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Algerian Railways

    Train at Columb-Behcar Station

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

    Air-conditioned dining car (interior)

    Passenger train (c1890)

    Passenger train (with Loco No. 1)

    Trains at San Bernadino

Atlantic City Railroad

    “Atlantic City flyer”

Atmospheric railway coach

Austrian Federal Railways

    Electric express train

    Second class compartment


Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

    ”Abraham Lincoln” (train)

    “Atlantic” (1832, with train)

    ”Capitol Limited” (diesel-electric hauled)

    Horse car (1829)

    Observation lounge (“Abraham Lincoln”)

Belgian State Railways

    Local train leaving Liege   

    Third class corridor coach

    Trains at Antwerp

Benguela Railway

    Arrival of mail train (at Benguela)

    Rush hour (at Benguela)

    Special train (official opening, 1931)

Berne Lötschberg Simplon Railway

    Express train (crossing the Kander)

    Train (crossing Baltschieder Gorge)

    Train (crossing Baltschieder Viaduct)

    Train (crossing Luegelkinn Viaduct)

Beyer Peacock & Company Ltd

     Ljungstrom turbine loco (with trial train)

Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway

    Third class carriage (1840)

Boston & Maine RR

    ”Flying Yankee” (train)

Buckeye coupling (“Flying Scotsman”)

Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway

    Diesel-electric train

Butte Anaconda & Pacific Railway

    Standard passenger train


Canadian National Railways

    Early coach

    Extensive coach sidings

    ”International Limited” (train)

    Red Cross Car

    Red Cross Car (interior)

    School Car

    School Car (interior)

Canadian Pacific Railway

    Convertible coach

    Observation car

    Observation car (open-air)

    Sleeping Car

Central Argentine Railway

    Cordoba-Buenos Aires express

    “Panamericano Express” (at Buenos Aires)

Central Uruguay Railway

    First class carriage No. 127

    Passenger baggage can No. 36

Chicago Elevated Railway

    Train seen from skyscraper

Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul’s RR

    Luxury streamlined coach (interior)

    ”Silk Train” (with electric loco)

City & South London Railway

    Loco and train


Danish State Railways

     Streamlined diesel train

Darjeeling-Himalaya Railway

    Train near Tindharia

    Train on Chabmatta loop

    Train on mountain section

    Train rounding “Agony Point”

Dinorwic Slate Quarry Railway

     0-6-0T and coach

Dublin & Kingstown Railway

    First train (passing Merrion)

Dutch Railways

    Streamlined three-car train


Egyptian State Railways

    King of Egypt’s train

    Passenger train


Festiniog Railway

    Trains at Tan-y-bwlch

Florida East Coast Railway

    “Oversea Limited” (on viaduct)

    Train (at Key West)

    Train crossing Moser Channel

French President’s coach

French State Railways

    Double-decked coach (3rd class)


German State Railways

    Double-decker coaches   

    “Rheingold Express”

    “Rheingold Express” (at Cologne)

    Testing coach (interior)

    Zugspitze train (at Schneefererhaus)

Gold Coast Government Railways

    First class coach

Glasgow Corporation Subway

    Converted coach

    Converted coach (interior)

Grand Trunk Railway (Canada)

    Combined  Pullman sleeper (interior)

    ”International Limited”

    Pullman drawing-room car (interior)

Great Indian Peninsular Railway

    ”Deccan Queen” express

    Electric train (at Bombay)

    Luxury tourist coach (model)

    ”Peninsula Express” (with 4-4-2)

Great Northern Railway of America

     ”Empire Builder” (in the Rockies)

     ”Empire Builder” (leaving St Paul)

     ”Silk Special”

Great Northern Railway of Ireland

    Restaurant car

Great Southern Railways (Ireland)

    Leaving Dublin (colour plate)

Great Western of Brazil Railway

    First class restaurant car

Great Western Railway

    Camping Coach (plan)

    “Cheltenham Flyer”   

    “Cheltenham Flyer” (leaving Paddington)

    “Cheltenham Flyer” (leaving Swindon)

    “Cheltenham Flyer” (near Sonning)

    Coaches under construction (at Swindon)

    “Cornish Riviera Express”

    Dynamometer car

    Dynamometer car (interior)

    Dynamometer car (interior)

    First class coach (interior)

    “King George” (being cleaned)

    Mail coach (being loaded via conveyor)

    New coaches being built

    Oxford-York service (at East Leake)

    Royal saloon (1850)

    Siphon No. 1543

    Slip coaches

    Six-wheel iron carriage

    Third class coach (1854)

    Third class sleeping compartment

Greek State Railways

    Electric train

    Narrow gauge train (rack & pinion)

    Stock at Salonika

    Train (at Patras)


Illinois Central Railroad

    The “Louisiana” train

International Sleeping Car Company

    All metal modern coach No. 3704

    Armistice coach No. 2419 (at Rethondes)

    Armistice coach No. 2419 (interior)

    Baggage wagon (model)

    Brake van (model)

    Corridor of modern sleeping car

    Dining car (used in Iraq)

    Excursion train (in Estonia)

    First class coach (in Egypt)

    Luxury train (at Harbin)

    ”Manchurian Express”

    Modern carriages (built 1930)

    ”Star of Egypt” express

    Sleeping car of 1884

    Sleeping cars (on cross-channel ferry)

Isle of Man Railway

    Passenger train (at Port Erin)

    Third class saloon

    Trains at St John’s


Japanese State Railways

    All-steel coach

    Dining Car (interior)

    Observation car (interior)

    Third Class corridor coach

    ”Tsubame” Observation Car

Jersey Eastern Railway

    Passenger train


Kansas City & Southern Railway

    ”Southern Belle” (diesel-electric hauled)

Kowloon-Canton Railway

    First class dining carriage


Lagos Railway

    Coach on test

Latvian State Railways

    Riga station with coaching stock

    Train at Aluksne   

Leopoldina Railway (Brazil)

    Passenger train (from Campos)

    Passenger train (on embankment)

Liverpool & Manchester Railway

    ”Experience”

    First class train (1833)

    Opening of the railway (1830)

    Passenger train (1837)

    Second class passenger train (c1837)

London & Birmingham Railway

    Euston Station (1837)

    Queen Adelaide’s coach No. 2

London & North Eastern Railway

    Articulated restaurant car

     “Atlantic” hauling express

    “Atlantic” hauling express (near Barkston)

    Carriage stock at Liverpool Street

    Coach being prepared for painting

    Cocktail bar (“Flying Scotsman”)

    Dynamometer car (interior)

    Edinburgh-Glasgow Express

    FA Cup special at Wembley Station

    Fishworkers’ Special (at Yarmouth Beach)

    Kitchen (“Flying Scotsman”)

    Lining a carriage (at York)

    Manchester express (leaving Marylebone)

    Polishing Shop (at York)

    Pullman train (King’s Cross)

    “Queen of Scots”

    “Queen of Scots” - 2

    Restaurant car (“Flying Scotsman”)

    “Scarborough Flier”

    “Silver Jubilee” (coach No. 1585)

    “Silver Jubilee” (at speed)

    “Silver Jubilee” (at over 70mph)

    “Silver Jubilee” (leaving King’s Cross)

    Southampton-York through express  

    “Tourist train” (at Cambridge)

    Train at Creag Mhor  

    Train leaving Perth

    Travelling Post Office





Carriage Illustrations

London & North Western Railway

    Invalid car (interior)

    King’s saloon (plate)

    King’s day saloon (interior)

    Queen Victoria’s saloon

    ”Sunny South Express” (near Willesden)

    Travelling Post Office (pick up gear)

London & South Western Railway

    Royal Saloon (1848)

London & York Railway

    Second class coach (1839)

London Brighton & South Coast Railway

    Buffet car “Grosvenor” (interior)

    Drawing-room car “Cleopatra” (interior)

    ”Southern Belle” express

London Midland & Scottish Railway

    Arrival of express train (at Carlisle)

    Buffet car (interior)

    Camping Coach

    Camping Coach (interior)

    Coach (reservation indicator at Euston)

    “Devonian” (near Breadsall)

    Dining Car (“Royal Scot”)

    Double-headed passenger train

    First class corridor brake

    First class compartment (interior)

    Glasgow-Oban express

    Interior of mail van

    Local passenger train

    “Maid of Morven” (interior)

    “Maid of Morven” (observation car)

    Mail train (model)

    Modern furnishing (“Royal Scot”)

    Platforms 12 & 13 (at Euston)

    “Royal Scot” (at Runcorn)

    “Royal Highlander” at Inverness

    Royal saloon (King’s bedroom)

    Royal saloon (King’s dressing room)

    Royal saloon (King’s sitting room)

    Royal saloon (Queen’s saloon)

    Royal saloons (exterior)

    Scottish express (descending Shap)

    Sorting letters  

    Stock in platform bays (at Perth)

    Stock in platforms (at Manchester Central)

    Third class coupé (interior)

    Third class sleeping car No. 585

    Train at Lybster

    Trains at Carlisle

    Travelling Post Office No. 3250

    “Ulster Express” (at Euston)

    “Ulster Express” (near Watford)

    “Ulster Express” (near Watford)

London Passenger Transport Board

    Cleaning cars

    Reconditioned car


Malay Sates Railways

     Buffet parlour car (interior)

Midland Railway

     Pullman car No. 8

Moroccan Railways Company

     Fourth class carriages

     Train crossing Tensift Bridge

Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway

     Gravity ride (into Muir Woods)

     Shay loco and train


National Railways of Mexico

     Electric train (near Alta Luz)

     Electric train (on Metlac bridge)

     Observation car (in Little Hell Gorge)

     Train No.1  

Netherlands East India State Railways

    Passenger train near Tjitoerroeg

    Train on the main line

    Train on viaduct

New South Wales Railways

    Electric train (near Sydney)

    Suburban train

New York Central Railroad

    ”20th Century Ltd” (with T-2-B loco)

New York New Haven & Hartford RR

    Boarding the “Comet” express

    “Comet” express

    “Comet” express

North British Locomotive Company

     Reid-Macleod turbine loco (trial train)

North British Railway

    Train on Cowlairs incline

North Sunderland Railway

    Train at Seahouses

North Western Railway (India)

    Rolling stock at Kalka Junction

    Train at Kanoh station

    Train on Kalka-Simla line

Northern Counties Committee

     ”North Atlantic Express”

Northern Pacific Railroad

     ”North Coast Limited”

     ”North Coast Limited” (crossing bridge)    

     Observation car (“North Cast Limited”).

     Transcontinental Express

Northern Railway of France

    “Fleche d’Or” (leaving Calais)

    “Golden Arrow” at Gare du Nord

    Pullman, Paris Express (interior)     

    Paris Express at Calais Maritime

    “Rome Express”

    Suburban train (with tank loco)

Nyasaland Railways

     Special train (hauled by No. 23?)


Palestine Railways

     Express train (leaving Haifa)

     Stock at Lydda  

     Train passing Haifa harbour  

Pennsylvania Railroad

     Double-deck coach

     Electric express (near Philadelphia)

Pike’s Peak Rack Railway

     Train (on the steepest section)

     Train (showing rack-rail)

PLM Railway

    Mail van (model)

    Mentone-Paris express (at St Augustine)

    ”Rome Express”

    Streamlined train

     ”Sud Express”

Polish State Railways

    Convertible compartment

    Luxury train (bathroom)

    Third class corridor coach

Portage Railroad

    Sectional canal boat (1835)

Pullman Car Company

    Car section turned into bed (interior)


Queensland Government Railways

    Parlour car (interior)


Rhodesia Railways

    Rolling stock (at Broken Hill station)

    Train at Saw Mills station

Rigi Railway

    Coaches (at Romiti)

    Train on bridge

Rock Island Lines

    ”Rocky Mountain Rocket” train

Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

    Couplings between coaches

Roumanian Railways

    Rush hour in Bucharest

Royal saloon (Australasian tour)

Royal Siamese State Railways

    Penang-Bangkok Express


Sao Paulo Railway

    Coach on incline

    Special saloon (interior)

South African Railways

    Dining Car (“Union Ltd”)

    Durban- Pietermaritzburg express

    Observation Car (“Union Ltd”)

    Passenger & mail train (in Natal)

    ”Protea” (twin dining car)

    Rand-Durban express

    Suburban electric train (at Monument Stn)

    Suburban electric train (Monument Stn) - 2

    Suburban electric train (Seapoint route)

South Eastern Railway

    Duke of Wellington’s coach

Southern Pacific Railroad

    ”Daylight Limited” (observation car & train)

    Express train crossing Great Salt Lake

Southern Railway

    “Atlantic Coast Express” (at Waterloo)

    “Atlantic Coast Express” (near Earlsfield)

    “Atlantic Coast Express” (near Weybridge)

    “Bournemouth Limited”

    Carriage shops (Lancing)

    Carriages & porters at Waterloo

    Coach interior, “Brighton Belle”

    Coach interior, “Golden Arrow”

    Electric express to Brighton

    Electric rolling stock (at Lancing)

    Guard & periscope

    Kitchen on “Brighton Belle”

    Lancing Works

    “Ocean Liner Express” (at Southampton)

    Stock at Padstow  

    Third class coach

    Train near Chelsfield (birdcage stock)

    Trains at Seaton Junction

    Upholstered seats (at Lancing)

    West of England express

Soviet Railways

    Train crossing bridge

Stockton & Darlington Railway

    Carriage “Experiment” (1825)

Soviet Railways

    Electric train (experimental)

    Moscow-Leningrad express train

Sudan Railways

    Dining car No.52

    Train in a station

Swedish State Railways

    Steam loco (passenger train)

Swiss Federal Railways

    Passenger train (with De Glehn loco)

    ”St Gotthard Express” (with 4-6-0)


Tasmanian Railways

    Brake coach (near Myalla)

    Train near Campania

Tunisian Railways

     Passenger train


Union Pacific Rail Road

    Carriage cross-section (UP express)

    Club Car on “City of Los Angeles” (interior)

    Early train (1860s)

    Kitchen Buffet (Streamlined express)

    ”Los Angeles Limited” (in Echo Canyon)

    Serving snacks (Streamlined express)

    Streamlined express (train)

    Tail of train (Streamlined express)


Vatican State Railway

    Papal coach

Victoria Government Railways

    Kitchen in dining saloon

Visp-Zermatt Railway

    Electric train (ascending)

    Electric train (at Riffelberg)


Western Australian Government Railways

    Kalgoorlie-Perth express






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