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Retired Army Spc. JP Lane survived the seemingly unsurvivable in Afghanistan when the mine-resistant RG-31 he was in became the first to be penetrated by an IED. Waking up from the coma to begin his recovery from a double leg amputation, broke pelvis and femur, severed spine, traumatic brain injury, and other wounds would begin an entirely new battle for Lane. With humor and a frank accounting of what he experienced, Lane shares his message of "never give up, never surrender" with Soldiers on a field in Weinstein Village at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Oct. 6, 2021 (U.S. Army photo by Tanja Linton)
The Clintons have to have been today a little stung in a seemingly unlikely attack ........ from [The New York Times](www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/us/politics/unease-at-clinton-...) ......... A paper often regarded as possibly Clinton supporting and certainly pretty Liberal ........ The paper makes allegations about conflicts of interest and cronyism at [The Clinton Foundation](www.clintonfoundation.org/) ........ it sounds rather like the stuff of ordinary American politics to me ........ I have to say the whole system always seems somewhat open to abuse ........ where millions of dollars are raised to support a given candidate from private individuals and corporations ....... who apparently want nothing for their money ? ....... The whole thing always strikes me as inherently riddled with potential and actual conflicts of interest.
"For all of its successes, the Clinton Foundation had become a sprawling concern, supervised by a rotating board of old Clinton hands, vulnerable to distraction and threatened by conflicts of interest. It ran multimillion-dollar deficits for several years, despite vast amounts of money flowing in."
I read this above from the [New York Times](www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/us/politics/unease-at-clinton-...) described as the [killer quote in The Telegraph](blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100231113/the-new-y...).............
Like I say isn't that just describing the US political system......? I don't know maybe there is more to this than I am initially seeing. But it hardly seems likely that this is a killer blow to The Clintons and Hillary's potential Presidential run in particular......... Well it does not seem to be that way to me at least ........... I can't help thinking the Clintons have survived much rougher seas than this.
I shot this image at The New York State Fair for [The Atlantic Magazine](www.theatlantic.com/) ........ while Hilary Clinton was a New York Senator thought to be positioning herself for a Presidential run last time round :-)))))))))))
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.... Seemingly agitated, Susan Sarandon gestures to her fans, who waited patiently for hours to get a glimpse of the star .... and that's exactly what they got .... a glimpse .... she never came over to sign autographs or pose for photos with her fans. Then after the film premiere, Sarandon exited the theatre via the back door .... a major disappointment! :-((
Having seemingly squeezed between high-rise buildings, our Cathay Pacific plane landed safely at Kai Tak Airport, Kowloon, Hong Kong. July 1976. (see also adjacent airport approach 'stream photo).
First impression....more steep hills than expected, and very green.
Pentax ME. Epson V500 scan of 35mm Kodachrome 25 slide.
A seemingly plain cube comes to life on the inside with each surface displaying an incredible garden of organic branching forms. This sculpture explores the concept of Laplacian growth and was created using a numerical model of 3D isotropic dendritic solidification. Laplacian growth is a structure which expands at a rate proportional to the gradient of a laplacian field. It can be seen in a myriad of systems, including crystal growth, dielectric breakdown, corals, Hele-Shaw cells, and random matrix theory.
Process
Form grown in software written by the Nervous System in Processing that simulates dendritic solidification. Printed via SLS.
A seemingly different, more dramatic and adventurous take on the classic fable. Kristen Stewart plays Snow White, Charlize Theron the Evil Queen, Chris Hemsworth the Hunstman, and Sam Claflin as Prince Charmant.
A seemingly bland view of two electric locos on Longsight Electric Shed. As a document from the 1970s it takes on another life! I'm sure there are those amongst you that have climbed over those gates under the right hand bogie of the 85, turned left and gone down the concrete steps to the disused underpass that came up onto a short path on the other side of the locos which led to a rarely used concrete bridge, which in turn took you past the shunter's cabin and the carriage cleaner's mess room and on into the carriage shed. It was then possible to pass relatively unnoticed around the rest of the shed! Or you could go to the signing on point and ask, which usually worked anyway!
Seemingly abandoned and without plates. Up until last week this has been under a cover, hence its fairly clean paintwork. I first noticed it here last July and as far as I'm aware it hasn't moved in that time. Very odd.
Although seemingly complete, this EC120 was written off on 13th May 2002 when it ditched in the Gulf of Mexico. The soaking in salt water destroying any future flying career for this machine.
c/n 1130.
Glendale Municipal Airport.
Arizona, USA.
13-2-2014
Some City churches seem to be open, if not all the time, then frequently. But others rarely seem to open their doors to visitors. Then there are those who seemingly don't want anyone to see inside their wonderful buildings. Which is more than a shame, really. These houses of God should be for everyone, not just the custodians.
Saying that, I must take another opportunity to thank The Friends of the City churches, and the time given by their volunteers who give up their time to ensure that these are open at least one day a week.
So, in the past two years, I think I have visited all of the churches that they are keyholders for, and so without this fine organisation, I would not have seen inside many of them.
St Benet's is open between 11:00 and 15:00 on Thursdays, and despite wondering whether it would be open as advertised, the greeters assured me it is open each and every Thursday.
St Benet's is unique in that I think I am right in saying that it is the only City Wren church that survived the Blitz undamaged. In which case, Wren would reconise this church, over all others he helped rebuild after the great fire in 1666.
It is now situated tucked in the corner of an off ramp of Queen Victoria Street, and the pedestrian has to walk through an unwelcoming subway to get to the door, which on this occasion was open.
I was greeted warmly, and given a tour of the history of the church, plus tips on visiting other churches. A wonderful visit and a fine church.
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The Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf is a Welsh Anglican church in the City of London. Since 1556, it has also been the official church of the College of Arms in which many officers of arms have been buried. In 1666 it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, after which it was rebuilt and merged with nearby St Peter's. The current church was designed by Sir Christopher Wren.[1] It is one of only four churches in the City of London to escape damage during World War II.
St. Benet's traces its history back to the year 1111, when a church was built on the site and dedicated to St Benedict. Over time the name was abbreviated to St. Benet. To the west of the site was the watergate of Baynard's Castle, which is referenced in the biographies of Queen Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey. Both the church and the castle were destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. It was rebuilt by the architect Christopher Wren, and reopened in 1683.
St Benet Paul's Wharf, London, taken from the top of nearby St Paul's Cathedral. Visible behind the church is the City of London School.
On 2 March 1706, Henrietta Hobart married Charles Howard, 9th Earl of Suffolk, a captain in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons there. (Henrietta Howard subsequently became mistress to the future King George II.)[2]
The church was narrowly saved from destruction in the late 19th century, when its parish was merged with that of St Nicholas Cole Abbey. After an energetic campaign by its supporters, it was preserved and reconsecrated in 1879 as the London Church of the Church in Wales.[3] It is now the City's Welsh church, with services conducted in Welsh.[4]
In 2008 the church was closed for a few months due to a "dwindling congregation"[5] but reopened in time for the carol service in December that year. Welsh services are held weekly on Sundays at 11 a.m and 3.30 p.m and the church can be toured on Thursdays between 11 a.m and 3 p.m.
The church is of dark red brick, with alternate courses of Portland stone at the corners. The tower is situated to the north-west of the nave and is capped by a small lead dome, lantern and simple short spire.
The interior is almost a square. Unusually for a Wren church, the ceiling is flat rather than domed or curved. The north gallery was formerly used by the Doctors' Commons, and is now used by the College of Arms. Most of the original 17th century furnishings are still intact, including the magnificent altar table, reredos and pulpit, designed by Grinling Gibbons. The lectern and baptismal font are also original.[7]
The galleries are supported by Corinthian columns. There is a memorial to Inigo Jones, who was buried in the previous church, and a medallion bust of Sir Robert Wyseman, a benefactor of St Benet's who died in 1684.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Benet%27s,_Paul%27s_Wharf
A church has been on this site since 1111. Destroyed in the Great Fire, the present church was built by Wren and Hooke (possibly owing more to the latter) between 1677 and 1683. It was one of only four Wren churches to escape damage in the Second Word War but was vandalised in 1971: repaired and reopened in 1973. It has a long-standing connection with the College of Arms across the road. Also since 1879 the church has accommodated the Welsh Episcopalian congregation in London. It is therefore sometimes known as “the Welsh church”, though that is a misnomer. Paul’s Wharf was the wharf on the Thames from which stone and other building materials were conveyed for the Wren reconstruction of St Paul’s cathedral.
www.london-city-churches.org.uk/Churches/StBenetPaulsWhar...
There has been a church on this site, dedicated to St Benet (or Benedict), since the Twelfth Century.
Shakespeare refers to it in Twelfth Night: Feste, the Clown asking Duke Orsino to add a third to the two coins he is offering reminds him: “...the bells of St Bennet, sir, may put you in mind -– one, two, three.”
In the Sixteenth Century, because the watergate of Baynard’s Castle was close by, both Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey may have received the last rites at St Benet on their way to execution at the Tower. The River Thames was, of course, an important thoroughfare at the time and the unlucky women could have completed their journey by boat.
St Benet is the only unaltered Wren church in the City. All but four were damaged in the Second World War and the other three either suffered the effects of an IRA bomb or have been restored.
The royal connection continued with Charles II having a special door at the side of the building and a private room from which he could take part in services. The Stuart arms can be seen above the west door marking the vantage point from which the king observed proceedings below.
Until 1867 St Benet was the parish church of Doctors Commons, a legal institution which, among its other activities, could provide facilities for hasty marriages. There is a record, for instance, of some 1300 weddings taking place in one year alone in the Eighteenth Century.
In 1747, Henry Fielding, the author of Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews and Shamela, married his second wife here.
In 1879 Queen Victoria removes St Benet from the list of churches to be demolished and grants the use of the church to the Welsh Anglicans for services.
The Officers of the College of Arms still have their own seats in St Benet’s and their personal banners hang from the gallery together with that of the Duke of Norfolk. At least 25 Officers are buried here.
In the 1870s the church was regarded as redundant and scheduled for demolition. Eminent Welsh Anglicans petitioned Queen Victoria to be allowed to use the building for services in Welsh. In 1879, Her Majesty granted the right to hold Welsh services here in perpetuity and this has continued ever since, with a service each Sunday morning.
In 1954, in the reorganisation of the City churches and parishes, St Benet became one of the City Guild churches as well as the Metropolitan Welsh Church.
The eminent composer Meirion Williams was the church organist in the 1960s and 1970s. As well as a Mass, Missa Cambrensis, he wrote a number of other works, including songs which are particular favourites of contemporary Welsh opera singers.
In 1971 a fire started by a vagrant damaged the north side of the church. During the repair work, necessitated mainly by smoke and heat damage, the Nineteenth Century organ was moved and rebuilt in its present (and original) position in the west gallery. When the church was reopened in May 1973, the congregation received a message from the Prince of Wales and trumpeters from the Royal Welsh Regiment blew a fanfare in celebration.
Today, the growing congregation at St Benet's remains committed to making known the good news of Jesus afresh to the current generation of the Welsh in London.
A seemingly endless succession of towns and villages that may never be fit for human habitation again.
From 1986 to 2000, 350,400 people were evacuated and resettled from the most severely contaminated areas of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine after the April 26, 1986 nuclear disaster.
293 communities are still considered contaminated!
Seemingly the incarnation of The Finnish Dream, the row of homes like this was apparently built for Ironworkers that the Fiskars Corporation imported from Yorkshire.
Seemingly welded to this train at the moment, 66426 passes the former site of Churchdown station with 4V44 1045 from Daventry to Wentloog. 22nd July 2020.
Seemingly a popular car in eastern Europe, probably many were exported to there when they started losing their value in western European countries such as Germany. No clue as to where this car might have originally come from. It's a LHD vehicle, registered to the southern province of Haskovo, bordering Greece and Turkey.
2,641km from home.
Seemingly, this shape of 323 has survived well for its advancing years, although most of the ones I now see are end of the line models. This was a nice one, looking a bit worn around the edges but in good hands, the sticker in the rear window suggested so anyway. Another prime candidate for a good first car I think, although they seldom come up for sale around this area sadly. White suits these cars, contrasting the black trim to great effect. Unsurprisingly, this one sports a local London numberplate, presumably having spent its entire life around the Fulham/Wandsworth area.
Seemingly oblivious to the war around the beleaguered city where sidewalks were being dug up for trenches.
Another seemingly inappropriate topic for a musical that produced a great show. I saw Off the Page Productions' "Typhoid Mary" and it was one of the highlights of my Fringe this year.
...as demonstrated by this rope, seemingly bent and warped into another dimension by the shallow dof.
it needs some musical accompaniment...
I feel a 2001: A Space Odyssey moment coming on...
Fenceh friday - rope is a kind of fence too!
The seemingly effortless women's world sprint champion in the 1980s and 1988 Seoul Olympic champion from the Soviet Union was also from the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic , ERIKA SALOUMIAEE. She also won Olympic gold in 1992 for Estonia. Also known as Erika Salumäe.
Once seemingly in every small town (and some big ones), you don't see these much anymore. Oddly enough, this store isn't even listed on the Ben Franklin stores website. There's only 16 left in Michigan, according to that. Kentucky has only one. I guess Walmart has killed off most of the old "dime stores". We're all a little poorer for it too, at least in my opinion.
Ben Franklin stores were founded in 1877.
"A seemingly never-ending line of activity crosses the wall of the Gum Selassa dam to the village of Adi Gudem. It is Saturday and women, men and children are ferrying goods, mainly in the form of livestock, to market. Those that have made the longer journey from the east, climbing up from much drier rift valley of the Afar region, are easily spotted with camels in tow."
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Jln Raja, Kuala Lumpur.
Seemingly transplanted from Manchester or Glasgow, this glazed green-tile drinking fountain, replete with griffins would look completely at home as a civic adornment in any late-Victorian city centre in the UK. However, set among the surrounding Indo-Saracenic architecture of Kuala Lumpur's Padang ('field'), this small feature is completely incongruous to its location.
The fountain commemorates the service to Selangor of Inspector Steve Harper of the Selangor Military Police who was cut down in the prime of life in 1895. Such was the regard for this popular and highly unorthodox officer that funds for the memorial were raised by public subscription. The fountain was erected by the Sanitary Board using material imported from England with the assistance of local engineers, Messrs Riley, Hargreaves & Co. Harper was reknown for his love of boxing and instead of drilling police around the parade ground, preferred to inculcate discipline within the boxing ring.
The remainder of the funds raised from the Harper Memorial was invested in a fund for the purchasing of school books for those students from disadvantaged backgrounds attending the prestigious Victoria Institution.
A seemingly different, more dramatic and adventurous take on the classic fable. Kristen Stewart plays Snow White, Charlize Theron the Evil Queen, Chris Hemsworth the Hunstman, and Sam Claflin as Prince Charmant.
This seemingly unmarked ceramic Zebra is by an unidentified maker. It was found Roseville, Minnesota.
Seemingly a contradiction in terms, "solid" aneurysmal bone cyst, is a well established entity. This particular example was like a textbook case, histologically. Most aneurysmal bone cysts are seen in the same age group as conventional osteosarcomas and they may cause problems in diagnosis, both radiologically and histologically. The diagnosis in this particular case was relatively straightforward, though...
my little Aster girl was seemingly old and fragil-looking but active to the last day, then she just 'forgot to wake up' I know it's nice, especially in such ripe old age but I still miss my lil robo girl :'(
Mission Deep Educational Trust, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Recently, a seemingly endless series of violent and tragic events have dominated our thoughts so much that we feel hopeless facing this destructive, insensitive and cruel side of humanity. During these dark days, it is easy indeed to forget that a major part of humanity does a great many good things to improve our fellow human beings, to make that little difference in someone’s life or to provide the biggest gift of all: education. During my last trip to India, I made a short trip to Amritsar, Punjab, where I was shown hospitality that I have not experienced before. I visited a NGO called ‘Mission Deep’ that dedicates itself to educating destitute children, most of whom are girls. The Mission itself operates on a shoestring budget, but the impact it makes is enormous. Its operational budget comes from small gifts, including some cash, but most of its donations come in the form of food, clothes and shelter. Our host, Jasmeet Singh, a modest man, operates a campus for the mission by giving half of his dwelling to these children’s education as a residential school. Local farmers drop off vegetables or grains to ensure the children are fed well. Serving these children by providing them an education is their Karseva, a selfless service to their society! It is this deep-rooted ‘selfless service, without thought of reward’, that gives me hope for humanity. When I see these children happy and getting an education, my faith in humanity is renewed. It is November, and it is the month of giving, and I want to believe in our ability to make these Missions thrive! I want to believe in that grace.
And “if we can find that grace, anything is possible. If we can tap that grace, everything can change.” – President Obama, Charleston, South Carolina, June 26, 2015.
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...and its seemingly endless roof that houses many world famous paintings, sculptures and artefacts.
Among Chiang Mai's seemingly endless array of richly adorned temples, Wat Chedi Luang is one of the most unmissable, consisting of various intricate temple buildings arranged around the massive ruined chedi that gives the complex it's name, a huge brick-built stupa that has remained in it's dramatic earthquake-shattered state since medieval times.
The huge chedi was begun in 1391 and wasn't completed until 1475, at which point it's spire rose to nearly 300ft. The huge stupa only remained complete until 1545 when an earthquake brought most of the upper part crashing down, never to be rebuilt. There was some limited reconstruction in the early 1990s, restoring the form of the tower part of the structure to something like it's original state.
Some of the sculpted decoration has been restored too; originally there was a terrace of lifesize elephants halfway up the base (very little remains of the originals, though those at the south west corner have been reconstructed. The staircases on each side are guarded by the largest, most fearsome nagas we saw, more monstrous than the usual elegant serpents.
The main wihan (prayer hall) only dates from the 1920s but is a particularly beautiful building with facades covered in gilded foliate ornament, and striking Buddha sculptures within.
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Thousands join to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
Story and photos by Andrew Junker | March 15, 2010 | The Catholic Sun
An unusual sight met passersby in downtown Phoenix Dec. 4.
A seemingly endless line of men, women and children snaked through the city’s streets. They wore colorful clothing; some had masks on or loud metal tappers attached to their shoes.
They danced and sang and honored Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day they were celebrating. All told, more than 4,000 people from 80 different groups joined in the procession that ended at an altar set up in the street facing St. Mary’s Basilica.
Bishops Thomas J. Olmsted and Eduardo A. Nevares stood before the altar and blessed all those who walked and danced by. It took more than an hour for the procession to end.
“There were some powerful symbols evident,” said Armando Ruiz of this year’s Honor Your Mother event, which culminated with a Mass where Bishop Nevares gave the homily.
Ruiz — who helps plan the celebration — saw a coming together of the whole diocese at the event. St. Mark, a predominantly Hispanic parish, and St. Theresa, which is predominantly Anglo, sponsored this year’s Honor Your Mother, which in itself is a symbol of the power of Our Lady, Ruiz said.
“The whole idea that you had Hispanic and non-Hispanic parishes coming together to celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe as a patroness of the diocese,” he said, “she’s that hope of bringing diverse groups together as she did when she first came 500 years ago.”
Bishop Olmsted said something similar as Mass began.
“We are all children of God today, grateful for the way Mary inspires us to bring the great news of her Son to everyone we meet,” he said.
Ruiz was also pleased with how many people participated in the procession — the event’s largest yet — and by the traditions and practices those marchers celebrated.
“Most of the dances and the costumes were indigenous and Bishop Nevares, when he spoke, talked about that,” Ruiz said. “They remained true to those long-time traditions, and as they’ve come to this country, they shouldn’t abandon those traditions of faith for what can sometimes be materialistic or non-faith promises of this society.”
Bishop Nevares delivered his homily in both Spanish and English. He began with a brief explanation of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
“The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is so powerful because we see Mary, the conqueror of all the Aztec pagan gods. She is the bridge between the Aztec culture and the Catholic faith.”
Likewise, the bishop encouraged the congregation to turn to Mary and leave behind all the distractions that modern society offer: cell phones, the Internet, iPods.
“There are so many distractions that take us away from our life of prayer. We need to get back to praying in our family, to praying individually, to praying the rosary,” Bishop Nevares said.
It’s from this devoted prayer life that men and women can find their vocations, he added, and asked the congregation where they thought priests come from.
“Do they fall down from the sky?” he pointed above his head. “No. They come from your families.”
As Christ told the Apostle John from the cross that Mary was his mother and that John was her son, so too should Catholics live out that familial relationship, the bishop said.
“As the disciple took Mary into his care, each of us is invited to take Mary into our home and into our heart. Let us accept her and love her as our heavenly mother.”
Ruiz said that the homily — like the entire Honor Your Mother celebration — helps prepare local Catholics for a new evangelization.
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Seemingly hiding in the undergrowth, 47813 trails behind the Northern Belle working from Manchester Victoria to London Victoria
History is what you make of it.
Case in point: A seemingly average looking subway station; nothing more then a platform in between two tunnels underground.
It was called Wilhelmplatz during the war (I suppose it was named after the street outside of the same name). The station was remodeled after the war by the soviets. It is said that the marble used in the remodel was taken from the ruins of Hitler's Reich Chancellery. The Soviets wanted everybody to be able to walk on the same floors that once was reserved for only the elite of the National Socialist Party (Nazi party).
I don't know if that story is true (it might be, they did use the Chancellery marble in their war memorial in Treptower Park ), but it does sound good.
The truth is that many of those Nazi elite did walk in this place- under very different circumstances...
When Hitler finally committed suicide, the Red Army had the entire central "loop" of Berlin surrounded. The Chancellery (and much of the surrounding city) was in ruins due to constant soviet artillery barrages and an air raid of over a thousand US B-17 bombers days earlier.
Those who were left in the "bunker", high party officials and their families as well as some security forces and building support staff, soon came to the sobering reality that all was lost. Their options were few. To travel outside was virtual suicide due to soviet artillery, and if caught by the Russians, death was certain. Their only option was to try and make it to the West where the American forces were waiting just outside the city.
And the only way to get west was underground.
Wilhelmplatz station was about 100 meters from the bunker. It's tunnel's head west on the U2 u-bahn (subway) line under the city. And this was the path many of the bunker survivors took.
The final retreat of Hitler's thousand year Reich took place in this nondescript subway station.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohrenstra%c3%9fe_(Berlin_U-Bahn)
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The line-up of stock comprised the following:-
769549, 769535, a Barrier Van, 37 003 partially under tarpaulins, and seemingly-derelict 60 060 at the far end.
769549 was previously numbered 769949 with Great Western Railway, and was converted from a Class 319 EMU (319049, latterly 319449).
769535 was previously numbered 769935 with Great Western Railway, and was converted from a Class 319 EMU (319035, latterly 319435).
60 060 was built by Brush (and Procor), entering service in 1991.
Named James Watt without ceremony at Brush on 16/4/91
Toton 28/06/1991
Headquarters Pool 06/1991
Cardiff (Canton) 03/1994
Toton 10/1996
Thornaby 11/2000
Immingham 05/2004
EWS Headquarters Pool 13/06/2005
Store 13/06/2005
Immingham 17/09/2005
Returned to Service 17/09/2005
EWS Headquarters Pool 10/07/2006
Store 15/07/2006
Immingham 29/08/2006
Returned to Service 29/08/2006
EWS Headquarters Pool 29/12/2006
Store 05/01/2007
Returned to Service 26/02/2007
Store 09/12/2007
Toton 06/08/2008
Returned to Service 06/08/2008
Store 29/04/2009
The nameplates were removed in 2/10.
Offered for sale by DB Cargo 7/19.
Sold to private owner in 10/19 but remained stored at Toton
Moved from Toton by road to Knighton Junction 5/8/21, then by rail to Leicester 6/8/21
Leicester (Midland) 24/04/2023.
47 727 was built at Crewe Works as D1629, entering service in 1964.
Toton 17/10/1964
Allocation recoded 16A to D16 01/1965
LM Midland Lines 04/1966
LM Western Lines 04/1966
Nottingham Division 07/1966
LM Western Lines 08/1966
Nottingham Division 09/1966
LM Midland Lines 10/1966
LM Western Lines 10/1967
LM Midland Lines 10/1967
Nottingham Division 06/1968
Stoke Division 03/1971
Birmingham Division 10/1971
Nottingham Division 04/1972
Immingham 06/1972
Allocation recoded 40B to IM 05/1973
Tinsley 09/1973
Renumbered 47047 02/1974
Leeds Holbeck 05/1975
Immingham 05/1976
Stratford 08/1980
Renumbered 47569 04/01/1981
Gateshead 05/1986
Inverness 10/1987
Eastfield 05/1988
Bristol Bath Road 05/1989
Named The Gloucestershire Regiment, with its regimental badge on a plaque above the nameplate, at Gloucester Depot open day on 1/7/90
Crewe Diesel 04/1991
Renumbered 47727 14/12/1993
The nameplates were removed in 11/93 at BRML Doncaster Works and then named Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, with the scheme’s emblem on a plaque above the nameplate,
at Glasgow Central Station on 11/10/94.
The nameplates were removed about 10/02 and it was named CASTELL CAERFFILI/CAERPHILLY CASTLE at Toton on 18/10/02.
EWS Headquarters Pool 05/02/2004
Store 05/02/2004
The nameplates were removed at Willesden Brent Yard in 2/07
Headquarters Pool 18/09/2007
Sold to SECO Rail (Colas).
Hauled from Wembley to Eastleigh Works on 2/4/07 for further storage, then from stored (s) (private owner locos) to HQ (Colas locos) 18/9/07.
Named Rebecca at Eastleigh works on 20/9/07.
Thornton Junction 26/10/2007
Returned to Service 26/10/2007
Stored at Washwood Heath 30/4/16
Peterborough GBRf 12/2017
Sold to GBRf 12/17
Nameplates removed by 3/1/18
Moved to Barrow Hill 22/1/18. Ran light to Scotland 24/4/18 and returned to service 27/4/18
Returned to Service 27/04/2018
Named Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann in late June 2018
Store 24/07/2018
Stored at Eastleigh Works 24/7/18
Peterborough GBRf 08/2018
Returned to Service 08/2018
37 905 was built by Vulcan Foundry as D6836, entering service in 1963.
Cardiff (Canton) 19/04/1963
Landore 06/1963
York 09/1966
Hull Dairycoates 11/1966
Healey Mills 10/1969
Tinsley 01/1970
Allocation recoded 41A to TI 05/1973
Renumbered 37136 02/1974
Gateshead 01/1983
Cardiff (Canton) 05/1986
Renumbered 37905 11/12/1986
Named Vulcan Enterprise at Cardiff Canton on 3/2/87
Headquarters Pool 29/11/1996
Store 07/01/1997
The nameplates were removed at CF in 3/97
Toton 04/04/1997
Headquarters Pool 05/08/1997
Cardiff (Canton) 20/10/1997
Returned to Service 20/10/1997
EWS Headquarters Pool 11/12/1998
Store 11/12/1998
Transferred to the Heritage Fleet 8/5/01
Old Oak Common 08/05/2001
Store 08/05/2001
EWS Headquarters Pool 15/09/2002
Store 15/09/2002
Withdrawn 29/07/2005
Sold in 9/05 and moved from Immingham depot to IM Docks by rail, then by road to C.F.Booth, Rotherham on 10/11/05, then resold to Bedale Railway Engines (BRE) Ltd. in
11/05. However, the sale was cancelled, and loco resold and moved by road to the Dartmoor Railway, Meldon quarry on 23 - 24/2/06.
By road from Meldon Quarry to European Metal Recycling, Kingsbury on 14/11/07 with arrival on 15/11/07. Sold in 12/07 and moved by road from the scrapyard to
Shackerstone, Battlefield Line on 7/2/08. Moved to the Mid - Hants Railway about 5/09
Headquarters Pool 26/10/2011
Reinstated 26/10/2011
Moved by road to Nemesis Rail, Burton on Trent on 3/4/12 for attention, returned to Mid Hants Railway and renumbered D6836 in 3/13. Moved to Leicester on 17/9/15
Leicester (Midland) 17/09/2015
Moved to Leicester depot 17/9/15, visited galas on various heritage railways from 2016.
68 026 was built Stadler, entering service in 2017.
Preregistered on TOPS 8/15
Arrived at Workington Docks on the MV ATLANTIC 30/3/17, unloaded and moved to Carlisle Kingmoor the same day
Owned by Beacon Rail Leasing, leased to DRS. Stadler works number 2944 of 2017
Entered service 3/5/17
Stored at Barrow Hill 28/12/17, moved to Crewe Gresty Bridge 2/2/18. Returned to service 21/2/18
Kingmoor Diesel 21/02/2018
Returned to Service 21/02/2018
Named Enterprise 8/2/19
Longsight 03/02/2020
Off lease and stored at Crewe Gresty Bridge 5/24
Nameplates removed at Crewe Gresty Bridge by 8/24
Longsight 05/09/2024
Returned to service 05/09/2024
Used with 68027 to haul three class 68s to Long Marston for further storage on 5/9/24 and another three on 6/9/24, then 68026 and 68027 ran to Leicester later that day for
assessment by Europhoenix
Crewe Gresty Bridge.16/10/2024
Remained at Leicester after reallocation 16/10/2024
Headquarters Pool 20/03/2025
Remained at Leicester
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Seemingly ready to roar off the lot... but sadly sitting under a tree for what looks like some time now.
And seemingly as monopolising as Enviros seem today, this small batch of long wheelbase Leyland Olympians were regular fare on the 126s and introduced new vehicles delivered in stripes to the route. 2194 H194 WFR is seen at the Doffcocker, the pub directly opposite the Hope and Anchor which was always overshadowed, even the Fare Stage is Doffcocker!
Seemingly quite a rare TK this, only two other shots of it on Flickr! Saw it every few days for about a fortnight and couldn't get a photo, so the next time I saw it I rushed down a shortcut and in to a car park, dived out and grabbed my camera - this is the result!
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Seemingly cognizant of all the strangers watching, a denizen of the Brasilia Zoo goes into C.Y.A. mode while foraging in the grass for something to eat.
A seemingly random "lawn ornament" (massive!) that we came across as we strolled along the streets through the Vatican city. I had expected some horticultural bonanza, since folks speak of the "Vatican gardens", but while there were garden-like places, they might have with more justice been called the Vatican parks: various green areas, some well-cultivated, amidst which there are buildings and grottoes.
Nikon D750, Nikkor 24-120mm.