tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69757602567156048722024-03-28T23:05:44.102+13:00transpress nzWorld transport historytranspress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.comBlogger26529125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-965056623360034652024-03-28T23:05:00.002+13:002024-03-28T23:05:08.528+13:00cyclists who watch too much 'Star Wars'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYuEftVhsXCpZTZ1pmqgye4VrX0Xr3bQROCVVSjqZJpwmj4RKYLIoYCfYTanAl6o1oVKfY244oUJlnFRl_DoLXYs0d-lsqGsQVQx8xDDSDvAdDxjDH-v9mwVMJyDalXpltUyLSwf2S66r3HqyhztXzcoha1JkDLNUAmzSizuMsv8r8_2vxlGIuQIyaxA/s600/Star%20Wars.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="600" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYuEftVhsXCpZTZ1pmqgye4VrX0Xr3bQROCVVSjqZJpwmj4RKYLIoYCfYTanAl6o1oVKfY244oUJlnFRl_DoLXYs0d-lsqGsQVQx8xDDSDvAdDxjDH-v9mwVMJyDalXpltUyLSwf2S66r3HqyhztXzcoha1JkDLNUAmzSizuMsv8r8_2vxlGIuQIyaxA/w509-h402/Star%20Wars.webp" width="509" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-23351608892143552372024-03-28T22:34:00.001+13:002024-03-28T22:34:50.189+13:00Crown Zellerbach Alco RS-3 switcher on Vancouver Island, Canada<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMj4QLnPF8Rzvw6aU7ZSPUMpCue9l5iWMBpsPVnICYynHaY20e1v_JseyX-jstPdsJg7ewo9dEB6UgZcWmsTxMJHfn5sqrm3X3RYwY1PNx2cNpwQKeA8FwCB03vKVcW9A0Uryp3Y5f2wg8eKNmHRHgzNN7lkh_pOhDYK6qiQ4ZTx5ptDobbWAnIhyphenhyphenG-E/s1558/Crown%20Zellerbach%20Train%204097%20Logging%20Railroad%20Vancouver%20Island%20British%20Columbia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1558" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMj4QLnPF8Rzvw6aU7ZSPUMpCue9l5iWMBpsPVnICYynHaY20e1v_JseyX-jstPdsJg7ewo9dEB6UgZcWmsTxMJHfn5sqrm3X3RYwY1PNx2cNpwQKeA8FwCB03vKVcW9A0Uryp3Y5f2wg8eKNmHRHgzNN7lkh_pOhDYK6qiQ4ZTx5ptDobbWAnIhyphenhyphenG-E/w481-h302/Crown%20Zellerbach%20Train%204097%20Logging%20Railroad%20Vancouver%20Island%20British%20Columbia.jpg" width="481" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvk-KwQTmxxw0GB-AkBmrDRkOgOrLFDVJFdSTfDvov_jlSybrOs3L3xC5kV73vbRGBuNZ4dC89zgSvVUWTFmGKJwndR2M2aiZD7_-kyRGaDZYNEWMrM8A7LJ5lZRVqQwYC4NxhVyCmTByWIRLl8t8KxpF_XyJyHwHfVar2zj8yG8y78OW_O90HFAo7BA/s640/Crown%20Zellerbach%20Canada%20Logging%20Train%20in%20British%20Columbia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="640" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvk-KwQTmxxw0GB-AkBmrDRkOgOrLFDVJFdSTfDvov_jlSybrOs3L3xC5kV73vbRGBuNZ4dC89zgSvVUWTFmGKJwndR2M2aiZD7_-kyRGaDZYNEWMrM8A7LJ5lZRVqQwYC4NxhVyCmTByWIRLl8t8KxpF_XyJyHwHfVar2zj8yG8y78OW_O90HFAo7BA/w387-h175/Crown%20Zellerbach%20Canada%20Logging%20Train%20in%20British%20Columbia.jpg" width="387" /></a></div>These Bo-Bo type were made in the first half of the 1950s from May 1950 to August 1956 -- <a href="May 1950 – August 1956" target="_blank">info</a><br /><br />This photo is probably from the 1970s. Crown Zellerbach, a pulp and paper company based in San Francisco, was the subject of a hostile takeover in the mid-1980s and ceased as a distinct entity not long afterwards.transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-42939768021649622352024-03-28T18:24:00.001+13:002024-03-28T18:24:23.797+13:00DR 41 1225-6 between Camburg and Dornburg in 1985<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnOpJrflAypd8QQQzDmizAdzXxObyI28S3l6UjRyu7D9-y5WUyWvYX0-fd7fLQum8dqXve5leFmM2jpgYiNXogVqybdKHuiwiLX0uP5xhjKCZ2p7E7EGuAIWLNn8lED0POWDu4HHxVXC07NbJq_OU_6pN_Z_6PA_vA104nbo7qRUW-pRsT_LAVSx75mw/s712/DR%2041%201225-6%20Camburg%20-%20Dornburg%201985.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="534" height="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnOpJrflAypd8QQQzDmizAdzXxObyI28S3l6UjRyu7D9-y5WUyWvYX0-fd7fLQum8dqXve5leFmM2jpgYiNXogVqybdKHuiwiLX0uP5xhjKCZ2p7E7EGuAIWLNn8lED0POWDu4HHxVXC07NbJq_OU_6pN_Z_6PA_vA104nbo7qRUW-pRsT_LAVSx75mw/w448-h597/DR%2041%201225-6%20Camburg%20-%20Dornburg%201985.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><p></p><p>The East German DR was still using steam at this stage, but not very often. See earlier posts.</p><p></p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-90406976590146422432024-03-28T18:23:00.000+13:002024-03-28T18:23:03.830+13:00Colombia railway network 1961 stamp<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUORrjyg2l-Hh1IxEt0KVmjMEnLBsNE50J-FvWY3_iJZY1aMk9Bdy3tT-auXKExC6KpUQmw9Ic93a6sLwCSIr2Df1lWwy7TjVlyiH0CsAZ5Hzi4UA7dEomhyphenhyphenCbT3z1yfjzO_s625sK4sdW4fecbfnUfrmi0Zc-JO4X9gsCVJvJFlfvvFFFcD1Ln-hiCYI/s813/Colombia%20railway%20network%20stamp%201961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="500" height="646" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUORrjyg2l-Hh1IxEt0KVmjMEnLBsNE50J-FvWY3_iJZY1aMk9Bdy3tT-auXKExC6KpUQmw9Ic93a6sLwCSIr2Df1lWwy7TjVlyiH0CsAZ5Hzi4UA7dEomhyphenhyphenCbT3z1yfjzO_s625sK4sdW4fecbfnUfrmi0Zc-JO4X9gsCVJvJFlfvvFFFcD1Ln-hiCYI/w398-h646/Colombia%20railway%20network%20stamp%201961.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><p></p>According to Wikipedia:-<br /><br />The Colombia railway network has a total length of 3,304 kilometres (2,053 milies). There are 150 kilometres (93 miles) of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge connecting Cerrejón coal mines, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tren_del_Cerrej%C3%B3n&action=edit&redlink=1">Tren del Cerrejón</a>, to the maritime port of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Boliv%C3%A1r,_Colombia">Puerto Bolivar</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia_Portete_(La_Guajira,_Colombia)">Bahia Portete</a>, and 3,154 kilometres (1,960 miles) of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_ft_gauge_railways">3 ft</a> (914 mm) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_gauge_railway">narrow gauge</a> of which 2,611 kilometres (1,622 mi) are in use.<div><br /></div><div>The state-owned railway company, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia (National Railways of Colombia), was liquidated in the 1990s. Since then passenger rail service in Colombia is provided only as tourist steam trains on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_Turistico_de_la_Sabana">Bogotá savanna railway</a>, now called Turistren, and between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1">Bogotá</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipaquir%C3%A1">Zipaquirá</a>, and a general daily passenger service around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrancabermeja">Barrancabermeja</a>, and its surroundings (Puente Sogamoso, Garcia Cadena, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Berrio">Puerto Berrio</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Parra">Puerto Parra</a>), provided by Coopsercol.</div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-3506028003305872762024-03-28T15:14:00.006+13:002024-03-28T15:14:42.787+13:00Soviet L class 2-10-0 steamers at Sortavala, Russia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyIu8JJ5PwSHNr9lgNjuLgF3QUkFb6Nk_WPcjhVYCjM2_v9f7_fZ_Euwa0UVcGJAinhKED-xdbSVqcIPcYfWa1-XejJWmNYdqph67PZnTxvnDRbrLcb5_dzcY6j3n0QGzidFxrj5bqV6TIWicbk1_GbyaUSObu8rWOug2PpsD23Mpus7VwuTMXTh14VE/s1200/Soviet%20freight%20steam%20locomotives%20ata%20Sortavala.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyIu8JJ5PwSHNr9lgNjuLgF3QUkFb6Nk_WPcjhVYCjM2_v9f7_fZ_Euwa0UVcGJAinhKED-xdbSVqcIPcYfWa1-XejJWmNYdqph67PZnTxvnDRbrLcb5_dzcY6j3n0QGzidFxrj5bqV6TIWicbk1_GbyaUSObu8rWOug2PpsD23Mpus7VwuTMXTh14VE/w506-h338/Soviet%20freight%20steam%20locomotives%20ata%20Sortavala.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div><br /></div>No less than 4,199 of them were built 1945—1955.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_locomotive_class_L" target="_blank">More info</a>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-18915707413950278942024-03-28T14:33:00.006+13:002024-03-28T14:33:47.739+13:00'Sopwith Pup biplane of No. 8 Squadron. Royal Naval Air Service' art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCHMEhWBlvIyrhpzmKMu45iUNbLBmPopV9krhTUiN2HPfnBJoj7Y7aSiw_RL2VTGQ4SujoPiDP3_4SLIo-KoGh_chNFQWpw7Af_cTAOs9jgxYNkeLChXN00ELJ0iazeWevcB8UzKCeQvDWXWjYNhX8cYYcCX96YGpE6zgNBKlp_dq2feg8mi9giVAs5k/s600/Sopwith%20Pup%20biplane%20of%20No.%208%20Sqn.%20Royal%20Naval%20Air%20Service%20by%20Neil%20Hipkiss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="600" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCHMEhWBlvIyrhpzmKMu45iUNbLBmPopV9krhTUiN2HPfnBJoj7Y7aSiw_RL2VTGQ4SujoPiDP3_4SLIo-KoGh_chNFQWpw7Af_cTAOs9jgxYNkeLChXN00ELJ0iazeWevcB8UzKCeQvDWXWjYNhX8cYYcCX96YGpE6zgNBKlp_dq2feg8mi9giVAs5k/w493-h368/Sopwith%20Pup%20biplane%20of%20No.%208%20Sqn.%20Royal%20Naval%20Air%20Service%20by%20Neil%20Hipkiss.jpg" width="493" /></a></div><p>Obviously WW1 era, by aviation artist Neil Hipkiss.<br /><br /></p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-81653559619092056172024-03-28T12:52:00.004+13:002024-03-28T12:52:38.651+13:00'yes it's wallpaper but I intend to replace it with real books like this one'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-AJQFMn0oA1gWeQGf692WlpNnTzEZj218jdVONyll4lOvqToHW6l_n1h6PryGMquIiR5GkN6XlkKUuJrXc6OEKJukZWP2dCC8jJM77er45o_c-i-CwqdAWXbZTMkZZJ9O2ukq77ryaJhZB4H6ZnYaOBmhIqeM933F24gmY2QXxsRKL1qCPedExYV9Ss/s1600/1985%20Lincoln%20Continental%20Givenchy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1600" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-AJQFMn0oA1gWeQGf692WlpNnTzEZj218jdVONyll4lOvqToHW6l_n1h6PryGMquIiR5GkN6XlkKUuJrXc6OEKJukZWP2dCC8jJM77er45o_c-i-CwqdAWXbZTMkZZJ9O2ukq77ryaJhZB4H6ZnYaOBmhIqeM933F24gmY2QXxsRKL1qCPedExYV9Ss/w525-h340/1985%20Lincoln%20Continental%20Givenchy.jpg" width="525" /></a></div><p>Givenchy is a French luxury fashion and perfume house.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-89233646301297643612024-03-28T12:11:00.005+13:002024-03-28T12:11:50.640+13:001947 Cushman Model 52 Scooter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="1984" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiGhLzL4T8les51gSf80YJc2Cvdw1pCvut-6O9NcMTPjpFeiKtgxHSxK_l3q7RD8Nngt6KEul-Mo6KRkqC3UG6UxWJCty6ylnlI_iG8A_8djwfoQRhFUsB157sAqKsJvq3jRQr9UlMwNtqrqHorz2BikGY-QhZx_137NnRhhf33DqG-SOkGmQpbwGyRc/w531-h534/1947-Cushman-Model-52-32.jpeg" width="531" /></a></div><p><a href="https://barnfinds.com/bf-auction-1947-cushman-model-52-scooter/" target="_blank">More pics and info</a><br /></p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-31790320693324810292024-03-27T23:04:00.009+13:002024-03-27T23:05:22.035+13:00ships and a steam locomotive at the Mariupol docks, pre-WW1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnAJ0js43ecXpcGTaxfLVjNGv4aRFVUaATa5g4uHwHUIez4uB0gUdJgctmnO8vf-Wf7TVXuvITuxIkTbyDE3NIIvm4KprQ_07IVSSutng6G8mBmDCzHz78pBYwl_tbASdy5BRJFgNsnqD7pmfPC4RgJgNnBABvnFV6TcBfucnM3GlwAg2ExFNb4dPhB8/s1600/Mariupol%20docks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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For lots more, see the book <b><i>Railway Electrification in Australia and New Zealand</i></b>.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-41859100189565519722024-03-26T22:15:00.002+13:002024-03-27T23:06:36.332+13:00passenger cars of the Great Indian Peninsular (GIP) Railway a century ago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ5KVBbw4858WNien8sSrqxgO7ywV2w9q1_Zbponh9RGVQd0fwMWv-p26HVw2SpbdlaPxh4b7oCBz2dfYYb7vnXBg4f6U8u3FMgUCl8JicAKMz7t0s7bctTFD-xwQe701VEYy2ND8jXE4-UkDgNA_CnkQLvaTNGX8OgjBYUiSRiKa2i-oxvTp4l2CoIw/s1300/The%20Great%20Indian%20Peninsular%20(GIP)%20Railway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="1300" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ5KVBbw4858WNien8sSrqxgO7ywV2w9q1_Zbponh9RGVQd0fwMWv-p26HVw2SpbdlaPxh4b7oCBz2dfYYb7vnXBg4f6U8u3FMgUCl8JicAKMz7t0s7bctTFD-xwQe701VEYy2ND8jXE4-UkDgNA_CnkQLvaTNGX8OgjBYUiSRiKa2i-oxvTp4l2CoIw/w567-h204/The%20Great%20Indian%20Peninsular%20(GIP)%20Railway.jpg" width="567" /></a></div><p>This could have been a works photo taken in Britain. See earlier posts.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-60079957370727686532024-03-26T20:09:00.006+13:002024-03-26T20:09:43.426+13:00train cab ride: Canberra to Sydney [4K]<p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="461" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ILl_fQq79wQ" width="555" youtube-src-id="ILl_fQq79wQ"></iframe><br /><br /></p><p>Canberra Branch (ACT) to Chullora Junction in the heart of Sydney on diesel-electric locomotive 42103</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-39486094545405695102024-03-25T17:58:00.008+13:002024-03-25T17:58:57.990+13:001977 Triumph Stag Convertible<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNJVorchM9kOaq90r-ytvZ8cdM-zKhJCFjte8aoDf0-ol1T_x-P-p6L6H4FKY0oTt7SFY58Kc6XsYtGJ8ta3HGKiCYCjlkDFTSco_1COt-gq9EwsKQpB6VakqQa0rC11LisvgxNsvhyphenhyphenomdhyphenhyphenHSDCiQNHojg3Zs43tT9IBeUbpTTQywZ2sI_LF2xQoxgs/s5184/1970s%20Triumph%20Stag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9Fpxs0Kx7iLd60I0tnGRzDv-FDMqc3I44sZWauJQUCtwXiuieCwV_cBSK6o7jSe9ukINtxQOhImf1JY_UZ3ryVBqffZXYBCvHlR3w8xn0wFXn_jNzOCl0KIXdHfeUK9VP5ZFyKb0nx2SnBv-fdD1jmk9Kaj5rSkSwY8-oakrhrU_egOBiM-3Qjbt05A/s800/1933-36%20Commer%20Van%20with%20Hollandcraft%20Body.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="800" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9Fpxs0Kx7iLd60I0tnGRzDv-FDMqc3I44sZWauJQUCtwXiuieCwV_cBSK6o7jSe9ukINtxQOhImf1JY_UZ3ryVBqffZXYBCvHlR3w8xn0wFXn_jNzOCl0KIXdHfeUK9VP5ZFyKb0nx2SnBv-fdD1jmk9Kaj5rSkSwY8-oakrhrU_egOBiM-3Qjbt05A/w499-h357/1933-36%20Commer%20Van%20with%20Hollandcraft%20Body.webp" width="499" /></a></div><p>With a body by Hollandcraft.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-57342956588999646052024-03-24T12:07:00.001+13:002024-03-24T12:07:09.036+13:00commuter train rush hour art, circa 1922<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz4Ju_CMC3UI10hbNevUV_BwF35zIOqbSORiJaby2yYsl4DsSziyTANyOxP1HcF7Sld9pyQJP-DB1BjhdEk1TFKJoZ-Tstr7RfSsnQt9lj4jVVS01kMB5x6530aNeT8Am8yG0IIYgOYhJiA5SUk8Q5wHbElkgZTSQhGEZ8qMUmPNW4Q4PM7eV8IJdyVM/s2785/Rushing%20c%201922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="2785" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTz4Ju_CMC3UI10hbNevUV_BwF35zIOqbSORiJaby2yYsl4DsSziyTANyOxP1HcF7Sld9pyQJP-DB1BjhdEk1TFKJoZ-Tstr7RfSsnQt9lj4jVVS01kMB5x6530aNeT8Am8yG0IIYgOYhJiA5SUk8Q5wHbElkgZTSQhGEZ8qMUmPNW4Q4PM7eV8IJdyVM/w480-h386/Rushing%20c%201922.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Nowadays cellphones have replaced the newspapers. "Rushing" by Grace Cossington Smith (Australian, 1892 -- 1984)</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-14576671538072152052024-03-23T22:40:00.006+13:002024-03-23T22:40:56.729+13:001980 Lincoln Versailles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-uybCkFrbL4bPXt_rmXZh4HkTuHauB0_lYkzJMopVYu6PIPawP-FTgQSGtk0-khvIoUde7DZpWURQG7-Dl7MuSzX_ppWn6eAogm21NEwb_NwIrAJqttUxiaV1_c7ZYSKt-T2pTuYKU1BiadmZustgl9zObAyJUNbzeR1XtTW09RTcI625ZT_C96kNVY/s1573/1980%20Lincoln%20Versailles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1160" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-uybCkFrbL4bPXt_rmXZh4HkTuHauB0_lYkzJMopVYu6PIPawP-FTgQSGtk0-khvIoUde7DZpWURQG7-Dl7MuSzX_ppWn6eAogm21NEwb_NwIrAJqttUxiaV1_c7ZYSKt-T2pTuYKU1BiadmZustgl9zObAyJUNbzeR1XtTW09RTcI625ZT_C96kNVY/w444-h602/1980%20Lincoln%20Versailles.jpg" width="444" /></a></div>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-55197942060259063162024-03-22T11:44:00.000+13:002024-03-22T11:44:11.432+13:00Eagle Air?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTMBlUl_rbQ8ovBgU_igaurE0JLoZcMKgF_NvgmaIczgQ2urF9EdgI2g1qWe0osAUBMcReW3AaLoC_DCuwlayTIKeSv2m0h2WMWfRLkz03oKwBjNWb7CB79F3rJF2KdOTvS-zWvr8ZyerpyGCBvUJh7mK-ytr13lIZAwdwDt2IOU7CaxxRE7TvskaYN0/s5184/Welly%20aerogare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTMBlUl_rbQ8ovBgU_igaurE0JLoZcMKgF_NvgmaIczgQ2urF9EdgI2g1qWe0osAUBMcReW3AaLoC_DCuwlayTIKeSv2m0h2WMWfRLkz03oKwBjNWb7CB79F3rJF2KdOTvS-zWvr8ZyerpyGCBvUJh7mK-ytr13lIZAwdwDt2IOU7CaxxRE7TvskaYN0/w470-h313/Welly%20aerogare.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><p>One of two giant eagles on the ceiling of Wellington Airport's passenger hall. (We assume they're eagles rather than condors or vultures. It's likely a L<i>ord of the Rings</i> reference.) The back light from the windows makes it hard to photograph.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975760256715604872.post-66658041210095355402024-03-21T11:09:00.001+13:002024-03-21T11:09:55.178+13:00Leyland National buses at Woden Bus Station, Canberra, Australia, 1976<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCcJCAsRKQw4faBYh_KX0OaUF3NeZcBCppEOZNMF72Q1XfyovcNooZhU7nx1j-hPx-z_INjXWl3W4O2fz8VW6R8rSsKRmhjtkRbXuBc7WHu8im-MWQ6cv43C5uOJ4s-DevGKsKmzn51tChedreYj-q84BnhkI76L9MV5ZpSBR0U6IBUwvV8egdcVxQus/s1594/Leyland%20National%20buses%20at%20Woden%20Bus%20Station,%20Canberra%201976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1594" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCcJCAsRKQw4faBYh_KX0OaUF3NeZcBCppEOZNMF72Q1XfyovcNooZhU7nx1j-hPx-z_INjXWl3W4O2fz8VW6R8rSsKRmhjtkRbXuBc7WHu8im-MWQ6cv43C5uOJ4s-DevGKsKmzn51tChedreYj-q84BnhkI76L9MV5ZpSBR0U6IBUwvV8egdcVxQus/w518-h270/Leyland%20National%20buses%20at%20Woden%20Bus%20Station,%20Canberra%201976.jpg" width="518" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p>Common in the UK in those days.</p>transpress nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889609417253751134noreply@blogger.com0