A Picture History of RailwaysPictures of rolling stock in contemporary settings, with a short historical essay. |
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American bogie bombing Bridge Brighton Brighton and South Britain British Railways broad-gauge Brunel built Canadian Pacific carriage Central coaches Colliery companies compartment early East Coast express eighteen-forties electric railway Electric traction electrified England flanged France gauge George George Stephenson Glasgow Highland main line Ireland James Allport Junction Liverpool and Manchester loco London and Birmingham London and North lower view main line Mersey Railway Metropolitan Railway middle view shows Midland Railway motor mountain narrow-gauge nineteen-hundreds nineteen-thirties nineteen-twenties North Western Railway Northern Railway passenger pioneer platform Pullman cars Queen Rail Railroad railway system Railway was opened Railway's rebuilt road Robert Stephenson royal train saloon Scotland semaphore sixties sleeping cars South Coast South Eastern Railway South Wales Southern speed station steam locomotive steam railway steam traction Stockton and Darlington tank engine third-class Timothy Hackworth traffic Tunnel underground upper view shows viaduct Victorian Volk's Western Railway wheels