Agrale, previously called AGRISA, is a Brazilian vehicle manufacturer. Established in 1962, it is based in Caxias do Sul in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Agrale manufactures tractors, commercial vehicles, military vehicles, bus, chassis and engines. Tractors include both self-developed models, and ones based on Zetor designs. The company's current model line-up consists of pick-up trucks and the Marruá SUV. Agrale no longer produces motorcycles or scooters.
Agrale subsidiary "Lintec" produces generators, diesel water pumps, engines, rotary cutters (weed wackers) and materials handling equipment. (Full article...)
Image 18First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 190-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 20A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 21The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 22A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 42German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 43The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 45An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 46Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 47Swiss & German co-production: world's first functional diesel–electric railcar 1914 (from Rail transport)
Image 48Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 49Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 50The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 65According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 66A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
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