Railway Carriages Collection

Nethersoles Patent Arrangement of Cradles and Springs for the Draw-Gear of Railway Carriages (engraving)
1609863 Nethersoles Patent Arrangement of Cradles and Springs for the Draw-Gear of Railway Carriages (engraving) by English School

Twin Carriages for the Metropolitan Railway (engraving)
603321 Twin Carriages for the Metropolitan Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Twin Carriages for the Metropolitan Railway)

A New Dining-Car for the East Coast Scotch Express (b / w photo)
1600041 A New Dining-Car for the East Coast Scotch Express (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A New Dining-Car for the East Coast Scotch Express)

The New Corridor Train of the Great Western Railway Company (b / w photo)
1599718 The New Corridor Train of the Great Western Railway Company (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

First train from Brussels to Mechelen, Belgium, 1835 (colour litho)
3620684 First train from Brussels to Mechelen, Belgium, 1835 (colour litho) by Heins, Armand Jean (1856-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: First train from Brussels to Mechelen, Belgium, 1835)

Undergraduates at Dover shunting luggage vans on to the boat train on the 8th day of the General Strike. The national dispute came about after negotiations between the miners

Camborne Railway Station, Camborne, Cornwall. Early 1900s, possibly First World War
Cadets on the platform at Camborne Railway Station. Photographer: Unknown

Women as Coal Workers, War Office photographs, 1916 (b / w photo)
XJF425322 Women as Coal Workers, War Office photographs, 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Venture into the world of railway carriages, where innovation and progress intertwine. Witness the evolution of carriage designs through the ages, from Nethersoles Patent Arrangement of Cradles and Springs for the Draw-Gear (1850s), to Twin Carriages for the Metropolitan Railway (1863), and the sleek A New Dining-Car for the East Coast Scotch Express (1920s). Marvel at the efficiency of The New Corridor Train of the Great Western Railway Company (1930s), and the historic first train journey from Brussels to Mechelen, Belgium, in 1835. Observe the determination of undergraduates shunting luggage vans onto the boat train during wartime, and the industrious Women as Coal Workers (1916). Lastly, join King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their royal tour of Canada and the USA (1939), as we celebrate the rich history and enduring allure of railway carriages.