Trains On Stamps

On March 19, 1999 Singapore issued a set of four stamps commemorating the country's maritime heritage. The low value 22c stamp depicts a clipper ship and a tank locomotive. The tank engine was extensively used in ports such as Singapore in the 19th century. It was a very effective means of moving goods from port to warehouse.

From Wikipedia, "A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender. The most common type has tanks mounted on either side of the boiler. This type originated about 1840 and quickly became popular for industrial tasks, and later for shunting and shorter mainline duties,"

The water tank shown on both the stamp and the pic is a saddle tank, extended over the length of the boiler

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The 6S shows a cog railway train going up the Schneeberg.
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Here are a couple more from AUSTRIA

Trains and stamps. Two of my favorite hobbies.

Jack Kelley

Dead right, a winning combination! And I always enjoy the postings here.



I'm looking forward to being able to despatch trains again on the railway I volunteer on

Here is the 4d value (S.G. #O147) from New Zealand's 1940 "Centennial" set overprinted for official use. The un-overprinted stamp is depicted on page 37 of this thread.

Between 1981 and 1984 the DDR issued four sets of "Narrow Gauge Railways" stamps in four-stamp sets with the stamps printed in sheets of the format shown below.

Here is "Narrow Gauge Railways III" (Mi. #s 2992-5), issued on May 17, 1983. The labels show Wernigerode to Nordhausen line (track width 1000mm) on Mi. #s 2992-3, and Zittau to Jonsdorf line (track width 750 mm) on Mi. #s 2994-5.

The DDR's "Narrow Gauge Railways IV" set (Mi. #s 2864-7) was issued on March 20, 1984. The labels show Cranzahl to Oberwiesenthal line (track width 750mm) between Mi. #s 2864 and 2867), and the Selketal line (track width 1000mm) between Mi. #s 2865-6.

On February 29, 1968 the DDR issued a set of two transport-themed stamps for its annual Leipzig Spring Fair issue. The 10 pf stamp (Mi. #1349) depicts a diesel-electric locomotive.

From Wikipedia, "The defining characteristic of diesel-electric transmission is that it avoids the need for a gearbox, by converting the mechanical force of the diesel engine into electrical energy (through a dynamo) and using the electrical energy to drive traction motors, which propel the vehicle mechanically."

Sc#436 1948 CV : $800
Locomotive construction.

Here is a large (38.5mm x 82mm) advertising label for the Southern Pacific Railroad's "Coast Daylight" service between San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The engine shown is a 4-8-4 configuration steam locomotive. Label dates from 1937-43.

From the spdaylight.net website, "The streamlined Daylight began running on March 21, 1937. Initially, 12 Pullman passenger cars were hauled by GS-2 steam locomotives. Later, more passenger cars and newer steam engines were added as ridership increased. A southbound train in San Francisco (Train 98) and a northbound train in Los Angeles (Train 99) would leave at the same time. Both would depart at 8:15 am and arrive at their destination at 6:00 pm, traveling 471 miles in 9 hours 45 minutes."

Between March 1986 and June 1993 Yugoslavia released a long, definitive set of 65 stamps on the theme of Postal Service. These stamps ranged in face value from .10 dinars to 20,000 dinars. Four of the stamps, the 1, 20 on 1, 50, and 20,000 dinar stamps depict an electric train as shown here on the 50 dinar value (Mi #2175) issued on June 4, 1986.

Here is the low value one escudo stamp (Sc #1180) from Portugal's June 25, 1973 set of three stamps commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Ministry of Communications.

On February 1, 2000 Great Britain issued its 2nd series (4-stamp set) of "Millennium Projects" stamps. Stamps follow the theme "Fire and Light". The 26 p value (SG #2130) depicts "Garratt steam locomotive No. 143 pulling train" in Wales(SG).

Here is the low value 5 pf stamp (Mi #2254) from the DDR's 1977 set of 5 stamps depicting items from the collection of the Dresden Transportation Museum. It shows the "Muldenthal" steam locomotive (1861). This is the second oldest, completely intact, original steam locomotive in Germany.

The oldest, completely intact, original steam locomotive in Germany is a 1435mm/gauge 1860 Sieg locomotive in the Deutsches Technik Museum in Berlin.