Thursday, August 31, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
1953 Leyland Tiger of Newlands Coach Service, Wellington
Seen in Bunny Street, Wellington, in the 1970s. For lots more, see the book Wellington Transport Memories
the 'Royal Viking Sky', 1970s
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| a view in Oslo, no date |
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| a view in Hobart, 1976 |
"Royal Viking Sky was built by Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Helsinki, in June 1973 for Kloster Cruise Line, Bergen. She entered service for Royal Viking Line, which was originally owned by a consortium of owners including Kloster.
"Royal Viking Sky was the third of three sister ships, the others being Royal Viking Star (1972) and Royal Viking Sea (November 1973). In 1987, Royal Viking Sky was transferred fully to Kloster Group ownership, and in 1991 was assigned to Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) as the Sunward."
Dimensions: 177.74 metres (583 ft) x 25.2 m (83 ft) x 15.2 m
Machinery: Twin screw. Four 9-cylinder Wärtsilä – Sulzer 9ZH 40/48 diesel engines: 13,420 kW Service speed: 21.5 knots
Passengers: 536; 559 max. Crew 326.
traffic in Gore Main Street, 1960s
Including a Morrie, a 1950 Chevrolet with a trailer, a Ford Prefect and, naturally, several Vauxhalls. A pic taken by the roundabout looking south.
the MV 'Port Nicholson'
A painting of this port line ship by Wallace Trickett. See the forthcoming book All at Sea for more.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Oahu Sugar Company 0-6-2ST
A Baldwin from 1921 -- info. The 3ft gauge Oahu Sugar Company system reached a maximum of 60 miles (97 km) in 1939; it was gone by late 1950. The company itself lasted until 1994.
Monday, August 28, 2017
Renault rally cars poster, circa 1970
Datable primarily by the psychedelia that was en vogue at that time.
Wellington tram on Customhouse Quay circa 1908
With the track of the railway line to the Te Aro station on the left. For lots more, see the book Wellington Transport Memories.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
the "Mystic" of the Shaw Savill Line
Hot off the easel of Wallace Trickett. Built in 1959, 6656 grt, sold in 1977, broken up in 1982; shown in Liverpool.
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Bahnhof Grenzau, Germany
Showing a DB 82 class, an 0-10-0T of which 41 were built between 1950 and 1955. Passenger traffic to here ceased in 1989 and goods traffic in 1996. The station has since been turned into a Gasthaus.
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cars in Lugano, Switzerland, late 1960s
Including a 1966 Ford Thunderbird, Sunbeam Alpine and a Citroen DS.
Friday, August 25, 2017
CP freight on the shore of Lake Superior, Ontario
With an SD40-2 on the point; quite a nice modeler's scene.
Thursday, August 24, 2017
viaduct and steam train in Syria
No other details. The viaduct (probably from Roman times) could be suitable for a railway, but it was clearly not being used for such.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
1975 Honda Civic ad
No doubt the political correctness brigade would have a few things to say about this nowadays.
Polish railway day FDC, 1972
Depicting a PKP 22 class electric (see earlier) although the stamp graphic looks a bit like a West German E03 class.
