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The Flying Scotsman, the Royal Scotsman, the Orient Express, named trains that became destinations themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese were station-wall posters, replaced as the seasons changed. Most were pasted over within months. The ones that survived are the design record of an era when going somewhere was an event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in seven sizes, A4 through A0.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Try it on your wall before you buy. Every poster supports our See It On Your Wall preview tool.\u003cbr\u003e- Printed locally for the UK, US, and Canada.\u003cbr\u003e- 200gsm archival paper, pigment-based inks.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"canadian-pacific-settlement-farm-railway-1912","title":"Canadian Pacific Settlement 1912 | Farm Railway Poster","description":"\u003cp\u003eA farmer guides Clydesdale draft horses across golden wheat fields, rendered in the bold illustrative style of Canadian Pacific's settlement campaign. 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