RAIL ART 2008 AT KIDDERMINSTER RAILWAY MUSEUM

From The Allen Gallery at Alton we move to Kidderminster Railway Museum at The Severn Valley Railway station for our main summer 2008 exhibition. Dates are August 23rd - September 28th. Poster painting - detail taken from: The Coronation Scot by Roy Wilson GRA LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD Rail Art Summer 2009: Quainton Road, Buckinghamshire Railway Museum. TBC

Night Hawk by John Austin FGRA

PICTURE OF THE YEAR 2007 goes to...

He's done it again - John Austin completes a second hat trick.
Picture of the Year Award 2007 was voted for by visitors to RailArt 2007 at the National Railway Museum at Shildon. Winning painting was 'Night Hawk' by John Austin FGRA. John also gained second place with 'Blackie Namer' and third with 'Fog on the Tyne'. Because he only entered three paintings, John didn't get fourth place... Well done to Stephen Warnes GRA for 'Home - City of Carlisle'.
The win means John retains the Laurence Hammonds Award Rose Bowl, his 14th win and his 10th in succession.

Over 1400 votes were cast as follows:

THE GEORGE BUSBY MEMORIAL AWARD

This award is for what the selection panel for Rail Art consider to be the best watercolour of 2007. The selection panel for Rail Art 2007 chose 'Wet Day At Wigan' by John Harrison GRA as the winner and thus he is the first recipient of this new award. Congratulations John.
We hope to have this painting in our Gallery section soon.