DRAWINGS IN 2010
It is pleasing to note that in the severely cash constrained times following the great economic crash of 2008-10 the local train operators found resources to fund the efforts of artists. We have so far found the following 'trains':
The London Midland franchise started a useful promotion to increase revenue during school half-term holidays with a promotion called 'The Great Escape' offering tickets to anywhere on their network for a fixed sum. The advert above is for the period 23rd to 31st October 2010 and features a train stopping at 'Spooky Savings'. The whole effect being enhanced by the figure on the broomstick. Truly a spooky image and full marks to London Midland for the nice train also.
![First Great western over 55s advert](images/fgwadvert.jpg)
The 'train' above is on the front of an advert by First Great Western promoting its 'Club 55' which offered discounted off-peak fares to amazingly people over 55 years of age. The Promotion ran from 20th September to 30th November 2010. Nice train too.
![Train on front of LM Timtable](images/lm2010advert.jpg)
Whether this image started as a digital camera photograph or is artist drawn is not clear but certainly the intention was to create a wholly artificial train. To our minds this just looks a mess being neither a good photo nor a good drawing. Best consigned to history.