Goods Train Collection

Newnham on Severn Station and Goods Shed, Gloucestershire, c. 1910
A view of Newnham on Severn station in Gloucestershire, c.1910, showing a goods train stopped at the station and the goods shed behind

South Devon Railway Leopard class Saddle Tank Engine
Vintage engraving of Lance a South Devon Railway Leopard class Saddle Tank Engine. Lance (1875 to 1892) GWR no. 2130, it was one of two locomotives kept working at Swindon railway works for shunting

Middleton station, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. View of the station, looking north, with a goods train on the upper level. 1 November 1920

Surbiton railway station November 1938

The famous Lickey incline between Bromsgrove and Blackwell, Worcestershire, 1935
The famous Lickey incline between Bromsgrove and Blackwell, Worcestershire, on the L.M.S. Bristol to Birmingham line, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1"

Grain elevator along railroad yard, North Platte, Nebraska, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grain elevator along railroad yard. North Platte, Nebraska. [Sign: T.B. Hord Grain Co. Coal Hay and Feed. Union Pacific steam locomotive]

U.S. soldiers in France, 6 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. soldiers in France, 6 Apr 1918. American soldiers of the Twenty Sixth Infantry in freight train car leaving Maron, France on April A6, 1918 during World War I

Railway Station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Railway Station at the Franklin Petroleum Oil Works, Pennsylvania, 1864. The casks or barrels of crude oil are conveyed from the Franklin and Titusville stations by the Atlantic

Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the "Octroi" at the entrance to Madrid, 1876....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...manner of collecting the "octroi, " or town tolls

Iron Mines, Ironwood, Mich. between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Iron Mines, Ironwood, Mich. between 1880 and 1899

Quincy Market, Boston, Mass. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Quincy Market, Boston, Mass. c1904

Unloading bananas, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Unloading bananas, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Mule teams and the levee, New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1900 and 1910

L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. ore docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown. L.S. & M.S
L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. ore docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

Movie set for a western, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Movie set for a western, between 1896 and 1942

China - Natives On Railroad Tracks, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. China - Natives On Railroad Tracks, 1913
China - Natives On Railroad Tracks, 1913. Goods wagons in winter. People carrying baskets of pastries at bottom left

War Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. War Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920
War Garden Commission, between 1910 and 1920

Train, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Train, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Train, between 1913 and 1917. Boise and Arrow Rock Railroad steam locomotive with tender, freight wagon and passenger carriage, probably Boise River, Idaho, USA

Esquisse pour la salle des fêtes de la mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne : Devoir : Ligne... 1889. Creator: Edmond Debon
Esquisse pour la salle des fetes de la mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne : Devoir : Ligne de l'Est - Mobilisation, 1889. Duty, Eastern line, mobilisation

Camp Meade #2, Maryland, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade #2, Maryland, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp Meade #2, Maryland, 1917

Itinerant laborers riding the freight, West side of San Joaquin Valley, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Itinerant laborers riding the freight. West side of San Joaquin Valley, California

Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers, Lindsay, Tulare County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lindsay, California. Houses inhabited by Mexican citrus workers. Tulare County

Inspecting a freight train from Mexico for smuggled immigrants, El Paso, Texas, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Inspecting a freight train from Mexico for smuggled immigrants. El Paso, Texas

Boy riding freight, West Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Boy riding freight. West Texas

Freight moving east near Odessa, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freight moving east near Odessa, Texas

Orange packing shed, Strathmore, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Orange packing shed. Strathmore, California

Freight train going east near Yuma, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Freight train going east near Yuma, Arizona

Opening of the Aberdeen Railway - Dee Bridge and Aberdeen Terminus, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Aberdeen Railway - Dee Bridge and Aberdeen Terminus, 1850. In the foreground is represented the elegant bridge across the Dee, from the designs of Messrs

Cotton bales lying at the Bombay terminus of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Cotton bales lying at the Bombay terminus of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway ready for shipment to England, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. M'Combie and Wright

The remains of an ammunition truck struck by a bomb in the goods yard of Bridlington Station 11th July 1940

A goods train crossing the points outside Newcastle station on the last day semaphore arm signals were used on the East Coast mainline. 7th May 1955

Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Top: goods train drawn by the locomotive Liverpool. Bottom: cattle train drawn by the locomotive Fury

Ore cars at the docks in Duluth, Minnesota, Oct. 31, 1903. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Ore cars at the docks in Duluth, Minn. Oct. 31, 1903

Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas, 1943. Creator: John Vachon
Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas

Santa Fe R. R. trains going through Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains, Cajon, Calif. 1943
Santa Fe R.R. trains going through Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains, Cajon, Calif. On the right, streamliner " Chief" going west; in the background, on the left

Pennsylvania R.R. iron ore docks, unloading ore from a lake freighter... ore unloaders, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Pennsylvania R.R. iron ore docks, unloading ore from a lake freighter by means of " Hulett" ore unloaders

After the ore is weighed in the "Hewlett"[i.e. "Hulett"] machine it is... Cleveland, Ohio, 1943
After the ore is weighed in the " Hewlett" [i.e. " Hulett" ] machine it is dropped in the waiting hopper cars below; Pennsylvania R.R. iron ore docks, Cleveland, Ohio

Section crew of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific R.R... Bensenville, Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Section crew of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific R.R. at work, Bensenville, Ill

C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. general view of part of Galewood yard, Chicago, Illinois, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. general view of part of Galewood yard, Chicago, Ill. [Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]

Section crew at work on the track, C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. Bensenville, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Section crew at work on the track, C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. Bensenville, Ill

C. M. St. P. & P. R. R. general view of part of the yard, Bensenville, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C. M. St. P. & P. R.R. general view of part of the yard, Bensenville, Ill

Freight cars at the South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad terminal, Chicago, Illinois, 1943
Freight cars at the South Water Street Illinois Central Railroad terminal, Chicago, Ill

Illinois Central R. R. freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Illinois Central R.R. freight cars in South Water Street freight terminal, Chicago, Ill. Shows Pabst Blue Ribbon neon sign

General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight... Chicago, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the South Water street Illinois Central Railroad freight terminal, Chicago, Ill

A train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tenn. 1939. Creator: Marion Post Wolcott
A train bringing copper ore out of the mine, Ducktown, Tennessee. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land

Grain elevator, Caldwell, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee
Grain elevator, Caldwell, Idaho

Flour mill, Caldwell, Idaho, 1941. Creator: Russell Lee
Flour mill, Caldwell, Idaho. [Sign: Caldwell Flour Mills - Manufacturer of High Grade Flour ]

The Santa Fe R. R. crosses the Southern Pacific R. R. at Vaughn, New Mexiico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
The Santa Fe R.R. crosses the Southern Pacific R.R. at Vaughn, N[ew] Mexi[ico]. A Southern Pacific RR freight passing Vaughn

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"Journey through Time: The Mighty Goods Train" Step back in time and witness the power of the South Devon Railway Leopard class Saddle Tank Engine as it traverses the picturesque landscapes. From Middleton station, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, catch a breathtaking view looking north, capturing the essence of railway history. Travel further to Worcestershire's famous Lickey incline, an engineering marvel between Bromsgrove and Blackwell in 1935. Feel the adrenaline rush as you imagine the locomotives conquering this challenging ascent. In Surbiton railway station during November 1938, immerse yourself in the bustling atmosphere as goods trains come and go. Witnessing this hub of activity is like stepping into a time capsule that captures an era long gone. Transport yourself to Newnham on Severn Station and Goods Shed in Gloucestershire circa 1910. Marvel at its architectural beauty while imagining all the precious cargo being loaded onto waiting trains bound for distant destinations. Relive history by experiencing a journey on Liverpool and Manchester Railway back in 1831 when railways were still novel inventions. Imagine how passengers felt witnessing this revolutionary mode of transportation for the very first time. Discover Bristol and Exeter Railway's magnificent 4-2-4T locomotive - a true symbol of innovation and progress that propelled goods trains forward with unparalleled speed and efficiency. Explore Bridlington's goods yard where remnants of an ammunition truck struck by a bomb serve as haunting reminders of wartime struggles endured by both rail workers and civilians alike. Observe with awe as a goods train crosses points outside Newcastle station on its last day semaphore arm. This poignant moment signifies not only technological advancements but also marks an end to traditional signaling methods that have shaped railway operations for decades. Witness railroad cars loaded with sulphur at Freeport Sulphur Co. , Hoskins Mound, Texas in 1943 captured beautifully by John Vachon's lens.