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:
Railway Electrification
A July 1961 advert from Bullers Limited who supplied insulators and metal fittings for railway electrification schemes. The location of the main image is not given but it is acknowledged to British Insulators Construction Limited who where the main contractors in the 25 kV AC electrification.
This advert appears in the following categories: Supplier: Bullers Limited ; Component: Electrification
More Samples:
The First Name in Light Alloy Carriage Doors
Beclatite for Railway Rolling Stock
Diesel Rail Traction Units
The English Electric 'Deltic' Diesel-Electric Locomotive
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The big lift...
Brush Design of Type 4 Diesel Electric Locomotive
Satisfaction in Service!