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Rail Collection (page 3)

Background imageRail Collection: Lancaster Castle Station

Lancaster Castle Station, Lancashire, pictured on the morning of the official opening of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, for which it was the southern terminus Date: December 1846

Background imageRail Collection: H H Sheikh of Kuwait Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

H H Sheikh of Kuwait Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
The 10th Monarch of Kuwait (between 1921-1950), H H Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1885-1950) - pictured in October 1933 firing the anti-airplane machine guns - mounted on the rail for demonstration

Background imageRail Collection: Deltic DP1 locomotive

Deltic DP1 locomotive

Background imageRail Collection: Taffs Well Viaduct, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales

Taffs Well Viaduct, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of Taffs Well Viaduct, also known as Walnut Tree Viaduct, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales. This was a railway viaduct crossing the canal

Background imageRail Collection: Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A 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

Background imageRail Collection: Railway Station at Rawalpindi

Railway Station at Rawalpindi, then in Northern India in the North West Frontier Province, now in Pakistan

Background imageRail Collection: Railway Crossing - Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Railway Crossing - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - an absolutely stunning photographic composition, shot in the misty light of the early morning. Engineering works are still in progress!

Background imageRail Collection: French Wagons-Lit poster

French Wagons-Lit poster
Poster advertising the French National Railways Wagon-Lits (sleeper train) service to Switzerland, Italy and the Cote d Azur

Background imageRail Collection: Poster advertising Indian State Railways to Delhi

Poster advertising Indian State Railways to Delhi, with three domes viewed through an archway

Background imageRail Collection: Poster advertising French railways to Mediterranean coast

Poster advertising French railways to Mediterranean coast
Poster advertising French railways to the Mediterranean coast, from Marseilles to Menton

Background imageRail Collection: Wagons-Lit company poster

Wagons-Lit company poster
Poster extolling the comforts of travelling by rail when you have luxurious sleeper bunks to relax in

Background imageRail Collection: New Empire State Express train

New Empire State Express train
Poster advertising the Empire State Express steam train of the New York Central System as it speeds across the American landscape

Background imageRail Collection: Railway Sleeper - Euston Station

Railway Sleeper - Euston Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Scottish football fan at Euston Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageRail Collection: Dawlish Warren

Dawlish Warren Devon

Background imageRail Collection: Sea trip by rail, Brighton electric railway

Sea trip by rail, Brighton electric railway
A sea trip by rail, the electric railway between Brighton and Rottingdean. The line was constructed along the seashore eastwards of Brighton from the Paston Jetty, for a distance of four miles

Background imageRail Collection: Bristol Temple Meads

Bristol Temple Meads
The concourse of TEMPLE MEADS station and the splendid facade of the entrance hall

Background imageRail Collection: Euston Locomotive Sheds

Euston Locomotive Sheds
Express locomotives stabled in the engine sheds at Euston Station

Background imageRail Collection: Art Deco Bathroom

Art Deco Bathroom
Luxury Art Deco en suite bathroom in various types of marble, with a built-in bathroom cabinet, heated towel rail and stylish taps and fittings

Background imageRail Collection: Rail / Chat Moss / 1831

Rail / Chat Moss / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY The railway crosses the Chat Moss peat bog, a major feat of civil engineering on the part of George Stephenson

Background imageRail Collection: Wharncliffe Viaduct

Wharncliffe Viaduct
The Wharncliffe Viaduct of the Great Western Railroad, at Hanwell, Middlesex. Brunel (I.K) was responsible for the construction and design of much of the early GWR

Background imageRail Collection: Underground / Wood Green

Underground / Wood Green
A train arrives at Wood Green station, London

Background imageRail Collection: Kings Cross Station / 1895

Kings Cross Station / 1895
A view of the platforms at the terminus for the Great Northern Railway, designed by the architect Lewis Cubitt, built in 1851-52

Background imageRail Collection: Royal Scot Goes by C1935

Royal Scot Goes by C1935
A maintenance gang stop work to watch the Royal Scot go by

Background imageRail Collection: The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman
The last run of the famous and popular steam locomotive The Flying Scotsman here leaving Kings Cross railway station, London, England, on its way back to Scotland

Background imageRail Collection: Leaving the Underground

Leaving the Underground
Way Out - commuters walking up the steep steps leading out of Westminster underground station, central London, England

Background imageRail Collection: Fashionable Passengers

Fashionable Passengers
In their creations by Drecoll and Martial et Armand they can look their best while en voyage... travelling in a train carriage Date: 1924

Background imageRail Collection: Bluebell Railway

Bluebell Railway
The locomotive Stepney taking on water at the Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park, Sussex, England

Background imageRail Collection: Tamworth Station

Tamworth Station
Trent Valley Railway Date: 1847

Background imageRail Collection: Station In London - Euston

Station In London - Euston
Euston- Station, London serving the London and North-Western Railway. The Euston Arch, built in 1837, was the original entrance to the station, facing onto Drummond Street. It was demolished in 1961

Background imageRail Collection: A biplane and a steam train

A biplane and a steam train
Speed on the rails and in the air. A biplane flying over a steam train - the London Express - about to disappear into a tunnel. Date: 1928

Background imageRail Collection: Victorian Train Station

Victorian Train Station
The little railway station at Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland, a typical small late Victorian station. Date: 1893

Background imageRail Collection: Belgian Railway Poster - The Hills of Flanders

Belgian Railway Poster - The Hills of Flanders
Poster for the Belgian National Railways, showing the Hills of Flanders and rail connections between Belgian towns

Background imageRail Collection: Men at Brixham Harbour

Men at Brixham Harbour
Four men chatting by the quayside railing at Brixham Harbour, Devon

Background imageRail Collection: L. N. E. R. Locomotive

L. N. E. R. Locomotive
The Gresley W1 1000 Hush- Hush L.N.E.R. steam locomotive engine, so named because of the secrecy of the project, and its revolutionary water-lube boiler

Background imageRail Collection: Bengal Nagpur Railway

Bengal Nagpur Railway
The Bengal - Nagpur Railway spans the country from Calcutta to Bombay, Bombay to Calcutta, via Nagpur

Background imageRail Collection: Midland Loco 117

Midland Loco 117
Midland Railway locomotive no 117 in the red livery which will be retained when the line is merged into the London Midland and Scottish

Background imageRail Collection: Open / Stockton-Darlington

Open / Stockton-Darlington
The opening of the Stockton - Darlington railway

Background imageRail Collection: Aldwych Tube Station

Aldwych Tube Station
The exterior of ALDWYCH STATION, on the Piccadilly Line, faced with the distinctive red ceramic tiles employed at the time

Background imageRail Collection: Flying Scotsman

Flying Scotsman
The London and North Eastern Railways Flying Scotsman is hauled by the famous Silver Link locomotive

Background imageRail Collection: Coryton Cove, Dawlish, Devon

Coryton Cove, Dawlish, Devon, with a steam train passing through. Date: circa late 1950s

Background imageRail Collection: Street scene with Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall

Street scene with Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall
Street scene in Saltash, Cornwall, with Brunels Royal Albert Bridge towering above, crossing the River Tamar between Plymouth, Devon, and Saltash, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Background imageRail Collection: Rail and Road Bridges, Randalstown, Co. Antrim

Rail and Road Bridges, Randalstown, Co. Antrim - a view of two stone arched bridges over the river Maine. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Randalstown). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageRail Collection: The Cornish Riviera Express, circa 1930

The Cornish Riviera Express, circa 1930
The Cornish Riviera Express hauled by King George V, a locomotive of the Great Western Railway. Date: c. 1930

Background imageRail Collection: Montevideo, Uruguay - Central Railway Station

Montevideo, Uruguay - Central Railway Station
Montevideo, Uruguay - Interior of the Central Railway Station Date: circa 1903

Background imageRail Collection: Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing Cross

Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing Cross
Blitz in London -- soldiers using a trolley to remove a land mine on Hungerford Railway Bridge, Charing Cross, on 17 April 1941

Background imageRail Collection: Advertising postcard for the Carron Line Ferries

Advertising postcard for the Carron Line Ferries which ran a service from London to Glasgow. A ferry boat ( The Avon ) is depicted here travelling under the Forth Rail Bridge

Background imageRail Collection: George L Clowser and Swainston Adamson

George L Clowser and Swainston Adamson
l. to r. George L Clowser and Swainston Adamson joint managers; James J Berkley chief engineer Date: 1856

Background imageRail Collection: Locomotive no 386 4-6-0

Locomotive no 386 4-6-0



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