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La vallée qui s’étend de Peebles à Selkirk, tire son nom de la rivière Tweed, qui a aussi donné son nom à la célèbre étoffe. Cette rivière est en fait le troisième fleuve d’Écosse avec ses 156 km de longueur, après la Tay et la Clyde (cf. Wikipédia).
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Saturday, 24 August 2024
The return working of Retro Railtours “Retro High Speed Scot” crossing the Royal Border Bridge
© Finbarr O'Neill
the trio of bridges spanning the River Tweed and the medieval walls of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The river marks the border between Scotland and England
Looking over Duranbah Beach to the entrance of the Tweed River, the most northerly river of NSW, from Point Danger on the NSW/Queensland Border.
Fishing hut on the banks of the river Tweed Scotland.
Used by the Salmon fisher's in the Autumn and Spring months for there lunch.
More of that stunning rainbow from Sunday night.
*Apart from a little curves across the whole shot, this is straight off the camera - no flash either.
Borders Buses 11726 YJ17 FZB In Golden Square Berwick Upon Tweed On the 10:45 60 Berwick to Galashiels Service
The Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria. It was designed by Robert Stephenson (son of railway pioneer George Stephenson). It was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and is still in regular use today, as part of the East Coast Main Line. Despite its name, the bridge does not in fact span the border between England and Scotland, which is approximately three miles further north.
The bridge is 659 metres (2,162 ft) long and constructed in stone except for brick soffits to the arches. It has 28 arches, each spanning 60 feet (18 m). The railway is carried 37 metres (121 ft) above the river level. During 1989, it was electrified as a part of the wider East Coast Main Line electrification scheme. Between 1993 and 1996, the structure underwent significant repair work for the first time in a Railtrack-led project, which was partially funded by English Heritage.
Ten tijde van het maken van de foto was ‘Tweed’ de oudste stoomlocomotief ter wereld die nog in normaal bedrijf was. De tweeassige locomotief is in 1873 in de fabrieken van Sharp, Stewart & Co. in Manchester gebouwd. De machine was in 1991 in gebruik bij de Saraiya Sugar Works in Sardarnagar, Gorakhpur in India.
At the time of the making of the picture 'Tweed' was the oldest steam locomotive in the world in regular operation. The 0-4-0T was built in 1873 in the factory of Sharp, Stewart & Co. at Manchester. In 1991 the engine was used by the Saraiya Sugar Works in Sardarnagar, Gorakhpur in India.
The River Tweed is best known as one of the world's greatest salmon fisheries. It catches more Atlantic salmon than any river in the European Union and has been a Mecca for anglers since the 17th Century.
But it is not for fish alone that people are drawn to the Tweed. This 98-mile river, the second longest in Scotland, flows through some of the most beautiful and historic scenery in Britain. In fact, the Tweed forms part of the border between England and Scotland – a frontier which was much disputed in years gone by. Today, the ruins of watchtowers and fortresses add a hint of romance to the pretty borderland scenery.
Saturday, 10 April 2010; 1448 Hours
[Canon EOS 5D | ISO 200 | 24 mm | 1/1250 seconds | F/4.0]
Sorry for long silence; I've been busy with family chores and now I have exams to write in June so I can't hang around Flickr as much as I would like. Thanks for your comments on my last picture; hope to get round to visiting and catching up on my flickr mails soon.
About this picture: I stumbled on some riders on my way back from the library on Saturday; I wish I got a better shot of this lady but I had to chase after her and my study books are quite heavy!
Hope to be abe to post more this week.
This was shot with the Canon 5D Classic because my Canon 5D Mark II stopped working about two weeks ago; I haven't had time to get it repaired yet.
From WikiPedia: The Tweed Run is a group bicycle ride through the centre of London, in which the cyclists are expected to dress in traditional British cycling attire, particularly tweed plus four suits. Any bicycle is acceptable on the Tweed Run, but classic vintage bicycles are encouraged. Some effort to recreate the spirit of a bygone era is always appreciated.
Update: Cropped out the wheel on the right
Taken in Berwick-upon-Tweed, the most northerly town in England that used to be an important Scottish Burgh.
Jim Walker FRPS, (1925 - 2013) "a wake for the salmon, 1980s. Mamyaflex using FP4.
part of a "photographic history of Berwick" expo at the Maltings - Granary gallery
Traditional island tweed is characterized by subtle flecks of colour achieved through the use of vegetable dyes, including the lichen dyes called "crottle" (Parmelia saxatilis and Parmelia omphalodes which give deep red- or purple-brown and rusty orange respectively).
Le Tweed traditionnel de l'île Harris Lewis est caractérisé par des couleurs subtiles obtenues grâce à l'utilisation de plusieurs teintures végétales tels que celles issues des lichens appelés "crottle" ( Parmelia Omphalodes qui donnent des rouges profonds ou des brun-violets et Parmelia saxatilis des rouilles orangés).
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Isle of Harris, Scotland
The Bliss Tweed Mill is a Grade II listed mill built in 1872 on the outskirts of Chipping Norton in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds. It has since been converted into apartments, while keeping the original architecture. In the Spring the field comes alive as a wild flower meadow and makes for a beautiful foreground. I struck lucky yesterday, as there was only a few minutes of golden sunlight before the sun disappeared behind clouds for the rest of the evening.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III|24-105mm L|Lee Grad Filters|Lee Landscape Polariser
I've been teaching Poppy photography, take a look at her Flickr.
Drygrange Old Bridge and the new A68 bridge over the River Tweed next to the Leaderfoot Viaduct in the Scottish Borders.
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