Poster, British Railways, Progress
- Made:
- 1957
- maker:
- Terence Tenison Cuneo
- commissioner:
- British Railways
Cut down poster, British Railways, Progress, by Terence Cuneo, 1957. Coloured lithograph depicting the interior of British Railways Swindon Works, and the construction of a Warship class diesel hydraulic locomotive. The illustration shows the engine being lowered into the locomotive from an overhead gantry. Alongside is another diesel locomotive under construction, and a steam locomotive being overhauled. In the background on a raised platform is the 1837 Great Western Railway 2-2-2 locomotive 'North Star'. The poster has been cut down to remove the accompanying text, varnished and placed on a canvas backing.
Details
- Category:
- Pictorial Collection (Railway)
- Object Number:
- 2000-7069
- Measurements:
-
: 39 x 27 in.; 990.6 x 685.8 mm
- type:
- poster
- credit:
- British Rail, Clapham
