Items matching railways (results page 1)

Front Cover of Evers’ ‘Steam and the Steam Engine’ Steam and the Steam Engine (1880)

The front cover says that the book is part of Collins’ Advanced Series.

Keywords: book covers, titles, railways, colour

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Added: 2006-02-06

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1.—“Royal Scot” train, near Shap summit, Engine No. 6134 “Samson” British Locomotives Illustrated (1933)

Among the outstanding features of British Railway operation of to-day is the development of the long distance non-stop run. This has been made possible by water-troughs, enabling an engine to replenis [...]

Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, colour

Places shown: Shap; Cumbria; England

Added: 2010-02-09

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In the Train Through the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There (1871)

“Tickets, please!” said the Guard, putting his head in at the window. In a moment everybody was holding out a ticket: they were about the same size as the people, and quite seemed to fill the carriage [...]

Keywords: alice, illustrations for children, transport, railways, people, greyscale

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Added: 2008-04-14

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9.—7ft Single Express Locomotive, No. 123 British Locomotives Illustrated (1933)

Caledonian Railway, 1886 This steam engine was built by Neilson and Company for the Edinburgh Exhibition in 1886. Originally bought by the Caledonian Railway, the engine was later L.M.S.R. No. 14010. [...]

Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, greyscale

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Added: 2011-03-24

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Santa Fe All The Way Scribner’s Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903)

This vintage advert for the Santa Fe Railway (modern US: Railroad) shows a beautiful lady (I imagine) fastening her hair with the aid of a mirror, wearing a long evening dress or gown; there is an ele [...]

Keywords: advertisements, romance, people, travel, railways, greyscale

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Added: 2010-06-07

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11.—The “Cornwall” British Locomotives Illustrated (1933)

A 2-2-2 steam engine [US: railroad locomotive] shown with driver and fireman.

Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2009-02-16

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Old Advert: Illinois Central Railroad Scribner’s Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903)

New Line * Fine Service Illinois Central Railroad Minneapolis and St. Paul Through from Chicago via Dubuque, Waterloo and Albert Lea. Fast vestibule Night train with through Stateroom and Open-section [...]

Keywords: advertisements, travel, first nations, railways, transport, greyscale

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Added: 2009-01-05

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A Railway Cutting Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

The engraving shows maybe 20 or more men working on making a railway cutting. In the background men are digging away at the ground; at centre, they lod the dirt onto a railway truck (US: a railroad w [...]

Keywords: people, workmen, railways, transport, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-30

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Sharp, Brothers, And Co.’s Engine Steam and the Steam Engine (1880)

“The annexed illustration will give a much better idea of the locomotive engine and boiler than the last one.” (p. 241) There is also a cross-section of this locomotive, which I have scanned but not y [...]

Keywords: railways, machinery, transport, engines, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2006-02-06

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Re-constructed “Atlantic” Type Locomotive British Locomotives Illustrated (1933)

This steam engine was rebuilt in 1930 to add a “booster” engine to the front axle of the bogie under the driver’s cab. The booster was a small steam engine used only at low speeds, to give additional [...]

Keywords: railways, transport, engines, wallpaper, backgrounds, steam engines, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-03-21

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Plate I.—Section of Locomotive Engine Steam and the Steam Engine (1880)

This is a cross-section through a steam engine (i.e. a railway locomotive, or a railroad engine as they say in North America). The description is a little hard to follow, so I made a version in which [...]

Keywords: railways, machinery, diagrams, transport, engines, greyscale

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Added: 2006-02-06

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Plate I.—Section of Locomotive Engine [coloured letters] Steam and the Steam Engine (1880)

This is a version of Plate I in which I have coloured the letters blue, to try to make it easier to follow the description, which I have also repeated here: In this sectional elevation F is the furnac [...]

Keywords: railways, machinery, diagrams, transport, engines, colour

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Added: 2006-02-06

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