Written by admin on 18 December, 2009 – 6:43 am -
What a great complementary hobby for steam enthusiasts! However, that's not to say that steam enthusiasts are the only people who collect railway postcards. In the days before British Rail of course there were many different railway companies in the UK, and an equal number of advertising opportunities were offered by postcards. The companies published thousands of railway cards. Perhaps the most prolific was the London and North Western Railway Company - LNWR. Publishers included McCorquodale and (of course) Raphael Tuck & Sons.
We had photos of engines and rolling stock, then series after series of views - overprinted by the companies, and of course shots of stations, both interiors and exteriors. In fact the closure of many stations in the 1950's means that the view of them on postcards are the only surviving images of their past glories. Thus these particular cards are at a premium.
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