Steam Train Collection (page 9)

The Irish Mail, L. M. S. passing over Conway Bridge, 1940
The Irish Mail, L.M.S. passing over Conway Bridge, 1940. The Irish Mail is being drawn by an engine known as The Duchess of Atholl. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]

Duchess of Gloucester, L. M. S. on the Turntable, Camden Town, 1940
Duchess of Gloucester, L.M.S. on the Turntable, Camden Town, 1940. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]

First locamotive, Cuba, 19th century. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana

The first regular trans-continental train at Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, 1886 (1951). The Canadian Pacific Railway, which connects eastern Canada with British Columbia

Trainload of armoured cars, South West Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Trainload of armoured cars, South West Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. The South African army invaded the German colony of South West Africa in March 1915

Ramsbottoms Express Passenger Engine, 1866

Adams Express Company advertisement, c1860s (1954). A train typical of the period when the the Reno Brothers outlaw gang operated in the Midwest, just after the end of the Civil War

German troops travelling by train to the eastern front, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The Bowery, New York, USA, 1900. Artist: BL Singley
The Bowery, New York, 1900. The Bowery is the name of a street and a small neighbourhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan

Smashed locomotive at Peronne, France, First World War, 1917, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918, seventh edition

Bridge over the Niagara, Canada, 19th century

Tay Bridge, Scotland, 1902

Early locomotives, 19th century, (c1920). From the top left: Puffing Billy, 1813; The Locomotion, 1823;, The Rocket, 1829; and the Sans Pareil, 1829

The spire of St Martin, Ludgate silhouetted against the bulk of St Pauls, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Frith
The spire of St Martin, Ludgate silhouetted against the bulk of St Paul s, London, 1926-1927. A steam train is crossing the viaduct

Ice Boat Race on the Hudson River, 19th century. Artist: Currier and Ives
Ice Boat Race on the Hudson River, 19th century

Arrival of Train at North Station, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Arrival of Train at North Station, Paris, 1931. Crowds at the Gare du Nord. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

Connaught Tunnel, British Columbia, Canada, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Canada 2nd series

Countess of Dufferin, Canada, c1920s. The first steam locomotive to operate in the Canadian prairie provinces. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Canada 1st series

Canadian Pacific passenger engine, Canada, c1920s. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Canada 1st series

Aqueduct near Queretaro, Mexico, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Aqueduct near Queretaro, Mexico, late 19th century. A steam train passing under the aqueduct which was built in the 18th century

The Elevated Railway, Third Avenue, New York, 1879. Hand-coloured later

The Pampas railroad, South American lowlands, 1877. In the distance is a steam train, and in the foreground are rheas (large flightless birds), alpacas, and biscachas or viscachas, (burrowing rodents)

The Bridge across the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, 1877

The viaduct in Arles. The blue train, 1888. Artist: Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890)
The viaduct in Arles. The blue train, 1888. Found in the collection of the Musee Rodin, Paris

Rain, Steam, and Speed. The Great Western Railway, 1844. Artist: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851)
Rain, Steam, and Speed. The Great Western Railway, 1844. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Berlin-Potsdam Railway, 1847. Artist: Menzel, Adolph Friedrich, von (1815-1905)
The Berlin-Potsdam Railway, 1847. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Steam locomotive. Artist: Delarue, Fortune (1794-?)
Steam locomotive. From a private collection

The Western Railway at its Exit from Paris, 1886. Artist: Angrand, Charles (1854-1926)
The Western Railway at its Exit from Paris, 1886. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Railroad bridge in Argenteuil, 1873-1874. Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
The Railroad bridge in Argenteuil, 1873-1874. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Train in the Countryside, c. 1870. Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Train in the Countryside, c. 1870. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Railway, 1873. Artist: Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)
The Railway, 1873. Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Japanese attack on a hospital train near Port Arthur, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. The Russo-Japanese War arose due to the two countries conflicting territorial ambitions in East Asia

Example of Mechanical Drawing, 1901. Diagram of a steam locomotive. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

The Latchford Viaduct, Manchester Ship Canal, 1894. The viaduct was opened in 1893 and carried the former London & North Western Railway Stockport to Warrington line over the Manchester Ship Canal

Train blocked by snow, France, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Train blocked by snow, France, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 5th March 1892

Various systems of railroads, Zermatt, Switzerland, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

Cardean, Caledonian Railways, 1906, (20th century)

Sir Vincent Ravens Pacific, North Eastern Railway, 1922, (20th century)

Merchant Navy class, Southern Railway, 1941, (20th century)

Broadway Limited, Pennsylvania Railroad, 1927

Passenger train, Pullman of the Pacific Union, America, 20th century

Railroads of the west, c1900. French postcard

Saint-Lazare Station, Paris, c1900. French postcard

Harbour station, Dieppe, c1900. French postcard

Accident on the Marly-le-Roi rail line, France, 1891. Artist: F Meaulle
Accident on the Marly-le-Roi rail line, France, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 14th November 1891

Prairie Fires of the Great West, USA, 1871. Artist: Currier and Ives
Prairie Fires of the Great West, USA, 1871. A locomotive with cowcatcher and headlamp hauls a passenger train across the prairie while buffalo stampede in the face of a huge fire

Train crossing Chat Moss, Lancashire, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall
Train crossing Chat Moss, Lancashire, 1831. A large 12 square mile peat bog five miles west of Manchester, Chat Moss was considered unsuitable for the building of rail tracks

Poor Buffer, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain
Poor Buffer, 1878. The Ameer of Afghanistan, holding a tiny shield and raised sword, straddles the buffers of a Russian steam train

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