Rail Collection (page 15)

Interior of St. Pancras Railway Station, showing the magnificent canopy dwarfing the trains beneath. Date: 1896

The Charing Cross Hotel with entrance to the station obtained from the large yard, which had lots of horse driven hansom cabs outside. Date: 1896

Elevated train to take visitors around the exhibition. Date: May - October 1893

Constructed by the South Western Railway Company for the conveyance of Queen Victoria and her family to their residence in the Isle of Wight. Date: 1844

Charing Cross - Temporary Entrance 1864
Temporary entrance to the station from Villiers Street. 1864

The then new Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station, showing the taxi rank. The station was renovated again in 2002. Date: 1960s

USA Train in Street 1885
A train passes through the streets of an American city. Horses panic, but fortunately there is a man with a flag to save the residents from accidental death. 1885

METRO, ACCIDENT 1903
When a train - made of varnished wood - catches fire near Belleville station, passengers head for safety but mistake their way and 84 die of asphyxiation Date: 1903

Death as the railway signalman - a comment on repeated errors and a system of fines between the engine drivers and signalmen circa 1876

COLLISION IN A TUNNEL
Three die when the Bale express collides with a local train in the Pommeraie tunnel, failing to see lights warning that a single-track system is in operation Date: 9 May 1898

Blackwall Extension Railway Bridge over the Commercial-Road East. The new link in the metropolitan system of railways was to bring the Eastern Counties and other lines terminating at Shoreditch

Railway construction, Berkhamsted, Herts. 1837
Navvies building a cutting near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire in June 1837, part of the London to Birmingham railway line, engineered by Robert Stephenson. Date: 1837

TRANSPORT/RAIL/INDIA
Locomotives destined for India, at Liverpool docks. Date: 1930

Shrewsbury rail accident, showing the roof of the Great Western Railway coach which was piled up on the top of the engine when train left the rails. Date: October 1907

Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester and the Garter Mission in Japan to bestow upon Emperor Showa (Hirohito) (1901-1989) the Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG); conferred in 1929

Comic postcard, Two men and woman on station platform Date: 20th century

Mainz, Germany on the River Rhine. Notable sights and map of the River and neighbouring towns and villages. Date: circa 1905

Viaduct at Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
A Steam Train crossing the Viaduct at Vigo Bay, Redondela, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Date: 1910s

L. M. S. Offices, Euston House, Eversholt Street, London
L.M.S. Offices (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) Euston House, Eversholt Street, London, which opened in 1934. The Headquarters of the British Railway Board between 1961 and 2001)

The Furka Oberalp Railway - Rhone Glacier
The Furka Oberalp Railway (Furka Oberalp Bahn), a narrow gauge mountain railway in Switzerland - pictured here passing the Rhone Glacier (Rhonegletscher). Date: circa 1920s

Advert, Locomotive Train Victoria manufactured by Bagnall, Castle Engine Works, Stafford Date: 19th century

Great Western Railway, steam locomotive train Date: circa 1910

Original Artwork - Railway porter with laden trolley
Original Artwork - Collage design for a stationery company to promote their Varnished Leather paper - a railway porter struggling to wheel a large amount of luggage on a trolley. Date: circa 1937

Comic postcard, Woman and porter on station platform Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men and dog on railway platform Date: 20th century

Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway - Car interior. Date: circa 1906

Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway - Interior of the Signal cabin. Now the Piccadilly Line on the London Underground network. Date: circa 1906

Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway Motor Car. (running on what is the modern Piccadilly Line as part of the London Undergrond network). Date: circa 1906

c. 1880s Australia - the train station Sydney
c.1880s Australia - the train station Sydney

Cable rail cart, mining, South America c. 1890
Cable rail cart, mining, South America c.1890

Cable rail car, mining, South America c. 1890
Cable rail car, mining, South America c.1890

Funicular steam train, on a railway with tunnel, France
Vintage 19th century photograph: funicular steam train, engine, on a railway with tunnel, France, image c.1890 s

Poster, Coney Beach, Porthcawl, Wales, perfect for outings Date: circa 1939

Victoria Railway Station, London Date: circa 1890s

Suburban railway station under snow
Commuters waiting on a snowy suburban station platform. Date: circa 1950s

Suburban station under snow, South London
A South London railway station, with passengers waiting on a snowy platform. Date: circa 1960s

Steam locomotive wheel and connecting rods
Close-up of vintage steam locomotive wheels and connecting rods. Date: circa 1950s

Steam locomotive wheel and coupling rods
Close-up of vintage steam locomotive wheel and coupling rods. Date: circa 1950s

Steam engine, Liverpool Street Station, London
A steam train about to pull out of Liverpool Street Station, London. Date: circa 1930s

Steam engine speeding along
A passenger steam train speeding along on an incline with billowing smoke. Date: circa 1930s

Men with model working steam engine
Two members of a model engineering society attend to a working scale steam engine. Date: circa 1950s

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Kent
Father shows his daughter the workings of a steam locomotive on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, Kent. Date: circa 1950

Passengers on platform, Peterborough North station
Passengers on a platform at Peterborough North station. Date: circa 1950s

Merstone Station, Isle of Wight
Merstone Station (now defunct), Isle of Wight. Station staff converse, while train with third class carriages waits at platform. Date: circa 1930s

Cock O the North locomotive waiting for signals
LNER 2001 Cock O the North 1933 locomotive waiting for the signals to move. Date: circa 1930s

British Railways poster, Christmas illuminations
British Railways poster encouraging people to travel by train to see The West End Christmas decorations and illuminations in London. Date: circa 1960s

British Railways locomotive Corfe Castle on the East Coast Mainline. Date: circa 1950s

Bournemouth Station with two sailors, a languishing station porter and goods trolley. Date: circa 1940s

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