Historic Train Exhibits

Black and white photographs of vintage trains and railway personnel, capturing historical moments and the essence of rail travel.

1930S Railroad Worker In Coveralls Hat Goggles & Gloves Climbing Up Onto Train

School and train home travelers.

State Railways, SJ Elllok Littera UB.

James 'Jim' J. Callahan , Street railroad employees, Boston Elevated Railway Company. Leon Abdalian Collection

Young man standing at the entrance of a train (EV005193_H)

Erik Upmark at Frykstad - Klara Älvs Railway, FCJ Lok "Fryckstad".

Stins S. Johanson, Kalmar Central.

The State Railways SJ, the first station champion in Munkedal, Clas Hjalmar Larsson between 1904 - 1913. Uniforming for station champion for 5 class station regarding 1909 - 1921.

Anefo photo collection. British cargo ship "Fountain Abbey" plot by Wijsmulle Kaptein A. van der Wiele and Kaptein P. Langbroek. February 15, 1962

Bom felling in Tollarp.

Transport of uranium containers

You snow -go gear

Transport consultants on assignment

Radioman and honorary driver Sven Jerring, State Railways, SJ.

The tugboat "Simson

LOCK BUTTER TUR PRYTZ AND LOCK DEALER E.H. Pettersson 1961.

Anefo photo collection. Bus drivers strike in Friesland posters at Garage. March 19, 1969. Friesland

Port guard August Persson. Photo in August 1960. Portvakt August Persson. Foto i augusti 1960.

E Bergström at Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg - Oxelösund Railways, TGOJ.

State Railways, SJ Q12 B4. Hallsbergs Bangård, Night

Image of Mayor E. Talstra van Dantumadeel who gives the departure signal for an extra with invited guests as an opening of the new building of the N.S. station Veenwouden in Veenwouden.

Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg Oxelösund's railways, TGOJ staff in the driver's cab.

United States: c. 1950 A lemon ice vendor sits by his cart.

Image of a safety man from the N.S. With a signal horn at the N.S. station Utrecht et al. in Utrecht.

Tram Conductress - Miss Kay Allan, Brookvale Bus Dept. June 17, 1955.

Conductor Ford checks ticket in two cars in addition to his sleeping car. December 21, 1949.

No "Basic" Needed -- Mr. Bullock on his electric cycle. It is absolutely noiseless, climbs steep hills, and has only one fault - it develops too much speed to easily on the flat!Determined not to be deprived of mechanical locomotion by the abolition of basic petrol, Mr. Tom Bullock, of Berrington street, Herreford, has devised a method of transport which will be envied by errand boys. It is an electric bicycle driven by a 12 volt car battery. He bought a second-hand bicycle, fixed a small carriage on it to carry battery and starter-motor; the machine is chain driven, has lights and a born powered off the same battery. January 13, 1948. (Photo by Fox Photos).

State Railways, SJ RB1 1001, test ride

Thomas F. Spelman and John Raymond Tuffey , Street railroad employees, Offices, Metropolitan Transit Authority Boston, Mass.. Leon Abdalian Collection

Vintage Photograph. A young boy happily sitting at the driver's seat of a fire engine.

Viewing local train. Södertälje Södra

Station champion Carl Oscar Gerhard Walldén. State Railways, SJ.

Anefo photo collection. Steering Franz Strycharczyk in Atlantic overboard. Picked up by ship after 24 hours. September 24, 1963

Swedish Railways Music Choir

A train carman, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Unknown

A train clearer is responsible for ensuring that the timetable and the train scheme are held and is the one that assesses what measures should be taken in the event of deviations in train traffic. In the picture train clearer gives a signal that the train may resign from the station. Train clearers have summer uniform.

Train clearer Einar Gustavsson and Ewald Palmqvist.

Train clearer. State Railways, SJ YOA2 130.

Filming in Knutby by German film company. Stockholm Roslagen's railways, SRJ LOK 24

Double track building on line between Ånge-Ramsjö.

J. Eriksson and K. Johanson, Kalmar Central, at a narrow steam locomotive.

Italians Have Their Travel Problems -- A couple park themselves with their baggage as near to the rain as possible while waiting at a station in Rome. A two day wait is not uncommon. Moving by train is now one of the major problems of travellers in Italy. Years of war have left the railways short of rolling stock of all kinds, while track and communication maintenance has almost non-existent. April 24, 1946. (Photo by ACME).

State Railways, SJ A03. H. M. King, Gustav V, in his salon wagon.

Image of filmmaker Herman Wassenaar while filming trains at the railway bridge over the Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal near Schalkwijk.n.b. Herman Wassenaar made various corporate films for the N.S.

Portrait of man. Traffic stock company Grängesberg Oxelösund Railways, TGOJ S3 51.

Transport consultants on assignment

Close-up of a railroad brakeman calling

The State Railways, SJ A0 15B 3607. Half the carriage space is turned into conference rooms.

Anefo photo collection. On Rijksweg Utrecht-Arnhem Tankwagen slipped with 15,000 liters of gas oil, the driver for his car. February 1, 1963

Pictured on the bridge of the new P. & O. liner Arcadia (29,734 tons) is its commander, Captain Geoffrey Cornish Forrest.The Arcadia, which arrived at Tilbury from the Clyde today (Tuesday) leaves on her maiden voyage to Australia on February 2.Her most striking feature is ***** 'Pepper Pot' or 'Clydabank' funnel, which is designed to carry fumes and smuts clear of the decks, and weighs 85 tons. February 2, 1954. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Wilson's Valet

Ticket review on train.

Norwegian container transport

The mounting of the model of Årstabron in the Railway Museum's premises on Torsgatan in Stockholm.

Women at work on the Home Front during the First World War A female trolley driver signals a left turn on a platform at Liverpool Street Station, London.

Music While You (Ride To) Work - Television research engineer David St. George saw a radio-equipped bicycle at the "Britain Can Make It" exhibition in London. David cycles five miles to a North London radio factory every day; inspired by the exhibition bike, he now rides to music with a four-valvo set to entertain him. January 29, 1947. (Photo by Mirror Features).

Travel photos. Portrait of a ship abstract of "Milwaukee" in a harbor next to a train

M/S Trelleborg. Captain Cesar Johnson

His Easter Pleasure Will Be Organising His Own Railway -- Stationmaster, engine driver, platelayer and signalman Mr. Phillips, with one of his three steam engines in the orchard of his home at Richmond. One man who will spend the Easter-break in an unusual but nevertheless pleasant manner, is Mr. Arthur Phillips, well-known Shakespearean actor now nearing seventy. He is the proud owner of one of Britain's one-man railways. Situated in the one-third of an acre orchard at his Richmond (Surrey) hom

Dutch Air Liner To Compete In London-Australia Air Race -- The two pilots K.D. Parmentier (left) and J.J. Noel, on their arrival at Croydon today.The Douglas DC 2 plane of the Royal Dutch Air Lines which is to compete in the Rugland Australian air race starting on Saturday arrived at Croydon today from Holland. October 15, 1934. (Photo by Keystone).

On the steering wheel of Cruiser Hr.Ms. De Ruyter (1953-1972)

Bad joint in the track on the line between Laxå and Vretstorp. Driving direction from left to right.

An ingenious device for teaching beginners the rudiments of controlling an aeroplane in 1931. The little machine which flies in a strong draught of air ejected from the cylinder on the left, is connected by a rod to the table and by a universal joint to the rod. Every movement of the hands on the joystick and the feet on the rudder bar is registered on the machine exactly as it would be during an actual flight. The pupil here is Dorothy Jordan, the well-known Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film actress.

Vintage photograph. engineer standing in front of a diesel locomotive

Filming in Knutby by German Film Company. Stockholm Roslagen's Railways, SRJ LOK 24

The engine room on the train ferry M/S Malmöhus.

M/S Queen, Trelleborg

Spam (E.C. Davis) he visits so dapper after he has drawn this speed boat over the cannel. December 12, 1949.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Theo van Eyck (aircraft engineer) arrived from Libie at Schiphol. April 10, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

The New French Liner "Flandre" -- The captain, Commandant Pierre Chupin. The New 20,500 French Liner "Flandre" Sails from Southampton next week on her maiden Atlantic Voyage. Specially designed for Equal Comfort in hit and gold climates, the Liner Aims to win the cream of the Tourist traffic in summer and the Luxury-cruise traffic in winter. July 17, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

New Vehicles for the Royal Train -- ***** 58 year old Mr. L. Hartup, who has been ***** train for 17 years, in the king's Bathroom. ***** Line" marked in red on bath.Two new railway saloons, completed at the L.M.S. works at Wolverton (Bucks) in 1941, are now in the permanent formation of the LMS Royal Train. Each has a lounge, bedroom and bathroom, with accommodation for their Majesties personal attendants. Each is loon is fitted with private phone and air-conditioning, and the king's Saloon has a 12 valve radio-receiver. During the war this Train covered some 36,000 miles, and also used on many journeys on other main line routes. Added to it at the same time as the Royal Coaches was a new 52 tons combined sleeper, brake and power car with accommodation for 14 train staff, an engine room for generator sets, and a 25 line telephone exchange giving communication throughout the train. January 08, 1947. (Photo by Fox Photo).

Man in raincoat steering boat (EV003944_H)

The team base Torsten Tollin with the traffic company Grängesberg Oxelösund's railways, TGOJ MA 407 in the background.

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