Train Rail Collection (#4)

Efficiency and luxury in city travel (b/w photo)
8676266 Efficiency and luxury in city travel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Efficiency and luxury in city travel)

The Euston Arch, London (engraving)
8676423 The Euston Arch, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Euston Arch, entrance to Euston Station, London)

Modern Wonders, 1938: All Electric Signal Box (colour photo)
8659899 Modern Wonders, 1938: All Electric Signal Box (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All Electric Signal Box)

Rail Road March for the Fourth of July. Dedicated to the Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
8836221 Rail Road March for the Fourth of July. Dedicated to the Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, 1828 (lithograph on paper) by Willig

Crimple Valley Viaduct, York and North Midland Railway. Harrogate Branch, 1847 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483127 Crimple Valley Viaduct, York and North Midland Railway. Harrogate Branch, 1847 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Birkinshaw, John Cass (1811-1857); 34x45 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

French illustration depicting a campaigner for universal suffrage sabotaging a railway train. Circa 1840
UIG5634500 French illustration depicting a campaigner for universal suffrage sabotaging a railway train. Circa 1840

Charing Cross, London, c.1865 (hand coloured engraving on paper)
7426820 Charing Cross, London, c.1865 (hand coloured engraving on paper); 21x40 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: View of Charing Cross, London)

Glazebrook Viaduct, South Devon, c.1850 (hand coloured lithograph on paper)
7426819 Glazebrook Viaduct, South Devon, c.1850 (hand coloured lithograph on paper); 20x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Brooklyn subway, New York, c.1910 (print)
7293276 Brooklyn subway, New York, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Transport. Brooklyn subway, in New York, USA. Postcard, USA, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Hudson river tunnel, New York, 1911 (photo)
7292868 Hudson river tunnel, New York, 1911 (photo); (add.info.: Geography. Hudson River Tunnel, between New York and New Jersey. Photo, USA, 1911.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

French railway illustration 1903
UIG5635261 French railway illustration 1903

1870 advertisement for the New York - Chicago Express Train used by mail, making the journey in 24 hours
AIS5345475 1870 advertisement for the New York - Chicago Express Train used by mail, making the journey in 24 hours and replacing the horse postman from 100 years ago.; © Iberfoto

Steam! Steam!! Steam!!!, c1835 (lithograph on paper)
8836232 Steam! Steam!! Steam!!!, c1835 (lithograph on paper); 33 x 25 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: sheet music cover for STEAM! STEAM!! STEAM!!! Sung by Mr)

A railway station in Philadelphia, USA, 1886 (engraving)
8766914 A railway station in Philadelphia, USA, 1886 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A railway station in Philadelphia, USA, in 1886); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Banks of Lake Geneva and Simplon express train, in front of the Alps chain, steam locomotive
PCT4256627 Banks of Lake Geneva and Simplon express train, in front of the Alps chain, steam locomotive, postcard early 20th century (engraving); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023

The sending of an emergency signal, 1850
3480165 The sending of an emergency signal, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the sending of an emergency signal on a railway telegraph in France)

Pacific railway through the USA, c.1900 (chromo)
3433717 Pacific railway through the USA, c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Transport. Railway. Pacific railway through the USA. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI

Railroad from Naples to the summit of Mount Vesuvius (engraving)
8644053 Railroad from Naples to the summit of Mount Vesuvius (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railroad from Naples to the summit of Mount Vesuvius)

Pages from the DIA Cautionary Guide to Oxford, 1930 (b/w photo)
8641693 Pages from the DIA Cautionary Guide to Oxford, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pages from the DIA Cautionary Guide to Oxford)

The ready and how to get rid of it (colour litho)
8656524 The ready and how to get rid of it (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ready and how to get rid of it)

Gas lighting in a railway tunnel in the early 19th Century (colour litho)
8663514 Gas lighting in a railway tunnel in the early 19th Century (colour litho) by Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

New railway line from Paris to Vincennes (engraving)
8676968 New railway line from Paris to Vincennes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New railway line from Paris to Vincennes, France)

Timetable for The Boston & Hingham Steamboat Co and Nantasket Beach Railroad Co (chromolitho)
8677458 Timetable for The Boston & Hingham Steamboat Co and Nantasket Beach Railroad Co (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Victoria's state railway carriage (engraving)
8676404 Queen Victoria's state railway carriage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria's state railway carriage)

Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall (engraving)
8676773 Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall)

New railway from Cairo to Suez, Egypt (engraving)
8676723 New railway from Cairo to Suez, Egypt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New railway from Cairo to Suez, Egypt)

Viaduct over the Belah on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway (engraving)
8676540 Viaduct over the Belah on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Testing the spans of a bridge on the Bombay and Baroda Railway, India (engraving)
8676512 Testing the spans of a bridge on the Bombay and Baroda Railway, India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Victoria's visit to Leeds (engraving)
8676509 Queen Victoria's visit to Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Victoria's visit to Leeds)

How films are made: Train in Station (colour litho)
8660299 How films are made: Train in Station (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Train in Station)

John Marchbank, British trade unionist (b/w photo)
8673395 John Marchbank, British trade unionist (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Marchbank (1883-1946), British trade unionist

The London Underground (engraving)
8673242 The London Underground (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The London Underground)

First train on the Berlin-Potsdam Railway, 1838 (colour litho)
8673057 First train on the Berlin-Potsdam Railway, 1838 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: First train on the Berlin-Potsdam Railway, Germany)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Siva Temple; Nanjangud (coloured photo)
8671465 Real Photographs, c.1939: Siva Temple; Nanjangud (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siva Temple; Nanjangud)

Allan Pinkerton and George B McClellan, 1850
3507237 Allan Pinkerton and George B McClellan, 1850; (add.info.: Portrait of Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) a Scottish American detective

The first belgian railway between Bruxelles/Malines (1835), c.1890 (chromo)
3433705 The first belgian railway between Bruxelles/Malines (1835), c.1890 (chromo); (add.info.: Transport. Railway. The first belgian railway between Bruxelles/Malines, 1835)

New York State fall colors with train tracks, Cuddybackville
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New York City, Brooklyn, near Sunset Park

Louisiana, New Orleans, Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral

Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge
7424480 Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge, c.1836 (hand coloured engraving) by Unknown Artist

Oblique Arch in the Viaduct on the London and Birmingham Railway at Watford, Herts
7424487 Oblique Arch in the Viaduct on the London and Birmingham Railway at Watford, Herts, c.1845 (Hand coloured lithograph on paper) by Sharp

Oh! Mister Railroad Man Wont You Take Me Back To Alabam?, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673229 Oh! Mister Railroad Man Wont You Take Me Back To Alabam?, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Swinton Station, c.1840 (tinted lithograph on paper)
7424470 Swinton Station, c.1840 (tinted lithograph on paper) by Russell, Samuel (fl.1840s); 23x32 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

When Your'e Down In Louisville (Call On Me), 1915 (print)
3673275 When Your'e Down In Louisville (Call On Me), 1915 (print) by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

San Francisco Bound, 1913 (print)
3673193 San Francisco Bound, 1913 (print) by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Theres Lots of Stations On My Railroad Track, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673180 Theres Lots of Stations On My Railroad Track, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Italian emigrants in Paris in the Gare Saint Lazare railway station in March 1896 (engraving)
7147189 Italian emigrants in Paris in the Gare Saint Lazare railway station in March 1896 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Italian immigrants seek shelter at the Gare Saint Lazare, 1896
3480830 Italian immigrants seek shelter at the Gare Saint Lazare, 1896 by Meyer, Henri (1841-99); (add.info.: Italian immigrants seek shelter at the Gare Saint Lazare)

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"Journey through Time: The Evolution of Train Rails" Step aboard the time machine as we embark on a captivating journey through the history of train rails. We start with the mesmerizing creation of the Shoreham Railroad in 1840, depicted in a watercolor painting on paper. Witness how this innovative railway laid the foundation for future transportation marvels. The Brighton Belle, an icon of luxury and elegance, graces our path next. This poster from the early 20th century invites us to imagine exciting excursions to Atlantic Ocean islands, where adventure awaits at every stop. As we traverse further back in time, we encounter Knaresborough Viaduct from around 1850. Its vibrant colors captured in lithography transport us to East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway's grandeur—a testament to engineering brilliance. Behold Conway Castle and Tubular Bridge. A colored lithograph from 1850 showcases their architectural splendor while reminding us of their vital role in connecting people and places during that era. Our journey takes an atmospheric turn as we arrive at Star Cross's Atmospheric Railway station in 1848. Through a watercolor painting on paper, experience the unique technology employed here—an extraordinary feat that propelled trains forward using air pressure. Lydney's Terminus of Severn and Wye beckons next—a picturesque scene painted with delicate brushstrokes capturing its charm during the 19th century. It reminds us that railways were not just about transportation but also gateways to exploration and discovery. Traveling even farther back brings us face-to-face with a historic engraving depicting carriages drawn by George Stephenson's Locomotive Steam Engine on a railway circa 1830—ushering in an era where steam-powered locomotives revolutionized travel forever. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway wood engraving transports us back to its inauguration around 1830—an event that marked a significant milestone for rail travel as it became the world's first purpose-built passenger railway.