Paul Wilhelm Bürck (1878-1947), ‘The Train’, “The Studio”, Vol. 53, #219, June 1911
Tag: Trains
Schienenzeppelin, 1929
aka The Rail Zeppelin
The Coronation Scot & Royal Blue, 1939
The Coronation Scot, in America for the New York World’s Fair, made several runs between Washington and Baltimore, where she awakened considerable interest. The Coronation Scot stops here on a bridge near Washington, alongside the famous American train Royal Blue, on March 27, 1939. (AP Photo)
Type 12 Atlantic, 1938
The Type 12 Atlantic was a futuristic steel monster, although the Type 12 was one of the fastest Franco-Belgian steam engines of its time, it was soon to disappear at the dawn of the electric train industry.
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Dr. Aizawa’s Remote Controlled Train, 1936
Dr. Jiro Aizawa and his remote control robot train, featured in the November 1936 issue of Popular Mechanics
Automatic train control is understood to be a feature of a mysterious robot locomotive model built in Japan. Continue reading “Dr. Aizawa’s Remote Controlled Train, 1936”
Russian Express, 1939
Orient Express, 1934
The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 that joined Western Europe with the Middle East.
Although the original Orient Express was simply a normal international railway service, the name became synonymous with intrigue, luxury & comfort when traveling was still rough and dangerous.
The 1930s saw the services of the Orient Express at its most popular, running three parallel services; The Simplon Orient Express, the Orient Express and the Arlberg Orient Express
It was during this time, the Orient Express acquired its reputation for comfort and luxury, carrying sleeping-cars with permanent service and restaurant cars known for the quality of their cuisine. Royalty, nobles, diplomats, business people patronized it, mingling with those of the middle class. Each of the Orient Express services, incorporating sleeping cars, extending the rail service from one edge of continental Europe to the other. The start of the Second World War in 1939 (again) interrupted the service, which did not resume until 1945.
In 1934, one of its passengers, Agatha Christie, wrote her novel Murder on the Orient Express, partly inspired by the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby (1932) and events on her trip in 1928-29 which left the train marooned in a snow bank for 6 days.
Adler Trumpf Junior, 1937
A lady in her Adler Trumpf Junior, originally published in ‘Die Koralle’ magazine in 1937
The Adler Trumpf Junior is a small family car introduced by the Frankfurt based auto-maker, Adler early in 1934. The Trumpf Junior was conceived as a similar but smaller car which would broaden the range and claim a share of a growing market for small inexpensive front wheel drive cars. (Wikipedia)
JGR type C53, No.43, 1934
Japanese Governmental Railways type C53 steam locomotive, hauling train No.43. The No.43 was the only type C53 locomotive to receive the streamlined style. Photo taken at Nishiakashi.
Two Beauties, 1938
Pennsylvania Railroad’s Broadway Limited and Studebaker President