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:
Craven Three Car Diesel Trains for British Railways
A Cravens Limited advert from June 1958 featuring the triple sets they built for the London Midland Region.
This advert appears in the following categories: Traction: Class 105 ; Builder: Cravens
More Samples:
On the right lines - with Fawcett Resistors
1,000,000 miles in 12 weeks
D200 Gets Away to a Good Start
Stone-Vapor steam generators
A Vital Link
Owen and Dyson Wheels and Axles
NBL/MAN Diesel Engines power British Railways Pullman Train Sets
Vokes 3-ply Viscous Air Filters