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GWR autocoach. The GWR autocoach (or auto-trailer) is a type of coach that was used by the Great Western Railway for push-pull trains powered by a steam locomotive. The distinguishing design feature of an autocoach is the driving cab at one end, allowing the driver to control the train without needing to be located in the cab of the steam ...
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SANCCOB at Cape Recife. The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) is an international non-profit organization committed to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of seabirds in Southern Africa. Recognized by the South African Veterinary Council, SANCCOB operates from its headquarters at the Rietvlei ...
Huaqiao University ( Chinese: 华侨大学; pinyin: Huáqiáo Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôa-kiâu-tāi-ha̍k; lit. 'Overseas Chinese University'; Acronym: HQU) is a national university located in Xiamen and Quanzhou, Fujian province, China . Huaqiao University was founded in 1960, with support from the late Chinese premier and historical figure ...
Great Western Railway. The fleet of Great Western Railway wagons was both large and varied as it carried the wide variety of goods traffic on the Great Western Railway (GWR) in the United Kingdom. This was the railway company that operated for the longest period of time in the country (from 1838 to 1947) and covered a large geographical area ...
GWR Super Saloons. The Great Western Railway Super Saloons were eight railway carriages developed to service the boat train traffic from London to Plymouth. Built to the maximum loading gauge to be more opulent than the rival Pullman Company coaches offered by rival railway companies, and all named after members of the British Royal Family ...
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Horst Rosenthal. Horst Sigmund Rosenthal (10 August 1915 – 11 September 1942) was a German-born cartoonist of Jewish descent. [1] [a] He is best known for his 1942 French comic book Mickey au Camp de Gurs ( Mickey Mouse in the Gurs Internment Camp) which he created while he was a prisoner at the Gurs internment camp in France during World War II.