Saturday, August 2, 2014
100 years ago, World War One was just 2 days away
Friday, August 1, 2014
ship 'Arcadia' graphic
On the cover of the 1954 edition of the Ian Allan ABC of Ocean Liners. The 29,734 grt Arcadia was built that year for P & O services from the UK to A/NZ and lasted until being scrapped in 1979. For more, see our books.
Figeac station, France
Opened in 1862 by the Compagnie du chemin de fer de Paris à Orléans (PO), this still looks much the same as it did a century ago and, as can be seen, is inside a Y railway junction.
1930s Fiat Hispania 514
As the name suggests this was manufactured in Spain under license from Fiat. There were some minor detail differences from the original including its radiator grille, which had a chrome slat in the center, and the shields and anagrams.
MAN tram from 1925, Dresden, Germany
Dresden uses a rare 1450 mm gauge for its Strassenbahn (streetcars), see earlier post. Lots of info is on the website of the Dresden Strassenbahnbahn Museum, which tomorrow is having a Grosse Foto-Sonderfahrt (big photo special trip). The Triebwagen (power car) above is part of the museum's fleet.
British Rail locomotive class 40 number D326, 8 August 1963
Photos taken after the reporting of the Great Train Robbery in which an overnight Glasgow to London Euston Royal Mail train was stopped and robbed by 15 men who took 120 sacks containing £2.6 million (about £42 million in today's value) in banknotes. The train driver was coshed and suffered afterwards.
The top pic is at the nearby station of Cheddington, the second at Bridego Bridge, the actual scene of the robbery. Last year a two-part telemovie A Robber's Tale/A Copper's Tale was shown on the BBC for the 50th anniversary, which we watched on cable.
The movie shows a preserved 37 class, which looks similar, although filmed on a double track non-electrified line rather than the actual 4-track electrified line. Despite these inaccuracies, the movies were well made. More actual pics are on this webpage.
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