Vintage railway posters

Here at Stanfords, we are surrounded by maps and travel guides to far off exotic places. These vintage travel posters from the new Poster to Poster: Railway Journeys in Art are making us appreciate destinations slightly closer to home. Here are a few that make us want to get on trains instead of planes.

Portsmouth: Crow 1953
Portsmouth: Crow 1953
Surrey: Ethelbert Basil White 1928
Surrey: Ethelbert Basil White 1928
C.R.W.Nevison for Wembley’s great 1925 exhibition
C.R.W.Nevison for Wembley’s great 1925 exhibition
Bromfield/ Pulford, 1960
Bromfield/ Pulford, 1960
Bank Station Travolator: BR/LT 1960
Bank Station Travolator: BR/LT 1960
King’s Cross to Scotland: Bernard Myers 1920s
King’s Cross to Scotland: Bernard Myers 1920s
London: The gateway to health & pleasure. S.W.Le Feaux 1920
Waterloo Station: The gateway to health & pleasure. S.W.Le Feaux 1920
Hampshire Coast: Kenneth Bromfield 1963
Hampshire Coast: Kenneth Bromfield 1963

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More information on these, and many more vintage posters can be found in Poster to Poster: Railway Journeys in Art. Volume 5 London and the South-East £38.00.

 

 

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