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Item ID: 148009  
  

Royal Saloon Train London & North Western Railway J.C. Park Desgin 1903 Postcard

Early Colour Larger Postcard. Train, Railway. Railroad. Rail. Royal Saloon, London & North Western Railway Designed by J.C. Park and Built for King Edward VII at Wolverton Works in 1903, it is nearly seventy feet in length and weighs 46 tons. Originally it was painted in the purple-brown and off-white livery of the L.N.W.R. with hand painted royal coats of arms but the livery was changed to its present London Midland & Scottish Railway maroon during the late war in order to make the vehicle less conspicuous. This vehicle is preserved by the British Transport Commission.

Publisher: J. Arthur Dixon
Faults: Minor crease at top right, upper right & top left tip

Price:£3.99€5.19US$5.47

Royal Saloon Train London & North Western Railway J.C. Park Desgin 1903 Postcard


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