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title: '''Whatever Part of the Loco We Make, Ours Is a Real War Job'' (British Ministry of Supply poster)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/uk-whatever-part-of-the-loco-we-make-real-war-job-1942/
description: A blue sheet is covered with newspaper cuttings, all dated 4 November 1942, announcing the 'austerity' locomotive, around a line drawing of the engine.
section: Collection
---

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# 'Whatever Part of the Loco We Make, Ours Is a Real War Job' (British Ministry of Supply poster)

A blue sheet is covered with newspaper cuttings, all dated 4 November 1942, announcing the 'austerity' locomotive, around a line drawing of the engine; the slogan reads 'Whatever part of the loco we make, ours is a real war job'. The tell for testimonial and bandwagon is the stack of named newspapers, from The Times to the Daily Worker, offered as one chorus that the work matters.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
WHATEVER PART OF THE LOCO WE MAKE
OURS IS A REAL WAR JOB
MINISTRY OF SUPPLY No 50.
[Cuttings, partly legible:] THE GLASGOW HERALD, NOVEMBER 4, 1942: AN "AUSTERITY" LOCOMOTIVE / Standard Goods Engine Designed for Home and Overseas
NEWS CHRONICLE, Wednesday, November 4, 1942: Hundreds of Locomotives Being Built To Take Part in Our Invasion
THE TIMES, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4, 1942: NEW RAILWAY ENGINES / CAPACITY FOR USE ON THE CONTINENT / BIG WAR OFFICE ORDER
Daily Telegraph & Morning Post: BRITAIN IS NOW MAKING UTILITY LOCOMOTIVES / SIMPLIFIED TYPE
THE YORKSHIRE OBSERVER: "Austerity" Locos.
DAILY EXPRESS NOVEMBER 4 1942: ENGINES IN KHAKI
DAILY WORKER: 'Austerity' Locos Are Ministry's Best Job
Daily Herald, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1942: 'SECOND FRONT' UTILITY LOCOS
THE SCOTSMAN: New Locomotive
DAILY MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 4: A 'UTILITY' LOCO FOR 2ND FRONT
YORKSHIRE POST, NOV. 4th, 1942: THOUSANDS OF ARMY AUSTERITY ENGINES TO BE BUILT
DAILY MIRROR, Wednesday, November 4, 1942: Khaki utility engines soon
[body text of the cuttings not transcribed]
```

Only headlines and bylines of the cuttings are transcribed; the small body text is partly cut off.

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