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Transport Europe Collection (page 5)

Transport Europe has a rich tapestry of stories, from the iconic Morris Minor cruising through picturesque countryside to being Lost In Sheep on winding country roads

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Westbourne Elegance

Westbourne Elegance
circa 1900: A busy, elegant day in Westbourne Grove, West London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Railway Bus

Railway Bus
12th August 1912: A London and North Western Railway bus to Llambenis. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Aldgate East

Aldgate East
1910: Traffic outside Aldgate East underground station in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Horse-Drawn Tram

Horse-Drawn Tram
1910: A horse-drawn tram in south London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Cannon Street

Cannon Street
1906: A garden-seat horse-drawn bus in Cannon Street, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Carriages in the Park

Carriages in the Park
circa 1900: Horses and carriages on a drive down Rotten Row in Hyde Park. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Viennese Tram

Viennese Tram
1904: A horse-drawn tram in Stephansplatz, Vienna. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Tramway Station

Tramway Station
1905: An omnibus at Kingsway in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Bus Garage

Bus Garage
circa 1910: Two motor buses leaving a bus garage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Horse Bus

Horse Bus
September 1911: Passengers on a garden-seat horse-drawn bus. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Reading Street

Reading Street
1907: A street in the centre of Reading. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Holy Island

Holy Island
circa 1910: A party returns by horse and cart to the mainland across the wet sands after visiting Holy Island in Northumberland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Motor Outing

Motor Outing
1913: Charabancs line up outside the station at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, to take holiday makers on trips. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Waiting For The Ferry

Waiting For The Ferry
1st May 1905: Russian peasants wait to board the ferry near Tula Toptikovo. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Oxford St Traffic

Oxford St Traffic
1st June 1912: Horse-drawn and motorised traffic on Oxford St at Oxford Circus, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Isonzo River

Isonzo River
June 1915: Italian soldiers crossing the River Isonzo by ferry, during a series of battles between Italian and Austrian forces. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Buses In Piccadilly

Buses In Piccadilly
circa 1910: Motor buses in Londons Piccadilly. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Winter Roads

Winter Roads
1909: Passengers help to push a car which has skidded in snowy road conditions near Pembury. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: The Cornu Helicopter

The Cornu Helicopter
circa 1915: The Cornu helicopter with pilot. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: HMS Lion Docked

HMS Lion Docked
1924: HMS Lion docked at Jarrow, ready for salvage at the breakers yard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Chevrolet Transport

Chevrolet Transport
circa 1929: A train transporting a line of Chevrolet motor cars to Aberdeen. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Barge Plough

Barge Plough
1865: A John Fowler clip drum type steam ploughing engine mounted on a barge, for cultivating tracts of land intersected by canals. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Gun-Running

Gun-Running
30th April 1914: The K Destroyer division leaving Portsmouth for Belfast Lough. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Strike Success

Strike Success
circa 1926: Crowds of strikers watching a bus being towed away, after it was disabled by strikers in St Georges Road, Southwark, South London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Milk Supply

Milk Supply
circa 1926: A busy platform at Paddington Station, London, where volunteers are making sure supplies of milk are distributed across the country during the General Strike

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Charabancs

Charabancs
circa 1920: Charabancs travelling to and from Ascot Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: To The Races

To The Races
circa 1920: Traffic on its way to Ascot Races. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Tar Spreader

Tar Spreader
22nd May 1907: A tar spreader at work, during dust prevention experiments at Staines, Middlesex. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Building Tunnel

Building Tunnel
circa 1880: Men working on the construction of the Severn Tunnel at the cutting at Patskewett. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Island Station

Island Station
circa 1875: The pier from Ryde, Isle of Wight. Original Artwork: Photographic Album Series (Photo by Brodericks/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Underground Train

Underground Train
circa 1863: The first Metropolitan train on the underground line passing through Praed Street, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Electric Railway

Electric Railway
circa 1895: An electric railway carrying a carriage on parallel tracks along Brighton beach from the Banjo Groyne to Rottingdean. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Railway Works

Railway Works
16th March 1867: Midland Railway works in progress at Old St Pancras near Kings Cross, London. Original Publication: Illustrated London News (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Happy Commuters

Happy Commuters
1863: Commuters waving their hats in the air as they pass Portland Road station during a trial trip on the London Metropolitan Underground railway. Cassells Old and London New

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Electric Landau

Electric Landau
14th November 1896: Mr Walter C Buseys electric landau on the London to Brighton motor car run. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Horse Inspection

Horse Inspection
circa 1880: An RSPCA representative inspecting a working horse at the North Market, Liverpool. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Hyde Park Carriages

Hyde Park Carriages
1st October 1910: A general view of carriages in Hyde Park, London. Phillips 3074 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Rotten Row

Rotten Row
1902: Carriages and pedestrians promenade along Rotten Row, Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Motor Hansom Cab

Motor Hansom Cab
1905: A motor hansom cab on a standard 1905 Vauxhall chassis with the controls changed over so the driver can operate them from the rear and aloft. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: London Taxis 1907

London Taxis 1907
1st March 1907: A line of London motor taxis at a cab rank in Knightsbridge. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Pulling Into Shore

Pulling Into Shore
1911: A boat pulls onto the beach at Sandsend, near Whitby, North Yorkshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: The Hengist

The Hengist
circa 1935: The Hengist a luxury airliner belonging to Imperial Airways at Croydon Airport. The plane, a Handley Page HP 42 is one of a fleet powered by four 525 hp Bristol Jupiter engines

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Liverpool Street

Liverpool Street
circa 1915: Communters leaving Liverpool Street Station, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: British Tank

British Tank
circa 1918: A British tank of the kind that managed to break down the German barbed wire defences at Cambrai. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Rothschilds Car

Rothschilds Car
1894: Mr Lionel Rothschilds 35-40 HP Daimler Mercedes convertible car. Prior to 1901 Mercedes had been used on the Continent under the name of Daimler. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Bristol Racer

Bristol Racer
1922: The Bristol Racer Type 72 powered by a Bristol Jupitor engine. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Folkstone

Folkstone
1851: The South Eastern Railway Companys express train Folkstone designed by T R Crampton on display at the 1851 Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTransport Europe Collection: Thirsk Accident

Thirsk Accident
12th November 1892: The aftermath of a rail accident near Thirsk, Yorkshire. (Photo by HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images)



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Transport Europe has a rich tapestry of stories, from the iconic Morris Minor cruising through picturesque countryside to being Lost In Sheep on winding country roads. The bustling streets of Birmingham are brought alive by the vibrant red Birmingham Bus, carrying passengers to their destinations with efficiency and charm. Meanwhile, the mighty GWR Engine chugs along, connecting cities and towns with its powerful presence. As we journey across Europe, we encounter magnificent engineering marvels like the Brunel Bridge that spans rivers effortlessly, allowing Sail And Steam vessels to pass beneath it gracefully. The Iron Duke stands tall as a symbol of strength and resilience in times of war and peace. In this vast continent of transportation tales, every vehicle holds significance - from the Millionth Ford rolling off production lines to witness Zeppelin Over Berlin during historic moments. Even naval giants like HMS Repulse remind us of maritime prowess and national pride. Yet amidst all these grand machines, it is important not to forget those who keep our wheels turning – the Truckers who tirelessly traverse highways day and night delivering goods far and wide. Their dedication ensures that our lives continue seamlessly. However, history also reminds us that accidents can happen even in transport's most tragic moments such as the Staplehurst Crash where lives were lost but lessons learned for safer journeys ahead. Transport Europe is more than just vehicles; it encompasses stories etched into its very fabric. It represents progress, innovation, adventure - an ever-evolving network connecting people across borders while preserving memories for generations to come.