Steam Engine Collection

St. Paul's and Ludgate Hill, c. 1887 (oil on canvas)
CH405696 St. Paul's and Ludgate Hill, c.1887 (oil on canvas) by Logsdail, William (1859-1944); 73.3x55 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christie's Images

Simplon-Orient-Express, Londres-le Caire, c. 1930. Private Collection

Stephensons Rocket 1829
Stephensons Rocket, coloured historical artwork. Stephensons Steam Locomotive, patented in 1829, competed in trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company at Rainhill

Old fashioned steam train locomotive
Vintage engraving the plasn and diagram of an old fashioned steam train locomotive, the Bogie and radial tank engine by Neilson and Company of Gaslgow

Rainhill Trials October 1829
These trials for early steam locomotives were run at Rainhill, near Liverpool, UK, to determine which would be used on the newly-completed railway from Liverpool to Manchester

Poster advertising the Orient Express, 1888. Private Collection

GWR Iron Duke Class Steam Locomotive
Vintage engraving of a GWR Iron Duke Class Steam Locomotive. The Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work

Albany & Buffalo Railroad schedule, 1843
Albany & Buffalo Railroad timetable, showing fares and routes, 1843. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century printed piece

Steam engine, England, United Kingdom, Europe

London Paddington station, Great Western Railway, 1840
London Paddington station, Great Western Railway at night. Watercolour of the original station in 1840. Passengers are boarding trains, some of them carrying trunks

Puffing Devil locomotive, artwork
Puffing Devil locomotive. Diagrams and text explaining Richard Trevithicks (1771-1833) Puffing Devil steam locomotive. This full-size locomotive, which was built in 1801

Close-up of a fairground engine, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Diesel rail car at Crowcombe Heathfield station, Somerset, UK

Commodore Perry's Gift of a Railway to the Japanese in 1853 (woodblock print)
XZL150437 Commodore Perry's Gift of a Railway to the Japanese in 1853 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

The New Great Western Railway Engine Caerphilly Castle on the occasion of demonstration
The New Great Western Railway Engine " Caerphilly Castle" on the occasion of demonstration of the New Automatic Train Control - 16 March 1931 ? TopFoto

Testing electrified railway lines by steam train in Swanley, Kent. 1938

LOCOMOTIVE, 1883. The conductor, crew and canine mascot of a Central Pacific Railroad train posing by the locomotive during a station stop at Mill City, Nevada. Photographed in 1883

York station, London & North Eastern Railway, about 1951
York station, London & North Eastern Railway. Looking north from the footbridge 1951ja A southbound train is arriving at platform 8 with A2 class 4-6-2 locomotive Edward Thompson

Stanley Steamer car, 1906
Stanley Steamer car. This is the 1906 model of the steam-powered car produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, a US company that operated from 1902-1917

Close-up of traction engine, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Troop train taking Union soldiers to the front
Union troops transported to the front by rail, US Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

A Leicester based tank engine headed for its home city over the viaduct at Rugby, circa 1964

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

LOCOMOTIVE, 1803. Richard Trevithick and Andrew Vivians high-pressure steam carriage of 1803. Line engraving, 1878

First Atlantic crossing by steamship, 1819
American paddlewheeler " Savannah, " the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, 1819. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Rocket
English railway engineer George Stephensons locomotive Rocket comes in first at the trials competition held at Rainhill Bridge, 1829. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Stream Train built in, Crewe Locomotive Works, 1892
Vintage engraving of a Stream Train built at the London and North Western Locomotive Works, at Crewe, 1892, 19th Century

Steam roller accident in Main Street Grampound, Cornwall. Around 1910-1911
An accident where a steam roller from Aveling & Porter of Rochester careered backwards into a house. No one was hurt and the driver lodged for a few nights in the house in the photograph while

steam railway climbing Mount Rigi, Lake Lucerne, Burgenstock mountain and Pilatus mountain at the back, Vitznau, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Poster by Sebille - Chemins de fer de l etat - Paris, Havre, New York - ? TopFoto

Liverpool Street station, about 1911. General view into station, suburban lines from platform 1 to 6 at right, local lines in centre foreground, the west side lines veer off to the left

York North locomotive depot, London & North Eastern Railway, 29 April 1942
York North locomotive depot, London & North Eastern Railway. A4 locomotive 4-6-2 no. 4469 Sir Ralph Wedgwood damaged beyond repair as a result of a German air raid during the Second World War

Kings Cross station, British Railways, c1950s. The luxury Queen of Scots Pullman train arriving into Kings Cross station, hauled by a Class A3 engine, built by the London & North Eastern Railway

James Watt, caricature C015 / 6706
James Watt (1736-1819). Caricature of the Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt. Watt made numerous practical improvements to the steam engine of his day

Workers cheering the first train over the mountains from California
Snowsheds protecting a transcontinental railroad train in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Close-up of steam roller, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Surbiton railway station November 1938

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]

First Russian steam locomotive, by Yefim and Miron Cherepanov, 1833-1834 (Postage stamp), 1978. Artist: Anonymous
First Russian steam locomotive, by Yefim and Miron Cherepanov, 1833-1834 (Postage stamp), 1978. From a private collection

Otis elevator engine, 1932 C016 / 8998
Otis elevator engine. Interior detail of an engine hoist for a steam elevator. This Otis engine was photographed at 39 Bond Street, New York City, USA

In Clives Footsteps: De Glehn "Atlantic", Bengal - Nagpur Railway, 1910 (litho)
6437131 In Clives Footsteps: De Glehn " Atlantic", Bengal - Nagpur Railway, 1910 (litho) by Rudd, Edwin Thomas (1861-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Birmingham Evacuees arrive at Ripley station 15th November 1940

Newcomen steam engine, 1747. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder

Great Eastern Railway Single Express Locomotive, 1862
Vintage engraving of a Great Eastern Railway Single Express Locomotive, 1862

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad on the Animas River, San Juan National Forest
The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad on the Animas River, San Juan National Forest, Colorado, USA

City of Truro green steam engine

Fores Contrasts: The Driver of 1832, The Driver of 1852, engraved by John Harris
XYC208282 Fores Contrasts: The Driver of 1832, The Driver of 1852, engraved by John Harris (1811-65) 1852 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Alken

Steam engine and passenger carriage on trip down Snowdon Mountain Railway, Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

At Kings Cross, Major General Sir Cecil Pereira in the cab of Coldstreamer, the
At Kings Cross, Major General Sir Cecil Pereira in the cab of " Coldstreamer", the naming of which engine he had just performed. 20 June 1939

Thomas Saverys atmospheric steam engine for pumping water
SAVERY STEAM ENGINE, 1698. Thomas Saverys atmospheric steam engine for pumping water

Jonathan Hulls steamboat, 18th century
Jonathan Hulls steamboat, historical artwork. A patent for this steam-powered towboat was taken out by the British inventor Jonathan Hulls in 1736

BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE, 1870. A Baldwin locomotive of 1870, made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

On the Way to Windsor, George Vs body on the way to his final resting place at
STC444640 On the Way to Windsor, George Vs body on the way to his final resting place at Windsor, 1936 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

By Road and Rail in Catland, 20th
STC61951 By Road and Rail in Catland, 20th by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Golden Spike Ceremony, 10th May 1869 (b / w photo)
PNP246752 The Golden Spike Ceremony, 10th May 1869 (b/w photo) by Savage, Charles Roscoe (1832-1909); Private Collection; (add.info)

5305 a Stanier 5 locomotive seen here leaving Paragon Station on a cold wintry morning. Circa December 1981

Steam Train at Kidderminster Town Train Station, Worcestershire, England, Circa 1908. Severn Valley Railway Line

A steam train of the Severn Valley Railway rolls through the Shropshire countryside between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, Shropshire, England, 22nd August 1973. Severn Valley Railway Line

La Ligne Electrique du Simplon, 1928. Private Collection

Entrance to the locomotive engine house, Camden Town, London, 1839. Scene during the construction of the London & Birmingham Railway

Levant Mine, Cornwall. The Levant Mine operated from the late 18th century until its closure in 1930, mining tin and copper from beneath the sea bed

Sectional view of a Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712

RAILROAD COLLISION, 1896. The collision of two trains at Crush, Texas, 15 September 1896

The Maidenhead Bridge with steam train crossing

Thomas Newcomen, English engineer C017 / 7122
Thomas Newcomen (1664-1729), English engineer, with a diagram of his atmospheric engine of 1712. Newcomen was an ironmonger from Dartmouth, and also a Baptist lay preacher

Braunton loco at Williton, Somerset

The Rocket, locomotive of George and Robert Stephenson

Clayton, Shuttleworth, and Co.s Portable Steam Engine

Locomotion No. 1 BB057004
BANK TOP RAILWAY STATION, DARLINGTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Locomotion No. 1 on display. Ordered for the Stockton and Darlington Railway and built in 1825 by George and Robert Stephenson

Railway enthusiasts at the miniature railway at "Greywood"
Railway enthusiasts at the miniature railway at " Greywood", the garden of Sir John Samuel, at Burwood Park, Walton-on-Thames. 13th August 1961

Ray Hopkins, aka Chico, Maesteg Rugby Union Player, and Twickenham hero, is lifted up by workmates at the NCB workshop at Maesteg, 2nd May 1970

Derwent steam locomotive BB057005
BANK TOP RAILWAY STATION, DARLINGTON, NORTH YORKSHIRE. The Derwent steam locomotive on display. Built for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1845 by William and Alfred Kitching

Market Hall Birmingham, 1941 a42_00727
Market Hall, Worcester Street, Bull Ring, Birmingham. Construction workers beside a traction engine inside the bombed out shell of the Market Hall. The former Market Hall dated from the 1830s

Steam Train on Bluebell Railway, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, England, UK

Buffalo killed from a train on the Great Plains
Passengers and crew shooting buffalo from a train on the transcontinental railroad, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Steam engine of James Watt
Schematic drawing of James Watts steam engine. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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James Watt's (1736-1819) prototype steam engine Old Bess c1778. In this engine
540227 James Watt's (1736-1819) prototype steam engine Old Bess c1778. In this engine, which was erected at the Soho works, Birmingham, England, in 1777-1778

The Metropolitan Main-drainage works: machinery for lifting the sewage, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitan Main-drainage works: machinery for lifting the sewage, 1864. Diagram of...the outfall of the southern system at Crossness

Express Galop, c1850 (chromolithograph on paper)
8836229 Express Galop, c1850 (chromolithograph on paper) by Brandard, John (1812-63); 34 x 26 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

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"Unleashing the Power: A Journey Through the Steam Engine Era" Step back in time to witness the marvels of steam power that shaped an era. 🚂✨ St. Paul's and Ludgate Hill, c. 1887 (oil on canvas): Amidst a bustling cityscape, towering above all stands St. Paul's Cathedral as smoke billows from a magnificent steam engine below. Stephensons Rocket 1829: The birth of innovation. Marvel at George Stephenson's groundbreaking locomotive that revolutionized transportation forever. Old fashioned steam train locomotive: Hear the rhythmic chugging and feel the vibrations beneath your feet as you embark on a nostalgic journey aboard an old-fashioned steam train. Poster advertising the Orient Express, 1888: Embark on a luxurious adventure across Europe with this iconic poster beckoning travelers to experience opulence and grandeur aboard the legendary Orient Express powered by mighty steam engines. London Paddington station, Great Western Railway, 1840: Step into history at one of Britain's oldest railway stations where majestic steam engines once roared to life, connecting people and places like never before. Puffing Devil locomotive artwork: Immerse yourself in artistry as you admire a captivating depiction of Richard Trevithick's pioneering "Puffing Devil, " marking its place in history as one of the first successful steam-powered vehicles. Steam engine, England, United Kingdom, Europe: Explore how these powerful machines became synonymous with industrial progress across England and throughout Europe during their golden age. Close-up of a fairground engine, England, United Kingdom, Europe: Witness firsthand how even fairgrounds embraced this revolutionary technology – behold intricate details up close as gears turn and pistons pump with mesmerizing precision. The New Great Western Railway Engine Caerphilly Castle on occasion demonstration .