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America's Love Affair With Big Cars.

If you are in America, the chances are that one in 75 of passengers will be killed by a car - most of those by someone else’s car. The weight of their machines has a cost, because it makes the roads more dangerous for everyone else. For every life the heaviest 1% of SUVs or trucks saves in America, more than a dozen lives are lost in smaller vehicles.

The Blackpool Tramway: Double-Deck, Cabrio And Jubilee Trams.

The Blackpool tram became the first electric tram system in the UK and one of the first in the world.

1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo.

The 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo was the first concept car with front-hinged wing doors, later used by Gandini when designing the Lamborghini Countach.

Matra - The Rarest Cars.

Matra Djet car gained fame during the early years of space exploration. Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, visited the Matra factory.

1990 BMW-750iL Goldfish I and II.

The story of BMW 750iL Goldfish I and Goldfish II with V16 engines from 1990s.

BMW Isetta.

BMW Isetta remains one of the most successful one-cylinder cars in the world.

The Mobile British Cinemas Of 1960s.

The Mobile British Cinemas Of 1960s.

Train Suite Shikishima - The World’s Most Luxurious Train.

Train Suite Shikishima - the world's most luxurious train comes complete with hot tubs and an onboard restaurant.

1938 Mallard's World Speed Record.

1938 Railway World Speed Record.

The Chinese EV Onslaught.

Is China about to unleash another wave of deindustrialisation on the rich world? About 1 million American manufacturing workers lost their jobs to Chinese competition in 1997-2011, as the country integrated into the global trading system and began shipping cheap goods overseas.