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1038x645, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 2076x1289, 2560x1600, 322x200, 5120x3200, 750x466 | Frontispiece: Restormel Castle Steam Locomotive, GWRBritish Locomotives Illustrated (1933) 4-6-0 four-cylinder express engine No. 5010, “Restormel Castle,” G.W.R. [Great Western Railway] [. . .] Designed primarily to avoid double heading with trains weighing up to 360 tons, on the heavy ban [...] Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2014-01-26 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x640, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 319x200, 800x500 | 1.—“Royal Scot” train, near Shap summit, Engine No. 6134 “Samson”British Locomotives Illustrated (1933) Among the outstanding features of British Railway operation of to-day is the development of the long distance non-stop run. This has been made possible by water-troughs, enabling an engine to replenis [...] Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, trains, shap, colour Places shown: Shap; Cumbria; England Added: 2010-02-09 + S K L R N |
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1024x640, 1152x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 319x200, 960x600 | 9.—7ft Single Express Locomotive, No. 123British Locomotives Illustrated (1933) Caledonian Railway, 1886 This steam engine was built by Neilson and Company for the Edinburgh Exhibition in 1886. Originally bought by the Caledonian Railway, the engine was later L.M.S.R. No. 14010. [...] Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2011-03-24 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x640, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1900x1200, 319x200, 800x500 | 11.—The “Cornwall”British Locomotives Illustrated (1933) 8 ft 6 in single-driver engine, “Cornwall,” No. 3020, London and North Western Railway, 1847 A 2-2-2 steam engine [US: railroad locomotive] shown with driver and fireman. Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, greyscale Places shown: England Added: 2009-02-16 + S K L |
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| 1280x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1600x900, 1680x1050, 1913x956, 1920x1200, 333x200, 800x480 | 24.—Re-constructed “Atlantic” Type LocomotiveBritish Locomotives Illustrated (1933) This steam engine was rebuilt in 1930 to add a “booster” engine to the front axle of the bogie under the driver’s cab. The booster was a small steam engine used only at low speeds, to give additional [...] Keywords: railways, transport, engines, wallpaper, backgrounds, steam engines, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2009-03-21 + S K L |
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1077x498, 1436x665, 1915x886, 433x200, 606x280, 808x374 | High Pressure Compound LocomotiveBritish Locomotives Illustrated (1933) 4-6-4 express locomotive fitted with Gresley-Yarrow water-tube boiler, No. 10,000, L. & N.E.R., 1929 Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2009-02-16 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1016x578, 1280x720, 2408x1370, 352x200, 762x434 | 28.—4-4-0 Engine “City of Truro”British Locomotives Illustrated (1933) 4-4-0 Passenger engine, No. 3440, “City of Truro.” G.W.R., 1903 This locomotive was known for breaking the railway speed record in 1904, at over 102 miles per hour. Keywords: railways, transport, engines, steam engines, greyscale Places shown: England Added: 2009-02-16 + S K L |
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1152x720, 1280x800, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 2042x1243, 320x200, 960x600 | 33.—“Cornish Riviera Express” – Great Western RailwayBritish Locomotives Illustrated (1933) The “Cornish Riviera” train passing Twyford, 10.30 a.m. Ex Paddington, G.W.R. The locomotive here is probably a King class 4-6-0, and there are I think thirteen coaches. The picture was taken some tim [...] Keywords: railways, transport, engines, wallpaper, backgrounds, steam engines, signal boxes, signals, trains, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2018-08-13 + S K L |
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