Southampton Ocean Terminal- illustration 1955 Trains Annual

Southampton Ocean Terminal- illustration by Ward from 1955 Trains Annual
From the enthusiasts 'Train Annual' of 1955 a grand double page colour spread of a British Railways Southern Region boat train preparing to depart the almost new Southampton Ocean Terminal with the Cunard steamship Queen Mary at the quayside. This was the way to travel inter-continental at the time - within the decade airline travel would have become the dominant mode of trans-Atlantic and long distance travel and scheduled liner crossings and boat trains would be things of the past. The magnificent Ocean Terminal, a post-war building designed to pre-war plans, was sadly demolished. The artist is simple given as 'Ward'.