Sunday, September 1, 2013
Vienna trams, 1950s
Crossing the Donalkanal (Danube Canal) with the Urania Theatre on the right and the famous Riesenrad (giant wheel) in the distance.
The 'Star of Canada' shipwreck, Kaiti Beach, Gisborne, 1912
The Star of Canada was blown onto rocks on the Gisborne foreshore on 23 June 1912. Built at Belfast in October 1909 by Messrs Workman Clark and Co, the ship was a twin screw general cargo steamer of 7,280 tons gross (12,000 tons fully laden), 470.3 ft in length, beam 58.4 ft, depth 31.6 ft while her engines were 749 h.p.
A local engineer, Mr A.C Mitchell, was in charge of the dismantling of the vessel, while Mr William Good, a local jeweller, bought the wheel-house and had it towed through town to an empty section next to his home at 274 Childers Road.
In 1983, the Star of Canada remnant was left to the citizens of Gisborne, provided a suitable use and site could be found. A major public appeal was undertaken to shift the Star to its new site on the Taruheru River, where she continues to provide a unique opportunity for museum visitors to walk in and around the two-storied wheel-house and captain’s cabin, and experience a piece of Gisborne's maritime history.
Shanghai Metro offers passengers books to borrow
It sounds like a great idea, particularly if people can read about the history of the transport they are traveling on...
Passengers will be able to select a book at one station, and return it to any of the other stations with customized bookshelves.
Readers do not have to pay a deposit or any rent for the books and magazines they take. Instead, they are encouraged to donate 1 yuan (16 US cents) to charity at the bookshelf.
China Daily USA - 26 August, 2013
Shanghai's Metro Line 2 is turning a new page with a library taking literally an online approach.Passengers will be able to select a book at one station, and return it to any of the other stations with customized bookshelves.
Readers do not have to pay a deposit or any rent for the books and magazines they take. Instead, they are encouraged to donate 1 yuan (16 US cents) to charity at the bookshelf.
'Rails to Rubber' - trolleys and trackless trolleys in Seattle, 1940
1965 auto rickshaw, India
It looks like it would be an adventurous experience... petrol (gasoline) powered, a photo dated August 2011. (wikimedia)
horse and trap in the Nordangsfjord, Norway, 1900s
Rural tranquillity in magnificent scenery - the ideal antidote to modern stress...
Skansen funicular, Stockholm, circa 1900
According to the website - the funicular was built for the Stockholm exhibition in 1897 and is in the northwest part of Skansen. The difference in elevation was 30 metres and the length
of the route was 32 metres (107 feet), suggesting a nearly 45% incline. The funicular re-opened in 1973 with
modernized safety and and a longer route. The funicular starts at the
Hazelius Entrance and stops at Tingswallen in the near of the Bollnäs
square and the Delsbo farm.
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