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Jubilee 4-6-0 No.5706 "Express" - Nameplate (Ref: 011850)
Photographed at Carstairs on 21 February 1949Jubilee 4-6-0 No.5706 "Express" - Nameplate (Ref: 011850)
Kearnsey Loop Junction 1932. (BME2 @ 98m 52ch)
Taken from the window of a Deal to Dover train at Kearsney Loop Jct. Dover line to left, loop to the right hand and left in reflection in train window.Kearnsey Loop Junction 1932. (BME2 @ 98m 52ch)
King '6000' Class 4-6-0 No. 6000 "King George V'' (Ref: 010641)
Note the bell presented to the loco during its tour of the USA in 1927.King '6000' Class 4-6-0 No. 6000 "King George V'' (Ref: 010641)
King '6000' Class 4-6-0 No. 6000 "King George V'' (Ref: 010645)
Seen at the head of a train near Rushey Platt (MLN1 @ 78m 42ch) on 30 August 1929. Note the bowler hatted gent in the loco cab.King '6000' Class 4-6-0 No. 6000 "King George V'' (Ref: 010645)
King '6000' Class 4-6-0 No. 6000 "King George V'' 1929 (Ref: 010635)
Built in 1927 the loco is pictured hauling the Cornish Riviera Express near Westbury on 8 July 1929.King '6000' Class 4-6-0 No. 6000 "King George V'' 1929 (Ref: 010635)
King '6000' Class 4-6-0 No.6000 "King George V" (Ref:010640)
Pictured in 1968 following its restoration by Bulmers to running order.King '6000' Class 4-6-0 No.6000 "King George V" (Ref:010640)
Liskeard and Looe Railway 0-6-0ST "Kilmar"
Built for the Liskeard and Looe Railway by Hopkins Gilkes & Company in 1869.. The loco was numbered 1312 by the GWR and withdrawn c. 1914. It is pictured here at Moorswater Station (LOO @ 7m 19ch)Liskeard and Looe Railway 0-6-0ST "Kilmar"
London & Croydon "Samuda's Atmospheric Railway" (Ref: 011837)
From The Illustrated London News 11 Oct 1845 p.240London & Croydon "Samuda's Atmospheric Railway" (Ref: 011837)
London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - Cross-section of the pipe. (Ref: 011844)
The London and Croydon did not adopt the sealing flange from Samuda's original design which led to the failure of the system in hot weather and snow. (From The Illustrated London News 11 Oct 1845 p.240)London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - Cross-section of the pipe. (Ref: 011844)
London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - Croydon Engine House. (Ref: 011845)
After closure of the atmospheric system the pump was used by the local water company. (From The Illustrated London News 11 Oct 1845 p.240)London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - Croydon Engine House. (Ref: 011845)
London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - Leading Cars. (Ref: 011843)
Diagram of piston car on the left showing the connection to the piston in the pipe plus the solder car on the right with a charcoal powered heater used for sealing the pipe. (From The Illustrated London News 11 Oct 1845 p.240)London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - Leading Cars. (Ref: 011843)
London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - The pipe in situ. (Ref: 011847)
(From The Illustrated London News 11 Oct 1845 p.240)London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - The pipe in situ. (Ref: 011847)
London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - Viaduct crossing the Dover and Brighton Lines. (Ref: 011846)
The flyover, the first on a railway, was necessary as the atmospheric pipes would foul the junction if a crossing was attempted on the level. (From The Illustrated London News 11 Oct 1845 p.240)London & Croydon Atmospheric Railway - Viaduct crossing the Dover and Brighton Lines. (Ref: 011846)
Looking north-west towards Patricroft Bridge. 26 September 1965
Picture taken from about Grid Ref: SJ 7653 9792 [BWl-004-880]. The boats in the middle distance are moored next to a short basin for the former Victoria Cotton Mills which lay beyond it.Looking north-west towards Patricroft Bridge. 26 September 1965
M1 Class 4-4-0 No. 636
Originally built by Kirtley for the LCDR at Longhedge in 1880 (as No. 177) it is pictured here in SE&CR livery.with a group of workers in the early 1900s. The loco was withdrawn in 1912.
M1 Class 4-4-0 No. 636
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway Telegraph Form plus Paxton's sketch of the Great Exhibition Hall (Ref: 031451)
Also includes Paxton's sketch of the Great Exhibition Hall. The telegram to Mrs Paxton reads: "I have a message from London to say that Mr Paxton's plan has been approved by the Royal Commission". (The original document is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum London.)
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway Telegraph Form plus Paxton's sketch of the Great Exhibition Hall (Ref: 031451)
Margate Station 1926 (VIR @ 73m 69ch) (Ref: 030268)
This station was built in 1926 to replace the LCDR's Margate West station and incorporate the SER's Margate Sands. It is pictured here when the building work was completed, the wooden pattern used to construct the arched windows stands on the ground at the front of the building. The building is Grade II listed.
Margate Station 1926 (VIR @ 73m 69ch) (Ref: 030268)
Metropolitan Line. Ruislip Station Metropolitan Railway 1904 (Ref: 030358)
The first service from Harrow to Uxbridge on the 30 June 1904 hauled by E Class 0-4-4T No. 1. The following year the line was electrified. Note the two "Rothschild" 6-wheel saloons in middle of train
Metropolitan Line. Ruislip Station Metropolitan Railway 1904 (Ref: 030358)
Mitcham Station - 1902 Flood (BTH1 @ 10m 30ch) (Ref: 031369)
On the 16 February 1902 flood water has risen to platform level whilst four members of staff stand by the signal box watching.
Mitcham Station - 1902 Flood (BTH1 @ 10m 30ch) (Ref: 031369)
Moorswater Station (LOO @ 7m 19ch) (Ref: 010618)
0-6-0ST "Kilmar" built for the Liskeard and Looe Railway by Hopkins Gilkes & Company seen here standing in the platform.
Moorswater Station (LOO @ 7m 19ch) (Ref: 010618)
New Cross Low Level 1898 (ELL2 @ 5m 78ch) (Ref: 031379)
The approach to New Cross East London Railway station on 18 July 1898.
New Cross Low Level 1898 (ELL2 @ 5m 78ch) (Ref: 031379)
Newcastle High Level Bridge Excavations - Painting (ECM7 @ 0m 14ch) (Ref: 031502)
Excavations for the High Level Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne c.1846 painted by Thomas Miles Richardson I (1784–1848). The original painting is held by the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle.
Newcastle High Level Bridge Excavations - Painting (ECM7 @ 0m 14ch) (Ref: 031502)
North Tawton Station (DAC @ 190m 65ch). circa1906
Handling the rabbit traffic. At that time this was a staple food stuff regularly transported from SW England to London and the Midlands
North Tawton Station (DAC @ 190m 65ch). circa1906
Norton Bridge. 2 July 1961
Grid Ref: SJ 5584 8258 [BWm-041-050]. A turnover bridge.
Norton Bridge. 2 July 1961
Norton Townfield Bridge. 2 July 1961
Grid Ref: SJ 5547 8297 [BWm-041-640]
Norton Townfield Bridge. 2 July 1961
Oban Station (OBN2 @ 71m 44ch). Banquet on Concourse. Probably 30 June 1880
The grand opening banquet for Oban railway station took place on June 30, 1880, to celebrate the completion of the final section of the Callander and Oban Railway
Oban Station (OBN2 @ 71m 44ch). Banquet on Concourse. Probably 30 June 1880
Preston Brook Junction. 19 June 1960
Straight ahead to Runcorn, past the Noreton warehouses; left to Preston Brook Tunnel; right to Manchester. Photographed from the A56 at Preston on the Hill, before the M6 was built. Grid Ref: SJ 5672 8100 [BWm-039-050]
Preston Brook Junction. 19 June 1960
Preston Brook Tunnel, Northern entrance. 29 June 1960
The junction between the Bridgwater Canal and the Trent & Mersey is immediately to the North of the entrance to the tunnel. The tunnel is 1,239 yards long, and entry works on a timetable.
Preston Brook Tunnel, Northern entrance. 29 June 1960
Publicity Postcard issued by the Kent & East Sussex Railway. No. 2. Bodiam Castle and Moat (Ref: 031454)
The K&ES Light Railway opened from 1900 between Headcorn and Robertsbridge. Bodiam Castle was served by Bodiam Station
Publicity Postcard issued by the Kent & East Sussex Railway. No. 2. Bodiam Castle and Moat (Ref: 031454)
Publicity Postcard issued by the Kent & East Sussex Railway. No. 4. Rolvenden Hight Street (Ref: 031452)
The K&ES Light Railway opened from 1900 between Headcorn and Robertsbridge. Bolvenden High Street was served by Bolvenden Station
Publicity Postcard issued by the Kent & East Sussex Railway. No. 4. Rolvenden Hight Street (Ref: 031452)
Publicity Postcard issued by the Kent & East Sussex Railway. No. 5. Tenterden Old Houses in High Street (Ref: 031455)
The K&ES Light Railway opened from 1900 between Headcorn and Robertsbridge. Tenterden High Street was served by Tenterden Town Station
Publicity Postcard issued by the Kent & East Sussex Railway. No. 5. Tenterden Old Houses in High Street (Ref: 031455)
