pretty young Frenchwoman who likes books

 

We don't just make it up: see at 11:45 minutes and 13:45.

1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K (series W29)

Seen in the Southwards car museum north of Wellington NZ. It sounds as good as it looks.

Queensland C17 class with cattle cars crosses a bridge on the Brisbane Valley line, 1950s

See earlier posts on this class.

Copenhagen tram in Rådhusstræde, 1968

See earlier posts.

Approximate view today

1984 Volvo 242 GLT

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the DDR upmarket long distance trainset SVT 18.16 is back in use!

After 20 years of standing still, the set does a special run from Halberstadt to Thale.  See earlier posts.

2018 Suzuki Xbee

In fitting colors of black and metallic mustard.  The introduction of these cars was in 2017 and they have a 1-liter turbocharged 3-cylinder engine paired with mild-hybrid technology. Dimensions are 3,760 mm (L) × 1,670 mm (W) × 1,705 mm (H) with a generous 180 mm of ground clearance. They seat up to five passengers with a versatile, sliding/reclining rear seat and a flat-folding trunk.

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Bratislava tram postcard circa 1910

At the time the city was called Pressburg in German and Pozsony as it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now the capital of Slovakia. See earlier posts.

Max Schiemann electric road train circa 1903

The train operated in the Biela valley near Dresden, Germany, and utilized a then unique current collection system developed by Schiemann, employing two horizontally parallel overhead wires, later used universally for trolleybuses. These vehicles could pull 3 to 4 wagons and travel at speeds of 6 to 30 km/h depending on load and terrain.

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early Toronto Transit Commission experimental trolley bus

A painting titled "Trolley on Mt Pleasant Toronto c. 1922" by artist Ken Kirsch which depicts an experimental trolley bus which operated between 1922 and 1925.

Operating on the Mount Pleasant route, the 1.9-km line served as a cost-effective alternative to laying streetcar tracks in lower-density neighborhoods. The experiment was so successful that ridership outgrew the small buses, leading the TTC to replace them with streetcars in 1925. 

There were 4 buses numbered 20 through 23 which had J.G. Brill bodies on Packard Motor Car Company frames, and Westinghouse electric motors. Tires were solid rubber (not pneumatic). They had seats for 29 passengers.

(via transittoronto.ca)