A Collection of Public Notices and Posters

This section will cover scanned copies of paper notices, ranging from single sided, double sided and multiple sided leaflets, they were issued by the Western Region & Southern Region of British Railways, covering the 1960s; this will include all manner of railway advertising literature published at the time.

Somerset and Dorset Line​

Revision of passenger train services on the Somerset and Dorset Line, issued by the Western & Southern Regions.
 Mick House Collection.

Holiday Tickets, Part 2.

Holiday Runabout Tickets.
Severn, Usk & Wye Valleys
Mick House collection.

Holiday Runabout Tickets.
Wales
Mick House collection.

Holiday Tickets, Part 1.

Holiday Runabout Tickets.
Cornish Riviera, Glorious Devon and Smiling Somerset.
Mick House collection.

Holiday Runabout Tickets.
West and Central Wales, Valley of the Dee and Cambrian Coast.
Mick House collection.

Cheap Day Tickets, Part 3.

Special Cheap Day Tickets.
Special cheap day tickets to Swansea from 1st April 1961.
Mick House collection.

Cheap Day Tickets.
Cheap day tickets, daily commencing Sunday June 3rd 1962 until further notice to Ferryside.
Mick House collection.

Special Cheap Day Tickets.
Special cheap day tickets, weekdays only commencing Monday June 4th 1962 until further notice, to five Welsh stations.
Mick House collection.

Cheap Day Tickets, Part 2.

Cheap day tickets, Weekdays & Sundays by any train from various Western Region stations on 12th June 1961 until further notice.
Mick House collection.

Cheap tickets to Taunton from various Western Region stations to see Somerset play cricket during 1963.
Mick House collection.

Cheap Day Tickets, Part 1.

Cheap day tickets from various Western Region stations, from August 1960, until further notice.
​Mick House collection.

Special Travel Bargain.

1965 Special Travel Bargain on Whit Monday, from Bath Green Park to Bournemouth over the S&D. Issued by Western Region.
Mick House collection. 

Special Notice.

Platform Arrangements, special notice when leaving the train on the Exeter to Salisbury Line due to track alterations. Interesting that this was issued by British Rail Western Region and not Southern.
Mick House collection.

Through Diesel and Steam Trains.

1962 Through Diesel and Steam Trains from Birmingham to South Wales.
Mick House collection.

Through Services.

Through Services between South and North Wales on Saturdays 1962.
Mick House collection.

A Narrow Gauge Selection.

Rugby Football at Redruth.

Saturday October 23rd 1954 Cornwall will play Somerset at Redruth.
Alan Harris collection.
Many Thanks Alan.

Rail & Bus Tours.

1964 Rail & Bus Tours to Cardigan and Newquay (not Cornwall).
Mick House collection.

Rail Rover Tickets.

1962 Freedom of Wales Rail Rover Tickets.
Mick House collection.

Attractive Afternoon Outing to Tan-Y-Bwlch.

Have a trip on the Festiniog Railway in 1962.
Mick House collection.

Visit the Rheidol Valley.

Visit the Rheidol Valley in 1963 for a trip on the Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge Railway.
Mick House collection.

Welshpool & Llanfair Timetable.

1967 Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Timetable.
Mick House collection.

Day Tickets on the S&D.

Day Tickets from 1st February 1965 and until further notice for travel over the Somerset and Dorset but issued by British Rail Western Region.
Mick House collection.

Evening Train Service from Paddington.

Alterations because of inconvenience. 
Mick House collection.

Day Excursion Fares.

Day Excursion Fares to London Paddington in 1960 & 61.
Mick House collection.

Big All Star Variety. 

From Monday 30th April to Saturday 5th May 1962, you can get a combined rail/theatre ticket for a Big All Star Variety show at Granada in Shrewsbury.
Mick House collection.

Wincanton Races by train.

How would like a day out at Wincanton Races by train, well on Monday April 19th 1965 you could have. Mick House collection.

Great Western Railway Museum.

You can know visit the Great Western Railway Museum at Swindon, no date on this one but will be 1960s. Mick House collection.

​F.A. Cup Final at Wembley.

For those of you that like football, on Saturday 5th May 1962 Burnley are playing Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley. Mick House collection.

Football at the Hawthorns.

Special Cheap Tickets to see West Bromwich Albion play, whatever next. Mick House collection.

Visit to Butlins Holiday Camp.

How about a visit to Butlins holiday camp at Penychain (Wales) Summer Saturdays in 1962 & 1963.
​Mick House collection.

Visit to Butlins Holiday Camp part 2.

How about a day visit to the latest Butlins holiday camp at Minehead  June 17th to September 8th 1963. Mick House collection.

Cars by Train

  Two images from the Dartmoor Railway collection via ​Paul Martin.

Many Thanks Dartmoor Railway and Paul Martin.

​We start this section with the notice of The Blue Pullman that was released by British Railways Western Region in October 1962, covering six pages.
From the Mick House Collection.

A British Transport Commission notice for the withdrawal of passenger train service notice for Swansea (Victoria), Craven Arms and Shrewsbury.
​Issued June 1962.
From the Mick House Collection.