Tunnel Collection

Tram in the Kingsway Subway, London, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Tram in the Kingsway Subway, London, 1931, (1933). Kingsway Subway, the underground link connecting the tramway services in North and South London

View of the (proposed) western archway of the Thames Tunnel, London, c1831. The Thames Tunnel, connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe, was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Coronation Scot, L. M. S. leaving Watford Tunnel, 1940
Coronation Scot, L.M.S. leaving Watford Tunnel, 1940. It was inaugurated in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and ran until the start of World War II in 1939

Construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1839. Artist: John Cooke Bourne
Construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1837 (1839). Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) was appointed chief engineer of the London & Birmingham Railway (LBR)

A New Piccadilly Circus Below The Old As The Gateway to the Tubes, c1935. Artist: D Macpherson
A New Piccadilly Circus Below The Old As The Gateway to the Tubes, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, Marylebone, London, c1840. Artist: FW Hulme
View of the tunnel in the Zoological Gardens at Regents Park, London, c1840; with groups of figures and families

Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Work on the worlds first underground railway started in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler

The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel, c1911, (1913). Artist: T Griffith Taylor
The First Western Party in a Natural Ice-Tunnel Amid The Pinnacles of the Koettlitz Glacier (Edgar Evans standing), c1911, (1913)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer, c1850s
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, c1850s. Brunel surrounded by vignettes of some of his most significant projects - the steamships Great Eastern, Great Britain

Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Junction Canal, Northamptonshire, 1819. Artist: John Hassell
Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Junction Canal, Northamptonshire, 1819. A Boat approaching the entrance to the great tunnel from the Blisworth end

Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest Flammarion
Sewer cleaners in the Main Sewer, Paris, 1931. Illustration from the book Paris published by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)

The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: covered way leading to the platform, 1864. 'In no part of London has a greater improvement been made than upon the spot where Hungerford Market once stood

An Underpass 42.4 Sazhens long at Verst 15, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
An Underpass 42.4 Sazhens long at Verst 15, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Construction of a Tunnel N 38 at Verst 38, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Construction of a Tunnel N 38 at Verst 38, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Construction of an Underpass at Verst 15, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Construction of an Underpass at Verst 15, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Tunnel Number 12 at Verst 36 with a Length of 365 Sazhens, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Tunnel Number 12 at Verst 36 with a Length of 365 Sazhens, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in

View of an Underpass Arch at Verst 15, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
View of an Underpass Arch at Verst 15, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Lower Part of the Tunnel at Verst 36, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Lower Part of the Tunnel at Verst 36, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Construction of a Tunnel Walls, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Construction of a Tunnel Walls, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian

Construction of a Tunnel, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Construction of a Tunnel, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian

Construction of a Tunnel, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Construction of a Tunnel, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian

Construction of a Tunnel, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Construction of a Tunnel, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian

Working in the Tunnell, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Working in the Tunnell, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad

Boring in the Tunnel, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Boring in the Tunnel, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad

Working on a Tunnel, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Working on a Tunnel, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad

Working on a Tunnel, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Working on a Tunnel, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad

Tunnel Works, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Tunnel Works, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad

The Paris Wine Market: the Brandy Quarter, Rues de Languedoc and de la Côte d'Or, the Cellars, 1860
The Paris Wine Market: the Brandy Quarter, Rues de Languedoc and de la Cote d'Or, the Cellars, 1860. Engraving after a sketch by M. Lancelot

The Great Semmering Railway - the Bollerswand Viaduct and Tunnel, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Semmering Railway - the Bollerswand Viaduct and Tunnel, 1860. This is a great engineering work constructed through a mountain range to Styria

AI IMAGE - Alice, from "Alice in Wonderland", 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Alice, from "Alice in Wonderland", 2023

AI IMAGE - An illustration of a London Underground train, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - An illustration of a London Underground train, 2023

The Great Semmering Railway - the Weinzettelwand Tunnel, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Semmering Railway - the Weinzettelwand Tunnel, 1860. This is a great engineering work constructed through a mountain range to Styria, mainly by means of a series of viaducts and tunnels

L'Etat de Guerre aux Etats-Unis; Premiers aspects de l'etat de guerre: les voies ferrees... 1917
L'Etat de Guerre aux Etats-Unis; Premiers aspects de l'etat de guerre: les voies ferrees et travaux d'art sont gardes; la releve des sentinelles a l'entree d'un tunnel dans les

Satta Pass on the Tokaido, 11th month, late 19th century. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Satta Pass on the Tokaido, 11th month, late 19th century. Series: Sketches of the Famous Sights of Japan

Exit of cave Crypta Neapolitana (or Grotta di Posillipo) on the coast of Pozzuoli, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Exit of cave Crypta Neapolitana (or Grotta di Posillipo) on the coast of Pozzuoli, 1778

Exit of cave Crypta Neapolitana (or Grotta di Posillipo) on the coast of Naples, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Exit of cave Crypta Neapolitana (or Grotta di Posillipo) on the coast of Naples, 1778

Entrance of cave Crypta Neapolitana (or Grotta di Posillipo) on the coast of Pozzuoli, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Entrance of cave Crypta Neapolitana (or Grotta di Posillipo) on the coast of Pozzuoli, 1778

Alpine View, c.1860s. Creator: Francis Frith
Alpine View, c.1860s

Colorado, second tunnel, Canon of Grand River, c1899. Creator: William H. Jackson
Colorado, second tunnel, Canon of Grand River, c1899

Laing's Nek Tunnel, c1900. Creator: N. P. Edwards
Laing's Nek Tunnel, c1900. Steam train in the Drakensberg mountains, South Africa. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

The First Passenger Train Over the White Pass and Yukon Route to Klondike in Pursuit of Gold, c1900 Creator: A.E. Huitt
The First Passenger Train Over the White Pass and Yukon Route to Klondike in Pursuit of Gold, c1900. For some months past rumour had been whispering of the discovery of an enormously rich gold-field

The Grotto of Posillipo at Naples, 1826. Creator: Antonie Sminck Pitloo
The Grotto of Posillipo at Naples, 1826

Inside Tunnel 4, Temasopa Canon (i.e. Tamasopo Canyon), between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Inside Tunnel 4, Temasopa Canon (i.e. Tamasopo Canyon), between 1880 and 1897

Detroit River tunnel, Detroit, Mich. ca 1910. Creator: Unknown
Detroit River tunnel, Detroit, Mich. ca 1910

Near view, Tunnel 7, Temasopa [sic] Canon, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Near view, Tunnel 7, Temasopa [sic] Canon, between 1880 and 1897

Tunnel 4 from 5, Temasopa [sic] Canon, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Tunnel 4 from 5, Temasopa [sic] Canon, between 1880 and 1897

Tunnel 3, Temasopa [sic] Canon, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Tunnel 3, Temasopa [sic] Canon, between 1880 and 1897

Tunnel 4, Temasopa [sic] Canon, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Tunnel 4, Temasopa [sic] Canon, between 1880 and 1897

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