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:

Tank wagons built by Charles Roberts

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A September 1961 advert from the Skefko Ball Bearing Company noting that their SKF spherical roller bearing axleboxes were used on these tank wagons. Numerous different liveries are illustrated including Esso, Mobil, Fisons, Crosfield Chemicals and International Synthetic Rubber.

This advert appears in the following categories: Traction: Wagons ; Supplier: Skefko (SKF) ; Component: Axleboxes

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Again British Railways Western Region Chooses Laycock

The Falcon Sets the Pace

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Trouble starts with Condensation

Over 600 Sulzer Engines for British Railways Modernisation

Buoyant Lace Web Seating in Derby Built Railcars

Steam Makes Way for Bristol Siddeley Diesels

Cambrian Rolling Stock of all Descriptions