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Tiny, antlike people search fruitlessly for durable consumer goods atop New Zealand's Franz Josef glacier.
66112 leaves behind a fog of exhaust fumes and clay dust, as it climbs through Treesmill with 6M53. I’d normally take this shot from higher up/further back to look down on the train, but the hedges are a bit too high at present.
MBTA 1136 slogs up to the Muddy River with an already-late train 525 to Framingham as Boston gets a true Groundhog Day experience less than a week after getting hit with its fourth biggest blizzard on record.
Mint 56105 slogs its way south at Birkett with 6J37 12.50 Carlisle Yard - Chirk Kronospan, possibly the first time a grid has worked south over the S&C on the logs. Only two others present to witness the audio treat.
Saturday 20 April 2013.
April 2011 saw Arriva North East Dart SLF 1617 S617 KHN climbing Dean and Chapter Bank into Ferryhill in County Durham.
The 7 is the southern half of the former iconic 723 service between Durham and Darlington. The former fleet of Routemasters, Lodekkas, Metrobuses, VRs and Olympians of Northern and United are now long gone, and at that time had Dart SLFs operating though on a 15 minute frequency.
It was subsequently given Sapphire status, even gaining some deckers on busier runs.
I början på november slog vintern till med snö och kyla i nordvästra Dalarna. Passade på att ta en tur norrut med husbilen för att kolla hur den fungerade i vinterföre och kyla. Första natten låg jag över på en vändplan vid Rotnan på älvdalsskogarna. En mysig natt helt utan störande trafik. Andra...
#Broksjön, #Husbil, #Lekattsugnet, #Mossi, #Rotnan, #Vinter
Leif Bength, Wildlife Photographer
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66 777 slogs up the bank towards Walmley on the Sutton Park line with 6G16 11.23 Cliff Hill to Bescot ballast.
Freightliner's 66549 slogs up the grade at Chalford with 4L33, 09:49 Wentloog - London Gateway. The only freight this line usually sees is the weekly steel train to Swindon. With the Severn Tunnel currently closed, container trains like this are routed via Gloucester and Stroud. Frustratingly for such a rare opportunity, the load was quite gappy, so on this occasion I've 'improved' it with the help of Photoshop.
Explore #390
OK, so I have to post this awful photo of the intrepid photographer slogging through the snow after Dixie.
16 things about me:
1. When I look at this photo, I realize that this is what people usually see when they look at me. I prefer to go without makeup these days.
2. Although my body is showing a lot of wear and tear these days, I really like being who I am and I would not change a thing.
3. I am too lazy for my own good.
4. I tend to procrastinate and work best under pressure to complete a task.
5. I love to laugh and to make others laugh. I believe laughter prolongs life as well as making it much more fun.
6. My family and friends are highest on my priority list. Many of those friends are new ones I have met online. I met one of my dearest friends in the Gamehouse chat room several years ago.
7. I was born in England and brought up in the Montreal area. Still not Canadian by nationality, but surely in my heart.
8. I love to cook and I am really good at it.
9. I do crafts, paint, read, play games online and listen to music, not necessarily in that order.
10. I would like to travel, but my Visa card hates it, so I guess I'll be staying home for some time.
11. I love animals and weep every time I see the SPCA commercial with all the injured animals and the song by Sarah McLachlan.
12. I love to dance and I can again, since having both knees replaced. Unfortunately, partners are few and far between these days.
13. I love nature in all her phases, whether it is the looks of the sky, or the seasons. I really prefer to go outdoors to take my photos.
14. I don't sleep enough, eat too much and I am quite hedonistic, loving the things that are bad for me, as long as they bring pleasure. I need to learn some self denial (not likely, though!)
15. I forgive easily, but I learn from my mistakes, too.
16. I love my life!
Hey!
Finally, I can show you my vision of the LEGO Tow Truck 60056. In fact, I bought this set right away when it appeared in 2014. I find this a great set! Big and powerful truck - what could be better? But I wanted something more detailed and classic. Initially, I changed only the appearance of the cabin. After that, for a long time I did not work with this modification of 60056. But the incompleteness of the superstructure did not give me rest. When I found out about hook and chain tow trucks, I realized that I wanted to build this type. And now you see the result. The entire cable mechanism is tested in practice, and the model itself can be assembled in the form in which it is depicted on the renders. You can study the model in more detail at mecabricks, as always.
Thanks for attention :)
Mecabricks: mecabricks.com/en/models/LyjWLb5pvJr
An observant rambler, pausing for breath and looking west after slogging up Bradley Hill, would spy sculptural brick chimney stacks rising above a nearby cluster of trees, and curiosity might tempt them to make a detour for further investigation. Claret Hall is a picturesque but outwardly unremarkable isolated farmhouse in pleasant countryside on the northern edge of Essex; the attractive small town of Clare is just a short walk away, over the border in Suffolk beyond the River Stour.
For most of the nineteen-eighties Claret Hall Farm was the headquarters of cult progressive rock band The Enid, which had been founded in 1973 by musical prodigy Robert John Godfrey at Finchden Manor in Kent, an experimental community for 'disturbed' boys. On arrival at Claret Hall, Godfrey and his close Enid collaborator Stephen Stewart set up a recording studio called The Lodge, and it was here that Kim Wilde - one of many clients - recorded her early hits. Several Enid albums were also made at The Lodge, including the innovative Something Wicked This Way Comes; it explores the themes of Cold War and impending nuclear apocalypse, highly topical subjects in the early 'eighties. There is a celebrated video made during a fan convention held here at Claret Hall in 1984, where the band can be seen playing their symphonic epic Fand out in the open, with the farmhouse clearly identifiable in the background. It's heady stuff. In 1989, Stewart left The Enid and Godfrey was forced to vacate Claret Hall due to lack of funds; he re-located to Northampton and established a new version of The Lodge there, which remains the home of The Enid to this day.
So why, you might be asking, was I here? In about 2014, after years of ambivalence towards The Enid, the intoxicating mixture of prog rock, classical music and English eccentricity finally worked its magic on me. I was hooked, and immersed myself in the music, history and mythology of the band. That immersion has now extended to seeking out former haunts of The Enid, with this expedition to Claret Hall being the first such project.
How to sum up The Enid? To paraphrase the words of Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel, "none more prog". What they do is very much an acquired taste, and I can guarantee it won't be everyone's cup of tea, but for the adventurous and patient explorer there is much to enjoy.
Photograph made on Monday 6th February 2017.
Class 66 no.66164 slogs up the 1 in 40 to Cwmbargoed on the last leg of its long journey from Earles Sidings, in the Hope Valley in Derbyshire. The work is rather easier than normal as it has only twelve wagons, compared with the usual eighteen on this service, or twenty-one on trains just coming from Margam.
As we begin the final long slog towards the end of 2017, this year has been incredibly eventful... Rather than do a round-up of what 2017 brought us, instead its time to look at what British Airways intends to do during the much busier S18 schedule, and sure enough it will be action-packed.
British Airways has already published all of their updated S18 schedule changes for 2018 which commence on the 25th March 2018, and it will not be long after the 2017 is over that the airline will be looking into updating their W18 for next winter. As always, the changes are subject to change but as of 28th December 2017, here are the planned changed by British Airways for the S18 schedule as per Airline Route:
-Austin-Bergstrom: Effective 8th April 2018 operating daily, Boeing 747-400's replace Boeing 787-9 operation.
-Chicago-O'Hare: Effective 4th May 2018, Airbus A380's replace Boeing 747-400 operation on BA294/295. Boeing 747-400 operation are retained on BA296/297.
-Los Angeles: Effective 9th August 2018 until 30th September 2018, Boeing 747-400's replace Airbus A380 operation on BA282/283. Airbus A380's and Boeing 787-9's are retained on BA268/269 and BA280/281 respectively.
-Muscat-Seeb: Effective 15th April 2018, 5 times weekly Boeing 787-9's are replaced by Boeing 787-8 operation. First Class no longer bookable after the schedule change.
-Nashville: Brand new flight beginning 4th May 2018 operating 5 times weekly excluding Thursday and Sunday, BA222/223 operated by Boeing 787-8's.
-Philadelphia: Effective 9th April 2018, BA68/69 reinstated following cancellation following the S17 schedule. BA66/67 continues to operate daily with Boeing 747-400 operation, whilst BA68/69 operates thrice weekly on Monday, Friday and Sunday only with Boeing 787-9 operation. The reinstatement of BA68/69 sees 10 times weekly operation.
-Phoenix-Sky Harbor: Effective 27th March 2018, planned frequency from daily to 9 times weekly until 30th April 2018, later 10 times a week effective from 1st May 2018. BA288/289 remains daily whilst BA290/291 operates Tuesday, Friday and Sunday (from 1st May 2018) only. Boeing 747-400's operates both flights.
-Rio de Janeiro-Galeão: Effective 10th May 2018, daily flight resumes with Thursday reinstated, operated by Boeing 787-8's.
-São Paulo-Guarulhos: Effective 25th March 2018 operating daily, Boeing 777-300ER's replace Boeing 777-200ER operation.
-Seychelles-Mahé Island: Service resumption since June 2004. Effective from 24th March 2018 operating twice weekly on Wednesday and Saturday (Thursday and Sunday from Seychelles), BA62/63 operates with Boeing 787-9's.
-Shanghai-Pudong: Effective 26th March 2018, thrice weekly BA160/161 and daily BA168/169 operated by Boeing 777-200ER's.
With all the planned changes, its looking likely 2018 will be a busy year for British Airways... 2017 has seen the airline only withdraw one Boeing 747-400 whilst taking delivery of their 9th Boeing 787-8. 2018 is expected to be a busy year for British Airways as 2 more Boeing 747-400's are due to be withdrawn as well as the entire Boeing 767-300ER fleet which are only operating domestic and European short-haul flights.
In terms of new aircraft, 3 Boeing 787-8's and 2 Boeing 787-9's are to arrive completing the orders for the respective type, with 2020 being the year in which the Boeing 787-10 begins arriving into service. Finally, deliveries of brand new Airbus A320/A321neo's begin arriving in 2018 with the eldest Airbus A319's beginning to be withdrawn as they arrive. Even so, 2018 is not going to be quiet...
Currently, British Airways operates 36 Boeing 747-400's with no more expected to be withdrawn in 2017.
Bravo Yankee Golf Alpha is one of 36 Boeing 747-400's in service with British Airways, delivered new to the flag-carrier in December 1998 and she is powered by 4 Rolls-Royce RB211-524H engines. When delivered new, she carried Pierce Casey designed and England-inspired Chelsea Rose World Tail, until October 2003 when she gained British Airways standard Chatham Dockyard Union Jack corporate livery. She became the 8th Boeing 747-400 to have been reconfigured from Hi-J to Super Hi-J configuration in March 2016.
Boeing 747-436 G-BYGA on final approach into Runway 27R at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA106 from Dubai-International (DXB).
To my Flickr friends and followers, I wish everyone a Happy New Year and here's to 2018!
It was a slog from the campsite. Climbing up on the last tiring day of the backpack from the Upper Cascade Canyon to Paintbrush Divide, 2.5 miles away and 2000ft above, while hauling a 35lb backpack was not an easy task. But what kept me going was views like this, looking down at the glacier-carved Cascade Canyon at the mighty Tetons rising beyond in the distance, and the promised views from the 10500ft Paintbrush Divide.
A recent forest fire had shrouded the entire Teton range with a haze that dulled the sharpness of every image that day. Nevertheless, this was one of the very few shots that made the cut. This particular image was blended of three separate exposures to compensate for the large dynamic range
Grand Teton National Park
WY USA
After a grinding slog through the forest, we finally found good fishing. Next time we’ll know to stick to the main trail!
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 48 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 18729 × 5335 (99.9 MP; 128 MB).
Location; Rawson Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
66562 slogs up Battlefield Bank, Shrewsbury on 25-1-17 with a 1035 Avonmouth - Fiddlers Ferry PS loaded coal.
Heritage liveried Gemini 32646 on hire from Leicester can be seen starting yet another day on the 6A Circuit... this bus should be leaving the Potteries soon and is rumoured to be going to Worcester... 7/12/20
66112 leaves behind a fog of exhaust fumes and clay dust, as it climbs through Treesmill with 6M53. I’d normally take this shot from higher up/further back to look down on the train, but the hedges are a bit too high at present.
Phase I and phase 3 DL class locomotives join forces to bring a laden "Pulpliner" train to the top of the incline which they have been contending with since leaving the pulp mill sidings at Karioi. Bound initially for Palmerston North yard, the train will continue its journey to Napier where the pulp-board product will be unloaded for export by sea.
28.8.2013. LNER K4 Class 2-6-0 No 61994 'The Great Marquess' approaches milepost 260 at Aisgill, with the southbound 'Fellsman'.
66529 slogs up the last few hundred metres to the summit at Ais Gill with the Hunterston-Ratcliffe loaded coal, 28.8.13
Image taken at the National Trust property Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Somerset.
Well worth the 2 hours hunting the superb 'Ragged Victorians' down, in and around the grounds of the house.
My thanks to Jeff yet again, for the lift.
After slogging up to the summit of Pico de la Nieve Mark was clearly in a good mood and still full of energy.
66562 slogs up Battlefield Bank, Shrewsbury on 25-1-17 with a 1035 Avonmouth - Fiddlers Ferry PS loaded coal.
'Norma' slogs up the valley to Graig Merthyr Colliery, Pontardulais on 5th May 1975.
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GBRf Class 66 66768 slogs towrds Bromsgrove with the first 15:50 (3 early) 6E45 Westerleigh Puma GBRF to Immingham Puma GBRF, a new weekly working that consists of TDA tanks. It's good to see a regular daylight GBRF servie on this route, although it's a shame that the traction is only 66s rather than 60s and that it doesn't run daily like 6E41 used to. However, the possibitlity of 60s being used on this cannot be ruled out entirely as there have been rumours that GBRF will acquire some.
This shot hadn't been intended but the light was poor everywhere else and I thought why not?
With their slow exhaust beats ringing out through the forest as they work to maintain a snails pace through a heavy speed restriction, Puffing Billy Railway's 12A & 8A keep a firm footing as they clilmb away from the site of Landslide on a wet and foggy summers morning with train 9 and the first train of the day to Lakeside. 4/1/24
BSA M21 Motorcycle + Watsonian Avon Sports Sidecar Combination (1937-61) Engine 591cc Air-cooled Single 4 stroke SV
Owner Steve Plumb, Stoke on Trent Registration Number FSK 814 (Caithness)
BSA ALBUM
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Known as the slogger the M21 was popular as a sidecar combination and came equipped with twin crable integral sidecar lugs
In the TV Comedy Sitcom, On The Buses the hapless Arthur and Olive have a 1930's BSA M21 Combination
The BSA M20 and M21 were the mainstay of the AA breakdown fleet in the 1950's and early 60's, the AA used over 2000 with their last purchase being an M21 of 1961.
The M21 combination proved rugged and reliable, powered by an unsophisticated 600cc single cylinder side valve engine with a modest 15bhp mated to a four speed gearbox and a top speed of around 50mph.
The AA fleet differed a little from the standard road version of the M21, specified with a stronger front brake, a 12 volt alternator instead of a dynamo, to power the two way radio and higher handle bars. Various types of sidecar, leg gaurds and fairing were used.
Thankyou for a massive 54,356,705 views
Shot 29.08.2016 at Shrewesbury Steam Rally, Onslow Park, Shrewesbury REF 119-434
66732 will be high in the amp range as it gets its train of over over 2,000 tonnes loaded bio-mass train up the 1/60 incline from Liverpool Docks to Bootle Junction with what is more than likely 6E10. The train is seen here from the Derby Road overbridge.
Photograph taken around 2017.
Photo: Rob Clark.