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Here is a painting by Richard Hamilton from the early 1950s. Hamilton is an artist who was associated with the ICA, the Independent Group, and the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. This painting is one of of a series … Continue reading →

Here is the centrefold from a project about the development of the French TGV trains during the 1970s. Terrific.

Here’s a small home-front window display poster by the Polish designers, George Him and Jan Lewitt. They worked in Britain from the 1930s onwards…I’ve posted about them before. This design makes a visual connection between bread, as a symbol of … Continue reading →

Here is a poster announcing the newly-nationalised French railways, called SNCF. The French railways were nationalised in 1938. I’m not sure exactly when this poster was made. I thought 1940s, but it could be earlier. I’ll have to check. The … Continue reading →

Here is a wonderful railway engine from Japan. It was spotted by my friend and colleague, Dave Hendley. The engine is named after the Power-Rangers…and the front of the engine is modelled so as to look like their helmets! Brilliant.

There are a lot of films about trains on TV…And, there always have been. John Betjeman made films of himself sitting on rural station platforms all through the 1960s. The humourist, Miles Kington made films about old steam trains during … Continue reading →

The pop music producer, Peter Waterman, is selling part of his collection of model railway locomotives. Mr Waterman is well known amongst railway conservation and preservation groups. The sale is an attempt to make space and to underwrite the restoration … Continue reading →

Here is a lovely early Victorian drawing of a steam loco from 1846. The drawing is by the engineer, David Joy. This kind of technical drawing is distinguished by its precision. The drawing has to be big enough to carry … Continue reading →

We found this lovely toy steam engine in a local charity shop. It’s an early twentieth century tinplate miniature, or penny-toy. It was made in Germany, by the firm of JLH; That’s for, Johann Leonard Hess. The locomotive came with … Continue reading →

I was in the studio last week and was shown this…it’s a hand drawn and watercolour iteration of the famous London Underground map by Harry Beck…I didn’t see the exact date, but I think it is from the 1930s. Beck … Continue reading →