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Bogies, Bulbs and Babies: Enter-train-ing images from the GEC archive

Explore the colourful, kooky world of advertising in the GEC Traction archive.

The GEC Traction archive contains many quirky and unusual adverts. Project volunteers Danika Willis and Ben Cudbertson pick their favourites, selected for the humour, vivid colours and graphics.

 

Metrovick’s Cosmos Lamps’, Metropolitan Vickers Gazette, 1937. NRM Ref: ALS2/55/C/9
Metrovick’s Cosmos Lamps’, Metropolitan Vickers Gazette, 1937.
NRM Ref: ALS2/55/C/9

 

'Electrodes for Every Purpose’, Metropolitan Vickers Gazette, 1937. NRM Ref: ALS2/55/C/9
‘Electrodes for Every Purpose’, Metropolitan Vickers Gazette, 1937.
NRM Ref: ALS2/55/C/9
Brecknell-Willis pantograph advert. NRMRef: ALS2/95/E/5
Brecknell-Willis pantograph advert.
NRMRef: ALS2/95/E/5
The best answer is Brush Bagnall’, Diesel Railway Traction Gazette, 1952. NRM Ref: ALS2/95/D/7
The best answer is Brush Bagnall’, Diesel Railway Traction Gazette, 1952.
NRM Ref: ALS2/95/D/7
Not all Bogies have wheels’, Diesel Railway Traction Gazette, 1952. NRM Ref: ALS2/95/D/7
Not all Bogies have wheels’, Diesel Railway Traction Gazette, 1952.
NRM Ref: ALS2/95/D/7
Vulcan Foundry produced ‘Matilda’ tanks and over 500 ‘Austerity’ locomotives for use during World War Two, Metropolitan-Vickers Gazette. C. 1940s. NRM Ref: ALS2/95/C/7
Vulcan Foundry produced ‘Matilda’ tanks and over 500 ‘Austerity’ locomotives for use during World War Two, Metropolitan-Vickers Gazette. C. 1940s.
NRM Ref: ALS2/95/C/7
InterCity’s final journey souvenir train pun menu, 16th April 1988. NRM Ref: ALS2/97/A/5
InterCity’s final journey souvenir train pun menu, 16th April 1988.
NRM Ref: ALS2/97/A/5
Electric Traction Equipment, English Electric Company Publication, No. M42B. NRM Ref: ALS2/95/E/3
Electric Traction Equipment’, English Electric Company Publication, No. M42B.
NRM Ref: ALS2/95/E/3

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Charlotte Dennard

Charlotte is Associate Archivist in the National Railway Museum's Collections and Research team. She's cataloguing our many archive collections.

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2 comments on “Bogies, Bulbs and Babies: Enter-train-ing images from the GEC archive”

    1. Hi Joe,

      The GEC Archive Collection spans from 1898 – 1994 and encompasses GEC Traction constituent and subsidiary successor and predecessor companies archive material. The adverts are from ephemera collected from GEC Traction, English Electric, AEI, Metrovicks etc which form part of the archive.

      Charlotte

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