The Ritz

The jigsaw chosen for today, 31st March, is an example where the majority of the steam train is present in close up, but the locomotive cannot be seen.

The Ritz, Please, is a ‘Wide Horizon’ puzzle of 500 large, wooden pieces, from Dutch manufacturer King. It offers a different perspective on the blog title concentrating on passengers and their onward plans. Depicted are two elderly passengers waiting to board an Austin FX3 taxi, having recently arrived at London’s Liverpool Street Station. The FX3 taxi was introduced in 1948, coinciding with the beginning of British Railways. The taxi in the picture looks quite new, helping to date the depicted scene. The taxi driver assists the passengers with their luggage and a rake of LNER (London & North Eastern Railway) teak coaches, of Nigel Gresley, provides a superb backdrop. The artist is Malcolm Root who titles the painting Liverpool Street Taxi in his book 'Malcolm Root’s Transport Paintings'.

Another Montage

This post, 18th May 2022, describes a jigsaw showing another montage style picture, similar to the one in the previous post. The manufacturer is House of Puzzles of Invergordon; the montage is based on the alphabet, with twenty-six individual scenes depicting activities on the railway, mainly in the steam era; one scene per letter.

The twenty-six scenes show artwork featuring infrastructure, railway personnel, train types etc including - Arrival, Express, Driver, Flying Scotsman, Guards van, Horse box, Inspector, Level crossing, Milk train, Newspaper train, Porter, Restaurant car, Signal box, Tunnel, Viaduct, Water tower etc., etc. A separate central picture shows two children sat on a fence watching a passing express train. The artwork is by Beryl and Graham Peters and the 500-piece puzzle is part of the Roseisle Collection.