View of the Opening of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway.

Made:
1834

Coloured lithograph. View of the Opening of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway, 30 September 1834. Drawn, lithographed and printed by C Ingrey, Lithog, 310 Strand, London. Shows the first train, hauled by the loco "Camel" travelling over Pendevy Bridge, small yacht on river in foreground. Additional text:- "Which was constructed under the directions of Messrs Roger Hopkins and Sons,Civil Engineers, and was publicly opened on the 30th of September 1834, on which occasion the Camel engine drew 22 carriages containing more than 400 persons. this view shows the train in the act of passing over Pendevy Bridge.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1977-7563
type:
print and lithograph