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Buffalo River, Buffalo NY. Nov '08
Another from the archives....
Sigma 10-20mm f/4.0-5.6 EX DC
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sur la ligne Illico 3 à destination de Bongraine – Normandin (La Rochelle), quai Valin, La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime (17), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, FR)
En prêt pour quelques mois après la panne ayant côuté la réforme du PR 180.2 n°49, ce GX 417 pourvu de sa livrée RTCR roule sur la ligne 5.
sur la ligne Illico 3 à destination de Bongraine – Normandin (La Rochelle), arrêt Musée Maritime, quai Louis Prunier, La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime (17), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, FR)
One of La Rochelle's busiest routes, from the suburb of Lagord through the town to the yaching harbour of Les Minimes, is branded as 'Illico' and operated using several of these distinctive Heuliez GX427BHNS artics. Here, no. 374, new in 2009, swings onto the quayside to continue its journey south.
sur la ligne 50 à destination de Place de Verdun (La Rochelle), Sablanceaux, Rivedoux-Plage (Charente-Maritime (17), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, FR)
As last year, I seized the opportunity of the August 15th bank holiday to try my luck visiting the depot while much of the fleet was off the road. My luck was in, as the official on duty was very helpful and allowed me a wander round.
Like many French depots, the Lagord depot is very tidy and organised with each bus given its own numbered space. Here, several Heuliez GX327 and GX337 single deckers (with 2013-built no. 577 nearest the camera) are parked in their allotted spaces.
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Heuliez GX 327 RTCR circulant sur l'avenue Général de Gaulle. Gare ferroviaire de La Rochelle en arrière plan.
As with many French towns, services to some further-flung districts and villages which still form part of the 'agglomeration' are subcontracted out. In La Rochelle's case, these services are operated by Transdev using a fleet of Irisbus Crossway interurbans painted in Yelo colours.
Here, 2009-built no. 0904 retires to the depot from Place de Verdun.
Another of La Rochelle's Heuliez GX327 low-floors, this one (2007 built no. 548) retaining the old RTCR green and white livery. Note that unlike when North Devon adopted the fleetname Red Bus, RTCR have resisted the temptation to apply the Yelo fleetname to buses which are definitely still green!
Here the bus proceeds slowly along the quayside of the old harbour, an area which is restricted to buses, pedestrians and cyclists.