French Indochina poster 1931

Featuring a Liore et Olivier H.198 flying over the Mekong River on which there is a junk. This plane was built in 1929 and used by Air-Asie /Saigon then Cie Air Orient /Saigon.

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replica Ford Model T van, Lisbon, Portugal

This is apparently all-electric and used here to advertise a CD-Cassette shop.

the 'Black Pearl' replica pirate ship, Thessaloniki, Greece

This was inspired by the movie series Pirates of the Carribean with Johnny Depp as Pirate Jack Sparrow.  It is technically free for a short trip but spending on expensive drinks is required.

None of us has done it, but it looks like fun.  Lots of info on the official website

'would you like to help me select a good real book?

Santa Fe GE B40-8 (Dash 8-40B)

This was built in June 1988, seen at Cosnino, Arizona in 1990. Santa Fe bought 40 of the 151 built, all transferred to BNSF.  They are a 4-axle (Bo-Bo) type with a GE 7FDL16 prime mover rated at 4,000 hp or 3,000 kW.

An Atlas HO scale model of the class.

fancy police cars in Dubai

The car on the left is a Lamborghini Aventador, a mid-engine V12 supercar capable of speeds up to 217 mph (349 km/h). The car on the right is a Ferrari FF, a distinctive V12-powered, all-wheel-drive shooting brake grand tourer. (Instagram pic)

Western Australia's 'Australind' train returns with locally built DMUs

Transwa’s Australind passenger service has restarted following the delivery of the first of four Alstom diesel multiple-units ordered for the 167 km route between Perth and Bunbury.

The 1067 mm gauge DMUs have been built by Alstom at its Bellevue site in on the outskirts of Perth under a A$54m contract awarded as part of a wider A$1.3 billion order which also included the supply and maintenance of C Series EMUs for use on the city’s suburban routes. The DMUs and EMUs are from Alstom’s X’trapolis family, part of its Adessia portfolio.

‘The ongoing investment and partnership of the West Australian government has been critical to restoring not just the Perth to Bunbury service, but the continuity of local rail manufacturing, the local supply chain and high skilled jobs in the state’, said Guillaume Tritter, Managing Director of Alstom Australia & New Zealand.

Trains have been replaced by road coaches since 2023. The phased reintroduction of train services began on June 29, with one return train a day running on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday and taking 2½ h each way.

Services will be ramped up as the rest of the DMUs enter traffic by the end of the year.

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1980 Pontiac Bonneville

1952 Pontiac station wagon and trailer at a Shell gas station, early 1950s

return of the 'Bay Express' in NZ with steam!

Unfortunately it's a one-off, on 19 September, for the Hawke's Bay blossom festival, and it's being run by Mainline Steam in Plimmerston.

Details and online bookings

The regular TranzScenic Bay Express between Wellington and Napier ceased running in 2001.