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Looking as resplendent as when new in 1962 a line up of four of the ex-London Transport RMC type vehicles, double deck coaches for the Green Line services built on the Routemaster platform. The vehicle closest is CRL 4 (SLT 59), the prototype with the unique ECW bodywork and a Leyland engine, along with RMC 1458 (458 CLT), RMC 1453 (453 CLT) and RMC 1507 (507 CLT). The quartet, now preserved vehicles, do look good.

The photo is by Nick Agnew and appears here with his consent.

From a remarkable six-fold insert to the Architectural Review of October 1969, "Mansplan 2", that looks at transport modes and designs comes this striking rendition of proposals surrounding the newly announced British Rail Advanced Passenger Train 1. APT-1, which the article acknowledges buildings up Japanese and Canadian antecedents was to be a gas turbine driven unit capable of over 150mph and with tilt capabilities.

The eventual protoype, that had been under development for much of the 1960s, would be the APT-E of 1972/73 that did indeed have gas turbine engines. The decision was made to return to electric traction for the APT-P and APT-E, Class 370, that was latterly cancelled with some design elements of the work appearing in the HST 125 units and the Intercity 225 trains.

These are two overlapping scans of the first fold section.

From a remarkable six-fold insert to the Architectural Review of October 1969, "Mansplan 2", that looks at transport modes and designs comes this striking rendition of proposals surrounding the newly announced British Rail Advanced Passenger Train 1. APT-1, which the article acknowledges buildings up Japanese and Canadian antecedents was to be a gas turbine driven unit capable of over 150mph and with tilt capabilities.

The eventual protoype, that had been under development for much of the 1960s, would be the APT-E of 1972/73 that did indeed have gas turbine engines. The decision was made to return to electric traction for the APT-P and APT-E, Class 370, that was latterly cancelled with some design elements of the work appearing in the HST 125 units and the Intercity 225 trains.

These are two overlapping scans of the first fold section.

British United Traction, with its BUT badge, was formed in 1946 as a joint company between Associated Equipment Company - the AEC - and Leyland Motors Ltd. to pool marketing and manufacturing of trolleybuses and railway equipment. This included the associate companies of the two, Albion, Crossley and Maudsley. This folder, along with a series of loosely bound infomation sheets contains an introduction, railcar specifications, performance, power units, body design and a questionnaire that with 64 questions allowed the completed form to be sent to BUT for a quotation. This feature is intact in this copy!

Although BUT note they can produce complete railcars or railcar chassis they were best known, in terms of railway rolling stock, for the diesel engines they produced in large quantities especially for the vast number of diesel multiple units being constructed by British Railways after 1954 as part of the nationalised concern's Modernisation Programme. The folders include a picture of one of the "Derby Lightweight" units that were fitted with a mix of BUT (Leyland) and BUT (AEC) engines. Both Leyland and AEC had pre-war experience of engines for diesel railcars; most notably AEC with their railcars for the Great Western Railway/Western Region. BUT also show examples of their products in trains for the then three Irish mainline railways, CIÉ, the GNR(I) and the UTA as well as units built by the Netherlands Railways, NS.

British United Traction, with its BUT badge, was formed in 1946 as a joint company between Associated Equipment Company - the AEC - and Leyland Motors Ltd. to pool marketing and manufacturing of trolleybuses and railway equipment. This included the associate companies of the two, Albion, Crossley and Maudsley. This folder, along with a series of loosely bound infomation sheets contains an introduction, railcar specifications, performance, power units, body design and a questionnaire that with 64 questions allowed the completed form to be sent to BUT for a quotation. This feature is intact in this copy!

Although BUT note they can produce complete railcars or railcar chassis they were best known, in terms of railway rolling stock, for the diesel engines they produced in large quantities especially for the vast number of diesel multiple units being constructed by British Railways after 1954 as part of the nationalised concern's Modernisation Programme. The folders include a picture of one of the "Derby Lightweight" units that were fitted with a mix of BUT (Leyland) and BUT (AEC) engines. Both Leyland and AEC had pre-war experience of engines for diesel railcars; most notably AEC with their railcars for the Great Western Railway/Western Region. BUT also show examples of their products in trains for the then three Irish mainline railways, CIÉ, the GNR(I) and the UTA as well as units built by the Netherlands Railways, NS.

The cover shows one of the Irish gauge DMU sets equipped with BUT/AEC equipment for the Great Northern Railway of Ireland. The GNR (I), who turned to multiple unit operation to save operating coasts, was nevertheless in serious financial difficulties by 1953 was nationalised as the GNR Board by both Governments, North and South. It was split between the UTA and CIÉ in 1958. The Performance paper in the folder gives much evidence as to the success of the DMU fleet used on the Dublin - Belfast "Enterprise" service that had been "running for two and a half years".

British United Traction, with its BUT badge, was formed in 1946 as a joint company between Associated Equipment Company - the AEC - and Leyland Motors Ltd. to pool marketing and manufacturing of trolleybuses and railway equipment. This included the associate companies of the two, Albion, Crossley and Maudsley. This folder, along with a series of loosely bound infomation sheets contains an introduction, railcar specifications, performance, power units, body design and a questionnaire that with 64 questions allowed the completed form to be sent to BUT for a quotation. This feature is intact in this copy!

Although BUT note they can produce complete railcars or railcar chassis they were best known, in terms of railway rolling stock, for the diesel engines they produced in large quantities especially for the vast number of diesel multiple units being constructed by British Railways after 1954 as part of the nationalised concern's Modernisation Programme. The folders include a picture of one of the "Derby Lightweight" units that were fitted with a mix of BUT (Leyland) and BUT (AEC) engines. Both Leyland and AEC had pre-war experience of engines for diesel railcars; most notably AEC with their railcars for the Great Western Railway/Western Region. BUT also show examples of their products in trains for the then three Irish mainline railways, CIÉ, the GNR(I) and the UTA as well as units built by the Netherlands Railways, NS.

This page shows a variety of interiors including units from the Great Northern Railway of Ireland, the Ulster Transport Authority, Coras Iompair Éireann, Great Western Railway and the Western Australian Government Railways.

British United Traction, with its BUT badge, was formed in 1946 as a joint company between Associated Equipment Company - the AEC - and Leyland Motors Ltd. to pool marketing and manufacturing of trolleybuses and railway equipment. This included the associate companies of the two, Albion, Crossley and Maudsley. This folder, along with a series of loosely bound infomation sheets contains an introduction, railcar specifications, performance, power units, body design and a questionnaire that with 64 questions allowed the completed form to be sent to BUT for a quotation. This feature is intact in this copy!

Although BUT note they can produce complete railcars or railcar chassis they were best known, in terms of railway rolling stock, for the diesel engines they produced in large quantities especially for the vast number of diesel multiple units being constructed by British Railways after 1954 as part of the nationalised concern's Modernisation Programme. The folders include a picture of one of the "Derby Lightweight" units that were fitted with a mix of BUT (Leyland) and BUT (AEC) engines. Both Leyland and AEC had pre-war experience of engines for diesel railcars; most notably AEC with their railcars for the Great Western Railway/Western Region. BUT also show examples of their products in trains for the then three Irish mainline railways, CIÉ, the GNR(I) and the UTA as well as units built by the Netherlands Railways, NS.

This, the first page of the introduction, shows the first of the GWR's streamlined single car diesel railcar constructed in 1932 with AEC equipment.

Rome, Italy, July 22 2017, A luxury vehicle is parked along Via Frattina, a popular shopping street in Rome, showcasing its stylish presence in the city.

inside the glass cocoon, a seat waits. vr46 stitched onto black leather. neon reflections cut through the silence. outside, the world moves, distorted, distant.

bmw welt, munich.

The Vauxhall Velox and Wyvern models were first introduced in 1948; in 1951 both models, based on the same platform, were given a longer, wider body (known as the EIP/EIX type) and it is these variants shown here in this small, folding leaflet. As well as extolling the features of both models - comfort and roominess - the leaflet gives the prices; the Velox, the model with the larger engine, coming in at £515 (plus £287 12s 3 Purchase Tax) and the Wyvern with its smaller engine at £475 (plus £265 7s 9d PT). The leaflet is dated by print code to August 1951, the month the new cars were launched.

The cover artwork, in a very '40s style, is by Noël McVeigh who was commissioned by several motor car and component manufacturers for advertising material. Oddly the leaflet states "entirely new"; whereas the body was on both models they initially retained older engine designs, both being updated within a few months in 1952.

The Vauxhall Velox and Wyvern models were first introduced in 1948; in 1951 both models, based on the same platform, were given a longer, wider body (known as the EIP/EIX type) and it is these variants shown here in this small, folding leaflet. As well as extolling the features of both models - comfort and roominess - the leaflet gives the prices; the Velox, the model with the larger engine, coming in at £515 (plus £287 12s 3 Purchase Tax) and the Wyvern with its smaller engine at £475 (plus £265 7s 9d PT). The leaflet is dated by print code to August 1951, the month the new cars were launched.

The cover artwork, in a very '40s style, is by Noël McVeigh who was commissioned by several motor car and component manufacturers for advertising material. Oddly the leaflet states "entirely new"; whereas the body was on both models they initially retained older engine designs, both being updated within a few months in 1952.

The Vauxhall Velox and Wyvern models were first introduced in 1948; in 1951 both models, based on the same platform, were given a longer, wider body (known as the EIP/EIX type) and it is these variants shown here in this small, folding leaflet. As well as extolling the features of both models - comfort and roominess - the leaflet gives the prices; the Velox, the model with the larger engine, coming in at £515 (plus £287 12s 3 Purchase Tax) and the Wyvern with its smaller engine at £475 (plus £265 7s 9d PT). The leaflet is dated by print code to August 1951, the month the new cars were launched.

The cover artwork, in a very '40s style, is by Noël McVeigh who was commissioned by several motor car and component manufacturers for advertising material. Oddly the leaflet states "entirely new"; whereas the body was on both models they initially retained older engine designs, both being updated within a few months in 1952.

The Vauxhall Velox and Wyvern models were first introduced in 1948; in 1951 both models, based on the same platform, were given a longer, wider body (known as the EIP/EIX type) and it is these variants shown here in this small, folding leaflet. As well as extolling the features of both models - comfort and roominess - the leaflet gives the prices; the Velox, the model with the larger engine, coming in at £515 (plus £287 12s 3 Purchase Tax) and the Wyvern with its smaller engine at £475 (plus £265 7s 9d PT). The leaflet is dated by print code to August 1951, the month the new cars were launched.

The cover artwork, in a very '40s style, is by Noël McVeigh who was commissioned by several motor car and component manufacturers for advertising material. Oddly the leaflet states "entirely new"; whereas the body was on both models they initially retained older engine designs, both being updated within a few months in 1952.

The Vauxhall Velox and Wyvern models were first introduced in 1948; in 1951 both models, based on the same platform, were given a longer, wider body (known as the EIP/EIX type) and it is these variants shown here in this small, folding leaflet. As well as extolling the features of both models - comfort and roominess - the leaflet gives the prices; the Velox, the model with the larger engine, coming in at £515 (plus £287 12s 3 Purchase Tax) and the Wyvern with its smaller engine at £475 (plus £265 7s 9d PT). The leaflet is dated by print code to August 1951, the month the new cars were launched.

The cover artwork, in a very '40s style, is by Noël McVeigh who was commissioned by several motor car and component manufacturers for advertising material. Oddly the leaflet states "entirely new"; whereas the body was on both models they initially retained older engine designs, both being updated within a few months in 1952.

This striking image captures the Ferrari F8 Tributo, a symbol of automotive excellence, parked against the backdrop of Zurich's urban architecture. The vibrant red paint, accentuated by sleek black stripes, highlights the car's aerodynamic design and aggressive stance. The composition effectively juxtaposes the luxury of the vehicle with the modernity of the city, inviting viewers to appreciate both the craftsmanship of the car and the charm of its surroundings. The play of light on the car's surface adds depth, enhancing the overall visual appeal.

This striking image captures a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT parked on a bustling street in Zurich, Switzerland. The car's sleek lines and polished silver finish reflect the urban environment, showcasing its luxurious design. The composition emphasizes the vehicle's dynamic stance, framed by the modern architecture and vibrant city life in the background. The interplay of light and shadow enhances the contours of the car, creating a sense of motion even while stationary. This photograph not only highlights the beauty of automotive engineering but also tells a story of sophistication amidst the lively atmosphere of Zurich.

This striking image captures a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT parked elegantly on a bustling street in Zurich, Switzerland. The composition highlights the car's aerodynamic lines and luxurious design, set against a backdrop of modern architecture. The play of light and shadow accentuates the vehicle's glossy finish, while reflections in the glass windows add depth to the scene. This photograph not only showcases automotive beauty but also tells a story of urban sophistication and style.

This striking image captures a sleek Ferrari 458, showcasing its aerodynamic design and vibrant color palette against a backdrop of urban Zurich. The composition highlights the car's dynamic lines and distinctive features, such as the aggressive front grille and sporty stripes, while the surrounding vehicles provide context and contrast. The play of light and shadow enhances the car's glossy finish, making it a focal point of automotive excellence in a bustling city environment.

A gloriously colour printed sales brochure for the "sparkling new Austin", the A40 Sports model that was introduced at the London Motor Show in 1949 going into production in 1950 for the year 1951. Based on the mechanics of the Austin A40 Devon the aluminium bodywork, designed by Eric Neale, was constructed for Austin by Jensen Motors in nearby West Bromwich. Two versions were produced between 1950/1 and 1953 with the car, considered more a touring car than a sports car, aimed as much as export as well as the home market. Thanks to a comment from Jerry this brochure can be dated to the 1953 model.

The graphics, splendidly over the top as usual, are again sadly uncredited but do the required job of 'bigging' the car ,with the hood both in place and stowed, up. The open version includes a very Terry-Thomas look-a-like appearing to admire the passenger as much as the vehicle. A faint garage stamp on the cover shows the brochure came from the Granby Garage of Ernest Angus at Riddlesden, Keighley, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire.