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Samuda Collection

Background imageSamuda Collection: The new imperial steam-yacht, Taliah, built for the Sultan, 1864. Creator: Smyth

The new imperial steam-yacht, Taliah, built for the Sultan, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The new imperial steam-yacht, Taliah, built for the Sultan, 1864. The yacht, constructed...by Messrs. Samuda, made her trial-trip recently, with the Turkish Ambassador, M. Musurus, on board

Background imageSamuda Collection: Launch of the Floating Battery 'Thunderbolt' at Millwall, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Launch of the Floating Battery "Thunderbolt" at Millwall, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the Floating Battery "Thunderbolt" at Millwall, 1856. Warship at Messrs. Samuda's Works on the River Thames in London

Background imageSamuda Collection: Cross section of the tube, &c. 1845. Creator: Unknown

Cross section of the tube, &c. 1845. Creator: Unknown
Cross section of the tube, &c. 1845. Diagram showing the workings of an atmospheric railway, a system using air pressure for locomotion, invented by Clegg and Samuda

Background imageSamuda Collection: Leading carriages, showing the tube, piston, heater, closing wheels &c. 1845

Leading carriages, showing the tube, piston, heater, closing wheels &c. 1845. Diagram showing an atmospheric railway, a system using air pressure for locomotion, invented by Clegg and Samuda

Background imageSamuda Collection: Portion of the tube on the line, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Portion of the tube on the line, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Portion of the tube on the line, 1845. Diagram showing part of the track of an atmospheric railway, a system using air pressure for locomotion, invented by Clegg and Samuda

Background imageSamuda Collection: Iron ship, Messrs Samudas yard, Isle of Dogs, London, c1880

Iron ship, Messrs Samudas yard, Isle of Dogs, London, c1880
Iron ship in frame on the stocks, Messrs Samudas yard, Isle of Dogs, London, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris)

Background imageSamuda Collection: Iron Shipbuilding, 1873

Iron Shipbuilding, 1873. Joseph d Aguilar Samuda (1813-1885), British mechanical engineer and naval architect. In partnership with his brother Jacob (d1844)

Background imageSamuda Collection: Dawlish, Devon, c1860

Dawlish, Devon, c1860. This viewshows the track of Isambard Kingdom Brunels (1806-1859) South Devon Railway. The South Devon was an example of an atmospheric railway, which did not use locomotives

Background imageSamuda Collection: Kingstown and Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, near Dublin, 1845

Kingstown and Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, near Dublin, 1845. This was built on the Samuel Clegg Jnr (1814-1856) and Joseph Samuda (1813-1885) system, also used on the Croydon, the South Devon

Background imageSamuda Collection: Clegg and Samudas atmospheric railway, 1845

Clegg and Samudas atmospheric railway, 1845. Designed by Samuel Clegg Jnr (1814-1856) and Joseph Samuda (1813-1885), this was the system adopted on the Croydon Atmospheric Railway


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