Railway Collection (page 96)

Water for British troops via light railway, WW1
Water supplies for British troops transported via a light railway on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British 15-inch shells in transit, Western Front, WW1
British 15-inch shells in transit on a light railway track on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British light railway engine off the line, Western Front, WW
A British light railway engine comes off the line on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers laying a railway, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers laying a railway on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Sir Douglas Haig and Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, WW1
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and Fleet Admiral Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito of the Japanese imperial family, meeting during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers laying a railway track, France, WW1
British soldiers laying a railway track as they advance on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British light railway, Western Front, WW1
A British light railway engine and trucks on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Railway construction in France, Western Front, WW1
Broad gauge railway construction on the Western Front in France during World War One. Progress was made at a rate of one mile per day. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers on a light railway, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers being given a lift on a light railway on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Suggested site for London University
A suggested site for London University: how another fine building might be placed next to the new LCC Hall (later known as County Hall)

How the busiest junction in England is worked: electrical devices which protect the passenger from danger on the District Railway. Showing the newly completed Earls Court underground station, London

Eastern Counties Railway Saloon
An exterior diagram of a smoking saloon on the Eastern Counties Railway. The enclosed central compartment is bookended by two lobbies for those who prefer to travel in the open air

Looping the loop at Crystal Palace
A loop the loop topsy-turvy railway at Crystal Palace, a railway constructed in the north gardens of the Palace, in close proximity to the water chute to an American design. Date: 1902

The atoms power for peace by G. H. Davis
The atoms power for peace: the shape of things to come. Showing an atomic-driven locomotive, power house and liner, based on an expert forecast. 1945

Allied troops in Burma by G. H. Davis
How the Allied troops in Burma are kept fit: fresh meat and vegetables carried great distances in refrigerators. Showing the system of transport of fresh supplies by rail

Russian advance in Balkans by G. H. Davis
Russias advance in the Balkans during the Second World War: a pictorial map of the terrain. The Eastern Balkans and Carpathian passes: a map showing mountain passes, railways and oilfields. Date: 1944

The Mustang plane by G. H. Davis
The Mustang: fastest army cooperation plane in the world, in use during the Second World War. A hard-hitting, amazingly fast reconnaissance aircraft. Date: 1942

Chinese army in Burma
A Chinese army division on the railway line between Myitkyina and Mogaung in Burma Date: September 1944

Japanese Infantry on Lunghai Railway track
Japanese infantry pour along the Lunghai Railway westward from Xuzhou (Hsuchow) following the capture of that Chinese city after a four month campaign Date: 1938

Favourite RAF targets in Germany by G. H. Davis
Favourite RAF targets for disorganising German transport -- Kiel naval base, Hamm railway marshalling yard and the Dortmund-Ems Canal. Date: 1940

Railway engines converted to oil fuel by G. H. Davis
Saving coal: mainline railways convert engines to oil fuel. A series of drawings illustrating the conversion of a locomotive. Date: 1946

Belgian troops defending Antwerp, WW1
Three scenes showing Belgian troops defending Antwerp in the early days of the First World War. Top: soldiers preparing to fire from a railway engine near Malines

Toddler playing with red toy train, by Muriel Dawson
A toddler plays with a beautiful large red toy train, on a cover design by Muriel Dawson for Home Notes magazine. Date: 1924

Funicular, Mount Vesuvius, Italy
People riding on the Funicular, going up Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Incline railway, Denniston, New Zealand, a steep incline railway linking Denniston with Conns Creek. Date: circa 1890s

Chinbatti Loop, Darjeeling Railway, India. Date: circa 1890s

Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA
Illuminated Railway and Intake Towers - Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Nevada, USA Date: 1939

Groton Station, LVRR Railroad, New York State, USA
Groton Station, LVRR (Lehigh Valley Railroad), New York State, USA. Date: early 20th century

Incline Railway, Mount Beacon, New York State, USA. Date: 1903

Miniature Railway, Venice, California, USA
Miniature Railway, Windward Avenue, Venice, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Windward Avenue, Venice, California, USA
Windward Avenue and Miniature Railway, Venice, California, USA. 20th century

Herbert Gladstone and his wife return from South Africa
Herbert Gladstone (1854-1930) and his wife Dorothy Mary (nee Paget, 1876-1953), returning to the UK from South Africa, where he had been serving as First Governor-General since May 1910. Date: 1914

Main Railway Station, Vladivostok, Russia Date: circa 1918

Vladivostok, Russia - Trans-Siberian Railway Terminus
Trans-Siberian Railway, Vladivostok, Russia. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution, the port of Vladivostok in far eastern Russia was of great military importance for the Far Eastern Republic

Vladivostok, Russia - Allied Soldiers and Red Cross train
January 1918 - Allied Soldiers shelter behind the wagons of a Russian Red Cross train, Vladivostok. In the wake of the Bolshevik Revolution

British troops on light railway, Western Front, WW1
British troops walking along a light railway on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British troops transferring logs, Western Front, WW1
British troops at work at a new open air sawmill on the Western Front during World War One. They are transferring logs from a light railway. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers taking in water, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers taking in water for their train transport on their way up to the trenches on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Empire State Express crossing Salina Street, Syracuse, New York

Exterior view, entrance to Victoria Station, London
Exterior view of the entrance to Victoria Station, London. circa 1912

Railway workers stop for a group photograph

Railway with supplies for British troops, WW1
A railway train bringing supplies for British troops on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

German and Austrian troops setting off for WW1
German and Austrian troops setting off with great optimism and enthusiasm at the beginning of the First World War. Date: 1914

Perth, Caledonian Greyback LMS 14649
Perth, Caledonian " Greyback " LMS 14649. Date: early 1930s

Railway construction, Western Front, France, WW1
Broad gauge railway construction by British soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are seen here building an embankment. Date: circa 1916

Purification of water, Western Front, France, WW1
The purification of water by British troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Poisons were removed and the water was sterilised

Development of French Africa by G. H. Davis
The vast economic development of French Africa: roads and communications from Algeria to Congo. A contour map of French African possessions under Allied control at this stage of the Second World War

The Egyptian railway terminus at Alexandria, 1858. Date: 1858

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