Organisation
British Rail
The V&A has 47 works related to British Rail.
Made between 1936 and 1967, these objects form part of the Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection and Ceramics Collection. We hold work made from pencil, bodycolour and lithographic ink. Related makers include J. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., Cosmocord Ltd. and Jordison & Co. Ltd.
From the collections
47 objects made by British Rail
- Southport, Lancashire, Poster, Unknown, 1951
- B432, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1936
- B432, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1936
- B284, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B444, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B444, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B284, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B284, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B434, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B329, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1948
- B668, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1951
- B668, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1951
- British Railways (Roses), Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1958
- British Railways, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., c.1950
- British Railways, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., c.1950
- B284, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- British Railways (Roses), Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1958
- B284, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B284, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B434, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1937
- B329, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1948
- Modern Diamond Panel, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1951
- British Railways (Roses), Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., 1958
- Oakwood, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., c.1960
- Oakwood, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., c.1960
- Fork, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Spoon, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Knife, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Spoon, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Knife, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Fork, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Knife, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Spoon, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Fork, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Fork, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Fork, designed by Rowlands, Martyn, 1967
- Blackpool Gay and Bright, Day and Night, Poster, Dickens, ca. 1950-1955
- Lincolnshire - see Britain by train, Poster, designed by Eckersley, Tom (OBE), 1961
- British Railways, Carpet design, manufactured by T. F. Firth & Sons Ltd., c.1950
- Ditton Viaduct, Lancashire, Lithograph, Claude H.Buckle, 1951
- Conway Tubular Bridge, North Wales, Lithograph, Claude H.Buckle, 1951
- Ditton Viaduct, Lancashire Conway Tubular Bridge, North Wales The Entrance to Euston Station, London St. Pancras Station, London Nash Mills Bridge, Hertfordshire South Portals of Primrise Hill Tunnels, London Curzon Street Goods Depot, Birmingham Leeds City Station Concourse, Lithograph, Claude H.Buckle, 1951
- St. Pancras Station, London, Lithograph, Claude H.Buckle, 1951
- Nash Mills Bridge, Hertfordshire, Lithograph, Claude H.Buckle, 1951
- South Portals of Primrise Hill Tunnels, London, Lithograph, Claude H.Buckle, 1951
- Curzon Street Goods Depot, Birmingham, Lithograph, Claude H.Buckle, 1951
- Leeds City Station Concourse, Lithograph, Claude H.Buckle, 1951