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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 05-Jun-22 (DeNoise AI).
'British Olympic Bid' special tail livery 'Teaming up for Britain'.
This aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-BMRC in Jan-88, it was withdrawn from service and stored at Southend UK in Mar-02.
In Nov-02 it was sold to Barclays Mercantile Finance and ferried to Tel Aviv, Israel for freighter conversion with a main deck cargo door. The conversion was completed in Jul-03 and the aircraft was sold to DHL Air Ltd the following month.
In Dec-17 the aircraft was transferred to EAT European Air Transport (Germany) and re-registered D-ALEW. It was operated on behalf of DHL. It was permanently retired at Castellon de la Plana - Costa Azahar, Spain in Dec-18 after 30 years in service. The registration was cancelled in Jan-19. Updated 05-Jun-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 20-Mar-21, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Aug-25.
Delivered to Euralair, France as F-GINL in Mar-92, this aircraft was leased to Air France in Oct-92 and returned to Euralair in Mar-98. On it's return to Euralair, it was sold to a leasing company and leased back.
In Apr-98 it was sub-leased to AOM Air Outre Mer, France. The lease was transferred to AOM in Aug-98. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Oct-00 and was leased to LOT Polish Airlines as SP-LKI the following month.
Returning to the lessor in May-04, it was immediately leased to SkyEurope Airlines as OM-SEE. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-07 and leased to Aeroflot-Nord later the same month as VP-BRE.
Aeroflot-Nord was renamed Nordavia Regional Airlines in 2010 after Aeroflot withdrew it's franchise agreement. I think the aircraft was permanently retired at Arkhangelsk, Russia in mid 2011 (I'm unable to find any photos of it after May-11). It was broken up at Arkhangelsk in early 2019.
The registration VP-BRE was re-issued in Aug-17 to a Boeing 767-3W0ER of Royal Flight, Russia.
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Ford Mustang GT350 Hardtop (1 st generation) (1964-73) Engine 289 Ci Hipo Windsor V8 271bhp
Registration Number OPD 238 D (Surrey)
FORD US SET
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The first generation Mustang introduced in 1965 was the first of the Pony cars. In order to keep down developement costs and to save time the concept utilized many proprietary components. It used drive train and components from thee Falcon and Fairlane and a similar platform type to the Falcon. Introduced in 1964 ahead of the 1965 model year meaning the 1965 year changes were made in mid 1965 as is the case with this car. This included the introduction of the 289 Ci engine with a twin barrel carb giving 200 bhp a four barrel carb was also available with a power increase to 225 bhp. The 1966 model is very similar with changes to the quarter panel badges and a bared grille replaced the mesh version.
For 1967 a features a major re-design
Diolch am 77,965,745 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 77,965,745 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 06.10.2019 at Bicester Scramble, Bicester, Oxon. 143-1247
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Keiko's Love Project! Thank you! I received another surprise in the mail today but I'll save that for another day :)
HAVE A *HEARTY* BOKEH WEDNESDAY! ;) ;)
This lone Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, looked cute, fuzzy and lost. Never fear, it's mother was close by, behind the cattails. But the cantankerous male was off harassing a pair of Canada Geese and some photographers.
Mute Swans, a non-native species, are large and beautiful, but have become a problem in many areas of Michigan, aggressively displacing native species. Some areas have taken steps to control the burgeoning population of Mute Swans, usually by replacing or interfering with eggs in the nest. Sometimes more "drastic" measures have been used.
Note: original photo has been replaced with an sRGB color profile version as of 1/6/2017. The previous version would have appeared blue-green to some viewers, depending on their browser/device. Please message me or comment if any other photos seem to have the wrong color profile set.
replaced this photo with the final version which was exhibited at my 2nd year show at university as a 43"x36" print.
Split zine with Sam Harris
Includes 8 images from my series "Industry" and 8 images from his series "200 Miles"
Hand numbered edition of 50
Printed to 140gsm recycled paper, staple bound with card covers in a printed envelope.
£5.00 posted to the UK a little more elsewhere
This image is part of the "Industry" series featured in the zine.
France - 2010
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 05-Mar-20.
'Cymru - Visit Wales' logojet.
Note: The words 'Free' and 'Duty' appeared the right way round on the other side
This aircraft was delivered to Linjeflyg (Sweden) as SE-DNK in May-92. It was wet-leased to LOT - Polish Airlines four days later. While it was leased to LOT, Linjiflyg was merged into SAS Scandinavian Airlines in Jan-93 and the aircraft was returned to SAS in Apr-93. In Nov-94 it was leased to BMA - British Midland Airways as G-BVKD. BMA was renamed 'bmi - british midland' in Feb-01. The aircraft was transferred to bmi's 'low-cost' subsidiary, 'bmi baby', in Mar-04. It was returned to SAS Scandinavian Airlines in Apr-11 and sold to TAG Aviation (Stansted) Ltd 3 days later. It was stored at Bournemouth, UK. The aircraft was sold to Aero North International in Aug-11 and remained stored at Bournemouth until it was sold to Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc as N457US in Oct-11 and ferried to Jakarta, Indonesia for further storage. It stayed at Jakarta until it was leased to Kalstar Aviation as PK-KSP in Jul-13. It was transferred to Xpress Air as PK-TZD in Jun-17. Current, updated (Mar-20).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Purbeck
The Isle of Purbeck, not a true island but a peninsula, is in the county of Dorset, England. It is bordered by the English Channel to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome and Poole Harbour to the north. Its western boundary is less well defined, with some medieval sources placing it at Flower's Barrow above Worbarrow Bay.[1] The most southerly point is St Alban's Head (archaically St. Aldhelm's Head). It is suffering erosion problems along the coast.
The whole of the Isle of Purbeck lies within the local government district of Purbeck, which is named after it. However the district extends significantly further north and west than the traditional boundary of the Isle of Purbeck along the River Frome.
In terms of natural landscape areas, the southern part of the Isle of Purbeck and the coastal strip as far as Ringstead Bay in the west, have been designated as National Character Area 136 - South Purbeck by Natural England. To the north are the Dorset Heaths and to the west, the Weymouth Lowlands.[
Geology
The geology of the Isle is complex. It has a discordant coastline along the east and concordant coastline along the south. The northern part is Eocene clay (Barton Beds), including significant deposits of Purbeck Ball Clay. Where the land rises to the sea there are several parallel strata of Jurassic rocks, including Portland limestone and the Purbeck beds. The latter include Purbeck Marble, a particularly hard limestone that can be polished (though mineralogically, it is not marble). A ridge of Cretaceous chalk runs along the peninsula creating the Purbeck Hills, part of the Southern England Chalk Formation that includes Salisbury Plain, the Dorset Downs and the Isle of Wight. The cliffs here are some of the most spectacular in England, and of great geological interest, both for the rock types and variety of landforms, notably Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, and the coast is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site because of the unique geology.
In the past quarrying of limestone was particularly concentrated around the western side of Swanage, the villages of Worth Matravers and Langton Matravers, and the cliffs along the coast between Swanage and St. Aldhelm's Head. The "caves" at Tilly Whim are former quarries, and Dancing Ledge, Seacombe and Winspit are other cliff-edge quarries. Stone was removed from the cliff quarries either by sea, or using horse carts to transport large blocks to Swanage. Many of England's most famous cathedrals are adorned with Purbeck marble, and much of London was rebuilt in Portland and Purbeck stone after the Great Fire of London.
By contrast, the principal ball clay workings were in the area between Corfe Castle and Wareham. Originally the clay was taken by pack horse to wharves on the River Frome and the south side of Poole Harbour. However in the first half of the 19th century the pack horses were replaced by horse-drawn tramways. With the coming of the railway from Wareham to Swanage, most ball clay was dispatched by rail, often to the Potteries district of Staffordshire.
Quarrying still takes place in Purbeck, with both Purbeck Ball Clay and limestones being transported from the area by road. There are now no functioning quarries of Purbeck Marble.
Wild flowers
The isle has the highest number of species of native and anciently introduced wild flowers of any area of comparable size in Britain.[3] This is largely due to the varied geology. The species most frequently sought is Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes), which in Britain, is most common in Purbeck. Nearly 50,000 flowering spikes were counted in 2009. Late April is the best time, and the largest population is usually in the field to the west of Dancing Ledge. Smaller numbers can be seen on a shorter walk in Durlston Country Park. This orchid is the logo of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Cowslip meadows (Primula veris and Primula deorum) are at their best shortly afterwards and Durlston Country Park has several large ones.
In early May several woods have carpets of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum). King's Wood and Studland Wood, both owned by the National Trust, are good examples. At around the same time and later some Downs have carpets of yellow Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) and blue Chalk Milkwort (Polygala calcarea). In late May the field near Old Harry Rocks has a carpet of yellow Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria).
Blue and white flowers of Sheep's bit (Jasione montana) and pink and flowers of Sea Bindweed (Calystegia soldanella) lend colour to Studland dunes in June. Both Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) and Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) are frequent on Corfe Common that month, and Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) and Purple Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowers add colour to the Common in July.
Dorset Heath (Erica ciliaris), the county flower, can be found in July and August in large numbers, especially on and around Hartland Moor, in damper parts of the heathland. Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum) gives displays of yellow flowers there in early July. Marsh Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe) is found less frequently in similar areas from mid August to mid September.[3]
Roman, Saxon and Norman
A number of Romano-British sites have been discovered and studied on the Isle of Purbeck, including a villa at Bucknowle Farm near Corfe Castle, excavated between 1976 and 1991.[4] The Kimmeridge shale of the isle was worked extensively during the Roman period, into jewellery, decorative panels and furniture.[5]
At the extreme southern tip of Purbeck is St Aldhelm's Chapel which is Norman work but built on a Pre-Conquest Christian site marked with a circular earthwork and some graves. In 1957 the body of a 13th century woman was found buried NNE of the chapel which suggests there may have been a hermitage in the area. In 2000 the whole chapel site was declared a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The precise function of the chapel building is disputed with suggestions that it may have been a religious retreat, a chantry for the souls of sailors who had drowned off St Aldhelm's Head or even a lighthouse or warning bell to warn sailors. Victorian restoration work of the chapel found signs that a beacon may have adorned the roof. The present cross on the roof is Victorian.
The town of Wareham retains its Saxon earth embankment wall and it churches have Saxon origins. One of these, St Martins-on-the-Walls was built in 1030 and today contains traces of medieval and later wall paintings.
At Corfe Castle village is the great castle which gives the village its modern name. The castle commands the strategic gap in the Purbeck Ridge. The present castle dates from after the Conquest of 1066 but this may replace Saxon work as the village was the place where Saxon King Edward the Martyr had been murdered in 978. The supposed place of his murder is traditionally on, or near, the castle mound. Corfe was one of the first English castles to be built in stone - at a time when earth and timber were the norm. This may have been due to the plentiful supply of good building stone in Purbeck.
Sir John Bankes bought the castle in 1635, and was the owner during the English Civil War. His wife, Lady Mary Bankes, led the defence of the castle when it was twice besieged by Parliamentarian forces. The first siege, in 1643, was unsuccessful, but by 1645 Corfe was one of the last remaining royalist strongholds in Southern England and fell to a siege ending in an assault. In March that year Corfe Castle was demolished ('slighted') on Parliament's orders. Owned by the National Trust, the castle is open to the public. It is protected as a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The isle
A large part of the district is now designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), but a portion of the coast around Worbarrow Bay and the ghost village of Tyneham is still, after nearly 60 years, in the possession of the Ministry of Defence who use it as a training area. Lulworth Ranges are part of the Armoured Fighting Vehicles Gunnery School at Lulworth Camp. Tanks and other armoured vehicles are used in this area and shells are fired. Due to safety reasons, right of entry is only given when the army ranges are not in operation. Large red flags are flown and flashing warning lamps on Bindon Hill and St Alban's Head are lit when the ranges are in use.[6] At such times the entrance gates are locked and wardens patrol the area.
Other places of note are:
Swanage, at the eastern end of the peninsula, is a seaside resort. At one time it was linked by a branch railway line from Wareham; this was closed in 1972, but has now reopened as the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway.
Studland: This is a seaside village in its own sandy bay. Nearby, lying off-shore from The Foreland (also Handfast Point), are the chalk stacks named Old Harry Rocks: Old Harry and his Wife.
Poole Harbour is popular with yachtsmen; it contains Brownsea Island, the site of the first-ever Scout camp.
Corfe Castle is in the centre of the isle, with its picturesque village named after it.
Langton Matravers, which was once the home of several boys preparatory schools until 2007 when the Old Malthouse closed.
Kimmeridge Bay, with its fossil-rich Jurassic shale cliffs, and site of the oldest continually working oil well in the world.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 22-Apr-23.
I thought it was real but it's just an Ilyushin [*groan*]
I think this was probably the first Russian built aircraft I had ever seen (I'd led a very sheltered life!). I recall that it brought in Budapest Honved FC a few days earlier for a soccer match against Liverpool FC on 08-Mar-66. Liverpool won 2-0!
I was asked to take some family photos but with a twist ... or a Teddy to be specific. It was a glum day, cold and muggy. I didnt really plan for the day because it was short notice so we took a big bag full of props. This Teddy inspired a few ideas and the shoot was a success
Every bear that there ever was, would gather there for certain because, today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic ...
Facts:
Overview:
Lost bascule bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on FL 704 in West Palm Beach
Location:
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
Status:
Replaced by a new bridge
History:
Built 1929; reconstructed 1959; replaced 2005
Design:
Bascule
Dimensions:
Length of largest span: 113.9 ft.
Total length: 1,237.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Also called:
Intracoastal Waterway Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude:
+26.70602, -80.04645 (decimal degrees)
26°42'22" N, 80°02'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates:
17/594853/2954229 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Palm Beach
Inventory numbers:
FDOT 930505 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
FDOT 930022 (Florida Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 12466 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection: (as of 04/1998)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic: (as of 1996)
11,000
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 25-Oct-17, plus DeNoise AI 22-Nov-22.
Named: "Zephyros". (dark blue tail livery).
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6055X, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to EuroCypria Airlines (Cyprus) as 5B-DBU in Feb-03.
EuroCypria was absorbed into Cyprus Airways and ceased operations on 12-Nov-10. The aircraft was returned to ILFC and stored at Perpignan, France.
In Dec-10 it was re-registered N641LF and re-registered again as N859AM in Feb-11. It ferried to Shannon, Ireland in Mar-11 and was repainted in AeroMexico livery before being leased to AeroMexico in Apr-11.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Aug-20 as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. It was moved to Miami, FL, USA in Dec-20 for further storage before ferrying to Dothan, AL in Apr-21 to await freighter conversion.
The aircraft was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door by the end of Jun-21 and leased to iAero Airways in Jul-21. It's operated on behalf of DHL USA. Current, updated 22-Nov-22.
SEe13 (LJ66CFM) is seen at London Bridge having deadrunned with "Railway Replacement" on the blinds.
The driver pulled up to this stand and to make this photo more unique it features a SE train above it :-P
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 24-Apr-21. Suffering from some heat shimmer...
This aircraft was delivered to Southwest Airlines as N26SW in Jul-75. It was sold to a lessor in Nov-88 and leased back to Southwest. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Sep-97 and sold to WestJet Airlines as C-GWJU later the same month.
WestJet dropped the 'Airlines' from the titles in Mar-02 (although I understand that the 'Airlines' is back in the titles as of 2020). It was withdrawn from service and permanently retired in Apr-04.
The aircraft was donated to Southern Alberta Institute of Technology at the Smith Aero Centre for Training & Technology at YYC and used to train ground crews for aircraft towing & running up. Updated 24-Apr-21.
Excerpt from militarybruce.com/restoring-the-past-the-canadian-nationa...:
Originally built around 1907, the single-story station replaced an earlier two-storey station. It was considered a union station, as it served both the Great Western Railway and Hamilton & Northwestern Railway, two historic railway companies that operated in southern Ontario from the mid to late 1800s.
Both railway companies were taken over by the Grand Trunk Railway, which itself was taken over by Canadian National Railway in 1923.
A unique feature of the station was that it had operators bays at both the front and back of the building.
In 1996, CN abandoned the line, by then known as CN Cayuga Subdivision, and sold the aging station. The tracks, which hadn’t seen trains running along it for years, were removed.
Re-purposed into a book store called “Neat Little Bookstore,” the station was later occupied by “Michaud Fine Woodworking.” Growth in the company, now called “Michaud Toys” caused it to look for bigger accommodations.
The former station sat vacant for several years before it was finally sold, this time by Tim Hortons Corporation, the famous Canadian coffee chain, for a new Tim Hortons location.
Not wanting to see the station demolished, the local Walpole Antique Farm Machinery Association (WAFMA) approached Tim Hortons about buying and moving the station. Tim Hortons agreed to sell former station to them for one dollar.
Members of the WAFMA fundraised in order to move the century-old station to the WAFMA property, owned by Association president Larry Moyer and his wife Margaret, at the south end of Jarvis.
Also required was a complete restoration of the station, along with adding new plumbing, hydro servicing and building of a new concrete foundation. The station’s deteriorating roof shingles were replaced with a new steel roof.
In October 2016, the station was moved from its home of 99 years to the WAFMA property, slowly through fields and on back roads. A small section of track was laid across the front of the station, simulating the rail line that it used to serve.
The station now serves as a local museum, with historic railway artifacts, maps, photographs, signs, model trains and other artifacts from the history of Jarvis.
Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
631 was the first of a batch of 10 Sunbeam S7A trolleybuses which entered service in Huddersfield in November/December 1959 to replace some of the ageing rebuilt Karrier E6 trolleybuses. These were Huddersfield’s last new trolleybuses and also the last three-axle trolleybuses built for service in the United Kingdom. They followed the style of the previous Huddersfield trolleybuses (3-axle, double-deck, 7' 6" wide) to fit in with the rest of the fleet, despite the regulations having been relaxed a few years earlier which would have enabled these trolleybuses to have been built as two-axle. They were not particularly well-liked by the Huddersfield crews, who tried to have alternative vehicles allocated to them. www.britishtrolley.org.uk/huddersfield-631
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 29-Nov-22.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, this aircraft was initially to have been delivered to Tombo Aviation as N8254Q but that registration wasn't used. The aircraft was delivered to Tombo Aviation and leased to Sabre Airways as G-ODMW in May-00.
Sabre Airways was renamed Excel Airways in Jan-01 and it was re-registered G-XLAD the following month. The aircraft was wet leased to Miami Air between Nov-01/May-02 and again between Dec-03/Apr-04.
After that it was dry leased to Miami Air as N906MA between Dec-04/May-05 and Dec-05/Apr-06. In Nov-06 the aircraft was wet leased to associate company XL Airways France. It returned a month later, by which time Excel Airways had become XL Airways UK.
It was dry leased to Miami Air, again as N906MA, between Dec-06/Apr-07. XL Airways UK ceased operations in Sep-08 (although XL Airways Germany and XL Airways France continued trading) and the aircraft was impounded at East Midlands Airport (UK).
It was returned to the lessor 1 week later and was stored. In Dec-08 the aircraft was leased to Atlant-Soyuz Airlines as VP-BMI. the lease was transferred to Moscow Airlines in Nov-10, but not for long. The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Tel Aviv (Israel) in Jan-11.
In Mar-11 the aircraft was sold to Wells Fargo Bank NW as N520AM and leased to AeroMexico the following week. It was fitted with blended winglets in Jun-11. Current. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-20 and was stored at Guangzhou (China) in May-20, awaiting freighter conversion.
It was converted to freighter configuration at Guangzhou in Oct-20 and was stored at Kuala Lumpur -Subang before being leased to World Cargo Airlines (Malaysia) as 9M-WCA in Feb-21. Current, updated 29-Nov-22.
Uma modesta homenagem à grande artista e, acima de tudo, querida amiga, Didih Merlin. Por tudo que vc acrescenta e representa para nós... MUITO OBRIGADO!
A modesty tribute for a great artist and, more than that, a dear friend, Didih Merlin. For all that you add and show us....MANY THANKS!
LISTEN IT: br.youtube.com/watch?v=Srek7XPXnlY&feature=related
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 05-Jul-23.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWST in Jan-16, the aircraft was ferried to the Airbus factory at Hamburg-Finkenwerder for interior fitout and painting. It was delivered to Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management and leased to Emirates as A6-EOZ in May-16.
The aircraft was stored at Dubai World Central in Mar-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It returned to Dubai International in Nov-20 for further storage and returned to service in Sep-21. Current, updated 31-Oct-23.
97303 and 97304 sit at Shrewsbury after arriving from Pwllheli on a Pathfinder railtour returning to Bristol Parkway. The 97's would come off here and be replaced by 67001 for the run south. Taken on 20th August 2021
Replaced photo! Apologies for bad shot !i think I will leave her now added whiskers and some fade colour to background.thanks Krissie for original shot 👍
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 24-May-24.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6038E, this aircraft was delivered to Airtours International Airways as G-SJMC in Mar-94. It was wet-leased to Garuda Indonesia Airlines on a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Jan/Mar-02.
In May-02 Airtours was renamed MyTravel Airways and more Garuda Haj Pilgrimage operations took place between Jan/Mar-03, Dec-03/Feb-04 and Dec-04/Feb-05.
In Apr-05 the aircraft was leased to SkyService Airlines (Canada) as C-GLMC, but not for long... It suffered a 'very' heavy landing at Punta Cana. Dominican Republic in May-05.
It bounced and landed nosewheel first causing severe damage to the landing gear, wings and fuselage. It was almost written off and was at Punta Cana for five months being repaired. In Oct-05 it was ferried to Portland, OR, USA for repainting and returned to service with MyTravel Airways as G-SJMC in Nov-05.
The aircraft was re-registered G-TCCA in Feb-08 and MyTravel Airways was merged into Thomas Cook Airlines UK at the end of Mar-08. In Nov-08 another Haj Pilgrimage was operated for Garuda Indonesian Airlines with the aircraft returning to Thomas Cook in Jan-09.
The Thomas Cook Group also owned Condor Flugdienst and in Dec-13 the aircraft was wet leased to Condor for the winter, returning to Thomas Cook UK at the end of Apr-14. The winter lease was repeated between Nov-14/Apr-15 and Nov-15/Apr-16.
It operated its last service for Thomas Cook UK in Oct-16 and was again leased to Condor in early Nov-16. The aircraft operated its last passenger service from Varadero to Frankfurt on 18/19-Nov-16, ferried back to Thomas Cook UK and was stored at Manchester.
It was sold to a lessor and leased to Atlas Air as N1373A in Feb-17 and ferried to Tel Aviv for freighter conversion. The aircraft was converted to 'F' with a main deck cargo door in Oct-17 and operated for Amazon Prime Air in Nov-17.
Now 30 years old, it continues in service. Updated 24-May-24.
"Solitary Cycle"
A fitting image for my day. I've finally fixed up my bike to working order. I managed to teach myself how to replace a derailleur, change over all the cables and finally have it all good to go! I found this bike in a sorry state a couple years ago, it was tossed into a pile of bushes left to rust. I've been tinkering with it ever since, and I think it's finally in a good spot!
71/365
Looking back 2 years ago here and the standard face you'd find on First Kernow's U1 & U2 service at the time of taking this, ADL Enviro400 33664 SN12AEF is seen at Dracaena in Falmouth working the U1 in from Truro. At the end of this same year these were replaced by brand new MMC's with an all new livery for these routes www.flickr.com/photos/118283754@N07/25524381658/in/photol... which saw these 12 plate ones shipped off to Bristol.
[Over the two weeks we spent in England at the beginning of May amid a whirlwind of feverish preparations for our daughter’s wedding, I managed to secure of few slots of free time to go and visit some of the very few churches still standing from what we would call in Continental Europe the Romanesque age, and which the English call “Norman”, as most of those churches were built around or after the Conquest in 1066. Anything that’s older, they call “Saxon” or “Anglo-Saxon”. Beginning today, I will take you on a tour of my lovely finds in the countryside of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.]
Little Snoring... The name itself is so appealing that I couldn’t resist! The church dedicated to Saint Andrew stands on a hilltop and is very notable for being one of only just two with a round tower fully detached from the church itself.
Archæologists believe that, while the tower is from the 11th century, the church we see today replaced an earlier one built on the same site. A lot of materials from the older church were also re-used to build the new one. The function of the tower was primarily to watch the environs, and its round shape was commanded by the difficulty of producing strong corners with the local pebbles and flint builders had to work with.
Most of this very simple church is from the 1100s, while the large Gothic windows are from the 1200s and 1300s, the oldest being the triple window in the eastern wall (what we in Europe would call “the apse”).
The northern wall, very plain and unadorned, retains traces of two doors, a Romanesque and a Gothic one.
Holy Trinity
Church of England
The current church building replaces a C9 wooden church which is referred to in the Domesday Book.
The chancel was built c1320. The nave, aisles and tower were added between 1390 and 1410.
The south porch was added in C15
Little has been altered in the structure since then.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 20-Sep-22 (DeNoise AI).
First flown with the Boeing test registration N5002K, this aircraft was delivered to jmc AIR as G-JMAA in Apr-01. jmc AIR was renamed Thomas Cook Airlines UK in Apr-03.
The aircraft was fitted with blended winglets in Feb-11. It was repainted in the final grey/yellow Thomas Gook Group livery with Condor titles in Jan-18, although it continued to be operated by Thomas Cook Airlines UK (based at London-Gatwick) until Jan-19 when it was stored at Manchester, UK.
The aircraft was transferred to Condor Flugdienst as D-ABOP in Apr-19. The Thomas Cook Group UK ceased operations in Sep-19 taking Thomas Cook Airlines UK with it. Condor continued to operate with a bridging loan from the German Government.
In mid Mar-20, at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Frankfurt, Germany. It was ferried to Marana, AZ, USA in Jun-20 and returned to the Boeing Capital Corporation as N786BC.
The aircraft remained stored at Marana until it was sold to Azex Leasing in Jul-21 and leased to Azur Air Ukraine as UR-AZN. When Russia invaded the Ukraine on 24-Feb-22, the aircraft had just arrived at Kharkiv, Ukraine. It's now stored there, although I have no idea if it's still in one piece. Updated 26-Aug-22.
Note: jmc AIR was the Thomas Cook Group's first attempt at an 'in-house' airline. 'jmc' was the son of the original 'Thomas Cook', James Michael Cook. Who knew? No one! That was the problem. Most people in the UK know who Thomas Cook was (Cooks Tours was the company that started 'Inclusive Tours' of mainland Europe in the mid 1800's). I'll bet some company made a fortune for coming up with that name. It wasn't long before it was renamed Thomas Cook Airlines.
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 23-Mar-21, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 08-Jun-24.
Fleet No: "904".
Original 'Star Alliance' livery featuring the six founding members of the alliance, Air Canada, Lufthansa, United Airlines, Varig Brazil, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Thai Airways International.
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWJF, this aircraft was delivered to Air Canada as C-FYLD in Apr-97. It was due to be leased to LAN Airlines (Chile) in Jan-08 but the lease was cancelled. The aircraft was leased to Gestair (Spain) as EC-KSE in May-08 and operated on behalf of Iberia in full Iberia livery.
It was returned to Air Canada as G-CHSJ in Feb-13 and stored at Sao Paulo - Guarulhos, Brazil. The aircraft remained stored until it was leased to Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-FPU in Dec-13. It was permanently retired at San Bernardino, CA, USA in Mar-20 and broken up there in 2021.
Note 1. The registration C-FYLD was later applied to a Sunwing Airlines Boeing 737-800 between Dec-09 / Apr-10.
Note 2. I was a bit suspicious of the British registration G-CHSJ for Air Canada while it was stored in Brasil, thinking it was likely to be a misprint for C-GHSJ. However, on checking the UK CAA aircraft database I found that G-CHSJ was correct. The aircraft was British registered between Feb/Dec-13. The Canadian registration C-GHSJ is/was a Cessna 172.
Renfe Mercancías S.A. (grupo Renfe Operadora): por enésimo verano consecutivo, la línea 240 está afectada por obras. En esta ocasión se están sustituyendo los carriles de ancho ibérico, así como otras obras en infraestructuras. Por ese motivo, de nuevo, hay diversos tramos por los que se circula en vía única temporal.
La inoperancia de Adif es escandalosa, dado que estas obras se podrían haber realizado en veranos anteriores, compatibilizándolas con las de la implantación del tercer carril.
Estas obras, de nuevo, han implicado la reducción de los servicios de Rodalies de la línea R4, y una brutal afectación al tráfico de mercancías, con enormes retrasos y frecuentes supresiones de trenes, agravada por la crítica situación de la terminal de Can Tunis en Barcelona, donde también se están realizando obras y la inutilidad operativa ha alcanzado niveles increíbles.
Aquí vemos un largo tren formado por 25 vagones Shimms de RailSider para transporte de bobinas de chapa, circulando por la vía banalizada hacia Sant Vicenç de Calders. Es remolcado por la sucia locomotora eléctrica 253 097, una TRAXX F140DC construida por Bombardier (8076/2010).
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Renfe Mercancías S.A. (Renfe Operadora group): For the umpteenth consecutive summer, line 240 is affected by trackworks. This time, the Iberian gauge rails are being replaced, as well as other infrastructure works. For this reason, several sections are once again operating on a temporary single track.
Adif's ineffectiveness is scandalous, given that these works could have been carried out in previous summers, making them compatible with the implementation of the third rail.
These works, once again, have resulted in the reduction of Rodalies services on line R4 and a brutal impact on freight traffic, with enormous delays and frequent train cancellations. This is aggravated by the critical situation at the Can Tunis terminal in Barcelona, where works are also underway and operational inefficiency has reached incredible levels.
Here we see a long train with 25 RailSider Shimms wagons for transporting sheet metal coils, running on the banalized track toward Sant Vicenç de Calders. It is hauled by the dirty electric locomotive 253 097, a Bombardier-built TRAXX F140DC (8076 / 2010).
Boys made a practical joke on Dutch (aka Gold Leader) as they replaced his workhorse to a miniature version of Y-wing awhile he was taking a nap. Unfortunately he can't fly with this thing. It's main purpose is to sit on the shelf and just look nice.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 23-Jan-23 (DeNoise AI).
A cold and misty morning at Manchester...
This aircraft was delivered to Singapore Airlines as 9V-SPL in Jan-97. It was repainted in the 'Tropical Megatop / Raffles' special livery in 1998, however it was quickly returned to standard livery after sister-ship 9V-SPK (also in the 'Raffles' livery) was lost when it crashed on take-off at Taipei, Taiwan on 31-Oct-2000.
It was sold to Cathay Pacific Airways Cargo as B-HKX in Jan-09 and was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck side cargo door (SCD) in Jun-09.
The aircraft was transferred to Air Hong Kong in Jul-17 and returned to Cathay Pacific Cargo in Jun-18 when it was stored at Hong Kong.
It was sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest and leased to Atlas Air Cargo as N471MC in Aug-18. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Lleida, Spain between Feb/Apr-20. It returned to service on 09-Apr-20. Current, updated 28-Jul-22.
Replacing a digital photo taken 4 days ago with a better version 21-Sep-19.
Operated on behalf of TUI Airways UK by Gowair Vacation Airlines, covering for TUI's grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8's.
First flown in Jul-00 with the Airbus test registration F-WWBG, this aircraft was delivered to CNAC - Zhejiang Airlines as B-2210 in Sep-00. CNAC - Zhejiang Airlines was merged into Air China - Zhejiang in Oct-02.
The aircraft was stored at Chengdu, China in Dec-16 and returned to the lessor in Jun-17. It was leased to Gowair Vacation Airlines, Spain as EC-MQH in Jul-17. It was wet-leased to Air Moldova between Jul/Aug-17 and briefly wet-leased to Tunis Air in late Aug-17.
At the end of Aug-17 the aircraft was wet-leased to Primera Air Scandinavia and returned to Gowair at the end of Oct-17. It was wet-leased to Volotea Airlines between May/Oct-18. The aircraft was also leased to RAM Royal Air Maroc between Apr/May-19.
It was wet-leased to TUI Airlines Germany between May/Jun-19, TUI Airlines Netherlands for 4 days in Jun-19, TUI Airlines Belgium for 6 days in Jun-19, RAM Royal Air Maroc, again, between Jun/Sep-19 and to TUI Airways UK between Sep/Oct-19.
The aircraft was withdrawn from service and permanently retired at Castellon de la Plana, Costa Azahar, Spain in Mar-20 at the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was broken up there in Jan-23.
Note: Gowair was a Spanish Charter Airline specialising in short or long term leases to other airlines, they were renamed Aura Airlines in Jan-21 and ceased operations in late Oct-22
Got some new furniture and props--including an AMAZEBALLS 1:6 scale upright piano to replace the terrible Byers Choice one. This was a Mr Christmas holiday player piano beat all to hell that I got for $35 on evilbay. I removed all the inner workings, replaced the front with wood, and painted it. I am STUPIDLY HAPPY with it, tho at some point I need to get casters for it.
Also got a PERFECT 1:6 milk crate from Shapeways. Alas, it is so perfect that the 1:6 albums I made don't quite fit inside. So I may have to tweak them--or make some new ones that are just 3mm smaller, so they fit more comfortably inside.
I decided Kimber, Stormer, and Riot are spending the afternoon working. Kimber's brainstorming lyrics, Riot's working on a new melody, and Stormer is frustrated because she just can't get the bridge of her new song quite right.
3K97 London Euston to Crewe. Class 805 Evero is a type of bi-mode multiple unit built by Hitachi Rail for Avanti West Coast. Based on the Hitachi A-train design, 13 five-car units were built to replace Class 221s on services between London Euston, Birmingham New Street and stations on the North Wales Coast lines. Their introduction will allow the elimination of long-distance diesel working on electrified routes.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 19-May-22 (DeNoise AI)
"N'debele - Martha", Southern Africa World Tail livery.
Operated by British Airways franchise partner, British Regional Airlines.
First flown with the British Aerospace test registration G-4-018 in Jul-93, this aircraft was due for delivery to Markair (USA) as N140MA but the order was cancelled and the aircraft was stored.
It was registered to Jetstream Aircraft Ltd (British Aerospace) as G-BVKT in Mar-94 and leased to Manx Airlines Europe as G-MAJB in Jun-94. It was operated on behalf of British Airways Express from Jun-95.
In Sep-96 the aircraft was transferred to BRA British Regional Airlines while the operation on behalf of British Airways Express continued. The 'Express' titles were dropped in Jun-97.
British Regional Airways was merged into British Airways CitiExpress in Mar-02 while the operation for British Airways continued. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Hull-Humberside Airport, UK in Apr-03.
It was sold to Eastern Airways (UK) in Jul-03 and remained stored until it entered in Sep-03. In Sep-16 the aircraft was wet-leased to the UK Coastguard and painted in their full livery.
It was returned to Eastern Airways in Jan-17 and repainted in their full livery before returning to service. Now almost 29 years old it continues in service. Updated 07-Mar-22.
The AEM-7s are gradually being replaced. This might the last winter to photograph these tired veterans in the snow. Having photographed one of each of Amtrak's current locomotive classes at this location I decided to move on to another location.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 04-Mar-21.
I'm not really into 'egg whisks' but there's a lot of them in Canada.
Note: The registration C-GHJU was later used by HeliJet on a LearJet Air Ambulance.
Replacing and earlier scanned photo with a better version 19-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
AeroMexico and Mexicana, being based at 'hot and high' Mexico City, wanted an aircraft with uprated engines to be able to take off with high loads from Mexico City's 7,350ft / 2,240mtrs altitude. Douglas offered them the DC-10-15, basically a DC-10-10 (no centre leg) with uprated engines and some other refinements.
This aircraft was ordered by AeroMexico as XA-AMM, but that registration wasn't used and it was delivered to AeroMexico as N10038 in Jun-81. It operated AeroMexico's last DC-10 service in Dec-96 and was stored at Mexico City.
It remained stored until it was leased to Skyjet Antigua as V2-SKY in Sep-98. (it was originally to have been V2-LFB but that wasn't taken up). Skyjet operated services for many other airlines.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Saudia Saudi Arabian Airlines for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Feb/May-99. It operated another Haj Pilgrimage for Cameroon Airlines between Apr/May-00.
It was leased short-term to Galaxy Airlines (Greece) between Apr/May-00 and another Haj operation for Saudi Arabian between Jan/Apr-01. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Maastricht, Netherlands during the winter season between Nov-01/Apr-02.
In Apr-02 it was wet-leased to Aerowings (Switzerland but based at Charleroi, Belgium). It seemed to spend more time stored than it did flying. It was stored at Rheims (France) as soon as it was delivered.
I'm not sure when operations started but the aircraft was stored at Maastricht (Netherlands) in Aug-02. From there it moved to Charleroi in Sep-02. Aerowings had gone by early Oct-02 and Skyjet suddenly became Astra Airlines.
The aircraft was leased to Air Mali in Dec-02 for a year but the aircraft was returned to Astra after a month and ferried to Opa-Locka, FL, USA in early Feb-03. It was permanently retired and was last noted still at Opa-Locka in Mar-06