Lot 32: Original Travel Poster York British Railways

Original vintage travel poster for York issued by British Railways North Eastern Region - Great artwork by Charles Shepherd depicts the interior of a National Trust Property with chairs next to red curtain under a candle chandelier with paintings on the wall in the background - The Treasurer's House in North Yorkshire is a Grade I listed historic house located directly to the north of York Minster. Printed by Jordison and Co LTD London and Middlesbrough. British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages between 1994 and 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in 1962 designated as the British Railways Board. After the grouping of 1923 under the Railways Act 1921, there were four large railway companies, each dominating its own geographic area: the Great Western Railway (GWR), the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and the Southern Railway (SR). During World War I the railways were under state control, which continued until 1921. Complete nationalisation had been considered, and the Railways Act 1921 is sometimes considered as a precursor to that, but the concept was rejected. Nationalisation was subsequently carried out after World War II, under the Transport Act 1947. This Act made provision for the nationalisation of the network, as part of a policy of nationalising public services by Clement Attlee's Labour Government. British Railways came into existence as the business name of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission (BTC) on 1 January 1948 when it took over the assets of the Big Four. Good condition, tears, folds, creases Country of issue: UK, designer: Charles Shepherd , size (cm): 102x63.5, year of printing: 1954