Railway posters

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.

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 3 also. This is part 4 of a 9 – part series on Railway Posters: Frank H. Mason RBA RI RSMA ( 1875-1965 ) Boatbuilding LNER…

Go by Train. British Railways

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

CUSDEN, Leonard Lot 49

Rare original vintage travel advertising poster published by the Chemins de Fer de l'Etat Francais / National French Railways and Southern Railway to promote their Rapide Manche Ocean fast service across the Channel connecting London - Newhaven - Dieppe - Rouen - Alencon - Le Mans - Nantes - La Rochelle - Bordeaux on the Atlantic Ocean coast to Spain and Algeria via Dax - Biarritz - Pau - Toulouse in a striking design featuring a stylised map of the rail network on the left with a…

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).

From vintage travel posters to cool contemporary designs, here are the best places to buy travel posters in the UK

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