Monday, April 1, 2013

dawn steam at Paekakariki

 
A recent steam excursion about to depart behind Ja 1271. (Geoff Churchman pic)

NZ vintage car stamps


An issue from 2003: left to right, top to bottom:  1915 Model T Ford; 1895 Benz; 1915 Wolesley; 1903 Oldsmobile; 1915 Talbot.

1947 Jeep trucks advert


Frisco on a diamond

 
An EMD E8 of the Frisco, 2019, with passenger train 107 (Kansas City-Memphis-Birmingham-Atlanta) at a diamond crossing at Nichols, Missouri, in August 1965.

'who put the transpress nz books up there?'


1916 Smith form-a-truck advertisement


Heidelberg tram, Germany


This metre gauge system is reasonably extensive, see earlier post.  (Geoff Churchman pic)

Johannesburg main station, South Africa


Johannesburg Park Station dates from 1946.

tram track split at Splitsing, Rijnsburg, Netherlands


The curious thing in this view is the facade in the centre which doesn't seem to belong to a building of much depth.

Talgo train, phonecard, Spain


With the amount given in Pesos and Euros, thus probably dating from 2000, the year before the changeover.  See earlier post on the Talgo.