All Clear for the Guns on British Railways

Made:
1940
maker:
Leslie Carr
All Clear for the Guns on British Railways

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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:
: 40 x 50 in.; 1016 x 1270 mm
type:
painting
credit:
British Rail, Clapham