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Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill 'A rustic fete and sale of work followed by the pageant "The Sorrows of Ireland" at Newchurch' with fares. Issued by Russell Willmott, printed by W. Blake and Son. Dated June 1914.

A rustic fete and sale of work followed by the pageant

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1914

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill ' evenings by the sea' with fares. Printed by W.H. Upward. Issued by Russell Willmott. Dated July 1915.

evenings by the sea

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1915

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill 'Cheap Soldiers Tickets to Portsmouth, Southsea and Southampton' with fares. Printed by W.H. Upward. Issued by Russell Willmott, general manager. Dated March 1915.

Cheap Soldiers Tickets

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1915

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill 'Boat train alterations in and from Monday 8th November 1915. Printed on red paper.

Boat train alterations

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1915

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill 'Football matches at Newport Saturday 4th April 1914. I.W. Challenge Cup. Bembridge v. St. Helens Blue Star' with fares. Issued by Russell Willmott, printed by W. Blake and Sons. Dated March 1914.

Football matches at Newport Saturday 4th April 1914

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1914

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill 'special cheap excursions from newport' with train times and fares. Issued by Russell Willmott, printed by W.H. Upward. Dated October 1914.

special cheap excursions from newport

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1914

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill 'King's Birthday Celebrations 4th Battalion royal fusiliers with ceremonial trooping of colours.' with fares. Issued by Russell Willmott, printed by W.H. Upward. Dated June 1914.

King's Birthday Celebrations 4th Battalion royal fusiliers

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1914

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill '4th Battalion royal fusiliers with ceremonial trooping of colours, Saturday May 16th 1914, sandown to newport' with fares. Issued by Russell Willmott, printed by W.H. Upward. Dated May 1914.

4th Battalion royal fusiliers with ceremonial trooping of colours

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1914

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill 'a new train will leave Newport to Cowes at 6:45am every weekday' with train times. Issued by Russell Willmott, printed by W. Blake and Son. Dated May 1914.

a new train will leave newport to cowes at 6:45am every weekday

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1914

Handbill entitled John Nash & Co's Cheap Excursions to London and back by the South Western Railway, on Thursday January 13th and 20th, 1876. Black ink on yellow paper; mounted on cardboard. This excursion train was run to afford the people the opportunity to visit Christmas performances in London.

Handbill: John Nash & Co's Cheap Excursions to London

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1876

Poster of balloon ascent at Newcastle: Account of Green;s ascent dated 31.5.1825.

Poster of balloon ascent at Newcastle: Account of

Art

Handbill re a dramatic tragedy by H. Walker, `The Great Comet', bearing lithograph of a balloon. [c. 1870?]

Handbill re a dramatic tragedy by H. Walker, `The

Art

1870

Isle of Wight Central Railway handbill 'cowes regatta week' with train times, races and advertisement for the final night fireworks. Issued by Russell Willmott, printed by W.H. Upward. Dated July 1914. On pink paper.

cowes regatta week

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1914

Handbill, Two copies, Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, "Winter Arrangements", printed by Steel, Carlisle, 4th November 1837.

Winter Arrangements

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1837

Handbill. Midland and Great Northern Cheap Trips from Cromer (Beach Station) July 9th to October 31st, 1928. Details of train services between Cromer Links Halt and Kings Lynn, Melton Constable and Cromer Beach Head and North Walsham. White paper, printed in blue leaflet reference number 97LA.

midland and great northern cheap trips from Cromer

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1928

Handbill, "Olympic Games at Morpeth", advertising cheap one day excursion tickets, with timetable, printed in red by Hugh Paton & Sons, Edinburgh, 1927.

Olympic Games at Morpeth

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1927

Handbill, Great Western Railway, season tickets from Brimingham to Acocks Green, Solihull, Warwick and Leamington, 31 March 1854.

Handbill, Great Western Railway, season tickets from Brimingham to Acocks Green

Documents

1854

Handbill, Great Western Railway, relating to a cheap trip to Belle Vue, Manchester, from Corwen and Llangollen, August 27th 1877, found during alterations to the Royal Oak Inn, Newbridge, Wrexham.

Handbill, Great Western Railway, relating to a cheap trip to Belle Vue, Manchester

Documents

1877

Handbill, Great Western Railway, advertising a "Cheap Excursion Train from Banbury to Reading and London and back", Monday 19th September 1853.

Handbill, Great Western Railway, advertising a "Cheap Excurs

Documents

1853

Handbill , "Exhibition at Durham Elvet Station' with image of 1000, 1930.

Exhibition at Durham Elvet Station'

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1930

Handbill entitled 'Whippet Racing Sports Cheap Tickets on June 18th 1925', Printed by Reed's ltd, Penrith, 1925.

Whippet Racing Sports Cheap Tickets on June 18th 1925

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1925

Handbill: cheap land and water excursions from Leighton to Gravesend, dated Wednesday 20th July, 1842. Written in faint pen, at the foot of the hand bill is 'this handbill has not been circulated'. It was not issued by the railway company , but privately.

Handbill: cheap land and water excursions

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1842

Handbill, "Cheap Parcel Conveyance", With prices for parcels of different weights, Published by Collier and Carlisle general forwarding and commission agents, Printed by E. Bellis, 1846.

cheap parcel conveyance

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1846

Handbill, Cambrian Railways, "Day Excursion to Aberystwyth on Monday August 12th 1912', WIth fares and prices, 1912

day excursion to Aberystwyth

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1912

British Railways handbill 'Lantern Slides (and Film Strips where indicated) with printed lectures now available', August 1949. Published by the Railway Executive (North Eastern Region).

Lantern Slides (and Film Strips where indicated) with printed lectures now available

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1949

Handbill, Great Northern Railway, advertisement for excursion to London and on the reverse about excursions to Paris, Holland and Belgium etc, printed by Fred R. Spark, Leeds, 1892.

London

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1892

Handbill, card and paper, Great Northern Railway, "Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's Show at Gainsboro 1906" with times and prices of trains, printed by Petty and Sons, Leeds, 1906.

Lincolnshire Agricultural Society's Show at Gainsboro 1906

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1906

Bundle of handbills for various excursions to London and suburbs, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, France, and the Channel Islands, issued by Dean & Dawson, Tourist Managers, Manchester. [6 items]. 1895.

Bundle of handbills for various excursions to London and sub

Documents

1895

Rail and Road Tour to to Stapleford Park - A5 handbill for British Rail Awayday Special Bargain / Pleasure Seeker Club excursion to Stapleford Park from Ramsgate, 25 May 1975.

Rail and Road Tour to to Stapleford Park

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1975-04

Holiday Preview by train and ship to the Isle of Wight - A5 handbill for British Rail Awayday Special Bargain / Pleasure Seeker Club excursion to Ryde, Sandown and Shanklin from Gravesend, 31 March 1975.

Holiday Preview by train and ship to the Isle of Wight

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1975-02

Small handbill advertising a special second class return fare of £3.00 from London King's Cross and Stevenage and £2.50 from Peterborough to York, 'affording an opportunity to visit the New National Railway Museum' on Sunday 5th October 1975.

Fare Deals Special Bargains - York Sunday 5th October

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1975

Handbill advertising Hobb's 17th annual excursion, from Cambridge to Llandudno, dated Tuesday 6th July, 1897.

Handbill: Hobb's 17th annual excursion

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1897

Handbill, card and paper, Stockton & Darlington Railway, for the formal opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, Printed by Atkinson, Darlington, September 19th 1825.

formal opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1825

North Eastern Railway handbill regarding an excursion train from Pickering, Kirbymoorside, Helmsley and Coxwold to Leeds and York. Advertises the shows that are on in Leeds as well as the City of Bradford exhibition. Dated 8/10/1904. Signed by George Gibb general manager.

Handbill regarding an excursion train, North Eastern Railway

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1904

Handbill. North Eastern Railway. Special Return Tickets to Tynemouth from Leeds (New Station), Holbeck, Ackworth, Pontefract, Ferrybridge and Milford every Friday and Saturday from 3 November 1893. Published October 1893. Printed by Ben Johnson & Co, Printers, York. Loss and damage to right-hand side.

special return tickets to tynemouth

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1893

Handbill. North Eastern Railway. Special Return Tickets from Leeds, Pontefract, Castleford, Selby, etc, to Scarborough, Whitby and Whitby West Cliff, and Robin Hood's Bay, every Friday and Saturday, 19 May - 28 October 1893. Published April 1893. Printed by Ben Johnson & Co, Printers, York.

special return tickets from leeds

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1893

Handbill. North Eastern Railway. Special Return Tickets from Leeds, Pontefract, Castleford, Selby, etc, to Scarborough, Whitby, Whitby West Cliff and Robin Hood's Bay, every Friday and Saturday from 3 November 1893. Published October 1893. Printed by Ben Johnson & Co, Printers, York. Loss and damage to edges.

special return tickets from leeds

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1893

Handbill, North Eastern Railway,'London' with train times and prices, Printed by Ben Johnson and Company Limited, York, June 1908.

London

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1908

Handbill. North Eastern Railway. Special Return Tickets to Tynemouth from Leeds (New Station), Holbeck, Ackworth, Pontefract, Ferrybridge and Milford every Friday and Saturday until 28 October 1893. Published July 1893. Printed by Ben Johnson & Co, Printers, York. Loss and damage to right-hand side.

special return tickets to tynemouth

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1893

Handbill, paper, Programme of Fireworks, issued by the North Eastern Railway, September 1875. Firework display was part of the NER's celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

Programme of Fireworks

Documents

1875-09

Handbill. North Eastern Railway. Special Third Class Return Tickets to Keswick from Leeds (New Station), Ilkley, Otley, Bradford, Harrogate, etc, every Friday and Saturday, 19 May - 28 October 1893. Published April 1893. Printed by Ben Johnson & Co, Printers, York.

special third class return tickets to Keswick

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1893-04

Thomas Cook handbill advertising a cheap day excursion to Hull, on October 11th, 1913. Black ink on green paper, dated September 1913.

Thomas Cook handbill

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1913

British Railways handbill 'Cheap Day Tickets to Yorkshire County Cricket Matches and Scarborough Cricket Festival'. Published by the Railway Executive (North Eastern Region), March 1950.

Cheap day tickets to Yorkshire county cricket matches and Scarborough cricket festival

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1950

British Railways handbill advertising "Excursions Each Weekday 7th September, 1964 to 12th June, 1965 to Chinley Miller's Dale Buxton Matlock". Single sided sheet printed in blue with train times and fares. BR reference number BR35000 F212/R (Day). Issued August 1964.

Excursions each weekday ... to Chinley, Miller's Dale, Buxton, Matlock

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1964

British Railways handbill 'Excursion to Stokesley for the Show Thursday 21 September'. Published by the Railway Executive (North Eastern Region), August 1950.

excursion to Stokesley for the Show

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1950

British Railways handbill advertising "Excursions Each Weekday to Lancaster, Morecambe,Carnforth, Grange-over-Sands, Ulverston, Barrow, 7th September, 1964 to 12th June, 1965". Single sided sheet printed in red with train times and fares. BR reference number BR35000 F191/R (Day). Issued September 1964.

excursions each weekday to lancaster, morecambe, carnforth, grange over sands, ulverston, barrow

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1964

Seven British Railways handbills giving train times from Immingham Dock station and Hull. Also given are a list of fares and information on a frequent, 24 hour electric car service between Immingham Docks and Grimsby. The handbills are in a variety of different languages and include Spanish, German and Italian. The documents are lettered from A-G.

Seven BR handbills

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

British Railways handbill 'Excursions to Staithes Hinderwell Sandsend Whitby West Cliff Robin Hood's Bay & Scarborough Every Sunday 11th June to 24th September'. Published by the Railway Executive (North Eastern Region), May 1950.

Excursions to Staithes, Hinderwell, Sandsend, Whitby, West Cliff, Robin Hood's Bay and Scarborough

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1950

British Railways handbill 'Loan of 16mm Sound Films to Societies, Clubs, Schools, etc.'. Published by the Railway Executive (North Eastern Region), August 1949.

Loan of 16mm Sound Films to Societies, Clubs, Schools, etc

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1949

Sealink 9th Annual Jazz Ship '85 to Jersey - A4 handbill advertising Sealink voyage from Portsmouth to Jersey including performances by The Pete Allen Jazz Band, 15 to 18 March 1985.

Sealink 9th Annual Jazz Ship '85 to Jersey

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1985-02