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:

For economical running under all conditions

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A February 1952 advert from AEC Limited / ACV Sales Limited promoting their AEC diesel railcars with Express Parcels car No.34 pictured.

This advert appears in the following categories: Traction: GWR Railcar ; Supplier: AEC / ACV

More Samples:

Electric Rolling Stock Light Alloy Construction

This Cooling Group...

So much depends on reliable fastenings

Silentbloc Flexible Couplings

Automatic Safety and Vigilance

Neutral Track and Line Relays

Holset Torsional Vibration Dampers

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