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First locomotive, passing Great Grimsby ChurchThe first locomotive passing Great Grimsby Church, on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Captain Woolf Barnato with his BentleyCaptain Woolf Barnato with his Speed Six Bentley fitted with a racing body. Woolf Barnato had just beaten the Blue Train from Monte Carlo to Calais in this (or similar) car
Portable Gas LampA portable gas lamp for general railway use, patented by Mr Johnstone. It was first used on the Eastern Counties Railway, as a head light to the engine
Henry Segrave (1896-1930) at the wheel, one-time holder of both land and water speed records. He was a national hero, and the only British man to win a Grand Prix for 32 years after his victory in
Rover car with fitted Coal-Gas installationA Rover car fitted with a neatly made coal-gas installation. The gas bolster originated by Wood-Milne Ltd. was a recepticle built along the lines of a pneumatic tyre
The universality of car ownershipAn illustration depicting the universality of car ownership in 1926, by showing a large and a small car both made by Austin
Major A. T. Gardner with his new 1100-cc M. G. carMajor A.T. Gardner ( Goldie Gardner) seen here wearing tie, moustache and pleats, next to his new M.G. 1100-cc. Gardner was very successful in breaking speed records in smaller cars
Puffing Billy enginePuffing Billy, steam engine invented by William Headley in 1813. Headley solved the problem of slippage on the iron tracks by applying power through two sets of driving wheels
The Metropolitan Underground, works in progressThe building work in progress at Kings Cross, to host part of the Mertropolitan underground railway. The first section of the underground was completed in 1863
Drivers view at BrooklandsAn impression of rounding a banked curve at Brooklands at a speed of 110 miles per hour, from the mechanics seat of a 59.6h.p. Benz, driven by Mr. L. G. Hornsted
San Fansisco - Oakland Bay BridgeIllustration of San Francisco - Oakland Bay bridge, at the time the largest bridge system in the world at 8.25 miles long
Malcolm Campbells famous Blue Bird IIThe Blue Bird II -the car in which Malcolm Campbell established a new world land speed record of 245.736 miles per hour. Shown here an illustration of the exterior of the car and a cross section
Rolls Royce car accidentA photograph of an upturned Rolls Royce, belonging to Mr. Benjamin Guinness on the road between Pisa and Rome. All the passengers were saved due to the body pillars in the car which withstood
Interior of the Royal Southampton Railway state carriageCarriage constructed by the South Western Railway Company for the conveyance of Queen Victoria and her family to their residence in the Isle of Wight
The blessing of the Rouen and Harve railwayBenediction of the railway in preparation of the opening of the Rouen and Havre railway
Luggage being moved onto a narrow trainPassengers and luggage being moved from broad gauge to the narrow gauge carriages
Railway jubilee, statue of Joseph PeaseThe railway jubilee at Darlington showing the unveiling of a statue of Joseph Pease, the first quaker M.P, to commemorate the jubilee of the opening of Stockton and Darlington Railway
At work on the line at SaltashCoversion from broad to narrow gauge on the Great Western Railway. Players and Surfacemen at work in the early morning on the line at Saltash
Travelling telephone in use on a express trainA travelling call office, a telephone in use on an American express train. The train ran from Salt Lake, Utah to the mining camp of Ely, Nevada
Dinky engine slung from cables in New MexicoA 20 ton dinkey engine swung across a canyon, at Elephant Butte, Rio Grande River, New Mexico. A series of cableways were erected at Elephant Butte to transport many thousands of tonnes of materials
Cape to Ciaro railway, the first engine to reach SalisburyThe Cape to Ciaro Railway, on June 19th 1899 celebrations began at Beira to signalise the opening of the line to Salisbury. Pictured here is the first engine to reach Salisbury
The patent Impoulsoria, horse powered engineAn ingenious means of applying animal power to the working of railways, to supersede the costly locomotive engine. The engine, called Impulsoria
Struggle for tickets at a railway stationAn illustration of a fight breaking out at a railway ticket office on the first day of Epsom races. Demand for transportation was always high and inevitably resulted in scuffles at the ticket office
Stockton maket place, celebrations for the railway jubilee aScene on Stockton market place where celebrations took place to commemorate the jubilee of the opening of Stockton and Darlington railway
Interior of the engine house at Camden TownInterior view of the new great circular engine-house at the Camden Town depot of the North Western Railway. The vast circular building accommodates engines
Railway ticket printing machineA hand leaver ticket printing machine, tickets are printed on every stroke with a consecutive number and discharged in a receiver below. The machine is capable of printing 200 tickets per minute
Railway bridge over the Tees at Barnard CastleRailway bridge over the Tees, near Barnard Castle, forming part of the Stockton and Darlington railway
George Stephenson (1781-1848), English railway engineer. the father of railways. In 1814, at Killingworth colliery where he was employed as an engine-wright
Children on board a train off on a school tripA day in the country; a childrens school treat in 1889
Railway extensions at PortsmouthThe railway extension at Portsmouth, the new harbour station
South Eastern Companys works on the riverView from Southwark Bridge. Looking east, London Bridge can be seen in the distance
Proposed station at Baker StreetThe proposed plan for the underground station at Baker Street, the underground solution for convenient travel, in densely populated areas
King Edwards day comparment, on the royal trainKing Edward VIIs newly built train on the London and North Western Railway showing a view of the royal day compartment. The train was first used on the royal familys journey to Gopsall
Edward VIIs sleeping compartment on the royal trainKing Edward VIIs newly built train on the London and North Western Railway showing a view of the sleeping compartment. The train was first used on the royal familys journey to Gopsall
Disinfecting a railway carriage. The carriage is placed in the tube, which was then filled with formalin, an extremely strong disinfectant
Electric Railway TrainThe Prince of Wales formally opened the new underground electric railway, three miles and a quarter in length, from King William Street in the City, passing under the Thames to the Borough
Snow blizzard blocking the North Eastern trainDisruption of the railway traffic during the first week of March 1886. The North Eastern railway service from Newcastle to Edinburgh was cancelled after a train travelling from Edinburgh was snowed
The Flying Scotsman of 1888 and 1938 at SevenageTo celebrate the jubilee of the railway race to Scotland, the Flying Scotsman of 1888 and 1938
Slip of earth on the Great Northern Railway lineSlip of earth at the Spittal-Gate cutting off the Great Northern Railway. The incident happened just south of Grantham, over a thousand tons of earth fell on the track alomost burying the engine
Commencement of the tunnel at Kings CrossThe commencement of the tunnel at Kings Cross. Kings Cross was proposed to be a principle terminal station. The underground was deemed to be the solution for convenient travel in densely populated
The City terminus for the South Eastern RailwayThe City terminus of the South Eastern Railway at Cannon Street
Prince Arthur turning the first turf at the Hythe and SandgaPrince Arthur turning the first turf of the Hythe and Sandgate Railway. The railway was built to accommodate holiday makers keen to travel to the seaside
Railway of the futureThe railway of the future, travelling 300 miles an hour. Mr E. W Chalmers Kearneys working model of his high speed railway, where, he claimed, 300 mph could be obtained in safety
The MallardThe LNERs Mallard, the locomotive that attained 125 m.p.h - a record in 1938 for steam engines. The record took place on a straight stretch of track between Grantham and Peterborough
Kings Cross terminusThe busy Kings Cross terminus of the Great Northern Railway
Pneumatic Railway at the Crystal PalacePneumatic railway for passengers in the grounds of the Crystal Palace. A model from the invention by T. W Rammell was exhibited and ran from the Sydenham entrance to the armoury
Cannon Street StationThames view of the recently completed South Eastern Railway at Cannon Street
Extension of South Western railway to Waterloo BridgeExtension of the South Western railway, from Nine Elms to Waterloo, a distance of just over two miles. The construction cost 800000"
