Archive Collection (page 88)

All projections have been removed from the sides of the new streamlined passenger coaches built for use in high speed steam trains by Chicago Milwaukee St Paul

Britains first railway buffet car, introduced by the LMS on Euston-Nottingham route, 2nd June 1932 ?TopFoto

A station in the Prairie (?) 247 miles from Omana 1868

Evening Star the last steam train to be built in Britian
" Evening Star " the last steam train to be built in Britian

The London and North Eastern Railway Flying Fox leaving Paddington with the Cornish
The London and North Eastern Railway " Flying Fox" leaving Paddington with the Cornish Riviera Express. 27 April 1925

Steam Train Midlands Region

Last broad gauge through train leaving Paddington 20th May 1892 London

William Hedleys Puffing Billy at work at a colliery 1813

Drawing of The Rocket - this locomotive was built by George Stevenson at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1829 to compete for a prize of

Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway A train of carriages with cattle A train of Waggons with Goods 1831

The Atlantic Coast Express in South Devon

Rochdale Railway Station was opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1839

The Elizabethan steam locomotive sets off from Kings Cross Station, London to attempt a record non-stop run to Edinburgh. The 393 miles journey has been reduced to 6 1/2 hours at an average speed of

The three steam locomotives which competed in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway competiton for a £ 500 prize. The Rocket by Robert Stephenson of Newcastle The Novelty by Messers Braithwaite

The 33rd Model Railway Exhibition of the Model Railway Club opens in Central Hall, Westminster, London. Photo Shows: Some of the youngsters looking at a model steam locomotive which is operated by 20

Railway station at night - 1959 Credit: TopFoto

The Duke and Duchess of York enjoying a ride on the Canadian Pacific Railway Miniature Railway. 26th June 1925

Newton Church and village with the London and Machester Railway passing in the background, 1 January 1831 The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR)

Railway going up from the plains of Colombo to Kandy Ceylon Sensation Rock on the Kandy Railway 1881-1889

West Virginia - The Baltimore and Ohio railroad strike - the disaffected workmen dragging firemen and engineers from a Baltimore freight train at Martinsburg

South Africa steam train through the Mountain Pass

Southampton Docks

South Africa Mountain Pass

A giant railway turntable. Twenty eight men with two 36 ton cranes took an hour to install this giant 70 foot turntable at Euston

London and North Eastern Railway Wetherby Racecourse Station. 31 October 1924

The first train to go through the Simplon Tunnel 1900 or 1905 - ?TopFoto

Earl Howe in the driving cab of the New Great Western Railway Steam Lined Railcar. ? TopFoto

Winston Churchills grandson names a locomotive after his famous grandfather. Master Julian Sandys, Winston Churchills 12 year old grandson - seen on the footplate of the " Winston

Trainspotters Club outing Young members of the trainspotters club gather around the steam locomotives. 1949

Trainspotters watch and photograph one of the final steam locomotives

Dublin and Kingstown Railway opened 17th December 1834 View from Blackrock 1834 looking across Dublin Bay

Railway bridge over the Tees. Barnard Castle, Stockton and Darlington railway 1875

Duke of Gloucester built 1954

Steam train - children climbing gate to watch steam train go by - signal is down
Steam train - The Railway Children! climbing the gate to watch steam train go by - signal is down

A South African Train de luxe on the Cape Town Johannesburg Line The Union Express Northward Bound January 1928

3318 steam train: first of its type, built in 1904

Inside front cover of the book, Les Merveilles de la Science, by Louis Figuier

One happy dog is held aloft by a train station attendant with Mrs Boune Williams, having escaped death in Orpington. 1938

With the Japanese in Manchuria before they occupied Chinchow. Camouflage painting as used in Manchuria. A Japanese Military Train under steam near Tsitsihar

An old train in Patagonia, Argentina 1992

Sunday on the union Pacific Railway 1875

Queen Victoria Saloon 1869

A steam train rattles through a misty valley

The Capitals Limited steam locomotive sets off from Kings Cross Station, London to attempt its inaugural non-stop run to Edinburgh after being named by Miss Anne Crawford. 23rd May 1949

The Mallard, the fastest train in the world July 1988

West Point US Locomotive

The scene at Romford when a London and North Eastern Railway Engine was named Essex
The scene at Romford when a London and North Eastern Railway Engine was named " Essex Regiment". The unveiling and placing of a tablet on the engine was carried out by Lieutenant Colonel

Locomotion No. 1 is to be seen at Darlington Main Line Station and although more than once rebuilt, it retains its original appearance

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