The Orient Line special boat train on the East Jetty at Immingham, Lincolnshire, taken from the passenger cruise ship Orontes (1929).
The Orient Line special boat train, hauled by the L.N.E.R. B7 class 4-6-0 locomotive number 5073 with the headcode 392, on the East Jetty at Immingham, Lincolnshire, with passengers for a 13 day cruise to Norway or a 20 day cruise to Baltic capitals and Norway. The photographer is on board the passenger cruise ship Orontes (1929) looking along the jetty showing members of the ship's crew lined up along the platform to assist passengers to transfer from the train to the ship. A temporary telegraph office has been erected on the jetty.
Object Details
ID: | P92388 |
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Type: | Sheet film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
Vessels: | Orontes (1929) |
Date made: | 1930-1937 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 117 mm x 167 mm |