Europe round trip in ’30s

Europe round trip in ’30s

An American car Nash, was the vehicle used in one summer in the 30s by four tourists from Bucharest into a fascinating trip through Europe. Witness stand dozens of photographs which depict tourists in several cities in Europe, on country roads through the mountains in areas that are easily recognizable or in other less famous. Car registered in Bucharest is in many vacation pictures. Note that vintage images appear only in three of the four hikers (two women and a man), the most likely being the fourth in the group that made the...
US Army Cavalry March

US Army Cavalry March

From left from Mihail Kogalniceanu to Ploiesti no less than 400 soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment 2nd Battalion of the US Army, in about 80 technical equipment, the vast majority Stryker armored transporters , decorated with the flags of Romania and the US. Along joined the convoy and two Apache attack helicopters and a BlackHawk helicopter. Along the way, the population of towns and villages crossed attended as a real parade. They waved, smiled, they whistled, took pictures. From armored were as energetic response. As a personal opinion, soldiers in armored...
The Bridge from Cernavoda

The Bridge from Cernavoda

The Anghel Saligny Bridge (formerly King Carol I Bridge) is a railroad truss bridge in Romania, across the Danube River, connecting the cities of Cernavoda and Fetesti. The bridge was built between 1890 and 1895 over the Danube and Borcea branch of the Danube, and when it was completed it became the longest bridge in Europe and the third longest in the world. The two cities on the banks of the river which was built were Fetesti on the left side and Cernavoda on the right side. The bridge has a length of 4,087.95 m of which 1,662 m  over the Danube and 970 m  over...
Proper way to inaugurate a motorway tunnel

Proper way to inaugurate a motorway tunn...

Glad to have done the work, even eight months late, builders of the last 16 km of the section Orastie-Sibiu motorway celebrated completion right in the Săcel tunnel ,  where installed tables and grills . The tunnel party was organized for all employees who worked on the highway,  in appreciation of their work  as work was completed. Via:...
Tiriac Classic Car Collection

Tiriac Classic Car Collection

Ion Tiriac officially opened Tiriac Collection, a gallery of around 80 cars of the 250 held, the oldest being a Hurtu produced in 1899 and the newest is a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss Edition produced in 2009 in a limited edition of 75 units. Among the most famous examples of his collection include a Rolls Royce Phantom which previously belonged to Elton John, a Mercedes-Benz 600 sedan from the 60s, an Aston Martin DB5, known for films James Bond, but also a 1977 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Also in the collection are found six Rolls Royce Phantom...
New metro trains in Bucharest

New metro trains in Bucharest

The company Metrorex, the Bucharest metro system operator, has awarded CAF in 2011 the contract to supply 16 metro units with the option of a further 8 trains. These new trains will provide service on the new line 5 of the Bucharest metro and each will consist of 6 cars. With a capacity of 1,200 passengers along its 114 m of length with an unobstructed gangway along the entire train, running at a maximum speed of 80 km/h with a third rails energy capture system of 750 Vdc. The units will be delivered as of 2013. These are vehicles designed for mass passenger...
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