Le Mans 24 heures 1959 posters

Refurbished 'Flying Scotsman' takes to the rails in Scotland for the first time after triumphing over Network Rail health and safety 'debacle'

Daily Mail (UK) article and pics

'I like reading transpress nz books'

Df from 1954 diesel-electric at Whangarei, 1960s

For more see earlier posts, and for lots more see our books.  Today rail services to north Auckland are under severe threat of cessation, to the consternation of motorists and environmentalists.

Russian security police find, blow up bombs in a Muslim prayer hall

Explosives found in a raid on a clandestine Muslim prayer hall near the Russian city of Samara were eliminated right inside the building. A bomb disposal team deemed it too dangerous to take the explosives out.

And another bunch of Muslims is destined for the slammer.

12 heures de Paris - Coupe Olazur - poster, 1939

Occurring 10 days into WW2, this wouldn't have proceeded.

Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft of Dairy Queen, 1950s

A pic taken at Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Info on the Bonanza, which has been produced since 1947, here

UNIC cars poster, France, 1920s

See earlier posts.

1928 Lincoln convertible ad

An advert for France.

electric people art?

from a viral e-mail.