All Clear for the Guns on British Railways

Made:
circa 1942 in London and Dunstable
maker:
Railway Executive Committee
,
Waterlow and Sons Limited
and
British Railways
artist:
Leslie Carr

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Poster, Railway Executive Committee, All Clear for the Guns on British Railways by Leslie Carr, about 1942. Coloured lithograph depicting 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. Text beneath reads "All clear for the guns on British Railways". Numbered 529A. Printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited.

Details

Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
1990-7085
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 1016 mm x 1270 mm
type:
poster
credit:
Onslow's Auctioneers (London)