Steam Powered Collection

Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole Harbour
The No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset

Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195
Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor regn. ARE195, built in 1935 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury, at a Bristol Steam Fair. Date: 6 May 1972

McLaren Ploughing Engine BD5504
McLaren Ploughing Engine, regn. BD5504, number 1552, Hero. Built by J&H McLaren & Co. at Hunslet in 1919, powered by a 16 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

A steam-powered tricycle
5312157 A steam-powered tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam-powered tricycle being used in London. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A 4-4-0 Locomotive
5308516 A 4-4-0 Locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 4-4-0 Express Locomotive. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement)

The arrival of the first train at Ulwar Railway Station
5308368 The arrival of the first train at Ulwar Railway Station.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the arrival of the first train at Ulwar Railway Station. Dated 19th century)

A steam locomotive used for Carl Roman Abt's rack railway system
5308345 A steam locomotive used for Carl Roman Abt's rack railway system.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam locomotive used for Roman Abt's rack railway system)

A locomotive built for the Mexican Central Railroad
5308334 A locomotive built for the Mexican Central Railroad.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a locomotive built for the Mexican Central Railroad. 19th century)

John Blenkinsop's cog railway
5308296 John Blenkinsop's cog railway.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting John Blenkinsop's cog railway which ran from Middleton to Leeds and was used to haul coal. Dated 19th century)

A typical British passenger locomotive
5308492 A typical British passenger locomotive.; (add.info.: Sectional view of a typical British passenger locomotive. A) Fire-box shell, B) Internal fire-box, C) Grate or fire-bars, D) Ash-pan

A goods engine used by the French ligne due Nord
5308419 A goods engine used by the French ligne due Nord.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a goods engine used by the French ligne due Nord. Dated 19th century)

A 2-4-0 locomotive
5308416 A 2-4-0 locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 2-4-0 locomotive for the Bergisch-Marische Railway designed by Archibald Sturrock and built by J. Fowler & Co. of Leeds)

A Fairlie locomotive
5308414 A Fairlie locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Fairlie locomotive, a type of articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies. Dated 19th century)

The Prater Liliputbahn locomotive
5308388 The Prater Liliputbahn locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Prater Liliputbahn locomotive built for surveying the line on the Eastern Counties Railways. Dated 19th century)

Colonel Charles Sibthorp as Don Quixote attacking a steam engine
5308383 Colonel Charles Sibthorp as Don Quixote attacking a steam engine.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Colonel Charles Sibthorp as Don Quixote attacking a steam engine)

A steam excavator of the English navvy type
5311963 A steam excavator of the English navvy type; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam excavator of the English navvy type (with a large ladle to remove earth from work face)

An Applegarth and Cowper printing press
5311956 An Applegarth and Cowper printing press; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Applegarth and Cowper printing press. This steam-powered machine was a development of Konig's 1814 prototype)

A model steam carriage built by William Murdoch
5311843 A model steam carriage built by William Murdoch; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a model steam carriage built by William Murdoch. William Murdoch (-1839) a Scottish engineer and inventor

The process of spinning cotton by mule
5310008 The process of spinning cotton by mule; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of spinning cotton by mule: the mules are powered by a steam engine through an overhead shaft)

Robert Fulton's paddle steamer the Clermont
5308073 Robert Fulton's paddle steamer the Clermont.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Robert Fulton's paddle steamer the Clermont which piled between New York and Albany on the Hudson River)

A double-acting steam engine by James Watt
5311742 A double-acting steam engine by James Watt; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a double-acting steam engine by James Watt. Watt's steam governor is shown at D)

An engraving depicting a Watt steam governor: A, B, a grooved wheel attached to spindle C, D
5311399 An engraving depicting a Watt steam governor: A, B, a grooved wheel attached to spindle C, D, and driven by an endless cord attached to a fly-wheel on the engine (not shown)

19th-century illustration showing Michaux-Perreaux's, steam velocipede; a steam-powered velocipede made in France
5311499 19th-century illustration showing Michaux-Perreaux's, steam velocipede; a steam-powered velocipede made in France sometime from 1867 to 1871

An engraving depicting the loss of the Royal Mail steamship Amazon on her maiden voyage, 4th January 1852
5311055 An engraving depicting the loss of the Royal Mail steamship Amazon on her maiden voyage, 4th January 1852. 104 of the 162 persons on board lost

Kaufmann's steam-powered airplane, 19th century (engraving)
5616611 Kaufmann's steam-powered airplane, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Artist's impression of Kaufmann's steam-powered airplane)

Steam Carriage
5616733 Steam Carriage; (add.info.: Steam Carriage 1825, by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793-1875) was a surgeon, chemist, lecturer, consultant, architect

Thomas Savery
3585624 Thomas Savery; (add.info.: Thomas Savery (c. 1650-1715) was an English inventor and engineer, born at Shilstone, a manor house near Modbury, Devon, England

Steam driven, moveable cotton press, 1850
3478967 Steam driven, moveable cotton press, 1850; (add.info.: Steam driven, moveable cotton press. Designed for use in India to avoid loss by transporting loosely stacked cotton)

The steam carriage designed by Mr Church
5312158 The steam carriage designed by Mr Church; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the steam carriage designed by Mr Church, which was intended to run between London and Birmingham)

A steam-powered car
5312152 A steam-powered car; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam powered car - fuel used was benzoline. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A steam traction engine
5312175 A steam traction engine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam traction engine. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Steam carriage by Burstall and Hill of Leith was produced in 1824
5616735 Steam carriage by Burstall and Hill of Leith was produced in 1824; (add.info.: Steam carriage by Burstall and Hill of Leith was produced in 1824. 01/01/1824); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration showing women workers inside a steam-powered Lancashire cotton mill. 1844
5311518 Illustration showing women workers inside a steam-powered Lancashire cotton mill. 1844; (add.info.: Date: 1844); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting floating grain elevators at Chicago. The grain was transferred from canal barges direct into
5311285 An engraving depicting floating grain elevators at Chicago. The grain was transferred from canal barges direct into the holds of the ocean steamers

Watt's steam engine
5310242 Watt's steam engine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Watt's steam engine, built for the Chelsea water works, London. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A 0-6-0 locomotive
5308518 A 0-6-0 locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 0-6-0 locomotive. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives)

A 4-4-0 Locomotive
5308515 A 4-4-0 Locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 4-4-0 American Express Locomotive. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement)

Snow Hill Tunnel
5308371 Snow Hill Tunnel.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Snow Hill Tunnel on the London to Birmingham Railway Line. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

The laying of track on the Bolan Pass Railway Line
5308366 The laying of track on the Bolan Pass Railway Line.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the laying of track on the Bolan Pass Railway Line which served the British army station at Quetta)

A steam locomotive of the Boynton Bicycle Railroad
5308340 A steam locomotive of the Boynton Bicycle Railroad.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam locomotive of the Boynton Bicycle Railroad with a double-deck cab)

The patent from the Crampton express locomotive
5308423 The patent from the Crampton express locomotive.; (add.info.: The patent from the Crampton express locomotive, designed by Thomas Russell Crampton)

Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester's steam engine
5307987 Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester's steam engine.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester's steam engine used for raising water)

Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph)
530320 Henson and Stringfellow's 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843 (lithograph); (add.info.: for steam-powered flying machine. Webbed tail 15.24m, and beneath it a rudder)

Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric steam engine
5310315 Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric steam engine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric steam engine, 1705)

A steam road carriage
5312155 A steam road carriage; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam road carriage which could carry up to six passengers inside and an additional twelve outside)

A steam-powered tricycle
5312150 A steam-powered tricycle; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam-powered tricycle being used in London. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A George-Russell & Co's steam crane
5312181 A George-Russell & Co's steam crane; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a George-Russell & Co.'s steam crane, used by the Anchor line for loading and unloading vessels)

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Step back in time with the power of steam. From the iconic Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1, guiding ships into Poole Harbour, to the magnificent Great Dorset Steam Fair in Blanford, England has a rich history of steam-powered marvels. Witness the sheer strength and beauty of machines like the Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195 and McLaren Ploughing Engine BD5504 as they conquer any terrain with ease. Travel even further back to 1898 with a captivating black and white photograph of the Lynton-Barnstaple Railway, showcasing an era when steam ruled transportation. Immerse yourself in nostalgia at The Great Dorset Steam Fair where you can experience firsthand the sights and sounds that once dominated our countryside. Discover how steam revolutionized industries through an advertisement for 'Agriculture Moderne', an agricultural magazine from 1897. Uncover forgotten stories like The Best Friend of Charleston, depicted in a lithograph from 1905, reminding us of its significance in shaping our country's history. Marvel at Wallis & Steevens Road Roller OU5979 and Clayton & Shuttleworth Road Roller YA7417 as they pave their way across roads with precision. And let's not forget about Wallis & Steevens General Purpose Engine HO5601 or Foden Tractor HX2197 – true workhorses that powered farms across England. The power of steam is more than just machinery; it represents innovation, progress, and a bygone era filled with ingenuity. So join us on this journey through time as we celebrate all things 'steam powered'.