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Mersey Railway First Class Motor Coach No. 3.
The Mersey Railway claimed to be the second undedrground railway system in the World when it opened as a steam operated line in 1886. It was electrified in 1903 and this is one of the original cars.Mersey Railway First Class Motor Coach No. 3.
Midland Railway (Pullman) Drawing Room Car No 8
Note American design of verandahs and boarding gates.Midland Railway (Pullman) Drawing Room Car No 8
Midland Railway Composite Coach No 643
Built 1876 with 2 six-wheeled bogies, 3 First, 4 Third and one Luggage Compartments. Pictured c.1910Midland Railway Composite Coach No 643
Midland Railway Family Carriage No 731
Picture dated Nov 1895. No corridor connections.Midland Railway Family Carriage No 731
Midland Railway First Class Sleeping Car No 2776
Built 1907. Two 6-wheeled bogies.Midland Railway First Class Sleeping Car No 2776
Midland Railway Officers Inspection Carriage No. 439.
Built 1888Midland Railway Officers Inspection Carriage No. 439.
Midland Railway Pullman Car No 8 - Interior
Single loose seats either side of gangway.Midland Railway Pullman Car No 8 - Interior
Midland Railway Restaurant Car - Kitchen
Equipment by Richmond's Limited of Warrington and LondonMidland Railway Restaurant Car - Kitchen
Midland Railway Restaurant Car -Interior
Table displaying serving dishesMidland Railway Restaurant Car -Interior
MSLR Composite Brake Coach. No 1470. Built 1898
6-wheeled carriage with 2 second and 1 first class compartments. Purchased by the Easingwold Railway in 1946 and run till 1956 (hence ER on side of body). Now preserved by the Chasewater RailwayMSLR Composite Brake Coach. No 1470. Built 1898
NBR Sleeping Car of 1876 - Drawing
This was used on the first sleeping car service to run between Glasgow and LondonNBR Sleeping Car of 1876 - Drawing
NBR Composite Dining Saloon No. 162
Built in Doncaster in 1905 with 2 six wheeled bogies for East Coast joint services and transferred to NBR in 1913. Kitchen in centre of carriage dividing the two classes.NBR Composite Dining Saloon No. 162
NBR First Class Corridor Carriage No. 493
7 Compartment carriage built to a design of 1907.NBR First Class Corridor Carriage No. 493
NBR First Class Non-corridor Carriage No. 430
8 Compartment first class carriage built 1907-8.NBR First Class Non-corridor Carriage No. 430
NBR Non-corridor Third Class Carriage No 1072
Built 1893 to an 1870s design. 4 wheeled carriage with 5 compartments.NBR Non-corridor Third Class Carriage No 1072
NBR Non-corridor Third Class Carriage No 1730
Built 1904 with 2 four wheeled bogies. Carriage has 7 compartments and a lavatory.NBR Non-corridor Third Class Carriage No 1730
NBR Third Class Corridor Brake No.60
Two luggage compartments with guard's compartment in middle of carriage.NBR Third Class Corridor Brake No.60
NER Composite Carriage No.3414
No gangways. Windows in end of carriageNER Composite Carriage No.3414
NER First Class Open Coach No 1855
Two 4 wheeled bogies and corridor connections. Date on underframe is 1916.NER First Class Open Coach No 1855
NER Invalid Saloon 2026 - Interior
Picture dated 1911. Note Bed and toilet compartment. Notice above toilet door reads "Passengers are requested not to use the Lavatories whilst the trains are standing at stations."NER Invalid Saloon 2026 - Interior
NER Invalid Saloon 2026 - Interior
Picture dated 1911. Note Loose armchairs.NER Invalid Saloon 2026 - Interior
North London Railway 4-4-0 Tank Locomotive No. 31. (Ref: 011366-1)
No.31 pulls train of passenger coaches past Bow Works en-route to Broad Street.North London Railway 4-4-0 Tank Locomotive No. 31. (Ref: 011366-1)
North London Railway Passenger Train (Ref: 011366)
10 four wheeled passenger carriages with a brake van at each end. Locomotive No.31 pulls train past Bow Works en route to Broad Street.North London Railway Passenger Train (Ref: 011366)
Pullman Buffet Car "Mary Seaton" No. 66 - Interior
Photograph dated 1914Pullman Buffet Car "Mary Seaton" No. 66 - Interior
SE&CR First Class Drawing Room No. 201
Built in 1897 for use on the Folkestone to London ExpressSE&CR First Class Drawing Room No. 201
SE&CR First Class Drawing Room No. 201 - Interior (Ref: 011233)
Built in Ashford Works for use on the Folkestone to London Express in the style of the American "cars" that had earlier been bought by the SER from the Gilbert Car Manufacturing Company of Troy USA. The first class passengers that used these cars were not charged a supplement for so doing.SE&CR First Class Drawing Room No. 201 - Interior (Ref: 011233)
SE&CR Tri-composite Coach No. 3804.
Non-corridor coach with 2 First, 2 second and 2 third class compartments.SE&CR Tri-composite Coach No. 3804.
SER Duke of Wellingtons Coach No 211
Built c.1850. was on display in the Crystal Palace.SER Duke of Wellingtons Coach No 211
SER First Class Coach No. 171 - Interior
Built by Jackson and Sharp USA in 1897.SER First Class Coach No. 171 - Interior
