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:
Chlorea Granular Weedkiller
A Chipman Chemical Company Limited advert from February 1961 for their chemical for the treatment of congested areas.
This advert appears in the following categories: Supplier: Chipman ; Component: Misc Parts
More Samples:
On the right lines - with Fawcett Resistors
Quality is more than skin deep
Take Out Weight Keep In Strength!
Bearings for Modernization
Say Rubber and You've Said Spencer Moulton
Still Rolling Ahead
Liquids on wheels
70% Interchangeability