Images Dated 28th February 2014

Bomb damage to locomotives at Newton Abbot Station, 1940

On 20th August 1940 Newton Abbot Station was attacked by three German planes. This image shows the devastation that was caused by both bomb damage and extensive machine gun fire. Parts of the station were completely destroyed, along with damage to 15 locomotives, 52 passenger carriages and 22 goods wagons. In total, 60 people died or were seriously injured. The image shows pannier tank No. 2785 attached by chain to Grange Class locomotive, No. 6801, Aylburton Grange, to stop it falling into a bomb crater

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

The Sonic Bloom solar-powered art installation with Space Needle behind, Pacific Science

The Sonic Bloom solar-powered art installation with Space Needle behind, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

© Stefano Politi Markovina/ AWL Images Ltd

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Fishing boat on the beach with medieval town walls in the background, Tossa del Mar

Fishing boat on the beach with medieval town walls in the background, Tossa del Mar, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain

© Stefano Politi Markovina/ AWL Images Ltd

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