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:
Bridge Reconstruction by Butterley
An August 1956 advert from The Butterley Company Limited showing the work they did on bridge number 75 on the Glazebrook to Godley line.
This advert appears in the following categories: Builder: Butterley Company ; Component: Permanent Way
More Samples:
4 regions...1 motor
Kaye's Automatic Wedge Locks
A.E.C. Diesel Railcars - More Economical Capital Outlay
Mirrlees diesels come clean inside the works
A New Division for Diesel Trains
Sulzer Engines
1600hp Express Passenger Diesel Electric Locomotive No.10201
Fast Freight