Tracks Collection (page 2)

Children enjoy a ride on a model steam train
A group of young children enjoy a ride on a model steam train. 1970s

British tanks in Battle of Cambrai, aerial photograph, WW1
Aerial photograph of British tanks in action during the Battle of Cambrai, First World War. Date: November-December 1917

Lushunkou - Port Arthur
Railway Station at Lushunkou (a district in the municipality of Dalian, Liaoning province, also called Lushun City or Lushun Port, formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun...!). Date: circa 1910s

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

Horse-Drawn Railway / 1820
Birkinshaws horse-drawn railway, characteristic of those in general use at this time

Interior, Birmingham Railway Station
Passengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks

W D & H O Wills cigarette factory, Swindon, Wiltshire, showing an engine in a railway siding, and a Kinnear rolling metal shutter at the entrance to the factory

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

Fighting Cocks railway station, Stockton-Darlington line
Fighting Cocks railway station, on the Stockton to Darlington line. It opened in 1825, named after the local pub where train tickets were sold

The Old Wicker Railway Station, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
The Old Wicker Railway Station building in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, which opened in 1838. In 1870 it was closed to passengers, being used for freight and renamed Wicker Goods. Date: circa 1840s

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

First underground train, Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London
First underground train, running from Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London. Building works on the Metropolitan Line began in 1853, and the first journey took place ten years later. Date: 1863

Railroad Station and Oglethorpe Hotel, Brunswick, GA, USA
Railroad Station Depot and rear view of the Oglethorpe Hotel, Brunswick, Georgia, USA. Date: circa 1908

Hotel Rockaway, Rockaway Beach, Oregon, USA
Hotel Rockaway, Rockaway Beach, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA, with a large group of people standing in front of the building. Date: circa 1910s

Skogen Station - Norway - on the Holmenkollen Line located between Voksenlia and Lillevann, in Oslo. The architect for the station was Erik Glosimodt. Date: 1932

The Furness Line railway near Grange over Sands, Cumbria
The Furness Line railway near Grange over Sands, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England Date: 2012

Zetland Road Junction - Bristol, England - The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company - Bishopston Branch Date: circa 1905

Ashtabula, Ohio, USA - Ashtabula Steel Company Date: circa 1920

Ashtabula, Ohio, New York Central Railroad Freight Depot
Ashtabula, Ohio, USA - New York Central Railroad Freight Depot Date: circa 1920

Laying tram tracks, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Laying railway tracks in the Severn Tunnel, 1930s maybe

Leicester and Swannington railway tracks and trucks

Nottingham Market Square laying tram tracks in 1929

Burnley laying tram tracks Top of Town early 1900s

Burnley laying the first tram tracks in 1901

Laying first tram tracks in 1901, Burnley

Laying tram tracks, Top of Town, Burnley

WW2 - Rosyth Dockyard with HMS George V and HMS Cossack in dock Date: 1941

Hockley Brook, Birmingham. Date: circa 1908

Elevated Railway, New York City, USA Date: circa 1905

Elevated Railroad Structure - 110th Street, New York City, USA. This is the highest point of the elevated network - 73ft. above street level! Date: circa 1905

Portsmouth Goldsmith Avenue early 1900s

Laying tram tracks at Water, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Laying tram tracks in Waterfoot, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Laying tram tracks at Reedsholme, Rawtenstall, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

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The Iron Works, Millom, Cumbria. Once the heartbeat of the town's industry, but was closed in 1968 and Millom is now a redundant industrial estate

Red Bank Road, Bispham, Lancashire
Boarding Houses and Seaview Appartments on Red Bank Road, Bispham, Lancashire. The buildings on the right are now home to Top Chippy and the Bispham Kitchen'!! Date: circa 1920s

Electric Tram on Mather Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside Date: circa 1910s

Quesnoy-sur-Deule - commune in the Nord department, France
Quesnoy-sur-Deule - The Railway Station - a commune in the Nord department in northern France, part of the Metropole Europeenne de Lille. Date: circa 1910

Genoa, Italy - Port and Maritime Railway Station
Genoa, Italy - Steamship Port and Maritime Railway Station. Date: 1934

Our Town Hall
A watercolour painting which provides a somewhat foggy view of of a city street, with a large town hall. A tram is travelling down the road tracks. Date: circa 1920

Onoyecho-dori, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

The Toboggan Slide - Montreal, Canada
The Mount Royal Toboggan Slide - Montreal, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

London Underground Railway Signal Box Date: 1909

Poster, Winter Sports, France Date: 1954

Poster, French Alpine Club (Club Alpin Francais) Date: circa 1930

The Bowery, New York City, USA - looking north. Date: circa 1910s

Champion Park, Denmark Hill, London Date: circa 1910s

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