Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#Liipri (Liiper)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Sleeper, crosstie (railway). Derived from the #English ‘sleeper’ which, interestingly, traveled well, becoming chulipa in #Brazil (see #Vocabulário_Popular_de_Porto_Velho by #BetoBertagna & #SimonHamilton). Renaming, along with #Ränduri, of former #Raudtee.

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#Raudtee (Raudtee)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Rahumäe #Hiiu #Kivimäe #Pääsküla
Railway, lit. ‘iron road’. The railway being the Tallinn to #Paldiski/~#Turba line. The SW stretch of the road was renamed (2008) as #Ränduri and #Liipri.
#Railways #Raudteed
#Transport #Transport
#Communication #Kommunikatsioon