Rail Stations Collection

The cable-laying ship Telconia, c.1910-30 (oil on paper)
7340824 The cable-laying ship Telconia, c.1910-30 (oil on paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 51x64 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: John Everett Oil painting)

An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration)
8600329 An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration); (add.info.: An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris)

Chepstow Bridge. Over the River Wye, 1851 (hand coloured lithograph on paper)
7426824 Chepstow Bridge. Over the River Wye, 1851 (hand coloured lithograph on paper); 21x38 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Victoria Terminus with horse tram, Bombay, India, 1900s (postcard)
7379782 Victoria Terminus with horse tram, Bombay, India, 1900s (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: now Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus); © Ajay Goyal/Dinodia Photo

The first journey (engraving)
8631735 The first journey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first journey)

Les Bossons et la Gare (b/w photo)
8640718 Les Bossons et la Gare (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Bossons et la Gare)

Spoon-bill, Sprinkling, Spy-glass, Squirrel, Stable, Stage-coach, Starling, Station, Statue, Steam-boat, Steamer
8650076 Spoon-bill, Sprinkling, Spy-glass, Squirrel, Stable, Stage-coach, Starling, Station, Statue, Steam-boat, Steamer, Steam-gauge (engraving) by German School

Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water (colour litho)
8656721 Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water)

West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway station, Battersea Wharf (engraving)
8676336 West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway station, Battersea Wharf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The metro and cafe station, Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria. Construction 1896, architect Otto Wagner (1841-1918)
TED4659301 The metro and cafe station, Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria. Construction 1896, architect Otto Wagner (1841-1918). Photography 16/09/00

An elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850
3478246 An elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly widower, wearing a morning band)

March of Intellect. Mechanical, 1829 (hand coloured etching on paper)
7483082 March of Intellect. Mechanical, 1829 (hand coloured etching on paper) by Seymour, Robert (1798-1836); 25x35 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

View of the Gare de l'Ouest, Paris, 1893 (engraving)
ELD4835492 View of the Gare de l'Ouest, Paris, 1893 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Gare de l'Ouest (current Gare Saint Lazare)

Railway Station, at Wellington, Shropshire, July, 1849 (lithograph on paper)
7426784 Railway Station, at Wellington, Shropshire, July, 1849 (lithograph on paper); 25x33 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Shrewsbury Castle, the Railway Station, and Grammar Schools, c1850 (tinted lithograph on paper)
7426777 Shrewsbury Castle, the Railway Station, and Grammar Schools, c1850 (tinted lithograph on paper); 22x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Pacific Station in HMS Triumph - Photo 50, The Iolani Palace. Honolulu. 1879 (photo, cloth, leather, paper)
7342441 Pacific Station in HMS Triumph - Photo 50, The Iolani Palace. Honolulu. 1879 (photo, cloth, leather, paper) by Bedford

Dazzle ships in the London docks, c.1915-18 (oil on paper)
7340825 Dazzle ships in the London docks, c.1915-18 (oil on paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 31.1x40.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A sailing ship, Late 19th century - mid 20th century (oil on paper)
7340862 A sailing ship, Late 19th century - mid 20th century (oil on paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 56.6x38 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Holiday crowds at Waterloo Station, London (b/w photo)
8676163 Holiday crowds at Waterloo Station, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holiday crowds at Waterloo Station, London)

Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia (engraving)
8676474 Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia)

Boys swimming and diving (colour litho)
8635891 Boys swimming and diving (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys swimming and diving)

Cicero delivering his oration against Cataline (engraving)
8635702 Cicero delivering his oration against Cataline (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Researches in Roman Railways (litho)
8630442 Researches in Roman Railways (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Researches in Roman Railways, On the Platform)

People waiting at Shepherd's Bush Tube station (colour litho)
8656651 People waiting at Shepherd's Bush Tube station (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: People waiting at Shepherd's Bush Tube station)

Australian types: The Sundowner (colour litho)
8630619 Australian types: The Sundowner (colour litho) by Fullwood, Albert Henry (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sundowner)

1920s-vintage advertising flier for the Bassett's Ice Cream stand in the Reading Terminal Market
7133808 1920s-vintage advertising flier for the Bassett's Ice Cream stand in the Reading Terminal Market. Bassett's was one of the original tenants (photo); (add.info)

Woolwich dockyard, late 18th century (pen, black ink, watercolour)
7342004 Woolwich dockyard, late 18th century (pen, black ink, watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 26.7x40.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Railway Station, Shrewsbury, 1849 (lithograph on paper)
7426779 Railway Station, Shrewsbury, 1849 (lithograph on paper); 27x36 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Joint terminus of the Brighton, Croydon, Dover and Greenwich Railways at London Bridge
7426774 Joint terminus of the Brighton, Croydon, Dover and Greenwich Railways at London Bridge. From the design of Thomas Turner Esq

Viaduct at Ivy Bridge, Devon, 1846 (hand coloured lithograph on paper)
7426817 Viaduct at Ivy Bridge, Devon, 1846 (hand coloured lithograph on paper); 20x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge c1836 (hand coloured engraving)
7426799 Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge c1836 (hand coloured engraving); 18x26 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Central Railway Station, Newcastle on Tyne;John Dobson Esq. architect, c1850 (lithograph on paper)
7426783 Central Railway Station, Newcastle on Tyne;John Dobson Esq. architect, c1850 (lithograph on paper); 26x52 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905
TED4653648 Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905.; (add.info.: Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016)

Australian types: Boundary Rider (colour litho)
8630618 Australian types: Boundary Rider (colour litho) by Fullwood, Albert Henry (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boundary Rider)

The Flying Scotsman leaving King's Cross Station (b/w photo)
8635885 The Flying Scotsman leaving King's Cross Station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flying Scotsman leaving King's Cross Station)

Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad, Texas (engraving)
8676692 Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad, Texas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad, Texas)

Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia (engraving)
8676529 Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia)

The Cornish painters prepare for the Academy (b/w photo)
8676239 The Cornish painters prepare for the Academy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cornish painters prepare for the Academy)

How films are made (litho)
8675850 How films are made (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How films are made. Illustration from How it is Made, by Ellison Hawks (Odhams Press Limited)

Burmah / Myanmar: Burmese Ayain Pwe (b/w photo)
8638990 Burmah / Myanmar: Burmese Ayain Pwe (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burmese Ayain Pwe)

The Summer Pulpit, Platform of the Dome of the Rock (engraving)
8638815 The Summer Pulpit, Platform of the Dome of the Rock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Summer Pulpit, Platform of the Dome of the Rock)

New Zealand, 1890s: The Homestead (b/w photo)
8662556 New Zealand, 1890s: The Homestead (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Homestead)

Scotland: Banff from the Station (b/w photo)
8654621 Scotland: Banff from the Station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Banff from the Station)

A Platform in Genoa (engraving)
8648887 A Platform in Genoa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Platform in Genoa)

Fishguard Harbour and Station (b/w photo)
8649138 Fishguard Harbour and Station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishguard Harbour and Station)

Building Kensington Great Cranes, c.1905 (etching on paper)
7485334 Building Kensington Great Cranes, c.1905 (etching on paper) by Pennell, Joseph (1858-1926); 22x28 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

An elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850
3478169 An elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly widower, wearing a morning band)

The Platform of the Dome of the Rock (engraving)
8638808 The Platform of the Dome of the Rock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Platform of the Dome of the Rock)

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"Journey Through Time: Exploring the Charm of Rail Stations" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of rail stations. From the Atmospheric Railway at Star Cross, 1848, to the bustling Christmas Eve at Kings Cross Station, c. 1870-90, these captivating glimpses into history transport us to a bygone era. In Mold (from Argoed), c. 1850, we witness a litho on paper capturing the essence of a quaint station nestled amidst picturesque surroundings. The nearby omnibus station near Palais-Royal in 1875 takes us to Parisian streets filled with life and energy through an exquisite litho from 1898. The Edge Hill Railway Station wood engraving from the 19th century evokes nostalgia as we imagine passengers embarking on their journeys during simpler times. Meanwhile, Red Deer, c. 1850 watercolor on paper paints a serene scene where nature meets railway infrastructure harmoniously. Dive deeper into innovation with Dawlish's Atmospheric Railway depicted in another stunning watercolor from around 1850. This technological marvel showcases how railways shaped landscapes and revolutionized transportation. Marvel at architectural wonders like The Grand Midland Hotel St Pancras' Ladies Reading Room Ceiling captured beautifully in a w/c on paper piece dating back to 1873. Such intricate details remind us that they were not just functional spaces but also works of art. Station House offers insight into early station designs with its delicate pencil sketch from around 1850 while Windsor Station's pencil and wash drawing transports us straight into Victorian elegance circa 1849. Lastly, Bath St James's Bridge wash drawing from 1846 invites us to explore this historical city through its connection with rail travel – bridging past and present seamlessly and can more than mere stops along our journey; they hold stories within their walls and reflect the spirit of an era long gone yet still cherished.