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 Midland Pullman runs on SKF
A September 1960 advert from the Skefko Ball Bearing Company Limited. It notes their spherical roller bearing axleboxes were chosen for the new diesel Pullman trains.
This advert appears in the following categories: Traction: Blue Pullman ; Supplier: Skefko (SKF) ; Component: Axleboxes
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180 Type 2 Main Line 1365hp Diesel Electric Locomotives
Fast Freight
SKF equipped Electro-Diesels
Mills Spring Tempered Rail Fastenings
Take Out Weight Keep In Strength!
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