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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Italy,Plenitude On the Road,service,filling,station,climate change,bay,markings,elettrici,green,branding,branded,electric,mobility,Enilive,driving,transport,roadside,clean,renewable,electricity,adoption,zero,tailpipe,emissions,battery,European,cables,network,electric car,modern,oil market volatility,Middle East tensions,Iran oil risk,energy security,avoiding,decarbonisation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEEHP - Plenitude On the Road electric vehicle chargers stand on an Italian filling station forecourt in Sicily, (Autogrill Sacchitello Sud , Sud, A19 Palermo - Catania, 118, 94100 Enna EN, Italy) with bright green elettrici bay markings and branded charging units beside the traditional petrol station setting. The image is a strong editorial illustration of the gradual shift from fossil-fuel motoring towards lower-emission road transport, showing how oil companies and forecourt operators are adding EV infrastructure alongside conventional refuelling. Plenitude says its proprietary charging stations use certified energy backed by European guarantees of origin from 100% renewable sources as fed into the grid, making the scene especially relevant for stories about cleaner transport, energy transition, public charging networks, electric mobility, decarbonisation and the future of roadside services in Italy. The photograph is also commercially useful for articles on Sicily travel, sustainable tourism, EV adoption, charging convenience, green branding and the changing appearance of service stations as drivers move towards battery-powered vehicles. It can support wider commentary on how electric driving may reduce motorists' direct exposure to oil-price volatility linked to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, including Iran-related supply fears, although electricity prices and charging tariffs remain influenced by broader energy markets. The visible Plenitude branding, charger cables, marked bays and forecourt layout give the image practical documentary value for transport, energy, business and climate reporting. The clean design and empty charging spaces suggest readiness for use rather than a staged product shot, helping the image work well for news and features about consumer behaviour, charging infrastructure rollout, renewable electricity, lower tailpipe emissions, low-carbon transport and Europe's effort to cut dependence on imported oil.
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,mast,mobile,masts,phone,telecom,signals,telecommunications,network,infrastructure,communications,coverage,signal,utility,broadband,connectivity,digital,rural,emergency,planning application,permitted development,street infrastructure,public health debate,radiofrequency electromagnetic fields,RF EMF,electromagnetic fields,EMF exposure,non ionising radiation,ICNIRP guidelines,Ofcom EMF rules,UKHSA mobile base station advice,5G health concerns,5G conspiracy theories,anti 5G protest,misinformation,disinformation,fake health claims,public concern
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E93492 - Cellular telecommunications mast in Thelwall, Warrington, photographed against a blue sky, showing a steel lattice tower fitted with multiple antenna panels, transmission equipment and support structures for mobile phone coverage. The image is useful for editorial coverage of 4G and 5G rollout, mobile broadband, digital infrastructure, network coverage, planning applications, telecommunications regulation, public utilities, connectivity, smartphone use, emergency communications and the continuing expansion of wireless data networks. It can also illustrate public concern, risk perception, misinformation and conspiracy theories around mobile phone masts, radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and alleged radiation dangers. Care is needed in captioning: the mast is a source of non-ionising radio waves, not the kind of ionising radiation associated with X-rays or nuclear materials. UKHSA states that international exposure guidelines cover 5G base stations as well as older technologies, and its published 5G measurement work says exposures from 5G base stations are well below ICNIRP guideline levels. Ofcom says it has measured electromagnetic fields near mobile phone masts for many years and that all such measurements have shown public exposure levels well within the ICNIRP guidelines. The World Health Organization states that, provided overall exposure remains below international guidelines, no consequences for public health are anticipated from 5G. This makes the photograph relevant not only to infrastructure and technology stories, but also to fact-checking, science communication, anti-5G claims, online misinformation, planning objections and debates about trust in public health advice. The clear view of antenna arrays and the absence of people make it a flexible stock image for newspapers, planning documents, telecoms features,public health explainers, local news, digital inclusion reports and articles examining how ordinary suburban and village landscapes increasingly
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Southern,Republic,railway,tram,to,tramcar,network,city,centre,travel,3019,Irish transport,modern tram,city streets,Luas 3019,The Point,3Arena,Dublin tramway,city transit,sustainable transport,European light rail,streetscape,capital city,commuter travel,electric tram,rail infrastructure,city centre Dublin,transport network,urban mobility,travel Ireland,street photography,modern Ireland,daylight,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3BR17BG - A Luas Red Line tram, vehicle number 3019, travelling along O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre, Ireland, photographed in daylight conditions. The modern articulated tram operates on Dublin's light rail network, providing high-capacity public transport through the capital's main thoroughfare and onward to The Point in the Docklands area, close to the 3Arena concert venue.
The Luas system forms a key part of Dublin's public transport infrastructure, supporting daily commuting, tourism, and sustainable urban mobility. The Red Line connects western suburbs with the city centre and Docklands, passing major landmarks, retail districts, and civic buildings along O'Connell Street.
Surrounding architecture reflects Dublin's mix of historic commercial buildings and modern urban activity, while other road users and pedestrians emphasise the busy city-centre environment. The image illustrates contemporary transport in Ireland's capital, highlighting investment in electric light rail as an alternative to private car use.
This photograph is suitable for editorial use illustrating public transport in Dublin, Irish urban infrastructure, sustainable travel, European light rail systems, city life, and modern streetscapes in Ireland.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,transport,public,buses,urban,network,operator,dusk,night,green,Leeds,city,LeedsCity,service,1,one,routes,stop,busstop,&,passengers,wait,waiting,to,board,Beeston,line,35545,mTickets,SK68 TVJ,the,Headrow,WyMetro,LS1 6PU,LS1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X5K8B3 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,Clive St,CF11 7JB,CF11,7JB,urban,welsh,Wales,infrastructure,railways,BR,signs,Cymru,entrance,road,district,area,Vale of Glamorgan,line,Valley Lines,network,wall,walls,transport,public,history,historic,heritage,local,Grangetown Cardiff station,Network Rail signage,Transport for Wales,TfW rail,Welsh rail network,red and white rail sign
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X5K8DM - A close-up photograph of a red British Rail double-arrow sign displaying the name Grangetown at Grangetown railway station in Cardiff, Wales. The sign is mounted against a stone wall beneath elevated rail infrastructure, reflecting the practical, utilitarian design associated with Britain's urban railway stations.
Grangetown railway station serves the Grangetown district to the south-west of Cardiff city centre and originally opened in 1884 during a period of rapid railway expansion driven by industrial growth and the development of Cardiff as a major port city. The station historically supported workers travelling to and from the docks and nearby industrial areas, playing a role in the economic life of the city during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Today, Grangetown station forms part of the South Wales rail network, with passenger services operated by Transport for Wales. The station provides frequent local services to Cardiff Central, as well as onward connections along the Vale of Glamorgan line, including destinations such as Penarth, Barry, and Bridgend, depending on service patterns. These routes support daily commuting, education, leisure travel, and access to Cardiff's central business, retail, and transport hubs.
The continued presence of the British Rail double-arrow symbol highlights the enduring legacy of national railway branding introduced in the 1960s, which remains a widely recognised icon across the UK rail system despite changes in operators and governance. The station itself reflects the layered history of Welsh rail transport, combining Victorian-era origins with modern commuter use in a growing capital city.
This image is suitable for editorial use illustrating railway history in Wales, urban commuter transport, public transport infrastructure in Cardiff, British rail branding, and the role of local stations in supporting sustainable travel and city connectivity.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,LS1,UK,dragon,dragons,entrance,door,Leeds city,West Yorkshire,England,Yorkshire,LNER,First Class,Lounge,for,rail,holders,travelers,with,1st,transportation,network,route,routes,comfort,cost,value,perk,perks,passenger lounge,first class facilities,rail travel,UK railways,London North Eastern Railway,station lounge entrance,travel waiting area,premium rail service
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CG3E - This image shows the entrance to the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class Lounge located within Leeds railway station in West Yorkshire, England. The photograph focuses on the distinctive red curved signage reading First Class Lounge, clearly branded with LNER corporate identity and positioned above the entrance doorway. The lounge provides a dedicated waiting area for first class rail passengers, offering a quieter, more comfortable environment away from the main station concourse.
Leeds railway station is one of the busiest transport hubs in the north of England, serving as a major interchange on the East Coast Main Line and a key gateway for rail travel between Leeds, London, the North East, and Scotland. Operated by Network Rail, the station has undergone significant modernisation in recent decades, reflecting the growing importance of Leeds as a regional economic and commercial centre.
First class lounges such as this form part of the wider premium service offering provided by LNER, catering primarily to business travellers, long-distance passengers, and frequent rail users. The image captures contemporary railway interior design, clear passenger wayfinding, and the emphasis on branded customer experience within modern UK rail infrastructure. The photograph is suitable for editorial use relating to rail transport, passenger services, travel, public transport investment, and the operation of Britain's intercity railway network.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,English,TransPennine Express,route,routes,Diesel,network,north,TPE,to,Cleethorpes,train,trains,evening,service,at,Merseyside,main line,station,TOC,public,transport,DfT,diesel,passenger,poor,compliant,complaints,platform,timetables,track,rail,rails
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T19PFR -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,English,TransPennine Express,route,routes,Diesel,network,north,TPE,to,Cleethorpes,train,trains,evening,service,at,Merseyside,main line,station,TOC,public,transport,DfT,diesel,passenger,poor,compliant,complaints,platform,timetable,delay,repay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T19PG0 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,rail,railway,Metro,stations,transport,Northern,WYPTE,West Yorkshire,LS13 4DU,LS13,sign,platform,platforms,Leeds-Bradford,line,lines,part,of the,network,Bradford,service,link,links,infrastructure,suburban,district,area,signage,public,council,and,Stanningley
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T2841X -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,rail,railway,Metro,services,stations,public transport,transport,Northern,WYPTE,West Yorkshire,LS13 4DU,LS13,sign,platform,platforms,Leeds-Bradford,line,lines,part,of the,network,due,to,on,the,criminal,damage,theft,infrastructure,suburban,district,area,signage,public
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,rail,railway,Metro,services,stations,transport,Northern,WYPTE,West Yorkshire,LS13 4DU,LS13,sign,platform,platforms,Leeds-Bradford,line,lines,part,of the,network,infrastructure,urban,suburban,district,area,signage,public,council,and,Stanningley,Brameleia,Bramelei.
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T28420 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,rail,services,stations,Leeds City,England,LS1 4DY,LS1,public transport,transport,Northern Powerhouse,Northern,come,to,visit,tourism,people,wait,waiting,Welcome To Leeds,welcome,information,BR,British Rail,Network,TheBoookshop,the,Bookshop,WHSmith,WH Smith,passengers,commuters,building,architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T2843E -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,rail,services,stations,Leeds City,England,LS1 4DY,LS1,at,main,signs,LNER,mainline,main line,busy,passengers,commuters,travellers,forecourt,people,British,BR,public transport,transport,2023,with,cityscape,reflection,Leeds-London,North-South,Northern Powerhouse,Northern,network,new look,travel
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T2843F -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,rail,services,stations,Leeds City,England,LS1 4DY,LS1,at,main,signs,LNER,mainline,main line,busy,passengers,commuters,travellers,forecourt,people,British,BR,public transport,transport,2023,with,cityscape,reflection,skyline,Leeds-London,North-South,Northern Powerhouse,Northern,network,new look,travel
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,West Yorkshire,England,UK,LS2 7LA,LS2,National Express,public,network,route,routes,Leeds Kirkgate Market,Kirkgate,LS2 7HU,sunny,modern,blue sky,blue skies,parked,inter-city,intercity,cut,cuts,funding,performance,communication,sign,signs,travel,vehicle,vehicles,carbon footprint,branding,branded,livery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T2848J -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Yorkshire,West Yorkshire,England,UK,LS2 7LA,LS2,National Express,coaches,transport,public,network,route,routes,Leeds Kirkgate Market,Kirkgate,LS2 7HU,sunny,modern,blue sky,blue skies,inter-city,intercity,cut,cuts,funding,performance,communication,sign,signs,travel,vehicle,vehicles,carbon footprint,branding,branded,livery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T2848K -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,2,two,rail,railway,trains,development,red,sign,signs,for,B4,1,Curzon St,West Midlands,UK,B4 7XG,entrance,cancelled,project,delay,delays,first,brand new,intercity,terminus,station,network,WSP,and,Grimshaw Architects,road,containers,construction,sites
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0BDN1 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,on,call,in,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,your,gas,network,WA4 1NN,white,van,man,Cadent Gas,is a,regional,company,consortium,system,grid,branding,branded,brand,national gas,emergency service,free phone,line,safety advice,industry,community,initiatives,mains
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX180W - Cadent Gas is a British regional gas distribution company that owns, operates and maintains the largest natural gas distribution network in the United Kingdom, transporting gas to 11 million homes and businesses across North West England, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England and North London.
Cadent Gas Limited represents four of the eight gas distribution networks in the United Kingdom. Following production and importation, all gas in the UK passes through National Grid's national transmission system, before entering the distribution networks. The distribution network providers, one of which is Cadent Limited, are responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of the gas to the end consumer, on behalf of the chosen supplier.
The company does not produce or own the gas that passes through their pipeline networks but 50% of UK gas customers are served by their pipeline system.
The company also manages the national gas emergency service free phone line on behalf of the gas industry in the UK, taking calls and giving safety advice on behalf of the industry. In 2017/18 1.952 million gas emergency calls were answered.
The company invests in raising awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning through community and school initiatives as well as improving services to protect and support customers in vulnerable situations.
In 2017, the company launched a two-year fundraising partnership with Alzheimer's Society and committed to creating 1,000 Dementia Friends and also raising £100,000 company-wide for the charity. Cadent Gas Limited also sponsor EmployAbility - Let's Work Together' scheme which changes young disabled peoples' lives for the better. It is founded on relationships with local schools, Dorothy Goodman in Leicestershire and Oakwood, Woodlands and Exhall Grange in Warwickshire. It is an employee-led supported internship scheme for young people aged 17 to 19.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,ER,WA4,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4 6JX,automatic,site,sites,gate,communications,OpenReach,entry,entrance,access,mast,aerial,sign,signs,rust,rusty,rustings,sunny,bright,PSTN,Network,Switch Off,In,2025,public switched,telephone network,fibre,solutions,ADSL,max,21CN WBC,enabled
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RX17T9 - 21CN WBC
This exchange is 21CN WBC enabled
ADSL Max
The Stockton Heath exchange has been enabled for ADSL Max since March 2006
ADSL
The Stockton Heath telephone exchange in Warrington was enabled for ADSL in September 2000
Ofcom Classification
The BT exchange, Stockton Heath is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 3.
PSTN Network Switch Off In 2025
The first stage Openreach propose to facilitate the retirement of their public switched telephone network (PSTN) is to issue 'Stop Sell' dates for specific telephone exchanges. Once a 'Stop Sell' date has passed, communication providers (CP's) will be unable to order any copper based products if a fibre solution is available at the customer's premises. Accepted fibre solutions include FTTP and SOGEA/SOGFast.
Impacted product and services that will be unavailable beyond a 'Stop Sell' date include WLR3 analogue, ISDN 2, ISDN 30, LLU SMPF, SLU SMPF, Narrowband Line Share and Classic products.
Openreach have identified 581 specific 'FTTP Priority Exchanges' that will be the first to receive 'Stop Sell' notices, see below.
Openreach have not identified the Stockton Heath Exchange as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' and the 'Stop Sell' date will be September 2023.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Bury,England,UK,sign,network,public,transport,system,route,routes,Manchester,to,all,railway,station,light,rail,Rectory Lane,Prestwich,M25 1BR,M25,town,centre,signage,overhead,line,lines,yellow,livery,entrance,outside,path,entry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGPN87 - Prestwich is a tram stop in the town of Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.
The stop was originally Prestwich railway station, which was along the Manchester to Bury heavy rail line, completed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, in 1879 and opened on 1 September. The line was converted from steam to electric power as from 17 April 1916, using the third rail system. The station closed on 17 August 1991 to allow conversion of the route to the Metrolink system using overhead power lines, reopening on 6 April 1992.
The station forms part of Ticketing Zone 3. It is located off Rectory Lane a walkway connects the station to the Longfield Suite Precinct and Bury New Road (A56).
Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Edinburgh tram network,Newhaven extension,Edinburgh,tram,network,Ocean Terminal Edinburgh,Leith waterfront,new apartments Edinburgh,mixed-use development,regeneration area,sustainable transport,electric tram,street-running tram,housing development,waterfront regeneration,Scottish capital transport,city infrastructure,contemporary urban landscape,documentary photography,route,routes,award-winning,light,rail,award,awards,winner,winning,pay,tap in,tap out,new,flats,newbuild
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGJD7 - An Edinburgh Trams service passes through the Ocean Terminal stop in Leith, showing a modern low-floor tram manufactured by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). The image captures the tram operating along the Newhaven extension, which reconnects the waterfront districts of north Edinburgh to the city's light-rail network.
The background of newly built apartment blocks highlights the close relationship between transport investment and urban regeneration in Leith, where former docklands and retail areas have been redeveloped for residential and mixed-use purposes. The tram line provides a fixed, electric public-transport link between the waterfront, the city centre and Edinburgh Airport, supporting lower-carbon travel and higher-density urban living.
Photographed in daylight during normal service, the image documents contemporary public transport operating within a changing urban environment. It is suitable for editorial use relating to sustainable transport, housing development, regeneration policy, and modern city infrastructure in Scotland.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,boat,green,towpath,Cheshire,England,United Kingdom,CW9 5HD,CW9,River Weaver,basin,Northwich Marina,narrowboat,in,canal boat,foreground,canalboat marina,UK,English,leisure,boats,ring,network,trust,waterside,marina,British,GB,canal,scenes,tourist,tourism,travel,modern apartment blocks,town regeneration
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2REGHNJ - This image shows Northwich Marina basin in Cheshire, with a narrowboat moored prominently in the foreground and multiple canal boats lining the opposite side of the marina. The calm water creates clear reflections of the boats, surrounding greenery, and nearby residential buildings, giving the scene a peaceful and balanced composition.
The photograph was taken in daylight under partly cloudy skies, with soft light enhancing the colours of the narrowboats and the surrounding landscape. A grassy towpath runs alongside the marina, reinforcing the leisure and recreational character of the location.
Northwich Marina provides moorings close to the town centre and access to the River Weaver navigation and wider UK canal network. It is popular with leisure boaters, walkers, and visitors exploring Cheshire's waterways and industrial heritage.
The image captures an attractive aspect of modern British canal life, combining traditional narrowboats with contemporary waterside development and a tranquil town-centre marina setting.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,city,centre,Northern Ireland,UK,BT13,bus stop,on,northbound,County Antrim,BT13 1AA,southbound,citybound,public,buses,bus,transport,stand,stop,Antrim Road,1,11,&,and,Crumlin,Road,Rd,service,for,network,plan,Belfast Metropolitan Transport Plan,area,Metropolitan,rapid,transit,services,Translink,infrastructure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9J0C1 - In the 19th Century due to suburbanization omnibuses became in to use and in 1869 were recorded running hourly on the Malone Road, Lisburn Road, Antrim Road, County Down Road to Sydenham hourly. Belfast is a now a relatively car-dependent city, by European standards, with an extensive road network including the ten lane M2 motorway. A recent survey of how people travel in Northern Ireland showed that people in Belfast made 77% of all journeys by car, 11% by public transport and 6% on foot. It also showed that Belfast has 0.70 cars per household compared to figures of 1.18 in the East and 1.14 in the West of Northern Ireland.
Most public transport in Northern Ireland is operated by the subsidiaries of Translink. Bus services in the city proper and the nearer suburbs are operated by Translink Metro, with services focusing on linking residential districts with the City Centre on twelve quality bus corridors running along main radial roads, resulting in poor connections between different suburban areas. More distant suburbs are served by Ulsterbus. A small number of private operators are also present, including Aircoach who operate a non-stop route from Belfast to Dublin City, via Dublin Airport which competes with services offered by Translink.
Black taxis are common in the city, operating on a share basis in some areas. Separate associations serving nationalist and unionist areas operate throughout Belfast. During the Troubles, nationalist taxi drivers in West Belfast and Ardoyne became targets for loyalist assassination campaigns. Today black taxis take tourists on tours of the city's sectarian murals. They are now outnumbered by private hire minicabs
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Northern Ireland,Ireland UK,sunny,blue,sky,skies,centre,charge,point,charging,EV,electric,vehicle,vehicles,a vehicle,car,at,wire,connect,plugin,hybrid,Ultra Low Emission Vehicle,or,ULEVs,ULEV,BT57 8QB,BT57,network,power,source,station,points,Charge Point
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CGN - The electric vehicle (EV) publicly-accessible charge point network in Northern Ireland is operated on a commercial basis, with the majority of charge points owned by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB).
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,cancelled trains,Warrington,board,boards,timetable,timetables,Northern TransPennine,rail,railway,network,commuter,platform,platform signs,departure board,service disruption,railway passengers,rush hour,evening travel,station concourse,public transport,rail infrastructure failure,travel delays,Northern England,urban transport,commuters,real time information,rail operations,transport news,UK rail travel,L1 1JD,L1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JJ3 - This photograph shows passengers gathered on platforms inside Liverpool Lime Street station as rail services are disrupted due to a signal failure near Warrington. Overhead electronic departure boards display warning messages and altered service information, indicating delays and operational difficulties affecting trains running across the North West of England.
The image captures a busy station environment during the early evening, with commuters, leisure travellers, and staff waiting beneath platform number signs and real time information screens. Trains are visible standing in the platforms, while passengers consult displays and mobile devices for updates, a familiar scene during periods of unplanned rail disruption.
Signal failures are a recurring issue on the UK rail network and often result in knock-on delays across multiple routes. The mention of Warrington highlights the strategic importance of the town as a key rail junction linking Liverpool, Manchester, and the wider North West, meaning faults in this area can have widespread impacts on regional services.
The photograph illustrates the everyday reality of rail travel in Britain, combining modern station architecture, digital passenger information systems, and the human response to transport disruption. Images like this are commonly used to support editorial coverage of railway reliability, infrastructure challenges, commuter experience, and public transport policy in the United Kingdom.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,L1,Liverpool,L1 3EU,bus,station,public,in,the,evening,sunset,dusk,public transport,central,main,Liverpools,interchange,Canning Place,Liverpool One bus and coach station,sign,signs,Liverpool One bus station,Liverpool One coach station,English,journey,network,route,urban,Mersey,Merseyside
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFAM -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,railway,public,transport,train,trains,rail,station,crime,HNX,L25,network,Liverpool,L25 0NN,platform,step free,access,disabled,night,safety,Grade II listed,city,line,suburb,suburbs,EMU,carriage,carriages,electrified,buildings,incident,accident
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFEN - Hunts Cross railway station is a Grade II listed railway station in Hunt's Cross, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the southern branch of the Merseytravel City Line's Liverpool to Manchester route, and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line
Originally built by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened in May 1874, Hunts Cross was the only four-platform station on the line running between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central stations. It was also a junction at the southern end of the North Liverpool Extension Line to Gateacre, West Derby, north Liverpool docks and Southport. This line was closed in stages from 1952 to 1979 and is now part of National Cycle Network Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail. The closure of the North Liverpool route left Hunts Cross to be served by the local service from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington and Manchester.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,railway,public,transport,train,trains,rail,station,crime,HNX,L25,network,Liverpool,L25 0NN,platform,step free,access,disabled,night,safety,Grade II listed,city,line,suburb,suburbs,EMU,carriage,carriages,electrified,buildings,incident,accident
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFER - Hunts Cross railway station is a Grade II listed railway station in Hunt's Cross, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the southern branch of the Merseytravel City Line's Liverpool to Manchester route, and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line
Originally built by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened in May 1874, Hunts Cross was the only four-platform station on the line running between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central stations. It was also a junction at the southern end of the North Liverpool Extension Line to Gateacre, West Derby, north Liverpool docks and Southport. This line was closed in stages from 1952 to 1979 and is now part of National Cycle Network Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail. The closure of the North Liverpool route left Hunts Cross to be served by the local service from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington and Manchester.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,railway,public,transport,train,trains,rail,station,crime,HNX,L25,network,Liverpool,L25 0NN,platform,step free,access,disabled,night,safety,Grade II listed,city,line,suburb,suburbs,EMU,carriage,carriages,electrified,buildings,incident,accident
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFEW - Hunts Cross railway station is a Grade II listed railway station in Hunt's Cross, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the southern branch of the Merseytravel City Line's Liverpool to Manchester route, and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line
Originally built by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened in May 1874, Hunts Cross was the only four-platform station on the line running between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central stations. It was also a junction at the southern end of the North Liverpool Extension Line to Gateacre, West Derby, north Liverpool docks and Southport. This line was closed in stages from 1952 to 1979 and is now part of National Cycle Network Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail. The closure of the North Liverpool route left Hunts Cross to be served by the local service from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington and Manchester.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,3G,with,moody,angry,sky,behind,clouds,over,telecoms,telcommunications,danger,waves,EE,Vodafone,O2,site,equipment,network,coverage,antenna,aerial,aerials,radio,4G 5G network,broadband technology,digital connectivity,data transmission,steel lattice tower,radio mast,network coverage,technology landscape,critical infrastructure,communications equipment,silhouette,backlit structure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8Y9G - A mobile phone telecommunications mast photographed against a dramatic, cloud-filled sky, showing antenna arrays and communications equipment mounted on a steel lattice tower. The structure is silhouetted by backlighting from the sun breaking through the clouds, emphasising the contrast between engineered infrastructure and the natural environment.
Mobile phone masts form a critical part of modern digital infrastructure, supporting voice communication, mobile data, and internet connectivity across urban and rural areas. Such installations underpin 4G and 5G networks, enabling everyday activities including remote working, navigation, emergency services, and digital commerce.
Visually, the image highlights the vertical form and industrial geometry of the mast set against a shifting sky, creating a strong symbolic representation of technology embedded within the landscape. The combination of cloud texture and light suggests changing weather conditions, adding atmosphere and a sense of scale to the scene.
The photograph works as an editorial illustration of telecommunications, digital connectivity, infrastructure investment, and the expanding physical footprint of wireless networks in contemporary society.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1,town,centre,night,in,the,at,borough,council,buses,bus,deck,decker,big,small,singledeck,doubledecker,an,essential,part,of,since,1902,2,Wilderspool Causeway,garage,vehicle,vehicles,empty,route,routes,municipal,company,run,network
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PH9KWA - Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown, Wigan, Halton, Bolton and Northwich.
The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and 2018. With the launch of the 'Cheshire Cats' brand in 2018 the company rebranded as Warrington's Own Buses.
History
Warrington Corporation Tramways started operating a network of five radial tramways from the town centre in 1902, with the first motor bus service starting in 1913. Buses replaced trams on routes starting in 1931, with the infrastructure starting to require major renewal which could not be justified economically. The last tram operated in 1935
Warrington was designated as a new town in 1968, which led to new housing estates planned in the Birchwood and Westbrook areas of town. As such, Warrington Borough Council Transport Department started operating new services to these new developments as they started to grow in the 1970s and beyond. The department also began operating new services jointly with Crosville upon the split of the old Stockport based North Western Road Car Company in 1972.
To comply with the Transport Act 1985, Warrington Borough Transport was incorporated in 1986. The company's mission was that if money could be made by operating services deemed uneconomic by other operators, then it should assume operation. This policy led to an increase in services operated as other bus companies who ran into the area decided to concentrate on their own core areas
In April 2018, the company was rebranded as Warrington's Own Buses
Warrington's Own Buses operate 96 routes across the Warrington borough, Cheshire and Greater Manchester. With 50 of them being school/college contract routes
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P91TR5 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2P6JK75 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK3DR3 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK3E24 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK3E5R -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MX9FPW - Cadent Gas is a British regional gas distribution company that owns, operates and maintains the largest natural gas distribution network in the United Kingdom, transporting gas to 11 million homes and businesses across North West England, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England and North London.
Cadent Gas Limited represents four of the eight gas distribution networks in the United Kingdom. Following production and importation, all gas in the UK passes through National Grid's national transmission system, before entering the distribution networks. The distribution network providers, one of which is Cadent Limited, are responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of the gas to the end consumer, on behalf of the chosen supplier.
The company does not produce or own the gas that passes through their pipeline networks but 50% of UK gas customers are served by their pipeline system.
The company also manages the national gas emergency service free phone line on behalf of the gas industry in the UK, taking calls and giving safety advice on behalf of the industry. In 2017/18 1.952 million gas emergency calls were answered
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3MER -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,circuit,circuits,board,soldering,word,electronic,tech,technology,process,processes,world,reliant,on,chip,chips,silicon,binary,logic,PCB,printed,wiring,component,components,main,main-board,motherboard,mother,processor,artificial,IOT,Internet of Things,brain,robot,software,neural,network,smart
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KDPYB6 - A printed circuit board (PCB
also printed wiring board or PWB) is a medium used in electrical and electronic engineering to connect electronic components to one another in a controlled manner. It takes the form of a laminated sandwich structure of conductive and insulating layers: each of the conductive layers is designed with an artwork pattern of traces, planes and other features (similar to wires on a flat surface) etched from one or more sheet layers of copper laminated onto and/or between sheet layers of a non-conductive substrate. Electrical components may be fixed to conductive pads on the outer layers in the shape designed to accept the component's terminals, generally by means of soldering, to both electrically connect and mechanically fasten them to it. Another manufacturing process adds vias: plated-through holes that allow interconnections between layers
The Austrian engineer Paul Eisler invented the printed circuit as part of a radio set while working in the UK around 1936. In 1941 a multi-layer printed circuit was used in German magnetic influence naval mines
Around 1943 the USA began to use the technology on a large scale to make proximity fuzes for use in World War II. Such fuzes required an electronic circuit that could withstand being fired from a gun, and could be produced in quantity
Motorola was an early leader in bringing the process into consumer electronics, announcing in August 1952 the adoption of plated circuits in home radios after six years of research and a $1M investment
Originally, every electronic component had wire leads, and a PCB had holes drilled for each wire of each component. The component leads were then inserted through the holes and soldered to the copper PCB traces. This method of assembly is called through-hole construction. In 1949, Moe Abramson and Stanislaus F. Danko of the United States Army Signal Corps developed the Auto-Sembly process in which component leads were inserted into a copper foil interconnection
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Hackney,central,London,Dalston Lane,Greater London,England,UK,E8 1LA,E8,Stratford bound,destination Stratford,train,at,Hackney Downs,rail,public,transport,trains,night,in the,gren,signal,platform,the,National Rail,BR,British Rail,Hackney Downs Junction,HAC,safety,travelling,safely,network,driver,drivers,union
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M4MPYJ - Hackney Downs is a London Overground and National Rail station in Hackney Central and serves the old common land of Hackney Downs in Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney, it is on the Lea Valley lines and West Anglia Main Line. It is 2 miles 78 chains (4.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and has a direct passenger link to Hackney Central station, providing interchange with the North London line of the Overground network.
On the London Overground, Lea Valley Lines the station is between London Fields and either Clapton (on the Chingford branch) or Rectory Road (on the Cheshunt/Enfield Town branch). Main line trains, operated by Greater Anglia, call at Hackney Downs between Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale. Its three-letter station code is HAC and it is in Travelcard zone 2.
The station was originally named Hackney Downs Junction until 1896
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Keywords: Wolverhampton,West Midlands,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,WV1 1LE,TFW,formally,train,trains,Shrewsbury,service,at,on,city,railway station,Railway Drive,sprinter,regional,DMU,Diesel,multiple unit,links,Sprinter,units,unit,services,route,routes,network,track,tracks,rail,rails,gorsaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K546YH - The British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train. It is a member of the Sprinter series of regional trains, produced as a replacement for British Rail's first generation of DMUs
of the other members, the Class 159 is almost identical to the Class 158, having been converted from Class 158 to Class 159 in two batches to operate express services from London Waterloo to the West of England.
The Class 158 was constructed between 1989 and 1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works. The majority were built as two-car sets, some three-car sets were also produced. During September 1990, the first Express Sprinters were operated by ScotRail
the type was promptly introduced to secondary routes across the Midlands, Northern England, Wales and the South West. The Class 158 enabled the replacement of large numbers of elderly DMUs but also several locomotive-hauled trains as well
this was partially accomplished via the cascading of existing Sprinter units onto other routes. To capitalise on the Class 158's improved onboard amenities in comparison to other rolling stock in use for regional services, the Alphaline branding was launched during the mid-1990s
it was also used for a time in the post-privatisation era.
As a result of British Rail's privatisation in the mid 1990s, the Class 158s were divided amongst various newly-created operators broadly along their existing routes. Due to their relatively young age at that time, most operators elected to retain them for the following decades. Several, such as Northern Rail and Arriva Trains Wales, had their Class 158 fleets modernised and refitted with various new facilities, such modifications often including greater accessibility, onboard passenger information systems, WiFi connectivity, and toilet retention tanks.
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Keywords: West Midlands,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,public,transport,Midlands,Wolverhampton city bus station and interchange,and,WV1 1LD,Transport for West Midlands,TfWM,Metro tram terminus,Metro,stand,stands,NXWM,strike,Mobico,station,bus station,interchange,public transport,service,services,route,routes,network,town,connections,cuts,cutbacks,funding,WV1
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5470Y - Wolverhampton bus station is the first part of a major public transport interchange in the city centre of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England.
It is managed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). Local bus services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands and 1 unloading stand. The bus station is located halfway between Wolverhampton, St George's West Midlands Metro tram terminus and Wolverhampton railway station
both are just a short walk away. It also features glass-enclosed waiting areas and electronic doors, allowing passengers out of designated pedestrian areas, only when buses are on stand. Uniquely, the designs for the station have meant that there is no need for buses and pedestrians paths to cross, due to the 'W' shape of the station.
The bus station's enquiry office is now in the main building, but was in the Queen's Building, a grade II listed building, now host to Costa Coffee, but which was formerly the carriage entrance to the railway station.
The original bus station was on the northern side of Railway Drive approximately where the Ring Road passes under the present road bridge. It was primarily used by Midland Red although a few WMPTE (ex-Midland Red) services also departed from there.
The station, which had existed since 1986, was closed after service finished on 3 April 2010. (The 1986 bus station replaced the original bus station on the northern side of Railway Drive.) Building work took place during the ensuing months, in which a new pedestrian bridge linking the railway and bus stations was built, a contraflow system installed along the ring road and the bus station rebuilt. The station re-opened on 24 July 2011, which coincided with the Wolverhampton bus network review and marked the end of Phase One of the project. Phase Two includes improvements to the railway station, a new hotel, and redevelopment of the canalside area, but a date for this has yet to be finalised.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K54710 - Wolverhampton bus station is the first part of a major public transport interchange in the city centre of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England.
It is managed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). Local bus services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands and 1 unloading stand. The bus station is located halfway between Wolverhampton, St George's West Midlands Metro tram terminus and Wolverhampton railway station
both are just a short walk away. It also features glass-enclosed waiting areas and electronic doors, allowing passengers out of designated pedestrian areas, only when buses are on stand. Uniquely, the designs for the station have meant that there is no need for buses and pedestrians paths to cross, due to the 'W' shape of the station.
The bus station's enquiry office is now in the main building, but was in the Queen's Building, a grade II listed building, now host to Costa Coffee, but which was formerly the carriage entrance to the railway station.
The original bus station was on the northern side of Railway Drive approximately where the Ring Road passes under the present road bridge. It was primarily used by Midland Red although a few WMPTE (ex-Midland Red) services also departed from there.
The station, which had existed since 1986, was closed after service finished on 3 April 2010. (The 1986 bus station replaced the original bus station on the northern side of Railway Drive.) Building work took place during the ensuing months, in which a new pedestrian bridge linking the railway and bus stations was built, a contraflow system installed along the ring road and the bus station rebuilt. The station re-opened on 24 July 2011, which coincided with the Wolverhampton bus network review and marked the end of Phase One of the project. Phase Two includes improvements to the railway station, a new hotel, and redevelopment of the canalside area, but a date for this has yet to be finalised.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K54712 - Wolverhampton bus station is the first part of a major public transport interchange in the city centre of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England.
It is managed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). Local bus services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands and 1 unloading stand. The bus station is located halfway between Wolverhampton, St George's West Midlands Metro tram terminus and Wolverhampton railway station
both are just a short walk away. It also features glass-enclosed waiting areas and electronic doors, allowing passengers out of designated pedestrian areas, only when buses are on stand. Uniquely, the designs for the station have meant that there is no need for buses and pedestrians paths to cross, due to the 'W' shape of the station.
The bus station's enquiry office is now in the main building, but was in the Queen's Building, a grade II listed building, now host to Costa Coffee, but which was formerly the carriage entrance to the railway station.
The original bus station was on the northern side of Railway Drive approximately where the Ring Road passes under the present road bridge. It was primarily used by Midland Red although a few WMPTE (ex-Midland Red) services also departed from there.
The station, which had existed since 1986, was closed after service finished on 3 April 2010. (The 1986 bus station replaced the original bus station on the northern side of Railway Drive.) Building work took place during the ensuing months, in which a new pedestrian bridge linking the railway and bus stations was built, a contraflow system installed along the ring road and the bus station rebuilt. The station re-opened on 24 July 2011, which coincided with the Wolverhampton bus network review and marked the end of Phase One of the project. Phase Two includes improvements to the railway station, a new hotel, and redevelopment of the canalside area, but a date for this has yet to be finalised.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTJYKF - THERE is good news for electric vehicle drivers in and around Warrington, as the council has announced free electric charging at its Time Square car park and Warrington West station.
The initiative, which has been confirmed for at least the next six months, will help to support those who are making the switch from petrol and diesel to electric.
There are currently 56 charging points at the Time Square car park one of the highest number of charging points in a single location in the country with another 12 charging points available at the new Warrington West station.
The move to offering free electric vehicle charging comes after the council's climate emergency declaration in June.
The plans to encourage electric vehicle travel also support the council's Air Quality Action Plan, which aims to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels within the main, busy traffic routes leading into and around the town.
Cllr Judith Guthrie, cabinet member for environment, who drives an electric car herself, said: It's great news that I'm able to announce free charging points for electric vehicle users here in Warrington. We're committed to doing all we can to help people become more environmentally-friendly in and around the borough - more at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/18243487.free-electric-vehicle-charging-points-warrington-west-time-square-car-parks/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWF7 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWGR - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWJB - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,stained glass,advert,place,destination,town,city,Lancashire,and,&,Yorkshire,rail,train,network,railway,sign,on,station,Victorian,glass,wrought iron,ironwork,red,black,ornate glass,glasswork,M3,mainline,words,Edwardian,neo-Baroque,style,Sunderland
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWKH - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWND - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWXN - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,stained glass,advert,place,destination,town,city,Lancashire,and,&,Yorkshire,rail,train,network,railway,sign,on,station,Victorian,glass,wrought iron,ironwork,red,black,ornate glass,glasswork,M3,mainline,words,Edwardian,neo-Baroque,style,Crosby,Ormskirk,Preston,PR8,Sefton Council
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNX1B - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,stained glass,advert,place,destination,town,city,Lancashire,and,&,Yorkshire,rail,train,network,railway,sign,on,station,Victorian,glass,wrought iron,ironwork,red,black,ornate glass,glasswork,M3,mainline,words,Edwardian,neo-Baroque,style,GMC,Greater Manchester,The fall
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNX5P - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,stained glass,advert,place,destination,town,city,Lancashire,and,&,Yorkshire,rail,train,network,railway,sign,on,station,Victorian,glass,wrought iron,ironwork,red,black,ornate glass,glasswork,M3,mainline,words,Edwardian,neo-Baroque,style,Lytham,seaside,resort,Preston
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNX7F - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,stained glass,advert,place,destination,town,city,Lancashire,and,&,Yorkshire,rail,train,network,railway,sign,on,station,Victorian,glass,wrought iron,ironwork,red,black,ornate glass,glasswork,M3,mainline,words,Edwardian,neo-Baroque,style,Rawcliffe
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXA5 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,stained glass,advert,place,destination,town,city,Lancashire,and,&,Yorkshire,rail,train,network,railway,sign,on,station,Victorian,glass,wrought iron,ironwork,red,black,ornate glass,glasswork,M3,mainline,Edwardian,style,Dublin,Northern Ireland,Wexford,Waterford,Irish,ECHR,Good Friday Agreement
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXF1 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXH0 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXJM - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXM0 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYYR2J - Megabus is a long distance coach (Intercity bus service) operator founded by Stagecoach, it commenced operating in August 2003, initially in the United Kingdom, and later expanding into continental Europe. Some services link with Megatrain services, also operated by Stagecoach. Fares use a yield management model, formerly starting at £1. In June 2016, Stagecoach Group sold all operations in the European mainland, as well as those services linking London with Europe, to German competitor Flixbus. Megabus serves as a contractor, so the sale resulted in no route changes for passengers
Services from London to Oxford commenced on 4 August 2003, and from Edinburgh to Glasgow and Perth and Glasgow to Dundee were added one month later. During November 2003 routes from Manchester to Liverpool and Leeds were added, but these ceased on 27 June 2004 and 3 October 2004 respectively.
Advertised fares initially started at £1 with a 50p booking fee (raised to £1 in 2018), using a yield management model with the lowest fares offered for booking early and on less popular journeys. Typically, only the first six seats were sold at £1. As of 2018 however, the £1 fares have been withdrawn with references to them removed from the website and coach body advertising. Services often use out-of-town coachway interchanges to reduce delays caused by calling at interchanges in urban centres. Megatrain also follows the yield management model.
Tickets must be bought in advance via the Megabus website or by telephone, when passengers are given a reservation number that they show the driver when they board. The only services on which tickets can be bought on the vehicle are a small number of Scottish services.
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYYR2K - Megabus is a long distance coach (Intercity bus service) operator founded by Stagecoach, it commenced operating in August 2003, initially in the United Kingdom, and later expanding into continental Europe. Some services link with Megatrain services, also operated by Stagecoach. Fares use a yield management model, formerly starting at £1. In June 2016, Stagecoach Group sold all operations in the European mainland, as well as those services linking London with Europe, to German competitor Flixbus. Megabus serves as a contractor, so the sale resulted in no route changes for passengers
Services from London to Oxford commenced on 4 August 2003, and from Edinburgh to Glasgow and Perth and Glasgow to Dundee were added one month later. During November 2003 routes from Manchester to Liverpool and Leeds were added, but these ceased on 27 June 2004 and 3 October 2004 respectively.
Advertised fares initially started at £1 with a 50p booking fee (raised to £1 in 2018), using a yield management model with the lowest fares offered for booking early and on less popular journeys. Typically, only the first six seats were sold at £1. As of 2018 however, the £1 fares have been withdrawn with references to them removed from the website and coach body advertising. Services often use out-of-town coachway interchanges to reduce delays caused by calling at interchanges in urban centres. Megatrain also follows the yield management model.
Tickets must be bought in advance via the Megabus website or by telephone, when passengers are given a reservation number that they show the driver when they board. The only services on which tickets can be bought on the vehicle are a small number of Scottish services.
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K11NYB - Name: Sylvia
Designed and decorated by: Sneaky Raccoon
Sponsor: UNISON Manchester and UNISON North West
Design Inspiration
It was at theManchesterMechanics' Institute in 1868 that the first meeting of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) took place in 1868. Fifty years later, in 1918, the Pankhurst's led a victory that was meant to mark the beginning of the end of a war for gender equality. Sylvia Pankhurst, a suffragette, imprisoned numerous times, came to see the struggle for women to have the vote as just one strand in a larger struggle for equality.
Manchester UNISON and UNISON North West
UNISON members work in many different roles in providing public services. It is the union for workers in sectors including local government, the NHS, the police service, education, utilities, transport and the voluntary sector. With 200,000 members it is the biggest union in the region and more than two-thirds of its members are women.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAHW6 - A working narrowboat near Llangollen. There are still working boats on our canals, often one man businesses performing services to other canal users, e.g. selling coal, wood, or diesel fuel
canal memorabilia souvenirs and painted canalware
boat painting and decoration and maintenance, or, as here fender making and sales.
Mal Edwards was the last lengthsman* to work the Newport and Shrewsbury canals into the 1960s. He can also be seen on some websites as lock-keeper at Grindley Brook Staircase.
lengthsman: In rural areas, a lengthsman was a man who took pride in keeping his district neat and tidy, well swept and free from litter. On the canals, a lengthsman was responsible for patrolling his length, looking for leaks, seeing to routine maintenance, cutting back vegetation etc.
I started working on the canal when I was only 14. I was a lengths man on the Shrewsbury, the canal. It was my job to cut hedges and to keep the toe path clear.
Since then, I've carried aluminium, coal, feldspar, salt and tinned salmon. For a short time I was captain of the prettiest Joshua boat ever built, or so the other boatmen said. She was called The Apple. She was nice with only 20 tonnes on but any more and she would sit funny.
The canal was full of characters then, like George Page and Chocolate Charlie Atkins. In 1965 we both used to carry aluminium to Wolverhampton and when it was quiet he showed me how to make rope fenders. It wasn't long before I was making my own which were sold to the pleasure boaters in the summer months.
Wages weren't good on the waterways and the money came in handy, buttons, puddings, all boats have them even to this day. It wasn't long before I became a full-time fender maker. I even learned to make rope.
He says, (presumably when he was at Grindley Brook) for a few years I lived in a house near the canal but the pull of the waterways brought me back onto a boat. Now it's just a short walk to work in the morning. Round the bend and over the lock
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAHWF - A working narrowboat near Llangollen. There are still working boats on our canals, often one man businesses performing services to other canal users, e.g. selling coal, wood, or diesel fuel
canal memorabilia souvenirs and painted canalware
boat painting and decoration and maintenance, or, as here fender making and sales.
Mal Edwards was the last lengthsman* to work the Newport and Shrewsbury canals into the 1960s. He can also be seen on some websites as lock-keeper at Grindley Brook Staircase.
lengthsman: In rural areas, a lengthsman was a man who took pride in keeping his district neat and tidy, well swept and free from litter. On the canals, a lengthsman was responsible for patrolling his length, looking for leaks, seeing to routine maintenance, cutting back vegetation etc.
I started working on the canal when I was only 14. I was a lengths man on the Shrewsbury, the canal. It was my job to cut hedges and to keep the toe path clear.
Since then, I've carried aluminium, coal, feldspar, salt and tinned salmon. For a short time I was captain of the prettiest Joshua boat ever built, or so the other boatmen said. She was called The Apple. She was nice with only 20 tonnes on but any more and she would sit funny.
The canal was full of characters then, like George Page and Chocolate Charlie Atkins. In 1965 we both used to carry aluminium to Wolverhampton and when it was quiet he showed me how to make rope fenders. It wasn't long before I was making my own which were sold to the pleasure boaters in the summer months.
Wages weren't good on the waterways and the money came in handy, buttons, puddings, all boats have them even to this day. It wasn't long before I became a full-time fender maker. I even learned to make rope.
He says, (presumably when he was at Grindley Brook) for a few years I lived in a house near the canal but the pull of the waterways brought me back onto a boat. Now it's just a short walk to work in the morning. Round the bend and over the lock
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JP5T1K - Does Birmingham really have more miles of canal than Venice? The exact numbers depend on where you draw the city boundaries, but the whole Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) system adds up to 100 miles of canals.
It's one of the most intricate canal networks in the world. The hub of the BCN is the bustling city centre junction at Gas Street Basin. Here, colourful boats and historic canal architecture sit side-by-side with vibrant modern restaurants, cafes and bars. The basin is in the heart of Birmingham's cosmopolitan nightlife and shopping districts. The mainlines and city centre canals are busy with boaters, walkers and cyclists.
However, elsewhere on the BCN, you can really get away from it all on winding suburban canals and some surprisingly rural branches. In the northern waters of the BCN, there are some rarely-explored waterways that are truly off the beaten track.
The canals were the life-blood of Victorian Birmingham and the Black Country. At their height, they were so busy that gas lighting was installed beside the locks to permit round-the-clock operation. Boats were built without cabins for maximum carrying capacity, and a near-tidal effect was produced as swarms of narrowboats converged on the Black Country collieries at the same time every day
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYEB - Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of Speke, as well as providing an interchange between main line services and the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network
The station is located towards the southern end of Merseyrail's Northern Line and on the junction of two main lines: the City Line from Liverpool to Manchester via Warrington and the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line to London via Crewe
Allerton Traction Maintenance Depot is situated to the immediate east of the station
The station was built at a crossing point between two railway lines that had until then been served by separate stations. The first was the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line from Liverpool Central to Manchester via Warrington Central, which ran from west to east. The second was the line built by the St Helens Railway from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay, which crossed from northwest to southeast. The latter route became part of the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line when it was connected to a new route from Crewe via the newly built Runcorn Railway Bridge. The original line to Warrington Bank Quay is now closed to passenger trains. The two lines were served by two separate stations in the area, respectively Garston and Allerton (though the latter was also located in Garston)
The first proposals for an interchange station at Garston were made in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Merseyrail semi-underground network was being planned
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYED - Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of Speke, as well as providing an interchange between main line services and the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network
The station is located towards the southern end of Merseyrail's Northern Line and on the junction of two main lines: the City Line from Liverpool to Manchester via Warrington and the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line to London via Crewe
Allerton Traction Maintenance Depot is situated to the immediate east of the station
The station was built at a crossing point between two railway lines that had until then been served by separate stations. The first was the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line from Liverpool Central to Manchester via Warrington Central, which ran from west to east. The second was the line built by the St Helens Railway from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay, which crossed from northwest to southeast. The latter route became part of the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line when it was connected to a new route from Crewe via the newly built Runcorn Railway Bridge. The original line to Warrington Bank Quay is now closed to passenger trains. The two lines were served by two separate stations in the area, respectively Garston and Allerton (though the latter was also located in Garston)
The first proposals for an interchange station at Garston were made in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Merseyrail semi-underground network was being planned
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYEE - Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of Speke, as well as providing an interchange between main line services and the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network
The station is located towards the southern end of Merseyrail's Northern Line and on the junction of two main lines: the City Line from Liverpool to Manchester via Warrington and the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line to London via Crewe
Allerton Traction Maintenance Depot is situated to the immediate east of the station
The station was built at a crossing point between two railway lines that had until then been served by separate stations. The first was the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line from Liverpool Central to Manchester via Warrington Central, which ran from west to east. The second was the line built by the St Helens Railway from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay, which crossed from northwest to southeast. The latter route became part of the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line when it was connected to a new route from Crewe via the newly built Runcorn Railway Bridge. The original line to Warrington Bank Quay is now closed to passenger trains. The two lines were served by two separate stations in the area, respectively Garston and Allerton (though the latter was also located in Garston)
The first proposals for an interchange station at Garston were made in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Merseyrail semi-underground network was being planned
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYEK - Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of Speke, as well as providing an interchange between main line services and the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network
The station is located towards the southern end of Merseyrail's Northern Line and on the junction of two main lines: the City Line from Liverpool to Manchester via Warrington and the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line to London via Crewe
Allerton Traction Maintenance Depot is situated to the immediate east of the station
The station was built at a crossing point between two railway lines that had until then been served by separate stations. The first was the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line from Liverpool Central to Manchester via Warrington Central, which ran from west to east. The second was the line built by the St Helens Railway from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay, which crossed from northwest to southeast. The latter route became part of the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line when it was connected to a new route from Crewe via the newly built Runcorn Railway Bridge. The original line to Warrington Bank Quay is now closed to passenger trains. The two lines were served by two separate stations in the area, respectively Garston and Allerton (though the latter was also located in Garston)
The first proposals for an interchange station at Garston were made in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Merseyrail semi-underground network was being planned
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYEP - Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of Speke, as well as providing an interchange between main line services and the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network
The station is located towards the southern end of Merseyrail's Northern Line and on the junction of two main lines: the City Line from Liverpool to Manchester via Warrington and the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line to London via Crewe
Allerton Traction Maintenance Depot is situated to the immediate east of the station
The station was built at a crossing point between two railway lines that had until then been served by separate stations. The first was the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line from Liverpool Central to Manchester via Warrington Central, which ran from west to east. The second was the line built by the St Helens Railway from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay, which crossed from northwest to southeast. The latter route became part of the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line when it was connected to a new route from Crewe via the newly built Runcorn Railway Bridge. The original line to Warrington Bank Quay is now closed to passenger trains. The two lines were served by two separate stations in the area, respectively Garston and Allerton (though the latter was also located in Garston)
The first proposals for an interchange station at Garston were made in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Merseyrail semi-underground network was being planned
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYEX - Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of Speke, as well as providing an interchange between main line services and the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network
The station is located towards the southern end of Merseyrail's Northern Line and on the junction of two main lines: the City Line from Liverpool to Manchester via Warrington and the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line to London via Crewe
Allerton Traction Maintenance Depot is situated to the immediate east of the station
The station was built at a crossing point between two railway lines that had until then been served by separate stations. The first was the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line from Liverpool Central to Manchester via Warrington Central, which ran from west to east. The second was the line built by the St Helens Railway from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay, which crossed from northwest to southeast. The latter route became part of the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line when it was connected to a new route from Crewe via the newly built Runcorn Railway Bridge. The original line to Warrington Bank Quay is now closed to passenger trains. The two lines were served by two separate stations in the area, respectively Garston and Allerton (though the latter was also located in Garston)
The first proposals for an interchange station at Garston were made in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Merseyrail semi-underground network was being planned
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHPYEY - Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of Speke, as well as providing an interchange between main line services and the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network
The station is located towards the southern end of Merseyrail's Northern Line and on the junction of two main lines: the City Line from Liverpool to Manchester via Warrington and the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line to London via Crewe
Allerton Traction Maintenance Depot is situated to the immediate east of the station
The station was built at a crossing point between two railway lines that had until then been served by separate stations. The first was the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) line from Liverpool Central to Manchester via Warrington Central, which ran from west to east. The second was the line built by the St Helens Railway from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay, which crossed from northwest to southeast. The latter route became part of the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line when it was connected to a new route from Crewe via the newly built Runcorn Railway Bridge. The original line to Warrington Bank Quay is now closed to passenger trains. The two lines were served by two separate stations in the area, respectively Garston and Allerton (though the latter was also located in Garston)
The first proposals for an interchange station at Garston were made in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Merseyrail semi-underground network was being planned
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRB7 - The RMT was formed in 1990 through a merger of the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) and the National Union of Seamen (NUS) to create a single transport industry trade union. Its president is Alex Gordon and its general secretary Mick Lynch
Rail union RMT launch 3 days of national strike action across the railway network.
Over 50,000 railway workers will walkout as part of 3 days of national strike action later this month, in the biggest dispute on the network since 1989.
The union will shut down the country's railway network on 21st, 23rd and 25th June, due to the inability of the rail employers to come to a negotiated settlement with RMT.
Network Rail and the train operating companies have subjected their staff to multiyear pay freezes and plan to cut thousands of jobs which will make the railways unsafe.
Despite intense talks with the rail bosses, The RMT has not been able to secure a pay proposal nor a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JEKRBE - The RMT was formed in 1990 through a merger of the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) and the National Union of Seamen (NUS) to create a single transport industry trade union. Its president is Alex Gordon and its general secretary Mick Lynch
Rail union RMT launch 3 days of national strike action across the railway network.
Over 50,000 railway workers will walkout as part of 3 days of national strike action later this month, in the biggest dispute on the network since 1989.
The union will shut down the country's railway network on 21st, 23rd and 25th June, due to the inability of the rail employers to come to a negotiated settlement with RMT.
Network Rail and the train operating companies have subjected their staff to multiyear pay freezes and plan to cut thousands of jobs which will make the railways unsafe.
Despite intense talks with the rail bosses, The RMT has not been able to secure a pay proposal nor a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,Merseyside,England,UK,Levelling up,Northern Powerhouse,rail,station,RMT Union,strike,striking,infrastructure,at,railway station,L1 1JD,BR,trains,52303,TfW,Transport For Wales and Borders,train,diesel,NW,northwest,network,routes,investment,subsidy,platform,platforms,Welsh,Wales,Cymru,gorsaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPPC -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,England,UK,Levelling up,Northern Powerhouse,Lime Street,Liverpool Lime St,rail,railway,RMT Union,strike,striking,transport,infrastructure,L1,at,mainline station,Eurovision,2023,NW,northwest,network,routes,investment,subsidy,platform,platforms,blue,city,station,WCML,mainline,main line,L1 1JD
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPPK -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city centre,Merseyside,England,UK,Levelling up,Northern Powerhouse,rail,station,RMT Union,strike,striking,transport,infrastructure,at,railway station,L1 1JD,BR,NetworkRail,parking,dropoff,area,zone,sunny,mainline,WCML,Merseyrail,NW,northwest,network,routes,investment,subsidy,platform,platforms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPYT -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,electric,supply,voltage,lines,line,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,network,insulator,with,insulators,against,a,blue,cloudy,sky,old,infrastructure,problem,outage,outages,transmission,system,step down,circuit,wire,cable,wires,cables,utility,pole,utlities,National Grid plc,SP Energy Networks,three phase
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC61YC - On the breakup of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the ownership and operation of the National Grid in England and Wales passed to National Grid Company plc, later to become National Grid Transco, and now National Grid plc. In Scotland the grid was already split into two separate entities, one for southern and central Scotland and the other for northern Scotland, with interconnectors. The first is owned and maintained by SP Energy Networks, a subsidiary of Scottish Power, and the other by SSE. However, National Grid plc continues to be the transmission system operator for the whole GB grid
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,electric,supply,voltage,lines,line,Cheshire,England,UK,WA4,network,insulator,with,insulators,against,a,blue,cloudy,sky,old,infrastructure,problem,outage,outages,transmission,system,step down,circuit,wire,cable,wires,cables,utility,pole,utlities,National Grid plc,SP Energy Networks,three phase
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC61YG - On the breakup of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the ownership and operation of the National Grid in England and Wales passed to National Grid Company plc, later to become National Grid Transco, and now National Grid plc. In Scotland the grid was already split into two separate entities, one for southern and central Scotland and the other for northern Scotland, with interconnectors. The first is owned and maintained by SP Energy Networks, a subsidiary of Scottish Power, and the other by SSE. However, National Grid plc continues to be the transmission system operator for the whole GB grid
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Thelwall,Thelwall Village,Cheshire,villages,Warrington,WBC,WA4,Cliff Ln,Grappenhall,England,UK,WA4 2TS,wooden,wood,poles,DP503,DP,503,No,numbers,number,to,identify,equipment,Carrier,Poles,punch hole sign,punch,hole,holes,distribution pole,testing cycle,system,documenting,maintenance,network
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBJ8EP - Pole markings
Owner of the pole In this case BT. Older
poles may also be marked as GPO or PO
Pole length and class (light, medium or stout)
10L = 10m light
Year of preservation 97
Supplier marker and type of wood 2I
= supplier 2 and Imported (I)
The punch hole sign is a testing cycle sign.
This label is for internal Openreach use.
The pole reference number:
Distribution Pole The letters DP, plus a
number, in this case 19.
Carrier Pole No letters, just a number will be
shown.
You may also see square metal labels with a letter
on a pole, i.e. C, D, H, SD and Z. These indicate
the status of the pole to a visiting engineer.
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Thelwall,Thelwall Village,Cheshire,villages,Warrington,WBC,WA4,Cliff Ln,Grappenhall,England,UK,WA4 2TS,wooden,wood,poles,DP503,DP,503,No,numbers,number,to,identify,equipment,Carrier,Poles,punch hole sign,punch,hole,holes,distribution pole,testing cycle,system,network,documenting,maintenance
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JBJ8ER - Pole markings
Owner of the pole In this case BT. Older
poles may also be marked as GPO or PO
Pole length and class (light, medium or stout)
10L = 10m light
Year of preservation 97
Supplier marker and type of wood 2I
= supplier 2 and Imported (I)
The punch hole sign is a testing cycle sign.
This label is for internal Openreach use.
The pole reference number:
Distribution Pole The letters DP, plus a
number, in this case 19.
Carrier Pole No letters, just a number will be
shown.
You may also see square metal labels with a letter
on a pole, i.e. C, D, H, SD and Z. These indicate
the status of the pole to a visiting engineer.
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Northern Powerhouse,North West,England,UK,scrapping return rail tickets,RMT,ASLEF,train,approach,Manchester,Greater Manchester,M60 7RA,Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road Capacity Scheme,Network Rail,Northern Powerhouse Rail,NPR,Victorian,shed,platform,platforms,TfGM,carriage,carriages,service,track,dual-voltage,EMU,Northern,British,GB,Great,route,network
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PFD -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,Cheshire,South Warrington,WA4 2NL,old,gas,supply,pipe,grid,metal,steel,shed,cast,iron,main,British,corrosion,English,flange,flanges,domestic,Cadent,Above Ground Installation,AGI,UK National Transmission System,NTS,for,National,Transmission System,utilities,energy,distribution,network,natural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MN7PMB - The United Kingdom's National Transmission System (NTS) is the network of gas pipelines that supply gas to about forty power stations and large industrial users from natural gas terminals situated on the coast, and to gas distribution companies that supply commercial and domestic users. It covers Great Britain, i.e. England, Wales and Scotland
The system originated in the construction during 19623 of the 200-mile (320 km) high-pressure methane pipeline from Canvey Island (on the Essex coast) to Leeds. Imported liquified natural gas (LNG) from Algeria was turned into gas at the Canvey terminal and supplied to the pipeline, providing eight of the twelve area gas boards with access to natural gas. The gas was initially used to manufacture town gas, either as a feedstock in gas reforming processes or to enrich lean gases such as that produced by the Lurgi coal gasification process.
The pipeline was 18-inch (460 mm) in diameter and operated at 1,000 pounds per square inch (69 bar). The pipeline had 150 miles (240 km) of spur lines, supplying gas to area boards
To exploit the availability of natural gas and to provide for more widespread distribution, construction began of a major new transmission network which became the National Transmission System
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,Warrington,Cheshire,canal,waterways,canalboat,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,maroon,red,green,boat,Walton,autumn,towpath,moored up,Water Witch,canals,heritage,mooring,boats,narrowboats,float,floating,tied,up,tow path,repair,repairs,maintenance,WA4 6LE,WA4,network
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DF7YN5 -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,SY13,10,Cottage,Shropshire Union,summer,transport,waterway,canal,canals,waterways,Wrenbury,canal cottage,history,historic,heritage,gate,gates,lock gates,lockgate,lockgates,village,water,navigation,network,transportation,height,uphill,rise,fall,rising,falling,manual,keeper,lockkeeper
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C3K5G5 -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,SY13,10,Cottage,Shropshire Union,summer,transport,waterway,canal,canals,waterways,Wrenbury,canal cottage,history,historic,heritage,gate,gates,lock gates,lockgate,lockgates,village,water,navigation,network,transportation,height,uphill,rise,fall,rising,falling,manual,keeper,lockkeeper
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C3K5GA -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,canal,canals,lock,locks,Quoisley,Shropshire Union,British,canal & river trust,towpath,nature,countryside,rural,Marbury cum Quoisley parish,SY13,Wrenbury,village,water,navigation,network,transportation,height,uphill,rise,fall,rising,falling,manual,keeper,lockkeeper,sign,signage,history,historic,heritage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C3K5GF -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,canal,canals,lock,locks,Quoisley,Shropshire Union,British,canal & river trust,towpath,nature,countryside,rural,Marbury cum Quoisley parish,SY13,Wrenbury,history,historic,heritage,gate,gates,lock gates,lockgate,lockgates,village,water,navigation,network,transportation,height,uphill,rise,fall,rising,falling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C3K5GH -
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,Sutton Coldfield Station,Sutton Coldfield railway Station,Sutton Coldfield,railway Station,Royal Town Of Sutton Coldfield,Royal,town,West Midlands,England,Midlands,West Midlands Railway,train,trains,public transport,station,rail,railway,B74,dusk,night,nighttime,night time,network,town centre,provision,secure,unsecure,insecure,bike lock,cycle lock,theft,thefts,safe,commuter cyclist,cycle journeys,rail and cycle,rail and bike,bicycle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND2PE -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,Sutton Coldfield,Royal,town,West Midlands,England,Midlands,West Midlands Railway,train,trains,public transport,station,rail,railway,B74,dusk,night,nighttime,night time,sign,rail network,network,for Sutton Park,town centre,affluent,suburb,urban,Royal Town Of Sutton Coldfield,Sutton Coldfield railway Station,Sutton Coldfield Station,railway Station,area,district,Conservative,voting,voters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND2WM -
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Northern Powerhouse,Metrolink,Tram,Network,Tram Network,peak,transport,travel,city travel,packed,crowded,overcrowded,sardines,inadequate,transport policy,TGM,TfGM,Greater Manchester Combined Authority,Peak travel,Peak time travel,travel by tram,light rail,railway,Flexity Swift M5000,Keolis,Amey,street-running rail system,2CC,Manchester City Centre,Manchester,City Centre,inside,tram interior,clean air zone,low emission zone,Andy Burnham
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AEDHTY - Metrolink (also known as Manchester Metrolink) is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has 93 stops along 62 miles (100 km) of standard-gauge track,[9] making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Kingdom. Metrolink is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by a Keolis/Amey consortium. In 2018/19, 43.7 million passenger journeys were made on the system.
The network consists of seven lines which radiate from Manchester city centre to termini at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, East Didsbury, Eccles, Manchester Airport, MediaCityUK (Salford Quays) and Rochdale via Oldham - as well as to the Trafford Centre in the near future, as part of the Trafford Park Line set to be opened in 2020/21. It consists of a mixture of on-street track shared with other traffic
reserved track sections, segregated from other traffic, and converted former railway lines. It is operated by a fleet of Bombardier Flexity Swift M5000s.
With increased tram traffic brought about by the expansion of the Metrolink network, it became necessary to build a new route across Manchester City Centre to alleviate congestion and improve capacity.
Known as the Second City Crossing (or 2CC), the project involved laying 0.8 miles (1.3 km) of tram tracks from St Peter's Square tram stop via Princess Street, Albert Square, Cross Street and Corporation Street to rejoin the original Metrolink line just before Victoria station. One new tram stop was built at Exchange Square. The project also involved re-ordering St Peter's Square and re-siting the Cenotaph to accommodate an enlarged tram interchange and junction. Construction began in 2014, and the 2CC route opened fully in February 2017
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,live,Cheshire,England,network,gig,Widnes,musicians,live music,music,Winnington Park,Recreation Club,Winnington Park Recreation Club,22/11/2019,Park Road,22-11-2019,22nd,November,2019,seated,sitting,David Speakman,Dave Speakman guitarist,player,playing,musician,guitarist,producer,Northwest,North West,at the mic,at the microphone,singing,rock,atmospheric,22Nov2019
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGJK - Dave Speakman is a musician/guitarist/producer from the Northwest of England. Dave has worked as a session guitarist for the past 20 years and this has naturally progressed into doing more and more recording work. In 2019 Dave took on premises for his own recording studio in Middlewich, Cheshire. Dave continues to work as a guitarist and also regularly gigs his own material.
See www.davespeakman.co.uk
Recording Studio in Middlewich, Cheshire
Opened June 2019
We are offering recording and video solutions for a variety of projects, examples of Dave's work can be seen all over his YouTube Channel If you want a tour of the facility - please get in touch. The studio is based around a Pro Tools system with boutique handwired preamps from AML (Neve 1073 Clones), Focusrite and Universal Audio. With 24 inputs and the ability to do up to 8 individual headphone mixes the studio is ideal for recording anything from a solo vocalist to large 7 - 8 piece bands. We pride ourselves on having a fast turnaround of projects
you won't be waiting around for ages waiting to hear your mixes.
The BANNED! Network ------------
Set up in 1993 to help bands in and around the Vale Royal area, The Banned! Network developed into one of the biggest and most successful music promotion and tutorial services Northwich side of Manchester.
The network organised gigs every Friday night, usually held at Winnington Recreation Club or Barnton British Legion in Northwich. There were jam sessions held every other Wednesday at Winnington Recreation Club and DJ / Rock Disco nights alternate Wednesdays at Northwich Victoria Club.
If you are a band and want to get involved or if you would like to come along and watch the bands perform then please call 01606 41597 or email: banned@danarts.demon.co.uk.
DAN - Development of the Arts in Northwich run a range of workshops which include photography, drama, school of rock, writing, art and craft and radio workshops (with Cheshire FM), as well as performances,
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,live,Cheshire,England,network,gig,Widnes,musicians,live music,music,Winnington Park,Recreation Club,Winnington Park Recreation Club,22/11/2019,Park Road,22-11-2019,22nd,November,2019,rock,hard rock,Jimmy Jay,Rik Loughran,Adi Billinge,Jimmy Jay vocals,Rik Loughran guitar,Adi Billinge Drums,vocalist,guitarist,Drummer,gigs,Keep music live,Live music,Get a life,22Nov2019,concert
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGKB - We're All Aliens
Genre : Hard Rock
Band Members : Jimmy Jay (vocals), Rik Loughran (guitar), Adi Billinge (Drums)
Hometown : Northwich
About
...men who just love playing rock and roll. - MCR LIVE
...widescreen rock... - Fourculture
Hard rock band from the England's North West. Debut LP Get A Life' available for pre-order from 15th November.
Founding Date : 2019
Influences
Anything that has loud guitars
The BANNED! Network ------------
Set up in 1993 to help bands in and around the Vale Royal area, The Banned! Network developed into one of the biggest and most successful music promotion and tutorial services Northwich side of Manchester.
The network organised gigs every Friday night, usually held at Winnington Recreation Club or Barnton British Legion in Northwich. There were jam sessions held every other Wednesday at Winnington Recreation Club and DJ / Rock Disco nights alternate Wednesdays at Northwich Victoria Club.
If you are a band and want to get involved or if you would like to come along and watch the bands perform then please call 01606 41597 or email: banned@danarts.demon.co.uk.
DAN - Development of the Arts in Northwich run a range of workshops which include photography, drama, school of rock, writing, art and craft and radio workshops (with Cheshire FM), as well as performances, tours, trips, lectures and much, much more. For full details please visit the DAN website.
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,live,Banned! gig,Cheshire,England,network,gig,Widnes,Rocksteady,I Am the Champion Concrete Mixer,For Refund Insert Baby,Moon Ska Punk City,Gleavey twins,Jordan Donaldson,Mike Wilkinson,jogga,Anoushka Gleavey,Jane anderson,Clolin Mackay,Carl Gleavey,Gary Gleavey,22/11/2019,Park Road,Winnington Park Recreation Club,Winnington Park,Recreation Club,music,live music,musicians,22-11-2019,22nd,November,2019,ZenBaseballbat,22Nov2019
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGKE - Genre : Reggae, Techno
Band Members :
CARL GLEAVEY, GARY GLEAVEY, JORDAN DONALSON,
JANE ANDERSON, COLIN MACKAY, MIKE WILKINSON, JOGGA
Hometown :
WIDNES, WARRINGTON
Record Label
KLEE Records
About:
Zen baseballbat are the Gleavey twins, Jordan Donaldson, Mike Wilkinson, jogga, Anoushka Gleavey, Jane anderson, Clolin Mackay
The BANNED! Network ------------
Set up in 1993 to help bands in and around the Vale Royal area, The Banned! Network developed into one of the biggest and most successful music promotion and tutorial services Northwich side of Manchester.
The network organised gigs every Friday night, usually held at Winnington Recreation Club or Barnton British Legion in Northwich. There were jam sessions held every other Wednesday at Winnington Recreation Club and DJ / Rock Disco nights alternate Wednesdays at Northwich Victoria Club.
If you are a band and want to get involved or if you would like to come along and watch the bands perform then please call 01606 41597 or email: banned@danarts.demon.co.uk.
DAN - Development of the Arts in Northwich run a range of workshops which include photography, drama, school of rock, writing, art and craft and radio workshops (with Cheshire FM), as well as performances, tours, trips, lectures and much, much more. For full details please visit the DAN website.
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,MAN,MAG,apron,planes,jet,Boeing,Airbus,taxi,taxing,Ringway,UK,England,North West,Virgin Atlantic Airways,Virgin Holidays,strike,transport,VHQ,network,Flying Club,Connect Airways consortium,Flybe Virgin Atlantic,Virgin Flybe,quality,fine,Delta Air Lines,Limited,A330-200,taxi-ing,CAA,Richard Branson,Virgin Atlantic jet,merger,Connect Airways
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A0TWPD -
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,MAN,MAG,apron,planes,jet,Boeing,Airbus,taxi,taxing,Ringway,UK,England,North West,A330-200,taxi-ing,Virgin Atlantic Airways,Limited,Virgin Holidays,Delta Air Lines,CAA,strike,fine,Richard Branson,transport,quality,Virgin Atlantic jet,VHQ,Virgin Flybe,merger,network,Flybe Virgin Atlantic,Flying Club,Connect Airways consortium,Connect Airways
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A0TWPF - Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, United Kingdom. The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between London and the Falkland Islands. Soon after changing the name to Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company after disagreements with Sir Richard Branson over the management of the company. The maiden flight from Gatwick Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport took place on 22 June 1984.
The airline along with Virgin Holidays is controlled by a holding company, Virgin Atlantic Limited, which is 51% owned by the Virgin Group and 49% by Delta Air Lines. It is administratively separate from other Virgin-branded airlines. Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited both hold Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licences (AOC numbers 534 and 2435 respectively), both of which permit these airlines, operating as Virgin Atlantic Airways, to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
Virgin Atlantic uses a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and operates to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia from its main bases in London (Heathrow and Gatwick), and its secondary base at Manchester. The airline also operates seasonal flights from Glasgow and Belfast. Virgin Atlantic aircraft consist of three cabins: Economy, Premium (formerly Premium economy) and Upper Class (business).
In 2012, Virgin Atlantic carried 5.4 million passengers, making it the seventh-largest UK airline in terms of passenger volume. On 31 December 2013, it reported a £51 million group pre-tax loss (approximately US$87 million)
however, in the year to 31 December 2014 the airline reported a return to pre-tax profit of £14.4m
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,South District Line,East Didsbury,light rail,integrated transport,south Manchester,M21 7UF,M21,sunny,bright,summer,tram,trams,Metro,Metrolink,station,stations,public transport,integrated,Manchester,Greater Manchester,TfGM,yellow,two,car,carriage,Transport for Greater Manchester,Bombardier,light rail system,city centre,network,transport,England,UK
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DFF00J -
Description
Keywords: @Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,Manchester,Greater Manchester,England,UK,Metrolink,panorama,pano,transport,city centre,network,TfGM,integrated transport,Bombardier,light rail system,Transport for Greater Manchester,Keolis,Amey,consortium,yellow,public transport,stations,Metro,trams,light rail,long,wide,M2,M2 5PD,manchesters,busy,crowd,waiting,commuter,commuters,sunny,Blue Sky,blue skies
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DFF0D0 - Manchester Metrolink (branded locally simply as Metrolink) is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has 99 stops along 65 miles (105 km) of standard-gauge track, making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Kingdom. Metrolink is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and operated and maintained under contract by a Keolis/Amey consortium. In 2018/19, 43.7 million passenger journeys were made on the system.
The network consists of eight lines which radiate from Manchester city centre to termini at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, East Didsbury, Eccles, Manchester Airport, Rochdale and Trafford Centre. It consists of a mixture of on-street track shared with other traffic
reserved track sections, segregated from other traffic, and converted former railway lines. It is operated by a fleet of Bombardier M5000s.
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Bridgwater,Somerset,SDC,Sedgemoor,Sedgemoor District Council,South West England,England,UK,South West,town,TA6,cables,cabling,network,gray cables,grey,gray,connections,cable,infrastructure,connection,connect,connecting,link,linking,up,plug,plugs,socket,sockets,plugged,in,numbered
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFMK16 -
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,Greater Manchester,Manchester,Cheshire,England,UK,town,town centre,SK1 1EB,11 bus,309 bus,368 bus,368A bus,bus times,network,route,routes,Bee,networks,pole,sign,signs,stop,stops,numbers,PP,traveline .info,11,392,375,313,centre,buildings,street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BCTGRN - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services throughout Greater Manchester in North West England. The organisation traces its origins to the Transport Act 1968, when the SELNEC (South East Lancashire/North East Cheshire) Passenger Transport Executive was established to co-ordinate public transport in and around Manchester. Between 1974 and 2011, it was known as the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), until a reform of local government in Greater Manchester granted it more powers and prompted a corporate rebranding.[1] The strategies and policies of Transport for Greater Manchester are set by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and its Greater Manchester Transport Committee.
Transport for Greater Manchester is responsible for investments in improving transport services and facilities. It is the executive arm of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority which funds and makes policies for TfGM. The authority is made up of 33 councillors appointed from the ten Greater Manchester districts (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan).
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Manchester,England,UK,GB,North West England,stop,network,station,light rail,lightrail,Metrolink,public transport,transport,shopping,district,shelter,infrastructure,TfGM,for,Greater Manchester,M2,Exchange Square Manchester,M2 1NP,tramway,tramways,route,routes,services,city zone,city,centre,system,opposite,the,Manchester Arndale,shopping centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGEP3 - Exchange Square tram stop is a stop in the City Zone of Greater Manchester's Metrolink light rail system, in Exchange Square opposite the Manchester Arndale shopping centre in Manchester city centre. It is part of the Second City Crossing (2CC).
Construction began in 2014 and the line to the stop was tested in November 2015. The stop opened as a north-facing terminus on 6 December 2015 with trams running to Rochdale, until the full Second City Crossing was completed in early 2017. Once the Second City Crossing opened in February 2017, services extended to East Didsbury
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,bridge,dusk,nighttime,night time,England,UK,Britain,Great Britain,lighting,Motorway Lighting,northbound,road,network,superstructure,two bridges,delay,delays,longest,Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd,Pell Frischmann,Consultants,Limited,Department of Transport,highways England,Traffic management,traffic,congestion,Cheshire,Motorway Network,night,evening,infrastructure,roads
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BBXPB0 - The Thelwall Viaduct (grid reference SJ664883) is a steel composite girder viaduct in Lymm, Warrington, England. It carries the M6 motorway across the Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey. Its location on the motorway network is between junctions 20 and 21 of the M6, the former being also known as junction 9 of the M56.
It actually comprises two entirely separate bridges, one of 4,414 feet long carrying the northbound carriageway, which was the longest motorway bridge in England when it was opened in July 1963, and one 4,500 feet long carrying the southbound carriageway which was opened in 1995.The longest single span is the one of 336 feet crossing the ship canal.
In July 2002 a failed roller bearing was discovered and it became necessary to close all but one northbound lane. As the M6 at the time carried an estimated 150,000160,000 vehicles per day, this led to serious congestion. The viaduct was not completely reopened to daytime traffic until February 2005, and subsequently remained partially closed at night for further remedial work to take place. In all, 148 bearings were replaced, with the repair scheme costing around £52 million.
Given the bridge's height and openness to the elements it has frequently been the subject of speed reductions due to strong gusts of wind that badly affect the stability of high-sided vehicles. On several occasions lane closures have resulted as a consequence of articulated vehicles simply being blown over. However, the open sides of the bridge are a deliberate design feature to reduce the likelihood of snow drifts building on the carriageways.
In April 2011 a massive free party took place under the bridge, with reportedly over 5,000 ravers in attendance
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,North West England,Phone,information,blue,silver,buttons,Emergency intercom,intercom,BR,rail,railways,British Rail,station,stations,communications,L7,Edge Hill station,Liverpool,Merseyside,L7 6ND,help,assistance,network,clearsonics,manager,call centre,CRM,wired,cabled,commercial,industrial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RK9X6W -
Description
Keywords: Manchester City Centre,Manchester,City Centre,city,NQ,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,buildings,streets,Station,Railway Station,Rail,Terminal,Manchester Piccadilly Station,Network Rail,NetworkRail,Tram station,yellow,Entrance,door,doorway,gate,network,M1 2QF,trams,Tram Network,Light Rail,Light Rail Station,logo,Piccadilly Metrolink Stop,Piccadilly Metrolink,stop,Madchester,Andy Burnham
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA9J - Merseyrail is both a train operating company (TOC) and a commuter rail network in and around Liverpool City Region, England. It is a part of Serco-Abellio, and is formed of two electrified lines of the National Rail network known as the Northern Line and the Wirral Line which run underground in central Liverpool. A third line, separate from the electrified network, is named the City Line, which is a term used by the governing body Merseytravel referring to local services it sponsors on the Liverpool to Manchester Lines and Liverpool to Wigan Line operated by Northern.
The Merseyrail network has 68 stations and 75 miles of route, of which 6.5 miles are underground. Carrying approximately 110,000 passengers each weekday,[6] or 34 million passengers per year, it forms the most heavily used urban railway network in the UK outside London. The network is operated by a joint venture between franchise holder Serco and Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The contract is for 25 years expiring in 2028. Serco-Abellio operate a fleet of 59 trains and as of 2015, employ 1,200 people.
The large comprehensive urban network was formed in 1977 by merging separate rail lines by the construction of new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead. Although financial constraints have prevented some of the 1970s plans for the network being realised, the network has been extended, with additional extensions proposed.
The Merseyrail name became the official brand for the network in the days of British Rail, surviving several franchise holders, although the name was not used by Arriva when holding the franchise. Despite this, Merseytravel continued the Merseyrail branding at stations, allowing the name to be adopted colloquially. Merseyrail is referred to as Merseyrail Electrics by National Rail Enquiries, and as Serco/Abellio Merseyrail by Merseytravel.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTAA7 - Merseyrail is both a train operating company (TOC) and a commuter rail network in and around Liverpool City Region, England. It is a part of Serco-Abellio, and is formed of two electrified lines of the National Rail network known as the Northern Line and the Wirral Line which run underground in central Liverpool. A third line, separate from the electrified network, is named the City Line, which is a term used by the governing body Merseytravel referring to local services it sponsors on the Liverpool to Manchester Lines and Liverpool to Wigan Line operated by Northern.
The Merseyrail network has 68 stations and 75 miles of route, of which 6.5 miles are underground. Carrying approximately 110,000 passengers each weekday,[6] or 34 million passengers per year, it forms the most heavily used urban railway network in the UK outside London. The network is operated by a joint venture between franchise holder Serco and Abellio, who superseded Arriva Trains Merseyside in 2003. The contract is for 25 years expiring in 2028. Serco-Abellio operate a fleet of 59 trains and as of 2015, employ 1,200 people.
The large comprehensive urban network was formed in 1977 by merging separate rail lines by the construction of new tunnels under Liverpool city centre and Birkenhead. Although financial constraints have prevented some of the 1970s plans for the network being realised, the network has been extended, with additional extensions proposed.
The Merseyrail name became the official brand for the network in the days of British Rail, surviving several franchise holders, although the name was not used by Arriva when holding the franchise. Despite this, Merseytravel continued the Merseyrail branding at stations, allowing the name to be adopted colloquially. Merseyrail is referred to as Merseyrail Electrics by National Rail Enquiries, and as Serco/Abellio Merseyrail by Merseytravel.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EGC9 - Warrington Bus Interchange
The building opened on 21 August 2006, next to the site of a temporary terminus that had been in use for the past thirteen months. The new interchange was built in conjunction with the extension and upgrade of the adjoining Golden Square shopping centre, and replaced the previous bus station which dated from 1979.
The interchange consists of 19 departure stands, numbered from 1 to 19, all of which employ a drive-in reverse-out layout. Each stand has a computerised information screen which also ties into the real-time information system. All stands are served from the main concourse building, which contains toilets, two coffee shops, and a combined travel and tourist information office. There is access to the shopping centre via escalators and lifts. The exits on the eastern side of the building lead onto Winwick Street, on which can be found a taxi rank and Warrington Central railway station within around 100 metres.
The bus station is the terminus for all local bus services within Warrington. Regional services operate to neighbouring cities Liverpool, Manchester and Chester, as well as to Wigan, Leigh, The Trafford Centre, Altrincham, Northwich, Runcorn, Widnes and St Helens. A small number of National Express long distance coach services operate to destinations including London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Southend-on-Sea and Southport . The majority of bus services are operated by Network Warrington, who have their own information office within the main concourse selling season tickets. Other services are provided by Arriva North West, Halton Transport, and First Greater Manchester
Centrelink
Stand 1 is the departure point for the Centrelink bus service, which operates on a circular route around the town centre via the Town Hall, Bank Quay station, Centre Park business park, the market and Central station. The service runs every 20 minutes during Monday to Friday daytimes.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H541YW - Warrington Bank Quay railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town centre of Warrington in Cheshire, England.
A Virgin train shown here at platform three.
Warrington Bank Quay is a north-south oriented mainline station on one side of the main shopping area, with the west-east oriented Warrington Central on the other side to the north west operating a more frequent service to the neighbouring cities of Liverpool and Manchester.
A bus shuttle service operated every 20 minutes from Monday to Friday daytime between the two stations and the Centre Park business park. The station is directly on the West Coast Main Line.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H542A5 - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H550K8 - Cable theft costs millions of pounds each year. The total cost to the economy, taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations, supermarkets etc and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined, is even higher.
The theft of metal is a big problem for the railway as thieves target signalling cables, overhead power lines and even metal fences to sell for scrap.
Britain's rail network is designed to fail safe, which means that when a cable is cut trains are brought to a standstill. This protects passengers but can lead to lengthy, frustrating delays while the problem is found and fixed safely.
A large proportion of funding comes from the UK Government, so these thefts are, ultimately, costing taxpayers money.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EYAX52 - Preston railway station serves the city of Preston in Lancashire, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, and is the notional half-way point on the WCML between London Euston and Glasgow Central (the actual half-way point is at Leyland, approximately 6 miles south). It is served by Northern Rail, Virgin Trains, and TransPennine Express services, plus Caledonian Sleeper overnight services between London and Scotland.
A station was first opened on this site by the North Union Railway in 1838. It was extended in 1850 with new platforms under the separate management of the East Lancashire Railway, and by 1863, LondonScotland trains stopped here to allow passengers to eat in the station dining room. The current station was built 1880 and extended in 1903 and 1913, when it had fifteen platforms. A free buffet for servicemen was provided during both World Wars. The East Lancashire platforms were demolished in the 1970s as connecting lines closed. Only eight platforms remain in regular use today.
As well as intercity trains to London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh, the station is served by local trains to most parts of Lancashire, and parts of Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Yorkshire.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3RMB - Telegraph News from Nov 2016 - Abellio braces for Scotrail franchise battle as political pressure mounts
Transport operator Abellio is bracing for a battle with the Scottish Government to hold on to its Scotrail franchise as fresh data showed the number of delayed trains is increasing.
The Dutch company has admitted that its performance is not good enough but said after a scathing attack at the weekend from the Scottish Government that it would have no problem competing with a public-sector bidder for Scotrail.
Abellio won the franchise to run Scotland's train services until 2025 two years ago, but has since been fined £438,000 due to continued delays on its trains.
More info, see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/21/abellio-braces-for-scotrail-franchise-battle-as-political-pressu/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PGW - Edinburgh Waverley railway station, often simply referred to as Waverley, or as Edinburgh, is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres (10 ha) in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being London Waterloo
and is both a terminal station and a through station, in contrast to the majority of central London stations. Ticketing generally regards Waverley and Haymarket as interchangeable subject to operator validity.
It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail. It is the northern limit of the East Coast Main Line to Network Rail infrastructure definition, but through-services operate to Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness.
There are many local services operated by ScotRail, including the four routes to Glasgow, the Fife Circle, and services to Stirling/Dunblane/Alloa/North Berwick/Dunbar, and the station is the terminus of the Edinburgh leg of the West Coast Main Line served by Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express. Long distance inter-city trains to England are operated by CrossCountry to destinations such as York, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Plymouth.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PGX - Edinburgh Waverley railway station, often simply referred to as Waverley, or as Edinburgh, is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres (10 ha) in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being London Waterloo
and is both a terminal station and a through station, in contrast to the majority of central London stations. Ticketing generally regards Waverley and Haymarket as interchangeable subject to operator validity.
It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail. It is the northern limit of the East Coast Main Line to Network Rail infrastructure definition, but through-services operate to Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness.
There are many local services operated by ScotRail, including the four routes to Glasgow, the Fife Circle, and services to Stirling/Dunblane/Alloa/North Berwick/Dunbar, and the station is the terminus of the Edinburgh leg of the West Coast Main Line served by Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express. Long distance inter-city trains to England are operated by CrossCountry to destinations such as York, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Plymouth.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PH4 - Edinburgh Waverley railway station, often simply referred to as Waverley, or as Edinburgh, is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres (10 ha) in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being London Waterloo
and is both a terminal station and a through station, in contrast to the majority of central London stations. Ticketing generally regards Waverley and Haymarket as interchangeable subject to operator validity.
It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail. It is the northern limit of the East Coast Main Line to Network Rail infrastructure definition, but through-services operate to Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness.
There are many local services operated by ScotRail, including the four routes to Glasgow, the Fife Circle, and services to Stirling/Dunblane/Alloa/North Berwick/Dunbar, and the station is the terminus of the Edinburgh leg of the West Coast Main Line served by Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express. Long distance inter-city trains to England are operated by CrossCountry to destinations such as York, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Plymouth.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWFJ - South West Trains (SWT) is a British train operating company owned by Stagecoach Group operating the South Western franchise.
It operates the majority of commuter services from its Central London terminus at London Waterloo to South West London as well as most outer suburban/regional services in Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset. It also provides regional services in Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight. The area of operation, essentially the former South Western division of Network SouthEast, is also roughly that of the pre-1923 London and South Western Railway (excluding everything west of Exeter). The Stagecoach Group took over the franchise on the privatisation of British Rail in 1996 and retained it in 2004 and again in 2007 making it, along with Chiltern Railways, Virgin Trains and First Great Western, the longest-running franchise. It is a particularly complex operation due to the large number and variety of services.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWFM - South West Trains (SWT) is a British train operating company owned by Stagecoach Group operating the South Western franchise.
It operates the majority of commuter services from its Central London terminus at London Waterloo to South West London as well as most outer suburban/regional services in Surrey, Hampshire and Dorset. It also provides regional services in Devon, Somerset, Berkshire, and Wiltshire and on the Isle of Wight. The area of operation, essentially the former South Western division of Network SouthEast, is also roughly that of the pre-1923 London and South Western Railway (excluding everything west of Exeter). The Stagecoach Group took over the franchise on the privatisation of British Rail in 1996 and retained it in 2004 and again in 2007 making it, along with Chiltern Railways, Virgin Trains and First Great Western, the longest-running franchise. It is a particularly complex operation due to the large number and variety of services.
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Fifty-six 56 is the sum of the first six triangular numbers (making it a tetrahedral number), as well as the sum of six consecutive primes (3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17). It is also a tetranacci number and a pronic number.
The atomic number of barium is 56, In humans, olfactory receptors are categorized in 56 families.
56 is the code for international direct dial phone calls to Chile. Messier object M56, a magnitude 9.5 globular cluster in the constellation Lyra.
Flatfoot 56 is a christian punk rock band that play Scottish Highland bagpipes. Fifty-Six is a town in Arkansas.
The A56 is a road that runs between Chester, Manchester and Burnley in the UK. Here it is shown between Lymm and Thelwall in Cheshire. Drivers these days are more likely to take the M56 and M61 motorways, which deftly bypass the larger conurbations on the route.
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62 is a composite number with the divisors 2 and 31, being the eighteenth discreet semiprime. 62 has an aliquot sum of 34
itself a discrete semiprime, and the 10 member aliquot sequence (62,34,20,22,14,10,8,7,1,0). 62 is therefore the tenth member of the 7-aliquot tree. 62 is a nontotient.
It is the sum of the number of faces, edges and vertices of icosahedron or dodecahedron
and the number of faces of two of the Archimedean solids, the rhombicosidodecahedron and truncated icosidodecahedron.
62 is a repdigit in base 5 (222).
In base 10, 62 is also the only number whose cube (238328) consists of 3 digits each occurring 2 times.
Sixty-two is the atomic number of samarium, a lanthanide. It is also the code for international direct dial calls to the country of Indonesia. The Psychologist Sigmund Freud had an irrational fear of the number 62.
UK cycle route 62 is fully open and signed between the towns of Southport and Selby, 210 miles, This is from part of the Southport to Stockport section. The route begins again at Southport and runs almost entirely traffic-free through Liverpool on mostly old railway lines to Runcorn. Aside from the odd short on-road section - the longest of which is between Speke and Hale Bank to the south From Liverpool - the route from Southport to Altrincham is entirely traffic-free, continuing on canals and old railway lines between Runcorn and Altrincham.
Altrincham to Stockport is also predominantly traffic-free.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE779 - Euston Tap in the LNWR Portland stone entrance lodge, Euston Station London
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE77K - LNWR Portland stone entrance lodge - Euston Station London UK, housing the Euston Tap pub
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE77W - Euston Station London
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE782 - Concourse - Euston Station London
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCE78B - Euston Station London
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB6PGG - Welcome to Liverpool Lime Street Station sign from Network Rail in English city in front of canopy of mainline station.
Liverpool Lime Street is a terminus railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. A large building resembling a Château fronts the station. The station terminates a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston and TransPennine Express trains.
An urban through underground station on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network is accessed via the main terminus. Lime Street is the largest railway station in Liverpool, and is one of 17 stations managed by Network Rail
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BEW1CD - Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England. Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre
the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished in the early 1980s.
History
The centre was established in the old London, Midland and Scottish Railway yard, which was once part of Crewe Works, between the junction to Chester and the West Coast Main Line. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 24 July 1987. It was renamed in 1992 as Crewe Railway Age by the owning registered charity but, after the management of the centre was taken over by a new group of volunteers, the museum returned to its original name of Crewe Heritage Centre in early 2008.
Exhibits
The centre has a series of exhibits, ranging from the only surviving APT-P train, miniature railways, three open signal boxes (Crewe Station A, Crewe North Junction and Exeter West) and a varied collection of standard gauge steam, diesel and electric locomotives, as well as occasional visiting locomotives. The Main Exhibition Hall features many artefacts and exhibits associated with Crewe, from its locomotive and carriage construction to its famous junction railway station. Brake Van rides are available to the public during special events.
Advanced Passenger Train
APT No.370 003/006 at Crewe Heritage Centre
Built by British Rail (BR) the 1970s and 1980s, this Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT) is the only surviving APT set. Numbered 370 003/006, it is open at all times with an occasional cafe run from the original buffet car (selected days only). The APT-P museum can be found inside one of the carriages, with photographs on display from the APT project
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5136938409 - 'Crash Site are a Ska/Swing/Jazz band, influenced by Madness.
The band are Adam Williams (trumpet, vocals), Richard Hormbrey (Tenor Saxophone), Christopher Tavener (Guitar/Vox),
Grace Monson (Alto Saxophone), Michael Carter (Bass Guitar) and Jack Mountney (Drums).
It was a good gig for Crash Site on Halloween band night at the Winnington Rec. The set was as follows:
Beer
Take on me
One Week
Grand Attraction
Fashion Zombies (Aquabats cover)
Mr Pinstripe Suit
Sell Out
Good on Nick Hughes and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these dire ConDem times of recession.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5021144129 - 'Hey Enemy are suporting Helsinki Seven on their forthcoming european tour.
Read more about them and where you might catch them touring all over europe this autumn on their MySpace page.
Good on Nick Hughes and The Banned Network for keeping these gigs on in these dire ConDem times of recession.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PP0NP9 - G-Mex is to the rear of the G-Mex Centre (Greater Manchester Exhibtion Centre). This opened in 1986, following conversion from the former Manchester Central station which had closed in 1969. The tram stop sits at southern edge of the former station throat, and the Altrincham/Eccles line travels south from here along the former Cheshire Lines Committee viaduct.
The platforms here are staggeredthe end of each platform marks the point where trams switch between street running mode and segregated running mode. There is a footbridge over Whitworth Street, connecting G-Mex and its tram stop to Deansgate railway station, which sits atop a parallel viaduct
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Keywords: stage,live,concert,gig,northwich,banned!,network,DAN,cheshire,winnington,rec,band,welsh,wales,blue,gillespie,gary,gareth,lloyd,david,tonysmith,hotpix,south,newport,gwent,bbcsouthwalesmusic,Casnewydd,tony,smith,gigs,music,bands,musicians,musician,performing,playing,MIS,@hotpixUK,ActiveH,housingtechnology
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4484751895 - 'Newports version of Nick Cave and his band:
Anthony Clark - Guitar
Gareth David Lloyd - Vocals
Nick Harrison - Drums
Rhys Bryant - Bass
The Setlist on the night was:
Beatoven
Sugarglass
Wiff
Skinned
Slipool
Making Sauce
Black waltz
Tripoli
Fingered
Paradox
Oblivious
The band are touring, catch them at
2 Apr 2010 20:00 Dempseys Cardiff, Wales
25 Apr 2010 19:30 Student Guild - Glyndwr University Wrexham
22 May 2010 19:45 The Plough Walthamstow London
23 May 2010 19:45 The Cavendish Arms, Stockwell London
2 Jul 2010 19:30 Rhondda Hotel Cymmer, Porth
An album is in the pipeline and some of the new material went down very well.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4485214136 - 'Manchester metal inspired band Obsessive Compulsive, playing live for the Northwich based Banned! Network in Cheshire, UK. I photographed them about four years back and they have gone from strength to strength. Watching Kelli she has trmendous attitude, like a white Skin (of Skunk Anansie, see www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4140925063/).
On this night, the setlist was
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Autopsy
Man vs Machine
Cocktail
27 1/2
In Memory Of
Exit
Here on a bill with Crewes AQUO and Blue Gillespie (of south Wales). A lot of the new stuff was played and it will be a long five weeks until the release of 'Dreams Of Death &
The Death Of Dreams' which must be well worth getting hold of. You used to be able to buy their first EP, 'A Demon For Every Occasion' at gigs, I remember scrounging a copy several years back. The new album was cut in 2009 at Parlour Studios Northampton with acclaimed metal producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death/Evile blah da blah...) at the mixing desk.
In describing the cut they namecheck Hole, Atari Teenage Riotand my old punk faves Killing Joke. These are cute cookies. Follow this link and maybe buy a tee or some other cool merch www.obsessivecompulsiveband.com/shop/
The band are currently on tour taking in Bristol, Newport, Manchester, Bradford, Worcester and Birmingham. Go out of your way to see them, you wont be dissapointed!
There was a crowd of about 130 there and it was a cracking night.
A full list of nights where I covered the gigs can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3711866695/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4487172055 - 'Welsh rockers Blue Gillespie from Newport Gwent.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4487172163 - 'Newport based rockers Blue Gillespie.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4300506529 - 'With ten minutes to spare before my no 7 in the interchange turned up, I thought I would keep myself busy.
The new modern, light and spacious Warrington bus interchange was built after 13 months of construction and opened August 21st 2006. The old unloved concrete bus station dated from the late 70's. Services from here serve most of Warrington and there are some other express services to Liverpool, London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Southend-on-sea and local airports.
A centrelink bus connects this part of town with Bank Quay the mainline north/south (west coast mainline for Virgin services) railway station. See www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3709536244/
Closure of the old bus station was marked back in 2005 by a 40-year-old bus which was the last to leave the station since it opened in 1979. Some 50 special guests with commemorative tickets were taken on a final tour by driver David Leigh.
Escalators and a coffee shop link it with the new expanded and spacious Golden Square shopping complex.
Warrington Central Railway Station is close by and this is a modern welcome to Warrington visitors from west and east bound local and trans-pennine express trains.
My lens was at the extreme 12mm end, full frame so very wide.
Check out the old fishmarket Warrington, Cheshire at dusk : www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4104085284/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HDW8 - Warrington Bus Interchange (also known as Warrington Interchange) is a bus station in the town of Warrington, Cheshire, England.
The building opened on 21 August 2006, next to the site of a temporary terminus that had been in use for the past thirteen months. The new interchange was built in conjunction with the extension and upgrade of the adjoining Golden Square shopping centre, and replaced the previous bus station which dated from 1979.
The interchange consists of 19 departure stands, numbered from 1 to 19, all of which employ a drive-in reverse-out layout. Each stand has a computerised information screen which also ties into the real-time information system. All stands are served from the main concourse building, which contains toilets, access to the adjoining Bhs coffee shop and a combined travel and tourist information office. There is access to the shopping centre via escalators and lifts. The exits on the eastern side of the building lead onto Winwick Street, on which can be found a taxi rank and Warrington Central railway station within around 100 metres.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEMX15 - Edinburgh Waverley Station in winter snow, Scotland UK.
Edinburgh Waverley railway station (referred to by National Rail simply as Edinburgh but also commonly called Waverley) is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres (101,000 m²) in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being London Waterloo
it is one of 18 stations managed by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, and the terminus of the Edinburgh branch of the West Coast Main Line.
Waverley is the second-busiest railway station in Scotland, with only Glasgow Central handling more passengers. According to Network Rail, which manages the station, over 19.2 million people use it annually
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEXEJX - M6 Motorway, Lancaster Moto Services iconic Tower
Facilities include Children's Play Area, Showers, Moto Free WiFi, Faith Room
Restaurants: Eat & Drink Co., Burger King, Costa, West Cornwall Pasty Co. (northbound only), Greggs
Shops: WHSmith (with Costa Express), M&S Simply Food, Fone Bitz, Cotton Traders, Fuel: BP (with: Costa Express Air1 AdBlue LPG
Lancaster was opened in 1965 by Rank under the name 'Forton'. When Granada eventually grasped hold of the services, they renamed it to 'Lancaster'. Unusually, Granada later changed this to 'Lancaster (Forton)' - it's not clear whether dropping the name Forton resulted in a drop of trade or just upset a few of the services' fans. This name stuck around for about a decade, but Moto are now slowly dropping the 'Forton' part leaving just 'Lancaster'. The Highways Agency still refer to it as 'Lancaster (Forton)' when there is an incident at the services.
In early 2007, a Marks and Spencers store opened here, replacing the Ladbrokes and Little Chef. The southbound Little Chef went on to become a Greggs.
For many years the name 'Forton services' was used on all example diagrams of road signs, including drawings of non-motorway signs. The services used to be listed by the Highways Agency as an approved truckstop, but this is no longer the case.
The southbound side once had a tourist information office, itself formerly a fast food unit of some sort.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3809868192 - 'She is tall and lovely :-)
More Kill Laura and indie musician Jane Weaver Here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3809867942/
Another Chris Nagle link here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4234549401/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0NKN - A Virgin train arriving at Bank Quay west coast mainline Railway Station, Warrington, Cheshire, UK at dusk.
Unilever factory in the distance.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3734237039 - 'Order and Disorder at the nerve centre of arts development in Northwich.
A typical Banned! Network gig www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4413772644/
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BANNED! can be found at www.myspace.com/bannedinnorthwich
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CET1CC - The Jodrell Bank Observatory (originally the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, then the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories from 1966 to 1999
/ˈdʒɒdrəl/) is a British observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes, and is part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester. The observatory was established in 1945 by Sir Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer at the University of Manchester who wanted to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar during the Second World War. It has since played an important role in the research of meteors, quasars, pulsars, masers and gravitational lenses, and was heavily involved with the tracking of space probes at the start of the Space Age. The managing director of the observatory is Professor Simon Garrington.
The main telescope at the observatory is the Lovell Telescope, which is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world. There are three other active telescopes located at the observatory
the Mark II, as well as 42 ft (13 m) and 7 m diameter radio telescopes. Jodrell Bank Observatory is also the base of the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN), a National Facility run by the University of Manchester on behalf of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.
The site of the observatory, which includes the Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre and an arboretum, is located in the civil parish of Lower Withington (the rest being in Goostrey civil parish), near Goostrey and Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, North West England. It is reached from the A535. An excellent view of the telescope can be seen by travelling by train, as the main line between Manchester and Crewe passes right by the site, with Goostrey station being only a short distance away.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BE34DN -
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3710771999 - 'Live Winnington rec, Northwich Cheshire September 2003.
Roy on top form.
Burnley's Deponeye formed in 1998 following the renaming of the band from Kain.
Following a series of great supports including Dodgy, Kirk Brandons Spear of Destiny and MoSolid Gold, the bands original members left to pursue oher things leaving Roy &
Micky to bring in drummer Pete Jeffery &
Bassist Alex Harker.
Frequent visitors to teh Banned! gigs in Northwich Deponeye quickly set about making a name for themselves in the industry and finally in 2004 secured two tracks (Anger Management &
Tick Tock) onto one of 2004s biggest selling computer games entitled Flatout sold on the PS2, PC &
XBOX platforms.
The game sent deponeyes profile into the stratosphere and consequently that Xmas contact was made from Revolver Records concerning signing the guys. Unfortunately, before any deal could be made, the band split up in mid 2005.
Roy found himself drawn back into the band lifestyle late 2006 with a new line up and subsequently decided that the name deponeye was to be left behind. Following a series of line up changes, his new band Exit State have continued in the same succesful vein as deponeye.
Have a look at www.myspace.com/exitstate to find out what they are now up to.
More rock from the Rec here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3711773981/in/photostream/
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