1966 Dart Barreiros by Serra

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1458336709634887&set=pcb.1458336766301548

a bus turntable in Spain

 

smoke caused by an electrical fault on line 5 of the Madrid metro caused panic among hundreds of passengers on a subway stopped in Madrid, on the 20th anniversary of the 11-M attacks, and the passengers could NOT get out, the doors wouldn't open

Apparently, the underside of a carriage had overheated, causing smoke to come out. Faced with this situation, metro staff were forced to manually open the convoy doors from the outside.

https://www.usanews.net/breaking/tension-in-the-evacuation-of-a-metro-station-in-madrid-due-to-smoke-from-h140640.html

a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine last year, was last week found shot dead in an underground car park in Spain

The Spanish Civil Guard said it found false documents on a body, which identified the man as a 33-year-old Ukrainian, though with a different name. It is believed Kuzminov was residing in Spain with a Ukrainian passport under a new name.

Spain’s state news agency, EFE, reported the body had been hit by half a dozen bullets and was run over by the car used by the attackers.

Maksim Kuzminov had been living in Spain with a Ukrainian passport under a different name, according to Spanish media. Kuzminov crossed the frontline in an Mi-8 helicopter last August while on a flight between two Russian airbases.

According to Ukrainian intelligence services, Kuzminov contacted Ukrainian agents in December 2022, saying he wanted to defect in exchange for a large monetary reward and a new life for his family in Ukraine. He was awarded the equivalent of $500,000 to relocate to Ukraine.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/20/russian-pilot-who-defected-to-ukraine-was-moral-corpse-says-moscow

Harry Potter display in Madrid in 2017, one of four iconic elements in several parts of the city. Publicity / marketing for the exhibition at Ifema

see a good gallery of the photos of the car, the sorting hat, Dobby, and a Nimbus at https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/harry-potter-the-exhibition-statues-in-madrid or https://diario.madrid.es/blog/notas-de-prensa/harry-potter-viaja-a-madrid

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0LHKy9dF597o3GUcq5DLvSBgh6LZTPCZYy9xxkJREkBpbQQDFCHYNqEZh3Kr6fgsnl&id=100091982565134 

https://www.ifema.es/en/organise-event/harry-potter

https://harrypotterexhibition.com/

an example of a legit fear you might be drowned, in a train car. The flash flood in Madrid this past weekend caused this

A group of commuters aboard a rail line in Madrid saw their train car suddenly flood with water as a record torrential rain swept across Spain from Sunday to Monday.

Shocking footage from inside a metro line shows riders backing away from the door connecting the train cars as floodwaters seeped through the cracks.

The worried passengers could be seen filming the flood, with the downpour visible through the train windows, making it seem like the train was stuck in a waterfall.

City officials said the flash flooding began on Sunday

https://www.tumblr.com/periperico59/727551743617122304?source=share
https://nypost.com/2023/09/04/moment-madrid-commuters-are-caught-in-flooded-metro/

Barcelona cargo bike race

 
In 1942, a priest named Kristian Skjerring decided to change things for the better in Copenhagen. He wanted to give these svajere a pedestal on which to stand. He organised what became known as a Svajerløb in the city – a cargo bike race for these bicycle messengers. He raised money through the races to send the young men to summer camps. They were the hardest working people in Copenhagen and Skjerring thought they deserved some respect.

The races become incredibly popular in Copenhagen. Thousands came out to watch. There was prize money, but really it was about honour, and winning the right to call yourself the King of Copenhagen – at least until the next race. These Svajerløb races were held until 1960, when cars and vans started to dominate goods transport in the city. In 2009, the race was revived in Copenhagen and are now an annual event. The city has 40,000 cargo bikes in daily use, so a revival was a no-brainer. Unlike the 1940's, the cargo bike riders are now families and people with goods to transport.

http://www.copenhagenize.com/2017/10/arrange-svajerlb-cargo-bike-race.html

A 1935 Singer, used as a promotional vehicle for a bakery

 
The chain of pastry shops "VIENA CAPELLANES" founded in 1873 is going to restore and relaunch a peculiar delivery vehicle, bodied like the old autogyro invented by Juan de la Cierva.

This original vehicle is one of the three delivery vans that were manufactured in 1935, based on the chassis and engines of the English car Singer Popular 9 HP. 

The three vehicles were requisitioned during the Spanish Civil War, and at the end only one of them was returned, which was repaired and continued to provide delivery service until 1946. 

The bodywork of the vehicles was carried out completely by hand in the workshop of Pablo Díaz Fernández, in Madrid, builder of the original Juan de la Cierva prototypes

https://www.theclassictimes.com/transporte/234-singer-9hp-1935-autogiro