Loading a steam locomotive onto a ship, Newhaven, East Susex, late 1800s.

The British locomotive building industry expanded rapidly in the latter half of the 19th century and cultivated a thriving export market. Locomotive No 690, built in 1883 by Neilson & Co of Glasgow for the Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest, is seen here being loaded on board ship en route to France.