Hawick Horse, 2nd April 2010.
Common Darter. If I had to guess, I'd say female.
Taken at Cudmore Grove East Mersea.
Flash, f11 ISO800.
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First phone photo of the year is of Stagecoach South West 35171 WA56FKY photographed waiting time at East the Water Tesco while operating Bideford town route 15 between East the Water and Affinity Outlet shopping centre. There is only 2 of these vehicles now left in Barnstaple Depot in North Devon.
Taken 3rd January 2025.
Diesel trainsets for DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) on the assembly floor of the Stadler USA factory in Salt Lake City, 4 June 2022.
Hornsbys Dart FX54LLE wearing their new livery for their centenary year. In Scunthorpe bus station 11:52 05/08/14.