THE L.N.W.R. SERIES (in stamp box), PHOTO LONDON, TYPO BERLIN (in stamp box), for more information & allocation to sets see The Official Railway Postcard Book by John Alsop
Sold As
sets of 6 & some as individual cards, used by L.N.W.R. for business messages
First Use
03/10/1904
Where Sold
Great Britain
Title
THREE CYLINDER COMPOUND PASSENGER ENGINE "IONIC". DRIVING WHEELS 7FT. DIAMETER. BUILT 1890
Item Comment
THIS ENGINE TOOK A TRAIN FROM EUSTON TO CARLISLE WITHOUT A STOP. A DISTANE OF 299 MILES, ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1895 AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 51 MILES PER HOUR
