Rails Collection (page 2)

Train on the Rigi funicular railway, Lake Lucerne, Switzerla
Vintage 19th century photograph: Train on the Rigi funicular railway, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland

A very great crowd gathered at Cardiff Arms Park for the international rubgy match between England and Wales. A section of the crowd breaking through the rails when an equalising try for Wales was

Farmers of the town of Salzburg, Austria, 18th century. Contadini del Salisburgh. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Model of John Blenkinsops rack-rail engine. Being a steam locomotive propelled by a toothed wheel engaging in a rack on one of the rails

Model of Matthew Murrays steam locomotive propelled by a toothed wheel engaging in a rack on one of the rails, used 1812-1835. Date: circa 1900

Mr and Mrs Charles J Glidden in 24hp Napier which they toured in from 1901, pictured 8 years later having toured most countries in the World and covered over 46000 miles

Train with pneumatic wheels demonstrated at Bletchley
A rail road car, a train with pneumatic wheels which runs on rails was demonstrated at Bletchley this morning in a trail run to Oxford

Manufacturing hard steel rails for the railway. Date: 1880

Gower Street Station, Metropolitan underground, London
Platform scene at Gower Street Station, one of the first stations on the Metropolitan underground, London. It was later renamed Euston Square Station. Date: circa 1860s

Double tunnel near Farringdon Street Station, London
Double tunnel near Farringdon Street Station, Metropolitan underground railway, London. Date: 1860s

Railway cutting works in progress in the early days of rail expansion. Date: 1840s

Railway cutting works at Wormwood Scrubs, West London. Date: circa 1840s

Sutton-in-Ashfield Town railway station, Nottinghamshire
Platform scene with passengers and footbridge at Sutton-in-Ashfield Town railway station, on the Leen Valley Extension Railway (GNR), Nottinghamshire, in the year that it opened. Date: 1898

Underground railway, Waterloo and City Line opening London
Underground railway, Waterloo and City Line opening, London. Starting from Waterloo, a driver working the motor, the entrance to one of the iron tunnels. Date: 1898

Underground railway, Aldgate Station interior, London. Date: 1876

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Experiment - first railway passenger coach. 1825

Santa Fe Station and Hotel, Winslow, Arizona, USA
Santa Fe Station and Hotel, Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona, USA. Date: circa 1908

View of railway tracks at Ansonia, Connecticut, USA. Date: circa 1900s

Railroad Station and Tybee Hotel, Georgia, USA
Railroad Station and Tybee Hotel, Tybee Beach, Tybee Island, near Savannah, Georgia, USA. Date: circa 1910

Railway Station at Bay City, Michigan, USA
Railway Station (Union Depot) at Bay City, Michigan, USA. Date: 1910

Crewe Junction, looking north, Cheshire. circa 1904

Railway Depot, Spring Valley, Minnesota, USA
Railway Depot (Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul), Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Aerial view, Whyteleafe South Station, Whyteleafe, Surrey
Aerial view of the tracks and platforms at Whyteleafe South Railway Station, Whyteleafe, Surrey. Date: circa 1908

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

Highland Railway Locomotive 57 Lochgorn, Scotland. circa 1920s

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

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

Embankment making the tracks 1906
Labourers laying steel tracks for the new electric tram-way at Thames Embankment, London, construction started by the London County Council at the end of August 1909

Train decorated with flowers on a birthday postcard
Train decorated with blue and pink flowers on a birthday postcard. circa 1900s

West Calder Railway Station, West Lothian, Scotland, with people on the platform as a steam train approaches. circa 1910s

Cromer Express railway train wreck, Witham, Essex, 1 September 1905. Date: 1905

Halesowen railway station, Dudley, West Midlands. Date: circa 1910

Centenary celebrations with replica train, Liverpool
Centenary celebrations on the LMS Railway, September 1930, with the Lion engine and replica coaches of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1830. 1930

German field guns being tested at the secretive Krupp works at Essen in 1916. The weapons were put through extensive trials to ensure the gun-mechanism could withstand the rigors of travel during

Anglo-Saxon women wear tunics over which are worn super- tunics or rocs & mantles. Head-rails or veils which are draped over the head, neck & shoulders cover their hair. Date: 8th century

Anglo-Saxon women wearing long tunics & super-tunics or rocs. The end of the sash style girdle is visible on the right. Head rails or veils completely cover the hair. Date: 8th century

India - Puducherry District - Village Fountain Date: circa 1909

Kennington-Lane to Stockwell and Clapham tramway 1870
Metropolitan tramways were more complete on the south side of the Thames, this horse-drawn tram was from Kennington-Lane with a junction to Stockwell and Clapham at Kennington Church

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