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Rail Collection (page 18)

Background imageRail Collection: Railway manufacture, celebration at Crewe Works 1876

Railway manufacture, celebration at Crewe Works 1876
Railway manufacture of locomotives, celebration at Crewe Works, Cheshire. Date: 1876

Background imageRail Collection: Railway construction, delivery of monster bar, Port Talbot

Railway construction, delivery of monster bar, Port Talbot
Railway construction, delivery of a monster bar, 62 feet 5 inches long, at Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, with a large crowd of celebrating spectators. Date: 1851

Background imageRail Collection: Railway construction, Baker Street, London 1868

Railway construction, Baker Street, London 1868
Railway construction at Baker Street, London, at the junction of the St Johns Wood and Metropolitan railways. Date: 1868

Background imageRail Collection: Railway construction, extension to Broad Street, London 1871

Railway construction, extension to Broad Street, London 1871
Railway construction, showing demolition of the Worship Street Gas Works to make way for Great Eastern Railway extension to Broad Street, London. 1871

Background imageRail Collection: Railway construction accident, Camden Town, London 1849

Railway construction accident, Camden Town, London 1849
Railway construction accident at Camden Town, NW London, when some newly constructed arches collapsed on the western side of Kentish Town Road

Background imageRail Collection: Construction, Rose Hill cutting, Brighton & Lewes Railway

Construction, Rose Hill cutting, Brighton & Lewes Railway
Construction work taking place on the Rose Hill cutting, Brighton & Lewes Railway. Date: 1846

Background imageRail Collection: Spalding railway station, Spalding, Lincolnshire

Spalding railway station, Spalding, Lincolnshire. It opened in 1848 and was renamed Spalding Town railway station later the same year. Date: 1848

Background imageRail Collection: Great Northern Railway at Spalding, Lincolnshire

Great Northern Railway at Spalding, Lincolnshire
The Great Northern Railway at Spalding, Lincolnshire. Spalding station opened in 1848, and was renamed Spalding Town later the same year. Date: 1848

Background imageRail Collection: Wendon (Audley End) railway station, Wendon, Essex

Wendon (Audley End) railway station, Wendon, Essex
Wendon railway station, Wendon (Wenden, or Wendens Ambo), Essex. It was opened in 1845 and three years later was renamed Audley End. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Swindon railway station, Swindon, Wiltshire

Swindon railway station, Swindon, Wiltshire, on the Great Western Railway. It opened in 1842 as Swindon Junction. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Thetford railway station, Thetford, Norfolk

Thetford railway station, Thetford, Norfolk, seen here in the year it opened. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Rugeley railway station, Rugeley, Staffordshire

Rugeley railway station, Rugeley, Staffordshire
Scene outside Rugeley Trent Valley railway station, Rugeley, Staffordshire, on the Trent Valley line, seen here in the year it opened. Date: 1847

Background imageRail Collection: Stoke-on-Trent railway station, Staffordshire 1849

Stoke-on-Trent railway station, Staffordshire 1849
Stoke-on-Trent railway station, Winton Square, Staffordshire, on the North Staffordshire Railway route. Built in Jacobean style, it opened in 1848. Date: 1849

Background imageRail Collection: Thrapston Bridge Street railway station, Northamptonshire

Thrapston Bridge Street railway station, Northamptonshire
Thrapston Bridge Street railway station, Thrapston, Northamptonshire. It opened (as Thrapston Station) in 1845. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Peterborough East railway station, Peterborough 1845

Peterborough East railway station, Peterborough 1845
A lively scene outside Peterborough East railway station, Station Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, seen here in the year it opened. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Railway Station at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Railway Station at Ely, Cambridgeshire. Date: 1847

Background imageRail Collection: Train passing under arch into Conway railway station 1848

Train passing under arch into Conway railway station 1848
Train passing under an arch into Conway railway station, Conway, North Wales. The arch has been cut through part of the original wall of Conway (Conwy) Castle

Background imageRail Collection: Oundle railway station, Northamptonshire

Oundle railway station, Northamptonshire, seen here in the year it opened. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Norwich Thorpe railway station, Norwich, Norfolk

Norwich Thorpe railway station, Norwich, Norfolk
A busy scene in front of Norwich Thorpe railway station, Norwich, Norfolk, which opened in 1844. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Liverpool Road, Manchester

Railway station at Liverpool Road, Manchester (Liverpool and Manchester Railway route), which opened for passenger services in 1830 and closed in 1844. After that date it was used as a goods yard

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Furness Abbey, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Railway station at Furness Abbey, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Date: 1886

Background imageRail Collection: Platform scene at Hastings railway station, Sussex 1860

Platform scene at Hastings railway station, Sussex 1860
Busy platform scene at Hastings railway station, Sussex. Date: 1860

Background imageRail Collection: Overhead Electric Railway Station, Liverpool Docks 1893

Overhead Electric Railway Station, Liverpool Docks 1893
A station (probably Canada Dock) on the Overhead Electric Railway Line running through Liverpool Docks, in the year of the services opening. The line was seven miles long. Date: 1893

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Lime Street, Liverpool 1838

Railway station at Lime Street, Liverpool 1838
Entrance to the railway station at Lime Street, Liverpool, two years after its opening. Date: 1838

Background imageRail Collection: Queen Street Railway Station, Glasgow, during a strike 1891

Queen Street Railway Station, Glasgow, during a strike 1891
A crowded scene at Queen Street Railway Station, Glasgow, during the strike of 1891. Date: 1891

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Tithebarn Street, Liverpool

Railway station at Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, at the time of its opening. It later became known as Liverpool Exchange railway station

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Ickleton, Cambridgeshire

Railway station at Ickleton, Cambridgeshire, in the year of its opening. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Railway station at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, showing the opening celebrations. Date: 1850

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Margate, Kent 1864

Railway station at Margate, Kent 1864
Railway station at Margate, Kent, on the East Kent (London, Chatham and Dover) Railway route. Date: 1864

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Abergele, North Wales

Railway station at Abergele, North Wales, in the year of its opening. It is now known as Abergele & Pensarn Station. Date: 1848

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Evesham, Worcestershire 1852

Railway station at Evesham, Worcestershire 1852
Railway station at Evesham, Worcestershire, on the occasion of its opening. Date: 1852

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Leamington (Spa), Warwickshire 1844

Railway station at Leamington (Spa), Warwickshire 1844
Railway station at Leamington (Spa), Warwickshire, with a large number of people in attendance, probably around the time of the stations opening. Date: 1844

Background imageRail Collection: Railway station at Kettering, Northamptonshire

Railway station at Kettering, Northamptonshire, on the Leicester and Hitchin Railway route, with people waiting with their luggage on opposite platforms. Date: 1857

Background imageRail Collection: Londons first female railway porter, April 1915

Londons first female railway porter, April 1915
Londons first female railway porter photographed as she carries milk churn at Marylebone Station. Date: 1915

Background imageRail Collection: Women building the elevated railway in Tokyo, October 1904

Women building the elevated railway in Tokyo, October 1904
Female labourors as they carry bricks for use in the construction of the elevated railway, Tokyo. The caption describes how women working in manual labour was not uncommon in Japan. Date: 1904

Background imageRail Collection: Bridge Street railway station, Northampton

Bridge Street railway station, Northampton
Railway station at Northampton, with a busy street scene outside. The first of three stations in the city, it was known as Bridge Street railway station, opening in 1845. Date: 1847

Background imageRail Collection: Charing cross station 1870

Charing cross station 1870
A detailed exterior view engraving showing front of Charing cross station in the nineteenth century. Date: 1870

Background imageRail Collection: Grand Junction Railway in Crewe 1843

Grand Junction Railway in Crewe 1843
Crewe Railway station during the nineteenth century. Date: 1843

Background imageRail Collection: Exterior view of Derby station

Exterior view of Derby station during the nineteenth century Date: 1843

Background imageRail Collection: Derby station 1843

Derby station 1843
Interior view of Derby station railway. Date: 1843

Background imageRail Collection: Elsenham railway station

Elsenham railway station
Exterior of Elsenham station. Date: 1845

Background imageRail Collection: Eastbourne station

Eastbourne station
A detailed engraving of Eastbourne station in the nineteenth century. Date: circa 1840

Background imageRail Collection: Dorchester station from the roman amphitheatre

Dorchester station from the roman amphitheatre
Dorchester station from the Roman Amphitheatre Date: 1847

Background imageRail Collection: Dorking station

Dorking station. Date: 1867

Background imageRail Collection: Experiment - first railway passenger coach

Experiment - first railway passenger coach. 1825

Background imageRail Collection: The Zephyr of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Company

The Zephyr of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Company. Date: 1935

Background imageRail Collection: The Hiawatha - Streamlined American Railroad Locomotive

The Hiawatha - Streamlined American Railroad Locomotive
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Companys Hiawatha. 1935

Background imageRail Collection: Great Chesterford Station 1845

Great Chesterford Station 1845
Exterior of the Great Chesterford Station, Essex. Date: 1845



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