1955 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 model

A 1:18 model by Greenlight of the one which featured in The Godfather (1972), although it was one of several cars used in that movie and didn't have a major role.  Nevertheless, cars used by gangsters, real or movie, have a certain fascination.  It costs about $50 in the US.

US State Department issues a travel alert for all of Europe; Morocco, Egypt and Jordan considered safe

There are parts of Egypt, however, mainly Sinai and the Western Desert, where armed Islamic militants hide from security forces; a check first with Egyptian authorities is recommended.

According to the statement released by US State department, “Credible information indicates the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL the U.S. gov't acronym for ISIS or Da'esh), al-Qaeda, and their affiliates continue to plan terrorist attacks in Europe, with a focus on the upcoming holiday season and associated events. While extremists have carried out attacks in Belgium, France, Germany, and Turkey in the past year, the Department remains concerned about the potential for attacks throughout Europe. If you are traveling between countries in Europe, please check the website of the U.S. Embassy or consulate in your destination city for any recent security messages.”

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Victorian Railways N class 2-8-2

An example of the 83-member class is seen here with a goods train at Bendigo station, with its impressive semaphore signal gantries, in 1964.

"The N class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1925 to 1966. A development of the successful K class 2-8-0, it was the first VR locomotive class designed for possible conversion from 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) to 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge."

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Egyptian archaeologists unearth a residential city from 5,316 B.C. in upper Egypt

The head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afify, announced that the cemetery and city were discovered just 400 meters south of the Temple of Seti the First in Abydos.

According to Afify, the city and cemetery likely belonged to senior officials who were responsible for building royal tombs, as the archaeologists found a number of tools that indicate that the residential city was largely responsible for supplying the labor force required to build royal tombs.

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1965 Commer flatbed truck

Swiss Dining Car Company poster, 1909

The Schweiz-Speisewagen-Gesellschaft (Swiss Dining Car Company) had been formed in 1903 and in its centenary year of 2003 changed its name to Elvetino. Article

NAC commemorative anniversary postcards

A set of six issued in 2007 to mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of the National Airways Corporation, showing its iconic aircraft models.  For info, see the book The Aircraft of Air New Zealand and affiliates since 1940

motoring graphic, Switzerland, 1906

1957 Ford pickup graphic

RMV Scillonian (1956)

This, the second ship to carry the name, was a passenger ferry built for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company in 1955 by John I. Thornycroft & Company of Woolston, Southampton.

Scillonian (2) was 208 ft (63.4 metres) long, 921 gross tons and was powered by two Rustion diesels which gave a speed of 15.5 knots. She carried 500 passengers and 14 crew.

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