Transport

Jet plane

 

Transport

Queen Elizabeth 2

Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a retired British ocean liner converted into a floating hotel. Originally built for the Cunard Line, the ship, named as the second ship named Queen Elizabeth, was operated by Cunard as both a transatlantic liner and a cruise ship from 1969 to 2008. She was then laid up until converted and since 18 April 2018 has been operating as a floating hotel in Dubai.

 

Transport

The Postman of the Agora, Laredo, Cantabria, Spain

 

Transport

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The New Yorker 

Cover by Charles E. Martin, December 3, 1960

The New Yorker is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.

Sent by Jim on Dec 3, 2013 from Bristol

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Route 66

From beneath the trees in Chicago's Grant Park, Historic Route 66 takes in the beauty of the heartland, the plains and the desert southwest, before coming to rest on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

Sent by Anita on 15 Sep, 2015 from Odessa, Texas

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Citroen C3

Sent by Susanne on 7 Jun, 2022 from Lelystad, The Netherlands

 

Thursday Ride

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"The Thirst For A Ride" illustration  Tanya_Chuk

Sent by Liza on 12 Jan, 2021 from Kiev, Ukraine

Travel time 15 days

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Mail ship

Sent by Diana on 17 Jan, 2022 from Grozny, Russia

Travel time 38 days

 

Just Around the Corner ♥

Illustrtions by Heikki Laaksonen (Finnish)

My collections

Santa Claus and elves are on their way

Christmas Eve trip

At the station

Mini

Advice

 

Transport Tuesday

VW Campers. Photos Richard Copping

Sent by Cardeaux in Bottrop, Germany

sent on 13 Nov, 2016

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,540 km

received on 21 Nov, 2016 

Glascow to the world

Posters for the Anchor Line by Odin Rosenvinge

Anchor Donaldson  Line, Canada 

sent by Lauren in Monmouth, Illinois, U.S.A.

on 10 Nov, 2014

travel time 23 days

distance travelled 7,069 km

received on 3 Dec, 2014 

Vitznau/Rigi Switzerland

Locomotive 7 overpass March 12, 1966

sent by Anna-Bella in Luzern, Switzerland

on 23 Aug, 2015

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,919 km

received on 28 Aug, 2015

My flickr  transport postcards here

Transports

White bicycles

Sent by Sara in Mittenwalde, Germany

 on 8 Jul, 2015

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,241 km

received on 14 Jul, 2015 

Hey Cupcake

Sent by Jon in Bremerton, U.S.A.
on 31 Mar, 2017
travel time 10 days
distance travelled 7,362 km
received on 1 Apr, 2017

Empress of Ireland

RMS Empress of Ireland was an ocean liner that sank in the Saint Lawrence River following a collision with the Norwegian collier SS Storstad in the early hours of 29 May 1914. Of the 1,477 persons on board the ship, 1,012 died. The number of deaths is the largest of any Canadian maritime accident in peacetime.

Sent by Roger in Le Goulet, Canada

 on 13 Nov, 2014

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 5,304 km

received on 3 Dec, 2014 

Penang Hill Railway

The Penang Hill Railway is a one section funicular railway which climbs the Penang Hill from Air Itam, on the outskirts of the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. 

Sent by Ai Teng in George Town, Malaysia

on 23 Aug, 2015

travel time 29 days

distance travelled 8,866 km

received on 21 Sep, 2015

Transports

 Going shopping

Sent by Jill in Dexter, U.S.A.

on 6 May, 2019

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 6,674 km

 received on 21 May, 2019

Catamarans; Auckland, New Zealand

Sent by Didier in Urvillers, France

on 10 Mar, 2013

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 1,837 km

 received on 21 Mar, 2013

Volkswagen  meetup:)

Sent by Rosa in Hardenberg, The netherlands

 on 29 Jan, 2015

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 1,429 km

received on 13 Feb, 2015 

Titanic Card No.125

Sent by Gemma in Southampton, England

on 16 Feb, 2015

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,901 km

received on 25 Feb, 2015 

The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (Wuppertal Suspension Railway)

Sent by Peko in  Wuppertal, Germany
on 28 Jul, 2017
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 1,555 km
received on 3 Aug, 2017 

Tuesday Transport

Trabant

The Trabant is an automobile produced from 1957 to 1990 by former East German car manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. It is often seen as symbolic of the former East Germany.

 Sent by Veronika in Tomsk, Russia

 on 8 Oct, 2016

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 3,443 km

received on 19 Oct, 2016 

Niles Canyon Railway

The Niles Canyon Railway (NCRy) is a heritage railway running through Niles Canyon, between Sunol and the Niles district of Fremont in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States.

Sent by Doug, Robyn and Rebecca in Livermore, U.S.A.

on 17 Jan, 2015

travel time 31 days

distance travelled 8,413 km

received on 17 Feb, 201

Colorful bicycle

Sent by Marina in Magadan, Russia

 on 27 Sep, 2019

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 5,744 km

received on 16 Oct, 2019 

Transport Taiwan

Chishang, Taitung Taiwan

The waving rice around Chishang look like gently swaying rows of dancers in golden costumes.

Sent by Sam in Tucheng, Taiwan

 on 11 Jun, 2018

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 8,020 km

2018 received on 21 Jun 

Chiayi Alishan Railway,

Sent by Cindy in Hualien City, Taiwan
 on 22 Dec, 2014
travel time 25 days
distance travelled 8,108 km
 received on 16 Jan, 2015

Transport Tuesday

Bicycle parking

Sent by   Xiao feng Deng in Xi'an, China

on 30 May, 2016

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 6,520 km

 received on 18 Jun, 2016

William Cossens (1833-1905). Dominion Line, Liverpool to Canada, June 1904

Sent by Terri, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

on 31 Jan, 2015

travel time 17 days

distance travelled 6,494 km

2015 received on 18 Feb 

Black  locomotive

 sent by Kaja in Třebíč, Czech Republic

on 8 Jul, 2015

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,519 km

received on 14 Jul, 2015 

Traditional Greece - transport

Traditional Greek fishing boats Caiques on Samos island.

A caïque is a  fishing boat usually found among the waters of the Ionian or Aegean Sea. It is traditionally a small brightly painted wooden trading vessel.

Transports

Ford Woodies

Ford Woodies were used to transport passengers on guided tours to the summit of Mt Washington from the late 1930s through the mid 1950s.

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 7,278 km

sent by Carol, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Ohio Amish Country
Riding through the a Snow Tunnel these folks heading home from attending church are enjoying  God's handiworks on this beautiful winter day.

travel time 10 days
distance travelled 6,694 km
sent by Sharon, Ohio, U.S.A.

Royal Flying Doctors Service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. It provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia. It is a non-profit organisation which provides health care to people who cannot access a hospital or general practice due to the vast distances of the Outback.

travel time 11 days
distance travelled 15,296 km
sent by Isaac, New South Wales, Australia

travel time 11 days
distance travelled 7,998 km
sent by Carol, Taipei, Taiwan

Advent Calendar Day 16. - Christmas Transport

Christmas on wheels

 by Priit Rea

Christmas Express 

by Omppu Omenamäki

Christmas Environment Friendly Transport

by Charles Goulding

Christmas  on Tracks

by Pentti Pihlajaoja

Have a nice trip and stay safe on Christmas traffic!