Poster artwork; Safety, by Tom Eckersley, 1953

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Reference number	2006/12390
Artist	Tom Eckersley
Dates	1953
Collection	Artwork
Object type	Poster artwork
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Safety (customer information) Underground (passengers (people)) London's transport system
Completeness	76% 76% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	500mm
  Width	320mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Grey

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Safety
  Text	London Transport puts safety first…for every 290.00 passengers carried by its road services only one is hurt and usually only slightly. Its drivers are perfectly trained in a hard school to standards. For every 1,000,000 passengers carried by the Underground only one passenger is hurt. Automatic signals which isolate each section of the track ensure that trains can only proceed when the… Safety in London Transport comes first.

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Design stage	Unused
  Medium	Gouache

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Tom Eckersley, 1953