S is for Brunel's South Devon atmospheric Railway. These paintings of views along the line between Exeter and Totnes were painted by William Dawson 1847. They were designed to show both sides of the line, hence one view is upside down.

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Vale of Rheidol Railway. Oil on Canvas. Prints of this are available at https://t.co/4AMK6DnpJR

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Empire of India. A4 class locomotive of the London & North Eastern Railway. Oil on Canvas. 30" x 20". Prints of this are available at https://t.co/rZMsV53N0O

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P is for pneumatic railway. Long before Hyperloop, the Victorians used pneumatic railways to transfer parcels and later passengers. Examples from The Pneumatic Dispatch by Alfred E Beach, 1868

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Vale of Rheidol Railway.
To see more paintings, please take a look at my website - https://t.co/kj4bLedk2R

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Wrong time, wrong place. 25106 with a rake of four unfitted hoppers, two brake vans and a Class 03 heading north across Charlton Road Viaduct, Shepton Mallet on the Somerset & Dorset Railway.

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We are taking part in the campaign. Week 1, A is for atmospheric railway. Here are unique water colour views of the line along Brunel's South Devon railway. One side of the line is upside down as they are designed to be viewed from the side.

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Part of 1835 plan of the then proposed & This was Dundee's second railway & construction of its approach to Dundee moved the shoreline. This provided new land for building at time when Dundee was expanding due to the

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Sir Benjamin Baker was born 1840. Bridge, Aswan Dam and Metropolitan Railway. He also designed the boat which transported Cleopatra's needle.

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Nasik. Great Indian Peninsular Railway. Travel Poster, 1930s.

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Russel-kun, a sumo wrestler whose face is the front of a train, is the mascot for Japan’s Konan Railway.

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Sir Benjamin Baker was born 1840. Bridge, Aswan Dam and London Metropolitan Railway. He designed the boat which transported Cleopatra's needle.

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"firecooking writes: I can't believe that Cupid Topham didn't get deleted in the Purge"
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I need to comment too; this one truly should have been deleted. This particular bit of railway..."history" is one I wouldn't mind forgetting. Posted 14 February, 2016

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1855 Antique Steam locomotive Lithograph. Railway. Train. steamer. Steam Engine. Armengaud. 135 Years Old. https://t.co/CEeNjD6zAp

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1855 Antique Steam locomotive Lithograph. Railway. Train. steamer. Steam Engine. Armengaud. 135 Years Old. https://t.co/CEeNjD6zAp

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Watercolour on St Cuthbert's Millford paper. Victorian weekend at the Ffestiniog Railway. Two engineers and a guard having a chat shrouded in steam.

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1855 Antique Steam locomotive Lithograph. Railway. Train. steamer. Steam Engine. Armengaud. 135 Years Old. https://t.co/CEeNjD6zAp

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Les Turnbull, the Mining Institute’s leading authority on early railways, will be presenting his research this Saturday, from 1-3pm, in his talk 'Tyneside- The Cradle of the Railway.’ Book your place on Eventbrite: https://t.co/KuyALGZRNk

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6 Sept 1831 - Act of Parliament authorising construction of Dublin-Kingstown railway.

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