by Yasmin | Sep 2, 2010 | Travel/Tourism
British Rail advert from 1980 with Jimmy Savile.
British Railways (BR), which from the 1960s traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed as a result of the nationalisation of the “Big Four” British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail in stages between 1994 and 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in 1962: the British Railways Board.
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by Yasmin | Nov 4, 2009 | Travel/Tourism
1985 commercial for Thomas Cook Travel
Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 – 18 July 1892) of Melbourne, Derbyshire, founded the travel agency that is now Thomas Cook Group.
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by Yasmin | Aug 18, 2009 | Travel/Tourism
80’s advert for Inter City trains.
by Yasmin | Jul 27, 2009 | Travel/Tourism
Butlins promotion advert from the 80’s
Butlin’s Holiday Camps, presently known by the (non-possessive) trademark Butlins, were founded by (later Sir) Billy Butlin to provide economical holidays in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Between 1936 and 1966, nine camps were built. Three resorts remain in use by the Butlins company today in Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness. The sites are now owned by Bourne Leisure which operate other leisure brands in the UK including Warner and Haven.
Butlins is noted for the famous “Redcoats” who provide entertainment and organisation at every level
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by Yasmin | Jul 16, 2009 | Travel/Tourism
Western Airlines commercial from 1981
by Yasmin | Jul 15, 2009 | Travel/Tourism
Visit Wales commercial from 1981.
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union. Wales has a population estimated at three million and is officially bilingual, with both Welsh and English having equal status.
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British Railways (BR), which from the 1960s traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed as a result of the nationalisation of the “Big Four” British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail in stages between 1994 and 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commission, it became an independent statutory corporation in 1962: the British Railways Board.
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