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Never-stop railway at British Empire Exhibition 1924Diagram showing step-on, step-off method, where people walked slowly onto the moving carriage that went around the British Empire Exhibition, in Wembley, designed by William Yorath Lewis
Norfolk Coach outside Leadenhall Market, London 1845Stage coach bound for Norfolk, collecting meat and game from Leadenhall Market in London, Christmas Eve. At that time, Britains railways had very nearly made horse-drawn stage coaches a relic of
A railway scene at Christmas 1859Passengers loading their luggage and Christmas gifts onto the last train. Date: 1859
Giant Street Organ, London 1846Street scene, with a horse-drawn locomotive Brummagem organ drawing a crowd of adults and children, London, 1846. In the background, at left, a group of conventional street musicians look
Construction of a new railway bridge, London 1864Construction of the South-Eastern Railway Companys new bridge, as viewed, looking east, from Southwark Bridge, London. Date: 1864
SUFFRAGETTE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACEA protesting suffragette is forcibly removed from the railings of Buckingham Palace by policemen Date: 1914
New portable gas lamps for railways 1845General railway use patented by Mr. Johnstone. The lamp consists of small flat shaped retort of about six inches long, an inch broad and about a quarter of an inch in depth
Opening of Canterbury and Ramsgate railway 1846Departure of the first train from Canterbury. Date: February 1846
Hansom cab 1868Two-wheeled Hanson cab, taking passengers to their destination from Tunbridge railway station. Date: 1868
Puffing Billy, steam locomotive 1813Puffing Billy, steam locomotive, constructed by William Hedley, engine wright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett
Locomotive engine 1838Locomotive engine, Birmingham and Derby junction railway. Date: 1838
Railway strike in Scotland: Sketches in Glascow 1891Series of illustrations of the Strike in Glascow in 1891. Date: 1891
Waiting for the mail train 1890sTwo officers of the Post Office fixing the mail-bag to the post outside Bletchley station on for the London and North Western Railway
Travelling rail post office 1890sHer Majestys mail-carriers, sorting letters on the London and North Western railway with speeds of sixty miles an hour. Date: circa 1890s
Aldersgate Station 1866Aldersgate Street station, one of the original stations of the first Metropolitan Railway. Date: 1866
Thames Embankment Railway, construction 1870Works on the Thames Embankment Railway, from Blackfriars Bridge. Date: 1870
New stations on the North London railway 1870Page showing the newly erected stations on the North London railway. Date: 1870
Cowcross-street station 1866The new station of the Metropolitan railway, Cowcross-street Farringdon Road. Date: 1866
Cookery classes 1890sThe National Training School of Cookery was established in 1873, it commenced its work at South Kensington, photograph showing women being taught how to cook. Date: circa 1890s
Entrance to Euston Square StationEuston Station, London serving the London and North-Western Railway. The Euston Arch, built in 1837, was the original entrance to the station, facing onto Drummond Street. It was demolished in 1961
Homes for Little Boys at Farningham 1905Homeless and destitute children at Homes for Little Boys, Farningham, Swanley. Young boys given a training in a trade or schooling to provide them with the best opportunities for their adulthood
Exhibition of trained animalsManifested in England from a very early period, for manuscripts of twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries contain numerous representations of dogs, horses, pigs, goats cocks, bears
Construction Thames Embankment near Arunel Street 1866Metropolitan improvements of Thames Embankment which extends from Waterloo Bridge to the east side of the Temple Gardens, a length of 1970 ft
H. M.s Marlborough, training college for Naval EngineerH.M.S Marlborough, the new training college for Naval Engineer for students at Portsmouth. Date: 1877
Paddington Station 1868Exterior of the underground Metropolitan railway, western extension, the Paddington Station. Date: 1868
London ice carts 1857Long trains of ice-carts may be seen wending their way to the shops of purchasers to dispose of their freights. Ice-carts with good effect; labour
Mont Cenis tunnel 1869Workers in the second and third galleries, to make the railway tunnel linking southeast France and northwest Italy. Date: 1869
New Liverpool Street railway station 1886The new extension railway station in Liverpool Street, London. Date: 1886
St Johns Wood and Metropolitan railways 1868Construction at junction of St Johns Wood and Metropolitan railways at Baker-Street, London. Date: 1868
WANDSWORTH COLLEGEThe Training College for Teachers, Trinity Road, Wandsworth, London. Originally the Royal Victoria Patriotic School for children whose fathers died in World War One. Date: 1950s
STRAND-ON-THE-GREENLow tide at Strand-on-the- Green, Chiswick, Surrey, with Chiswick Railway Bridge in the background. Date: 1950s
DERBYSHIRE COUNTRYSIDEMonsal Dale, Derbyshire, England, viewed from Headstone Head. This view shows the hill Fin Cop on the left, and the railway viaduct which carries the main Manchester-Derby line Date: 1960s
TEIGN VALLEY STEAM TRAINOne of the last trains to run on the Teign Valley Line, from Chepstow to Exeter, Devon, England. The line was closed completely in June 1958. Here a train goes over Ide bridge. Date: 1958
Cartoon, four relaxed gentlemen commuters hold a discussion in a smoking compartment of a train. One puts aside his paper in order to listen more intently. Date: 1893
INDIAN IRONWORKERSMetalworkers in a bazaar in Delhi, India, hammering out fine ironwork, including railings and window grills etc. Date: 1930s
COAL MINE IN THE CLOUDSA coal mine in the clouds, where coal has to be sent down a precipitous drop to the plains (probably in the USA), where locomotives take it to the coast. Date: 1930s
THOMSONS ROAD STEAMERThomsons road steamer (traction engine) Enterprise hauling a train of coal wagons. Date: 1870
BRIGHTON VIADUCTThis dramatically sweeping viaduct carries the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway eastwards from Brighton. Date: 1846
CRAFTING WROUGHT IRONA craftsman in a workshop using an acetylene torch to soften an iron rail to make decorative wrought iron pieces Date: 1930s
LUCIEN LELONG GOWN 1930SA model by Lucien Lelong. The new narrow line is emphasised in this black satin gown with horse hair lace descending from the hips to the long trained skirt. Date: 1930s
DEVON POSTMAN 1938At Hartland Quay, Devon, at 16 miles (the furthest in England) from the nearest railway station, the postman delivers the afternoon, and only daily mail. Date: 1938
KAPP PUTSCH - FREIKORPSKapps abortive right-wing putsch: Freikorps at the Potsdam Bahnhof Date: 17 March 1920
BOYS ATHLETICSA group of boys are taught how to hurdle correctly Date: 1930s
POLICE TRAININGTraining for the International Police Boxing Championships at Peel House, London. P.C. Jackson versus P.C. Melish Date: 1930s
SCRAP : NY ELEVATEDThe New York Elevated Railway at 4th Avenue - one of the finest scraps we have ever seen. Date: late 19th century
Blackwall, Thames Steamer 1846The Railway Pier, Blackwall, viewed from the Thames. A paddle steamer, several sailing vessels and a rowing boat are seen on the water. Date: 1846
NATURE VERSUS SCIENCESCIENCE DEFEATED BY NATURE A train is halted by snow. - Ah, but its because its the wrong kind of snow, the railwaymen explain... Date: circa 1850
Tunic Dress - WolfhoundTango skirt draped & ornamented with a large brooch, tasseled train, V- neck corsage & pleated tunic, shoes with cross over ribbons, green wig & feather headdress. Date: 1914