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GWR Publicity Poster, London, 1946

The poster was produced by the GWR just after the Second World War. It was designed by Frank Henry Mason. The huge dome of St Paul's Cathedral dominates the skyline. In the distance cranes can be seen, assisting in the rebuilding of London after the Blitz. The Thames in the foreground is busy with boats and barges, coming and going under Blackfriars Bridge

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St Ives Station, Cornwall, c.1950s

A view of St Ives Station, Cornwall, c.1950s with steam locomotives departing and arriving into the station.
The station opened in 1877 and is the terminus for the line from St Erth a few miles away. Porthminster Beach can be seen on the left behind the trees

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

1950s, Coast, Coastal, Cornwall, Porthminster Beach, St Ives, St Ives Station, Station

Platform 1 at Paddington Station, 1904

This view of passengers boarding a train on Platform 1 was taken on the August Bank Holiday 1904.
Teeming with people, passengers and porters bustle about the platform by the clock at the First Class end of the train before it departs

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1900s, 1904, August, Bank Holiday, Boarding, Edwardian, Paddington, Passengers, People, Platform, Platform 1, Station