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On Friday 2/12/2016, 4578s is seen passing through the 'new' (c1970) Jamestown yard (SA) with B61-S317-GM27-GM10-S302 (last loco dead attached) in charge. This was the second of the two movements with SSR hauling 90 ex Leigh Creek coal wagons to NSW.
W109
The Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 came out in 1968 as top-of-the-line model of the W108/109 luxury series, predecessors of the today's S-Class. The engine and transmission were taken from the 600. This powerful, comfortable long-distance sedan is fitted as standard with automatic transmission, power steering and many more extras - not something that could be taken for granted in the late 1960s.
6.332 cc
V8
250 PS @ 4.000 rpm
Vmax : 220 km/h
6.526 ex.
Mercedes-Benz Museum
Mercedesstraße 100
Stuttgart
Deutschland - Germany
December 2013 / July 2014
For the 2013 'Diesel Day' event at Trainworks, CFCL Australia supplied two 1957-vintage S Class locomotives to represent modern diesel operations. After the initial amusement that these locomotives were in-fact older than many of the exhibits, one must realise that the pair is an excellent representation of modern operations in Australia - companies are still using and relying on these old veterans for day to day operations, and they're still a very relevant part of the scene.
For the 2013 'Diesel Day' event at Trainworks, the NSW Rail Transport Museum operated restored MLW/ALCo 40 Class leader 4001 as the motive power for the loop line trains between Thirlmere and Buxton, a different take on the more traditional motive power - steam locomotive 2705 (or a CPH Railmotor).
Two veteran locomotives of very different designs, with different engines, from different builders, for different rail systems on different gauges, united in 2013! MLW/ALCo import 4001 is seen here putting the loop line cars away in the yard, whilst local Clyde Engineering/EMD products S311 and S300 prepare for departure back to Goulburn.
Car: Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL (W126).
Years of manufacture: 1979-1992.
Date taken: 9th July 2018.
Album: Street Spots
Mercedes S63 4matic Coupé
3.982 cc
V8
800 PS
1.000 Nm @ 3.600 rpm
0-100 km/h : 3,1 sec
Vmax : 300 km/h
88th Geneva International Motor Show
Internationaler Auto-Salon Genf
Suisse - Schweiz - Switzerland
March 2018
The S class was the first class of steam locomotive to be wholly designed and built in Western Australia. Three engines were built at Midland in 1943, intended for use on goods trains. Another seven, including S 549, were constructed after the Second World War. S 549 entered service on 9 October, 1947 and was named 'Greenmount'. All ten locomotives of the class worked till the end of steam in Western Australia in 1971, with S 549 hauling the last scheduled steam train at Collie on 24 December, 1971. It was then set aside and stored, being written off on 14 August, 1972. On 2 December, 1972 it was moved into the Rail Transport Museum where it sat on display till September, 1985 when work began on its restoration to operating order. After much effort on the part of ARHS members S 549 was returned to steam for the 1997 steam season. After a period hauling tour trains for Hotham Valley Tourist Railway at Pinjarra, S 549 was returned to Bassendean on 2 October 1999. In December 2006 it was steamed to the railway centenary event at Dowerin but has since been displayed at Bassendean.
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HMS Seawolf - second batch of WW2 S class british submarines. Fought WW2 and participate in the hunt of the Bismarck. Was eventually transfered to Nova Scotia, Canada to help Royal Canadian Navy to train in anti-submarine warfare.
Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe - ADV.1 ADV10R M.V2 CS Series Directional Wheels
Car by Xclusive Auto Spa
Photos by Marcel Lech
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This is taking Teunis' great vent idea to a silly extreme, but I'm not one to run away from silly extremes ;-)
This design lets me squeeze six sections into 28 studs, which is about what is needed for a 1:45 scale S class.
Stored derelict S302 "Edward Henty" stands on broad gauge transfer bogies at Seymour. Despite wearing the (then current) V/Line Passenger livery, the unit was actually owned by startup rail operator El Zorro and was awaiting reactivation and repaint.
Fast forward to 2019 and S302 is now owned by Southern Shorthaul Railroad and is once again running broad gauge freight trains in Victoria, being used primarily on the SSR/Allied Mills contract.
S307 was introduced to service on 8-12-1957. The loco was basically in service throughout the years into Pacific National service and was painted into Pacific National on 12-10-2007. From 2011 it was used as a banker loco based in Adelaide until being stored at the AFT from June 2014 until May 2018 when it was taken to Port Augusta for further storage. The loco was donated to Seymour Rail Heritage Centre and was transferred to Seymour in April 2023.
In this view, S307 is shunting at the Adelaide Freight Terminal on 16-12-11
Following a stop at Taradale to allow other trains to pass, S313, T364 & S301 break silence as they put on a show of smoke and sound at Malmsbury, hauling Steamrail’s “Australia Day Diesels” tour
Sunday 26th January, 2026
250126 S313-T364-S301 Malmsbury, VIC
Bonhams : The Autumn Sale 2020
Estimated : € 120.000 - 180.000
Sold for € 143.750
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
September 2020
"The Mercedes 220 SE coupé is a very fine engineering achievement. Not only does it provide fast and economical transports for four and their luggage, but outstanding roadholding and riding qualities make this a car which is a pleasure to drive hard, and one in which it is safe and comfortable to do so. Furthermore, it has superb brakes and a high standard of mechanical refinement." – Autocar.
Mercedes-Benz debuted four new models at the Frankfurt Show in 1959 - the 220 SEb among them - all of which shared the same basic unitary-construction bodyshell and all-round independent suspension. This new 220 family moved Mercedes-Benz's styling into the modern era; longer than their predecessors, these elegant newcomers featured a wider radiator shell, wrap-around windscreen, enlarged rear window and vertically stacked twin headlamps. The new 220 SEb retained the fuel-injected, single-overhead-camshaft engine of the previous 220 SE, though maximum power of the 2,195cc six was increased by five horsepower to 120bhp (DIN). Top speed was now 172km/h with 100km/h attainable in under 14 seconds.
Coupé and Cabriolet models appeared in 1960 and 1961 respectively, minus the already dated-looking tail fins of the saloon. More modern in style, the luxurious 220 SEb Coupé and Cabriolet were better appointed too, being equipped as standard with a rev counter, leather upholstery, and four-speed automatic transmission with floor-mounted gearchange lever. Girling servo-assisted front disc brakes were fitted from the start of production, a benefit not enjoyed by the saloon until 1962. By the time production ceased in October 1965, fewer than 17,000 220 SEb Coupé and Cabriolet models had been manufactured, of which only 2,729 were Cabriolets, and today these stylish and luxuriously equipped Grand Tourers are highly prized.
This superbly restored Mercedes-Benz 220 SEb Cabriolet was delivered new in Germany. A matching-numbers example equipped with the desirable manual 'floor shift' gearbox, the Mercedes was sold new to a member of the United States' armed forces, who, it is presumed, took the car to the USA.
The present owner discovered this 220 SEb Cabriolet while searching for rare spare parts for his Mercedes-Benz 300 Adenauer Cabriolet D. Visiting the classic car fair in Stuttgart in March 2015, he became enchanted by this Mercedes 220 SEb cabriolet, which he considered to be the most perfectly restored vehicle on show. Delivered new in Germany, retaining matching numbers, and restored to concours standard, it met all of the perfectionist owner's exacting criteria and duly became part of his private collection on 1st March 2016. Since then, some 1,000 kilometres have been covered, including a recent trip to the Coppa Classic Concours in Belgium where it won the award for 'Best Restored Car'. Finished in the attractive colour combination of Burgundy with tan interior, and guaranteed to turn heads wherever it goes, this quite exceptional soft-top 4-seat Mercedes is well-documented and offered with all its original books; M-B Datakart; a selection of restoration photographs; and Belgian registration documents.
Entering the ballon loop at Port Augusta power station is S302,GM10+6 coal hoppers and GM27,S317,B61 trailing on 1-12-2016
The consist ran from the Port Augusta Workshops to the power station after the 6 hoppers had works completed on them
Mercedes 220S Ponton (1956-59) Engine 2195cc S6 Production 55279
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The W180 was the first Mercedes to carry the letter S, to signify the luxury appeal of the model, this class became known as S class on later models.Bodily the 220 Series was 7 inches longer than the simular looking 180 Series Ponton model, and better equipped. The S model had a more powerful and upgraded version of the six cylinder engine with 105bhp and a top speed of 90mph, with better flexibility and acceleration. Cars came fitted with wood trim and optional leather interior, it was a car of the highest quality, with fully independant suspension, the 1950's equivelent to todays upper range Mercedes E Class.
They were also the first Mercedes to feature a three box design structure witha self supporting chassis body, known in Germany as the Pontoon. A characteristic of the three boxprinciple were fully integrated wings giving a much more modern look. Gone were the days of glamourous sweeping wings, and in came a more brutal slab slided look, along with the benefit of increased spacein the passenger compartment and engine bay.
This car was originally supplied to a South African client, returning to Europe around 13 years ago, after which it had a total rebuild.
It was the smaller 180 Pontoon that chased James Bonds, Aston Martin in the 1961 film Goldfinger.
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Purchased by West Coast Railway in 1995, S312 entered service on 29-1-1961 and was withdrawn in July 1992. S312 never entered service with West Coast Rail and was stored at Ballarat East as seen on 19-6-1997 until sold to CFCLA in 2004. It was later sold to Railpower and reactivated at Goulburn on 27-1-2013. It was later sold to SSR in March 2017
A Mercedes-Benz S-Class V126 photographed in Tianjin, Tianjin municipality, China.
A sadly poor abandoned S-Class parked close to one of its sister seen in a car market in south Tianjin.
The W/V126 is now very rare to see in China, mainly were scrapped or just abandoned like these because too old to be allowed in downtown.
Tomorrow Thursday, I'll will publish a little gift just before to take my flight for Seoul, South Korea. See you soon !
W109
Chassis n° 109.018.12.002140
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 150.000 - 200.000
Sold for € 432.500
Arguably AMG’s most iconic vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL ‘Red Pig’ jump-started the small company’s rise to fame, leading to Mercedes-Benz’s eventual takeover of the tuning house roughly twenty years ago.
Modified at a customer’s request, AMG started with a damaged 300 SEL and turned it into an all-out racing machine. Boring the engine out to 6.8 litres, which produced 420 bhp, AMG fitted aluminium doors, widened the track, fitted larger tyres, and flared the wheel arches. Due to its ungainly proportions and red paintwork, the car was quickly nicknamed the ‘Red Pig’, but soon enough the car proved itself in the crucible of motorsport. At the 1971 24 Hours of Spa, the car won its class and finished 2nd overall, having started 5th on the grid.
While the original ‘Red Pig’ was eventually used in aircraft testing leading to its destruction, a handful of faithful replicas have been built, including one by Mercedes-Benz. This example started as an accident-free, 1969 model year 300 SEL 6.3 and was restored to a ‘Red Pig’ replica by the Mercedes-Benz specialists at Arthur Bechtel Classic Motors in Böblingen, Germany. Purchased by James Goo Kim, CEO of D.Parts of South Korea, directly from Arthur Bechtel, it has travelled less than 800 km since its conversion.
The 1980s saw a trend for bespoke customised 500SELs known unofficially as 1000SELs as they were considered twice the car compared with the factory 500SEL, and built mainly for the Middle East. This one is a Cullinan by Duchatelet and was owned from new by a royal family and kept in Paris until it was brought to the UK for sale in 2019.