Rail Collection (page 85)

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

Brumate Funicular
The Brumate funicular, carrying visitors to Como into the mountains, was originally powered by steam, but soon converted to electricity. It is operated by cable

Wupper Elevated Rly
The Langen elevated railway which carries travellers over the Wupper at Wuppertal. The line is 13 km in length

Paris Metro Station
Passengers wait for a train on the platform of a Paris metro station

Cannon St Station 1877
The street facade in the 1870s

Swedish Train 1864
Flags are flying, the crowd cheer and wave, as the first train pulls out of Jonkoping station. Date: 1 December 1864

Future Monorail
Most predictions of future railways presuppose a monorail, as in this German proposal

Tomorrows Monorail
The monorail is surely the railway of tomorrow, making it possible to span wide valleys with a single rail. What if all the passengers crowd to one side to admire the view ?

Japan Rail Passengers
Passengers in a Japanese railway train sit in the way they are accustomed to

Bulding - Using Hoist
Using a rail-mounted hoist to drop metal girders into place on a building site

Up Vesuvius by Rail
Negotiating the lava flow on the upper slopes of Vesuvius was an exhausting business until this funicular was constructed in the 1880s, commemorated in popular song

Mountain Railway USA 2
This electric funicular in the Catskill Mountains gives tourists a thrill unknown to Rip van Winkle (whose adventures took place here) as they swoop down and up again

Mountain Railway USA
Tourists take the easy but exciting way up Mount Lowe, California, and experience the thrills of swinging round bends and over viaducts in an open electric car

Chicago Rail Strike
During the strike, a train departs under the protection of volunteer policemen, armed with guns : the strike is opposed with great brutality by the railway companies

Paddington Railway Station exterior

Euston Sq Station 1877
London and North Western Railway, enquiry and parcels office. Standing guard is the statue of Robert Stevenson, (1803-1859), engineer

Rail on the Riviera
Ladies in a carriage travelling from Cannes to Monte Carlo, with bouquets which they have acquired, and wearing creations by Bernard and Martial et Armand

Arriving at Station
A lady is welcomed as she arrives at a station

Blasting Rocks, Linslade
Navvies blasting rocks at Linslade

Silver Mining / Peru 1879
Bringing silver ore above ground by rail at Cerro de Pasco, Peru

Station at Nantes
NANTES, Bretagne Gare de la Bourse

Liver -Manchest Train
LIVERPOOL-MANCHESTER RAILWAY Early passenger trains on the line

Talking to the Driver
Talking to the engine driver

The Rocket 1830
George Stephensons " Rocket" being admired by the majority of onlookers, with the exception of the staff of the " Coach and Horses"

St Pancras / Railway Mag
An exterior of the station

Euston Arch Photo
Euston Arch

Edisons Electric Rail
Edisons experimental electrical railway, at Menlo Park : the locomotive picks up power from the track and can reach some 50 km/h - but the ride is bumpy !

Orient Express / Diningcar
An interior view of passengers in the dining car

Rail, Horse-Drawn Coal
RAIL:PRE-STEAM Horse-drawn coal wagon on rails

Trevithick / Newcastle Loc
Portico of the Temple of the Four Dragons

East India Railway
The East India Railway in operation

Holmes / Watson / Train / C19
THE NAVAL TREATY Holmes and Watson travelling in a suburban train

Train at Speed Photo
A steam passenger train travelling at speed

Fenchurch St Station
A glimpse of the business mans station through the streets of the City

Fenchurch St Terminus
A wagon and a wheelbarrow carry goods from the terminus of the Blackwall Railway

Boxers Sabotage Rail
BOXER REBELLION Boxers sabotage the railway between Peking and Hong-Kong

Rail / Locomotive
The Sans Pareil of Timothy Hackworth, taking part in the Liverpool & Manchester Railway competition

Navvies working at Upminster Station, Havering
Navvies at work on the line at Upminster Station in the London Borough of Havering, Greater London, not far from the border with Essex

Railway accident at Abergele, north west Wales
A railway accident at Abergele, north west Wales, when two trains collided on the Chester-Holyhead line. This is the scene an hour and a half after the accident

Puffing Billy, designed by William Hedley
The Puffing Billy locomotive, designed by William Hedley

Family travelling at night on a French train
A family travelling at night in their compartment of a French railway train

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