British Railways ; Western Region : The Royal Duchy : tariff : June 1960 : British Transport Catering Services, Paddington Station, London : design by "GM" : front cover
The tariff card from the buffet or restaurant car on board "The Royal Duchy", one of the named express services run by British Railways in the post-WW2 period. This express service between London Paddington and Plymouth was introduced in 1957.
The card includes details of the wine list as well as of luncheon at 11/- and afternoon tea at 3/6d. There is a pocket in which the day's dinner menu would have been slipped. It is interesting to note that "GWR Special Whisky" is still sold.
Like many similar tariff and menu cards of the period this has commissioned artwork and is well produced and printed, most likely at the Curwen Press in London. At the time the Catering Services formed part of the British Transport Commission and they had high standards of publicity and typography. The artwork is credited to "GM" and currently I cannot for the life of me remember who GM is!
British Railways ; Western Region : The Royal Duchy : tariff : June 1960 : British Transport Catering Services, Paddington Station, London : design by "GM" : front cover
The tariff card from the buffet or restaurant car on board "The Royal Duchy", one of the named express services run by British Railways in the post-WW2 period. This express service between London Paddington and Plymouth was introduced in 1957.
The card includes details of the wine list as well as of luncheon at 11/- and afternoon tea at 3/6d. There is a pocket in which the day's dinner menu would have been slipped. It is interesting to note that "GWR Special Whisky" is still sold.
Like many similar tariff and menu cards of the period this has commissioned artwork and is well produced and printed, most likely at the Curwen Press in London. At the time the Catering Services formed part of the British Transport Commission and they had high standards of publicity and typography. The artwork is credited to "GM" and currently I cannot for the life of me remember who GM is!