index, ill, maps, p.203.non-fictionA biography of the railway & maritime engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel & his building of the Great Western Railway in Great Britain.brunel, isambard kingdom, 1806-1859, railroads - the great western railway - history

ill, maps, p.52.non-fictionA short history of the first 75 years of the Great Western Railway taken from the Great Western Railway Magazine June 1913 Vol XXV No.6railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

index, ill, p.36.non-fictionA railway book for boys and girls of all ages about the passenger train the Cornish Riviera Limited from London to Penzance in Great Britain.railroads - the great western railway - history, railroads - great britain - history

ill, maps, p.180.non-fiction A history of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales from 1835 to 1935 reprinted from The Great Western Railway Centenary Number of 'The Times.'railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

ill, maps, p.455.non-fiction A comprehensive history of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales. Volume I is from 1833 to 1863.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

index, ill, maps, p.654.non-fiction A continuation of the comprehensive history of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales. Volume II is from 1863 to 1921.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

Two photos. Worker Laying Bricks at the rebuilding of the Great Western Railway Station 1953. 1953. Passenger Carriages visible. trainsport, railways, train

index, ill, maps, p.185.non-fiction An appreciation of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

index, ill, maps, p.200.non-fiction A history of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales in the 19th century.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

index, ill, maps, p.168.non-fiction A history of the Great Western railway in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire England.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

index, ill, p.102.non-fictionA history of the Great Western Railway company in England, Wales & Cornwall during its consolidation phase between 1923 & 1929.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

index, ill, p.96.non-fictionA history of the Great Western Railway company in England, Wales & Cornwall between 1930 & 1939.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

index, ill, p.96.non-fictionA history of the Great Western Railway company in England, Wales & Cornwall from 1939 to 1948 during the war and up to nationalisation.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

index, ill, maps, p.207.non-fiction A history of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales over its 150 years.railroads - great western railway - pictorial, railroads - great britain - history

Four photographs of demolition of Great Western Railway Station April 1986. Individuals shown Horwoods transport, railways

Ill, p.153.non-fictionAm illustrated history of British abbeys.abbeys - history, abbeys - great britain

Mary Jane Tiller centre, Thomas Metcalfe right and possibly Metcalfe's on left in front of Great Western Gatekeepers house Rennie Street Great Western railways, great western

ill. maps. p.27.non-fictionA celebration of one hundred years of operations on the Great Southern Railway from Perth to Albany in Western Australia between 1889 & 1989.railroad construction - western australia - history, great southern railway - western australia - history

The badge recovered from the Schomberg wreck is believed to depict one of the first steam engines. The engine's design by Charles Tayleur & Co. was to be produced for the Great Western Railway in England. The first nineteen of these locomotives were ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway including six 2-2-2 Charles Tayleur locomotives. They were built by Charles Tayleur and Company, which later the Vulcan Foundry. The locomotives were unsuccessful and were rapidly supplemented by the Star Class locomotives ordered by Daniel Gooch once he had been appointed as the Locomotive Engineer. As built, they comprised two groups of three, the first group, was delivered in 1837. This locomotive was the first to run on the Great Western Railway when it was tested on 28 December 1837 from its shed at West Drayton. It was withdrawn in 1843 but was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive and returned to service in 1846, running in this form until 1868. It survived for two more years at Reading as a stationary boiler. It is named after the workshops where it was built, which themselves were named after the Roman god of fire. (Although a supposition, it is possible that the owner was a passenger on the ill-fated Schomberg and that they worked either for the Great Western Railway or the Vulcan Foundry that made the engine in the 1830s.) Wreck of the Schomberg: Schomberg was a large three-masted full-ship rigged wooden ship built in 1855 by Alexander Hall and Co in Aberdeen, Scotland for James Baines' famous Black Ball Line at £43,103. The vessel was 288 feet (88 meters) in length, with a beam of 45 feet (14 meters), a depth of 29.5 feet (8.99 meters) of 2,284 tons. The mainmast was 210 feet (64 meters) high and she carried 3.3 acres of sail. The vessel was constructed with three skins. One planked fore and aft, and two diagonally planked, fastened together with screw-threaded trunnels (wooden rails). The Schomberg is one of only three clipper wrecks in Victorian waters that operated the England to Australia run. While the other two, Empress of the Sea and Lightning, were built by the famous American shipbuilder, Donald Mac Kay. Schomberg was an attempt to build a faster ship than Mac Kay and a vessel fast enough to break the sailing record to Australia. The Schomberg sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool on 6 October 1855, under the command of Captain James Forbes, on its maiden voyage to Australia with a general cargo, jewellery, spirits, machinery, and 2,000 tons of iron rails and equipment intended to build the Melbourne to Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. She also carried a cow for fresh milk, pens for fowls and pigs, plus 90,000 gallons of water for washing and drinking. She also carried 17,000 letters and 31,800 newspapers. There were approximately 473 passengers and a crew of 105. It was hoped that Schomberg would make Melbourne in sixty days, setting a record for the voyage, but light winds at the equator dashed those expectations. The ship sighted Moonlight Head in southwest Victoria on Christmas Day but through a deadly combination of wind, currents, and unmarked sand spits, the vessel gently ran aground on 26 December 1855 on a spit that juts into Newfield Bay, just east of Curdies Inlet, and the present town of Peterborough. Fortunately, the SS Queen was nearby and managed to save all passengers and crew. The steamers Keera and Maitland were dispatched to salvage the passenger's baggage and the more valuable cargo. Other salvage attempts were made, but deteriorating weather made the work impossible, and within two weeks the Schomberg's hull was broken up and the vessel abandoned. The wrecking of the Schomberg caused quite a public stir, particularly in light of the fact the vessel was supposed to be, the most perfect clipper ship ever built. Captain Forbes was charged in the Supreme Court under suspicion that he was playing cards with two female passengers below decks when his ship ran aground. Despite a protest meeting, two inquiries, and the court proceedings, he was found not guilty and cleared of all charges. In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate, and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum that also displays ship fittings and equipment, and personal effects. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill.The Schomberg has historical significance as one of the first luxurious ships built to bring emigrants to Australia to cash in on the gold rush era. And is included on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612). The collection of Schomberg artefacts held at Flagstaff Hill Museum is primarily significant because of the relationship between these recovered items having a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg and its foundering during a storm. The shipwreck is of additional historical significance for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the first passenger ship, which was designed not only to be the fastest and most luxurious of its day but foundered on its maiden voyage to Australia.Gold coloured brass badge depicting an 1840's steam engine or locomotive with the figure of a fireman standing on the back. Smoke is coming from the smokestack. The reverse has three holes, possible where a mounting pin or fastener was attached. The badge was recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg.warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, captain forbes, ss queen, badge, charles tayleur, great western railway, vulcan foundry, isambard kingdom brunel, locomoive, brooch

ill, p.111.non-fictionA pictorial history of branch lines of the Great Western Railway at the end of the steam era.railroads - the great western railway - pictorial, railroads - the great western railway - history

ill, p.128.non-fictionA pictorial history of the Great Western Railways during the steam era of the 1950s & 1960s.railroads - great western railway - history, railroads - great western railway - pictorial

index, p.161.non-fictionA reprinted edition of a 1905 guidebook for rules & regulations used on the Great Western Railway Company in Great Britain. Originally published by Great Western Railways.railroads - great western railway - history, railroads - rules & regulations - great western railway

index, ill, maps, p.228.non-fictionA history of the 'big four' railway companies in Great Britain, The Great Western Railway, The Southern Railway, The London Midland & Scottish railway, & The London & North Eastern Railway after all the private railways were grouped together into 4 in 1923.great western railway (great britain), the london & north eastern railway, the london midland & scottish railway, the southern railway

ill, p.72.non-fiction A short history of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

ill, maps, p.44.non-fictionAn account of the origins and development of the Great Western broad gauge 7'1/4" system in Great Britain, with a glance at broad gauges in other lands.railroads - broad gauge - history, railroads - the great western railway - history

ill, maps, p.112.non-fiction A history of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales at the turn of the 20th century.railroads - great britain - history, railroads - great western railway - history

ill, p.115.non-fiction A pictorial history of the Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales.railroads - great western railway - pictorial, railroads - great britain - history

ill, maps, p.80.non-fiction A pictorial history of the broad gauge 7'1/2" Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales from 1833 to 1892.railroads - great western railway - pictorial, railroads - great britain - history

ill, maps, p.80.non-fiction A pictorial history of the broad gauge 7'¼" Great Western railway in England, Cornwall & Wales from 1833 to 1892.railroads - great western railway - pictorial, railroads - great britain - history

Appletons Patent Railway Warning Lamp with Sherwood Style burner Used by Gangers during track work at night Appletons was an early pioneer of railway lamp signal lamp Alfred Edward Appleton invented and patented the Spinner Railway signal lamp in England in 1897. Appleton lamps were patented and manufactured by Alfred Edward Appleton at a factory in Sherwood during the early 1920's to late 50's and widely used throughout Queensland Railways. Alfred Edward Appleton's father was a railway pointsman and porter on the Great Western Railway in Tewkesbury England Historic - Early Hand signalling Lantern Appletons Patent Railway Warning Lamp made of tin & metal and glassAppletons Patentpuffing billy, appleton warning lamp, lamp