An original media attachment from the historical website. Concept illustrations represent ideas, rather than evidence of a built or deployed system.
machine for transferring coaches between road and rail

A historical illustration showing a mechanism for transferring a stagecoach or similar vehicle onto a railway wagon. The text at the bottom is German and reads “Maschine zum Uebersetzen der Diligencen auf Eisenbahnwaggons,” which translates to “Machine for transferring the coaches onto railway wagons.”

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