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Crewe Station started service on 4 July 1837 with the opening of the Grand Junction Railway. The purpose of this railway was to link the four largest cities of England by joining the existing
Aerial view Swanley, Kent, England and the main road that runs through the town. 18 December 1958
Building work on the widening of the Swanley Bridge in Kent. 1938
Working shaft in the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire and opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway
Generators at the Commodore Cinema, Orpington, Kent in the 1930s, with cinema staff looking on. 1933 - movie theatre
Atalanta works, Loughborough, run by women at the forge 6 February 1921
Work is progressing on the Dartford Tunnel appraoch road on the Kent side. This picture was taken at Dartford, and shows the cutting made between Watling Street and Rochester Way
The Station Masters Office Paddington Station 1852-4 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and M D Wyatt
Mack 8 wheeler cement mixer truck, parked up very close to the CN tower (out of shot) in downtown Toronto Ontario Canada
Battersea Power Station - The Turbine Hall, view from the ground showing the giant turbines - 1933 ?2006 TopFoto
Chat Moss threatened the completion of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, until George Stephenson succeeded in constructing a railway line through it in 1829; his solution was to "
The Prince of Wales at Shireoaks Colliery, Nottinghamshire near Yorkshire border, The property of the Duke of Newcastle : Shown here the shaft engine house 2 November 1861
Aerial view of the Swanscombe cutting in preparation for a new road to be built, near Dartford, Kent, England. 22 September 1960
Cyprus. Larnaca. Roman aquaduct
Whiteleys Viaduct at Charleston Curves, 1845 Built to carry the Manchester and Leeds Railway over the River Calder at Charlestown, near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Loading a landslide onto a train, Panama
In 1838 Samuel Brooks, vice-chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (MLR) bought land at Hunts Bank close to the cathedral
The railway viaduct across Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. c. 1850The railway viaduct across Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. c.1850
Excavation of Olive Mount, from Burys Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831 Construction required the removal of 480, 000 cubic yards of sandstone
The point where the railway crosses The Duke of Bridgwaters Canal The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR) was the worlds first twin-track inter-urban passenger railway in which all the trains were
London to Edinburgh non stop Express train. Anne Crawford cuts the tape Amenities include air conditioned coaches buffet lounge car and ladies retiring room with attendants 23rd May 1949
Industrial landscape with the London and Manchester Railway in the background (right) The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (LMR)
Bridge over the Irwell, Victoria Station, Manchester, 1845 In 1838 Samuel Brooks, vice-chairman of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (MLR)
Pumps for draining the Kilsby Tunnel 8 July 1937 The tunnel is located near the village of Kilsby in Northamptonshire and opened in 1838 as a part of the London and Birmingham Railway
The deepest excavation; Gaillard ( formerly Culebra ) cut, throught the isthmus to create the Panama Canal locks and so joining the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
The Warrington Viaduct, over the River Mersey and Mersey and Irwell Canal, on the Grand Junction Railway, 1837
Rochdale Railway Station was opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1839
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway The scene at Edge Hill, Liverpool, as the ceremonial trains prepared to set out on the opening run to Manchester and back on 15 September 1830
Sonning Cutting
The Royal Scot drawn by Locomotive City of London at speed at Bushey Hertfordshire 16th February 1948
Gas Light Apparatus Royal Mint Gasworks 1817
Engraving showing the Royal Mint Gasworks 1817
A 6x4 red Kenworth atic unit with a twin axle tipping trailer being loaded at Sudbury airport Ontario by a bucket loader at the start of a civil engineering project
The delicate task of removing the arches of Waterloo Bridge has now been completed and the steel cantilever bridge which supported the arches during the demolition is being dismantled
The last pier of the Old Waterloo Bridge is now being demolished and the way clear for the new structure. 13.7.36
The interior of the new Ascott Gas, Water, Gesyers Works Ltd, Neasden. 1937
The building of the Ascott Gas, Water, Gesyers Works Ltd, Neasden. 1937
Waterloo Bridge is closed to vehicular traffic for 30 hours, so that the 140 FT long span of the temporary bridge on the south side can be slewed eastwards a distance of 34 feet to provide room for
Coupling up railway carriages. New Safety Device Tested at Clapham Junct L ands W Rly. The Coupling engaging. 9 March 1921
New Air Gangway at Croydon 16 July 1921
The Prince of Wales to open new dock at Durban The new graving dock at Durban, South Africa, which will be opened by the Prince of Wales on June 4. This dry dock is the 2nd largest in the world. 1925
Tilbury, 450 tons road bridge, constructed by the Cleveland bridge and engineering co ltd, Darlington. 17 May 1928
The completed viaduct at Deep Creek, British Columbia, Canada on the line of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Designed by A F Proctor, Chief Engineer, Department of Railways, British Columbia
The suspension railway crossing the River Wupper. 28 September 1923
Coupling up railway carriages. New safety devices tested at Clapham Junt L ands W Rly. Mr W C Boonzaier the inventor of the Automatic Coupling. The Coupling released. 9 March 1921
Dartford Tunnel Road, Chelsfield, south east London, bordering Kent, England, in the early days of construction. Lorries laden with rubble from the bombed houses of London were used in
The Dartford tunnel men carrying part of the metal framework to its position. 1938
