The Constable on the Great Western Railway

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "The Constable on the Great Western Railway who was run over by the train whilst taking his tea", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways, depicting a railway policeman responsible for signalling being run over by a train as it emerges from a tunnel, about 1838 - 1843.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1997-7464
Measurements:
: 224 x 280 mm
type:
cartoon
credit:
British Rail, Clapham