
2 8 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 20cm
Description
Postcard, after a painting by F Moore, showing the 'Brighton Belle', a London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) luxury Pullman train, headed by 4-4-2 locomotive no 41. The LB&SCR, also known as the 'Brighton', played an important part in the growth in popularity of Brighton as a seaside resort after its formation from the amalgamation of the London & Brighton and London & Croydon Railways in 1846. It became part of the Southern Railway (SR) in 1923. F Moore was the collective name of a studio of artists operating in the first two decades of the 20th century. They produced many paintings and painted photographs of steam locomotives, prior to the advent of colour photography.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10292963
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