Rail Collection (page 84)

Stockton - Darlington Centenary
Celebrating the centenary of the opening of the Stockton Darlington railway - Locomotion performing again at Stockton station

Stephenson Long Boiler
Stephensons long-boiler locomotive

Stephenson / Dodd Loco
Stephenson and Dodds patent engine

Children Travel 1870S
Two children in a railway compartment with their parents: St Pauls Cathedral can be seen through the window

Birmingham Station
Passengers move towards the L.M.S. London Express, as it approaches the platform at Birmingham station

Rail Excursion Music Sh
the Excursion Train Galop

Female Race Goer 1903
An elegant female racegoer leans on the rail

Passengers on Platform
A group of rail passengers stand on a platform with their luggage before boarding the Golden Arrow luxury train from London-Dover-Calais

Saltash Viaduct Opened
Prince Albert opens Brunels magnificent viaduct, which also inaugurates the rail link to Cornwall

French Steam Carriage
Many designers believe steam is the best propulsive power for road vehicles, and this device by Dion Bouton and Trepardoux is simply a road version of a rail locomotive

London Bridge Station s
Inside the signal boxes controlling the approach to London Bridge station, South- Eastern Railway. This is one of the busiest stretches of railway in the London area

Goodbye on Platform
A lady waves goodbye to a parting train, a porter handles luggage, the station master surveys his platform with proprietorial watchfulness

Transport Exhibition
The Land: Transport pavilion of the South Bank (Festival of Britain) Exhibition, celebrating British achievements in Rail, Road, Sea, Air transport etc

Rail Strike / Luggage / 1891
Mountains of delayed luggage pile up at Queen Street Station, Glasgow during the rail strike of 1891

Funicular Vesuvius 1880
The opening of the funicular on Vesuvius is celebrated by large crowds

Vesuvius Funicular 1880
FUNICULAR takes tourists up to the top of Vesuvius

Cheltenham Flyer 1935
The driver of the Cheltenham Flyer oils its wheels. It was one of the fastest trains of the day covering the 77 miles between Swindon and Paddington in 65 minutes

Dining Car 1930S
The dining carriage in the tramcar that runs from Dusseldorf to Krefeld

Boarding a Steam Train
People board a steam train waiting in the station

Railway Comes to France
THE RAILWAY COMES TO FRANCE! This popular image captures perfectly the excitement of the new invention which would transform the lives of the marvelling spectators

Cape / Cairo Railway - 2
CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILWAY Laying the first tracks near Bukama, Congo, for the trans- continental rail link Date: 1914

Cape / Cairo Railway - 1
CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILWAY Clearing the Congo forest for the trans-continental rail link

Paris-Londres - 7
By rail and sea from Paris to Brighton or London, featuring a flower-seller and Westminster 7 of 8

Paris-Londres - 5
By rail and sea from Paris to Brighton or London, featuring a London policeman helping a lady sightseer 5 of 8

Paris-Londres - 4
By rail and sea from Paris to Brighton or London, featuring the Thames and Tower Bridge at night 4 of 8

Paris-Londres - 3
By rail and sea from Paris to Brighton or London, featuring a sailor pointing out sights to a passenger 3 of 8

Paris-Londres - 2
By rail and sea from Paris to Brighton or London featuring a hansom cabbie near St Pauls cathedral 2 of 8

Grand Central Station, New York City

Liverpool Pier Head Stn
The Merseyside overhead railway - Pier Head station

Panama Railrd. Train / C19
Aspinwall, Central America: the train starting for Panama

London / Brighton Loco
Locomotive of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. The 316 Goldsmid

London-Birmingham / 1837
LONDON-BIRMINGHAM LINE Three classes of passenger coach, and a variety of wagons for freight and livestock

Electric Train 1940S
An electric train at Raynes Park station, Surrey, England. Photograph taken from a mainline train

Australian Railway
The railway which connects Kalgoorlie (West) with Port Augusta (South), through the Nullarbor Plain, Australia, runs 330 miles without a curve. Built between 1925 and 1930

Making Railway Track
Making railway rails

Locomotive 1840S
This fine locomotive is not an exact match of any other in our files, but it is very similar to the goods locomotives Mr Allan is building at Crewe, 1843+

Surveying Aussie Rail
Surveyors in a camel-drawn carriage reconnoitre the route for the trans-continental railway which will cross central Australia

Reconnoitring Rail Route
A surveyor on camelback reconnoitres the route for the trans-continental railway which will cross central Australia

Spensers Gas Lighting
The Spenser system, using gas from ordinary petrol, provides lighting, heating and cooking throughout the house, including irons, towel rail, hot water by day or night

Platform Ticket
Platform ticket issued by British Rail at Victoria Station, London, entitling the purchaser to go onto the platform of their choice, but not to travel on a train

Electric Locomotive
Electric locomotive on the London and South Coast Railway. Power is obtained from overhead cables

Waterloo Station
Passengers board a train at the London terminus of the London and South Western Railway

Holborn Underground
The front of Staples Inn and the entrance to Holborn Underground Station, central London

Birmingham Railway 1837
BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY: classes of train - each would have had its own engine. First: has a gentlemens barouche! Second: Royal Mail & passengers. Third: Goods & livestock

Chalk Farm Bridge / Rail
BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY An engine & carriages pass under the Chalk Farm Bridge watched intently by onlookers intrigued by the new fangled mode of transport

Devils Bridge Station
A platform sign at Devils Bridge railway station, Wales, terminus of the Vale of Rheidol Railway from Aberystwyth

The Caledonian Train
The Caledonian steam express locomotive which ran from Glasgow to London, photographed here at Euston station. It set up post war record of 6 hours, June 1957

Teltow Canal Rly
Barges on the Teltow Canal, in the outskirts of Berlin, are towed by this railway which runs alongside

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