Lothian Regional Transport bus 319 – accident at Slateford, 2 August 1983

A few nice Regional images I found:

Lothian Regional Transport bus 319 - accident at Slateford, 2 August 1983




Image by mikeyashworth

There has been some discussion on Flickr about Edinburgh buses - and the demise of PSC 319G - a Leyland Atlantean PDR1A/1 with Alexander bodywork and one of a batch that formed part of the city's large Leyland bus fleet.

319 was involved in a serious accident on Tuesday 2 August 1983 when it was struck, under the bridge at Slateford whilst travelling on service 34. It was hit by a fork-lift truck that was on the back of a flatbed lorry going the opposite direction that proved to be too high for the bridge. The forklift's forks sliced down through the bus and tragically one passenger was killed and 14 injured.

This is a scan from a newspaper cutting of the following day.

Sunol Regional Wilderness




Image by Images by John 'K'

The East Bay Regional Park District is celebrating their 75th anniversary this year. As part of their celebrations they held a wild flower festival at the Sunol Regional Wilderness, so we went along for a day out.

Dublin Hills Regional Park




Image by Images by John 'K'

Dublin Hills Regional Park spans approximately 654 acres within an undeveloped open space corridor consisting of a main ridge that connects Donlon Point on the Park’s southern boundary to Wiedemann Hill located on adjacent private property to the north, interspersed with steep-sloped canyons.

The Park’s trails, including a segment of the Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail, provide local access and offer excellent views for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians. The Calaveras Ridge Trail begins near the Schaefer Ranch development and soon delivers you to grassland areas largely untouched since the 1800s.

For more information see www.ebparks.org/parks/dublin_hills

© John Krzesinski, 2011.