All from Warwickshirerailways.com. This is part of the caption for the top picture, written by Robert Ferris. "In 1937 Maxwell Fraser wrote a guide jointly for the Great Western Railway and London Midland and Scottish Railway. The English version, depicted here, was aimed at the American tourist market" To read the whole thing - http://warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/publicity1654.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here is part of the caption for the center picture, Cotswolds."
"The GWR's book on rambles together with information on purchasing a holiday season ticket and how to use tickets to arrive at and depart from different stations
The GWR's book on rambles together with information on purchasing a holiday season ticket and how to use tickets to arrive at and depart from different stations. The Cotswolds and the Shakespeare Country attracts and fascinates most people, especially those who walk, and it is only by walking that the inner recesses of the area can be thoroughly explored." To read the whole thing - http://warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/sha ... ramble.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's part of the caption for the bottom picture "Stratford on Avon." "A typical example of the Great Western Railway's publicity poster campaign of the 1930s". To read the whole thing - http://warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/soa-poster.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here is part of the caption for the center picture, Cotswolds."
"The GWR's book on rambles together with information on purchasing a holiday season ticket and how to use tickets to arrive at and depart from different stations
The GWR's book on rambles together with information on purchasing a holiday season ticket and how to use tickets to arrive at and depart from different stations. The Cotswolds and the Shakespeare Country attracts and fascinates most people, especially those who walk, and it is only by walking that the inner recesses of the area can be thoroughly explored." To read the whole thing - http://warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/sha ... ramble.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here's part of the caption for the bottom picture "Stratford on Avon." "A typical example of the Great Western Railway's publicity poster campaign of the 1930s". To read the whole thing - http://warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/soa-poster.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
