Trains Collection (page 14)

Travel to Scotland by West Coast route
Travel to Scotland by the West Coast route. Euston to the boarders in six hours, luxurious luncheon dining and sleeping cars. Date: 1909

The Channel Tunnel - hints to builders, Heath Robinson
An unaccountable delay in the Channel Tunnel. A hold up due to the hook on a line belonging to a fisherman in a boat above the surface - unforeseen problems with the Channel Tunnel imagined by

The Channel Tunnel - hints to engine drivers, Heath Robinson
Heroic endeavour of an engine-driver to stop a leak. An engine driver sticks his head in a hole threatening to flood the Channel Tunnel - a humorous scenario envisaged by William Heath Robinson

South of England excursion flyer and timetable
Flyer and timetable advertising a cheap 8 or 15 days excursion to the South of England on Friday 24th May travelling by Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Northern Railways

Christmas Leave by A. C. Michael, WW1
Scene on the platform of a British railway station as a troop train arrives bringing with it officers and men back from the Front for a period of leave over Christmas. Date: 1916

Arrival of Christmas leave trains at Victoria, WW1
A crowded scene at Victoria train station, London, showing the arrival of numerous servicemen home on leave for Christmas during the First World War

Sir R Bulkeley, Vanity Fair, Spy
Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy (1853 1923), American-born Canadian railway administrator who rose from modest beginnings as a clerk and bookkeeper for the Milwaukee and St

Frank Ree
Sir Frank Ree (? - 1914), British railway manager, General Manager of the London and North Western Railway and the North London Railway from 1909. He was made a knight bachelor in 1913

Central Station and River Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Michigan Central Station and entrance to Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Date: 1913

Present Day Types - the Straphanger by Arthur Watts
A gentleman in a top hat and smoking a pipe tries to keep his balance on a London Underground train by hanging onto one of the overhead straps whille holding his umbrella

Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain, - Old Train Palma
Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain. Train journey running from the centre of Palma, travelling through a small town of Port de Soller. Date: 2013

The Leave Train, WW1
Troops arriving (or possibly departing) at an unidentified London rail station during the First World War. Numerous women and family members stand on the platform bidding farewell

The Trench train, Victoria station, WW1
Moving scenes at Victoria railway station as British soldiers and officers, bound for the Front, bid farewell to their loved ones. 1915

Train with snow plough at Blue Canyon, California
The rotary snow plough at Blue Canyon, California(Southern Pacific Railway).The plough is nearly 10 foot in diametre, and is pushed by a powerful freight train. Date: c. 1930s

On the Leave Train by Bruce Bairnsfather
On the " Leave" Train You will never quite realise how closely we are bound to our French ally until you have had the good fortune to travel on one of those " leave" trains - six

The Outflanking Machine by Heath Robinson
In this Heath Robinson cartoon, we have the steady advance of a bayonet wall bearing down on the German flank. This time, however, the bayonets are carried by a simple train engine

The Southern Railway engine, Lord Nelson, 850, which gave its name to this class of engines, named after famous admirals. The Lord Nelson is the only preserved engine of this class. Date: c.1926

LNERs Queen of Scots
The London and North Eastern Railways Queen of Scots No. 2549 Pullman car express, pictured here entering a tunnel

Stephensons Rocket with a George V class engine
An interesting comparison: a full sized model of Stephensons Rocket(originally built in 1829), alongside an engine of the George the Fifth class(construction of which ceased in 1915)

The Flying Scotsman cleaned
A wash and brush up for steam locomotive No. 2545, the Flying Scotsman

LNER Pacific Locomotive
The interior of a London and North Eastern 4-6-2 three cylinder " Pacific" express locomotive

Railway cartoon(2 of 2)
A comical cartoon showing elves, or possibly pixies, involved in a train crash

The Camden Town railway: the Minories Viaduct, 1851
The iron viaduct crossing the Minories, London, 1851. An example of an enclosed railway bridge, building to prevent horses in the road beneath taking fright from the noise

The Camden Town railway: the Bow Spring bridge, Stepney, 1851
The Bow Spring bridge at Stepney Station, London. Designed by L. Clare and constructed by Messrs. Fox and Henderson, the bridge spans the 80 foot width of Commerical Road

The Camden Town railway: the Great Northern Railway viaduct
The viaduct of the Camden Town railway crossing the Direct York railway, as viewed from the bridge at the upper end of Maiden Lane, London in 1851. Copenhagen Fields can be seen on the horizon

Railways - Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight
Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight. SR W 25 " Godshill" in front of SR W 9 " Fishbourne" (Southern Region named trains after Isle of Wight place names). Date: early 1930s

A female ticket collector at platform five in a London train station

View from Waterloo of traffic crossing Westminster Bridge. St Stephens Tower, part of the houses of Parliament, can be seen in the background

Empire State Express crossing Salina Street, Syracuse, New York

Cooper Square, New York
Cooper Square, Road Junction in Lower Manhattan, New York

Stockholm Central Station. Waiting Hall

Stage illusions
Illustrations depicting various cutting-edge stage illusions at the beginning of the 20th century. The first shows the race of a motor-car again a train; also shown

Advert for British Railways 1943
The ever rising tide. War production is rising like the tide and the need for rail transport rises with it. But this increase in traffic is only one of the Railways many wartime loads

Holidaymakers on miniature train, Seaford, Sussex
Holidaymakers on a miniature train in Seaford, East Sussex. Two of the boys are wearing their school uniform. Date: 1935

View inside Cannon Street Station, London, showing trains waiting to depart, but very few passengers in evidence. Date: circa 1940

Ludgate Circus, London. St Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the background. Date: C. 1910

View of trains leaving London Bridge Station
View of trains leaving Platforms 9 and 10 of London Bridge Station, with passenger carriages on the left, and cargo trucks on the right. Date: 20th century

Aerial view of trains near Grand Central Station, New York
Aerial view of steam trains just outside Grand Central Station, New York, USA. Date: 1906

Oliver R. H. Bury, Vanity Fair, Spy
OLIVER ROBERT HAWKE BURY (1861-1946) English railway engineer, chief mechanical engineer on the Great Western Railway of Brazil, General Manager of the Great Northern Railway

Rural Russian railway station
A view of a railway station building and passengers standing on the platform waiting for the approaching steam train, in the countryside of Russia. Date: Late 19th Century

Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine - Electric Trains
Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine at Omuta, Fukuoka and Arao, Kumamoto Electric Train at the Carin Mine. Date: circa 1910s

Noblesse oblige - Swiss caring for injured soldiers
Noblesse oblige - Whoever claims to be noble must conduct himself nobly. Despite neutrality in world conflict, the Swiss recognise their obligations due to their status to care for those injured in

Jean Bourrat - caricature by Moloch
Jean Bourrat (1859-1909) - French Politician - in charge of the administration of roads and bridges from 1879 to 1896, as well as the construction of railway lines in France

Railway Porter rather rude to sizeable female passenger
Stout Party - " And can t I get to X - without walking?" Railway Porter - " Well, theres the coal Train, Mum." Stout Party - " How much will it cost me

Salgneleglier, Switzerland - The Railway Station. Date: 1910s

Cuba - Puerto Tarafa Harbour Date: circa 1925

East River Tunnel, New York, USA Date: circa 1907

Control equipment for electric trains for British railways
?Items of control equipment for electric trains for British railways?

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