Trains Collection (page 17)

Dvur Kralove nad Labem - Railway Station - Czech Republic
Dvur Kralove nad Labem - a town of the Czech Republic in Hradec Kralove Region, in the Labe (Elbe) river valley

Captured French artillery WWI
Captured French 75mm guns ready for transport by train back to Germany during World War I

Thomas Cook Interpreters
A poster advertising Thomas Cook Interpreters - available to aid travellers arriving on all the principal rail and boat arrival locations at the chief cities and ports across Europe

The Present Time - 60 miles an hour
Embroidery picture showing a steam engine pulling several carriages at a speed of 60 miles per hour

West Country engine at Brighton Station, Sussex
The West Country engine at Brighton Station in Sussex, in the days of steam

Railway junction in the morning mist
A superb atmospheric photograph looking across a complicated railway junction. From the collection of a Scottish rail accident investigator

Railway junction in the morning mist (alternate version)
A superb atmospheric photograph looking across a complicated railway junction. From the collection of a Scottish rail accident investigator

Evocative Railway scene with Cooling Towers. Two small steam engines in a sding close to a Power Station and a signal box in Scotland

Steam Engine by their locomotive shed - Scotland
An aerial view looking down on a group of working steam locomotive some entering and someexiting their shed. From the collection of a Scottish rail accident investigator

Railway Sidings
A moody photograph of a set of very dark railway sidings, with a sole sentinel signal box and a couple of small shunting steam engines, just beginning their days work

French railway WWI
Trains on the Achiet Marco line at Bapaume yard (looking West) during World War I

Russia - Trans Siberian Railway
A protection of the line from falling rocks (the Eastern Portal) on the Trans Siberian Railway. The description translates as To The Pacific Ocean

French mobilisation WWI
French mobilisation using trains during World War I

LMR Dual-Purpose Maintenance Depot
The Depot at Allerton on the outskirts of Liverpool, opened to serve the maintenance needs of the London Midland Railway (LMR) to maintain and service electric and diesel rolling stock

Inter-Colonial Railway
Train of the Inter-Colonial Railway running between Canada and America. Burns wood fuel and has a spark arrester on the smoke stack

American Steam Engine

Empire State Express
Inter State Express train running between New York and Buffalo in America

New York Subway
New York subway train in the tunnel connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn under the East River

Elevated Subway, New York
Elevated subway curve and 110th street station in New York, America

Camp-Fire concert at a reserve in South Africa
A Camp-fire concert in a big game reserve in South Africa. A scene in the Kruger National Park, as tourists and rangers surround a camp fire and enjoy some musical entertainment

Turkish Artillery on the move - possibly during manoeuvres

A Trainee Signalman
A trainee signalman operates the junctions on a model railway as part of his training. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Shock absorbers in action
An artistic photograph of a train suspension system in action, absorbing the shock of the wheel on a rail when in motion. A photograph used in an advertisement for Rocksil rock wool - used

A Driver Climbs in to his Cab
A train driver climbs into the cabin of his diesel locomotive. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Attack on Thionville (Diedenhofen) 1918
Damage to the railway station at Thionville (called Diedenhofen and part of the German Empire at the time) caused by an air raid attack by the indpendent airforce on the Western Front in during World

Amiens-Rouen Line 1917
Repair to the railway bridge over La Celle River at Pont de Metz (2 miles south west of Amiens) carried out by the 8th railway company of the royal engineers on the Amiens-Rouen Line in France

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

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

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

Camel Train in Australia
Camel Train in Central Australia

Increase in rail fares
The New Dragonades Or, How to squeeze money out of the working-man. Dedicated to Liberal" -minded Directors." Two steam trains with dragons heads crush working men beneath their wheels

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

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

Refugee Trains, India
Crowded trains of refugees arriving at Amritsar, border town on Pakistan and India, following the Partition in 1947

Advertisement for Riviera travel

Set of Hornby toy trains & rolling stock

Railway Dining Car with waiters

Eskbank Station
Railway train in Eskbank Station in New South Wales, Australia c. 1914

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