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The collections of the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin includes a variety of preserved U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tramway and motor coach vehicles. Streamlined bus, 1938, by G. Fritsche of Flöha, Saxonia, based on a frame, gearbox and engine of an Opel Blitz. Photos taken during the 2012 and 2014 open day at the reserve depot near the main museum.
A full view of tenderless non-streamlined Manchurian Railway SL7 4-6-2 753 on Sujiatun shed in 1983.
Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1934 for the South Manchuria Railway it was operated for the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. SL7s pulled the Asia Express & trains reached a top speed of 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph). A second streamlined SL7 - 751 - was also present.
My notes say the loco cab behind on the left is of another Manchurian Railway pacific; SL5 4-6-2 282. They also say there was another streamlined SL7 here; 755 but I note that today in the Shenyang Railway Museum the two preserved are 751 and 757.
To be fair the chalked number on the cab of this pacific looks more like x56 than 753!
A streamlined express train headed by an F-unit in Rock Island paint scheme is passing through a street running section in the art deco Metropius fantasy world. The train is a TT scale (1:120) model, for the environment, I used a screenshot from a Metropius movie.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
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The Tatra factories had survived the war quite undamaged and already in 1945 production could be restarted. Besides the traditional 57B also the streamlined T87 was offered till 1950.
As a replacement for the smaller streamlined Pre-War T97 a new model was developed: the T600 Tatraplan.
The design of this car was based on the T87 body. It shared the nose of the last T87 version, but the central rear wing was not replaced. The front wings with incorporated headlights were smoothly integrated in the body. In stead of the three-piece T87 window the T600 had a two-piece split windscreen.
The T600 was developed in 1945-46 by Josef Chalupa, Vladimír Popelář and František Kardaus (1908-86), based on the ideas of Hans Ledwinka (1878-1967) who was imprisoned by the Sovjets since 1945.
The Tatra company was nationalized in 1948. In 1951 the state planning department decided the replace the T600 production to the Škoda plants. Both Czech car producers were not happy with this decision.
In 1952 production was ended. The T600 was quite popular in Europe and 2164 items (one third) was send abroad. This pictured T600 is one of the 146 which went to Hungary.
In total 6342 T600 were built, from which 4242 in Kopřivnice (Tatra plant) and 2100 in Mladá Boleslav (at Škoda).
1952 cc air-cooled boxer rear-engine.
1170 kg.
Production T600 Tatraplan: 1947-1952 (although some sources claim till 1954 or even till 1956).
Archive: Collection Budapest Capital Archives - photos.
Description: Closed-row, multi-storey corner building with a high roof Fountain, pen repair, Old street name: József Nádor tér - József Attila utca - Erzsébet tér.
Location: Hungary, Budapest V., József Nádor tér (old street name) - József Attila utca - Erzsébet tér.
Date: 1950s.
Photographer and exact date unknown.
Source: gallery.hungaricana.hu
Halfweg, July 14, 2021.
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Streamlined, aerodynamic, this (extremely) long-legged shorebird is closely related to the American Avocet, and often found in close proximity. This one appears to be scolding me while rocketing through the sky, but honestly I can't recall if it was vocalizing. Somehow I managed to focus-track and get this shot at the right split-second. Morning light.
It's Canada Day. I almost posted a shot of our flag and the provincial flag of Saskatchewan, from the spring, stretched out in a prairie breeze on our local school's flagpole. But... no. That might launch me into a political tirade about our new Prime Minister, a banker, evidently the best we could do. (Not that I'm a conservative; far, far from it.) And that train of thought just leads to a downward spiral of gloom and even despair.
At this stage of life I prefer to sit alone, out on the wild prairie, perhaps levitating about six inches off the ground, watching the clouds or birds or grasses blowin' in the wind. That's where the answer is, according to Bob Dylan (circa 1963). He may be right.
Photographed at Pakowki Lake, Alberta (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
New Haven Railroad Baldwin I-5 class 4-6-4 streamlined Hudson steam locomotive # 1400 is leading its nine car passenger train along the Shore Line at an unspecified location, ca 1940's. Powering A nine car heavyweight passenger train was only moderate work for these Hudson steam locomotives. You can see the fireman's arm in his cab window.
This photo came from the Internet and the photographers name was not provided.
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New Haven Railroad Besler streamlined passenger train set 9210-9211 is undergoing service, maintenance and repair in the yard at Bridgeport Connecticut, November 11, 1936. If you observe closely you can see an employee working under the front end of the streamlined trainset. This streamlined trains set was constructed from two old heavyweight cars and was made into the streamlined train set that you see which is actually steam powered on the leading truck. Unfortunately at the time according to the financial situation of the railroad, this set could not be constructed as new with two lighweight cars being built instead of using the heavyweight cars. Then according to reports, the steam power assembly worked well, but it was being over woirked due to the extra wight of the heavyweight cars.
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The olive-headed lorikeet (Trichoglossus euteles), also called the perfect lorikeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found in forest, woodland and cultivated areas on Timor and smaller nearby islands. The olive-headed lorikeet is a mainly green parrot about 24 cm (9.5 in) long. It has an olive coloured head which is demarcated by a green collar. Its beak is orange-red, its irises are red, and its legs are grey. The male and female have an identical external appearance. Juveniles have a slightly greener head, a brown beak, and brown irises. 57850
LNER Class A4 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' crosses the River Severn at Upper Arley whilst on test working Bewdley to Bridgnorth 25th March 2022
This was one seriously restored and pimped out ride. Of course, as I'm sitting on the curb, my lens not 6 inches from the car, the owner comes back.
The Tatra streamlined cars are one of the most extravagant cars I know. These futuristic vehicles were its time far ahead.
The T87 was based on the T77 which was first presented in 1934.
In the early 1930s the concept of fast and economical built streamlined cars became very popular. Not only in the US but mainly in Germany and Middle-European countries avant-garde ideas were put into practice.
The Tatra T77 was developed by designer and engineer Paul Jaray (Hungary, 1889-1974) and Hans Ledwinka (Austria, 1878-1967, also designer and engineer). Cooperator was engineer Erich Übelacker (Czech, 1899-1977).
Jaray was an early pioneer in streamlined airplanes and car bodies. Ledwinka invented the so called backbone chassis: a frameless central tubular chassis with swing axles and with independent suspension. He had a preference for rear-mounted air-cooled engines, which were applied in all streamlined Tatras. The revolutionary ideas of these automotive inventors resulted in one of the greatest cars ever, at least to my opinion.
The T87 underwent a restyle by František Kardaus in 1948. It received a new dashboard, the central third headlamp was removed and the other two lamps were integrated into the front fenders, like the 1946-52 T600 Tatraplan already had.
Ledwinka had with Tatra a great influence in modernizing car design. The T87 is a real automotive icon.
Above this all seeing such an old original T87 with original 1950s Dutch plates is beyond expectation.
This Tatra was delivered new to the Romanian ambassador in the Netherlands in 1948. It was in service till the mid 1960s. It was still in use in Den Haag when Mr. Ad Palmen bought this Tatra around 1975.
Seen at the viewing days of the Palmen Barnfind Collection Auction initiated by Gallery Aaldering, Brummen and provided by Classic Car Auctions, location Dordrecht.
More info: www.gallery-aaldering.com/nl/the-palmen-barnfind-collecti...
More photo's: www.classiccar-auctions.com/nl/lot-details/18236/Main%20c...
2968 cc air-cooled V8 rear-engine.
Ca. 1480 kg.
Production T87: 1937-1950 (although there was no production in 1943-44).
Original first reg. number: June 30, 1948.
New old type Dutch reg. number: June 21, 1954 (not valid anymore, June 2023).
For sale since May 24, 2023.
Dordrecht, Einsteinstraat, May 29, 2023.
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Another great Czech streamlined design was the fabulous T600 fastback saloon.
It was based on the revolutionary design of the 1933-1938 T77/T77a and its derivatives by Hans Ledwinka.
To my opinion the T600 is one of the most beautiful but rather underestimated car-designs.
The design team consisted of Josef Chalupa,
Vladimír Popelář, František Kardaus and Hans Ledwinka.
1952 cc 4 cylinder air-cooled boxer engine.
1180 kg.
Production period 1947-1952.
This car was for sale in Ostrava (CZ) since April 11, 2017. The price was on demand.
Found on rajveteranu.cz (April 12, 2017).
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
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This is my favorite North American bird. It's small and drab and isn't famous for its song (although both sexes do sing) -- but when I see one, I am almost certainly happy, because I am almost certainly in a beautiful place, because these birds like to live near fast-flowing mountain streams. It's an American Dipper, aka Water Ouzel (Cinclus mexicanus). It's called a dipper because of its behavior -- when it's standing, it bobs up and down almost constantly, which is comical to see. The really cool thing about it is that it's our only aquatic songbird. You wouldn't think so to look at it -- it doesn't have webbed feet or look particularly streamlined -- but it fearlessly jumps into icy, rushing rivers and walks along the bottom, fully submerged, searching for aquatic insects. You think your fancy-pants bluebirds or opera-singing warblers can do that? Forget about it.
The modern looking streamlined Peugeot 402 series was presented at the 1935 Paris Motor Show. In the early 1930s revolutionary aerodynamic theories were applied for the first time to mass produced cars. Avant-garde cars like 1934 Tatra 77 and the 1934 Chrysler Airflow gained a lot of positive attention. The 402 was Peugeot's answer to its direct competitor the streamlined 1934 Citroën TA.
The 402 was developed by the Département Études Carrosseries, under supervision of Henri Thomas.
The Peugeot 02-series was also called Fuseau-Sochaux.
The 402 series replaced the predecessors 401 and 601 (from 1934-1935).
Many body variants were available.
The 402 B with an increased engine, followed in Summer 1938.
Besides several Art Deco details, the headlamps placed behind the grille were very remarkable.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_402
2142 cc L4 petrol engine.
Performance: 60 bhp.
C. 1200 kg.
Production Peugeot 402 series: Sept. 1935-July 1942.
Production Peugeot 402 B Berline this version: Oct. 1938-June 1940.
Original first reg. number: June 30, 1936 (according to RDW, but that's not correct).
New Dutch pseudo-historical reg. number: April 20, 2009.
With current owner since June 22, 2024.
Seen in car museum Visscher Classique. It's a new car museum originated from a large car collection of director Henk Visscher, mixed with a lot of passion and ambition.
The collection focuses on the French brands that fall under the Stellantis group (formerly PSA).
More info: visscherclassique.nl/museum/
Buren, Visscher Classique Car Museum, Schuilheuvelstraat, Aug. 5, 2023.
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4501, B61, GM22 and GM27 haul the first Ballast train to Thirlmere, passing over the Como Bridge as 9240.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
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Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line which serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
New Haven Railroad Baldwin I-5 class 4-6-4 streamlined Hudson steam locomotive # 1404 with its passenger train is seen operating on the Shore Line with a plumb of smoke behind at an unknown location, ca 1940's. You can see the engineer in his cab window as the train rolls by. The Consist on this train is mostly heavyweight equipment with a few Osgood-Bradley PS (American Flyer) coaches thrown in.
This photo came from the Internet and the photographers name was not provided.
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Triple 44s 4490, 4486 and 4464 lead 8L02 transfer from Thirlmere into Picton, heading to Sydney for LVR’s Golden West Rail Tour (9/11/21)
The streamlined metal body of this vintage train creates a cool setting for the red hot neon letters.
Purchase a print here:
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Milwaukee Road streamlined Hudson 104 (ALCO 1938) is at the head end of a Hiawatha at the Milwaukee station, November 1948. Capable of speeds of over 100 mph, these really would have been something to see in action!
B&W print in my collection, photographer unknown.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line which serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
LNER Class A4 60009 "Union of South Africa" approaches a dull Rawtenstall on the 1020 Bury Bolton Street - Rawtenstall Service,photographed on 26/12/2019
Taken from a photograph by G A Griggs in my collection.
LNER class B17/4 build at Darlington entering service named NORWICH CITY June 1936. Streamlined and class B17/5 September 1937 and named EAST ANGLIAN. Renumbered 1659 October 1946. Renumbered 61659 April 1948. To class B17/6 July 1949. Streamlining removed April 1951 and withdrawn March 1960.
Mercedes-Benz AG started its rear engined streamlined car project in 1931 with this Typ 120H. The 120H was more or less a prototype. Only 12 cars were made. It was developed by engineer Hans Nibel (Austria-Hungary, 1880-1934) and Max Wagner in cooperation with engineer Josef Ganz (Budapest, 1898-1967).
This 120H with the extra long tail was not approved.
The 120H was the necessary step towards the 130H which was presented in 1934 as a production car.
This new 130H was a big hit at the 1934 Berlin IAMA motor show. The 130H was later replaced by the 170H W28, a rear-engined version of the 170V W136 (with Vornmotor/front engine).
H stands for Heck, German for rear.
Note: the shape of the nose has a lot in common with the later KdF Käfer/VW Beetle.
1200 cc.
980 kg.
Production M-B all rear engined models: 1931-1939.
Production M-B Typ 120H W17 this version: 1932-1933.
Image source: Paul Schilperoord, Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een Joods genie confisqueerde, Veen Magazines, 2009.
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Halfweg, Febr. 11, 2023.
© 2023 Veen/Sander Toonen, Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) locomotives during a performance test in London in November 1937. From left to right: A4 4492 (later 60013) Dominion of New Zealand, 4496 (60008) Golden Shuttle, 4490 (60011) Empire of India, 4482 (60023) Golden Eagle and W1 10000 (60700).
Photo by Harry Todd, Fox Photos/Getty Images.
Neil F.
This Mazda RX7 is one of the most amazing cars I have ever photographed. The Lamborghini paint was so vivid, the motor sounded amazing, and the car looks so streamlined and aggressive! I'm definitely very excited to share this with you guys!
The car belongs to Brent Villareal, the marketing director for TunerLifeStyleTV.com - an awesome online magazine. Definitely give it a look if you haven't seen it. www.TunerLifeStyleTV.com
The photoshoot was done late in the evening, we were quite short on time so I did the best I could and improvised where necessary due to a lack of equipment. Most of my good lightstands, my umbrellas, and a few other things were not with me at the time. Pardon the dull backgrounds, we didn't have alot of time to venture out and try different settings.
Brent is definitely interested in being covered in D-Sport magazine, hopefully with these photos I'll be able to grab someones attention over there and shoot again when the car is finished (soon).
Before I forget, check it out - TunerLifeStyleTV's Video Coverage of the RB7!
Let me give you a quick run down of the modifications to the car!
ENGINE
RB25DET
CUSTOM 2ROW INTERCOOLER
CUSTOM COOLING FANS
CUSTOM RADIATOR
CUSTOM DOWNPIPE
GREDDY BOV
GREDDY FULL TI EXHAUST
WALBRO 255 FUEL PUMP
ALL WORK DONE BY POWER-FAB AUTOMOTIVE
DRIVETRAIN
RB25DET 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION
SUSPENSION
CUSCO P3 COILOVERS
CUSCO REAR STRUT BAR
CUSCO REAR STRUT SUPPORTS
WHEELS, TIRES, BRAKES
FR. 18X9.5 +15 225/35/18 ADVAN
RR 18X12 +0 335/35/30 KDW2
HRE 540 SERIES
ROTORA 6-POT FRONT
ROTORA 4-POT REAR
EXTERIOR
BURNOUT FRONT BUMPER (SHINE AUTO)
BURNOUT FRONT WIDE FENDERS 25MM (SHINE AUTO)
BURNOUT SIDESKIRTS (SHINE AUTO)
PETTIT REAR FLARES/MOLDED 50MM
FUJITA FEED CARBON FIBER HOOD
99 SPEC TAIL LIGHTS
99 SPEC FRONT COMBO WINKERS
SHINE AUTO REAR LIP SPOILER
LP640 MURCIALAGO MONTERAY BLUE 3 STAGE PAINT
INTERIOR
DEFI BF 60MM SET UP
OIL TEMP
WATER TEMP
BOOST
DEFI CONTROL UNIT
(BLUE)
MAZDA NARDI EDITION 2001 STEERING WHEEL
KENWOOD TOUCH SCREEN
COMING SOON
- R-Magic GT spec Widebody kit
- Full Audio Setup
- Motor Build... (you guys will love this!)
- Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
This 1938 publicity photo shows clearly the resemblance with some other German iconic 1930s streamlined cars. Many of them were just style experiments or streamlined prototypes.
Try to get in mind:
1931-32 Zündapp prototype (Porsche Typ 12),
1933-34 NSU prototype (Porsche Typ 32),
1935-36 Volkswagen prototype V3 (Porsche Typ 60),
1936-37 Volkswagen pre-series VW 30 (Porsche Typ 60),
1937-38 KdF-Wagen pre-series VW 38 (Porsche Typ 60).
All previous cars were developed by Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951).
Another German streamlined car was the 1937-40 Adler 2.5 Liter Limousine 4 Türen Ambi-Budd.
Only the KdF-Wagen was built in large numbers. But this was an exception.
In the same period we see some other revolutionary streamlined cars, like the 1936-38/1938-40 Steyr Typ 50 and 55 (Austria) and in Czechoslovakia the 1933 Tatra V 570 and the 1935 Tatra Typ 90 Limousine, both designed by Hans Ledwinka (1878-1967).
First sketches of this unibody Hanomag 1.3 Liter were made in 1935. The designer of this revolutionary car is unknown to me. The streamlined body was an inspiration for the 1944 Volvo PV444.
9187 items were made.
After the war production could not be restarted because according to the German Wikipedia the metal presses were now in USSR controlled German territory. However there's great doubt if this claim is historical correct.
1298 cc.
970 kg.
Production Hanomag 1.3 Liter: Late 1938-early 1941.
Picture is taken from the book: Werner Oswald, Deutsche Autos 1920-1945, Eine Typengeschichte, Motorbuch Verlag, 1977.
Original photographer, place and date unknown.
Halfweg, Febr. 8, 2023.
© 1977/2023 Motorbuch Verlag/Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
A much needed trip to London, just to wander the streets with my camera and take photos of the architecture and streets. I started the day with the colourful facade of this striking building.
Ash and i decided that the diner was intriguing and no doubt genuine, but going in would tie us down to homemade cherry pie or a malt, causing us to miss the Lotus Lap. So we got in the un-air conditioned car and inched closer to Jake's Elan. Since i was driving, Ash offered to take pictures with my camera and i metered and focused on another parked car that see about the right distance away and in open sun, like the track. It turned out to be a poor guess.
Soon the announcer cued Jake and Larry, who had found a tiny Lotus flag and attached it the front of his car, in protest, zoomed toward the gate onto the track, well before anyone followed. Fortunately, the gate attendant knew this behavior well enough to shut the gate until the other cars fell in behind. He also held up a small sign that said, " 80/ No Pass" (129km), pointing at it sternly. Jake yelled something toward Larry, who was occupied with checking to see that the starter was waving his big flag. Then everything started to move very fast. On the track, Larry got off quickly and the 6 cars behind him sped up to keep pace. Although this is what Jake did not want to happen, he had no choice but to keep close too by speeding up, and in turn so did we. By the time the Lotus flight reassembled, our speedometer/speedoyard was reading 98mph/158km and inching/centimetering up. i looked at Ashley, who asked,"How fast can you go?" "140mph/225km or so," i replied. " How do you know?" "Can't tell you now....take pictures.."
5917 Mikado and streamlined EMD 42103 make a dramatic sight as they storm into Gunning NSW, and under the Biala Road bridge with a heritage tour train on May 30, 2019
The Tatra streamlined cars are one of the most extravagant cars I know. These futuristic vehicles were its time far ahead.
The T87 was based on the T77 which was first presented in 1934.
In the early 1930s the concept of fast and economical built streamlined cars became very popular. Not only in the US but mainly in Germany and Middle-European countries avant-garde ideas were put into practice.
The Tatra T77 was developed by designer and engineer Paul Jaray (Hungary, 1889-1974) and Hans Ledwinka (Austria, 1878-1967, also designer and engineer). Cooperator was engineer Erich Übelacker (Czech, 1899-1977).
Jaray was an early pioneer in streamlined airplanes and car bodies. Ledwinka invented the so called backbone chassis: a frameless central tubular chassis with swing axles and with independent suspension. He had a preference for rear-mounted air-cooled engines, which were applied in all streamlined Tatras. The revolutionary ideas of these automotive inventors resulted in one of the greatest cars ever, at least to my opinion.
The T87 underwent a restyle by František Kardaus in 1948. It received a new dashboard, the central third headlamp was removed and the other two lamps were integrated into the front fenders, like the 1946-52 T600 Tatraplan already had.
Ledwinka had with Tatra a great influence in modernizing car design. The T87 is a real automotive icon.
Above this all seeing such an old original T87 with original 1950s Dutch plates is beyond expectation.
This Tatra was delivered new to the Romanian ambassador in the Netherlands in 1948. It was in service till the mid 1960s. It was still in use in Den Haag when Mr. Ad Palmen bought this Tatra around 1975.
Seen at the viewing days of the Palmen Barnfind Collection Auction initiated by Gallery Aaldering, Brummen and provided by Classic Car Auctions, location Dordrecht.
More info: www.gallery-aaldering.com/nl/the-palmen-barnfind-collecti...
More photo's: www.classiccar-auctions.com/nl/lot-details/18236/Main%20c...
2968 cc air-cooled V8 rear-engine.
Ca. 1480 kg.
Production T87: 1937-1950 (although there was no production in 1943-44).
Original first reg. number: June 30, 1948.
New old type Dutch reg. number: June 21, 1954 (not valid anymore, June 2023).
For sale since May 24, 2023.
Dordrecht, Einsteinstraat, May 29, 2023.
© 2023 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Henry M. Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad Line reached Palm Beach in 1894. The Seaboard Airline Railroad Line laid tracks to Palm Beach as late as 1921-1924. It was after 1921 that the Seaboard Airline tracks reached West Palm Beach. Reference to the Seaboard Airline Railroad Station appears in a book printed in 1926.
S. Davis Warfield was president of Seaboard Air Line and in 1924 Warfield built a cross-state line that serviced West Palm Beach and Miami and Homestead in 1926, making a direct rail connection from one coast to the other, across the state. In 1938 the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Airline Railroad Line formed a network over Florida. Trains were air-conditioned and streamlined, and power was generated by Diesel-electric locomotives.
Stockholders in the railroad were important Palm Beach residents, and this station combined their taste in architecture, and their desire for service and convenience, for the community related to their vacation and retirement residences.
L. Phillips Clarke, who designed all of the Seaboard Railroad stations, built his first station at Auburndale. The West Palm Beach station appeared in 1924-1925.
The north-south dimension, paralleling the tracks, is approximately 178 feet. It is 43 feet deep, not including (at the sides) a 13-foot platform on the west. The building is mainly one story high, with a single office on a two-story level near the center and a three-stage tower on the south corner of the east or entrance facade on Tamarind Avenue.
The plan is rectangular, divided essentially in half, with express room and baggage room to the left or south, and behind the loggia the two waiting rooms, now one, separated on the east by restrooms and on the west by the ticket office. The loggia surrounds most of the front and ends, and the shed—roofed passenger platform on the rear or trackside.
The City of West Palm Beach, following a purchase of the building in 1988, tapped local architecture firm Oliver Glidden & Partners to head a $4.3 million restoration of the structure. The project was completed and the station rededicated in a ceremony attended by the Florida Governor in April 1991. Architect Robert D. Brown directed the restoration of ornamental cast stone elements, exterior masonry, doors, windows, and iron and tile work. The red clay tile roof was replaced, as were the electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Abatement of lead and asbestos was further required to bring the historic structure up to modern building code standards. The restoration effort earned the Florida Trust Award for Historic Preservation in 1994.
In summer 2012, the city finished an improvement project that included the installation of new sidewalks and more than five dozen trees around the building. The improvements were funded with a $750,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Federal Highway Administration, to which the city provided a $150,000 local match.
The station has two side platforms, with access to the station on both sides. West of the southbound platform is a long loop of bus bays serving Palm Tran routes. East of the northbound platform is the station house, a small parking lot, and bus stops for Greyhound Lines buses and Tri-Rail shuttles.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Seaboard_Coastline_...
historic-structures.com/fl/west_palm_beach/seaboard_railr....
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
Ex-GWR 'Flying Banana' streamlined express parcels diesel railcar W17W, on a sunny day in 1960. It was built by Gloucester RC&W in 1936, and had been withdrawn in January 1959, and was scrapped in the early 1960s. One of the passenger versions of these 'streamlined' units has been preserved, as well as two of the later 1940s 'angular' ones.
Restored from an under-exposed (Kodachrome) original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
There is another almost identical version of this shot on flickr, but the angle is slightly different..
The original date of 1959 was incorrect, as I now have another image of this unit dated June 1960, which shows all the mechanical components still intact.. Date amended to '1960'..
RG.