Mr Kendrick of Crewe Being Refused His Luggage

Cartoon, ink pen (stylic art), "Mr Kendrick of Crewe being refused his luggage by the Railway Officer", by C.A.S., a satirical comment on the railways' autocratic attitude to their passengers, depicting a pile of luggage and group of passengers arguing with a railway official, about 1838 - 1843.

This is one of a series of cartoons satirising the early railways. This illustration shows a number of well-dressed passengers angrily arguing with a railway employee. A comically large pile of bags can be seen in the background. This playfully pokes fun at the expectations of passengers. The illustration is attributed to ‘C.A.S’. It is possible that C.A.S refers to Charles Alexander Saunders who worked for the Great Western Railway until 1863. The artist and the date of creation remain unknown.