Hold The Front Page: Railways

Front pages (and usually back, middle or other pages) chosen at random (more or less) from my collection of mostly 20th Century mostly British newspapers. Weekly new posts on Sundays, a Random Cutting on Wednesdays and a Random Advert on Fridays.

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Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Advert - London Underground and Edgware (1925)

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Click to Enlarge 1925 and Edgware is the back of beyond, out there where they have to claim to have mains drainage before people will...

Sunday, 29 September 2013

U.S. Denounce Hitler's Invasion of Austria

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Daily Sketch dated Friday March 18 th 1938 Click to Read Click to Read Click to Read Adolf Hitler was born in Austria but li...

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Random Cutting - Drugged and Robbed in a Train (1919)

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Click to Read I love that phrase ‘swell mobsman’. It so beautifully adds to the whole inter-war period feel of this story. The special ...

Friday, 18 January 2013

Random Ad - Trains to Southend (1930's)

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Click to Enlarge Day trip to Souffend? Plate of jellied eels on the pier? The wa'er splash at the Kursaal? And a ride on a puffer t...

Sunday, 12 August 2012

Harrow and Wealdstone Train Crash 1952

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Bournemouth Daily Echo dated Friday October 10th 1952 Click to Enlarge This 3 train pile-up happened on 8 th October 1952 at Harro...

Sunday, 30 October 2011

New Orleans Ship Fire - 150 Die

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The Manchester Guardian dated Saturday June 17th 1837 The Manchester Guardian founded in 1821 became the The Guardian in August 1959. This ...

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