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    Irish Ticket

    Hi all, I'm a graphic designer in TV and you've very kindly helped me in the past. I hope someone can help me again. I'm working on a drama set in 1868 Dublin, Ireland and need to create a railway ticket for use as a prop. The specific journey details are not important. It's just scripted as a...
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    Victorian continental excursion ticket to France

    Hello, I hope somebody here can help me create a prop for a TV drama set in 1890 London. A character has bought another 'A ticket to the continent'! What could this be? Presuming a train, then a ferry to France. But what would the ticket look like? Perhaps the reality is that somebody would...
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    Vertical Underground Sign

    Hi all. I'm working on a TV production set in 1941 and we need to recreate the exterior of a Tube station. We would like to make one of the attached signs. Does anybody have any material that would help us do this such as high resolution images or technical drawings. I am specifically interested...
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    Route from Euston to Inverness in 1941

    Hi all. I'm working on a TV show and need to make a prop ticket. I hope you can help me make this look right. The show is set in 1941. The character is travelling from Euston to Inverness one way. Would this be an LMS issued ticket? Does anyone have any images of tickets from this era that I...
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    Another question for TV drama- Carriage numbers

    Hi there, I hope someone there could help me once more. I'm working on a TV drama set in 1937 and need to make the trains we are using look 'right'. The number on the Carriages we are using is is E43128. We need to cover this up as it is not in a 'typeface' suitable for the period. I'm not sure...
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    LMS typeface

    Hi all, I posted a couple of days regarding a TV drama I'm working on which is set in 1937. Hope you can help with another query. I need to apply 'LMS' to the tank of the train we're using for several scenes. I am trying to find a typeface which is suitable for both the LMS lettering and the...
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    LMS Carriage alarm sticker

    Hello all. I have a very specific question! I'm working on a TV drama set in 1937 and we have some scenes inside an LMS carriage. I need to cover up some modern notices. One of which says: ALARM PULL THE CHAIN PENALTY FOR IMPROPER USE £25. Does anyone out there have an image of what the 1937...
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    Research for TV drama

    Hi there. I'm working on a TV drama set in Darwen 1878. I've been doing plenty of research myself but was hoping people on here could help me further. Am I correct that in 1878 was Darwen on the Lancashire and Yorkshire line? Does anyone who where I might be able to find any ephemera relating...
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    Darwen station

    Hi, I'm doing some research into Darwen station in Lancashire, England. Can anyone tell me if it was initially named 'Over Darwen' station, then renamed 'Darwen' in 1883. Wikipedia suggests is was but I can't find any evidence to back this up. Can anyone help?

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