tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69757602567156048722024-03-19T15:09:27.893+13:00transpress nzWorld transport historytranspress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.comBlogger26497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-7867444238288206642024-03-19T15:08:00.005+13:002024-03-19T15:08:42.008+13:001941 Ford Pickup truck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSu7ntTa5TCH-8OoLWYooZhGOFRVo7eiTkPPsS9QeU45hyVp57cgwBdgxkUqxvYEfFgo21tg__nXIA4mJ9qDfXlFw_xJNg4rCiThyL4Aadv7iTD3Jae3qJcFKl_mz8FAOsqvlQ8BHWiQw0y4-FrFCmOx9SAwv0p_Ex5cR0qFeJf1PkTYjdzZmvTIALt0A/s1200/1941%20Ford%20Pickup.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1200" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSu7ntTa5TCH-8OoLWYooZhGOFRVo7eiTkPPsS9QeU45hyVp57cgwBdgxkUqxvYEfFgo21tg__nXIA4mJ9qDfXlFw_xJNg4rCiThyL4Aadv7iTD3Jae3qJcFKl_mz8FAOsqvlQ8BHWiQw0y4-FrFCmOx9SAwv0p_Ex5cR0qFeJf1PkTYjdzZmvTIALt0A/w512-h381/1941%20Ford%20Pickup.webp" width="512" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-32199777505447268752024-03-19T14:48:00.007+13:002024-03-19T14:48:57.050+13:001939 Packard 12 coupe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgev2z8SHCDSiI7uf1xZeN3z0-FZ0MhjlNHZ0xP6T9liCv-d7btNmlCrR71W9DZkUgn62UXre_3kx_v7zmrzZ6YvhaZAZMMbBiAMXTxlFu8dtDE7dfkNkRz4PLyk9fwG4ocf4GWZQO5nGzxKfPZjLOpe9WvOXoMix6CjKpg3Ql5ZWmIa-xUlan8tL5UU3w/s2040/1939%20Packard%2012%20coupe.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2040" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgev2z8SHCDSiI7uf1xZeN3z0-FZ0MhjlNHZ0xP6T9liCv-d7btNmlCrR71W9DZkUgn62UXre_3kx_v7zmrzZ6YvhaZAZMMbBiAMXTxlFu8dtDE7dfkNkRz4PLyk9fwG4ocf4GWZQO5nGzxKfPZjLOpe9WvOXoMix6CjKpg3Ql5ZWmIa-xUlan8tL5UU3w/w503-h336/1939%20Packard%2012%20coupe.webp" width="503" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-76000775056758383072024-03-19T14:39:00.001+13:002024-03-19T14:39:13.206+13:00German Kriegsloks in Stuttgart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbi8XYNjEmS_m9ANvtGTNIr2sEPmvVonfOGMf4Nbz6qBJxTCeb1ejVr79kr_7w2mgSd_-CGRB0fFRvGOyfwFh7JfkDnS6mEnAAWrN590LLyuEBsLYfI4xqMgY48dfFzVpjrZ6P_-cqqhXaofQPBYR29KG_1WNPFTKpmoVb5NkkMRiF7Pb6Vxm5VLJLEg/s2812/Kriegsloks%20Sta%C3%9Ffurt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="2812" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbi8XYNjEmS_m9ANvtGTNIr2sEPmvVonfOGMf4Nbz6qBJxTCeb1ejVr79kr_7w2mgSd_-CGRB0fFRvGOyfwFh7JfkDnS6mEnAAWrN590LLyuEBsLYfI4xqMgY48dfFzVpjrZ6P_-cqqhXaofQPBYR29KG_1WNPFTKpmoVb5NkkMRiF7Pb6Vxm5VLJLEg/w496-h268/Kriegsloks%20Sta%C3%9Ffurt.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><p>50 and 52 class. See earlier posts.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-83835790763335310962024-03-18T20:44:00.005+13:002024-03-18T20:44:41.021+13:001938 Renault Novaquartre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbogiERePzLMiTPe3H4dPdYMN7QKT0IWPaDyNkj35QITHhaA0V6rKAWgxTObufQdYzYrzUxIUjBLuXNpb8WadkipC_5rZVekKoPO0AF7bhtHQFSrT8d53iHaHJHp3iCvqIS6bl8oQPGnmjlwaNUBoFAobs0EIcAJs2kOWPXwxy8FVVGmbTyMVnvyCWgFw/s1024/1938%20Renault%20Novaquartre.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1023" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbogiERePzLMiTPe3H4dPdYMN7QKT0IWPaDyNkj35QITHhaA0V6rKAWgxTObufQdYzYrzUxIUjBLuXNpb8WadkipC_5rZVekKoPO0AF7bhtHQFSrT8d53iHaHJHp3iCvqIS6bl8oQPGnmjlwaNUBoFAobs0EIcAJs2kOWPXwxy8FVVGmbTyMVnvyCWgFw/w494-h494/1938%20Renault%20Novaquartre.webp" width="494" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-90451138192758253362024-03-18T20:33:00.005+13:002024-03-18T20:33:58.542+13:00'I prefer spending money on good real books to clothes'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqw6acZvYu-tLs_s3lpbrrlDszmgWTu4InM40UwWiKT3PWjLt5P5eWZV47UjZwCNSo8vSqtbe4_Bfj5eapuX1LncQAwWAzMa1yZQkX4eRPGym8pgCEyvee3QtP4j4TqFOjHN5jd632rMBN0v4Zf4q4lSrGBaOKVsLte6IgOiXTvTwctX54aL3sCYW8DIQ/s1280/bookgirl%20alex-limm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="854" height="639" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqw6acZvYu-tLs_s3lpbrrlDszmgWTu4InM40UwWiKT3PWjLt5P5eWZV47UjZwCNSo8vSqtbe4_Bfj5eapuX1LncQAwWAzMa1yZQkX4eRPGym8pgCEyvee3QtP4j4TqFOjHN5jd632rMBN0v4Zf4q4lSrGBaOKVsLte6IgOiXTvTwctX54aL3sCYW8DIQ/w427-h639/bookgirl%20alex-limm.jpg" width="427" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-30075888022915462592024-03-18T20:08:00.001+13:002024-03-18T20:08:29.526+13:00Bundaberg Foundry Co. 2-ft gauge 0-6-2T from 1952<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvROaipsAPeY1oOtsWgsI2TuI9VbAwALSxZxdkLCkiJpmyx42c_luLPQcQ81RysmA-wvwjUxB-9aTGXED8cXAVzWyZ0W5dIT_Ezvbc1-AV05GMYvJBFCb89HH7VurKoBz7ODrpaW4v7RjZZQC0SWwR3uoqR3LFu3ftxhv03d2MWD2C6XpLQBPPlFGImFU/s2000/BFC%205%20at%20Wooford.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2000" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvROaipsAPeY1oOtsWgsI2TuI9VbAwALSxZxdkLCkiJpmyx42c_luLPQcQ81RysmA-wvwjUxB-9aTGXED8cXAVzWyZ0W5dIT_Ezvbc1-AV05GMYvJBFCb89HH7VurKoBz7ODrpaW4v7RjZZQC0SWwR3uoqR3LFu3ftxhv03d2MWD2C6XpLQBPPlFGImFU/w486-h348/BFC%205%20at%20Wooford.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p></p><p>Now at the Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Woodford. Queensland. <a href="https://angrms.org.au/cpages/bfc-5.pdf" target="_blank">Info</a></p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-83823307160805146412024-03-18T19:39:00.004+13:002024-03-18T19:39:35.081+13:001934 Packard 12 Speedster<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfBNEufz0olYz7BUkSta-NWCAQx0NJX4vWLB672HLjoNQszZi_TyFAudddUDzTbvZxlZqqs1REqEffM_wtBB8XxeHd9u5Hmv_DtpgK4Wz3T5r-arJEOfXU45Lhxgj9lPiH6sZK14iNLAGoBa22H-WVCNylWr2vwRSOwe_RB-ZKoxQGGfnl7BW8oEDefw/s1024/1934%20Packard%2012%20Speedster.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfBNEufz0olYz7BUkSta-NWCAQx0NJX4vWLB672HLjoNQszZi_TyFAudddUDzTbvZxlZqqs1REqEffM_wtBB8XxeHd9u5Hmv_DtpgK4Wz3T5r-arJEOfXU45Lhxgj9lPiH6sZK14iNLAGoBa22H-WVCNylWr2vwRSOwe_RB-ZKoxQGGfnl7BW8oEDefw/w512-h384/1934%20Packard%2012%20Speedster.webp" width="512" /></a></div><br /><p></p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-81634644963834458002024-03-18T18:09:00.006+13:002024-03-18T18:09:54.698+13:001980 Lincoln Continental Mark VI advertisement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbVpBRADwXOP77MpPY0e484J2VcByag0d7_OLHm8MDF6shyXxLHQrPaSFhhsoV9ugXNbwNSEZXsvN2quWkWtKBnWJf8n5f0cP5FjyozTqkdpiulu9PtF3wOnQIJx-3mYC21TlmGE52_zVa1d-QR2EYfw4up9H73rhQVwNXZuyZYU6Vb6wTBMwu_SiB0w/s1600/1980%20Linvoln%20Continental%20ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1600" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbVpBRADwXOP77MpPY0e484J2VcByag0d7_OLHm8MDF6shyXxLHQrPaSFhhsoV9ugXNbwNSEZXsvN2quWkWtKBnWJf8n5f0cP5FjyozTqkdpiulu9PtF3wOnQIJx-3mYC21TlmGE52_zVa1d-QR2EYfw4up9H73rhQVwNXZuyZYU6Vb6wTBMwu_SiB0w/w506-h348/1980%20Linvoln%20Continental%20ad.jpg" width="506" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-79522595078558675952024-03-18T13:55:00.000+13:002024-03-18T13:55:00.678+13:00a motorcycle chariot race in NSW, Australia, 1936<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ciP2FA4rf0b5uR7EnVRcLZIeJpFw0ZCpncAwBt5v10gGV3JigHKIokfPnvvwzvsJzfaPx4xf4-jmGmBizdegRxtWJqIUFIGw9aKeD6p2dSvGWEJFM7JQWsYi-BhpTabSYsW3MiNPm3VxPQU1sW7GeWieQ5Lms5MPt8cJjngQMJiToPbybYOuTCSk67Q/s900/Motorcycle%20chariot%20race%201936.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="900" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ciP2FA4rf0b5uR7EnVRcLZIeJpFw0ZCpncAwBt5v10gGV3JigHKIokfPnvvwzvsJzfaPx4xf4-jmGmBizdegRxtWJqIUFIGw9aKeD6p2dSvGWEJFM7JQWsYi-BhpTabSYsW3MiNPm3VxPQU1sW7GeWieQ5Lms5MPt8cJjngQMJiToPbybYOuTCSk67Q/w504-h290/Motorcycle%20chariot%20race%201936.png" width="504" /></a></div><p>From the Great Southern Land FB page.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-64290745959043138662024-03-17T14:42:00.003+13:002024-03-17T14:42:42.473+13:0017 March: St Patrick's day: Cork trams, IrelandThis city's system only lasted 33 years from 1898 to 1931 and was 900 mm gauge. The first 18 tramcars came from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brush_Traction">Brush of Loughborough</a> in 1898. Subsequent orders of 11 in 1900 and 6 in 1901 took the fleet to a maximum of 35. The livery was bright green and cream.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht35Bjr8aent0YDzjVXUhISt0NeA5mdjFV77fkg6l-tO9zDLnQ4waYsEZuaiCVhs3SvQOpFh9ZZSx4Z-BkJOxqjuf4svVcdqycitPOEXBX1g8yFOBkmZkPiLjV-MLpdimgTiuM0Dm1i9CD5ffTH43Cvp6QNJuxc57jgtxBQQGc9LGrAw0uc5CqCVdrQc0/s3540/Patrick_Street_Cork2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="3540" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht35Bjr8aent0YDzjVXUhISt0NeA5mdjFV77fkg6l-tO9zDLnQ4waYsEZuaiCVhs3SvQOpFh9ZZSx4Z-BkJOxqjuf4svVcdqycitPOEXBX1g8yFOBkmZkPiLjV-MLpdimgTiuM0Dm1i9CD5ffTH43Cvp6QNJuxc57jgtxBQQGc9LGrAw0uc5CqCVdrQc0/w521-h384/Patrick_Street_Cork2.jpg" width="521" /></a></div><p> Trams on St Patrick Street.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6cKKCglWdSfP9G74bExaM-B7MjeNJcAgwqlImq_SFzWsHImWXQbdhIk7ctMav1QGSNW-zo1CPRrirNGBfdROgOsMuD8ImTByXzMdGJJZBO6TU2biz7irw-U3u2P87WfHny-0bJsPZkErNUMYHGxFEHaaWG3GavIL6rJNZ5T4ljQYXE0pm0FNJGtIs0Q/s1000/Cork_City_Electric_Tramways.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: justify;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_Electric_Tramways_and_Lighting_Company" target="_blank">More info</a></div><br /><p></p></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-69460133263716383302024-03-17T14:21:00.003+13:002024-03-17T14:21:20.935+13:00on-board the 'Coastal Pacific' train descending Dashwood Pass, NZ<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps-jxX_LCLnVTMdPlbTE4D_BiXyVfTE14CiTNmyli1jYAdNPWmdL4t7bGFQ5ufBmC8RQ5DkJXWzc7b0ZKNv-Gp0FLDGY4ScVQ5K60Do_Z4TNi9V8pxVvu_IAmmWREKYjdhQPVBkAHOVj89xrMyIDcRyTtRDTW-wdq_rvbkokyFAztoDXy9zyxnB3Ygm0/s1080/CPE%20Dashwood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1080" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps-jxX_LCLnVTMdPlbTE4D_BiXyVfTE14CiTNmyli1jYAdNPWmdL4t7bGFQ5ufBmC8RQ5DkJXWzc7b0ZKNv-Gp0FLDGY4ScVQ5K60Do_Z4TNi9V8pxVvu_IAmmWREKYjdhQPVBkAHOVj89xrMyIDcRyTtRDTW-wdq_rvbkokyFAztoDXy9zyxnB3Ygm0/w506-h332/CPE%20Dashwood.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><p>For details see our books and some earlier posts. (KiwiRail pic)</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-61672430209920906972024-03-16T18:30:00.003+13:002024-03-16T18:30:20.395+13:00Once-abandoned 1930 L-29 Cord, before and after restoration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFzzef4YWGbip6vmgJGt1wU0G6yo6hpDJ-pQ74QZxsoz0K3bM2W34rFu9JStz14a1FSg7DYjLmnzicvdM0bB8L5VSz5FolUHEzijzF2KutmgCOV7Kt_-1jjBxJLIR0jW2VmIc0WsNWtpo1GPxWT4K3P7RUxUwH8JIX9YT6UQMSEzWDqeW8nIwuNZ6FPw/s1179/Once-abandoned%201930%20L-29%20Cord,%20Before%20and%20after%20restoration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1179" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFzzef4YWGbip6vmgJGt1wU0G6yo6hpDJ-pQ74QZxsoz0K3bM2W34rFu9JStz14a1FSg7DYjLmnzicvdM0bB8L5VSz5FolUHEzijzF2KutmgCOV7Kt_-1jjBxJLIR0jW2VmIc0WsNWtpo1GPxWT4K3P7RUxUwH8JIX9YT6UQMSEzWDqeW8nIwuNZ6FPw/w494-h485/Once-abandoned%201930%20L-29%20Cord,%20Before%20and%20after%20restoration.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><p> <br />From the Abandoned Things FB page</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-12610336228863168742024-03-16T16:04:00.003+13:002024-03-16T16:04:41.022+13:00Dodge Tourer at the summit of the Rimutaka Hill Road, NZ, 1917<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hQXeu-4Ga25HW_ankp2j0jxEIsH1ISAhJQi0e4Ya59qFbhaZZa9js38Pc_-yiSFKvoiDr6TFn65i8_Ah0KkD8o3BcTAGMKsUmJKSHd4Sv09W_EoahKmiorjGJ0xA7HirTsSRhrMZrcEYszQNUnO2drEsBFLscAB0_HDqDPGqH5e_hZHgfF7A1KsTkIo/s1276/Rimutaka%20Car%201917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1276" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hQXeu-4Ga25HW_ankp2j0jxEIsH1ISAhJQi0e4Ya59qFbhaZZa9js38Pc_-yiSFKvoiDr6TFn65i8_Ah0KkD8o3BcTAGMKsUmJKSHd4Sv09W_EoahKmiorjGJ0xA7HirTsSRhrMZrcEYszQNUnO2drEsBFLscAB0_HDqDPGqH5e_hZHgfF7A1KsTkIo/w487-h364/Rimutaka%20Car%201917.jpg" width="487" /></a></div><p>It would have been an adverture in those days.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-66387661036537723852024-03-16T12:48:00.003+13:002024-03-16T12:48:38.746+13:00Spanish gauge-changing technology to integrate Ukrainian railways with EU countries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK0OSkvgx2AouR9BStJfwST5Lfx9w3pGc_A17BFFasXBmz-OCAFILFQNP6no1mqUl4UA0MShtPXwm4-soNiGQiOxDeGz4A1XsKf3aEJnYEhz-aS0aKJQjJ083c20X4gLQF2AO4cH6PXe2VSW85AAfGcHREUsfdbz-eT2-vgusyV13YhbqKLNi5Hj69oQ/s1000/Ukie%20zuge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="1000" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMK0OSkvgx2AouR9BStJfwST5Lfx9w3pGc_A17BFFasXBmz-OCAFILFQNP6no1mqUl4UA0MShtPXwm4-soNiGQiOxDeGz4A1XsKf3aEJnYEhz-aS0aKJQjJ083c20X4gLQF2AO4cH6PXe2VSW85AAfGcHREUsfdbz-eT2-vgusyV13YhbqKLNi5Hj69oQ/w474-h264/Ukie%20zuge.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div><br /></div>UKRAINE: The use of automatic gauge-changing wheelsets to speed up the movement of freight wagons between Ukraine’s 1 520 mm broad gauge network and the 1 435 mm standard gauge of neighbouring European Union countries is to be piloted by national railway Ukrzaliznytsia and Spanish infrastructure manager ADIF. <br /><br />more on <a href="https://www.railwaygazette.com/spanish-gauge-changing-technology-to-integrate-ukrainian-railways-with-the-eu/railway-gazette-international/1098.bio">Railway Gazette International</a> transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-37935312669730303162024-03-15T21:54:00.001+13:002024-03-15T21:54:59.408+13:00'Of course -- it's big real books for me'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MY16jp07b4bBC7MYnDGYibGe1Q47xDCWg6MyWaXjwqw_xeu2nrgMDthyphenhyphen-tZQyTgAgMbXC3ANvPjwxOe3G1c3bp0r_s5jRthzDmD0W6q3SHDJN2sdT7FS6-uSNIW6zCp3WSk3yiX-jnVC-UIHkFwdp_UhA3dVJNgB1XRzQeVMT785OPWi1EYOO9TJ_FM/s1500/bookgirl%20redmini%20maria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1024" height="644" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3MY16jp07b4bBC7MYnDGYibGe1Q47xDCWg6MyWaXjwqw_xeu2nrgMDthyphenhyphen-tZQyTgAgMbXC3ANvPjwxOe3G1c3bp0r_s5jRthzDmD0W6q3SHDJN2sdT7FS6-uSNIW6zCp3WSk3yiX-jnVC-UIHkFwdp_UhA3dVJNgB1XRzQeVMT785OPWi1EYOO9TJ_FM/w439-h644/bookgirl%20redmini%20maria.jpg" width="439" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-70929356097434029042024-03-15T21:53:00.003+13:002024-03-15T21:53:50.588+13:00State carriage for the Viceroy (Khedive) of Egypt drawing, circa 1860<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkStVNjDB4YV9IS5UhNlQrHrMlG4oIW7VWQLkmXXLD4CsKczrCq78RtGMtRutHFaxx57WRY1SJY88P9oHC1rBqGsfbhYG5cIO_aPA1UvK9bjmx1scHIxgkAo8yE9Vqj-8RD-UNjYRgCOf8nmHIMNV_KGo_OUW9ZvFAksWz7DGJOQ3qqnemgtAJnWWKPWk/s880/State_carriage_for_his_highness_the_Vice-roy_of_Egypt-Built_by_T.W._Wason_&_Co.,_Springfield,_Mass.,_U.S._-_Des._&_lith._by_Bingham,_Dodd_&_Co.,_Hartford,_Conn._LCCN92501105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="880" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkStVNjDB4YV9IS5UhNlQrHrMlG4oIW7VWQLkmXXLD4CsKczrCq78RtGMtRutHFaxx57WRY1SJY88P9oHC1rBqGsfbhYG5cIO_aPA1UvK9bjmx1scHIxgkAo8yE9Vqj-8RD-UNjYRgCOf8nmHIMNV_KGo_OUW9ZvFAksWz7DGJOQ3qqnemgtAJnWWKPWk/w491-h330/State_carriage_for_his_highness_the_Vice-roy_of_Egypt-Built_by_T.W._Wason_&_Co.,_Springfield,_Mass.,_U.S._-_Des._&_lith._by_Bingham,_Dodd_&_Co.,_Hartford,_Conn._LCCN92501105.jpg" width="491" /></a></div><p>Built by T.W. Wason & Co. of Springfield,_Massachussets; Design & lithograph of the print by Bingham, Dodd & Co. of Hartford, Connecticut.</p>"The bright yellow car, with blue decorated panels, is shown standing on tracks in a rural New England landscape with two small groups of admiring onlookers. The extravagant train car was 67 feet [20.4 meters] long and had an unusual open center section with scrolled iron railings and covered by a striped canopy. The train (and thus the broadside) apparently dates to between 1860, when T.W. Wason & Co. finished its contract with the Egyptian government, and 1862, when the company name changed to Wason Manufacturing Company. <div><br /></div><div>"As late as 1978, the car was still occasionally used by the Egyptian government."</div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-23022604139177491512024-03-15T21:15:00.003+13:002024-03-15T21:15:58.119+13:00Southern Pacific poster 1925<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBomBZkHJU_wQI8lpRsB8UNdkaLJz6gHNS56JY44aQsPMBoM0N0fxRuTts2Xx2qQqCKU9q7f9KKP-LSF9V5-KmAkiBh8_qrWbPijkGodX8Blu6F8El2U1_hz2tALK9XQgtrdT0hXQb_4hW7sH00Y0nsRRglGPyhj6TTfJ-AjEGXywqSrDsOK2r1tHzLn4/s1600/SP%20Apache%20Trail%201925.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1189" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBomBZkHJU_wQI8lpRsB8UNdkaLJz6gHNS56JY44aQsPMBoM0N0fxRuTts2Xx2qQqCKU9q7f9KKP-LSF9V5-KmAkiBh8_qrWbPijkGodX8Blu6F8El2U1_hz2tALK9XQgtrdT0hXQb_4hW7sH00Y0nsRRglGPyhj6TTfJ-AjEGXywqSrDsOK2r1tHzLn4/w413-h555/SP%20Apache%20Trail%201925.webp" width="413" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">With a bus instead of a train.</span></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-40511958031207699282024-03-15T21:05:00.000+13:002024-03-15T21:05:15.994+13:00Southern Pacific GP35<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B352zS3S92MyIbOHUqgpnbHIl9ocZ4gtPhajYWqregLcw9bYy3wKWXb5pK7mRdB-uhH4nNzmkHJ2Z9AYcY3vP_vrgpQaGx78cqUNnY1JjSMVM9lmfRT54Io5cWx1N56_hY1GUQRbLar7uVg_-HIwFURESkZa750rQqmHMUHXecx-MMlGP4OVy_WqwEI/s1235/SP%206611%201974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1235" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B352zS3S92MyIbOHUqgpnbHIl9ocZ4gtPhajYWqregLcw9bYy3wKWXb5pK7mRdB-uhH4nNzmkHJ2Z9AYcY3vP_vrgpQaGx78cqUNnY1JjSMVM9lmfRT54Io5cWx1N56_hY1GUQRbLar7uVg_-HIwFURESkZa750rQqmHMUHXecx-MMlGP4OVy_WqwEI/w513-h313/SP%206611%201974.jpg" width="513" /></a></div><p>With what looks like an F unit behind it. Pic from 1974, location not stated.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-43096093804190153042024-03-15T20:45:00.003+13:002024-03-15T20:45:41.304+13:00South Australian Railways Q class 4-4-0<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXvXgBqTCsW-j9JBTUoPAmL6vSHAToDfw0A1rHgj5cOAfTlyClpdbYtJVh6OrFYrcKlHLAyVzBjjAA7ZwTAIezHy1lbMRjOJH-7ggzllmq13Cg3WALH8VPXz4wP5lbdxD0UWoaonUS-3wxXWZ6kZgYktwmY9poth4Txfm-E_6hJfWAIOX4f_3bQmu5gg/s1037/South_Australian_Railways_Q_Class_No._86%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1037" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXvXgBqTCsW-j9JBTUoPAmL6vSHAToDfw0A1rHgj5cOAfTlyClpdbYtJVh6OrFYrcKlHLAyVzBjjAA7ZwTAIezHy1lbMRjOJH-7ggzllmq13Cg3WALH8VPXz4wP5lbdxD0UWoaonUS-3wxXWZ6kZgYktwmY9poth4Txfm-E_6hJfWAIOX4f_3bQmu5gg/w508-h333/South_Australian_Railways_Q_Class_No._86%20(1).png" width="508" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> The 22 of the class were built between 1885 and 1892 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCbs_and_Company">Dübs and Company</a> (15) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Martin_%26_Co">James Martin & Co</a> (7).<br /><div><br /></div><div>All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1923 and 1956.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_Railways_Q_class" target="_blank">More</a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-22666701380662803612024-03-15T16:47:00.006+13:002024-03-15T16:47:54.767+13:001975 Mercury Grand Marquis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3x9zzJxs3F7uhhoz8N95cZG61EclnbD3mjDoE14acxiEdXc2HitQgxKIjW4JqxlrOuOhltcXwPldlGr6SgNOVmc1iRqETIczC1Rx_SWASWp0cXFmYb5R0MpRxYp9oPPP9dRu0xsmB-pDCcJ0zPrGQ20yALBs_7upJQIFyFIyOFVRDGI2c-hvZxBP1TNE/s1574/1975%20Mercury%20Grand%20Marquis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="1280" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3x9zzJxs3F7uhhoz8N95cZG61EclnbD3mjDoE14acxiEdXc2HitQgxKIjW4JqxlrOuOhltcXwPldlGr6SgNOVmc1iRqETIczC1Rx_SWASWp0cXFmYb5R0MpRxYp9oPPP9dRu0xsmB-pDCcJ0zPrGQ20yALBs_7upJQIFyFIyOFVRDGI2c-hvZxBP1TNE/w472-h580/1975%20Mercury%20Grand%20Marquis.jpg" width="472" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-90879149312351319472024-03-15T15:48:00.001+13:002024-03-15T15:48:54.823+13:00South Australian 930 class diesel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vehMJCD1IT4pNgNffWlhk4GjyUYoENz11Pv5oxKvi0CipUebF-IgTrxCxDYbnbaU0HdT3U1tOe2yt5rq_gz3cQYCw1XcWrNsY5NrUjID5omQMHSIN_dNHqILz2g8Z_rZzCa2FvQQaxQ/s1600/SAR+930+class+diesel+961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1600" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vehMJCD1IT4pNgNffWlhk4GjyUYoENz11Pv5oxKvi0CipUebF-IgTrxCxDYbnbaU0HdT3U1tOe2yt5rq_gz3cQYCw1XcWrNsY5NrUjID5omQMHSIN_dNHqILz2g8Z_rZzCa2FvQQaxQ/w469-h235/SAR+930+class+diesel+961.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><p>Number 961, one of 37 built, now preserved by the Australian Railway Historic Society. See earlier posts.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-10044686653551868042024-03-15T15:22:00.003+13:002024-03-15T15:22:52.908+13:00ship 'Otaki' from 1953<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2njM7jCLIWdblFonUsNtrm5UnL3KgkbbLLjkHqLmp2fBYBM6fviRzY_k3CHA0g0uJ790OlgPkZ7nkPJxF8i9dg56OBgffRQ2XD8eN4eSa2E2iv46j1PxwWRugf3KgUBmSG50lYhyEPAZguIW53HD5Hgy_WcbQoV8WeI302W7FqkDKiIH46IneKrwsPQ/s1600/ship%20Otaki%20from%201953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2njM7jCLIWdblFonUsNtrm5UnL3KgkbbLLjkHqLmp2fBYBM6fviRzY_k3CHA0g0uJ790OlgPkZ7nkPJxF8i9dg56OBgffRQ2XD8eN4eSa2E2iv46j1PxwWRugf3KgUBmSG50lYhyEPAZguIW53HD5Hgy_WcbQoV8WeI302W7FqkDKiIH46IneKrwsPQ/w506-h337/ship%20Otaki%20from%201953.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div><br /></div> This was built by John Brown in 1953, in service for the NZ Shipping Company from 1953, transferred to the Federal Line in 1967; transferred to the P & O Line in 1973. The fourth ship of this name owned by the NZSCo. Scrapped in 1984.<div><br /></div>Dimensions: 526 feet (160 m) long; breadth: 70 feet (21 metres); draught: 30 feet (9.1 metres); tonnage 10,934 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_register_tonnage">GRT</a>. Main engines: two twelve-cylinder 11,500bhp <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulzer_(manufacturer)">Sulzers</a> geared to a single shaft; Speed: 16 knots.<br /><br /><br />For lots more, see our books.<br /><br />transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-9233143291059004552024-03-14T22:52:00.004+13:002024-03-14T22:54:28.056+13:00Mexican 2-8-2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDl1caS_La8jp-Lr9NKVEJVmWPyWnKXh83omJlU0_2I4AoJwgFui8NbmAGF5FU6gR_5qv7akVoxsk2aOVorOxFTRxC6WjVqmhVC6g0aP6wJoddoFBHl6FRg9bkPZohUFGPWi6dsLd2UzcwhCp704ZiUSU-ILMjrgIWhwRvi8VdgThxqpeMTeBHELxwNlM/s1600/NdeM%202132%202-8-2%20at%20Vallie%20Mexico%201962.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1600" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDl1caS_La8jp-Lr9NKVEJVmWPyWnKXh83omJlU0_2I4AoJwgFui8NbmAGF5FU6gR_5qv7akVoxsk2aOVorOxFTRxC6WjVqmhVC6g0aP6wJoddoFBHl6FRg9bkPZohUFGPWi6dsLd2UzcwhCp704ZiUSU-ILMjrgIWhwRvi8VdgThxqpeMTeBHELxwNlM/w496-h332/NdeM%202132%202-8-2%20at%20Vallie%20Mexico%201962.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><p>One of a batch of 40 making Nacionales de Mexico Class KR-2, built in 1921 by various manufacturers. Seen in 1962.</p><br /><a href="https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=Mexico&wheel=2-8-2&railroad=ndem#1378" target="_blank">More info</a>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-81284515550774250522024-03-14T18:38:00.000+13:002024-03-14T18:38:02.662+13:00Fowler built 0-4-0T's at Napier Harbour, 1950s<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAHSkNrjt6k8odymK6IUqxm3P0StYxsYz9Crg3ubrQxdmeKQa8bGd5_yddgIM9EmLDqMf9KV73gy7SXpVDKPml5bMCP3yRoIgMUcabGu8y-huyWq9nRsf47ao0qKeK6b45FC3URAEn8c7kJqYkBb8wy0NBo-5Vy1fJ5UX09MGAwUmFdj_heu7KEzGNSM/s1200/NHB%20loks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1200" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAHSkNrjt6k8odymK6IUqxm3P0StYxsYz9Crg3ubrQxdmeKQa8bGd5_yddgIM9EmLDqMf9KV73gy7SXpVDKPml5bMCP3yRoIgMUcabGu8y-huyWq9nRsf47ao0qKeK6b45FC3URAEn8c7kJqYkBb8wy0NBo-5Vy1fJ5UX09MGAwUmFdj_heu7KEzGNSM/w506-h288/NHB%20loks.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Napier Harbour Board's two small tank locos built by John Fowler in Leeds were acquired in 1925 -- both were preserved.<br /><br />For lots more, see the book <b><i>New Zealand 1950s Steam in Colour.</i></b>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-37896621950774466662024-03-14T17:59:00.001+13:002024-03-14T18:22:32.088+13:00'you don't need batteries for a real book'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzD5oAuNY0eRCAmd_Fl3RCUyKSECP6BZD1SrBMVmCZln5CPGbo3qOyNSWH1OKTN_sbU5etXzbK16BgdTt1XeV-HEUtM6kyoSQGCuq5U5UTfbVR9QHqLOG77tTlMeLgj2Pg9ewOebXdBetiJzCuV5m8y4ZgvXBl8-__BZFH9gXMVZXlvjHsYH3JsZF_0s/s1050/Naked_girls_reading_books_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1050" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzD5oAuNY0eRCAmd_Fl3RCUyKSECP6BZD1SrBMVmCZln5CPGbo3qOyNSWH1OKTN_sbU5etXzbK16BgdTt1XeV-HEUtM6kyoSQGCuq5U5UTfbVR9QHqLOG77tTlMeLgj2Pg9ewOebXdBetiJzCuV5m8y4ZgvXBl8-__BZFH9gXMVZXlvjHsYH3JsZF_0s/w513-h425/Naked_girls_reading_books_5.jpg" width="513" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0