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Connecting the newer Perth Children's Hospital with the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Opened in 1958 as the Perth Chest Hospital and later named in honour of Sir Charles Gairdner, governor of Western Australia from 1951 to 1963, it is part of the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEII MC). It is colloquially referred to as Charlie's.
All clinical specialities are provided, with the exception of complex burns, paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and major trauma. It houses the state's only comprehensive cancer treatment centre, and is the state's principal hospital for neurosurgery and liver transplants. The hospital is closely associated with the nearby University of Western Australia as well as Curtin University, Notre Dame University, and Edith Cowan University.
Handling over 76,000 admissions annually, SCGH has 600 beds, and treats approximately 420,000 patients each year. As of 2012 some 5,500 staff are employed. In 2009, it was the second hospital in Australia to be awarded Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
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ICM (mouvement intentionnel de l'appareil-photo) prise de la ruelle, just au nord de l'avenue Whyte et de l'hôtel Strathcona sur le boulevard Gateway à Edmonton. Bien que la vitesse d'obturation indique 1/233, le temps d'exposition est de 2 secondes.
ICM taken of an alleyway, just north of Whyte Avenue and Strathcona Hotel on Gateway boulevard in Edmonton. Although the shutter speeds indicates 1/223, the exposure time was 2 seconds.
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The sunset the last night in Manarola.
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This pleasing shot of fallow deer stags by an oak tree in Bushy Park.
I do find it annoying with people going up too close to deer and take selfies with their smart phones, but I took this with my iPhone but it was using the 5 x optical zoom plus a bit of digital zoom and some cropping so a respectable distance away.
Unusual small reflection of me over my youngest grandson’s head. The bigger reflection of my image reflecting off the glass makes sense but the small one baffles me, there is a wall size mirror behind the dining room table which is partially visible in the dark parts of my larger reflection. But the mirror covers the whole wall. Why the tiny reflection? No photoshopping used here. Just a puzzle to me!
Our Daily Challenge: Parks & Gardens
It is that time of the year! The Carlsbad Flower Fields opened up for they annual Spring showing.
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B-Series train - Joondalup Station. W.A.
The B-series trains are a class of electric multiple unit built by Downer Rail in Maryborough, Queensland for Transperth between 2004 and 2019.
Design
Each set consists of three semi-permanently coupled cars designed to be used in either a three-car or six-car formation. The trains were designed to use AC motors rather than DC traction motors like the previous A-series, and to have a maximum service speed of 130 km/h (80 mph). : 116
In each set, IGBT inverters power eight AC traction motors distributed along the three cars, providing a 66% motorised unit.: 10
These trains are similar in design to Queensland Rail's IMU160/SMU260 EMU, V/Line VLocity DMU, and Adelaide Metro 4000 class EMU trains. The B series trains were originally built concurrently with the V/Line VLocity.
History
Perth's first electrified trains, the two-car A-series, entered service in September 1991.
In May 2002, a $437 million contract for the construction of the initial 31 three car B-series trains and the Nowergup depot was awarded to EDI Rail–Bombardier Transportation Joint Venture. These railcars were purchased to provide enough capacity for the Joondalup line extension to Clarkson, the Thornlie line spur from the Armadale line, and the Mandurah line. Of the total contract value, $24 million was for the railcar construction, $34 million was for the Nowergup depot construction, and $114 million was for the maintenance of the railcars for ten years.
The trains were specifically optimised for the higher possible speeds and greater station spacing on the newer Joondalup and Mandurah lines. Contemporaneous planning documents indicated that all-stops services on the older Fremantle, Armadale, and Midland lines would likely lead to overheating problems with the propulsion and braking systems.: 118
Platforms at the original stations on the Yanchep line had to be lengthened to accommodate the six-car trains,: 74 as did Platform 1 at Showgrounds and both platforms at West Leederville. The Mandurah line stations, along with Butler, Clarkson,: 85 Currambine and Greenwood on the Yanchep line, and the rebuilt Kelmscott station on the Armadale line, were built with longer platforms.
In December 2006, the government signed another contract, worth $160 million, with EDI Rail–Bombardier Transportation Joint Venture for 15 more three car B-series trains to be used on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines. In 2009, the first of these additional railcars were delivered, allowing several A-series trains to be moved from the Joondalup and Mandurah lines to the other lines on the network, and for frequencies to increase on the Mandurah, Joondalup, Fremantle and Midland lines. The first entered service on 28 June 2009.
In May 2011, the government announced 15 more three car B-series trains worth $164 million would be ordered to cater for the extension of the Joondalup line to Butler, and a general increase in capacity on the network. These trains were ordered in July 2011. In August 2012, this order was increased by two, to cater for the planned Aubin Grove station, and in November 2012, this order was increased by five, to make the total order be for 22 three car trains. The final cost was $243 million. With the final delivery from that order, all trains operating on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines were B-series trains.
Funding for an additional 10 sets was announced in the May 2016 state budget with delivery planned for 2018-20. These sets would provide additional capacity on the existing network, as well as the Forrestfield–Airport Link. The B series fleet would total 78 3-car sets. As of April 2019 all 78 3-car sets have been delivered with all 78 3-car sets in service.
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Good morning, Monterosso!
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It was on an aerial like pole from the wing of this car. Believe there is a light bulb in the top? Could be a light bulb Moment? Sorry for the pun. Taken at Runnymede Petrol Heads meet-up on a glorious sunny day, lots of interesting vehicles.
Barrack Street, Perth, Western Australia.
(Wikipedia)
The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built 82.5-metre (271 ft) copper and glass campanile in Perth, Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as The Bell Tower or the Swan Bell Tower.
Taking their name from the Swan River, which their tower overlooks, and forming a sixteen-bell peal with two extra chromatic notes, they are the second largest set of change ringing bells in the world, the largest being Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, which has 19 bells.
Twelve of the set are historic bells from St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square in London; six others, cast in recent times by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, round off the set. The St Martin-in-the-Fields bells were donated to the State of Western Australia as part of the 1988 Australian bicentenary celebrations; the additional bells were cast with a subsequent donation of metals mined in Western Australia. The six newer bells include five that were presented to the University of Western Australia, the City of Perth and to the people of Western Australia by the City of London, the City of Westminster and a consortium of British and Australian mining companies, and one bell commissioned by the Western Australian Government.
History of the St Martin-in-the-Fields bells
The St Martin-in-the-Fields bells can be traced to before the 14th century. They were recast in the 16th century by order of Queen Elizabeth I and again between 1725 and 1770 by members of the Rudhall family of bell founders from Gloucester. Due to be recast leading up to 1870 instead they were tuned and restored at London's Whitechapel Bell Foundry and donated to Western Australia, on the initiative of local bellringer and businessman Laith Reynolds. They are rare in that they are one of the few sets of royal bells, and more so since they are the only set known to have left England. The bells are also known to have rung as the explorer James Cook set sail on the voyage in which he reached Australia.
The tower was designed by the local architects Hames Sharley. The 18 bells have a combined weight of about 9 tonnes (20,000 lb) and, when rung, exert considerable forces on the support structure. To achieve the required rigidity, the six-story bell chamber was made with reinforced concrete cast in situ. The bell chamber was designed by the structural engineering firm Arup.
Soundproof louvres and doors are used to muffle the sound or direct the noise towards the city or the river as required. The glass-clad spire is designed using spokes that radiate horizontally from a centrally positioned axle, declining in width as it rises to a point. The solid-steel columns of the spire are rectangular and the concrete bell chamber is enveloped in 30-metre-tall (98 ft) copper sails and glass.
The redeveloped Barrack Square along Barrack Street precinct, which surrounds the tower, includes reflection pools as well as cafes, restaurants, shops and cycling and walking paths.
An inlaid path made of ceramic tiles initially surrounded the tower, with each tile consisting of a list of some of the youngest and oldest cohorts of students from nearly every school in Western Australia from 1999, arranged alphabetically by school name. As of March 2014, the tiles were removed as part of the Elizabeth Quay project, but have since been reinstalled in a new artwork to the east of the tower.
In 2018, to commemorate the centenary of the World War One armistice on 11 November, a large 6.5-tonne (14,000 lb) bell was cast by VEEM Limited, Canning Vale. Unlike the other bells in the tower, this is swung electronically using a motor, supplied by a Belgian firm. It is known as the Great ANZAC Bell.
Since 2013 the area around Barrack Street Jetty has undergone redevelopment; this included removal of part of the reflecting pool and creation of a boardwalk in front of the Bell Tower. The work is part of a larger foreshore project that also incorporates the Elizabeth Quay development.
Our Daily Challenge: Upside Down
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With its own lake...
Well, It rained the other day and they all flooded! lol
Our parks are mostly bone dry...
Rented jeeps from Rocky Mountain Jeep Rentals in Salida, CO and explored the mountains. Taken with an iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Ἱ.Μονή Παναγίας Προυσιωτίσσης, Αγρυπνία 22->23 Αυγ 2024.
Vigils on the eve before the feast day (Aug. 23, 2024) of Proussiotissa's monastery.
Scarborough Beach, Western Australia.
(Wikipedia)
Scarborough is a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located approximately 14 km northwest of the city centre in the City of Stirling local government area. Located along the coast of the Indian Ocean, it was named after the English beach resort Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
It has a population of about 14,300 people (2011 census), of whom about 25% were born overseas, mostly in the United Kingdom. It has a landmark high-rise hotel, the Rendezvous Hotel Perth Scarborough, originally built as Observation City in 1986 for Alan Bond, in anticipation of a demand for accommodation when the 1987 America's Cup challenge was held at nearby Fremantle. Scarborough Beach was the venue for the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships for the years 2007, 2008,2009, 2014, 2018 and 2023.
Scarborough Beach
Scarborough Beach is an entertainment precinct within the suburb with restaurants, bars and a nightclub. Since 1999, the local council has deployed a strategy for issues including traffic, parking, zoning, coastal landscape and recreation.
Alan Bond
One of the issues was whether or not to allow further high-rise development on Scarborough Beach. The 24-level Observation City hotel development (now Rendezvous) was very controversial in the 1980s but proceeded despite a long and intense public campaign against high-rise beachfront development.
Perth businessman Alan Bond, who built Observation City, had ambitious plans to convert the entire Scarborough Beach "strip". After securing most of the real estate, his plans failed to proceed because he was unable to purchase the family-owned fast food restaurant Peter's by the Sea. The restaurant still exists today after it refused to sell despite Bond making inflated offers on the property, and it has taken on historical significance with the locals ever since. Subsequent amendments by the City of Stirling have specified a height limit of eight storeys.
In April 2019, the ocean-side Scarborough Beach Pool opened.
Despite a considerable social history over decades, Scarborough Beach has one listed physical heritage feature, the 'Rotary Clock Tower of Scarborough Beach' otherwise known as the 'Scarborough Clock Tower.