Historic Train Travel

Vintage black and white images of train stations and passengers during historical events, capturing nostalgia and travel culture.

Britain's First "Double Deck" Train Now In Service -- Passengers in the novel "double decker" waiting to commence their first trip in the new train.Britain's first "double deck" electric train is now in service between London and Dartford, Kent. The train - of eight coaches - has seating accommodation for 1,104 passengers against the 772 carried by the older type. The train has been designed in an effort to solve the problem of getting the rush-hour crowds away from the City to their suburban homes in comfort and with speed. November 1, 1949. (Photo by S&G).

State Railways SJ A014C. Extra Train to Uppsala, Dag Hammarskiöld's Funeral

State Railways SJ A014C. Extra Train to Uppsala, Dag Hammarskiöld's Funeral

Railway station. workers washing train. 1952.

Wagon with the text Wagon Lits et des Grands Express Europeens.

Travelers and staff on a platform. To the left passenger trains belonging to the state's railways, and on the right passenger trains belonging to Södra Dalarne's railway.

Electrification of the Borås-Alvesta Distance. First Electric Train, SJ RB2 1003. Blåsorchestra

Anefo photo collection. Farewell sharply at the state track in The Hague. Juliana, Prince Bernhard and Scharf inspect the EREWAC. May 19, 1961. The Hague, South Holland

State Railways SJ A014C 4112. Extra train to Uppsala, Dag Hammarskiöld's Funeral

View of the 5th platform of the N.S. station Amsterdam et al. In Amsterdam with a crowd of travelers and along the platform an electric train set. 1924 ("block boxes") of the N.S.

Britain's First "Double Deck" Train Now In Service -- Passengers in the novel "double decker" waiting to commence their first trip in the new train.Britain's first "double deck" electric train is now in service between London and Dartford, Kent. The train - of eight coaches - has seating accommodation for 1,104 passengers against the 772 carried by the older type. The train has been designed in an effort to solve the problem of getting the rush-hour crowds away from the City to their suburban homes in comfort and with speed. November 1, 1949. (Photo by S&G).

British Railways in Wartime - Bridge of Goodbyes- Everyday Life at Euston Station, London, England, UK, 1944 On a busy platform at London's Euston station, women and children wave goodbye to their loved ones. In the foreground, a group of two women and two children can be seen waving to someone at the window of the carriage,and further down the platform, a soldier leans out of the window to give his girlfriend one last kiss. Scenes such as this are repeated down the length of the train, whilst other servicemen and women (including a WAAF, centre), await their own trains.

Midsummer traffic at Stockholm Central.

British Railways in Wartime - Bridge of Goodbyes- Everyday Life at Euston Station, London, England, UK, 1944 On a busy platform at London's Euston station, a member of Royal Air Force personnel says goodbye to his girlfriend (centre left), as other passengers walk along the platform.

Anefo photo collection. Today for free with public transport in The Hague from protest that bus and tram drivers do not move on to a higher wage scale. 26 February 1981. The Hague, South Holland

Train at the platform in Paddington Station, London August 1934

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Station hostesses, Stockholm Central

The State Railways, SJ Exhibition of Model Railway, which is a gift with the reason of the 100th anniversary 1956-12-01. Model carriage SJ S03 1167.

Anefo photo collection. First Ride Schiphol Line and MPs; Schiphol station. September 29, 1978. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Interior of the N.S. station Delfzijl in Delfzijl: Waiting room.

Nordpilen. Central Station - Narvik

Anefo photo collection. Adelborsten assaut arrival Fairy train Den Helder. December 8, 1950. Den Helder

The State Railways, SJ B 3 "Prince August" on the way from Stockholm C to Sundbyberg during the International Congress of Museums in 1959. Passengers rise here from Consolv Sjö AB 289.

Historical train's journey from Stockholm to Gothenburg for the inauguration of train 62. The picture shows Lok number 3 "Prince August", later the State Railways SJ BB 43.

State Railways, SJ F5. Actor. Wedding couple. TV recording in Hagalund

Stockholm exhibition 1930.

Stockholm Central Station, Track 10

State Railways, SJ T44 259

Newly arrived travelers at a State Railway, SJ Tåghem in 1937 when the carriage C07 began to be used in the train homes instead of C06. Here we see C07 2143 with a sister car next door. Note that the windows are pulled down and mosquito nets in the upper part. Hence the funny look of the windows.Tt

Anefo photo collection. The first working day with fuel distribution. Pressed at a tram stop. January 14, 1974

Image of the holiday pressure for the express train to Den Helder on the fifth platform of the N.S. station Amsterdam et al. in Amsterdam.

Image of travelers at the counters in the hall of the N.S. station Rotterdam et al. in Rotterdam.

Anefo photo collection. New train connection Amsterdam Paris in 6 hours. May 21, 1954

The State Railways, SJ CO8C 3133. Departure from Stockholm Central against Falköping.

Anefo photo collection. Farewell sharply at the state track in The Hague. May 19, 1961. The Hague, South Holland

12/31/1974. Platform of one of the Madrid railway stations.

07/12/1967. Nuevos Ministerios train station, shortly before its Inauguration.

Anefo photo collection. Flower parade Aalsmeer. Floats in the Aalsmeer auction building. September 6, 1963. Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland

Image of the N.S. management on the first train after the war consisting of steam locomotive no. 1752 (series 1700/1800) and two carriages at the N.S. station Utrecht et al. in Utrecht.

A tube a train at a london underground platform at Euston. Northern line. The train is for Tooting via Bank. c. 1930s

Military exercise, sick transport train

Traveling at the Central Station

Railway staff at Motorvagn.

Christmas traffic at Stockholm C.

Image of a group of school children during a school trip on the platform of the N.S. station Hoek van Holland Strand in Hoek van Holland.

Anefo photo collection. Five mayors of European municipalities make cruise. January 17, 1962

View of the 1st platform of the N.S. station Amsterdam et al. in Amsterdam.

A tram outside Blackfriars tram terminal in London. It is headed for Abbey Wood via Old Kent Road.

Holiday rush at Stockholm Central.

State Railways, SJ da 890.

Banhallen Copenhagen station.

Elinvigningen i Stockholm.

Image of the transport of a carriage bowl of an electric train set matt. 1946 of the N.S. By truck from transport company Wassink in Amersfoort, for an exhibition in the Ahoy-Hallen in Rotterdam.

Traveling on platform. The State Railways, SJ Motorvagssläp 1599.

The State Railways, SJ YB05P 794. Station manager Hjalmar Jonsson receives flowers at Skärkind station. Last passenger train Norsholm - Åtvidaberg.

Image of a car for the car sleeping train on the platform of the N.S. station Amsterdam Amstel in Amsterdam.

Last train's arrival and departure

Anefo photo collection. Strike NS due absence collective labor agreement accoord; Travelers NS Utrecht. 15 1986. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Free in Metro in Rotterdam. Pressed the stock market station. Exercise at the Ticket Dispenser on CS. January 3, 1968. Rotterdam, South Holland

The station by train

Train clearer. State Railways, SJ YOA2 130.

Interior of the Lijnwerkplaats of the N.S. in Zwolle with a diesel-electric train set the 3 (plan u).

Inauguration of the "Bird Road Line" between Rodbyhavn, Lolland, Denmark and Puttgarden, Fehmarn, Germany. The new ferry line is called the "Bird Road Line", on the Danish Fugleflugtslinien and on German Vogelfluglinie, as the line follows the migratory birds' flight route

German leaves at Järvsö station.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Car sleeping train for a new season (N.S.). April 13, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Seats are removed from the Amsterdam trams for more space. Three engineers are busy with the seats. January 4, 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Top line tram line in Rotterdam traversed. August 2, 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland

Arrival of Train at North Station, Paris, 1931.Artist: Ernest Flammarion

Anefo photo collection. Departure from Spartasup pants from Rotterdam to London. March 29, 1960. London, Rotterdam

Anefo photo collection. Direction indicators on line 25. 7 May 1957

Poll photo collection. Reporting Dutch Railways. Flower boxes on the platform of Central Station in Amsterdam. 1933

Stockholm Central.

The 1896 caption reads: "Scene at Station on Pennsylvania Railroad as Garfield ambulance Train passed on its way to Elberon. On September 6th, the President was removed to Elberon, NJ, in a specially designed car, the bed being arranged so as to minimize jolting, It was an extremely hot day and the train went very fast, the President sending a message to the engineer to increase the speed. At the stations and in the fields, knots of people congregate to watch the passage of the train, instinctively removing their hats as it came into sight." James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) was elected the 20t

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Rail car with passengers. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Railroader

Anefo photo collection. Mr. M.a. Jansen bishop first to Rome for the council, left C. van Boekxmeer, middle E. Gulje and right Jansen. October 3, 1962. Italy, Rome

State Railways (SJ) Rall train. Double track inauguration Stockholm - Gothenburg in Kilsmo

Electrification of the Borås-Alvesta distance. First Electric train, SJ RB2 1003

International Union of Railways (UIC) kongress - 1960

Tram hold up in Dwanston St City. Melb tram. May 02, 1946.

Image of the just coupled steam locomotive no. 265 from the series 261-266 of the S.S. (State Railways) (later renumbered in N.S. Series 5000 /1st series) with carriages and the already numbered steam locomotive no. 701 (series 700) of the N.S. (formerly series 9-16, 21-78, 17-20 and 1-5 (2nd series) of the S.S. / Staatsspoorwegen) along the platform of the Amsterdam Weesperpoort station in Amsterdam.

Anefo photo collection. Free in Metro in Rotterdam. Pressed the stock market station. January 3, 1968. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Ladies volleyball team left for Paris. October 31, 1963. France, Paris

Electrification of the Borås-Alvesta Distance. First Electric Train, SJ RB2 1003. Blåsorchestra

Image of a woman who enters the international train "Rheingold" on the N.S. station Amsterdam Amstel in Amsterdam.

View in the locomotive hall in Hagalund Ö. The electric locomotive that is visible in the photo is the State Railways, SJ DG 135 and the State Railways, SJ D 102.

The waiting hall in Malmö Railway Station

Inauguration Morjärv-Kalix. Director General Erik Upmark is visible to the right in the picture next to the passenger car.

Anefo photo collection. Metro staff occupy Gaasperplas route Diemen-Zuid station. 2 June 1986. Diemen

Institut Pasteur, US Researchers. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Home transport of Danish refugees, arrival at Copenhagen's Frihamn.

A train has stopped at a station somewhere between Boden and Övertorneå.

Image of boarding train passengers (models) on a platform of the N.S. station Utrecht et al. in Utrecht.

State Railways, SJ XOA5 220 at Eskilstuna Central.

Anefo photo collection. Power failure Central Station Amsterdam. Train passengers located empty departure diary hall central station. February 1, 1989. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Free in Metro in Rotterdam. Pressed the stock market station. Stock market station. January 3, 1968. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Arrival red cross train with Hungarians in Utrecht. Daycare in the Jaarbeurs. November 14, 1956. Hungary, Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. MS. Merwelloyd Rdu in Rotterdam. November 15, 1956. Rotterdam, South Holland

Image of State Secretary Ir. S.A. Posthumus, Commissioner of the Queen J. Klaasesz and Mayor D. de Loor van Delft Upon arrival with the extra train (the electric train set no. 528, plan up to / matt. 1964 of the N.S.) on the railway viaduct by Delft, during The festive opening of the viaduct.

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