1920 Overland car advertisement

The company was founded in 1903 and in 1912 with Willys formed Willys-Overland.  Info

'I've just bought this good real pictorial reference book'

1939 Plymouth 4-door Sedan

Former Queensland locomotive AC16 218A with a passenger train

In action on the Zig Zag heritage railway in the NSW Blue Mountains near Lithgow. This 2-8-2 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and carried their builder’s number 69453. Assembly was completed at Ipswich Workshops on 10 August 1943 and the engine was released to traffic on the following day.

More info on the loco is here

cars on the L.A. Harbor Freeway, circa 1960

(Colorized)

SNCF tank engine with a merchandise train from Brive to Aurillac, 1965

On the line from Souillac and Aurillac seen crossing the then new viaduct of 'La Verrerie' near Lamativie on the Lot River. It's fairly obvious the intention was to bypass the tunnel.

DSG cars of the Rheingold at Cologne, Germany, 1962

The German Sleeping and Dining Car Company (Deutsche Schlafwagen- und Speisewagengesellschaft, later the Deutsche Service-Gesellschaft der Bahn or DSG) was a subsidiary of Deutsche Bundesbahn with its headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, that emerged from the Mitropa infrastructure left in West Germany in 1949. It existed until 1994 when it was combined with the East German Mitropa to form Mitropa AG.

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Picasso in the Ardennes, 1962

An SNCF 'Picasso' automotrice and trailer exit the tunnel under the 'Quatre Fils Aymon' rocks and cross the Meuse river on the line from Charleville to Givet.

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Retro tram KTM-1 in Odessa

This 2-axle tram was built in 1952 and is one of only two trams of this model that has survived in working and running condition.

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Santa Fe SD24 lash-up, Arizona, 1966

With over 220 units produced by EMD between July 1958 and March 1963, the SD-24 generated a total of 2,400 hp with its turbocharged 567D-3 prime mover and Co-Co axle arrangement. (Santa Fe pic)

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publicity pic of the early Deutsche Bundesbahn, 1950s

The era when windows opened, nowadays on mainline trains they don't because of air conditioning. Three models pose with a DB Schaffner (conductor).

'do you want to read a good real book with me?'

1937 Ford 2-door coupe in the mountains digital art

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FS railcars at Porto del Granatello and the Portici-Ercolano station, Italy, 1957

The Granatello Harbor (Porto del Granatello) with the fishing port in the foreground. The Villa Mascolo/Bourbone building is a prominent arched building with the small tower overlooking the harbor.

The train track running along the harbor wall is part of the Naples–Portici railway line. Opened in 1839, this was the very first railway line built in Italy; a visitor can learn more about this historic line nearby at the Pietrarsa National Railway Museum.

greater Sydney suburban railway timetable book, 1964

With 3 single decker suburban electric multiple units by the 'flying junctions', taken from the Regent Street bridge looking towards the Central station.  This was the year before the introduction of decimal currency in Australia, hence the mention of 'one shilling' which became 10 cents.

For lots more, get the book Railway Electrification in Australia and New Zealand.

SNCF CC 65000 at La Rochelle, 1957

One of the 20 of the SNCF Class CC 65000 is seen upon introduction. Originally classified as the 060 DB series, they were affectionately known by French rail enthusiasts as the sous-marin (submarine) due to the unique streamlined shape and the round porthole-like windows along its sides.

Built by Alsthom between 1956 and 1958, these were among the first main-line diesels built in France to replace steam traction. They frequently operated passenger and freight services along the Atlantic coast, including the Nantes–La Rochelle–Bordeaux line. Prime movers were 2 x SACM MGO VSHR with an output power of 1,300 hp or 970 kW.

The series was withdrawn from service between 1981 and 1988 but two examples were preserved: CC 65001 at the Cité du Train in Mulhouse and CC 65005 by the Train des Mouettes.

The station dates from 1922, built by the former CdF de l'Etat.

1967 Pontiac GTO two-door hardtop

an SNCF 141R steam locomotive with a passenger train along the Cote d'Azur in 1968

SNCF Train 61, known as the Train Bleu, traveling from Paris to Ventimiglia is seen on the Viaduc de la Rague.

See earlier posts.

Portuguese diesel-electric locomotive from 1948

As is fairly obvious, an Alco RSC-3, built for the Iberian broad track gauge. They were designated as Class 1500 of which 20 were built -- 1501 is at Portugal's National Railway Museum.  Most were scrapped, 3 were sold.

work tram in Porto, Portugal, September 1974

 The system is meter-gauge, a tram for maintenance of way, seen outside Massarelos tram depot. (John Ward pic)

Portugal 2-10-0T tank engine with a mixed passenger/freight train, 1968

It was a highly distinctive, articulated Mallet compound tank locomotive class. Built initially in 1910 and again in 1923 by Henschel & Son for the Portuguese railways, these uncommon mixed-traffic engines featured two separate sets of driving wheels (a 2-4-6-0 wheel arrangement) built on a single rigid frame. 

One of the surviving engines from this series (Class E, specifically No. E 38) has been set aside for preservation and static display on the tracks just north of the Pocinho Station in northern Portugal. It is located near the terraced vineyards of the Douro Valley (the pic likely shows the Duoro River), close to the Pocinho railway museum stop.

'I love finding good real books for my apartment'

1955 Ford Crown Victoria

a visit to the railway museum in Nimes, France

 

1962 Scammell Routeman II art

A Mike Jeffries painting of a Scammell Routeman II in the colourful livery of Smiths of Maddiston passing through Gloucester heading south with a load from north of the border. They were typically powered by a derated Leyland Power Plus O.680 diesel engine (producing around 185–200 b.h.p.) or the Leyland O.600.

trams crossing in Odessa, 1910s

Crossing above on the Stroganov Bridge and below.  The city has a network totalling 196 km on 14 routes in the Russian 5 ft (1520 mm) gauge which has been electric since 1910.  (colorized)

buses outside the Central Lenin Museum, Moscow in USSR days

The Central Lenin Museum in Moscow was the USSR's primary communist propaganda institution from 1936 until 1993. Located on Revolution Square, it used to house a massive 100,000-piece collection. Following the Soviet collapse, the institution closed, though a Virtual Museum of V.I. Lenin was later launched to showcase the artifacts. 

The museum's building in the pic (which served as the city Duma and is located adjacent to Red Square) has since been integrated into the broader State Historical Museum complex. 

Kiev, Ukraine tram, 1950

 "Volodymyrskyi Uzviz, 1950," the report that this pic comes from says.

At that time, trams still ran on Volodymyrskyi Uzviz, and there were very few trees on Trukhanov Island.

Trukhaniv Island is an island on the Dnieper River, opposite the central part of Kyiv between the main riverbed of the Dnieper to the west and its branch Chortory to the east; the area is about 450 hectares. In the mid-19th century, the first houses appeared on Trukhaniv Island, and in the 1880s a workers' settlement appeared. When it was destroyed during World War II, the island was converted into a recreation area.

France--England ferry poster, circa 1920

This was was commissioned of Sandy Hook, obviously by la Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord and the South Eastern & Chatham Railway and shows a paquebot postal in la Manche/English Channel with the chalk cliffs of Dover in the distance. "The shortest and fastest way"

restored steam locomotive, Upper Hutt, NZ

from FB

Silver Stream Railway is open again this Sunday 5 July, featuring steam train rides alongside the iconic Silverstream Spur Reserve, behind our Barclay steam locomotive #1749. This loco was used to construct and rebuild railway lines in the North Island for the Public Works Department and New Zealand Railways before it was retired and saved by Sir Len Southward. Ride in the open wagon (the open wagon will be substituted for an enclosed guards van in poor weather) and step back in time to when the loco was working to build some of New Zealand's important infrastructure.

We open at 11 am regardless of weather, with rides running on demand through out the day. Entry tickets allow as many rides as you want on the day of issue. The last train leaves at approximately 3:45 pm.

For more information on where to find us, ticket prices, and information about the railway and the historic items that call it home, please check out our website www.silverstreamrailway.org.nz

Our next operating day will be 2 August.

1924 Vauxhall 30-98

Known for its silver aluminum body, this example in NZ's Southwards Museum is rare and only 313 OE models were manufactured.

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'a friend put this good real book in my box'

cars outside Poitiers station, France, 1958

replica 16th century sailing ship 'Karaka'

The Karaka ship is a high-standard replica of a merchant vessel originally used by the historic Dubrovnik Republic in Croatia. The traditional carrack-style wooden galleons feature tall masts and sprawling rigging. Today, this famous replica is based in Dubrovnik and a popular tourist attraction for scenic sailing, sunset cruises, and pop-culture tours.

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traffic in Kiev, Soviet Union, under German occupation, 1942

It's likely private cars were banned except for authorities.

DSB 3-car 'Lyntog' set from 1935 in Berlin-Tiergarten, 1973

It likely came via the Copenhagen-Gedser-Warnemünde route, Tiergarten is the station between Zoologischer Garten and Bellevue.

See earlier posts on the Lyntog.

1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88

electric railway vehicles outside Milano Centrale station in 1958

We've featured the electric multiple unit and the locomomotive in earlier posts.

1971 Cadillac Eldorado, deVille, Fleetwood advertisement

electric railcar on the steep Zugspitzbahn, Germany, 1957

This climbs Germany's highest mountain. See earlier posts.

first century AD battle boats

A still from the movie Gladiator II.

'this real touchable book is so much better than a little screen'

Kiev tram, 1958, art

Issued as a postcard in 2015 of Kiev tram KTV-55-2. This type, built by the Kiev Tram Repair and Construction Plant (KZET) between 1955 and 1969 was designed to accommodate the city's complex dead-end routing. "While they previously carried passengers along main city lines, surviving KTV-55-2 cars (such as unit 2053) are currently reserved for maintenance, track repair, snow plowing, and heritage."

SNCF class CC 7100 electric locomotive with a passenger train crosses the Rhone river in Lyon, 1958

The next bridge along is the Pont Gallieni and the Lyon Perrache station is out of sight on the left.

Approximate location

Tramway du Mont Blanc scene, 1958

The TMB is a 12.4 km (7.7 mile) meter-gauge electric mountain railway line in the Haute-Savoie department of France which has operated since 1909. It is the highest in France and the fourth highest in Europe.

The line runs from the SNCF connection at Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Le Fayet station to the Nid d'Aigle station near the Bionnassay Glacier at an altitude of 2,372 meters (7,782 ft).

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1934 Chevrolet Master Six