Up express to Paddington
The Castle class of the Great Western Railway were the most successful and efficent passenger express locomotives of any railway in Britain and perhaps the World. There may have been more powerful engines, or faster engines but on a day to day basis a Castle, due to its sound basic design, exacting Swindon engerneering, the Great Western’s high standard of maintenance and the skill of the footplatemen, really did deliver.
Here a Castle heads an up express out of the Westcountry to the capital in a scene that could be the 1930s though to the 1950s.
An oil painting like this on board or canvas 20”x30” of your favourite railway subject, British, American or even French, would cost from £1000.
E-mail me on mike@transportartist.co.uk
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49er with Wheels, British Painters, Hand drawn or painted vehicles, Iron Horses Old and New, Oil Painting, Powered by Steam, Railway Art and Photography, Realist Traditional Art, This is England, Trains and United Kingdom Available for sale asGreeting Cards and Matted Prints
Jason Asher
Very cool. :)
Edward Denyer
Nice atmospheric feel to this one Mike. – Ted
Mike Jeffries
Thanks both, I did this about 30 years ago for a gallery owner in Brixham who still has it above his fireplace, www.strandgallery.co.uk if you want to take a look.
Shoaib .
beautiful work .. WOW !
UnEasy
The great and romantic era of steam locomotives. The British carriages, with compartments, the great stations and platforms. This is brilliant.
midzing
fantastic image,,, well done
Steven Agius
Brillant !
Trudi's Images
Love this !! awesome work
Spencer Trickett
Wonderfully atmospheric Mike. Wish I could paint like this. Love the low light hitting the side of the cariages and Engine. You can almost hear her! I even like the bridge way off in the distance – great stuff!
Woodie
Wonderful painting and use of colour.
Into favs
Cheers Neil
terry dunnett
Wonderful painting Mike – brings back that great era when as a spotty faced kid I used to scale the walls of Horton Road Shed, Gloucester to gaze at the, by then, sadly neglected ex GWR loco’s. Love your style.
Mike Jeffries replied
Thanks Terry, in my time on the footplate I occasionally worked to Gloucester from Birmingham and the old LMS shed which was, I think, called Barnwood near Tramway Junction but most times we’d go sailing though Glouscester bound for Brum or Bristol.
Norah Jones
Your work is superb. I can smell that train smoke!
Mike Jeffries replied
Thank you, Norah, can you teach me how to paint figures like you do, they really are superb.
Lynda Robinson
Magnificent work!
Mike Jeffries replied
Lynda, when I can find some of those wonderful colours of yours I really will be on my way.
Aquarelle
Mike this has to be one of my favourite paintings of yours, I adore the colour in this and that majestic sense of the subject.EXcellent work!
Jean
Mike Jeffries replied
Thank you, Jean, you are sweet.
DalunE Khoang
wow.you are definitely a superb artist with your own masterly technique and style.Amazing work,Darling.you give it everything you got.dark,light,focus,background,details,ground,sky..You please my eyes and mind and left nothing out.
Mike Jeffries replied
Thank you, Dalune, I merely paint what’s there, your beautiful images come from your active mind, they are intriguing and quite erotic at times.
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding,
Cee Neuner 9 days ago
Ground transportation vehicles built prior to and including 1949
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