Image of 'Acheron' 2-2-2 locomotive emerging from a tunnel near Bristol, frontispiece by Bourne, John Cooke (1814-96)

'Acheron' 2-2-2 locomotive emerging from a tunnel near Bristol, frontispiece to 'The History and Description...

IMAGE number: NRM264157
Image title: 'Acheron' 2-2-2 locomotive emerging from a tunnel near Bristol, frontispiece to 'The History and Description of the Great Western Railway', 1846 (litho)
Artist: Bourne, John Cooke (1814-96) / British
Location: National Railway Museum, York, North Yorkshire, UK
Medium: lithograph
Date: 1846 AD (C19th AD)

Image description: Gooch 'Firefly' class steam locomotive; GWR built in 1835 to provide route from Bristol to London; opened fully in 1841;
Photo credit: © Science and Society Picture Library / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: train / steam engine / railway tracks / driver / industrial revolution / Engraving / Mzengraving

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	Dimension [pixels]	Dimension in 300dpi [mm]	File size [MB]
Large	3442 × 5136 px	291 × 435 mm	4.5 MB
Medium	687 × 1024 px	58 × 87 mm	1.1 MB

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