Steam Train

14th February 1948: A shunter checking his train at Hither Green station, London, where high-power lamp units, inspired by the light cast by German flares during wartime, create a moonlight effect. Shunters have reported quicker and easier working conditions since the introduction of the high-elevation lighting. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4505 – Double Moonlight – pub. 1948 (Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post/Getty Images)