ARTWORK has been unveiled at Walton-on-the-Naze station, celebrating 200 years of the modern railway.
The artwork, part of the Railway 200 celebration, consists of various panels, each featuring a painting of a historic rail carriage.
Panels range from the earliest days of passenger rail to Greater Anglia’s new train fleet.
The people inside the carriages are all self-portraits by members of the community.
The project was funded and organised by the Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership (CRP), in collaboration with the Walton-on-the-Naze community, Walton Youth Club, The Nose Artspace, and East Coast 5.
Greater Anglia’s asset management team installed the work at the station.
Jane Stewart, Essex and South Suffolk CRP officer, said: "We love displaying artwork at many of our branch line stations, from children’s drawings to large-scale murals.
"It’s a great way to increase engagement and build positive relationships with the community.
"Our new display at Walton-on-the-Naze really brightens up the station and we hope passengers will enjoy seeing it as they pass through."
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Alan Neville, Greater Anglia’s customer and community engagement manager, said: "We are grateful to the Essex & South Suffolk CRP for the amazing work they do to bring vibrant and attractive artwork to rail stations across Essex.
"It really does create a wonderful community atmosphere and helps our stations to feel welcoming and loved by the local community."
Railway 200 is being celebrated nationwide, and marks the anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway opening on September 27, 1825 - connecting places, people, communities and ideas.
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