Helen McKie illustrated many Southern Railway publications in the 1930s and indeed for other transport operators such as the ‘Eagle Steamers’ based in London. This booklet was issued by the railway in 1937 to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI and is a scarce survivor – although not as rare as their 1935 ‘Thrice Welcome’, issued for the Jubilee of George V and with its Ravilious woodcuts, highly sought after. McKie chooses to show travel during the reigns of the various Georges, and their connections witht he South Coast of England that the Southern served. The final chapter is angled to the newly electrified coast lines and the ‘superior’ services such as the Brighton Pullman.

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