Monthly Archives: November 2016

Here is a postcard of the railway station at Yunnan Fou. And here is an image of the station in 1910, with everyone waiting for the arrival of the first train. I love the flags and bunting, and the slightly … Continue reading →

Quite an unusual arragement of track at this station…health and safety considerations would usually distance the platform and junction. This looks like an accident wating to happen.

A very tidy station…no trains of passengers making a mess

Here is a lovely 1940s colour litho printed postcard fromt he US. I’m intrigued by these images and how the print quality and the subject matter combine…This is the Rock Island Rocket.

This is a lovely photo.

Thinking of Zephyrs, here is a picture of a bigger Zephyr…this time on the Santa Fe Railroad.

Here are some pictures of the Burlington Zephyr diesel unit from the 1940s. The train was exhibited at the World’s Fair and became a symbol of US modernisation…

One of the best graphic bits of the old BR was the Railfreight identity made up of heraldic elements. These had the great benefit of combining colour, scale and consistency across the various bits of industrial infrastructure relating to BRs … Continue reading →

This is the visual indentity for the Kent Link line designed by Eddie Pond. Here’s the link to our page about Eddie Pond’s posters and artwork… http://www.rennart.co.uk/pond.html