John Austin - Bridgnorth Day Departure - GWR/BR Manor Class
John Austin FGRA
GWR/BR Manor Class Severn Valley Railway Blank Birthday Father's Day Card by John Austin FGRA
John Austin FGRA is one of Britain's foremost Railway Artists and has won the Guild of Railway Artists "Picture of the Year" more than any other artist. His dramatic lighting and bold brush stokes combine with an in-depth knowledge of the subject to make his paintings sufficiently painterly for the art collector, yet detailed and accurate enough for the enthusiast. As such, John's work has met with significant success over the past 35+ years.
After a diversity of occupations that included creative lighting designer and pub landlord, changing circumstances gave John the opportunity to realise a lifelong ambition to become an artist specialising in the depiction of the steam railway.
A move to a cold 300 year old house on the banks of the River Severn at Bridgnorth, close to the Severn Valley Railway, provided a perfect inspirational environment.
More recently, John has moved to Dawlish on the south Devon coast, where the main railway line from Paddington to Plymouth and beyond runs along the sea wall, providing much inspiration for his more recent works.
GWR/BR Manor Class Severn Valley Railway Blank Birthday Father's Day Card by John Austin FGRA
Class 52 Western D1013 Western Ranger Diesel - John Austin Railway Art Print When converting to diesel traction in the 1950s, the Western Regio...
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Somerset and Dorset Railway Blank Fathers Day Birthday Card by John Austin FGRA Still extremely much missed to this day, the “Pines Express” ran ...
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The mixed traffic B1 can be seen as Edward Thompson's most successful design during his tenure as CME of the LNER. 410 were built, with 40 being na...
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LMS/BR Jubilee Class Railway Blank Birthday Father's Day Card by John Austin FGRA The last five 5XP Jubilees at Leeds Holbeck and an MNA cleaning...
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4488 Union of South Africa LNER A4 Railway Locomotive - John Austin Railway Art Print One of the famous LNER 'Streamlined' trains and the first...
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A1 Class 60163 Tornado - John Austin Railway Art Print Probably the greatest achievement of the Preserved Steam era, the building of a Pepperco...
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The most powerful 4-4-0 built in Britain, the Schools Class were designed by Richard Maunsell and entered service in 1930. Eventually forty would b...
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The magnificent Severn Valley Railway celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2015 with a magnificent showcase. Here we see ex-LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443, ...
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ex-GWR King Class 6019 King Henry V - John Austin Railway Art Print Winner of 'Railway Painting of the Year' 2012, 'The Red Dragon' depicts ex...
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LNER A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley Class Railway Locomotive - John Austin Railway Art Print The London terminal of the Great Northern, LNER, BR and...
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62765 Goathland LNER D49 Railway Locomotive - John Austin Railway Art Print Goathland, on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, has become famous ...
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5069 Isambard Kingdom Brunel Castle Class Railway Locomotive - John Austin Railway Art Print The Great Western 'Castle' Class 4-6-0 did not onl...
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6229 Duchess of Hamilton Coronation Scot Railway Locomotive - John Austin Railway Art Print One of the most iconic trains ever to run in Britai...
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14xx Locomotive Great Western Railway Art Print by Artist John Austin FGRA The peace and tranquillity of the pre-war railway scene is beautiful...
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Duchess Class 46240 City of Coventry - John Austin Railway Art Print William Stanier's masterpiece, the Duchess class were the mainstay of LMS ...
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West Highland Railway Railway Art Print by Artist John Austin FGRA The dramatic landscape of The Welsh Highland Railway.The WHR closed in 1937. T...
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King Class Locomotive Great Western Railway Art Print by Artist John Austin FGRA Great Western Railway King class 4-6-0 ‘King John’ at Dawlish in...
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Named after the designer of these magnificent machines, 6256 was the last LMS built pacific and the penultimate 'Duchess'. Taken into BR ownership ...
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One of the artist's favourite locations, the sea wall at Dawlish once again provides the backdrop to an ex GWR King class locomotive, 6010 King Cha...
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Another of John Austin's paintings showing the Severn Valley Railway in Winter, this scene shows 4930 Hagley Hall departing Bewdley on a very winte...
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Another of the artist's superb images portraying locomotives of the Severn Valley Railway, this one shows 7802 Bradley Manor on a Christmas trip wi...
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Despite its size, the 14xx and Autocoach combination has become something of a favourite among Railway Enthusiasts. To maintain a service on some o...
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One of the artist's favourite spots to paint, the seawall at Dawlish is seen in relatively modern times with an EWS Class 66 under the colour light...
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The mixed traffic B1 can be seen as Edward Thompson's most successful design during his tenure as CME of the LNER. 410 were built, with 40 being na...
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Maunsell N Class 2-6-0 Padstow - John Austin Railway Art Print Sturdy medium sized engines with a superb reputation for reliability and pullin...
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BR 34100 Appledore West Country Class Railway Locomotive Golden Arrow- John Austin Railway Art Print One of the most famous named trains to run...
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Memories of Lichfield Trent Valley BR Princess Class Railway Locomotive - John Austin Railway Art Print John Austin won Railway Painting of the...
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Castle Class Locomotive 5000 Launceston Castle Great Western Railway Art Print by Artist John Austin FGRA Great Western Railway Castle class lo...
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14xx Locomotive Great Western Railway Art Print by Artist John Austin FGRA The Great Western Railway served some of the most beautiful countrys...
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