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:
Sulzer on the Southern Region
A Sulzer Brothers advert from May 1960 for their diesel power units. Illustated is 1550hp diesel electric D6500 built by BRC&W for the Southern Region to be used on the Kent Coast Lines, and one of the 8LDA28 power units it was fitted with.
This advert appears in the following categories: Traction: Class 33 ; Supplier: Sulzer ; Component: Diesel Engines (Power Unit)
More Samples:
11000... Strong
Matisa Track Recording Trolley
Fowler diesel power in the paper industry
532 Tube Cars for the Piccadilly Line
Rail and Flange Lubricator
...Working in Close Co-operation
Britain's fastest express uses Harper Castings
Sulzer Diesel Engines for Southern Region