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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,poster,for,women,womens,equal,pay,wages,fight,disputes,union,works,rights,1960,1970,1970s,walk,1960s,work,low,unequal,parity,action,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BG7E - . Poster for women's union works rights walk, 1960s. Photographed on 25 July 2026, this summer image stock-photo/gotonysmith-Record.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include poster, women, womens, equal, pay, wages, fight, disputes, union, works, rights, 1970s, 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. The political or campaigning content is suitable for neutral editorial coverage of protest, organised labour, elections, public debate, campaigning, civil society and the way political messages are presented in public. Placards, posters, leaflets, slogans and demonstrations are valuable documentary evidence of a particular moment and can support later historical comparison without implying endorsement of the views displayed. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. It is a useful stock image for publishers, researchers and picture editors seeking a clearly identified contemporary record of the subject and location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,255A0031,Mick Lynch RMT LGBT+ Socialists poster,Mick,Lynch,RMT,LGBT+,Socialists,poster,supporting,rail,workers,Peoples History Museum,Peoples,History,Museum,Manchester,England,UK,union,trade,labour,railway,strike,solidarity,socialist,politics,political,campaign,campaigning,transport,industrial,relations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3F4BGDX - Mick Lynch RMT LGBT+ Socialists poster supporting rail workers, displayed at People's History Museum in Manchester, England, UK. The black, white and pink political graphic features trade union leader Mick Lynch alongside slogans including Victory to the RMT, LGBT+ Socialists and Support the Rail Workers. It represents contemporary trade union campaigning and solidarity around industrial action on Britain's railways, while also linking labour activism with LGBT+ socialist organisation. The RMT, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, has been highly visible in disputes over pay, jobs, staffing, pensions and working conditions across the rail industry. This museum display provides editorial imagery for modern trade union politics, rail strikes, public transport, workers' rights, socialist campaigning, LGBT+ activism, political posters, solidarity movements, industrial relations, contemporary protest graphics and the continuing place of organised labour in British political debate.
People's History Museum, Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester M3 3ER, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Victoria Square,with,fountains,fountain,in,summer,freedom,of,the,icon,icons,2025,city,West Midlands,Victorian,rats,bin-strike,bin,strike,council,birmingham council house,house,GB,UK,historic,history,tourist,heritage,centre,building,build,architecture,design,sun,sunny,bright,day
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3C4CXMJ - This editorial photograph captures Birmingham Town Hall, Victoria Square with fountains in summer. The row metadata places the subject at Birmingham, Town Hall, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Birmingham. The spreadsheet date indicates 11 July 2025, so the picture can also work as a time-specific archive record. Plainly, the image is useful because it shows Birmingham, Town Hall, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, city, music, Victoria Sq, bankrupt, with search-relevant terms including Birmingham, Town Hall, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, city, music, Victoria Sq, bankrupt, council, Brum, Victoria Square, with, fountains, fountain. The value lies in the combination of place, object, wording and context, giving editors something specific and grounded rather than generic filler imagery. Birmingham has long been a civic, industrial and cultural powerhouse of the Midlands, with major public squares, music history, transport investment and retail change providing strong themes for editorial and documentary use. The subject has strong music heritage value, connecting a visible place with fan culture, tourism, nightlife, popular memory, record-industry history and the commercial afterlife of bands, venues and local scenes. It would suit editorial features, local news reporting, public policy articles, web explainers, travel pieces and business commentary where a real place or recognisable everyday subject is needed rather than a staged studio concept. Historically and socially, this kind of image can help connect past and present: older streets, civic institutions, transport systems, shops, signs, political messages or public services are not frozen museum pieces, but part of how people understand modern life, local identity and economic change. For SEO and stock-photo discovery, the description deliberately supports searches around Birmingham, documentary photography, editorial.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Northern Ireland,UK,BT14,45-51,Belfast,BT14 6AB,Mater,Infirmorum,strikers,solidarity,support,members,protest,protests,cuts,poster,board,at,Ireland,Workers party,working,worker,workers,pay,and,line,action,industrial,strike,striking,hospital,government,delay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9J0E4 - The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a registered trade union[2] in the United Kingdom for those in the profession of nursing. It was founded in 1916, receiving its royal charter in 1928. Queen Elizabeth II was the patron until her death in 2022. The majority of members are registered nurses
however student nurses and healthcare assistants are also members. There is also a category of membership, at a reduced cost, for retired people.
The RCN describes its mission as representing nurses and nursing, promoting excellence in practice and shaping health policies. It has a network of stewards, safety representatives and union learning representatives as well as advice services for members. Services include a main library in London, and regional libraries. The RCN Institute provides courses for nurses.
History
The College of Nursing Ltd was founded on 27 March 1916, with 34 members, as a professional organisation for trained nurses
In 2018, after a pay agreement was not clearly explained to the membership, the Chief Executive and General Secretary Janet Davies resigned and Dame Donna Kinnair was appointed in an acting capacity. She was confirmed in the role in April 2019. A motion of no confidence in the RCN Council was called shortly afterwards and passed in September 2018 with 78% of votes, but on a turnout when only 3.7% of the membership voted. As well as the Chief Executive and General Secretary, the Director of Member Relations had previously resigned. Twelve of the 17 council members resigned, 10 of them standing for re-election in the subsequent election.
In 2019, the RCN's first strike ” limited to Northern Ireland, over staffing and pay issues”took place
In 2022, the RCN held a strike ballot over pay, held separately across NHS trusts and boards. Its members went on strike as part of the 2022“2023 National Health Service strikes. The RCN commented that from 2010 (the start of the government's austerity programme) to 2022, pay for nurses had fallen by 20%
45-51 Crumlin Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT14 6AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,city,centre,Northern Ireland,UK,BT14,45-51,Belfast,BT14 6AB,strikers,solidarity,support,members,protest,protests,cuts,protect,nursing,and,the,NHS,public,FairPayForNursing,Fair Pay,For,Nursing,eye,nurse,nurses,face,mask,masked,industrial,action,strike,British,registered,trade union
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R9J0EH - The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a registered trade union[2] in the United Kingdom for those in the profession of nursing. It was founded in 1916, receiving its royal charter in 1928. Queen Elizabeth II was the patron until her death in 2022. The majority of members are registered nurses
however student nurses and healthcare assistants are also members. There is also a category of membership, at a reduced cost, for retired people.
The RCN describes its mission as representing nurses and nursing, promoting excellence in practice and shaping health policies. It has a network of stewards, safety representatives and union learning representatives as well as advice services for members. Services include a main library in London, and regional libraries. The RCN Institute provides courses for nurses.
History
The College of Nursing Ltd was founded on 27 March 1916, with 34 members, as a professional organisation for trained nurses
In 2018, after a pay agreement was not clearly explained to the membership, the Chief Executive and General Secretary Janet Davies resigned and Dame Donna Kinnair was appointed in an acting capacity. She was confirmed in the role in April 2019. A motion of no confidence in the RCN Council was called shortly afterwards and passed in September 2018 with 78% of votes, but on a turnout when only 3.7% of the membership voted. As well as the Chief Executive and General Secretary, the Director of Member Relations had previously resigned. Twelve of the 17 council members resigned, 10 of them standing for re-election in the subsequent election.
In 2019, the RCN's first strike ” limited to Northern Ireland, over staffing and pay issues”took place
In 2022, the RCN held a strike ballot over pay, held separately across NHS trusts and boards. Its members went on strike as part of the 2022“2023 National Health Service strikes. The RCN commented that from 2010 (the start of the government's austerity programme) to 2022, pay for nurses had fallen by 20%
45-51 Crumlin Rd, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT14 6AB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,rail,transport,health,doctor,doctors,nurses,nurse,official,picket,posters,boards,red,white,UK,British,strike,strikes,striking,line,picketline,protest,on,pay,conditions,employment,RMT,RCN,public,workers,members,member,scab,scabs,NUM,workers of the world unite,fair,unfair
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAJ36M - Picketing is a form of protest in which people (called pickets or picketers) congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade others from going in (crossing the picket line), but it can also be done to draw public attention to a cause. Picketers normally endeavor to be non-violent. It can have a number of aims, but is generally to put pressure on the party targeted to meet particular demands or cease operations. This pressure is achieved by harming the business through loss of customers and negative publicity, or by discouraging or preventing workers or customers from entering the site and thereby preventing the business from operating normally.
Picketing is a common tactic used by trade unions during strikes, who will try to prevent dissident members of the union, members of other unions and non-unionised workers from working. Those who cross the picket line and work despite the strike are known pejoratively as scabs.
In the UK mass picketing was made illegal under the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927, moved by the leaders of what would soon be National Labour, after the 1926 General Strike. Otherwise picketing was banned by the Liberal-tabled Criminal Law Amendment Act 1871 but is decriminalised by the Conservative-tabled Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875. The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 gives protection, under civil law, for pickets who are acting in connection with an industrial dispute at or near their workplace who are using their picketing peacefully to obtain or communicate information or persuading any person to work or abstain from working. However, many employers seek specific injunctions to limit the effect of picketing by their door if they can evidence a high likelihood of intimidation or, in general, on non-peaceful behaviour and/or any that significant numbers of the picketers are or will in all likelihood be non-workers
United Kingdom
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,L3,2,Merseyside,L3 8EF,the,offices,office,Jack Jones,trade,region,organisation,HQ,Mersey,northern,NW,logo,logos,merger,of,Amicus,and,T&G,construction,manufacturing,transport,logistics,sectors,sector,premises,property,assets,strike,strikes,dispute
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JHK - Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union which was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). Unite is the second largest trade union in the UK (after Unison), with over 1.2 million members in construction, manufacturing, transport, logistics and other sectors. The general secretary of Unite is Sharon Graham, who was elected on 25 August 2021 with 46,696 votes (approx 3% of Unite's claimed membership) on a turnout of 124,127 (approx 9% of claimed membership), with her term beginning on 26 August 2021.
History
Merger and early years (2007“2010)
Unite the Union was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus, a general private sector union, and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). The general secretaries of the previous unions, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley respectively, served as joint general secretaries of the new union. The executive councils of the predecessor unions became a joint executive council which served until elections could be held for an executive council of Unite. The new council took office on 1 May 2008. They put a new rulebook for the union to a postal ballot of members during July 2008, which was accepted.
In 2008, there was a rooftop hunger strike at Unite's Transport House building in Belfast. The participants were formerly shop stewards of the Transport and General Workers Union, now a section of Unite. The dispute was over legal fees and compensation for an unfair dismissal action against the workers' employer, arising from a 2002 strike at Belfast International Airport, and the related actions of a full-time union official employee
2 Churchill Way, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK , L3 8EF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,England,UK,British,English,L3,2,Merseyside,L3 8EF,the,offices,office,Jack Jones,trade,region,organisation,HQ,Mersey,northern,NW,logo,logos,merger,of,Amicus,and,T&G,construction,manufacturing,transport,logistics,sectors,sector,premises,property,assets,strike,strikes,industrial disputes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R55JHR - Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union which was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). Unite is the second largest trade union in the UK (after Unison), with over 1.2 million members in construction, manufacturing, transport, logistics and other sectors. The general secretary of Unite is Sharon Graham, who was elected on 25 August 2021 with 46,696 votes (approx 3% of Unite's claimed membership) on a turnout of 124,127 (approx 9% of claimed membership), with her term beginning on 26 August 2021.
History
Merger and early years (2007“2010)
Unite the Union was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus, a general private sector union, and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). The general secretaries of the previous unions, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley respectively, served as joint general secretaries of the new union. The executive councils of the predecessor unions became a joint executive council which served until elections could be held for an executive council of Unite. The new council took office on 1 May 2008. They put a new rulebook for the union to a postal ballot of members during July 2008, which was accepted.
In 2008, there was a rooftop hunger strike at Unite's Transport House building in Belfast. The participants were formerly shop stewards of the Transport and General Workers Union, now a section of Unite. The dispute was over legal fees and compensation for an unfair dismissal action against the workers' employer, arising from a 2002 strike at Belfast International Airport, and the related actions of a full-time union official employee
2 Churchill Way, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK , L3 8EF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,London,city,centre,BR,terminus,Liverpool Street,railway,rail,concourse,public,transport,London Liverpool Street,EC2M 7PY,EC2M,busy,service,network rail,structure,ticket,area,crowded,crowd,people,passengers,ceiling,canopy,history,historic,GB,great Britain,English,British,interchange,public transport,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R3YB63 - Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without. It is the terminus of the West Anglia Main Line to Cambridge, the Great Eastern Main Line to Norwich, commuter trains serving east London and destinations in the East of England, and the Stansted Express service to Stansted Airport.
The station opened in 1874, as a replacement for Bishopsgate station as the Great Eastern Railway's main London terminus. By 1895, it had the most platforms of any London terminal station. During the First World War, an air raid on the station killed 16 on site, and 146 others in nearby areas. In the build-up to the Second World War, the station served as the entry point for thousands of child refugees arriving in London as part of the Kindertransport rescue mission. The station was damaged by the 1993 Bishopsgate bombing and, during the 7 July 2005 bombing, seven passengers were killed when a bomb exploded aboard an Underground train, just after it had departed from Liverpool Street. New platforms for the Elizabeth line opened in 2022 as part of the Crossrail project.
Liverpool Street was built as a dual-level station, with provision for the Underground. A tube station opened in 1875 for the Metropolitan Railway
the tube station is now served by the Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. It is in fare zone 1 and is managed directly by Network Rail.
Liverpool Street Station, concourse , London, England, UK, EC2M 7PY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,WC1H,building,architecture,London,WC1H 9JP,the,medicine,registered,union,doctor,headquarters,strike,dispute,disputes,National Health Service,NHS,Provincial Medical and Surgical Association,PMSA,for,national contract,negotiators,negotiator,Charles Hastings,members,membership,Medical Ethics,committee,committees,Bloomsbury,Central,Sir,Edwin Lutyens,health,buildings,strike action
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDHF - Close-up editorial photograph of the British Medical Association sign outside BMA House in Tavistock Square, central London, showing the words 'British Medical Association' and 'BMA House' in white lettering on a dark plaque mounted on a stone exterior wall. The image identifies the headquarters of the BMA, the UK professional body and trade union for doctors and medical students, and a location strongly associated with public debate over NHS policy, doctors' pay, medical professionalism, workforce pressures and industrial action. This tightly framed architectural detail works well as an editorial stock image for stories about healthcare politics, NHS reform, junior doctors, resident doctors, consultants, strike ballots, trade union negotiations, pay disputes, working conditions, medical representation and the relationship between the medical profession and government. The composition is simple, formal and authoritative, with strong contrast between the black signboard and pale masonry, making it suitable for newspaper, magazine, website and broadcast background use. Relevant search themes include British medicine, healthcare union, London institution, doctors' organisation, BMA headquarters, Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, health policy, NHS workforce crisis, contract disputes, professional association, medical lobbying, public sector employment and UK current affairs. Source URLs:
https://bmahouse.org.uk/contact/
https://www.bma.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/get-in-touch/contact-us
https://www.bma.org.uk/
https://www.bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/resident-doctor-campaigns/pay-in-england/resident-doctors-guide-to-industrial-action-in-england/taking-industrial-action
https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/bma-to-ballot-senior-doctors-in-england-for-industrial-action
British Medical Association sign at BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP, headquarters of UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,the,Rings Of Power,advert,ad,ads,adverts,on,London underground,tube,advertisement,advertisements,poster,promotion,promoting,women,female,females,at,in,entertainment,media,film,films,platforms,stream,internet,web,station,a,season,subway,TV,show,shows,Hollywood,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R8T9GA - . Amazon Prime Endless Entertainment advert on the London underground tube, at Euston station.- The Power, No Time To Die, Lord of the rings. Photographed on 19 May 2023, this spring 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 Euston station, Camden ,London, UK, NW1 2RT, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include Rings Of Power, advert, ads, adverts, London underground, tube, advertisement, advertisements, poster, promotion, promoting, women, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. 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. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Euston station, Camden ,London, UK, NW1 2RT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,British,Britain,WA1,bus,vehicle,buses,Cheshire,WA1 1XW,WBC,at,borough,council,bay,stop,one,1,Warrington,WA1 1TS,vechicles,PSV,service,route,routes,services,cut,cuts,reduced,strike,strikes,subsidy,grant
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R15NFG - . Buses at Warrington interchange, bus station, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1XW. Photographed on 11 May 2023, this spring 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 Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1TS, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include WA1, bus, vehicle, buses, Cheshire, WA1 1XW, WBC, borough, council, bay, stop, one, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. 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. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1TS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,boarding,boarded,Jet2,Jet2holidays,friendly,low fares,low,cost,flights,aircraft,being,Budapest Ferihegy International Airport,GDRTR,holidays,British,trust,trustworthy,city,break,short-haul,short,haul,compensation,strike,strikes,flight,charter,airline,Dart Group,Europe,Leeds Bradford,airport,jet fuel supplies,prices,shortage,Iran war,higher fares
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R0MMD8 - A Jet2 aircraft is parked on a UK airport apron at dusk, with mobile stairs, apron markings and ground service equipment visible around the aircraft. The image works well as an editorial concept for possible jet fuel shortages, reduced fuel supplies, rising aviation fuel prices and the risk of higher air fares for UK and EU travellers during the summer holiday season. It is especially relevant to news and feature coverage linked to the continuing Middle East conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel, and the wider threat to oil and refined-product flows through the Strait of Hormuz. The International Energy Agency said in April 2026 that attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East and restrictions to tanker movements through Hormuz had led to the largest oil supply disruption in history, tightening product markets and pushing up prices. IATA's Jet Fuel Price Monitor says the global average jet fuel price rose to 181.22 US dollars per barrel last week, while IATA also notes that fuel is one of the largest airline operating costs, commonly accounting for around 25 to 30 per cent of total operating expenses. That makes the photograph commercially useful for stories about airline resilience, fuel hedging, flight cancellations, route cuts, aviation energy security, passenger disruption, holiday travel, package holidays and the vulnerability of European air travel to external energy shocks. Jet2 says it is the UK's third largest airline, adding relevance for stories about mainstream leisure aviation and consumer travel costs. The image should not imply that this specific Jet2 flight had been cancelled, delayed or left short of fuel, because it simply shows a normal aircraft on stand. However, it is a strong documentary illustration of the wider economic pressure on airlines when fuel becomes harder to source or substantially more expensive, creating the potential for higher fares, operational changes and pressure on lower-margin routes.
Budapest Ferihegy International Airport, Budapest, 1185 Hungary
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,extended,late,cancelled,delay,delayed,service,services,L1 1JD,mainline station,Liverpool,driver,drivers,cab,union,strike,strikes,London Euston,Runcorn,VT8740,intercity,inter-city,city,centre,390156,at,West,Coast,partnership,carriage,carriages,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PJHNRA - Avanti West stock-photo/gotonysmith-Coast.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership.
During November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the InterCity West Coast franchise would be replaced by the West Coast Partnership (WCP). In August 2019, the DfT awarded the WCP franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium. On 8 December 2019, Avanti West Coast took over operations from the prior operating company Virgin Trains, which had run the franchise since 1997. Originally, the franchise was initially scheduled to run until March 2030, and had also been set to operate the initial High Speed 2 services from 2026. However, during December 2020, it was announced that First Trenitalia and the DfT had agreed to terminate the WCP franchise at the earlier date of 31 March 2026 as part of the abolition of the franchise system. Since then a number of contract changes have taken place due to COVID-19 and then poor performance by the company. As of March 2023, the company's contract will expire in October 2023.
Avanti West Coast provide the principal long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland. Its services connect six of the largest cities in the UK: London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, which have a combined metropolitan population of over 18 million. At the start of the franchise, the rolling stock used for these services consisted of 56 Class 390 Pendolino high speed electric multiple units and 18 Class 221 Super Voyager diesel-electric multiple units
in 2019, it was announced that the Super Voyagers would be replaced by newly built Class 805 bi-mode multiple units and Class 807 electric multiple units. Originally, Avanti West Coast was set to operate the pending high speed train fleet intended for use on High Speed 2, although the contract is set to end prior
Liverpool Lime Street, mainline station, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,parcels,delivery,red,strike,strikes,industrial,action,disruption,postman,postmen,postperson,mail,UK,GB,British,advertising,promote,promoting,new,on,collection,CWU,union,into,threat,privatisation,hugely,profitable,business,insolvency,hackers,hacking,attack,significant operational change,job security,van,vehicle,Click & Drop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PHEK2M - The Royal Mail service, Click and Drop, is making thousands of eCommerce sellers' despatch processes quicker, simpler and their lives much easier with the ability to print postage for orders in just a few clicks. With the launch of the newest portal, you can now easily integrate your Click and Drop account with more marketplaces than ever before.
Royal Mail workers poised for strikes after Easter as talks falter
CWU union lines up action as MP brands bosses' threat to put service into administration as ˜scandalous'
Postal workers at Royal Mail are poised to stage a fresh wave of strikes after Easter as talks stalled, amid a scandalous threat by bosses to put the company into administration.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents about 115,000 postal workers, is close to agreeing multiple strike dates to take place later in April, the Guardian understands, in the long-running dispute between the company and union. A formal announcement of the strike dates is expected this week.
Relations between Royal Mail executives and its workforce have been strained during the months-long dispute over pay and working practices. The situation escalated last night when the Guardian revealed the company's board has threatened to put the loss-making postal service “ the regulated UK entity that delivers to every address in the country “ into a form of government-handled administration if a deal could not be agreed
Read more at https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/28/royal-mail-strikes-after-easter-talks-cwu-union
Cheshire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,small,team,local,GU7,town,centre,Waverley,Surrey,England,UK,GU7 3DU,stations,red,gate,gates,Fire and Rescue,and,rescue,service,engines,vehicle,vehicles,@SurreyFRS,SurreyFRS,FRS,crew,crews,strike,strikes,emergency,engine,Safe and Well Visit,equipment
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGJWX2 - . This authentic period view of Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU in 2023 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Godalming community fire station, Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU. Further facets of the scene include social history, changing streetscape, urban rail transport, railway branding, mass transit, commuter travel, historical comparison, integrated transport, place identity, local character, everyday life, regional identity, contemporary social history, and trackside heritage. From a 2025-onward perspective, rail reform and fares are closely linked to this subject, alongside the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s. Future viewers can use this scene from Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU to compare signage and branding with whatever follows after different community use. The surrounding story also includes transport interchange, documentary photography, rail modernisation, visual archive, rail corridor, public realm, rail mobility, and rail infrastructure. References to Surrey, Godalming, station, Bridge, and Waverley give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The image also provides a reference for rail reform and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration when considered against later change at Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU. Another useful connection is fares and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions without losing the local specificity of Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU.
Bridge Rd, Godalming, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 3DU
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,centre,rail,train,TfW,transport,for,station,BR,British Rail,service,services,delays,cancelations,strike,strikes,Trafnidiaeth,Cymru,CF10,Cardiff Bay,sign,signage,terminus,final,finish,south Wales,city centre,integrated,GWR,signs,Welsh,The Bay,the,hotpix.org.uk,gorsaf
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGJX11 - . An identifiable period record of Cardiff Bay station, Bae Caerdydd, Bute St, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 5LE in 2023, retaining practical detail and local context that distinguish documentary photography from a generic illustration. The subject captured here is Cardiff Bay station sign, Bae Caerdydd, Bute St, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 5LE. The setting additionally reflects rail corridor, regional rail, community identity, local character, documentary photography, social history, changing land use, rail infrastructure, mass transit, passenger railway, local history, commuter travel, railway branding, and visual archive. Current relevance extends to reliability and accessibility, particularly through the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s. The archival value lies partly in recording public access and movement around Cardiff Bay station, Bae Caerdydd, Bute St, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 5LE before different community use alters the character of the place. The subject also sits alongside period detail, station environment, urban rail transport, archival record, rail mobility, contemporary social history, trackside heritage, and transport interchange. The recorded references to station, Caerdydd, Cardiff, and Wales preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within Cardiff Bay station, Bae Caerdydd, Bute St, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 5LE, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Its period value extends to reliability and the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s without losing the local specificity of Cardiff Bay station, Bae Caerdydd, Bute St, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 5LE. The frame retains period character as a date-specific reference. The scene captures a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Cardiff Bay station, Bae Caerdydd, Bute St, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF10 5LE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Germany,Rhineland-Palatinate,Rhineland,Palatinate,112,call,ambulance,emergency,response,van,vehicle,society,vehicles,Bereitschaften,Rotes Kreuz,ambulances,cross,red,vans,emergencies,ranks,&,and,insignia,DRK,called,an,the,brave,staff,strike,striking,recruit,recruiting
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PPXYER - The German Red Cross (German: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz DRK) is the national Red Cross Society in Germany.
With 4 million members, it is the third largest Red Cross society in the world. The German Red Cross offers a wide range of services within and outside Germany. GRC provides 52 hospitals, elderly care (over 500 nursing homes and a mobile nursing care network of covering the entire country), care for children and youth (i.e. 1.300 kindergartens, a full range of social services for children). GRC also provides 75% of the blood supply and 60% of the emergency medical services in Germany, as well as first aid training. GRC headquarters provides international humanitarian aid (disaster management and development assistance) to over 50 countries across the world.
Voluntary societies of the German Red Cross
The majority of active voluntary Red Cross members are part of the five voluntary societies of the German Red Cross.
Bereitschaften (emergency response units, about 160,000 members)
Bergwacht (mountain rescue service)
Wasserwacht (lifeguard service, about 130,000 members)
Sozialarbeit (welfare work)
Jugendrotkreuz
Mainz city centre, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,midlands,England,UK,council,area,West Midlands,street,sign,signage,name,names,funny,humour,humorous,walkway,NX,National Express,bus stop,towards,Dudley,services,buses,3,3A,14A,X8,Bellend,bus,shelter,local,transport,cuts,comedy,place,comedic,Bell Road,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NAWGXW - 2018 - The end for Bell End? Petition launched to stock-photo/gotonysmith-Change.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>change Black Country's saucy street name - more at https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2018/01/02/end-of-the-road-for-saucy-street-name/
But the infamous Bell End in Rowley Regis could soon be a thing of the past after a petition, signed already by 11 people, was launched to change its name.
UPDATE: Pro-Bell End petition overtakes campaign to change Black Country street name
An anonymous campaigner says residents of the saucily-named street have become a 'laughing stock', with children who live there bullied and teased at school.
A statement accompanying the change.org petition, entitled Bell End Road Name Change, says: As you may be aware, the term Bell End can be seen and used as a rude and/or a offensive word.
As well as this, it can affect people and children including children being bullied and teased at school and generally now become a laughing stock as seen very recently on Facebook and other social media sites and it's time for a change.
We want the local Sandwell Council to acknowledge our name change request to a new road name and at the very least to a similar name.
The petition suggests changing the street's name to Bell Road.
Bell End “ which leads onto Mincing Lane “ has become so well known over the years that people have travelled from outside the area to have their picture taken next to its street sign.
Rowley Regis councillor Barbara Price said she could understand residents' concerns and has vowed to meet with council bosses to discuss Bell End.
If some people find the name offensive and children are being teased about where they live then there is obviously an issue, she said.
I will be consulting with residents and speaking to the cabinet member in question to see if anything can be done.
But Bell End resident councillor Chris Tranter claims the name should not be changed. He said: I was born here and lived here for 40 years and it doesn't bother me. You get the odd giggle o
Bell End, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis, Sandwell, West Midlands, England, UK, B65 9LX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,city,centre,Merseyside,England,UK,L1,tickets,stops,stands,Liverpool,L1 8JX,network,National Express,coach,bay,bays,at,waiting,area,inter-city,close,closure,ticket,office,profitability,carbon,footprint,company,operator,performance,British,NEX,share,price,dividend,debt,strike,Mobico
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M95NMK - . This dated editorial view of Liverpool One bus station, Canning Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JX in 2023 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The defining feature is National Express, coach bays, at Liverpool One bus station, Canning Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JX. The surrounding context encompasses local character, community identity, urban fabric, conservation interest, period building, period architecture, architectural character, changing land use, place identity, visual archive, architectural detailing, public realm, conservation architecture, and before-and-after reference. The modern context includes continuing discussion of heritage conservation, maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. For later comparison, the photograph preserves signage and branding at Liverpool One bus station, Canning Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JX, details that may look very different after redevelopment. The surrounding story also includes traditional materials, historical comparison, adaptive reuse, heritage asset, built heritage, period detail, historic streetscape, and historic townscape. References to Liverpool, station, Merseyside, coach, and Place give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Liverpool One bus station, Canning Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JX helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The scene further reflects heritage conservation and the balance between conservation and modern commercial use without losing the local specificity of Liverpool One bus station, Canning Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JX. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2M95NMK.
Liverpool One bus station, Canning Place, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 8JX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Merseyside,England,UK,L3 9BP,building,architecture,office,passport,offices,customer,main,entrance,dept,her majestys,civil service,sign,signage,passports,strike,strikes,union,industrial action,May,delay,delays,renewing,renewal,walkout,pay,pensions,disputes,dispute,business,area,district
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MGWK4R - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP in 2023, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The scene records 101 Old Hall St Liverpool passport office, Llverpool city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP. The subject also carries associations with built heritage, archival record, visual archive, local history, urban fabric, changing streetscape, architectural detailing, everyday life, brand display, social history, local character, consumer retail, contemporary social history, and heritage asset. The modern context includes continuing discussion of redevelopment pressure, planning control and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity. For current editorial use, town-centre regeneration and store closures provide additional context, especially through the short lifespan of branding, displays and shopfront identities. As a dated visual record of Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP, the frame retains signage and branding, making it especially useful if altered transport patterns subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with shopfront economy, street-level trading, traditional materials, independent retail, period detail, period building, regional identity, and conservation architecture. Details involving Llverpool, centre, passport, office, and Merseyside make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The photograph keeps part of the area's social history for future local research.
Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,EMR,Railway,TOC,Midlands,company,train,trains,night,platform,at,on,operator,of the,East Midlands,franchise,DMU,GBR,Great British Railways,Diesel,multiple,unit,Warrington central station,Cheshire,WA1,integrated,transport,public,fare,increase,increases,RMT,strike,driver,staff,salary
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2KG3KCW - . This scene at Warrington central station, Cheshire, England,UK,WA1 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. The image documents EMR - Abellio East Midland Regional Railway TOC, operator of the East Midlands franchise DMU at Warrington central station, Cheshire, England,UK,WA1. The image also relates to rail mobility, railway branding, urban rail transport, period detail, historical comparison, community identity, passenger railway, rail infrastructure, changing land use, public transport network, documentary photography, before-and-after reference, social history, and station environment. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into accessibility and integrated transport, not least because of the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at Warrington central station, Cheshire, England,UK,WA1, details that may look very different after replacement signage. Further associations within the scene are visual archive, public realm, mass transit, archival record, regional identity, changing streetscape, rail corridor, and local history. The recorded references to Regional, operator, central, station, and Midlands preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Warrington central station, Cheshire, England,UK,WA1 matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The setting also helps illustrate accessibility and the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change as part of the longer story of Warrington central station, Cheshire, England,UK,WA1. The scene captures a point of historical comparison for later comparison.
Warrington central station, Cheshire, England,UK,WA1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,transport,rail,direct award,franchise agreement,Bayswater,London,England,UK,train,one,1,clock,TOC,performance,delays,profits,profit,RMT,ASLEF,south west,services,chaos,strike,strikes,timetable,changes,GBR,Great British Railways,cancelled,cancelations,Network Rail,iconic sleek design,battery hybrid,Hitachi,rolling stock,GWR,public ownership
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K7NBHA - . Recorded at Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK 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 subject captured here is Trains at platform one, Paddington Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK. The subject also carries associations with station environment, passenger railway, commuter travel, regional identity, trackside heritage, archival record, visual archive, urban rail transport, social history, rail mobility, before-and-after reference, changing land use, community identity, and local history. The wider contemporary story combines station investment, accessibility and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The subject also sits alongside regional rail, integrated transport, changing streetscape, railway branding, transport interchange, contemporary social history, rail modernisation, and public realm. The recorded references to Bayswater, Station, Trains, platform, and Paddington preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to station investment and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions within the specific setting of Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK. The image fixes evidence of changing use as part of Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK's history.
Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK
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Keywords: West Midlands,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,public,transport,Midlands,Wolverhampton city bus station and interchange,and,WV1 1LD,Transport for West Midlands,TfWM,Metro tram terminus,Metro,stand,stands,NXWM,Wright Eclipse,WrightBus,Volvo,strike,Mobico,cut,cuts,in,services,service,grant,reduction,reducing,route,routes,X8,express
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K54711 - The Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body that was built by Wrightbus between 1999 and 2019. The second-generation Eclipse 2 was launched in 2008, followed by the third-generation Eclipse 3 in 2015. The Eclipse, and its sister design the Solar, were named for a solar eclipse which was visible in the UK in 1999, the year of its introduction.
The Eclipse was launched in 1999 on Volvo B7L chassis and, in 2003, the body was made available on the more popular Volvo B7RLE chassis. A coach version, the Eclipse SchoolRun, was later launched on high floor Volvo B7R chassis. In November 2008, Wright unveiled the Eclipse 2 at that year's Euro Bus Expo, with front and rear ends facelifted to match the Wright StreetCar. In 2015, the Eclipse 3 was launched on Volvo B8RLE chassis, the successor to the B7RLE. Production of the Eclipse has been suspended as Wrightbus entered administration in September 2019.
Over 2,100 Eclipses were built, with FirstGroup the largest customer. A double-decker version of the Eclipse is also available, known as the Wright Eclipse Gemini, and formerly also an articulated version, the Wright Eclipse Fusion.
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV1 1LD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Derbys,HighPeak,SK13,High Peak,ambulance,emergency,NHS,emergency responders,patient,transport,providers,provider,building,NHS Trust,SK13 8AT,Chapel Street,strike,striking,union,first,threatened,closure,savings,one,NHS Tameside and Glossop,Alan Stuttard,finance,drivers,999,towns,Glossopian,Glossopians,Chapel St
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1Y7RT - More at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/ambulance-base-under-threat-in-cash-858897
Glossop's ambulance station could be under threat as health chiefs look at ways to save cash.
The Chapel Street station is one of 17 out of 35 in the region being reviewed by the North West Ambulance Service.
The service is considering closing, merging or relocating stations or carrying out major repairs.
With stations in Ashton and Dukinfield also under review, it could mean that the closest ambulance station to Glossop becomes Stockport “ 13 miles away.
The ambulance service will set out plans by June but says no final decisions have been made.
But local health chiefs have raised concerns about the proposals.
Dr Kailash Chand, chair of NHS Tameside and Glossop, said: This is something which is trying to get value for money but from which local communities could suffer.
Any reconfiguration in which local communities could suffer needs looking at. They are saying it will improve efficiency but I have my reservations.
Alan Stuttard, director of finance at NWAS, said that all stations in the North West will be examined.
The closure of some sites remains a possibility.
He said: In the current financial climate, as a responsible public sector organisation, NWAS must look at ways in which it can make efficiencies with minimum disruption to its frontline services.
One area which is currently being reviewed is our estate.
We are exploring opportunities to move some stations to shared or other accommodation without affecting the performance or level of resources in the area “ it's important to remember that it is not always the case that responding vehicles are from the nearest station. Other considerations are to ensure staff can be accommodated at appropriate sites and maintenance and running costs are minimised.
This review is looking at all stations/sites within the North West, and there is a possibility that some ambulance stations will close
Chapel Street, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK,SK13 8AT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,tour,76,L1 1HL,L1,DB,integrated,public,trains,train,and,station,underground,Queen Sq,mainline,BR,British,English,WCML,Northern,main,stations,Victorian,history,historic,glass,front,fronted,arch,arched,strike,strikes,industrial,action,sunny,dramatic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0KDNM - . This authentic period view of 76 Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1HL in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The location is represented through Integrated transport, trains, rail and buses, Lime Street station and Arriva buses, Queen Square. The image also relates to heritage-led regeneration, changing land use, historic townscape, trackside history, local history, historic rolling stock, period architecture, period detail, public realm, contemporary social history, public-realm investment, historical comparison, civic architecture, and urban regeneration. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with railway preservation, decarbonisation and how Crewe's identity remains tied to railway engineering and operations. The modern context includes continuing discussion of town-centre regeneration, adaptive reuse and the tension between preserving local character and creating modern commercial space. The image fixes local activity and public use within 76 Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1HL at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects documentary photography, rail infrastructure, place-making, architectural character, regional identity, mixed-use redevelopment, community identity, and visual archive. Details involving Arriva, transport, Queen, station, and Integrated make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at 76 Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1HL helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. It also preserves a local visual benchmark within the wider story of 76 Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1HL.
76 Queen Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1HL
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Keywords: city,centre,Greater,England,UK,Northern Quarter,M1 1JF,Good advice,Fred Aldous,M1 postcode,NQ4,Fred Aldous Ltd,yellow,pink,bright,slogan,art,shop,handicrafts,Stevenson Square,Stevenson Sq,work,working,workers,union,action,strike,strikes,be,busy,lazy,working hard,hard work,days,off,pays,inspirational slogan,work ethic,creativity,maker culture
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTD2N6 - Bold Hard Work Pays Off artwork in Stevenson Square in Manchester's Northern Quarter, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England. The installation is credited on the upper panel as Fred Aldous x Tara Collette and uses a vivid yellow ground with large hand-painted pink lettering, turning a simple motivational phrase into bright public-facing street art. Fred Aldous is a long-established Manchester art and craft supplies business based nearby at 37 Lever Street, while Tara Collette is a Manchester-based banner maker and artist whose work includes custom signs and eye-catching shop-window display pieces. The image has strong value for editorial use around Manchester's creative economy, independent retail, local artists, public art, typography, murals, creative placemaking and the distinctive visual culture of the Northern Quarter. Stevenson Square has long been associated with street art, independent bars, shops, cafes and the city's alternative design scene, and this piece fits into that wider pattern of colourful urban intervention in a dense city-centre setting. The vertical composition emphasises the scale of the lettering and the block-like structure, with upper floors, street activity and surrounding buildings visible around the edges. It can illustrate stories about positive messaging in public space, artist and retailer collaborations, art-led high street identity, Manchester design culture, city-centre regeneration and the role of independent businesses in shaping neighbourhood character. The wording also makes the image suitable for features about work ethic, ambition, creativity, small business, entrepreneurship, student life and maker culture. For picture buyers, the readable slogan, bright colour palette, named collaboration and clear Manchester location make it a flexible stock image for editorial, cultural, lifestyle, education, business and urban arts usage.
Stephenson Square, Northern Quarter, Manchester, England, UK, M1 1JF
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Keywords: GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,sign,advert,walk,of,star,stars,internet,web,platform,film,Paramount+,plus,Cranbourn,Bear,and,Coventry,Streets,street,streaming,service,services,Leicester Square,movie,movies,films,popup,pop-up,pop,up,promotion,promoting,Hollywood,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JJYRCN - Paramount are launching their new streaming platform, Paramount+, with a series of consumer-led installations, pop-ups and activations inspired by popular film and tv shows, called ˜Summit of Stars' from Monday 20 June to Sunday 17 July. Working in partnership with Heart of London and Westminster City Council, the activations will aim to draw visitors to the Piccadilly and Leicester Square area so higher levels of footfall are expected.
We invite you read the summary of activation set-up below:
Sunday 19 June
A Halo themed aircraft installation will take place in Piccadilly Circus from 11:00pm until approximately 02:00am. The derig will take place on Sunday 17 July from 11:00pm- 05:00am.This is set for completion by Wednesday 20 July.
Monday 20 June
Official launch of ˜Summit of Stars' including the Paramount+ walk of Stars, an arial display of the West End. An augmented reality trail which is inclusive of Vinyl displays on Cranbourn, Bear and Coventry Streets.
Wednesday 22 June
The Paramount+ pop-up will be located in the old GAP store, underneath the Piccadilly Lights until Sunday 3 July. The event is open to the public. To reserve tickets, click here.
Thursday 23 June
A family-friendly Sponge Bob Square Pants themed pop-up will be installed in Leicester Square Gardens from 06:00am. There are no street closures.
For further information, please contact mark.williams@heartoflondonbid.co.uk.
SOHO, London, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,clock,tower,terminus,rail,station,railway,LNER,nature,TOC,TOCs,infrastructure,N1,contrast,intercity,trains,train,London,ECML,RMT union,interchange,history,historic,workers,railway station,strike,KingsX,architecture,Architect,London Borough of Camden,Camden,pano,panorama,Euston Road
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16AT7 - King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom and the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line to North East England and Scotland. Adjacent to King's Cross station is St Pancras International, the London terminus for Eurostar services to continental Europe. Beneath both main line stations is King's Cross St Pancras tube station on the London Underground
combined they form one of the country's largest and busiest transport hubs
The £500 million restoration plan announced by Network Rail in 2005 was approved by Camden London Borough Council in 2007. It involved restoring and reglazing the original arched train shed roof and removing the 1972 extension at the front of the station and replacing it with an ARUP designed open-air plaza. The steel structure of the roof, engineered by Arup, has been described as being like some kind of reverse waterfall, a white steel grid that swoops up from the ground and cascades over your head
Kings Cross station, Euston Rd, London , England, UK, N1 9AL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,rail,railway,station,RMT Union,strike,striking,transport,infrastructure,Cheshire,England,UK,Liverpool to manchester,line,trains,northwest,diesel trains,Northern Trains,East Midlands Railway,WA2 7TT,WA2,Winwick St,Central,wall,walls,Northern,TPE,town,centre,Northern Powerhouse,public,Northern Railway,historic,Victorian
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPP7 - Warrington Central railway station is one of two 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 stopping trains between Liverpool and Manchester, and diesel express services between Liverpool and Manchester Airport, as well as between Liverpool and East Anglia.
Central station has no electrified lines, being served only by diesel trains.
Main station building faces away from the town and is of a classical style with some polychrome brickwork. Most of it is rented out to small businesses, the booking office and other facilities having been relocated to a modern building at a lower level. From street level, passengers climb six steps or a short ramp to reach the booking office, and climb further steps to the platforms. Disabled passengers can now easily access both platforms as lifts were installed in June 2008, making Warrington Central fully accessible for the first time.
The station has a customer service office, toilets, waiting rooms, a newsagent and a coffee stall. The entrance building was enlarged and modernised in 2010“11.
Outside there is a car park and a taxi rank. The station is located close to Warrington Bus Interchange.
The adjoining Cheshire Lines Warehouse (a listed building) has been redeveloped as apartments, along with six new apartment blocks
Northern Trains operates two through stopping services in each direction from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road. Late evening services operate between Warrington and either Manchester or Liverpool.
Warrington Central station, Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. WA2 7TT
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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
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,city centre,Merseyside,England,UK,Levelling up,Northern Powerhouse,rail,station,RMT Union,strike,striking,transport,infrastructure,at,railway station,L1 1JD,BR,NetworkRail,parking,dropoff,area,zone,sunny,mainline,WCML,Merseyrail,NW,northwest,network,routes,investment,subsidy,platform,platforms
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPYT - . 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 Main Network Rail entrance at Liverpool Lime Street, mainline railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD. The image also relates to before-and-after reference, everyday life, transport interchange, urban change, rail mobility, social landscape, regional rail, public realm, passenger railway, trackside history, rolling stock, train operations, urban social history, and historical comparison. Today's relevance is strengthened by fares, regional connectivity and the continuing question of how historic rolling stock documents the industrial railway. From a 2025-onward perspective, footfall and commercial change are closely linked to this subject, alongside the documentary importance of recording everyday urban environments. The image fixes commercial use and occupation within Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against different community use. The photograph additionally reflects place identity, street-level documentary, freight wagon, pedestrian environment, station environment, contemporary social history, community identity, and industrial railway heritage. Elements such as entrance, railway, station, Liverpool, and Merseyside add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. 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. The period view preserves period character for future local research. The view records a trace of local identity before later change alters the scene.
Liverpool Lime Street, railway station, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Hotpixuk,@HotpixUK,WA15,Tesco Mobile,Tesco Pharmacy,Tesco Travel Money,Manor Rd,Altrincham town,Greater Manchester,England,UK,WA15 9QT,Manchester,Altrincham,shop,store,retail,large,Alty,chain,branch,supermarket,supermarkets,stores,Tesco Extra,Tesco,Extra,parking,car park,carpark,cage,café,club card,clubcard,clubcards,strike,action
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC411B - Exterior of the large Tesco Extra supermarket on Manor Road in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, photographed during wet and overcast weather. Rain has left the road and car park surfaces reflective, while cars and shoppers can be seen beneath the elevated building and covered entrance.
The modern supermarket has a substantial upper-level retail floor, with extensive glass frontage, a Tesco café and the prominent red and blue Tesco Extra sign mounted above the roofline. Vehicle access, pedestrian routes and parking areas occupy the lower level, making efficient use of the sloping urban site near Altrincham town centre.
Tesco Extra stores represent the larger format used by the British grocery retailer, generally combining a full supermarket food range with clothing, household goods, electrical products and other non-food departments. The Altrincham branch also includes additional customer services and concessions associated with a large destination supermarket. Tesco currently lists the store as its Altrincham Extra branch at Manor Road.
The image illustrates British grocery retail, large-format supermarkets, out-of-town and edge-of-centre shopping, consumer habits, retail architecture and commercial property. It may also be used editorially to represent supermarket competition, food prices, household spending, retail employment, car-dependent shopping, rainy weather and the continuing importance of major grocery chains within the UK economy.
Landscaping and mature vegetation soften the foreground, contrasting with the large modern retail structure behind. Overhead cables cross the scene, while the grey sky and wet conditions provide a recognisably British setting for everyday supermarket shopping in North West England.
Manor Rd, Altrincham town, Greater Manchester, England, UK, WA15 9QT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,The Challenge Academy Trust. c/o Bridgewater High School. Broomfields Road.,Cheshire,WA4 3AE,Warrington,England,UK,WA4,higher,winter,in,December,playing,field,fields,TCAT,the,Challenge Academy,Trust.,WBC,playing fields,playing field,signs,Challenge,Academy Trust.,academy school,secondary,funding,funded,public,strike,strikes,Bridgewater High,Broomfield,reading benchmarks,attainment,pupils,Ofsted
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3T328 - The Trust was formed in 2017 by like-minded leaders of local primary and secondary schools in Warrington along with Priestley College.
Our intention was to work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children and young people in the Warrington area and this collective responsibility is one we maintain to this day.
Our mission is to serve, challenge and empower the educational community. We enact our mission by providing highly effective services to our academies, supporting strong leadership, investing in the workforce and inspiring our children and young people.
All of our work is underpinned by a set of core values, they are:
Inclusivity and social justice
Educational excellence
Collaboration and interdependence
Challenge and service
Care and sustainability
Celebrating difference
These values inform everything we do as a trust and all of our services and working practices are designed around these concepts.
TCAT is a unique trust, being the first in the country to include primary and secondary academies together with a sixth form college.
TCAT also includes a Church of England High School, Sir Thomas Boteler, whose faith foundation is assured through representation from the Dioceses of Chester and Liverpool.
As an inclusive MAT with a strong moral purpose we are committed to providing an environment and education where every young person is nurtured, challenged and inspired to achieve the very best for themselves and their communities. Young people are at the heart of everything we do.
There are currently 10 academies within the trust including four primary academies, three with nurseries, five secondary academies and a sixth form college.
We have close to 8,000 children and young people in our care along with around 1,000 staff.
This may seem like a huge number of people, however we pride ourselves on maintaining an intimacy within this which is built upon positive and professional relationships.
Broomfields Road. Warrington,Cheshire, England, UK, WA4 3AE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,money,notes,price,Scottish notes,Scottish money,strike,RMT union,workers,Scotrail,Ticket,tickets,prices,increase,increases,cost,costs,Scots,Scot,Scottish,note,cash,sterling,Scotland,railway,trains,train,inflation,affordable,services,route,routes,subsidy,subsidised,net zero,Glasgow,WCML,West Coast Mainline
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CC6XX5 - . This scene at Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The photograph is concerned with Scotrail Ticket Prices increase, cash, money, travel reservation. The picture additionally relates to place identity, station environment, passenger railway, social history, urban change, rail mobility, public transport network, regional identity, community identity, local history, period detail, contemporary history, regional rail, and documentary photography. The subject remains useful for current coverage of rail reform and fares, not least because of making passenger rail simpler and more dependable. The photograph fixes public access and movement within Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against new construction. The setting also brings in built environment, changing streetscape, railway heritage, before-and-after reference, visual archive, passenger connectivity, rail corridor, and rail modernisation. The recorded references to increase, travel, money, reservation, and Ticket preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. The surrounding context at Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL 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 linking trains more effectively with buses and trams within the real-world context of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL. Another strand within the photograph is station investment and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network within the specific setting of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL. The scene retains a connection with rail reform and reducing congestion and car dependency as part of the longer story of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL.
Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,Cheshire,UK,door,high st,village,brick,High Street,Tarvin,High Street Tarvin,history,historic,heritage,old,town,centre,ornate,lane,road,NHS,union,action,strike,strikes,nurse,the,pay,rates,sign,vocation,job,jobs,inflation,claim,rise,rises
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2C6RE6J - . An authentic period record of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE, retaining the practical visual detail that later redevelopment, rebranding or altered use can remove. The defining feature is The Nurses Cottage, High Street, Tarvin village, Cheshire, England, UK , CH3. The picture additionally relates to local character, commercial streetscape, consumer retail, visual archive, built environment, historical comparison, town-centre economy, contemporary history, retail vacancy, social history, independent trading, public realm, place identity, and period detail. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes hybrid working alongside consumer spending, with particular attention to how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. The photograph fixes building condition and alterations within 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. A second layer of the scene includes commercial frontage, social landscape, urban change, customer footfall, retail property, community identity, shopping district, and bricks-and-mortar retail. The recorded references to Nurses, Cottage, Tarvin, and village preserve clues that can help identify how the subject was presented or used at the time. By fixing the subject within 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is hybrid working and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts within the real-world context of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE. The scene retains a connection with online shopping and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts within the specific setting of 67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE. The period view preserves evidence of continuity and change for retrospective editorial use.
67 High St, Tarvin, Chester,England,UK, CH3 8EE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,railway station,EH12,TOC,public transport,trains,Margadh an Fheòir,transport,transport hub,EGIP,Halcrow Group,SVM Glasgow,train track,track,platforms,canopy,new building,building,skyline,Edinburgh Skyline,workers,strike,RMT union,Scotrail,Haymarket station tunnel,tunnels,rail,rails line,electrified,electric,EMU,Electric Multople Unit,carriage,carriages
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AR6MXW - Haymarket railway station is the second largest railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland, after Waverley railway station.
The station serves as a major commuter and long-distance destination, located near the city centre, in the West End. Trains from the station serve much of Scotland, including Fife and Glasgow, as well as suburban lines to the east, and the East Coast Main Line through to London King's Cross. It is the seventh busiest railway station in Scotland
During 1842, Haymarket railway station was opened as the original terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. The station represented the launch of a new age of travelling opportunities to the Scottish capital, being the first intercity route to be built and offering a previously unheard of journey time of two and a half hours between Scotland's two largest cities. Reportedly, early passenger numbers were far in excess of any expectations held during the line's construction, having topped one million by 1846. Due to backlash from the Church of Scotland, the early practice of running Sunday trains was suspended
During 1983, British Rail performed some alterations to the station
Haymarket's original train shed was demolished while its footbridge was replaced by a smaller counterpart and new platform canopies were installed
Under EGIP, £25 million was allocated for the redevelopment of Haymarket Station. The station's new design was developed by a multi- discipline team, headed by the Halcrow Group, the work's lead consultant
IDP Architects designed much of the programme's architectural aspects, while SVM Glasgow provided mechanical and electrical engineering support. Factors which had to be taken into account included the booking office's category A listed building, its prominent location in the city, and newly-developed tram network Edinburgh Trams that was to be incorporated in the station's role as a transport hub. During December 2011, construction company Morgan Sindall Group were awarded the £25
Haymarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH12 5EY
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Keywords: @Hotpixuk,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,N1,Euston Road,North London,London,city,centre,panorama,pano,London Borough of Camden,Camden,Architect,architecture,KingsX,railway station,ECML,workers,strike,RMT union,crowds,crowd,transport,railway,rail,station,history,historic,busy,crowded,terminus,interchange,sunny,blue,sky,skies,infrastructure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AE02F7 - King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom and the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line to North East England and Scotland. Adjacent to King's Cross station is St Pancras International, the London terminus for Eurostar services to continental Europe. Beneath both main line stations is King's Cross St Pancras tube station on the London Underground
combined they form one of the country's largest transport hubs.
The station was opened in Kings Cross in 1852 by the Great Northern Railway on the northern edge of Central London to accommodate the East Coast Main Line. Famous services were the Flying Scotsman and locomotives such as Mallard.
The £500 million restoration plan announced by Network Rail in 2005 was approved by Camden London Borough Council in 2007. It involved restoring and reglazing the original arched train shed roof and removing the 1972 extension at the front of the station and replacing it with an open-air plaza
Euston Rd, Kings Cross, London, England, UK, N1 9AL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,London,South East,EC4N,entrance,night,dusk,evening,crowded,wet,rain,at,workers,strike,RMT union,walkout,city,centre,central,stations,commuter,commuters,nighttime,rushhour,rush hour,busy,outside,concourse,rainy,BR,railways,infrastructure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY94H - Cannon Street station, also known as London Cannon Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in Travelcard zone 1 located on Cannon Street in the City of London and managed by Network Rail. It is one of two London termini of the South Eastern main line, the other being Charing Cross, while the Underground station is on the Circle and District lines, between Monument and Mansion House. The station runs services by Southeastern, mostly catering for commuters in southeast London and Kent, with occasional services further into the latter.
The station was built on a site of the medieval steelyard, the trading base in England of the Hanseatic League. It was built by the South Eastern Railway in order to have a railway terminal in the City and compete with the rival London, Chatham and Dover Railway. This required a new bridge across the River Thames, which was constructed between 1863 and 1866. The station was initially a stop for continental services from Charing Cross.
Planning permission was granted in March 2007 to replace the Poulson building, with a new air rights building designed by Foggo Associates. Hines, the US developer, led a £360 million project involving the demolition of Poulson's office block, replacing it with a mixed-use development containing more than 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) of office space alongside 17,000 sq ft (1,600 m2) of station retail space. The redevelopment was part of a larger regeneration programme undertaken by Network Rail to modernise and unlock the commercial potential of the main London termini
Euston and London Bridge were also redeveloped. Network Rail's director of commercial property said that the finished station would be less congested and more accessible for passengers.[46] Cannon Street won the award for Major Station of the Year at the 2013 National Rail Awards
Cannon Street Station, Cannon Street, London, England,UK, EC4N 6AP
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,AB11,red,TOC,public,transport,ownership,east coast,mainline,main line,commuters,strike,RMT,union,unions,walks,walking,past,a,train,cab,43311,class 43,HST,diesel,service,Scottish,services,Guild St,Scotland,UK,AB11 6LX,railway,station,London and North Eastern Railway,owned
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43P0X - The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At that time, it was divided into the new British Railways' Eastern Region, North Eastern Region, and partially the Scottish Region.
It covered the area north and east of London. It included the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via York and Newcastle upon Tyne and the routes from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Inverness. Most of the country east of the Pennines was within its purview, including East Anglia. The main workshops were in Doncaster, with others at Darlington, Inverurie and Stratford, London
On the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, the franchise to run long distance express trains on the East Coast Main Line was won by Sea Containers Ltd, who named the new operating company Great North Eastern Railway (GNER), a name and initials deliberately chosen to echo the LNER.
Following the collapse of Virgin Trains East Coast in May 2018, the newly-nationalised operator of the East Coast Main Line was named London North Eastern Railway to evoke the earlier company
Aberdeen railway station, Guild St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB11 6LX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,MAN,MAG,apron,planes,jet,Boeing,Airbus,taxi,taxing,Ringway,UK,England,North West,Virgin Atlantic Airways,Virgin Holidays,strike,transport,VHQ,network,Flying Club,Connect Airways consortium,Flybe Virgin Atlantic,Virgin Flybe,quality,fine,Delta Air Lines,Limited,A330-200,taxi-ing,CAA,Richard Branson,Virgin Atlantic jet,merger,Connect Airways,travel insurance,claim,claims
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A0TWPD - . A carefully observed scene depicts the working environment around the recorded location, in a view made during 2019. The principal recorded subject is Virgin Atlantic Strawberry Fields Airbus A330-200 taxi-ing from apron at Manchester Ringway Airport, Lancashire, England, UK. The scene also brings together airport operations, commercial aviation, civil aviation, aviation logistics, air transport connectivity, aircraft operations, airport infrastructure, airside activity, passenger mobility, passenger flight, ground handling, and flight operations. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, aircraft fleets also connects with noise, route economics and efforts aimed at new aircraft technology. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at the recorded location, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves, specifically in relation to Virgin Atlantic Strawberry Fields Airbus A330-200 taxi-ing from apron at Manchester Ringway Airport. The location additionally reflects airport terminal, air transport, air travel, airline industry, aviation decarbonisation, international travel. The record also refers to Manchester Airport, jets, aircraft, Planes at Manchester Airport, transport, Strawberry Fields A330-200. The scene also carries the language of airport economy, and flight network. Modern coverage of passenger connectivity frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of operational resilience, noise and resilient international connectivity. In historical comparison, the image can help trace community life, commercial identity, physical infrastructure, signage and branding, and local continuity in a form that can be compared with later photographs. The lasting documentary value lies in its record of planning and redevelopment, historic fabric, everyday services, movement through the area, and social change as an authentic period reference.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,MAN,MAG,apron,planes,jet,Boeing,Airbus,taxi,taxing,Ringway,UK,England,North West,A330-200,taxi-ing,Virgin Atlantic Airways,Limited,Virgin Holidays,Delta Air Lines,CAA,strike,fine,Richard Branson,transport,quality,Virgin Atlantic jet,VHQ,Virgin Flybe,merger,network,Flybe Virgin Atlantic,Flying Club,Connect Airways consortium,Connect Airways
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A0TWPF - Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, United Kingdom. The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between London and the Falkland Islands. Soon after changing the name to Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company after disagreements with Sir Richard Branson over the management of the company. The maiden flight from Gatwick Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport took place on 22 June 1984.
The airline along with Virgin Holidays is controlled by a holding company, Virgin Atlantic Limited, which is 51% owned by the Virgin Group and 49% by Delta Air Lines. It is administratively separate from other Virgin-branded airlines. Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited both hold Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licences (AOC numbers 534 and 2435 respectively), both of which permit these airlines, operating as Virgin Atlantic Airways, to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
Virgin Atlantic uses a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and operates to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia from its main bases in London (Heathrow and Gatwick), and its secondary base at Manchester. The airline also operates seasonal flights from Glasgow and Belfast. Virgin Atlantic aircraft consist of three cabins: Economy, Premium (formerly Premium economy) and Upper Class (business).
In 2012, Virgin Atlantic carried 5.4 million passengers, making it the seventh-largest UK airline in terms of passenger volume. On 31 December 2013, it reported a £51 million group pre-tax loss (approximately US$87 million)
however, in the year to 31 December 2014 the airline reported a return to pre-tax profit of £14.4m
Manchester Ringway Airport, Lancashire, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,MAN,MAG,apron,planes,jet,Boeing,Airbus,taxi,taxing,Ringway,UK,England,North West,TUI Aircraft,TUI Plane,TUIFly,TUI AG,tourism,charter,holiday,parked planes,Thomson Travel,Thomson,Hannover,family holidays,disruption,strike,Three aircraft,787-8 G-TUIE Dreamliner,Boeing 787-8,G-TUIE Dreamliner,Dreamliner,G-OBYG,G-OBYH,TUI Airways,Thomson Airways,Thomsonfly
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A0TWPJ - TUI Airways, formerly Thomson Airways and often referred to as TUI UK, is the world's largest charter airline, offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. The airline carried 11.2 million passengers in 2017, making it the third-largest UK airline by total passengers, after EasyJet and British Airways. TUI Airways is also the worlds 10th largest airline by number of route pairings served.
The registered office is at the TUI Travel House in Crawley, West Sussex but its head office is located in Wigmore House in Luton, Bedfordshire. TUI Airways Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
The airline was formed following the merger of the travel division of TUI AG and First Choice Holidays plc in September 2007 to form TUI Travel. The two companies' respective airlines, Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways, were merged under the former's Air Operator's Certificate in May 2008 and were rebranded as Thomson Airways on 1 November 2008. TUI Travel merged with TUI AG to form TUI Group in December 2014.
TUI Airways officially changed its legal name from Thomson Airways to TUI Airways on 2 October 2017. This was in line with sister companies TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Netherlands and TUI fly Nordic. All airlines in the group, excluding Corsair International, are now rebranded to TUI.
Ringway, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,MAN,MAG,apron,planes,jet,Boeing,Airbus,taxi,taxing,Ringway,UK,England,North West,TUI Aircraft,TUI Plane,TUIFly,TUI AG,tourism,charter,holiday,parked planes,Thomson Travel,Thomson,Hannover,family holidays,disruption,strike,G-OGYG tui 757-300,757-300,TUI Airways,Thomson Airways,Thomsonfly,charter routes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2A0TWPN - TUI Airways, formerly Thomson Airways and often referred to as TUI UK, is the world's largest charter airline, offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. The airline carried 11.2 million passengers in 2017, making it the third-largest UK airline by total passengers, after EasyJet and British Airways. TUI Airways is also the worlds 10th largest airline by number of route pairings served.
The registered office is at the TUI Travel House in Crawley, West Sussex but its head office is located in Wigmore House in Luton, Bedfordshire. TUI Airways Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.
The airline was formed following the merger of the travel division of TUI AG and First Choice Holidays plc in September 2007 to form TUI Travel. The two companies' respective airlines, Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways, were merged under the former's Air Operator's Certificate in May 2008 and were rebranded as Thomson Airways on 1 November 2008. TUI Travel merged with TUI AG to form TUI Group in December 2014.
TUI Airways officially changed its legal name from Thomson Airways to TUI Airways on 2 October 2017. This was in line with sister companies TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Netherlands and TUI fly Nordic. All airlines in the group, excluding Corsair International, are now rebranded to TUI.
Ringway, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Christmas,Xmas,WA5,ER,at Warrington delivery office,Milner St,Cheshire,England,UK,WA5 1WA,red delivery vans,delivery,at,the,offices,office,International Distributions Services plc,strike,letters,parcels,letter,parcel,priority,prioritised,over,bonus,bonuses,profitability,profits,profit,loss,dividend,dividends,investment,bailout,bailouts
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K3XNBA - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA in 2019, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is ER, Royal mail red delivery vans, at Warrington delivery office, Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA. Other connected aspects include bricks-and-mortar retail, community identity, historical comparison, local history, commercial frontage, shopfront economy, high-street commerce, customer footfall, local enterprise, small business, specialist retailer, regional identity, before-and-after reference, and archival record. Today's relevance is strengthened by town-centre regeneration, independent business and the continuing question of how commercial property costs affect small retailers. As a dated visual record of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA, the frame retains public access and movement, making it especially useful if closure or conversion subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include documentary photography, town-centre trading, place identity, social history, specialist shop, period detail, contemporary social history, and changing land use. The combination of Milner, delivery, Royal, and office anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA 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 town-centre regeneration and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA. The period view preserves evidence of changing use as a date-specific reference. The view records evidence of earlier appearance for later comparison.
Milner St, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1WA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,UK,North West England,Warrington,Cheshire,GB,town,transport,travel,Warrington Interchange,bus,rail,tourism,Central,Station,Northern Railway,route,Liverpool to Manchester,Lines,diesel express services,diesel,diesel trains,fully accessible,WAC,WA2,Winwick Street,WA2 7TT,steps,ramp,entrance,door,main,trains,workers,strike,RMT union
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RG9AEE - Warrington Central railway station is one of two 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 stopping trains between Liverpool and Manchester, and diesel express services between Liverpool and the North East of England or between Liverpool and East Anglia.
Central station has no electrified lines being served only by diesel trains. The second station serving the town centre is Warrington Bank Quay, which accommodates electrified lines on the West Coast Main Line with express services to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and Scotland and also an electrified service to Liverpool Lime Street. The main station building faces away from the town and is of a classical style with some polychrome brickwork. Most of it is rented out to small businesses, the booking office and other facilities having been relocated to a modern building at a lower level. From street level, passengers climb six steps or a short ramp to reach the booking office, and climb further steps to the platforms. Disabled passengers can now easily access both platforms as lifts were installed in June 2008, making Warrington Central fully accessible for the first time.
The station has a customer service office, toilets, waiting rooms, a newsagent and a coffee stall. The entrance building was enlarged and modernised in 2010“11.
Outside there is a car park and a taxi rank. The station is located close to Warrington Bus Interchange.
The adjoining Cheshire Lines Warehouse (a listed building) has been redeveloped as apartments, along with six new apartment blocks.
Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, North west England, UK, WA2 7TT
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Keywords: GoTonySmith @HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,platforms,Mainline,Abelio,UK,Gordon St,people,passengers,roof,shops,retail,Glasgow Central Concourse,transport,public transport,canopy,Central,station,Mainline Station,workers,strike,RMT union,Champagne Central,pub,pubs,bar,bars,Victorian,history,historic,infrastructure,stations,Scottish,99,Gordon Street,commuters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PE1J44 - Glasgow Central also known simply as Central) is the major mainline rail terminus in Glasgow, Scotland. The station was opened by the Caledonian Railway on 1 August 1879 and is one of nineteen managed by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the West Coast Main Line (397 miles (640 km) north of London Euston), and for inter-city services between Glasgow and England. The other main city-centre railway station in Glasgow is Glasgow Queen Street.
With over 32 million passengers in 2016“17, Glasgow Central is the twelfth-busiest railway station in Britain, and the busiest in Scotland.[6] According to Network Rail, over 38 million people use it annually, 80% of whom are passengers. The station is protected as a category A listed building.
In Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins, the station was one of only ten to be awarded five stars. In 2017 the station received a customer satisfaction score 95.2%, the highest in the UK
99 Gordon St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G1 3SF
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,United Kingdom,on,station,Cheshire,North West England,UK,platform,stationary,delays,timetable,timetable problems,problem,timetable problem,Arriva UK,Arriva UK Trains,Northern Rail,RMT Strikes,RMT Strike,RMT,strike,public transport,transport,window,passengers,passenger,Deutsche Bahn,DB,Northern By Arriva logo on train carriage,Warrington Central Station,Class 158 Express Sprinter,Class 158,Express Sprinter,investigation,Transport for the North,TfN
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA4N - . Northern By Arriva logo on train carriage, Warrington Central Station, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Photographed on 1 August 2018. The recorded location is Warrington, Cheshire. Northern is a train operating company in Northern England. A subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains, it began operating the Northern franchise on 1 April 2016 and inherited units from the previous operator Northern Rail. The historical context 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. Historically, graphic design turns practical information into a visual object
Typefaces, colour, layout and printing methods can identify a period or brand, while small items such as tickets and cards preserve events, prices and messages that may exist nowhere else in physical form. The subject remains topical in 2026 because 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
Earlier branded trains and station scenes therefore gain additional documentary value during another major restructuring of the industry. In 2026, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide useful material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. As of 2026, rail reform gives this type of image extra context
The government is legislating for Great British Railways to coordinate infrastructure, services, fares and timetables, while historic operator liveries and station equipment increasingly become records of the post-privatisation era.
Warrington, Cheshire
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,United Kingdom,on,station,Cheshire,North West England,UK,platform,stationary,delays,timetable,timetable problems,problem,timetable problem,Arriva UK,Arriva UK Trains,Northern Rail,RMT Strikes,RMT Strike,RMT,strike,public transport,transport,window,passengers,passenger,Deutsche Bahn,DB,Northern By Arriva logo on train carriage,Warrington Central Station,Class 158 Express Sprinter,Class 158,Express Sprinter,investigation,Transport for the North,TfN
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA4P - . Northern By Arriva logo on train carriage, Warrington Central Station, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Photographed on 1 August 2018. The recorded location is Warrington, Cheshire. Northern is a train operating company in Northern England. A subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains, it began operating the Northern franchise on 1 April 2016 and inherited units from the previous operator Northern Rail. Looking at the subject's development, stations and railway infrastructure are both working transport assets and historical records
Their changing operators, signage, ticketing systems, rolling stock and architecture chart the development of British rail travel from the Victorian era to contemporary inter-city and commuter services. The wider historical story is that printed and graphic ephemera are highly effective dating evidence
Tickets, labels, cards, stamps, posters and logos combine wording, typography, colour and branding in forms that are often discarded after use, so surviving examples can become valuable records of popular culture and commerce. For the 2026 context, rail reform gives this type of image extra context
The government is legislating for Great British Railways to coordinate infrastructure, services, fares and timetables, while historic operator liveries and station equipment increasingly become records of the post-privatisation era. In the present 2026 context, much ticketing, advertising and personal communication is digital, making older printed ephemera increasingly distinctive as evidence of pre-digital communication
Physical cards, labels and tickets also provide a contrast with QR codes, apps and paperless transactions. During 2026, rail reform gives this type of image extra context
The government is legislating for Great British Railways to coordinate infrastructure, services, fares and timetables, while historic operator liveries and station equipment increasingly become records of the post-privatisation era.
Warrington, Cheshire
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,United Kingdom,on,station,Cheshire,North West England,UK,platform,stationary,delays,timetable,timetable problems,problem,timetable problem,Arriva UK,Arriva UK Trains,Northern Rail,RMT Strikes,RMT Strike,RMT,strike,public transport,transport,window,passengers,passenger,Deutsche Bahn,DB,Northern By Arriva logo on train carriage,Warrington Central Station,Class 158 Express Sprinter,Class 158,Express Sprinter,investigation,Transport for the North,TfN
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA4T - . Northern By Arriva logo on train carriage, Warrington Central Station, Cheshire, North West England, UK. Photographed on 1 August 2018. The recorded location is Warrington, Cheshire. Northern is a train operating company in Northern England. A subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains, it began operating the Northern franchise on 1 April 2016 and inherited units from the previous operator Northern Rail. From a heritage perspective, railway scenes connect industrial-age engineering with everyday passenger mobility
Station stock-photo/gotonysmith-Architecture.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>architecture, platforms, signal boxes, ticketing and rolling stock show how the network has evolved from steam and regional companies through British Rail, privatisation and today's increasingly digital passenger railway. As background, ephemeral design is especially valuable to social historians because it was created for immediate use rather than posterity
A ticket, label or novelty card can reveal contemporary humour, branding, consumer habits and printing style in a compact object. As of 2026, britain's railway is in another period of structural change as legislation for Great British Railways progresses, bringing infrastructure and passenger services into a more unified publicly owned model
Images of earlier operators, ticket machines and station branding help illustrate how quickly the passenger railway changes. Against the 2026 backdrop, digital-first communication means many everyday printed objects are disappearing
Older tickets, labels, cards and signs therefore provide valuable material for stories about changing design, retail and consumer behaviour. As background, stations and railway infrastructure are both working transport assets and historical records
Their changing operators, signage, ticketing systems, rolling stock and architecture chart the development of British rail travel from the Victorian era to modern inter-city and commuter services.
Warrington, Cheshire
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,North West England,UK,delays,Northern Rail,passenger,electric,Chris Grayling,resign,poor transport,transport,railways,Secretary of State for Transport,terrible,links,season ticket holders,train travel,travel,city centre,Manchester,trains,Electrical Multiple Unit,TOC,Train Operating Company,renationalise,re-nationalise,rail network,Strategic Rail Authority,strike,industrial dispute,new timetables,DfT,fail,failures,train fleet,growth,extra carriages,electrification,Ordsall Curve
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWHC - Last month's major timetable change wasn't just about rescheduling trains, but was designed to deliver more services between Leeds and Manchester, Manchester and Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds, Lincoln and Sheffield, and so on and so on. All these service improvements need more trains “ and those trains haven't arrived yet. New trains are being built, and the inevitable delays to their arrival have yet to be announced. But delays to new trains in London and Scotland are causing problems in the North.
Second hand trains from Bristol and Edinburgh can now been seen at work in Yorkshire, but not nearly as many as there should be. And delays to electrification in London means diesels haven't been released to Bristol, which in turn has kept Yorkshire bound trains in the South West. Brand new electric trains in Scotland have unsafe curved windows in their driving cabs, so haven't entered service, which means Scotland's diesels haven't headed south of the border.
This new timetable should have seen even more changes, but many service improvements have been held back until December. Even without the introduction of these more frequent schedules, there is a big shortage of trains, resulting in the trains that are running having fewer coaches than demand requires. Passengers are being left on platforms.
The other company which needs to deliver on promises is Network Rail “ not that it has promised much in the North.
Leeds and Manchester are booming rail hubs. They have seen massive increases in passenger numbers, yet there has been little (Manchester) or no (Leeds) investment in the railway infrastructure. Widespread electrification was promised and then unpromised. It hasn't been cancelled, but it won't happen. The short lengths of railway that are being electrified have been massively delayed.
The Ordsall Curve in Manchester has created more demand without creating any new capacity. Manchester Victoria is full, and yet more trains are running through it.Result is chaos
Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,North West England,UK,delays,Northern Rail,passenger,electric,Chris Grayling,resign,poor transport,transport,railways,Secretary of State for Transport,terrible,links,season ticket holders,train travel,travel,city centre,Manchester,trains,Electrical Multiple Unit,TOC,Train Operating Company,renationalise,re-nationalise,rail network,Strategic Rail Authority,strike,industrial dispute,new timetables,DfT,fail,failures,train fleet,growth,extra carriages,electrification,Ordsall Curve
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWHH - Last month's major timetable change wasn't just about rescheduling trains, but was designed to deliver more services between Leeds and Manchester, Manchester and Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds, Lincoln and Sheffield, and so on and so on. All these service improvements need more trains “ and those trains haven't arrived yet. New trains are being built, and the inevitable delays to their arrival have yet to be announced. But delays to new trains in London and Scotland are causing problems in the North.
Second hand trains from Bristol and Edinburgh can now been seen at work in Yorkshire, but not nearly as many as there should be. And delays to electrification in London means diesels haven't been released to Bristol, which in turn has kept Yorkshire bound trains in the South West. Brand new electric trains in Scotland have unsafe curved windows in their driving cabs, so haven't entered service, which means Scotland's diesels haven't headed south of the border.
This new timetable should have seen even more changes, but many service improvements have been held back until December. Even without the introduction of these more frequent schedules, there is a big shortage of trains, resulting in the trains that are running having fewer coaches than demand requires. Passengers are being left on platforms.
The other company which needs to deliver on promises is Network Rail “ not that it has promised much in the North.
Leeds and Manchester are booming rail hubs. They have seen massive increases in passenger numbers, yet there has been little (Manchester) or no (Leeds) investment in the railway infrastructure. Widespread electrification was promised and then unpromised. It hasn't been cancelled, but it won't happen. The short lengths of railway that are being electrified have been massively delayed.
The Ordsall Curve in Manchester has created more demand without creating any new capacity. Manchester Victoria is full, and yet more trains are running through it.Result is chaos
Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,North West England,UK,delays,Northern Rail,passenger,electric,Chris Grayling,resign,poor transport,transport,railways,Secretary of State for Transport,terrible,links,season ticket holders,train travel,travel,city centre,Manchester,trains,Electrical Multiple Unit,TOC,Train Operating Company,renationalise,re-nationalise,rail network,Strategic Rail Authority,strike,industrial dispute,new timetables,DfT,fail,failures,train fleet,growth,extra carriages,electrification,Ordsall Curve
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWJ5 - Last month's major timetable change wasn't just about rescheduling trains, but was designed to deliver more services between Leeds and Manchester, Manchester and Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds, Lincoln and Sheffield, and so on and so on. All these service improvements need more trains “ and those trains haven't arrived yet. New trains are being built, and the inevitable delays to their arrival have yet to be announced. But delays to new trains in London and Scotland are causing problems in the North.
Second hand trains from Bristol and Edinburgh can now been seen at work in Yorkshire, but not nearly as many as there should be. And delays to electrification in London means diesels haven't been released to Bristol, which in turn has kept Yorkshire bound trains in the South West. Brand new electric trains in Scotland have unsafe curved windows in their driving cabs, so haven't entered service, which means Scotland's diesels haven't headed south of the border.
This new timetable should have seen even more changes, but many service improvements have been held back until December. Even without the introduction of these more frequent schedules, there is a big shortage of trains, resulting in the trains that are running having fewer coaches than demand requires. Passengers are being left on platforms.
The other company which needs to deliver on promises is Network Rail “ not that it has promised much in the North.
Leeds and Manchester are booming rail hubs. They have seen massive increases in passenger numbers, yet there has been little (Manchester) or no (Leeds) investment in the railway infrastructure. Widespread electrification was promised and then unpromised. It hasn't been cancelled, but it won't happen. The short lengths of railway that are being electrified have been massively delayed.
The Ordsall Curve in Manchester has created more demand without creating any new capacity. Manchester Victoria is full, and yet more trains are running through it.Result is chaos
Oxford Road, Manchester, UK
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,England,Great Britain,GB,HM passport Office,passports,passport delays,processing office,L3,Old Hall st,Abi Tierney,UK Visas and Immigration,Immigration,British passport,issue,issuing office,regional passport processing centre,British passports,Identity and Passport Service,British Home Office,office,work,strike,union,May,delays,pensions,disputes,dispute,row,Public and Commercial Services union,PCS,Mark Serwotka,Nigel Farage,ReformUK,visa,immigration centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2D8NX50 - The Identity and Passport Service was established on 1 April 2006, following the passing of the Identity Cards Act 2006 which merged the UK Passport Service with the Home Office's Identity Cards programme to form the new executive agency.
In 2007, the ninety British diplomatic missions that issued passports were consolidated into seven regional passport processing centres (RPPCs) based in Düsseldorf, Hong Kong, Madrid, Paris, Pretoria, Washington, D.C. and Wellington with an additional centre in Dublin.
The Identity Documents Act 2010 repealed the Identity Cards Act 2006, and required the cancellation of all identity cards and the destruction of all data held.
On 1 April 2011 responsibility for British passports issued overseas passed from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to IPS. The printing of passports issued overseas had been done in the UK since August 2011 and the administrative work performed at these RPPCs was repatriated to the UK during the 2013“14 financial year. From April 2014 all British nationals based overseas had to apply for their passports directly to the UK.
The Identity and Passport Service was renamed HM Passport Office on 13 May 2013 in an effort to reflect the agency's departure from its association with the scrapped National Identity Register and ID cards. The government stated in the press release that The inclusion of 'Her Majesty's' in the title recognises that passports are the property of the Crown, bear the royal coat of arms and are issued under the royal prerogative.
HMPO's executive agency status was removed on 1 October 2014 and it became a division within the Home Office. Its board reports directly to the Home Office's executive management board
101 Old Hall St, Liverpool, Merseyside,England, UK, L3 9BP
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Keywords: Scotrail,TOC,train,operating,company,public,customer,British,waiting,delay,delayed,disruption,compensation,Perth,Scotland,UK,Scot,Scotrail,rail,Train Operating Company,Passengers casting shadows,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,Scottish,British,Scotland,delay,delays,delayed.late,Images of,Tony Smith,Great Britain,workers,strike,RMT union
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H9PM2D - . This authentic period view of Perth,Scotland,UK in 2016 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The image documents Passengers casting shadows on a railway platform, Perth,Scotland,UK. The wider scene also brings together visual archive, changing land use, conservation architecture, local character, social history, adaptive reuse, community identity, conservation interest, historical comparison, heritage asset, built heritage, before-and-after reference, public realm, and local history. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into embodied carbon and energy retrofit, not least because of the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism. The image fixes period objects and surrounding context within Perth,Scotland,UK at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are cityscape history, heritage landmark, historic streetscape, everyday life, documentary photography, regional identity, contemporary social history, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to shadows, Passengers, Scotland, railway, and platform preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around Perth,Scotland,UK, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for embodied carbon and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility when considered against later change at Perth,Scotland,UK. Another useful connection is planning control and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism without losing the local specificity of Perth,Scotland,UK. The scene captures a trace of local identity for future local research.
Perth,Scotland,UK
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Keywords: UK,platform,building,brickwork,line,rails,empty,lonely,cold,GoTonySmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,no,train,trains,strike,strikes,main,Carlisle,Citadel,city,Railway,BR,railways,infrastructure,Cumbria,bridge,Victorian,platforms,mainline,WCML,NetworkRail,Network Rail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3RJJ - . Carlisle Citadel Railway Station, Cumbria, stock-photo/gotonysmith-England.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>England, UK. Photographed at Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA1 1QZ. The photograph was taken on 06 July 2015. 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 Carlisle Citadel Railway Station, Cumbria, WCML, Avanti, Station, bridge, platfoems, Victorian, deserted and platform, 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.
Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA1 1QZ
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Keywords: bendy bus,braille,british,button modern Edinburgh lothian command,congestion,driver,efficient Lothian Scotland,out of focus Braile blind transport issues stopping,switch company technology,traffic,uk,vehicle,scania DAF interior inside,municipal,city,GoTonySmith,press,urban,suburban,signal,Warrington,WBT,ariva,Stagecoach,First,FirstGroup,group,National,express,alarm,to,driver,halt,Oyster,card,Inside a bus,Press Stop,National Express,strike,strikes
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DND - Photo shows Red Stop button on a public bus, Lothian Scotland, out of focus (with Braille ) at night. The image is useful for illustrating British and Irish pub culture, real ale, traditional bars, hospitality, visitor economy stories and the continued importance of pubs as social places. Where a named pub, brewery, beer pump, pint glass or drinking street is visible, it can support articles on licensed premises, cask ale, CAMRA interest, tourism, nightlife, local character and changing high streets. The supplied location evidence places the subject at or near Scotland, which adds value for buyers searching by town, city, region or postcode. Visible wording, branding or signage noted in the supplied caption should be kept as search evidence because it helps buyers looking for specific editorial concepts, public messages, commercial streets, transport detail or local identity. Weather and season may be visible outside or through the setting
the subject has clear hospitality and leisure value. It should work for editorial buyers needing authentic, non-staged British or travel imagery for news, magazine, blog, local government, heritage, housing, transport, tourism, retail, public policy or social commentary use. The caption should be checked against the visible photograph before upload so that any readable signs, weather, time of day and people context are accurately reflected without overstating facts not shown in the image. The strongest sales value is the combination of named subject, real location and everyday documentary style, giving picture editors a flexible image that can sit alongside features, opinion pieces, explainers, historical retrospectives and local news.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DCYND0 - Tesco plc is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer with headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues and the ninth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues. It has shops in seven countries across Asia and Europe, and is the market leader of groceries in the UK (where it has a market share of around 28.4%), Ireland, Hungary and Thailand.
Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls. The Tesco name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen purchased a shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell and combined those initials with the first two letters of his surname, and the first Tesco shop opened in 1931 in Burnt Oak, Barnet. His business expanded rapidly, and by 1939 he had over 100 Tesco shops across the country
Originally a UK grocer, Tesco has expanded globally since the early 1990s, with operations in 11 other countries in the world. The company pulled out of the US in 2013, but as of 2018 continues to see growth elsewhere. Since the 1960s, Tesco has diversified into areas such as the retailing of books, clothing, electronics, furniture, toys, petrol, software, financial services, telecoms and internet services. In the 1990s Tesco repositioned itself from being a down-market high-volume low-cost retailer, to one designed to attract a range of social groups by offering products ranging from low-cost Tesco Value items (launched 1993) to its Tesco Finest range. This broadening of its appeal was successful and saw the chain grow from 500 shops in the mid-1990s to 2,500 shops fifteen years later.
Tesco is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalization of approximately £18.1 billion as of 22 April 2015, the 28th-largest of any company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange
Winwick Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7NE
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,sign,rail,trespassing,do not cross,the line,Pway,railway,Manchester,Piccadilly,electrification,electric,train,engine,danger,rail track,many lines,busy,station,warning,RMT,ASLEF,union,unions,strike,strikes,PWay,railways,network,subsidy,subsidies,GBR,Great British Railways,Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station,Piccadilly Station Approach,M60 7RA
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BPCNMD - . This scene at Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station , Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, En documents an everyday subject with wider connections to local identity, social history and changing patterns of use. The view specifically shows Railway Passengers Must Not Cross The Line sign, Northern Rail train. Further connections within the scene include rail modernisation, historical comparison, social landscape, trackside infrastructure, social history, regional rail, station environment, community identity, urban change, archival record, passenger railway, period detail, place identity, and public realm. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with rail reform, station investment and preserving railway heritage while modernising the network. The photograph fixes public access and movement within Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station , Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, En at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The surrounding context includes rail corridor, local history, passenger connectivity, before-and-after reference, changing streetscape, railway branding, transport interchange, and visual archive. Details involving Northern, Passengers, Railway, train, and Cross make the image more specific than a generic illustration and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station , Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, En, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The wider significance includes rail reform and reducing congestion and car dependency without losing the local specificity of Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station , Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, En. The location retains a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station , Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, En
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Keywords: Gotonysmith,Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,Lanzarote,Spain,aircraft,plane,TUI,company,tour,runway,holiday,charter,travel industry,blue,white,Thompson Fly G-0BYE,TUi,jet,jets,travel,climate change,carbon footprint,apron,checks,checking,Canaries,Canary Islands,thomson,disruption,strike,family holidays,planes,TUI Plane,TUIFly,TUI AG,HotpixUK.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BJ1WA3 - . Recorded at Lanzarote , Spain, Europe, this image forms part of the visual history of the locality and the activity, building, object or service shown. The principal subject is Thomson Fly G-0BYE, Tenerife , Canaries , Spain. The setting additionally reflects visual archive, everyday life, conservation architecture, conservation interest, period detail, documentary photography, historic streetscape, place identity, contemporary history, social history, heritage landmark, regional identity, archival record, and architectural contrast. The subject remains useful for current coverage of energy retrofit and heritage conservation, not least because of using existing buildings rather than demolishing them. As a dated visual record of Lanzarote , Spain, Europe, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it useful if later redevelopment subsequently changes the scene. Further associations include heritage asset, traditional masonry, changing streetscape, urban fabric, community identity, built heritage, local history, and architectural character. References to Tenerife, G-0BYE, Canaries, Thomson, and Spain give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to the named subject. Around Lanzarote , Spain, Europe, apparently routine features can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar street details disappear. A further contemporary connection is energy retrofit and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character within the real-world context of Lanzarote , Spain, Europe. The image also provides a reference for maintenance and using existing buildings rather than demolishing them within the specific setting of Lanzarote , Spain, Europe. The wider significance includes planning control and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character as part of the longer story of Lanzarote , Spain, Europe.
Lanzarote , Spain, Europe
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Scotland,Railway,passengers,TOC,Class158,Waverley Route,Waverley,Busy,rail,Class 158,interior,reopened,single track,problems,Borders Rail,Border Counties Railway,Scottish Borders,journey,Galashiels,public,transport,fund,integrated transport,late,delay,delayed,packed,packed trains,passenger,services,Eskbank,Season Ticket,Scotrail season ticket,crowded,crowded train,workers,strike,RMT union
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P2X7YP - The Borders Railway connects the city of Edinburgh with Galashiels and Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders. The railway follows most of the alignment of the northern part of the Waverley Route, a former double-track line in southern Scotland and northern England that ran between Edinburgh and Carlisle. That line was controversially closed in 1969, as part of the Beeching cuts, leaving the Borders region without any access to the National Rail network. Following the closure, a campaign to revive the Waverley Route emerged. Discussion on reopening the northern part of the line came to a head during the early 2000s. Following deliberations in the Scottish Parliament, the Waverley Railway (Scotland) Act 2006 received Royal Assent in June 2006. The project was renamed the Borders Railway in August 2008, and building works began in November 2012. Passenger service on the line began on 6 September 2015, whilst an official opening by Queen Elizabeth II took place on 9 September.
The railway was rebuilt as a non-electrified, largely single-track line. Several surviving Waverley Route structures, including viaducts and tunnels, were rehabilitated and reused for the reopened railway. Passenger services run half-hourly on weekdays until 20:00, and hourly until 23:54 and on Sundays. The timetable also allows charter train promoters to run special excursion services, and for the weeks following the line opening scheduled steam trains were run.
Eskbank, Dalkeith, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy PCTA0F - . A close documentary record depicts the social and built context of Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, in a view made during 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Warrington Bank Quay Railway Station panorama, West Coast Mainline, Warrington, Cheshire North West England, UK. Other aspects of the setting include shopping habits, retail vacancy, intercity travel, independent retail, city-centre economy, transport interchange, customer footfall, shopfront economy, station environment, commercial streetscape, sustainable mobility, and urban commerce. In the mid-2020s, network modernisation is increasingly discussed through fares and affordability and accessible travel, with attention turning to more dependable regional connections. For present-day editorial use, retail streets can also illustrate debates about brand consolidation and vacant premises, particularly where these affect bringing empty units back into use. Over time, this view of Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, UK can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The view also records themes involving rail corridor, town-centre trading, public transport network, rail transport, shopping district, rail heritage. Further recorded details include BankQuay, Virgin Trains, West Coast Main line. Further aspects present in the subject include high-street commerce, retail decline and renewal, local trading, consumer retail, rail infrastructure, train travel, storefront culture, rail modernisation, commercial frontage, and retail property. Current debate around station investment often combines accessible travel, decarbonisation and the practical challenge of a simpler passenger experience. That gives this view of Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, UK continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
Bank Quay, Warrington, Cheshire, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WDHC - Wide exterior editorial photograph of BMA House in Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, central London, showing the formal red-brick headquarters building of the British Medical Association behind black wrought-iron gates, with a central clock, classical stone portico, sash windows and the Union flag flying above the roofline against a bright blue sky. This image identifies the London headquarters of the BMA, the trade union and professional body for doctors and medical students in the UK, and a building closely associated with national debate over NHS pay, doctors' contracts, strike action, industrial action guidance, collective bargaining and wider healthcare politics. The composition presents the full institutional facade and entrance court, making it useful for editorial coverage of resident doctors, junior doctors, consultants, SAS doctors, union negotiations, ballots, workforce pressures, staffing shortages, public sector disputes and the effect of NHS disruption on patients and services. Search themes include BMA offices Tavistock Square London WC1H 9JP, from where the NHS strikes and industrial action is planned, British Medical Association headquarters, medical union headquarters, doctors union London, NHS strikes, doctors strikes, healthcare governance, public policy, labour relations, industrial relations, representative body, lobbying, campaign leadership, public healthcare, British medicine, health service crisis, patient disruption, current affairs, news background, newspaper illustration and broadcast backdrop. Architecturally, the image also works for searches around Georgian and neo-classical institutional design, Bloomsbury landmarks, gated courtyards, civic buildings, London office exteriors and recognised headquarters buildings used to illustrate national stories about medicine, politics, public services and organised labour in modern Britain.
British Medical Association sign at BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP, headquarters of UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M6GC21 - The Wright Eclipse is a low-floor single-deck bus body that was built by Wrightbus between 1999 and 2019. The second-generation Eclipse 2 was launched in 2008, followed by the third-generation Eclipse 3 in 2015. The Eclipse, and its sister design the Solar, were named for a solar eclipse which was visible in the UK in 1999, the year of its introduction.
The Eclipse was launched in 1999 on Volvo B7L chassis and, in 2003, the body was made available on the more popular Volvo B7RLE chassis. A coach version, the Eclipse SchoolRun, was later launched on high floor Volvo B7R chassis. In November 2008, Wright unveiled the Eclipse 2 at that year's Euro Bus Expo, with front and rear ends facelifted to match the Wright StreetCar. In 2015, the Eclipse 3 was launched on Volvo B8RLE chassis, the successor to the B7RLE. Production of the Eclipse has been suspended as Wrightbus entered administration in September 2019.
Over 2,100 Eclipses were built, with FirstGroup the largest customer. A double-decker version of the Eclipse is also available, known as the Wright Eclipse Gemini, and formerly also an articulated version, the Wright Eclipse Fusion.
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV1 1DG
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2M1F5RY - Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership.
During November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the InterCity West Coast franchise would be replaced by the West Coast Partnership (WCP). In August 2019, the DfT awarded the WCP franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium. On 8 December 2019, Avanti West Coast took over operations from the prior operating company Virgin Trains, which had run the franchise since 1997. Originally, the franchise was initially scheduled to run until March 2030, and had also been set to operate the initial High Speed 2 services from 2026. However, during December 2020, it was announced that First Trenitalia and the DfT had agreed to terminate the WCP franchise at the earlier date of 31 March 2026 as part of the abolition of the franchise system. Since then a number of contract changes have taken place due to COVID-19 and then poor performance by the company. As of March 2023, the company's contract will expire in October 2023.
Between 14 August and 18 September 2022, Avanti West Coast reduced its timetable, citing unofficial strike action from its employees. However, this allegation was disputed by Aslef, which accused the company of lying and blamed their lack of recruitment, especially of train drivers, for the problems. Trains were running at one service per hour on the majority of routes, as opposed to the three which would typically occur on the London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly route. Following these changes, Avanti West Coast was subject to public criticism
news stories emerged of numerous train cancellations, overcrowded services, delays, and expensive fares. Many commuters faced difficulties reaching their destinations on the reduced services and some travellers have been left to wait for to two days before travel for tickets to be released for sale
Liverpool Lime Street Station, West Coast Mainline, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1NY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MGWJR7 - . An on-location photograph from Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP in 2023, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The location is represented through 101 Old Hall St Liverpool passport office, Llverpool city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP. Another layer of the photograph includes historical comparison, customer footfall, regional identity, urban fabric, commercial frontage, public realm, adaptive reuse, high-street commerce, period detail, contemporary social history, heritage asset, retail property, heritage landmark, and historic streetscape. For current editorial use, planning control and redevelopment pressure provide additional context, especially through the value of architectural landmarks to local identity. Current relevance extends to consumer spending and town-centre regeneration, particularly through how commercial property shifts between retail, leisure and residential use. Future viewers can use this scene from Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after different community use. The subject also sits alongside visual archive, local enterprise, changing land use, everyday life, brand display, before-and-after reference, architectural detailing, and local history. Details involving centre, office, passport, Merseyside, and Llverpool make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The record includes period character as a date-specific reference. The frame retains a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Old Hall St, Llverpool, city, centre, Merseyside, England, UK, L3 9BP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTWGRM - We serve more than seven million people across approximately 5,400 square miles “ the communities of Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Glossop (Derbyshire).
We receive approximately 1.3 million 999 calls and respond to over a million emergency incidents each year.
We make 1.5 million patient transport journeys every year for those who require non-emergency transport to and from healthcare appointments.
We deliver the NHS 111 service across the region for people who need medical help or advice, handling more than 1.5 million calls every year.
We employ around 6,300 staff in over 300 different roles.
We have over 1,000 emergency and non-emergency vehicles operating across the North West.
We have an annual budget of £357 million.
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ANMBE0 - Abellio ScotRail contract to end three years early
Abellio ScotRail's contract to run train services in Scotland will end early, Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has announced.
The Dutch firm has been running the franchise since 2015 but had faced criticism over cancellations and performance levels.
The contract, worth more than £7bn over 10 years, was due to last until 2025.
But Mr Matheson said a so-called break clause would be used to end the franchise three years early, in 2022.
He told MSPs he was looking at other options for the future, including the franchise being run by the public sector.
What is the ScotRail franchise?
ScotRail operates about 2,400 train services a day, and covers all services in Scotland except those run by other operators which cross the border.
It is not responsible for the maintenance of the track, which falls under Network Rail nor the operation of the main rail routes from Glasgow and Edinburgh to London.
There had been political pressure on ministers over the service with complaints over a high number of cancellations, overcrowding and the cost of tickets.
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Matheson said a proposed increase in government subsidy for the service would not deliver sufficient benefits to passengers or the economy.
Image caption Mr Matheson told the Scottish parliament a break clause will be used to end the franchise early
Mr Matheson said Abellio had successes and challenges over the first five years of the ScotRail franchise, but that his decision was the right one for passengers, communities, the economy and taxpayers.
He confirmed the contract would now run until 31 March, 2022.
It is of course necessary to plan for the future provision of ScotRail services and I can confirm that work is already under way to examine the options open to the Scottish ministers after the current contract comes to an end, he said.
The franchise system for Britain's railways is grinding to a halt.
Waverley, Edinburgh , Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPYK - Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership.
During November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the InterCity West Coast franchise would be replaced by the West Coast Partnership (WCP). In August 2019, the DfT awarded the WCP franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium. On 8 December 2019, Avanti West Coast took over operations from the prior operating company Virgin Trains, which had run the franchise since 1997. Originally, the franchise was initially scheduled to run until March 2030, and had also been set to operate the initial High Speed 2 services from 2026. However, during December 2020, it was announced that First Trenitalia and the DfT had agreed to terminate the WCP franchise at the earlier date of 31 March 2026 as part of the abolition of the franchise system. Since then a number of contract changes have taken place due to COVID-19 and then poor performance by the company. As of March 2023, the company's contract will expire in October 2023.
Between 14 August and 18 September 2022, Avanti West Coast reduced its timetable, citing unofficial strike action from its employees. However, this allegation was disputed by Aslef, which accused the company of lying and blamed their lack of recruitment, especially of train drivers, for the problems. Trains were running at one service per hour on the majority of routes, as opposed to the three which would typically occur on the London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly route. Following these changes, Avanti West Coast was subject to public criticism
news stories emerged of numerous train cancellations, overcrowded services, delays, and expensive fares. Many commuters faced difficulties reaching their destinations on the reduced services and some travellers have been left to wait for to two days before travel for tickets to be released for sale
Lime St, Liverpool, England UK L1 1JD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND979 - Mind the gap is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train door and the station platform.
The phrase was first introduced in 1968 on the London Underground in the United Kingdom. It is today popularly associated with the UK among tourists because of the particularly British word choice (this meaning of the verb mind has largely fallen into disuse in the US).
The phrase Mind the gap was coined in around 1968 for a planned automated announcement, after it had become impractical for drivers and station attendants to warn passengers. London Underground chose digital recording using solid state equipment with no moving parts. As data storage capacity was expensive, the phrase had to be short. A concise warning was also easier to paint onto the platform.
The equipment was supplied by AEG Telefunken. According to the Independent on Sunday, sound engineer Peter Lodge, who owned Redan Recorders in Bayswater, working with a Scottish Telefunken engineer, recorded an actor reading Mind the gap and Stand clear of the doors please, but the actor insisted on royalties and the phrases had to be re-recorded. Lodge read the phrases to line up the recording equipment for level and those were used.
While Lodge's recording is still in use, some lines use other recordings. One was recorded by voice artist Emma Clarke. Others, on the Piccadilly line for example, were by Archers actor Tim Bentinck for 15 years, but are now by Julie Berry. At least 10 stations were supplied with announcers manufactured by PA Communications Ltd. of Milton Keynes. The recorded voice is that of Keith Wilson, their industrial sales manager at the time (May 1990). It can still be heard, at Paddington for example.
In March 2013, an old Mind the gap recording by the actor Oswald Laurence was restored to the curved northbound platform at Embankment station on the Northern line s
Station Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK, B73 6AQ
