London Midland & Scottish Railway express bombed and machine-gunned near Bletchley
- Made:
- circa 1945
- maker:
- Norman Wilkinson
- commissioner:
- London Midland & Scottish Railway Company
Painting, oil on canvas, 'London Midland & Scottish Railway express bombed and machine-gunned near Bletchley, October 1940', by Norman Wilkinson, about 1945. Depicts an express passenger train hauled by a Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive. A bomb explodes just in front of the train at the side of the track, and there are columns of smoke behind the train. In the foreground a permanent way worker bends over a colleague lying next to the track, and another worker stands holding his head. The chimneys of a factory are visible in the background, and there is a German bomber in the sky above. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Created for the The LMS at War series. Unframed.
Details
- Category:
- Pictorial Collection (Railway)
- Object Number:
- 1977-5716
- Measurements:
-
overall: 760 mm x 1143 mm
- type:
- painting and oil painting