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British Rail Posters : Vintage

Over the years some highly respected artists worked on railways posters commissioned by the Big Four UK rail companies - the Great Western Railway (GWR), London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), and the Southern Railway (SR). In 1948 these were nationalized to form British Railways.  Not a great move, as it turned out.

In its heyday when the rail companies were flourishing the great UK Railways Poster was truly a force to be reckoned with, featuring the nation's most attractive resorts and scenery as a means of enticing customers to travel by rail. The landscape paintings especially were magnificent, whether in full 'fine art' renderings or more simplified, highly effective art poster styles. 

In addition, there were artworks depicting holiday and leisure pursuits, as well as some striking paintings  of the complex details of the railways infrastructure. These posters and artworks are now collectors' items.

With current road traffic and transport problems, a return to the former glories of rail in Britain might be highly desirable - especially if the use of top-quality artworks was revisited! 

Here are some of my favorites - CLICK LINKED IMAGES for more details:

British Railways Posters

Page One : Railway Posters Horizontal

Railways Poster - Snowdon Wales

Railways Poster - Blackpool 1923-1947
Wilton Williams (artwork about 1923)< center>
Railways Poster - HMS Victory Portsmouth
Kenneth Denton Shoesmith (1890 – 1939)
Railways Poster - Cambridge
Graham Petrie (1859 – 1940)
Railways Poster - North Wales Scenery
Albert Petherbridge (1882-1934)
Railways Poster - Arun Valley
Albert Petherbridge (1882-1934)
Railways Poster - Fawley (new Forest)
Albert Petherbridge (1882-1934)
Railways Poster - Hastings Bathing Pool
Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882-1956)
Railways Poster - Royal Deeside
Frank Newbould (1887 – 1951)
Railways Poster - Cleethorpes
Frank Newbould (1887 – 1951)
Railways Poster - Cornwall
Adrian Allinson (1890-1959)
Railways Poster - Isle of Wight
Adrian Allinson (1890-1959)
Railways Poster - Downland Rambles
Adrian Allinson (1890-1959)
Railways Poster - Jersey
Adrian Allinson (1890-1959)
Railways Poster - Fountains Abbey
Fred Taylor (1875 – 1963)
Railways Poster - Picadilly Circus, London
Fred Taylor (1875 – 1963)
Railways Poster - Liverpool Cathedral
Fred Taylor (1875 – 1963)
Railways Poster - Holyrood House, Edinburgh
Fred Taylor (1875 – 1963)
Railways Poster - House of Treasures, York
Fred Taylor (1875 – 1963)
Railways Poster - Cambridge
Fred Taylor (1875 – 1963)
Railways Poster - Bamburgh by William Russell Flint (1880-1969)
William Russell Flint (1880-1969)
Railways Poster - Scotland Stag
W Smithson Broadhead (1888-1960)
Railways Poster - The Clyde
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
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            Poster - The Clyde
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
Railways Poster - Glencoe
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
Railways Poster - Ireland Glenariff
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
Railways Poster - Loch Awe
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
Railways Poster - Sweetheart Abbey
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
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            Poster - Inverness
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
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            Poster - Shipbuilding on the Clyde
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
Railways Poster - Flying Scotsman - Night Train to Scotland
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
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            Poster - Blue Star Line to South America
Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971)
Railways Poster - Devon
Gyrth Russell (1892-1970)
Railways Poster - Cornwall
Gyrth Russell (1892-1970)
Railways Poster - Buxton
Claude Buckle (1905-1973)
Railways Poster - Cardiff Castle
Ronald Lampitt (1906-1968)

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