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Steam Collection (page 5)

Background imageSteam Collection: Waverley Steam Train

Waverley Steam Train
A steam locomotive on one of the platforms of Waverley Railway Station, Edinburgh, Scotland. Date: 1930s

Background imageSteam Collection: The Aberdeen Line T. S. S. Marathon ocean liner

The Aberdeen Line T. S. S. Marathon ocean liner
The Aberdeen Line T.S.S. ( Turbine Steam Ship ) Marathon ocean liner. Date: 1912

Background imageSteam Collection: Lowestoft, Suffolk - Sailing trawlers towed to Sea

Lowestoft, Suffolk - Sailing trawlers towed to Sea Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSteam Collection: Sete, France - The Harbour and Town

Sete, France - The Harbour and Town
Sete, France, in the Herault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France - a lovely view of the Harbour and the town. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSteam Collection: Walking by steam, riding by steam, flying by steam

Walking by steam, riding by steam, flying by steam
Shortshanks: Locomotion: Walking by steam, riding by steam, flying by steam. Coloured engraving circa 1830. Date: circa 1830

Background imageSteam Collection: The Bentinck steamer

The Bentinck steamer
The steamship Bentinck, moored in the Thames, off Blackwall. The ship was owned by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P & O)

Background imageSteam Collection: Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen

Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen
A Merryweather horsed steam pump and firewomen

Background imageSteam Collection: LCC-MFB horse drawn steamer at Greenwich

LCC-MFB horse drawn steamer at Greenwich
A horse drawn steamer and crew at Greenwich fire station, Bisset Street, SE London, during the latter years of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (it was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904)

Background imageSteam Collection: Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley

Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley

Background imageSteam Collection: Locomotive no 326 Bessborough

Locomotive no 326 Bessborough 4-6-2 tank locomotive

Background imageSteam Collection: Locomotive no 259 4-4-2 engine

Locomotive no 259 4-4-2 engine

Background imageSteam Collection: Cab of the Knight of the Thistle

Cab of the Knight of the Thistle

Background imageSteam Collection: Locomotive no 2908 Lady of Quality

Locomotive no 2908 Lady of Quality

Background imageSteam Collection: Ground plan of the engine, boilers

Ground plan of the engine, boilers Date: 1795

Background imageSteam Collection: J Nasmyths patent steam hammer, front elevation

J Nasmyths patent steam hammer, front elevation

Background imageSteam Collection: Constructed drawing of Jenny Lind

Constructed drawing of Jenny Lind, side elevation, from contemporary notes and tracings Date: 1897

Background imageSteam Collection: Trials on the Midland Railway

Trials on the Midland Railway, May 1848, between Jenny Lind and Jenny Sharp Date: 1896

Background imageSteam Collection: Single cylinder steam engine, paper model

Single cylinder steam engine, paper model c.1908 Date: 1908

Background imageSteam Collection: U-Boat - Deutschland - crossing the Atlantic Ocean

U-Boat - Deutschland - crossing the Atlantic Ocean
U-Boat Deutschland - the first submarine to cross the Atlantic Ocean - pictured arriving in Baltimore with Civilian Captain Paul Konig in July 1916

Background imageSteam Collection: Steam train at Kingston, South Island, New Zealand

Steam train at Kingston, South Island, New Zealand
A steam train, the Kingston Flyer, at Kingston, South Island, New Zealand. Kingston is a small town at the southernmost end of Lake Wakatipu

Background imageSteam Collection: West Indies by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company poster

West Indies by Royal Mail Steam Packet Company poster
Poster advertising the service to the West Indies by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company ship RMSP Atlantis. The poster features a colourful and cheery man sitting on a donkey

Background imageSteam Collection: The river steamer

The river steamer " Cliveden" on the Thames at Abingdon

Background imageSteam Collection: Alley & Maclellan Engineers - Promotional Card

Alley & Maclellan Engineers - Promotional Card
Promotional Card for Alley & Maclellan Engineers of 139 Grosvenor Road, Pimlico, London. Engineers, Iron & Brass Founders and Shipbuilders

Background imageSteam Collection: Greenwich Hospital and the River Thames, London, 1900

Greenwich Hospital and the River Thames, London, 1900
Illustration showing the view across the River Thames, from the Isle of Dogs, looking towards the Greenwich Naval Hospital, London, 1900

Background imageSteam Collection: SS Orsova, 1909

SS Orsova, 1909
Photograph of the Orient Steam Navigation Companys Australian Mail Liner SS Orsova at sea, 1909. Built in 1909 by John Brown and Co

Background imageSteam Collection: Dymchurch Light Railway

Dymchurch Light Railway
The Green Goddess, a locomotive on the The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway (a miniature railway), Kent, England, pulling out of a station

Background imageSteam Collection: Brays Traction Engine

Brays Traction Engine
Brays traction engine impresses passers-by as it draws a heavy load through the streets

Background imageSteam Collection: Carousel Crewkerne

Carousel Crewkerne
Steam dobbie set at Crewkerne Fair, Somerset

Background imageSteam Collection: Great Central Express

Great Central Express
The Great Central Express runs non-stop from London to Sheffield, drawn by a locomotive of the Sir Sam Fay class

Background imageSteam Collection: 1st Steam Fire Engine

1st Steam Fire Engine
The first steam-powered fire engine by Ericsson and Braithwaite, used at several fires very successfully

Background imageSteam Collection: Portable Steam Pump / 1883

Portable Steam Pump / 1883
Valiant portable Steam Pump. designed and patented by Merryweathers in 1883. A powerful self-contained pumping engine

Background imageSteam Collection: Herne Bay, the Pier

Herne Bay, the Pier
Steam and sailing vessels pass the remarkably long pier at Herne Bay, Kent, providing plenty of healthy exercise for visitors

Background imageSteam Collection: Ferry at Dartmouth

Ferry at Dartmouth
The size of the steam ferry at Dartmouth is an indication of the number of people who need to cross the Dart from this bank to that, or that bank to this, as the case may be

Background imageSteam Collection: Threshing corn by traction engine

Threshing corn by traction engine
Threshing corn by steam power. Possibly Suffolk Date: circa 1905

Background imageSteam Collection: 1940s East Africa - train Limuru escarpment, Kenya

1940s East Africa - train Limuru escarpment, Kenya
1940s East Africa - train descending the Limuru escarpment, Kenya Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

Background imageSteam Collection: Wimborne railway station, Wimborne, Dorset

Wimborne railway station, Wimborne, Dorset, on the Southampton and Dorchester Railway route. Seen here in the year it opened, with the viaduct over the River Stour on the right. Date: 1847

Background imageSteam Collection: HMT Assaye, P & O liner and British troop ship

HMT Assaye, P & O liner and British troop ship
HMT (RMS) Assaye, P & O liner, used as a British troop ship during the 1920s, mostly between the UK and India. Date: circa 1925

Background imageSteam Collection: Exterior view of the Hafod Copper and Silver Works and Copper Mill in Swansea, Wales

Exterior view of the Hafod Copper and Silver Works and Copper Mill in Swansea, Wales. Date: 1855

Background imageSteam Collection: Sentinel Wagon Pendle Lady GT 2827

Sentinel Wagon Pendle Lady GT 2827
Sentinel DG6P Type Wagon, regn. GT 2827, number 8590, Pendle Lady. Built in 1931 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury. Date: 1960s-1970s

Background imageSteam Collection: Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine TA369 Red Gauntlet

Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine TA369 Red Gauntlet (msn 3798) at the 1959 Andover Steam Fair. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Background imageSteam Collection: Engineers at Ironbridge Gorge Museum - first railway loco

Engineers at Ironbridge Gorge Museum - first railway loco
Engineers at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum with a working replica of the first railway locomotive in the world, which was designed by Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick and built in Coalbroakdale

Background imageSteam Collection: Train in snowsheds, Sierra Nevada mountains, USA

Train in snowsheds, Sierra Nevada mountains, USA
Train passing through snowsheds on the Southern Pacific line Ogden route, Sierra Nevada mountains, California, USA. Date: 1907

Background imageSteam Collection: Railway workers pose with steam engine

Railway workers pose with steam engine
Four railway workers pose with a steam engine, with one holding an oil can

Background imageSteam Collection: Drake, a GSN freighter

Drake, a GSN freighter
Drake, a General Steam Navigation freighter, unloads in the busy Port of London. Image from Mrs Strangs Travel Play Book published c.1920.Date: circa 1915

Background imageSteam Collection: Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson

Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- An early and interesting type of signal. Date: 1935

Background imageSteam Collection: Kilauea Volcano, National Park, Hawaii, USA

Kilauea Volcano, National Park, Hawaii, USA. Date: 1935

Background imageSteam Collection: Great Northern Depot, Viborg, South Dakota, USA

Great Northern Depot, Viborg, South Dakota, USA
Great Northern Railroad Depot, Viborg, South Dakota, USA, with a train in the station and people on the platform. Date: 1911

Background imageSteam Collection: Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North London

Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North London
Steam-driven fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1894. The driver standing on the appliance is D Gibbons. Third from right is G Walton



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