Rail Collection (page 21)

Soldier guarding GWR railway line at Slough
Soldier guarding the GWR railway line at Slough, 30 September 1919. 1919

Railway train with rotary snow shifter. 1893

Cartoons, Hail, Rain, Steam and Speed by an Old Stoker - Refreshment Rooms. A satire on JMW Turners painting of the same name. 1850

Title page, Hail, Rain, Steam and Speed by an Old Stoker - a satire on JMW Turners painting of the same name. 1850

Llyweln locomotive 8, Vale of Rheidol Railway, Wales
Llyweln locomotive 8, pulling carriages, Vale of Rheidol Railway, Wales. Date: 1950s

Highland Railway Locomotive 57 Lochgorn, Scotland. circa 1920s

Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive 8000, serving the mountain routes. Date: circa 1931

Henry M Flagler Streamliner train approaching Miami, USA
Henry M Flagler Streamliner train approaching Miami, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1939

Fleche d Or (Golden Arrow), French locomotive, France
Fleche d Or (Golden Arrow), Pacific Chapelon, French locomotive, on the Calais to Paris route, France. Date: circa 1950s

Wool ships at Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia
Wool ships alongside the docks at Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. 1890s

Railway Station, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Date: 1906

Railway Station, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1906

Southern Pacific Depot, Bowie, Arizona, USA
Southern Pacific Depot and Railroad Station, Bowie, Arizona, USA. Date: circa 1910

General view of Elko, Elko County, Nevada, USA, with railroad depot and yards. Date: 1936

Union Pacific Railway, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Union Pacific Railway Yards and Shops, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1920s

Arrow Railroad Station, Colorado, USA
Arrow Railroad Station (Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, Moffat Road), Colorado, USA. Arrow is now a ghost town. Date: circa 1910

Jamaica Plain Station, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass, USA
Jamaica Plain Station, Jamaica Plain, near Boston, Massachusetts, USA. circa 1908

Union Station, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Date: circa 1908

Underground railroad, Brooklyn Bridge Terminal, New York
Underground railroad and Brooklyn Bridge Terminal, New York, USA. Date: circa 1905

New Coal Pier No. 9, Newport News, Virginia, USA
C&O Railway Companys New Coal Pier No. 9, Newport News, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1915

Metropolitan L over Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Metropolitan L (elevated railroad) over Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA. circa 1915

La Salle Street Railroad Station, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1915

New Chicago & North Western Railroad Station, Chicago, USA
New Chicago & North Western Railroad Station, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1915

Kings Cross underground station 1868
Junction of the Midland, Great Northern, and Metropolitan railways at Kings Cross. Part of new work being carried out between Kings Cross and Farringdon Road in 1868. 1868

Metropolitan Extension under construction 1864
Metropolitan Extension Railway under construction at Smithfield, London. 1864

Trial-trip on the Underground Railway 1862
Dignitaries taking a ride on the first underground train on the Metropolitan Railway line, waving their hats in the air as they ride on a wooden steam locomotive between Paddington and Farrinton

Arranging railway timetables, 1908
An ingenious system of threads used by railway timetable planners to secure the perfect working of a great railway system in 1909. This was achieved by stretching threads across a board

New tunnel under the Seine 1905
Night staff work on the new tunnel extension under the River Seine. Date: 1905

The new tunnel under the Seine
Plans for the extension to the Paris Metro beneath the River Seine 1905

Family leaving on holiday - Paddington Station, London Date: 1910

Metropolitan railway and Fleet Ditch 1862
Engraving from the foot of Frederick Street, Grays Inn Road, at its junction with Bagnigge Wells Road. of a portion of the works in progress for this vast undertaking. 1862

Steep funicular railway, Valparaiso, Chile, South America
One of many steep funicular railways or elevators in the city of Valparaiso, Chile, South America, with a set of steep steps alongside. Date: 1922

Advertisement for LNER - A smooth run for the 12th. Date: 1927

Scenes of the Isle of Man - Laxey Wheel, Railway Station
Scenes of the Isle of Man - Laxey Wheel, Laxey Railway Station and the Snaefell Mountain Railway divided by the Manx coat of arms, which dates back to the 13th century

Interlaken and Harderbahn funicular, Bern, Switzerland
Interlaken and Harderbahn funicular railway, Bern, Switzerland. Date: circa 1930s

Interlaken and railway station, Bern, Switzerland. Date: circa 1930s

General Strike - volunteer driving electric tube train
The General Strike - a volunteer driving an electric tube train on the Metropolitan underground railway. 1926

Railway line to Rouen, France, in ruins, WW1
The railway to Rouen, France, in ruins during the First World War. 1914-1918

Longest place name in the world, North Wales
Longest place name in the world, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, usually known as Llanfair-pwll or Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, in North Wales. 1933

Great Railway strike, LNW managers and clerical staff
Great Railway strike - LNW (London and North Western) Railway managers and clerical staff loading food. 1919

General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers
The General Strike - Varsity undergraduate volunteers manning the signal box at LMS Bletchley. 1926

Resuming work after Great Railway Strike, Portsmouth
Resuming work after the Great Railway Strike, Portsmouth Station. 1919

Poster, Normandy, France, design by Raoul Dufy for French Railways. circa 1950

Poster, French railways between Paris and London, with an idyllic view of Windsor Castle. design by Constant Duval. 1913

Political poster, Chinese Labour -- a commentary on British gold mining activities in the Transvaal, South Africa. circa 1906

Travel tickets with comic verse on a Christmas card -- From All Difficulties to Prosperity, Special Xmas Train. Date: 1889

Station at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham 1865
The new high-level station at the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. 1865

Santa Claus riding on a train on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus with children riding on a train on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

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