What is a rail poster artist?

What is a rail poster artist?

These artists were commissioned by the UK rail companies, (such as Great Northern Railway [GNR], Great Western Railway [GWR], London, Midland and Scottish Railway [LMS], North Eastern Railway [NER], London and North Eastern Railway [LNER], British Rail [BR]) to create vintage rail posters advertising certain areas around the UK.

What do Vintage Railway posters promote?

Many of these vintage posters promote specific holiday destinations in the UK. The vintage railway posters often had a highly romanticised view of post war rural Britain. Many depict landscape scenes, while others show holiday makers having fun on the beach in British seaside towns.

What are vintage travel posters?

Vintage travel posters were in their heyday throughout inter-war years, which can be seen by looking through our collection. The travel posters we have range from the 1800’s, right up until the 1990’s, although the vast majority of artwork you will see is from the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1940’s.

Why do travel posters say ‘see Britain by train’?

The travel posters often used slogans such as ‘It’s quicker by rail’ and ‘See Britain by train’ to encourage people to use the rail network to holiday around the UK (and further afield, with many posters promoting travel by boat to Ireland and Europe).