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digital magazine on railway history, design and photography

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New RETOURS episode about GDR railway posters! Even though there was no competition, East Germany was not devoid of advertising. Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) promoted new timetables, discounts, vacancies or tourism. Design was on par with the West. retours.eu/en/63-GDR-posters…

GDR railway posters: Eisenbahnen in Volkes Hand

Even though there was no competition in the socialist system, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was not completely devoid of advertising. It was also used by the GDR's railways, called Deutsche...

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New RETOURS edition on special railway maps! Distance maps or 'cartes kilometriques' show the distances or travel times between stations. A clear design is essential for comprehensibility. retours.eu/en/62-distance-ma…

Distance maps of European railways

Distance maps or 'Carte kilométriques' show the distances or travel times between stations. Some distance maps are standard topographic maps with numbers on them, others have a schematic design or...

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If you are interested in railway history and design, the entire Retours.eu website is worth an explore, with pieces on boat trains, sleeping cars, dining cars, railway maps and more. But warning… it might adversely affect your productivity! retours.eu/
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New RETOURS episode! The famous photo of a toddler near a giant steam locomotive is exactly a century old. The image was reused on many railway posters. retours.eu/en/61-little-boy-…

Little boy, large locomotive. History of an iconic image

The famous photo of a toddler near a giant steam locomotive is exactly a century old. The image was reused on many railway posters, both in Great Britain and other countries. It also led to variants...

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Finally a new RETOURS episode: Taj Mahal and windmills. Railway posters by William Spencer Bagdatopoulos retours.eu/en/60-bagdatopoul… Last minute, the only one in 2023 because I was working on books and magazines. Hopefully more episodes in 2024, but they will be shorter than before.

Taj Mahal and windmills. Railway posters by William Spencer Bagdatopoulos

The artist William Spencer Bagdatopoulos (1888-1965) was of Greek-British descent, but he spent his youth and education in the Netherlands. After a long journey through the Middle East, he speciali...

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Railway history, design, architecture & photography. retours.eu This is an exceptional, and slick, resource. @retoursEU
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RETOURS only featured one episode in 2022, but it was a nice one! A new edition will arrive in the new year, and hopefully not the only one. retours.eu/en/59-boat-trains…

Boat trains and train ferries on posters

Boat trains have inspired some of the most successful railway posters.

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For those who missed during the holiday period: Railway posters as shipping posters. Dozens of great 20th-century poster designs for boat trains and train ferries. retours.eu/en/59-boat-trains…

Boat trains and train ferries on posters

Boat trains have inspired some of the most successful railway posters.

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After a year here's a new RETOURS episode! Boat trains and train ferries across Europe. The 40 most beautiful railway posters that are also shipping posters. retours.eu/en/59-boat-trains…

Boat trains and train ferries on posters

Boat trains have inspired some of the most successful railway posters.

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In Nantes (Espace Cosmopolis) a small exhibition is currently on view about the Trans-Siberian: 'Retours 1900'. It's based on the @retoursEU story from 2014! Both content and form have been reused. You can still see the illustrated story here, of course: retours.eu/en/22-panorama-tr…

Panorama Transsibérien. The Trans-Siberian Express at the 1900 Paris Exposition

At the 1900 Paris world's fair Russia and the Wagons-Lits presented the Trans-Siberian Express. Visitors could experience real railway carriages and two different moving panoramas provided an...

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The winners of the European poster design contest 'The Renaissance of the Night Train' are announced! See nl.backontrackbelgium.be/pos…
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NEW EDITION featuring the 40 best sleeping car posters of the 20th century, as inspiration for the poster design contest 'The Renaissance of the Night Train' by @BackOnTrackBE. retours.eu/en/58-overnight-t…

Bonne Nuit, Guten Morgen: Sleeping cars on railway posters

Posters advertising overnight travel featured sleeping beauties and lots of dark blue. Initially the 'mobile hotels' were only available to the wealthy. Part of the romance disappeared with afforda...

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Participate in the European poster design contest 'The Renaissance of the night train'! Organised by @BackOnTrackBE in cooperation with @retoursEU and @Interrail, amongst others. See backontrackbelgium.be/poster…
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Did you know we launch tomorrow a poster contest,part of the events of the #EUYearofRail?Join us!Subscriptions possible via facebook.com/backontrackbelg… #nighttrain #traindenuit #Nachtzug #nachttrein #Hub4Brussels @_DiningCar @Mediarail @nightjetworld @sleeping_train @ouiautraindnuit
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New edition! The North-Holland Tramway was a small regional company, but targeted foreign tourists. The famous architect H.P. Berlage designed the first posters and stations for the tram through the Waterland region north of Amsterdam. retours.eu/en/57-north-holla…

The North-Holland Tramway: posters and stations

The famous architect H.P. Berlage designed the first posters and stations for the North-Holland Tramway through the Waterland region.

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New edition! The North-Holland Tramway was a small regional company, but targeted foreign tourists. The famous architect H.P. Berlage designed the first posters and stations for the tram through the Waterland region north of Amsterdam. retours.eu/en/57-north-holla…

The North-Holland Tramway: posters and stations

The famous architect H.P. Berlage designed the first posters and stations for the North-Holland Tramway through the Waterland region.

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Even if you can't understand Dutch this is a lavishly illustrated book about Dutch railway posters by the author of RETOURS!
Arjan den Boer@arjandenboer10 Mar 2021
Hoera, mijn nieuwe boek '150 jaar Nederlandse spoorwegaffiches' is verschenen! arjandenboer.nl/2021/boek-15…
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Hoera, mijn nieuwe boek '150 jaar Nederlandse spoorwegaffiches' is verschenen! arjandenboer.nl/2021/boek-15…
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Art Deco railway posters from around 1930 (left) and 1980 (right) by Pierre Fix-Masseau. The retro posters refer to the 1930s, but the font, colors and hairstyles a reveal that they date from the 1980s. Enjoy the full story here: retours.eu/en/56-fix-masseau…
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New RETOURS edition just in time for Christmas! Art Deco railway posters from the 1930s and 1980s by Pierre Fix-Masseau. Vintage posters for ETAT and retro posters for the Venice-Simplon Orient Express. retours.eu/en/56-fix-masseau…

Art Deco from the 1930s and 1980s. Railway posters by Pierre Fix-Masseau

50 years after the succes of his famous 'Exactitude' poster, Fix-Masseau's work witnessed a second blooming together with the revival of a legendary train.

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