White on black, fabric blind, marked on the reverse: C AO 9528 ITEM1 (this is the drawing number). North East England, probably 1970s. The last indication, EXPRESS, stands on its own, and was used by the peak hour trains between Newcastle and Whitley Bay via the main line and the south to east curve at Benton. The destinations are almost in alphabetic order, but not quite.
ALNMOUTH
ALSTON
BENTON
BERWICK
BISHOP AUCKLAND
CARLISLE
DARLINGTON
DONCASTER
DURHAM
EDINBURGH
EXPRESS
HAYDON BRIDGE
HALTWHISTLE
HARTLEPOOL
HEXHAM
LEEDS
LONGBENTON
MORPETH
MIDDLESBROUGH
MONKSEATON
NUNTHORPE
NEWCASTLE
REDCAR
SALTBURN
SOUTH SHIELDS
SUNDERLAND
SOUTH GOSFORTH
STOCKTON
SPECIAL
TYNEMOUTH
WHITLEY BAY
WHITBY
WEST MONKSEATON
YORK
EXPRESS