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Illustrations depicting significant moments in railway history, featuring steam locomotives, early train stations, and gatherings of passengers from the 19th century.

Engraving showing the steamship 'Britannia' steaming through the ice to leave Boston Harbour, USA, 1847. Date: 1847

Traffic at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the 'season'. 1875

Mail coach in a flood. Royal mail four-horse coach with liveried guard driving through a flooded riverside road, 1820s. Color print after an engraving by F. Rosenbourg from an illustration by James Pollard in Ralph Nevills Old Sporting Prints, The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908.

The steam ferry across the Thames at Rotherhithe, one of the few crossings below London Bridge : carrying not only foot passengers but a coach with footmen, also carts. Date: 1877

PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR AT SHEFFIELD AND CLEETHORPES: AT THE BESSEMER STEEL WORKS

A velocipede race in the Pre Catalan, Paris, France, Velocipede is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels, Bicycle, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century model, exact original date not known, Europe

In dedication, Van den IJzeren Railway between Amsterdam and Haarlem on Friday, 19.the September 1839. Face of the station at the Haarlemmer Trekvaart at Amsterdam. Festive initiation from the first Dutch railway line between Amsterdam and Haarlem from the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij on September 19, 1839. On the left the train at the station d'one hundred Roe, in the middle of Haarlemmertrekvaart, in the foreground a large group of spectators. At the bottom of a vignette with the weapons of Amsterdam and Haarlem resting in a (steam) cloud.

Illustration depicting a railway accident at Blackburn Station in which several people were killed. The Edinburgh to Manchester express ploughed into the Liverpool express which was late in leaving. Dated 19th century

Double decker wagon for high speed, Estrade system. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

Sailing regatta on the Aussenalster or Outer Alster Lake in Hamburg, Germany, woodcut, historical engraving, 1882, Europe

Ice boat with sails on the Neva near Saint Petersburg in Russia, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, around 1890, Record Date Not Stated

Barge passing through a pound lock. Typical scene on the Grand Junction and Regents Canals, England Wood engraving, London, 1874.

Inauguration of the Argenteuil railway, April 18, 1851, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 427, Volume XVII, May 1-8, 1851.

Railway was opened from MIranda to Vitoria. Rodriguez Tejero, D.A. Prints Mexico, Madrid.

Locomotive and tender thrown from the railway bridge at Harper's Ferry by the rebels - John Brown's Raid

An engraving depicting a cattle train on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line. Dated 19th century

Arrival of the workmen's penny train at the Victoria Station showing men waiting to cram onboard the train to transport them for a day's work. Date: 27th April 1865

The Railway Station, Francis Holl (London, England, 1815 - 1884) 1862

trade markets vegetable cart Vienna Austria wood engraving 1891,

WINDSOR, FROM DECK OF TRANSFER STEAMER, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

The break of gauge at Gloucester: the trans-shipment of goods from the broad gauge to the narrow gauge carriages 1846

''The Czarina Driving Through St. Petersburg', 1890.

An engraving depicting a tram driven by Frederick Beaumont's compressed air engine, introduced on the Stratford to Epping Forest branch of the North Metropolitan Tramways. Frederick Beaumont (1833-1899) a British officer of the Royal Engineers. Dated 19th century

Boat carrying goods in the port of London. 19th century colored engraving.

OPENING OF A RAILWAY IN MALTA FROM VALLETTA TO CITTA VECCHIA, 1883

Illustration of eight Native American Indians in a large canoe, off Vancouver Island, c.1862. Date: 1862

Engraving depicting the London Bridge, showing the traffic of barges and paddle steamers on the Thames. Dated 19th Century

THE ROYAL ENTRY INTO LONDON

transport transportation navigation cargo barges ""Ride with the salt ship through the Traunfall lock"" wood engraving 1874,

Etching by multiple artists depicting the equipment of a trireme galley, created between 1700 and 1756, showing detailed maritime apparatus and ship components.

FERROCARRILES. ESPAÑA. CATASTROFE EN EL PUENTE DE VIANA POR DESCARRILAMIENTO , AÑO 1873. GRABADO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

OPENING OF THE LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY: LANCASTER STATION, UK, 1846

Illustration showing a group of passengers on an emigrant ship, off Queenstown, 1870. Date: 1870

FERROCARRILES. ESPAÑA. MADRID. SALIDA DE RECREO PARA LISBOA. GRABADO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Illustration depicting the Omaha railway station on the Grand Pacific line. Dated 19th century

Une matinée d'hiver au Quai de l'Hôtel-Dieu' by Félix Hilaire Buhot (1847-1898). Created between 1874 and 1888, with a specific date of 1876. The artwork depicts streets, carriages, and coaches, featuring reflections. The medium is etching and drypoint, noted in its standard reference number

Cross section of a German Submarine captured during World War I

Joseph Pennell, The Approach to Gatun Lock, 1912 The Approach to Gatun Lock

The dry dock. Barcelona. Engraving by Manchon. "The Spanish and American Illustration", 1872. Coloured.

Onlookers view the locking of the Hollandia boat Oranjesluizen Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1910.

SETTING UP French goods being transported to the Great Exhibition Date: 1851

First New York Subway, USA, 1870. Artist: Unknown

Illustration showing Paddle steamer carrying the US expedition to Japan, March, 1854, led by Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry, sketched by a Japanese artist.

The Departure (Le Depart). Dated: 1862. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles-Francois Daubigny.

FERROCARRILES. SUIZA. PERFORACION DEL SAN GOTHARDO. LOCOMOTORA PARA EL TRABAJO IMPULSADA POR AIRE COMPRIMIDO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , AÑO 1872.

Track railway from Lyons to the Croix-Rousse, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, (1880-81).

Poor man's train carriage, railway, in 1870, transport, Paraguay, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Exact date u...

The Metropolitan Railway in 1869, railway, here Farringdon station in London, England, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown

A VISIT TO THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

A carriage at a post station in the Sierra Nevada, Spain, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century painting, Europe

BURNING OF THE SCARBOROUGH SPA SALOON

Mississippi River, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, c1880. Artist: Barbant

Railroads: locomotives, terminals, tunnel entrance.. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Railroad locomotives, Railroad stations, Railroads, Tunnels

FERRY AT KANTARA, ON THE SUEZ CANAL, 1876

George Street at night Date: 1891

Petrol driven self-propelled fire engine designed by Cambier of Lille.

Engraving , View of A Birmingham Canal, Vol.iii, Bridge identified as Galton Bridge, Smethwick, West Midlands. Built by Thomas Telford in 1829., Boat, Topographical Views, Science and Industry, Animal, Horse, Canal, Birmingham history

ON THE ATLANTIC STEAMER

Floating fire engine of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, permantly stationed at Southwark Bridge, London, 1868.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT NICE, FRANCE, 1883: THE POINT IN THE ROAD WHERE THE CARRIAGE AND HORSES ROLLED OVER THE PRECIPICE

FERROCARRILES. ESPAÑA. ATAQUE AL TREN CORREO DE ANDALUCIA ENTRE VALDEPEÑAS Y MANZANARES EL 30 - 3 - 1872. GRABADO.

The waterfront. Date: 1889

España. Tren correo de Barcelona a Zaragoza, detenido entre Selgua y Tormillo, por la inundación del río Cinca. Grabado de 1879.

Illustration depicting freight yards of the New York and Hudson River Railroad, West Sixty-Fifth Street, New York. Dated 19th century

Illustration showing Train Crossing the Forth Rail Bridge, Scotland. 1889

Inauguration of the Pedro II Railway, seen from Vele dos Macacos, Brazil, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1059, Volume XLI, June 13, 1863.

Bristol, from Rownham Ferry, showing a steam ship approaching the lock into the docks.

Departure from the Amsterdammers to Utrecht, 1787, Daniël Kerkhoff, 1787 drawing View of the Herberg Berebijt on the Amstel of where barges with the 600 armed Amsterdam citizens and leave for Utrecht, July 17, 1787. Pendant of the drawing with the arrival in Utrecht. Design for a print. Northern Netherlands paper. ink pen / brush waving farewell ~ departure on a journey (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by ...) Herberg de Berebijt. Amstel (river)

Passenger transport in Amsterdam, 1838 - 1892 print Leaf with 2 performances of passenger transport in Amsterdam. Above: the omnibus. Below: the horse tram. A caption under each image. Numbered at the top right: No. 51. Publisher: Geldernprinter: Haarlem paper letterpress printing four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach. diligence, omnibus, horse-tram Amsterdam

England. London. Port area. Merchandise. Engraving. 19th century (Later colouration).

THE ROYAL ENTRY INTO LONDON

American Steamship, 1861, Woodcuts, Color; have 2 of 3, Paper / Sheet 14 9/16 x 10 1/16 in. (37 x 25.5 cm)

Laying of pacific rail road in America. Date: 1868

Boulevard Montparnasse, February 1871 Auguste Lan�on (1836-1885). Boulevard Montparnasse, February 1871. Engraving.

In the foreground a steam train and the river Thames. Sheet 46 recto from a sketchbook with 52 pages, Windsor Castle., draughtsman: Gerrit Postma, Windsor, 1858, paper

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Ladder of inclines over Boardtree Hill which allowed two carriages at a time from a full train to be shunted up an over the hill. This system operated until the Kingwood Tunnel was driven through the Alleghany Mountains. Wood

Cartoon depicting passengers on the London Underground. Dated 20th century

Street scene, Sunday afternoon in front of the station, Kalensee, Berlin, Germany, woodcut, 1888, Europe

Engraving depicting the interior of a dinning car on the Orient Express. The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger train service created in 1883 by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Dated 19th century

VALENCIA. ADEMUZ. TRANSPORTE DE MADERA POPR EL RIO BLANCO HASTA MISLATA. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA , 1875.

S. G. Hughes, active 1832, Travelling on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway: A Train of Waggons with Goods and A Train of Carriages with Cattle, Plate II (one of a pair), 1831. Aquatint, hand-colored.

The First Steam-Driven L Trains Passing over Franklin Square by unknown artist, print, 1878

Departure from the Amsterdammers to Utrecht, 1787, Anonymous, After Daniël Kerkhoff, 1787 print View of the Herberg Berebijt on the Amstel from where barges with the 600 armed Amsterdam citizens and depart to Utrecht, July 17, 1787. Pendant of the print with the arrival in Utrecht. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving waving farewell ~ departure on a journey (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by ...) Herberg de Berebijt. Amstel (river)

King Karl XV explained the Northern main line between Stockholm-Uppsala opened in the track hall in Uppsala.

OPENING OF THE MONT CENIS TUNNEL

Transporting Jumbo the African elephant to America, 1882. Artist: Unknown

Volunteers save the situation: Undergraduate Railway Workers. Illustration by ILN special artist, Steven Spurrier depicting the successful distribution of the country's food during the General Strike. Volunteers are handling milk at Paddington station which has just arrived on a train, delivering it onto lorries waiting to take it to various depots for distribution. The volunteers worked in 12-hour shifts. In support of a strike by coal miners over the issue of threatened wage cuts, the Tr

Cars of the Royal Family Brulees, on the Palais-Royal Square. February. (IT)

Train is stuck in the snow and is being shovelled free, Dampflok steckt im Tiefschnee, Deutschland, um 1885, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. century, Train is stuck in the snow and is being shovelled free, steam locomotive stuck in deep snow, around 1885, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

transport transportation navigation steamship on Lake Thun passengers on board wood engraving by Karl Girardet 1850,

Railroad train overturned by a tornado near Fargo, Dakota in the United States. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890

EMIGRANTES POBRES SUBIENDO A UN BARCO PARA AMERICA.

GRABADO-TRANSPORTE DE CONVOY DE NEGROS. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Great Regatta of Madras, Canoes, 1869, India, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Asia

FERROCARRILES. ESPAÑA. MADRID. DESPEDIDA EN LA ESTACION DEL MEDIODIA DEL BATALLON DE CANARIAS DESTINADO A CUBA , AÑO 1895. GRABADO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

'Tientsin Railway Station', c1900. China. British and Chinese passengers. Illustration after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX". Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne

''Leaving Home by a Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steamer; Studies of Life and Character at the Docks', 1890.

THE GALES ON THE SOUTH COAST, DRAGGING THE LIFEBOAT FROM BRIGHTON TO PORTSLADE

Steam train arriving in Barcelona, Catalonia. Journey to Spain, 1862 by Jean Charles Davillier (1823-1883) Drawing by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) Le Tour du Monde 1862

Illustration depicting the trial run of the Metropolitan Line: train coming through the Thames Tunnel at Wapping. Dated 19th century

Arrival of Salustiano de Olozaga y Armandoz (8 June 1805 to 26 September 1873) Spanish writer, politician and Prime Minister of Spain, by train in Madrid, 1869, Spain, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, exact original date unknown, Europe

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