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

cab ride: White Pass and Yukon from Skagway to Carcross

 

On a nice sunny day, with some great landscapes on the 3 ft narrow gauge route. The railway reaches its summit at 2,865 feet (874 meters) above sea level at Milepost 20.4, which marks the international border between the United States and Canada. See earlier posts.

to Norway on DFDS steamships poster, mid 20th century

The company still operates. See earlier posts.

1952 Riley RMF

 

SNCF 'Picasso' automotrices at Menton in 1957

Obviously before electrification of the line took place. The switch tower is no longer there. See earlier posts