2017

NZ2463 : Mobikes have hit the Toon

taken 7 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

Mobikes have hit the Toon
Mobikes have hit the Toon
A novel approach to public bike hire schemes is the Mobike scheme. The bikes are of unique design with solid tyres and shaft drive; none of the components are usable on any other sort of bike to discourage theft. There are no "docking stations". Instead, cycles may be picked up and left at any location in central Newcastle and the whole scheme is managed by smartphone apps. In this it resembles the Call a Bike scheme run by Deutsche Bahn in many German cities.

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Geographical Context: Paths Roads, Road transport Primary Subject: Cycle other tags: Cycle Hire Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · My own monthly photographs Automatic Clusters: · Newcastle [730] · Newcastle Central Station [482] Other Photos: · A lonely Mobike ·
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NZ2463, 1647 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oliver Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 17 November, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 18 November, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2464 6389 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.1416N 1:36.9989W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 24617 63892
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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