Trains at platform one, Paddington Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2K7NBHAFile size:
50.8 MB (2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5268 x 3372 px | 44.6 x 28.5 cm | 17.6 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
9 October 2022Location:
Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UKMore information:
. Recorded at Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The subject captured here is Trains at platform one, Paddington Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK. The subject also carries associations with station environment, passenger railway, commuter travel, regional identity, trackside heritage, archival record, visual archive, urban rail transport, social history, rail mobility, before-and-after reference, changing land use, community identity, and local history. The wider contemporary story combines station investment, accessibility and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Small period details of materials and architectural details at Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The subject also sits alongside regional rail, integrated transport, changing streetscape, railway branding, transport interchange, contemporary social history, rail modernisation, and public realm. The recorded references to Bayswater, Station, Trains, platform, and Paddington preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Its period value extends to station investment and the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions within the specific setting of Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK. The image fixes evidence of changing use as part of Paddington mainline railway Station, Bayswater, London, England, UK's history.