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World transport history
Friday, October 18, 2024
Zurich tram and a Coca-Cola truck, 1971
It's not obvious what the building at left was but obviously needed a replenishment visit from the Coca-Cola truck. See earlier posts.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
ship-themed permanent wall calendar, 1961
Little knobs changed the day, numbers and month, which was done by hand and needed to be done each day.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
steam tank engine at Kislovodsk's kursaal in Russia, circa 1910
Kursaal is the German word for a spa complex which is what the town is noted for and is today served by electric trains.
Drewry 0-4-0 diesel yard locomotive at Kempthorne Prosser's works, Wanganui NZ
"Drewry 0-4-0 locomotive. Makers number 2266. Gardner 6LW diesel engine. Built in 1950 for Kempthorne Prosser (now Ravensdown Fertiliser) at Aramoho, Wanganui. It was then sold to Waitaki NZR (later Affco NZ) as relief shunter for works at Wanganui and Feilding and later on sold to the private Hubs and Spokes Museum in Wanganui before being bought by SteamRail on 23 September 1997.