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Transporting China Clay from St Austell, Cornwall, to the docks. Discovered in the UK in the 1740s, St Austell is one of the main sources of China Clay. Date: 1930s
The Dustman and BinA dustman carries a bin of rubbish up the steps at the back of his truck, 1937, in the days before black sacks and wheely-bins. Date: 1937
Compound passenger locomotive Queen Empress, 2054, America, British train built in 1893, sent to the Chicago Exhibition the same year. It was painted white in honour of Queen Victorias 1897 Jubilee
Union Pacific goods locomotive 1655, America Date: circa 1910
Compound Mallet Freight Engine locomotive, USACompound Mallet Freight Engine locomotive, built for the Southern Pacific line, California, USA. Date: circa 1910
Studebaker flatbed truck with men in cage, USA (possibly Florida), and men in the street wearing fancy dress. circa 1918
Captain Thompsons camera truck, Petrograd, RussiaCaptain Thompsons camera truck, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, during the Revolution. This was the safest way to take photographs of street riots and fighting, guarded by a crew of soldiers
Vignette illustrations, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- A busmans holiday and The kind-hearted engine driver. Date: 1935
Front and back covers, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson, published by the Great Western Railway in the companys centenary year
Group photo, men of the MED Garage E75Group photo, men (possibly chauffeurs, managers and owners) of the MED Garage E75. Date: circa 1914
Narrow gauge railway with men and skip wagonNarrow gauge railway with men, tipper skip wagon loaded with rocks, and quarry buildings. Date: circa 1920
Truck Stop. Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s
View of McGill, Nevada, USA, with the Nevada Northern Railway on the right. It was a location for copper mining and smelting. Date: circa 1913
Pacific coast railway terminus, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, MexicoPacific coast railway terminus and docks (part of the Tehuantepec National Railway), Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico. Date: circa 1907
Street in Windhoek, south west AfricaStreet and large general store in Windhoek, south west Africa (now Namibia). circa 1920s
Americans unloading at a port in France, 1918Teams of trucks bring American soldiers to unload cargo from the US ship arrived at port in France, during World War One. Date: 1918
Maritime Station, Genoa, ItalyThe new Maritime Station, Genoa, Italy, with ships on the water in the background. Date: circa 1910s
Balloons taking off near Newquay, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
World War One Royal Navy Truck / Lorry, Wormwood ScrubsWorld War One Royal Navy Truck/Lorry, Wormwood Scrubs, London, near Shepherds Bush, County of London, England. Date: 1910s
LNER steam locomotive, Sir Ralph WedgwoodLNER steam locomotive, with coal truck and passenger carriages, 60006, Sir Ralph Wedgwood. Date: circa 1960s
Steam locomotive, the County of OxfordSteam locomotive, with coal truck and passenger carriages, 1023, the County of Oxford. Date: circa 1960s
Steam locomotive, Great Eastern RailwaySteam locomotive 62785 of the Great Eastern Railway, built in the late 19th century. circa 1960s
Farming Summer - on truck Date: 1943
The West Bottoms, Kansas City, Missouri, USAView of the West Bottoms, an industrial area in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: 1905
WW1 - British Tommies welcomed on arrival in France Date: 1914
Mountain railway track, Goffstown, New Hampshire, USAMountain railway track on the Uncanoonac (or Uncanoonuc) Incline Railroad, Goffstown, New Hampshire, USA. Date: circa 1909
German troops driving down a street, WW2German troops on army vehicles, driving down a street watched by civilians. Date: 1940
Army supply trucks, WW1The driver of a First World War army supply truck takes a moment to rest and enjoy a cigarette. Accompanied by a quote from Tennyson, And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad. Date: 1916
Beaconsfield railway engine 1122, Baker Street, London
Scouts of 4th Nadi Troop, Fiji, South Pacific who won the camp competition. Seen here with the winning flag on their truck behind the passenger train
Blitz in London -- GWR yard, Millwall, LondonBlitz in London -- the Great Western Railway yard, Preston Road, Millwall, 7 September 1940. General view with the West India Dock in the background. Date: 1940
LMS building damaged by fire, Millwall, LondonA building of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway damaged by fire, Millwall, London
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, USAEntertaining orphan boys on a DCFD fire department truck at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, on Fathers Day, 18 June 1950. Date: 1950
Sketch cover - King George V & Albert I, end of WW1Front cover of The Sketch showing King George V and King Albert of the Belgians stopping for an impromptu snack using a railway truck as a table at Zeebrugge, shortly after the Armistice. Date: 1918
Attrition - or the Driver Who Was Tired by H. M. BatemanHumorous, sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman, showing an army driver oblivious to the shell fire that gradually entirely obliterates the truck he is driving on the Western Front. Date: 1918
Railway in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Night Work in silhouette, H. L. OakleyA series of silhouette vignettes by H. L. Oakley depicting night time activity behind the British lines during World War One
American pilots in ChinaWith their leave over, American pilots board a truck and leave Chongqing (Chungking) to return to the air field where they are serving with the 14th U.S. Army Air Force in China
Forest control officers, Western Front, WW1Forest control officers sitting on a truck at a forest lumber works on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
British soldiers constructing light railway, WW1British soldiers constructing a light railway on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
British 15-inch shells in transit, Western Front, WW1British 15-inch shells in transit on a light railway track on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
British light railway, Western Front, WW1A British light railway engine and trucks on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Indian soldiers repairing roads in France, WW1Indian soldiers repairing roads on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Allied troops in Burma by G. H. DavisHow the Allied troops in Burma are kept fit: fresh meat and vegetables carried great distances in refrigerators. Showing the system of transport of fresh supplies by rail
The Limited and Freight Car of a mining comany. Old fashioned freight vehicles
British troops on light railway, Western Front, WW1British troops walking along a light railway on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Railway with supplies for British troops, WW1A railway train bringing supplies for British troops on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Round the clock with a bomber squadron. The bomber pilot and captain starts his day with a wash; he sets out with his crew on the back of a vehicle; the crew climb a ladder to board the aircraft