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Sea trip by rail, Brighton electric railwayA sea trip by rail, the electric railway between Brighton and Rottingdean. The line was constructed along the seashore eastwards of Brighton from the Paston Jetty, for a distance of four miles
The tube railway form Charing Cross to Hampsted. Platform atA view of the platform at Highgate during the running of experimental trains. The new tube railway from Charing Cross to Hampstead
Advertisement for the Flying Standard Twenty carFull page photographic advertisement for the Flying Standard Twenty car, showing two photos of the car in front of large houses, a typically aspirational car advert of the 1930s period
The Flying Scotsman, pulling out of Kings CrossThe Flying Scotsman pulling out of Kings Cross station at the start of its 392 mile non-stop to Edinburgh. The journey took just under eight hours in 1933
The Great Western Railway service from PenzanceThe inaugural trip of the Great Western Railway service from Penzance. The new express service, which shortens the journey by forty minutes
Marriage proposalEngraving showing a young man on his knees kissing a young womans hand, possibly during a marriage proposal. The image originally accompanied a story called Blind Love in the ILN, by Wilkie Collins
Interior of new Pullman Mors carPhotograph showing the plush interior of the Marquis of Angleseys new Pullman Mors car, which included polished mohogany, revolving leather arm chairs and heating
The Czar of Russia as a shotPhotograph of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) and the Tsarina Alexandra, shooting game. The photograph was taken by the official photographer to the Russian court
The Great Central Railway Station at NewcastleThe Great Railway Station at Newcastle-Upon Tyne, forming part of the northern route connecting railway travel from Scotland to London
Opening of the Alexandra Dock at Kings Lynn, Norfolk by the Prince and Princess of Wales, showing the Mary entering the dock
Advertisement for Rolls Royce cars the best car in the world. Photograph of a Rolls Royce being driven by a chauffeur through a pretty rural scene
Finishing of the manufacture of the Atlantic Telegraph CableCompletion of the Atlantic Telegraph cable as the last inch of cable passes through the machinery of Messrs Glass and Elliott at Morden Whard, East Greenwich
Gloria Swanson as SunyaClose-up of Gloria Swanson (1897-1983), screen actress, in the United Artists film, The Love of Sunya
Railway bridge across the river SevernThe new bridge across the Severn. The view as it will appear from Gatcomb, with the docks in the distance
Josephine Baker (1906-75), dancing in the screen production, Tondeleyo
Agatha Christie and Max MallowanPhotograph of Agatha Christie (1890-1976), thriller writer and her husband, Max Mallowan (1904-1978), archaeologist
Lancashire cotton mill workerA Lancashire cotton worker wrapped in shawls and wearing clogs walking along a cobbled street in Oldham
Queen Victoria driving donkey-carriageQueen Victoria, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, leaving Windsor Castle, for a drive in her donkey-carriage in 1895
British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Companys OfficesThe British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Companys Offices in Threadneedle Street, London, built in 1859. The Company was formed out of a merger between The Magnetic Telegraph Company
Hughie Green & his Rolls RoyceHughie Green with his Rolls Royce. Born 2/2/1920 in Kent, Green was one of the first great British TV stars, well-known as the host of popular show, Opportunity Knocks
Cutting the first turf of the Bristol and North Somerset RaiMrs Milward, wife of the Rev. Prebendary Milward (an active advocate for the railway), seen cutting the first turf at Clutton of the Bristol and North Somerset Railway
Advertisement for Castrol oil with illustration of a Rover car beating the Blue Train over the distance between St. Raphael to Calais, averaging 38 miles per hour
Advertisment for Castrol oilAdvertisement for Castrol oil, boasting 250mph as achieved by Captain Malcolm Campbell in his Castrol lubricated Napier engine of his Bluebird
Prince of Wales opening the new electric railwayThe Prince of Wales opening the new electrical railway. The arrival of the train into Stockwell.The underground electric railway runs for three miles from a point in King William Street
Frame work of the viaductFrame work of Coopers Bridge, near Greenwich. The designers, Mr Grissell and Mr Petolent lent inspiration from similar American structures
Interior carriage of the Thames SubwayThe interior carriage of the Thames Subway at Tower Hill. The underground railway ran from Tower Hill to Tooley Street
Waiting room at TowerHill underground stationTower Hill undergroud station waiting room. Passengers waiting for a train to Tooley Station
The wreck of the Flying Welshman near Llanelly. Debris of thThe wrecked Flying Welshman, railway accident near Llanelly that occurred on the 3rd October 1904. Debris of the diaster, destroyed and derailed coaches
Railway accident at Chester showing a dilapidated span of the Dee Bridge. It was thought that the weight of the train caused it to strike a girder at which point the bridge gave way
American oli powered diesel electric locomotiveThe Streamline Union Pacific Train for high speed passenger service. This oil powered diesel electric locomotive is fitted with a 900 H.P twelve cylinder diesel engine
Metropolitan Railway western extension. Interior of KensingtMetropolitan Railway western extension, a view of the interior of the Kensington Station
The wreck of the Flying Welshman near Llanelly. Cranes emploThe wrecked Flying Welshman, railway accident near Llanelly that occurred on the 3rd October 1904. Clearing the line of the debris in the aftermath of the accident
Floating railway bridge across the Forth RiverA floating railway across the Forth between Granton and Burntisland. The route designed to carrying goods and live stock without the inconvience of unloading the trucks
Hospital saloon on the London and North Western RailwaysA hospital on wheels, the invalid saloons on the London and North Western Railway. Special thick flooring was used to deaden the vibrations and noise from the patient
The Great Westerns new giant, the Caerphilly CastleThe most power passenger engine in Great Britain in 1923, The Great Westerns New Giant, Caerphilly Castle. An engine designed by C. B Collett and constructed at Swindon
The Great Dee viaduct in the Vale of LlangollenThe Great Dee Viaduct on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The viaduct crosses the river Dee in the Vale of Llangollen. The impressive viaduct consists of 19 semicircular arches of 60 feet span
New Edinburgh Dock at LeithThe steamer, Berlin, with the Duke of Edinburgh on board, cutting the blue ribbon at the opening of the new Edinburgh dock at Leith in 1881
Dock being constructed at ChathamThe Naval Docks at Chatham, Kent, under construction. The dockyard dated from the 16th century but was extended in the 1860s to cover an area of 380 acres
ElopingEngraving showing a young woman escaping a house by step ladder in order to elope, during a snowstorm
New docks at MillwallView of the new docks at Millwall, constructed by the Millwall Freehold Land and Docks Company in 1868
Well Above PaHumorous illustration by Stan Terry showing two sea-bathers, one of whom admits to standing on her father which allows her to be in deep water
H. M Screw CaesarEngraving of the fitting out of a war steamer, H. M. Screw Caesar at Portsmouth
Trinity Buoy Wharf, Blackwall showing buoys and dock workers
Louis Philippe landing at NewhavenLouis Philippe (1773-1850), King of France, arriving at Newhaven after the French revolution of 1848 forced him to abdicate. He escaped to England as Mr Smith and died at Claremont in Surrey
Shipping material at Woolwich for the Souakim railway in eastern Sudan
The SneezeIllustration by Will Owen showing a group of acrobats performing a balancing act, only to tumble to the ground when the strong man holding them all sneezes
The Engagement RingEngraving from 1895 showing a young woman sat in a chair by the fire admiring the engagement ring on her left hand. The room she is sitting in has a typically ornate late-Victorian interior
The New Gladstone DockThe Galatea cutting the ribbons across the mouth of the new Gladstone Dock at Liverpool in 1913
