Trains Collection (page 5)

Tamper with a Railway Signal by William Heath Robinson
Sixth column strategy, frustrating a dastardly attempt by the fifth a tamper with railway signal. Date: 1940

A Driver Climbing in to his Cab
A train driver climbs in to the cabin of a British Rail diesel locomotive. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1950s

Interior of St. Pancras Railway Station, showing the magnificent canopy dwarfing the trains beneath. Date: 1896

Charing Cross - Temporary Entrance 1864
Temporary entrance to the station from Villiers Street. 1864

Railway construction, Berkhamsted, Herts. 1837
Navvies building a cutting near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire in June 1837, part of the London to Birmingham railway line, engineered by Robert Stephenson. Date: 1837

TRANSPORT/RAIL/INDIA
Locomotives destined for India, at Liverpool docks. Date: 1930

L. M. S. Offices, Euston House, Eversholt Street, London
L.M.S. Offices (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) Euston House, Eversholt Street, London, which opened in 1934. The Headquarters of the British Railway Board between 1961 and 2001)

Military Manoeuvres on a Dining Table: The Man as expert as the Officer. Playing Bellum on a War Game Night at the Headquarters of the 25th Battalion County of London (Cyclist) Regiment

Giabaree Reverse, reversing station, Darjeeling Railway, India
c.1900 vintage photograph: Giabaree Reverse, reversing station, trains on the track, Darjeeling Railway, Thomas Paar photograph

Section of the Thames Embankment
A section of the Thames Embankment, taken by the Charing Cross railway bridge, showing; (1) the subway, designed to hold the gas pipes, the water pipes, perhaps the telegraph wires

Return of British and French troops from Dunkirk, WW2
A double-page spread, with scenes from the evacuation of Dunkirk, northern France, showing British and French troops safe in England after their ordeal, and civilians welcoming and helping them

Building Victoria station
Building the new Victoria station - the view from Buckingham Palace Road. Extending Victoria station in 1905, and increasing the size from five to thirteen

Interior, Pullman Midland Drawing Room Car No.8 (railway carriage), built in Detroit, USA, rebuilt at the Midland Railway Works, Derby, UK as Albion, 1874-1876

Pullman Midland Drawing Room Car No.8 (railway carriage), built in Detroit, USA, rebuilt at the Midland Railway Works, Derby, UK as Albion, 1874-1876. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1870s

Trains - The Golden Arrow, The Sud Express - The Blue Train
" Oh, when I was a tiny boy, A train, it was my fav rite toy..." Three of the great European trains - The Golden Arrow, The Sud Express and The Blue Train. Date: 1926

Underground railway petrol locomotive, London
Underground railway petrol-fuelled locomotive, London. Date: 1908

Baker Street underground station, London
A train arrives at Baker Street underground station, London, on the Metropolitan Line: the high roof is needed because the first trains are pulled by steam locomotives. Date: 1881

Metropolitan underground steam locomotive, London
Metropolitan District steam locomotive, as used on the London underground in the late 19th century. Date: circa 1880s

Cartoons, The Guide to the Metropolitan Railway, London
Cartoons in Fun, 1866. The Guide to the Metropolitan Railway. A humorous commentary on the popularity of the new London underground railway, showing people travelling for business and pleasure

Double tunnel near Farringdon Street Station, London
Double tunnel near Farringdon Street Station, Metropolitan underground railway, London. Date: 1860s

Portland Road Underground Station, London
Portland Road (now Great Portland Street) Underground Station, London, with street view above and underground section below. It opened in 1863. Holy Trinity Church is directly behind it. Date: 1865

Underground railway electrification, London -- one of the new electric trains. Date: circa 1904

London Underground, carriage interiors -- one of the original CLR coaches (top), and a remodelled CLR coach (bottom). Date: 1926

Advert, Travel Metro to Watford, Metro Extension Line, underground to overground. Date: 1926

Platforms at York railway station, Yorkshire, England
Platforms 5 and 6 at York railway station, Yorkshire, England 1888

Underground station, Stockwell, South London, showing the street view, the lift, and the platform and carriages, with passengers. 1892

London Underground, double tunnel at Clerkenwell 1884
London Underground, double tunnel at Clerkenwell, with two steam trains passing through, one above the other. Date: 1884

Underground railway electrification, London 1904
Underground railway electrification, Metropolitan Line, London -- showing the driver at his post, and passengers seated in a carriage. Date: 1904

Railway passengers taking refreshments at York Station 1872
Railway passengers taking refreshments at York Station, with ten minutes to spare between trains. Date: 1872

Travellers Joys, the right clothes for the journey, 1950
Travellers Joys: the Right Clothes for the Journey. Talking to driver F.W. Page, who leans from the cab of a West of England express, the girl on the left is wearing Jaegers pure camel hair top coat

Grand Junction Railway in Crewe 1843
Crewe Railway station during the nineteenth century. Date: 1843

Exterior view of Derby station during the nineteenth century Date: 1843

Derby station 1843
Interior view of Derby station railway. Date: 1843

Elsenham railway station
Exterior of Elsenham station. Date: 1845

Dorking station. Date: 1867

Railway Trains - old and new locomotive engines. circa 1923

London and Brighton Railway terminus
Exterior of London and Brighton Railway terminus. Date: 1844

Broad Street Station 1871
Adjacent to Liverpool Street Station, on the north side of Liverpool Street opposite the junction with Old Broad Street. Date: 1871

Crystal Palace Railway Station, London 1865
Subway of the new high-level station at the Crystal Palace. Date: 1865

Crystal Palace Railway Station, London 1862
Crowds at Crystal Palace Railway Station, London. Date: 1862

Waterloo Railway Station, London 1883
Metropolitan Prize Puzzles, no.4, Waterloo Railway Station, London. Date: 1883

Indicator Board - Victoria Station - London
A gigantic indicator board at Victoria Railway Station, London, 1908 Date: 1908

New Railway Bridge, Pimlico, London 1860
The new Railway Bridge across the Thames at Pimlico. Date: 1860

St. Pancras Railway Station, London 1895
The exterior of St Pancras Railway Station building, London. Date: 1895

A Great Western Express Engine 1890s
A Great Western broad-gauge express engine with 8 foot driving wheel. Date: 1890s

Paddington Station - London 1890
Platform scene at the Paddington Railway Station, London. Date: 1890

South Eastern & South Coast Railway Station - London Bridge
The exterior of the South Eastern & South Coast Railway Station building, London Bridge, 1846 Date: 1846

Paddington, Great Western Railway Station, London 1843
The exterior of the Great Western Railway terminus, Paddington Station, London. Date: 1843

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