#thelittleredengine

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Level Crossing Leslie Wood A detail from The Story of The Little Red Engine, published by Faber in 1945. The series became hugely popular and ran to several volumes but sadly the later reprints tended to be printed badly, so definitely worth getting hold of the earlier editions. Look out for a Design For Today Train Book in 2019, in the footsteps, or tracks, of Lewitt-Him & Leslie Wood! #thelittleredengine #lesliewood #levelcrossing #locomotive #trainsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEu3jpABEi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i2bsqqc5381o

[englishmodernism]

Branch lines don’t pay ... The Little Red Engine goes Travelling. Published in 1964 coinciding with the Beeching reports that were to axe many local branch railways. Here the Little Red Engine finds a new life, shipped to India to find new admirers. Illustrated by Leslie Wood, a fascinating social commentary. #thelittleredengine #lesliewood #beeching #railwayhistory #branchrailways #trainsofinstagram #trainspotting