All Clear for the Guns on British Railways
- Made:
- 1940
- maker:
- Leslie Carr
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:
-
: 40 x 50 in.; 1016 x 1270 mm
- type:
- painting
- credit:
- British Rail, Clapham