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Entrance to the locomotive engine house, Camden Town, London, 1839. Artist: John Cooke Bourne

Entrance to the locomotive engine house, Camden Town, London, 1839. Scene during the construction of the London & Birmingham Railway. Under the guidance of chief engineer Robert Stephenson, the 112 mile line running from Curzon Street station in Birmingham to Euston station in London, took 20,000 men almost five years to complete. The railway was finally completed on 17th September 1838, becoming the first railway into London.

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Entrance to the locomotive engine house, Camden Town, London, 1839. Artist: John Cooke Bourne

Caption:

Entrance to the locomotive engine house, Camden Town, London, 1839. Scene during the construction of the London & Birmingham Railway. Under the guidance of chief engineer Robert Stephenson, the 112 mile line running from Curzon Street station in Birmingham to Euston station in London, took 20,000 men almost five years to complete. The railway was finally completed on 17th September 1838, becoming the first railway into London.

Personalities:

BOURNE • JOHN COOKE

Credit:

Album / Heritage Images / Historica Graphica Collection

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Image size:

5102 x 3428 px | 50.0 MB

Print size:

43.2 x 29.0 cm | 17.0 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • BOURNE • BUILDING • CAMDEN TOWN • CAMDEN • CENTURY • CIVIL ENGINEERING • COLOR • COLOUR • CONSTRUCTION • ENGINE HOUSE • ENGRAVING • ENTRANCE • GUY • JOHN COOKE BOURNE • JOHN COOKE • L&BR • LBR • LONDON & BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY • LONDON • MALE • MAN • MEN • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PEOPLE • RAILWAY TRACK • RAILWAY • ROBERT STEPHENSON • ROBERT • SMOKE • STEAM ENGINE • STEAM LOCOMOTIVE • STEAM-ENGINE • STEAMENGINE • STEPHENSON • TRAIN • TRANSPORT • TRANSPORTATION