1940s Collection (page 3)

Locomotive driver in air raid kit, during WWII
Locomotive no. 5085 Evesham Abbey with a locomotive driver on the footplate wearing a gas mask during WWII

GWR parcel van converted into an ambulance, 1940. The driver and another man in uniform are wearing gas masks. The van bears the GWR roundel branding

Woman pasting a billboard poster at Paddington station, 1943
Woman up a ladder pasting a billboard poster at Paddington station, 1943. The poster reads Remembrance Day FM Earl Haigs Appeal. Wear a Flanders Poppy. A locomotive in steam is in the background

King Henry VI at Beeston Junction, 1948

Kidderminster Station, Worcestershire, 1940s
A photograph of the mock Tudor station building at Kidderminster Station, taken in the 1940s. This was the third station building for Kidderminster - the first existed from the opening of the station

Newquay Station, Cornwall, c. 1940
A view of Newquay Station, Cornwall in c.1940, taken from platform 1. A locomotive is waiting at platform 2

Swindon Junction Station, 1949
An image of County Class No. 1028, County of Warwick pulls away from Swindon Junction station in Wiltshire, 1949. The station building is visible on the left of the photograph

The approach to Paddington Station, c. 1940
An image of the approach to Paddington Station on the tracks, c.1940, showing the bridges in the distance

Overall view of Paddington Station and Surrounds, c. 1940
A general view of Paddington station and its surroundings, c.1940, showing the approach road to the Goods Depot in the foreground

Platforms 13, 14 and 15, Paddington Station, c. 1940
A general view of Platforms 13, 14 and 15 at Paddington Station, London, c.1940. A lone couple wait between platforms 13 and 14 which lie quiet awaiting the next trains

Windsor Station, 1948
A view showing a pair of GWR company dray horses stood outside Queen Victorias royal waiting room at Windsor Station, Berkshire in 1948

Tetbury Engine Shed, Gloucestershire, c. 1940s
A view of Tetbury Engine Shed, in Gloucestershire on the Tetbury Branch Line in c.1940s. The engine shed was built in 1890 and features the water tank at the rear

Women porters working in the left luggage office at Paddington station, during WWII
The Left Luggage Department at Paddington Station was, during the war, manned by female staff as can be seen in this image taken in 1943

St Erth Station, Cornwall, c. 1940
A view of St Erth Station, Cornwall in c.1940. The station first opened in 1852 as St Ives Road and was renamed St Erth in the 1870s

Banbury Station, Oxfordshire, 1949
A view down the platforms and the overall roof at Banbury station in Oxfordshire, 1949. The station opened in 1850 and was fully rebuilt in 1958

Avoncliff Halt, c. 1940
The halt, opened in 1906, serves the hamlet of Avoncliff. It is close to both the Kennet and Avon Canal and River Avon. It is also alongside the Avoncliff Aquaduct

Alphington Halt, near Exeter, Devon, c. 1940s
A view of Alphington Halt, near Exeter, Devon in c.1940s. Located on the Teign Valley Line the small station opened in 1882 and closed in 1961

Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown), Gloucestershire, c. 1940s
A view of Cheltenham Spa Lansdown station, Gloucestershire, c.1940s, showing the platforms and waiting rooms. The station opened in 1840 and was renamed Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) in 1925

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