Wellington tram on Waterloo Quay, 1949

A tram from Brooklyn nears its destination of the Railway Station out of sight to the left.  Three goods wagons are on the railway sidings across the road.  These sidings were later shortened and no longer reach this area.

1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

'a real book is much better than an e-reader'

vintage Citroen racing car graphic

trolley in Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1953

"The picture is from 1953, and shows Hamilton Street, from Penn Street down toward the railroad stations. At that time we still had two stations" read the rest  (see also the earlier posts).

the effect of dust storms on the Mars explorer vehicle

1981 Dassault Falcon 50 trijet

One of 352 built between 1976-2008 most of which were bought by corporates and by 4 air forces -- more info

electric tram in Parnell Road, Auckland, 1900s

See earlier posts and our books for more.

1927 Willys 'C' Cab truck

Shaw Savill's SS 'Gothic' (1947)

This 15,902 grt ship was designated a royal yacht from 1952 to 1954; eventually scrapping took place in 1969. More info

Leuchtturm Dornbusch on the island of Hiddensee in DDR days

Yes, those are DDR border guards patrolling to prevent citizens from escaping the freedom of the workers' paradise to the slavery of the capitalist west. The 28-metre tall lighthouse, now painted white with a red top, was put in operation in 1888; the beam shines for 45 km over the Ostsee (Baltic). It can be visited. More info

'I like a real book'

Berlin sightseeing boat MS 'Pankow'

This is still in use -- see this page

trams and Ikarus 55 tour bus in Leninplatz, East Berlin

As it was called in DDR days, after reunification renamed Platz der Vereinten Nationen (United Nations Place).  The giant statue of Lenin was removed in the early 1990s (a helicopter transporting the head away was a scene in the movie Goodbye Lenin).

Info on the bus

Hanomag Garant truck advertisement, circa 1960

A poster by the French subsidiary, although the business was based in Hannover, Germany. This model first appeared in 1959 with a 65 hp diesel motor -- info

Berliet trucks poster, circa 1937

1927 Lagonda M45

1967 Checker Marathon

"No other car looks like, is built like, rides like" -- which may have been claims hard to challenge, but not necessarily positive ones...

1939 Bedford trucks poster

1969 International Harvester Travelette 1200C

1950s trolleybus in Dunedin

Likely taken when new: this, #25, was one of the initial delivery of 73 trolleybuses that New Zealand Motor Bodies won the tender to supply Dunedin with using British United Traction motors and Leyland chassis.  See earlier posts and this webpage

1935 Hoffman X8 sedan

The was a one-off and the engine was in the shape of an X. More info and pics  (These pics by Abel Ardo)

tug 'James O'Brien'

Formerly Kawatiri, a 72 ft (22 metres) ocean-going tug and the last one of 16 assembled in Auckland, NZ for the US Navy, launched in 1948.

It has an Atlas Imperial diesel engine driving a 68"x 56" propeller. Speed: 8 Knots @ 250 rpm.

football suspension

You wonder how long it will last.

street scene school poster, France, 1953

1914 Detroit Electric Car

The reasons they didn't develop popularity against internal combustion engines were basically the same as now -- cost and limited battery range.

Avro 689 Tudor 2 advertisement art, 1946

"The Avro Type 688 Tudor was a British piston-engined airliner based on Avro's four-engine Lincoln bomber, itself a descendant of the famous Lancaster heavy bomber, and was Britain's first pressurised airliner. Customers saw the aircraft as little more than a pressurised DC-4 Skymaster, and few orders were forthcoming [38 were built over 1945–1949], important customers preferring to buy US aircraft. The tailwheel undercarriage layout was also dated and a disadvantage."

The particular aircraft depicted in the art, G-AGSU, actually crashed the following year -- a summary account is here

Brooklyn Mass Transit 3-car Q set from 1938, New York

Seen approaching the Seneca Avenue station in 1962.

Info

beer truck graphic art, Brussels, Belgium, circa 1930

For Bière Imperial Pilsner Stout.

1940 Nash ad

'Really, you have a transpress NZ book?'

1927 Ford trucks poster for France

1 tonne and 1.5 tonnes

Baltimore & Ohio 4-8-2 from 1942

Number 5579 (T-3b class) with a heavy passenger train travels over what appears to be Sand Patch on the Pittsburgh Division during the 1950s. (Bill Price photo) 

Info

1904 Rambler Model L Canopy Tonneau

how to fix a car in the Australian outback when it's a bit broken

https://www.facebook.com/LandlineABC/videos/3997094826999418/?t=0

tram train in Vienna

A motorised type MH tramcar hauling wagons with ballast in September 1979. (source)

a Ww 4-6-4T with a mixed train approaches Pitcaithly's station, Hutt Valley, Wellington, circa 1920

Pitcaithly’s was one of several stations opened in 1908 on the Hutt Valley line on the western side of the river. It was closed as a station in 1938 although the line itself past Melling lasted until 1954 when the double track line on the eastern side of the river was completed.  See the book Wellington Transport Memories for more.

a little satire

(This week the BBC said the Fawlty Towers episode "don't mention the war" was being deleted from On-Demand streaming because it might upset Germans.  It then backed-down a little and said it would instead get a "trigger warning.")

1927 Buick convertible

NSB BM64 electric multiple unit, Norway

Info here.  This example was seen at Granvin in 1973. (forsk.njk.no)

1967 Pontiac Le Mans

'would you like a cup of tea and a good book?'

1937 Ford DeLuxe pickup

In Wellington colours...

cars in Liberec (Reichenberg), Czechia, circa 1940

Soviet steam train poster, 1950

Let's give the green light to trains

SAS airlines poster, 1950

How much more comfortable flying was in those days...

1951 Citroen Light 15 11Cl8

a kaag in Texel, Netherlands, 17th century art

A painting by Ludolf Backhuysen (Dutch, 1631 - 1708) entitled "Activity on the Texel Roads." The passenger boat in front is called a kaag.

1929 Ford A Pickup

Bophuthatswana Bus Factory stamps, 1990

This was an area of South Africa declared nominally independent in 1977 but not recognised as such outside of South Africa and was reintegrated in 1994.