Monday 24 February 2014

Monday Murals: Manchester Pullman advert


An old advertisement hoarding at grimy Victoria station. I would guess it dates from the mid to late 1980s,  with a nod still further back in time to a golden age of 1930's steam trains. And with a fax number, how quaint! The 061 area code became 0161 in April 1995 evidently.

I am glad I took the photo when I did as I fear it won't survive the current renovation work at the station...

As you would expect, the Manchester Executive Railway Company has been documented by train aficionados, have a look at the train in 1990 and the crest

Linked to Monday Mural at the Oakland Daily Photo blog.


16 comments:

  1. Nice find I always get excited when I find a piece of history like this.

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  2. Nice old ad. It has taken the colors of it surroundings.

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  3. Fabulous! Hope it isn't ruined.
    Liz

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  4. What a great find, like a time capsule! I've not seen something like this in a long time, glad you captured it before it disappeared.

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  5. I like the old-fashioned look, even if it's not really that old!

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  6. I like old signs, this is great, Chrissy!

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  7. Maybe this can be saved - I've heard they hope to retain a lot of the old relics.

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  8. You'd think the current owners (the goverment?) would preserve it, perhaps in a train museum. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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    1. Network Rail would own it I think (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Victoria_station). Hopefully it will be sent to the national railway museum in York or better still, Manchester's MOSI. I wonder?

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  9. Beautiful... Does the advertiser exist anymore?

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    1. Sadly I think it has gone although the trains still run as specials (see links in the above post)

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