Images Dated 12th August 2004

Britains first main line diesel-electric locomotives, 1958

Locomotive No 10000 Royal Scot and No 10001 doublehead a passenger train north of Elvanfoot, Scotland. Photograph by Bishop Eric Treacy. Treacy (1907-1978) was often allowed special access to many areas denied to other railway photographers. He also befriended many of the footplate crews, occasionally persuading them to create special smoke effects for the camera

© National Railway Museum / Science & Society Picture Libr

Jerusalum artichokes

Jerusalum artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus) on a table. One has been partially peeled, although the vegetable is usually cooked in its skin. These are the edible tubers from the roots of the Jerusalum artichoke plant, which is a member of the sunflower family. This artichoke's common name is a corruption of the Italian for sunflower (girasole). The Jerusalum artichoke is highly nutritious, containing vitamin C, iron, calcium and potassium but no fat, cholesterol or sodium (salt)

© VERONIQUE LEPLAT/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Couch s Spadefoot TOAD - Burrowing by backing into the ground by pushing dirt with their spades while rotating the body

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Couchs Spadefoot TOAD - Burrowing by backing into the ground by pushing dirt with their spades while rotating the body
Arizona, USA
Scaphiopus couchii
Dry periods are spent in self-made burrows or those of gophers, squirrels or kangaroo rats
John Cancalosi
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