A green train hitting a person on a branch of a track, with a large yellow hand to the right

Previous title, replaced January 2025: Vertical black railway track; a branch veers off to the left with a green train on it, stick figures standing on each side; to the right is a yellow hand in a stop gesture. Watercolour with gouache by N. Goullet, 1955.

Possibly an illustration of the trolley problem, a thought experiment regarding the ethics of actively or passively making live and death decisions in different scenarios. Date of creation is painted by the creator on the front.

9 November 1955

1 painting watercolour and gouache on paper

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was stored in a folder on 1st floor, Reay House, Lambeth Hospital.

This work is untitled; the title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.

This work is attributed to the creator; it was stored with other identified works.