Issue No. 46 – Summer 2011

Front cover: This delightful Edwardian postcard has almost everything that a transport enthusiast might want — a viaduct, train, bridge, river (the River Anker), car and bicycle; and even a donkey. The lady and gentleman in the car were possibly from Bole Hall, just beyond the viaduct and whose grounds were amongst the trees. The cartoon execution is very unusual, but is very effective here. Why it was produced and for whom is, presently, unknown. At least one person bought a copy of this card, the example in the Burrows collection at the Study Centre. The Anker viaduct was one of the two major structures on the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, and we present a photograph of it on page 10. [Roy F. Burrows Midland Collection Trust, No. 23660: MR Study Centre]