Alum Bay
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Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs. The waters and adjoining seabed form part of the Needles Marine Conservation Zone and the shore and heath above are part of the Headon Warren and West High Down Site of Special Scientific Interest.
A view of the Needles from Alum Bay cliffs, with the Alum Bay chair lift in the foreground.
The cliffs of Alum Bay, showing the steeply-dipping multi-coloured sands above the white Chalk, with shallower dips towards the northern end
The amusement park at Alum Bay
The coloured sands at Alum Bay
Southern Vectis
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Southern Vectis is a bus operator on the Isle of Wight. The company was founded in 1921 as "Dodson and Campbell" and became the "Vectis Bus Company" in 1923. The company was purchased by the Southern Railway before being nationalised in 1969. In 1987, the company was re-privatised. In July 2005, it became a subsidiary of Go-Ahead Group.
A Southern Vectis Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC in Shanklin in January 2018
Double-deckers at Ryde depot in 1979
Eastern Coach Works bodied Bristol RE in post 1995 cream, red and green livery, June 2008
'Needles Breezer' open-top bus at The Needles (2018)