Study of engineering principles necessary for railway construction and operation

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Opening of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel: a group of soldiers with false moustaches and beards stand with swords, a mace and a furled flag. Wood engraving by C.J.B. (?) after R. Linklater, 1871.

A railway viaduct over the sea between Dover and Folkestone forming the entrance to a tunnel under the English Channel. Lithograph.

Great Western Railway: a long viaduct in a landscape with people nearby discussing it. Lithograph by George Barnard.

London and Birmingham Railway: the railway track cut through rock at Blisworth, Northamptonshire, with a viaduct built to cross it. Tinted lithograph by J.C. Bourne, 1838.

Great Western Railway next to the River Avon at Fox's Wood, Bristol. Tinted lithograph by J.C. Bourne, 1846.

Great Western Railway: east end of the tunnel at Fox's Wood, Bristol. Tinted lithograph by J.C. Bourne, 1846.

London and Birmingham Railway: the viaduct over the River Avon at Wolston, Warwickshire. Tinted lithograph by J.C. Bourne, 1838.

Opening of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel: a banquet in a marquee above the south entrance to the tunnel at Bardonecchia. Wood engraving after R. Linklater, 1871.

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Railroad engineering

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Images about Railroad engineering

Works from the collections

Opening of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel: a banquet in a marquee above the south entrance to the tunnel at Bardonecchia. Wood engraving after R. Linklater, 1871.

London and Birmingham Railway: the railway track cut through rock at Blisworth, Northamptonshire, with a viaduct built to cross it. Tinted lithograph by J.C. Bourne, 1838.

Opening of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel: a group of soldiers with false moustaches and beards stand with swords, a mace and a furled flag. Wood engraving by C.J.B. (?) after R. Linklater, 1871.

A railway viaduct over the sea between Dover and Folkestone forming the entrance to a tunnel under the English Channel. Lithograph.

Great Western Railway: a long viaduct in a landscape with people nearby discussing it. Lithograph by George Barnard.

Railroad engineering

Images from the collections

Images about Railroad engineering

Works from the collections

Opening of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel: a banquet in a marquee above the south entrance to the tunnel at Bardonecchia. Wood engraving after R. Linklater, 1871.

London and Birmingham Railway: the railway track cut through rock at Blisworth, Northamptonshire, with a viaduct built to cross it. Tinted lithograph by J.C. Bourne, 1838.

Opening of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel: a group of soldiers with false moustaches and beards stand with swords, a mace and a furled flag. Wood engraving by C.J.B. (?) after R. Linklater, 1871.

A railway viaduct over the sea between Dover and Folkestone forming the entrance to a tunnel under the English Channel. Lithograph.

Great Western Railway: a long viaduct in a landscape with people nearby discussing it. Lithograph by George Barnard.

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