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Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "The Flood on the Thames Junction Railway enveloping an extensive steam engine belonging to the Company", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways, depicting a steam engine and train under water, about 1838 - 1843.

the flood on the thames junction

circa 1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "Lady Baring's Servant in trying to recover his hat fortunately for himself precipitated into a pond ", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on railway safety, depicting a man falling from an open carriage in a passing train, down an embankment and into a pond, about 1838 - 1843.

lady baring's servant in trying to recover his hat

circa 1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "Mr Kendrick of Crewe being refused his luggage by the Railway Officer", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways' autocratic attitude to their passengers, depicting a pile of luggage and group of passengers arguing with a railway official, about 1838 - 1843.

Mr Kendrick of Crewe Being Refused His Luggage

circa 1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "The Constable on the Great Western Railway who was run over by the train whilst taking his tea", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways, depicting a railway policeman responsible for signalling being run over by a train as it emerges from a tunnel, about 1838 - 1843.

The Constable on the Great Western Railway

1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "The Railway Share Market continues to wear the same old doleful features", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the risks of investing in railway stock, depicting miserable men buying shares, about 1838 - 1843.

The Railway Share Market Continues To Wear The Same Old Doleful Features

circa 1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "A family applying Wray's Aromatic Spice plaster preparatory to undertaking a journey by the Railroad", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on passengers' fear of railway travel, depicting a family anointing themselves, about 1838 - 1843.

A Family Applying Wray's Aromatic Spice Plaster

circa 1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "Sale of the effects of the Sufferer on the Railway", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways' autocratic attitude to their passengers and the dangers of railway travel, depicting an auction of a dead man's possessions, about 1838 - 1843.

sale of the effects of the sufferer on the railway

circa 1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "The gentleman who was locked up, because he had lost his ticket", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways' autocratic attitude to their passengers, depicting a man with luggage in a cell, about 1838 - 1843.

the gentleman who was locked up because he had lost his ticket

circa 1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "The Queen's Staghounds Narrow Escape on the Great Western Railway", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways' intrusion on the countryside, depicting a hunt disrupted by a train, about 1838 - 1843.

The Queen's Staghounds Narrow Escape

circa 1838-1843

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "Frontispiece", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on railway safety depicting a train derailment, with carriages and locomotives falling down an embankment next to Boxmoor station, and a strange statue looking down from a mound behind, about 1838 - 1843.

frontispiece

circa 1838-1843