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Steam Collection (page 7)

Background imageSteam Collection: Cooks Programme of Popular Day Outings

Cooks Programme of Popular Day Outings
Cover illustration for Cooks Programme of Popular Day Outings by Rail, Coach and Steamer in connection with the Midland, North Eastern, and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railways

Background imageSteam Collection: Taggs Island, Molesey

Taggs Island, Molesey on the Thames to the west of London

Background imageSteam Collection: Thames Embankment - Cecil and Savoy Hotels

Thames Embankment - Cecil and Savoy Hotels

Background imageSteam Collection: Puffing Billy engine

Puffing Billy engine
Puffing Billy, steam engine invented by William Headley in 1813. Headley solved the problem of slippage on the iron tracks by applying power through two sets of driving wheels

Background imageSteam Collection: The Steamer Tiverton off Gravesend, 1884

The Steamer Tiverton off Gravesend, 1884
Scene on the River Thames at Gravesend prior to the transatlantic crossing of the emigrant steam ship Tiverton, 1884

Background imageSteam Collection: The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908

The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908
Photograph of the steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Pearys 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition

Background imageSteam Collection: Continental Boat Express

Continental Boat Express
The Continental Boat Express Boat Express train on the viaduct at Folkestone, Kent, England, en route to Calais and Boulogne, France

Background imageSteam Collection: Lascar Seamen at work and at rest, 1906

Lascar Seamen at work and at rest, 1906
Series of Photographs showing Lascar seamen at work in the stokehole of a passenger liner (centre image) and at rest in the Home for Asiatic Seamen (bottom images)

Background imageSteam Collection: Finishing of the manufacture of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable

Finishing of the manufacture of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable
Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph cable as the last inch of cable passes through the machinery of Messrs Glass and Elliott at Morden Whard, East Greenwich

Background imageSteam Collection: Verne / Steam House 4

Verne / Steam House 4
LA MAISON A VAPEUR A menacing group of native fanatics are terrified by the mighty machine

Background imageSteam Collection: Punch / Infant Electricity

Punch / Infant Electricity
King Steam and King Coal wonder what the Infant Electricity will grow into

Background imageSteam Collection: Steam Boilers / 1885 Ad

Steam Boilers / 1885 Ad
Advertisement for patent water-tube steam boilers from the Babcock and Wilcox Company of New York and Glasgow

Background imageSteam Collection: Winchester Castle Steam

Winchester Castle Steam
Passenger liner of the Union Castle line

Background imageSteam Collection: Dover Harbour Postcard

Dover Harbour Postcard
A steam train pulled up on the Admiralty Pier alongside a paddle steamer

Background imageSteam Collection: Steam Fire Engine

Steam Fire Engine
Canterburys steam fire- engine, built be Messrs Merryweather & sons, of Greenwich

Background imageSteam Collection: Steam Locomotive

Steam Locomotive
Steam train on the Southern Region, nr. Three Bridges, Sussex, England

Background imageSteam Collection: Rotherhithe Ferry 1877

Rotherhithe Ferry 1877
The steam ferry across the Thames at Rotherhithe, one of the few crossings below London Bridge : carrying not only foot passengers but a coach with footmen, also carts

Background imageSteam Collection: Giffards Dirigible

Giffards Dirigible
Henry Giffards steam-powered dirigible - a major step towards the achievement of powered aerial navigation

Background imageSteam Collection: Roller (Suburb)

Roller (Suburb)
Steam roller at work in an English suburban street

Background imageSteam Collection: Steam Book Press / 1877

Steam Book Press / 1877
Steam printing press machinery for printing books - reading a page which has just come off the machine

Background imageSteam Collection: Mushroom cloud Nagasaki Japan in 1945, atomic bomb

Mushroom cloud Nagasaki Japan in 1945, atomic bomb
Mushroom cloud following the expolsion of Nagaski atomic bomb, Japan, World War II

Background imageSteam Collection: No. 2001 Cock o the North - LNER - Gresley P2 class

No. 2001 Cock o the North - LNER - Gresley P2 class steam locomotive. 1934

Background imageSteam Collection: Foden Steam Wagon AN9568 London Pride

Foden Steam Wagon AN9568 London Pride (msn 13138), built 1928, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. (Foden Trucks was a British truck)

Background imageSteam Collection: Foden D-type Steam Wagon RX1719 Early Bird

Foden D-type Steam Wagon RX1719 Early Bird
Foden D-type Steam Wagon reg. RX1719 Early Bird (msn 12852), built 1927, at Ferndown in dorset. (Foden Trucks was a British truck)

Background imageSteam Collection: Aveling & Porter Steam Roller BY2185

Aveling & Porter Steam Roller BY2185 (msn 2185), built 1886, of Croydon Corporation, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam Rally

Background imageSteam Collection: RMS Berengaria, formerly SS Imperator, ocean liner

RMS Berengaria, formerly SS Imperator, ocean liner
RMS Berengaria of the Cunard Line, formerly SS Imperator, transatlantic ocean liner, seen here at Southampton. Date: circa 1925

Background imageSteam Collection: Early locomotive railway engine, Dwarf

Early locomotive railway engine, Dwarf, used to pull the engineers inspection coach in 1862, London & North Western Railway Company. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSteam Collection: Boiling eggs at the Beppu Hot Springs, Japan

Boiling eggs at the Beppu Hot Springs, Japan
A sign advertising the option to boil an egg at the Beppu Hot Springs, Beppu, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1924, and is famous for its onsen (hot springs), which are regarded as sacred

Background imageSteam Collection: Moorish Bathhouse - Algeria

Moorish Bathhouse - Algeria. Date: circa 1909

Background imageSteam Collection: LMS Princess Coronation Class 6220 Coronation

LMS Princess Coronation Class 6220 Coronation - built in 1937, which special livery of Caledonian Railway blue with go-faster stripes

Background imageSteam Collection: American steam locomotive with cow catcher

American steam locomotive with cow catcher
Vintage 19th century photograph: American steam locomotive with cow catcher on the front

Background imageSteam Collection: The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard

The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard, Newcastle upon Tyne for His Imperial Majesty Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) - September 25, 1903

Background imageSteam Collection: Waterloo Underground Station - cross-section 1926

Waterloo Underground Station - cross-section 1926
Cross section of Waterloo Overground and Underground Stations - showing the big triple escalator descending to the lower platforms. 1926

Background imageSteam Collection: Britannia class steam locomotive 70002

Britannia class steam locomotive 70002. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSteam Collection: Photograph of the steam locomotive Lord Faringdon

Photograph of the steam locomotive Lord Faringdon 1169, fitted with the Robinson superheater. Signed Mr G Robinson, with specifications for the locomotive on the verso. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageSteam Collection: Dolgoch - narrow gauge steam loco of the Talyllyn Railway

Dolgoch - narrow gauge steam loco of the Talyllyn Railway
Dolgoch a narrow gauge 0-4-0 well tank steam locomotive built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co in 1866, still in active service to the Talyllyn Railway. Date: 1953

Background imageSteam Collection: Patrick Miller, the first steam engine boat, 1788

Patrick Miller, the first steam engine boat, 1788. 1788

Background imageSteam Collection: The Song the Kettle is Singing

The Song the Kettle is Singing (in a dear little place called home) - written and composed by Worton David and Lawrence Wright - sung with enormous success by Miss Florrie Forde and Miss Dora Lyric

Background imageSteam Collection: Cartoon, Notice to Quit, electricity on London Underground

Cartoon, Notice to Quit, electricity on London Underground
Cartoon, Notice to Quit, a comment on the introduction of electric trains on the London Underground, showing The Fairy Electra banishing the Steam Locomotive Underground Demon

Background imageSteam Collection: Queen Victoria at Weedon railway station, Northamptonshire

Queen Victoria at Weedon railway station, Northamptonshire
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at Weedon railway station, Northamptonshire, in November 1844, on their way to a three-day visit to Burghley House. The station opened in 1838. Date: 1844

Background imageSteam Collection: Commodore Vanderbilt - New York Central Railroad

Commodore Vanderbilt - New York Central Railroad
Commodore Vanderbilt steam locomotive featured Art Deco streamlining designed by Henry Dreyfuss - New York Central Railroad. 95ft long, developing 4075 horsepower and could attain a speed of 90 mph

Background imageSteam Collection: HMT Himalaya, British troop ship

HMT Himalaya, British troop ship, with steam tug serving as its anchor. circa 1919

Background imageSteam Collection: Advert, The Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Company

Advert, The Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Company
Advert for The Leith, Hull and Hamburg Steam Packet Company Ltd, Passenger and Cargo Ships, Bernard Street, Leith, Scotland. 1905

Background imageSteam Collection: Shipbuilding - RMS Franconia 1910

Shipbuilding - RMS Franconia 1910
In construction the Cunard companys steamer RMS Franconia, covered in girders and scaffolding. Franconia, was intended for the lines Boston service, between Liverpool and Boston, USA. Date: 1910

Background imageSteam Collection: TSS Largs Bay, steamship of the Australian Commonwealth Line

TSS Largs Bay, steamship of the Australian Commonwealth Line. Date: circa 1922

Background imageSteam Collection: Aveling & Porter Steam Roller KR 478

Aveling & Porter Steam Roller KR 478
Aveling & Porter Steam Roller KR478 Dick Turpin of Barnes Bros. Aveling at Westbury, Wiltshire. Maker: Aveling & Porter - Type: Road Roller - Number: 14001 - Built: 1929 - Registration

Background imageSteam Collection: Ruston Proctor General Purpose Engine Tulip Queen BE 7421

Ruston Proctor General Purpose Engine Tulip Queen BE 7421
Ruston Proctor SH class General Purpose Engine, regn. BE 7421, number 44836, Tulip Queen. Built in 1912 by Ruston and Hornsby Ltd (R&H) of Lincoln and Grantham

Background imageSteam Collection: Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Winston Churchill NR 965

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Winston Churchill NR 965
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Burrell Scenic class Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. NR 965, number 3909, Winston Churchill



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