Train Collection (#88)

First engine for the Peshawur Railway, India
The first engine for the Peshawur railway being conveyed across the River Indus at Attock, India

New design for train snow plough
A new design for a railway snow plough - the unit on a non snow-bound track showing the interior workings

Steam train leaving Euston Station
A train leaves Euston Station for the north, filling the atmosphere with a large plume of white steam

Train Storage Yard
A good example of perspective in a large train storage yard. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Undercarriage of a train
The bootm of a train carriage viewed from the bottom of a pit in a railway shed, cut out of the floor to allow engineers to access the undercarriage for repairs and adjustments

Locomotive construction in a large railway shed
A steam locomotive is moved across a large shed by means of a large crane arm with pulleys and chains. The lower section of the photograph shows a more complete locomotive

Regional Railway Carriage Interior
The interior of a regional railway carriage with most of the seats in use in summer. The style of the train interior and the passengers clothing is typical of this period in post-war Britain

Couple are Interviewed on a Train
An interviewer holds up a microphone to ask a jolly middle aged couple a few questions on a train journey. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Rack and Pinion Railway
A Blenkinsop rack rail and spur. Rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. The circular pinion engages teeth on a flat bar - the rack

Timalu, New Zealand
The Northbound express train passing Caroline Bay, Timaru, New Zealand

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Melon Market
The Melon Market at Smyrna (Izmir)

A dogs education
Three young girls train a small white dog who sits obediently on the table in front of them. One of the girls takes the dogs paw and orders him to be quiet by holding her finger against her lips

Foreign houses - Beijing, China
Foreign style house in Beijing, China. A camel caravan passes by

Outer City Wall - Beijing, China
The Outer City Wall of Beijing, China, with a carmel caravan train heading off across the Gobi Desert from the Chinese Capital

George Corbett, Brading Station, Isle of Wight
Mr George Corbett, who was employed all his life on the Isle of Wight railway at Brading Station. At the time of this photograph he had the distinction of being the oldest stationmaster in the world

Spiral Tunnels, British Columbia, Canada
Lower portal of Number Two tunnel, Spiral Tunnels, Field, British Columbia, Canada. The locomotive is passing under the train it is pulling! The tunnel opened in 1909

Railway Sleeper - Cardiff Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh rugby fan at Cardiff Station, delighted that Wales beat France 23-11! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Grimsby Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing deep sea fisherman propped up against a bollard at Grimsby Station holding onto his latest catch of a giant cod! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Kings Cross Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing tramp at Kings Cross Station dreaming of wealth as he clutches a copy of the Financial Times. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Oxford Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing University graduate seated on his trunk, nods off at Oxford Station as he studies a map of the London Underground

Railway Sleeper - Bath Station (Christmas)
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Tramp at Bath Station at Christmas. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Downham Market Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Farmer at Downham Market Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh shepherd takes forty winks leaning up against his crook, sitting on a wooden crate at Aberystwyth Station, his trusty Collie sheepdog at his feet

Argentina - Rosario Railway Station (exterior)
Argentina - Rosario de Sante Fe Railway Station (exterior)

Argentina - Railway Station, Rosario

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

Camel Train in Australia
Camel Train in Central Australia

Prince of Wales (George V) and his missing dog
A terrier dog belonging to George V when he was Prince of Wales. The dog was accidentally left behind after a fishing expedition to Fochabers Bridge in Scotland

Poster advertising Mont Genevre for Winter Sports
Poster advertising Mont Genevre in the Alps, boasting six whole months of snow, for winter sports. How to get there? Via PLM of course!

Yemen - Camel Caravan at Rest, Aden

Manchester Ship Canal - Railway and warehouses
Manchester Ship Canal - Railway line and mulit-storey warehouses. The trade coming through the Ship Canal (often originating from Ireland)

Yemen - Arrival of a camel caravan, Aden - the animals sit outside a Turkish shop. The message on the reverse of the card reads: " Nice little things these camels" !

Hodeidah, Yemen - Loading and Unloading
Hodeidah, Yemen - Loading and unloading camel trains on the Red Sea Coast

Mules being led from Santi Quaranta to Ioannina
Mules being led from Santi Quaranta (now in Southern Albania) to Ioannina (Jannina) on the shore of Lake Ioannina. Both towns were in Ottoman Turkish hands in 1906

Yemen - Camel Caravan, Aden

Manchester Ship Canal - Beef Carcasses for London
A chalk scrawl on the wagon door records that 1000 beef carcasses were transported in these wagons from the offload on the Manchester Ship Canal down to final destination of Smithfield Market, London

A train of thought
This is Mrs. Tymmeruss notion of what goes on in a railway tunnel A popular notion of what happens when a train goes into a railway tunnel

An extraordinary railway accident
A woman is thrown onto a locomotive after a collision with her cart at Shelford, Cambridgeshire. The terrified woman clings onto a rail at the front of the train as it continues to steam along

Lord Chief Justice approaching Westminster Abbey
The Lord Chief Justice approaches Westminster Abbey as part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year

Embroidered Train
The Present Time A train with two carriages, capable of speeds of 60 miles per hour

Guari wood carrier, Northern Nigeria, Africa - she is standing on a Train Station platform

Muslim Refugees heading to Pakistan
Two trains packed with Muslim refugees en route from Delhi to Pakistan. A bulging, writhing target trainload of refugees was attacked by Sikhs at Amritsar on 22nd September

Couple in a railway carriage
A couple sharing a tender moment between two windows of a stationary railway carriage. Their locked gaze is testament to the success of his charm offensive!

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan - Fort Ali-Musjid

Izmir, Turkey - The Quayside
A typical Quayside scene at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey with tram lines, a fine lampost and a passing camel train

Izmir, Turkey - Customs House and Warehouses
Barges and quayside with a passing camel train, alongside the Customs House and Warehouses at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Brighton Works brass plates
Two brass plates for the Brighton railway works, and a smaller metal plate for the Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works

Supply train 1916
French horse drawn supply train in Flanders on the French front during World War I in 1916

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