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Service by Night

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1955

Teignmouth is Devon

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1957

Great Western Railway Air Services

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1932, about

Painting, oil on canvas, Service to Industry for British Railways, South Grid Railway Sidings, Billingham by Terence Cuneo, 1962. A night scene depicting steam and diesel trains arriving and departing at the Imperial Chemical Industries site at Billingham, near Stockton-on-Tees. In the left foreground black smoke billows from a steam locomotive into the night sky. In the centre a floodlit green diesel locomotive with a train of tank wagons passes under elevated piping. At right are the pylons and tanks of the chemical works. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for British Railways Eastern Region poster.

South Grid Railway Sidings. Billingham

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1962

Edinburgh

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1924

fenland poster original

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

Painting, oil on canvas, Ready for the Road, Camden shed, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1928. Depicts the London, Midland & Scottish Railway's motive power depot in Camden, north London. At left are two Royal Scot class locomotives. Number 6109 'Royal Engineer' is in steam, with smoke blasting from its chimney, and one of the footplate crew is climbing into the cab amidst a cloud of steam. Another, older engine stands on track near the shed in the background, while a further Royal Scot class locomotive is beneath a water tower at right, with its tender facing the viewer. Two footplate crewmen stand talking in front of number 6109, and another walks near the edge of a turntable, the outline of which is visible at the bottom right of the picture. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Framed and glazed. Original artwork for London Midland & Scottish Railway poster.

Ready for the Road, Camden Shed

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c1928

Bath in 1828 by the New Steam Carriage Today by Western Region

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Bournemouth

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

Painting by A

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Boston, Lincolnshire, The Pilgrim Fathers

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1955

Ilfracombe

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1952

The Giant's Causeway

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c.1927

Northern Ireland,Dunluce Castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1924

Peveril Castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1924

sheringham

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1958

Poster artwork, for Viz Poster, "Skegness is fucking shit", after Hassall (parody), 2000.

viz poster "skegness is fucking shit"

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

2000

Painting, gouache (?) on board, Norfolk, Nelson, Born Burnham Rectory, 1758, by Lance Cattermole, 1959. Depicts Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson on the deck of a warship engaged in a battle at sea. Nelson is dressed in his naval uniform complete with decorations, holding a telescope in his left hand, with the redundant right sleeve pinned to his coat. Behind him sailors man the guns as a warship approaches. Probably intended to represent the scene on board HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805. Signed by the artist at top right. Original artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster, part of the See Britain by Train series.

norfolk, nelson, born burnham rectory 1758

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1959

Painting, oil on canvas, Skipton Castle, by John Greene, about 1957. Depicts the castle on a steep wooded bank above the River Aire. In the foreground a couple walk along the riverbank, beside a number of small buildings. On the opposite side are another couple and a man, behind some railings. The castle is above, set against a cloudy sky. Signed by the artist at bottom right. One of the See Britain by Train series. Framed. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster.

Skipton Castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1957

Painting, oil on canvas, Peel Castle by Charles Pears, 1949. Coloured lithograph depicting fishing boats and a flock of seagulls in Peel harbour, with Peel Castle beyond. Below the illustration is a blank space for text. Original poster artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster, Isle of Man for happy holidays, Peel Castle. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Unframed.

peel castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949

Oil painting, Fishguard to Rosslare, by L A Wilcox, 1954. Depicts the TSS St David passenger ferry leaving Fishguard on a voyage across the Irish Sea. There are passengers on the upper decks and a yacht sailing at the ferry's port side. At the left side of the painting are the harbour wall and lighthouse. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original painting for the British Rail (Western Region) poster Fishguard-Rosslare, shortest route to and from southern Ireland.

Fishguard-Rosslare

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1954

Painting, Cleethorpes by Kenneth Steel, about 1962. Depicts the view over gardens and seafront to the pier. Original artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster. Signed by the artist at bottom left.

original artwork for Cleethorpes poster

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1962

Painting, oil on canvas, GWR 150, by Peter Owen Jones 1985. Depicts an artist's impression of the exhibition at British Rail's Swindon Works, proposed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway. It shows the interior of the works, with a Western Class 52 diesel hydraulic locomotive, the prototype Inter City 125 High Speed Train power car, Great Western Railway steam locomotives and carriages. Visitors are walking around the exhibition, or are paused in groups. At bottom right is a showcase with a model locomotive. Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for a poster advertising the exhibition, which was never staged because of the announcement of the impending closure of the works. Framed and glazed.

Great Western Railway 150

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1985

Drawing, crayon and wash, preparatory sketch for British Industries, Coal by George Clausen, about 1924. Depicts four miners walking home at the end of their shift, with colliery pithead and winding gear and other buildings in the background. Smoke billows from engine house chimneys, set against a cloudy sky. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed. Produced in preparation for one of a series of sixteen posters, commissioned by the London, Midland & Scottish railway and created by members of the Royal Academy.

British Industries - Coal

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1923-1924

Painting, oil on board, Trains of our Times by Vic Welch, about 1949. Depicts three trains, diesel, electric and steam, running alongside each other in a cutting on the main line near Bushey in Hertfordshire. At left is a Class 5 4-6-0 steam locomotive in black livery, alongside diesel locomotive number 10000 in black and silver, and a suburban electric train in malachite green, with "Watford" on the destination board. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster. Framed, unglazed.

Trains of Our Times

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949

Painting, Bourn Mill, Oldest Dated Windmill in England, by Kenneth Steel, about 1955. Depicts the wooden clad windmill, with a barn in the background. Original artwork for a British Railways poster. Title at bottom left, signed by the artist at bottom right.

british railways poster original bourn mill

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1955

Painting, oil on canvas, poster artwork for London & North Eastern Railway, Scarborough by Constantin Gorbatoff (Konstantin Ivanovich Gorbatov), about 1930. Painting in the Post-Impressionist style depicting Scarborough from the cliffs above South Bay. In the foreground a path leads along a garden. In the distance are the beach, harbour, with the headland and castle. Framed.

Scarborough

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c.1930

Oil painting, 'York' by Doris Zinkeisen, 1934. Original painting for London & North Eastern Railway poster 'To York. Dick Turpin's Ride', 1934. Depicts the highwayman on horseback with York Minster in the background. With 'York' in the lower left corner and artist's signature lower right. Unframed.

To York, Dick Turpin's ride

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1934

Painting, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Southern Region), by Laurence Fish, 1960, depicts vehicles driving off ferry.

Painting, original artwork for railway poster, British Railw

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

Painting, oil on canvas, original poster artwork, British Railways (Western Region), Glorious Devon by Leslie Arthur Wilcox, 1954. Depicts a flock of sheep in a country lane, with a farmer and sheepdog. A tree at left foreground, set in a stone wall with hedgerow flowers, frames the scene. Behind the farmer and his sheep are thatched cottages among foliage. Beyond the trees is the sea. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Part of the See Britain by Train series.

Glorious Devon

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1954

Painting, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Western Region), Weston-Super-Mare by Merville, 1957, depicts woman in red swimming costume at open air swimming pool. 40 x 25 in.; 1016 x 635 mm

Weston super Mare

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1957

Painting, gouache on artists board, The Cloisters, Norwich, by Kenneth Steel, 1950. Depicts the cloisters, spire and south transept of Norwich Cathedral. Original poster artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region). Title at bottom left, signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed.

The Cloisters, Norwich

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1950

Painting, oil, Glorious Devon, by Louis Burleigh Bruhl, about 1928. Depicts a view of the Devon coast, looking over a sandy beach towards a village nestled in a wooded cliff, with a lighthouse on a promontory in the distance. A sailign boat emerges from the harbour, while a fisherman beaches a rowing boat. To the left a pair of palm trees on a rocky outcrop frame the scene. Original artwork for Great Western Railway poster. Framed and glazed.

Glorious Devon

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1928

Painting, oils on canvas, Dublin and Holyhead, by Norman Wilkinson, 1905. Depicts a London & North Western Railway ferry in Dublin Bay, passing the Kish lightship. In the distance are sailing ships, and the headlands at the mouth of the bay. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for a London & North Western Railway poster. Framed.

Dublin & Holyhead

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1905

Painting, oils on canvas, Wales, Travel by Train by Frank Wootton, about 1960. Depicts an imagined scene in Wales. In the foreground is a river, crossed by a stone bridge. An angler fishes on one bank, and on the other side of the river cows approach the water to drink. Beyond the bridge is a ruined castle, similar in some respects to Harlech Castle. Dominating the background is a mountain, which closely resembles Cader Idris. Original artwork for a quadroyal poster published by British Railways Western Region in about 1960.

Wales, Travel by train

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960, about

Painting, gouache on board, Teignmouth, by Glen Steward, 1960. Depicts a woman in a black and white striped swimsuit running through the sea at the water's edge, carrying a beach ball. On the beach ball is a map of south Devon, showing the coast with Teignmouth, Exeter and Torquay. In the background are red cliffs. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster

teignmouth

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

Painting, oil on canvas, Cornwall by Leonard Richmond, about 1934. Depicts a harbour scene, with a sea wall and lighthouse, and colourful fishing boats in the harbour. Two fishermen talk at the end of the breakwater. Beyond the harbour are a village, beach and cliffs. In the background are yachts at sea. Below the painting is designated space for text. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for Great Western Railway poster, Cornwall. Unframed.

Cornwall

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c. 1933

Painting, oil, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Western Region), Visit London in Coronation Year by Gordon Nicholl, 1953, depicts horse guards at Buckingham Palace.

visit london in coronation year poster original

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1953

Painting, oil painting, original artwork for British Rail (Eastern Region) poster in 1963 Take Your Car by the Car Sleeper Limited/The Daytime Anglo-Scottish Car Carrier, with moon and sun wearing tam'o'shanter and feathered cap, 1963.

in 1963 take your car by the car sleeper limited

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1963

Painting, oil on canvas, Restaurant Car, by Leonard Campbell Taylor (1874 - 1969), about 1935. Depicts the interior of a restaurant car. A well dressed young couple are seated opposite each other, next to a window, with a view of red-tiled houses, the coast and sea beyond. The woman is smoking a cigarette. Behind them is a waiter carrying a tray of coffee cups, while a middle-aged man at a table on the other side of the aisle reads an illustrated magazine. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for a London, Midland and Scottish Railway poster. Framed and glazed.

Restaurant Car

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1935

Painting, oil on board, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Eastern Region), Cleethorpes by Allanson Hick, about 1952. Depicts the beach under a section of Cleethorpes pier, with children playing on the sands and people seated in deckchairs. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Unframed.

Cleethorpes

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1952

Painting, original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster, The Enchanting River Dart, by C King, 1961.

original artwork for The Enchanting River Dart poster

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1961

Original poster artwork, British Railways (Southern Region), "Buy a Country Afternoon Cheap Ticket", from this station on Sun,Weds,Thurs,Sats & bank holidays March 26 to October 29, ask for handbill showing destinations and train times. by Amos & Power, 1960-1961, depicts flowers wrapped with track.

Buy a country afternoon ticket

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960-1961

Painting, oil, original artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster Map of Norfolk, 1961

a map of norfolk

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1961

Original artwork for British Rail (Western Region) double royal poster Cornwall, by Reitz, map with vignettes.

Cornwall

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painting, oil painting, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Western Region), Somerset - Cheddar Gorge by Wootton, 1954.

somerset-cheddar gorge poster original

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1954

Painting, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Southern Region), Hastings and St. Leonards, 1960, depicts boy's face in brochure.

hastings and st. leonards poster original

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

Original artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster British Railways for British Industry by F Donald Blake, showing representations of industrial architecture and railway goods wagons, 1962

british railways for british industry

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1962

Painting, oil on canvas, original poster artwork, British Railways (Western Region), Somerset, by Jack Merriott, 1960. Depicts a scene on Exmoor looking east towards the coast, Porlock Marsh and the Brendon Hills. There are horseriders and walkers on the heather-covered moors, and hills in the distance, with shafts of sunlight shining down through the clouds. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster. Unframed.

Somerset

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

Painting, oil on canvas, The Night Mail; The Enginemen, by Sir William Orpen, RA, 1924. Depicts the footplate of a London, Midland and Scottish Railway locomotive, seen from the side. A fireman leans over, shovel in hand, lit by the glow from the unseen firebox. In front of him is the engine driver. He is an older man, leaning on the side of the cab and looking straight ahead. Smoke drifts across the front of the cab. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for an LMS poster, one of a series which featured artworks by members of the Royal Academy. Framed, unglazed.

The Night Mail, The Engineman

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1924