Event type:	Saturday Talk
Date:	8th February 2025
Time:	10:30 am - 11:30 am
Venue:	Central Methodist Church Hall
Cost:	Admission is £3, payable in cash on the door, and tea/coffee is £1.

Roger Backhouse is a former  local government librarian, policy officer and charity manager who has been interested in railways since boyhood.   When not on train journeys, he is a keen allotment gardener and is a member of York Model Engineers.   He also writes for Model Engineer magazine.  

In his talk, Roger will explain how railway posters developed from the mid 19th century through tothe present.  He will talk about some celebrated poster artists and how Yorkshire attractions were presented on posters to tempt  the travelling public.   There will be examples of  poster mistakes and how posters can dissuade travellers!