Tuesday, June 9, 2026

a Deutsche Reichsbahn Kriegslok in Czech clothes

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A former Class 52 of the DR, a 2-10-0 became CSD 555.129 and is preserved operational, seen here on a fantrip.

pretty on the footplate

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Of what we don't know, maybe a pic from a fashion shoot at a British railway museum.

Leyland commercial vehicles advertisement, 1962

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(Thanks to Wallace)
Monday, June 8, 2026

cars outside a North East U.S. train station, early 1950s

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Which isn't stated.  A still from an Encyclopedia Britannica film.
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'I like to read a good real book for pleasure'

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Tokyo's grand central station

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Info at the time these pics were taken: "Tokyo Station,  the main gateway to Greater Tokyo. Over 100,000 people use it daily. A Renaiss...

Sri Lanka diesel multiple unit seen in 2003

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It looks like a English Electric pre-WW2 driving trailer car, denoted as S1 series. The colors kind of match the environment.
Sunday, June 7, 2026

moving cane and bamboo by small barges in Java, Indonesia, art

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Probably for school use. Indonesia is the world's largest producer and supplier of rattan cane, accounting for approximately 70% to 80% ...

NZR B306 at Reefton with a works train on the West Coast, 1950s

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The B class was a 4-8-0 type of which 10 were built between 1899 and 1903. It looks like the engine crew are engaged in cleaning out the tub...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

tram and trailer in Danzig (Gdansk), Poland, late 1970s

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Even by communist standards the apparantly pre-WW2 buildings clearly suffered from advanced neglect. This looks to be the scene now On one o...