Engines Collection (#29)

Interior of the engine house at Camden Town
Interior view of the new great circular engine-house at the Camden Town depot of the North Western Railway. The vast circular building accommodates engines

The Great Westerns new giant, the Caerphilly Castle
The most power passenger engine in Great Britain in 1923, The Great Westerns New Giant, Caerphilly Castle. An engine designed by C. B Collett and constructed at Swindon

Launch of HMS Windsor Castle, September 1852
Engraving of the re-launch of HMS Windsor Castle, 140 Gun First rate warship, on 14th September 1852 at Pembroke Dockyard

The dramatic position of two engines after colliding near Lu
A dramatic sight after two engines collided travelling near Ludhiana, India, resulting in 20 fatalities

Watt Studies Newcomen s
When James Watt was given Newcomens engine to repair, he quickly saw its inefficiencies and set out to provide remedies. The result, patented in 1769, revolutionised steam engines

Fire Engine
Horse drawn fire engine

Invicta Steam Engine
The Invicta steam locomotive built by George Stephenson, used on the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, the first regular steam passenger railway in the world

Retire Steam Threshers
At rest. A weekend study of retired steam threshers in a field at Thorley, Hertfordshire, England

The Engine Room of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyanc
Engraving showing the engine room of the of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance, Battersea, London. This was part of an experimental setup to test the design of a pneumatic conveyance tube

The Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance Tube, Battersea
Engraving showing the Despatch-tube of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London. This was an experimental setup to test the design of the tube

The Turbine Steamer Brighton, 1903
Photograph of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Companys Channel Service turbine Steamer, Brighton, 1903. Built by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton

The Mouth and Carriage of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Co
Engraving showing the mouth of the despatch-tube and a carriage, carrying mail, of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London

Fire Engine 1940S
A fire engine from the Durham County Fire Brigade

Steam navvy used to make the new dock at Swansea. By the late nineteenth century, chores traditionally done by workmen were being performed by steam engines

Fitting shop at the Grand junction railway works
The fitting shop at the Grand Junction railway engine works at Crewe. Repairs of locomotive engines and the completion of new engines

The most powerful French locomotive that was running in 1914
The most powerful French locomotive running in 1914. The Mikado began service in 1914 and was used by the Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean Railway Company for goods transportation

Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine
Sketch of the Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines

The Mallard
The LNERs Mallard, the locomotive that attained 125 m.p.h - a record in 1938 for steam engines. The record took place on a straight stretch of track between Grantham and Peterborough

Aquitanias Engines
AQUITANIA One of the engines of the Aquitania being lowered into position during its construction

Cycle-cars were fashionable and popular from Edwardian times to the early 1920s, when their light weight, small size, low purchase price and running costs made motoring accessible to the masses

Killingworth Engine
George Stephensons locomotive designed to carry coal at Killingworth Colliery, near Newcastle-on-Tyne. It was the precursor of the Rocket and other engines

Steam Ploughing 1870
STEAM PLOUGHING Using two 6-horse power engines, one at either end of the furrow, which move forward slowly, providing power to the plough via a cable

Making Toys at Factory
In a London factory, two women workers attend to the last minute orders for Christmas; here a stack of toy locomotive engines await dispatch

Sapeurs Pompiers Engine
French sapeurs-pompiers manoeuvre their engines at the scene of a fire

Hand-Drawn Engines
Although the larger engines of French sapeurs-pompiers are drawn by horses, smaller appliances are drawn to the scene of the fire by the firemen themselves

Repairing Fire Engine
French sapeurs-pompiers in the workshop of a fire station carry out maintenance and repairs on their engines

Vickers-Armstrong Plane
Valiant B1, with Rolls Royce engines, maximum speed in excess of 600 mph

Making Model Trains
Two skilled young women making toy locomotives in a British factory. The engines are carefully cut and bent into shape and then hand painted

Boulton & Watts Engine
Steam engines under construction at the factory of BOULTON & WATT at Soho, near Birmingham

Fire Brigade & Engine
The Romsey Fire Brigade and their horse pulled engine

Manual pump engine for putting out fires

Fontaine express train
Fontaines express loco

American Camden Train
Camden loco

Stirling Downed by Me109
A Messerschmitt 109 poses before the British Short Stirling bomber it brought down - it has lost three of its engines - and the fourth looks fairly dodgy too !

Electrical Engine
The electrical locomotive which replaced the original steam engines - resulting in quieter, smoother and above all cleaner travel

Great Easterns Engines
The huge screw engines of the Great Eastern, designed and bult by James Watt and Co

German Steam Warship
Ein Segelschiff - with sails backed by steam engines

Fire Engine Arrives
The arrival of the fire-engine

Beverley Fire-Engine
A fire engine in action at Beverley, Yorkshire

C18 FIRE-ENGINES 1735
18th century fire-engines made by a firm which became Merryweathers. The engine on the left is from Windsor Castle

NEWSHAMs ENGINE / 1721
Newshams Fire-engine, London

Hodge Steam Fire-Engine
The Hodge Steam fire-engine. The first recorded attempt at fire prevention in New York City was in 1659, and this locomotive-style engine is the first native-built engine

Hand-Drawn Engine / 1878
A hand-drawn chemical fire engine employed for fire extinction about 1878. The chemicals were held in copper cylinders mounted at the front of the vehicle

Metallic Fire Engine
Metallic manual fire-engine, designed by Merryweathers for use on Fiji, for plantation work

Deluge Fire Engine
Merryweathers Deluge direct-acting fire engine

PARIS TYPE FIRE-ENGINE
Paris type manual fire- engine, with the pumps contained in the water cistern, with everything mounted on an oak base plate

Hodges Manual Engine
Hodges manual Fire-engine. It was presented by the inhabitants of Lambeth to Mr F Hodges, a local distiller who maintained an efficient fire- brigade at his own expense!

Silsbys Fire Engine / NY
Typical American fire-engine of the late 19th century. This model was made by Silsby for the Metropolitan Fire Department of New York

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