Complete original mid-1950s UK promotional card set titled “150 Years of Locomotives”.

Issued exclusively through British self-service launderettes, these cards were never sold commercially and were distributed one at a time, making complete surviving sets scarce.

This example is fully complete (50 cards, numbered 1–50) and presents in excellent condition, with strong colour artwork to the fronts and detailed educational text to the backs covering early railway pioneers through to modern streamlined locomotives.
Printed in the UK and intended for the domestic market only, this is a superb piece of British railway and social history ephemera, appealing to railway collectors, transport historians, and mid-century graphic collectors alike.

Cards are housed in protective sleeves and will be packed flat and securely.
Type: Promotional Card Set
Theme: Railways / Locomotives / Transport History
Subject: Steam & Early Locomotives
Title of Series: 150 Years of Locomotives
Number of Cards: 50
Set Completeness: Complete
Era: 1950s
Year Manufactured: c.1954–1955
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Card
Language: English
Distribution: UK Self-Service Launderettes (Promotional Issue)
Manufacturer / Issuer: UK Self-Service Launderettes
Features: Illustrated, Educational, Historical
Condition: Excellent
Vintage: Yes