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Littlehampton. William Gwennet.
24 3/8 x 39 1/8 in/62 x 99.5 cm
The serene composure of this fin-de-siècle Englishwoman reflects the lovely holidays on offer around Littlehampton, a tourist harbour town in West Sussex, England, on the English Channel. “Exhilarating and bracing air, with the beautiful River Arun affording good fishing and boating,” and an “extensive sandy beach, with fine common adjoining the promenade and jetty,” are all promised here, along with “Arundel Castle within easy distance,” “Angmering, and its picturesque village,” along with “excellent cricket and lawn tennis grounds. Also golf links.” Train service departs from London Bridge from 9:40am onward. The lady’s pup is expectant.
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Pullman / Vacation Lands Are Calling. 1936. William P. Welsh.
20 ¾ x 27 3/8 in./52.8 x 69.4 cm
She stands on the top of the world, painting on a mountaintop as the seagulls wave in semaphore. “Vacation lands are calling.”
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La Plage de Calvi. Corse. 1928. Roger Broders.
31 1/8 x 42 3/8 in./79 x 107.5 cm
A rapturously beautiful, supreme Deco celebration of Corsica, the Mediterranean, and the idylls of beach life from the travel-poster master. The colors are impossibly crisp, especially considering this Grande Dame of posterdom is now 90 years of age. This is actually an advertisement for the PLM railway; the line not only advertised destinations in southern Europe, but also points across the water accessible from those ports. This is the French-language version.
Available at auction February 25, 2018.
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Dunkerque. 1929. Roger Broders.
24 ¾ x 39 1/8 in./62.7 x 99.2 cm
The rarest of all Broders posters, it’s also the only image Broders created for the Chemin de Fer du Nord – though the railroad is nowhere to be seen. Instead, he gives us the view from an elegant couple’s yacht, pulling out of the harbor. The contrast between the modern (both people and ships) and the medieval (the spire of the Old Town Hall, the little skiff at right) makes Dunkirk all the more interesting and mysterious.
Available at auction February 25, 2018.
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Sankei Skyliner, the fastest route to Narita airport and the fastest non-Shinkansen train in Japan.
Near Narita Airport, Japan
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500 series and N700 series Shinkansen ready for take-off at Shin-Osaka station.
Shin-Osaka JR Station, Osaka, Japan
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Mid-Norfolk Railway @Dereham by Adam Swaine
Via Flickr:
Dereham railway station is a railway station in the town of Dereham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by heritage services on the Mid-Norfolk Railway from Dereham to Wymondham..Station Road, Dereham NR19 1DF England The Mid-Norfolk Railway runs Heritage Steam and Diesel train services from the market town of Dereham to Wymondham in Norfolk, just outside Norwich. It is run mainly by volunteers, and operates a number of Special Events throughout the year
“New York Central loco 5287, a 4-6-4, heads south at Roosevelt Road on August 24, 1954.”
Chicago
Photo by David R. Sweetland
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FromClassic Trains:
On Chicago’s L:
A four-car Chicago Aurora & Elgin train heads away from the Loop as a Chicago Rapid Transit train heads inbound. Below the train are the south platforms of Chicago Union Station.
Photo by Don Sims
Platform 1. Gdańsk Wrzeszcz Railway Station.
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