Railway posters: A gallery

2 Jul, 2013 by YorkMix | News

Check out some of the great art used to promote various rail services down the years, courtesy of the NRM.

New "West Country" Engines. Image: National Railway Museum
So Swiftly Home… Image: National Railway Museum
Cleethorpes railway poster. Image: National Railway Museum
Constable country Image: National Railway Museum
It's quicker by rail: Durham. Image: National Railway Museum
Inter-City 125 poster. Image: National Railway Museum

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swiftly-home-rail-poster

cleethorpes-rail-poster

railway-constable-poster

durham-rail-poster

inter-city-rail-poster

These are a few of the railway posters from the NRM’s collection.

To find out more, read Jayne Dwyer’s York art blog – Speed, steam and secrets.

And check out our gallery of York rail posters on Pinterest.

What do you think?