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The epic quest Keith Byrne (10) and Noel Murray (13) embarked on in 1985 when they managed to travel incognito to New York via planes, trains and, er, ferries. A metallic clang echoed down a bleak Darndale street. The clang of a fizzy-drink can being punted along by a young boy. His hair, fair and... Continue Reading →
To build a solid, major road, hundreds of miles long in one hour defies belief, but that is what the Iowa State authorities performed in 1910. Read how they pulled it off. In the USA in 1910 the motorcar’s popularity was really taking off with the launch of the Model T Ford two years earlier.... Continue Reading →
Read about how the Wuppertal Schwebebahn came to be and its 120 years of service This is the story of the oldest suspension railway in the world. But its origins go back much further than when it first opened for business at the turn of the 20th Century. Railway from The Future Film footage (below)... Continue Reading →
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