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My NRM Visit
The other day, me and my mum embarked on a grand adventure to the National Railway Museum. Having previously tried and failed to visit on two previous occasions, we naturally made the most of our day there. I in particular took many, many photos, and there now follows but a small sample of these:
It wouldn’t be a Tumblr post without a crab, and so we start with an LMS Crab 2-6-0 - this is in fact the first of the class, LMS #13000 (later #2700).
LMS Royal Saloon #799. Originally built in 1941 as an armoured saloon for the Queen Mother, who used it to travel around the country to boost morale during the War. This saloon was used by the Royal Family right up until 1977, when the present royal train came into service.
GNR J13 0-6-0ST #1247. This was the first steam engine ever to be privately purchased direct from British Railways, in 1959. Mum for scale.
Waterloo Station 1967 by Terence Cuneo. Exactly what it says on the tin. As with all of Cuneo’s paintings, this one is crammed with all sorts of little details and cameos (including his trademark mouse, who is sitting on top of the Johnnie Walker advert to the right).
SECR D Class 4-4-0, #737. Not a whole lot to say about this one that hasn’t been said already. I just included it here to provide context for the next photo. Speaking of which:
Pullman coach Topaz, with whom #737 currently shares exhibition space. Rather than the traditional chocolate-and-cream, this Pullman carries its original crimson livery, which seems to have been the inspiration for that worn by the Pullmans seen in Thomas.
BR (SR) Merchant Navy 4-6-2 #35029, Ellerman Lines. As you can see, she’s been cut in half to more easily demonstrate how a steam locomotive works. Which is pretty neat, even if it does make for a rather grisly spectacle.
Furness #3 0-4-0, Coppernob. Also known as that engine who used to be on display in Barrow-In-Furness, and still carries literal battle scars from a 1941 air raid on that town. Also also known as Nobby, if you’re @mean-scarlet-deceiver or any of their followers.
LNER A4 4-6-2 #4468, Mallard. I couldn’t not take a photo of the world’s fastest steam engine (whose 126mph record was quantified by the dynamometer car just visible in the background).
And finally, the little blue bugger himself - specifically an RG Mitchells kiddie ride from about 1994.
#national railway museum#lms crab#royal train#gnr j52#terence cuneo#waterloo station#mouse#scer d class#pullman coach#topaz#ellerman lines#coppernob#mallard#thomas the tank engine#york
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The ramp down into the dark depths of the amazing Leake Street Tunnel under waterloo Station
#Leake Street#tunnel#Waterloo Station#ramp#street art#art#graffiti#urban#urban photography#documentary photography#photographers on tumblr#Waterloo#London#England#UK
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Bon Voyage
On July 21, 1955, Richard Burton and first wife, Sybil Williams, left England aboard the RMS Queen Mary. Burton’s picture, The Rains of Ranchipur, in which he starred alongside Lana Turner would be released in the coming fall.
The couple is shown here catching the Queen Mary boat train at Waterloo Station.
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#boat trains#Cunard#elizabeth taylor#famous passengers#passenger list#richard burton#RMS Queen Mary#sibyl williams#Southampton#the rains of ranchipur#waterloo station
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IM SUPER PROUD OF THIS PIECE I DID AT THE GRAFFITI TUNNEL IN LONDON, SEPTEMBER 2023. IT TOOK A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR WITH A SINGLE PAINT MARKER. I TOOK SOME PICTURES AND STARTED TO WALK AWAY WHEN I WAS DONE. ABOUT 30 FEET AWAY FROM IT I REMEBERED I WANTED TO GRAB A FUN SAVER PICTURE. I WENT BACK TO TAKE ONE AND IT WAS ALREADY PARTIALY PAINTED OVER BY SOME GARBAGE A GUY WAS PUTTING EVERYWHERE. IT HAPPENS I GUESS.
#skin-quilt#skinquilt#skin quilt#art#minneapolis#minnesota#1-24#london#graffiti tunnel#street art#graffiti#paint marker#davo#benching#bench life#england#united kingdom#waterloo station
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Waterloo Station London UK
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Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat wave goodbye on the deck of the RMS Queen Elizabeth on their way back to New York after wrapping on The Crimson Pirate, Southampton, 1951.
#according to afi filming wrapped on crimson in late november at teddington studios#and there's a pic of burt waving goodbye to paps at waterloo station apparently on december 7 so i think im right but ill#update it if i find out something more#lang and cravat#nick cravat#rms queen elizabeth#1951
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but i. need no friends. as long as i gaze on.....waterloo sunset, im in paradise 😔😔😔😌😌😌😌😌
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Roupell Street
This remarkably preserved street is close to Waterloo Station and was built in the 1820s. It often features in films and on tv.
#street#Roupell Street#film location#films#tv#television#Waterloo#station#houses#preserved#conservation#London#England#UK
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after nearly 200 years Farringdon is still the best placed spot for a london central station
#i can handle this i think. new pair of east-west tunnels from paddington to liverpool street directly under the elizabeth line which would#go to south wales#and then a lowest level concourse for a souped up like. twelve platforms#6 platforms euston and st. pancras through to waterloo and also southeastern line out of charing cross bypassing waterloo east#using also the up blackfriars southeastern tracks#2 east-west marylebone to fenchurch street#4 that are north-south from victoria to the northern city line that bypasses the route into moorgate 2 local 2 express#on that one thered be closure from essex road to moorgate and an intermediate stop between farringdon and high + i at angel#and 2 more east-west platforms for trains to king's cross to instead go southwest to cornwall on the great western mainline#theyd bypass king's cross with the last aboveground station being finsbury park and then dip into the northern city line south of the new#route i mentioned at essex road to orient the trains right for approaching east-west
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The amazing Leake Street Tunnel underneath Waterloo Station
#tunnel#underground#graffiti#street art#Waterloo#station#Leake Street#urban#urban photography#documentary photography#secret#London#england#uk
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What I currently love about London that is doesn’t smell like piss and shut everywhere, unlike in the bigger cities of Germany
#cologne STINKS#and Düsseldorf too#‘then you haven’t been in the bad parts’#ok sure but explain to me how Waterloo station is so beautiful and clean#and then you go to cologne main station and it REEKS#London#anita rambles
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Bon Voyage, Monsieur
On July 13, 1952, Charles Boyer was on his way to America aboard the RMS Queen Mary. He is shown here at Waterloo Station on the day of his departure, catching the boat train for Southampton. His film Happy Time, set to be released in October, would win him a Golden Globe nomination. He also was appearing at the time in the televison anthology, Four Star Playhouse, for which he was nominated for…
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#charles boyer#cunard white star#famous passengers#four star playhouse#New York Harbor#passenger list#RMS Queen Mary#Southampton#waterloo station
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Time for a spot of tea before the next train, dear? I'm feeling peckish.
#Victorian architecture#railway station#British Rail#Waterloo#Age of Steam#tea room#railway clock#nostalgia#UK
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Waterloo Station Clock
Where do you meet on a crowded railway concourse? The obvious place is under the station clock as it is usually centrally positioned so that it is visible from each of the exits from the platforms.
One of the most iconic meeting places is under the railway clock at Waterloo station, famously the meeting place for Laura and Alec in Noel Coward’s 1946 film Brief Encounter, although the scenes were…
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I wonder if the local farm shop still sells that hollandaise sauce I had in 2017
#better not be like the limited edition ham hock and piccalilli sandwich I had from the wh smith in waterloo station. in 2017#or the hollandaise sauce they used to have in ikea (in 2017)#god what's some other cool food I had in 2017...#this cake it was like pink and sparkly and it had this chocolate on top. that was banging#anyway. maybe tomorrow I'll go to the farm shop and see if they still do that hollandaise sauce#ramble
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