British Isles and Ireland
Ireland
![498 1981. "Railway Embankment" by painter W.J. Leech to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/131959/c78a70d921da786ad323a5a33030c3c381b4f42f/original/ireland-1968-leech.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
498 1981. "Railway Embankment" by painter W.J. Leech to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth
![577-580 1984. Commemorating 150 years of Irish Railways, with the opening in 1834 of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Dublin and Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 mi).](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/131959/a8f1712634e7b15775e2fb9bf4d7ea36cd854e36/original/ireland-1984-irish-railways.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
577-580 1984. Commemorating 150 years of Irish Railways, with the opening in 1834 of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR) between Westland Row in Dublin and Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), a distance of 10 km (6 mi).
Isle of Man
United Kingdom
![984-987 1975. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/131959/40879bcde8563c170247c1e85dbd5b4a1306cd4d/original/uk-984-987-1975.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
984-987 1975. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
![1272-1276 1985. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway. The GWR, "God's Wonderful Railway"](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/131959/319b45b3e1a8027e455adec3d3457bc5bf4bd231/original/uk-1272-1276-1985.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
1272-1276 1985. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway. The GWR, "God's Wonderful Railway"
![xxxx 2003. "Pub" signs are part of the colourful history of British public houses, and with the coming of the railways, they became the inspiration for many a sign, this one by the Station Hotel in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/131959/be2b16ae0c33782cc27bddc9566cf8224a1051d8/original/uk-2003-inn-signs.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
xxxx 2003. "Pub" signs are part of the colourful history of British public houses, and with the coming of the railways, they became the inspiration for many a sign, this one by the Station Hotel in Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire
![xxxx 2003. This stamp is part of a series celebrating British-made toys. Hornby trains are still today a bright star in the galaxy of British-made toys](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/131959/8a0f53295882679974c9f1c394cef38f378ddc9e/original/uk-2003-toy-makers.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
xxxx 2003. This stamp is part of a series celebrating British-made toys. Hornby trains are still today a bright star in the galaxy of British-made toys
![xxxx-xxxx 2006. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, renowned civil engineer](http://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/131959/2ec550ecdcba1b2cc7741367a5ed3e6553f5fbb3/original/xxxx-xxxx-2006-celebrating-the-200th-anniversary-of-the-birth-of-isambard-kingdom-brunel-renowned-civil-engineer.jpg/!!/b%3AW1sic2l6ZSIsIjM1MHciXV0%3D/meta%3AeyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ%3D%3D.jpg)
xxxx-xxxx 2006. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, renowned civil engineer