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At Levenshulme (Lloyd Rd) terminus in this early postwar view. 634 was delivered new in 1937 in the horizontal upper deck style of streamlined paint markings, so has evidently received a repaint meantime. The original off white overpainted in wartime grey is reappearing from beneath due to weathering. Looking totally bedraggled here, 634 was withdrawn for scrap in 1951.
Another look at the austere lines of Q1 class 0-6-0 C1 alongside streamlined LMS express passenger 'Princess Coronation' class 4-6-2 6229 'Duchess of Hamilton'. Built at Crewe in 1938 as the last of the streamlined members of this class, 6229 ran without the streamline casing from 1947 until withdrawal from BR service in 1964. Subsequently bought by Sir Billy Butlin for preservation at his Minehead holiday camp, 6229 was loaned to the NRM in 1976 and then purchased by them outright in 1987. The streamline casing was restored in 2009 following a fund raising appeal in 'Steam Railway' magazine.
Body by Lancefield Coachworks of London. "An owner-driven Saloon, suitable for long-distance touring. Fitted suitcases, lockers and tools in boot at rear".
The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Coronation Class is a class of express passenger steam locomotives designed by William Stanier. They were an enlarged version of the LMS Princess Royal Class. Several examples were originally built as streamlined, though this was later removed. The non-streamlined locomotives were often referred to as Duchesses, though to enginemen they were often known as Big Lizzies.
They were the most powerful passenger steam locomotives ever to be built for the British railway network, estimated at 3300 horsepower and making them far more powerful than the diesel engines that replaced them.
The streamlining was removed from the fitted locomotives from 1946 onwards. It had been found to be of little value at speeds below 90 mph (140 km/h), and was unpopular with running shed employees as it caused difficulty of access to maintenance staff. Only three locos were still streamlined at the end of the LMS period and they had been stripped by the end of 1949. Only 46243 City of Lancaster carried its British Railways number while streamlined.
Initially de-streamlined locomotives could readily be recognised by the sloping top to the front of the smokebox. All were eventually re-equipped with fully round smokeboxes. The sloping top led to the train-spotters' nickname of Semis (i.e. semi-streamlined).
hree Duchesses have been preserved. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton, 6233 Duchess of Sutherland have both been in service on main line railtours. The third locomotive completed, (4)6235 City of Birmingham, was the centrepiece in the now defunct Birmingham science museum. The locomotive was put in place and the museum built around her. 6235 is now located at ThinkTank in Birmingham.
Following a successful appeal run by Steam Railway Magazine, 46229 has been re-streamlined. The locomotive was moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works, where the work was carried out. The project was completed in 2009, and the locomotive returned to York on 18 May, now wearing her pre-war number 6229 and taking her place at the heart of a new National Railway Museum temporary exhibition.
Norfolk southern operated Norfolk & Western modern streamlined 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive # 611, is seen hauling a railfan excursion along the mainline to Chattanooga, TN, with the train on a curve in Georgia, May 1983. This was a good time to be standing at a dutch door where photos could be taken while rounding a curve. This locomotive operates with a water canteen car located behind it's tender. This excursion trip is operating on the mainline between Atlanta and Chattanooga and return.
Lincoln Zephyr Coupe (1938-42) Engine 4378cc V12 SV Production 48100
Slotting into Fords range between the Ford DeLuxe and full sized Lincoln the Lincoln Zephyr ran from (1936-42) Designed by John Tjaarda to be modern and streamlined the Zephyr came as a Sedan, Coupe or Convertable. The 1937 model carries a Red badge as opposed to a Blue of 1936 and the tyre compartment is now accessible via the boot lid, and a new queter fan was fitted..Powered by a small side valve V12 of 267 Ci of 110 bhp from 1936-39.
The 1938-39 model was built on an extended 125 inch wheelbase, with the engine moved forward in the frame, and with hypoid rear axles, the battery moved under the bonnet and hydraulic tappets replaced mechanical versions.
For 1940-42, the Zephyr was mechanically the same as the previous generation but restyled as a Continental with a longer bonnet and shorter boot, with spare wheel mounted at the back.
This car was customised by specialists from the Museum, the Maga-Collection, and represents a tribute to the late Boyd Coddintong
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Streamlined art deco van. This design is a slightly modified version of Flickr user snaillad's van, which you can find in his photostream. I wanted to do a different colour and add a more rounded rear - and I think I achieved the last part quite nicely. First created in MLCad, then built with real bricks.
PO60 FCM, is a Coleman Milne Funeral Limousine. It is based upon a Ford Dorchester Limousine, with it's elegant, streamlined coachbuilt exterior.
The streamlined goosander is a handsome bird and a great fisher - its long, serrated bill helps it to catch and hold its slippery fish prey. It nests in riverbank trees, but can be seen on lakes and reservoirs in winter.
Statistics
Length: 57-69cm
Wingspan: 90cm
Weight: 1.3-1.7kg
Average lifespan: 7 years
Conservation status
Classified in the UK as Green under the Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the Red List for Birds (2021).
When to see
January to December
Down to 156 parts left to go for my streamlined New York Central 4-6-4. This means I've got less than a quarter of the 680 parts I started with remaining. If you look at this photo from Dec. 28th, you can really see all the progress I've made in just fifteen days: www.flickr.com/photos/55973205@N08/53427258639/in/datepos...
N&W 611 is being towed back to Goshen during its session of fall excursions on the Buckingham Branch Railroad.
Buffalo Gap, VA.
61670 City of London under the wires at Stratford, 10th November 1956. As 2870 this loco started out as 'Manchester City', then became 'Tottenham Hotspur' and finally ended up as 'City of London'. The naming of these locos and choice of names is fascinating, and some of the football clubs have undergone some major changes through the years. Sadly the football is still with us and the locos have gone. City of London, in streamlined form would have been a fine loco for preservation.
The class 91s are an asymmetrical design, streamlined at the front and yet streamlined at the rear but streamed to meet a different streamlining need, that to reduce the air gap between loco and coach.
In 2012 one of the class 91 passenger locos working the East Coast Main Line in the UK was named after the "Battle Of Britain" RAF Memorial flight based at RAF Conningsby base. Loco 91110 holds the UK electric loco speed record.
Now personally I think the RAF city bombing campaign of WW2 amounted to an appalling war crime. It is a testament to the power of a victor being able to write history that to this day the British are very largely utterly ignorant of the impact of it on civilians and just how little impact the bombing had on the German war machine - German military production peaked as the RAF bombing peaked !
The Duchess of Hamilton, a Princess Coronation Class locomotive in the National Railway Museum in York.
The train, built in the art deco style in 1938, was the last of the red streamliners and has been restored to its streamlined state.
The train went to New York for the 1939 World's Fair and then returned to England in 1942. It was restored to its original state in 2005.
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world and houses a collection of more than three million items, from ticket machines and platform signs to bullet trains and steam locomotives.
The museum charts the rise of the railways in the 19th century, their use in the transportation of goods and people, their role in the Industrial Revolution and their overall effect on the world, especially England.
The current museum was founded in 1975 and is housed in a former steam engine shed, an old goods depot and numerous other buildings close to York station.
The main structure, the Great Hall, holds everything from a replica of Stephenson’s Rocket, the first steam train from 1929, to the Flying Scotsman, from the Mallard to a modern-day bullet train – one of a very select group of bullet trains outside of Japan.
There is also a workshop where visitors can see museum volunteers and engineers working on trains and the station hall, where trains sit on old platforms and you can step in and out of carriages.
Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Wilson Harbour, South Georgia
These beautiful birds typically achieve a wingspan of around two metres. They travel great distances at sea predating on squid and krill.
LMS Princess Coronation class pacific Duchess of Hamilton, recently re-streamlined at Tyseley, as the centrepiece of an exhibition at the National Railway Museum on the subject of thirties streamline design. The locomotive looks as if it is travelling at speed even when standing in a museum. Beautiful. The car is a Chrysler Airflow of the same era as the locomotive.
Cool streamlined bulldog-nose with 5 gold racing stripes. E7's numbers 5900 and 5901 were the first passenger-class diesel-electrics in the PRR roster, and at first the line was reluctant to use them. The PRR had invested millions in steam development and had many coal companies as customers, but in their first six months of service the two new diesels ran for a combined 69,000 miles without a single road failure. Their most reliable rival, the T1 steamer could only go 2,800 miles before requiring downtime in the shop. The writing was on the wall.
Sava Railways Hudson class (4-6-4) streamlined locomotive #7244 (stickers forthcoming)
#7244 is based off of the iconic streamlining of the New York Central's 20th Century Limited designed by Henry Dreyfuss. While it's relatively true to the design, the color scheme is not.
With its streamlined styling, low-slung chassis and supercharged engine, the Type 57SC Atalante is one of the most desirable Bugattis. It was personally designed by Jean Bugatti as a two-seater sports coupe and became the rarest of the four different body styles offered by Carrosorie Bugatti. The Atalante body style was an interpretation of the 1935 Aérolithe Coupe, essentially a prototype that reached very limited production in 1936 as the Type 57 Atlantic. This somewhat bizarre car used riveted panels to form a streamlined sports coupe. It’s rumored that Jean Bugatti was influenced by the Mercedes-Benz 500 K Autobahnkurier at the 1934 Frankfurt Auto Show and created the Aérolithe as a response.
As majestic and unusual as the Atlantic was, it wasn’t suitable for series production with its high set doors, fussy construction and split front window. The design was revised into the Atalante which included the Aérolithe’s teardrop shape, but with a flat windshield, a separate trunk area with recessed spare-tire and full-size doors that retained the signature kidney-bean windows.
On the 57S Atalante, Jean used a two-tone paint scheme that accentuated the use of his French curve on the side of the car. Typically, the car was black with an intense highlight color. On some cars, this accent dash extended around the entire cabin.
The basis for this remarkable car was Bugatti's top-of-the-line Type 57S chassis. These were the same type that Jean-Pierre Wimille and Robert Benoist drove to win the 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans. It had a much lower chassis than the preceding Type 57 and also used complex de Ram shock absorbers
. In many ways this was the ultimate Bugatti since no logical successor was ever produced. Some cars came with fitted superchargers, while others were retrofitted with them.
To maintain exclusivity, no two of the Type 57S Atalantes were the same. In detail, each was distinct and some major differences were introduced. For instance, two were made as Roll-Back Coupes with reclining soft-tops. Some of the first had independent headlights while others were sculpted into the body. Most featured skirted rear arches and wire wheels or polished aluminum hubcaps. Some of the more dramatic cars feature lengthened rear fenders. Essentially, where anyone tries to make a rule there is usually an exception.
Type 57SC Chassis
Atalante bodies were manufactured on the complete range of Type 57 chassis. This was Jean Bugatti’s answer to model consolation, replacing the six luxurious and sporting chassis made under his father’s direction. Using the dual-overhead camshaft (DOHC) concept engine from the Type 55 road car, he designed an entirely new chassis.
The first of these were the Type 57 and supercharged 57C both were distinguished by their tall radiator and chassis. They were powered by a new engine with 72mm bore and 100mm stroke, producing 135 bhp at 5,000 rpm. Almost as important, they provided the support for Jean Bugatti’s exceptional bodies which were elegant, with balanced proportions and daring colors.
Later, the chassis was definitively upgraded into the lower Type 57S or Surbaissé version. The main chassis rails of this model were elegant and complex. Towards the center of car, the chassis rails became wider and taller to provide the necessary rigidity. At the rear, the axle passed through the chassis and was supported by reversed quarter-elliptic leaf springs. This allowed for the lowest possible ride height while retaining suspension compliance. Furthermore, the engine clearance dictated a dry-sump lubrication was needed that used a 20-liter external reservoir.
Outwardly, the Type 57S chassis was distinguished by its ovoid radiator that formed a deep vee. Other chassis details included self-adjusting DeRam hydraulic shock absorbers on both the front and rear axles. Furthermore, the engine was not a stressed member of the chassis anymore, instead being mounted with rubber bushings.
As the ultimate Atalante, the Type 57SC had both this lower chassis and supercharged engine. It was distinguished by its 4–5 psi supercharger that helped the 3.3-liter engine produce 170 bhp. This Roots unit was mounted at the rear of the engine and driven directly from the camshaft. Versions of this engine went on to win the best races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
With such a capable chassis, the Type 57SC has been described as the world’s first supercar
Sir Nigel Gresley's A4 Pacific locomotives built for the LNER - represented here by 4468 'Mallard' which is the world speed record holder for steam traction (126 mph) - make an interesting comparison with an LMS streamlined Coronation Pacific (6229 'Duchess of Hamilton') which was designed by William Stanier at around the same time.
Streamlined art deco van. This design is a slightly modified version of Flickr user snaillad's van, which you can find in his photostream. First created in MLCad, then built with real bricks - and this is the original MLCad design.
the latest streamlined addition to the popular line of Dollina 35mm miniatures, built in coupled range finder, double exposure prevention, parallax compensation. With Schneider Xenar f/2.8 for $82.50, Zeiss Tessar f/2.8 $95, and Schneider Xenon f/2 $100.
One 1939 dollar = 15.68 of today's mini dollars
The streamlined 52-seat coach car was built by Budd in 1940 and was given the name "Silver Glow" by the Burlington. In 2007, the car was on display at a railroad museum in Atchison, Kansas. In 2014, the coach car was parked on a side track in Charles City, Iowa.
The 4-6-2 Pacific wheel arrangement on the gorgeous streamlined LMS Princess Coronation Class steam locomotive number 6229 'Duchess of Hamilton' inside the Great Hall at the National Railway Museum in York (UK).
6229 was built at Crewe Works by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1938
`The large streamlined modern house with surgery rooms on the ground floor was built in 1938 for Dr Fenton-Bowen, and designed by architects Rhys Hopkins and Shannon. It was built by J A E Humphries, the well known builder who helped create the notable Golf Links Estate in Camberwell, and father of the famous Barry Humphries. Family legend has it that he designed the house, but it seems more likely that he simply admired it..
The house is constructed of special flat dark Manganese bricks, giving it a dark brooding quality, and emphasizing the horizontal lines of the design. There is a prominent semi-circular bay on the main corner, a slim projecting concrete projection over the ground floor windows, curved corners and windows, and a flat roof combining to make a most distinctive modernist design.' (VHD, NTA) .
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From Survey of 20th Century architecture in Victoria for the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA, Vic) by architectural historian, Graeme Butler and helpers, creating data sheets for each surveyed place, at least 1 coloured transparency and B&W negative each (about 2230 negatives). Drawn from heritage studies and publications such as Robin Boyd's 1947 `Victorian Modern'.
The Common Dolphin is a slender streamlined dolphin with a moderately long beak, tall dorsal fin and large tapering flippers.
The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology, and anthropology. Apart from exhibitions, the museum is also involved in indigenous studies research and community programs.
It is located in College Street, Sydney and was originally known as the Colonial Museum or Sydney Museum. The museum was renamed in June 1836 by a Sub-Committee meeting, when it was resolved during an argument that it should be renamed the Australian Museum.
The first location of the museum was likely a room in the offices of the Colonial Secretary, although for the next 30 years it moved to several other locations in Sydney, until moving into its current location in 1849.
The current handsome Neoclassical sandstone building, on the corner of College and Park Streets, opposite Hyde Park, was first opened to the public in May 1857. It was designed by the New South Wales Colonial Architect James Barnet. The first chairman of the museum was William Holmes, who was appointed on 16 June 1829.
The Skeleton Gallery is in the original part of the Museum. It is a double-height space overlooked by first- and second-floor mezzanines. Its 100 skeletons - including the horseman and the rocking-chair man and his dog - occupy a traditional space of dark timber and muted tones, lit to reveal its best features.
Showcasing over 10 full scale skeletons, Dinosaurs are brought to life through dramatic lighting, projected scenery and astounding specimens. The impressive life-size models include feathered dinosaurs from China, as well as a diverse range of carnivore and herbivore dinosaur skulls and skeletons - from the well-known T-Rex to the bizarre Cryolophosaurus discovered in Antarctica.
Fossils are our window into the past. The word ‘fossil’ comes from the Latin word fossus, which means ‘dug up’. This refers to the fact that fossils are the remains of past life preserved in rock, soil or amber. Generally, the remains were once the hard parts of an organism, such as bones and shell although, under exceptional circumstances, soft tissues have also fossilised.
These are a few Streamlined and Semi-streamlined steam locomotives in HO scale. All are brass, except the two British LNER locomotives. New York Central RR - Class
J-3a 4-6-4 by Kumata for LM Blum Models.
In 1939, as part of the New York World's Fair, the London Midland & Scottish Railway undertook the mammoth task of releasing one of their streamlined locomotives and matching train sets and shipping them across the Atlantic for display as part of the Transportation exhibits in New York. This was not the first time the LMSR had shown such panache as in 1933 they had sent the Royal Scot train to the United States on a tour.
The locomotive seen 'here' and that was displayed at the Fair following a journey around the US was badged up as 6220 'Coronation' and carried the streamlined crimson livery; it was in fact locomotive 6229 Duchess of Hamilton disguised and the original 6220, one of the first five of the larger class, originally carried the streamlined 'Caledonian Blue' livery. The whole Fair was overshadowed by the outbreak of war in 1939 and the train was effectively stranded in the US. The locomotive returned to the UK in 1942 and regained its original identity the following year. The carriages had to wait until 1946 until being repatriated.
The leaflet opens to describe the importance of the LMS and its services along with descriptions of the territory it served. There was a similar leaflet, printed in red, that was issued during the Exhibition in New York City.
BENS, a classic Streamlined Moderne restaurant in Montreal, visited by many celebrities, is being sold and is in grave danger of being demolished. Sam Benatar, president of SIDEV, the developer, has declared, "It isn't worth anything." It is very ironic that there is now an exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on Streamlined Design, www.mmfa.qc.ca/en/expositions/exposition_43.html with carefully preserved examples of Streamlined Modern design but a beautiful public example of it is about to be destroyed. Surely, BENS is as important to preserve as the objects in the museum exhibit.
BENS was designed by Charles Davis Goodman (1894-1962), who was one of the architects of a number of well-known Montreal buildings, including the now demolished, and much mourned, 1948 Laurentien Hotel, the 1931 Jewish General Hospital and the 1948 Pascal Hardware. Goodman, a McGill University graduate, was elected a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1955.
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On the right is my early 1930's streamlined 4-8-2 steam locomotive in Brick Railways Systems reddish brown. The engine on the left is my early 1940's 4-8-4 Daylight mixed traffic loco in Southern Pacific War-time black.
File name: 06_10_021928
Title: Streamlined ferry 'Kalakala'
Created/Published: C. P. Johnston Co., Seattle, Washington
Date issued: 1930 - 1945 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 print (postcard) : linen texture, color ; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Genre: Postcards
Subject: Boats
Notes: Title from item.
Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: No known restrictions
One of the highlights of the Newbury Classic Vehicle Show was this Hillman Aero Minx Streamlined Saloon. Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, UK. 2019/08/11
This night photo of the American Freedom Train with Southern Pacific steam locomotive 4449, a GS-4 class Northern in charge, was taken around 3:00 AM near Clearwater, Florida, December 1976. The train is operating on the Seaboard Coast Line mainline (former ACL mainline) to Clearwater where it will change over to the former SAL mainline and continue on to Tampa via Safety Harbor. I was lucky to get this photo due to the speed of the train along with obtaining enough light from my two flash units. The steam and smoke really shows up quite well. If you notice in the cab you can see Doyle McCormack at the throttle along with another crew member behind him. The train is at a grade crossing and just starting to cross the street. The locomotive was a modern, semi-streamlined, fast and powerful 4-8-4 oil burning Northern GS-4 class steam engine built by Lima Locomotives Works during 1941. The engine still had an operable booster engine mounted on its trailing truck and it was used when leaving Saint Petersburg. The American Freedom Train carried items of American History for display at various cities and locations for the Bicentennial Celebration. The locomotive almost looks 3D where it is about to jump right out of the photo.
G.N.R. Diesel - Streamliner #511 - E-Unit with passenger train.
The Semiahmoo Sun newspaper, 8 June 1950 ran this add: Great Northern's New Train on Exhibit in White Rock - June 13, 1950. The Steamlined "International" Great Northern cordially invites you to inspect the Streamlined International - 4 P.M. to 5 P.M. Great Northern Station - Tuesday, June 13 will be a great day for you! June 13 will be a great day for Great Northern! On Tuesday June 13, the first of two magnificent Internationals, first completely modern trains to serve both the United States and Canada, will be here!
The Internationals are the last word in modern railway passenger trains - modern from their powerful Diesel locomotives through the superb coaches and coach-cafe cars, to the luxurious parlor-lounge cars. And - there's more good news!
No other form of transportation between Seattle and Vancouver costs less than railway fares on Great Northern's scenic coast line. And that's exactly where Great Northern fares are going to stay - low, LOW! No extra fare - no increase in fare - to ride on America's finest and newest day trains, the Streamlined INTERNATIONALS.
Three Times Daily Each Way Between White Rock and Seattle - Same rock-bottom Fares! Canada's First Streamlined Train.
Beginning Service June 18, 1950:
Leave White Rock: 8:57 AM, 1:17 PM, 7:13 PM
Arrive Seattle: 12:05 PM, 4:25 PM, 10:20 PM
Leave Seattle: 7:45 AM, 1:30 PM, 6:00 PM
Arrive White Rock: 10:45 AM, 4:25 PM, 9:04 PM
The gorgeous streamlined London Midland and Scottish (LMS) 'Princess Coronation Class' steam locomotive number 6229 'Duchess of Hamilton' inside the Great Hall at the National Railway Museum in York (UK).
6229 designed by Chief Mechanical Engineer of the LMS William Stanier and built at Crewe Works in 1938.
6229 was withdrawn from service as 46229 in February 1964.