Steam by Rail and Road

Today's post, describes a 1000-piece jigsaw from The Works stationers under the increasingly popular, Corner Piece brand.

The jigsaw picture duplicates a Trevor Mitchell painting. Titled Homeward Bound, the jigsaw is of 1000 pieces and features a Gresley 'C9' class 4-4-2 locomotive, No.2171, of the London and North Eastern Railway (ex North Eastern Railway). The locomotive is heading a rake of Gresley teak coaches. On an adjacent road an old Burrell steam traction engine with two farmhands on board and towing two trailers, the first filled with hay, appears to be heading away from a day on the farm. Onlookers include a lady in a bright yellow dress standing by her bicycle, and two men with two boys standing next to her, with a second bicycle. A mobile water bowser at the roadside, a post-box and a flying blackbird add more interest. The glorious weather completes the pictorial scene. The jigsaw is similar to the JR Puzzles 500-piece example detailed in the 11th March 2011 post, but extra details are added for the Corner Piece puzzle. Check out the earlier post, and compare the two Trevor Mitchell pictures.