Early Steam Locomotives

Engravings of historic steam locomotives and engines from the 19th century. Displays mechanical designs and engineering milestones in early railway history.

B.D. Taplin and Co's Lincoln Traction Engine, 1862. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862.

Engraving depicting Braithwaite & Ericsson's locomotive 'Novelty'. Novelty was an early steam locomotive which took part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829. John Braithwaite (1797-1870) an English engineer who invented the first steam fire engine. John Ericsson (1803-1889) a Swedish-American inventor, active in England and the United States, and regarded as one of the most influential mechanical engineers ever. Dated 19th century

HISTORY OF THE RAILROAD. LOCOMOTIVE OF 1814 designed by the British engineer STEPHENSON (1781-1848). Engraving of the 19th century.

Illustration depicting the steam ploughing engine by John Fowler (1826-1864) an English agricultural engineer. Dated 19th Century

Steam fire engine by William Leys of Philadelphia, 1851. Paris, 1904.

English steam fire engine designed by Roberts of Millwall. 1862.

Cross section of M. Calla's traction engine

Steam car of Cugnot under Louis XV, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861.

An engraving depicting a plan of French traction engine with a vertical boiler and vertical cylinder. Designed and built by Lotz of Nantes. Dated 19th century

B.D. Taplin and Co's Lincoln Traction Engine, 1862. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862.

M. Calla's traction engine

Engraving depicting Crampton express locomotive, designed by Thomas Russell Crampton. Thomas Russell Crampton (1816-1888) an English engineer. Dated 19th century

SIDE VIEW OF TUXFORD AND SONS' PRIZE PORTABLE STEAM ENGINE

Engraving depicting an engine Locomotive I built by George Stephenson. George Stephenson (1781-1848) an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Dated 19th century

Toy Locomotive. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 37.5 x 48.5 cm (14 3/4 x 19 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Henning.

Extra First, First, Second, Third, and Fourth Size Double Steam Fire Engine, Fire Fighters & Fire Equipment

Fire brigade, firefighting, steam fire engine by Merryweather and Sons, around 1840, historical, digitally improved reproduction from an original around 1860.

Crampton Locomotive

Locomotives from the 19th century, the Grashoppermachine Atlantic, 1832, woodcut, England

Aveling and Porter was a British agricultural engine and steam-roller manufacturer, becoming the largest manufacturer of steam rollers in the world. Date: 1877

An engraving depicting a pedrail, a form of traction invented by Bramah Joseph Diplock, applied here to a steam tractor. Bramah Joseph Diplock (1857-1918) an English inventor. Dated 20th century

Steam fire engine. From The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, published c.1890

Stourbridge Lion - first Locomotive to run in America. The Stourbridge Lion was the first locomotive to run on a commercial railway in America, and was operated between Honesdale and Seelys Mills in Pennsylvania on the Delaware and Hudson Canal Companys railroad, beginning August 8, 1929. It was built by Foster, Rastrick & Co, in 1829.

Illustration showing Steam locomotive used by Fowler in his mechanical ploughing system -circa 1862. Flywheel mounted on side of boiler, governor towards the rear 1870

Historical graphic representation, steam plough, agricultural tractor or locomotive powered by a steam engine, 19th Century, from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopaedia, 1890

British Steam Road locomotive, with chain drive 1888

Engraving depicting the ploughing and traction engine by J. & F. Howard of Bedford. Dated 19th Century

Illustration showing a Jon's carriage, for a captive military -reconnaissance balloon. 1895

Lokomotiven aus dem 19. Jahrhundert: die Grashoppermaschine Atlantic, 1832, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhu...

Various views of a Border wagon, a bus for rails and road, engineering, industrial product from the year 1880 / Verschiedene Ansichten eines Grenzwagens, eines Omnibusses für Schienen und Straße, Maschinenbau, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, Kolorierung, koloriert, handkoloriert, Hand-colouring, hand coloured, colored.

Steam road locomotive with boiler, by David Napier. AA: boiler, BB: Water tank, CC: firing space, E:cylinder, F: driving wheels, G: steering wheels, II: steering gear, I: safety valve.1842

Merryweather steam fire-engine and sons of 1863, technique, industrial product from the year 1880 / Merryweather Dampfspritze und Söhne von 1863, Technik, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, Kolorierung, koloriert, handkoloriert, Hand-colouring, hand coloured, colored.

Horse-drawn fire engine with hose winder, Paris, France, engraving by Navellier and Marie, from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 2071, Volume LXXX, November 4, 1882.

Illustration depicting a simple foot brake on a truck on the Great Western Railway line. Dated 19th century

Kuhn's steam roller, woodcut, historical engraving, 1880

Engraving depicting a locomotive steam engine. Dated 19th century

Rear of a locomotive

Engraving depicting George Stephenson's third locomotive built in 1816. George Stephenson (1781-1848) an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Dated 19th century

Steam traction engine and wagon, by Avelinhg & Porter of Rochester New York, USA 1863

Horizontal steam engine on wheels, built by Hermann-Lachapelle. Engraving, 1875. The Spanish and American Illustration. Spanish edition.

Steam road locomotive, built by Mr Rickett for the Earl of Caithness, in which the Earl and Countess and the Rev. W. Ross drove the 150 miles from Inverness to Barrogell Castle, in two days. 1860. Thomas Rickett from Buckingham, England, made a steam-powered car in 1860

Box Wagon and Lumber Wagen. Original caption: Box wagon and lumber wagen, copied by H. W. Hendley from Die Wagen und Fahrwerke der Griechen und Romer und Anderer Alten Volker by Johann Christian Ginzrot, Vol I.

Lokomotiven aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, die Lokomotive von Stephenson, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Longitudinal section of a typical British passenger steam locomotive, 1888. The firebox heated the boiler tubes, producing steam to drive the locomotive. From 'The Popular Encyclopaedia'. (London, 1888).

Carriage, Carriage of King Louis XV, France, Illustration from 1880, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Coaches and carriages. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Carriages & coaches , California , Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)

Illustration showing Steam locomotive 'The Novelty' 1840

Steam fire engine patented by Wellington Lee and Larned, New York, and built by Messrs Easton, Amos & Sons. London, 1862.

Photograph of George Stephenson's famous steam locomotive rocket. Dated 19th Century

GRABADO-LOCOMOTORA-TANQUE O CISTERNA PARA CAMINOS ELEVADOS-1883-PATENTE USA.

Engraving depicting the Prater Liliputbahn locomotive built for surveying the line on the Eastern Counties Railways. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting Nicklaus Riggenbach's locomotive for his rack railway system. Nicklaus Riggenbach (1817-1899) a French inventor. Dated 19th century

Model of the first.

Steam carriage by Burstall and Hill of Leith was produced in 1824

An engraving depicting a dog cart by H. A. Homes, Derby - shown at the Great Exhibition. Dated 19th century

Mechanism of Marquis de Jouffrey's paddle steamer's engine

FERROCARRILES. ESPAÑA. NUEVO SISTEMA DE LOCOMOTORA PARA CAMINOS ORDINARIOS. GRABADO , 1861.

Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive of 1804 for the Penydarren tram line. Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall, England. Dated 19th century

Fontaine's express loco Date: 1882

Self-Propelling Steam Fire Engine, 1858 Artist Unknown

Horizontal steam engine with base plate, 1880, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known, Europe

An Omnibus Fire Pump, 1870, Historic, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Original

An engraving depicting Messrs Clarke & Batho's steamroller. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting a Scarifying Plough for use in steam ploughing. Dated 19th Century

Máquina de vapor, horizontal, locomóvil y montada en tren de ruedas. Construida por el ingeniero y mecánico J. Hermann-Lachapelle. Grabado. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1876. Coloreado.

Four-Wheel Hose Carriage: To be Drawn by Hand, Fire Fighters & Fire Equipment

Railroad switches

The patent from the Crampton express locomotive, designed by Thomas Russell Crampton. Thomas Russell Crampton (1816-1888) an English engineer. Dated 19th century

Vintage steam locomotive.

La funiculaire de Montmartre, Paris Date: 1900

Truck designed to transport steam fire engines to the scene of a fire.

"Photolithograph by Julius Leth from 1867 showing a steam vehicle produced by Wilhelm Knaust in Vienna, detailing engine, wheels, and vehicle structure."

American 20th Century, Toy Locomotive, 1935 1942 Toy Locomotive

vintage steam train

An engraving depicting a steam traction engine by Isaac and Robert Blackburn of Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire. Dated 19th century

An engraving depicting the end elevation of a roller ship by Ernest Bazin - designed as a Channel steamer. Dated 19th century

Mule-Jenny drawn by J.W. Lowry in 1830s

Bisoc turns ear Bajac Delahaye, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.

The fore wheels of a coach: two figures. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey Jnr.

Agricultural equipment with Garrett and Sons stometor on the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations of 1851 in London; AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Garrett and Sons. .

Copy of "Puffing Billy

SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S STEAMSHIP, 'SIDON.' 1846

Spanish traction engine 'Castilla' by Pedro de Ribera. It transports 4 people from Valladolid to Madrid, covering over 200 kilometers in 20 days in 1860.

Bendel A., American railway vehicles. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, born 11, 1861.) (1861-1861): Views, details. Stitch on paper, 45.2 x 29.2 cm (including scan edges) Bendel A. : Amerikanische Eisenbahnfahrzeuge. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 11, 1861)

Snowden's locomotive machine, 1825. Illustrations. 1830. Rare Book Division. Steam-engines

N.N., Mauch Chunk railway. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, born 11, 1861.) (1861-1861): floor plans, views, cuts, details carbon wagon. Stitch on paper, 29.5 x 45 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Mauch Chunk-Eisenbahn. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 11, 1861)

Samuel Clegg Jnr (1814-1856) and Joseph Samuda's (1813-1885) atmospheric railway. This was the system adopted on the Croydon Atmospheric Railway, the Kingstown and Dalkey (Dublin), the Paris and St. Germain, and the South Devon railways. The railway operated without locomotives, using air pressure instead to push freight cars along the rails. From 'The Magazine of Science'. (London, 1845). Wood engraving.

Naval ships - German Imperial Navy battleship SMS Helgoland, 1909. Color illustration

Cartoon depicting various railway signals. Dated 19th century

A hydraulic system for a Rowntree's fire engine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1812, after J. Farey.

A vehicle with two large and two small wheels and a man sitting between the two larger ones; there are two horses below him and people are travelling in a box situated between the two smaller wheels. Wood engraving.

Plate showing a country coach. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'EncyclopŽdie, 1751-1757. Entitled Sellier-Carossier (Saddle and Coach Maker).

Phila. Ice Boat. Navy Yard. Washington DC May 23/61, 1861 May 23, drawing on cream paper pencil, 10.5 x 12.0 cm. (sheet), 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

N.N., wheel steamer »Gotthilf Hagen«: View, cuts 1: 100. Lithograph on cardboard, 28.2 x 46.2 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Raddampfer »Gotthilf Hagen«

Wheeled tractor and harvester in California.

'Section, Showing Interior of Nimrod.', 1909. Artist: Unknown.

EXPRESS TRAIN WITH THE MAIL SIGNALS

Saôle

'A London and North Eastern Mixed Engine Engine with Smoke-Box Opened', c1930. Creator: Unknown.

Organ cart for transporting cuirasses or girdles, in the time of Henry II, France. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890

Mount Vesuvius funicular railroad, passenger wagon. Naples, Italy, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1880

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