Title

Bus-tram with Canterac system, for passengers

Caption

Spain, Madrid. Bus-tram with Canterac system, for passengers. This system, patented by Jose Canterac Dominguez (Count of Canterac), allowed the carriages to march through the streets and roads and adapt to the tram tracks without derailing. Urban transport running on tram rails. Engraving. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1881.

Date

Jun 21, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG21A06_158

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39,5Mb (2,2Mb) / 15,4in x 10,0in / 4606 x 2997 (300dpi)

Keywords

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