Mid-century Railway Maps

Stumbled across a fantastic archive of illustrated European railway maps that's well worth diving into. Head over to Retours for much more.

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Philately Fridays: Germany, 1960

Celebrating 125 years of German railways. Pictured here is The Adler, the country's first steam locomotive which debuted in 1835 and traveled between Nuremberg and Fürth.

BRIO catalog, 1985

In December 2009, I posted a BRIO catalog from 1980. I just found another gorgeous catalog of the Swedish wooden toy trains and thought I'd post some of the highlights. Enjoy!

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Philately Fridays: Belgium, 1976

Slick stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Railway Company of Belgium.

Philately Fridays: Switzerland, 1972

A stamp commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Swiss railway. If you feel so inclined, you can read more about the Swiss railway here.