Search our collection

Clear all filters
Image
Category
Collection
Maker
On Display
Object type
Place
Material
Date
Cast aluminium headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region) - Scarborough Spa Express

Cast aluminium headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region) - Scarborough Spa Express

1968-1985
Headboard - Cathedrals Express

Headboard - Cathedrals Express

Headboard, The Night Scotsman

Headboard, The Night Scotsman

Headboard, Prince of Wales feathers - London & South Western Railway

Headboard, Prince of Wales feathers - London & South Western Railway

Headboard, Wreath for Locomotive Hauling Queen Victoria's Funeral Train

Headboard, Wreath for Locomotive Hauling Queen Victoria's Funeral Train

1901
Royal Coat-of-Arms Headboard, North Eastern Railway

Royal Coat-of-Arms Headboard, North Eastern Railway

1900
Painted head board from a hospital bed

Painted head board from a hospital bed

1601-1800
Flying Scotsman headboard, probably made Doncaster BR works, 1969. Used on the Flying Scotsman locomotive en-route to Liverpool and in the USA. Object letters follow pattern of the original 1928 Edinburgh (Haymarket) headboard.

Flying Scotsman Headboard

1969
Headboard, British Railways, "CTAC Scottish Tours Express", polished letters on pale blue background, [Creative Tourist Agents Conference - consortium of 9 UK travel agents and firms which chartered special trains from 1933-1939 and 1945-1968].

Headboard - CTAC Scottish Tours Express

Headboard (replica), London & North Eastern Railway, "Flying Scotsman", A4-type black letters on white background, between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, officially adopted in 1923, ran non-stop to Newcastle from 1927 and non-stop to Edinburgh from 1928. This is a replica of the headboard designed by Eric Gill and attached to the train 21st Nov. 1932.

Replica headboard, Flying Scotsman

1978
Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), Winged thistle carried by The Flying Scotsman, gold painted fibre-glass, between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, c.1964.

Headboard - Winged Thistle

c.1964
Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Cunard Special", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Liverpool, to connect with Cunard Liners, c.1953-c.1971.

Headboard, British Railways - "The Cunard Special"

Headboard, Southern Railway, "Golden Arrow", circular metal board with diagonal golden arrow, London Victoria to Folkestone and Dover in connection with sailings for Calais and La Fleche d'Or for Paris, 1929-1939, (British Railways (Southern Region) 1946-1972).

Headboard - Golden Arrow

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Welsh Chieftain", polished letters on red background, circular tour , Rhyl - Bangor - Caernarvon - Portmadog - Barmouth - Dolgallow - Corwen - Rhyl, 1959-c.1964.

Headboard - The Welsh Chieftain

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "CONDOR" (containers door-to-door), fitted freight train between Somers Town (London) and Gushetfaulds (Glasgow), c1959-1967.

Headboard - Condor

Headboard, London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), "The Queen of Scots", polished letters on royal blue background, between London Kings Cross, Edinburgh and Glasgow, 1928-1939, (British Railways(Eastern Region) 1948-c.1964).

Headboard - the Queen of Scots

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Bristolian", brown letters on cream background with crests of London & Bristol, between London Paddington and Bristol, (Great Western Railway 1935-1939), British Railways (Western Region) 1951-1965, 1971-1973.

Headboard - The Bristolian

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "Torbay Express", brown letters on cream, crest of Devon, between London Paddington and Kingswear, (Great Western Railway 1923-1939, restored 1946), British Railways (Western Region) 1948-1968.

Headboard - Torbay Express

1948
Headboard, British Railways (Southern Region), "Night Ferry - London Paris Brussels", circular headboard depicting night sky with moon and stars, made to commorate the last week of the Night Ferry, London Victoria to Paris and Brussels (international sleeping cars) via Dover - Dunkerque, (Southern Railway 1936-1939), British Railways (Southern Region) 1947-1980.

Headboard, British Railways (Southern Region) - Night Ferry

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Lakes Express", polished letters on red background, between London Euston, Keswick, Workington and Windermere, London Midland & Scottish Railway/British Railways (London Midland Region) 1927-1965.

Headboard - The Lakes Express

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Caledonian", polished letters with flags of St. Andrew and St. George on maroon background, between London Euston and Glasgow Central, 1957-1964.

Headboard - The Caledonian

Headboard, British Railways, "The Master Cutler", polished letters on black background, between London Marylebone and Sheffield Victoria, introduced 1947.

Headboard - The Master Cutler

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Broadsman", polished letters with shields depicting yachts and windmills on royal blue background, between London Liverpool St., Norwich Thorpe, Cromer and Sheringham, 1950-1962.

Headboard - The Broadsman

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), 'Cambrian Coast Express', polished letters on dark blue background, between London Paddington, Aberystwth and Pwllheli, (Great Western Railway 1927-1939), British Railways (Western Region) 1951-1965.

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region) - 'Cambrian Coast Express'

1951
Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Royal Scot", polished letters on red background, London Euston to Glasgow Central, (London Midland & Scottish Railway 1927-1939), restored by British Railways (London Midland Region) 1948.

Headboard - The Royal Scot

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Mayflower", brown letters on cream surmounted by a ship, between London Paddington and Plymouth, 1957-1965, 1970-1971, 1984-1985.

Headboard - The Mayflower

Headboard, British Railways, "The Curator", polished letters on black background, used on special train commemorating John Scholes, former curator of the Museum of British Transport, London Euston to York, 26th May 1979.

Headboard - The Curator

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Red Dragon", brown letters on cream surmounted by Red Dragon, between London Paddington and Carmarthen, 1950-c.1965.

Headboard - The Red Dragon

1950
Headboard, British Railways (Southern Region), "Atlantic Coast Express", polished letters on green, Waterloo to Plymouth, Padstow, Bude, Torrington and Ilfracombe, Southern Railway / British Railways (Southern Region) 1926-1964.

Headboard - Atlantic Coast Express

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Fair Maid", polished letters on navy blue background, between London Kings Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Perth, an extension and renaming of "Morning Talisman" from 1957.

Headboard - The Fair Maid

1957
Headboard,British Railways (Eastern Region), "The East Anglian", polished letters and crests of London and the Kingdom of East Anglia on royal blue background, between London Liverpool St. and Norwich Thorpe, (London & North Eastern Railway 1937-1939, reintroduced 1946), British Railways (Eastern Region) 1948-1962.

Headboard - The East Anglian

1948
Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Irish Mail", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Holyhead, name officially adopted 1927 but known as from 1848.

Headboard - The Irish Mail

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "Cornish Riviera Express", brown letters on cream with crest of Cornwall, London Paddington to Penzance (Great Western Railway 1904, reintroduced 1945), British Railways (Western Region) 1948-1977.

Headboard - Cornish Riviera Express

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "Pembroke Coast Express", brown letters on cream with 2 crests of Pembroke & Tenby, between London Paddington and Pembroke Dock, 1953-1963.

Headboard - Pembroke Coast Express

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Merseyside Express", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Liverpool Lime St., (London Midland & Scottish Railway 1928-1939), British Railways (London Midland Region) 1949-1966.

Headboard - The Merseyside Express

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Royal Duchy", brown letters on cream with crest of Duchy of Cornwall, London Paddington to Penzance, 1957-1965.

Headboard - The Royal Duchy

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Talisman", polished letters on black background, London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, 1956-1968, revived 1972.

Headboard - Talisman

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Welshman", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Portmadoc, summer service, London Midland & Scottish Railway / British Railways (London Midland Region) 1927-1966.

Headboard - The Welshman

Headboard, Great Western Railway, "Cheltenham Flyer", brown letters on cream background, between London Paddington and Cheltenham Spa, 1923-1939.

Headboard - Cheltenham Flyer, 1923-1939

1923-1939
Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "Empress Voyager", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Liverpool Riverside, in connection with Canadian Pacific sailings, 1953-1966.

Headboard - Empress Voyager

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Scarborough Flyer", polished letters on mid-blue background, between London Kings Cross and Scarborough Central, summer service, (London & North Eastern Railway 1927-1939), British Railways (Eastern Region) 1950-1963.

Headboard - Scarborough Flyer

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), 'The Elizabethan', polished letters on navy blue background, between London Kings Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen, renaming of 'Capitals Limited', 1953-1963.

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region) - 'The Elizabethan'

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "CTAC Scottish Tours Express", polished letters on red background, [Creative Tourist Agents Conference - consortium of 9 UK travel agents and firms which chartered special trains from 1933-39 and 1945-1968].

Headboard - CTAC Scottish Tours Express

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Norseman", polished letters on navy backgrond with crest of Newcastle & crest of Viking ship, between London Kings Cross and Newcastle (Tyne Commission Quay), (London & North Eastern Railway 1931-1939), British Railways (Eastern Region) 1950-c.1965.

Headboard - Norseman

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Mid-Day Scot", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Glasgow Central (London Midland & Scottish Railway 1927), restored by British Railways (London Midland Region) 1949-1966.

Headboard - The Mid-Day Scot

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "Anglo-Scottish Car Carrier", polished letters on black background, between London Holloway, Newcastle and Edinburgh, 1960-1966.

Headboard - Anglo-Scottish Car Carrier

Headboard, "NTEC Silver Jubilee", National Traction Engine Club, this was a special train which ran on the last day of operation of the Derwent Valley Railway between York (Layerthorpe) and Dunnington on 25th November 1979, (wood, black on white).

Headboard - NTEC Silver Jubilee

1979
Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), 'The Inter-City', brown letters on cream background, crest of Birmingham, London and Wolverhampton, between London Paddington, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, 1950-1963.

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region) - 'The Inter-City'

1950
British Rail train headboard "The Merchant Venturer", recovered from British Rail Engineering Ltd. Swindon

Headboard, "The Merchant Venturer"

Headboard, British Railways, 'The Silver Jubilee' (1977), wooden headboard depicting double arrow insignia.

Wooden headboard, British Railways - 'The Silver Jubilee'

1977