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Service by Night

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1955

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, 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

Teignmouth is Devon

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1957

Edinburgh

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1924

Painting by A

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Ilfracombe

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1952

Boston, Lincolnshire, The Pilgrim Fathers

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1955

sheringham

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1958

Great Western Railway Air Services

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1932, about

Peveril Castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1924

Northern Ireland,Dunluce Castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1924

fenland poster original

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

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, original artwork for Great Western Railway poster, Newquay on the Cornish Coast, by Alker Tripp, about 1946. Depicts four figures on a cliff overlooking a sandy beach, a man with his arm around a woman, pointing, and two women seated on the grass. Two young women are descending steps carrying surf boards, and in the distance is the sea and a headland. Signed by the artist at bottom left, beneath the image. There is a blank space at the bottom approximately 120 x 630 mm to allow for the insertion of text.

Newquay on the Cornish Coast

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1946 about

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

Painting, oil on canvas, Manchester's New Station, Piccadilly, by Claude Buckle, 1960. Impression of the new Piccadilly Station and office block in Manchester, built to replace the earlier London Road station. In the foreground a burgundy car passes in front of the station. There are parked cars to the right, and pedestrians walk on the pavement outside. A towering office block rises up at right, set against a graduated blue sky. Below the painting is designated space for text. Signed by the artist at right. Poster artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster. Unframed. Signed by the artist.

Manchester's New Station - Piccadilly

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1960

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, oil on canvas, Paignton, by Douglas Lionel Mays, about 1958. Depicts a young blonde woman in a blue swimsuit lying on a red rock, looking out to sea. Beneath her is the beach with lapping waves, and red cliffs with grass and trees at the top. Beyond are the breakwater, harbour, town and Devon hills. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Unframed. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster Paignton, South Devon, the family resort of picturesque Torbay, one of the Travel by Train series.

Paignton

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1958

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, 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, 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, Glenariff, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1935. Depicts the steep green mountainside of Glenariff in County Antrim, with a patchwork of fields on its lower slopes. There is a tree in the foreground at left and in the background is Red Bay and the Irish Sea. Original artwork for London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Painting is labelled with no. 380/66 on top left edge. Unframed.

Glenariff

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1935

Painting, oil on canvas, Southend by Wilfred Moody Fryer, 1957. Painting shows men, women and children on a balcony over looking the sea front and pier. At left are people sat on a bench, with a girl in a pink dress standing and pointing to the sea and pier. In the mid ground are tourists walking along and around the pier, ferris wheel, carousels and boating pond. There are yachts at sea. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Unframed. Poster artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region),

Southend

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1957

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, oil on canvas, Diesel Trains, by Barber, about 1955. Depicts a British Railways two carriage diesel multiple unit passenger train in green livery, passing over a brick bridge on a sunny day, with white clouds in the sky. In the background at right is a signal box. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) stock poster, published with a variety of texts advertising new diesel services. Signed at bottom right. Unframed.

Diesel Trains

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c1955

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, gouache on paper, pinned on to canvas, King George V by Moy Thomas, 1927. Depicts the 4-6-0 locomotive moving at speed, with a trail of smoke streaming from the chimney. The firebox glows against a blue sky. Below the image is a designated space for text, on a blue ground. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original poster artwork for the Great Western Railway poster "Britain's Mightiest". The published poster had the accompanying text "Britain's Mightiest, King George V, The 'Kings' lead for power and speed, Go Great Western". In another version for the American market the text read "New York to London, Fastest route via Plymouth and Great Western Railway". The locomotive carries the bell fitted when it featured in celebrations marking the centenary of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the United States of America. Unframed.

King George V

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1927

Painting, gouache on board, Minehead, by Johnston, 1950. Depicts Minehead seafront and North Hill. In the foreground is a family group of a mother, father, girl and boy, with a sandcastle, bucket and spade and beach ball. In the background are the town and beach, where people in swimsuits sit in deckchairs, play on the beach and swim in the sea. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster.

minehead poster original

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1950

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

Painting, original artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster Lincoln by Kerry Lee, 1962.

original artwork for Lincoln poster

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1962

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, 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

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

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

Painting, oil on canvas, Clapham Junction' by Terence Cuneo, 1961. Depicts the view from the signal gantry at Clapham Junction. In the foreground is Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive No 34087 '145 Squadron' with another engine of the same class approaching with a passenger train. On nearby lines are electric and steam trains. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed. Original artwork for British Railways (Southern Region) poster.

Clapham Junction

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1961

Painting, Ely by Kenneth Steel, 1950. Depicts the west front of Ely Cathedral. Original artwork for British Railways (Eastern Region) poster. Signed by the artist at bottom right.

original artwork for ely poster

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1950

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, original poster artwork, Somerset, by Herbert Alker Tripp, about 1948. Depicts a village on a wooded hill, with a church at the summit. In the foreground is a field of grazing cows with a horse and cart on a track, and an arched stone bridge. The bottom of the canvas, approximately 200 x 1270 mm, has been left blank for the insertion of text. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster, Somerset, the holiday county of infinite charm, part of the Travel by Train series.

Somerset

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1948 about

Painting, oil on canvas, The Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1935. Depicts a view looking down on the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits between Anglesey and North Wales. The London, Midland & Scottish Railway's Irish Mail train is crossing the bridge. In the background are fields, with mountains in the distance set against a cloudy sky. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Unframed.

Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1935 about

Painting, oil on canvas, Passenger Express, The Symbol of Comfortable Travel, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1930. Depicts Claughton class 4-6-0 locomotive number 5900 hauling an express passenger train, with smoke billowing from the locomotive's chimney. In the background is an arched overbridge, with another bridge in the distance. A permanent way worker stands beside the track, with a sledgehammer over his shoulder. Two more workers are visible further down the track. Signed by the artist bottom, left of centre. Original artwork for London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Framed and glazed with glass.

Passenger Express, The Symbol of Comfortable Travel

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1930 about

Painting, oil, Dove Cottage, Grasmere, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1930. Depicts the interior of William Wordsworth's house at Grasmere in the Lake District. It shows the houseplace, a wood panelled room on the ground floor, with a fire, rocking chair, table, chair, long case clock and leaded window. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Framed.

Dove Cottage Grasmere

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c1930

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

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, poster paint, original artwork for Great Western Railway poster, Royal Windsor, by Fred Taylor, 1950.

Royal Windsor

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1950

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