Air NZ electric aircraft arrives in Wellington NZ

 

Air New Zealand’s electric BETA demonstrator which will be based at Wellington Airport over the summer. The start of a new era in electric aviation for the Capital? 

Google AI says: "Air New Zealand is actively testing the BETA ALIA CX300, a battery-electric aircraft, through a four-month "Next Generation Aircraft" program across New Zealand to create an operational blueprint for sustainable regional flights, with trials involving flights between Hamilton, Wellington, Blenheim, and other hubs, demonstrating quiet, zero-emission transport for short-haul routes. This initiative involves close work with partners like BETA Technologies and regulators to validate the aircraft's performance in NZ conditions, aiming to integrate electric flight for regional connectivity by 2030."

The front view looks rather like a seagull. (Wellington Airport pics)

when an NZR A class (left) and a Ub class banged head-on in Timaru

For lots of info on NZ railway crashes see the book Danger Ahead: NZ Railway Accidents in the modern era

traffic in Chicago, late 1930s

 

1973 Lincoln Continental

Romanian CFR class 41 electric locomotive

The Co-Co type Electroputere LE 5100, otherwise known as CFR Class 40/41/42, is a family of electric locomotives (separated by 3 classes) built for the Romanian Railways (CFR) for use on the Romanian electrified network. Over 1000 Class 40s were constructed, based on the SJ Rb, by Electroputere (EP) under ASEA license in EPs Craiova Works from 1967 to 1991.

Entering service in 1965, the Class 40 also operated on private railroads after the repeal of CFRs monopoly on rail transport. The vast majority of all the engines are still in service, as of 2020, having become an icon for the Romanian Railways.

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'yes, real printed books are much better'

Simplon-Orient-Express poster, 1926

See earlier posts.

early tourist steamboats on Lake Te Anau, NZ

 This may be the same vessel as in the pic below.

Circuit Zandvoort motorsport poster

Circuit Zandvoort, previously known as Circuit Park Zandvoort until 2017, is a 4.259 km (2.646 mile) motorsport race track located in the dunes north of Zandvoort, the Netherlands, near the North Sea coast line and 35 km (22 mile) west of Amsterdam. It returned to the Formula One calendar in 2021 as the location of the revived Dutch Grand Prix. This partnership with Formula One will end in 2026.

1953 Cisitalia 808XF Coupe Prototype

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