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:
Pioneers in Diesel Railcar Units
A British United Traction Limited advert from June 1960 listing the many railways around the world they had supplied their diesel railcar equipment to.
This advert appears in the following categories: Supplier: British United Traction ; Component: Control Equipment
More Samples:
Wickham of Ware are constantly adding to their extensive range
Beclatite for Railway Rolling Stock
N.B.L. Diesel Hydraulic, Electric and Diesel Electric Locomotives
Charles Roberts and Company
Marconi's Hand in Railway Communication
Power For Faster Schedules
BICC Railway Signalling Control Cable
Two Note Compressed Air Warning Signals