Images Dated 22nd November 2007

Kings Cross Station AA072950

KING'S CROSS STATION, London. The front of steam locomotive engine No. 60006 (The Herring Gull, renamed the Sir Ralph Wedgewood on 6th January, 1944) standing at a platform in Kings Cross Station. 1960-1965, John Gay

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Arch, Ceiling, Railway, Roof, Train, Transport, Victorian

HMS Dumbarton Castle displays her Paying Off Pennant as she enters Portsmouth Harbour

Veteran Royal Navy warship HMS Dumbarton Castle flys her Paying Off Pennant as she returns to her Portsmouth home for the last time before retiring from service.
The patrol vessel, which joined the fleet in 1982, sailed into the Naval Base today (22/11) after completing her last deployment as the Falkland Islands guard ship. She has been protecting the islands and UK territorial waters.
In the Royal Navy a paying-off pennant is flown to mark the end of a ship's commission. Traditionally the pennant is the same length as the ship, and somewhat longer if the commission has been extended. It is said to have originated in the 19th century when all cleaning rags were tied together and hoisted as a sign that they were finished with

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Britain-Ent-Transport-Museum

A young visitor to the newly refurbished London Transport Museum runs in front of a projection of an old British underground train map in central London, 22 November 2007. Redevelopment includes three new galleries, improvements to the roof and infrastructure, expanded learning areas, and a 120-seater theatre. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA / AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA