by Andrew Gill | Aug 21, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
In the 1920/30s, ocean liners crossing the Atlantic were steam powered. The steam was generated by burning coal which had a journey of its own, from being mined underground to the surface; loaded onto trains; by horse and cart to the docks and barge to the ship then,... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 30, 2021 | Gallery, Transport
This is Cunard’s ocean liner RMS Aquitania. ‘RMS’ stands for Royal Mail Ship, which means she had a contract to carry mail between Great Britain and the United States. The ship was launched in 1914 and scrapped in 1950, having worked as a... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 28, 2021 | Gallery, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
This photograph dates from the 1920s, the heyday of transatlantic crossings by luxurious ocean liners, and although not captioned, probably shows ‘RMS Majestic’ (a sister-ship to Titanic and owned by the White Star Line) in dry dock for repairs. RMS stands... 