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de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk G-AOUO of Air Service Training. AOUO was purchsed by the Royal Air Force Gliding and Soaring Association in the early 1970s and converted to a Supermunk

Hawker Hector with Napier Dagger III engine
A detail of a Hawker Hector focussing on the Napier Dagger III H-24 air-cooled piston Engine. Developing 805hp the Dagger was the next step for D

United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D

Foden Tractor UX 9728
Foden Tractor, regn. UX 9728, number: 13784. Built in 1932 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a 6 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s

1980 Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 14: Alan Jones, Williams FW07B Ford, in the pits during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 14, 1980 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195
Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor regn. ARE195, built in 1935 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury, at a Bristol Steam Fair. Date: 6 May 1972

McLaren Ploughing Engine BD5504
McLaren Ploughing Engine, regn. BD5504, number 1552, Hero. Built by J&H McLaren & Co. at Hunslet in 1919, powered by a 16 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Bowes Bridge Railway Engine Shed, Tanfield Railway, Stanley, Durham, England. Date: 1920s

Aveling and Porter Steam Roller UR1881, built ca 1929, at Ferndown in Dorset. (Aveling and Porter was a British agricultural engine and steamroller (road roller) manufacturer

Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958
A Grumman Martlet II of the Fleet Air Arm. Ordered by the British Purchasing Commission as Grumman G-36Bs, the Martlet II was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G engine

Bala Lake Railway line - Locomotive Maid Marion
Steam locomotive Maid Marion hauls a train along the Bala Lake Railway line, which runs along the shore of Bala Lake, Gwynedd, North Wales Date: 1988

Stream Train built in, Crewe Locomotive Works, 1892
Vintage engraving of a Stream Train built at the London and North Western Locomotive Works, at Crewe, 1892, 19th Century

The Fast Mail by Lincoln J. Carter. First produced in England at Rochdale on 26th December 1891 and at the Grand Theatre, Islington, London on 27th June 1892

Three Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer craftsmen
Photograph of three Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer craftsmen repairing the engine of an A Squadron, 15/19th Kings Royal Hussars Saracen Armoured Personnel Carrier, Malaya

The Empire Builder, the majestic streamlined Diesel-Electric makes its way through Glacier National Park in the Rockies from Seattle to Chicago USA, Date: late 1930s

Brussels-Liege Express
Stunning green streamlined " Atlantic" type locomotive on the Brussels-Liege Express, Belgium. Date: late 1930s

Winding Engine, Tresavean Copper Mine, Lanner, England
Winding Engine, Tresavean Copper Mine, Lanner, near Redruth, Cornwall, England. Date: 1900s

Fire in Danbury Street, Islington, N1, with people trapped, on 25 May 1958. Showing the side of the building, with a shop at ground level

Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1
Firefighters in action with hosepipes at night, at a fire in Shad Thames, 19 February 1958, at the premises of Corry & Co, showing the Gainsford Street/Maguire Street corner of the building

Blitz in London -- Chambers Wharf, Bermondsey, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with fire engines and hosepipes at Chambers Wharf, Bermondsey Wall, on 12 August 1944. Date: 1944

Firefighters with motor fire engine, Whitefriars MFB
Firefighters with a motor fire engine, Whitefriars MFB (Metropolitan Fire Brigade)

Vale Of Rheidol Railway Aberystwyth to Devils Bridge

WOMEN MARINES, 1943. Corporal Essie Lucas and Jean Ayers of the US Marine Corps Womens Reserve working on an engine at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Photograph, 1943

Illustration, Harrier Jump Jet, elevated front view

Illustration of front parts of Model T Ford

children waving to the train driver. 1936

Bristol 404
24th October 1953: A Bristol 404 motor car in front of an aircraft hangar. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6771 - German Diesel Car For The Motor Show - pub

Harley Davidson V-Twin Racer (8-valve), 1916, Grey
Harley Davidson V-Twin Racer (8-valve) 1916 Grey

Otis elevator engine, 1932 C016 / 8998
Otis elevator engine. Interior detail of an engine hoist for a steam elevator. This Otis engine was photographed at 39 Bond Street, New York City, USA

Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ
Ladder (No.13 TTL) after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape
The Dennis dual-purpose pump-escape from D66 station Brixton (Gresham Road, SW4), pictured on Lambeth Bridge. The hose-reel tubing

LCC-LFB engines and crews, Shoreditch fire station
Located at 140 Tabernacle Street, City of London EC2, Shoreditch fire station was built in 1896 for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2
A Merryweather turntable ladder fitted with an integral fire pump that feeds the monitor at the head of the ladder and therefore does not require a separate pumping appliance to feed it

Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940. Firefighters trying to push a fire appliance (open topped pump)

British airship Beta at Firminy, France, WW1
The British airship Beta (HMA No. 17) on the landing ground at Firminy near Dunkirk, northern France, during the First World War

Volkswagen VW Golf GTi MkI

1967 Lotus Elan engine
1967 Lotus Elan Coupe

Maxwell-Briscoe car
Maxwell & Briscoe. From above of a 1905 Maxwell-Briscoe automobile with spare engine at the factory at Phillips Point (near Tarrytown, NY), Hudson River

Enamel sign for Mobiloil
A fine enamel sign advertising Mobiloil, featuring the winged horse Pegasus, the company emblem and logo of Mobil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Advertisement for Redex Engine treatment
A tin/alloy sign advertising Redex engine treatment which according to this advertisement - makes your car faster, smoother and cheaper to run. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Formula One World Championship: Dan Gurney Eagle T1G retired on lap 19 when his car overheated. Ê
Dan Gurney (USA) Eagle T1G retired on lap 19 when his car overheated.Ê Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy, 8 September 1968

John Cooper Challenge
Phil Dyson (GBR) and his Mini Cooper Club Sport in the paddock. John Cooper Challenge, Rd4, Silverstone, England. 28 July 2002. DIGITAL IMAGE

LMS Railway Steam locomotive

Neath Abbey Woks Railway Locomotive - circa 1840

London Fire Brigade

Burrell General Purpose Engine number 2613 Brenda, reg. BJ 7694, at Bressingham on 23 July 1972. Date: 1972

Burrell Showman's Road Locomotive number 3509 Rajah, reg. G 6469, at Stafford on 20 July 1974. Date: 1974

Royal George, first locomotive with six coupled wheels, used on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Date: circa 1820s

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