Cumbria -Shap Fell
The four mile climb with a 1 in 75 gradient over Shap Fell was part of the Lancaster to Carlisle Railway . This 70 mile section took two and a half years to build and was completed in 1846. The Poster here shows the rugged terrain over which the railway had to negotiate .
This is an LMS poster from1925 .
Artwork by Donald Maxwell ( 1877 – 1936 )
Code number 64064
The outside dimensions of these posters are 70cm x 50cm
( 27.6 inches x 19.7 inches ), designed to fit a standard IKEA
frame.