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Diesel Collection

Background imageDiesel Collection: Lms Diesel Loco 10000

Lms Diesel Loco 10000
The London Midland and Scottish Railways diesel-electric loco no 10000

Background imageDiesel Collection: The DRG Class SVT 877 Hamburg Flyer

The DRG Class SVT 877 Hamburg Flyer sometimes also Flying Hamburger or in German Fliegender Hamburger was Germanys first fast diesel train

Background imageDiesel Collection: Deltic engine, final gear is being fitted

Deltic engine, final gear is being fitted into a phasing gearing assembly

Background imageDiesel Collection: Building Diesel Locomotives in Swindon

Building Diesel Locomotives in Swindon
Engineers nearing completion on the first of 35 2, 700 hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives built at the Swindon Works for the Western Region

Background imageDiesel Collection: Class 40 Diesel-electric locomotive - English Electric Co

Class 40 Diesel-electric locomotive - English Electric Co
One of the new 2000 b.h.p. Class 40 diesel-electric locomotives built by The English Electric Company Ltd. in conjunction with the Vulcan Foundry Ltd

Background imageDiesel Collection: GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump

GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact Pump
Introduced into London in the mid-1970s, this narrow wheel base pump was not a dual purpose fire engine. It could only carry an extension ladder and not the 50 foot wheeled escape

Background imageDiesel Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDiesel Collection: Young Trainspotters

Young Trainspotters
Boy trainspotters at Newton Abbot, Devon, England. In the platform is the Royal Duchy, with British Rail diesel engine Dragon at the head

Background imageDiesel Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDiesel Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump-escape fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDiesel Collection: WILLOWGARTH TUG BOAT

WILLOWGARTH TUG BOAT
Willowgarth, one of the REA diesel tugs, on the River Mersey at Liverpool, England. Date: built 1959

Background imageDiesel Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageDiesel Collection: LFDCA-LFB Volvo dual purpose diesel pump ladder

LFDCA-LFB Volvo dual purpose diesel pump ladder
Pictured on Blackheath in SE London, the pump ladder from Greenwich fire station

Background imageDiesel Collection: GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engine

GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engine
The ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet. It was a dual-purpose appliance that could carry either the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder

Background imageDiesel Collection: Streamlined Rock Island Rocket - American train

Streamlined Rock Island Rocket - American train
Streamlined Rock Island Rocket of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad - Innovative (and futuristic) American diesel-electric passenger locomotive design built by the Budd Company

Background imageDiesel Collection: The Empire Builder

The Empire Builder, the majestic streamlined Diesel-Electric makes its way through Glacier National Park in the Rockies from Seattle to Chicago USA, Date: late 1930s

Background imageDiesel Collection: 45123 British Rail Diesel Locomotive, Gateshead, Northumberl

45123 British Rail Diesel Locomotive, Gateshead, Northumberl
45123 British Rail Diesel Locomotive, Gateshead, near Newcastle, Northumberland, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageDiesel Collection: Napier Nomad compound diesel engine, port front quarter

Napier Nomad compound diesel engine, port front quarter

Background imageDiesel Collection: Napier Nomad compound diesel engine, port view

Napier Nomad compound diesel engine, port view

Background imageDiesel Collection: LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ

LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQ
Lambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen

Background imageDiesel Collection: Power and control in R101

Power and control in R101
The first diesel-engined airship: power and control in R101. Illustrations of some of the features of R101: a power car, the chart room, and mooring arrangements

Background imageDiesel Collection: Napier Nomad

Napier Nomad, a 12 cyl. compound diesel aircraft engine, with auxiliary turbine power recovery and supercharger. Seen in the exhibition hall at the 1953 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. Date: 1953

Background imageDiesel Collection: Wallis & Steevens Steam Roller Simplicity

Wallis & Steevens Steam Roller Simplicity (msn 8023), built 1930, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (Wallis & Steevens of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England produced agricultural equipment)

Background imageDiesel Collection: Fowler diesel Ploughing Engine number 15199

Fowler diesel Ploughing Engine number 15199
Fowler Ploughing Engine number 15199, reg. AL 8510, a diesel conversion from steam, at Rempstone on 4 July 1970. Date: 1970

Background imageDiesel Collection: A DMU on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway

A DMU on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway in the 1950s

Background imageDiesel Collection: Wallis and Steevens Steam Roller ACG 760 Mallard

Wallis and Steevens Steam Roller ACG 760 Mallard
Wallis and Steevens Advance-class steam roller ACG 760 Mallard (msn 8096), built 1935, at the Peterborough Steam rally on 26 August 1973

Background imageDiesel Collection: Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade limited edition

Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade limited edition
Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade. In 1986 the Queen Elizabeth 2 underwent a £90 million refit that marked the end of her life as a steamship as her turbine engines were replaced by a diesel

Background imageDiesel Collection: The Driver's Signals

The Driver's Signals by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: Indicating the Grade

Indicating the Grade by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: Electric Train

Electric Train by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: Diesel Locomotive D5055 BR

Diesel Locomotive D5055 BR by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: 3, 300 H. P. Diesel electric locomotive

3, 300 H. P. Diesel electric locomotive
British Railways (London Midland Region) 3, 300 H.P. Diesel electric locomotive by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: British Railways - The Flying Scotsman

British Railways - The Flying Scotsman by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: British Railways Southern Region No. 20003

British Railways Southern Region No. 20003 by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: British Railways London Midland Region - UP Royal Scot train

British Railways London Midland Region - UP Royal Scot train
British Railways (London Midland Region) - the UP Royal Scot train by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: British Railways electric locomotive Diesel Electric

British Railways electric locomotive Diesel Electric
British, Railways, electric, locomotive, Diesel, Electric, Locomotive, Watercolour, painting, Alan, Anderson, 12021616

Background imageDiesel Collection: British Railways (Southern Region) Paddington-Exeter train

British Railways (Southern Region) Paddington-Exeter train by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: British Railways - The Bristolian

British Railways - The Bristolian by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: Diesel Locomotive D600

Diesel Locomotive D600 by Alan Anderson

Background imageDiesel Collection: Converting from marine steam to diesel drive

Converting from marine steam to diesel drive
Pamplet on converting from marine steam to diesel drive by LBS Engineering Co, Lowestoft. Shows the Togo, the first diesel trawler, 1933 Date: circa 1940

Background imageDiesel Collection: Diesel tree or rashed tree, Copaifera langsdorffii

Diesel tree or rashed tree, Copaifera langsdorffii (Copaifera officinalis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Background imageDiesel Collection: Walsh and Clark Ploughing Engine CF6537

Walsh and Clark Ploughing Engine CF6537
Walsh & Clark Ploughing Engine, regn. CF6537. Powered by a two-cylinder internal combustion paraffin engine, the Walsh & Clark ploughing engine

Background imageDiesel Collection: Farmer Irrigates Land Date: 1948

Farmer Irrigates Land Date: 1948

Background imageDiesel Collection: Train Leaving City Date: 1950

Train Leaving City Date: 1950

Background imageDiesel Collection: Yellow Diesel Train Date: 1950

Yellow Diesel Train Date: 1950

Background imageDiesel Collection: LEYLAND FIREMASTER

LEYLAND FIREMASTER
The first complete British Leyland Firemaster diesel- engined front-mounted pump fire engine, seen during a demonstration at Manchester Citys Fire Brigade H.Q. Date: 1950s

Background imageDiesel Collection: Wallis & Steevens Traction Engine HO5815 Boxer

Wallis & Steevens Traction Engine HO5815 Boxer (msn 7115), built 1910, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Wallis & Steevens of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England produced agricultural equipment)

Background imageDiesel Collection: Streamliner Train passing through Florida Orange groves

Streamliner Train passing through Florida Orange groves
Classic 1950s American Streamliner Train passing through the Florida Orange groves. (see: 10793471) Date: circa 1950s



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