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:
Great Powers Pull Together
An October 1959 advert from The General Electric Company Limited and the North British Locomotive Company Limited noting their contributions to the 800hp diesel electric locomotives for the Eastern Region, later known as Class 16s. Pictured is D8402 and a Paxman 16YHXL engine fitted with a GEC generator.
This advert appears in the following categories: Traction: Class 16 ; Builder: North British ; Supplier: GEC ; Component: Electrical Equipment
More Samples:
It all comes down to this
Bridges by Butterley
Railway Electrification Schemes Supplied
The "Pandrol" Rail Fastening
Widney 'Brilite' Driver's Adjustable Seat
Diesel B.U.T. Trains
Designers and builders
On The Right Lines