Tourist brochures of the past

Aside abn397 X, , ,

In the 1920s and 30s the Indian Railways was actively involved in promoting tourism in the Raj. There was a Central Publicity Bureau in the Railway Board which produced brochures for tourists. Here are some of the brochures which were depicted in the Annual Reports of the Indian Railways.

1926:

1932:

Note the mention of private coaches (tourist cars) above:

1938:

2 thoughts on “Tourist brochures of the past”

  1. What an exotic and sanitised version of India! I see the various different Railways of India get no credit for accessing these wonders, even the Darjeeling railway which was an independent company until Government takeover 2 years after Partition is claimed by the State.
    Nick L..

    Like

  2. Hi Ajai, Great posters & memorabilia. Indian Railways is now selling tours to Bali & Malaysia (thru IRCTC).  Those were good times. Thank you for reminding. Rakesh Vatash 

    Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

    Like

Comments are closed.