🚆 Railway Gazette – British Railway Centenary Special Issue (22 June 1925)
Original Railway Gazette dated 22 June 1925, produced as the Special British Railway Centenary Number. A substantial trade journal covering railway management, locomotive engineering, signalling, electrification and international railway developments during the interwar period. Features strong advertising content from key suppliers such as North British Locomotive Co, Westinghouse, ASEA, machine tool manufacturers, and global railway equipment firms.
An excellent snapshot of the industry in 1925 across the LMS, LNER, GWR and Southern Railway era, with diagrams, photographs, technical articles and centenary historical commentary.
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📝 Condition
Worn covers with edge wear and creasing
Spine heavily distressed with splits and partial separation
Some internal age marks and minor corner wear
Mark to cover centre
Contents remain complete and fully readable
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🔎 Item Details
Date: 22 June 1925
Special British Railway Centenary edition
Large-format softcover typical of Railway Gazette publications
Includes articles on locomotive design, railway construction, electrification schemes, signalling systems and European railway developments
Strong period advertisements from locomotive builders, brake suppliers, rail plant manufacturers and worldwide engineering firms
Ideal for collectors of railway trade magazines, early 20th-century engineering, LMS/LNER/GWR/SR history, and centenary-related railwayana
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