Railway posters: A gallery

Tue 2 Jul, 2013 by YorkMix

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

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So Swiftly Home… Image: National Railway Museum

New “West Country” Engines. Image: National Railway Museum

Cleethorpes railway poster. Image: National Railway Museum

It’s quicker by rail: Durham. Image: National Railway Museum

Inter-City 125 poster. Image: National Railway Museum

Constable country Image: National Railway Museum

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.