trams in Arnhem, Netherlands, 1910s

On Zijpendaalscheweg.  The electric system lasted from 1911, when the first electrically powered line was opened in cape gauge, to 1944 when most of the fleet was destroyed during the battle of Arnhem.

Since 1996 there has been a tram line on the site of the Dutch Open Air Museum

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See also the earlier post.

Leyland Comet beer tanker + mini tanker, Dunedin area circa 1970

A promo photo? The mini tankers were hired for parties and events, perhaps this was a big party.

14 February - Valentine's Day

Is there room inside most cars for this sort of thing?

the USSCo ship 'Kawatiri' (3)

Built at Henry Robb shipyard on the Leith in Scotland and launched in 1950.

Capacity: 2484 grt
Power: 2 x Five-cylinder, two-stroke, British Polar M45M of 1,450 bhp (total), 2 x props
Speed: 9.5 knots
Length: 305 ft (100 metres)
In 1972 the ship was sold to Panama and renamed Kawati

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Union Steam Ship Company of NZ - Union Royal Mail Line passenger list cover art

Produced for the Union Royal Mail Line via San Francisco, dated 30 August 1933, on the RMS Makura on a voyage from San Francisco to Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington, Sydney.

For more ship memorabilia like this, see the recent book All at Sea, click the link on the right.

'I like to read books, not silly messages on smartphones'

Bolivian metre gauge 2-6-0

Seen in 1980 with a local train on the Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia.  Info on this line here (Dusty Durrant pic)

1959 Ford F100

a Da with the overnight express from Auckland to Wellington passes through Meadowbank in 1964

No high rises in the distance like there are now. For lots more, see our books.

Hyundai Rotem multiple unit at Takapu Road, Wellington

One of the most attractively situated stations in the Wellington suburban system. See our books for more.