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Vintage railway posters redesigned to encourage tourists to delay holidays until after lockdown

Posters have been reimagined to include slogans including ‘visit when this is all over’ and ‘no swimming today’

Sabrina Barr
Friday 08 May 2020 14:32 EDT
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A series of vintage railway posters have been redesigned with slogans encouraging tourists to hold off from visiting holiday hotspots until after lockdown.

York’s National Railway Museum (NRM) has shared the set of 10 images, which promotes picturesque destinations including Cornwall, the Yorkshire coast and Northern Ireland.

The posters were originally created in order to encourage members of the public to travel to these locations by train.

The museum has now reimagined the posters with the coronavirus pandemic in mind, adding slogans such as “Visit when this is all over”, “No swimming today” and “One day soon, but not today”.

To take a look at the reimagined vintage poster series, click through the gallery above.

“At a time of widespread travel restrictions, we hope that recreating a selection of the most popular travel posters will enable people to enjoy some of their favourite holiday destinations while celebrating the style and glamour of these works of art,” said Judith McNicol, director of the NRM.

“This is also a way for us to show our support for the nation’s key workers, including many of the 115,000 railway workers who are continuing to keep things running during this time.”

Ms NcNicol added that while people cannot visit these scenic locations this bank holiday weekend, “we hope that these reimagined posters might raise a smile and give people something to look forward to once lockdown is lifted”.

The railway industry currently states that in line with government advice, “you should only be travelling if you are a key worker or it is essential for you to do so”.

Furthermore, if you do need to travel you should “always practise social distancing”.

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The NRM has been closed to the public since Tuesday 17 March.

It features a collection of 10,700 posters and other railway artwork that dates from 1804 to the present day.

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