Trains Collection (page 11)

Railway Station, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1910s

Old-Fashioned Country Cottages by Fougasse
Sequential cartoon by Fougasse (Kenneth Cyril Bird) showing a man staying at a funny little country cottage only to find its comforts lacking to the point that he eventually makes his escape

Helsinki Central railway station, Finland
The Helsinki Central railway station was designed by Eliel Saarinen and inaugurated in 1919. Date: circa 1935

A diagram of the proposed Charing Cross Bridge
Plans for a new double-decker bridge at Charing Cross, designed by Sir Owen Williams and at the time recently approved by a royal commission

Railway station in Ismailia, Egypt
Railway station in Ismailia, a city in north-eastern Egypt named after the third Khedive of Egypt Isma il Pasha. The city is located on the west bank of the Suez Canal. Date: circa 1916

Railway station in Kafr el-Dawwar, Egypt
Railway station in Kafr el-Dawwar, nowadays a city near Alexandria, Egypt. Date: circa 1905

People gathering at the Giza Railway Station, Egypt. Date: circa 1908

Fashion by Gordon Conway: Paris prefers two trains
A dress of black silk tulle with a train that springs from the upper pleated flounce. The corsage is cut square at the front and high at the back; it is trimmed with moire ribbon

A night train stopped by a snow drift in Northern England or Scotland, This portion of the country has been laid under snow to the depth of, in some places, ten or twelve feet. 1858

Wheel of a steam train, England. circa 1966

Proposed extensions of transport links into London 1919
Diagram showing a map of London and the movement of commuters by different travel means from Greater to Central London, and the proposed extensions of transport links

The Flying Scotsman locomotive
The locomotive tender of the Flying Scotsman. The corridor in the locomotive enables the driver and fireman of the engine to be relieved during the run, without a stop being necessary. 1928

Bulawayo-Bukama train crossing the Zambezi River
The Bulawayo-Bukama train crosses the Zambezi River in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with a stunning waterfall in the background. Date: late 1930s

The Oslo-Bergen Express
The Oslo to Bergen Express, Norway. A majestic black engine chugs its way through the stunning Norwegian landscape. Date: late 1930s

The Flying Scotsman, composite carriage
A composite carriage on the Flying Scotsman, the quickest day train between London and Edinburgh which has been running from Kings Cross since 1852. 1914

The Pacific Union
Front cover of Famous Trains No. 2. Featuring the legendary Union Pacific rolling though the American West. The cover has been digitally enhanced and altered. Date: late 1930s

Flying Scotsman advertisment
Advertisment for the Flying Scotsman and the new services offered on board, such as a Louis XVI restaurant, a cocktail bar, a ladies retiring room and a hairdressing salon. 1932

Advertisment for the LNER Route
Advertisment for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), track of the Flying Scotsman from London to Scotland. Date: 1926

Australian Lifeguards in Training - Dee Why Beach, NSW, Australia. Date: circa 1932

Locomotive engine, Belgian railway
Express passenger locomotive engine of the Belgian railway. Date: circa 1890s

Locomotive engine, Austrian railway. Date: circa 1890s

Locomotive engine and carriage, Austrian railway. Date: circa 1890s

Westbahnhof railway station, Vienna, Austria, southern departure side. Date: circa 1890s

The Railways Reply to Increasing Road Competition
" For the first time in British railway history - sleeping compartments for 3rd class travellers: a sectional view of the new corridor " sleepers" on the L.N.E.R trains to

A London Station with trains to Margate - possibly Cannon Street. Part of Box 34 Boswell Collection - London Streets. Date: circa 1890s

Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. French troops taking trains
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussian. French troops taking trains in Paris

Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. from Paris to the French tro
Franco-Prussian War. 1870-1871. Conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussian. French troops taking trains in Paris

Commemorating 100 years of the Danish Railways Date: 1947

Bystander Riviera supplement - train de luxe
Cover of The Bystander magazines Riviera supplement carrying an illustrated advertisement for the Train de Luxe Calais-Mediterranean Express which ran daily from Calais to the Riviera

Homeward Bound - the Rush from the Riviera
Travellers returning from the French Riviera on a crowded train in the Spring of 1910. Such was the exodus from the Cote d Azur

On the Blue Train by Helen McKie
One of the delightful sleeping berths on board the famous Blue Train which provided visitors to the Riviera with the last word in deluxe travel. Date: 1929

The Blue Train to the Riviera - carriage interior
A quiet moment with a magazine in a single-berth sleeping compartment on the famous Blue Train down to the French Riviera. 1923

Railway enthusiast couple in Essex
The Station Master, one half of a railway enthusiast couple in Essex, looks down the tracks before allowing the train to depart. Date: 1960s

Istanbul, Turkey - Scene from Naval Dockyard - light railway. Date: 1923

Train crash in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, with people in a field in the foreground. Date: circa 1890s

Canadian Pacific Steamers and Trains
Canadian Pacific is the only line operating its own Steamers and Trains -- The Empress of Scotland (above), a Canadian Pacific Transcontinental Train leaving Montreal (below). Date: circa 1930s

Tuskless Elephant trained in Myanmar
Tuskless Elephant (Hind) trained in Myanmar by the Karens. The Karen (Kayin, Kariang or Yang people) reside primarily in Karen State in southern and southeastern Myanmar

Find the Fault card No. 22 -- steam train. circa 1930s

Future New York - The City of Skyscrapers - with high-level roads and railways and numerous flying craft. Date: 1916

A Pullman Palace car on the Midland Railway, 1874
Front cover of The Graphic featuring sketches of the interior of a very comfortable looking Pullman car on board a train on the Midland Railway in 1874

Euston Station 1950
People wait for their trains at Euston station Date: 26 September 1950

German Ladies 1425
Kirtles with trains worn with a houppelande with funnel sleeves which hang in loose folds or a short gown with fitted bodice & a dagged ? mantle & girdle. Date: 1425

Page from a catalogue toy trains and cars 1929
A seletion of British made wooden and polished aluminium trains, cars, vans and cranes. Products available from the Harrods catalogue toy department. Date: 1929

Loading the Mail Train
A Royal Mail train service is loaded with post bags. Date: circa 1970

Horse Tram Birkenhead
Opening of the horsedrawn street railway or tram service from Birkenhead Park to Woodside Ferry, Merseyside as pioneered by eccentric businessman, George Francis Train (1829-1904)

Cajun Pass Ascended
Two powerful engines are required to haul trains up to the summit of Cajun Pass, on the Santa Fe line : behind lies the Mohave Desert, ahead is welcoming California. Date: 1923

Head-On Collision
Two trains of the Ligne du Nord meet face to face near Arras, with distressing consequences for the coaches and wagons, though the two locomotives survive ! Date: 1864

French troop train in World War One at a station
A French military troop train stops at a rural station, somewhere in France, and takes on refreshments and supplies at the military station canteen. Date: 1917

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