Engineers Collection

Popeye gets into position for the traction engine rally, on 13th June 1958, driven by Mr Jack Wakefield and Mr Stan Martin, both of Hetton-le-Hole

The men who built the new Ravenglass and Eskdale locomotive, the Northern Rock. Left to right, Ian Smith, David Clay and Ian Page on 26th May 1976

First productions pictures of the new Crusader Cruiser type tank, the fastest fighting vehicle in the world, Built in Wolsely factory at Drens Lane, Ward End, Birmingham, Circa 1939

The Naval workshop at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

15 Naval guns having the rifling milled into the barrels at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

A 15 Naval gun seen leaving The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

A 15 Naval gun is loaded on to a waiting train at The Royal Ordnance Works at Stoney Stanton Road Coventry. Circa 1915

Mike Forrester and Malcolm Bunting on a ACC5 Pecket engine built in 1939 called Ashington No.5 on 24th March 1994

In brand new black and blue paintwork, the Sir Nigel Gresley, is pictured at the NCB Workshops at Philadelphia on 20th July 1975

Sergeant Cornish and Corporal Baker, A. T. S. workers for the Middle East Bus Service
Sergeant Cornish and Corporal Baker, A.T.S. workers for the Middle East Bus Service. 2nd January 1945

For the first time since Singapore became the great naval and air base and fortress of the Far East photographs have been allowed for publication of some of the coastal guns which ring the shore

First Pictures of New British Mortar Tank. The work of designing and constructing the devices to breach the stupendous fortifications of the Atlantic Wall was put in hand by the war officer under

Men of the Royal Corps of Signals who provided the land communications required to co-ordinate the air offensive which made possible the Allied victory in Burma

A Valentine bridgelayer of the 3rd Independent Bridge Building Company, Royal Armoured Corps, spans a damaged bridge near Meiktila, Burma. 28 March 1945

R. A. F fitters at work reconditioning Merlin engines for spitfires at an R. A
R.A.F fitters at work reconditioning Merlin engines for spitfires at an R.A.F, repair and salvage unit, somewhere in the forward area Central Burma. 7th April 1945

Picture shows 2nd Engineer T Dorman and 3rd Engineer Hughes (Caption suggests he name is either E Hughes or W Hughes). They are in the engine room of The Ocean Vanguard Ship

Shipbuilders at the King George V dry dock in Southampton replace one of the mighty propellors of the Cunard liner R.M.S. Queen Mary

Mobile transport workshops are a feature of the Army in France. Here you will see one of those workshops stopping at a French village to make the necessary repairs to a machine belonging to one of

Sappers and gunners pull a artillery piece up the slope over the previously laid railway lines towards the temporary platform which has been strongly built with the trunks of trees

Russian army engineers seen here laying a track bed for a narrow gauge railway during the russian campaign of March 1916 (Circa)

Russian army sappers hastily manager to secure standing room only on a locomotive. Circa 1915

WaCs at Radford aerodrome where they received newly built aircraft from factories in Coventry and Birmingham, are prepared and despatched to the front line squadrons

The end of the line. Four Lane ends, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. Engineers worked through the night to complete the biggest changeover in the history of public transport in Newcastle

Workmen adding the finishing touches to the new trim and assembly hall at Longbridge for British Leylands new Mini Metro. 4th May 1979

British soldiers and engineers working on the quay at Suvla Bay just a day before the evacuation. Normal working routines where kept up right until the evacuation to deceive the enemy

Sounds and smell of steam as the entrants prepare their traction engines for the grand paraged at the South Tyne Steam Rally on 11th June 1988

A whiff of the atmosphere at Corbridge on 11th June 1988 at the annual Steam Traction Engine Rally

The North of England Steam Traction Engine Societys Steam Rally at Chester-le-Street on 12th July 1969. Engines getting steam up to be ready for the afternoon events

Steam traction engines come out of the pits to take part in the events at the North of England Steam Traction Engine Rally at Thornaby on 11th June 1960

A vintage 1947 steam roller being restored by Joe Shiel, left, and Malcolm Alexander at Walker Middle Street School on 7th March 1988

This traction engine steam roller is taking people for a ride in a trailer on 19th May 1973

Small is beautifull... Richard Doran (left) makes final adjustments to his miniature traction engine with the help of mechanic Ray Stephens, at Meadowfield Vintage Rally on 19th June 1988

A Fowler traction engine on 15th June 1979 being taken through its paces by Mr Hubert Nixon, President of the South tyne Traction Engine Society on a field at Anick Grange Farm near Hexham

Full steam ahead as this engine is put in trim for the North of England Steam Traction Societys rally at Chester-le-Street on 6th July 1968

Margaret Younger, of Birtley, shows her skill at the wheel at a display held by the North of England Steam Traction Engine Society at Dunkirk Farm, Birtley, on 9th June 1962

The Busy Bee Traction Engine on 3rd July 1957 on its way to Lambton Park, Chester-le-Street where a Traction Engine Rally is being held

Steam Roller Brenda (1920 vintage) with the two men who have given her a new lease of life on 17th February 1962

Flight engineers working on the engines of the Air France L Intrepide Wibault 280.T12 at Croydon Airport being canvassed by T Crawford the Labour candidate for Croydon South in the upcoming General

Series of images for Daily Herald Feature flight to Australia. 26th June 1938 Imperial Airways staff check the Bristol Pegasus Xc poppet valve radial engines of the Shorts C Class Empire Flying Boat

Testing the D. H Comet airframe for effects of pressurising and de pressurising the cabin
Testing the D.H Comet airframe for effects of pressurising and de pressurising the cabin. 29th January 1954

The aircraft Concorde on its stand at Heathrow airport after returning from the runway area prior to take-off with hydraulic trouble. 26th January 1976

Viking vickers airliners under construction. Circa 1946

A Czech airliners giant jets blasted away both steps from a Russian plane, just after the Russian planes passengers had got off

London sewermen seen here standing close to the bust of Joseph Bazalgette on the Embankment, Bazalgette was the man who engineered the London sewer system. April 1st 1947

Hundreds of commuters using the North Tyneside line were delayed on 6th April 1971 after the derailment of the Talisman express on Dean Street Viaduct, north of Newcastle Central Station

ANZAC Engineers using special leather bucket for raising water from deep wells. The engineers were called in to repair irrigation works

A new steam age got under way in the North East as the inaguarel train broke a small tape to open the Bowes Railway Museum on 12th April 1981

Jim Harper who was stationmaster for the day on Tanfield Railway which started an all-day service from an new station at Sunniside, Gateshead on 14th July 1982

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