Locomotion Collection (#5)

By Road and Rail (b / w photo)
3092321 By Road and Rail (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: By Road and Rail)

New steam carriage by Montais and L Heritier 1887
New steam carriage by Montais and L Heritier. Date: 1887

Steam carriage, Palmer system 1886
Steam carriage, Palmer system. Date: 1886

Hanging train on the Wupper river, promotional advertising card for
PER320959 Hanging train on the Wupper river, promotional advertising card for Veritable Extrait de Viande Liebig (colour litho) by French School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate Number 758. Cockatoo flying, 1887 (collotype)
496777 Plate Number 758. Cockatoo flying, 1887 (collotype) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 46.8x59.1 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Plate Number 733. Elephant walking, 1887 (collotype)
496775 Plate Number 733. Elephant walking, 1887 (collotype) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 46.8x59.1 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Woman. A Shock to the Nervous System, 1887, illustration from
498346 Woman. A Shock to the Nervous System, 1887, illustration from The Human Figure in Motion by Eadweard Muybridge, 1904 edition (b/w photo) by Muybridge

A collection of model railway lamps, made by the toy company Bing, c. 1914-25 (tinplate)
1199476 A collection of model railway lamps, made by the toy company Bing, c. 1914-25 (tinplate) by English School, (19th century); 34 - 46 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster, 1914 (colour lithograph)
1769949 Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster, 1914 (colour lithograph) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); 102x64 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying at Hendon, an advertising poster)

Freight Train, Dusk, (oil on canvas laid down on board)
989619 Freight Train, Dusk, (oil on canvas laid down on board) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); 64.5x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Freight Train, Dusk. Frits Thaulow (1847-1906)

Viaduct de Pont de Buis, c. 1876-1883 (collotype)
990465 Viaduct de Pont de Buis, c.1876-1883 (collotype) by Duclos, Jules (fl.19th century); 23.5x28.9 (approx) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Viaduct de Pont de Buis)

Ways of returning from holiday, from the cover of Soleil du Dimanche
PHG346202 Ways of returning from holiday, from the cover of Soleil du Dimanche, Sunday 22th of September 1901 (colour litho) by Lebegue

Train Passengers on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, shooting buffalo for sport in
PNP332188 Train Passengers on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, shooting buffalo for sport in the 1870s (colour litho) by American School

Sunrise from Glacier Station, c. 1890 (oil on canvas tacked over panel)
985384 Sunrise from Glacier Station, c.1890 (oil on canvas tacked over panel) by Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902); 76.3x11.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunrise from Glacier Station)

Walk Beside Railway; Promenade a cote du Chemin de Fer, (oil on board)
656152 Walk Beside Railway; Promenade a cote du Chemin de Fer, (oil on board) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); 32.2x57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Harrogate, its Quicker by Train, poster advertising rail journeys
1198163 Harrogate, its Quicker by Train, poster advertising rail journeys, 1941 (colour litho) by Tittensor, Harry (1887-1942); 102x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tittensor)

The Absent-minded Reveller, (pencil, coloured pencil and w / c on paper)
1195641 The Absent-minded Reveller, (pencil, coloured pencil and w/c on paper) by Zichy, Mihaly von (1827-1906); 35.5x25.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Hungarian, out of copyright

Notes in Teneriffe, Canary Islands, the New Health Resort in the North Atlantic (engraving)
1041750 Notes in Teneriffe, Canary Islands, the New Health Resort in the North Atlantic (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes in Teneriffe)

The locomotive in the sea (colour litho)
2778436 The locomotive in the sea (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The locomotive in the sea)

The Progress of Locomotion, postcard sent in 1913 (b / w photo)
660404 The Progress of Locomotion, postcard sent in 1913 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Train Passengers on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, shooting buffalo for sport in
PNP332186 Train Passengers on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, shooting buffalo for sport in the 1870s (colour litho) by American School

Gurneys Steam Carriage, 1827 (pencil on paper)
XJF354260 Gurneys Steam Carriage, 1827 (pencil on paper) by Scharf, George the Elder (1788-1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793-1875); ); German

The Death of Sir Donald Friell McLeod, Ater an Accident on the Metropolitan Railway at
1196747 The Death of Sir Donald Friell McLeod, Ater an Accident on the Metropolitan Railway at Gloucester Road Station, 1872, 1872 (pencil and w/c with gold paint on card) by Punjabi School

View of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway from Church Street
1198422 View of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway from Church Street, Taken on the Opening Day, May 3rd 1830, c. 1830 (hand-coloured lithograph on wove paper) by Baynes

A double-dialed hanging clock, (gilt-bronze)
1195140 A double-dialed hanging clock, (gilt-bronze) by Guimard, Hector (1867-1942); 48.3 (height) cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Port of Fecamp, 1924 (oil on canvas)
988700 The Port of Fecamp, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Loiseau, Gustave (1865-1935); 45.7x54.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Port of Fecamp; Le Port de Fecamp. Gustave Loiseau (1865-1935)

Building the Paris Metro, (watercoour on paper)
989557 Building the Paris Metro, (watercoour on paper) by Jouas, Charles (1866-1942); 68x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Building the Paris Metro. Charles Jouas (1866-1942)

Simplonlinie, poster advertising rail travel around Lake Geneva (colour lithograph)
1769993 Simplonlinie, poster advertising rail travel around Lake Geneva (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 127x90 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Simplonlinie)

No 1 Locomotive, Darlington (colour photo)
3093853 No 1 Locomotive, Darlington (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: No 1 Locomotive, Darlington)

The Railway Jubilee at Darlington, "Locomotion, "the First Railway Engine (engraving)
1049326 The Railway Jubilee at Darlington, " Locomotion, " the First Railway Engine (engraving) by English School

Private James Hennessy and his pet dog Bill who travels with him, by permission. Picture taken on an Army Special Train taking troops back from leave. Exact location unknown

Locomotion: Walking by Steam, Riding by Steam, Flying by Steam, ca. 1830

Horse, 1884. Creator: Ottomar Anschütz
Horse, 1884

A Greathead Shield: Excavating a Tube Tunnel, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A Greathead Shield: Excavating a Tube Tunnel, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

A Logging Railway, British Coumbia, 1930. Creator: ENA
A Logging Railway, British Coumbia, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

A Queue of Holiday-Makers Waiting for Trains at Waterloo Station, London, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

Interior of Pullman Car, Marjorie, Southern Railway, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Interior of Pullman Car, " Marjorie", Southern Railway, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

Passengers Luggage at Talbot Road Station, Blackpool, in the Holiday Season, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co

The Irish Mail Leaving The Menai Bridge, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Irish Mail Leaving The Menai Bridge, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

A Locomotive of theRavenglass and Eskdale Railway, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A Locomotive of theRavenglass and Eskdale Railway, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

Webbs Celebrated Cauliflower Express Goods Engine, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Webbs Celebrated " Cauliflower" Express Goods Engine, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

Midland Railway: The Famous Jenny Lind, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Midland Railway: The Famous " Jenny Lind", c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

An Early Colliery Locomotive, c1930. Creator: Unknown
An Early Colliery Locomotive, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

The Rocket Contrasted with the Lost Type of 4-4-0, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Rocket Contrasted with the Lost Type of 4-4-0, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

The Boiler Shop, Locomotive Works, Swindon, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Boiler Shop, Locomotive Works, Swindon, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

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"Unleashing the Imagination: Exploring the Wonders of Locomotion" Step into a world where marine reptiles gracefully glide through azure waters, their fantasy-like figures captivating our senses. A mesmerizing illustration transports us to an enchanting realm where locomotion takes on extraordinary forms. In the skies above, a peregrine falcon soars with unmatched speed and precision. Falco peregrinus, the epitome of aerial locomotion, leaves us in awe of its majestic flight. Deep beneath Box Tunnel in Wilts, we delve into the mysteries underground. Parus caeruleus, a vibrant blue tit flits among lush foliage, showcasing nature's mastery of movement even in confined spaces. The Exposition de Locomotion Aerienne beckons us with its striking cover design. It promises a glimpse into mankind's relentless pursuit of conquering the skies and defying gravity itself. Artistry meets athleticism as we examine intricately detailed artwork depicting leg muscles in full motion during running. The sheer power and elegance displayed remind us that locomotion is not limited to creatures alone but extends to every living being. A snapshot frozen in time captures Alaska's rugged beauty as a railroad train traverses Fox Gulch bridge. This photograph from 1916 immortalizes man-made locomotion amidst untamed wilderness—a testament to human ingenuity overcoming formidable obstacles. At The National Railway Museum at Shildon, County Durham, step inside "Locomotion" and immerse yourself in history. Witness firsthand how innovation shaped societies by revolutionizing transportation systems across generations. In twilight's embrace emerges Pipistrellus pipistrellus—the common pipistrelle—darting through dusky landscapes with unparalleled agility. Its nocturnal locomotive prowess reminds us that movement knows no boundaries or limitations.