Title

'The Ace Atlantic Coast Express, S.R., in Weybridge Cutting', 1940. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'The Ace Atlantic Coast Express, S.R., in Weybridge Cutting', 1940. The Atlantic Coast Express (ACE) was an express passenger train in England between Waterloo station, London and seaside resorts in the south-west of England. It ran between 1926 and 1964: at its peak it included coaches for nine separate destinations. In 2008 it was reintroduced by First Great Western, running on summer Saturdays between Paddington station, London, and Newquay.The locomotive shown here is named Sir Francis Drake. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd., London, 1940]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C76_131

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80,4Mb (5,9Mb) / 21,0in x 14,9in / 6287 x 4469 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation countryside England black speed train track ace journey railway color colour travelling location century public transport steam train wartime concept Surrey 1940s Forties Weybridge 20th century steam locomotive The Print Collector decade TGN Unknown black colour Atlantic Coast Express Sir Francis Drake