Severn Bore. Elmore near Stonebench. 10:30am 9/4/2016
The Severn bore is a tidal bore seen on the tidal reaches of the River Severn in England.
This is 2 miles from where I live.
This one is a 4 Star about the best it gets.
Places to see in ( Melksham - UK )
Places to see in ( Melksham - UK )
Melksham is a town on the River Avon in Wiltshire, England, about 4 ¹⁄₂ miles northeast of Trowbridge and 6 mi south of Chippenham. Melksham developed at a ford across the River Avon and the name is presumed to derive from meolc, the Old English for milk, and ham, a village. On John Speed's map of Wiltshire (1611), the name is spelt both Melkesam (for the hundred) and Milsham (for the town itself). Melksham was a royal estate at the time of the Norman Conquest.
Melksham is also the name of the Royal forest that occupied the surrounding of the area in the Middle Ages. An announcement was made in the Bath Chronicle in June 1792 of the establishment of the Melksham Bank by the firm of Awdry, Long & Bruges. In November 1813 the misquoting of part of an advertisement in two London newspapers caused panic amongst the bank customers, many of whom quickly withdrew their money, reportedly causing some bustle among the partners of the bank.
In 1815 the Melksham Spa Company was formed by a group of 'respectable gentlemen', with names such as Methuen, Long and others, all of whom had done very well from the now declining textile industry. Their aim was to promote a spa, after abortive attempts to find coal had uncovered two springs.
The civil parish of Melksham includes Melksham Forest, formerly a separate settlement 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the northeast and now a suburb of the town. It has an Anglican church (St Andrew) and a Methodist church Based upon its overall road length, the shortest street in Melksham is aptly called Short Street, situated at the top of Melksham Forest.
The parish of Melksham Without includes several villages and suburbs of Melksham:
Bowerhill, a large residential community generally considered as separate from Melksham, with a large industrial area
Hunter's Meadow, a relatively new district north of Bowerhill
Berryfield, a village south of and adjacent to Melksham, often considered part of the town
Beanacre, a village to the north, again often considered as a northern suburb of the town.
Melksham has an Assembly Hall and the Rachel Fowler Centre while many of the surrounding villages have community halls which offer a wide variety of activities. Melksham Oak Community School offers a variety of sporting and cultural facilities to the community of Melksham.
The town is served by Melksham railway station, on the branch of the Wessex Main Line from Chippenham to Trowbridge, and currently it is served by eight trains in either direction each weekday (5 to 7 on Sunday), up from just 2 a day prior to December 2013. Trains are operated by Great Western Railway.
Melksham is on the north-south A350 main road from the M4 motorway (Junction 17, near Chippenham) to Poole on the south coast. It is served by bus companies including Faresaver and First West of England. The A350 stretch directly to the south of the town has been designed to allow for possible future expansion to dual-carriageway status if required.
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WOW what a busy Afternoon at Peterborough & Whittlesea
I had the weather and plenty to film at these two stations on this day of 23/05/19. The convoy was working Peterborough to Whitemoor Yard.
60163 Tornado L/E move at Stechford - 9/6/11.
60163 Tornado (in new Brunswick Green) moved 5Z20? from Crewe-Didcot on the 9/6/11, I managed to get a shot at Stechford (near Birmingham). She is seen heading off onto the mainline and towards Birmingham International.
As you will see I didn't have my normal camera, so the shot is of lower quality, better than nothing!
Tornado is looking good. Thanks to the crew for the quiet departure!
6233, 60009 & 44871 on Full Power; The Great Britain XII Day 3 & 4 29/30-04-2019
For the 3rd year running, the annual multi day Great Britain Tour was running through the North West on a day I was available and for the 3rd year running, the weather conditions were good, with the heavy rain and strong winds of the weekend replaced by light winds and warm spring sunshine.
The 3rd day of the 9 day tour saw 6233, resplendent in LMS crimson lake after 6 years in BR green run from Taunton up to Bristol, through the Severn Tunnel and up the Marches to Shrewsbury, before taking the Great Western route to Chester then up to Warrington and Preston, where it was due to arrive just after 1900. As I only finish work at 1800 on a Monday though, there was only 1 place that I had a realistic chance of getting to in time; Standish, where it was booked to pass at 1845. Fortunately the worst of the rush hour traffic had gone by 1815 and I arrived with around 15 minutes to spare. Not that it passed on time though as Warrington power box made it wait on the slow lines at Springs Branch for 15 minutes until the late running service train that was booked to overtake it there did so. Despite there being other service trains close behind though, it was let out in its booked path and the driver of 6233 was clearly trying to make up a bit of the lost time as the PC thundered up the grade towards Coppull.
Day 4 would see the unusual pairing of 44871 and 60009 tackle the Northern part of the West Coast Main line over Shap and Beattock then on to Edinburgh. Departing Preston at 0915, by the time it reached Bay Horse it had already lost a couple of minutes even though it had a clear run, although the pair, strangely with 44871 as train engine and the A4 as pilot loco were easily doing 60mph as they passed by.
The usual 40 minute stop at Carnforth made the tour easy to overtake, but rather than Shap I opted for Grayrigg this morning, and the bridge at Meal Bank, around 3 miles north of Oxenholme. Once again, despite a right time departure from Carnforth, the pair had lost time after only a few miles, although with the equivalent of a class 13 at the head there was an opportunity for time to be made up on the gradients. Making the 1 in 131 climb look easy, the pair roared beneath the bridge doing at least 45mph if not more, which of course, was completely expected, especially without the dead weight of the class 47 on the rear...
Drone footage shows surfers riding the Severn Bore
It's not Bondi Beach or Maui. Instead surfers from around the world braved chilly conditions of Newnham-on-Severn, in Gloucestershire to ride the river's Bore, on Friday. The Bore, which is a tidal phenomena that occurs in the lower reaches of the river, can been surging up the estuary carrying a slew of surfers. Hundreds of spectators are also seen lined along the riverbank to catch a glimpse of the first and only daytime five-star bore.
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Trains at Salisbury, WEML - 5/12/18
Welcome to Episode 115 of Rover! Today I am at Salisbury located on the West of England Main Line and part of the Wessex Main Line where services are seen by South Western Railway and Great Western Railway.
Salisbury was the best station I filmed on this day, although it was full of 158s and 159s. The station featured a very frequent amount of services that thrashed their way out of the station. The views were amazing but only really visible on Platform 6 and on Platforms 2 and 3 heading towards Warminster/Tisbury. The facilities were very good for sure and the weather just about managed to hold out despite a bit of rain. This is a station that I would recommend but does lack in the variety department. This station however was very good!
Overall rating: 10
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6024 King Edward I on Torbay 22-08-2010
This is a video taken from 22nd August 2010 of 6024 King Edward I pulling the Regular sunday tour Torbay Express. We first see this fine engine waiting to leave for the tour at Bristol Temple Meads. She left with a steamy departure leaving on time. we chase after her and see this fine beast at Starcross where she going well in a rhythem and making a a few tones on the whistle. Next shot is of later on in th day for the return and sets a tipical picture of the afternoon wet misty waether. we see her moving all in the distance heading to Dawlish. she powering her way arround but wheepslip sounding like it arround the corner. the driver shut the reglater befor coming throw the station and past me. Finaly we show it coming into a dark and wet Bristol Temple Meads where she start from early on this morning in totelly oppisite weather for the departure. thanks to Jakeboygen, JBTEvans and GWRDec.
South Wales (Newport & Cardiff)
Myself and Hayden went on an adventure to South Wales. A 4 or 5 hour stint at Newport was quite lacking. So we ventured off out of the station in disgust and took in some of the scenic surroundings. After 2pm I noticed Cardiff was one stop away and at £5.10 return seemed like a good place to get a different perspective. We encountered more DMU's than you could shake a stick at. But, as things worked out, a few bits and pieces surprised us. Future trips to Derby, Westbury and York are planned.
Trains at Romsey, WML - 5/12/18
Welcome to Episode 114 of Rover! Today I am at Romsey where services are seen by South Western Railway and Great Western Railway.
Romsey was a lovely station to re-visit! This station is one that has a lot of character to it with trains here being full of sprinters and has some nice views in both directions. It was nice to catch a 166 here as well as I've never filmed one further than Westbury. The station does have little variety but a good mix of liveries and has a bit less frequency but that's because it is on one line. Definitely worth a visit to, it's one that never disappoints for sure and is full of good thrash.
Overall rating: 9
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