Track Collection (page 11)

Southend express train, London, Tilbury & Southend Railway
Southend express train, on the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway. Date: circa early 20th century

Quayside at Tjilatjap (Cilacap), Central Java, Indonesia
Quayside on the Donan River at Tjilatjap (Cilacap), Central Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). With steamships and railway track, serving the sugar industry. Date: circa 1908

Steam locomotive at Scout Green, near Tebay, Cumbria, well known for its steep gradient. circa 1960s

Steam engines near service shed, Exeter St David s
Steam engines outside a service shed at Exeter St David s, Devon. circa 1960s

Kadugannawa Railway Station, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Aerial view (from Dawson Tower), Kadugannawa Railway Station, Kandy District, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1930

North Sea Camp Borstal Institution, Lincolnshire
North Sea Camp Borstal Institution at Freiston, Lincolnshire. Boys with spades at work reclaiming land from the sea. Small wagons with hoppers run on a railway track. Date: circa 1945

Giant Powder Works, Point Pinole, California, USA
Giant Powder Works, an explosive powder (gunpowder) manufacturing company in Point Pinole, Richmond, California, USA. Date: circa 1892

Southern Railway Firemen
Firefighters working for Southern Railway spray water onto the roof of a train. Southern Railway employed eighty A.F.S. men in order to fight fires caused by Luftwaffe incendiary bombs. 1940

View of Kumasi, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa
View of Kumasi, including part of the railway station, Ghana, Gold Coast, West Africa. Date: circa 1915

Halesowen railway station, Dudley, West Midlands. Date: circa 1910

Engine no. 600, Virginian Railway Company, USA
Engine no. 600, Virginian Railway Company, Princeton, West Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1910

Go Greyhound Racing at White City, 1939
Advertorial for greyhound racing at White City showing a kennel man (wearing a Greyhound Racing Association jacket) with two fine looking dogs. Date: 1939

Velodrome and city of Luanda, Angola, West Africa
Velodrome and city of Luanda, capital of Angola, Portuguese West Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Aerial view of General Motors factory, South Africa
Aerial view of a General Motors factory in South Africa (possibly in Port Elizabeth), for the manufacture of Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Vauxhall, Opel, Bedford and GMC vehicles

Morogoro, German East Africa
District office and officers houses at Morogoro, German East Africa (now in eastern Tanzania). Date: circa 1908

New Moshi railway station, Tanga Moshi line, East Africa
New Moshi railway station, at the end of the Tanga Moshi line, East Africa (now in Tanzania). 1916

British Railways - The Flying Scotsman - Bittern Class
British Railways - The Flying Scotsman (Bittern Class - Dominion of New Zealand - No 4492) - the new streamlined engine introduced on this route on 4th July 1938. Date: 1938

Father Christmas in a train on a Victorian scrap
Father Christmas in a train full of presents on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s

White City greyhound racing stadium, 1927
A general view at night of White City greyhound racing stadium with lights illuminated the course. Photographed shortly after the venue had opened in response to the rising popularity of

The Iron Steed, Marin County, California, USA
The Iron Steed (Shay Locomotive No. 8), on the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway, Marin County, California, USA. circa 1925

Derby Lane greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
Night scene at the Derby Lane Kennel Club and greyhound track, St Petersburg, Florida, USA, with crowds of spectators. Claimed to be the worlds oldest greyhound track. Date: 1940s

Battle of the Bulge, 1944
An American half-track vehicle carrying troops passes German prisoners of war being marched along the road near Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, Date: 27 December 1944

People at a comic sports event in a field
People taking part in a comic sports event in a field, which involves each man being blindfolded and apparently guided by a woman with a piece of string. Date: circa 1910s

Steam locomotive, The Flying Dutchman
Steam locomotive 70018, The Flying Dutchman, pulling the Red Dragon express. Date: circa 1960s

Wonderland Park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA
Night view of Wonderland Park, Revere Beach, Massachusetts, USA, with a crowd of people out to enjoy themselves at the greyhound track. Date: circa 1940

Quamphegan Park, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA
Quamphegan Park, an amusement park in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA. Date: 1907

Lemming footprints on snow (Lemmus sibiricus). tundra of Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, winter. Russian Arctic, Siberia, Russia. Lemmings spend winter under deep snow and rarely appear on surface

BAOBAB / Boab trees - At sunset. Madagascar

Lemmings footprints on snow surface, typical track of a lemming in winter tundra. (Lemmus sibiricus ). winter tundra of Taimyr peninsula, Kara sea shore, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic

Grass Snake - snake track goes along human track - desert - sand dunes (Natrix natrix). Caspian sea shore - near Krasnovodsk town - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Motorcycle dispatch riders, New Cross, WW2
LCC-LFB junior dispatch riders during training at the New Cross speedway track in South London on 22 April 1942 -- a spot of bother with a bike. Date: 1942

King George V on a light railway, Western Front, WW1
King George V taking a trip on a light railway during a visit to the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Lord Burghley winning the 400m hurdles at 1928 Olympics
The final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, showing Lord Burghley silhouetted against the concrete banking of the stadium racing his way to a gold medal victory

Opening Ceremony of the 1924 Olympic Games, Paris
Opening Ceremony of the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, showing the British team marching past headed by pipers. The ceremony was attended by the Prince of Wales

White City greyhound racing advertisement, 1938
Advertisement for the Greyhound Derby held at White City stadium track on 25 June 1938. Don t miss greyhound racings greatest classic. 1938

LMS steam engine and tender
An LMS (London, Midland and Scottish) steam engine and tender on a railway track, with a house on the right

WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France
WW2 - British Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - shown here building railway sidings. Date: 1942

Beira, Mozambique - Private tram-car system
Beira, Mozambique - The private tram-car system - undoubtedly one of the most unusual forms of conveyance in the world. The cars ran on tiny tracks which rose out of the sand

Ponte Dona Maria Pia - Oporto, Portugal. Forerunner to the iconic Ponte Dom Luis - a single decker bridge for carrying the rail line out of Campanha Station to Gaia

Monte to Funchal Wicker Toboggan - Madeira, Portugal
Wicker Toboggan transportation from the mountainous village of Monte, Island of Madeira, Portugal down to the Capital, Funchal

Jesse Owens, Berlin 1936 Olympics
James Cleveland Jesse Owens American athlete, four times champion at the Olympic Games in Berlin, August 1936. August 1936

Debris following Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
Newspapers strewn over the railway lines, with a train in the background wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed

Russian heavy field artillery, WW1
Russian heavy field artillery during the First World War, with a curved set of tracks laid on the ground for manoeuvrability. Date: 1914-1918

Horse Racing at the State Fair Grounds, Syracuse, New York State, USA Date: 1911

Bombardment of Termonde, Belgium, WW1
Scene during the Bombardment of Termonde, Belgium, by the Germans during the First World War. Showing Belgian infantry sniping after blowing up the railway. Date: 18 September 1914

Chester Races
Scene overlooking the track at Chester Races, Cheshire, England. These popular horse races are held annually in May. Date: circa 1960

Wembley Stadium, 1948 London Olympic Games
Wembley Stadium, as viewed from the air. The main track events and the official opening of the XIVth Olympiad took place here, as well as the finals of the football and field-hockey, fencing

Howitzer shell, Iron Ration, WW1
A 15 inch Howitzer shell on the ground, during the First World War, with the ironic words Iron Ration painted on it. Date: 1914-1918

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