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Tag Archives: transport
Picture(s) of the week: a special day for the Shildon Works Band
Photographic volunteer Anne McLean selects her favourite photos from our collection. There are 1000s more photos to browse – all free for personal use under a Creative Commons license – on our main photos page. 8 November 1949 was a … Continue reading
Bringing the Prototype HST back to life
January 2012, and the prototype High Speed Train power car is getting closer and closer to roaring back into life thanks to the hard work of the 125 Group, the benevolent staff of East Midlands Trains at their Neville Hill … Continue reading
Posted in Rail vehicle collections
Tagged high speed train, hst, loco, locomotive, museum, rail, railway, trains, transport, transportation
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Picture of the week: cleaning the signals
It’s the turn of Belinda Morris, our Interpretation Manager, to choose a photo from our 4000-strong online collection: I remember coming across this image when I researched my first exhibition at the museum. What I love about it is the sense … Continue reading
Posted in Picture of the week
Tagged b&w, black and white, cleaning, loco, locomotive, museum, photo, photography, railways, signalling, signals, transport, travel
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Amazing 3D photos of the London Underground from over 100 years ago
Update: scroll down for the 3D photos In honour of the 150th birthday of the tube, we’ve dug out these eerie pictures of Euston underground station, taken in 1908 – a year after the station was opened by the City and … Continue reading
Posted in Image collections
Tagged euston, london, railway, stereoscopic, train, transport, tube, undeground
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Manchester Piccadilly: a visual history
As a regular visitor passing through Manchester Piccadilly train station, I’ve been interested by some of the paintings and photographs in the collection which give a few insights into its history. I’ve selected some of my favourite images to show … Continue reading
Posted in Image collections
Tagged london road station, manchester, posters, rail, railway, railway station, store street station, transport
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