Steam Locomotive Collection (page 4)

The Naval Review: the Queen and Royal Family embarking at Portsmouth - sketched by R. Landells, 1856 Creator: Unknown
The Naval Review: the Queen and Royal Family embarking at Portsmouth - sketched by R. Landells, 1856. Queen Victoria attends a Royal Navy display in Hampshire

The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. The length of the railway is forty-two miles...The construction has been carried on under the joint superintendence of

Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; la locomotive du train qui ramena le corps d'Aquilee a Rome, 1921. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Russia War Pictures - Women, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Russia War Pictures - Women, 1917. Russian women working on the railway - the woman in the centre has bare feet

The railroad, 1838. Creator: Pellerin, Jean-Charles (1756-1836)
The railroad, 1838. Private Collection

General view from temporary tower on north end of approach wall looking south... July 18, 1913
General view from temporary tower on north end of approach wall looking south, Sea Gates Under Pressure, July 18, 1913. Locks under construction, Panama Canal

Grand train de plaisir, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Grand train de plaisir, 19th century. [Pleasure train. Parisians run in front of the Mascaret-Babinet]

Ayant eu la vaniteuse idée de vouloir... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ayant eu la vaniteuse idee de vouloir... 19th century....lutter de vitesse avec le chemin de fer. Swimmers attempting in vain to compete with the speed of the railway

Et dire que maintenant, voilà...tous les voyageurs qui nous passent devant le nez!, 19th century
Et dire que maintenant, voila...tous les voyageurs qui nous passent devant le nez!, 19th century. Men with exaggerated noses watching steam train from outside the post riders office

Impressions et compressions de voyage, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Impressions et compressions de voyage, 19th century. Early railway passengers: We're done for! No, it's well known that when the convoy moves forward the travellers move backwards

Les trains de permissionnaires, 1916. Creator: L Sabattier
Les trains de permissionnaires, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916"

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Steamship and railway line

No More Frontier, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
No More Frontier, [193-]. No More Frontier by Talbot Jennings - An American Drama...Alcazar [Theatre]'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken

Train, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Train, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Train, between 1913 and 1917. Boise and Arrow Rock Railroad steam locomotive with tender, freight wagon and passenger carriage, probably Boise River, Idaho, USA

Views in Rio De Janeiro, South America; Railway to the summit of Corcovado, city and harbour in th Creator: Unknown
Views in Rio De Janeiro, South America; Railway to the summit of Corcovado, city and harbour in the distance, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41

Blessing a Railway in Spain; Opening the Aguilas Branch of the Great Southern of Spain Railway, 1 Creator: Unknown
Blessing a Railway in Spain; Opening the Aguilas Branch of the Great Southern of Spain Railway, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Esquisse pour la salle des fêtes de la mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne : Devoir : Ligne... 1889. Creator: Edmond Debon
Esquisse pour la salle des fetes de la mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne : Devoir : Ligne de l'Est - Mobilisation, 1889. Duty, Eastern line, mobilisation

Group of people posed with railroad car behind them, Denver, Colorado, (1903?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Group of people posed with railroad car behind them, Denver, Colorado, (1903?). [Group of white people in front of a Pullman. Note African American porter at right]

Baltimore And Ohio Railway. Safety First Train, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Baltimore And Ohio Railway
Baltimore And Ohio Railway. Safety First Train, 1917. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, USA

Lord Randolph Churchill in South Africa, 1891 Creator: Unknown
Lord Randolph Churchill in South Africa - Meeting a Constituent on the Platform of an Engine, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Post office Department, Hupp Auto Railway Service, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Post office Department, Hupp Auto Railway Service, 1912. [USA. A catcher pouch was grabbed by the catcher mechanism in the passing train

Post office Department, Hupp Auto Railway Service, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Post office Department, Hupp Auto Railway Service, 1912. [USA. A catcher pouch was grabbed by the catcher mechanism in the passing train

Post office Department, Hupp Auto Railway Service, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Post office Department, Hupp Auto Railway Service, 1912. [USA. Mail is dropped from a passing train. This system was used between the 1870s and the 1930s]

Post office Department, Hupp Auto Railway Service, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Post office Department, Hupp Auto Railway Service, 1912. [USA. A catcher pouch was grabbed by the catcher mechanism in the passing train

Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Creator: T. H. W
Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark. Present at the opening were Samuel Morton Peto, a partner of the firm of Peto

Opening of the Great North of Scotland Railway - The Huntly Station, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Great North of Scotland Railway - The Huntly Station, 1854. Locals turn out for the arrival of the first steam train in their town

Opening of the North Devon Railway - Arrival of the Train at Barnstaple, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the North Devon Railway - Arrival of the Train at Barnstaple, 1854. The opening of a further portion of this Railway will, doubtless

Zuger Berg- und Straßenbahn, c. 1910. Creator: Koch, Walther (1875-1915)
Zuger Berg- und Straszenbahn, c. 1910. Private Collection

Peru Scenes, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Peru Scenes, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Peru Scenes, 1912. Steam locomotive in snow

Peru Scenes, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Peru Scenes, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Peru Scenes, 1912. Steam locomotive

La stazione centrale di Milano nel 1889 (Milan central station in 1889), 1889. Creator: Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919)
La stazione centrale di Milano nel 1889 (Milan central station in 1889), 1889. Found in the collection of the Galleria d'arte moderna, Milano

Delivery of locomotives to Batignolles, 1891. Creator: Ernest Jean Delahaye
Delivery of locomotives to Batignolles, 1891

Le Pont de l'Europe, Gare Saint-Lazare, 1877. Creator: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Le Pont de l'Europe, Gare Saint-Lazare, 1877. Found in the Collection of the Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Poster advertising the Orient Express, 1891. Creator: Ochoa y Madrazo, Rafael de (1858-1935)
Poster advertising the Orient Express, 1891. Private Collection

Le Tréport-Mers. Chemins de fer du Nord et de l'Ouest, 1897. Creator: Gray (Boulanger), Henri (1858-1924)
Le Treport-Mers. Chemins de fer du Nord et de l'Ouest, 1897. Private Collection

Great Fire at Bristol, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire at Bristol, 1850. At Hillsbridge-wharf...on the [River] Avon...an immense fire was raging, sending up large flashes through the half-consumed roof high up into the atmosphere

The Line at Peterborough, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Line at Peterborough, [in Cambridgeshire], 1850. Steam train crossing the railway bridge over the river at Peterborough on the London-York section of the Great Northern Railway

Royal Agricultural Society of England, Twelfth Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Exeter, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Royal Agricultural Society of England, Twelfth Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Exeter, [Devon], 1850. The implements exhibited were not go numerous as on former occasions

Portici - the Recent Residence of the Pope, sketched from the Sea, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Portici - the Recent Residence of the Pope, sketched from the Sea, 1850. The Palace of Portici [abode of Pius IX] lies at four miles distance, by railway, from Naples

Opening of the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway - Broughton, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway - Broughton, 1850. The whole line from Whitehaven to Broughton abounds with magnificent scenery

Entrance of the Queen into the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Entrance of the Queen into the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. The entrance to the station was handsomely decorated with evergreens;

Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and children are greeted by dignitaries at the station...which her Majesty

The Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway, Dundanion, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Cork, Blackrock, and Passage Railway, Dundanion, [County Cork, Ireland], 1850. Steam locomotive on a narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland

Arrival of Christmas Train, Eastern Counties Railway - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of Christmas Train, Eastern Counties Railway - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Porters unloading Christmas parcels at a station. Illustration to a poem by D

New Cattle-Market, Reading, 1850. Creator: Unknown
New Cattle-Market, Reading, 1850. The committee unanimously selected the plan designed by Mr. B. Clacy, architect, of Reading

The Britannia Tubular Bridge - entrance from the Bangor Side, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Britannia Tubular Bridge - entrance from the Bangor Side, 1850. Steam train on the newly-opened bridge....showing two of the four colossal statues of lions - "we must not, " says Sir F

Ploughing by Steam - Trial at Grimsthorpe, by Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ploughing by Steam - Trial at Grimsthorpe, by Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, 1850. Various interesting experiments have been made from time to time

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"The Magnificent Era of Steam Locomotives: A Journey through Time" The iconic Flying Scotsman gracefully arrives at Goathland station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, captivating all with its majestic presence. Witnessing history in motion, Stephensons Rocket of 1829 stands as a testament to the pioneering spirit that revolutionized transportation forever. Glimpses into the past unfold at Saffron Walden railway sidings, offering an enchanting view from Debden Road overbridge towards a bygone era. Embarking on the Heritage Poppy Line from Sheringham to Holt, a steam train chugs along with Weybourne Mill standing tall in the picturesque background. Amidst Scotland's breathtaking Highlands, behold the Jacobite Steam Train crossing the Glenfinnan Viaduct - an awe-inspiring sight straight out of a fairytale. Transport yourself back to 1888 with a vintage poster advertising none other than the legendary Orient Express – an epitome of luxury and adventure. London Paddington station, birthplace of Great Western Railway in 1840, echoes with whispers of countless journeys embarked upon by steam locomotives throughout history. Once again traversing Scotland's Highland beauty, catch another glimpse of the Jacobite Steam Train majestically crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct – truly a scene worth cherishing forever. Nostalgia fills Newton Abbot Station as Castle Class No. 7029 Clun Castle graces it during the vibrant 1950s - an era when steam locomotives reigned supreme. Step into South Road at Saffron Walden Station and be transported back in time as you witness unloading banks and run-round loops bustling with activity - remnants of days gone by.