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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,at,garage,petrol,fuel,pump,station,litres,motoring,road,transport,energy,close,shows,digital,readout,transaction,figures,amount,sold,delivered,roof,UK,the,gas,diesel,up,expense,global,oil,pricing,rising,petrol prices,expenses,inflation,Britain,fuel duty,taxation
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FYF1X0 - A close-up view of a Gilbarco Veeder-Root fuel dispenser at a Tesco supermarket petrol filling station in Britain, with the digital pump readout dominating the foreground. Its illuminated screen records a sale of £79.09 for 41.00 litres of motor fuel at a displayed price of 192.9 pence per litre. The clear numerical figures capture the direct financial cost of filling a vehicle and provide a specific example of pump prices experienced by UK motorists. Below the meter are an electronic card payment terminal, keypad and customer instructions associated with self-service refuelling and pay-at-pump transactions.
Beyond the fuel dispenser, vehicles occupy the supermarket forecourt beneath a broad canopy fitted with ceiling lights. A white hatchback is positioned near another pump, with a second car and a person visible farther across the site. The Tesco Extra sign can be seen above the supermarket entrance, linking the petrol station to the wider grocery retail operation. Wet concrete reflects the forecourt lights and vehicles, while a dark blue rubbish bin stands alongside the driving area. The composition places the pump's price and sale information against the everyday activity of a busy retail filling station.
The photograph brings together several subjects central to British consumer finances: the retail price of vehicle fuel, commuting and travel expenses, household transport budgets and the relationship between pump prices and the wider cost of living. Changes in oil markets, taxation, distribution and retail costs can influence what drivers pay per litre, making the illuminated fuel price a familiar reference point in discussions about inflation and affordability. The prominent payment controls also illustrate the integration of digital transactions into supermarket fuel retailing. The scene records a specific displayed pump transaction and the practical experience of buying motor fuel at a UK supermarket forecourt.
Tesco petrol filling station, United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,Defibulator,Samaritans,contact,number,platform,Warrington,Bank,Quay,rail,train,station,IMG_0458,Public,Warrington Bank,community support,healthcare signage,NHS services,railway public welfare notices,public access defibrillator,AED cabinet,Samaritans poster,railway welfare,Warrington Bank Quay platform,emergency assistance,AED defibrillator,station defibrillator,Samaritans helpline,emergency first aid,116 123,prevention,mental,health,lonely,loneliness,talk,to,someone,cuts,charity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FX39FR - Public-access defibrillator and Samaritans message at Warrington Bank Quay station. The photograph shows yellow emergency defibrillator cabinet next to framed Samaritans support poster. The subject is located at Warrington Bank Quay station, Parker Street, Warrington, WA1 1LW, England, UK. The emergency medical equipment and mental-health support notice serve different purposes despite their proximity. Their placement in a railway setting offers two visible examples of public-facing safety and welfare provision. An illuminated yellow-green AED box is mounted beside a tall Samaritans poster. The poster includes the familiar 116 123 contact number, which is a free UK emotional-support helpline. An emergency-exit direction sign is also visible. The juxtaposition records two different forms of passenger welfare information within a railway station. A yellow AED cabinet marked DEFIBRILLATOR is mounted immediately beside a framed Samaritans poster reading 'there's always someone who cares for you'. The green emergency-device case and warm-coloured mental health poster show two different forms of passenger welfare provision at the station. The Samaritans freephone number 116 123 is visible. Their juxtaposition provides a strong editorial illustration of railway-station safety, emergency equipment and emotional support messaging.
Warrington Bank Quay, Parker Street, Warrington WA1 1LW, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,IMG_0133,Skelmersdale Police Station,Lancashire Constabulary,Skelmersdale,police,police station,Southway,Lancashire,law enforcement,policing,neighbourhood police,public safety,emergency services,civic building,public services,crime,officers,police estate,security,community,town centre,West Lancashire,station,constabulary,government,public sector,justice,response,investigations,safety,local policing,building,headquarters,public infrastructure,Skem
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FH2RJP - . Skelmersdale Police Station on Southway, Lancashire, with Lancashire Constabulary signage at the public entrance. The modern grey building rises behind landscaped grounds and parking, giving a clear civic-infrastructure view rather than an incident or enforcement scene. Skelmersdale Police Station is shown on Southway, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6NH, with Lancashire Constabulary signage beside the modern multi-storey building. A local police station provides an operational base for neighbourhood policing, response officers, investigations and public-facing services, although the precise functions available to visitors can change with force operating models. The building's secure car parking, controlled entrance and institutional signage distinguish it from the neighbouring civic, retail and health facilities around central Skelmersdale. Police estates are an important but often overlooked part of public infrastructure, requiring investment in secure communications, custody or evidence facilities where applicable, staff welfare and vehicle access. Skelmersdale's concentration of public buildings around Southway makes the station part of a wider civic centre serving the town and surrounding West Lancashire communities. The image is relevant to Lancashire Constabulary, neighbourhood policing, public safety, emergency services, police estates, local government centres and the visible presence of law-enforcement institutions in British towns. Modern policing relies on buildings that support secure digital systems, interview space, equipment storage and fleet operations as much as the traditional public counter. Exterior images of police premises are useful when reporting service changes or local incidents without showing identifiable victims, suspects or operational activity. Landscaping and a controlled public entrance soften the civic frontage while maintaining the security expected of an operational police building.
Skelmersdale Police Station, Southway, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 6NH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,cycle,storage,bicycle,parking,railway station,commuter,passenger,cycling,active travel,intermodal,transport,York,North Yorkshire,England,UK,cycle parking,public transport,train,journey,urban mobility,low carbon,station,bike,transport policy,traffic reduction,cycling infrastructure,LNER,York station bicycles,cycle parking infrastructure,rail cycle interchange,bike rail integration,sustainable transport York,railway station cycling,commuter bike storage,urban cycle infrastructure,young cyclist York,commuter cycling
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FF6PWK - Young passenger retrieves a bicycle from tightly packed two-tier cycle racks at York railway station, North Yorkshire, illustrating the practical link between rail travel and cycling. The image shows how major stations support mixed-mode commuting, allowing passengers to cycle to the station, leave a bike and continue by train rather than relying on a car. York is one of Britain's busiest regional rail hubs and National Rail lists 626 cycle-storage spaces at the station, including compounds, stands and racks, with sheltered areas and CCTV. The density of parked bicycles in the photograph demonstrates both strong demand and the space pressures created when large numbers of commuters combine cycling with rail. Two-tier racks increase capacity by using vertical space, but they can also be awkward for some users lifting heavier bicycles onto the upper level. The scene has wider relevance to transport policy, congestion, air quality, decarbonisation and active travel, particularly as cities try to reduce short urban car journeys and improve access to public transport. York's Station Gateway programme includes segregated cycle routes, wider shared cycleways and increased cycle parking around the station, intended to make cycling safer and encourage more passengers to arrive by bike. The station frontage has long experienced pressure from competing buses, taxis, pedestrians, private vehicles and cyclists, making the quality and quantity of cycle infrastructure an important part of wider redevelopment. For commuters, students and leisure travellers, secure station parking can determine whether cycling is a realistic first-and-last-mile option. This photograph captures that transition point between bicycle and train, with a helmeted passenger manoeuvring his cycle beside rows of parked bikes under York station's historic trainshed, combining modern sustainable transport behaviour with one of England's major Victorian railway environments
York railway station, Station Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1AB, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4436,Manchester Piccadilly,platform 13,platform 14,railway,train station,Castlefield corridor,rail bottleneck,Manchester,rail congestion,platform,train,Northern,TransPennine,Network Rail,public transport,rail infrastructure,commuter,England,UK,rail capacity,through platform,Oxford Road,Deansgate,rail travel,transport planning,station,passenger,city centre,rail network,delays,capacity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FF6P9F - . View across Manchester Piccadilly's platforms 13 and 14, the two elevated through platforms used by trains crossing the southern side of the city rather than terminating in the main trainshed. Their constrained layout makes them a highly visible part of the long-running capacity problem on the Castlefield corridor through central Manchester. Services using these platforms continue toward Manchester Oxford Road and Deansgate, sharing a busy two-track section used by local, regional, airport and inter-city trains. Because so many routes converge onto the same infrastructure, a delayed or long-dwelling train can quickly affect following services and spread disruption across the North. Platform crowding can also become acute when several trains are due close together. For years transport planners have considered ways to increase capacity, including additional platforms, altered timetables, signalling changes and wider remodelling. The issue illustrates how difficult it is to expand a nineteenth-century railway through a dense modern city where viaducts, roads and buildings leave little spare land. The photograph records the operational reality rather than an abstract capacity diagram: trains, information screens, canopies and passengers using a pair of platforms that carry a disproportionate amount of cross-Manchester traffic. Piccadilly is Manchester's principal mainline station and the through platforms are essential for links toward Liverpool, Warrington, Preston, the airport and destinations across northern England. The Castlefield corridor has repeatedly been identified as a constraint on timetable reliability, making platforms 13 and 14 a useful visual shorthand for wider debates about rail investment in the North. The photograph also records the exact mix of branding, pricing, signage, street or interior detail visible at the time, preserving a dated record of how the subject was presented to customers and passers-by.
Manchester Piccadilly station, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M60 7RA, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4424,Bee Network,Metrolink,Manchester tram,Ashton-under-Lyne,Ashton West,Tameside,Greater Manchester,tram interior,public transport,westbound,yellow grab rails,light rail,TfGM,tram,passenger transport,next stop display,urban transit,commuting,integrated transport,England,UK,railway,rail travel,transport,passenger,infrastructure,Manchester,station
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FD8EJ9 - . Interior of a westbound Bee Network Metrolink tram leaving Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. The mostly empty modern tram interior shows yellow handrails and an electronic display announcing the next stop, Ashton West, as the service heads towards Manchester. Greater Manchester's Metrolink route to Ashton-under-Lyne forms part of the city-region's integrated public transport network, now increasingly presented under Bee Network branding. Ashton has a much older tram history stretching back to horse and later electric street tramways, while the modern Metrolink extension restored rail-based urban transit to the town. The interior view, with yellow grab rails, passenger seating and electronic next-stop display, provides a recognisable contemporary image of accessible urban public transport, useful for stories about franchising, modal shift, commuting, local connectivity and public investment. The location is Manchester Metrolink, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. This geographical detail helps distinguish the subject from similar businesses, buildings or scenes elsewhere and gives the photograph stronger value for local, regional and comparative editorial use. The scene can be read at several levels: as a record of the immediate subject, as evidence of changing consumer or public behaviour, and as a small piece of the wider social and economic history visible in everyday places. For picture researchers, the combination of legible wording and clear environmental context broadens the potential use beyond a simple location shot, allowing the image to support business, heritage, lifestyle and public-policy coverage. There is also a strong sense of contemporary place: practical objects, signage and architecture are shown as they actually appear in use, without removing the clutter that makes a documentary photograph informative. This makes the photograph a useful piece of contemporary editorial documentation.
Manchester Metrolink, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4433,Manchester Piccadilly,departure board,electronic timetable,platform 13,platform 14,train information,railway station,Castlefield Corridor,Manchester,passenger information,rail bottleneck,departures,trains,public transport,Network Rail,rail travel,airport,Oxford Road,Deansgate,station signage,England,UK,railway,transport,passenger,infrastructure,station,commuter
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FD8ETT - . Electronic departure board above Manchester Piccadilly platforms 13 and 14. The amber-on-black electronic board lists departures above the approach to the through platforms, combining passenger information technology with one of Manchester railway's most constrained locations. Manchester Piccadilly's present platforms 13 and 14 evolved from the island platform opened in 1882 for the South Junction route. They are the station's only through platforms and form part of the Castlefield Corridor, the intensively used two-track railway between Piccadilly and Deansgate. Network Rail has described the corridor as a major pinch-point, with local, regional and inter-city services sharing constrained infrastructure. The platforms are particularly useful editorially for illustrating rail capacity, passenger crowding, timetable resilience, airport connectivity and long-running arguments over investment in Manchester's railway network. The location is Manchester Piccadilly station, Manchester, M1 2PB, England. This geographical detail helps distinguish the subject from similar businesses, buildings or scenes elsewhere and gives the photograph stronger value for local, regional and comparative editorial use. Commercial and civic landscapes can change quickly, so apparently routine photographs of signs, shopfronts, machines and transport infrastructure often acquire additional documentary value when companies rebrand, premises close or policies change. The scene can be read at several levels: as a record of the immediate subject, as evidence of changing consumer or public behaviour, and as a small piece of the wider social and economic history visible in everyday places. For picture researchers, the combination of legible wording and clear environmental context broadens the potential use beyond a simple location shot, allowing the image to support business, heritage, lifestyle and public-policy coverage.
Manchester Piccadilly station, Manchester, M1 2PB, England
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_7762,London,East,Shadwell,DLR,rail,railway,transport,station,UK,IMG,7762,Welcome,Docklands,Light,urban,Welcome to London DLR Docklands Light Railway urban transport rail,East London,England,public transport,rail transport,passenger travel,transport infrastructure,urban mobility,regional transport,travel in Britain,railway heritage,transport network,station architecture,journey,commuter travel,railway station,transport photography,travel editorial,transport history,rail travel,public transport system,passenger railway,travel infrastructure,British transport,contemporary Britain,editorial photography,place identity,local culture,visual history
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FAFD6Y - . Welcome to London sign at a Docklands Light Railway station, East London at East London, England, UK: rail travel sits with public transport system, while editorial photography helps establish the immediate setting. Welcome to London DLR Docklands Light Railway urban transport rail shows the distinctive Docklands Light Railway identity used across East London's automated light-rail network, a system closely associated with the redevelopment of the Docklands and connections to Canary Wharf and surrounding districts. Welcome to London sign at a Docklands Light Railway station, East London at East London, England, UK includes commuter travel
transport photography places with travel editorial, and transport history sharpens a second layer of specificity. At East London, England, UK, travel infrastructure surrounds Welcome to London sign at a Docklands Light Railway station, East London
British transport associates with contemporary Britain, and editorial photography gives extra meaning. In East London, England, UK, Welcome to London sign at a Docklands Light Railway station, East London carries local identity
built environment connects street scene, and public realm grounds readily setting. Welcome to London sign at a Docklands Light Railway station, East London matches urban change with social history in East London, England, UK
architecture extends naturally meaning, while regional character broadens the same scene. Welcome to London sign at a Docklands Light Railway station, East London places local geography at East London, England, UK
public transport and rail transport offers relevance, with passenger travel adding another identifiable strand. The last strand around Welcome to London sign at a Docklands Light Railway station, East London is British culture with visual detail
at East London, England, UK, urban mobility adds one more precise reference. The subject also relates to rail transport.
East London, England, UK
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9685,Manchester,Victoria,station,Belgium,railway,heritage,canopy,sign,Belgium at Victoria station in wrought iron,wrought,iron,Greater Manchester,England,English,Manchester railway,Manchester rail transport,Manchester train travel,Manchester station,Manchester public transport
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E3P790 - . Belgium destination name on historic Victoria Station canopy. Photographed on 28 June 2025. The recorded location is Manchester, Greater Manchester, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK. Seen through commuter travel, the earlier context is that rail transport links engineering history with everyday mobility
The network evolved through private railway companies, grouping, nationalisation, British Rail and later privatisation, leaving successive layers of architecture, liveries, ticketing equipment and operating practice. For graphic communication, the historical context is that temporary and permanent notices are valuable social-past evidence because they capture the rules and assumptions of a particular moment, from parking and access to opening times, safety and public-service instructions. The 2026 relevance of commuter travel comes from the fact that rail reform, fares, accessibility and passenger information remain central issues as government develops the Great British Railways model
Photographs of stations, trains and earlier operating equipment can help illustrate both current public transport and the rapid disappearance of previous brands and systems. For graphic communication, the 2026 context is that digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity. Additional subject vocabulary includes passenger railway, railway station, platform, rolling stock, train service, rail infrastructure, station architecture, rail heritage, inter-city rail, signalling, public information, wayfinding, direction sign, street sign, lettering, and typography. Relevant alternative phrases include public realm, visitor guidance, information sign, bilingual signage, accessibility sign, street furniture, 255A9685, and heritage. The image also relates directly to passenger railway, railway station and platform.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A9689,Manchester,Victoria,station,Scarborough,railway,heritage,canopy,sign,Scarborough Victoria station,Greater Manchester,England,English,Manchester railway,Manchester rail transport,Manchester train travel,Manchester station,Manchester public transport,rail transport,railway station,passenger rail,public transport,rail travel,transport infrastructure,railway architecture,station signage,rail network,urban transport,British railway,passenger journey,commuter travel,railway heritage,transport history,platform scene,railway operations,regional transport,city transport,travel photography,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3E3P7EA - Scarborough destination name on historic Victoria Station canopy. Photographed on 28 June 2025. For present-day station architecture, 2026 is significant because rail reform, fares, accessibility and passenger information remain central issues as government develops the Great British Railways model
Photographs of stations, trains and earlier operating equipment can illustrate both current public transport and the rapid disappearance of previous brands and systems. In the 2026 discussion of bilingual signage, digital maps and smartphone navigation are ubiquitous, but physical signage remains essential for safety, accessibility, legal restrictions and visitors without reliable connectivity. Central Manchester has seen repeated changes of use across warehouses, pubs, shops and transport buildings, making dated photographs valuable for tracing alterations to individual sites
in this batch it provides context specifically for Scarborough Victoria station. Route information, vehicle appearance and fixed railway or tramway infrastructure around Scarborough Victoria station help show how passenger transport in Manchester was operating on the date photographed. The setting of Scarborough Victoria station records the practical passenger environment in Manchester, including the relationship between vehicles, platforms, signs and access routes.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_1842,Ozzy the Bull,mechanical,sculpture,Birmingham New Street,Birmingham,England,UK,bull,public,art,legacy,engineering,tourism,station,concourse,city,identity,metal,works,major
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFEG0M - . Ozzy the Bull mechanical sculpture inside Birmingham New Street station, Birmingham, England, UK. Photographed on 2 October 2023. The recorded location is Birmingham New Street station, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. The large metal bull stands in the station concourse with exposed gears, articulated bodywork and dramatic industrial detailing, drawing attention from passengers and visitors. The sculpture originated from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and was later given a permanent home in the city. The striking construction can illustrate stories about cultural legacy, engineering, public sculpture, visitor attractions and Birmingham's use of the bull as a civic symbol. For cultural identity, the historical context is that monuments and civic artworks are part of the visual history of place
Their subjects reveal whom a community chose to celebrate, while later reinterpretation or controversy can evolution the meaning of an apparently permanent object. Looking at commuter travel, the longer history is that stations are both functional transport interchanges and pieces of civic architecture
Their canopies, footbridges, booking halls, signal boxes and signage reveal how passenger expectations and railway technology changed from steam-era operation to today's increasingly digital network. For cultural identity, the 2026 context is that public art is closely connected with regeneration, tourism, identity and debate about representation
Murals and sculptures can become visitor landmarks while also prompting discussion about whose history is visible in public space. In 2026, commuter travel remains relevant because rail reform, fares, accessibility and passenger information remain central issues as government develops the Great British Railways model
Photographs of stations, trains and earlier operating equipment can illustrate both current public transport and the rapid disappearance of previous brands and systems.
Birmingham New Street station, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A9483,Mining-themed,memorial,clock,Wrexham Miners Project,Wrexham,Wales,UK,mining,heritage,miners,brickwork,artwork,museum,rescue,station,industrial,history,coalfield,community,display,historic,coal
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ERX6D8 - . Mining-themed memorial clock at the Wrexham Miners Project in Wrexham, Wales, UK. Photographed on 17 May 2026. The recorded location is Wrexham Miners Project, 3 Maesgwyn Road, Wrexham LL11 2AP, Wales, UK. The clock is mounted against brickwork and surrounded by monochrome mining imagery, creating a small public-history artwork within the former Miners Rescue Station complex. The distinctive object contributes to the wider interpretation of North Wales mining history at the site. In relation to heritage feature, historical context shows that public clocks were once essential pieces of civic infrastructure, allowing travellers, workers and shoppers to coordinate time before personal watches became universal
Decorative clock cases also became architectural landmarks. For the story of material culture, it is useful to note that material culture includes the ordinary products people bought, used, collected or displayed
Small manufactured objects can reveal national identity, advertising, technology and popular taste in ways that formal records do not. The historical setting for manufacturing is that industrial heritage links architecture and machinery with the people who worked in mines, potteries, foundries and factories
As production declined or modernised, many sites were demolished, adapted or preserved as museums and regeneration projects. As of 2026, the position for heritage feature is that public clocks are no longer necessary for basic timekeeping but remain valued as heritage features and familiar landmarks, requiring specialist maintenance to keep mechanical systems operating. For present-day material culture, 2026 is significant because sustainability and reuse also give older objects new relevance, encouraging repair, second-hand sales and appreciation of durable material culture. Relevant long-tail terms include heritage clock, clock face, historic clock, mechanical clock, street clock, civic landmark, horology, and architectural detail.
Wrexham Miners Project, 3 Maesgwyn Road, Wrexham LL11 2AP, Wales, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,station,train,electronic,automated,barrier,commuters,passengers,travel,integrated,transport,Scottish,rail,public transport,infrastructure,passenger,gateline,validation,Haymarket Edinburgh,EH12 5EY,urban rail travel,commuter transport,regional train services,long-distance railway,Scottish capital,station modernisation,transport interchange,fare collection,passenger flow,smart ticketing,digital rail ticket,contactless travel,sustainable mobility,mass transit,railway investment,accessible station,step-free transport,glass roof architecture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ER9NFR - Electronic ticket barriers line the bright passenger concourse at Haymarket railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland. The wide interior is covered by a curved glazed roof, allowing daylight into the modern entrance hall, while the older stone station building remains visible beyond the gateline. Travellers approach and pass through the automated barriers using paper tickets, smartcards or compatible digital tickets, with yellow readers mounted on each gate. Several barrier panels carry colourful artwork, adding visual interest to the functional transport setting.
Haymarket is Edinburgh's second major railway station after Waverley and serves commuter, regional and long-distance services. It is particularly important for journeys west and north from the capital, including routes towards Glasgow, Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and the West Coast Main Line. The station is managed by ScotRail and has the National Rail code HYM. Its central location also provides connections with Edinburgh Trams, local buses, taxis and airport services, making it an important interchange for commuters, tourists and event crowds.
The original Haymarket station opened in 1842 as the Edinburgh terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. Its historic entrance and office block are protected as a listed building. A £25 million Network Rail redevelopment created a larger concourse, improved circulation, new lifts and step-free access, with the new main building officially opened in December 2013. The project retained the historic station frontage while adding the spacious glass-and-steel structure shown here.
This editorial image illustrates railway ticket control, fare collection, public transport infrastructure, passenger movement, station accessibility and investment in Scotland's rail network. It is also relevant to ticketless travel, contactless payment, transport security, urban mobility, sustainable travel and the modernisation of historic railway stations
Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5EY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,London Overground,station,safety,dark pedestrian,passageway,passage,night-time,travel,lone,traveller,travelling,network,personal,womens,womans,transport,TfL,urban isolation,railway arches,approach,public transport,at,Mildmay line,orange,station sign,commuter anxiety,LBH,fear of crime,perceived,vulnerability,safer streets,urban lighting,poorly lit,walkway,enclosed public space,pedestrian security,night travel concerns
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EE4M6G - Late-night view of the narrow pedestrian passage leading to Hackney Central London Overground station in the London Borough of Hackney. The illuminated orange station sign stands out against old brick railway arches, while the enclosed walkway recedes into darkness beneath artificial lights. A lone traveller is visible further along the route, giving the image a documentary focus on personal safety, perceived vulnerability and the experience of using urban public transport after dark. The photograph does not establish that a crime is occurring, but the confined passage, limited sightlines and quiet surroundings may reflect concerns often expressed by women, lone commuters, shift workers and late-night passengers when approaching stations or walking through isolated routes.
Hackney Central is a Zone 2 station on the London Overground Mildmay line, serving journeys towards Stratford, Highbury & Islington, Richmond and Clapham Junction. The station has access from the Amhurst Road area and from a passage beside the surviving nineteenth-century railway building near Mare Street. A second entrance on Graham Road opened in 2022 to provide more direct access, reduce congestion and improve interchange with local buses and nearby Hackney Downs station.
Transport for London advises passengers travelling at night to plan journeys in advance and use established public transport services, staffed stations, help points and available support. The image suits editorial themes involving women's safety, fear of crime, night-time commuting, urban design, station access, lighting, surveillance, public-realm improvements and safer streets. It can also illustrate debate about how architecture, visibility, maintenance and pedestrian activity influence whether a route feels welcoming or intimidating after dark. The dramatic angle, glowing orange branding and largely empty passage create a tense metropolitan atmosphere without implying wrongdoing by the person shown.
Amhurst Road, Hackney, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, E8 1LL.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,petrol,station,diesel prices,expensive diesel,service station,petrol pump,diesel pump,fuel pump,piu servito,più servito,aperto,diesel,super,diesel plus,HVOlution,fuel price board,euro per litre,motoring costs,cost of driving,expensive motoring,oil prices,fossil,fuels,cost of living,dependency,forecourt pricing,fuel duty,oil company profits,windfall profits,climate policy,transport policy,inflation pressure,road transport,haulage costs,retail,Tehran,petrol pump Italy
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ECEEHG - An Enilive petrol station forecourt in Italy displays high fuel prices per litre, with a roadside price board showing diesel, super, diesel plus and HVOlution beside blue and yellow fuel pumps. The Italian wording più servito indicates a served-price forecourt option, where motorists may pay more than at self-service pumps. The image is commercially useful for editorial stories on expensive motoring, petrol and diesel prices, the cost of living, energy inflation, road transport, holiday driving, haulage costs, consumer pressure and the way global oil markets feed through into everyday pump prices. The displayed figures, including diesel at 2.299, super at 1.969, diesel plus at 2.399 and HVOlution at 2.299, sit well above typical Italian national average fuel prices around early to mid 2025, making the sign a clear visual example of a costly forecourt or served-price setting. It can also illustrate debate about crude oil volatility linked to Iran, Israel and wider Middle East tensions, US foreign policy under Donald Trump, the Strait of Hormuz, energy security and Europe's exposure to international fossil fuel supply shocks. Care should be taken not to claim a single direct cause for these prices, because pump prices are shaped by taxes, wholesale costs, refining margins, exchange rates, location, service level and retailer policy as well as oil market risk. The photograph also has useful detail for features on alternative fuels, as HVOlution is Eni's hydrotreated vegetable oil diesel, produced from renewable raw materials and sold at selected service stations. The bright daylight, payment symbols, nozzles, hoses, fuel island and clear signage create a practical documentary image of how economic and geopolitical pressures become visible to drivers at the pump. It suits news, travel, motoring, consumer finance, transport policy, energy security, climate policy and business stories.
High Italian petrol station prices per litre, with diesel, super, diesel plus and HVOlution displaye
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,New Street,the bull,bull,station,Ozzy bull sculpture,Birmingham city centre landmark,West Midlands cultural icon,mechanical,metal,sculpture,moving,sporting legacy UK,major events regeneration,city branding Birmingham,post event cultural legacy,public engagement sculpture,national sporting identity,temporary to permanent public art,urban spectacle,B2,B2 4ND,Birmingham New Street Station B2 4ND,Grand Central Birmingham,Birmingham England UK,Commonwealth Games legacy,large scale sculpture,indoor public space,urban regeneration Birmingham,city centre footfall,editorial image,daytime interior,inside,interior,engineering,works,major
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3DCX6BA - The large-scale mechanical sculpture Ozzy the Bull, photographed inside Birmingham New Street Station at Birmingham B2 4ND. Originally created as a centrepiece for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the bull has since become one of the city's most recognisable contemporary landmarks.
Constructed from metal components and exposed mechanical detailing, Ozzy references Birmingham's industrial heritage while presenting a playful, accessible symbol of the city's modern identity. The bull was designed to embody strength, energy and resilience, qualities associated both with sport and with Birmingham's historic role as a centre of manufacturing and engineering.
Following the Games, Ozzy was installed at New Street Station, one of the UK's busiest transport hubs, ensuring continued public engagement and visibility. Positioned within the vast interior concourse of the station, the sculpture interacts with daily commuter flows, tourists and shoppers, transforming a functional transit space into a site of cultural encounter.
The presence of Ozzy inside the station reflects wider debates around the legacy of major sporting events, particularly how temporary symbols and installations can be repurposed to deliver long-term cultural and civic value. The sculpture has become a popular meeting point and photographic subject, reinforcing Birmingham's use of public art as a tool for place-making and identity.
Photographed in daylight with people and retail units visible, the image offers strong editorial value for themes including sporting legacy, urban regeneration, public art, city branding and contemporary life in British cities.
Ozzy the Bull, the iconic mechanical sculpture created for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, d
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PNK8 - This image shows a large, colourful street art mural located near Warrington Youth Zone on Dallam Lane in Warrington town centre, Cheshire (postcode WA2 7NG). The mural features a collage-style illustration of local landmarks, youth culture references, music, sport, and creative themes, reflecting the identity and aspirations of young people in the town.
Public artworks of this type are commonly associated with youth engagement and regeneration projects, designed to improve the visual environment while giving voice to local stories and experiences. Positioned close to Warrington Youth Zone, the mural complements the organisation's role in supporting young people through creative, sporting, and social activities.
The artwork incorporates bright colours, stylised buildings, and symbolic imagery connected to Warrington's urban landscape, creating a visually striking backdrop within the town-centre streetscape. Such murals often serve both as cultural markers and as informal wayfinding features, helping to define emerging civic spaces.
Photographed in daylight, the image is well suited to editorial use covering street art, youth culture, community regeneration, public art, urban identity, and the role of creative projects in town-centre renewal across England
Warrington Youth Zone street art mural, Dallam Lane, Warrington town centre, Cheshire, England, UK,
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Village,City of York,North Yorkshire,England,YO19 5UF,rail,platform,station,museum,visitor attraction,history,historic,heritage,green,DVLR,York railway heritage,railway architecture,British railway history,preserved railway,countryside railway,station signage,rural railway,historic transport,Edwardian railway,timber framed building,railway preservation,industrial heritage,transport history,countryside England,heritage transport,former railway line,building,original station signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CG2N - This image shows a traditional railway building associated with the Derwent Valley Light Railway, located near York in North Yorkshire, England. The structure features distinctive timber framing, cream infill panels, and green painted detailing, typical of early twentieth-century light railway architecture. Prominently displayed on the building is signage reading Derwent Valley Light Railway, clearly identifying its historical association with the former rural railway line.
The Derwent Valley Light Railway was opened in 1913 to serve the agricultural communities of the Derwent Valley, providing an important transport link for both passengers and freight in a largely rural area to the south-east of York. Designed as a light railway to reduce construction and operating costs, the line played a significant role in supporting local farming and rural industry before declining passenger numbers and changing transport patterns led to its eventual closure in the mid-twentieth century.
Today, surviving buildings and remnants of the railway are valued as part of North Yorkshire's transport and industrial heritage, offering insight into the development of rural railways and their impact on local communities. The image captures the character and craftsmanship of historic railway architecture and is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to British railway history, heritage transport, rural England, and the preservation of historic infrastructure.
Murton Village, City of York,, North Yorkshire, England, YO19 5UF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2X2CG2R - This image shows a green industrial shunting locomotive marked Rowntree Mackintosh Ltd, associated with the historic confectionery manufacturing operations of Rowntree in York, North Yorkshire, England. The locomotive would have been used for internal rail movements within the extensive factory railway system that served the Rowntree works, moving raw materials, packaging, and finished goods around the site and connecting with the wider national rail network.
Rowntree Mackintosh was formed in 1969 following the merger of Rowntree & Company of York and Mackintosh's of Halifax, creating one of Britain's most significant confectionery manufacturers. The company was later acquired by Nestlé in 1988, marking a major shift in the ownership of one of York's most important industrial employers. For much of the twentieth century, the Rowntree factory operated its own internal railway infrastructure, reflecting the scale and logistical complexity of large British manufacturing sites of the period.
Industrial shunting locomotives such as this were a common feature of factories, docks, and warehouses across the UK, allowing efficient on-site rail handling without relying on mainline locomotives. Today, surviving examples are valued as part of Britain's industrial and railway heritage, illustrating the close relationship between rail transport and manufacturing. This image is suitable for editorial and commercial use relating to British industrial history, railway heritage, manufacturing, corporate history, and the social and economic history of York.
Murton Village, City of York,, North Yorkshire, England, YO19 5UF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,historic,hub,on,history,transport,spelt,railway,PWAY,permanent way,Crewe North Junction,Crewe North,junction,CW1,heritage,infrastructure,tourist,tourism,attraction,box,junctions,points,rail,rails,track,tracks,windows,electrification,electrified,Crewe Railway Age
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2WN6 - 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
Crewe Heritage centre, Vernon Way, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,Parker street,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,WA1 1LW,rail,transport,station,RMT,union,train,delays,cancelled,display,indicator,action,Rail,Maritime and Transport,Workers,WCML,West Coast mainline,defend,pay,jobs,conditions,pay increase,network,negotiated settlement,rail employers,unsafe,dispute,strike action,striking workers,ASLEF,Avanti,cancel,cancelled train uk
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.
Warrington Bank Quay railway station, Parker street,Warrington,Cheshire, England,UK,WA1 1LW
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,centre,rail,railway,train,TfW,transport,for,station,BR,British Rail,service,services,delays,cancelations,strike,strikes,CF10 1EP,CF10,Wales,at,trains,class,231,diesel-electric,multiple,units,unit,TMD,Swiss,Switzerland,Ebbw Vale Town,FLIRT
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGJWX7 - The British Rail Class 231 is a class of eleven diesel-electric multiple units of the FLIRT family, which have been built for Transport for Wales by Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail. The first units entered service on 18 January 2023
The previous Wales & Borders rail franchise operator, KeolisAmey Wales ordered the new trains. Although KeolisAmey was removed as the franchise operator and replaced by an operator of last resort Transport for Wales Rail, owned by the Welsh Government, the scheduled full fleet replacement continued.
The units began testing in Switzerland in July 2021 and in November 2021 the first two units were delivered to Cardiff Canton depot
The Class 231 units are currently operating services on the Rhymney Line, though it is expected they will operate services between Maesteg and Cheltenham Spa, and between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town.
Class 231 units have four passenger vehicles, along with a separate Power Pack vehicle at the centre of the unit that contains four diesel generator sets. The diesel generators comply with EU Stage V emissions regulations. All vehicles are linked by unpowered Jacobs bogies, while the outermost bogie at each end of each unit carries the traction motors
Cardiff Central Station, Cardiff , Wales, UK, CF10 1EP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,city,centre,Yorkshire,England,UK,South,rail,BR,S1,Sheaf St,Sheffield City Centre,S1 2BP,public,transport,exit,platform,sign,station,stations,lines,way,out,building,platforms,delay,cancelled,cancel,strike,strikes,mainline,British Rail,Victorian,Sheffield steel,city of culture,2029,shortlisted
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PMNDNC - . Sheffield railway station, platform, way out sign, Sheaf St, Sheffield City stock-photo/gotonysmith-Centre.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Centre, Sheffield , south Yorkshire, England, UK, S1 2BP. Photographed on 28 January 2023, this winter image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Sheaf St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield , south Yorkshire, England, UK, S1 2BP, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Yorkshire, South, rail, Sheaf St, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2BP, public, transport, way out, exit, platform, sign, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. Transport context makes the photograph useful for stories about rail travel, passenger journeys, stations and interchanges, public transport investment, regional connectivity and the everyday experience of moving through the UK rail network. Railway architecture, passenger facilities, route identity, signage and operational infrastructure are important documentary themes, particularly as stations and services are modernised or altered over time. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
Sheaf St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield , south Yorkshire, England, UK, S1 2BP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,England,UK,charging,EV,car,unplugged,car club,club,clubs,not,Manchester,electric,cable,cables,disconnecting,unplug,M25 1AS,M25,vehicle,green,yellow,Be.EV,Charging,Station,vehicles,fleet,fleets,successful,car park,car parking,post,electric travel,Enterprise,app,consumer rights,electric vehicle charging
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RH63F3 - Join the (electric car) club
We know that riding a bike or using public transport may not be right for every journey. If you don't have access to a car but need to go further afield from time to time, and don't fancy the expense and inflexibility of standard car rental, joining an electric car club is the smart thing to do. We've teamed up with Enterprise, so you'll be able pick up an electric car from one of our eHUBS.
You can join the Enterprise Car Club now to use eHUBS electric cars available at our four locations listed below:
Provis Road, Chorlton - M21 9EW
East Didsbury Metrolink “ M19 1TB
Fairfax Road, Prestwich - M25 1AS
Market Street, Bury “ BL9 0BL
You'll just need to make a reservation on the Enterprise app, online or by phone. You can book well in advance or at the last minute. Either way, you'll be on the road in no time. When you're done, drop it off at the eHUB where you picked it up!
For more information on the Enterprise Car Club, and a map showing where you can hire cars in Greater Manchester, visit the Manchester Car Club page at https://www.enterprisecarclub.co.uk/gb/en/programs/regions/north-west-england/manchester.html
Prestwich, Bury , Greater Manchester, England, UK, M25 1AS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD738G - More at https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/community/
Manchester Airport has developed a strong partnership with the local communities neighbouring the site. Key to our success has been our public commitment to community programmes and to maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with our neighbours. Find out more about Manchester Airport's commitment to building on our past success, with the intent of making our immediate community a key part of any future success going forward.
For an overview of our work of the last year please see our 2020-2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report and see our Summer Community News for seasonal updates. If you would like to receive our newsletter direct to your inbox please click here.
In celebration of our 80th Birthday Manchester Airport has produced its own children's book
called Reach For The Sky . The book, aimed at Primary School children, tells an enchanting story about travel, determination and achieving your dreams. We published 5,000 and these have been distributed to support children's reading across our catchment area.
Learn about our School Eco-Garden Competition.
Manchester Airport, Ringway, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RC3CGN - . NIdirect e-car chargepoint at Main St, Bushmills, county Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, BT57 8QB. Photographed on 22 June 2023. The recorded location is Main Street, Bushmills, Northern Ireland, BT57 8QB. 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). The historical context is that public electric-vehicle charging developed from a small number of early demonstration networks into national infrastructure as battery cars became mainstream
Older charging posts record the first phase of transition away from petrol and diesel, including differing networks, connectors, branding and payment systems. The historical context is that everyday journeys depend on an evolving network of vehicles, stops, stations and roads
Buses, cars, ferries and trams can become historical subjects within a few years as operators rebrand, fleets are replaced and infrastructure is rebuilt. The historical context is that cars and garage equipment are part of twentieth-century material culture
Imported American models, British registrations, oil-company branding and automated car washes each represent different aspects of the expanding motoring economy. The subject remains topical in 2026 because public charging is established transport infrastructure across the UK, with Department for Transport statistics tracking rapid expansion month by month
Coverage, reliability, pricing and access remain significant issues, particularly in rural areas and for drivers without off-street parking. The subject remains topical in 2026 because transport is undergoing a gradual shift towards lower-emission vehicles, better public-transport integration and active travel
Earlier buses, cars and infrastructure therefore help illustrate both continuity and technological transition.
Main Street, Bushmills, Northern Ireland, BT57 8QB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,City Council,LA1 1HH,England,UK,Lancaster bus station,station,stop,stand,stands,public,transport,services,route,routes,Lancashire County Council,travel,city,centre,passengers,commuters,wait,waiting,display,displays,covered,Stagecoach,Megabus,Battersbys Silver Grey,Travellers Choice,Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches,area,summer,sunny
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64TK1 - Lancaster bus station serves the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The bus station was funded by both the Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council. The station, situated in the centre of the city, was re-built and opened in 2001, is staffed full-time, completely covered and consists of 20 stands, a travel centre, a refreshment kiosk, on site toilet facilities and an electronic passenger information board. Directly outside the bus station is Lancaster's main taxi rank.
Services
The main operators from the bus station are Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire operating under the name Stagecoach in Lancaster with the remainder of the local services being run by local firms Travellers Choice, Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches and Battersby's Silver Grey. Buses mainly travel from the bus station around the Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and Carnforth areas, but regular services also run as far afield as Preston, Blackpool and Knott End on Sea in Lancashire. Skipton, Hawes, Settle, Bentham and Ingleton in North Yorkshire and Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal, Keswick and the central Lake District in Cumbria (route 555). There is also a single seasonal Sunday and Bank Holiday service that runs directly to Clitheroe. Preston Bus also run a seasonal return Sunday and Bank Holiday service to Richmond and Leyburn in North Yorkshire that calls at both Lancaster bus station and Lancaster University.
Pre booked excursion and long distance coaches also arrive and depart from Lancaster bus station with National Express running direct services to Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Leicester, Milton Keynes, London, Exeter, Plymouth, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh.
Damside Street, Lancaster city centre, Lancashire, England, UK, LA1 1HH
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPPC - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The subject captured here is Transport For Wales and Borders train at Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD. The image also relates to street-level documentary, city-centre activity, documentary photography, everyday life, changing land use, station environment, place identity, industrial railway heritage, visual archive, rail corridor, rolling stock, historical comparison, urban change, and train operations. Current relevance extends to public ownership and rail reform, particularly through the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into public-realm change and local identity, not least because of the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Future viewers can use this scene from Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The photograph additionally reflects transport interchange, regional rail, contemporary city life, local history, changing streetscape, regional identity, community life, and archival record. References to Liverpool, Wales, Borders, Merseyside, and train give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The frame retains evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference. The scene captures evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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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,platform,platforms,building,canopy,roof,TfW,Chester,times,departure,board,indicator,service,services,Victorian,shed,6,7,timetable,hotpix.org.uk,Liverpool train station
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPPR - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The principal subject is Platforms six and seven, at Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD. The broader subject matter reaches into pedestrian environment, urban change, local identity, social history, trackside history, contemporary social history, industrial railway heritage, everyday life, local character, community life, community identity, regional identity, townscape record, and social landscape. The wider contemporary story combines reliability, public ownership and the continuing importance of rail to regional connectivity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with commercial change, regeneration and how regeneration alters the character of familiar places. Small period details of signage and branding at Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD may become more significant with time, particularly following new ownership. The subject also sits alongside before-and-after reference, train operations, archival record, urban social history, contemporary city life, public transport network, place identity, and visual archive. References to Liverpool, seven, Merseyside, railway, and Platforms give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to reliability and the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation without losing the local specificity of Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD.
Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,station,Central,on,platforms,passengers,travellers,public,transport,train,trains,metro,subway,tube,tubes,LU,LUT,travelling,around,capital,the capital,city,centre,crowd,crowded,busy,commuters,packed,crush,crushed,public transport,interchange,UK commuters,in,summer,London commuters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJG0DH - . This authentic period view of Westminster tube station, Jubilee line, Central London, England, UK in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The scene records Busy platform, on Westminster tube station, Jubilee line, Central London, England, UK. Further facets of the scene include changing land use, public transport network, social landscape, rail mobility, regional identity, townscape record, industrial railway heritage, passenger railway, everyday street life, street-level documentary, everyday life, rolling stock, community life, and rail transport. From a 2025-onward perspective, rail reform and reliability are closely linked to this subject, alongside how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. The wider contemporary story combines local identity, community use and the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. Future viewers can use this scene from Westminster tube station, Jubilee line, Central London, England, UK to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after different community use. Further associations within the scene are train operations, freight wagon, urban change, station environment, public realm, trackside history, changing streetscape, and contemporary city life. The recorded references to station, Jubilee, Westminster, Central, and platform preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Westminster tube station, Jubilee line, Central London, England, UK matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes rail reform and the balance between railway heritage and network modernisation when considered against later change at Westminster tube station, Jubilee line, Central London, England, UK.
Westminster tube station, Jubilee line, Central London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,BR,British Rail,British Railways,railway,engine,diesel,unit,motive,at,Crewe,centre,CW1,systems,locos,locomotive,brand,branding,InterCity,cloudy,sky,skies,history,historic,heritage,loco,locomotives,engines,Intercity 125,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2W03 - . This dated editorial view of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The principal subject is BR British Rail, Intercity 125, The Red Cross engine, preserved at Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1. The frame also records themes of architectural character, urban fabric, archival record, civic architecture, heritage-led regeneration, documentary photography, rail operations, adaptive reuse, built heritage, station environment, urban regeneration, visual archive, period architecture, and mechanical signalling. The wider contemporary story combines decarbonisation, signalling technology and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with housing pressure, construction costs and how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. As a dated visual record of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, the frame retains commercial use and occupation, making it especially useful if redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations within the scene are historical comparison, contemporary social history, public realm, trackside history, industrial railway, town-centre renewal, place-making, and rail corridor. References to Cross, Crewe, preserved, engine, and Intercity give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image also provides a reference for decarbonisation and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations within the specific setting of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. The image fixes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference. It also preserves a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Wales,Denbighshire,Cymru,Way Out,sign,Llangollen,station,illuminated,lighted,North Wales,UK,Welsh,BR,English,LL20 8SN,LL20,preserved,steam,railway,afternoon,ECS,station clock,London clock,clocks,standard,time,accuracy,timings,timetables,standardisation,GMT,Greenwich Mean Time,BST,British Summer Time,giant clock
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4HA - . Made at Llangollen, North Wales, UK in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The image documents Llangollen illuminated station clock, English Clock Systems, London, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN. The wider scene also brings together archival record, arable farming, community identity, industrial railway, local history, food supply chain, social history, rail transport history, contemporary social history, before-and-after reference, mechanical signalling, working railway heritage, crop production, and changing streetscape. Current relevance extends to station investment and railway preservation, particularly through how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into soil health and weather extremes, not least because of how hotter and wetter weather affects crop reliability. As a dated visual record of Llangollen, North Wales, UK, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in historic rolling stock, rural economy, field crop, rail infrastructure, local character, changing land use, barley cultivation, and place identity. References to station, London, Wales, Systems, and Llangollen give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. For Llangollen, North Wales, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes station investment and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport without losing the local specificity of Llangollen, North Wales, UK. The frame retains details of everyday use for later comparison.
Llangollen, North Wales, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,US,United States,of,Railway,system,signs,central,rail,Crewe,CW1,NY,NYC,model rail layouts,model,layouts,layout,logo,logos,American,railroad,rail road,New York,NY USA,brands,branding,state,states,the
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2W89 - . This dated editorial view of Crewe,stock-photo/gotonysmith-Cheshire.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Cheshire,England,UK in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is US Railway system signs, New York Central system, above model rail layout, Crewe Heritage Centre, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1. The setting additionally reflects mechanical signalling, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, industrial railway, before-and-after reference, town-centre renewal, station environment, everyday life, rail infrastructure, commercial redevelopment, visual archive, urban fabric, heritage-led regeneration, rail transport history, and public realm. The wider contemporary story combines signalling technology, heritage conservation and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with town-centre regeneration, housing pressure and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK before replacement signage alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are community identity, regional identity, rail corridor, archival record, historic townscape, changing streetscape, adaptive reuse, and freight wagon. The combination of Centre, model, signs, Crewe, and Central anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The wider significance includes signalling technology and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage as part of the longer story of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK. The image fixes a trace of local identity as part of Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK's history.
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK,power,station,energy,industry,sunset,closed,fossil fuel,fuelled,going,green,climate change,global warming,demise,of,replace,replaced,obsolete,tower,winter,trees,end,closing,closure,finished,finish,redeveloped,demolished,brownfield,brown,field,heat dome,heatwave,climate change world
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NCX1FE - Cooling towers, chimney and industrial structures of the former Fiddler's Ferry Power Station appear in silhouette beneath a vivid pink and red evening sky near Warrington in Cheshire. Bare tree branches frame the dramatic skyline, creating an atmospheric image of Britain's coal-powered industrial past and the environmental consequences of burning fossil fuels.
Fiddler's Ferry entered full commercial operation in 1973 and became one of North West England's most recognisable landmarks. The coal-fired station had a generating capacity of approximately 2,000 megawatts and once produced enough electricity to supply around two million homes. Operated latterly by SSE Thermal, it ceased generation and officially closed in March 2020 after almost 50 years. SSE sold the site in 2022 to Peel NRE, which is progressing a long-term regeneration of the extensive former industrial estate. Demolition and decommissioning work continues, with the remaining cooling towers and principal generating structures scheduled for removal as the land is prepared for new employment and residential development.
The photograph also provides a powerful editorial concept for climate change, greenhouse-gas pollution and the transition away from coal. Fiddler's Ferry cannot individually be described as causing one particular weather event, but decades of carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired generation contributed to the cumulative atmospheric greenhouse-gas concentrations driving global warming. Human-induced climate change is making severe heatwaves more frequent and intense.
This context was highlighted during the exceptional June 2026 heatwave and persistent European blocking pattern, widely described as a heat dome or omega block. Britain provisionally reached 36.7°C at Merryfield in Somerset on 25 June, breaking the national June temperature record for a second consecutive day, while intense heat across Europe affected health, agriculture, infrastructure and labour productivity. The image
Widnes Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,signalbox,monk,signal box,rail,railway,at,west,of,Warrington,Private Manually Controlled Barriers,WA5,towards,Fiddlers Ferry,coal fired,power,station,Cheshire,Bewsey,and,Whitecross,heritage,history,building,Network Rail,repair,refurbishment,Quay Fold,1875,original,20-lever,LNWR,tumbler frame,iconic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMY9 - More at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19007281.repairs-planed-listed-monks-siding-railway-signal-box/
PLANS have been submitted to carry out necessary repair work to a piece of Warrington's railway heritage.
Network Rail is seeking listed building consent to refurbish Monks Siding Signal Box in Sankey Bridges and give it the loving attention that it rightly deserves.
The Grade II-listed building sits on Quay Fold next to the railway line which connects Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool South Parkway train stations.
It was built in 1875 and still retains its original 20-lever LNWR tumbler frame.
The signal box is a two-storey timber framed structure. The ground floor houses signalling equipment which is operated by a signaller from the first floor.
The application submitted to Warrington Borough Council proposes all external work, including the repair of timber and guttering.
The timber will then be prepared for painting, before being painted in a colour which matches the existing colour scheme.
Surrounding vegetation and debris to perimeter of signal box will be removed as required, with wrought iron repairs being carried out as required.
Documents submitted as part of the application state: The proposed development is considered necessary to improve and extend the safe operation of the station.
This in turn preserves the building's character and use.
The proposal will not be to the detriment of the building's historic character.
Monks Siding, Quay Fold, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AR
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,SE1,passengers,commuters,public,transit,transport,tube,LU,London Underground,for,zone one,zone,1,train,mainline,station,platform,Station Approach Rd,London,England,UK,SE1 9SP,waiting,masks,mask,busy,crowd,crowded,tunnel,subway,tubes,interchange,interchanges,UK commuters,in,summer,London commuters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JKB6JR - . This scene at Station Approach Road, London, England, UK, SE1 9SP in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. At the centre of the view is London Bridge tube and mainline rail station, Jubilee line platform at Station Approach Rd, London, England, UK, SE1 9SP. The broader subject matter reaches into local character, social landscape, street-level documentary, rail corridor, train operations, period detail, everyday street life, rail infrastructure, urban change, station environment, city-centre activity, regional rail, townscape record, and urban social history. For current editorial use, public ownership and fares provide additional context, especially through how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. Current relevance extends to commercial change and transport, particularly through how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. The archival value lies partly in recording equipment and working practice around Station Approach Road, London, England, UK, SE1 9SP before redevelopment alters the character of the place. The photograph additionally reflects historical comparison, freight wagon, regional identity, contemporary city life, pedestrian environment, public transport network, visual archive, and contemporary social history. Elements such as Jubilee, station, Approach, platform, and mainline add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Station Approach Road, London, England, UK, SE1 9SP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The record includes a point of historical comparison as part of Station Approach Road, London, England, UK, SE1 9SP's history.
Station Approach Road, London, England, UK, SE1 9SP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,railway,station,NPR,canopy,platform,Northern,rail,diesel,train,DMU,trains,CH1,City road,Cheshire,England,UK,CH1 3NS,evening,newtown,summer,blue sky,blue skies,bright,view,image,route,routes,public transport,TOC,TOCs,Northern Railway,BR,British Rail,stations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMWGPW - Chester railway station is located in Newtown, Chester, England. Services are operated by Avanti West Coast, Merseyrail, Northern and Transport for Wales. From 1875 to 1969 the station was known as Chester General to distinguish it from Chester Northgate. The station's Italianate frontage was designed by the architect Francis Thompson.
Work on a £10 million regeneration scheme, the Chester Renaissance programme was completed in 2007. The development includes a new roof, improved customer facilities and improved access to the station. A plaque commemorating Thomas Brassey is installed on the wall opposite the booking office. The station marks one end of the Baker Way a footpath leading to Delamere railway station.
Scheduled services from Chester station are operated by Avanti West Coast to London Euston and Holyhead, Merseyrail to Liverpool, Northern to Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds and Transport for Wales to Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Airport, Crewe, Birmingham New Street, Cardiff Central, Llandudno and Holyhead
Starting in 2005, the station was restored in the Chester Renaissance Project. Improvements made by Network Rail included groundworks around the east end frontage and repairs to the façade's east and west wings, renewal of the roof's glazing, enhancements to the train shed and other general improvements. Improved local traffic management and access to the station was achieved by alterations to Station Square which were completed in December 2007. Architectural lighting was installed in strategic areas and a new concourse was opened by Arriva Trains Wales in October 2008. Between 2009 and 2010, improvements included a second staircase to access the island platform, structural repairs to platforms, restoration of the overbridge and work to enhance the station's frontage.
The station is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building. It is one of 22 Grade I or II* listed railway stations in England
City road, Newtown, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 3NS
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Keywords: Cheshire,England,UK,station,trains,@Hotpixuk,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,CW1,L,lever,frame,Crewe North Junction,signal box,with,heritage,history,historic,BR,British Rail,railway,train,Pway,permanent way,P-Way,signal,signals,points,signalling,box,CW1 2DB,Up Through,indicator,at,Train on line,Normal,Line Clear,needle
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWRH1P - Crewe North Junction signal box is signal box with a Westinghouse All Electric Style 'L' lever frame which was commissioned, along with Crewe South Junction signal box (which also had a Westinghouse Style 'L' frame), on 29 March 1940 as part of a resignalling project at Crewe railway station. It saw continued use until 19 July 1985 when it was decommissioned for a redesign of Crewe station and its track layout and signalling.
Location
Crewe North Junction signal box is located on the junction to the North of Crewe railway station between the Chester Lines and the West Coast Main Line. The signal box can also see the lines to and from Manchester and Sandbach and all the platforms on the north side of the station. The signal box, still at its original site, is located in Crewe Heritage Centre where there are now demonstrations and simulations of the signalling in the North Junction box by a team of signallers.
Design
Crewe North Junction signal box contained a lever frame of the Westinghouse Style 'L' design (Westinghouse is now part of Invensys Rail) which was commissioned with Crewe South Junction signal box, which was of the same design. Crewe North Junction signal box was built to a non-standard ARP design, with 15 thick reinforced concrete walls and an 18 thick concrete roof. This was due to it being commissioned in 1940 during World War II so it was built to survive an air raid.
Vernon Way, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2TXH - 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
Vernon Way, Crewe, Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,LU,transport,metro,infrastructure,classic,building,Camden,London,NW1 8NH,NW1,Zone,two,2,northern line,station,TFL,Camden at night,attraction,tour,cities,Greater,British,English,Britain,seedy,North London,front,outside,exterior,Victorian,history,historic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16ATY - . This location-specific image from Camden, London, England, UK, NW1 8NH in 2022 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The frame specifically shows Camden Town Underground station, Camden, London, England, UK, NW1 8NH. The image also relates to architectural character, rail infrastructure, place-making, mechanical signalling, trackside history, changing streetscape, social history, working railway heritage, before-and-after reference, town-centre renewal, historical comparison, rail operations, local history, and archival record. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with planning, construction costs and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. The modern context includes continuing discussion of decarbonisation, heritage conservation and the contrast between mechanical railway systems and digital signalling. For later comparison, the photograph preserves public access and movement at Camden, London, England, UK, NW1 8NH, details that may look very different after changing commercial priorities. Other useful contextual ideas include heritage-led regeneration, industrial railway, adaptive reuse, station environment, built heritage, period detail, everyday life, and urban regeneration. The recorded references to London, station, Underground, and Camden preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Camden, London, England, UK, NW1 8NH may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another useful connection is planning and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space in a form that can be compared with future views of Camden, London, England, UK, NW1 8NH. It also preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.
Camden, London, England, UK, NW1 8NH
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,train,rail,railway,station,mainline,main,line,platforms,L1 1JD,L1,train station,public,Merseyside,Northern Powerhouse,NPR,DMU,engine,carriage,Nottingham,bound,to,158865,British Rail,Class 158,Express,at,Lime St,night,evening,integrated,service,services,strike,striking,safety
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MGPE91 - . An on-location photograph from Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD in 2023, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The photograph centres on Nottingham bound EMR East Midlands Railway DMU Diesel Multiple Unit 158865,British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter, at Lime St Liverpool at night. Another layer of the photograph includes regional identity, social history, place identity, period building, conservation architecture, archival record, documentary photography, community identity, heritage asset, everyday life, local history, changing streetscape, contemporary social history, and adaptive reuse. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with maintenance, tourism and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording local activity and public use around Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD before replacement signage alters the character of the place. The location also brings in historical comparison, urban fabric, architectural detailing, heritage landmark, before-and-after reference, traditional materials, historic streetscape, and changing land use. Elements such as Class, Express, Railway, Multiple, and bound add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The wider setting at Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes maintenance and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use within the specific setting of Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD. It also preserves details of everyday use as part of Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD's history.
Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,black,white,the,UK,England,lines,and,Victoria Station,Manchester,wrought,railway,iron,stained glass,of,tow,centre,Yorks,Yorkshire,Bettys,tea room,Spa,ornate,Victorian,history,historic,heritage,tourist,tourism,attraction,North Yorkshire,station,stations,rail,railways
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYTB6P - . Photographed at Victoria Station Manchester, England, UK in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. At the centre of the view is Victoria Station Manchester, wrought iron and stained glass mosaic of the destination Harrogate, Yorkshire - Lancs and Yorks railway. The surrounding context encompasses rail operations, place-making, mixed-use redevelopment, visual archive, changing streetscape, town-centre renewal, local character, station environment, commercial redevelopment, documentary photography, urban fabric, signal-box architecture, freight wagon, and period detail. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into network modernisation and decarbonisation, not least because of the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport. Today's relevance is strengthened by heritage conservation, town-centre regeneration and the continuing question of how regeneration tries to create reasons to visit traditional town centres. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at Victoria Station Manchester, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following new construction. Other useful contextual ideas include period architecture, changing land use, local history, archival record, historical comparison, urban regeneration, trackside history, and civic architecture. The combination of Yorkshire, wrought, Lancs, mosaic, and Yorks anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Victoria Station Manchester, England, UK, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes network modernisation and the role of rail in lower-carbon regional transport without losing the local specificity of Victoria Station Manchester, England, UK.
Victoria Station Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Market Street,Greater Manchester,UK,SK14 6AX,SK14,rail,public,transport,village,Glossop line,2008,friends,friend,for trains,to,building,station,stations,TfGM,route,routes,service,services,disruption,delay,upgrade,upgraded,electric,electrified,electrification,info,art,information
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1NRJY - . Recorded at Market Street, Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6AX in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The scene records Platform FOBS 2008 art., Broadbottom railway station,Market Street, Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6AX. Other connected aspects include industrial railway, changing streetscape, public-transport wayfinding, passenger transport, bus route infrastructure, local bus network, historic rolling stock, surface public transport, local history, street-side transport, transport accessibility, documentary photography, working railway heritage, and local character. Current relevance extends to network modernisation and station investment, particularly through how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into bus funding and passenger information, not least because of the importance of bus stops as the physical interface with public transport. The image fixes public access and movement within Market Street, Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6AX at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new ownership. The photograph additionally reflects regional identity, rail transport history, contemporary social history, trackside history, rail corridor, visual archive, local mobility, and place identity. Elements such as Market, Broadbottom, station, Greater, and Platform add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Market Street, Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6AX, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The frame retains period character as part of Market Street, Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6AX's history.
Market Street, Broadbottom, Greater Manchester, England, UK, SK14 6AX
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,England,UK,train,trains,public,transport,158897,passenger train,East Midlands Railways,at,platform,Warrington,railway,station,Cheshire,The Lincoln Castle Explorer,Lincoln Castle,Cheshire Lines Committee,WA2,WA2 7FW,express,sprinter,route,service,services,East-West,Diesel train,rolling stock,carriage,carriages,ontime,on time,KPI,stats,statistics
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0PRNR - In March 2017, the Department for Transport announced that Arriva, a joint venture between FirstGroup and Trenitalia, and incumbent Stagecoach had been shortlisted to bid for the next East Midlands franchise. Abellio was added in February 2018.
FirstGroup and Trenitalia pulled out of the bidding process in April 2018 to focus on the West Coast Partnership franchise. In April 2019 the franchise was awarded to Abellio, with East Midlands Railway (EMR) to take over the franchise from East Midlands Trains (EMT) on 18 August 2019 for a period of eight years
EMR operates commuter services from London St Pancras to Corby, as well as intercity services from London St Pancras along the Midland Main Line to Nottingham and Sheffield with limited extensions to Lincoln. EMR also operate the local East Midlands services and inter regional services to Liverpool and Norwich (Express service). Services from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street were to transfer to another operator during the life of the franchise, although following a review by the DfT, this will no longer take place
the service instead being split at Nottingham as intended but remaining with EMR. The Barton line was expected to transfer from Northern in 2019 but this was delayed until May 2021
Warrington Central railway station is one of three main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lines (the former Cheshire Lines Committee route between Liverpool and Manchester), being situated approximately halfway between the two cities. Central station is served by diesel trains to Liverpool, Manchester, Manchester Airport and East Anglia.
Warrington Central, Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2RDP - The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was a tilting high speed train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s, for use on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The WCML contained many curves, and the APT pioneered the concept of active tilting to address these, a feature that has since been copied on designs around the world. The experimental APT-E achieved a new British railway speed record on 10 August 1975 when it reached 152.3 miles per hour (245.1 km/h), only to be bested by the service prototype APT-P at 162.2 miles per hour (261.0 km/h) in December 1979, a record that stood until September 2006.
Development of the service prototypes dragged on, and by the late 1970s the design had been under construction for a decade and the trains were still not ready for service. The election of Margaret Thatcher brought matters to a head and she alluded to funding cuts for the project. Facing the possibility of cancellation, BR management decided to put the prototypes into service, with the first runs along the London-Glasgow route taking place in December 1981. The result was a media circus when every problem large or small received front-page coverage and the entire project derided as an example of BR's incompetence. The trains were withdrawn from service again by the end of the month, to the great amusement of the press.
In spite of the APT's troubled history, the design was highly influential and directly inspired other high speed trains such as the Pendolino. The considerable work on electrification that was carried out hand-in-hand with APT was put to good use with newer non-tilting designs like the British Rail Class 91. The APT's tilt system was returned to the WCML on the British Rail Class 390, based on the Fiat Ferroviaria tilting train design and built by Alstom.
Crewe Heritage Centre, Vernon Way,Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Cheshire,England,UK,station,train,trains,APT,BREL,WCML,West Coast mainline,370006,Crewe,APT-P,Crewe Heritage Centre,your,poster,seats,seating,1st,2nd,standard,class,office,second class,comfort,passenger,passengers,information,InterCity,InterCityAPT,boarding pass,HST,high,speed,prototype,prototypes,vintage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2T8T - The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was a tilting high speed train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s, for use on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The WCML contained many curves, and the APT pioneered the concept of active tilting to address these, a feature that has since been copied on designs around the world. The experimental APT-E achieved a new British railway speed record on 10 August 1975 when it reached 152.3 miles per hour (245.1 km/h), only to be bested by the service prototype APT-P at 162.2 miles per hour (261.0 km/h) in December 1979, a record that stood until September 2006.
Development of the service prototypes dragged on, and by the late 1970s the design had been under construction for a decade and the trains were still not ready for service. The election of Margaret Thatcher brought matters to a head and she alluded to funding cuts for the project. Facing the possibility of cancellation, BR management decided to put the prototypes into service, with the first runs along the London-Glasgow route taking place in December 1981. The result was a media circus when every problem large or small received front-page coverage and the entire project derided as an example of BR's incompetence. The trains were withdrawn from service again by the end of the month, to the great amusement of the press.
In spite of the APT's troubled history, the design was highly influential and directly inspired other high speed trains such as the Pendolino. The considerable work on electrification that was carried out hand-in-hand with APT was put to good use with newer non-tilting designs like the British Rail Class 91. The APT's tilt system was returned to the WCML on the British Rail Class 390, based on the Fiat Ferroviaria tilting train design and built by Alstom.
Crewe Heritage Centre, Vernon Way,Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB
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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
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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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
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Moto,area,station,Motorway,new,logo,rebranding,smile,emblem,happy travels,clean up,cleaned up,maintenance,take a break,services,road,rest,stop,poor,food,toilet,toilets,canteen,expensive,costly,branch,livery,brand,branding,recent,outside,entrance,exterior
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JM9P53 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Service station area on M6 north at Stafford, showing new Moto logo 2022. Further facets of the scene include transport accessibility, public transport stop, changing streetscape, regional identity, changing land use, public realm, community identity, period detail, historical comparison, visual archive, roadside stop, roadside transit, local mobility, and everyday life. Current relevance extends to reliability and bus service funding, particularly through how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. For later comparison, the photograph preserves equipment and working practice at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU, details that may look very different after different community use. Other useful contextual ideas include public transport information, local bus network, bus route infrastructure, surface public transport, archival record, place identity, documentary photography, and street-side transport. Elements such as Service, station, showing, and Stafford add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to reliability and the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport when considered against later change at Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2JM9P53.
Moto Stafford M6 North service station, Staffordshire, England, UK, ST15 0EU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@hotpixUK,Hotpixuk,England,UK,power,station,CEGB,moth,balled,back,in,use,Coal Fired powerstation,Cheshire,cooling tower,cooling towers,dirty,fossil,summer,fields,rape,eco,ecological,nett,zero,netzero,old fashioned,fossil fuels,coal,Powergen,Central Electricity Generating Board,SSE,SSE Thermal,River Mersey,on,coal-fired,power station,icon
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDJ3XP - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a decommissioned coal fired power station located in Warrington, Cheshire, North-West England. Opened in 1971, the station had a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts and took water from the River Mersey. After privatisation in 1990 the station was operated by various companies, and from 2004 by SSE Thermal. The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent local landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines
An application to build Fiddler's Ferry Power Station was proposed in 1962.It was built by the Cleveland Bridge Company between 1964 and 1971, and came into full operation in 1973.There are eight cooling towers arranged in two groups of four located to the north and south of the main building. There is a single chimney located to the east of the main building. One of the station's cooling towers collapsed in high winds on 13 January 1984 and was rebuilt. When it was built, the station mainly burned coal mined in the South Yorkshire Coalfield and transported across the Pennines on the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electric railway. Later the coal was imported.
Between 2006 and 2008 Fiddlers Ferry was fitted with Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) plant to reduce the emissions of sulphur by 94%, meeting the European Large Combustion Plant Directive. In 2010, the station was being considered for the installation of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment. This would reduce the station's emissions of nitrogen oxides, to meet the requirements of the Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive. The SCR technology would replace the Separated Over Fire Air (SOFA) technology which was used in the station. The SCR equipment was not fitted due to uncertainty over the future of the plant.
The station was built by the Central Electricity Generating Board CEGB
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Widnes Rd, Cuerdley,Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 2UT
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RGGE0C - The Roman Theatre in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate (ancient Mogontiacum) was excavated in the late 1990s. It is located immediately next to the Mainz Römisches Theater station and was once the largest Roman theatre north of the Alps, with a diameter of 116 metres, a stage-width of 42 metres, and a capacity of roughly ten thousand people.
Mogontiacum owed its significance to its location at the meeting point of the Main and the Rhine. The city provided a convenient base for the defense of the nearby border of the Roman empire, the limes, and for the organisation of military campaigns against the Germanii. As a result, a double legionary camp was built on the site in 13/12 BC, which remained in place until some time after AD 350.
Over time a civilian settlement (Latin vicus) also developed on the site, which became the provincial capital of the newly created province of Germania Superior around AD 80. In this city, a Roman theatre was built, which was probably closely associated with the funerary games held in honour of Drusus. From 9 BC, military parades (decursio militum) were held in honour of Drusus at his cenotaph, the Drususstein, which was only 340 metres away from the theatre. Accordingly, the Roman theatre may have been used for the thanksgiving ceremony (supplicatio) by the representations of the sixty local Gallic communities (Galliarum civitates) in honour of Drusus. Suetonius mentions a theatre at Mogontiacum in his account of events in AD 39. Probably the currently visible stone structure was preceded by an earlier structure in wood.
The theatre was the largest Roman theatre north of the Alps, seating some 10,000 visitors. The diameter of the seating area is 116 metres and the diameter of the orchestra in 42 metres. After the construction of the city wall in the middle of the fourth century AD, for which stone from the theatre was used, the theatre was left outside the walled area and fell into ruin. More and more of the stone from the theatre was take
Mainz Römisches Theater, 55116 Mainz, Germany, Europe
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,W1J,line,Immortality Perfection Righteousness Wisdom,London,Pick,underground station,Frank,station,tube,tube station,British transport administrator,British,transport,UERL,London Passenger Transport Board,Modern London,Frank Pick memorial,Piccadilly Circus tube station,West End,Frank Pick,memorial,Utility,Beauty,Truth,Goodness,Piccadilly Circus,interchange,metro,subway,Piccadilly Line,lines
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02FC - Frank Pick Hon. RIBA (23 November 1878 “ 7 November 1941) was a British transport administrator. After qualifying as a solicitor in 1902, he worked at the North Eastern Railway, before moving to the Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) in 1906. He was chief executive officer and vice-chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board from its creation in 1933 until 1940.
Pick had a strong interest in design and its use in public life. He steered the development of the London Underground's corporate identity by commissioning eye-catching commercial art, graphic design and modern architecture, establishing a highly recognisable brand, including the first versions of the roundel and typeface still used today.
Pick's interest extended beyond his own organisation. He was a founding member and later served as President of the Design and Industries Association. He was also the first chairman of the Council for Art and Industry and regularly wrote and lectured on design and urban planning subjects
West End, London,England,UK, W1J 9HP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02FE - . Made at West End, London,England,UK, W1J 9HP in 2019, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The principal point of reference is Outside Piccadilly Circus tube station,Bakerloo line,Piccadilly line,Visitor Centre,West end, London, England,UK. The surrounding context brings together regional rail, historical comparison, local history, everyday life, railway heritage, rail corridor, station environment, public information notice, public realm, public transport network, railway branding, safety messaging, instructional sign, and passenger railway. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about reliability, fares and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network. The present-day relevance extends to liability and venue policy, while a wider concern is the balance between access, safety and venue responsibility. For local-history research, the scene keeps a record of period details that may disappear after redevelopment or refurbishment in the immediate surroundings of West End, London,England,UK, W1J 9HP. A second layer of the scene includes operational signage, visitor instruction, visual regulation, venue rules, changing streetscape, historic context, transport interchange, and behavioural signage. The combination of Outside, Piccadilly, London, station, and Centre anchors the image to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of West End, London,England,UK, W1J 9HP may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of reliability and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network without losing the local specificity of West End, London,England,UK, W1J 9HP. The scene captures details of everyday use for future local research.
West End, London,England,UK, W1J 9HP
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,Cheshire,England,GB,Great Britain,Merceir,train,to,at,WBQ,station,railway station,Wilson Patten St,Warrington,WA1,to Manchester Piccadilly,blue,yellow,night,dusk,evening,transport,TfW,platform,platforms,display,indicator,On Time,DB,livery,TOC,Train Operating Company,Piccadilly,gorsaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGGC - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Warrington Bank Quay,Platform 3,Wilson Patten St,Warrington,Cheshire , England,WA1 in 2019, preserving the main subject alongside smaller details that may become more historically useful with time. The photograph records Arriva Trains Wales,train to Manchester Piccadilly,DMU,175113,at Warrington Bank Quay,Platform 3,Wilson Patten St,Warrington,Cheshire , England,WA1. Another layer of the scene includes rail modernisation, everyday life, changing land use, changing streetscape, station environment, documentary photography, transport interchange, historical comparison, contemporary social history, rail transport, archival record, historic context, local history, and period detail. The subject remains useful for current coverage of reliability and fares, not least because of reducing congestion and car dependency. As a dated visual record, the scene fixes small features of identity that written records may overlook in this part of Warrington Bank Quay,Platform 3,Wilson Patten St,Warrington,Cheshire , England,WA1. The subject sits alongside regional rail, public realm, commuter travel, passenger railway, visual archive, community identity, rail mobility, and public transport network. References to Warrington, Trains, 175113, Patten, and train help fix the photograph to its own subject and period rather than reducing it to a generic view. For Warrington Bank Quay,Platform 3,Wilson Patten St,Warrington,Cheshire , England,WA1, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another strand within the photograph is reliability and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network within the specific setting of Warrington Bank Quay,Platform 3,Wilson Patten St,Warrington,Cheshire , England,WA1. Image 2ABJGGC also remains a dated record of Warrington Bank Quay,Platform 3,Wilson Patten St,Warrington,Cheshire , England,WA1.
Warrington Bank Quay,Platform 3,Wilson Patten St,Warrington,Cheshire , England,WA1
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Keywords: HotpixUk,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,English,West Midlands,city Centre,B2,New Street Railway Station,central hub of UK rail network,B2 4QA,Redeveloped,developed,Grand Central,New St Railway Station,Birmingham New St,interior,inside,Gateway Plus project,pano,panorama,showing roof,travelers,Foreign Office Architects,domed atrium,Grand Central shopping centre,shopping centre,rail network,network rail,Midlands engine,partnership,infrastructure,New St,New Street,rail,station,mainline,Birmingham skyline,engineering works
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AAT2T7 - The Gateway Plus (previously known as Birmingham Gateway) project was a redevelopment scheme that regenerated Birmingham New Street railway station and the Pallasades Shopping Centre above it in Birmingham, England. It finished in September 2015. The project aimed to enhance the station to cope with increased passenger numbers as well as expected future growth in traffic, but did not alter the train capacity of the station. In 2008, the station handled passenger numbers far in excess of the capacity of its existing design. The current station and Pallasades shopping centre were completed in 1967 and have become the subject of criticism for the congestion of the station and shabbiness of the shopping centre and parts of the station. It is part of the Big City Plan.
Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in the Birmingham City Centre, England. It is a central hub of the British railway system. It is a major destination for Avanti West Coast services from London Euston, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via the West Coast Main Line, and the national hub of the CrossCountry network “ the most extensive in Britain, with long-distance trains serving destinations from Aberdeen to Penzance. It is also a major hub for local and suburban services within the West Midlands, including those on the Cross City Line between Lichfield Trent Valley, Redditch, and Bromsgrove, and the Chase Line to Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley.
The station is named after New Street, which runs parallel to the station, although the station has never had a direct entrance to New Street except via the Grand Central shopping centre. Historically the main entrance to the station was on Stephenson Street, just off New Street. Today the station has entrances on Stephenson Street, Smallbrook Queensway, Hill Street and Navigation Street
New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B2 4QA
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Keywords: Manchester City Centre,Manchester,City Centre,city,NQ,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,buildings,streets,Railway,sign,Fairfield St,Mayfield,history,brick,station,scheme,proposed,development,schemes,poster,posters,property,London and Continental Railways,London & Continental Railways,LNWR,London Midland,Goods Station,disused,Square One development,Square One,Prime Suspect drug dealers haunt
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7KY2 - Manchester Mayfield is a former railway station in Manchester, England, on the south side of Fairfield Street next to Manchester Piccadilly Station. Opened in 1910, Mayfield was constructed as a four-platform relief station adjacent to Piccadilly to alleviate overcrowding. In 1960, the station was closed to passengers and in 1986 it was permanently closed to all services.
After years of abandonment and many proposed development schemes, the station roof was dismantled in February 2013. The site was used for Manchester International Festival in July 2013.
Manchester Mayfield railway station and the surrounding 6.2-acre (25,000 m2) site is the property of London and Continental Railways, the residual government-owned corporation and former partner in Eurostar.
Fairfield street, Piccadilly, Manchester, North West England, UK , M1 2QF
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Keywords: Manchester City Centre,Manchester,City Centre,city,NQ,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,buildings,streets,Railway,sign,Fairfield St,Mayfield,history,brick,station,scheme,proposed,development,schemes,poster,posters,property,London and Continental Railways,London & Continental Railways,LNWR,London Midland,Goods Station,disused,Square One development,Square One,Prime Suspect drug dealers haunt
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7KY9 - Manchester Mayfield is a former railway station in Manchester, England, on the south side of Fairfield Street next to Manchester Piccadilly Station. Opened in 1910, Mayfield was constructed as a four-platform relief station adjacent to Piccadilly to alleviate overcrowding. In 1960, the station was closed to passengers and in 1986 it was permanently closed to all services.
After years of abandonment and many proposed development schemes, the station roof was dismantled in February 2013. The site was used for Manchester International Festival in July 2013.
Manchester Mayfield railway station and the surrounding 6.2-acre (25,000 m2) site is the property of London and Continental Railways, the residual government-owned corporation and former partner in Eurostar.
Fairfield street, Piccadilly, Manchester, North West England, UK , M1 2QF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Dalkeith,Eskbank,Lothian,Midlothian,Scotland,UK,Eco,electricity,carbon neutral,carbon free,car park,Electric Vehicle Recharging Point,Electric car,Recharging,Point,College,Edinburgh College,Charger,charging parking space,Electric mobility,transport,electric transport,electric vehicles,clean vehicles,Charging Station,station,highway pump,Chargemaster,Charging infrastructure,poor,developing,EV,EV Charging,electric vehicle,Charge Your Car,ChargePlace Scotland network,electric vehicle charging
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy R9GT4R - There are 2 electric car charging points (connectors) available at Eskbank Station - see details and other nearby charge points below. The charge points are operated under the Charge Your Car, ChargePlace Scotland network, more information on accessing points on this network can be found on the public charging network area. ChargePlace Scotland is a national network of electric vehicle charge points available across Scotland. The ChargePlace Scotland network has been developed by the Scottish Government through grant funding of Local Authorities and other organisations to install publicly available charge points. Recipients of the funding are known as 'Hosts'. A Host is the designated owner of the charge points they have installed and are also responsible for maintenance and general upkeep of their charge points. The ChargePlace Scotland network is operated on behalf of the Scottish Government by Charge Your Car Ltd.
Eskbank Station, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK, EH22 3JY
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Park,Ride,Park & Ride,free parking,integrated,travel,Council,scheme,Sheep Bridge Ln,Rossington,Doncaster,DN11 0GT,DN11,Sheep Bridge Lane,Rossington Village,Doncaster DN11 0GT,transport,parking,Doncaster Park and Ride,Doncaster Free Park and Ride,Doncaster Parking,Station,train,Free parking benefit,Free parking benefits,retail free parking,town centre free parking,Travel,commuters,benefits,ease,of,use,commuter travel,smooth commuting,reducing congestion,free park and ride benefits,environmental benefit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P8KEYE - . A detailed visual record captures the social and built context of the recorded location, in a photograph originating in 2018. The defining subject in the supplied record is Doncaster South Free Park and Ride, Sheep Bridge Ln, Rossington, Doncaster DN11 0GT. Related ideas embodied by the location include commercial streetscape, community debate, civic administration, chain-store economy, storefront culture, political discourse, public-sector policy, train travel, transport interchange, integrated transport, democratic accountability, and retail vacancy. For present-day editorial use, train travel can also illustrate debates about ticketing reform and town-centre connectivity, particularly where these affect a simpler passenger experience. Modern coverage of independent trading frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of shifts in leisure spending, operating costs and adaptable commercial space. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, public policy also connects with planning, climate policy and efforts aimed at community responses to government decisions. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Doncaster South Free Park and Ride. The surrounding story includes shopfront economy, public transport network, policy implementation, rail heritage, political controversy, civic life. Further recorded details include Doncaster Council, Doncaster Park & Ride, integrated travel, Travel South Yorkshire, Transport South Yorkshire, Free park and rides. Its context additionally embraces government decision-making, public interest, national policy, consumer spending, rail modernisation, local trading, retail decline and renewal, public administration, bricks-and-mortar retail, and station environment.
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Keywords: HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Queen St,station,apartment,office,block,Railway station,concrete,Queen Street station revamp,revamp,demolition of 1970s buildings,1970s buildings,1970s,£120 million redevelopment,£120m redevelopment,hotel demolition,office block demolition,redundant buildings,redundant,buildings,Millennium Hotel,break up,reinforced concrete,steel frame,ScotRail Alliance,ScotRail,Scot Rail,Cityscape,George Square,North British Railway Company,iconic,railway stations,railway station,redeveloped Queen Street Station,tearing down,demolishing,demolish
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P72CTK - ˜Horrid' 1970s buildings to make way for Queen Street station revamp
The demolition of horrid 1970s buildings that mask Queen Street station in Glasgow has begun as part of its £120 million redevelopment. A hotel extension and office block will be removed to make way for expansion of the station to accommodate longer electric trains. The complex, which handles some 20 million passengers a year, will stay open during the transformation, which is due to be completed in 2020. The overhaul will include a new glass frontage onto George Square - a view blocked since the 1970s by an extension of the Millennium Hotel. The addition, built on pillars, will be demolished, along with the adjacent Consort House office block, built around 1975, which housed Strathclyde Partnership for Transport until 2016. Excavators have been lifted by crane onto the 30m-high (100ft) roof of Consort House to break up its reinforced concrete and steel frame, floor-by-floor. Consort House is being demolished as part of the expansion of Queen Street Station.
Consort House is being demolished as part of the expansion of Queen Street Station. The ScotRail Alliance with Network Rail said the work would improve Glasgow's cityscape. Managing director Alex Hynes said: The first thing we have got to do is get rid of these horrid buildings, which were built in front of this listed train shed [covered station]. Consort House is not one of Glasgow's prettiest buildings. This is going to be amazing for Glasgow - it's going to bring the railway into the heart - to George Square. The Millennium Hotel extension in front of the station, and Consort House to the left of the hotel, are being demolished.
The Millennium Hotel extension in front of the station, and Consort House to the left of the hotel, are being demolished.
Network Rail said the station's roof had protected listed status as the only remaining large single span at a Scottish station. It was constructed in 1880 by the North British Railwa
Consort House demolition, Queen Street, Glasgow, City Centre, Scotland, UK, G1 3DD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H4EGBY - 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.
Winwick St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: München,Hauptbahnhof,Munich,Hbf,railway,station,Germany,city,centre,center,blue,Freilassing,Train,trains,Meridian,blue,Freilassing,Train,Bavaria,local,meridian,public,rail,railcar,railroad,station,trains,transport,transportation,Bavaria,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,9-euro,ticket,nine-euro,German
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7NBP8 - München Hauptbahnhof (German for Munich main railway station) is the main railway station in the city of Munich, Germany. It is one of the three long distance stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. München Hauptbahnhof sees about 450,000 passengers a day, which puts it on par with other large stations in Germany, such as Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.
It is one of 21 stations classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 1 station. The mainline station is a terminal station with 32 platforms. The subterranean S-Bahn with 2 platforms and U-Bahn stations with 6 platforms are through stations.
The first Munich station was built about 800 metres to the west in 1839. A station at the current site was opened in 1849 and it has been rebuilt numerous times, including to replace the main station building, which was badly damaged during World War II.
Bayerstrasse 10A, 80335 München, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DFEA - The Old Vic is a theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, it was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 when it was known formally as the Royal Victoria Hall. In 1898, a niece of Cons, Lilian Baylis assumed management and began a series of Shakespeare productions in 1914. The building was damaged in 1940 during air raids and it became a Grade II* listed building in 1951 after it reopened.
It was also the name of a repertory company that was based at the theatre and formed the core of the National Theatre of Great Britain on its formation in 1963, under Laurence Olivier. The National Theatre remained at the Old Vic until new premises were constructed on the South Bank, opening in 1976. The Old Vic then became the home of Prospect Theatre Company, at that time a highly successful touring company which staged such acclaimed productions as Derek Jacobi's Hamlet. However, with the withdrawal of funding for the company by the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1980 for breaching its touring obligations, Prospect disbanded in 1981. The theatre underwent complete refurbishment in 1985. In 2003, Kevin Spacey was appointed as new artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company which received considerable media attention. In 2015, Matthew Warchus was appointed the new Artistic Director.
On May 26, 2022, Spacey was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom with four counts of sexual assault against three complainants. The alleged offenses occurred between 2005 and 2013 in London and Gloucestershire. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, it would be possible to formally charge Spacey only if he entered England or Wales, which would entail extradition if Spacey refused to do so voluntarily. Nevertheless, in a statement to Good Morning America on May 31, 2022, Spacey said that he would voluntarily appear in the U.K. as soon as can be arrange
The Cut, London SE1 8NB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KD4 - Fred Wood (1876-1934) In honour of a forgotten hero, who on this day in 1907 undoubtedly prevented the deaths of hundreds of local workers when the couplings broke on a heavily laden goods train as it approached this station. Over 50 laden wagons sped back down the line heading towards Dukinfield Station and an occupied 'workers' train. Turning the points, he forced the runaway train onto a track towards Dukinfield goods yard, narrowly averting a major disaster.
Stalybridge Station, Tameside,Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DKW - Announcing its foray into the convenience sector in July 2008, Waitrose opened its first convenience store in Nottingham in December of that year. In September 2009, it was announced that a large-scale roll-out of the concept was planned, opening up to 300 stores in 5 to 10 years.
The new arm will operate in a two-tier environment, with the majority of sites expected to trade from 2,500“3,000 sq ft and some trading from a larger 5,000“7,000 sq ft floor plate. A trial of a 'little Waitrose' fascia on smaller floor plate stores may yet lead to brand differentiation of some or all of the convenience estate.
As of 1 February 2012 there were 29 little Waitrose convenience stores
Piccadilly Approach, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EBFWEK - Clapham Junction railway station (/ˈklæpəm/) is a major railway station and transport hub near St John's Hill in the south-west of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Although it is in Battersea, the area around the station is commonly identified as Clapham Junction.
Many routes from London's two busiest termini, London Waterloo and London Victoria, funnel through the station making it one of the busiest in Europe[4] by number of trains using it, more than one hundred an hour outside peak periods. The station is also the busiest National Rail station for interchanges between services
Clapham Junction, Battersea, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9ERN - . Welcome to Warrington Bank Quay Railway Station, Cheshire, England UK Red Bike. Photographed on 8 November 2014. The recorded location is Warrington Bank Quay, Warrington, England, UK. A small bike at Warrington Bank Quay station, with cycle parking behind. There are other bikes around the station that are part of a promotion encouraging passengers to make cycle reservations. From a heritage perspective, banking imagery can range from grand Victorian branch architecture to the small physical objects of personal finance
Together, notes, coins, cards, cheques and cashpoints chart a shift from cash and branch-based services towards electronic and online banking. The wider historical story is that britain's railways reshaped towns, industry and passenger travel from the nineteenth century onwards, creating a dense network of stations, goods yards, signalling infrastructure and long-distance routes
Surviving buildings, signs and operating equipment now document both railway heritage and continuing public transport. Looking at the subject's development, bicycles have served transport, recreation and sport for more than a century, but modern mountain bikes depend on increasingly sophisticated components
Maintenance tools and suspension equipment are part of the practical culture of cycle ownership. As of 2026, cash is used less often than in earlier decades but remains significant, particularly for vulnerable consumers and some small businesses
FCA access-to-cash rules require designated banks and building societies to assess local provision and address significant gaps, making images of ATMs, notes and former branches relevant to financial inclusion. In the present 2026 context, rail policy is especially topical: the Railways Bill is progressing through Parliament and is intended to establish Great British Railways as the publicly owned directing mind for track, stations, timetables and passenger services
Older branded trains and station scenes.
Warrington Bank Quay, Warrington, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy E6JB67 - . Station Coffee,independent cafe,resisting Costa and Starbucks, outside blackboard. Photographed at Latchford,Warrington,stock-photo/gotonysmith-Cheshire.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Cheshire,England,UK, WA4. The photograph was taken on 16 August 2014. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Station Coffee, independent cafe, resisting Costa, chalk board, A-board, Coffee, chalkboard, independent, cafe and café, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph.
Latchford,Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK, WA4
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDXPGD - . Edinburgh panorama, from The Balmoral Hotel to Royal Mile, Scotland, UK, looking towards North bridges in summer. Photographed at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1. The photograph was taken on 31 August 2013. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The wider composition gives a broader sense of the surroundings, showing the principal subject in relation to more of the streetscape, landscape or public space. The scene is closely associated with Edinburgh, panorama, old town, Balmoral, The Balmoral Hotel, Royal Mile, pano, capital, wide and angle, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The scene has strong relevance to railway travel, public transport, passenger infrastructure and the everyday operation of Britain's rail network. It can illustrate editorial stories about stations, train journeys, commuting, regional connectivity, rail investment, rolling stock, freight, signals, platforms, accessibility and the relationship between railways and the places they serve. Visible railway furniture, signs, tracks, platforms, trains, signals or station buildings help place the photograph firmly in the practical environment experienced by passengers and railway staff. As a dated documentary image it also offers a useful record of transport infrastructure, branding and passenger facilities at the time the photograph was made. Search themes include British rail travel, railway stations, passenger journeys, tracks, platforms, signals, rolling stock, freight, regional connectivity and transport infrastructure. The scene is particularly useful for illustrating how railway facilities, signs and operational surroundings looked at a known point in time. The view is firmly rooted in a real location rather than a constructed studio setting.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH1
![iPod Shuffle2 - Sunrise [ Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, Mersey, England, UK ] 8624810895 HDR,Power,Station,Sunset,Sunrise,cooling,tower,towers,fiddlers,ferry,fidlers,Fiddlers Ferry,Widnes,Cuerdley,Cheshire,Warrington,sky,tonysmiththatguy,sankey,canal,st helens,water,reflection,England,UK,GB](https://live.staticflickr.com/8103/8624810895_07dd85a4f2_o.jpg/)
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8624810895 - 'New Order - 'Sunrise' - Play this track here.
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I've been waiting to hear your voice for too long now
One way conversations do not work somehow
Tell me how does one get your soul in touch with the one above
When one way conversations pay a price for the use of love
I tried so hard last night you would not talk to me
I live with the fear of the few with the gift
And I know what's going to be...
Sunrise was a track from Lowlife, the third New Order album. Released in May 1985 by Factory Records, Low-Life is considered to be among New Order's strongest work, displaying the moment in which the band completed its transformation from post-punk hold-overs to dance rock pioneers. The album shows New Order's increased incorporation of synthesizers and samplers, while still preserving the rock aspects of their earlier work.
The album's artwork is the only New Order release to feature photographs of the band members on its cover. By default, drummer/keyboardist Stephen Morris is on the front cover, but it actually features four photographs inside the case and a semi-transparent piece of paper with the band's name on. Owners can choose which band member is seen through the sleeve.
The original Factory release (Japan and UK) CD versions of this album are mastered with pre-emphasis.
The album was preceded by the release of the full-length version of 'The Perfect Kiss' as a single (only an edited version appears on the album). John Robie's remix of 'Sub-culture' was also released as a 12' single. Both of these extended versions eventually were included on 1987's Substance.
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station is a coal fired power station located in Cuerdley, Cheshire in North West England, which is capable of co-firing biomass. It is situated on the north bank of the River Mersey between the towns of Widnes and Warrington. Opened in 1971, the station has a generating capacity of 1,989 megawatts (MW). Since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1990, the station has been operated by various companies. Since 2004, Scottish and Southern Energy plc have operated the station.
With its eight 114-metre (374 ft) high cooling towers and 200-metre (660 ft) high chimney the station is a prominent landmark and can be seen from as far away as the Peak District and the Pennines. rather than a sunrise, this is a sunset as locals will notice.
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