A steam train travelling on the London and Croydon Railway towards London Bridge. Tinted lithograph by E. Duncan, 1838.

  • Duncan, Edward, 1804-1882.
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1st June 1838
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36546i
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A steam train travelling on the London and Croydon Railway towards London Bridge. Tinted lithograph by E. Duncan, 1838. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The railway line opened in 1839. In the distance the Greenwich Viaduct is shown: it had been constructed in 1834-1836 to carry the railway between London Bridge, Bermondsey and Deptford

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London (105, Leadenhall Street), 1st June 1838.

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1 print : lithograph, tinted ; image 28.3 x 49 cm

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View of the London and Croydon Railway. J. Gibbs. Engineer. From the deep cutting made through the hill at New Cross. Looking towards the Greenwich Railway. On stone by E. Duncan E.D. 1838.

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Wellcome Collection 36546i

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