A ‘Schienenzeppelin’ (rail zeppelin) alongside a steam train – at a railway station in Berlin, Germany, c. 1931. [700 x 469]

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      The Schienenzeppelin (German: [ˈʃiːnənˌtsɛpəliːn]) 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

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schienenzeppelin

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