Compartment Collection

Nord Wagons-Lits poster
Poster from French company PLM for the Nord Wagons-Lits London to Vichy Pullman service. A couple enjoy tea in the comfortable interior of a pullman train carriage

Holmes & Watson / Train
SILVER BLAZE Holmes and Watson in a railway compartment

French Wagons-Lit poster
Poster advertising the French National Railways Wagon-Lits (sleeper train) service to Switzerland, Italy and the Cote d Azur

Leg muscles in running, artwork
Leg muscles in running. Artwork showing the muscles in the leg of a runner. There are over 600 muscles in the human body, with at least 14 major muscles in the hip, thigh and lower leg

The Down Flying Scotsman Passing Reston, c1930. Creator: Unknown
The Down " Flying Scotsman" Passing Reston, c1930. From " The Splendid Book of Locomotives", by C. Gibbard Jackson. [Sampson Low, Marston Co Ltd London, c1930]

AEESA refrigerator
First electric refrigerator produced in Spain by AEESA brand (Anglo-Espanola de Electricidad SA). 50 s. Colored

Curtiss Hawk 75 fuselage interior looking rear from the baggage compartment. 9 May 1938. Date: 1938

Sher. Holmes in Disguise
THE FINAL PROBLEM Holmes travels disguised as a Catholic priest. Date: First published: 1893

All Tickets Please - Conductor interrupts a Romantic Moment
" All Tickets Please!" A British Rail Ticket Conductor interrupts a Romantic Moment in First Class. We will never know if they did have a Ticket to Ride, but she don t care

White Star Line letter holder
A wooden letter holder with two compartments, with the words White Star Line printed in gilt on the front

Passengers on a London to Glasgow train. Top: As It Should Be (comfortable and well-ordered)
531818 Passengers on a London to Glasgow train. Top: As It Should Be (comfortable and well-ordered). Bottom: As it Is (crowded and smoky). Wood engraving 1884; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Part of a French wagon-lit (sleeping car), showing accommodation by day and night and centre, the lavatory and WC
538611 Part of a French wagon-lit (sleeping car), showing accommodation by day and night and centre, the lavatory and WC, 1890 (engraving); (add.info.: Part of a French wagon-lit (sleeping car)

Yard Man, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Yard Man, between c1915 and c1920.

Going to Yaphank, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Going to Yaphank, between c1915 and c1920. A group of men riding a train, probably to Camp Upton, located at Yaphank on Long Island, Suffolk County, New York, during World War I

Going to Camp Upton, Sept 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Going to Camp Upton, Sept 1917. American recruits going to Camp Upton, a U.S. Army installation located on Long Island, in Yaphank, New York, during World War I.

Military Hospital Car, C.P.R'Y., between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Military Hospital Car, C.P.R'Y., between c1915 and 1917. The exterior of a military hospital car on the Canadian Pacific Railway during World War I.

Interior Military Hospital car, C.P.R.'Y, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Interior Military Hospital car, C.P.R.'Y, 1917. The interior of a military hospital car with nurses on the Canadian Pacific Railway during World War I.

Wounded arriving in Allenstein, Prussia, 1 Dec 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded arriving in Allenstein, Prussia, 1 Dec 1914 (date created or published later). Wounded German soldiers being assisted by nurses as they get off a train in Allenstein (now Olsztyn)

Kaiserin visiting a train of the wounded at Breslau, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiserin visiting a train of the wounded at Breslau, between 1914 and c1915. Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858-1921), the last German Empress and Queen of Prussia (wife of Wilhelm II)

Departure of "Landsturm", between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Departure of "Landsturm", between c1914 and c1915. Women and a band standing outside railroad cars filled with German soldiers.

Railway employees against the background of train cars, 1910-1919. Creator: Unknown
Railway employees against the background of train cars, 1910-1919. From a collection of 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Borodino Station, 1911. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Borodino Station, 1911.

Railroad bridge over the Shuya River, 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Railroad bridge over the Shuya River, 1915.

Furious fighting at Amur, c1919. Creator: Unknown
Furious fighting at Amur, c1919.

German Hospital R.R. car, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Hospital R.R. car, between c1910 and c1915. A hospital railroad car, probably during World War I.

German hospital train, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German hospital train, between 1914 and c1915. A German hospital train, probably during World War I.

Dutch soldiers on Belgian Frontier, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Dutch soldiers on Belgian Frontier, between 1914 and c1915. Soldiers during World War I.

Extra-territorial French troops, Dunkerque, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Extra-territorial French troops, Dunkerque, 1914. Soldiers next to train at Dunkerque, France during World War I.

French troops leaving train, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French troops leaving train, between c1914 and c1915. French soldiers leaving a train at the beginning of World War I.

Donkerque [i.e., Dunkerque], shipping carrier pigeons, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Donkerque [i.e., Dunkerque], shipping carrier pigeons, between c1914 and c1915. Carrier pigeons in baskets, being loaded onto a train car, Dunkerque, France.

British troops in France, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British troops in France, between c1914 and c1915. British soldiers in a train during World War I, France.

English Nurses entraining at London, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
English Nurses entraining at London, between c1914 and c1915. English nurses getting on a train at London, during World War I.

Trains at Fox Station, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Trains at Fox Station, 1916.

'Le General Petain dans son Wagon-Salon, 1916 (1924) Creator: Unknown
'Le General Petain dans son Wagon-Salon, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Her Majesty, en route for Scotland, at Dunbar Station, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty, en route for Scotland, at Dunbar Station, 1858....a monster train of excursionists, under the guidance of Mr

Lady in a Train Window, 1877. Creator: Anna Christina Nordgren
Lady in a Train Window, 1877

French Troops in Italy; Two convoys on the road from Brescia to Verona... 1917. Creator: Unknown
French Troops in Italy; Two convoys on the road from Brescia to Verona: on the left, an electric train loaded with Italian troops; on the right, road-trucks transporting French troops, 1917

Coup d'etat in Portugal; The head of state defeated and exiled: in the station.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
Coup d'etat in Portugal; The head of state defeated and exiled: in the station of Entre-Campos, bids farewell to a last faithful before departure of the special train for the border, 1917

Dissolution of the Eastern Front; At Brest-Litovsk station: welcome of the Maximalist... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Dissolution of the Eastern Front; At Brest-Litovsk station: welcome of the maximalist delegation by the German military authorities, 1917

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, 2023. Fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie

In the "Twopenny Tube" - The Central London Railway, c1900. Creator: A.E. Huitt
In the "Twopenny Tube" - The Central London Railway, c1900. Public transport. The CLR was a deep-level, underground tube railway which opened in London in 1900

'Interior of a third class railway carriage in Spain; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a third class railway carriage in Spain; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Black Diamond Express, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania, c1898. Creator: William H. Jackson
Black Diamond Express, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania, c1898

Electric-lighted berth on a deluxe overland limited train, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: William H. Jackson
Electric-lighted berth on a deluxe overland limited train, between 1910 and 1920

Buffet library car on a deluxe overland limited train, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: William H. Jackson
Buffet library car on a deluxe overland limited train, between 1910 and 1920

L'entrevue des generaux Cadorna, Joffre et de Castelnau a Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne; le... 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'entrevue des generaux Cadorna, Joffre et de Castelnau a Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne; le wagon du general Joffre pendant l'entrevue des generaux. 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

'La Capitulation Allemande; Le matin du 11 novembre, le marechal Foch part pour Paris... 1918. Creator: Unknown
'La Capitulation Allemande; Le matin du 11 novembre, le marechal Foch part pour Paris, emportant dans sa serviette le texte original de la convention d'armistice, revetu de sa signature

Manquant le convoi, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Manquant le convoi, 19th century. Physiognomy of the Railways - Missing the train

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"Journey through Time: Exploring the Fascinating World of Compartments" Step into a bygone era with the enchanting Nord Wagons-Lits poster, capturing the allure of train travel. Join Holmes & Watson on their thrilling adventures as they unravel mysteries within the confines of a train compartment. Immerse yourself in French elegance with the exquisite Wagons-Lit poster, showcasing luxurious compartments fit for royalty. Discover the power and strength of leg muscles in running through captivating artwork displayed within a compartment's walls. Witness history unfold as The Down Flying Scotsman passes Reston, its majestic presence echoing through every compartment window. Experience modern convenience with an AEESA refrigerator ingeniously fitted into a compact train compartment design. Peek inside the Curtiss Hawk 75 fuselage interior looking rear, where pilots once navigated skies from their confined compartments. Unmask Sherlock Holmes in disguise as he cleverly conceals his true identity within the secrecy of a hidden compartment. All Tickets Please. Watch as a conductor interrupts a romantic moment unfolding between passengers in an unexpected twist within their cozy compartment space. Preserve memories with style using White Star Line letter holder, evoking nostalgia for handwritten correspondence exchanged during long journeys spent in intimate compartments. Witness tender moments captured forever as a young couple and child find solace while sleeping peacefully in their shared train compartment. Experience cinematic charm alongside James Hayter and Patrick MacNee, who bring life to unforgettable characters amidst intriguing train compartments. Embark on this captivating journey exploring various facets of "compartment, " from historical posters to artistic depictions and heartwarming stories that unfold behind closed doors.