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Rail Collection

Background imageRail Collection: Lms Diesel Loco 10000

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

Background imageRail 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 imageRail Collection: The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman
The London and North Eastern Railways Flying Scotsman express, hauled by the 4-6-2 Pacific Papyrus locomotive

Background imageRail Collection: Southern Railway Express

Southern Railway Express
A Southern Railway express is hauled by a West Country locomotive

Background imageRail Collection: Poster, Night Mail

Poster, Night Mail, quoting part of the poem by W H Auden written for and narrated in the documentary film of the same name (1936). circa 1930s

Background imageRail Collection: Flying Scotsman C1927

Flying Scotsman C1927
The London and North Eastern Railways Flying Scotsman is hauled by Gresley Pacific 4475 Flying Fox locomotive

Background imageRail Collection: The Flying Scotsman No. 4472, LNER

The Flying Scotsman No. 4472, LNER
The Flying Scotsman, 4-6-2 locomotive No. 4472, built for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923

Background imageRail Collection: York Railway Station

York Railway Station
A steam train entering York railway station, Yorkshire, England

Background imageRail Collection: Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, France

Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, France
At the Montparnasse terminus of the Chemin de Fer de l Ouest, the Granville train crashes through the buffers and into the street (Rue de Rennes)

Background imageRail Collection: The Forth Rail Bridge

The Forth Rail Bridge - viewed from North Queensferry. The Bridge became a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2015. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRail Collection: WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care

WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care
Silhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base

Background imageRail Collection: Street Map 1878

Street Map 1878
An aerial map of Paris, showing the important monuments and the Seine

Background imageRail Collection: Poster, Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Switzerland

Poster, Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Switzerland
Poster advertising the Wengernalp Jungfrau Railway, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, designed by Francois Gos. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageRail 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 imageRail Collection: Cornish Riviera Train

Cornish Riviera Train
The Great Western Railways Cornish Riviera express is hauled by a King class locomotive beside the sea

Background imageRail Collection: Underground Tube Train

Underground Tube Train
A Northern Line train on its way to Kennington, via Charing Cross emerges overground from a tunnel

Background imageRail Collection: Cambrian Coast Express

Cambrian Coast Express
The Cambrian Coast Express steam locomotive train, at Llanbadarn crossing, near Aberystwyth, Wales

Background imageRail Collection: St Pancras Station, London

St Pancras Station, London
General view of the exterior of St Pancras Station, facing Euston Road, Central London

Background imageRail Collection: George Stephensons Rocket - the pre-1923 replica

George Stephensons Rocket - the pre-1923 replica. George Stephensons Rocket Locomotive was built in 1829. Built for the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

Background imageRail Collection: Map of the Isle of Wight

Map of the Isle of Wight, showing the principal roads (marked in red) and the internal Island rail network Date: 1910

Background imageRail Collection: Napier Deltic rail traction diesel engine

Napier Deltic rail traction diesel engine

Background imageRail Collection: Locomotive no 5000 Lovett Eames 4-2-2

Locomotive no 5000 Lovett Eames 4-2-2, tender painted Eames Vacuum Brake Company

Background imageRail Collection: Ferryside Railway Station, Carmarthenshire, South Wales

Ferryside Railway Station, Carmarthenshire, South Wales
View of Ferryside Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. Probably taken from the footbridge across the tracks

Background imageRail Collection: Adlestrop Railway Station, Gloucestershire

Adlestrop Railway Station, Gloucestershire
The railway station at Adlestrop, Gloucestershire. Station staff stand on the platform while the Paddington-Worcester Express steams towards the station

Background imageRail Collection: Poster advertising Canada via Canadian National Railways

Poster advertising Canada via Canadian National Railways
Poster advertising the opportunity to see Canada via the Canadian National Railways -- apply within!

Background imageRail Collection: Poster for Oban, Scotland

Poster for Oban, Scotland
Poster advertising Oban, the Charing Cross of the Scottish Highlands. Tours by steamer, coach and rail to all places of interest

Background imageRail Collection: Nord Wagons-Lits poster

Nord Wagons-Lits poster
Poster 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

Background imageRail Collection: Orient Express Postcard

Orient Express Postcard
near its eastern terminus at Constantinople (Istanbul) Date: 1907

Background imageRail Collection: Crossing the Forthbridge

Crossing the Forthbridge
A London and North Eastern Railway train crosses the Forth Bridge, near Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Background imageRail Collection: The Brighton Belle

The Brighton Belle
The Southern Railways electric pullman express, the Brighton Belle between London and Brighton

Background imageRail Collection: Listowel Monorail

Listowel Monorail
The Lartigue monorail linking Listowel and Ballybunion is the worlds first commercially viable monorail, operating till 1924. It will be partly reconstructed in 2003

Background imageRail Collection: The Blue Comet train

The Blue Comet train
The Blue Comet, an all-steel passenger train than ran between New Jersey and Atlantic City from 1929 to 1941 on the Central Railroad of New Jersey. Date: c. 1930s

Background imageRail Collection: Beware of Trains - In English and Welsh

Beware of Trains - In English and Welsh
A metal sign in English and Welsh stating - Beware of Trains - likely to have been positioned at a footpath crossing or at a station

Background imageRail Collection: The Railway Sleeper

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on Nation Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageRail Collection: Venice travel poster

Venice travel poster
Attractive poster for the French National Railways, Chemin de Fers de l Est, advertising Venice (or Venise) as a holiday destination

Background imageRail Collection: Holmes & Watson / Train

Holmes & Watson / Train
SILVER BLAZE Holmes and Watson in a railway compartment

Background imageRail Collection: Orient Express train in a rural setting

Orient Express train in a rural setting
The Orient Express - countryfolk stop to watch the express go by

Background imageRail 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 imageRail Collection: Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson

Illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- The building of Saltash Bridge. Date: 1935

Background imageRail Collection: The Cornishman Express

The Cornishman Express
The Cornishman express of the Great Western Railway carries passengers from London to Cornwall (and back again if required)

Background imageRail Collection: Railway Viaduct, Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales

Railway Viaduct, Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageRail Collection: MONTPARNASSE ACCIDENT

MONTPARNASSE ACCIDENT
At Mont Parnasse terminus of the Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest, the Granville train crashes through the buffers and into the street, killing a poor woman selling newspapers Date: 1895

Background imageRail Collection: London to Penzance train at Teignmouth, Devon

London to Penzance train at Teignmouth, Devon
London to Penzance train on the seafront track at Teignmouth, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageRail Collection: Two bridges over the River Tamar, Devon and Cornwall

Two bridges over the River Tamar, Devon and Cornwall
Two bridges over the River Tamar, connecting Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall. On the left is the Royal Albert Bridge, a railway bridge designed by Brunel and completed in 1859

Background imageRail Collection: Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station

Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageRail Collection: Great Western Train

Great Western Train
An express train of the Great Western Railway

Background imageRail Collection: Roade Cutting, Roade, Northamptonshire

Roade Cutting, Roade, Northamptonshire. Date: 1839

Background imageRail Collection: Advertisement for Provence, France

Advertisement for Provence, France
French railways advertisement for Provence, France. 1946



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