Route Collection (page 16)

The Trans-Siberian Railway - a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world

Taqwasan carvings, Iran
Taqwasan (or Taq-e Bostan / Taq-i-Bustan) - a series of large rock reliefs from the Sassanid Empire era of Ancient Persia, the Iranian dynasty which ruled western Asia from 226 to 650 AD

Pakistan - Camel Caravan arriving from Afghanistan having braved the Khyber Pass. Date: 1924

Khyber Pass - Border - NWFP
Khyber Pass - Border between Afghanistan and North West Frontier Province. Date: 1909

Card Series 6
En route to the west, his crew mutiny, but he manages to reassure them. Date: 1446 - 1506

London Olympics 1908
Sign post marking the direction of the marathon route for the London 1908 Olympics. The race started in Windsor and ended in the stadium in Shepherds Bush, London. Date: 25th July 1908 p844

Caravan on the way to Kabul in the Khyber Pass
Caravan on the way to Kabul, Afghanistan in the Khyber Pass. Date: 1906

The Prince of Wales at the Khyber Pass
Edward, Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VIII) leaving the Khyber Pass during his world tour in 1921-2. Date: circa 1922

Entrance to the Khyber Pass, NWFP
Entrance to the Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province Date: circa 1920

Salters Way
Salters way, above Hailes, Gloucestershire, England, part of an ancient trade route dating back to Prehistoric times. Date: BC

MEDWAY QUEEN
A study of the wake of the Medway Queen pleasure boat, en route from Chatham, Kent, to Southend, Essex, England. Date: 1950s

Train on French Riviera
The Corniche railway route on the rocky coast of the French Riviera runs through a succession of tunnels and viaducts. Date: 1901

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1897 - Royal procession rout
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee celebration: view of the circular route of the royal procession on 22nd June. The route departs from Buckingham Palace, to St Pauls Cathedral via Hyde Park corner

The Mall at night decorated for the Coronation, 1953
Floodlit lions and unicorns stand guard over the illuminated coronets twinkling and floating in the night air. The Mall after dark decorated for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

Crowds viewing decorated Mall prior to Coronation, 1953
A crowded Mall in London showing the grand processional route with its decorated arches spanning the road. From the middle of May, as excitement about the impending Coronation increased

Processional route for Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
An aerial photograph showing the streets in London along which spectators and visitors could see the State Coach carrying Queen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day in 1953. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II - on way to Guildhall, 1948
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and the Duke of Edinburgh passing through Fleet Street in London in an open-topped carriage on their way to the Guildhall where the Duke received the Freedom

Coronation Trumpeters march past Abbey
Trumpeters march past the Abbey west door going to take up position on the Coronation route. Note: all wearing waterproof cloaks. 1953

Fish - Pelorus Jack - New Zealand
Pelorus Jack - a Rissos dolphin that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand, between 1888 and 1912

a Touring Booth - Patrolman helps lady with a map
a (Automobile Association) Touring Information Booth - An a Patrolman helps a lady with her route using a map. At the New Ground Crossroads junction on the road between Tring and Aylsbury (on the A41)

Creek near Long Thanh, Vietnam
Houseboats pulled up to the Palm Tree-laden riverbanks on a creek near Long Thanh, Vietnam (on the Cape Road). Date: circa 1910

London signpost A555 A1 crossroads
Signpost offering drivers (or pedestrians) the option of heading North, via Hatfield, west to Elstree and Watford, east to Barnet or south on the A555 to London

Royal Wedding 1947 - procession in Trafalgar Square
Immense crowds fill Trafalgar Square to see the Royal Wedding procession of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Phlip, Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. 1947

Listening to royal wedding ceremony broadcast, 1947
Crowds lining the processional route for the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947

Royal Wedding 1947 - all night vigil
Enthusiastic spectators wrapped up warm against the cold as they spend the night sleeping on the London streets in the hope of bagging a top spot along the processional route for the royal wedding of

Decorations on the Coronation route, 1953
Each thoroughfare in Westminster was decorated in accordance with a theme. Here at Whitehall, the theme was Her Majestys Government

Decor of the Coronation route, 1953
The statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus is surrounded by a gilded cage, part of the decoration on the Coronation route. Date: 1953

Guards processing on the Coronation route, 1953
This view of the Mall, from Admiralty Arch, shows files of Guards marching in formation as they near Buckingham Palace. 1953

Viewing the Coronation by hot air balloon
" NOW do you think my little transaction with the Science Museum was such a crazy idea?" An enterprising group of people enjoy the spectacle of the Coronation of 1953 from the air

LNWR - Royal Mail Train at Rugby Station
London and North Western Railway Company - The Scotch Express at Rugby Station. The locomtive is the Invincible. Date: 1904

Coronation. The main column of Pikemen
The main body of the Pikemen and Liverymen of the City of London march past the west door of the Abbey on their way to take up position on the route. 1953

Garba or Circutous Dance, Gujarat - India
Garba Dance is a popular folk Dance of Gujarat, India. It is a circular form of dance performed by ladies on the Navaratri days, Sharad Purnima, Vasant Panchami

southern Rambler Train
The Southern Rambler 34108, on its final journey between Brighton and Eastbourne, the last steam train on that route and the end of an era... Date: 19 March 1967

Egypt Wreck - 2
P&O liner, en route to India, collides with French freighter Seine about 40km off Brest, with the loss of 87 persons; the lascar crew behave in a very ungentlemanly manner... Date: May 1922

Egypt Wreck - 3
When this P&O liner, en route to India, collides with French freighter Seine about 40km off Brest, with the loss of 87 persons, some act heroically, others in a cowardly manner... Date: May 1922

Paulhan to Manchester
Louis Paulhan narrowly beats Grahame-White in a flight from London to Manchester (landing en route) : his plane - a Farman biplane - is virtually identical to Grahame-White s. Date: 28th April 1910

Trade Route / Asia
The great trade route through Asia runs across Turkestan

Royal Wedding 1981 - Queen Elizabeth II
Crowds lining the route from Buckingham Palace to St Pauls Cathedral on the day of the Royal Wedding between Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981

The Zeppelin L213 on route from Hamburg to America, flying over Blankenese, Hamburg

Lady passenger on the underground -- Route Maps
An illustration entitled Route Maps, depicting a seductive lady passenger on the underground reading a little book with the word Kisses on the front cover

Circus procession, New Bridge, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A circus procession of camels, elephants and men on horseback, at New Bridge, Haverfordwest, South Wales, with townspeople lining the route

Cairo to the Cape, a Cruise Tour by Thomas Cook
Cover illustration for Cairo to the Cape, a Cruise Tour including the Mediterranean and South America, Thomas Cook and Son. A map of Africa and South America shows the route across sea and land

Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa
Cover illustration for Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa. A map of Europe and Africa shows the route from Cairo to the Cape and the stopping places en route -- Port Said, Luxor

Diagram of food depots for the Scott polar expedition
Diagrams showing how the food depots were distributed along the 750 mile route of the British Antarctic expedition to the South Pole led by Captain Scott

Promotional card for Aegean Sea Cruise line
A promotional postcard for an Italian Aegean Sea Cruise Line. The liner is the Albano, under the command of Captain Persich

Queen Eleanors Cross, Northampton. The Eleanor crosses were 12 originally wooden, but later lavishly decorated stone, monuments, of which three survive intact

Georgia - Georgian Military Road - Station at Mlet
The Georgian Military Road is the historic name for a major route through the Caucasus from Georgia to Russia. Station at Mlet

French travel & transport poster
Amusing poster issued by the French Ministry of Travel and Transport which appears to be advising intrepid aviators to plan their route in advance, or suffer the consequences

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