Title

Viaduct on the Croydon Atmospheric Railway..., 1845. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Viaduct on the Croydon Atmospheric Railway, crossing the Dover and Brighton lines, between Norwood and Croydon, 1845. Trains travelling on tracks using air pressure for locomotion, south London. 'Five miles' length of the Croydon Line are now completed, and trial trips have been made thereon. Upon one occasion, with a train of twelve carriages, a speed of seventy-five miles per hour was obtained'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

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HRM21A07_175

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32,5Mb (2,6Mb) / 16,5in x 7,6in / 4960 x 2292 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation London England railways greater bridge bridges British railway structure Victorian century public transport Britain newspapers press viaduct B&W railway bridge 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector air pressure atmospheric railway Croydon Illustrated London News TGN ILN Norwood newspaper engraving Unknown