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You could feel sorry for the people who live here - the echoing noise from car tyres on the cobblestone roads is so loud.
Die Fotos habe ich in Chur, Filisur und Surava aufgenommen.
Die zwei Loks der ersten Bauserie (Nummern 701 und 702) wurden 1958 von SLM, BBC und MFO geliefert.
So wurden die 700er vorwiegend vor Schnellzügen auf der Albulalinie eingesetzt. Seit die ab 1993 in Dienst gestellten Ge 4/4 III diese Aufgaben übernommen haben, sind die Ge 6/6 II hauptsächlich vor Güterzügen auf dem gesamten Stammnetz (ohne Arosalinie) anzutreffen, doch auch vor Personenzügen sind sie immer noch zu sehen.
Lok 701 trägt den Namen der römischen Provinz Raetia, der sich bis heute als Synonym für Graubünden erhalten hat, Lok 702 den lateinischen Namen Curia der Kantonshauptstadt Chur. Die restlichen Fahrzeuge 703–707 sind nach grösseren Bündner Gemeinden, welche die Streckenendpunkte am Stammnetz sind, benannt. Neben dem Namen steht auf jeder Lokomotive zusätzlich die Betriebsnummer in weiss sowie das Wappen der Patengemeinde (bei Lok 701 das Kantonswappen).
Am 22. November 2011 wurde die Lok 703 im Bahnhof Rueun bei einem Zugunglück im Frontbereich schwer beschädigt. Sie war mit ihrem Güterzug frontal auf einen im Bahnhof wartenden Zug (Güterwagen mit Rangiertraktor) geprallt.[1]
Im Juli 2020 wurde Lok 701 als erste Lok dieser Baureihe ausser Betrieb genommen, Lok 705 folgte Anfang Januar 2021. Die weiteren Lokomotiven sollen bis Mitte 2021 folgen. Lok 704 wird weiterhin als betriebsfähiges Museumsfahrzeug erhalten bleiben.[2] Am 10. Februar 2021 wurde die Lok 701 in Chur abgebrochen.
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I like to shoot the occasional bird... oops, that came out wrong. What I mean is I like to photograph the occasional bird of course. What I don't like is lugging around a 500mm lens and a tripod to capture them in their natural habitat. So why not stroll along a sunny London canal and find one that fills the frame at 75mm. Like this guy!
The dock was opened in 1852. It was named after the road it runs alongside and which also gave its name to the Wapping Tunnel.
The large brick warehouse built in 1856 along the eastern side of the dock was designed by Jesse Hartley. The building is of a similar architectural style to the warehouses surrounding the nearby Albert Dock. When originally built, it was 232 m (254 yd)long and consisted of five separate sections.Bombed in the May Blitz of 1941, the badly damaged southernmost section was not rebuilt, with only the supporting cast iron columns remaining in situ. The remainder of the building continued in commercial use, even after the dock closed in 1972. The warehouse was restored and converted into residential apartments in 1988 and is Grade II* listed.
The quiet streets of Wapping are only ever broken by the soft squeak of a bicycle peddling by, or the banter of two pedestrians strolling by.
Wapping dock in Liverpool showing the now converted warehouse building now apartments and the grade 2 listed hydraulic tower situated at the gate to the dock, this area is part of Liverpool`s UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Liverpool.
This is a mono conversion of a previously posted image. I really can't say which I prefer. I'd been meaning to take pictures of the developments, this included, where once redundant docks provided a sad reminder of the way shallow water caused the south docks to be almost useless.
SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM ART lens
On 27th September 1997, USA ‘Yankee’ 0-6-0 tank 30075 working on Wapping Wharf during its visit from the Swanage Railway to the Bristol Harbour Railway. Although this type of locomotive was purchased by the Southern Railway and used at Southampton Docks, this example was built in Croatia in 1960, as a Class ‘S100’, but based on the 'USA' design. It was purchased in 1990, moved from Slovenia to the UK and received an extensive overhaul at the Swanage Railway. A major steam pipe failure in 1998 saw it withdrawn from service. Following time at the East Somerset Railway, and the Great Central Railway (Nottingham), it has now found a more permanent home with the North Dorset Railway Trust at Shillingstone Station, although it is proposed that it will be placed on short-term loan to various railways around the country.
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Up to London on Saturday for a meet up of the London Flickr Group. We had a wander around Shadwell and Wapping. The free wine got my attention :)))
The former Wapping Hydraulic Power Station building, built 1890. Grade II* listed by Historic England.
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tomorrow we are having a Sunday lunch here to celebrate Ben's 40th birthday. The years have passed by so quickly, I can't really believe this is happening! As Peter keeps saying - how come Ben is the same age as me!