Train Collection (page 92)

G Lascelles & Toy Train
GERALD DAVID LASCELLES later VISCOUNT LASCELLES Younger son of 6th Earl Harewood and Princess Mary

Inventions great and small: shaving in public
Amusing photograph of a man shaving in a train carriage captioned How to beguile the morning journey, or shaving in public; a sight which may become common if a recent automatic dry-shaving apparatus

The Prince of Wales opening the Mersey Tunnel, connecting Birkenhead with Liverpool. After the opening ceremony the royal train passed through the Mersey tunnel

Holmes / Dancing Men
I suppose you are the detectives from London? said he

German Recruits Train
Recruits exercising with small arms on the deck of a Panzerschiffe

Court Dress ?1825
Gala dress? Blue & white gown with a long train & trimmed with gold, pearls & rubies. The bodice is decorated with a row of gold clasps. The sleeves are slashed

Royal Family 1947
ROYAL TOUR OF RHODESIA AND SOUTH AFRICA. The Royal Family (King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret), alight from a train and are greeted by dignitaries

Arrival of the workmens train
Arrival of the workmens penny train at the Victoria Station showing men waiting to cram onboard the train to transport them for a days work

King Edwards day comparment, on the royal train
King Edward VIIs newly built train on the London and North Western Railway showing a view of the royal day compartment. The train was first used on the royal familys journey to Gopsall

Edward VIIs sleeping compartment on the royal train
King Edward VIIs newly built train on the London and North Western Railway showing a view of the sleeping compartment. The train was first used on the royal familys journey to Gopsall

Electric Railway Train
The Prince of Wales formally opened the new underground electric railway, three miles and a quarter in length, from King William Street in the City, passing under the Thames to the Borough

Snow blizzard blocking the North Eastern train
Disruption of the railway traffic during the first week of March 1886. The North Eastern railway service from Newcastle to Edinburgh was cancelled after a train travelling from Edinburgh was snowed

Slip of earth on the Great Northern Railway line
Slip of earth at the Spittal-Gate cutting off the Great Northern Railway. The incident happened just south of Grantham, over a thousand tons of earth fell on the track alomost burying the engine

The Brighton viaduct across the Preston Road
The Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway opened to Lewes. Train crossing the Brighton viaduct across the Preston Road. The first stone was laid by W. Nash, the chairman of Midland Railway in 1845

Railway of the future
The railway of the future, travelling 300 miles an hour. Mr E. W Chalmers Kearneys working model of his high speed railway, where, he claimed, 300 mph could be obtained in safety

Experiments with Fairlies steam carriage
Fairlies steam carriage; an invention that gained much criticism, due to its unusual seating design. The train is sectioned into 2 first class carriages seating 16 people

Waiting for the excursion train
On the departure platform of a suburban branch of the Great West-Eastern Railway. Five hundred Londoners scrambling to board the second and third class carriages for Bank Holiday excursions

Salisbury Rail Crash
The dining coach where most people perished in a train crash at Salisbury in 1906

Mckinleys Funeral
WILLIAM MCKINLEY The assassinated Presidents casket is taken from the train on its arrival at Canton

The Post in the Snow
Three engravings to illustrate the changing modes of postal delivery through the nineteenth century. The top illustration shows a post boy with his horse, lost in the snow

Evening Gown / Mainbocher
Peach, bias cut gown with thin straps and wrap-over bodice which is echoed in the diagonal skirt panels. The skirt is gored with a train. A fur-trimmed scarf is worn

Oslo / Bridge / Train 1867
Oslo (formerly Christiania): railway bridge and train

Rocket Train Predicted
A rocket-powered train predicted

Summertime Special Train
Full steam ahead: The No. 5073 steam locomotive, at speed, near Reading, heading to Paddington railway station, London, with the Summer Special

Rainy Romance
A young couple gaze out of a rainy railway carriage window on a romantic trip together

Cheltenham Spa Express
The Cheltenham Spa Express train, being pulled by the Gloucester Regiment locomotive steam engine

Ape Signalman
This signalman of Uitenhage, South Africa, lost both legs and an arm when run over by a train : he taught a baboon to operate the signals when he heard the train whistle

GOLDEN ARROW BAR
A couple have a drink in the bar of the famous Golden Arrow train which took passengers from London to the Dover to Calais ferry to France

3rd Class Carriages
A popular and packed train on the route between Paris and Orleans. The rear four carriages are open and contain the third class passengers, exposed to all elements

Penrhyn Castle / Wales
The view across the fields toward this fortified manor house, which was expanded and transformed in the form of a Norman Castle by Thomas Hopper in the mid 19th century

Chaudfontaine / France
The pretty town of Chaudfontaine, known as the Violet among watering resorts. The scene is spoilt by the railway and the heavy goods train passing through

First American Train

Carriages Taken by Train
A fascinating picture showing the arrival at a countryside terminus of a steam train transporting two stagecoaches which are unloaded to depart onward by road

Isabela Leaves
Isabela, deposed, takes the train for Paris at the station at the frontier town of Hendaye

Locomotive Galop 1867
A locomotive train emerges from a tunnel

Tourist and Bobby
A tourist just off the train from Paris enjoys her first sight of the legendary London bobby who is only too happy to help her find her way to her chosen destination

Victoria at Wolverhampton
When Queen Victoria travelled to Wolverhampton to unveil a Statue of Prince Albert, the Royal party processed through a large coal arch, donated by the Earl of Dudley

King Henry VIII steam locomotive near Slough
The King Henry VIII steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway near Taplow and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Part of the King Class of locomotives, it was built in 1928 and withdrawn in 1962

Armoured Train at Samara
CIVIL WAR Heavily armed troops on board a red army armoured train at Samara

Czech Leaflets
Czech forces fighting the Red Army distribute propaganda leaflets from a train. Date: 1918

Shy Man in Train
A shy traveller is disturbed by a group of females who invade the railway compartment he hoped to have all to himself

Boer War Armoured Train
Armoured train used by the British; the locomotive is given blanket protection

Satin Evening Dress / 30S
A blonde woman wearing a long satin evening dress with a bow at the back and a slight train poses thoughtfully by a piano

Children / Travelling / 1880
Four children on their way to the seaside in the train

Train-Bands Militia
Lord Essex leads the London train-bands militia out of London to relieve the Siege of Gloucester. The 15, 000 strong force stood firm against Prince Ruperts cavalry

Great Western Rail 1850
Great Western Railway locomotive Lord of the Isles, built on the broad gauge favoured by Brunel, so unable to run on other lines

Edward VII & Relatives
Finding that his train will pass that of the Tsar, Edward arranges for both to stop at Le Bourget, France, so they and their wives can briefly pass the time of day

Dinner Dress 1911
Empire line revival gown: square corsage & an asymmetrical tunic / over- skirt with a deep side split & train trimmed with ropes of amethysts

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