Diesel Trains

Made:: circa 1955

commissioner:: Barber

maker:: British Railways, London Midland Region

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Painting, oil on canvas, Diesel Trains, by Barber, about 1955. Depicts a British Railways two carriage diesel multiple unit passenger train in green livery, passing over a brick bridge on a sunny day, with white clouds in the sky. In the background at right is a signal box. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) stock poster, published with a variety of texts advertising new diesel services. Signed at bottom right. Unframed.

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Category:: Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Object Number:: 1976-9317

Materials:: oil paint and canvas

Measurements:: image: 445 mm x 611 mm x 14 mm,

type:: painting, oil painting and poster artwork

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