The railway stations, Reading, c. 1865, seen from the corner of Vastern Road and Forbury Road. The Great Western Hotel and Great Western Hotel Tap are to the left. Station Road, on its embankment, leads to the terminus of the South Eastern Railway, which has an all-over roof and a train at one of the platforms. To the right is the Great Western "up" station. In the middle of the photograph, between Vastern Road and the South Eastern Railway, is a strip of low-lying waste land. 1860-1869 : postcard by Reading Libraries, Series No. 6/1, with the caption "Great Western Hotel and railway stations, Reading, c. 1865." There is another postcard version on Dynix 1246539, and a larger print at Dynix 1246532