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:
Tyres Wheels Axles
A John Baker & Bessamer advert from 1954 for their products aimed at locomotives, carriages and wagons.
This advert appears in the following categories: Supplier: John Baker & Bessemer ; Component: Wheels and Axles
More Samples:
1160hp Engine-Generator set for British Railways
Busy Lines
AC Generators for Diesel Locomotives
The 8-tool Tamper
more and more diesel railcars are SKF equipped
Builders of Lightweight Coaches
Road and Rail
Selected by British Railways for fitting to their new Battery Railcar