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The Florida East Coast Railway extension to the island of Key West opened in 1912
On the line which makes it possible to travel from New York to Havana withough changing carriages : a work train on Long Key viaduct - in the distance the Key West Express (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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The Florida East Coast Railway extension to the island of Key West opened in 1912
Where the railway carriages ran on to the ocean-going ferry-boats before the line was complete - Knights Key Dock . (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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The Florida East Coast Railway extension to the isalnd of Key West opened in 1912
The longest viaduct of the over-sea railway : the seven mile steel bridge on concrete pillars , between Knights Key and Bahia Honda (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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The Florida East Coast Railway extension to the isalnd of Key West opened in 1912
Construction by workmen living on boats : a typical embankment of the over-sea railway between two islands close together (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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French Armies flow into England after battling their way through to Dunkirk, 1940.
French Armies flow into England after battling their way through to Dunkirk, 1940. (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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CARRY YOUR GAS MASK - BUT DONT LOSE IT!
500 GAS MASKS LEFT BEHIND IN TRAINS IN A MONTH
More than five hundred gas masks carried by people travelling were left in trains arriving at London stations during a monthly period. Of these three hundred were restored to persons who claimed them - and the others returned to the authorities. The moral is obvious.
Photo Shows: A baby 's gas mask - amongst others left behind by forgetful people - seen at a London station.
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CARRY YOUR GAS MASK - BUT DONT LOSE IT
500 GAS MASKS LEFT BEHIND IN TRAINS IN A MONTH
More than five hundred gas masks carried by people travelling were left in trains arriving at London stations during a monthly period. Of these three hundred were restored to persons who claimed them - and the others returned to the authorities. Themoral is obvious.
Photo Shows: An armful of gas masks left behind by forgetful people - seen at a London station.
21 January 1941 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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BELGIAN SAILORS CARRYING THEIR NATIONAL FLAG - LEAVE LONDON STATION
Photo Shows: These Belgians, most of whom are fishermen now serving with the royal Navy (the Belgian Division), waving cheerily from a train with their flag fluttering in the breeze as they leave a London station.
Whenever they are posted to one of His Majesty's ships they take their flag with them
1 February 1941 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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A GUNNER'S MASCOT
Photo Shows: AA Gunner John Gordon with his dog 'Reb' at a London station prior to their departure. His pet has been with him ever since the commencement of war and is always with him whether on leave or whne firing his guns, and he is indifferent to the roaring of his masters AA guns.
4 February 1941 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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A GUNNER'S MASCOT
Photo Shows: AA Gunner John Gordon with his dog 'Reb' at a London station prior to their departure. His pet has been with him ever since the commencement of war and is always with him whether on leave or whne firing his guns, and he is indifferent to the roaring of his masters AA guns.
4 February 1941 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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BABY IS MADE COMFORTABLE FOR THE JOURNEY TO SAFETY
Photo Shows: A mother at a London railway station making her baby comfortable in a cot in a railway carriage before the train leaves for the peace of the country.
4 February 1941 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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BABY IS MADE COMFORTABLE FOR THE JOURNEY TO SAFETY
Photo Shows: A mother at a London railway station making her baby comfortable in a cot in a railway carriage before the train leaves for the peace of the country.
4 February 1941 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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LONDON CIVIL DEFENCE WORKERS ENTERTAIN CHILDREN TO CHRISTMAS PARTY
Edmonton, London, Civil Defence workers and Rescue Squads entertained local children to a Chirstmas party.
All the toys distributed by Father Christmas were made by the ARP workers themselves.
Photo Shows: Mr L MacDonald, member of a Rescue Squad with his young son Allan on his knee, and Derek Collins seated on floor, after receiving toys from Father Christmas at the party.
14 December 1941 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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LONDON SALES GIRLS LEAVE TO WORK IN MUNITION FACTORIES
Another party of girls, who have been employed as sales and counter assistants, in a London chain store, left London under the Ministry of Labour scheme, to take up work in a munition factory in the north of England.the girls who are all aged 19, are eager to start their new war time jobs.
Photo shows: Some of the girls in happy mood before their departure from a London station.
19 January 1942 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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12 November 1943 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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Tube trains
Bakerloo line to Stanmore
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12 November 1943 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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GERMAN ARMOURED TRAIN DESTROYED BY RED ARMY
Photo Shows: Red Army men examine the tangled wreckage of a German armoured train, destroyed in the fighting on the Eastern Front.
4 January 1945 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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ETON BOYS GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
A special early morning train brings Eton boys to Paddington Station, London, as the school breaks up for Christmas holidays. The boys handle their own luggage as they change trains in the crowded station. Boys and girls from nearly 100 schools arrive there by ordinary and special trains, at the peak of the rush.
Photo Shwos: Eton boys arriving at Paddington Station, London carrying their baggage, setting out for the Christmas holidays.
19 December 1945 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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ETON BOYS GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
A special early morning train brings Eton boys to Paddington Station, London, as the school breaks up for Christmas holidays. The boys handle their own luggage as they change trains in the crowded station. Boys and girls from nearly 100 schools arrive there by ordinary and special trains, at the peak of the rush.
Photo Shwos: Eton boys arriving at Paddington Station, London carrying their baggage, setting out for the Christmas holidays.
19 December 1945 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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ETON BOYS GO HOME FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
A special early morning train brings Eton boys to Paddington Station, London, as the school breaks up for Christmas holidays. The boys handle their own luggage as they change trains in the crowded station. Boys and girls from nearly 100 schools arrive there by ordinary and special trains, at the peak of the rush.
Photo Shwos: Eton boys arriving at Paddington Station, London carrying their baggage, setting out for the Christmas holidays.
19 December 1945 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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"LADDIE" LUCAS FAMOUS BATTLE OF BRITAIN PILOT, MARRIES IN LONDON
Wing commander PB ("Laddie") Lucas DSO, DFC and Bar, was married at Grosvenor chapel, South Audley Street, London, to Miss Jill Doreen Addison, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs AM Addison of Ascot. the bride 's sister is married to that other famous Battle of Britain pilot, Group Captain Douglas Bader, DSO amd Bar, DFC and Bar, who is a firm friend of Lucas.
Photo shwos: The little bridal attendants holding up the bride 's train, as the bride and bridegroom leave Grosvenor chapel, London, after the ceremony.
22 May 1946 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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BOY KING OF IRAQ HAS ARRIVED IN LONDON TO SEE VICTORY PARADE AND A DENTIST.
The boy King Feisal of Iraq (he is 11 years of age) arrived at Victoria Station, London by special train from Dover.
He will watch the Victory Parade from the saluting base in the Mall on 8 June, and during his four months stay in and Britain will undergo dental treatment.
Photo Shows: King Feisal on his arrival in London.Prince Abdul Allah, Regent, is on the right.
5 June 1946 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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BRITISH MILITARY POLICE IN GERMANY SWOOP ON CROSS FRONTIER TRAINS FOR BLACK MARKET OPERATORS.
Passenger trains to and from Holland and Belgium are frequently searched at Krefeld Station, Germany, by British Military Police and German Police for black market operators and their stock in trade.
Small scale operators who have been a few miles into the country to barter cigarettes and similar luxuries for a few vegetables are not troubled.
In the course of the search shown in these pictures, a Belgian soldier was caught with between 40 and 50 pounds of coffee, worth about £400 on the black market.
A Polish soldier had dead rabbits which he could have traded for liquor.
Photo Shows: Lance corporal R A King of Luton, Bedfordshire, a member of the Corps of Military Police, searching a woman ' s suitcase with the help of a German policeman.
18 July 1946 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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BRITISH MILITARY POLICE IN GERMANY SWOOP ON CROSS FRONTIER TRAINS FOR BLACK MARKET OPERATORS.
Passenger trains to and from Holland and Belgium are frequently searched at Krefeld Station, Germany, by British Military Police and German Police for black market operators and their stock in trade.
Small scale operators who have been a few miles into the country to barter cigarettes and similar luxuries for a few vegetables are not troubled.
In the course of the search shown in these pictures, a Belgian soldier was caught with between 40 and 50 pounds of coffee, worth about £400 on the black market.
A Polish soldier had dead rabbits which he could have traded for liquor.
Photo Shows: Lance corporal R A King of Luton, Bedfordshire, (Corps of Military Police) searching a sack carried by a woman passenger at Krefeld Station.
18 July 1946 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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US Ambassador visits ' Britain Can Make it ' exhibition on eve of departure to be new commerce secretary
Mr Averell Harriman made his last public appearance
as United States Ambassador to Britain when he paid a visit to the ' Britain Can Make It ' exhbition at the Victoria and Albert museum , London . Photo shows: Mr Averell Harriman inspecting the model of a third-class sleeping car at the exhibition
30 september 1946
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Aerial picture - Trains snowed up after great blizzard in Welsh mountains as huge snowdrifts block lines.
Huge snowdrifts have blocked roads and railways all over the country , and there is practicallly no movement on railways in the Welsh valleys. The coalfields are seriously affected. Photo shows: A photograph taken from air showing trains snowed up , and immovable , on the Abergavenny - Merthyr line in Wales
7 march 1947 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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Aerial picture - Trains snowed up after great blizzard in Welsh mountains as huge snowdrifts block lines.
Huge snowdrifts have blocked roads and railways all over the country , and there is practicallly no movement on railways in the Welsh valleys. The coalfields are seriously affected. Photo shows: A photograph taken from air showing trains snowed up , and immovable , on the Abergavenny - Merthyr line in Wales
7 march 1947 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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Aerial picture - Trains snowed up after great blizzard in Welsh mountains as huge snowdrifts block lines.
Huge snowdrifts have blocked roads and railways all over the country , and there is practicallly no movement on railways in the Welsh valleys. The coalfields are seriously affected. Photo shows: A photograph taken from air showing trains snowed up , and immovable , on the Abergavenny - Merthyr line in Wales
7 march 1947 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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Aerial picture - Trains snowed up after great blizzard in Welsh mountains as huge snowdrifts block lines.
Huge snowdrifts have blocked roads and railways all over the country , and there is practicallly no movement on railways in the Welsh valleys. The coalfields are seriously affected. Photo shows: A photograph taken from air showing trains snowed up , and immovable , on the Abergavenny - Merthyr line in Wales
7 march 1947 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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Aerial picture - Trains snowed up after great blizzard in Welsh mountains as huge snowdrifts block lines.
Huge snowdrifts have blocked roads and railways all over the country , and there is practicallly no movement on railways in the Welsh valleys. The coalfields are seriously affected. Photo shows: A photograph taken from air showing trains snowed up , and immovable , on the Abergavenny - Merthyr line in Wales
7 march 1947 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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Aerial picture - Trains snowed up after great blizzard in Welsh mountains as huge snowdrifts block lines.
Huge snowdrifts have blocked roads and railways all over the country , and there is practicallly no movement on railways in the Welsh valleys. The coalfields are seriously affected. Photo shows: A photograph taken from air showing trains snowed up , and immovable , on the Abergavenny - Merthyr line in Wales
7 march 1947 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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Wallace Beery , a soft-hearted 'tough ' of Hollywood films, sheds an expansive smile as he boards the boat-train at Southampton on arrival from New York in the Queen Mary liner
2 September 1947 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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DOUBLE-DECKER COMFORT
Britain's first double-Decker train was inaugurated at Charing Cross station, London, by Mr. Herbert Morrison, Lord president of the Council.
The train, which enters service on the southern region Dartford loop line tomorrow has eight coaches with upper and lower decks. ventilation upper deck is supplied by fans-lower deck windows open. on each trip the train can carry 1,000 people.
PICTURE SHOWS:- Passangers try out the new double-Decker train at Charing Cross station.
1 November 1949 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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DOUBLE-DECKER COMFORT
Britain's first double-Decker train was inaugurated at Charing Cross station, London, by Mr. Herbert Morrison, Lord president of the Council.
The train, which enters service on the southern region Dartford loop line tomorrow has eight coaches with upper and lower decks. ventilation upper deck is supplied by fans-lower deck windows open. on each trip the train can carry 1,000 people.
PICTURE SHOWS:- The new double-decker train at charing cross Station , London before the inaugural run took place .
1 November 1949 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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THE BEARD TRAVELS - SANTA GOES BY TRAIN
With a set of toys for children of St Mary's home, Brighton, Sussex, Father Christmas showed his progressive outlook by travelling to Brighton by electric train (instead of by the traditional sledge).
He was accompanied by Patricia Plunkett, film actress who has just starred in the associated British film ' Landfall '.
In Brighton, Father Christmas, Miss Plunkett and six children from the home were to make a ceremonial drive of 5 miles through the town in a coach-and-four .
The coach, the one used in the film ' Great Expectations ', took part in the Lord Mayor's show.
PICTURE SHOWS:- Bearded Father Christmas and Patricia Plunkett at the window of the railway carriage as they left Victoria station, London, for Brighton.
14 November 1949 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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' BYE-BYE ' MUM '
JOY NICHOLS ' MOTHER GOING HOME
Joy Nichols, star of the B.B.C. radio programme ' Take It From Here ' , stand on the platform of the Liverpool Street station, London, and poses cheek-to-cheek with her mother, Mrs.Freda Nichols, who left for Australia on the ' Mooltan ' boat train today. she had been visiting her daughter here in England. Miss Nichols is shortly to appear with Jimmy Edwards and others ' Take It From Here' stars in variety at the Victoria Palace, London.
25 January 1950 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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SINGER OFF TO PARIS TO APPEAR ON FRENCH TELEVISION
1 February 1950
Bound for Paris to appear on French television and to spend a belated honeymoon, singer Morgan Davies and his wife, Joy Turpin, left Victoria Station, London, today (Wednesday). Morgan who was principal baritone at Covent Garden Opera House before the war, sings Tonio in the BBC television version of 'Pagliacci', which is to be broadcast in English from Paris to French viewers on February 6. Davies met his wife when both were playing in the London musical 'Carissima'. They were married last August, but two days after the wedding Davies had to begin a provincial concert tour. As the tour ended, Joy had to start rehearsals for pantomime, Joy's mother Mrs Amy Turpin, accompanied the couple.
Picture Shows: Morgan Davies and his wife, Joy Turpin waving goodbye as they leave Victoria Station. (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING .
Members of the South African boxing and wrestling team easily negotiates a 5-barred gates on their last cross-country training run before getting down to the serious business of the Empire games in Auckland, New Zealand. they were helped training well before breakfast.
9 February 1950 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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TENNIS STAR LEAVES
Off to South Africa with her husband and little daughter is Mrs. Michael Menzies of Chesham place, London. The event has special interest for those with an interest in sports, for Mrs.Menzies is Kay Stammers, Wimbledon tennis player and British Wightman cup captain. The family left Waterloo station, London, today for Johannesburg aboard the Orangfontein boat train.
PICTURE SHOWS:- Mr.and Mrs. Michael Menzies (Kay Stammers) with 6-year-old daughter Virginia and the family dog, as they boarded the train at Waterloo today. They will live in South Africa.
17 February 1950 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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HOLLYWOOD ' DOUBLES ' IN LONDON
Accompanied by their wives, Nunnally Johnson, Hollywood film producer, and Jean Negulesco , director, arrived at Waterloo station, London this evening after crossing from America in the Cunard liner ' Queen Mary '. Mrs.Nugulesco is famed American ' cover girl ' Dusty Anderson.
Johnson and Nugulesco have come to Britain to make ' the mudlark', starring Irene Dunne, for 20th Century Fox.
PICTURE SHOWS:- Jean Negulesco : Mrs. Negulesco
( ' cover girl ' Dusty Anderson) : Mrs. Johnson and Nunnally Johnson on arrival at Waterloo station this evening .
9 March 1950 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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REINFORCEMENTS FOR BIRMINGHAM
Hymie Kloner (left) and Gordon Johansen, two South African footballers who are to join the Birmingham City Club, shown here on their arrival in Southampton today aboard the liner ' Arundel Castle ' from South Africa.
3 November 1950
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RETRO - Victoria Station in London 1951
Victoria Station , London
A woman carrying a bunch of flowers on platform 15 .
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Victoria Station , London
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Daniel Moynihan training at Chelsea Barracks , London , Daniel is one of the athletes taking advantage of the new scheme of indoor raining undertaken by the AAA Coaching Committee , with the co-operation of the Army. An indoor training centre has been opened at the Barracks and here during the winter months , athletes will be able to put in two evenings a week until the end of March
4 January 1951 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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A vintage model to thrill railway engine lovers arrived in London for exhibition at the Festival of Britain. It is the ' Agenoria ' , built in 1829 , and it was brought from York to the Kings Cross Goods Station. It is to be moved to the Festival site on the South Bank of the Thames for public showing . Picture shows : The 1829 Agenoria railway engine is unloaded by a giant crane at King's Cross ( London ) Goods Station
4 January 1951 (FOTO:DUKAS/TOPFOTO)
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Britons Are A 'Birthday Present'!
Britons Are A 'Birthday Present'!
The crowded scene at St Pancras, London, as a party of 437 Britons set off on the first stage of their journey to Brisbane, Australia. The migrants will sail this afternoon from Tilbury in the Orion which is making a special voyage to Brisbane for the 100th Birthday celebrations of Queensland state. A sign at the station greeted them with the words ' Doorway to a Bright Future' and Australian girls gave them glasses of Queensland pineapple juice.
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FEATURE - Zugnostalgie: 1952 im Nachtzug von London nach Paris
Night Train to Europe
A waiter in the Compagnie Internationale des Wagon-Lits dining car of the London-Paris Night Train serves meals to passengers.
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Night Train to Europe
Dining car on the London-Paris Night Train. Compagnie Internationale des Wagon-Lits carriages.
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FEATURE - Zugnostalgie: 1952 im Nachtzug von London nach Paris
Night Train to Europe
A Merchant Navy class Southern Railway locomotive waits at Victoria Station before the first stage of the journey of the London-Paris Night Train.
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