Publicity Gallery

GWR Publication, Through the Window, 1927

The GWR tourist guide, Through the Window, was first published in 1924. The guide was a travel companion for passengers on trains between London Paddington and Penzance, Birkenhead and Killarny. It provided comprehensive information on what could be viewed from the train window. This book, for between Paddington and Penzance, shows St Michael's Mount on the front cover

© STEAM - Museum of the GWR

Christmas card from Newport Superintendents Office, 1937

The GWR's Superintendent's Office in Newport was the sender of this card in celebration of Christmas 1937 and the New Year of 1938. Despite being fairly plain, the card has a nice example of the GWR Coat of Arms in the top left corner

Card, Christmas, Newport, Superintendent

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