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scotianostra · 1 year

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On March 4th 1890 The Forth Bridge was officially opened by The Prince of Wales.

#scotland #scottish #edinburgh #north queensferry #south queensferry #firth of forth #transport history #transport infrastructure #forth bridge #bridge #history

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old-transport · 6 months

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LMS (ex G&SWR) class 14 4-4-0 loco No. 14374 by Frederick McLean Via Flickr: An old photograph of locomotive No. 14374, unfortunately there is no information on the reverse so date, location, photographer are unknown. Leaning against the cab footplate is a 'long slice', used to clear out the firebox. No. 14374 was a J. Manson designed class 14 4-4-0 engine, built at the Kilmarnock Works and new to the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR) in Nov 1908, carrying No. 157, being changed to No. 346 in Jun 1919. After grouping of the existing railway companies in 1923 into 'the big four', the G&SWR became part of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), in 1924 they renumbered 346 to 14374. It was withdrawn from service in Oct 1932, but I cannot find any details of where/when it was scrapped. If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks. 📷 Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. 📷 -------------------------------------------------

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lizixer · 7 months

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London Canal Museum, Kings Cross

A trip to the London Canal Museum - a fascinating little museum near King’s Cross that looks at the history of canal and details the lives of people who worked and lived on them

Horses feature heavily because of their key role in pulling barges

Later small tugs pulled barges through tunnels, replacing the need for barge men to use their legs to push against the side of the tunnel to move through

People lived in tiny cramped cabins on the barges. Whole families would grow up here

People also made their livings around the canal. One of the worst jobs was sifting rubbish piles for anything that was recyclable and sellable. The people doing this suffered great discrimination.

The canals, threatened with infill when they weren’t needed for transporting, would later be rescued as places for leisure, sport, wildlife and even living on. This is the Camden Lock Market which started as craft workshops in 1972. Campaigners saved many miles of canal from being lost.

The tiny terrace and mooring at the back of the museum, only accessible through the museum

#history #heritage #london #museum #London canal museum #canals #history of London #regents canal #museums of London #kings cross #working class lives #british history #transport #transport history #history of transport

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ranjith11 · 7 months

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The London Underground: History and Construction | London's underground story

In this captivating video, we delve deep into the fascinating world of The London Underground: History and Construction. Join us on a journey through time as we uncover the secrets behind this iconic transportation system. From its inception to the intricate details of its construction, this video will leave you amazed. Explore the rich history, the challenges faced during construction, and the lasting legacy of The London Underground. Get ready to be transported through history itself!

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harrison-abbott · 1 year

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Did you know ...

The owner of Lothian Buses (which has operated throughout Edinburgh for decades) was originally a ‘jambo’ - as in, Hearts fan - as in, a supporter of Heart of Midlothian, the football team.

Who play in maroon colours. Maroon jerseys. So he painted his buses the same colour.

Though the old owner has passed on, now, the bus company still uses the same hue for its vehicles.

Just a bit of random history.

#edinburgh history #transport history #random trivia #lothian buses #heart of midlothian

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queerism1969 · 2 years

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spdk1 · 2 years

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REVIEW: Steam in my Lens - (2021)

REVIEW: Steam in my Lens – (2021)

The Reginald Batten Collection: specially featuring the Great Northern and Great Eastern lines of the LNER A book by Malcolm Batten I normally don’t look at books on random narrow topics that I’m not particularly familiar with, and you honestly can’t get more narrow than a collection of a photographer’s trainspotting pictures from the first half of last century, but this looked interesting so I…

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#book #book review #books #Britain #Great Britain #Historical #historical photo #History #Pen and Sword #Pen and Sword Publishing #Trains #Trainspotting #transport history #UK

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sovietpostcards · 1 year

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Komsomolskaya Square in Moscow, aka the Square of Three Railway Stations. Photo by Klaus-Erich Lisk (1977).

#public transport #moscow #1970s #soviet #ussr #russia #history #photography

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probablyasocialecologist · 7 months

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In the USA between 1927 and 1955, General Motors, Mack Manufacturing (trucks), Standard Oil (now Exxon), Philips Petroleum, Firestone Tire & Rubber, and Greyhound Lines, came together to share information, investments and ‘activities’. Their objective was to eliminate streetcars (what are called trams in Europe). These companies established various front companies, one of which was National City Lines (NCL). During especially the 1930s, NCL together with various subsidiaries bought up many electrified streetcar lines. They then tore them up. At least forty-five cities lost their streetcars. The strategy was to shift to motorized petroleum-based transport. Local citizens were left without alternatives to oil-based cars and buses. This carbon conspiracy was in strict violation of US anti-trust laws. It was only discovered in 1955, whereupon the companies were found guilty of violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act but then subjected to tiny fines.

John Urry, Societies beyond Oil: Oil Dregs and Social Futures

#public transport #usa #history #streetcar #cars

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misterzapata · 2 months

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Youra Livchitza was one of the people who stopped the XXth transport out of Mechelen towards Auschwitz. They were just three people, a red lantern, a pistol, boltcutters and 50.000 belgian franks to distribute among the prisoners. Youra Livchitz, Robert Maistriau and Jean Franklemon stopped a train carrying mostly Jewish prisoners, and opened the carriages. 263 deportees managed to escape, 23 to 26 were shot on the spot, 92 were recaptured later, 118 people survived due to their action. It's important to keep remembering that we can always make a difference. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twintigste_treinkonvooi

#anarchist #antifascist #WW2 #ww2 history #auschwitz #antisemitism #XXth transport #stickers

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scotianostra · 1 year

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November 16th 1956 the last tram (for many years) ran in Edinburgh.

From November 6th 1871 for over 85 years the trams were a mainstay in Edinburgh, with the introduction of buses on many routes in the 40's and 50's it was inevitable, their demise started in 1953 with the first of their decommissioning taking three years.

Over a hundred thousand people turned out along the way to watch the last tram travel from the Braids, the three trams, the first one decorated, and a restored horsebox made their way to a ceremony at the Foot of the Mound on the evening of Friday 16th November 1956.

They then made their final journey to Shrubhill depot, passing through the crowds watching from Princes Street, St Andrew Square, York Place and Leith Walk. The current for the tramway system was finally switched off at 9.40 pm bringing to an end half a century of Edinburgh trams.

#Scotland #scottish #Edinburgh #transport history #transport #history

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atomic-chronoscaph · 5 months

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Rails and Sails trading cards - Topps (1955)

#rails and sails trading cards #vintage trading cards #topps trading cards #transportation history #vintage trains #vintage boats #railroad #locomotives #sail boat #ships #1950s #1955

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angrydefendorsuit · 18 days

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What makes you think you deserve this🥰💞

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ranjith11 · 8 months

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The London Underground: History and Construction | London's underground story

In this captivating video, we delve deep into the fascinating world of The London Underground: History and Construction. Join us on a journey through time as we uncover the secrets behind this iconic transportation system. From its inception to the intricate details of its construction, this video will leave you amazed. Explore the rich history, the challenges faced during construction, and the lasting legacy of The London Underground. Get ready to be transported through history itself!

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20th-century-railroading · 8 months

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Disco Stripes

New Jersey Transit EMD E8A 4334 (ex-Southern Railway) sits forlornly out back of the Elizabethport shop. It's wearing an odd white paint job with classic NJT "disco stripes".

Elizabethport, New Jersey November 1983

#njt #new jersey transit #njdot #new jersey department of transportation #1983 #trains #passenger train #history #elizabethport #new jersey

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walzerjahrhundert · 10 months

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Fiat

4 HP (also known as the 3 1/2 HP)

1899

#Fiat #automobile #old car #vehicle #technology #history #transportation #1899 #antique #Italy #oldtimer #vintage cars

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