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Rail Transport Collection (page 9)

Rail transport has long been an integral part of the Weald of Kent's history, connecting communities and facilitating trade

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Streamlined Trains

Streamlined Trains
Two Zephyr locomotives of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad sit side-by-side on adjacent tracks at a station in West Hinsdale. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Grand Central

Grand Central
circa 1915: Exterior view of Grand Central Station, at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. The front clock facade is visible on the right

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Railway Carriage

Railway Carriage
21st February 1912: The interior of a railway carriage of a petrol train on the Great Western Railway. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Waiting for the Train. Level Crossing by Roskilde Highway, 1914. Creator: Ring, Laurits Andersen

Waiting for the Train. Level Crossing by Roskilde Highway, 1914. Creator: Ring, Laurits Andersen
Waiting for the Train. Level Crossing by Roskilde Highway, 1914. Found in the Collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Elevated Railway

Elevated Railway
A steam elevated railway on Market Street near Lake Street in Chicago, 30th June 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Gare Montparnasse in the Snow, 1913. Artist: Marquet, Pierre-Albert (1875-1947)

Gare Montparnasse in the Snow, 1913. Artist: Marquet, Pierre-Albert (1875-1947)
Gare Montparnasse in the Snow, 1913. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Bologoye. The Railroad Depot, 1900s. Artist: Anonymous

Bologoye. The Railroad Depot, 1900s. Artist: Anonymous
Bologoye. The Railroad Depot, 1900s. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The Grisons, Switzerland, 1918. Artist: Giacometti, Augusto (1877-1947)

The Grisons, Switzerland, 1918. Artist: Giacometti, Augusto (1877-1947)
The Grisons, Switzerland, 1918. From a private collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Stoneyhurst OTC

Stoneyhurst OTC
Members of the Stoneyhurst public school O.T.C. (Officers Training Corps) at a London railway station on their way to their annual camp at Aldershot, 31st July 1928

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Paris in London. Great Southern and Western Railway, 1902

Paris in London. Great Southern and Western Railway, 1902. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Design For The Wall Panel Labour In The Orenburg Garrison Club, 1922

Design For The Wall Panel Labour In The Orenburg Garrison Club, 1922
Design For The Wall Panel " Labour" In The Orenburg Garrison Club, 1922. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Locomotive

Locomotive. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Engine Wheels

Engine Wheels
circa 1950: A close-up of the wheels of a steam locomotive on the track. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Train schedule of the Gotthard-Railway for the year 1902, 1902

Train schedule of the Gotthard-Railway for the year 1902, 1902. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: New Locomotives

New Locomotives
circa 1865: After the fall of Vicksburg the Northern troops built five locomotives for the USMRR, they are seen here when just finished. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Tver Station of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway (Nicholas Railway), 1855-1864

Tver Station of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway (Nicholas Railway), 1855-1864. Found in the Collection of Russian State Historical Library, Moscow

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The first passenger-carrying common road locomotive, Camborne, 1801, 1801

The first passenger-carrying common road locomotive, Camborne, 1801, 1801. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: American Railway Express, 1927

American Railway Express, 1927. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, September 15, 1830. The Moorish Arch at Edge Hi

The Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, September 15, 1830. The Moorish Arch at Edge Hill, 1830s. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: A passing train

A passing train. Found in the Collection of Museo d arte della Svizzera italiana, Lugano

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Train Smoke

Train Smoke. Found in the Collection of Munch Museum, Oslo

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Locomotive IS20

Locomotive IS20. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The Railway station in Pavlovsk

The Railway station in Pavlovsk. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Venice near the railroad station, Noon, 1872

Venice near the railroad station, Noon, 1872
Venice near the railroad station. Noon, 1872. Found in the collection of State A. Radishchev Art Museum, Saratov

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The Tunnel. From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831

The Tunnel. From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Artist: Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-1877)
The Tunnel. From Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Private Collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Arrival of a Train at Vienna Northwest Station, 1875. Artist: Karger, Karl (1848-1913)

Arrival of a Train at Vienna Northwest Station, 1875. Artist: Karger, Karl (1848-1913)
Arrival of a Train at Vienna Northwest Station, 1875. Found in the collection of Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Train in the Snow (The Locomotive). Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)

Train in the Snow (The Locomotive). Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Train in the Snow (The Locomotive). Found in the collection of Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Murzzuschlag. Artist: Anonymous

Murzzuschlag. Artist: Anonymous
Murzzuschlag. Found in the collection of Sudbahn Museum Murzzuschlag

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Southern Railway. Viaduct Payerbach, Semmering. Artist: Anonymous

Southern Railway. Viaduct Payerbach, Semmering. Artist: Anonymous
Southern Railway. Viaduct Payerbach, Semmering. Found in the collection of Sudbahn Museum Murzzuschlag

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Chemins de fer de l Est, 1890. Artist: Hugo d Alesi, Frederic (1849-1906)

Chemins de fer de l Est, 1890. Artist: Hugo d Alesi, Frederic (1849-1906)
Chemins de fer de l Est, 1890. From a private collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Main Line to the Pacific War. Southern Pacific Railroad, 1945. Artist: George Lerner & Lyman Power

Main Line to the Pacific War. Southern Pacific Railroad, 1945. Artist: George Lerner & Lyman Power
Main Line to the Pacific War. Southern Pacific Railroad, 1945. From a private collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The Passing of the Train. Artist: Regoyos y Valdes, Dario de (1857-1913)

The Passing of the Train. Artist: Regoyos y Valdes, Dario de (1857-1913)
The Passing of the Train. Found in the collection of Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The Gare Saint Lazare (Le Signal). Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)

The Gare Saint Lazare (Le Signal). Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
The Gare Saint Lazare (Le Signal). Found in the collection of Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum, Hannover

Background imageRail Transport Collection: A train on the way, 1890s. Artist: Levitan, Isaak Ilyich (1860-1900)

A train on the way, 1890s. Artist: Levitan, Isaak Ilyich (1860-1900)
A train on the way, 1890s. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Odessa

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The Wide World, 1900. Artist: Edel, Edmund (1863-1934)

The Wide World, 1900. Artist: Edel, Edmund (1863-1934)
The Wide World, 1900. From a private collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Free Railway Society For the mastery of technical equipment, 1933

Free Railway Society For the mastery of technical equipment, 1933. Artist: Bulanov, Dmitry Anatolyevich (1898-1942)
Free Railway Society For the mastery of technical equipment, 1933. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Imperial saloon carriage, Nikolayevsky railway, 1868. Artist: Anonymous

Imperial saloon carriage, Nikolayevsky railway, 1868. Artist: Anonymous
Imperial saloon carriage, Nikolayevsky railway, 1868. From a private collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Good Friday in Castile, 1904. Artist: Regoyos y Valdes, Dario de (1857-1913)

Good Friday in Castile, 1904. Artist: Regoyos y Valdes, Dario de (1857-1913)
Good Friday in Castile, 1904. Found in the collection of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Tsarskoe Selo Railroad at the Pavlovsk Railway Station

Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Tsarskoe Selo Railroad at the Pavlovsk Railway Station Concert Hall, 1862. From a private collection

Background imageRail Transport Collection: A join effort will raise the country from the ruins, 1920s. Artist: Anonymous

A join effort will raise the country from the ruins, 1920s. Artist: Anonymous
A join effort will raise the country from the ruins, 1920s. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Advertising Poster for the insurance company Russia, 1903. Artist: Anonymous

Advertising Poster for the insurance company Russia, 1903. Artist: Anonymous
Advertising Poster for the insurance company Russia, 1903. Found in the collection of the Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Landscape with a Train. Artist: Aladzhalov, Manuil Christoforovich (1862-1934)

Landscape with a Train. Artist: Aladzhalov, Manuil Christoforovich (1862-1934)
Landscape with a Train. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Plyos

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Kharkov Railway station, 1892. Artist: Vinogradov, Sergei Arsenyevich (1869-1938)

Kharkov Railway station, 1892. Artist: Vinogradov, Sergei Arsenyevich (1869-1938)
Kharkov Railway station, 1892

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Landscape with a train. Artist: Gabriel, Paul Joseph Constantin (1828-1903)

Landscape with a train. Artist: Gabriel, Paul Joseph Constantin (1828-1903)
Landscape with a train. Found in the collection of Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The viaduct in Arles. The blue train, 1888. Artist: Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890)

The viaduct in Arles. The blue train, 1888. Artist: Gogh, Vincent, van (1853-1890)
The viaduct in Arles. The blue train, 1888. Found in the collection of the Musee Rodin, Paris

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Rain, Steam, and Speed. The Great Western Railway, 1844. Artist: Turner

Rain, Steam, and Speed. The Great Western Railway, 1844. Artist: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851)
Rain, Steam, and Speed. The Great Western Railway, 1844. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageRail Transport Collection: The Berlin-Potsdam Railway, 1847. Artist: Menzel, Adolph Friedrich, von (1815-1905)

The Berlin-Potsdam Railway, 1847. Artist: Menzel, Adolph Friedrich, von (1815-1905)
The Berlin-Potsdam Railway, 1847. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageRail Transport Collection: Steam locomotive. Artist: Delarue, Fortune (1794-?)

Steam locomotive. Artist: Delarue, Fortune (1794-?)
Steam locomotive. From a private collection



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Rail transport has long been an integral part of the Weald of Kent's history, connecting communities and facilitating trade. Southern Railway recognized its significance with a captivating advertising poster that showcased the region's beauty and accessibility. On November 5, 1981, Class 55 DELTIC locomotive roared through York, representing the power and efficiency of rail travel. This iconic image captured the essence of North Eastern Railway's commitment to providing reliable transportation options. Liverpool Street station stood as a testament to Great Eastern Railway's grandeur on June 1, 1920. Passengers marveled at its architectural splendor while embarking on journeys to various destinations across Britain. Southern Railway enticed travelers with a vibrant poster promoting Ramsgate in 1939. The colorful lithograph highlighted this coastal gem as an idyllic holiday spot easily accessible by rail. Intriguingly, as early as 1888, the Orient Express captivated imaginations with its luxurious offerings. A vintage poster showcasing this legendary train hinted at the allure and adventure awaiting passengers aboard this renowned service. The Forth Bridge symbolized engineering marvel when it opened in Scotland—a testament to railway innovation that connected Edinburgh and Fife seamlessly. London Victoria station exuded elegance during the bustling 1930s under Southern Railway's management. Its grand architecture welcomed commuters from all walks of life into a world of efficient connectivity. Great Western Railway left an indelible mark on London Paddington station since its establishment in 1840—the gateway for countless adventures towards Bristol or beyond—ushering in a new era for rail travel enthusiasts. York station served as North Eastern Railway's crown jewel in August 1906—an impressive structure blending Victorian charm with modern functionality—a hub where dreams took flight amidst steam-filled platforms. Holgate Bridge gracefully spanned York's landscape under London and North Eastern Railway’s watchful eye in 1937—another example of their commitment to seamlessly connecting communities.