Terence Cuneo Railway Posters
Collection by Original Railway Posters
Original British Railway Posters we have for sale, with artwork by the renowned artist Terence Tenison Cuneo.
Royal Albert Bridge - Cuneo
Title - Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash - Centenary 1859-1959 Location - Saltash, Cornwall, England Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996) Description - A wonderful poster of the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar, separating Devon and Cornwall. We see former Great Western Railway 'Castle' class steam locomotive No 5021 'Whittington Castle', with a chocolate and cream train on Brunel's complex and distinctive bridge, in this masterly painting by Cuneo. Year Published - 1959 Size…
Blue Train - Cuneo
Title - Blue Trains for service. Location - Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - The new 'Blue Trains' started work on Glasgow suburban services in 1960, replacing old tired steam trains. They were a breath of fresh air at the time, with wide windows and curved front windows to look out past the driver. One is shown here alongside the River Clyde near Helensburgh, and is shown with a smokey dirty steam locomotive to the left, and a…
Forging Ahead - Cuneo
Title - Forging Ahead - The First British Railways Standard Express Locomotive. Location - London Paddington, England. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - Green steam locomotive 70000 'Britannia' is depicted pulling away from the platforms at London's Paddington station with an express train. In the background is an ex-GWR 'King' painted in an early British Railways experimental blue livery. The first sketches were made while sitting on top of a railway wagon in a…
Night Freight - Cuneo
Title - Night Freight. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - A vibrant starry night-time scene during the days of British Railways' Modernisation Programme. The Condor London to Glasgow express freight service (Container Door-to-Door, forerunner of the modern Freightliner trains) is waiting at the signal with a pair of the notoriously unreliable Metropolitan-Vickers Co-Bo diesel locomotives in charge. On the left is the old-guard in the form of a smokey steam locomotive…
Clear Road Ahead - Cuneo
Title - Clear Road Ahead. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - A typically lifelike Cuneo depiction of the footplate of 4-6-0 Castle class, former Great Western Railway, steam locomotive No 5037 'Monmouth Castle', with the driver at the controls looking along the straight track into the distance and the fireman shoveling coal into the firebox. Year Published - 1949 Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm) plus linen border. Other Details: Original Vintage…
Service to Industry - Cuneo
Title - Service to Industry - (ICI Billingham Chemical Works - South Grid Sidings). Location - Billingham-on-Tees, County Durham, England. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - Wonderful deep colours in this industrial painting, which was commissioned by British Railways from Terence Cuneo. It was produced to show some of the progress being made with the modernisation of British Railways and the unsung work they did, with a new diesel locomotive in the centre of the view…
Clapham Junction - Cuneo
Title - (Clapham Junction) - Untitled Version. Location - Clapham Junction, London, England. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - A very famous railway location, painted by the master of railway subjects. Cuneo's viewpoint was on top of one of the large signal gantries which straddled the tracks at that time. This wonderfully atmospheric composition is full of accurate details, assisted by the local signalmen! The image was created to show the transition from steam to…
Blue Train - Cuneo
Title - Blue Trains for service. Location - Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - The new 'Blue Trains' started work on Glasgow suburban services in 1960, replacing old tired steam trains. They were a breath of fresh air at the time, with wide windows and curved front windows to look out past the driver. One is shown here alongside the River Clyde near Helensburgh, and is shown with a smokey dirty steam locomotive to the left, and a…
Festiniog Centenary - Cuneo
Title - Visit the Festiniog Railway in the Centenary Year of Passenger Services 1965 (The Pass Track). Location - Tan-y-Bwlch, Merionethshire / Gwynedd, Wales. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - A famous painting, by a famous artist. In May 1964, Cuneo visited the Welsh narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway to make sketches and take photographs for what was to become the painting of trains passing at Tan-y-Bwlch, which was to be re-produced in many forms on posters during…
Progress - Cuneo
Title - Progress - Every week British Railways Modernisation Plan goes further ahead. Location - Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). Description - The painting was commissioned by British Railways from Terence Cuneo, to be used for the cover of The Unilever magazine 'Progress' winter issue 1957/58 as well as general display. The poster shows the progress being made by British Railways in producing the new 'Warship' Diesel Locomotives, seen in a Swindon…
Dolgoch Station - Cuneo
Title Dolgoch Station on the Talyllyn Railway. Location - Towyn, Merionethshire, Wales. Artist Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996) . Description - An atmospheric view by Cuneo, of one of the narrow gauge trains arriving in Dolgoch station on the Talyllyn Railway. Year Published - 1960s Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm) Other Details: Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster. Published by Talyllyn Railway Company of Towyn, Merioneth, North Wales Printed by Waterlow…
Royal Albert Bridge - Cuneo
Title - Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash - Centenary 1859-1959 Location - Saltash, Cornwall, England Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996) Description - A wonderful poster of the Royal Albert Bridge over the River Tamar, separating Devon and Cornwall. We see former Great Western Railway 'Castle' class steam locomotive No 5021 'Whittington Castle', with a chocolate and cream train on Brunel's complex and distinctive bridge, in this masterly painting by Cuneo. Year Published - 1959 Size…
Scotland - Cuneo
Description - This fabulous poster is one of Cuneo's finest for British Railways. It is from a painting of the early 1950s, printed in 1952 for the Scottish Region. It is one of the most sought-after of Cuneo's railway posters. Title - Scotland For Your Holidays - The World Famous Forth Bridge Artist - Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996) Ye ar Published - 1952 Size - Quad Royal (poster approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm, plus linen border) Other Details: Published by the Railway Executive…