Nov 18, 2009 - Sale 2196

Sale 2196 - Lot 139

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
V. WELCH (DATES UNKNOWN) BRITAIN'S FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC MAIN LINE. 1955.
39 1/8x49 1/2 inches, 99x126 cm. Waterlow & Sons Limited, London.
Condition B+: creases and abrasions in margins and image; restoration along vertical and horizontal folds.
"Promoting the first main line service in Britain to operate all freight and passenger services by electric traction. 1955 saw the completion of electrification of the Manchester-Sheffield-Wath lines, creating the country's first all-electric main line" (Science & Society Picture Library).