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LNER World War II notice. 'Waiting Room Fires - Fuel for Essential Purposes'. Poster explaining lack of fires in waiting rooms due to need to conserve fuel. Blue border, headed with white LNER 'lozenge' logo; white background, purple text. January 1945 written in pencil on reverse. Printed by H and S Ltd, 8047. Format: double crown. Dimensions: 25 x 20 inches, 635 x 510mm.

Waiting Room Fires

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1945
Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, Restaurant Cars and Buffet Cars are Restored from 1 October 1945, border and text, 1945. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Restaurant Cars and Buffet Cars are Restored

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1945
Booklet 'Weights of Worn Rails' - a series of diagrams showing approximate loss in width of rails due to wear of running surface, issued by Maintenance Office, Kings Cross, London & North Eastern Railway

'weights of worn rails'

Documents

1945
Booklet 'The Railways - answers to questions and statements' giving reasons against State ownership of the railways, issued by the British Main Line Railway Companies, 22 Palace Chambers, London SW1

The Railways: Answers to Questions and Statements

Documents

1945
London Midland & Scottish Railway typed booklet describing Derby Locomotive Works - history, workshops etc., circa 1945? Typed sheets in a plain card cover. 18pp.

Description of Derby Locomotive Works [supplied title]

Documents

c. 1945
Leaflet "Design for Comfort - an invitation to passengers of the LNER", detailing possible future changes to carriage layout and asking for passengers views, 1945.

LNER leaflet entitled Design for Comfort

Documents

1945
Booklet submitted by the Railway Clerks' Association to the Railway Executive Committee Staff Committee on March 20th 1945 entitled 'Proposals for Improved Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service of Salaried Staff Employed by the Railway Companies and the London Passenger Transport Board'.

Proposals for Improved Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service of Salaried Staff Employed by the Railway Companies and the London Passenger Transport Board

Documents

1945
Books, "Scale of Charges for Merchandise Traffic by Merchandise Trains between Stations on Coras Iompair Eireann and Stations on other Irish Railways", [Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway], 3 copies.

scales of charges for merchandise traffic

Documents

1945
Brochure, Southern railway, 'Centenary of the Opening on September 20th 1845 of the South Eastern Railway from Tonbridge to Tunbridge Wells Exhibition at the New Library Building, Civic Centre, Tunbridge Wells, September 20th - October 6th 1945", printed by McCorquodale & Co., London, 1945.

Exhibition at the New Library Building

Documents

1945
Poster, Southern Railway, Shabby?, by L A Webb, 1945. Coloured lithograph depicting three hands holding paintbrushes and painting three stripes in parallel arcs of green, yellow and green. Text below reads "Yes! This station does need smartening up. It will take time to see to over 800 S.R. stations, but it will be done as soon as we get the men and materials". The poster publicises the Southern Railway's plans for refurbishment following the end of the Second World War. Printed by McCorquodale and Company Limited, London. Reference in margin reads "AD 5374 500/1945". Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

shabby?

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1945