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Steam Locomotive Collection (#7)

"The Magnificent Era of Steam Locomotives

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: The Railroad Yard, Winter, 1903. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz

The Railroad Yard, Winter, 1903. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
The Railroad Yard, Winter, 1903. A work made of photogravure

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Trestle Work, Promontroy Point, Salt Lake Valley, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell

Trestle Work, Promontroy Point, Salt Lake Valley, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Trestle Work, Promontroy Point, Salt Lake Valley, 1868/69. A work made of albumen print, pl. xxviii from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Thousand Mile Tree, Wilhelmina's Pass, 1868/69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell

Thousand Mile Tree, Wilhelmina's Pass, 1868/69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Thousand Mile Tree, Wilhelmina's Pass, 1868/69. Pine tree in Wilhelmina Pass, or the narrows of Weber Canyon, Weber County, Utah, marking the 1

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Citadel Rock, Green River Valley, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell

Citadel Rock, Green River Valley, 1868 / 69. Creator: Andrew Joseph Russell
Citadel Rock, Green River Valley, 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xi from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Jenny Lind Figurehead, c. 1938. Creator: Isabella Ruth Doerfler

Jenny Lind Figurehead, c. 1938. Creator: Isabella Ruth Doerfler
Jenny Lind Figurehead, c. 1938

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Railway Porter (colour litho)

Railway Porter (colour litho)
3639086 Railway Porter (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway Porter.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Plate rail from the Pen-y-darren Tramway, c. 1802 (cast iron)

Plate rail from the Pen-y-darren Tramway, c. 1802 (cast iron)
3598185 Plate rail from the Pen-y-darren Tramway, c.1802 (cast iron) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Trevithick's High Pressure Tram Engine (litho)

Trevithick"s High Pressure Tram Engine (litho)
3598183 Trevithick"s High Pressure Tram Engine (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Pen-y-Darren" locomotive)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: George Stephensons steam locomotive Rocket, Liverpool, 1829 (chromolitho)

George Stephensons steam locomotive Rocket, Liverpool, 1829 (chromolitho)
1093598 George Stephensons steam locomotive Rocket, Liverpool, 1829 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Stephensons steam locomotive Rocket)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Opening of the fisrt French railway, 1832 (chromolitho)

Opening of the fisrt French railway, 1832 (chromolitho)
972131 Opening of the fisrt French railway, 1832 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the first French railway, 1832)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Imperial train travelling between St Petersburg and Moscow, Russia (chromolitho)

Imperial train travelling between St Petersburg and Moscow, Russia (chromolitho)
974487 Imperial train travelling between St Petersburg and Moscow, Russia (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Railway station scene (chromolitho)

Railway station scene (chromolitho)
2817000 Railway station scene (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway station scene)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Victim of his devotion to duty (colour litho)

Victim of his devotion to duty (colour litho)
2779652 Victim of his devotion to duty (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victim of his devotion to duty)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A strange railway accident in Siam (colour litho)

A strange railway accident in Siam (colour litho)
2779425 A strange railway accident in Siam (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A strange railway accident in Siam)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A train driver attacked by a wild goose in Belgium (colour litho)

A train driver attacked by a wild goose in Belgium (colour litho)
2779892 A train driver attacked by a wild goose in Belgium (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A train driver attacked by a wild goose in Belgium)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Attack on a train by Native Americans in Arizona (colour litho)

Attack on a train by Native Americans in Arizona (colour litho)
2779170 Attack on a train by Native Americans in Arizona (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attack on a train by Native Americans in Arizona)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Explosion of a steam locomotive at the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris (engraving)

Explosion of a steam locomotive at the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris (engraving)
3097404 Explosion of a steam locomotive at the Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A dreadful accident (engraving)

A dreadful accident (engraving)
3097379 A dreadful accident (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dreadful accident. Six people dead after a train struck a car on a level crossing)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite (colour litho)

A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite (colour litho)
3097538 A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A train in America attacked by robbers using dynamite)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Advertisement for Challenge windmills (colour litho)

Advertisement for Challenge windmills (colour litho)
3105431 Advertisement for Challenge windmills (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Advertisement for Challenge windmills (colour litho)

Advertisement for Challenge windmills (colour litho)
3105423 Advertisement for Challenge windmills (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Travellers on the first section of the Stockton and Darlington Railway

Travellers on the first section of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opened on 27 September 1825 (colour litho)
3100165 Travellers on the first section of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opened on 27 September 1825 (colour litho) by European School

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: William Huskisson, English politician and financier, killed in a railway accident when he was run

William Huskisson, English politician and financier, killed in a railway accident when he was run over by Robert
6014834 William Huskisson, English politician and financier, killed in a railway accident when he was run over by Robert Stephensons pioneering steam locomotive Rocket (engraving) by Lawrence

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: The pleasures of departure (chromolitho)

The pleasures of departure (chromolitho)
2817172 The pleasures of departure (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pleasures of departure)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Russian cavalry on their way to Manchuria (colour litho)

Russian cavalry on their way to Manchuria (colour litho)
2795804 Russian cavalry on their way to Manchuria (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian cavalry on their way to Manchuria)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Un Drame A Toute Vapeur (engraving)

Un Drame A Toute Vapeur (engraving)
2788993 Un Drame A Toute Vapeur (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Drame A Toute Vapeur. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 21 August 1892)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Bells to warn of approaching trains at a railway crossing (chromolitho)

Bells to warn of approaching trains at a railway crossing (chromolitho)
2788739 Bells to warn of approaching trains at a railway crossing (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Heroic death of a worker killed saving a child from an oncoming train (colour litho)

Heroic death of a worker killed saving a child from an oncoming train (colour litho)
2779986 Heroic death of a worker killed saving a child from an oncoming train (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Mexican women in the revolutionary army (colour litho)

Mexican women in the revolutionary army (colour litho)
2779979 Mexican women in the revolutionary army (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mexican women in the revolutionary army)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A fine act of courage by a level crossing guard (colour litho)

A fine act of courage by a level crossing guard (colour litho)
2779285 A fine act of courage by a level crossing guard (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fine act of courage by a level crossing guard)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A balloon struck by a train (colour litho)

A balloon struck by a train (colour litho)
3097610 A balloon struck by a train (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A balloon struck by a train. Ballon Tamponne Par Un Train)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: George Stephensons Rocket, 1829 (chromolitho)

George Stephensons Rocket, 1829 (chromolitho)
3105631 George Stephensons Rocket, 1829 (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Stephensons Rocket, 1829.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Who could blame La Joconde for making a little tour of the world? (litho)

Who could blame La Joconde for making a little tour of the world? (litho)
3108096 Who could blame La Joconde for making a little tour of the world? (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: St Gotthard Railway, Switzerland (chromolitho)

St Gotthard Railway, Switzerland (chromolitho)
974490 St Gotthard Railway, Switzerland (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Gotthard Railway, Switzerland)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Railway between St Petersburg and Vladivostok, Russia (chromolitho)

Railway between St Petersburg and Vladivostok, Russia (chromolitho)
974486 Railway between St Petersburg and Vladivostok, Russia (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway between St Petersburg and Vladivostok, Russia)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Railway between Beijing and Taku, China (chromolitho)

Railway between Beijing and Taku, China (chromolitho)
974483 Railway between Beijing and Taku, China (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway between Beijing and Taku, China)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: The monsters that thunder across the continents. Racing time (colour litho)

The monsters that thunder across the continents. Racing time (colour litho)
979551 The monsters that thunder across the continents. Racing time (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The monsters that thunder across the continents)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Steam locomotive on the Brocken Railway, Harz mountains, Germany (chromolitho)

Steam locomotive on the Brocken Railway, Harz mountains, Germany (chromolitho)
968669 Steam locomotive on the Brocken Railway, Harz mountains, Germany (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam locomotive on the Brocken Railway)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: The first steam railway, 1825 (chromolitho)

The first steam railway, 1825 (chromolitho)
968387 The first steam railway, 1825 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first steam railway, 1825)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A horse being chased by a train (colour litho)

A horse being chased by a train (colour litho)
2779976 A horse being chased by a train (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A horse being chased by a train. Curieux match de vitesse)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A car crushed by a train (colour litho)

A car crushed by a train (colour litho)
2779673 A car crushed by a train (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A car crushed by a train)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Fig festival at Smyrna, Turkey (colour litho)

Fig festival at Smyrna, Turkey (colour litho)
2779221 Fig festival at Smyrna, Turkey (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fig festival at Smyrna, Turkey. La fete des figues a Smyrne)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Station of the Berlin-Potsdam Railway in Berlin, 1838 (etching)

Station of the Berlin-Potsdam Railway in Berlin, 1838 (etching)
3101259 Station of the Berlin-Potsdam Railway in Berlin, 1838 (etching) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Station of the Berlin-Potsdam Railway in Berlin, 1838)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Sir, there is only room for one. Another train departs in three hours (chromolitho)

Sir, there is only room for one. Another train departs in three hours (chromolitho)
2817173 Sir, there is only room for one. Another train departs in three hours (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir, there is only room for one)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Pont de chemin de fer a Berlin (engraving)

Pont de chemin de fer a Berlin (engraving)
2783064 Pont de chemin de fer a Berlin (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pont de chemin de fer a Berlin)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: Courageous level crossing guard saving an old man from being struck by a train at Ris-Orangis

Courageous level crossing guard saving an old man from being struck by a train at Ris-Orangis, France (colour litho)
2782481 Courageous level crossing guard saving an old man from being struck by a train at Ris-Orangis, France (colour litho) by French School

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A singular rail accident (colour litho)

A singular rail accident (colour litho)
2782264 A singular rail accident (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A singular rail accident)

Background imageSteam Locomotive Collection: A brave woman (colour litho)

A brave woman (colour litho)
2782261 A brave woman (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A brave woman. Saving a man from being struck by a train. Une Courageuse Femme)




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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.