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ČD Steam locomotive

The postcard features an illustrated steam locomotive pulling passenger coaches. The art style is watercolor-like, with soft shading and expressive smoke clouds. The locomotive appears to be inspired by classic Czech steam engines (not a technical drawing of a specific model but an artistic interpretation). Some recognizable elements in the scene are a large steam locomotive with a tall boiler and prominent smokestack, passenger cars with blue and red stripes, a mechanical railway semaphore signal and atmospheric steam/smoke emphasizing motion. The illustration is whimsical and stylized, not meant as exact engineering depiction. Illustration from the book Pohádky o nezbedných mašinkách“ (Fairy Tales About Naughty Little Engines)by Jiří Bernard, Czech illustrator and artist.

15th November 2025

 
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