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Painting, oil on canvas, Gorleston-on-Sea, by Wilfred Moody Fryer, 1960. Depicts the beach at Gorleston-on-Sea in summer, and an accompanying image in the upper right corner of a family heading for the beach with beach ball, bucket and spade. The father, who is smoking a pipe, points with his right hand. The main illustration is a bird's eye view of the beach filled with people, with beach huts, sailing boats on a boating pond, sunbathing and swiming. Signed by the artist at top left. Unframed. Original artwork, for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster We're off to Gorleston-on-Sea.

Gorleston-on-Sea

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

Painting, oil on board by H M Whitcombe. London and Birmingham Railway 2-2-0 locomotive no 1 built by Edward Bury, 1838. One of a series of 27 paintings of locomotives of the period 1830-1870 by H M Whitcombe. Illustrated in After Rocket: The Forgotten Years 1830-1870 by H M Whitcombe. Framed and glazed (glass).

London & Birmingham Railway 2-2-0 locomotive

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c.1965

Painted photograph on canvas by F Moore. S.S. "Maidstone" (cargo boat) leaving Dover Harbour, South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Depicts a steam boat in a harbour with hills and cliffs in the background. Unframed. SS Maidstone built by William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton, Yard No 609, launched 1899 and scrapped 1925.

S.S. "Maidstone" (cargo boat) leaving Dover Harbour

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painted photograph by F. Moore. Midland Railway Johnson 2-4-0 locomotive no.1400 in the green livery in use until 1883. Framed, glass.

Midland Railway Johnson 2-4-0 locomotive no.1400

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painting, oil paint on board, Caledonian Railway West Coast Dining Train hauled by 4-6-0 locomotive number 49, by M M, about 1905. Depicts the locomotive in blue livery with a train of eleven carriages painted brown and white. Alongside the train three empty tracks receding into the distance, and in the background, a loch and snow covered mountains. Signed "M M" at bottom left. Unframed.

Caledonian Railway dining train

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1905

Painting, oils, 2-2-2 locomotive 'Jenny Lind', possibly Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, by J. Robinson, 1852, 1112mm x 711mm. No frame.

Jenny Lind

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1852

Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of an elderly gentleman, by George Percy Jacomb-Hood, about 1895. Depicts a balding man with grey hair at the side of his head, and a grey Imperial moustache. He is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and red tie. He is seated, leaning to his left with a cane in his left hand. There is a top hat on the table alongside. His lower body is barely visible, partly because the painting is in poor condition. The portrait is believed to be of the artist's father, Robert Jacomb-Hood, 1822 - 1900, who was the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway's consulting engineer and, from 1883, a director of the railway. On the reverse, a Charles Robertson & Co gummed label on the stretcher is addressed to "G.P. Jacomb-Hood, 26 Tite Street, Chelsea". The painting is framed but unglazed.

unidentified portrait

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1895

Painting, oil on canvas tacked onto a wooden panel. The painting shows a view of Prague looking towards Charles Bridge and Cathedral, by Jaroslav Setelik, 1930. The panel has come from London & North Eastern Railway steamer SS Prague. Unframed.

panel from LNER steamer SS Prague showing view of Prague

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1930

Oil painting by Freida M Tabb, June 1983. Queen Victoria's Saloon (Day Compartment). Framed, unglazed.

Queen Victoria's Saloon (Day Compartment)

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

June 1983

Painted photograph, oil paint, Great Western Railway 'Caerphilly Castle Locomotive No. 4073', by F. Moore, view of locomotive and tender.

Caerphilly Castle Locomotive 4073

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painted photograph on canvas by F Moore. Tank Engine, South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Engine 0-4-4T no 54. Unframed. [Engine built 1904-1909].

Tank Engine

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c. 1904

Painted photograph by F Moore. South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Bexhill Station Departure Platform

Bexhill Station Departure Platform

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Oil painted photograph: London Brighton & South Coast Railway No.70. Black engine and tender, by artist F. Moore. Framed and glazed. No inscription.

London Brighton & South Coast Railway No.70

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1897-1933

Painted photograph on canvas by F. Moore, Express Passenger Engine, South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Unframed. Depicting 4-4-0 engine number 640.

Express Passenger Engine

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painted photograph by F Moore. Great Central Railway 4-6-0 locomotive no 1165 "Valour". Framed and glazed, glass.

Great Central Railway 4-6-0 locomotive no 1165 "Valour"

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1897-1933

Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of James Grierson, General Manager, Great Western Railway, 1863-1887, painted by Hubert Herkomer, 1888. Depicts Grierson with long greying hair and extensive side whiskers. He is wearing a dark morning suit, and is seated with his legs crossed. His right arm rests on the chair, with his left on the chair and his lap, holding a pair of spectacles. Signed 'HH 88'. Unframed.

James Grierson

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1888

Painted photograph, by F. Moore, of Great Eastern Railway 2-2-2 locomotive No. 1006, 8 x 11 inches

Painted photograph, by F. Moore, of Great Eastern Railway 2-

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Portrait, oil on canvas, Sir George Stegmann Gibb (1850-1925), General Manager, North Eastern Railway, 1891 - 1906, by Estella Canziani, 1911. Depicts Gibb, dressed in a brown suit with white shirt and red tie. He is seated, with his hands clasped, in a red upholstered chair, set against a background of green and gold wallpaper. Framed. Formerly displayed in the Boardroom of the North Eastern Railway Headquarters in York. Ornate moulded, gesso gilt, wooden frame.

Portrait of Sir George Stegmann Gibb

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1911

Painting, oils on board, G.E.R. passenger tank engine, Stratford, 1882, by R. W. Warrington, 1882. Depicts a right broadside view of Great Eastern Railway 0-4-4T 134 class locomotive No. 162. The locomotive is standing on rails set against a blue sky with white clouds, with a brown foreground. There is a bright red ground signal in front of the locomotive. The inscription "G E R. Passr. tank engine, Stratford, 1882" appears below the locomotive, with a golden band between the two lines of text. The work is signed by the artist beneath the rear wheels, "R. W. Warrington .1882".

Passenger Tank Engine 162, Great Eastern Railway

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1882

Oil painting, portrait of Charles Colin MacRae J.P., Chairman of the Railway Debenture and General Trust Company, by Fiddes Wall, presented by the Shareholders February 1911.

Charles Colin MacRae

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1911

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board, (blue, black, cream), [design for a] Dormeuse Chariot carriage / 'AG,' Barker & Co., Chandos Street, [London], [ca1845], scale 3/4":1' (1:16) 27.7 x 40.7 cm.

Design for a Dormeuse Chariot carriage

Art

1845

Painting, oil on board, Furness Railway 0-4-0 locomotive No 9, by G Harrison, about 1959. Depicts the locomotive seen from right front. The driver and fireman are stood on the footplate, talking to a railwayman standing alongside the track and holding a shunter's pole. in the background are buildings. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed, unglazed.

Furness Railway 0-4-0 locomotive No 9

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c1959

Painting, oil on canvas, East Lancashire Railway, Ogden Viaduct (between Stubbins and Helmshore). Unframed.

Ogden Viaduct

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (maroon, vermilion), [design for a] Skeleton Boot Victoria Phaeton carriage / Barker & Co., London, [ca1850], 14 x 26.5 cm.

Design for a Skeleton Boot Victoria Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (dark blue, light blue) [design for a] Single Brougham carriage / Barker & Co., London, [ca1860], 14.7 x 25 cm.

Design for a Single Brougham carriage

Art

1860

Pen and ink and watercolour wash on board, [design for a] DE Luggage Wagon / [Barker & Co., London], [ca1890], 15.2 x 25.2 cm.

Design for a DE Luggage Wagon

Art

1890

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (blue, cream) [design for a] Dress Coach / Barker & Co., [London], [ca1830].

Design for a Dress Coach

Art

1830

Pen and ink, watercolour wash on board, [design for a] Round Sociable carriage / Barker & Co., [London], [ca1870], scale 1/2" : 1' (1:24), 15.4 x 28.3 cm.

Design for a Round Sociable carriage

Art

1870

Pen and ink, watercolour, gilt and carriage oils on board (dark green, yellow), [design for a] Round Sociable carriage / Barker & Co., London, [ca1870], [scale 1:24], 15.4 x 28.3 cm.

Design for a Round Sociable carriage

Art

1870

Pen and ink, watercolour wash on board, [design for a] Panel Boot Victoria Phaeton carriage / Barker & Co., Chandos St., London, [ca1850], 14.6 x 19.8 cm.

Design for a Panel Boot victoria Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Pen and ink on board, [design for a] Plain Omnibus carriage / Barker & Co., [London], [ca1875], 15.4 x 28.5 cm.

Design for a Plain Omnibus carriage

Art

1875

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (black, green), [design for a] Skeleton CS Boot Victoria Phaeton carriage / Barker & Co., London, [ca1850], 15 x 28.5 cm.

Design for a Skeleton CS Boot Victorial Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Pen and ink, watercolour, gilt and carriage oils on board (dark green, yellow), [design for a] Round Sociable carriage / Barker & Co., London, [ca1870], [scale 1:24]

Design for a Round Sociable carriage

Art

1870

Pen and ink, gouache, carriage oils on board (dark green, light green) [design for a] Cabriolet carriage / G. Clarke, Barker & Co., [London], [ca1810], 1/2":1' (1:24), 12.7 x 21.8 cm.

Design for a Cabriolet carriage

Art

1810

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (yellow, black) [design for a] Dress Coach / G Clarke, [Barker & Co., London], [ca1820], scale 3/4":1' (1:16), 22.2 x 37 cm.

Design for a Dress Coach

Art

1820

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (black, yellow) [design for a] DE Stanhope Wagonette / [Barker & Co., London], [ca1870], scale 1/2":1 (1:24), 15.6 x 28.4 cm.

Design for DE Stanhope Wagonette

Art

1870

Painting, oil on canvas, George Stephenson started us 100 Years Ago by Andrew Johnson, 1925. A head and shoulders portrait depicting George Stephenson. He is shown with grey hair and long sideburns, wearing a dark green coat, lime green waistcoat and white shirt. The painting has a lime green border. The text, above and below the portrait, reads "George Stephenson started us 100 years ago, L.N.E.R. First in the world." Commemorates the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for London & North Eastern Railway poster. Framed and Glazed.

George Stephenson started us 100 Years Ago

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1925

Painting, oil on canvas, The Peak District, by Claude Buckle, 1956. Depicts a waterfall on a free flowing river, with trees growing from overhanging rocks. In the distance is a stone bridge, with a peak looming up behind. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster entitled The Peak District, unsurpassed in beauty and diversity. Part of the See Britain by Train series. Framed, unglazed.

The Peak District

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1956

Painting, oil on canvas, Skipton Castle, by John Greene, about 1957. Depicts the castle on a steep wooded bank above the River Aire. In the foreground a couple walk along the riverbank, beside a number of small buildings. On the opposite side are another couple and a man, behind some railings. The castle is above, set against a cloudy sky. Signed by the artist at bottom right. One of the See Britain by Train series. Framed. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster.

Skipton Castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1957

Painting, oil on canvas, poster artwork depicting Brussels, The Grande Place, by Leonard Richmond, c1920s. For the poster 'An Idea for your Holiday - Belgium', Southern Railway. Framed and glazed.

Brussels - The Grand Place

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c1920s

Painting, oil on canvas, Cornwall, by Jack Merriott, 1952. Depicts a scene in a Cornish fishing village, with boats docked in the harbour. A Penzance-registered fishing boat, with only one sail raised, is berthed alongside the wharf, as its catch is unloaded. More fishing boats are docked on the other side of the harbour, where houses ascend the side of a hill. Signed by the artist, bottom right. Framed. Original artwork for the British Railways (Western Region) poster 'Cornwall' in the Travel by Train series.

Cornwall

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1952

Painting, oil on canvas, 'Nord 2-3-0 at SNCF Boulogne shed', by Terence Cuneo, about 1960. Depicts a Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer steam locomotive on the turntable in front of the roundhouse engine shed at Boulogne.

Nord 2-3-0 at SNCF Boulogne shed

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

Painting, oil on canvas, "Farewell!", unknown artist after Robert Hillingford RA, about 1905. Depicts the scene at London's Waterloo station as soldiers from an infantry regiment board a train for service overseas, possibly in Sudan or South Africa. The soldiers are wearing red tunics and solar topees (pith helmets). Some are boarding London & South Western Railway carriages with destination boards for Southampton. An officer holds a baby as his wife looks on, and in the background a soldier consoles an elderly woman. A young girl sits on a trunk, crying. The guard looks at his watch as a porter carries bags, and two boys sell newspapers and snacks to the soldiers.

Farewell

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c. 1905

Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of William Kirk, Station Master, Liverpool Central, Cheshire Lines Committee, by Charles Dudley, 1909. The subject is standing wearing black station masters coat and top hat. He holds onto a cabinet with his left hand and has a roll of paper in his right. Unframed.

William Kirk, Station Master, Liverpool Central, Cheshire Lines Committee

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1909

Painting, oil on canvas, Wales, Cader Idris and the Afon Mawddach by Herbert Alker Tripp, 1937. Original artwork for Great Western Railway poster. Depicts the River Mawddach, with a shepherd, sheepdog and flock of sheep on its banks. In the background are the mountains of Snowdonia, dominated by Cader Idris.

Wales, Cader Idris and the Afon Mawddach

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1937

Painting, oil on canvas, Stonehenge by W T Hemsley, 1904. Depicts the prehistoric monument of standing stones at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, at sunrise. Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Unframed.

Stonehenge

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1904

Painting, oils on canvas, South Eastern & Chatham Railway turbine steamer 'The Queen' by U.B Clibborn, 1903. Depicts 'The Queen' at sea in the English Channel, seen from the port side, passing a two masted boat. Signed by the artist at bottom left.

The Queen

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1903

Painting, oil on board, by Norman Wilkinson, Parkeston Quay Harwich, 1912. Depicts a line of passenger steamers at Parkeston Quay, with some vessels underway. In the foreground are a number of rowing boats. At right is a Swedish flag, flying on the quayside. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for Great Eastern Railway poster, Continent Via Hook of Holland, Antwerp, Esbjerg, Hamburg, Gothenburg [1979-7905]. Framed.

Parkeston Quay Harwich

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1912

Painting, oils on canvas, The Firth of Clyde by Norman Wilkinson, 1925. Depicts the view across the Clyde with a twin funnel steamship and sailing yachts on the river estuary. In the background are mountains, with buildings dotted along the shoreline. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for a London Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Unframed.

Firth of Clyde

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1925

Painting, oil on canvas, The New TS Falaise, by Norman Wilkinson, 1947. Depicts a passenger ferry at sea, seen from the starboard side, with white clouds above. In the distance are the Channel Islands. Original artwork for a Southern Railway poster promoting ferry services between Southampton, St Malo and the Channel Islands. Unframed.

New TS Falaise, 1947

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1947