Postcard; CLR Twopenny Tube with original locomotive and staff, 1903

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Reference number	1998/84365
Description	Platform view at Shepherd's Bush Underground station, of the 'Twopenny Tube' on the Central London Railway, soon after the opening of the line. The original 'camel-backed' CLR 1900-class electric locomotive is in the foreground, with some advertising on the trackside wall to the right. A group of men are on the platform in the mid/ground, all facing the camera. This image was copied from a postcard image with the inscription intact.
Publisher	Wrench
Dates	circa 1903
Collection	Ephemera
Object type	Postcard
Photograph number	24971
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground
Completeness	72% 72% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	92mm
  Width	137mm
  Descriptive size	5x4ins

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Below print: C. L. R. Twopenny Tube. - A Train at Shepherd's Bush Station. Advert: Nestlé's Swiss Milk "The richest in Cream." Advert: Royal Edison Lamp Advert: Daily News Advert: Mr Francis Harford

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Publisher	Wrench, circa 1903
  Copied by	Colin Tait, 1991

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Shepherd's Bush Central line station, Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12