Radio Kapsch

Austria, 1934

Vienna Driving School

by Ernst Ludwig Franke

ADMK Mulus

Produced in 1935, this Austrian wheel-cum-track tankette had the unique arrangement that was able to swing the front wheels upward via gear-driven arms. They then could be removed and put into brackets on the rear of the vehicle.

The rear wheels could also be removed by driving the tracks up on blocks. A strange feature was that the front arms acted as a framework for the driver's seat.

Powered by an air-cooled 20 h.p. Daimler engine, it was capable of speeds up to 10 mph on tracks and 27 mph on wheels.

Info: Bob Arndt, Strangevehicles

Over Vienna

1929

via lazzo51 @ Flickr

Baby Steyr Goes to War

After the anschluss of Austria, the Steyr "Baby" streamline compact car has been converted into a Model 250 Kübelwagen (small personnel transport).

It retained its conventional layout with rear drive and front-mounted 1158cc water-cooled boxer engine. Suspension and gearbox were altered.

Between 1938 and 1940, 1200 Steyr 250 cars were produced for the German Army.

Specs and gallery
More Steyr military vehicles

Alpine Crocodiles

Crocodile electric locomotives are so called because they have long "noses" at each end, reminiscent of the snout of a crocodile. These contain the motors and drive axles, and are connected by an articulated center section. The center section usually contains the crew compartments, pantographs and transformer.
The original "Crocodiles" were the series SBB Ce 6/8 II and SBB Ce 6/8 III locomotives of the SBB, Swiss Federal Railways, built between 1919 and 1927 (above). These locomotives were developed for pulling heavy goods trains on the steep tracks of the Gotthardbahn from Lucerne to Chiasso, including the Gotthard Tunnel.
Very similar locomotives were used in Austria as Austrian Federal Railways (Österreichische Bundesbahn) classes ÖBB 1089 and ÖBB 1189 (below), and are often known as 'Austrian Crocodiles'.

Source: Wiki

Images: Chris Walters @ trainspo.com & voba-medien.de

Lighter in Style

TCW Welsbach Ready
Austria, 1930s

Source: Vintagelighters.ru

Modern Travel

1930's

via paul.malon @ Flickr

Viennese Tramways

N/n Type was the most technically advanced streetcar in the interbellum Vienna. It was a development of the pre-WWI type designed for Pressburg (today Bratislava). Otto Wagner, the greatest Austrian architect, took part in the Pressburg project.

In 1925 Vienna Municipality ordered 330 N/n type streetcars.
That's how they looked like in 1927 and 1929.

After the WWII the type underwent extensive modernization. The cars were fitted with brand-new bodywork but retained their original platforms and engines. This train, N₁ - n₂ - N₁, was rebuilt in 1954.

Tramway Museum, Vienna

photo by Lord K

Alpine Power

Ruetz power station, Tyrol

Built in 1924

Generator preserved in the Technical Museum, Vienna

Photo by Lord K

Wartime Zündapps

Zündapp KS 750 was a German Army motorcycle that met the following criteria:
• Ability to carry a payload of 500kg (1,102.3lb), the equivalent of three fully equipped soldiers, including arms and ammo.
• It had to cruise at 80kmh (not quite 50mph) and be able to reach 95kmh (not quite 60mph) but also be able to crawl along at 3mph so as not to run over marching troops.
• The tires had to be 5.00in x 16in.
• Minimum ground clearance had to be 150mm (6in) and there had to be enough room under the fenders for snow chains.

More on the German wartime motorcycles @ Dieselpunks.org

Pictures taken by Lord K at the Auf Rädern und Ketten (On Wheels & Tracks) event, Military Museum, Vienna, Austria

Now and Then

Saurer Diesel 3-door bus in Wiener Linien livery: 2010 and 1954

Images: Lord K and Vienna Tramway Museum

Viennese Tower

Am Heumarkt / Lisztstrasse
Center: Polizeikaserne (Police Barracks), 1929
Architect: Erwin Böck (1894-1966)

Photo by Lord K

Karl Marx-Hof

Heiligenstadt, Vienna

Built between 1927 and 1930 by city planner Karl Ehn, it held 1,382 apartments and was designed for the population of about 5,000. At over one kilometre in length (1100m, 0.68 mile) and spanning four tram stops, Karl Marx-Hof holds the distinction of being the longest single residential building in the world.

Photo by Lord K

Viennese Eagle

Near the entrance to Heldenplatz (Heroes Square), Vienna

1934

Photo by Lord K

Austrian Flatiron

Sterngasse / Rechte Wienzeile
Near Karlsplatz, Vienna

Photo by Lord K

The Engine

Grazer Diesel, 1915
Technisches Museum Wien

Photo by Lord K

Just a Glider

Technisches Museum Wien

Photo by Lord K