Drawings of locomotives by E.T. Lane, Great Western Railway Employee

ETL

1848 - 1849

The notebooks and loose sheets contain sketches drawn by Mr. E.T. Lane, when a pupil in the Great Western Railway works at Swindon in 1848-1849. They illustrate many of the locomotives then running on the Great Western Railway, including the ‘North Star’ of 1837, as well as engines belonging to other railways.

3 volumes, 1 bundle

Fair condition, smaller notebooks (1923-436) appear quite worn. The larger volume (1936-54) has been covered in brown paper and has some loose pages.

English

The two notebooks and loose sheets (1923-436) were purchased by the Science Museum, London in 1923 from a private donor. Following this the Science Museum received another volume of drawings by Lane (1923-436). Following this the Science Museum was in correspondence with another private donor who was a descendent of Lane. A further volume of drawings also by Lane (1923-436) was loaned to and then bought by the Science Museum in 1936.

National Railway Museum, York

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There is a paper manuscript list listing part of the collection.

Single series arranged chronologically