All Clear for the Guns on British Railways
- Made:
- 1940
- maker:
- Leslie Carr
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Painting, oils on canvas, Railway Executive Committee, "All Clear for the Guns on British Railways" by Leslie Carr, about 1940. Depicts two trains on parallel tracks. On the left is a passenger train, hauled by a green 4-6-0 locomotive numbered 1401, halted at a signal. At right is a black locomotive, numbered 2127, with a train of artillery pieces. In the centre are two permanent way workers, and a sleeper lying on the ground. Original artwork for a Railway Executive Committee poster. Unframed.
Details
- Category:
- Pictorial Collection (Railway)
- Object Number:
- 1994-8794
- Materials:
- oil (unspecified) and canvas
- Measurements:
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overall: 815 mm x 1280 mm x , ,
- type:
- painting
- credit:
- British Rail, Clapham
