Poster, Virgin Trains. 'Fly Virgin Trains' campaign. Poster reads 'Time Flies, Glasgow - London 4hrs 32mins'. May 2013. The poster has a stylised image of a train (pendolino) speeding forward from a vanishing point (the sun) through the sky and clouds. Text reads ' For our lowest fares / bok in advance at virgintrains.com. WIrh the 'Fly Virgin Trains' logo in the lower right corner and small print along the lower edge. Design company ELVIS - artwork adapted from billboard to poster by Sam Jessup, Virgin Trains. Double royal. Fly Virgin Trains Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-05
Poster, London Midland. '2012 Games, Train Lengths From London Euston'. Covering the period Friday 27 July to Sunday 12 August and showing which services into London Euston will have extra carriages running. The top of the poster is shades of pink with a silhouette of the London skyline, an 'i' in a circle and the title text. The body of the poster has lists of departture times and stations and indications of the extra seats available. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue with the London Midland logo and the website address. 2012 Games, Train Lengths From London Euston Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-06
Poster, London Midland. 'Online Rail Sale'. Text reads 'Up to 50% off train tickets 9 April - 7 May 2012'. With an illustration of a DMU in the landscape. Website address and details below the image. The bottom of the poster is dark blue with the London Midland logo and a QR code. Double royal. 'Online Rail Sale' Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-03
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
Poster, London Midland. 'Warning Have You Paid?' 'Please buy your ticket before you travel, otherwise you may have to pay a Penalty Fare (at least £20)'. July 2012. Top of the poster is black with a warning triangle and the title in white text. The body of the poster is bright yellow with information about fare evasion, buying tickets and penalties. The bottom of the poster has 'London Midland / Department for Transport'. Double royal. Warning Have You Paid? Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-07
Notice, CrossCountry. ‘CrossCountry Announcements / April 2013’. The notice shows a smart phone, on the screen of which is given various information under the headings: Train Tickets app update available; Birmingham New Street station halftime switchover April 2013; Extra 10% of Advance tickets for students; Summer Saturday train services; Ticket Alerts. Below this information text reads ‘Our Public Performance Measure from Sunday 3 March to Saturday 30 March 2013 was 89.2%. Below this are the logos for Facebook and Twitter and an image of a train with the side/windows as a search box for an internet search engine. The text in the box reads ‘Cheap fares – no booking fee’. The top edge of the smart phone has the CrossCountry logo, the lower part has the text ‘get mobile with / crosscountrytrains.co.uk / your search engine’. Customer Relations contact details along lower edge. Poster ref XC1309. 637mm x 1018mm. CrossCountry Announcements, April 2013 Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-04
Menu, card, Menu, issued by ScotRail for onboard catering services, 2013. Advertises sandwiches, crisps, drinks, sweets etc. available for purchase; all items are illustrated. Back cover bears the message 'We're calling time on drinking alcohol after 9pm'. Has a large number 9 with alcoholic drinks portrayed in the centre with a 'forbidden' bar through them. Note that alcoholic drinks are listed in the menu. Menu Documents 2013
Notice, CrossCountry. ‘Changes to train times’. Saturday 6 to Sunday 28 April 2013. The notice has four network maps and text giving details of alterations to train services. The CrossCountry logo is at the top left of the poster and the Customer Relations contact details are at the top right. At the bottom of the poster ‘crosscountrytrains.co.uk’. Poster ref XC1308. 637mm x 1018mm. Changes to train times Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-04
Poster, London Midland. 'The Great Escape'. Halloween themed poster with an image of Dracula. Tree, Castle and pumpkin also in the background. Additional text (written in speech bubbles and on Dracula's cape) reads '20 Oct - 4 Nov 2012 / get your voucher online / go anywhere for £15 / only £9.90 with a railcard / fangtastic deals'. Lower edge of the poster is dark blue with website address, QR code and London Midland logo. Double royal. The Great Escape Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-09
Poster, London Midland. '2012 Games, Planning Your Journey'. 2012. Covering the period Friday 27 July to Sunday 12 August and showing the times that are predicted to be busier that usual. The information takes the form of two tables; arrivals and departures; with Monday to Friday, morning, afternoon, evening and late evening coloured to show 'much busier than usual' and 'exceptionally busy' periods. The top of the poster is shades of pink with a silhouette of the London skyline, an 'i' in a circle and the title text. The body of the poster has lists of departure times and stations and indications of the extra seats available. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue with the London Midland logo and the website address. 2012 Games, Planning Your Journey Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-06
Poster, London Midland. '25% Off Thousands of Tickets'. 2012. The poster has an illustration of a DMU running as part of a train set on a track around a group of Christmas presents. '25% Off' in large white lettering on a red background. The offer runs from 25 Dec - 6 Jan. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue with a QR code and the London Midland logo. Double royal. 25% Off Thousands of Tickets Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-11
Poster, Railfest 2-10 June 2012, National Railway Museum, 2012. Poster in orange, red and purple on a white background. Image shows an illustration of various engine types including Rocket and Mallard along a stylised rail track with visitors looking on. The National Railway Museum logo is in the top right corner and sponsors logos run along the lower edge. Text reads ‘Buy your tickets here today! / Get fired up at Britain’s biggest rail celebration’. With National Railway Museum website details and address also shown. Railfest design by Sumo, Newcastle. 1186mm x 841mm. Railfest 2-10 June 2012 Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-06
Poster, Railfest 2-10 June 2012, National Railway Museum, 2012. Poster in orange, red and purple on a white background. Image shows an illustration of various engine types including Rocket and Mallard along a stylised rail track with visitors looking on. The National Railway Museum logo is in the top right corner and sponsors logos run along the lower edge. Text reads ‘Buy your tickets here today! / Get fired up at Britain’s biggest rail celebration’. With National Railway Museum website details and address also shown. Railfest design by Sumo, Newcastle. 1186mm x 841mm. Railfest 2-10 June 2012 Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-06
Poster, Railfest 2-10 June 2012, National Railway Museum, 2012. Poster in orange, red and purple on a white background. Image shows an illustration of various engine types including Rocket and Mallard along a stylised rail track with visitors looking on. The National Railway Museum logo is in the top right corner and sponsors logos run along the lower edge. Text reads ‘Get fired up at Britain’s biggest rail celebration’. With National Railway Museum website details and address also shown. Railfest design by Sumo, Newcastle. 593mm x 417mm. Railfest 2-10 June 2012 Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-06
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
Bring Back British Rail publicity material, made by Bring Back British Rail 2013 leaflet designed as a train ticket reads 'ticket type: services under attack''; ''from: government''; ''price: higher fares/bigger profits'' etc. Inside more information about the Action for Rail campaign, template letter to send to your MP freepost to Action for Rail. Also includes a sheet of five stickers with BR double arrow logo and text ''bringbackbritishrail.org'' Bring Back British Rail publicity material Documents 2013
Poster, London Midland. 'The Great Escape'. With an image of a parrot sitting on a tree branch; a worm coming out of the ground; and a DMU. Additional text reads '4 - 19 Feb 2012 / get your voucher online / go anywhere for £15 / only £9.90 with a railcard'. Below this are the website details. Lower edge of the poster is dark blue with a QR code and the London Midland logo. Double royal. The Great Escape Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-01
Poster, London Midland. 'Birmingham from Liverpool South Parkway' Poster advertises fares 'from £9 single'. 2013. With an illustration of the countryside including river, bridge, hot air balloons, trees, rabbits and with a DMU travelling past. In the foreground is a signpost which reads 'Great days out / £11 London / Stafford £8'. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue and has the website address and the London Midland logo. Double royal. Birmingham from Liverpool South Parkway Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-04
Poster, London Midland. 'If You Hear the Beep, It's Too Late to Leap'. 2013. The poster has an illustration of a carriage door with the text 'Don't Get Trapped in the Closing Doors' in the gap in the doors. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue with the London Midland logo. Double royal. If You Hear the Beep, It's Too Late to Leap Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-05
Poster, London Midland. 'Liverpool from Birmingham' Poster advertises fares 'from £9 single'. 2012. With an illustration of the countryside including fields, tractor, fence, hedges and with a DMU in the background. In the foreground is a signpost which reads 'Great days out / London £6 / Litchfield £5 3/4'. Website address at the bottom of the image. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue and has the London Midland logo. Double royal. Liverpool from Birmingham Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-09
Poster, London Midland. 'Track Record'. The poster has performance statistics for the period 3 Feb - 2 March 2013. The statistics come under the headings 'public performance measure (PPM)', with a bar chart; 'performance by route', with percentages of trains arriving within 5 minutes of scheduled time; 'commuter train performance', with percentages and 'what you think of us', with a bar chart of satisfaction levels. The colour palette is mauve, green and black on a white background. The top of the poster is green with a large 'i' in a circle and 'track record / 3 February - 2 March 2013'. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue with the London Midland logo and the website address. Track Record Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-03
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
Poster, London Midland. ‘The Great Escape’. Text reads ‘Go anywhere for £15 on our network / 9 – 24 Feb 2013 / only £9.90 with a railcard’. Cartoon illustration of two penguins, one with a suitcase, in front of a snowy landscape and a DMU. The text is shown inside heart-shaped red balloons held by the penguins. ‘for your voucher & details visit www.londonmidland.com/greatescape. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue with the London Midland logo and a QR code. Double royal. The Great Escape Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-01
Poster, London Midland. ‘The Smarter Way to Get Timetables’. 2012. The poster is in the style of a smartphone with the information on the screen of the phone. Text reads ‘Getting your timetable is now even easier. / Simply scan the QR code with your smartphone.’ The poster shows 16 timetable front covers each with a QR code next to it. The lower edge of the poster is dark blue with the London Midland logo. Double royal. The Smarter Way to Get Timetables Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-05
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Next Stop... Summer (Punting). Text reads 'Next Stop / Historic Places, New Discoveries’. The poster has a photograph of the Bridge of Sighs, Cambridge with a group of people in a boat punting. The CrossCountry logo is in the top right corner. The title is in BR style totem. The lower edge of the poster is burgundy with the text 'Rediscover Britain by train / this summer with CrossCountry' and with a hand holding a smart phone. It reads ‘Search / crosscountry [with logo] / online|mobile|app’.Poster ref XC0160. 637mm x 1018mm Next Stop... Summer (Punting) Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-06
Poster, East Coast, '1st Class 'Dinner Poster', 2013. Ref, 'EASTCOAST240'. Photomontage showing the table in a first class carriage looking out of the window at the scenery. On the table is a meal of fish, brocoli and potatoes with a knife and fork and glass of wine. The caption reads 'First Class. For the chosen many. Your reservation awaits.'. The East Coast logo is in the bottom right of the poster and there is small print along the lower edge. In the top right of the poster 'online/at station/mobile'. Double royal. 1st Class 'Dinner' Poster Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
Inkjet printed iPad drawing on paper of Stephen Hawking, by David Hockney, 2012 (unsigned) Stephen Hawking David Hockney 2012
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Hot Cross Country Savings’. Poster shows a double row of hot cross buns laid out like a railway line on a white background. The lower edge is burgundy with the text ‘Book early for the best deals on your train travel this Easter.’ There is a QR code and text ‘Also available through our FREE Train Tickets app. / To download scan here or text STATION to 87080’ / crosscountrytrains.co.uk / your search engine’. CrossCountry logo in top right. Poster ref XC0144. 637mm x 1018mm. Hot Cross Country Savings Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-01
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Book early for the sweetest Easter fares’. The poster shows a ticket looking like a bar of chocolate sitting on a foil wrapper. The lower edge of the poster is burgundy with a hand holding a smart phone. It reads ‘Search / crosscountry [with logo] / online|mobile|app’. CrossCountry logo in top right. Poster ref XC0156. 637mm x 1018mm. Book early for the sweetest Easter fares Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-01
Poster, CrossCountry. ‘Train tickets at your fingertips means more time on your hands’. Poster shows a photo montage with the top half of the image a man outdoors using his smart phone; the lower half of the image has the man’s legs in a queue [waiting to buy tickets?]. The lower edge of the poster is burgundy with a hand holding a smart phone. It reads ‘Search / crosscountry [with logo] / online|mobile|app’. Poster ref XC0153. 637mm x 1018mm. Train tickets at your fingertips means more time on your hands Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2012-09
Poster, CrossCountry. 'Next Stop... Summer (Fish & Chips)'. Text reads ‘Next Stop / The Best Fish and Chips in the World’. The poster has a photograph of two women laughing and eating a bag of chips with a beach and carousel in the background. The CrossCountry logo is in the top right corner. The title is in BR style totem. The lower edge of the poster is burgundy with the text 'Rediscover Britain by train / this summer with CrossCountry' and with a hand holding a smart phone. It reads ‘Search / crosscountry [with logo] / online|mobile|app’.Poster ref XC0161. 637mm x 1018mm. Next Stop... Summer (Fish & Chips) Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills 2013-06
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
'Taitograph', i.e. drawings made using Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 ‘Taitographs’ (images produced by Jack Tait’s machines in the Science Museum’s collections) Jack Tait 2013
'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines (inv. nos 2012-157 to 2012-164), by Jack Tait, Wales, 2013 'Taitograph', i.e. drawing made using one of Dr Jack Tait's machines Jack Tait 2013
