1980年2月,中巴購入30部Dennis Jubilant 巴士投入服務,編號DS1-DS30,主要服務柴灣區。30部DS中,除DS14於1993年在東區走廊著火並燒毀全車(相關文章)外,全數於1998年轉售予新巴,至1999年中全數退役。 DS1原被保留作為新巴建議設立的「巴士博物館」其中一部展品,在等待政府回覆期間與其餘數部保留巴士停放於城巴...
Even so, transport museums and motor museums more specifically have considerable difficulty in displaying the more complex story of motoring, which takes in the full range of human interaction with the motor vehicle. This includes the tragedy of road trauma. This paper examines displays in some of...
While the three major cities of Magdeburg, Dessau, and Halle are worth visiting for their museums, monuments, and historical sights, further afield you’ll come across some hidden gems such as Merseburg and Naumburg. Although the fascinating medieval towns and cities will dominate your trip, ther...
The celebrations are centred in Modena, but the Motor Valley Fest itself embraces all of the provinces of Emilia Romagna: with a backdrop of four International racetracks, six iconic motoring brands, 18 evocative private car collections and 13 automotive museums, the entire region becomes the ...
Article details Publication: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Date: December 15, 2006 Subjects: Museums Automotive Industry Interact with this article Easy bookmarks Highlight and save Add notes Cite instantly Open reader tool Or search within this article Search Find a periodical in our ...
For motorcycle aficionados, few brands have as rich and interesting history as “BSA”. Shorthand forBirmingham Small Arms Limited, the company dated to as far back as 1861. Based in the Gun Quarter, Birmingham, England, the industrial group first started out manufacturing firearms for both the...
manufactured in the glorious shipyards funded by Pietro Riva in 1842 – and Marc Newson - the famous Australian designer who is the protagonist with his works of many collections, even permanent ones, in the greatest museums and art galleries in the world. This artistic union led to the review...
The bigger engine was eventually discarded and Schultz and Laird de-bored the smaller V8 to 221 cu. in. (3,622 cc), which left more metal between the cylinder bores. Laird subsequently devised an even smaller version of 136 cu. in. (2,227 cc) displacement, which debuted in England in...
(b.1824-d.1994), the 7’ 11” tall Manx Giant, was born in Sulby, Isle of Man in 1824. Upon being discovered by P.T. Barnum in the mid-1850s, he moved to Manhattan where he became Colonel Routh Goshen, the Arabian Giant, a longtime star of P.T. Barnum’s various museums and...
Little known Motor Museum In Wiltshire I only discovered the existence of this place this year, it certainly doesn't get the publicity of the larger museums but it's a great collection that's bigger than you might expect. It's based in a residential area, a throwback from it'...