IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...
Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...
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Making sense of steam
More than most machines, a steam locomotive's design reflects its intended use. There are reasons why high-speed passenger locomotives have tall driving wheels and two-axle leading trucks while ...
In January 1959, Britain’s railway modernisation programme was gathering momentum. Among the most significant developments of ...
As a boy growing up in Ichapur town of Barrackpore in West Bengal, close to a railway station, artist Kishore Pratim Biswas was fascinated by everything locomotive. People loading goods on the train, ...
Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa, Elgin station in the Overberg region of the Western Cape. Vintage tourist steam train leaving Elgin Station bound for Cape Town. (Photo by: Peter Titmuss/Education ...
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