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La Peugeot 305 V6 Rallye
In 1977, Peugeot launched its small saloon for fathers, the 305. It is hard to imagine that in 1980 Peugeot wanted to use this model as a...

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Dec 15, 20242 min read


Peugeot 504 and 505 in the USA
Early 80's Peugeot creates a buzz with its New York taxis, with its 504 and 505 diesel models. Here are a few more details. In 1979, the...

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Dec 15, 20242 min read


The Peugeot Coupé Sport: its "missiles" which were to conquer the USA
In 1982, when Peugeot wanted to conquer the USA and put its second foot there after the Peugeot taxi episode that you can see by clicking...

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Dec 15, 20242 min read


Renault: Project H
This code name may seem barbaric to you, but it may conceal one of the noblest projects of the French automobile industry of the time. In...

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Dec 9, 20243 min read


The History of Public Transport in Algeria (10/10): the Trolley
The trolley will close our series on the history of public transport in Algeria, we may be waiting for a new future mode of public transport. We have presented the tramway and some may be wondering about the difference between these two modes of transport. So before we start talking about the trolley, let's explain this to you: '' the tramway runs in a guided manner, on rails while the trolley (also called trolleybus) is a bus powered by poles connected to an overhead electri

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Dec 9, 20244 min read


The History of Public Transport in Algeria (9/10): Cable Transport (cable cars and gondolas)
When we talk about cable transport, we include these two modes of transport: ▪ The cable car, also called an aerial tramway, has two cabins that cannot be detached from the cables. One or two cables support the cabins and one cable propels them. The cabins arrive simultaneously at opposite stops and travel back and forth between the two stations, without the possibility of turning; ▪ Gondolas can be detached from the cables, and thus turn or stop at intermediate stops. They c

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Dec 8, 20242 min read


The History of Public Transport in Algeria (8/10): the Tramway
The tramway is one of the first forms of public transport set up in Algeria. The establishment of the first horse-drawn tramway networks dates back to Algiers in 1875. A few years later, the electrification of tramways was simultaneous on both sides of the Mediterranean since it took place in France in 1893 and in Algiers in 1896. At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the Algerian tramway network was considered one of the most modern in the world. For the tramway i

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Dec 6, 20248 min read


The History of Public Transport in Algeria (7/10): the Taxi
The first internal combustion engine taxi capable of carrying up to four passengers appeared in Paris in 1899. In 1904, Louis Renault...

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Dec 5, 20248 min read


The History of Public Transport in Algeria (6/10): Rail
If we talk about the rail in Algeria in the series of urban public transport modes in Algeria, it is because at the time the train...

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Dec 4, 202410 min read
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