Southern Railway poster

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Southern Railway poster
Manufacturer	Pat Keely
Production years	1931
Production location	(unknown)

‘The Quickest Way between Two Points’, Southern Railway poster, 1931 Poster, Southern Electric - A straight line Home, by Pat Keely, 1931, ref. AD 1468 1/1931. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Robert Peel claimed the railways made it possible for the poor to move about. One of the most effective forms of mass transport of people and goods, rail has a relatively small carbon footprint per passenger compared to other modes.

When they were deciding how to electrify the line, the choice was either an overhead wire or a third rail. The story goes that they consulted the previous few years of weather records, but unknowingly picked a short rather warm period. This resulted in the wrong decision for the cooler weather that followed.

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