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Atmospheric Railway - Cross-section of piston car. (Ref: 011842)
Showing the connection between the piston and the car. Note the guards seat.Atmospheric Railway - Cross-section of piston car. (Ref: 011842)
Atmospheric Railway - Overhead view of piston apparatus. (Ref: 011840)
Overhead view of track and position of piston in pipe.Atmospheric Railway - Overhead view of piston apparatus. (Ref: 011840)
Atmospheric Railway - Passenger Car. (Ref: 011839)
Side elevation of three compartment passenger vehicle. Note the name of the inventors on the side "Clegg and Samuda Atmospheric Railway".Atmospheric Railway - Passenger Car. (Ref: 011839)
South Cerney & Ashton Keynes Station c. 1900. (AND @ 42m 51ch) (Ref: 010615)
On the left, a down goods hauled by 2-6-0 No. 16 "Galloping Alice", is shunted onto the up line so that a down passenger train hauled by 4-4-0 No. 9 can pass.South Cerney & Ashton Keynes Station c. 1900. (AND @ 42m 51ch) (Ref: 010615)
'Hyperion' at Borrow's Bridge. 2 July 1961
Grid Ref: SJ 5617 8157 [BWm-039-860]. Ex S E Barlow; built by Harland & Wolff in 1935, being used as trip boat.'Hyperion' at Borrow's Bridge. 2 July 1961
'Hyperion' at Borrow's Bridge. 2 July 1961
Grid Ref: SJ 5617 8157 [BWm-039-860]. Ex S E Barlow; built by Harland & Wolff in 1935, being used as trip boat.'Hyperion' at Borrow's Bridge. 2 July 1961
'Lindsay' at Hough's Bridge, Walton. 11 March 1961
'Lindsay' was an Admiral Class boat, built by Yarwoods of Northwich about 1959. Grid Ref: SJ 6033 8516 [BWm-032-560]'Lindsay' at Hough's Bridge, Walton. 11 March 1961
'Perch' at Hough's Bridge, Walton. 11 March 1961
'Perch' was built in 1935 by Yarwoods of Northwich for Fellows Morton & Clayton. Grid Ref: SJ 6033 8516 [BWm-032-560]'Perch' at Hough's Bridge, Walton. 11 March 1961
'Perch' at Thelwall. 11 March 1961
Approaching Knutsford Road Bridge from the east. Picture taken from about Grid Ref: SJ 6475 8655 [BWm-027-320]. 'Perch' was built in 1935 by Yarwoods of Northwich for Fellows Morton & Clayton.'Perch' at Thelwall. 11 March 1961
28xx Class 2-8-0 No. 97 (Ref: 010605)
Built at Swindon in 1903 to haul heavy mineral trains. Was later rebuilt as 2800.28xx Class 2-8-0 No. 97 (Ref: 010605)
28xx Class 2-8-0 No. 2818 (Ref: 010634)
Built in 1905 and preserved as part of the national collection. Photo shows loco after restoration to GWR condition in the 1960s.28xx Class 2-8-0 No. 2818 (Ref: 010634)
42xx Class 2-8-0T No. 4201 (Ref: 010614)
Designed by Churchward and built in 1910 as a porotype of a class designed to haul heavy coal trains in South Wales.42xx Class 2-8-0T No. 4201 (Ref: 010614)
47xx Class 2-8-0 No. 4700 (Ref: 010611)
Built by Churchward in 1919. The class was designed to haul fitted freight trains and could only be used on the main lines because of their weight.47xx Class 2-8-0 No. 4700 (Ref: 010611)
9400 Class 0-6-0PT No 9400
Built by the GWR in 1947 just prior to nationalisation. This loco is part of the national collection on display at Steam in Swindon.9400 Class 0-6-0PT No 9400
Altrincham - Broadheath, stop-planks crane. 13 February 1972
Grid Ref: SJ 7588 8883 [BWm-014-420]. Looking north-east.Altrincham - Broadheath, stop-planks crane. 13 February 1972
Ariel View St Rollox station (GAL @ 0m 33ch), St. Rollox Works and surrounding area, looking towards Sighthill East Junction. (CBD2 @ 103m 0ch). 1948. (Ref: 031397)
St Rollox Works were the main works of the Caledonian Railway where many locomotives, carriages and wagons were built. The works continued to play a major role for the LMSR and British Railways.From left to right: Sighthill goods station: Caledonian Railway line from Buchanan Street passing through St Rollox station: St Rollox works: Garnkirk & Glasgow railway line to Glasgow Townhead and Port Dundas
Ariel View St Rollox station (GAL @ 0m 33ch), St. Rollox Works and surrounding area, looking towards Sighthill East Junction. (CBD2 @ 103m 0ch). 1948. (Ref: 031397)
Ashford Works - Wheel Siding, (XTD c. 56m 40 ch) (Ref: 031377)
Wheels on wheel siding at East end of loco-erecting shop.Ashford Works - Wheel Siding, (XTD c. 56m 40 ch) (Ref: 031377)
Astley Green Colliery from Astley Bridge. 5 March 1972
Grid Ref: SJ 7029 9976 [BWl-013-530]. Neither the colliery, the inclined conveyor in the distance nor the mineral railway bridge in front of it exist now.Astley Green Colliery from Astley Bridge. 5 March 1972
Atmospheric Railway - Cross-section of pipes. (Ref: 011841)
Cross sections of the atmospheric pipes showing fromleft to right: The operation of the solder car mechanism in closing the pipe; the closed pipe in detail; the pipe open with the piston arm in situ.Atmospheric Railway - Cross-section of pipes. (Ref: 011841)
Atmospheric Railway - Piston Car (Ref: 011838)
Side elevation showing how piston from the piston car sat in the pipe.Atmospheric Railway - Piston Car (Ref: 011838)
Aviator Hotel, Sywell, Northamptonshire. 25 July 2023
The Aviator is an Art Deco-styled Hotel overlooking the bustling grass Airfield of Sywell Aerodrome. It was built in 1934 as the Northamptonshire Aero Club clubhouse, and was the original Pilots Clubhouse and Officers Mess during the Second World War,Aviator Hotel, Sywell, Northamptonshire. 25 July 2023
Barfoot Aqueduct. 6 August 1961
Grid Ref: SJ 7957 9336 [BWm-008-280]. Over the River Mersey. Looking east.Barfoot Aqueduct. 6 August 1961
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Barton Aqueduct - approach from the north-west (1965) [212835]
The aqueduct has been opened to allow 'Manchester Mariner' to pass on the Ship Canal. Barton Power Station is in the distance. (26 September 1965)Barton Aqueduct - approach from the north-west (1965) [212835]
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Barton Aqueduct - approach from the south-east (1972) [212831]
(5 March 1972)Barton Aqueduct - approach from the south-east (1972) [212831]
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Barton Aqueduct - from south-east end (1972) [212833]
(5 March 1972)Barton Aqueduct - from south-east end (1972) [212833]
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Barton Aqueduct - stop-plank crane at south-east end (1972) [212832]
(5 March 1972)Barton Aqueduct - stop-plank crane at south-east end (1972) [212832]
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Barton Aqueduct over the Manchester Ship Canal - from the south-west (1972) [212834]
(5 March 1972)Barton Aqueduct over the Manchester Ship Canal - from the south-west (1972) [212834]
Bollin Aqueduct - site of the breach 4 September 1971
From the east. This breach, which happened on 2 August 1971, closed the canal for two years. Grid Ref: SJ 7286 8746 [BWm-017-930]Bollin Aqueduct - site of the breach 4 September 1971
Bollin Aqueduct - site of the breach 4 September 1971
This breach, which happened on 2 August 1971, closed the canal for two years.Grid Ref: SJ 7286 8746 [BWm-017-930]Bollin Aqueduct - site of the breach 4 September 1971
Boothstown Coaling Basin. 30 April 1972
The terminus of the Bridgewater Collieries Railway. Grid Ref: SD 7277 0040 [BWl-010-880]Boothstown Coaling Basin. 30 April 1972
Borsig Locomotive Workshops, Tegel Near Berlin, 1914 (Ref: 031456)
The SECR placed an order for locomotives from these workshops and in the summer of 1914 Borsig delivered nine L1 class locomotives (Nos. 772-780) to the SECR.Borsig Locomotive Workshops, Tegel Near Berlin, 1914 (Ref: 031456)
Bottom lock of the later flight. 18 May 1994
Grid Ref: SJ 5028 8289 [BWm-047-300]. Harker's boat 'Baysdale H', an oil products tanker built in 1960, is moored in the surviving dock opposite.Bottom lock of the later flight. 18 May 1994
Breach just to the south of the Bollin Aqueduct. 1 September 1971
Grid Ref: SJ 7286 8746 [BWm-017-930]This breach, which happened on 2 August 1971, closed the canal for two years. The section was repaired, partially by narrowing the channel in the area of the breach but on the 1st January 2025, a more serious breach occurred in the same location after heavy rain.Breach just to the south of the Bollin Aqueduct. 1 September 1971
Bridlington (ELR - HBS @ 30m 72ch). Station Frontage. Friday 21 July 2023
The present concourse and the main platforms date from the 1912 expansion of the station.Bridlington (ELR - HBS @ 30m 72ch). Station Frontage. Friday 21 July 2023
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