No. 73 Routemaster BusPassengers hop on the no.73 Routemaster bus to Kings Cross on the north side of Oxford Street
Kensington Underground Station, West LondonView inside Kensington (now High Street Kensington) Station on the London Underground. Date: 1868
The Kinecar by William Heath RobinsonDouble page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film
Jamaicans on board the Empire WindrushJamaican men on board the Empire Windrush who have come to Britain to seek work; some of the men, dressed smartly in jackets and ties, are reading a newspaper
RMS Carpathia, 1903Photograph of the Cunard Lines RMS Carpathia, launched by the Swan Hunter Shipyard, in 1902. She was the first vessel built for the Cunard Line which was exclusively for second
Vauxhall Royal Balloon first ascent with 9 people, from Vauxhall, London. The maximum possible number of passengers was 28. 9 September 1836
A couple walk arm in arm on a railway platform, beside the luxury locomotive the Golden Arrow, which linked London to Dover, where passengers caught the ferry to Calais, France. Date: 1947
Croydon Airport 1934Passengers disembarking from a plane at Croydon Airport. The painting is entitled The Airport of London, Croydon
Gyrocopter Beats TrafficThe Campbell Cricket one-man gyrocopter is used for speedy commuting above the traffic and passengers queuing at the bus stop Date: late 1960s
Ferryside Railway Station, Carmarthenshire, South WalesView of Ferryside Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. Probably taken from the footbridge across the tracks
Nord Wagons-Lits posterPoster from French company PLM for the Nord Wagons-Lits London to Vichy Pullman service. A couple enjoy tea in the comfortable interior of a pullman train carriage
A Motor Bus during the London Season, 1914 by Matania" Passengers out first, please" - the omnipresent motor-bus. Passengers alight from a London bus, ready to sample the delights of the city at the height of the 1914 Season. Date: 1914
Pier Train / SouthendThe electric train carries passengers to the end of the one and a half mile long pier, the longest in the world
De Havilland Puss MothAdvertising poster for the De Havilland Puss Moth, a three seater high-wing monoplane aeroplane designed and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company between 1929 and 1933
London to Penzance train at Teignmouth, DevonLondon to Penzance train on the seafront track at Teignmouth, Devon. Date: circa 1960s
Titanic 2nd Class DeckColour illustration depicting the Second Class Promenade Deck of the ill-fated Titanic. Passengers can be seen sitting on steamer and deck chairs
Vauxhall Royal Balloon ascentFirst ascent from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London, of the Vauxhall Royal Balloon, containing several passengers. 9 September 1836
Jazz orchestra by the pool on board the MauretaniaA jazz orchestra entertains passengers by the pool on board the ocean liner, the Mauretania, just one of the many amusements available. Date: 1931
Coach and horses in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1910s
Interior of the R101 airshipAmenities of the giant British airship R101, showing the smoking room, a typical two-berth cabin, and passengers looking down on the lights of a city from the starboard promenade deck
Whitbreads Pale AleWHITBREADs PALE ALE Fashionable people on a luxury cruiser enjoy a glass of beer
Blue Star Line poster to South AmericaBlue Star Line to South America, calling at Boulogne, Lisbon, Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. First class passengers only. circa 1925
Poster, Imperial Airways -- Travel in perfect comfort by the largest Air Liners in the World. circa 1930s
Montgolfier balloon in flight over ParisFirst manned balloon ascent, made in the presence of the Dauphin, from the Jardin de la Muette, Paris, under the direction of Montgolfier
Pan American Airways route mapPan American Airways System global route map of the Flying Clipper Ships (passengers, mail, express). circa 1938
Western Airways Ltd PosterPoster, Norman Edgar Western Airways Ltd, Bristol to Cardiff Air Express, 15 minutes, 9 shillings and sixpence single fare
Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera
Humber car advertisementAdvertisement for Humber cars which, claims the manufacturer, is a car you will be proud to own. This particular Humber is driven by a chauffeur who drops off his passengers at a dock
The Emigrant Ship Hercules off Cambelton, Scotland, 1853Engraving showing the emigrant ship Hercules at anchor in Campbelton Harbour, Isle of Skye, 1853. The Hercules sailed from Skye that year with passengers emigrating for a new life in the British
Royal Line posterPoster promoting Royal Line Northern Canadian railway system and Atlantic steamship service, showing a ship crossing the Atlantic on the way to Canada from Bristol
Croydon from the AirCroydon Airport as passengers see it immediately after take- off or prior to landing
The Battle of the Balloons. A fanciful image depicting four balloons with flags and sails, their passengers in close aerial combat. The opponents appear to be British and French. circa 18th century
Imperial Airways Poster, Travel Luxuriously in the Worlds largest air liners, serving Europe, Africa, India and the Far East. Showing two pilots in the cockpit of a Heracles, and passengers boarding
View of the luxurious reading room onboard the TitanicA view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym
Air Union posterPoster advertising the services of the Rapid Azur, flying passengers between London, Paris, Lyons, Marseilles and Geneva
Desert Bus ServiceThe Nairn Transport Company operates this motor coach which carries passengers from Baghdad on the road to Damascus, and vice versa
Leaving the UndergroundWay Out - commuters walking up the steep steps leading out of Westminster underground station, central London, England
Torpoint Ferry, Plymouth Harbour, DevonPassengers disembark from the Torpoint Ferry in Plymouth Harbour, Devon
Stagecoach and horses on an oval Christmas cardStagecoach and horses travelling through the snow at night on an oval Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Cuba - First Pan American Airways serviceCuba - The First Pan American Airways (PAN-AM) service between Key West, United States and Havana, Cuba in October 1927. Pan American Airways was founded by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Londons new amusement: Up and down the escalatorIllustration from 1911 of the first escalators ever installed on the underground, between the District and the Piccadilly line platforms at Earls Court station
The Cornishman ExpressThe Cornishman express of the Great Western Railway carries passengers from London to Cornwall (and back again if required)
The Cromer Express of the Great Eastern Railway carries its passengers into East Anglia
The Nile -- Notes for Passengers on Cooks SteamersA bust of Queen Nefertiti in profile, with a sketch of the River Nile in the background, on a Thomas Cook publication, Notes for Passengers on Cooks Steamers
Motor Bus London 1903A Motor Bus causes considerable interest on a London Street. Bus owners faced the competition posed by the electrification of the tramways with motor buses
Scotland / TobermoryView of Tobermory, an attractive seaport and the principal town of the Isle of Mull, on the west coast of Scotland
Gatwick AirportPassengers alighting from a British United Airways (BUA) plane at London Gatwick Airport, England and it is refuelled at the same time
Renault Torpedo SportThe chauffeur of a Renault 40cv Torpedo Sport waits while two lady passengers get in. Or is one lady seeing the other off ? Who can say ?
