David Gentleman: Sheep Wagon, Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830

Artist: David Gentleman
1930 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1980
Image Size: 14 by 12 inches
Overall Size: 20 by 18 inches
Medium: Water Color on Water Color Paper

Although remembered as the first railroad to carry passengers regularly, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway also pulled livestock and freight cars. Loaded on two-story railroad cars that resembled open cages, livestock endured no greater exposure to weather than third-class passengers, who rode in open coaches in the rear of passenger trains. The strict English class system was reflected in railroad accommodations from the very beginning and the contrast was striking. Third-class, when available, was filled with the poor. Nothing more than a goods wagon, the third-class coach was occasionally fitted with stark wooden benches and was always overcrowded. There was no cover over the top but holes were drilled in the bottom to let water out when it rained.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Great Britain Westminster Collector's Society 12p Railways stamp issued March 12, 1980.

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