Images Dated 2008

Wharncliffe Viaduct, c1920s

A Castle Class locomotive speeds over the viaduct. It was built in 1837 and designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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Architecture, Bridge, Brunel, Viduct, Wharncliffe

Female Ticket Collector, c.1918

A lone female ticket inspector stands inside an unidentified station punching a hole in the ticket she is checking. As the war progressed and more and more men went to fight, the range of jobs women were offered grew more varied and challenging. Many women relished the opportunities being offered to them and not only excelled in the new roles that they were undertaking, but found it difficult to return to their former way of life once the war had ended and they had to relinquish the positions they held to the men returning home

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Neyland Station, Pembrokeshire, c.1930s

A view of Neyland station in Pembrokeshire, Wales, c.1930s, showing a locomotive departing from the station. Goods facilities and signals can also be seen in this image.
The station opened in April 1856 under the name Milford Haven, then changed its name again twice in 1859! In 1906 it became known as Neyland station and ran until the last passenger service in June 1964

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