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
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
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, Britannia leaving Paddington, by Terence Cuneo, about 1951. Depicts British Railways steam locomotive No 70000 'Britannia' in green livery, leaving London Paddington station with an express train, with a King Class locomotive in experimental blue livery in the background. In the right foreground a railway worker walks along the tracks, beneath a signal. Above him a man looks out from a signal box at the train. The driver leans from the cab of the engine. In the background are the curving girders of Bishop's Bridge. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed. Original artwork for the poster Forging Ahead, The First British Railways Standard Express Locomotives. britannia leaving paddington Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1950
Painting, oil on canvas, British Rail restaurant car, by Val Archer, 1982. Depicts the interior of a restaurant car on a British Rail InterCity 125 train. In the foreground is a table laid for breakfast, with a plate of bacon, eggs, mushrooms and fried tomatoes, tea and a pot of jam. A basket with flowers and knitting rests on the opposite seat. Across the aisle are a man and woman, drinking tea or coffee and orange juice. Through the window is a beach with a ruin on a promontory beyond. This could be intended to represent Porthminster beach and 'The Island' in St Ives. Signed and dated at bottom left. Original artwork for British Railways poster. Unframed. Interior of restaurant car with diners looking out over beach Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1982
Poster artwork, oils on board, Richmond from the River, 1962, by Edward Wesson. Depicts the view across the River Swale towards Richmond Castle and the town. At right are two arches of the bridge over the river. Original artwork for British Railways North Eastern Region poster, Richmond, Yorkshire, one of the See Britain by Train series. Framed, unglazed. richmond from the river Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1962
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, 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, 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, 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
Watercolour, Skegness is so Bracing by Wolf (Richard Stansfield), after John Hassall, 2004. Pastiche depicting two cats, dressed in the style of Hassall's Jolly Fisherman, gambolling along a beach. One cat wears a sweater with the letter Y, the other the letter E. The cats are the Yorkcats, Yorkcat and Eric, which regularly featured in the York Evening Press (later York Press) newspaper. The cartoon was made in recognition of the National Railway Museum, which is based in York. Signed at bottom right, "Wolf after Hassall". Artwork for poster - Skegness is so Bracing Pictorial Collection (Railway) 2004
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 on canvas, Gower Coast by Arthur James Wetherall Burgess, about 1952. Depicts the view looking down onto a sandy beach beneath a blue sky with white clouds. In the foreground, at left, is a ruined castle. Seated beneath the castle is a woman in a red dress. There are people on the beach, and a boat with a red sail at the water's edge. Beyond the beach are promontories with white cliffs, and a lighthouse is just visible. There is a ship at sea in the distance. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original poster artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster "The Gower Coast, Glamorganshire, South Wales, For unspoilt natural beauty", one of the Travel by Train series. Unframed. Gower Coast Pictorial Collection (Railway) c. 1952
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 board, SS Amsterdam, by Frank Mason, 1950. Depicts the SS Amsterdam leaving the port of Harwich against a setting sun. Other ferries are berthed at Parkeston Quay beneath overhead cranes. In the foreground is a rowing boat with two men. Original poster artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster, "S.S. Amsterdam New Twin Screw Ship Harwich - Hook of Holland. Unframed and taped at the edges. SS Amsterdam Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1950
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
Painting, oil, original artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster Map of Norfolk, 1961 a map of norfolk 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 painting, original artwork for British Railways (Southern Region) poster Eastbourne by Bromfield, stick of Eastbourne rock sunbathing in a hat, c.1955 eastbourne - sun trap of the south Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1955
Painting, oil on canvas, Diesel Trains, A Diesel Train on the Shore of Bassenthwaite Lake, near Keswick, Cumberland, by Barber, 1961. Depicts a green two carriage diesel multiple unit passenger train on the line on the shore of Bassenthwaite Lake in the Lake District. The driver and passengers can be seen at the windows. There are yachts on the lake, and fells in the distance. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster. Framed. Size 860 x 1337 mm. Diesel Trains - A Diesel Train on the Shore of Bassenthwaite Lake, near Keswick, Cumberland Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1961
Painting, oil on canvas, poster artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region), 'Ribblesdale', by John Greene, c1955. Depicts the village of Stainforth near Settle in the Yorkshire Dales, with the country lane, Goat Scar Lane, winding between dry stone walls and houses, and hills, including Smearsett Scar, in the distance. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster. Framed. Ribblesdale Pictorial Collection (Railway) c1955
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, original artwork for railway poster, Southern Railway - South for Sunshine by Hal W. Jenner, 1935, depicts legs and deck chair. South for Sunshine Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1935
Painting, oil on canvas, Chester, by Claude Buckle, about 1957. Depicts Eastgate in Chester, looking towards Eastgate clock. In the foreground at left are a well dressed man and woman. Further down the street a man crosses the road, and beyond are cars and buses. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster, issued in at least two versions, including in the 'See Britain by Train' series. Unframed. Chester Pictorial Collection (Railway) c. 1957
Original artwork for British Rail (Western Region) double royal poster Cornwall, by Reitz, map with vignettes. Cornwall Pictorial Collection (Railway)
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, gouache on board, Bristol City of Adventure, by unknown artist, about 1961. Depicts buildings of Bristol in a semi-abstract style, with diagonal shafts of sunlight. Lettering in the 'sky'. This poster was published by British Railways (Western Region) in the Travel by Train series. Bristol City of Adventure Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Painting, oil on canvas, Sunny Rhyl, The Children's Paradise, by Douglas Mays, 1952. Depicts small children gathered round a Punch and Judy show on the beach, with a mother in a swimsuit and a pipe-smoking father. In the background are deckchairs, bathers and children riding donkeys on the sands. Framed and glazed, original art work for British Railways (Midland Region) poster. Sunny Rhyl, The Children's Paradise Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1952
Painting, oils, for Teesdale, High Force, Middleton-in-Teesdale, 1962, by Edward Wesson. Depicts the magnificent High Force waterfall cascading down a rocky cliff face into the plunge pool below. Two women and a man can be seen to watch from the banks opposite. The waterfall is located at Forest-in-Teesdale, in the heart of the Durham Dales. Original artwork for British Railways North Eastern Region poster. Framed 637 mm x 875 mm. Wooden, modern, painted frame. High Force on the Tees, 1962 Pictorial Collection (Railway) 1962
Painting, oil, original publicity artwork, Great Western Railway steamer 'St Patrick' passing the Old Harry Rocks, by Charles Pears. Often signed his works Chas Pears. St Patrick passing the Old Harry Rocks 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
