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Mr Stupid. Stay off the line and stay alive.

1977

Poster, 'Starsky & Hutch, Stay off the line and stay alive!'

1977

Poster, 'Starsky & Hutch, Stay off the line and stay alive!'

1977

Poster, British Railways, Starsky and Hutch, Stay Off the Line and Stay Alive!', 1977. Coloured lithograph depicting a graphic storyboard featuring the fictional television detectives, Starsky and Hutch, rescuing a boy injured while playing on railway lines. Published by the British Railways Board and printed by Impress (Acton) Ltd. Format: Double Crown: 20 x 30 inches, 505 x 760mm British Rail poster serial 4337/377.

Poster, Stay Off the Line and Stay Alive

1977

Poster, British Rail poster, (Inter City 125, It's The Changing Shape of Rail), Picture of Inter City 125 train on the tracks with fastest speed times from London to Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea, Extra Speed, Extra Comfort at no extra cost, October 1976, (Other IDs 4031A/1076).

Inter City 125, It's The Changing Shape of Rail

1976

Poster, British Railways, Funday lunch, you can pack a lot into a cheap Awayday return to the seaside, 1981. Photolithograph depicting a photograph of two women in deckchairs with a boy and girl on a beach. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality, Jimmy Savile. A table gives details of cheap fares to Hastings, Littlehampton, Portsmouth & Southsea, Ramsgate and Southend. Below is the British Rail double arrow logo and the words "This is the age of the train". Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services) P71/681. Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Limited". Format double royal.

Funday lunch, you can pack a lot into a cheap Awayday return to the seaside

1981

Poster, British Railways, T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday), Spend the weekend with someone special on a cheap weekend return, 1981. Coloured lithograph with a photograph of a young couple running through the countryside, holding hands. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality Jimmy Savile, in a blue tracksuit with the British Rail double arrow logo. Text in a box gives details of sample fares to Coventry, Folkestone, King's Lynn, Leicester and Portsmouth & Southsea. Below are the words "This is the age of the train" and the British Rail double arrow logo. Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services) P1032/381. Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Ltd." Format double royal.

T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday)

1981

High Speed Train in countryside. Join the New Direct rail club. 1979. British Railways (BRB).

Join the new direct rail club

1979

Poster, British Railways, Funday lunch, you can pack a lot into a cheap Awayday return to the seaside, 1981. Photolithograph depicting a photograph of two women in deckchairs with a boy and girl on a beach. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality, Jimmy Savile. Stock poster with blank space for details of cheap fares. Below is the British Rail double arrow logo and the words "This is the age of the train". Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services). Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Limited". Format double royal.

Funday lunch, you can pack a lot into a cheap Awayday return to the seaside

1981

Neon lights. Like Time Out in Europe's most exciting city? 1975. British Railways (Intercity). Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

like time out in europes most exciting city

1975

Poster, British Rail, Motorail 78, The Relaxing Way to Start your Motoring Holiday, 1978. Coloured lithograph depicting a smiling waiter serving drinks, including beer, to a family of a mother, father and boy in a passenger carriage. The boy is pointing at the rear of the train, where passengers' cars are travelling on a car carrier wagon. In the background are mountains and a castle. Accompanying text reads "..and with 5 new services plus guaranteed prices - it's such good value" and "Pick up a brochure at principal British Rail stations or agents". Text at bottom margin reads "Published by the British Railways Board 5560/178. Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Ltd.

Motorail 78

1978

Poster, British Rail, Intercity 125; It's the changing shape of rail, depicting a 125, printed by Impress Acton Ltd. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Intercity 125; It's the changing shape of rail

1976

Poster, British Railways Board, poster, (Inter City 125. It's the Changing Shape of Rail), Large colour photograph of the front end of an Inter City 125 (253 008), Announcing reduced journey time, Bristol - London 97 minutes, Bath - London 86 minutes, September 1976, (Other IDs 4031/976).

Inter City 125. It's the Changing Shape of Rail

1976

Poster, British Railways, T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday), Spend the weekend with someone special on a cheap weekend return, 1981. Coloured lithograph with a photograph of a young couple running through the countryside, holding hands. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality Jimmy Savile, in a blue tracksuit with the British Rail double arrow logo. Blank box for sample fares. Below are the words "This is the age of the train" and the British Rail double arrow logo. Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services). P1032/381. Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Ltd." Format double royal.

TGIF (Thank Goodness it's Friday)

1981

Poster, British Rail (Inter City) poster, (Design Council Awards 1978. Presented for the Inter City 125 High Speed Train), Celebrating the award and advertising the routes served, Illustrated with two engineering drawings of stages in design and side view of HST locomotive and leading 1st carriage, 1978, (Other IDs 6179/578).

Design Council Awards 1978. Presented for the Inter City 125 High Speed Train

1978

Poster, double royal, British Rail Inter-City Travellers Fare, 'Look what you gain when you travel by train', published by BRB ref 4649/677, printed by Impress (Acton) Limited.

Look what you gain when you travel by train

British Railways poster. Senior Citizen Railcard Gift Tokens, 1979, with a railcard travel half price by rail anyday, anywhere for a whole year, £3.50 and £7 railcards available, centre of poster shows black and white photograph of grandfather meeting his grandchildren and their mother at a station, ref P72/A3/379, printed by Impress (Acton) Ltd. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Senior Citizen Railcard Gift Tokens

1979

Poster, British Railways, Funday lunch, you can pack a lot into a cheap Awayday return to the seaside, 1981. Photolithograph depicting a photograph of two women in deckchairs with a boy and girl on a beach. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality, Jimmy Savile. Stock poster with blank space for details of cheap fares. Below is the British Rail double arrow logo and the words "This is the age of the train". Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services). Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Limited". Format double royal.

Funday lunch, you can pack a lot into a cheap Awayday return to the seaside

1981

Poster, British Railways, T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday), Spend the weekend with someone special on a cheap weekend return, 1981. Coloured lithograph with a photograph of a young couple running through the countryside, holding hands. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality Jimmy Savile, in a blue tracksuit with the British Rail double arrow logo. Text in a box gives details of sample fares to Bournemouth, Northampton, Peterborough, Rugby and Southampton. Below are the words "This is the age of the train" and the British Rail double arrow logo. Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services). Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Ltd." Format double royal.

T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday)

1981

Poster, British Railways, T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday), Spend the weekend with someone special on a cheap weekend return, 1981. Coloured lithograph with a photograph of a young couple running through the countryside, holding hands. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality Jimmy Savile, in a blue tracksuit with the British Rail double arrow logo. Text in a box gives details of sample fares to Bournemouth, Northampton, Peterborough, Rugby and Southampton. Below are the words "This is the age of the train" and the British Rail double arrow logo. Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services). Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Ltd." Format double royal.

T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday)

1981

Poster, British Railways, T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday), Spend the weekend with someone special on a cheap weekend return, 1981. Coloured lithograph with a photograph of a young couple running through the countryside, holding hands. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality Jimmy Savile, in a blue tracksuit with the British Rail double arrow logo. Text in a box gives details of sample fares to Bournemouth, Northampton, Peterborough, Rugby and Southampton. Below are the words "This is the age of the train" and the British Rail double arrow logo. Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services). Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Ltd." Format double royal.

T.G.I.F. (Thank Goodness it's Friday)

1981

Poster, British Railways, Funday lunch, you can pack a lot into a cheap Awayday return to the seaside, 1981. Photolithograph depicting a photograph of two women in deckchairs with a boy and girl on a beach. Inset at bottom right is a photograph of television personality, Jimmy Savile. Stock poster with blank space for details of cheap fares. Below is the British Rail double arrow logo and the words "This is the age of the train". Text at bottom reads "Published by BRB (Central Advertising Services). Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Limited". Format double royal.

Funday lunch, you can pack a lot into a cheap Awayday return to the seaside

1981

Poster, British Rail (Intercity), See the Family, Meet a Friend, depicting child and grandfather, printed by Impress (Acton) Ltd, c1985.

Poster, British Rail (Intercity)

1985

Poster: Neon lights. Like Time Out in Europe's most exciting city? 1975. British Railways (Intercity).

like time out in europes most exciting city

1975

Poster, British Rail, Motorail 78, The Relaxing Way to Start your Motoring Holiday, 1978. Coloured lithograph depicting a smiling waiter serving drinks, including beer, to a family of a mother, father and boy in a passenger carriage. The boy is pointing at the rear of the train, where passengers' cars are travelling on a car carrier wagon. In the background are mountains and a castle. Accompanying text reads "..and with 5 new services plus guaranteed prices - it's such good value" and "Pick up a brochure at principal British Rail stations or agents". Text at bottom margin reads "Published by the British Railways Board 5560/178. Printed in Great Britain by Impress (Acton) Ltd.

Motorail 78

1978

BR safety poster. Mr Stupid - Stay Off the Line and Stay Alive, 1977. 12 frame cartoon, featuring 'Mr Men' characters drawn by Roger Hargreaves. Tells story of 'Mr Stupid' walking on railway lines, and being rescued by Mr Strong. Printed by Impress (Acton) Ltd, published by British Railways Board, ref. no. 4337A/377. Format: double crown. Dimensions: 30 x 20 inches, 508 x 762mm.

'Mr Stupid. Stay off the line and stay alive.'