Title

'Coronation Express L.N.E.R.', 1940. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Coronation Express L.N.E.R.', 1940. A streamlined express passenger train which ran between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. It was named to mark the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth,and was inaugurated in 1937. The design was based on the very successful streamlined train, The Silver Jubilee, built in 1935, but instead of being painted silver it was given a two-tone blue livery. Internally it was decorated in the Art Deco style. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd., London, 1940]
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Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C76_137

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45,3Mb (3,5Mb) / 15,5in x 11,3in / 4648 x 3404 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel transport transportation blue countryside speed event train track smoke journey railway color colour travelling location century public transport steam train thirties wartime concept 1940s Forties 1930s 20th century steam locomotive The Print Collector coronation decade LNER royal event Unknown London & North Eastern Railway Coronation Express