Publicity Gallery

Damaged railway lamps, 1942

These rather forlorn looking lamps appeared in an article from the April 1942 edition of the GWR Magazine. The article looks at the daily toll of damaged and lost locomotive equipment and it called upon employees to make a positive contribution to this loss and damage. During the war there was a shortage of raw materials and unnecessary repairs or replacements took its toll on resources. For example, over 200 lamps a week were arriving at Swindon Works for repair. It was considered an employee's ?National Duty? to keep the nation's transport system running smoothly

Christmas card sent by Swindon Works Accounts Staff, 1918

Christmas card dated 1918. The figure of Britannia features prominently on the front of the card in reference to Allied success in the war. It was sent by the Accounts Office at Swindon Works and the signatures of staff cover both the front and the inside of the card

Accounts Office, Card, Christmas, World War 1

Metal sign advertising sign for St Michael's Mount, 1908

Metal Advertising Sign, 1908
As part of its campaign to promote travel to the West County, GWR produced this sign which compares the beauty of St Michael's Mount in Cornwall to that of Mont St Michel in France

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

Advertising, Cornwall, France, Mont St Michel, Publicity, Sign, St Michaels Mount