Tracks Collection (page 15)

Docks and Workshops at Gibraltar
The No.1 and No.2 Docks and Workshops at Gibraltar Date: circa 1910s

USA / New Orleans / Street
Mule-drawn carts loaded high with cotton cross a street in New Orleans, wide enough to accommodate three horse-drawn tram tracks. Date: 1895

Calton Hill, Prison, Railway, Royal High School, Edinburgh
A general view of central Edinburgh showing Calton Hill (upper centre), Edinburgh Prison (centre), rail tracks (lower centre) and the Royal High School (centre left)

Americas greatest automobile course, Savannah Georgia
Americas greatest automobile course, grand prize auto race, Savannah Georgia

The mechanical mule team, Los Angeles aqueduct. These caterpillars crawl across the desert wastes and over mountain roads about three miles an hour, drawing several tonnes of machinery and supplies

Swansea Loop East Junction, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the railway tracks at the Swansea Loop East Junction on the Great Western Railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, with details of lamps and points

Near Skewen Railway Station, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the track, with a road bridge in the middle distance, near Skewen Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales

New tunnel, Newport, Monmouthshire, South Wales
Completion of the new bore (left) of the Newport tunnel, on the Great Western Railway near the city of Newport, Monmouthshire, Gwent, South Wales

Swansea main railway sidings, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of Swanseas main railway sidings on the Great Western Railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, with a large number of trucks loaded with coal

Swansea Goods Yard, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the railway tracks at the Swansea Goods Yard, not far from the Docks, on the Great Western Railway in Glamorgan, South Wales

Railway track at Landore, near Swansea, South Wales
View of the railway track at Landore, near Swansea, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales

Coast at Solva, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the coast at Solva, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, as seen from the Gribin, the headland which overlooks Solva village

City of Paris ship at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales
View of the City of Paris ship in for repair at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales, with a railway track in the foreground

Tramway, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of part of the tramway at the top of Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, with rope haulage and brake equipment

Slate tram, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of a slate tram and part of the main buildings at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales

Main haulage track, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A miner stands alongside the main haulage track or road at Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales

Glyn Pits, Pontypool, South Wales
External view of the Glyn Pits in Pontypool, South Wales

Small tank undergoing maintenance
A small tank on a country road, undergoing maintenance during the First World War

Various tank track designs, as used during the First World War

Soldiers marching with field gun and tank
A group of soldiers marching along a road with a field gun on a tank during the First World War

Armoured tank in a battlefield
View of an armoured tank sitting on a battlefield during the First World War

New tank design, inspection and testing
A new tank design undergoing inspection and testing during the First World War

Testing a new tracked vehicle
Soldiers field testing a new tracked vehicle during the First World War -- it doesn t appear to be very stable on uneven ground

Armoured tank undergoing field testing
An armoured tank undergoing field testing during the First World War

Soldiers building a battlefield railway track
A group of soldiers building a railway track across a battlefield during the First World War

Tank breaking through barbed wire barricade
An armoured tank breaking through a barbed wire barricade on a battlefield during the First World War

End of broad gauge, 1892
Brunels Great Western Railway pioneered the broad gauge from 1838 until 1892 when the final break with broad gauge took place. Here, the engineers are shown converting the tracks to dual gauge

Thomas Cook, Winter Sports, 1932-33
Cover illustration for Thomas Cooks Winter Sports, 1932-33, showing a lady in winter sports clothes on skis, going downhill

Spring Street Subway, New York
Express trains at Spring Street Subway, New York City, America

Pacific Electric Railway, on the way to Pasadena, California, America

Llangollen, River Dee and Bridge - in north-east Wales in the county of Denbighshire

Met Police officer looking through iron gates
A Metropolitan Police officer on duty on a London street looks straight at the photographer through a set of spiked iron gates

Estonia - Tallinn (Reval) - View of the City
Panoramic view of the city from the North West, featuring the distinctive spire of St Olai Church and the imposing bulk of the Great Coastal Gate

Railway junction in the morning mist
A superb atmospheric photograph looking across a complicated railway junction. From the collection of a Scottish rail accident investigator

Railway junction in the morning mist (alternate version)
A superb atmospheric photograph looking across a complicated railway junction. From the collection of a Scottish rail accident investigator

Cook Islands - Rarotonga Island - Pacific Ocean. The US Steamship Company of New Zealand Wharf with railway tracks leading out onto the jetty for easy unloading and moving of cargoes

Track laying - using a bulldozer
A Caterpillar bulldozer being operated during track laying by the Wimpey construction company. Nightime engineering works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Railway Station at Izmir, Turkey
The tracks of the Railway Station complax at Punta, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Tunnel for the Paris Metro - Seine
Tunnel cut for the Paris Metro under the River Seine - the convergence of two branches of the underground railway

King William Street - Adelaide, Australia
A wonderful photographic postcard of a muffin man. The caption on the reverse reads thus:

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Railway Station & Depot
The Railway Station and Depot - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The United States assumed territorial control over Guantanamo Bay under the 1903 Cuban-American Treaty

Laying Railway Tracks
Three construction workers guide a large rail into position. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Electric Tramway - St. Petersburg, Russia
The new Electric Tramway running alongside the River Neva, St Petersburg, Russia

Battle of the Canal du Nord 1918
Infantry support from the 4th Canadian Division advancing amongst the caterpillar tracks at the Battle of the Canal du Nord on the Western Front in France during World War I in September 1918

Laying railway line 1917
British troops laying a railway line near Bailleul in France on the British front during World War I on 26th May 1917

Turkish girl on a bridge over the Golden Horn
A Young Turkish girl standing on a bridge over the Golden Horn. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s

Scottish tank crew in Burma - 1945
Scottish tank crew in Burma, 15th March 1945. A Sherman tank passing a pagoda on the Taungtha road

Boys Club evening activities, train sets, February 1932
Toy train sets hold an eternal fascination for young boys and these thirteen boys from a Boys Club are no exception

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