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Stanstead Abbotts - The BridgeThe village of Stanstead Abbott in Hertfordshire lies on the Greenwich Meridian. Date: 1907
RMS Mauretania steamship, a Cunard liner, at sea, 1908 Date: 1908
Locomotive no 903 Cardean
Locomotive no 4002 Evening Star 4-6-0
Steam turbine blades - Sir Charles ParsonsSteam turbine blades from an early sketch by Sir Charles Parsons, 1897 Date: 1897
Caledonian Railway locomotive number 83, 1906 Date: 1906
Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, NottinghamshireView of Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire. The colliery closed in 1967, but the surviving headstock and winding house, and vertical steam engine of 1873
New Empire State Express trainPoster advertising the Empire State Express steam train of the New York Central System as it speeds across the American landscape
Ending in Smoke by Heath RobinsonAn ingenious smoke screen spreader for preventing embarrassing situations when the bathroom lock is out of order. Hilarious invention by the inimitable Heath Robinson allowing complete discretion for
Marseille posterFrench PLM poster for Marseille on the Cote d Azur. A steam train and a charabanc full of people look out on the blue Mediterranean
Departure of the Emigrant Ship Lizzie Webber, 1852Engraving showing the two-masted emigrant ship, Lizzie Webber, leaving Sunderland for Australia, 1852. This was the first emigrant ship to make that passage
Box Tunnel, WiltsIsambard Kingdom Brunels famous Box Tunnel, Corsham, Wiltshire, took 5 years (1836- 41) to build. Two miles long, it was the longest railway tunnel in Europe when it opened
Threshing WheatMen threshing wheat at a farm near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, using a Surrells patent compound steam traction engine (mounted on springs)
Lambeth Bridge 1950SIndustrial steam tugs passing underneath Lambeth Bridge, London, England
Advert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Aberdeen, ScotlandAdvert, Richard Irvin & Sons, Steam Fishing Vessel Owners, Licensed Auctioneers and Fish Salesmen, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905
Railway crossing at Newcastle-on-TyneView of the railway crossing at Newcastle-on-Tyne -- claimed to be the largest crossing in the world. Date: circa early 20th century
The Tyne-Tees Pullman passenger service. The famous express of the North East Region running from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to London Kings Cross. Date: late 1930s
RMS Olympic, cruise ship of the White Star Line, WW1RMS Olympic, cruise ship of the White Star Line, seen here from a seaplane whilst on war service during WW1. Date: 1914-1918
Paddle Steamer Leith 1837The paddle steamer Leith arriving at Grantham Pier, Edinburgh. Built by R.Menzies & Sons for the General Steam Navigation Co 1837 and used by GSNC for coastal service between Leith and London
A tug boat passes under Southwark Bridge, LondonA tug boat passes under the newly re-opened Southwark Bridge on the Thames River in London, 1921. St Pauls Cathedral is seen silhouetted in the background. 1921
Lowestoft, Suffolk, Herring Drifters off the Fishing Grounds Date: circa 1920s
LCC-MFB horse-drawn steamer at SouthwarkA horse-drawn steamer and crew at Southwark fire station, during the latter years of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (it was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904)
LCC-LFB Merryweather self-propelled Fire King pumpFirst introduced into the UK by Merryweather of Greenwich, SE London, in 1899, by 1907 twenty-one Fire Kings were in operational use around the country, including the London Fire Brigade
Jester carrying a wassail bowlA jester in red and blue costume, carrying a wassail bowl and enjoying the aroma coming from it. Wassail was a medieval drink, a kind of punch made from hot mulled cider
Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera
Caterpillar track steam engine by R. Hornsby & SonsThe first and original Caterpillar or walking engine made by R. Hornsby & Sons of Grantham. R. Hornsby & Sons grew into a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery, at their Spittle Gate Works
Lady Houston D. B. EDAME FANNY LUCY HOUSTON Adventuress and among the first five women to be made a Dame Commander of the British Empire. Pictured on board her steam yacht, Liberty
Allan Line to Canada posterPoster advertising the Royal Mail Allan Line passenger service to and from Canada. Passage can be booked through Sercombe and Hayes, emigration and passenger agents based in Dorchester
Allan Line to Canada posterPoster advertising the weekly express service to and from Canada with the Allan Line Company. The ships also appear to deliver Royal Mail aswell
The Flying ScotsmanThe last run of the famous and popular steam locomotive The Flying Scotsman here leaving Kings Cross railway station, London, England, on its way back to Scotland
Crossing WindermereTwo sight-seeing excursion coaches are carried by steam ferry across Lake Windermere, in the heart of Englands Lake District
A biplane and a steam trainSpeed on the rails and in the air. A biplane flying over a steam train - the London Express - about to disappear into a tunnel. Date: 1928
LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw
Engineering workshop model, based on the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich workshop c.1893-1910
Boulton and Watt steam engine with planetary gear, 1795 Date: 1795
General view of the engine Date: 1795
O Connell Bridge and River Liffey, Dublin, Ireland
L. N. E. R. LocomotiveThe Gresley W1 1000 Hush- Hush L.N.E.R. steam locomotive engine, so named because of the secrecy of the project, and its revolutionary water-lube boiler
Mail Ship Flags & OthersFlags including those of the States of Australia, New Zealand, Royal Mail & the Orient and Pacific Steam Navigation Companies
Aquitania in Full SteamCunard White Star liner In full steam
Coryton Cove, Dawlish, Devon, with a steam train passing through. Date: circa late 1950s
Paddle steamer La Marguerite, off Penmaenmawr, with Great Orme in the distance. Date: circa 1907
The Cornish Riviera Express, circa 1930The Cornish Riviera Express hauled by King George V, a locomotive of the Great Western Railway. Date: c. 1930
Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden. Founded by Frenchman Jean-Francois Regis Cadier in 1872 and opened on 14th June 1874. The Steam ferry (pictured centre) runs the route from Vaxholm to Stromkajen
Hensons Aerial Steam CarriageThe Aerial Steam Carriage -- underside view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843
Scott Polar Expedition 1910 - 1912 - Mount ErebusThe slopes of Mount Erebus, the active volcano on Ross Island in the Antarctic, shrouded in smoke and cloud, seen during the ill-fated Scott polar expedition to the South Pole, 1910 - 1912
Locomotive no 386 4-6-0
Locomotive no 538 0-6-0 tank engine