1958 Vauxhall Velox

This was arguably the closest that a British car got to the rear fins that were de rigueur in America at the time and the rest has a strong American influence. (Brian Snelson/Wikimedia)

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) station in Miami, Florida, circa 1940

This was located at 2210 NW 7th Avenue in Allapattah, Florida, two miles north of downtown Miami. The first SAL train arrived in Miami on January 8, 1927 and this station building was built in 1930.

In 1971, Amtrak took over passenger services and moved them to a new station near the SAL's Hialeah Yards opened in 1978.

What is at this site now? Not much: https://maps.app.goo.gl/r2d9hdcSXrAMH8wE8

Passenger Train Journal article.

Florida East Coast Railway Alco-built 4-6-2 from 1922

Engine 153 is one of 7 'Pacifics' (151-157) built by ALCO in 1922 for the railway. For many years it was used for excursions until hurricane damage in 1992 and has been out of service since. It is preserved at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, Florida.

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Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab poster, Norway, early 20th century

It looks like traditional costumes the people are wearing. 

"This was a Norwegian shipping company that operated ferries in Northern Norway. The ferry service was founded by Richard With on 10 November 1881 at Stokmarknes in Nordland, Norway. In the same year, the shipping company's first ship - the steamer DS Vesteraalen from 1865 (ex-SS Arendal) was purchased from Arendals Dampskibsselskab. The company ran in the local transportation route, and then it started the first Coastal Express in 1893 with the ship Vesteraalen from 1891. The company merged in 1987 with Ofotens Dampskibsselskab and a new company was formed, Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (OVDS). That company merged with Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap in 2006 to form Hurtigruten Group." (Wikipedia)

1957 & 1958 Ford Ranchero's

The 1958 one is the nearer in both pics.

The Fell locomotive, not the one you think

 A British film from 1951 in the diesel era designed by a man named Fell.

According to Wikipedia, "British Railways 10100 was an unusual experimental diesel locomotive known informally as The Fell Diesel Locomotive (after Lt. Col. L. F. R. Fell, who was one of the designers). It was the joint production of Davey Paxman & Co, Shell Refining & Marketing Co and Lt-Col L. F. R. Fell, built for them by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at Derby. Sir Harry Ricardo was also involved. By the time it emerged in 1950, nationalisation had taken place and it carried British Railways livery. The locomotive had six diesel engines, four of them used for traction. There were two auxiliary engines, both of which were 150 hp (110 kW) AEC 6-cylinder units, and these drove the superchargers for the main engines and the purpose of this arrangement was to enable the main engines to deliver very high torque at low crankshaft speed."

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1952 Bedford A2

Obviously this was once used as a fire appliance in NZ.  More Pics

1989 Honda Accord

'I like to read a good real book in my front yard in the evenings'

DB TEE train art, 1960s

It's unclear who produced this, but possibly it was for schoolroom decoration.

 See earlier posts. 

vehicles in Miramar, Wellington NZ, 1978

Nearest the camera is a 1960s Mercedes, a Hillman Hunter on the other side, and a Wellington City trolleybus leaving Caledonia Street. (Peter Moses pic via Walsh Memorial Library, MOTAT).

air travel in 1956

 

a southbound mail train to Wellington departs Paekakariki NZ in 1915

The two ladies with two young girls have probably just got off the train. The loco is an A class 4-6-2.  For lots more see the book Wellington Transport Memories.

Dutch 'Blue Angel' art

The "Blauwe Engel" was a series of Dutch diesel-electric trainsets that was used by the NS from 1953 to 1998. The name was derived from the bright blue color that these trainsets initially had. A connection with the famous feature film Der blaue Engel from 1930 has often been suggested, but never established. When new colors for diesel trains were introduced around 1960, the nickname became "Red Devils".  As the livery in this artwork is the latter, it should be called "Rode Duivel"?  Info

The Rein Pol artpiece is available as a print here.

the original 'Kingston Flyer' train, NZ

The original 'Kingston Flyer' and crew at Kingston Station. The engine is one of the famed Rogers-built K class 2-4-2 of which 8 were built over 1877-1878 and 3 of them have so far been exhumed and preserved. A half "birdcage" carriage is just behind the engine tender.

For lots more, see our books.

with the German Reichsbahn into Silesia poster, 1930s

While a small part of Silesia is still German, most of it was given to Poland by Stalin in 1945.

Safely into the heart of the cities, DB TEE train poster

Featuring a DB Class VT 11.5, see earlier posts.  It's unclear what "DB guarantees the green wave" means, these trains appeared before environmental friendliness concern was a thing.

Fiat railcar promotional item, 1934

Breda Alb48 provided the "Littoriana" (coast) train service. See earlier posts.

'I prefer to spend money on good real books'

le Tramway du Mont Blanc promo poster, 1956

See earlier posts.

1939 Leyland TEC2 'Gnu' bus with Duple FC39C body, England

The model was first exhibited at the 1937 Commercial Motor Show and withdrawn in 1945. Was the reason for the two axles concern over front-end weight? You wonder if they were fitted with power steering.

Pic taken on Baltic Avenue, Southend on Sea.

Avro 540K seen in Gisborne NZ, 1921

Avro 504K High Jinks with an RAF roundel on fuselage. It was operated by the Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Company and is here seen performing run-up on Waikanae Beach, Gisborne with nearby onlookers. High Jinks was flown on an extensive joy riding tour of the North Island by Les Brake over 1921-1922. Aircraft registration E9432.

Info on the aircraft 

1952 Dodge Coronet Gyro

1970 Buick Sportwagon

 

Boston automobiles and streetcars in the 1940s

 

The Jones Motor Co. Ford dealer, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1950

Present day view: https://maps.app.goo.gl/H5kthQtbCBDbUMhcA

SAR 620 class 4-6-2 in the main street

A scene in Semaphore Road, Semaphore. South Australia, 1978, with an excursion train.

The old railway line between Port Adelaide and Semaphore in Adelaide’s northwest ran along Semaphore Road for part of its journey. Along with Ellen Street in Port Pirie (SA), Denison Street in Rockhampton (Qld) and Calder Highway in Wycheproof (Vic) and a few others, this was not a common sight in Australia, unlike Asia and North America.

The SA Railways 620 Class were 4-6-2 type. Fred Shea, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the SAR designed a 140-long-ton Pacific type. A total of 10 were produced at the Islington shops over 1936-38.

Class leader (#620) has the distinction of being the first streamlined locomotive built in Australia, beating the Victorian S Class conversions by about a year. (Pic via. State Library of South Australia)

'I like to read a good real book whenever I can, not a smartphone'

cars at the Holiday Motel, Niagara Falls, NY State, circa 1956

Including a 1956 Dodge Royal and a 1956 Plymouth Belvedere.

What is there now: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RcLETLpxDBkhUuAM9

scenes of cars on French streets, 1950--1980

 

Still photos about 5 seconds each to tuneful instrumental music.

1935 Buick Victoria

cars in 1950s Los Angeles neighborhoods

 

1933 and 1971 Audi's

early British electric locomotive

This two-axle steeple cab locomotive dated from 1902 and lasted in use until 1959 making it the oldest operational electric locomotive in the British Isles at the time. These show the loco and goods wagons in 1906.  The loco was used on a short line built in 1899 from Hellingly Station to the nearby psychiatric hospital. An 0-4-0 tank steam loco was used initially.

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Golra Sharif railway station, Pakistan

Pakistan Railways HBU 20 Serial 8083 on the lead for the Awam Express. (defence.pk)

Info on the HBU 20 -- https://pakistanrail.com/locotech/pages/HBU20.htmhere

the NZ interisland ferry 'Rangatira'

This was a short-lived such ferry, although not as short as the Wahine for which this was built as the replacement.

Rangatira was built in Tyneside, England in 1972 but was withdrawn after the Union Steam Ship Company decided to end the overnight Wellington-Lyttelton service (for Christchurch) in 1976 and this ship went to the Clyde River in Glasgow before being on-sold. (pic via Paul Strathdee in 1977)

For lots more, see the book Strait Crossing: the ferries of Cook Strait through time by Victor Young.

poster promoting train travel in Parana, Brazil, a century ago

"Paraná is one of the 26 states of Brazil, in the south of the country. It is bordered in the north by São Paulo state, in the east by the Atlantic Ocean, in the south by Santa Catarina state and the province of Misiones, Argentina, and in the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraguay, with the Paraná River as its western boundary. It is subdivided into 399 municipalities, and its capital is the city of Curitiba. Other major cities are Londrina, Maringá, Ponta Grossa, Cascavel, São José dos Pinhais and Foz do Iguaçu. The state is home to 5.4% of the Brazilian population and generates 6.2% of the Brazilian GDP." (Wikipedia)

'I like to read a good real book in the garden, not a smartphone'

Polish ship 'Cieszyn'

This was a general cargo carrier built in 1958 in Stettin, 94 meters long x 13 meters wide, 2567 grt.  There is a more recent ship of this name operating today.

the DB's locos give up smoking poster, 1970s

"We're still going"

early 1960s Bedford SB scenic cruiser in NZ

Location unspecified.

1932 Dennis Dart DA bus, England

It had 18 seats.

the Denver and Rio Grande Western in F unit days

impressive model railroad based on the narrow gauge Rio Grande Southerm

Unfortunately, the RGS has long belonged to history, operating a 162 mile (261 km) system in the Rockies from 1891 to 1951. It's had, and has, many admirers and this is a great model layout.

The real thing near Ophir in September 1951.

1906 Lanchester 20 hp 4-door

 

NZR's 'Kingston Flyer' at Five Rivers on the old Kingston branch, circa 1972

The tourist train lasted a bit over 10 years running from Lumsden to Kingston before being truncated to the Fairlight - Kingston portion of the line. See earlier posts and our books.

the Gotham el

A still from the movie Joker (2019) set in Gotham, which generally is taken to be a reference to New York. This could be CGI, but parts of the NYC Subway system do look like this.

'I like to read a good real book for pleasure at home'

 

1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe Club Coupe

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