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The Great Western Railway Collection

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The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1836 Sketchbook - GWR carriages

Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1836 Sketchbook - GWR carriages
Folio 40 of Isambard Kingdom Brunels 1836 Great Western Railway Sketchbook, titled ÔÇÿGWR Carriages. The entry shows detailed drawings of the outsides of train carriages

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: port cranes at Paddington Station, 1851

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: port cranes at Paddington Station, 1851. Image used by Courtesy of the Brunel Institute - a collaboration of the SS Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol

The Great Western Railway Collection: Interior of the Great Western Railway Station, Bristol, c1842

Interior of the Great Western Railway Station, Bristol, c1842
Coloured lithograph by G. Hawkins Jnr after S.C. Jones, showing the interior of the Great Western Railway Station, looking along the platforms with the stonework and windows visible

The Great Western Railway Collection: Wootton Bassett engine house

Wootton Bassett engine house
Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketchbook on the Great Western Railway. Elevations and plans of the engine house at Wootton Bassett

The Great Western Railway Collection: Portbury Floating Pier

Portbury Floating Pier
Portbury floating pier, landing place and steam packet harbour. In the Bristol Channel, 8 miles below Bristol, in continuation of the line of the Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway Collection: Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, c1855

Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, c1855
Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, showing brick pillars and start of metal fencing. Shows approach to River Tamar whilst still on land, on the Cornwall shore

The Great Western Railway Collection: Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge, 1858

Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge, 1858
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, showing Cornwall span of tubes in place, and Devon span of tubes in process of being manoeuvred into position

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: railway carriage and Saltash Bridge, c1849-1852

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: railway carriage and Saltash Bridge, c1849-1852
Two sketches by Brunel - Great Western Railway eight wheel carriage: brief and very faint pencil sketch showing several carriages and position of wheels

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: roof span at Windsor Station, with calculations. c1849-51

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: roof span at Windsor Station, with calculations. c1849-51
Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: roof span at Windsor Station, with calculations, c1849-51. Image used by Courtesy of the Brunel Institute - a collaboration of the SS Great Britain Trust

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: designs for the interior of Paddington Station, 1851

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: designs for the interior of Paddington Station, 1851
Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: designs for the interior of Paddington Station. Including roof span and columns. 1851. Image used by Courtesy of the Brunel Institute - a collaboration of the SS Great

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: interior vault of roof at Paddington Station, 1850

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: interior vault of roof at Paddington Station, 1850. Image used by Courtesy of the Brunel Institute - a collaboration of the SS Great Britain Trust

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: Paddington Goods Shed, 1849

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: Paddington Goods Shed, 1849. Four cross sections showing different arrangements for the roof of the railway engine shed, showing an arched roof, and a pointed roof

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch - Maidenhead Bridge, 1836

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch - Maidenhead Bridge, 1836. The sketches depict the Maidenhead Bridge and are drawn horizontally on the page in black ink

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: railway carriage, c1849-1852

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: railway carriage, c1849-1852
Great Western Railway eight wheeled carriage: showing wheels, driving rods, and connection to pistons, with suspension system

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: designs for columns

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: designs for columns
Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: designs for ornamental columns and capitals. Unknown date. Image used by Courtesy of the Brunel Institute - a collaboration of the SS Great Britain Trust

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: the Queens Carriage, 1847

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: the Queens Carriage, 1847. Side view of a carriage designed for Queen Victoria with detailed design for suspension, wheels, and driving rods

The Great Western Railway Collection: Photograph of Chepstow Bridge under construction, 1852

Photograph of Chepstow Bridge under construction, 1852
Photograph of Chepstow Bridge under construction, taken from river level showing piers and bed of bridge with upper superstructure under construction

The Great Western Railway Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: Bristol station, c1842-1843

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch: Bristol station, c1842-1843. From the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the Bristol end of the line

The Great Western Railway Collection: Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge, c1870

Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge, c1870
Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, which crosses the River Tamar and links Devon and Cornwall. Albumen-print photograph Saltash Bridge and Great Western Railway, circa 1870

The Great Western Railway Collection: The Burial of the Broad-Gauge, 1892

The Burial of the Broad-Gauge, 1892
Cartoon from Punch 1892 titled The Burial of the Broad-Gauge. 1892 marked the end of the use of broad-gauge (7 feet) which was scrapped in preference to the narrow-gauge (4feet 8 and 1Ôüä2 inches)

The Great Western Railway Collection: Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge, c1859

Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge, c1859
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, showing view of bridge close to completion with fine view of curve of track, and workman in position, taken from Devon shore

Photograph of the Royal Albert Bridge, c1859
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, side view at angle showing detailed view of the two spans of tubes, with boats underneath, and scaffolding in place, taken from Devon shore towards Cornwall shore

Isambard Kingdom Brunel sketch - Maidenhead Bridge, 1836. Three sketches of the Maidenhead bridge, each given more detail than the last

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