poster promoting train travel in Parana, Brazil, a century ago

"Paraná is one of the 26 states of Brazil, in the south of the country. It is bordered in the north by São Paulo state, in the east by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south by Santa Catarina state and the province of Misiones, Argentina, and in the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraguay, with the Paraná River as its western boundary. It is subdivided into 399 municipalities, and its capital is the city of Curitiba. Other major cities are Londrina, Maringá, Ponta Grossa, Cascavel, São José dos Pinhais and Foz do Iguaçu. The state is home to 5.4% of the Brazilian population and generates 6.2% of the Brazilian GDP." (Wikipedia)

'I like to read a good real book in the garden, not a smartphone'

Polish ship 'Cieszyn'

This was a general cargo carrier built in 1958 in Stettin, 94 meters long x 13 meters wide, 2567 grt.  There is a more recent ship of this name operating today.

the DB's locos give up smoking poster, 1970s

"We're still going"

1964 Bedford VAL14 scenic cruiser in NZ

According to the Omnibus Society: "The Bedford VAL chassis was launched at the 1962 Commercial Motor Show. It was Bedford's first bus chassis that was not a variation on a truck chassis. It used twin-steer front axles with small (16inch) wheels. Only the VAL14 powered by the Leyland O.400 engine was sold in New Zealand. The VAL was only 2/3rds of the price of Leyland and AEC 11m chassis and weighed a tonne less. However, the twin-steer front axle made it mechanically complicated and only 28 were sold in New Zealand."

This one still exists, used as an RV. The location of the pic is unspecified, but will be in 1964.

1930s Dennis Dart DA bus, England

It had 18 seats.

the Denver and Rio Grande Western in F unit days

impressive model railroad based on the narrow gauge Rio Grande Southerm

Unfortunately, the RGS has long belonged to history, operating a 162 mile (261 km) system in the Rockies from 1891 to 1951. It's had, and has, many admirers and this is a great model layout.

The real thing near Ophir in September 1951.

1906 Lanchester 20 hp 4-door

 

NZR's 'Kingston Flyer' at Five Rivers on the old Kingston branch, circa 1972

The tourist train lasted a bit over 10 years running from Lumsden to Kingston before being truncated to the Fairlight - Kingston portion of the line. See earlier posts and our books.