Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 Blank Greetings Card. Railway Steam Locomotive Aviation Art Card by Railway Artist Lee Lacey GAvA
The early 1950s saw Britain at the forefront of the new technologies in aviation, including the introduction of the Turboprop engine. The Vickers Viscount is a superb example of this and its sales success must make it one the country's finest ever airliners
It was also a time when Britain's luxury liners were very much the Queens of the Atlantic with the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and Mauretania II maintaining a superb and highly profitable service to the United States. To link with the Southampton docks, the Southern Region of British Railways ran special 'Boat Trains' from Waterloo. Favoured classes of locomotives for the service were the Battle of Britain class pacifics and the Lord Nelson class, one of the latter being seen.
This scene depicts Eastleigh shed at the time with a Viscount 700 Series of BEA climbing of Eastleigh Airport. The Viscount would not fly regular service from the airport until 1959 but were often flown there on test flights from the Hurne production line. The Lord Nelson class, 30864 'Howard of Effingham' is being prepared for the 'Cunarder' boat train.
A Limited Edition print has also been produced in two Limited Edition sizes with 100 of each size available.
Key Features
- The Ideal card for a railway and aviation enthusiast on Father's Day, their Birthday or Retirement
- Measures 7" x 5" (177mm x 127mm)
- Supplied with an envelope
- Blank inside for your own personal message.
