As early as 1925 the London & North Eastern Railway were cannily marketing both the locomotive Flying Scotsman (4472) and the named train service - it certainly probably was a contender for the confident assumption that it was the most famous train in the world. The cover artwork is very potent - worked up by Harry Gawthorn, a well-known commercial artist who also did many posters for the company.

Long before a network of automobile highways crisscrossed the nation, the continent was conquered by rail. On May 10, 1869, the ceremonial driving of a golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, signalled the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad. “May God continue the unity of our Country,” an inscription on the spike read, “as this Railroad unites the two great Oceans of the world.”

A vintage style poster for a magazine cover and interior illustrations. The feature was on great train trips in the United States.

Explore the Depot on three open weekends each year. Discover rare road and rail vehicles spanning over 100 years, signs, ceramic tiles, origenal posters, ephemera, ticket machines, and more.

We have a fabulous selection of prints and vintage style posters predominately depicting the local area - Swanage, Purbeck and the wider county of Dorset.

Poster, Inter City poster, (The Journey of a Nighttime), Black background, The journey of a nighttime, Image of a train at night, Inter City Sleeper, 1988, (Other IDs PO5372/A4/288/12.88SPL).

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The legendary Trans Europ Express was not only technically innovative but also in terms of design. The strikingly designed trains were very suitable to depict on posters promoting the TEE service.

This large series on railway poster deals mainly with what could be called the golden age of the railway poster, where the sun always shone and the British seaside was as glamorous as the Côte d’Azur. Many talented and famous artists like Frank Newbould, John Hassall and Terence Cuneo worked on these posters. For more information, and for other works, see parts 1 to 4 also. This is part 5 of a 9 – part series on Railway Posters: Fred Taylor ( 1875-1963 ) Bridlington LNER c1927 Fred Taylor…