Sleeper Collection

Wagons-Lit company poster
Poster extolling the comforts of travelling by rail when you have luxurious sleeper bunks to relax in

Railway Sleeper - Euston Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Scottish football fan at Euston Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing railway porter at Crewe Station. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

PLM Cote d Azur poster
Travel poster advertising the French Cote d Azur reached by the Paris Lyon Mediteranee railway on a sleeper train

French Wagons-Lit poster
Poster advertising the French National Railways Wagon-Lits (sleeper train) service to Switzerland

GWR First Class Sleeper Car, 1946
A female passenger is having her morning tea delivered to her in one of the GWRs first class sleeping car compartments

GRANGER MOVEMENT. The Grange Awakening the Sleepers. American cartoon, 1873, inspired by the Vanderbilt system of secret rebates, showing a farmer trying to rouse the country to the railroad menace

Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing post young gentleman propped up against a bollard at Marylebone Station after a wild Christmas party! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

South Manchurian Railway - Interior of the Sleeping Car. Date: circa 1905

Journey to Andalusia of the kings of Spain, Alfonso XII (1857-1885) and Maria Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena (1858-1929). Royal Train. Interior of the sleeper coach, dresser and cabinet

Old railway track at Winsford, Cheshire
Bullhead rail on stone sleepers at Over & Wharton (Winsford, Cheshire) on the LNWR. Possibly a re-use of redundant tramway blocks? Date: 1905

GWR Sleeping Car, 1946
An attendant carries in the bags of a lady travelling overnihght on one of the GWR sleeper trains

Stephensons (1833) Locomotive, (1887). Creator: Unknown
Stephensons (1833) Locomotive, (1887). Diagram showing fire box, smoke box, steam head, boiler, wheels and flanges etc

A Pullam sleeper car
5308233 A Pullam sleeper car.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Pullman sleeper car on a vestibule train, which has enclosed vestibules at their ends)

Costume of the Bayeux area, near the sea
5855710 Costume of the Bayeux area, near the sea; (add.info.: Costume of the Bayeux area, near the sea. The bonnet is called a "dormeuse" or sleeper)

Culebra Cut, Culebra - Gang of 150 Men Shifting Track By Hand, January 1912. Men working on the Panama Canal project

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Rough sleeping, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

The Four Sleepers in Spring Dawn (Shisui shunsho), Japan, c. 1806. Creator: Hokusai
The Four Sleepers in Spring Dawn (Shisui shunsho), Japan, c. 1806

The Sleeping Model or The Sleeper, 1890-97. Creator: Theodore Roussel
The Sleeping Model or The Sleeper, 1890-97

Appomattox Station, Virginia, April 1865. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Appomattox Station, Virginia, April 1865. Albumen print, pl. 97 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

The Allatoona Pass, looking North, GA, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
The Allatoona Pass, looking North, GA, 1866. Albumen print, plate 28 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Malloys Cut, Sherman Station, Laramie Range, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Malloys Cut, Sherman Station, Laramie Range, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. iv from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

L Interieur D Un Sleeping-Car (colour photo)
2817400 L Interieur D Un Sleeping-Car (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Interieur D Un Sleeping-Car)

Nile perch and sleeper fish
Nile perch, Lates niloticus, and sleeper fish or gudgeon, Ophiocara macrolepidota

Bristle worms or polychaetes. Splendid fireworm, Hesione splendida 1 and Syllis monilaris 2. Esione lucente, Silli monilare

The first luxury Pullman Sleeping Car, 1865 (colour litho)
PNP246935 The first luxury Pullman Sleeping Car, 1865 (colour litho) by American School

The Noonday Rest, 1862 (oil on canvas)
CH378434 The Noonday Rest, 1862 (oil on canvas) by Linnell, John (1792-1882); 100.3x138.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Advertisement for Southern Railway - Travel while you sleep
Advertisement for Southern Railway - Every night from Victoria - " Good night London" - " Good Morning Paris" - Travel while you sleep by train ferry boat. Date: 1936

French Railway News - Paris-Dijon Speed-up - Electrification shortens the journey, knocking an hour off the old timetable. 1951

Figaro Cartoon, Cards of the Day - John Sleeper Clarke

Servants of the Wrong Sort (engraving)
1060086 Servants of the Wrong Sort (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Servants of the Wrong Sort)

Butterfly Hunting and a Sleeper (chromolitho)
735132 Butterfly Hunting and a Sleeper (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterfly Hunting and a Sleeper)

The Nap (oil on panel)
CH378200 The Nap (oil on panel) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 33x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Sieste; ); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Honeymoon by train, 1908 (colour litho)
CHT206234 Honeymoon by train, 1908 (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Sketches of a Camp (engraving)
1041421 Sketches of a Camp (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of a Camp)

The Fire Alarm, or how Muddleborough got its new Engine (chromolitho)
1043452 The Fire Alarm, or how Muddleborough got its new Engine (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fire Alarm)

Carristons Gift (litho)
1045095 Carristons Gift (litho) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carristons Gift)

This was a sleeping car, from Around the World in Eighty Days
3501823 This was a sleeping car, from Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905) engraved by Adolphe FranAzois Pannemaker (1822-1900), 1873 (engraving) by Benett

A railway novelty (colour litho)
2809289 A railway novelty (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A railway news)

Study for The Sleeper, 1863 (black chalk on paper)
617391 Study for The Sleeper, 1863 (black chalk on paper) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 24.4x17.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

The Night Express, c. 1860 (colour litho)
PNP246912 The Night Express, c.1860 (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

The Little Sleeper; Le Petit Dormeur, 1795 (oil on canvas)
827738 The Little Sleeper; Le Petit Dormeur, 1795 (oil on canvas) by Drolling, Martin (1752-1817); 25x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Sleeper; Le Petit Dormeur)

The End of the Zulu War, Some Incidents of the Campaign (engraving)
1054191 The End of the Zulu War, Some Incidents of the Campaign (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of the Zulu War, Some Incidents of the Campaign)

For this Tennis line judge it was Game Set and Match when she fell asleap at
For this Tennis line judge it was Game Set

For this Tennis line judge it was Game Set and Match when she fell asleep at the Wimbledon tennis finals. But she was soon to be awakend by a ball boy as the Wimbledon crowd roared with laughter

Inventions: Car Roof Tent: A new revolutionary camping invention "The Roof Tent"
Inventions: Car Roof Tent: A new revolutionary camping invention " The Roof Tent" seen here on top of a Austin A40. 1960 A760-004

Model Dawn Chapman wearing face mask to aid her in getting a good nights sleep. 1962

Gunfire, bombs whistle, the building shakes, the bomb hits with the familiar crump but the girl and many others of the personel of the Superintendant Station for B Watch sleep on in the basement

Model Dawn Chapman wearing face mask to aid her in getting a good nights sleep. 1962

Model Dawn Chapman wearing face mask to aid her in getting a good nights sleep. 1962

Film actor Patrick Holt sleeping. December 1953 D7609

Sleeper (Un dormeur). Creator: Alphonse Legros
Sleeper (Un dormeur)

Sinbad the Sailor (Sinbad le marin). Creator: Alphonse Legros
Sinbad the Sailor (Sinbad le marin)

GWR First Class Sleeping Car, 1946
This glamourous lady is preparing herself for an overnight trip in one of the GWRs first class sleeping cars

The Allatoona Pass Looking North, Georgia, 1860s. Creator: George N. Barnard
The Allatoona Pass Looking North, Georgia, 1860s

City Point, Virginia. Terminus of U. S. Military Railroad, 1861-65
City Point, Virginia. Terminus of U.S. Military Railroad, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

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Urban garden with pebble path and railway sleepers

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Urban garden with pebble path and railway sleepers

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Urban garden with pebble path and railway sleepers

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Urban garden with pebble path and railway sleepers

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Wood, Patterns, Cracks in wooden sleeper

Sultan Mountain, near Silverton, Colorado, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Sultan Mountain, near Silverton, Colorado, c1897. Sultan Mountain in the San Juan Mountains range in San Juan County, southwestern Colorado

GWR Third class sleeping carriage, 1928
Third class sleeping carriages were introduced in the late 1920s to provide affordable overnight travel for passengers. This image shows four women sharing a carriage with bunk beds

GWR Third Class sleeping car, 1946
A male passenger is having his morning tea delivered to him in one of the GWRs third class sleeping car compartments

Reclining Nude, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Giovanni Boldini
Reclining Nude, late 19th/early 20th century. From the collection of Marquis de Biron

Orient Express - The Overland Route to Cairo
The overland route to Egypt, the new wonder train which has brought Londoners within a weeks railway journey of Cairo by way of Calais, the Balkans, Aleppo, Beirut, Haifa and Kantara

The Blue Train - illustrated poem
A poem by Joy Garden (and quite a terrible one at that), extolling the virtues of travelling to the French Riviera via the fabled Blue Train

Portrait of a peterbilt 6x4 semi tractor unit. Note; Check-out those wheel nuts would not be allowed in Europe on the front right wheel

Cushendun, County Antrim, Ireland, Railway Sleepers Used As Beach Defense

Peterbilt 6x4 semi tracter unit with a twin axle box trailer in the Blue Mountains above Collingwood, Ontario

Kenworth 6x4 semi unit parked in the sun against gorgous autumn colours

Distorted rails after fire in Hackney, East London
Distorted rails after a fire at Wallis Road, Hackney, East London, 16 August 1955

John Sleeper Clarke, 1833 - 1899. American Actor And Comedian. From The Strand Magazine Published 1897

Abou Hassan Or The Sleeper Awakened. Illustration By Charles Folkard From The Book The Arabian Nights Published 1917

Close-Up Of A Train Track; North Yorkshire, England

Train Tracks Lightly Covered With Snow; Alberta, Canada

Irish Jewish Museum, Portobello Dublin, Ireland

Preston, from the West, c1896. Artist: Arthur Winter
Preston, from the West, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Erection of Emergency Thames Bridge, London, 1942. View through the bridge from the South Bank while erection of the steelwork by cantilevering was in progress

Fortune Telling Scene (Sleeper Awakened by a Young Woman), 1620s. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

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"Sleeper: A Journey through Time and Comfort" Step into the world of luxury travel with this captivating collection hints. From the iconic Wagons-Lit company poster to the charming French Wagons-Lit poster, these images transport us back to an era when train journeys were a true indulgence. The GWR First Class Sleeper Car from 1946 takes us on a nostalgic ride, reminding us of the elegance and sophistication that once defined train travel. Meanwhile, the PLM Cote d Azur poster invites us to imagine ourselves reclining in style as we traverse breathtaking coastal landscapes. But not all they are about opulence. The Granger Movement's awakening of "the sleepers" in an American cartoon from 1873 sheds light on the darker side of railroads - secret rebates and their impact on farmers. It serves as a reminder that progress can sometimes come at a cost. Moving forward, we explore various railway stations where sleepers find respite. Melton Mowbray Station showcases a rustic charm with its Railway Sleeper, while Crewe Station exudes grandeur amidst its bustling atmosphere. Euston Station offers glimpses into countless journeys embarked upon by weary travelers seeking solace in their sleeping compartments. As we venture further into history, Marylebone Station beckons with its timeless appeal - a place where dreams intertwine with reality within each passing sleeper car. And let's not forget about international travels; South Manchurian Railway's interior reveals an exotic allure within their Sleeping Cars. However, not all they are found aboard trains - rough sleeping in London during the early 1900s reminds us of those who sought shelter wherever they could find it amidst challenging times. Finally, we conclude our journey with GWR Third class sleeping carriage from 1928 - showcasing how even modest accommodations provided comfort for those embarking on long-distance trips without breaking their budget.