Train Collection (page 29)

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]

The Night Train, 1849. Artist: David Cox the elder
The Night Train, 1849. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume I, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Come away death c1875. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Come away death c1875. A scene from Shakespeares Twelfth Night: Act II, Scene II. From The Illustrated Library Shakespeare. [William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh and Glasgow, c1875]

Le Depart Du Train De Marine, c1907. Artist: Eugene Louis Gillot
Le Depart Du Train De Marine, c1907. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

A lone group of royal mourners: Queen Mary with the Princess Royal, 1936
A lone group of royal mourners: Queen Mary with the Princess Royal and her daughters-in-law, after the departure of the coffin, waiting at Kings Cross to drive to Buckingham Palace, 1936

Watching the coffin, covered by the Royal Standard, 1936
Watching the coffin, covered by the Royal Standard and surmounted with the Imperial Crown, lifted from the train: royal mourners

Sympathetic interest in the Royal Funeral Train at Welwyn Station, 1936
Sympathetic interest in the Royal Funeral Train: the mourning crowd which waited at Welwyn Station for its passing, typical of the scenes all along the route to London, 1936

The Procession Into The Abbey, 1937. Queen Elizabeths procession moving along the Nave of Westminster Abbey, followed by the procession of her husband King George VI, on the day of their coronation

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their Coronation Day, 1937; with Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret. From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Sugar Mill, Cuba, c1913. [Harris Bros. Co. Havana, Cuba]

Train Load of Sugar Cane leaving the field, Cuba, 1915

Sugar Mill, Cuba, c1910. [Harris Bros. Co. Havana, Cuba]

First locomotive, (1830s), 1920s
First locomotive from Havana to Guines, whose construction began in 1833.This track cost two million pesos and was the first in the Spanish domains

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

Soldiers of the Wiltshire Rifles boarding a train, Cape Town, South Africa, World War I, c1915. Wiltshire Rifles back from Windhoek entrain at Cape Town for depot to re-volunteer for East Africa

Conveying salt to the interior by wheelbarrow train, China, 1907. Artist: Keystone View Company
Conveying salt to the interior by wheelbarrow train, China, 1907. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Shan woman and child, Upper Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Shan woman and child, Upper Burma, 1908. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Erecting shop, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 20th century. Artist: Keystone View Company
Erecting shop, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Flatbush Avenue, New York City, USA, 20th century. Artist: J Dearden Holmes
Flatbush Avenue, New York City, USA, 20th century. Sunbeam Tours stereoscopic card detail

Rounding the curves on Marshall Pass, Colorado, USA, 1898. Artist: BL Singley
Rounding the curves on Marshall Pass, Colorado, USA, 1898. Detail from a stereoscopic card. The railway line over Marshall Pass was completed in 1881 for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroads

Ladies headdresses, 15th century, (1910). Fashions from the reign of Edward IV (1461-1483); elaborate headdresses, fur collars and cuffs, narrow cinctures and short-waisted bodices

Ladies dress, 14th century, (1910). Costume from the second period (c1350-1360) of the reign of Edward III (ruled 1327-1377), showing vertical pockets, and giving an idea of the length of the tippet

Womens dress, 14th century, (1910). Costume from the early reign of Edward III (ruled 1327-1377). The cincture around the hips of the middle figure is the forerunner of the jewelled belt of

Eads Bridge, St Louis, Missouri, USA, c1874. Designed by James B Eads, the bridge crosses the Mississippi between St Louis and East St Louis, Illinois

On His Way to His Own Country For the Last Time, King Edwards Return From Biarritz, 1910. King Edward VII returned to London on 27th April 1910, suffering from severe bronchitis

Princess and ladies in waiting, 1470 (1882-1884). Artist: Gautier
Princess and ladies in waiting, 1470 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen Consort of Charles VI of France, 1385 (1882-1884). Isabeau (c1370-1435) married Charles in 1385

St Pauls Cathedral from Fleet Street on a Sunday, London, c1930s. The dome of Sir Christopher Wrens cathedral, built to replace the one destroyed by the Great Fire of London

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

Prime Minister William Gladstone opens the Metropolitan Railway, London, 1863 (1951). Engineered by John Fowler, the Metropolitan Railway was the first line of what would eventually become the London

King George V and Queen Mary in the robes of the Knights of the Garter, Windsor, 1937. Artist: Central Press
King George V and Queen Mary in the robes of the Knights of the Garter, Windsor, 1937. King George and Queen Mary wearing the robes and insignia of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

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

Lifting wounded soldiers onto a hospital train, East Africa, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Louis Bleriot, pioneering French aviator, 1909. Bleriot (1872-1936) made his fortune through manufacturing acetylene headlamps for motor cars but he is famous for being the first person to fly across

Cologne Cathedral from a railway bridge, Cologne, Germany. Artist: EW Kelley
Cologne Cathedral from a railway bridge, Cologne, Germany. The cathedral in Cologne was begun in 1248 but was not finally completed until 1880. It is the largest Gothic church in northern Europe

16 inch railway gun which pulverised the Hindenburg Line, World War I, France, 1917-1918. Stereoscopic card detail

Cramptons railway locomotive engine, 1866. Artist: GB Smith
Cramptons railway locomotive engine, 1866. The locomotive represented by this model was designed and built by Thomas Russell Crampton for the Northern Railway of France

Ramsbottoms Express Passenger Engine, 1866

Paris Spring Fashion, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 1st May 1875

Sunday on the Union Pacific Railway, USA, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 20th March 1875

A railroad battery, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

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

Jubilee Drawing Room, 1887. Artist: Ludlow
Jubilee Drawing Room, 1887. Scene showing Queen Victoria celebrating her Golden Jubilee. A print from The Illustrated London News, 21st May 1887

Cleveland, from Scrantons Hill, Ohio, USA, 19th century. Artist: Harley
Cleveland, from Scrantons Hill, Ohio, USA, 19th century

The train arriving from Port Tewfik, Suez, Egypt, 20th century

Advertisement for Dubarrys Toilet Luxuries, scented with Golden Morn perfume, 1922. A print from The Sphere, 1922

A single loop in the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, India, c1910. Plate taken from Views of Darjeeling with Typical Native Portraits and Groups by J. Burlington Smith, published by Hood & Co

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