Unknown Affiche Ancienne Original vintage educational poster by British Railways titled The Power featuring illustrations of drivers and firemen starting their careers as cleaners, fitters examining and maintaining the engines, driver and firemen controlling the power, a schematic illustration of the steam engine, with the trains below - heavy goods class 8f 2-8-0, class 4mt 2-6-0 mixed traffic loco, standard class 4-6-0 mixed traffic tender logo, and Mallard class a4 Pacific 4-6-2 holder of world's speed record for steam traction. Horizontal. Fair condition, creasing, staining, pinholes, folds, staining on reverse. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 51x76, year of printing: 1950s.

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