Affiche Ancienne Original vintage educational poster by British Railways titled The Trains featuring images of passengers at the station, cargo railway wagons with perishable goods such as flowers, milk, and meat; the central image shows cargo wagons with raw materials, such as coal and iron ore; GPO mail carrying wagons with letter sacks and parcels for public and commercial industrial concerns; and smaller inset with wagons carrying equipment, cattle, furniture removal, and manufactures. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, tears, small paper losses, minor staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 51x76, year of printing: 1950s.

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