1928 Packard 443 Four passenger coupe

 

"This would be the fourth series Packard for 1928 model 443 which is a 143 inch wheelbase. This is one of the cars that is going back into hibernation now after our last event. Packard by 1928 were into their fourth year of the introduction of the eight cylinder engine. This engine design would improve over the years and continue to be their standard eight cylinder flat head straight it configurations up until the last year of the straight eight engine in 1954."

a comprehensive look at the Berlin S-Bahn system

 
Last year was the 100th anniversary of electric trains.  To turn on the subtitles click on the settings button.

'I like to have a real guidebook when I look around a transport museum'

"Yes, I wish I had a real printed guidebook."

CFL De Dietrich diesel railcar from 1949

10 of these entered service in 1949 on Luxembourg's railway system, numbered Z 101–Z 110; they were identical to the SNCF X 3700 class. Power was from 2 x Saurer BXDS diesel engines which produced 320 hp together. Seats totalled 75. Unit Z 105 was bought by the preservation association Groupement des Amis du Rail (GAR) in November 1978 and fully restored.

Lots more pics

1935 Vauxhall saloon

NZR C class 2-6-2 in Christchurch, early 1960s

Taken in the old Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch station yard. The white building to the right is the yardmasters office and behind the loco is the large red bulk of either C or D goods shed. To the left is the unique semaphore shunting gantry which told the shunting gangs and drivers which yard siding they were pushing wagons to and from.

C 845 was built by NZR's Hillside Workshops. It entered the register in October 1930 and was withdrawn from service in April 1967. Two examples of the 24 built -- C847 and C864 - were preserved. (John Robb via the National Railway Museum)

Joppa, Edinburgh, streetcar early 20th century

Film from 1953 produced to mark 50 years of sustained, controlled, powered flight

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Some colorization.

Wellington NZ double deck tram model

According to the info on the label it is a 1/12 scale model of a tram type called 'Big Ben' built in 1906 and "ran for more than 50 years throughout Wellington."

1964 Nissan Cedric

 A still from the movie Walk don't Run (1966)

'Farewell to the Chiefs' art by Jim Jordan

A reference to the Santa Fe Chief train and the Indian motorbike.  Available commercially as a print

1963 Ford Galaxie 500/XL Hardtop

The afterburner theme was still strong then.

Lots more pics

'would you like to experience a real printed book?'

steam train in a river gorge poster, Bulgaria, 1935

steam locomotive along a city street, Helsingør, Demmark 1971

Steam locomotive ØSJS No. 7 driven to Helsingør and further across the harbour to Grønnehave station. Here, on Saturday, June 26, 1971, it was to run an invited trip for Nordsjællands Jernbaneklub (railway club) members and press personnel. Sunday, June 27, was the official first run of the veteran train on the Hornbæk Line, from Grønnehave to Gilleleje with one double trip.

The club's member Lars Kragh was there with his camera and immortalized the trip across the harbour as well as Saturday's train at Grønnehave station. The train consisted of: ØSJS No. 7 + FFJ Cb1 + OKMJ C9 + SJS Cc 311 (now DSB Ce 1304) + DSB Cf 10135 + Tuborgvognen (now DSB ZA 99521 from Carlsberg)

1955 Austin Westminster

 
It still has a little hole in the middle of the bumper for a crank handle.

1993 Mitsubishi Minica

1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE

1989 Nissan Pao

1989 Mazda Eunos

Bulgarian poster featuring an Ilyushin Il-12 aircraft

Tabso, (Transportno-aviacionno balgaro-savetsko obedinenie -- which translates to Bulgarian-Soviet Transport Aviation Corporation) was the government-owned flag carrier from 1947 to 2002. but rebranded as as Balkan Bulgarian Airlines in 1968. Tabso also seems to have sold luggage.items.

A total 663 of the Il-12 were built from 1945 to 1989.  Info

1977 Holden HX Premier

 

With the addition of at least an air scoop.

'these real printed books look so good'

1968 Mercury Monterey

from the volcanoes of Auvergne to the Cote d'Azur blue shores: a legendary rail journey

 

Click the CC button for English subtitles.

three new KiwiRail DM class locomotives head from Lyttelton to Christchurch

Seen earlier this month with the Lyttelton rail tunnel in the background. These will number 66 units and are intended as replacements for the now 50-year-old DX class.  For details of the engines, see here

1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint

an NZR steam train north of Upper Hutt NZ, 1950s

4-6-2 type A 604 crosses Mangaroa Stream with a work train having just exited Cruickshanks Tunnel on the Wellington to Wairarapa line. Derek Cross photo.  For lots more see the book New Zealand 1950s Steam in Colour.

documentary on the prestigious 'Le Mistral' train from Paris to Nice

 

The blurb:

"Who remembers? There was a time when taking the train wasn't very popular. The Citroën DS, the first motorways, and Air Inter's Caravelle jets were far more appealing than the old railway. Concerned by this decline, spurred on by this worrying disaffection, the SNCF (French National Railways) had the idea of ​​offering "express" trains to cater to this burgeoning taste for speed. 

"The construction of Europe had given rise to the TEE (Trans Europ Express), which connected the continent's major cities in just a few hours. The launch of the Mistral was part of this general movement toward accelerated mobility, facilitated by the magic wand of electricity, which gradually replaced steam traction, a major consumer of coal. 

"The golden age of the SNCF's "legendary express trains," with the Mistral as its flagship, also represented a technological evolution: air conditioning, a bar/drugstore, a shop, a secretary's office, a telephone, and even a hair salon. The trendiest "express" train of the Trente Glorieuses (Thirty Glorious Years) was revolutionary. 

"Archivist Clive Lamming pulled out his slide rule. On the Paris-Lyon line, no less than 600,000 tons of coal were burned each year, more than 1,000 tons per kilometer… The work required to transition from one era to the next was monumental. On the Paris-Lyon section alone, “173 bridges, 21 footbridges, and 21 tunnels had to be modified, the PTT and SNCF telephone installations had to be modified, and 51 electrical substations had to be built,” summarizes Clive Lamming. 

"The Mistral, then numbered 1 and 2, was created in 1950. It was a daytime train, departing from the Gare de Lyon, platform A, the least congested with switches. It followed in the wake of the Train Bleu (Blue Train) on the “Imperial Line” (Paris-Lyon-Mediterranean), the major economic and tourist route established by the Second Empire. From May 14, 1950, the Paris-Lyon journey was completed in 4 hours and 15 minutes, with breathtaking speeds of up to 140 km/h. At that time, it connected Paris to Marseille. 

"In October 1952, it was extended to Nice, and on May 30, 1965, it became a Trans Europ Express (TEE). In May 1971, it was renumbered 10 and 11. With the introduction of the Paris-Lyon TGV on September 27, 1981, this train was converted into a first and second class train, numbered 180 and 181. It disappeared permanently on May 23, 1982, when the TGV reached Marseille. The Mistral train was one of the SNCF's legendary trains. Even though it's no longer in service, it continues to be used as a venue for public and professional events. 

"Today, and since June 10, 2001, no fewer than twenty TGVs depart daily in each direction, providing service between Paris and Marseille in just over three hours. Each "Duplex" train carries approximately 1,000 passengers. The service therefore offers around 20,000 seats with a train departing roughly every hour. Cars are still plagued by traffic jams, even on the highway, and the journey still takes around ten hours. Flying is not only politically incorrect, but absurd given the time wasted in airports and the time lost on the road to get there. So, compared to 1954, the SNCF of 2022 has more than tripled the speed of a large number of its services, and has multiplied the supply and number of seats by more than 10."

1936 International CI pickup truck

late 1930s Diamond T logging truck, Omokoroa NZ

Tauranga Bus Service bus, 1964

The badge on the front is a Bedford, but the front design is quite unusual.

'I'm so looking forward to experiencing these good printed books'

 

1952 Morris Minor convertible

 
For lots more, see the book The New Zealand Morris Minor story

1949 MG YA

a Fiat railcar makes its way south between Picton and Christchurch NZ in 1956

South of the Okarahia Stream. This was just after the Fiats were introduced. In the background is the then number 1 tunnel on the line (starting in Christchurch) now daylighted. For lots more see our books. (NZR photo colorized by us.)

1937 Packard 1506 12

superlative French railway modeling at the Chambéry Expo this month

 

No commentary.

1972 Porsche 914

Stated to be a convertible, listed on eBay for $14,800; with a 86,918 milage it seems reasonable but you need to know more than just that.

1945-54 Mercedes Benz 3500 bus and luggage trailer

(pic via Hasan Kilic)

the Greymouth NZ railyard circa 1960

 

All of this scene except the platform and canopy of the station on the right and the track next to it is long history.  The yard was removed in the 1990s and now has a supermarket on it.  The steam koco looks like an A class 4-6-2.

For lots more, see the book New Zealand 1950s steam in colour.

1978 Subaru; Official Car of the United States Ski Team advertisement

'I can see you like it, why not now try a good printed book?'

1978 Plymouth Arrow

el coche motor, Chile, 1963

Operated by the Army (Ferrocarrileros de Puente Alto), it ran from Puente Alto to the Volcán. (Ryan Stansifer collection)

1978 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight regency

1960 Daimler SP250

1974 Triumph 1500

1980 Oldsmobile brochure cover