over 80 dead in a train derailment in Spain - explosion reported prior to it

Are Muslims behind this?  Santiago de Compostela is a famous pilgrimage destination for Christians (see earlier posts)

The Voz de Galicia newspaper (Spanish) and other media report more than 80 people were killed.
Deia.com said that double this were injured. 
The train was heading between Madrid and Ferrol, according to the Europa Press (Spanish). At least four carriages had overturned, officials said.  Deia.com reported that as many as 13 people were trapped inside the cars. Locals told Europa they heard an explosion at around 8:40 p.m. local time.

diesel multiple units on the Inlandsbanan, Sweden

On the Storstupet, a 34 metre high bridge crossing the Ämån river near Orsa, one of the often used publicity photo locations for the summer operated passenger train through the woodland and lakes along the middle of Sweden. No date but probably 1960s.

1917 Dodge truck

in Stockholm's Tunnelbana station Odenplan, 1963

Tunnelbana = subway, underground, metro.  The postcard was mailed in 1963 but the scene could be older.

ShowMuff, 1978

 

ShowMuff? One of several similar themed automotive adverts from this post on a blog we stumbled upon recently called MyRetrospace, dripping with nostalgia for North Americans...

the 'Rotomahana' in Dunedin, 1890s

See earlier post. A Winkelmann photo, restored by us.

SNCF BB8200 class with a train of Fiats, France

A BB8200 class electric is seen hauling a train of Fiat automobiles between La-Voulte-sur-Rhone and Le Pouzin along the west bank of the Rhone; no date but probably in the 1990s as that was the heyday of the SNCF's beton (concrete) livery - these locos were originally green.

Poznan trams, Poland

Breitestrasse, i.e. Broad Street. The car on the right looks like an artistic addition.

Post-1919

1942 with the City Hall.

 

the new appearance of the city after the Soviet destruction of 1945

a 1960s scene

This city was part of Germany until 1919, when it was known as Posen, part of Poland 1919-1939, part of Germany again 1939-1945 and part of Poland since 1945. The tram system has been electrically operated since 1898 and currently has 20 daytime lines, one night line, and one tourist line served by historical vehicles. The system consists of about 66 km of standard gauge (1435 mm) track. With a few exceptions routes are double track.

'I'm sending out invites to the new transpress nz book launch'

train tin

A cookie tin for Jacobsen's (which sounds like a Danish name) full of railway themes, designed in London.