Hi All,

Apologies for repeat postings for some of you but I thought you would like to
know of recent changes and additions to my Fotopic site. I haven't posted to
some groups for a while regarding these so I thought now is the time.

New collections over the past couple of months:

May 2005: http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c528341.html

Photos taken around Wirral during May, with the highlight being Happy Als
recently acquired ex-Irish Volvo Olympian still in Waterford livery.

Adverts: http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c533280.html

This collection includes adverts which are 'mega', in other words they are
applied to the whole rear of a vehicle. I decided to start taking pictures of
these as it is easy to forget what they looked like once they get ripped off.

June 2005: http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c569042.html

This is a small collection of photos taken on Wirral during June. Highlights in
this one include the other ex-Irish Volvo Olympian that Als have acquired, now
repainted and converted to single door. It is the only one of the two to so far
see normal public service, with the other restricted to schools. Another couple
of highlights are of a re registered Avon Lance SLF and one of only a handful of
Alexander bodied Lynxes built, now seeing service with North West Travel.

CEC Tour - North Wales - 11/06/2005:
http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c579829.html

Photos taken whilst on the Crosville Enthusiasts Club tour of North Wales in
June. Some real gems in this one, including a fair few Dodge S56's now withdrawn
in Owens depot!

Liverpool Photography Month - Week 1:
http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c583070.html

I have already posted to some groups regarding my 'photography month' in
Liverpool. To sum this up I have and am using a one month all areas Merseyside
pass and taking bag fulls of photos in many different locations. This collection
encloses photos taken from Friday 17th June until Thursday 23rd June, including
a corker with an Arriva Marshall Dart and three young ladies in the same shot!!

MBC Tour - Herefordshire - 18-06-05:
http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c584629.html

Photos taken on the Merseyside Bus Club trip to Herefordshire in June. Nothing
really outstanding in this one, apart from many weird and wonderful pieces of
scrap in Bromyard Omnibus' yard!

Liverpool Photography Month - Week 2:
http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c591164.html

Following on from week 1, this is the collection of shots taken in week 2. The
best shot among this lot is Routemaster 2723 (SMK 723F) now working for ACE
Travel in Liverpool.

Staffordshire 2005: http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c592446.html

Photos taken whilst trekking around Staffordshire on Saturday 25th June.
Includes the new first stock in the Potteries area and a Bakers Citaro on loan.

Liverpool Photography Month - Week 3:
http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net/c599888.html

OK, so this was created on 1st July, so it will get two mentions. Photos taken
on Friday 1st July are all that are in this collection at the moment, but this
will fill out over the next few days. Keep checking this as it will be updated
throughout this week. Pride of place are three Ellisons Neoplans, one of which
was the England Rugby team tour bus.

One final thing, some of you may notice the way the collections are organised
has been changed. The photos are now organised by 'date taken', instead of
'filename'. This is mainly due to the fact that I update some collections fairly
regularly and it helps visitors to see which photos have been added recently
(these are the ones at the end of each collection). The date and time is
underneath each photo so you can see which ones have been added recently, as
long as you know what date it is!

HTIOI and please feel free to post any comments or questions regarding any of
the photos and/or collections.

Cheers
Mark Haldon

Visit my website, updated regularly, uniquely based on Wirral Bus Companies at:
http://www.freewebs.com/busoperatorswirral
Pictures taken by me can be seen at: http://www.markhaldons-bus-pics.fotopic.net

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