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Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 12:16 am Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
Another interesting historical page, this one focusing on the trams that once ran in Hanoi (a number of rare vintage photos are also this page)............
https://vietnamnet.vn/en/spanshots-of-tra ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 9:35 pm Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
Here's an interesting historical page (w/photos) on Saigon's bygone trams, which made their final runs in 1957.......
https://www.historicvietnam.com/sai-gon-tramway-network/
["J.G.BRILL&qu ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 9:14 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Cyberider:
THANK YOU, sir, for the most unexpected (and MOST welcome!) kind words....I DO thank you!
I've been a member of this forum for nearly two decades now; I have learned so much o ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 6:27 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Broadway & 159th, 1983 ("stoa")...........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156277
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
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Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 6:19 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
"Toid rail" in "Shik-aga"................
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?31942
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?14670
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
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Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 6:07 pm Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
W.B.:
You're the expert on "toid rails", not Your's Truly!
Speaking of which, recall, out in "Shik-aga", that the interurban trains of the CA&E and the NORTH SHOR ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 2:26 pm Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
Chinese tram systems (note one photo which shows tram that looks to have been patterned after a Peter Witt)..........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_China
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Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 2:22 pm Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
Urban rail transit in China............
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_rail_transit_in_China
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Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 2:12 pm Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
Beijing's sprawling network of rapid transit lines today totals nearly thirty in all.
First opening in 1971, this system is quite complex and had extensive services; some lines extend out to the su ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 10:12 am Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Back in 1983, we "stoa' RTS "PA2434" working the "M10"..........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?156286
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
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Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 10:04 am Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
"Conductor rails" (i.e. third rails) in Great Britain........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?146351 (note the old-style "conductor" rail between the running rails; in more ... |
Topic: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 9:47 am Subject: On this day in 1964, we beheld the glorious future....... |
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Two views of vintage "S-BAHN" rolling stock, with good views the type of third rail used......
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?60781
https://www.nycsubway.o ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 12:48 am Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
Here are a few interesting links on rail transport in Singapore........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Singapore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Singapore (the trams were ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 12:20 am Subject: Israel's only subway/Overseas subways/Metros/trams |
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The Bangkok of today is a thousand light-years removed from the fabled city depicted in the various "King & I" films.
Today, it has a complex and modern rapid ... |
Topic: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 9:13 pm Subject: Indiana Jones storms the IRT----in Scotland! |
Here's another "PA"-series GRUMMAN from "Joisey" back in 1982.
On the left, note a close childhood friend of mine, a vintage NHBL "Sherman", (still sporting the classi ... |
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