Vintage German/Austrian Railroad Posters

German Railway, Spring
24in x 32in / Other Sizes
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Nach Berlin
by Rosen
18in x 24in / Other Sizes
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Austrian State Railways, Arlberg
24in x 32in / Other Sizes
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Vintage German and Austrian Railroad Posters are a great way to decorate your living space in a railroad or travel theme. The earliest steam railways were built in the 1830s, with the Bavarian Ludwig Railway (Nuremberg-Furth) and the Leipzig-Dresden Railway in Germany and the North Railway or Nordbahn (Vienna-Breclav) in Austria, with the Rhine Valley Line (Mannheim-Heidelberg) and the Rhenish Railway connected (Cologne-Antwerp, Belgium) following in the early 1840s. From German unification in 1871, most railways were consolidated into state-run monopolies (Royal Bavarian State Railways, for instance). In 1920, all railways were nationalized as the German State Railway (Deutsche Reichsbahn). The lack of competition explains the general lack of poster advertising by German railways. The same can largely be said about Austrian railways, with first the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (Kaiserlich-Konigliche Osterreichische Staatsbahnen) in 1883, and Austrian Federal Railways (Osterreichische Bundesbahnen) in 1923, consolidating all rail services. Satisfaction is guaranteed.* Orders are 100% secure.* Click any thumbnail to view a larger version or make a purchase.

Vintage German/Austrian Railroad Posters

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