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Above the pictures you see the description that is printed at the front (or back) of the postcard.

Postcards from the  London & North Western Railway Company
"Dwarf" engine used by engineering department in 1862	Four-cylinder compound bogie engine. Built july 1901, driving wheels 7ft. 3in. diam.
Irish Day Express (Passing through Whitmore cutting at full speed)	Old crewe passenger engine Built 1845, driving wheels 6 ft. diameter
Old passenger locomotive Built in 1985 for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The first engine with inside cylinders. Driving wheels 5 ft. diameter	Passenger engine "President" Built 1861, driving wheels 7ft. diameter
Locomotive on the upper right: Locomotive used by engineering in 1862 Locomotief on the front: Old 7ft. passenger engine "President", built 1881

"The London & North Western Railway is noted for Punctuality, Speed, Smooth Riding, Dustless Tracks, Safety and Comfort, and is the Oldest established Firm in the Railway Passenger Business" (But they were not modest)