Siding Collection

The Railway Junction. A signal changing from stop to go. This is a classic British semaphore stop signal (lower quadrant type)

Sidings at Newport Docks
Railway sidings at Newport Docks

View looking east at Dunmow railway station yard, about 1911

Serbian detachment, Nadvoitsa, Murmansk, Russia
A Serbian detachment standing to attention on the railway siding at Nadvoitsa (Nadvoitsy), Murmansk, during the Russian Civil War. Date: 1919

Camels leaving Cairo for the Front, WW1
A trainload of camels in Egypt belonging to the Imperial Camel Corps leaving Cairo for the Front. The picture was taken at a railway siding in Cairo

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

Steam engine "Kompaund" with a Schmidt super-heater, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Steam engine "Kompaund" with a Schmidt super-heater, 1910. A "Compound" locomotive with a Schmidt boiler is shown on the railroad between Perm'

Leader Class. Loco number 36001 - Seaford Terminal
Leader Class. Loco number 36001, in siding at Seaford Terminal station before departure for Brighton via Bexhill and Crowhurst

Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada - CPR Yards, Grain Elevators
Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada - Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Yards, Grain Elevators. Date: circa 1907

Idaho, USA. A barn with a brick silo

Tokyo earthquake 1923
A railway shelter for the night with men, women and children huddled together in a carriage on a siding at Numadzu Station after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Tokyo

West bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train waiting in a siding... Ricardo, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
West bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train waiting in a siding to meet an east bound train, Ricardo, N[ew] Mex[ico]

View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
View of a classification yard at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

C & NW RR, a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], a general view of a classification yard at Proviso Yard, Chicago, Ill

General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of one of the departure yards at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of one of the classification yards of the C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

A Cantoniera Who Stops A Train Along The Milan-Varese Line To Save A Little Girl Fallen In The Well (colour litho)
2798661 A Cantoniera Who Stops A Train Along The Milan-Varese Line To Save A Little Girl Fallen In The Well (colour litho) by Beltrame

For adults and children alike, enjoying their day outside in the snow, sledging downhill in Hampstead Heath, London. Date: 1907

Feather Market, Cape Town (b / w photo)
3092403 Feather Market, Cape Town (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feather Market, Cape Town)

A Visit to the Channel Tunnel (engraving)
1060591 A Visit to the Channel Tunnel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to the Channel Tunnel)

Port Sunlight (b / w photo)
1606610 Port Sunlight (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Sunlight. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 October 1898)

Accident to the Great Northern Railway Scotch Express at St Neots, Huntingdonshire (litho)
1100399 Accident to the Great Northern Railway Scotch Express at St Neots, Huntingdonshire (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Transport: Steam Locomotives steam engine driver Percy Narthin of Bradford, Yorks. September 1953 D5673-001

Looking the part, complete with white shirt and tie, driver Percy Narthin, of Bradford, Yorkshire, stands alongside his clean engine, an ex-LMS Fairburn 26-4 tank engine, in September, 1953

Excavating for Y at Devereaux Station, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, 1863
Excavating for " Y" at Devereaux Station, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, 1863. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Aleppo, Syria - General view of the Railway Station Date: circa 1909

Toulon, ca. 1861. Creator: Edouard Baldus
Toulon, ca. 1861

Bargeman, Gloucester docks
A male bargee leans on the wooden tiller of a canal narrow boat berthed in Gloucester Docks Date: 1990

Laycock Engineering rail mounted loadlifta, Bicester sidings, Oxfordshire, 1959. Artist
Laycock Engineering rail mounted loadlifta, Bicester sidings, Oxfordshire, 1959. As the age of steam came to an end, some locos can be seen in the background

LNER, W1 10000 Hush Hush"
LNER, W1 10000 " Hush Hush " - built 1929. Date: early 1930s

The shell of an old abandoned wooden farmhouse on the prairies; Manitoba, Canada

Street light against a metal sided building

Alberta, Canada; Red Barn With White Trim

Old Wood On A Barn; Iron Hill, Quebec, Canada

Braintree Station, about 1911, looking west. Main station building in the centre. Signal box on Witham platform. Great Eastern Railway horse box in dock; private siding to brickworks

Decius Magius of Capua opposing Carthaginian domination
SECOND PUNIC WAR : Decius Magius of Capua reproaches his countrymens cowardice in accepting Carthaginian domination without resistance

Chicago, Illinois - Yacht Club, Grant Park, Biplane flight
Chicago, Illinois - Chicago Yacht Club, Grant Park and flight over both by early pioneer aviator Walter Brookins in his Biplane. Date: circa 1910

Philip 4th Earl Pembroke
Philip Herbert, fourth earl of PEMBROKE statesman, reluctantly siding with the Parliament during the Civil War, which he made several attempts to prevent Date: 1584 - 1650

Railways - Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight
Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight. SR W 25 " Godshill" in front of SR W 9 " Fishbourne" (Southern Region named trains after Isle of Wight place names). Date: early 1930s

Tientsin (Tianjin) dockside
A good view of Tientsin (now Tianjin) dockside in China, showing the railway sidings next to the embarkation platform for the troopship moored alongside

USA, Oregon, Joseph, Grasses contrast with broken window on side of rustic red barn in autumn. Credit as: Steve Terrill / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Marshalling Yard
A marshalling yard in Feltham, 4th October 1920. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France
WW2 - British Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - shown here building railway sidings. Date: 1942

Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John s. Historic colorful St. John s
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John s. Historic colorful St. Johns home with typical folk art house mailbox

Infrared image of Comet Siding Spring (C / 2007 Q3) discovered in 2007 by observers in Australia
Infrared image of Comet Siding Spring (C/2007 Q3) discovered in 2007 by observers in Australia. Credit NASA. Science Astronomy

1940s steam locomotive in sidings
Steam locomotive in sidings. 1940s steam locomotive being supplied with coal from sidings next to a water tower. Steam locomotives burn coal to boil water to produce steam to drive their engine

View looking east from signal post at Dunmow Station, about 1911. Station Road underbridge between sets of buffer stops. Point rodding on independent bridge supports. Great Eastern Horse box in spur

Polish Officers Hanged
Captured Polish officers siding with the Turks against the Russian oppressors of their country are hanged by the Russians as traitors Date: 1878

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"Siding: A Journey Through Time and Space" Step into the world of siding, where history unfolds in unexpected places. From The Railway Junction to Sidings at Newport Docks, these hidden corners have witnessed countless stories. Picture Camels leaving Cairo for the Front during WW1, their determined steps echoing bravery amidst chaos. Travel back to 1911 with a view looking east at Dunmow railway station yard, capturing the bustling energy of a bygone era. Or venture further to Nadvoitsa, Murmansk in Russia and witness a Serbian detachment standing united against adversity. Siding isn't limited to geographical boundaries; it transcends time as well. Relive the Tokyo earthquake of 1923 through photographs that capture both destruction and resilience. Delve even deeper into history as Jacob van Artevelde meets his tragic end in Ghent during a riot in 1345 - an act that forever altered Flemish politics. Yet siding is not just about human events; it also encompasses technological marvels like LNER W1 10000 Hush Hush" or Leader Class Loco number 36001 at Seaford Terminal. These engineering feats symbolize progress and innovation. From Theodore, Saskatchewan's CPR Yards with towering Grain Elevators to Idaho's barn with a brick silo, siding showcases how infrastructure shapes communities across continents. It tells tales of hard work and sustenance while connecting people from all walks of life. Finally, imagine yourself transported to Ricardo, New Mexico in 1943 - watching a westbound Santa Fe R. R freight train patiently waiting on its designated siding track under the watchful lens of Jack Delano's camera. In every corner of our world lies an untold story waiting to be discovered within sidings' embrace – where past meets present and cultures collide. So let us embark on this captivating journey through time and space as we unravel the mysteries concealed within each siding along the way.