Monday, February 17, 2020
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE "SCHIENENZEPPELIN"?
The Schienenzeppelin in Berlin, 1931
(colorized picture)
Original Photograph by George Pahl | Colorized by Jecini
Article from the TwistedSifter website
In this colorized photo by Jecini, we see the Schienenzeppelin in Berlin in June of 1931. A train on the way to Hamburg passes the newly arrived ‘rail zeppelin’ at Spandau main station.
The Schienenzeppelin or rail zeppelin was an experimental railcar
which resembled a Zeppelin airship in appearance. It was designed and
developed by the German aircraft engineer Franz Kruckenberg in 1929.
Propulsion was by means of a pusher propeller located at the rear: it
accelerated the railcar to 230.2 km/h (143 mph) setting the land speed
record for a petrol powered rail vehicle. Only a single example was ever
built, which due to safety concerns remained out of service and was
finally dismantled in 1939. [source]
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