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Invitation to exhibit opening at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2017

2017

Invitation card from Gilbert Florent, General Manager of French Railways' Shipping Division, to Mr Simmons to a reception on Cote d'Azur, the new French Railways cross-Channel ship; with photograph of ship in colour, 2 December 1981.

Invitation to reception on Cote d'Azur ferry

1981

Virgin Trains invitation card for the naming ceremony of Pendolino "City of Wolverhampton" at Wolverhampton Station, 20 November 2003.

You are invited to the naming of... Pendolino City of Wolverhampton

2003

Invitation card from the Chairman and Directors of the London & North Eastern Railway Company to Luncheon and to view the Historical Railway Exhibition at the Faverdale Wagon Works at Darlington to commemorate the Railway Centeneay, 8 Jul 1925.

Invitation Card

1925

Invitation card to "Operation Princess" - Virgin Trains event in Birmingham "...celebrating Cinderella's transformation into a Princess," 30 September 2002. Re the introduction of Pendolino trains?

Invitation - Operation Princess

2002

Invite to the wedding of Binita Dave and William Stanley with the date changed by hand from Saturday 30 May 2020 to Sunday 30 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020

Wedding invite with date changed due to COVID-19

2020

Invite from Dame Mary Archer to Lord Jeffrey Archer's 80th birthday party on 15 April 2020, which was subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020

Invitation to birthday party cancelled due to COVID-19

2020

Invitation card, from the Chief Regional Officer, London Midland Region of British Railways. To the unveiling of the centenary plaque on Britannia Tubular Bridge, Linear illustration at head of document, (Other IDs 76/25/393).

Centenary Plaque on the Britannia Tubular Bridge

1950

Invitation card to the laying of the Final Stone at Folkestone Pier and harbour Works, issued by South eastern and Chatham Railway Companies Committee. 12 Jul 1904.

laying at the final stone

1904

Virgin Trains invitation card for the naming ceremony of Pendolino "City of Birmingham" at Birminmgham New Street Station, 14 July 2004.

You are invited to the naming of... Pendolino City of Birmingham

2004

Virgin Trains invitation card to "Celebrate the Red Revolution" - event at London Euston Station to mark the completion of the first stage of the West Coast route upgrade, including the naming of a Pendolino "City of London" by the Lord Mayor of London, 20 September 2004. Includes a postcard for return.

Celebrate the Red Revolution

2004

Virgin Trains invitation card for the naming ceremony of Pendolino "Virgin Solders" at London Euston Station, 10 November 2004. The train was named after the novel "Virgin Soldiers" and the author Leslie Thomas took part in the ceremony.

You are invited to the naming of... Pendolino Virgin Soldiers

2004

Invitation card, Opening of The New High Level Bridge, Newcastle-on-Tyne, By King Edward VII 10 July 1906, (Other IDs 77/43/29).

Opening of The New High Level Bridge, Newcastle-on-Tyne

1906

London and Brighton Railway. Invitation Card to Director's Inaugural journey to Hayward's Heath 5.7.41. Overall size 4 1/2"x8 1/2".

London and Brighton Railway inaugural journey invitation

1941