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Railway maps & plans

This rich array of maps and plans reveals the inexorable rise of railways in the 19th century and how they became an established part of the British landscape. See how new lines carved their paths through the British countryside, transforming the environment and connecting towns and cities across the country like never before.

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Great Western Railway map

Great Western Railway map

circa 1900-circa 1948

LNER map

LNER map

1923-1948

Bartholomew's Railway Map of the British Isles

Bartholomew's Railway Map of the British Isles

1939

Cheffins's Map of the Railways in England and Scotland

Cheffins's Map of the Railways in England and Scotland

1845

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland

1822

Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1906

Liverpool and Manchester Railway Plan 1824

Liverpool and Manchester Railway Plan 1824

1824-11-20

Smith's Railway Map, 1836

Smith's Railway Map, 1836

1836

Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1897

'Map of the London and Birmingham Railway and adjacent country', c 1840

'Map of the London and Birmingham Railway and adjacent country', c 1840

1835-1845

Map of the East Indian Railway

Map of the East Indian Railway

1846

Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1913

Map of the Inland Navigation

Map of the Inland Navigation

1830

A plan and section of the railway from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster

A plan and section of the railway from Liverpool to Manchester, in the county palatine of Lancaster

1829

Carriage Plan of Royal train for Queen Victoria's funeral

Carriage Plan of Royal train for Queen Victoria's funeral

1901

A new map of Great Britain; particularly shewing the Inland Navigation

A new map of Great Britain; particularly shewing the Inland Navigation

1844

A Plan and Section of an intended Railway or Tram-Road from Liverpool to Manchester

A Plan and Section of an intended Railway or Tram-Road from Liverpool to Manchester

1824-1830

Southern Railway general system

Southern Railway general system

1770 plan of intended canal near Killerby

1770 plan of intended canal near Killerby

1770

Plan, elevation and brief specification for the Sankey viaduct

Plan, elevation and brief specification for the Sankey viaduct

Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1921

Map of Railway Clearing House in Scotland

Map of Railway Clearing House in Scotland

1916

River Tyne

River Tyne

Brydone's Railway Directory

Brydone's Railway Directory

1858-1862

A travelling county atlas: with all the railroads accurately laid down and coloured

A travelling county atlas: with all the railroads accurately laid down and coloured

1847

Map, Railway Clearing House

Map, Railway Clearing House

1874

Scarborough's map of the British Isles

Scarborough's map of the British Isles

1911-1914

Royal Route to the North of Scotland via Aberdeen

Royal Route to the North of Scotland via Aberdeen

Map of the Lancashire & Yorkshire North Eastern Railway shewing its connection with the exisiting and projected lines of the district

Map of the Lancashire & Yorkshire North Eastern Railway shewing its connection with the exisiting and projected lines of the district

1846

Stanford's Map of Metropolitan Railways, Bridges, Embankments &c. ....

Stanford's Map of Metropolitan Railways, Bridges, Embankments &c. ....

1863

map of London & South Western Railway

map of London & South Western Railway

Midland & Great Northern Joint Lines

Midland & Great Northern Joint Lines

1914

Bradshaw's Map of the Railways in Great Britain shewing also the line of Navigation from the principal Sea Ports ....

Bradshaw's Map of the Railways in Great Britain shewing also the line of Navigation from the principal Sea Ports ....

1843

Smith's Map of England & Wales, Containing the whole of the Turnpike Roads, Railways & Canals

Smith's Map of England & Wales, Containing the whole of the Turnpike Roads, Railways & Canals

1845

Cruchley's Railway Map of England & Wales / G.F. Cruchley

Cruchley's Railway Map of England & Wales / G.F. Cruchley

1840

Relief map, Great Western Railway. In glass case with relief of South-West England including Wales and Cornwall.

Great Western Railway relief map in glass case

Printed plan. Track and signalling layout of York Station, c1950.

1950 plan of York Station

1954-1955

Plan and section of the land from Bolton to Chequerbent required for the use of the Bolton and Leigh Railway. Copied by J Whitehead, 1827.

Bolton and Leigh Railway Plan 1827

1827

Map, Dissected Southern Railway System Map, formerly property of Mr E Swinn, Chauffeur to Mr H A Short, General Manager, North Eastern Region, British Railways, c1930s.

Southern Railway System Map

1930

Plan of Goods Depot at Nine Elms, London & South Western Railway. Dated 12 October 1910. Scale 88 feet = 1 inch. [Backed on linen].

Plan of Nine Elms good depot

1910

Map, paper, British Rail Passenger Network 1985-1986, issued by the British Railways Board, printed by Loxley Brothers Ltd. Shows the network from May 1985 to May 1986. Double-sided, with national map on one side and metropolitan network maps on the other. BR document no. 86601. Belonged to Robert Hilton, signalman at Whittlesey signal box, Peterborough.

British Rail Passenger Network 1985-1986

1985-05

4 plans of Diggle Railway Station and Standedge tunnel, London and North Western Railway 1869, showing approaches to the tunnel from both approaches.

Diggle Railway Station and Standedge Tunnel Drawings

1868-1869

Map of Great Eastern Railway main lines and connections, on reverse suburban lines and connections, scale 1 mile - 1 ".

Map of Great Eastern Railway

1900-1923

Map, Cleveland Extension Mineral Railway, Cleveland Ironstone ore field and proposed railway; relates to North Eastern Railway (proposed railway), 1883, 1 inch to 2 miles, printed by Waterlow Bros., paper.

Map, Cleveland Extension Mineral Railway

1883

Map, system map, Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway, 'Chesterfield to Lincoln and Sutton-on-Sea', 1896, coloured, printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd., paper.

Map, system map

1896

Map, Railway Clearing House, England and Wales, 1899, coloured, 1 inch to 10 miles, top left section missing.

Map, Railway Clearing House

1901

"Philips' Railway Map of the British Isles showing the new Grouping System" 1923. With insets of the principal industrial centres.

Philips' Railway Map of the British Isles showing the new Grouping System

1923

Plan of Cambridge Station, sidings and goods yard, with amendments on the Bletchley side of the line endorsed a plan of Cambridge Royal Agricultural Show

Plan of Cambridge Station

1920-1929

Map, "Royal Naval Review Position of the Fleet at Spithead on the 28th June 1902", published by the Admiralty 13th June 1902 under the superintendence of the rear admiral Sir W.J.L. Wharton K.C.B. FRS Hydrographer, old by J.D. Potter agent for the sale of the admiralty charts, corrections on 14th June, lithographers Melby & Son.

Royal naval review position of the fleet

Map, paper, "Osborne's Map of the Grand Junction Railway Including the Liverpool and Manchester, Runcorn Gap & St. Helens, Newton & Wigan and Leigh & Bolton Lines", with inclinations graph, drawn and engraved by D. Smith, 71 Great Charles Street Birmingham, c.1837

Osborne's map of the Grand Junction Railway

1832-1842

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