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Uncertain future: The horse-drawn railway of Spiekeroog von Dirk Budach

Tamme and Eddie – that are the names of the two powerful horses of the Tinker breed “working” for the small horse tramway on the island …


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The remains of Salzburg’s old tramway von Gunter Mackinger

In 1909, the first and only Salzburg tram line was opened and soon extended in stages to the Riedenburg district at the former city border…


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Büssing-Busse bei Bahn und Post von Axel Reuther

The well-known author Volkhard Stern decribes and illustrates the Büssing motorbuses operating for the German state-owned companies…


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The disappearance and return of the trams to Essen’s city-centre von Jens Bernhardt

For decades, the following principle applied to public transport and rail transport planning, especially in the Ruhr area: the tram…


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Hamburg und seine Strassenbahn von Axel Reuther

Hermann Hoyer – eine Zeitreise in die Vergangenheit: Hamburg und seine Strassenbahn

A new release about Hamburg’s large…


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MAN presented its first electric bus some 50 years ago von Editorial | UTM

The future is electrifying! And at MAN Truck & Bus, the past was, too – back in 1970, the company showcased its first electric bus.…


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Bonn’s trolleybuses von Christian Marquordt

On 17 February 1951, a new mode of transport was launched in Bonn, back then the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany for almost …


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Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, Band 2 – Straßen- und Seilbahnen von Axel Reuther

Photo-based review of the large history of the railway and tramway factory Machinenfabrik Esslingen (ME). TThis second part describes…


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1955: World premiere for Setra S 6 von Christian Marquordt

Setra celebrated a world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1955. For the first time, the bus builder from Ulm showed the smallest…


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Nordhausen’s trams in 1990 von Dirk Budach

While in Western Germany tramway systems had only survived in major cities, there were still a number of small-town operationes in …


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