Railway Adverts from the Modernisation Era
This website features over 1,000 trade advertisements from the 1950s and 1960s when the British railway stock businesses were busy building for the modernisation schemes.
There are adverts from rolling stock builders, and from suppliers of components used to build the vehicles. There are also adverts from other developments such as signalling, permanent way and electrification.
Most adverts were aimed at attracting more orders at home and abroad — but many also just seemed to be just a proud statement of what some firms had achieved!
Featured Advert:
The Work-horse of the Eastern Region
A Mirrlees National Limited advert from February 1962 promoting the 1,365hp JVST 12 power unit which was by then fitted to many of the Brush locomotives in use on the Eastern Region. The main image is a painting of one of these diesel electric locomotives. The company was a member of Hawker Siddeley Industries. The top image shows the control end of the power unit.
This advert appears in the following categories: Traction: Class 30/31 ; Supplier: Mirrlees ; Component: Diesel Engines (Power Unit)
More Samples:
"The Train Now Arriving At Platform 8...
Baker Bessemer Tyres Axles Solid Wheels
The Season's Greetings to all our Railway Friends
Diesel Mechanical Railcars for Difficult Conditions
Insulating Fish Plates
Where strength counts British Railways count on Pressed Steel
NBL Locomotives of the new era
Bethnal Green to Enfield, Hertford East and Bishops Stortford