De Break of Gauge'. Dutch print making fun of the railway gauge system operating in Britain in the mid 19th century. The rails of George Stephenson�s...�Break of gauge�, Gloucester, June 1846.
Coloured lithograph by John Cooke Bourne and printed by C F Cheffins. A steam locomotive is shown emerging from the tunnel with signals to the left...West entrance to Box Tunnel on the Great Western Railway, 1846.
Photograph of two men standing beside a Great Western Railway locomotive. Narrow gauge rails are shown within the broad gauge rails. When building...�Balaklava�, GWR broad gauge locomotive, 1892.
Plate by W J Linton from the �Illustrated London News�. The rails of George Stephenson�s first public railway constructed in 1825 were set 4 feet 8...�Break of gauge�, Gloucester, June 1846.
Hand-coloured lithograph of a steam locomotive on the Blatchford Viaduct, South Devon Railway. The 101-foot high trestle viaduct with stone piers was...Viaduct at Slade, Devon, mid-19th century.
Hand-coloured lithograph of the Ivy Bridge Viaduct on the South Devon Railway. Isambard Kingdom Brunel engineeered the South Devon Railway which...�Viaduct at Ivy Bridge, Devon�, mid-19th century.
Great Western Railway 4-2-4 locomotive number 2002 on the former Bristol & Exeter Railway, 1910. The railway was built by Brunel between 1840 and...Locomotive on the Bristol and Exeter Railway, 1910
Paddington was originally built from wood in 1838 as a temporary structure but was soon rebuilt in stone in the 1850s, designed by Isambard Kingdom...Paddington Station, London, 1934.
Train leaving Paddington Station in London. The broad gauge used on the Great Western Railway , designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in the 1830s,...The last broad gauge through train leaving Paddington, 20 May 1892.
Lithograph of this illustration was used by John Cooke Bourne as the frontispiece of his book 'The History and Description of the Great Western...Great Western Railway train emerging from a tunnel, 1840-1845.
The rails of George Stephenson�s first public railway constructed in 1825 were set 4 feet 8 inches apart. However, Isambard Kingdom Brunel , in his...�Break of Gauge at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 6 June 1846.
Lithograph drawn by John Cooke Bourne as the frontispiece of his book 'The History and Description of the Great Western Railway', published in 1846....�Acheron 2-2-2 locomotive emerging from a tunnel near Bristol, 1846.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image of a tender built to this specification for the Great...Old Six Wheeled Tender, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 60 locomotives built to this specification...Seven Feet, Old Passenger, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 6 locomotives built to this specification...Second Lot of Goods, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 5 locomotives built to this specification...Bank Engines, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 12 locomotives of this class built for the...Star class of Engines, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image of a tender built to this specification for the Great...Express Tenders, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 12 locomotives built to this specification...First Lot Coupled, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857' showing a Great Western Railway locomotive of the 'Iron Duke' class. Beneath...Eight Feet Passenger Engines, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 26 locomotives built to this specification...Fourth and Fifth Lots Coupled, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, 8 locomotives built to this specification for the Great...6 ft 6ins Coupled, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 10 locomotives built to this specification...Seven Feet Coupled Engine, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image of a tender built to this specification for the Great...Victorias tender, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 6 locomotives of this class built for the...Queen Class of Engines, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 22 locomotives built to this specification...Six Feet Tank Engines, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 15 locomotives built to this specification...Bogie Engines, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 40 locomotives built to this specification...Sixth and Seventh Lots, coupled, steam locomotive, 1857.
Side elevation drawing taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR 1857'. Beneath the image, the names of 18 five feet tank engines built for the...Five feet tank engines, 1857.
Illustration taken from the book 'Locomotives of the GWR', published in 1857. This side elevation shows a Great Western Railway locomotive and lists...Third Lot, Coupled, steam locomotive, 1857.
Lithograph, drawn and lithographed by John Cooke Bourne , printed by C F Cheffins. The Kennet and Avon Canal, in Bath, which had been in use since...St Jamess Bridge and station, Bath, on the Great Western Railway, 1846.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985, shown in Kensington Gardens, London. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive, 1851.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985, shown in Kensington Gardens, London. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive, 1851.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985, shown in Kensington Gardens, London. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive, 1851.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985, shown in Kensington Gardens, London. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive, 1851.
Plate by W J Linton from the Illustrated London News. The rails of George Stephenson�s first public railway constructed in 1825 were set 4 feet 8...�Break of Gauge at Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 6 June 1846.
Lithograph drawn and lithographed by John Cooke Bourne , showing a view of Pangbourne Station, Berkshire, on the Great Western Railway . The GWR was...�Pangbourne Station�, 1846.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed by Sir Daniel Gooch to run on Brunel's...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive with tender, 1851.
Oil painting by F Moore illustrating the last broad guage train going west on the Great Western Railway. Broad gauge track was invented by Isambard...The last broad gauge train to the West in Sonning Cutting, GWR, 20 May 1892.
Coloured lithograph by John Cooke Bourne and printed by C F Cheffins. A steam locomotive is shown emerging from the tunnel with signals to the left...West entrance to Box Tunnel on the Great Western Railway, 1846.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed by Sir Daniel Gooch to run on Brunel's...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive with tender, 1851.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed by Sir Daniel Gooch to run on Brunel's...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive, 1851.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985, shown in Kensington Gardens, London. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive, 1851.
Working replica made by Resco Railways Ltd, 1983-1985, shown in Kensington Gardens, London. The locomotive represented by this replica was designed...Iron Duke 4-2-2 locomotive with tender, 1851.
This watercolour by Sean Bolan depicts the broad gauge locomotive designed by Sir Daniel Gooch in 1847. Broad gauge track was invented by Isambard...Iron Duke locomotive at Chippenham Station, Wiltshire, c 1850.
Queen Victoria changing trains at Gloucester, 1849. Isambard Kingdom Brunel favoured the 7ft 1/4inch broad gauge and designed the Great Westerrn...Queen Victoria Changing Trains at Gloucester
The end of broad gauge, 1892. Work in progress at Plymouth station, Devonshire, to change from broad gauge to standard gauge railway track. Isambard...The End of Broad Gauge
Construction of a Railway Line', 1841. Digging a cutting on the Great Western Railway. Broad gauge line by Isambard Kingdom Brunel appointed engineer...Construction of a Railway Line.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a pioneer of transport sees his plan come true as he watches work on an early steamboat, He built the broad-gauge Great...1856. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a pioneer of transport sees his plan come true as he watches work on an early steamboat. He built the broad-gauge Great Western Railway in 1835, the Saltash Bridge and Clifton Suspension Bridge and, in 1838, the Great Wester
Changing trains at Gloucester from Broad to Narrow gauge Brunel favoured the 7 feet 1/4 inch broad gauge for the Great Western Railway. The Gauge Act...Changing trains at Gloucester from Broad to Narrow gauge
'Break of Gauge at Gloucester', Gloucestershire, 6th June 1846. Plate taken from the Illustrated London News showing passengers and luggage being...'Break of Gauge at Gloucester', Gloucestershire, 6th June 1846. Artist: WJ Linton
Queen Victoria changing trains at Gloucester, 1849. Isambard Kingdom Brunel favoured the 7ft 1/4inch broad gauge and designed the Great Western...Queen Victoria changing trains at Gloucester, 1849. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) favoured the 7ft 1/4inch (2.2m) broad gauge and designed the Great Western Railway accordingly. However, in the Gauge Act of 1846 Parliament declared that all future r...
Swindon station on the Great Western Railway, 1845. Isambard Kingdom Brunel favoured broad gauge 7ft 1/4inch and designed the Great Western Railway...Swindon station on the Great Western Railway, 1845. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) favoured broad gauge 7ft 1/4inch (2.2m) and designed the Great Western Railway accordingly. However, in the Gauge Act of 1846 declared that all future railway track sh...
The end of broad gauge, 1892. Work in progress at Plymouth station, Devonshire, to change from broad gauge to standard gauge railway track. Isambard...The end of broad gauge, 1892. Work in progress at Plymouth station, Devonshire, to change from broad gauge to standard gauge railway track. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) favoured broad gauge 7ft 1/4inch (2.2m) and designed the Great Westerrn Railway...
Construction of a Railway Line', 1841. Digging a cutting on the Great Western Railway. Broad gauge line by Isambard Kingdom Brunel appointed engineer...Construction of a Railway Line', 1841. Digging a cutting on the Great Western Railway. Broad gauge line by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) appointed engineer to the GWR in 1833. Artist: George Childes.