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Background imageCompartment Collection: Robert Morley and Michael North on a train

Robert Morley and Michael North on a train
Robert Morley (1908-1992), British actor, and Michael North (Charles Edward Fletcher Stokes, 1902-1960), BBC producer and light music composer

Background imageCompartment Collection: Liberty wrapper for travelling

Liberty wrapper for travelling
A Liberty wrapper, or dressing gown, in printed satin - perfect for relaxing when travelling by train in 1933. Date: 1933

Background imageCompartment Collection: The Railways Reply to Increasing Road Competition

The Railways Reply to Increasing Road Competition
" For the first time in British railway history - sleeping compartments for 3rd class travellers: a sectional view of the new corridor " sleepers" on the L.N.E.R trains to

Background imageCompartment Collection: Christmas card in the shape of an open paintbox

Christmas card in the shape of an open paintbox, with brushes. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCompartment Collection: Bystander Riviera supplement - train de luxe

Bystander Riviera supplement - train de luxe
Cover of The Bystander magazines Riviera supplement carrying an illustrated advertisement for the Train de Luxe Calais-Mediterranean Express which ran daily from Calais to the Riviera

Background imageCompartment Collection: On the Blue Train by Helen McKie

On the Blue Train by Helen McKie
One of the delightful sleeping berths on board the famous Blue Train which provided visitors to the Riviera with the last word in deluxe travel. Date: 1929

Background imageCompartment Collection: The Blue Train to the Riviera - carriage interior

The Blue Train to the Riviera - carriage interior
A quiet moment with a magazine in a single-berth sleeping compartment on the famous Blue Train down to the French Riviera. 1923

Background imageCompartment Collection: Spacelab. Full reusable orbital research laboratory

Spacelab. Full reusable orbital research laboratory
Spacelab was a reusable laboratory used on certain spaceflights flown by the Space Shuttle. The laboratory comprised multiple components, including a pressurized module

Background imageCompartment Collection: Caricature of Prince Leopold and Princess Helena

Caricature of Prince Leopold and Princess Helena
Caricature of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), youngest son of Queen Victoria, and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany (1861-1922). They married on 27 April 1882

Background imageCompartment Collection: A Pullman Palace car on the Midland Railway, 1874

A Pullman Palace car on the Midland Railway, 1874
Front cover of The Graphic featuring sketches of the interior of a very comfortable looking Pullman car on board a train on the Midland Railway in 1874

Background imageCompartment Collection: First Class / India / 1894

First Class / India / 1894
A first class compartment on the train to Bikanir. Date: 1894

Background imageCompartment Collection: Advert for Wooton Cabinet 1884

Advert for Wooton Cabinet 1884
The Desk of the Age, hundred-and-ten compartments all under one lock and key. Date: 1884

Background imageCompartment Collection: Fashionable young woman in a train

Fashionable young woman in a train, gazing out of the window. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageCompartment Collection: Young couple relaxing in a train compartment

Young couple relaxing in a train compartment. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageCompartment Collection: An interior of a London cabmens shelter, 1890

An interior of a London cabmens shelter, 1890. There is room for eight or ten persons to sit comfortable at table, while the attendant in charge has his separate compartment and kitchen at the end

Background imageCompartment Collection: NFS firefighter helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2

NFS firefighter helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2
NFS firefighter handing a baby to its mother after she is safely installed in a railway carriage at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944

Background imageCompartment Collection: Eastern Counties Railway Saloon

Eastern Counties Railway Saloon
An exterior diagram of a smoking saloon on the Eastern Counties Railway. The enclosed central compartment is bookended by two lobbies for those who prefer to travel in the open air

Background imageCompartment Collection: New Russian bombs by G. H. Davis

New Russian bombs by G. H. Davis
Molotovs breadbaskets: Russias new dual-purpose bomb used during the Second World War. Its false head was filled with small incendiary bombs, released by a cap propeller

Background imageCompartment Collection: When do we get Off ?

When do we get Off ?
When do we get " Off" ? A lady train passenger makes a moderately suggestive enquiry to the handsome young man sharing her compartment! Date: 1913

Background imageCompartment Collection: Interior of Her Majestys oppulent Day Compartment

Interior of Her Majestys oppulent Day Compartment
Interior of Her Majestys (Queen Victoria) oppulent Day Compartment - London & North Western Railway Company carriage. Date: 1906

Background imageCompartment Collection: 1st Class Compartment

1st Class Compartment
A first-class compartment on the Kiev-Odessa line. Date: 1864

Background imageCompartment Collection: Pullman compartment cars through trains -- interior of dinin

Pullman compartment cars through trains -- interior of dining cars on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton R.R. Print shows two men seated at a table in a dining car on a train being served by an

Background imageCompartment Collection: Soldiers asleep in railway carriage during rail strike

Soldiers asleep in railway carriage during rail strike
During the 1911 rail strike two soldiers of the South Staffordshire Regiment take a nap in one of the unused railway carriages. 1911

Background imageCompartment Collection: Child embarrasses an up-tight man

Child embarrasses an up-tight man
Its Rather Embarrassing An up-tight Gentleman doesn t know how to react to the playful young companion in his railway compartment. Date: 1904

Background imageCompartment Collection: Car Interior

Car Interior
The interior of a car, sjowing the dashboard, glove compartment, radio, choke, gear stick, steering wheel, etc. Date: 1970s

Background imageCompartment Collection: Unwelcoming passengers in train compartment

Unwelcoming passengers in train compartment
The occupants of a train compartment are somewhat restrained in their welcome to a new arrival. Date: 1891

Background imageCompartment Collection: Bullion Office. Bank of England. Compartment in the Bullion

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Compartment in the Bullion
Engraving of vauly in the Bank of England used for storing sacks full of Mexican Silver Dollars. A Bank official in uniform with tricorn hat is unloading a cart stacked with sacks

Background imageCompartment Collection: Passengers and Dogs

Passengers and Dogs
Three sportsmen and their dogs enjoy boxes of biscuits in their railway compartment

Background imageCompartment Collection: Emigrants to Canada 1888

Emigrants to Canada 1888
Emigrants on a Canadian Pacific train: Scots on the left, Irish on the right

Background imageCompartment Collection: The honeymoon carriage on the Midland railway

The honeymoon carriage on the Midland railway
The compartment for newly wedded couples by the Midland Railway Company on selected trains. The carriage is unofficially termed the honeymoon carriage but can be reserved for the price of two first

Background imageCompartment Collection: King Edwards day comparment, on the royal train

King Edwards day comparment, on the royal train
King Edward VIIs newly built train on the London and North Western Railway showing a view of the royal day compartment. The train was first used on the royal familys journey to Gopsall

Background imageCompartment Collection: Edward VIIs sleeping compartment on the royal train

Edward VIIs sleeping compartment on the royal train
King Edward VIIs newly built train on the London and North Western Railway showing a view of the sleeping compartment. The train was first used on the royal familys journey to Gopsall

Background imageCompartment Collection: Humber Coupe with golf club compartment

Humber Coupe with golf club compartment
A Humber Coupe with a special compartment for golf clubs in the side, demonstrated here by a lady

Background imageCompartment Collection: Shy Man in Train

Shy Man in Train
A shy traveller is disturbed by a group of females who invade the railway compartment he hoped to have all to himself

Background imageCompartment Collection: Cigarette smoking woman gets into a compartment

Cigarette smoking woman gets into a compartment
A cigarette-smoking woman (a New Woman) joins a cigar smoker and a pipe smoker in a smoking compartment of a railway train. For some reason the men are shocked

Background imageCompartment Collection: Earles Medicine Bottle

Earles Medicine Bottle
Earles medicine bottle, which comes with a handy spoon compartment

Background imageCompartment Collection: Spanish Passengers

Spanish Passengers
Passengers in a Spanish railway compartment

Background imageCompartment Collection: New Woman in Smoker

New Woman in Smoker
A New Woman enters a smoking compartment, to the consternation of the occupants

Background imageCompartment Collection: Children Travel 1870S

Children Travel 1870S
Two children in a railway compartment with their parents: St Pauls Cathedral can be seen through the window

Background imageCompartment Collection: Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires
BETWEEN TWO FIRES a cigar-smoker to her right, a pipe-smoker to her left

Background imageCompartment Collection: Greenland Bedroom

Greenland Bedroom
Sleeping accommodation in a Greenland home - each compartment has its own heating in the form of a small fire. I don t know what those sticks or poles are for

Background imageCompartment Collection: Holmes / Watson / Train / C19

Holmes / Watson / Train / C19
THE NAVAL TREATY Holmes and Watson travelling in a suburban train

Background imageCompartment Collection: Family travelling at night on a French train

Family travelling at night on a French train
A family travelling at night in their compartment of a French railway train

Background imageCompartment Collection: Smoking Cigarettes

Smoking Cigarettes
A New Woman lights up in a railway smoking car, Brooklyn NY, USA



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