The Coronation Scot, Shap Fell, Cumbria. Vintage LMS Travel poster by Norman Wilkinson. 1937

Product code: S-309

Product information

Vintage travel poster produced in 1937 for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) to promote rail travel between London and Glasgow. The poster shows the ‘Coronation Scot’ steam locomotive travelling through the Cumbrian countryside, with mountains in the background. The Coronation Scot travelled between London's Euston Station and Glasgow Central Station, with a journey time of six and a half hours, and in 1937 during test runs, broke a British railway record achieving a maximum speed of 114 miles per hour. Artwork by Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971), who studied art at Portsmouth and Southsea Schools of Art. A famous marine painter, he designed posters for several different rail companies.

This is truly an outstanding quality poster. It is printed on Fuji crystal archive photographic paper and is by no means a flimsy poster.

Dimensions-
Width 100cm, Height 70cm, or
Width 70cm, Height 50cm
These poster sizes will fit many popular frames that can be purchased in framers and shops such as Ikea.
Also available as Width 127cm, Height 101.6cm