Shunting Collection

"Step back in time to the golden era of rail transport as we delve into the fascinating world of shunting

Shunting Collection: The last shunting horse at Paddington, 1925

The last shunting horse at Paddington, 1925
An image of the last shunting horse at Paddington station, London, taken in 1925. This dray horse is preparing to pull open GWR goods wagon no.86459 in the yard

Shunting Collection: Ipswich Shunting Yard

Ipswich Shunting Yard
Steam goods trains at the busy shunting yard of Ipswich railway station, Suffolk, England

Shunting Collection: Shunt with Great Care Label

Shunt with Great Care Label
This is an example of a shunt with great care label that warned goods staff in the 1940s that some of the goods travelling on the GWR were fragile or dangerous!

Shunting Collection: Great Eastern Railway shunting engine, 1876 (b / w photo)

Great Eastern Railway shunting engine, 1876 (b / w photo)
5234568 Great Eastern Railway shunting engine, 1876 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Eastern Railway shunting engine, 1876)

Brake Trials
15th June 1908: Brake and shunting trials at the Great Western Railway depot in Acton. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Shunting Collection: Locomotive no 1173 0-8-4

Locomotive no 1173 0-8-4 three cylinder simple shunting engine

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"Step back in time to the golden era of rail transport as we delve into the fascinating world of shunting. Witness the last shunting horse at Paddington Station in 1925, giving way to the mechanical might of the Great Eastern Railway shunting engine from 1876 (b/w photo). Fast forward to Ipswich Shunting Yard, where the art of precise shunting was taken to new heights with the aid of labels like "Shunt with Great Care." Browse through a page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalog of 1937, featuring an intricately detailed 0-8-4 Locomotive No. 1173, designed for hours pleasure. And let us not forget the essential brake trials, ensuring safety and efficiency in every shunt."