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Rulebook for the Thetford & Watton Railway Company

1876

Avoid The Peaks, Travel Midweek

1946

Reservation of Seats

1940

'No, not that one - it's a non-smoker ... '

1945/01/10

restricted area

1942

Staggered Holidays 1945

28 May 1945

Restricted Areas

1942/04/15

To Smokers

Holiday Trains in Short Supply

24 July 1945

'No, not that one - it's a non-smoker...'

1945/01/10

The Railways are Short of Locomotive Coal

1946

notices of increase of railway charges

1937

restricted access

1939-1945

'In War and Peace We Serve'

circa 1945

Transport of Flowers by Rail

1943

To Smokers

Restricted Areas

1942/04/15

Classification of Goods

1877

Notice of Increase in Through and Port to Port Passenger Fares

1939

restrcited access

restricted access

1942

packages tendered for conveyance

1915

restrictions on access to coastal areas

1943

'In War and Peace We Serve'

To Smokers

To Smokers

Transport of Flowers by Rail

1943

'To Senders and Consignees of Goods'

Holiday Trains in Short Supply

24 July 1945

Notice is Hereby Given that, due to the National Emergency the following alterations in Passenger train travel ...

1939/09/11

Notice of Increase in Through and Port to Port Passenger Fares

1939

Restrictions on Access to Coastal Areas

To Senders and Consignees of Goods

Withdrawal of Restaurant Cars from 5 April 1944

1944

An Appeal to the Regular Traveller

An Appeal to the Regular Traveller

Notice. British Railways and London Transport (GWR/LMS/LNER/SR). Cheap Day Tickets to London. Return Halves will not be available between 4.30pm and 6.30pm from Mondays to Frdays until further notice. Black text on white background with orange border. British Railways/London Transport ref: No 54. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: double royal, 25 x 40 inches, 635 x 1016mm.

Cheap day tickets to London

Notice. British Railways (GWR/LMS/LNER/SR). To Railway Travellers. Inconvenience caused to the ordinary traveller - An apology from The Rt Hon J T C Moore-Brabazon, Minister of Transport. Black text on white background with orange border. British Railways ref: No 40. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: double royal, 25 x 40 inches, 635 x 1016mm.

to railway travellers

Notice. British Railways (GWR/LMS/LNER/SR). An Appeal to the Regular Traveller. Fellow travellers may not be so familiar with the line as you are.....your help (in calling station names would be invaluable. Black text on white background with orange border. British Railways ref: No 34. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: double royal, 25 x 40 inches, 635 x 1016mm.

An appeal to the regular traveller

Notice. (Railway executive committee). Restrictions on Access to Coastal Areas. (In East Anglia, Kent and Sussex). Black text on white background. Ref: No 27. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, LOndon and Tonbridge.

Restrictions on Access to Coastal Areas

Staff notice. Stevens and Sons Patent Semaphore Signals for Railway Stations, Junctions, etc, Darlington Works, Southwark Bridge Road, London. Instructions to Engine Drivers, Signal Men, etc. (Station Signals/Junction Signals). Black text on white background. Printed by James Truscott, Nelson Square, London. Stuck to card.

stevens and sons patent semaphore signals for railway stations

Timetable and Advertiser, London & Brighton Railway, 1 November 1844, 8 pages, with timetables, maps, illustration and advertisements. .

London and Brighton Railway

1844
Railway Clearing House poster special notice to railway passengers regarding the availability of tickets. The poster states that all forms of tickets are available by the trains of any railway running between the points for which the tickets are issued. By order of the Executive Committee. Stamped in the top left hand corner "L&SWR sanctioned for exhibition. Dated 8th August 1914.

Railway Clearing House poster

1914
Poster, Railway Executive Committee, Registered Transits, text only, printed by JAS Truscott & Son Ltd, London EC4. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Registered Transits

1939
Poster. List of stations. Defence Areas: No 41. Regional Commissioners for the Eastern & South Eastern Regions. 1941. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Defence Areas No 41

1941
Notice. Railway Executive Committee. Passenger Train Services. Suspension of LMS/LNER passenger trains to meet urgent requirements for the conveyance of additional coal traffic. Red text on white background. REC ref: No 19. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: double royal, 25 x 40 inches, 635 x 1016mm.

passenger train services

Notice. GWR/LMS/LNER/SR. The Railways are Short of Locomotives. To restore pre-war standards will take time. 1946. Green text on white background. Ref: No 94. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: double royal, 25 x 40 inches, 635 x 1016mm.

the railways are short of locomotives

1946
Notice. Railway Executive Committee. Restrictions on Access to Coastal Areas. (Also additional note on Regulated Areas). April 1943. Black text on white background. REC ref: No 76. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: royal, 20 x 25 inches, 512 x 636mm.

Restrictions on Access to the Coastal Areas

1943/04
Notice. British Railways (GWR/LMS/LNER/SR). Collection and Acceptance of Goods. Extension of collection and acceptance hours at Stations and Depots. Black text on white background with green border. British Railways ref: No 18. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: double royal, 25 x 40 inches, 635 x 1016mm.

British Railways notice regarding collection and acceptance of goods

Notice. British Railways (GWR/LMS/LNER/SR). Special Notice. Passenger, Merchandise, Mineral, Live Stock and Coal Class Traffic. Curtailment and interruption of services in consequence of the war. 1939/08. Black text on white background with red border. British Railways ref: No 25. Printed by Jas Truscott and Son Ltd, London and Tonbridge. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 635 x 1016mm.

passenger, merchandise, mineralm live stock and coal class traffic

1939/08