Railways Collection (page 7)

One of the new modified super safety level crossings at East Boldon on 29th July 1970

The first electric Intercity 225 passenger train arrives at Newcastle Central Station on 10th June 1991

In contrast to all the steam loco s, the World Record holding diesel High Speed train brings up the end of the cavalcade through Heightington Station

The experimental high speed surface transport, (Hover Train), built by Japan Air Lines on 1st March 1977

Britians first hovertrain is set up on its track at Earith, near Cambtridge, on 4th November 1971, and should make its first run in the next few weeks

The GNER 225 Inter-City advanced passenger train at Newcastle Central Station on 1st July 1991

A man with a young child illegally crossing the railway line at West Jesmond Station on 12th March, 1978 following the closure of the underpass

Railway enthusiasts Derek Cowan, Eric Maxwell and Neil Morgan taking a break from track laying on 22nd October 1986. They were extending the Tanfield Model Railway to East Tanfield village in

A general view of the sidings at the new Tyne marshalling yard at Lamesley on 21st June 1963

The marshalling yard control tower at Tyne marshalling yard, Lamesley on 21st June 1963. Sixty feet high, it is the power house of the yard

This time these children were safe. Next time, who knows? An everyday scene on the killer short cut at Tyne Dock, South Shields on 29th March 1975 where many people cross the rail lines illegally

The scene at the Team Valley marshalling yard on Sunday 27th June 1982 as trains and wagons stand idle

Work has begun on 23rd May 1975, on a £7, 000 scheme to keep trespassers off a
Work has begun on 23rd May 1975, on a £ 7, 000 scheme to keep trespassers off a stretch of railway line where two schoolboys died. It runs past the Deans Estate at Tyne Dock, South Shields

A man illegally crossing the railway line at West Jesmond Station on 12th March, 1978 following the closure of the underpass

Railway platelayers making alterations at Newcastle railway crossings on 26th October 1936, for the electrification of the Newcastle to South Shields line

A crowded carriage of the Newcastle to Coast electric train on 17th November 1962

An electric train running through the suburbs of Newcastle on 3rd Mary 1958

At the end of its inaugural run, on 14th March 1938, the first electric train in the Newcastle to South Shields service draws into South Shields station

Electric trains held up at Carlisle on 3rd January 1976. Diesel engines had to be brought back into use due to overhead lines on the Glasgow to London run being damaged by the gale force wind

The driver of the Intercity 225 electric train inside his cab on 10th June 1991

The new type of electric train departed from Newcastle Central Station on its South Shields run at 11 o clock on 10th February 1955. A passenger boards the train

An electric train used on the Newcastle coast line on 16th June 1952, which has a special coach for perambulators (prams)

Train driver Bob Elington with a new Intercity 225 electric train on 7th August 1991

The L. N. E. R.s latest electric train made its inaugural run on the Newcastle to coast
The L.N.E.R.s latest electric train made its inaugural run on the Newcastle to coast line on 30th July 1937. The express approaches the Newcastle Central Station at the end of the run from Tynemouth

An deisel engine being inspected on 26th April 1972

Evening Rush Hour chaos, due to damaged cables, at Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, 11th July 1966

Poster designed to illustrate look and feel of news ticker proposed for Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, 11th March 1968. Headline VIETNAM... Peace talks start

Holidaymakers and families queue for trains at Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, 15th July 1966

Crowd of would be passengers left waiting on concourse, due to train delays at Glasgow Central Station, Glasgow, Scotland, 25th April 1968

One of British Rails Diesel Multiple Units at one of the rural stations on the Newcastle to Carlisle line ion 9th August 1981

Locomotive 41001, British Rails High Speed Train at Newcastle Central Station on 19th July 1973. It is capable with its twin Locomotive 41002 of travelling from Newcastle to London in three hours at

Manager Peter Edwards in the Inter-City 125 shed on 18th August 1984

The interior of the Inter-City 125 High Speed train on 8th March 1989. The luggange area and case racks in a D coach

The new High Speed Train servicing depot was opened at Heaton on 7th November 1977 when one of the new locomotives broke through a giant tape driven by rail boss Peter Parker

The Inter-City 225 standing at Newcastle Central Station on 29th July 1998

No. IA50 the new Tyne-Thames Express train at Newcastle Central Station on 6th March 1967
No.IA50 the new Tyne-Thames Express train at Newcastle Central Station on 6th March 1967

The latest of the popular main line expresses to get a new look is Talisman, hauled by a diesel powered locomotive as it leaves Newcastle for Edinburgh on 20th June 1960

Angry passengers spoke of their ordeal after being snow-bound on a Carlisle to Newcastle train on 13th January 1987. More than 100 people commuting to work were stranded for five hours when

Passengers crowd the platform on 3rd May 1976 at Haltwhistle Station before the last train to Alston sets off

A double ended diesel electric locomotive and brake van in Newcastle Central Station on 3rd December 1967

Diesel No. IA50 that inaugurates the new Inter-Cities service pulls into Newcastle Central
Diesel No.IA50 that inaugurates the new Inter-Cities service pulls into Newcastle Central Station on 6th April 1967

Painter Jack Savage has painted a new nameplate for the 22 year old blue and yellow diesel, The Leicestershier and Derbyshire Yeomanry on 8th March 1983

A copy of Britains first train to be hauled by diesel locomotive on 1st June 1934

The Royal Scot took on a new look on 20th September 1955 as it left Carlisle Citadel Station drawn by a Southern Region type Diesel No.100203, instead of the usual steam locomotive

One of the new 74 mph liner trains that are being run between York and Newcastle on 4th October 1966 to provide training for the drivers

A christening party for British Rails newest railfreight locomotive named Ellington Colliery on 20th August 1987. Left to right, British Coal area director Mr. David Archibald, Mr. Penzer, and Mr

The Orient Express standing at Newcastle Central Station on 17th December 1984

The old steam train "City of Carlisle"disappeared from service years ago
The old steam train " City of Carlisle" disappeared from service years ago. But the name lives on. The Mayor of Carlisle, Coun. H

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