| Lot | Description |
| 1 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY double-sided ENAMEL STATION DIRECTION SIGN: “Railway Station Through Queen Street” with pointing arrow. From the street leading to Exeter Queen Street station opened by the LSWR in July 1860, renamed Exeter Central by the SR on 1st July 1933. Green and white enamel, 20” x 15¼” complete with original hanging bracket. A little face and edge chipping but a rare example nonetheless. | £520 |
| 2 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “W.G. Bagnall Ltd. Engineers, Stafford, England No. 2665” as carried by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Huntingdon Electric Co., Little Barford Power Station, St Neots, 0-4-0ST outside cylinder Loco ex works December 1942 named “GENERAL WADE HAYES.” By March 1943 the loco had been transferred to Stourport Power Station, where it remained, ownership changing only through Nationalisation and reorganisation. The loco was scrapped in February 1968. Oval, 8” x 5¼”, unrestored. | £240 |
| 3 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 73126 as carried by the BR Standard class 5MT 4-6-0 locomotive built at Derby in July 1956. Delivered new to Shrewsbury, where it stayed until September 1958, when transferred to Patricroft until withdrawal in April 1968, and cut up by A. Draper at Hull. Front restored some time ago, ex-loco back. | £500 |
| 4 | MIDLAND & SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY MR small pattern three-aspect HANDLAMP stamped “80” and brass plated “A. Teal” on the reducing cone. The legend “M&SWJR” and “139” are picked out in cream paint on the body side. The reservoir is also marked “M&SWJR” and is complete with burner and reflector. | £300 |
| 5 | TOTEM: WIDNEY MANOR. BR (W) fully-flanged chocolate and cream in good condition overall with good colour but shine a little flat. An ex-GWR West Midlands station between Solihull and Knowle & Dorridge opened July 1899. | £450 |
| 6 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CAST-IRON NOTICE: “The Owners and Drivers of Locomotives and Other Ponderous Vehicles …. (plus eight lines of text).” Kings Cross, dated 1883. 26½” x 17¾” totally unrestored. Unusual wording. | £120 |
| 7 | BRASS-FACED SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Linton – Haverhill 18” (the latter re-engraved when the section was lengthened). From the ex-GER line from Shelford – Long Melford which closed in March 1967. Good, ex-section condition. | £400 |
| 8 | SHEDPLATE: 88A CARDIFF (CATHAYS) (1950 – December 1957) RADYR (CARDIFF) (December 1957 – January 1961, later 88B) CANTON (CARDIFF) (from 86C, January 1961 – September 1962, later 86A). The loco number “92233” has been chalked on the back. A BR Standard Cl 9F 2-10-0 built at Crewe to Order E497 new to Pontypool Road in August 1958. Allocated to a number of South Wales depots in 1958-64, the loco spent nearly two years at 88A (Jan 1961-Dec 1962) before migrating north to Carlisle Kingmoor and finally Speke Junction where withdrawn in February 1968. Together with a cast-iron “SC” (Self Cleaning) plate. Both items in ex-loco condition. (2) | £200 |
| 9 | LNER CAST-IRON SEATBACK: FANGFOSS. 27” x 4¼” with rounded ends. Good, unrestored condition with faint traces of green paint. An ex-NER station on the York – Market Weighton line opened in October 1847, closed January 1959. | £500 |
| 10 | TOTEM: LEICESTER CENTRAL. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. Minor edge rusting, otherwise very good condition with deep colour and shine. An ex-GCR station opened 15th March 1899 on completion of the “London Extension” but sadly closed on 5th May 1969. A highly desirable but scarce totem, seldom seen at auction. | £1500 |
| 11 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “LMS Rebuilt Derby.” Believed to be from ex-MR Johnson designed 4-4-0 class 60 loco numbered 2591 when built by Neilson Reid in 1901 works No. 5781. Rebuilt with new frames and cylinders at Derby in 1914. Became LMS 553 class 2P and BR 40553 in June 1948. Allocated to and withdrawn from Nottingham in December 1958. The number “40553” is chalked on the back. Oval 10¼” x 6”, face restored only some time ago. | £140 |
| 12 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 80028 as carried by the BR Standard class 4MT 2-6-4T loco built at Brighton to order No. BR 3621 delivered to Kittybrewster January 1952 and stayed there until June 1961 when transferred to Ardrossan, Hurlford, Stranraer and finally Perth in 1964. Withdrawn from Perth in September 1966 and cut up by G.H. Campbell, Airdrie in December that year. Repainted front and back. | £875 |
| 13 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: “Mashonaland Railway Co. Ld. 38,” as carried by class 7 4-8-0 loco built by North British Loco Co. works number 16092 of 1903 to work on the Kalomo – Broken Hill section of the 3 ft 6 in gauge Mashonaland Railway in Northern Rhodesia. Withdrawn in 1938 and sold to the Zambesi Sawmills on their railway system in Zambia. Taken out of service in 1954 for major overhaul and never used again. Oval, 19” x 13¾”, face lightly polished only. | £500 |
| 14 | BR (M) ENAMEL SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: VICTORIA SOUTH. Maroon with white lettering, fully-flanged. 96” x 12” colour a little flat and a few repaired edge chips, good otherwise. From the signalbox to the south end of Nottingham Victoria station, opened in May 1900, closed September 1967. Victoria South was a GCR Non-Standard design fitted with a Railway Signal Company Tappet frame. | £1000 |
| 15 | TOTEM: HERNE BAY. BR (S) fully-flanged green. Edge rusting and chips, good colour and shine otherwise. An ex-SE&CR station on the Kent Coast between Whitstable and Margate opened in July 1861 as Herne Bay and Hampton-on-Sea, renamed in 1951. | £600 |
| 16 | ENAMEL STREET DIRECTION SIGN: “British Railways (in totem) Station” with left pointing arrow. BR (M) maroon with white lettering. 21” x 10½”, one small edge chip, colour a little flat but OK. | £200 |
| 17 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (stamped on base) wood-cased, single-needle, non-pegging BLOCK INSTRUMENT which has been converted from a peg-and-chain mechanism, the wooden handle from which is retained. With original outside terminals and has the large GNR engraved brass location plate “To St James Deeping.” It is also stamped “1105” on front edge of base. VGC. Much less-common than the NER examples. From Littleworth signal box, on the Werrington Junction – Spalding line, a GNR Type 1 design opened in 1875 fitted with a 30-lever McKenzie & Holland 1873 patent frame. | £300 |
| 18 | CARRIAGE PRINT: HARROGATE, YORKSHIRE by Jack Merriott from the LNER post-war series (1948-1955). A view of the park and pathway leading down to the old spa town. In an original type glazed wooden frame in VGC. | £140 |
| 19 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “The Vulcan Foundry (Limited), Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire No. 4767, 1936” as carried by LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 loco numbered 8090 when built. Renumbered 48090 at Nationalisation. Allocated to Northampton until January 1963, then at Mold Junction, Chester, Buxton. Withdrawn April 1968 from Bolton and cut up by John Cashmore, Great Bridge in July 1968. Oval, 9” x 5¼” face lightly polished only. | £280 |
| 20 | TOTEM: CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH CENTRAL. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon with “Central” appearing in the lower panel. A couple of minor surface scratches, but overall very good condition with deep colour and shine. An ex-MR Derbyshire station between Chinley and Peak Forest opened in February 1867, closed March 1967. Seen only once before at auction, this totem is keenly sought after. | £2100 |
| 21 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE from the 60 cm gauge 0-10-0T built by Berliner Maschinenbau AG (Vorm L. Schartzkopff) Berlin Germany in 1928 works No. 9316 for the Sragi Sugar Mill of Java, Indonesia as their number “V” [5]. 16½” long and 5” diameter whistle barrel. Good, ex-loco condition. | £400 |
| 22 | LMS SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 180. As carried by the class 3P (later class 3) 2-6-2T loco built at Derby in April 1938 to Lot 139. Became 40180 at Nationalisation. A Monument Lane and Aston engine for a long time, it strayed to Nuneaton and Willesden in 1960, before returning to Aston for withdrawal in January 1962. The plate was rescued from Horwich works when the loco was undergoing overhaul and renumbering. Totally original, unrestored condition. A rare survivor. | £500 |
| 23 | BRASS 9” X 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway 4562 N.B. Loco Co. 1918,” as carried by ex-NBR class B 0-6-0, NBR 158, built by the North British Loco Company’s Atlas Works as works No. 21931 in July 1918. Designed by Reid, these engines were employed on freight workings. Became LNER 9158 Class J37 in April 1925; 4562 in September 1946; BR 64562 in March 1949. A longtime St Margarets loco, it was withdrawn in November 1963 and cut up at Inverurie in May 1964. Ex-loco condition. | £200 |
| 24 | COLLECTION OF 24 CAST-IRON SIGNALBOX LEVER DESCRIPTION PLATES. An interesting selection including “MS&L Up Main, MS&L Dist From P’Form & Bay, LN&W-W Up Main, L&NW-W Up & Sdgs,” etc. In total 10 with references to MS&L and 10 L&NW. Reputed to be all from the same signalbox, most likely in the Manchester London Road area. All have been mounted on a modern wooden board. | £550 |
| 25 | BRASS INDUSTRIAL NAMEPLATE: ‘MONTY’ as carried by the 0-6-0ST inside cylinder loco built by Hunslet works No. 3692 in 1950 and delivered to NCB Haydock Colliery. Later transferred to Sutton Manor Colliery and then to Cronton Colliery and appears to have spent all its life working between the three locations. Scrapped in June 1973 at Cronton by Mee & Cocker Ltd. 29” x 5½” unrestored. A little pitting to the lettering, good otherwise. | £1350 |
| 26 | LMSR 12” dial non-fusee roundhead OFFICE CLOCK with the initials “LMS” and the number “21912” on the face. From the Administration Office at Carlisle (Citadel). Restored to VGC and in good working order. | N/S |
| 27 | CAST-IRON TRESPASS SIGN: “Great Southern & Western Railway – Notice Pursuant …. (seven lines of text) …. By Order. Francis S. Ormsby Secretary (undated). 18¾” x 13¾”. Front restored some time ago, the back in primer. The company was incorporated in August 1844 and built lines between Dublin – Cork and branches. It was grouped into the Great Southern Railway in November 1924. | £80 |
| 28 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Long Sutton – Gedney 21” a section on the Spalding No.1 to Sutton Bridge line which was closed on 5th April 1965. Long Sutton signal box was a MR Type 2a design opened in 1922 and was closed in 1965 and prior to that had previously been in use at Kingston's Siding from 1899 until 1920. Gedney signal box was a M&GN Type 1a design opened in 1897, closed in 1964. Well used condition. | £120 |
| 29 | GWR ROYAL HOTEL silverplate CAKE AND SANDWICH TRAY manufactured by Elkington. 10¾” x 7½” tray standing on ball feet. Central handle rising to 7½” high with dividers providing one large section for sandwiches and two smaller sections for cakes. Coat-of-arms incised on the tray. The hotel, an integral part of Paddington station in London, was opened in June 1854 originally with 103 bedrooms and 15 sitting rooms and was “the finest in London”; later additions increased capacity to 250 bedrooms. The hotel was sold by the BRB in 1983 and still operates today, recently having been refurbished. | £220 |
| 30 | TOTEM: HANWELL. BR (W) fully-flanged chocolate and cream, basically ex-station condition, the cream- coloured parts somewhat darkened and a small chip between the two letter “L’s”, good otherwise. An ex-GWR London area station on the West of England main line out of Paddington opened in 1838 and named Hanwell & Elthorne between April 1896 – May 1974. | £550 |
| 31 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Saechs, Maschinenfabrik Vorm Rich. Hartmann, Actien – Gesellschaft. 1912 Chemnitz No. 3548” as carried by 60 cm gauge 0-8-0T built for the State Railways of Java as No. 1012, designed for use on feeder lines. Later numbered 202T. Subsequently operated at Sragi sugar mill as No. 12 into the 1990s. Rectangular 14½” x 7”. Score mark to front, unrestored. The whistle from this loco is also available at lot 429. | £260 |
| 32 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY original gold-leaf coat-of-arms transfer mounted on a 24” x 24” board showing the locomotive livery of light blue with white and black lining. The company was incorporated in July 1845 and grouped into the LMSR 1st January 1923. Slight surface scratching in the blue painted background, VGC otherwise. | £70 |
| 33 | SHEDPLATE: 87F LLANELLY (1950 – July 1964). Grimy ex-loco condition. | £200 |
| 34 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 92032 as carried by the BR Standard class 9F 2-10-0 loco built at Crewe in November 1954 to Order E489. Originally an ER loco at New England, migration to the LMR at Annesley took place in May 1957, and later Birkenhead from where withdrawn in April 1967. Scrapped at Cashmore’s, Great Bridge in October 1967. Unrestored, ex-loco condition. | £980 |
| 35 | LMS “HAWKSEYE” ALUMINIUM STATION SIGN: KINGSBURY. 48” x 18” the front repainted in red and white, back untouched. An ex-MR station between Water Orton and Tamworth opened in August 1839, closed in March 1968. | £400 |
| 36 | CARRIAGE PRINT: WARE, HERTFORDSHIRE by Claude Muncaster from the LNER post-war series (1945-47). A very scarce print of the River Lee and maltings close to the ex-GER Hertford line. In an original type glazed wooden frame and in good condition. | £150 |
| 37 | MIDLAND RAILWAY three-aspect small HANDLAMP with very unusual small domed cap and expansion cone. Brass plated on reducing cone “Midland Railway Co For Petroleum Only” and Midland Railway 13836B”. The body side is stamped “MRCo.” Reservoir stamped MR, LMS burner and reflector. All glasses intact and brass-rimmed bevel-edged front lens. VGC. | £160 |
| 38 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd. 7525 Beyer-Garratt Locomotive British Patents 647476-647480 etc., Rhodesian Patents 137/47 etc., South African Patents 2866/47 etc & Foreign Patents – Manchester 1953” as carried by Rhodesian Railways 3ft 6in gauge 2-8-2+2-8-2 Garratt of class 16A no. 647. Later National Railways of Zimbabwe no. 614. Oval, 10½” x 6½”, face restored, two dents following a life of service. | £250 |
| 39 | CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Engines Must Not Pass Over This Weighbridge” with the GNR/LNER casting reference O.117. 28½” x 17½” faithfully restored front and back. An unusual sign, probably from a goods depot in the Spalding area. | £170 |
| 40 | TOTEM: ST ANNES. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. A few expertly repaired chips, good colour and shine. An ex-L&YR station originally named Cross Slack when opened by the Preston & Wyre Railway in November 1873, renamed in January 1875. | £500 |
| LOTS 41-44: PULLMAN CAR ITEMS | |
| 41 | PULLMAN CAR BRASS TABLE LAMP in the classical Arcadian style of swags and rams heads. No identity of car, but is of an earlier pattern and used in older cars of 1910 - 1923 vintage. Fitted with a Perspex shade which has seen better days, but original. Otherwise, the lamp is in good condition. | £480 |
| 42 | PULLMAN CAR CLOCK with 7” dial as fitted into the bulkhead of certain of the Parlour Cars. 7½” dial, the face with Arabic numerals engraved into stainless steel face with further engraved decoration around the centre. The bevel-edged front glass is set into a chromed brass bezel. No company car name discernable. The clock has been mounted (offset) into a turned wooden base. Good working order (although no key). | £1300 |
| 43 | PULLMAN CAR BRASS TABLE LAMP. As lot 41 above but with no shade. Together with an 8½” tall “Torpedo” style wall lamp in brass again with no shade. Both items in good condition. (2) | £950 |
| 44 | PULLMAN CAR WOODEN PLAQUE: CAR MEDUSA. 8¾” in diameter white-painted wood plaque with gold-leaf transfer showing the Pullman coat-of-arms and the car name. From the car built as a Kitchen Car in 1924 by the Midland Carriage & Wagon Co. The plaque was installed in c.1950 when the bulkhead clock it replaced was removed. Withdrawn in September 1963 and sold to Taylor Bros., Manchester, for scrap in January 1964. The car worked in “The Golden Arrow” for a number of years after WWII. Slight cracking and edge flaking of the white paint, but a rare item nevertheless. | £1750 |
| 45 | TOTEM: WHITSTABLE & TANKERTON. BR (S) fully-flanged green with black surround. One small chip on the inner white border otherwise very good with deep colour and shine. An ex-SE&CR station on the North Kent Coast opened in January 1915. | £680 |
| 46 | CAST-IRON WAGON REGISTRATION PLATE: “Registered by the N.B. Ry. Coy. 1909 To Carry 12 Tons 21373.” 10¼” x 8” face restored. | £60 |
| 47 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Montreal Locomotive Works Limited – Builders Montreal Canada 76343 1948” as carried by Indian State Railways 5ft 6 in gauge 2-8-2 No. 8125 of class CWD. Rectangular with rounded corners, 15” x 8”, lettering a little pitted. Repainted with red background, back ex-loco condition. | £360 |
| 48 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: “Talerddig – Machynlleth” From the ex-Cambrian line from Shrewsbury and Caersws opened in June 1861. Good ex-section condition with traces of red paint. The Talerddig to Machynlleth token section came into being on 17th March 1984 when Cemmes Road signal box was closed, and ceased to exist in October 1988 when the line was converted from Electric Token to Radio Electric Token Block. Talerddig signal box was a McKenzie & Holland Type 1 design opened in 1874 for the Cambrian Railways. When closed on 21st October 1988 it was fitted with an 18 lever GWR Vertical Tappet 5-Bar frame. Machynlleth signal box was opened in 1960 and is still a British Railways Western Region Type 37a design fitted with a 50 lever GWR Vertical Tappet 5-Bar frame. | £65 |
| 49 | CARRIAGE PRINT: SCHIEHALLION, NEAR KINLOCH RANNOCH, PERTHSHIRE by W. Douglas Macleod from the Scottish Region series issued 1956-57. A view of the loch with mountains, some snow-capped, rising beyond. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £120 |
| 50 | ALUMINIUM LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: WILD BOAR FELL as carried by the BR class 60 Co-Co 3,100HP diesel-electric locomotive numbered 60019. Built at Brush Traction Co. Loughborough, works No. 921 and entered service on 3rd December 1990. The loco was named at Brush Traction before entering traffic with the Trainload Freight sector. The name was removed in May 1996. The loco is still in service with English Welsh and Scottish Railway. Wild Boar Fell is in the Pennine range near Kirkby Stephen. Measuring 52” x 10”, the plate is in very good ex-loco condition. One of the better and more desirable class 60 names. Paperwork accompanies. | N/S |
| 51 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE Q/R poster: AN ENGINE IS WHEELED with an early 1950s view by Cuneo of Derby Locomotive Works showing 2-6-4T locos under construction. Undated. Ref. P1119. Folded, one or two small edge nicks/creases, good otherwise. | £605 |
| 52 | LMS Q/R poster: MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM. Colourful artwork by Mace showing band playing in the pavilion with bay and pier beyond. Undated. Ref ERO 53351. Rolled, one major tear on right hand side and one other small tear, good otherwise. | £320 |
| 53 | GWR & SR Q/R poster: PLYMOUTH – The Spirit of Drake Lives On. Artwork by Frank Newbould showing The Sound with yachts sailing in a strong breeze all overshadowed by the ghost of Drake standing over the city. Dated 1946 and Ref. PW21. Some discolouration at top and small edge nicks, good otherwise. | N/S |
| 54 | LMS Q/R poster: YOUR FRIENDS ON THE LMS. Artwork by Septimus Scott dated 1946 showing various uniformed staff in a diversity of roles. Laid to linen and VGC. | £450 |
| 55 | LNER Q/R poster: FELIXSTOWE – It’s Quicker by Rail. Colourful artwork by Michaels dated 1934 showing father and daughter looking out of the carriage window onto the seaside with long jetty beyond. Rolled, one small tear on right hand side, good otherwise. | £660 |
| 56 | GWR Q/R poster: LONDON PRIDE. Artwork by Frank Mason showing Houses of Parliament and a busy River Thames scene. Undated. Ref. PW15. Rolled, VGC. | £1300 |
| 57 | BR (M) Q/R poster: NIGHT FREIGHT with artwork by Cuneo showing a pair of Metro-Vickers Co-Bo diesels on the “Condor” express freight in a busy industrial area, published in 1959. One centre fold and edge creases, good otherwise. | £220 |
| 58 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE (E) D/R poster: HUNTINGDONSHIRE – See Britain by Rail. Artwork by L.R. Squirrell showing Houghton Mill, Property of The National Trust. Undated. Ref. AR1088. Rolled, one small crease at top, VGC otherwise. | £160 |
| 59 | ORIENT LINE D/R poster: TO AUSTRALIA – Good Ships & A Good Route. Artwork by Hofbauer. Undated. Rolled, slight creasing bottom and top edges. | £200 |
| 60 | GWR D/R poster: BARRY with artwork by Lindsay Cable dated 1930 showing girls playing with a large beach ball on the sandy seashore. Rolled, laid to linen and in VGC. | £850 |
| 61 | LONDON UNDERGROUND D/R poster: COUNTRY EXCURSIONS with small colourful illustration of a rural scene by “KB” and an area to append sticker for “Edgware.” Dated 1927. Rolled, a couple of edge-tears and slight edge creasing, good otherwise. | £200 |
| 62 | BR (E) D/R poster: CAMBRIDGE – See Britain by Train. Artwork by Shepherd showing King’s College Chapel and country scene. Undated. Ref. P1157. Rolled, but with several slight creases, good overall. | £150 |
| 63 | CANADIAN PACIFIC D/R poster: BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOUISE IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES with artwork by Kenneth Shoesmith showing lady viewing the lake and Rockies through panoramic window. Undated. Rolled, slight loss in one corner, good otherwise. | £750 |
| 64 | SR D/R poster: EXMOUTH DEVON. Artwork by Leslie Carr dated 1947 showing picnic gardens and promenade. Folded and a little dusty with a couple of minor edge-tears, but a rare image. | £450 |
| 65 | GWR & LMS D/R poster: HEREFORD CATHEDRAL. Artwork by Claude Buckle showing nave scene and small vignette of Cardinal Wolsey 1513-1530 Prebendary Hereford Cathedral 1510. Undated. Ref. ERO53350. Rolled, VGC. | £380 |
| 66 | LONDON’S UNDERGROUND D/R poster: HISTORICAL LONDON – NO. 3 WINDSOR CASTLE. Artwork by Dorothy Hutton showing the Thames bridge, town and castle beyond. Dated 1922. Rolled, VGC. | £170 |
| 67 | BR (W) D/R poster: BRISTOL – Romantic Centre for a Delightful Holiday. Artwork showing couples strolling along the embankment below Clifton Suspension Bridge and an ex-GWR loco emerging from a tunnel on the opposite bank. Undated. Ref. PR101. Folded, small edge-tears and creases, good otherwise. | £260 |
| 68 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE (E) D/R poster: LINCOLNSHIRE – See England by Rail. Artwork by J.C. Moody showing river scene with bridge and wooden building over. Undated. Ref. AR1087. Rolled, one small edge tear, VGC otherwise. | £350 |
| 69 | CUNARD D/R poster: BOSTON FROM LIVERPOOL Regular Service “Scythia” and “Laconia” 20,000 Tons. Artwork showing one of the vessels at sea. Undated. Rolled. Major tear at top, slight loss at bottom right hand corner and slight edge creasing, good otherwise. | £320 |
| 70 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE (S) D/R poster: SOUTHSEA AND PORTSMOUTH for the Perfect Holiday. Unusual beach scene by David Lewis showing railway signals affixed to an anchor with a steamer passing by. Dated 1953. Folded, VGC otherwise. | £550 |
| 71 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY SMALL CHINA SUGAR BOWL manufactured by Copeland Stoke-on-Trent with the legend “Great Central Railway Leicester” in black glaze on the side. 2¾” diameter, 1⅜” high in VGC. Leicester Central was an ex-GCR station opened 15th March 1899 on completion of the “London Extension” but sadly closed on 5th May 1969 | £150 |
| 72 | CAST-IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 5604 as carried by the ex-GWR 0-6-2T “5600” class loco built at Swindon in January 1925 to Lot 228. Allocated to Landore, Duffryn Yard and finally Llanelly. Withdrawn in November 1962 and cut up by R.S. Hayes at Bridgend. Repainted front and back. | £680 |
| 73 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “The Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd. Leeds No. 1493 – 1925” as carried by James Oakes, Pye Hill Colliery, Brick & Pipeworks loco No.1 0-4-0ST outside cylinder loco ex-works in July 1925. Transferred to NCB ownership in January 1947 remaining at Pye Hill until the late 1960s. Bought by the MR Society for preservation at Shackerstone in May 1971. Oval, 11½” x 8¼” with an extra fixing hole below the letter “U” in Hunslet as originally mounted. Face lightly polished only. | £240 |
| 74 | ALEXANDRA (NEWPORT) DOCKS & RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP. Similar to Rhymney Railway Co. lamps, the reducing cone has an inverted semi-circular plate stamped “138.” The body side is stamped “ANDR 138.” Wire entrant top handle and metal rear trigger. All glasses intact and complete with unmarked reservoir, burner stamped “GWR” and reflector. Bevel-edged front lens with cowl. Stripped to bare metal ready for painting. Rare. | £300 |
| 75 | BRASS INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: STANTON NO. 31 as carried by Stanton Ironworks, Near Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 0-6-0ST outside cylinder built by Hunslet in 1937. 31” x 6” with scalloped corners, face polished. Complete with matching brass worksplate “The Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd. Leeds No. 1845 – 1937.” Oval, 11½” x 8¼” unrestored. No disposal details available except to say that it appears to have been scrapped by 1970. (2) | £650 |
| 76 | EARLY LNER CARRIAGE PRINT: HARROGATE – THE NATION’S SPA… by H.G. Gawthorn from the pencil sketch series issued in 1924. A rare survivor and a marvellous 1920s oval image by the poster artist of the spa with its well-dressed clientele. Also advertises Knaresborough and the “exceptionally fine scenery.” In an original type glazed wooden frame. Minor staining to the bottom right hand corner, but otherwise very good for its age. | £220 |
| 77 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE embossed with “YM3” (yellow metal) in the inlet valve measuring 11¾” tall x 2¾” diameter with threads at base and inlet valve finished off with a nut at the top of the bowl-shaped head. A BR replacement for an LNWR-pattern whistle in VGC. | £380 |
| 78 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Holbeach East – Moulton 5” from the ex-M&GN Joint Spalding – Sutton Bridge line which closed to passengers in March 1959. Good, ex section condition. | £170 |
| 79 | SHEDPLATE: 89C MACHYNLLETH (1950 – September 1963, then 6F). A scarce example in unrestored condition. | £550 |
| 80 | TOTEM: CROSTON. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. A little browning to the lettering, good otherwise. An ex-L&YR Lancashire station between Burscough Junction and Lostock Hall opened in April 1849. | £400 |
| 81 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “LMS Built 1889 Horwich.” Oval 10½” x 6”, face restored only. A little damage around the right-hand bolthole and rim. Locos built at Horwich that year were L&YR 2-4-2T “1008” class (20), 0-6-0T “11” class (13) and 4-4-2 “1400” class (20). | £650 |
| 82 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 46510 as carried by the (LMS) class 2F (later class 2) loco built at Swindon in December 1952 to Lot 394. Delivered new to Oswestry and allocated there until a brief spell at Machynlleth in 1964 and finally withdrawn in September 1965 from Shrewsbury. Completely unrestored, ex-loco condition. | £950 |
| 83 | M&GN JOINT RAILWAY CAST-IRON BRIDGEPLATE: 64. Oval 13” x 9¾” with the initials “M&GN” cast close to the bottom edge. Unrestored condition and with traces of blue paint. | £75 |
| 84 | MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY wood-cased, single-needle, Tyer’s sloping-front permissive BLOCK INSTRUMENT with its original metal plunger, leaf-mechanism. The permissive mechanism is somewhat worn, but still functional. The wooden case is stamped “MS&LRy” twice. The ivorine plates, engraved “Up Line” and “Clipstone Sidings” and the brass Tyer’s makers plate are not original to the instrument, but are typical of the type. Clean, VGC. Clipstone Sidings was located between Warsop and Edwinstowe in Nottinghamshire. | £180 |
| 85 | TOTEM: OSWESTRY. BR (W) half-flanged chocolate and cream. Some edge chipping including one 1” diameter chip at end of bottom flange, very good colour and shine otherwise. An ex-Cambrian Railways station, once the centre of this railway’s activities, opened 1st May 1860, closed 7th November 1966. | £1250 |
| 86 | BRASS 9” x 5” TENDER WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway 8239 Gateshead Works 1891” as carried by the tender attached during its life to NER 0-6-0 “P1” class 2044 built Darlington November 1899, LNER 2044 class J25 from 1923, 5683 from July 1946 and BR 65683 from October 1949. Allocated to Neville Hill and finally York. Withdrawn June 1958. Face restored only. | £300 |
| 87 | LNER silverplate MUFFIN DISH manufactured by Walker & Hall. Three-part design with base, insert and lid with knob atop. 7” diameter x 5½” high with “LNER” scrolled initials incised into side of lid. A rare item. | £270 |
| 88 | SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: ROUGH CASTLE. 74” x 11” wooden with metal letters. Face restored in white and black to VGC. An ex-North British Railway box located on the Edinburgh to Glasgow (via Falkirk High) line closed in December 1971. | £150 |
| 89 | ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING BY F. MOORE showing GWR “Star” class 4-6-0 loco No. 4062 “Malmesbury Abbey” and train on the “10:30 Limited.” The loco was built at Swindon in May 1922 Works No. 2916, Lot No. 217, elbow steam pipes were fitted in March 1950 and finally withdrawn in November 1956. The painting was commissioned and used by the GWR as a colour illustration to the official publication “The 10:30 Limited” a copy of which accompanies. 35½” x 17” in modern frame. VGC. (2) | £480 |
| 90 | SR ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN: CHRIST’S HOSPITAL. 36” x 13” mounted on original backing board. Some edge rusting, good otherwise. An ex-LB&SCR station opened in April 1902 on the Three Bridges – Littlehampton line, once the junction for West Grinstead and Cranleigh. | £520 |
| 91 | LNER CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Trains Must Not Pass This Board Without Permission From the Shunters.” Casting number O.120, “LNER” initials clearly shown in bottom left-hand corner. Reputed to be from Spalding goods yard on the ex-GN&GE Joint Line. 26” x 21¾” restored front and back. | £280 |
| 92 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LOCH LINNHE AND MORVEN HILLS, WESTERN HIGHLANDS by Jack Merriott from the Scottish Region series issued 1956-57. A moody Scottish scene of loch with cloud-covered hills in the background. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £120 |
| 93 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “North British Locomotive Coy. Ltd. Glasgow 1919 No. 22113 Hyde Park Works” from the ROD 2-8-0 No. 2018 ex works April 1919 and almost immediately went into service with the GWR as their 3009. An “MB” type boiler was fitted in August 1929. The loco was withdrawn in June 1948. Circular, 7¾” diameter, unrestored. | £350 |
| 94 | SHEDPLATE: 72E BARNSTAPLE JUNCTION (1950 – September 1963, then 83F). Ex-loco condition with BR (S) and E within triangle cast into back. A rare example, seen only once at auction previously. | £3100 |
| 95 | LNER DOUBLE-SIDED ENAMEL LAMP TABLET: ELMSWELL brown on cream, 16” x 6” in good condition. Elmswell is situated on the ex-GER Bury St Edmunds – Ipswich line. | £200 |
| 96 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 47583 as carried by ex-LMS class 3 (later 3F) 0-6-0T loco originally numbered 16666 when built by Hunslet in 1928 works No 1607, lot No. 58. Renumbered 7583 in 1934 and became BR 47583. An Agecroft and latterly Bank Hall engine where withdrawn in March 1963 and cut up at Horwich in May the same year. Restored front and back some time ago. | £350 |
| 97 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP with a rectangular brass plate “North Eastern Railway” on body side. Stamped in reducing cone “NER Co.,” the outside copper lens cone is stamped “NER RHB.” Wire entrant top handle, brass side catch, wire rear handles. All glasses intact and complete with reservoir stamped “NER”, burner and reflector. Good condition. | £380 |
| 98 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Hudswell Clarke & Co. Ltd. Railway Foundry No. 1715 Leeds 1940” as carried by 0-4-0ST outside cylinder No. 6 ex-works October 1940 to GKN (Cwmbran), Cwmbran Ironworks. In August 1966 the loco went to John Cashmore at Newport Docks as their yard shunter, but loco was eventually cut up. No precise date found. Engraved oval 13” x 8¼” with a long scrape along the centre. Unrestored. | N/S |
| 99 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS dual language BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: “675 19A” as carried by SAR 3ft 6 in gauge 4-8-2 No. 675 of class 19A. Built Swiss Locomotive Works 3300 of 1929. Oval, 20¾” x 14½”, unrestored. | £400 |
| 100 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: COLDSTREAM GUARDSMAN as carried by the LMS 6100 “Royal Scot” class 6P-7P 4-6-0 locomotive originally numbered 6114. Built at the North British Locomotive Company Queens Park Works Glasgow, works No. 23609 in September 1927. The name had been fitted to the locomotive by April 1928 apparently without ceremony. Rebuilt with a No. 2A boiler and double-chimney in 1946 and renumbered 46114 at Nationalisation. A long-time Edge Hill (Liverpool) loco, transfers to Llandudno Junction, Holyhead and Willesden, took place in 1961-1963. Withdrawn from service 28th September 1963. The cast brass plate, which has been lightly face polished only, is some 52” long and in excellent order. One of the best “Royal Scot” class names to be found. BR receipts and paperwork accompany. | £15000 |
| 101 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Nasmyth Wilson & Co. Limited Manchester No. 1582 1930 Patricroft” as carried by East African Railways metre gauge 4-8-0 of class 24, no 2457.Originally Kenya-Uganda Rly class EB3 no.218. Triangular- shaped, 14” x 5½”, unrestored and with heavily encrusted paint. | £700 |
| 102 | CARRIAGE PRINT: BRIDGE OF BALGIE, GLEN LYON, PERTHSHIRE by Edward Lawson from the Scottish Region series issued in 1956-67. A colourful view of the bridge, tree-lined river and mountains rising in the background. In an original type glazed wooden frame in VGC. | N/S |
| 103 | MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY POCKET WATCH engraved on rear “M.S. & L.Ry., AN6, 77” inside are the initials “TRA” and the number “43369.” A white face with Roman numerals, second hand, the initials “MS&LRy” and the makers name “Adkins & Sons Coventry.” The watch is wound by a key which has the number “6” embossed and is attached to the watch by twine. The MS&LR was formed by the amalgamation of smaller companies on 1st January 1847. The company was renamed “Great Central Railway” on 1st August 1897 and grouped into the LNER on 1st January 1923. Appears to be in full working order. Very rare. | £1250 |
| 104 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY wooden-cased pegging BLOCK INSTRUMENT with a Trafolite plate at top showing “Down Slow From South.” “GCRy” stamped into top of case and “GCRy” within scroll on indicator face. A much sought after example in ex-box condition. | £130 |
| 105 | LMS “HAWKSEYE” ALUMINIUM STATION SIGN: TEBAY. 48” x 18” the face beautifully restored in maroon and cream, the back untouched. A classic location on the West Coast Main Line, at the start of the long haul up to Shap Summit.. An ex-LNWR station opened in 1852 by the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway, closed by BR in July 1968. VGC. | £1000 |
| 106 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Hawthorns & Co. Leith Engine Works – No. 15 1847.” There are no records to confirm, but it is thought that the plate was fitted to an 0-4-0 built for the Edinburgh, Perth & Dundee Railway – later part of the North British Railway. 32 x 6½” at widest. Small loss to the “5” and pitting to some of the lettering. A very rare early survivor. | £3500 |
| 107 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: “Cairnryan Jct – Castle Kennedy 18” from the Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Joint Railway line to Stranraer Harbour which opened in July 1861. The line is still in use today, but Castle Kennedy station closed to passengers in June 1965. Good, ex-section condition. | N/S |
| 108 | EAST GERMAN RAILWAYS ALUMINIUM AND STEEL SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 50 1620. from standard gauge DR 2-10-0 design originally built from 1939. Renumberings prevent identification of the builder, and some were rebuilt and further renumbered in the 1960s. 27½” x 8” lightly polished aluminium numbers on repainted steel backplate. | £80 |
| 109 | SHEDPLATE: 38B ANNESLEY (1950 – February 1958, then 16D). Face restored some time ago, back ex-loco). A rare example only seen twice before at auction. | £300 |
| 110 | TOTEM: DOVEY JUNCTION. BR (W) fully-flanged chocolate and cream in very good condition with deep colour and shine. An ex-Cambrian Railways station originally named Morben Junction, later Glandovey Junction, the junction for Barmouth and Aberystwyth, opened in 1863. A rare totem not seen at auction since 1992. | £2300 |
| 111 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “North British Locomotive Company Ltd. Glasgow 1947 No. 26148” as carried by the LNER “B1” class 4-6-0 loco numbered 1247 when built entering traffic in October 1947 and named “LORD BURGHLEY” in December that year. Renumbered 61247 in August 1949. A Doncaster and finally Colwick engine. Withdrawn in June 1962 and cut-up at Doncaster. Diamond shaped, 13¾” x 5½”, unrestored. | £360 |
| 112 | NER McKenzie & Holland “umbrella” type cast-iron and zinc SIGNAL FINIAL standing on a 7” square base with the initials “McK&HR” embossed on two sides. Stands some 40” high to top of spike which is zinc coated. Basically ex signal post condition. | £75 |
| 113 | EAST COAST JOINT STOCK original gold-leaf coat-of-arms applied to board and framed and glazed. 17½” x 19½” including frame. Slight wrinkling of transfer, but good generally. The company, jointly owned by the GNR, NER and NBR, supplied rolling stock for through trains running on the East Coast Main Line between England and Scotland prior to the grouping of 1923. | £50 |
| 114 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY small HANDLAMP. Stamped “GCR” in the body side, this red-painted lamp has a front door which follows the curvature of the base and carries a curved glass. The bracket at the rear was engaged beside the water level gauge glass in the driver’s cab. Complete with reservoir and burner both marked “GCR” and reflector. An unusual lamp in original condition. | £140 |
| 115 | TOTEM: SANDERSTEAD. BR (S) fully-flanged green with black surround in VGC. An ex-Croydon & Oxted Joint Line (SE&CR & LB&SCR) station between South Croydon and Oxted opened in March 1884. A scarce totem seen only twice previously at auction, the last time in 1991. | £650 |
| 116 | SHEDPLATE: 84E TYSELEY (1950 – September 1963, then 2A) WADEBRIDGE (September 1963 – October 1964). Ex-loco condition. | £380 |
| 117 | CAST-IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 8757 from the ex-GWR 0-6-0PT “8750” class loco built at Swindon in October 1933 to Lot 282. An Old Oak Common engine withdrawn in September 1962 and cut up by A. King & Sons, Norwich. The front was repainted a long time ago, ex-loco back. | £650 |
| 118 | GWR wooden-cased double-line BLOCK INSTRUMENT 16” x 7½” x 7½” at base. The front display shows “Down Line” and “Up Line” with rotary commutator below duplicating the display above it, but with flaps over the legends “Train at Signal” and “Clearing Point Fouled.” Small cancellation plunger at base. An ivorine label shows “From Truro West Box.” Good ex-box condition. The instrument originated from Truro East signal box which is still a GWR Type 7a design opened in 1899 and currently fitted with a 54 lever GWR Vertical Tappet 5-Bar frame. Truro West signal box was a GWR Type 7 design closed in November 1965. Fine Cornish locations from the line opened in 1858. | £110 |
| 119 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Avonside Engine Co. Ltd., Bristol, Built 1932 Loco No. 2063” as carried by the 0-4-0 80HP diesel mechanical ex works February 1932 to Penmaenmawr Granite Quarries and named “ATTIC.” Sold to Pittrail (Contractors) Aldridge in 1956 and later dismantled. No further details found. Oval, 10¾” x 6¾”, face restored only. | £200 |
| 120 | TOTEM: UXBRIDGE VINE STREET. BR (W) half-flanged chocolate and cream, the suffix appearing in he bottom panel. Ex-station condition with a little edge rusting, otherwise good deep colour and shine. An ex-GWR station, the terminus of the branch line from West Drayton, opened in 1856, closed September 1962. A rare totem seen only twice before at auction, the last time in 2000. | £1600 |
| 121 | LNER SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: SHILDON. 40½” x 11” black lettering on white, in ex-box condition. From the station on the ex-Stockton & Darlington line opened in September 1825 between Darlington and Bishop Auckland, once the centre of locomotive carriage and wagon production. | £240 |
| 122 | MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY SIGNALBOX DIAGRAM: GEDNEY. Framed and glazed, 42” x 15” showing the signalling arrangements around the station. Alterations shown up to 1926. A little staining along the bottom edge, good otherwise. A station between Fleet and Long Sutton opened 1st July 1862 and closed 2nd March 1959. | £160 |
| 123 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LONDON, WATERLOO BRIDGE by Kenneth Steel from the LNER post-war series (1948-1955). A fine view of the River Thames with much river traffic, St Pauls Cathedral and the city in the distance. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £75 |
| 124 | MIDLAND RAILWAY CAST-IRON TRESPASS NOTICE …. (with 12 lines of text). 26½” x 20 unrestored. The scarcer W.N. Bancroft Secretary version dated 1906. Ex-lineside condition. | £100 |
| 125 | DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: CONFEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY as carried by BR 2,580 HP diesel-electric Co-Co Type 4 loco numbered D1969 when built at Crewe in October 1965. Entered service at Haymarket and renumbered 47268 in April 1974 class 47/0, Renumbered again 47595 class 47/4 in October 1983. Named at Glasgow Central station on 4th November 1983 by Sir Campbell Fraser, Chairman of the CBI. Renumbered yet again in October 1994 to 47791 class 47/7 and renamed “VENICE SIMPLON ORIENT EXPRESS” at London Victoria station on 13th December 1994. Nameplates were removed at an unknown date. The loco is still in service. Cast aluminium 114” x 9⅞” in ex-loco condition. | £1250 |
| 126 | GWR. A pair of BRASS WHISTLES, one “main” one “brake”. The “main” is 10” tall and 3¾” diameter with rounded top, the “brake” 8½” tall and 2¾” diameter with squared top, both finished with a large nut at the top. Loco identity unknown. Both nicely polished and in VGC. (2) | N/S |
| 127 | LNER silverplate MENU OR TABLE NUMBER HOLDER manufactured by Walker & Hall. 2¼” diameter base and 2½” holder. LNER initials in script incised on front. VGC. | £150 |
| 128 | LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “The English Electric Company Ltd. London 3268/8383 – 1963 Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd., Locomotive Works, England” as carried by BR Type 3 1750HP diesel electric Co-Co loco numbered D6823 when new to Cathays (Cardiff) in April 1963. Renumbered 37123 class 37/0 in March 1974 and then 37679 class 37/5 in May 1987. Severe damage sustained in an accident with 37682 and 37686 at Buxton in March 1991, but loco repaired and was used variously on Sandite trains in 1999 and 2000 between visits to store. Has been stored at Ayr since late 2000 and is still in stock with EWS. Rectangular chromed brass, 10” x 4½”, ex-loco condition. | £480 |
| 129 | LNER 8” dial non-fusee roundhead wooden-cased OFFICE CLOCK with the initials “LNER” and the number “1598” on the face. From the LNER Refreshment Room Bar at Manchester (London Road). In good working order complete with winding key. | £780 |
| 130 | TOTEM: BEXLEYHEATH. BR (S) half-flanged green. A small chip repair along top edge, good otherwise, although a little dulled. An ex-SE&CR station opened in 1895 between Welling and Dartford in Kent. | £350 |
| 131 | GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY ENAMEL SIGN: “Notice as to Trespass …. (with 10 lines of text.)” 18” x 24” with brown lettering on cream. Dated 1909. Several areas of enamel loss have been professionally restored to a very high standard making it a very presentable item. | £150 |
| 132 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 30930 as carried by ex-SR 4-4-0 Class V “Schools Class” locomotive originally numbered 930 and named “RADLEY” from new. Built at Eastleigh to order E496 in December 1934 with Lemaitre exhaust and large diameter chimney. Renumbered 30930 at Nationalisation. A South-Eastern Division loco having spent a number of years at St Leonards and Bricklayers Arms, its days ended at Brighton and finally Redhill when withdrawn December 1962. Good, unrestored condition. | £2500 |
| 133 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: “ Newtown – Caersws.” From the ex-Cambrian Railways mid-Wales line between Shrewsbury – Machynlleth opened in June 1861. Good ex-section condition with traces of red paint. | £95 |
| 134 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd. 7591 Beyer-Garratt Locomotive Manchester 1953 – British Patents 647476 etc., Rhodesian Patents 137/47 etc., South African Patents 2866/47 etc., & Foreign Patents” as carried by Rhodesian Railways 3 ft 6 in gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt of class 14 No. 518, later National Railways of Zimbabwe. Oval, 10¼” x 6½”, the number 518 stamped into the back. Ex-loco condition. | £500 |
| 135 | TOTEM: NORTHAMPTON BRIDGE STREET. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon with name on two lines. Minor edge rusting and a small chip between the letters “P” and “T”, good colour and shine otherwise. An ex-LNWR station on the Blisworth – Wellingborough line closed in May 1964. An extremely rare totem, never seen at auction previously. | £2900 |
| 136 | LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY LEATHER CASH BAG. 6½” x 9½” overall complete with leather strap at top and ring, also bearing the brass label engraved: “L. & B. Ry. Blackmoor.” Opened in May 1898, the line along with all its stations was closed by the Southern Railway in September 1935. Unfortunately, the leather is badly torn from the top to about ⅓ down the front. Nevertheless an extremely rare survivor from this much admired stretch of narrow gauge (1’ 11½”) railway. | £1800 |
| 137 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CAST-IRON BRIDGEPLATE: 1. Oval 17” x 13” restored front and back with evidence of an expertly executed weld repair, hardly noticeable from the front. Believed to have originated from Maud Foster Bridge, Boston, on the line to Skegness which opened on 1st October 1848 and still in use today. | £85 |
| 138 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP with brass plate “E” on reducing cone. Body side stamped “3836” and “L&SWR” also brass plated with “L&SWR Co.” Offset brass catch. All glasses intact and complete with L&SWR reservoir, SR burner and reflector. Bevel-edged front lens. VGC. | £140 |
| 139 | CARRIAGE PRINT: KIPLING COUNTRY – POOK’S HILL by Donald Maxwell from the Southern Railway Original series (1936). Extremely rare, never seen at auction before, a Sussex countryside view and a haunt of England’s favourite poet. In an original type glazed wooden frame and titled mount. In VGC with very minor marks on mounts. | £260 |
| 140 | TOTEM: HILDENBOROUGH. BR (S) fully-flanged green. Some rusting to the black surround. A little mottling to some of the lettering, but generally in good condition. An ex-SE&CR station in Kent between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge opened in May 1868. | £380 |
| 141 | ALUMINIUM LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “British Railways Doncaster 1965 Electrical Equipment by Associated Electrical Industries & The English Electric Co. Ltd. as carried by BR 4040HP 25kV ac overhead electric loco originally numbered E3124 class AL6 when delivered new to Crewe in October 1965. Renumbered 86035 in April 1974 class 86/0, 86435 class 86/4 in February 1986 and 86635 class 86/6 in September 1989. To store unserviceable in February 2004. Rectangular, 8½” x 5¾” front painted in BR blue, the back ex-loco and carries the number “86035” clearly stamped. | £300 |
| 142 | BRASS STATIONARY STEAM ENGINE WORKSPLATE: “No. 2373 GEBR: Stork & Co Hengelo Ao. 1917” originally mounted on a cylinder end of a very large compound steam engine at the Colomadu Sugar Mill, Java, Indonesia. 270 degree part circular design cast in two, 44” x 3¼” in total. Ex plant condition. | N/S |
| 143 | SHEDPLATE: 70F FRATTON (from 71D, September 1954 – November 1959, then sub of 71A). Restored front, back ex-loco. | £130 |
| 144 | LNER CAST-IRON SEATBACK: ABOYNE. 19” x 4¼” with rounded ends. Totally unrestored with traces of black paint on the lettering. An ex-GNSR station on the Ballater branch which opened in December 1859, closed in February 1966. | £300 |
| 145 | TOTEM: LARBERT. BR (Sc) fully-flanged light blue. Large repaired chip along bottom edge, very good otherwise with deep colour and shine. An ex-Caledonian Railway station to the south of Stirling opened in 1848. | £350 |
| 146 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 48374 as carried by the ex-LMS 2-8-0 class 8F loco numbered 8374 when built at Horwich in 1944 to Lot 171. Became BR 48374 at Nationalisation. A Midland engine allocated to Wellingborough until July 1965 when transferred to the North West at Northwich, Speke Junction, and Edge Hill. Finally withdrawn from Patricroft in June 1968 and cut up by Cohens at Kettering by January 1969. Front restored, the back in primer. | £450 |
| 147 | LNWR wooden-cased Fletcher’s single-needle pegging BLOCK INSTRUMENT stamped at right-hand side “L&NWRy No. 2038.” The inside hinges are variously stamped “LNWR” and “LMS” with service labels dated 1906/58/62, original wiring and a working key. Has an LNWR Ivorine plate “Up Line”. A relatively rare instrument in very good, clean condition. | N/S |
| 148 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “The Vulcan Foundry (Limited) Newton-le-Willows Lancashire No. 5288, 1945” as carried by Ministry of Supply 0-6-0 inside cylinder Austerity loco numbered 75298 when new to Longmoor in June 1945. In April 1946 transferred to John Bowes & Partners Ltd as their No. 16 and renumbered 27 in 1949 and finally to their Derwenthaugh Loco Shed at Swalwell in June 1965. Scrapped on site in March 1971. Oval, 9¾” x 6”, face restored some time ago. | £280 |
| 149 | BRASS SINGLE LINE TABLET: GUNNISLAKE – CALLINGTON 10 from the ex-LSWR branch from Bere Alston – Callington which was truncated at Gunnislake in November 1966. A few knocks and scrapes from a life in service, good otherwise. | £500 |
| 150 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: SAINT PATRICK AND MATCHING CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 2927 from the GWR 4-6-0 “2900 Saint” class locomotive built at Swindon, works No. 2275, in September 1907 to Lot 170. Superheater fitted in October 1910 and outside steam pipes fitted in July 1945. Withdrawn from service in December 1951. The nameplate measures some 68¾” long. Both nameplate and cabside have been professionally restored on the front and both have totally ex-loco backs. A very desirable matching set in excellent condition. (2) | £17800 |
| 151 | GWR Q/R poster: CORNWALL. Artwork by Frank Newbould showing cliffs, beach, village and small harbour. Undated. Ref. 73. Rolled, small edge-tears and creases right-hand side, very good otherwise. | £1300 |
| 152 | BTC Q/R poster: PROGRESS – Every Week BR Modernisation Plan Goes Further Ahead. From an original painting by Terence Cuneo in 1957/8 showing work in progress on “Warship” class diesel locos as well as the overhaul of steam. Rolled, VGC. | £240 |
| 153 | LNER & LMS Q/R poster: EXPLORE SCOTLAND – It’s Quicker by Rail. Artwork relief map showing lines and places of interest by Montague B. Black. Advertises Weekly Season Ticket from 7/6d! Undated, no Ref. Folded, VGC otherwise. | £200 |
| 154 | GWR Q/R poster: THE CAMBRIAN COAST & DEE VALLEY – A Paradise for the Tourist, Sportsman and Antiquary. Artwork by J.P. Sayer showing map of the area with vignettes of places to visit. Undated. Ref. No. 72. Rolled, minor edge-tears and a crease, good otherwise. | £140 |
| 155 | BR (M) Q/R poster: THE MIDLAND PULLMAN – The Train of The Day. Artwork by Wolstenholme showing the train at speed with power car M60090 leading. Shows new timings from 2nd January 1961. Ref. LM22459. Rolled, one or two small edge nicks, good otherwise. | £200 |
| 156 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE Q/R poster: FORGING AHEAD – The First BR Standard Express Locomotive. Artwork by Cuneo showing loco 70000 “Britannia” alongside blue-liveried “King” class loco leaving Paddington in the early 1950s. Undated. Ref. No. 24. Folded, pin holes in corners, good otherwise. | £1450 |
| 157 | BR (NE) D/R poster: WHITLEY BAY NORTHUMBERLAND. Artwork by Davies showing a bathing beauty and puppy on the beach. Dated 1956-57. Folded and a little grubby in one corner, good otherwise. Has the pencil plans for Ferriby station gardens dated 1959 on back. | £800 |
| 158 | BR (W) D/R poster: ILFRACOMBE on Glorious Devon’s Ocean Coast with colourful artwork by Harry Riley of the harbour with town and ocean beyond. Undated. Ref. PR107. Rolled, small edge-tears and a little foxing at top, good otherwise. | £480 |
| 159 | GWR & LMS D/R poster: CHESTER. Artwork by Claude Buckle showing busy street scene of timbered houses and shops. Undated. Ref. No. 94. Folded, one or two small edge nicks, good otherwise. | £400 |
| 160 | LNER D/R poster: DURHAM on the London & North Eastern Railway. Artwork showing the cathedral and grounds by Fred Taylor. Undated. Rolled, VGC. | £200 |
| 161 | CANADIAN PACIFIC D/R poster: FASTEST TO THE CONTINENT – The White Empresses of the Pacific. Colourful artwork showing liner and dhows plying their trade. Undated. Good condition. | £520 |
| 162 | BR (NE) D/R poster: FOUNTAINS ABBEY YORKSHIRE. Colourful artwork by Gyrth Russell showing river and ruins of the abbey in the background. Dated 1956. Rolled, VGC. | £180 |
| 163 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE (S) D/R poster: WEYMOUTH – Sun Sand Sea. Artwork by Dobson Broadhead showing heavily tanned couple with child on the beach with sandcastle and crowded beach beyond. Undated. Ref. AD6485/B25. Folded, slight edge creasing, good otherwise. | £320 |
| 164 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY D/R poster: EPPING FOREST BY MOTOR BUS with artwork by Walter E. Spradbery showing woodland scene in moonlight, the poem “You meaner beauties of the night, That poorly satisfy our eyes…., What are you when the moon shall rise?” by Henry Wotton and the “General” bullseye logo. Blank space at base for details of services to be applied. Dated 1921. Rolled, one or two small edge-tears and creasing, good otherwise. The LGOC became part of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. | £130 |
| 165 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY D/R poster: NORTH EASTERN ENGLAND – The Land of Lore & Legend. Artwork by A. Ions showing Warkworth Castle, wooded hillside and lake, dated 1906. Rolled, one or two small edge-tears with slight loss, good otherwise. | £220 |
| 166 | BR (E) D/R poster: THE FLYING SCOTSMAN 1862 – 1962. Artwork by Bagley showing new “Deltic” diesel in two-tone green livery at speed with the ghost of a GNR single in the sky. Folded, good otherwise. | £150 |
| 167 | BR (E) D/R poster: SUFFOLK – See Britain by Train. Artwork by Jack Merriott showing The Tide Mill, Woodbridge and lazy boating scene. Undated. Ref. P1161. Rolled, but with a few creases and a little grubby, good otherwise. | £150 |
| 168 | LONDON UNDERGROUND D/R poster: WHERE IT IS WARM AND BRIGHT with a dark London smog street scene, but the inviting “Underground” sign is illuminated very brightly, by V.L. Danvers. Dated 1924. Rolled, two small edge nicks, VGC otherwise. | £750 |
| 169 | NETHERLANDS RAILWAYS D/R poster: SCHEVENINGEN HOLLAND with colourful artwork by “EG” showing beach scene and pier. Undated. Rolled, VGC. | £220 |
| 170 | GWR D/R poster: MILFORD HAVEN – Where Fish Come From. Artwork by Hassall showing old seafarer with young boy holding a catch of fish on road leading away from the port. Undated. Rolled, stain in margin at base, good otherwise. One of the best posters in the auction! | £500 |
| 171 | CAST-IRON 9” X 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE. The lettering ground off at some time leaving only the year of construction “1946.” The loco number “61085” on a brass strip has been riveted on at the centre. As carried by Thompson designed “B1” class 4-6-0 loco numbered 1085 when built by the North British locomotive Co works No. 25842 entering traffic in October 1946. Became BR 61085 in August 1948. A one-time Lincoln engine, the latter days were spent at Leicester from where withdrawn in November 1961 and cut up at Darlington. Face restored only. | £130 |
| 172 | MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY mahogany split-case BLOCK BELL with tapper clearly stamped “MS&LR” in the top edge of the base. Topped by a square-shaped brass bell. 10¼” x 9” and 10¾” to top of bell. The original location plate has been removed. Good, ex-box condition. | £75 |
| 173 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY wooden OFFICE CHAIR with the initials “GER” carved into the back rail. 35” high, the seat 18” x 15½” broadening out to 18.” The leatherette upholstery has been faithfully replaced some time ago and the whole chair is VGC. | N/S |
| 174 | SHEDPLATE: 31B MARCH (1950 – December 1963, then diesel depot, later MR). Restored front and back. Small loss to rim around left-hand bolthole. | N/S |
| 175 | BRASS INDUSTRIAL NAMEPLATE: CHARLIE NO. 62 as carried by NCB Cadeby Main Colliery NCB No. 7 0-6-0 diesel mechanical loco built by Hudswell Clarke in 1959 works No. D1139. De-named in 1981 but the number 7 retained. No information on disposal except to say that it was “deleted from stock” by the NCB. 31½” x 4½” in ex-loco condition. | £400 |
| 176 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “New Zealand Government Railways Built at Railway Workshops No. 270 – 1931” as carried by 3ft 6 in gauge 2-6-2 of class C, No. 862. Oval, 17” x 10½” face restored and four extra holes in-filled. Front appears to have been mechanically polished. A nice plate nonetheless. | £520 |
| 177 | LNER CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Engines Must Not Enter This Shed.” The initials “LNER” in small lettering clearly shown below the bottom line. Reputed to be from Blankney & Metheringham on the GN&GE Joint Line which lost its passenger services in September 1961, but which were reinstated in 1975. Local goods services were withdrawn in the mid-1960s. 24” x 13” nicely restored front and back. | £350 |
| 178 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY three-aspect Bulpitt’s Patent HANDLAMP the body side stamped “404 S. Reston and “NBR 4695” with an oval brass plate “Bulpitt’s Patent Sole Vendors Brackley Young & Co. Glasgow.” A small brass plate “11” on reducing cone. Copper lens reducing cone, brass-rimmed bevel-edged glass. Complete with all glasses intact, reservoir, burner and reflector. VGC. Reston, an NBR station, opened in June 1846 and closed in May 1964. | £160 |
| 179 | CAST-IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 2273 as carried by ex-GWR 0-6-0T “2251” class loco built at Swindon in August 1934 to Lot 283. A Carmarthen engine until January 1959, then transferred to Neyland, Worcester, Gloucester and finally Westbury in September 1962. Withdrawn in December 1963 and cut up by Birds Ltd., Risca un July 1964. Repainted front, ex-loco back. | £900 |
| 180 | TOTEM: ILKLEY. BR (NE) tangerine with black edged lettering, fully-flanged. A little mottled but generally good. An ex-Otley & Ilkley Joint Line station opened in August 1865 on the Burley-in-Wharfedale – Skipton line which was truncated at Ilkley in March 1965. A highly desirable name. | £2000 |
| 181 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “No. 2041 Doncaster 1949” as carried by (LNER) 4-6-2 Pacific “A1” class loco numbered 60124, entering traffic in March 1949 and named “KENILWORTH” in August 1950. A long-time Gateshead loco, transferred to Heaton briefly in September 1960, then York and finally Darlington where withdrawal came in March 1966. Cut up by A. Draper Hull in August 1966. Engraved lettering with the number “124” stamped into the rear. Oval, 13¼” x 7¾” face lightly polished and in excellent condition. | £2800 |
| 182 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LOCH KATRINE AND BEN VENUE, PERTHSHIRE by Jack Merriott from the Scottish Region series issued in 1956. Not seen in auction for four years. Classic Scottish scenery. In an original type glazed wooden frame. Mint. | £240 |
| 183 | FURNESS RAILWAY R.D. (REFRESHMENT DEPT.) silverplate 1 PINT TANKARD manufactured by Elkington. 4¾” high, 5” wide over handle. The company name within garter design incised on the side. VGC. | £220 |
| 184 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: Dovey Jct – Towyn.” From the Cambrian Coast line to Barmouth which opened in June 1867. Appears to have been re-engraved at some time, probably when the section was extended. Good ex-section condition with blue paint on the raised border and rear. | £110 |
| 185 | TOTEM: FALCONWOOD. BR (S) fully-flanged green. Two small repaired edge chips, otherwise very good condition with good colour and shine. A station between Eltham and Bexleyheath in Kent opened by the Southern Railway 1st January 1936. A scarce totem, not seen at auction since 2002. | £375 |
| 186 | EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS BRASS SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 3103 as carried by metre gauge 2-8-4 of class 31, built Vulcan Foundry 6230 of 1955. The loco was originally named “ACHOLI”, later renamed “UGANDA”. 17½” x 6½”, ex-loco condition. | £140 |
| 187 | ALUMINIUM LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Brush Traction No. 415 1963 England” as carried by the BR 2580HP diesel electric Co-Co Type 4 loco numbered D1521 when delivered to Finsbury Park in June 1963. Renumbered 47001 in February 1974 class 47/0 and unofficially named “CITY OF BRISTOL.” Withdrawn in November 1986 and donated by BREL to Crewe Heritage Centre arriving there in April 1988 for preservation eventually becoming derelict. In November 1993 the loco went to Booth Roe Metals Ltd for scrap and cut up in January 1994. Oval, 9½” x 5¾” in original BR blue. Repaired at right-hand side bolthole. | £150 |
| 188 | ALUMINIUM DEPOT PLAQUE FOR IMMINGHAM showing the “star and garter” logo. 17¾” x 17¾” with evidence of being carried by one of the fleet of freight locomotives allocated to this depot. | N/S |
| 189 | SOUTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILWAY long-case PLATFORM CLOCK. A magnificent John Walker-manufactured 24” face clock in mahogany case, measuring a full 90” high, 16½” wide at the pendulum case, 27” wide at the top and up to 10” deep. The case is stamped “1616SE,” in at least two places which matches the number on the clock face. The face has been re-lettered “SR” and has had “24 hour” numbers added in red on two separate occasions. Appears to be in good working order with pendulum, winder and counterweight all being present. The clock originated from Margate station in Kent and is in virtually ex-station condition. | £1200 |
| 190 | TOTEM: OLDHAM CENTRAL. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon with name on two lines. Apart from the normal edge rusting, in very good condition. An ex-L&YR Lancashire station opened in November 1847, closed in April 1966. | £750 |
| 191 | SOMERSET & DORSET JOINT LINE CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Trespassing On The Railway …. (plus 12 lines of text).” Dated 1903. 26¼” x 21¾” ex-lineside condition. | £500 |
| 192 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Yorkshire Engine Co. Limited No. 2588 Meadow-Hall Works 1955 Sheffield” as carried by the Steel Peech & Tozer, Ickles, Rotherham 0-4-0 diesel electric loco No. 5 which changed ownership to BSC in 1960. No further trace of the loco. Oval, 11” x 6”, unrestored. | £75 |
| 193 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY unusual small pattern three-aspect HANDLAMP stamped “GNR14672” in the reducing cone and base and also “GNR A 12/96” in the reducing cone which is also plated “Petroleum.” The integral vessel fills the area of the base and the drum has therefore to turn above this vessel which is quite difficult. There is also a very short copper lens cone. The base is brass plated: “Great Northern Railway Company Woodwalton Sig. Box 3.” All glasses intact. Original condition. Wood Walton is a location on the East Coast Main line between Abbots Ripton and Connington. There were a total of three signal boxes at the location. The first was opened by the GNR in 1892 and was closed by the LNER in the mid-1920s. In the late 1950s/early 1960s there were two temporary BR boxes in connection with track repairs. The first of these opened in May 1957, was taken out of use from 25th March 1962 and was closed in September 1962. The second temporary box was opened on 25th March 1962 and was closed on 7th September 1962. | £420 |
| 194 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE from the 60 cm gauge 0-8-0 loco built in 1911 by Arn. Jung Lokomotivefabrik GmbH, Jungenthal, Germany works No. 1699. Operated at Sragi Sugar Mill Java as No. 17. 7½” long with 2¾” diameter whistle barrel. Good ex-loco condition. | £180 |
| 195 | LMS ENAMEL LAMP TABLET: GLOUCESTER. Black lettering on yellow, 17½” x 4½”, chipped around right-hand screwhole and an area of loss of metal around left-hand screwhole, good colour and shine otherwise. From the ex-MR station opened in November 1840, renamed Gloucester Eastgate in September 1951, closed 1st December 1975. | £130 |
| 196 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 67691 as carried by ex-LNER “V3” class 2-6-2T loco No. 401 built at Doncaster works No. 1911 entering traffic in April 1940. Renumbered 7691 in July 1946 and BR 67691 in June 1948. A long-time Heaton engine, withdrawal came in November 1964 from Gateshead and was cut up by T.J. Thomson of Stockton. 7691 was the last engine in the class. Restored front and back. | £750 |
| 197 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LONDON, HORSE GUARDS, WHITEHALL by John L. Baker from the LNER series (1948-1955). One of only two London paintings by this artist (see also Lot 337). In an original type glazed wooden frame. A little corner creasing, good otherwise. | £75 |
| 198 | SHEDPLATE: 24E BLACKPOOL (Until June 1950, then 28A, 24E again April 1952 – September 1963, then 10B). Unrestored. | £240 |
| 199 | CAST-IRON LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “LMS Built 1945 Horwich.” Oval 10” x 6” face restored only. Locos built at Horwich that year were LMS class 5 4-6-0 4932 to 4943, LMS class 8F 2-8-0 8382 to 8399 and 8490 to 8495. | £80 |
| 200 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: COMBE MARTIN from the Southern Railway “West Country” class 4-6-2 “Pacific” loco originally numbered 21C143 when built at Brighton in October 1946. Renumbered 34043 by BR in September 1948 and withdrawn from service in September 1963. The loco ran 749,112 miles in service. A long-time Bournemouth based loco, it was often to be seen working on the Somerset & Dorset Joint Line. Restored front a long time ago, back ex-loco, the nameplate measures some 75” long x 11¼” at its widest, the scroll 30¼” x 2¾. The town of Combe Martin is a small seaside town on the North Devon coast between Ilfracombe and Lynton, never served by rail. | £16000 |
| 201 | WHITE STAR LINE silverplate BREAD BASKET by Elkington with ornate design at ends and centre edges. Raised flag and star motif on two sides and company name in full on base. 16” x 10½” x 2½” high. VGC apart from slight wear to a small section. | £300 |
| 202 | WHITE STAR LINE silverplate SUGAR DREDGE by Mappin & Webb. Lighthouse style design 6¾” to top of finial. The name “White Star Line” is incised in the base. VGC. | £95 |
| 203 | WHITE STAR LINE silverplate SALVER by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company “Regent Plate” Regd. 17” diameter with ornate border around eight “sides.” The White Star house flag is engraved in the middle surrounded by five engraved circles. 14¼” diameter, showing signs of use. | £240 |
| 204 | WHITE STAR glass DECANTER with the company house flag emblem clearly embossed on the side near the base. 12½” tall and 5½” diameter base. Complete with stopper and VGC. | £100 |
| 205 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY HORSEBRASS: J&P CAMERON N.B. RAILWAY COMPANY incised on an oval-shaped brass measuring 2½” x 2” (Hawthorne plate 153). J.& P. Cameron were established as general carriers in Glasgow in 1823. By 1845 they were carriers to the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway. In 1880 the company was purchased outright by the NBR although the original name was retained. The name continued to be used even after grouping until in 1926 the LNER decided to put all carting arrangements under their own name. One of the fixing pins on the back is missing, a little wear to the lettering, VGC otherwise. | £85 |
| 206 | MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY HORSEBRASS: 2½” diameter circular with serif capitals “Mid. & G.N.” enclosed within a circle. Not shown in Hawthorne, but is very similar to a Midland Railway design (Hawthorne plate 61)). Good condition apart from a single dent with scratch. | £110 |
| 207 | LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY 24mm silver UNIFORM BUTTON with company initials in script (Froggatt 33/9). The company was incorporated in June 1895, grouped into the Southern Railway in 1923 and closed entirely in September 1935. VGC. | £140 |
| 208 | BR (E) LION OVER WHEEL UNIFORM CAP BADGE: INSPECTOR in dark blue enamel on gilt. VGC and complete with original pin. | £50 |
| 209 | RHONDDA & SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY 24mm brass, general issue, UNIFORM BUTTON with company initials in script (Froggatt 25/7). The company was incorporated in August 1882 and absorbed by the GWR at the grouping in January 1923. VGC. | £150 |
| 210 | ALEXANDRA NEWPORT DOCKS & RAILWAY 24 mm nickel UNIFORM BUTTON with company initials in script (Froggatt 23/2). Incorporated in 1865, opening in April 1875, it was absorbed by the GWR at the grouping in January 1922. VGC. | £170 |
| 211 | BR (NE) LION OVER WHEEL UNIFORM CAP BADGE: INSPECTOR in tangerine enamel on gilt. VGC and complete with original pin. | £65 |
| 212 | LNER HORSEBRASSES: 2¼” diameter circular (Hawthorne plate 98), 2½” x 2⅛” rectangular (Hawthorne plate 99), 1⅞” x 2½” oval (Hawthorne plate 95). All items in VGC. (3) | £90 |
| 213 | GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY BRASS ARMBAND: BADGE PORTER NO. 29. Engraved letters and numbers on a 3” x 4” oval curved brass plate with holes at top and bottom and clasps on back to attach to a leather holder. Slight loss of infill in some of the letters from use, VGC otherwise and rare. | £400 |
| 214 | BURRY PORT & GWENDREATH VALLEY RAILWAY COMMEMORATIVE KEY “Presented to Mrs A, Morgan, Burry Port, on the occasion of the Opening of the Goods Depot Ponthenry, May 2nd 1904. Llafur A LLwyddiant.” The Welsh motto translates: “Labour and Success.” Mrs Morgan was the wife of the General Manager of the BP&GVR. The key is silver, hallmarked Birmingham 1903/4 and is in the original fitted, lined case and in VGC. Incorporated as the Kidwelly & Burry Port Railway in July 1865, the name was changed before the opening of the line in 1869. The railway was grouped into the GWR in January 1922. | £220 |
| 215 | ENAMEL “LOOK-OUT” ARMBANDS. Six different, five oval, one rectangular, in red on white enamel from the following railways: GCR (VGC), LTB (good), NBR (scratched), LPTB (chipped), M&CR (chipped and scratched – no straps), LM&SR (rectangular; scratched – no straps). Most are complete with leather straps of varying condition. (6) | £85 |
| 216 | LNER FIRE BRIGADE ARMBAND “FIREMAN” in red enamel lettering on white background, complete with original leather straps. 2¼” x 4” oval. VGC. | £85 |
| 217 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd., Manchester, 1930, ‘Beyer-Garratt’ locomotive. H.W. Garratt’s Patent No. 17165 and Patents Pending.” As no works number is quoted it is assumed this plate is from one of the LMS 2-6-0+0-6-2T Garratts numbered 4967 to 4996 later 7967 to 7996, BR 47967 to 47996, BP works numbers 6648 to 6677 of 1930. These locos cost £10,002 each when built. Oval, 18” x 8½” in ex-loco condition. | £1100 |
| 218 | NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY square GENERAL PURPOSE LAMP stamped “NSR” above front window, on rear door and on reservoir. Three windows and rear door with handle. The lamp features the same dimple as can be found on NSR handlamps. Original condition. | £520 |
| 219 | FIBRE SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Long Melford Jc – Lavenham 15” from the ex-GER line between Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds which closed to passengers in 1961. Good, ex-section condition. | £390 |
| 220 | SR ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN: ASCOT. White lettering on green,23” x 13” with paint repairs to rusty edges, otherwise good. An ex-LSWR station, famous for the racecourse, opened in June 1856. | £200 |
| 221 | GWR TINPLATE ADVERTISING SIGN: “Another Striking Similarity – Beautiful Britain, Beautiful Brittany. The Great Western Railway Co. will take you to both.” Multi-coloured pictorial design showing illustrations of both locations and includes details of the publications: “The Cornish Riviera” and “Beautiful Brittany.” 18” x 15” a little staining to the front does not detract from this superb and rare sign. | £900 |
| 222 | ALUMINIUM DEPOT PLAQUE FOR CREWE ELECTRIC (LATER INTERNATIONAL) DEPOT showing the spread eagle logo. 17¾” x 17¾” with evidence of having been carried by a loco at some stage. | £260 |
| 223 | GWR CAST-IRON SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: PADDINGTON ARRIVAL SIGNAL BOX. 101” x 9” repainted by BR in blue with white lettering sometime prior to removal in 1966 when the area was resignalled and controlled from the (then) new power box at Old Oak Common and not touched since. Surely one of the most desirable GWR signalbox names. | £2200 |
| 224 | BRASS 9” x 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway Doncaster Works 1939” with detached brass strip “67687” covering the ground off number “7687” underneath. From the LNER 2-6-2T “V3” class loco numbered 396 when built at Doncaster works No. 1907. Entered service in January 1940. Became LNER 7687 in April 1946 and BR 67687 in December 1948. A Blaydon, then long-time Gateshead allocation it was withdrawn from Haymarket in December 1962 and cut up at Darlington. Unrestored. | £320 |
| 225 | ALUMINIUM LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: WESTMINSTER ABBEY as carried by BR Bo-Bo 2,250HP diesel-electric HST power car number 43027 built at Crewe to lot 30876 (coaching stock series) and delivered to BR in September 1976, entering traffic as set 253013 (class 253) at St Philips Marsh (Bristol) in October that year. It was re-designated class 43 (loco class) in 1988 (set numbers being virtually abandoned). It was named “WESTMINSTER ABBEY” on 29th May 1985 at Paddington by the Very Reverend Edward Carpenter, Dean of Westminster Abbey. It received accident damage at Old Oak Common in January 1990 and was sent to Doncaster Works for repairs, where the nameplates were removed. The name “GLORIOUS DEVON” was bestowed on 25th April 1994 at Plymouth station. Still in service with First Great Western. The plate measures 34½” x 9” and is in good, ex-loco condition. | £2000 |
| 226 | ENAMEL ADVERTISING SIGN: “Wild Woodbine Cigarettes.” Coloured pictorial design showing cigarette packet. 36” x 24” some edge rusting and a few minor face chips. Would benefit from framing. | £50 |
| 227 | BR (M) ENAMEL SIGN: “Car Park for the Use of British Transport Commission Staff Holding Permits.” 36” x 18” fully-flanged in VGC. Original location unknown, but certainly a sign with unusual wording. | £75 |
| 228 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LLANWRST, DENBIGHSHIRE by Charles Knight from the LMR series (B) issued c.1952. A view of the town bridge with the Welsh mountains rising in the background. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £160 |
| 229 | GN & GE JOINT RAILWAY CAST-IRON SIGN: “Beware of The Trains – Look Both Up and Down the Line Before You Cross.” 21¾” x 12¼” front restored, the back in grey primer. | £100 |
| 230 | TOTEM: MONTROSE. BR (Sc) fully-flanged, light blue. A little dulled, but otherwise good and no chips. An ex-NBR station between Arbroath and Stonehaven on the line to Aberdeen opened in 1883. | £550 |
| 231 | CAST-IRON WAGON PLATE: “Festiniog Railway 31.” Oval, 10” x 8” in totally unrestored condition. | £110 |
| 232 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “North British Locomotive Company Ltd., Glasgow 1943 No. 25262” as carried by Ministry of Supply 2-8-0 Austerity loco 77392 ex works November 1943. Saw WD service in Holland becoming NS 4367, but returned to the UK in 1947. Purchased by BR in December 1948 becoming 90273. A Thornaby then Starbeck engine. Withdrawn from Starbeck in October 1965 and cut up by A. Draper, Hull in February 1966. Diamond shaped, 13¾” x 5½”, unrestored. | £150 |
| 233 | BURRY PORT & GWENDRAETH VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY small CASH BOX. Steel construction with brass fittings, name painted on front, and complete with key. Inside is a small pocket book belonging to Arthur Morgan JP General Manager. Leather covered with the company coat-of-arms embossed in gold on the front. See lot 214. (2) | £300 |
| 234 | SHEDPLATE: 60A INVERNESS (1950 – June 1962, then moved to Lochgorm Works, later IS). A rare example in totally ex-loco condition. | £200 |
| 235 | TOTEM: WEST WICKHAM. BR (S) half-flanged green. Very good condition with deep colour and shine. An ex-SE&CR station opened in May 1882 on the Elmers End – Hayes branch. Not too common. | £380 |
| 236 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 90389 as carried by the ex-WD 2-8-0 Austerity loco No. 78596 built by North British Loco Co works No. 25357 in November 1944. Went into military service in France and after returning to the UK went to the SR in June 1947 until returned to the WD later that year. Purchased by BR in December 1948 becoming 90389 in 1950. A long-time Newton Heath engine it was withdrawn from Rose Grove in October 1964 and cut up by W. Smith of Ecclesfield in March 1965. Completely unrestored, ex-loco condition. Note: there is a small hairline crack between the right-hand bolthole and the outer edge. | £520 |
| 237 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Narboro – East Winch 25” from the ex-GER line from King’s Lynn – Swaffham which closed to passengers in 1968. Good, ex-section condition. | £75 |
| 238 | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY Crewe Loco Dept. large GENERAL PURPOSE LAMP with brass plate over arched top reading: “London & North Western Railway Makers Locomotive Department Crewe” with shed allocation plate “5” on the back. The front and sides have flat windows, the back carries a reflector. Wire carrying handle and “D” handle on back. Good condition. | £90 |
| 239 | MIDLAND RAILWAY (“MR” in three places) wooden-cased, single-needle, BLOCK INSTRUMENT with much of the original brass terminals and wiring. MR brass plates with “Huntingdon” (engraved over the original) and “Down Line” are not original but are typical of the type used. Test label inside “LMSR 29/12/1923”. In very good, clean, condition. Huntingdon was reached by the MR branch from Kettering. | £140 |
| 240 | LMS “HAWKSEYE” ALUMINIUM STATION SIGN: PERRY BARR. 48” x 18” front repainted maroon with white letters and yellow edging., possibly by BR. Back untouched. An ex-LNWR West Midlands area station opened by the Grand Junction Railway in July 1837. | N/S |
| 241 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE NUMBER PLATE: “No. 61378 1951” as carried by (LNER) “B1” class loco built by the North British Locomotive Co works No. 26837 entering service in May 1951. A long-time Great Eastern line loco allocated to Stratford, Parkeston and finally March, from where withdrawn in November 1963 and cut up at Doncaster. Oval, engraved with wax infill, 12¼” x 6½”, face only lightly polished and showing the usual marks of service. | £260 |
| 242 | CARRIAGE PRINT: OLD BRIDGE OF DEE, NEAR BRAEMAR, ABERDEENSHIRE by Kenneth Steel from the Scottish Region series issued 1956-7. A scarce print of Royal Deeside near the Ballater branch which closed in February 1966. In an original type glazed wooden frame. | £140 |
| 243 | GWR BRASS AND EBONY TIPSTAFF. Topped by a royal crown and showing the engraved lettering “GWR R 24” with an ebony grip below. 7½” high to top of crown. The manufacturers name “Parker Field & Sons, 233 Holborn, London is engraved on the side towards the base. A superb item in good condition. | £1500 |
| 244 | ENAMEL STREET DIRECTION SIGN: “British Railways (in totem) Guiseley Station” and left pointing arrow. BR (NE) tangerine with white lettering, 28¼” x 13”. Several restored chips including ones to lettering and arrow. Slight edge rusting, good otherwise with deep colour. An ex- MR station on the Bradford and Leeds – Ilkley line opened in 1865. | £350 |
| 245 | ENAMEL SIGN: “To Let Apply London & North Eastern Railway Company District Estate Office, 21 New Station Street, Leeds 1.” Black lettering on white background, 18” x 16” with several edge and face chips. | N/S |
| 246 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 76100 as carried by the BR Standard class 4 2-6-0 loco built at Doncaster May 1957 to Lot No. 408. Delivered new to Dawsholm (65D) where the loco remained until transferred to Grangemouth in October 1964 and finally Ayr in October 1965 from where it was withdrawn in August 1966. Stored at Ayr until May 1967 then moved to Arnott Young, Troon, finally for scrapping in April 1968. Repainted front and back. | £750 |
| 247 | LNER ENAMEL SHED ALLOCATION PLATE: CAMBRIDGE. Black lettering on white, 10” x 1½” with curved ends. A rare example in good condition. | £380 |
| 248 | MALAYSIAN RAILWAYS CAST-IRON SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 564.39 as carried by Federated Malay States Railways, later Malaysian Railways metre gauge 4-6-2 of class O1d, built NBL 25794 of 1946. 3 cylinders. 18½” x 8¼” front restored in black and white, the back cleaned. | £150 |
| 249 | GWR GUARD’S POCKET WATCH engraved on rear “GWR 0.1375” white face with Roman numerals “Swiss Made” by “Record” and with a second hand. In full working order. | £220 |
| 250 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: DUNCAN being from the right-hand side of the LMS 4-6-0 “Jubilee” class 5XP-6P locomotive originally numbered 5674 when built at Crewe, works No. 272 in December 1935. Naming took place in April 1937. Renumbered 45674 by BR in June 1948 and withdrawn from service in October 1964. When built the loco had a 4,000 gallon tender with high curved top. A long-time Crewe (North) engine, it was transferred to Saltley in March 1963. The cast brass plate measures 29” long and is in ex-loco condition. Should appeal to anyone with the same name or those wanting a neat, handy size, nameplate to fill a small gap on the wall. | £8000 |
| 251 | GWR HOTELS silverplate FLOWER VASE manufactured by Walker & Hall. Trumpet design, 8½” tall x 3¾” diameter at top. The full coat-of-arms is incised in the side. VGC. | £190 |
| 252 | CAST-IRON TRESPASS NOTICE: “LNER Notice – Any Person Found Trespassing or Throwing Rubbish of Any Kind on to the Railway Company’s Property Will Be Prosecuted.” A transitional (ex-GNR) design with the casting number “D32”. 26½” x 15” unrestored and devoid of paint. | £280 |
| 253 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “LMS Built 1943 SR” as carried by a Stanier 8F loco on loan to the SR. Oval 10½” x 6” face restored only. Locos built that year were; 8602 to 8609 and 8650 to 8660 at Eastleigh; 8610 to 8612, 8618 to 8624 and 8671 built at Ashford; 8613 to 8617, 8625 to 8649 and 8679, 8680 built at Brighton. | £280 |
| 254 | GCR non-pegging BLOCK INSTRUMENT ivorine plated “Down Branch” the face marked with “GCRy” in scroll. Good condition. | £70 |
| 255 | TOTEM: WILLESDEN JUNCTION. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. The usual edge chipping and colour very slightly faded, good otherwise. An ex-LNWR station opened 1st September 1866, replacing an earlier station built by the London & Birmingham Railway in 1842. Willesden remains an important junction for the North London, West London and connections onto the Great Western Main Line, served by local trains from Euston and LU Bakerloo Line. A scarce totem not seen at auction since 2002. | £500 |
| 256 | SHEDPLATE: 2B BLETCHLEY (1950 – July 1950) NUNEATON (July 1950 – September 1963) OXLEY (WOLVERHAMPTON) (September 1963 – March 1967). Ex-loco condition. Not common. | £160 |
| 257 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: “Westbury – Welshpool” from the ex-LNW&GWR Joint Line from Shrewsbury closed to passengers in September 1960. Good ex-section condition with traces of red paint in the lettering. | £240 |
| 258 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY large pattern three-aspect HANDLAMP stamped in the reducing cone and base “GNR10727” and the reducing cone plated “Kerosene”, the base is brass plated “Great Northern Railway Algarkirk 3.” There is also a re-allocation plate to “Yarmouth Vauxhall” and the unusual “GNR” stamped into the front of the rear trigger. Complete with all glasses intact, reservoir stamped “GNR”, burner and reflector. Brass-rimmed, bevel-edged front glass. Algarkirk, a GNR station, opened in 1850, closed in September 1961; Yarmouth Vauxhall, a GER station, opened in 1844, still open today. | £280 |
| 259 | BR “STOCKALL TIME RECORDER” for “clocking in” and “ clocking out” of employees. Ornate design in wood and brass showing clock face (marked “BR”) behind glass, plus brass sliding slot to allow cards to be printed with the current time. 35½” x 15” x 12” deep. Appears to be in good working order. Origin location unknown. | N/S |
| 260 | TOTEM: KNARESBOROUGH. BR (NE) fully-flanged tangerine with black-edged lettering. Two very small repairs to chips in the lettering, otherwise excellent condition with deep colour and shine. A pretty ex-NER West Yorkshire town on the York – Harrogate line which opened in July 1851. A scarce totem seen only three times at auction, the last being 2001 when it was keenly contested. | £2400 |
| 261 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Hudswell Clarke & Co. Railway Foundry No. 496 Leeds 1898” as carried by Smellie & Co., Australia 2ft gauge 0-6-0ST outside cylinder loco ex works August 1898. Engraved with some wax infilling, oval, 13¼” x 8½”, two small areas of damage to the edge, probably when removed from the loco. Plenty of knocks and scrapes from a long life in service. | £700 |
| 262 | EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS BRASS NUMBERPLATE: 6025 as carried by metre gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt of class 60, built Beyer Peacock 7721 of 1953. Originally named “SIR HENRY COLVILLE”. 20” x 6½” in totally ex-loco condition. We sold one of the nameplates in 2001. | £320 |
| 263 | BR (E) ENAMEL DOORPLATE: TICKETS. Dark blue with white lettering, flangeless, 18” x 3½”. A small ½” chip on edge next to bottom right-hand screwhole, otherwise VGC. Said to have originated from Elmswell on the Bury St Edmunds – Ipswich line opened in December 1846 | £95 |
| 264 | CHESHIRE LINES COMMITTEE upholstered wooden OFFICE CHAIR with the company initials carved in the back rail. The chair has been repaired to a “fit for purpose” state, but could accept further renovation especially to the upholstery. Recovered from Tiviot Dale station Stockport after the station closed January 1967. A rare item. | £240 |
| 265 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY TITLED CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Beware of The Trains.” Black on white, a very manageable 14¼” x 11¼” with rounded corners in ex-lineside condition. Rare. | £580 |
| 266 | LNER Tyer’s “black box” composition, two-needle, BLOCK INSTRUMENT with rotary commutator, a type apparently made during WWII. Has the Trafolite plate “Block Tele Hazlehead” and has (unusually) retained the brass dome at the rear. Outer casing repainted and inside lightly cleaned. VGC. Hazlehead was on the now-closed Woodhead Route, just west of Penistone. | N/S |
| 267 | BRASS 9” X 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway 67666 Doncaster Works 1938” as carried by Gresley designed “V1” class 2-6-2T loco numbered 425 when built at Doncaster works No. 1882 entering traffic in August 1938. Became LNER 7666 May 1946 and BR 67666 in February 1950. Rebuilt to “V3” class in January 1961. Allocated for many years to, and withdrawn from St Margarets in February 1962 and cut up at Darlington. Face restored only, some wear to lettering. | £280 |
| 268 | LMSR SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: WICHNOR SIDINGS. Wood, 98” x 10¼” restored in maroon with white painted metal letters some time ago. Located between the Derby – Birmingham and Walsall – Wichnor Junction lines, the box was opened by the LMSR in November 1923. It was built to a MR design and was fitted with a 41 lever Midland Railway Tappet frame. It closed on 26 May 1968. | £340 |
| 269 | SHEDPLATE: 51F WEST AUCKLAND (1950 – February 1964). A rare example in ex-loco condition. | £150 |
| 270 | TOTEM: DAGENHAM EAST. BR (E) dark blue, half flanged, in VGC with deep colour and shine, but with two large chips and other small chips to the edging. An ex-LT&SR line station opened in May 1855. Now an LU District Line station on the way to Upminster in Essex. | £400 |
| 271 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE from the 60 cm gauge 0-6-2T loco built in 1920 by Arn. Jung Lokomotivefabrik GmbH, Jungenthal, Germany works No. 3182. Operated at Sragi sugar mill Java as no 4K which it had carried at its previous mill Pangka. 9” long, plus linkage at top, 2¼” diameter whistle barrel. Good ex-loco condition. | £300 |
| 272 | CARRIAGE PRINT: RIEVAULX ABBEY, YORKSHIRE by Freda Marston from the LNER post-war series (1945-47). A view of the abbey ruins, village and valley beyond. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £140 |
| 273 | RUSSIAN LOCOMOTIVE ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “CCCP Kolomna No. 9473 of 1951 from USSR railways 5 ft gauge 2-10-0 No 1839 of class L. The plate is designed as an express at speed, 30½” long x 10½” at widest. Face restored in red with silver letters and surround. | £90 |
| 274 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY miniature three-aspect HANDLAMP with side-door access and rectangular front glass. Stamped “L&SWR” and “L&SWR 4988” in body side. The body also carries brass-plate “L&SWR Co.” Wire offset rear catch, LSWR marked vessel, burner and reflector. All glasses intact.. An unusual lamp in VGC. | £440 |
| 275 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: JOYOUS GARD as fitted to the BR Standard class 5 loco numbered 73088 built at Derby. The loco entered service in September 1955 at Stewarts Lane (London). Named in May 1961 without ceremony following the withdrawal of the SR “King Arthur” class, the name (but not this plate) originally being carried by loco number 30741. Allocated to Stewarts Lane until May 1958, then Nine Elms until October 1965, finally Guildford. Withdrawn from service in October 1966, the loco was cut up by John Cashmore at Newport in June 1967. Measuring only 29½” long, the plate is of cast brass and in very good ex-loco condition. Surely one of the better class names. | £6000 |
| 276 | GWR TINPLATE ADVERTISING SIGN: “Great Western Railway – See Your Own Country First. There is a Great Similarity Between Cornwall and Italy in Shape, Climate and Natural Beauties.” Multicoloured pictorial design showing maps of the two areas and women in traditional dress. Includes details of the publication “The Cornish Riviera.” 18” x 15” generally good condition. | £1000 |
| 277 | LMSR SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: ROWSLEY UP SIDINGS. Wood, 89½” x 10½” restored in maroon with white painted metal letters some time ago. Rowsley, situated between Matlock and Buxton, was an important staging point for freight trains through the ex-MR Peak District, also boasting its own loco depot (see Lot 466). The passenger service ceased in March 1967 and much of the freight was re-routed or lost to rail completely. Rowsley Up Sidings box was opened by BR on 7th September 1952 and signalled trains on the Up Goods line between Rowsley South Junction and Rowsley North Junction signal boxes. It was closed 4th May 1964 although there was an earlier signal box at the location that opened on 2nd May 1892. | £500 |
| 278 | BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 2305 as carried by the East African Railways metre gauge 4-8-0 of class 23, built by Beyer Peacock Works No. 6132 of 1923. Originally Tanganyika Railway No. 204 of class DL. Rectangular, 25” x 8¾” with red background. Ex-loco back. | £170 |
| 279 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Ltd. Serial No. 7912, Manchester 1961” as carried by the B-B Type 3 1700HP diesel-hydraulic loco D7018 when delivered to Swindon in January 1962, entering service at Bristol Bath Road later that month. Withdrawn in March 1975, the last of the class to be withdrawn. Sold for preservation and moved to Didcot in July 1975. Took part in the Open Days at Cathays and Bristol in June 1991 then moved to WSR Minehead for preservation the following month. 12¾” x 5¼” in good ex-loco condition. | £500 |
| 280 | TOTEM: SOLIHULL. BR (W) fully-flanged chocolate and cream with deep colour and shine. Very good ex-station condition with a little rusting to the edges and a couple of minor stone chips on the face. An ex-GWR West Midlands station on the main line to Birmingham Snow Hill opened in 1869. | N/S |
| 281 | BRASS SHIPBUILDERS PLATE: “No. 1258 Turbine Steamer ‘Slieve More’ Built By Denny – Dumbarton 1932.” This was an LMSR 310ft length, 44ft 6ins beam, 13ft draught, CL type coal-fired turbine steamer with a gross tonnage of 1408 tons, built for the Holyhead – Dun Laoghaire route, but in the event actually worked Dublin – Greenore. She had the capacity for 623 cattle and a maximum speed of 16 knots. She was scrapped in 1966. “Slieve More” is the third highest peak in the Sligo mountains and the 282nd highest in Ireland! Oval, engraved lettering, 17¾” x 12”, a few scrapes and knocks. Builders plates from railway owned steamers are rare. | £900 |
| 282 | MANCHESTER SOUTH JUNCTION & ALTRINCHAM RAILWAY CAST-IRON NOTICE: “MSJ&AR – Any Person Except Servants of the Company ‘On Duty’ Crossing or Walking the Line Will be Prosecuted.” 25” x 12” completely ex-lineside condition, thickly encrusted with paint. | £320 |
| 283 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 47313 from the ex-S&D Joint Rly 0-6-0T loco No. 22 built by Bagnall in 1928 works No. 2361. Transferred to the LMS in 1930 becoming 7153 class 3 – 3F. Renumbered 7313 in 1934 and BR 47313 in November 1948. Based at Saltley, Leicester, Burton and finally withdrawn in June 1967 from Westhouses and cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge in November the same year. Front restored in red and white some time ago, back ex-loco. A rare opportunity to obtain a smokebox plate from an ex-S&DJR locomotive. | £650 |
| 284 | GN & GE JOINT RAILWAY CAST-IRON BRIDGEPLATE: 9. GNR pattern, oval 17” x 13” tastefully restored front and back. Believed to have originated from Ruskington, a station on the line between Sleaford and Lincoln which opened in 1882, closed to passengers in September 1961, but reopened in May 1975. The line and station are still in use today. | £140 |
| 285 | LMS “HAWKSEYE” ALUMINIUM STATION SIGN: LAMPORT. 48” x 18” restored with replacement wooden insert in top right hand corner (rather fragile), the front repainted in red with white lettering, the back untouched. An ex-LNWR station on the Northampton Castle – Market Harborough line opened February 1859, closed in January 1960. | £850 |
| 286 | SHEDPLATE: 74C DOVER (1950 – October 1958, then 73H). Ex-loco condition with BR (S) and E within triangle cast into back. A rare example seldom seen at auction. | £280 |
| 287 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Orenstein & Koppel-Arthur Koppel Mij Soerabaya” as carried by a 70 cm gauge locomotive at the Rendeng sugar mill Java, probably a 0-8-0T. Rectangular, 13” x 5½” in ex-loco condition. | £200 |
| 288 | ORIGINAL FRAMED & GLAZED VIC WELCH WATER COLOUR PAINTING of LNWR 4-4-0 “Precursor” class loco No. 366 “Medusa” built at Crewe in May 1905 works No. 4481. Rebuilt to “George V” class in November 1914. Became LMS 5292 in July 1926, 25292 in December 1936 and withdrawn in April 1945. 21½” x 14½” in VGC. | £550 |
| 289 | LNER CAST-IRON SEATBACK: ENFIELD LOCK FOR ENFIELD WASH. One of the longest of seatback names, a full 80” long x 4¼” wide, cast in two sections which were separated by a small wooden section when in situ. Totally unrestored. An ex-GER Lea Valley Line station between Tottenham Hale and Cheshunt opened in 1855 as Ordnance Factory, renamed in April 1886. Some timetables referred to this station as “Enfield Lock for Enfield Highway.” Special. | £500 |
| 290 | TOTEM: BAKEWELL. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon in good condition with deep colour and shine. An ex-MR Derbyshire station on the Matlock – Buxton line closed in March 1967. A much sought-after totem, rarely seen at auction. | £1300 |
| 291 | GWR three-aspect HANDLAMP Cowdy’s Lever Operated type with brass oval plate on reducing cone reading “J. Cowdy & Co Queen St London.” The red and green slides are operated by triggers just forward of top handle. Complete with all glasses, unmarked reservoir, burner and reflector. No station name showing. Original unrestored condition. Rare. | £140 |
| 292 | LNER DOUBLE-SIDED ENAMEL STATION DIRECTION SIGN: “LNER Station West Hartlepool” with pointing arrow. 24½” x 9½” edge chipping and slight fading to both sides. An ex-NER station opened in 1841 and named Hartlepool West, renamed in 1848. The “West” prefix was dropped in April 1967. | £250 |
| 293 | CAST-IRON LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “American Locomotive Company 71405 Schenectady Works June 1944” as carried by USA Transportation Corps metre gauge 2-8-2 No. 611, allocated to the Bengal –Assam Railway, India as their No. 1092, but was probably used for spare parts where the worksplate - attached to the boiler, was fitted to another locomotive of the same class and subsequently operated by the Indian State Railways. The design was known as the “MacArthur” after the American general. Rectangular, 14” x 7½” with the number L6214 cast into the back. Totally ex-loco condition. | £200 |
| 294 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY wooden-cased, single-needle BLOCK INSTRUMENT with the peg-and-chain pegging mechanism replaced by an LNER rotary example. Clearly stamped “NER” it also has an LNER test label dated 12/1/1938. Plenty of ingrained dust and “Brasso” on this example! The original NER brass plates are engraved “Down Line” and the other, very well rubbed: “From South Cabin” which is behind the glass and much smaller. Very good original condition. How many “South Cabins” did the NER have? York certainly had one! | £150 |
| 295 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 61668 as carried by the ex-LNER B17/4 class 4-6-0 loco originally numbered 2868 and named “BRADFORD CITY” when built at Robert Stephenson Works No. 4130 entering traffic in April 1937. Renumbered 1668 in June 1946 and rebuilt to class B17/6 in June 1949 when also renumbered 61668. A Stratford and Colchester based engine, the last of the B17s in service. Withdrawn from Stratford in August 1960 and cut up there. Restored with red painted background front, black back. Smokebox numberplates from B17 “Footballers” are very, very, rare; only three or four are known to have survived. | £2500 |
| 296 | CARRIAGE PRINT: DEREHAM, NORFOLK by J. Fletcher Watson from the LNER post-war series (1945-47). A view of Church Street with the old town church in the background. In an original type glazed wooden frame and VGC. | £240 |
| 297 | M&GNJR CLOTH ARMBAND: “Midland & Gt Northern Joint Pilotman” in embroidered white on red cloth complete with leather straps and buckles. On the back is the penned inscription “Station Box.” 17” x 3¾”. Believed to be from Sutton Bridge Station Box. The line closed in March 1959. VGC. | £95 |
| 298 | FIBRE SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Alderbury Junc – Breamore 1” from the ex-LSWR line between West Moors and Salisbury which closed to passengers in 1964. Loss of white paint from the lettering, good otherwise. | £80 |
| 299 | BRASS 9” x 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway Doncaster Works 1930” with the number “67607” on attached brass strip covering the original numbers which had been ground off. As carried by the LNER 2-6-2T “V1” class loco numbered 2907 when built at Doncaster works No. 1752 entering service in December 1930. Renumbered 7607 in April 1946 and BR 67607 in June 1950. Rebuilt to class “V3” in April 1958. Allocated to St Margarets, alternating between Parkhead and Hurlford from December 1960 until withdrawn in December 1962 from Hurlford and cut up at Darlington. Unrestored. | £200 |
| 300 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: KING GEORGE VI. Being the left-hand name plate as carried by the GWR “King” class 4-6-0 loco number 6028 built at Swindon in July 1930 to Lot 267. The loco originally carried the name “KING HENRY II” when new, but was renamed “KING GEORGE VI” in January 1937 to commemorate the succession of the then new king. An experimental speedometer was fitted in 1934 but soon removed. A double chimney was fitted in January 1957. Allocated to Old Oak Common until August 1960 when the loco spent a short time at Canton (Cardiff) before returning to Old Oak Common in July 1962. Withdrawal from service took place in November 1962 and after spells of storage at Old Oak and Southall was finally moved to South Wales for scrapping by Birds of Risca in June 1964. The plate is in absolutely ex-loco condition, some 69½” in length and hardly touched since bought by the vendor from Swindon Works in 1963 for £15, plus 3/4d carriage to his nearest station. Receipts and correspondence accompany the lot. A highly desirable nameplate which will have many associations for enthusiasts. | £40500 |
| 301 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Rebuilt By Owners Moira Colliery Co. Ltd Moira 1934” as carried by the Moira Colliery Co 0-4-0ST outside cylinder loco named “NEW CHURCH GRESLEY.” Originally built by Manning Wardle works No. 1512 in 1900 and rebuilt at Moira in 1934. Transferred to NCB ownership in January 1947 and scrapped there in 1952. At some time the last two figures of the date have been ground off and “34” engraved in their place. Oval, 11¾” x 7” in ex-loco condition. | £340 |
| 302 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 1506 from the (GWR) “1500” class 0-6-0PT loco built by BR at Swindon in September 1949 to Lot 373. A Newport (Pill) allocation until May 1962 when transferred to Old Oak Common. Withdrawn in December 1963 and cut up by T.W. Ward Briton Ferry in May 1964. Ex-loco condition. A rare item from a class of only 10 locos. | £1300 |
| 303 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY GROUND-SIGNAL LAMP. 18” tall to top of handle, brass plated “Baldock” on reducing cone and chimney brass plated “Great Northern Railway No. 8402.” No interior. Good condition. An ex-GNR location on the Hitchin – Cambridge line opened in October 1850. | £70 |
| 304 | BRASS-FACED SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Cross Keys Bridge 3” from the ex-M&GN Joint line over Sutton Bridge which closed in March 1959. Good, ex section condition. Rare. | £540 |
| 305 | TOTEM: KILNHURST WEST (with “West” in the bottom panel). BR (E) dark blue, half-flanged. The surface is a little pitted, but generally good colour and shine. An ex-MR station between Rotherham Masborough and Swinton closed to passengers on 1st January 1968 although the line is still in use today. An uncommon totem, seen only twice at auction, the last time being in 2000. | £750 |
| 306 | SHEDPLATE: 9C MACCLESFIELD (1950 – June 1961) REDDISH (from sub of 39A, September 1963 – May 1973, then RS). Restored front and back some time ago. A rare example seen only twice at auction before. | £400 |
| 307 | BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 6749 as carried by the GWR 0-6-0PT “5700” class loco built by Yorkshire Engine Co in January 1931 works No. 2273 to Lot No. 265. A Duffryn Yard, Swansea (Victoria) and latterly Swansea East Dock loco. Withdrawn October 1962 and cut up by R.S. Hayes, Bridgend. The front may have been repainted a long time ago, ex-loco back. | £850 |
| 308 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “The English Electric Company Ltd. London No. 3076/D626, 1960. The Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Locomotive Works, England.” As carried by BR Type 4 1Co-Co1 2000HP diesel electric loco D330 when entered service at Crewe North in January 1961. Renumbered 40130 class 40 in February 1974. To store at Reddish in January 1982. Withdrawn from Springs Branch and sent to Swindon for scrapping in March 1982 and finally cut up there in March 1983. Rectangular, 10” x 4½”, face polished, the number “40130” scratched into the back. | £260 |
| 309 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY large sliding-knob HANDLAMP stamped “GCR” in body side and also with a large rectangular brass plate: “Per. Way. Lincoln.” Hinged top to reveal encased reservoir (marked “LNE”), burner and reflector. All glasses including slatted red and green intact. Brass-rimmed, bevel-edged front glass. Original condition. | £200 |
| 310 | TOTEM: WHITCHURCH. BR (M) maroon fully-flanged in VGC with deep colour and shine. A face-drilled example for wall fitting. An ex-LNWR station opened 2nd September 1858 between Shrewsbury and Crewe. | £360 |
| 311 | MIDLAND RAILWAY. An unusual Langdon wooden-cased BLOCK INSTRUMENT converted at some point from pegging to non-pegging, witnessed by the filled-in markings around the commutator position and overall dimensions of the instrument. It is stamped “MR” (twice) and 1900 (once), and has two MR test labels one with the date “19/10/1917.” Lock at rear. The LMS brass plates are engraved “Olney” and “Down Line”. A very rare instrument in VGC. From the ex-MR Northampton – Bedford line closed to passengers in March 1962. | £150 |
| 312 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “North British Locomotive Company Ltd. Glasgow 1919 Queens Park Works No. 22199” as carried by ROD 2-8-0 loco numbered 2109 when entered service in July 1919. Loco loaned to the GCR July – September 1919 when returned to ROD and stored at Stratton until August 1921 and returned to service. Purchased by the GWR in May 1925 becoming 3090 and later 3041 entering GWR stock in February 1927. Withdrawn in March 1958. Diamond shaped, the number “3041” stamped into rear. 13” x 5½”, unrestored. | £380 |
| 313 | LNWR. Two steel-cased green painted STATION LAMPS from SHAP. 7½” x 11½” at base expanding to 10” x 11½” at top. 15½” to top of case and 23” to top of chimney with carrying handle on top. Each has three glass windows (one broken in one example), the front opening to reveal burner with cracked reflector and complete with fluted glass in one example, the other has no interior lamp. Both have the station name “Shap” painted on the front glass. Both are ex-station condition. From the station near the summit of the long drag from Tebay, where the banking engines were detached; a scene remembered by the many thousands of enthusiasts who gathered there in the twilight of steam. The station closed on 1st July 1968 a few days before the end of main line steam. (2) | £2600 |
| 314 | SHEDPLATE: 56B ARDSLEY (from 37A, July 1956 – October 1965) HEALEY MILLS (September 1966 – December 1967, later 55C, then HM). Restored front and back. | £50 |
| 315 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY 12” dial single-fusee wooden-cased OFFICE CLOCK with the initials “GER” clearly stamped in the back box (twice) and once in the back of the surround. The face was repainted by BR with Arabic numerals and 24 hour numbers added in red, the clock number “898” is also present. Once allocated to the “Abercorn Rooms” in the GER Hotel Liverpool Street, the vendor bought it from the old Station Managers Office on the station prior to demolition for station reconstruction in 1988. The pendulum and winder are both present and the clock is in good working order. | N/S |
| 316 | MIDLAND & GT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted by Order.” Recovered from Fields Farm Crossing, Sutton Bridge, after the line closed in March 1959. 31½” x 14½” front restored. | £160 |
| 317 | EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS BRASS NUMBERPLATE: 5901 as carried by East African Railways 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt class 59 No. 5901 built by Beyer Peacock Works No. 7632 of 1955. Named “MOUNT KENYA”. 20” x 6½ repainted with red background, back repainted in black. VGC. We sold a nameplate and cabside plate from this loco in December 2005 and a worksplate in March 2006. | £560 |
| 318 | LMSR SEPIA CARRIAGE PANEL: THE DEE AT ABERGELDIE. Issued in the 1930s, a scarce photo panel of the river close to the ex-GNSR Ballater branch in Aberdeenshire which closed in February 1966. In its original glazed wooden frame and VGC. | £45 |
| 319 | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY MATCHBOX HOLDER. 1¾” x 1⅛” x ⅝” in pewter. Britannia coat-of-arms embossed on one side and the legend “Go to ‘Bonnie Scotland’ for the Best Holiday and travel by the L.& N.W. Railway.” Inside the cover is a small matchbox, originally housing 20 safety matches, labelled “Flowers Bitter – Famous for its Flavour.” VGC. | £50 |
| 320 | TOTEM: CATFORD BRIDGE. BR (S) fully-flanged green. Basically ex-station condition with a little edge rusting and a small 1” chip in the “R” of “Bridge,” good colour and shine otherwise. An ex-SE&CR station opened in January 1857 between Lewisham and New Beckenham. Not at all common for a London Suburban station. | £300 |
| 321 | LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “English Electric AEI Vulcan Works, Newton-le-Willows, England No. 3999-1970” as carried by BSC Shotton Works 0-6-0 500HP diesel hydraulic loco No. 14. Scrapped in 1982. Chromed brass, 10¼” x 4½” unrestored. | £340 |
| 322 | LNER GNSR pattern three-aspect HANDLAMP the reducing cone brass plated “Traffic Supt. Aberdeen”, painted in the original blue and with cord wrapped top handle. Brass-rimmed bevel-edged glass. Complete with all glasses intact, reservoir marked “LNE-S”, burner marked “LNER” and reflector. Original unrestored condition. | £200 |
| 323 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: “Drws-y-Nant – Llanuwchllyn.” From the ex-GWR line from Bala Junction, closed by BR in 1965. The name “Drws-y-Nant” appears to have been re-engraved at some time. Good ex-section condition with traces of red paint. | £70 |
| 324 | RHONDDA & SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY COMPANY original gold leaf COAT-OF-ARMS on black-painted wooden board, 14½” x 14½”. The company was incorporated in August 1882 opening the line between Swansea and Treherbert in November 1885. Worked by the GWR from January 1906 and grouped into the GWR from January 1922. A rare item in VGC. | £90 |
| 325 | BRASS INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: STANTON NO. 54 as carried by Stanton Ironworks, Near Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 0-6-0 diesel hydraulic loco built by Rolls Royce in 1964 works No. 10184. In 1976 the firm became part of BSC and the loco received the additional number 9111/64. Out of use in mid 1982, dismantled in 1984, scrapped c.1987. 31” x 6” scalloped corners, face polished and in very good order. The number “9932” is stamped into the left-hand edge. | £375 |
| 326 | LNER CAST-IRON SEATBACK: DESS. 19” x 4¼” with rounded ends. Front in original BR light blue with white letters. An ex-GNSR station on the Ballater branch which opened in December 1859, closed in February 1966. | £280 |
| 327 | SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY TIMETABLE ON SILK of the Imperial Special Train Conveying the Emperor and Empress of the French, Dover to Bricklayers Arms, Monday 16th April 1855. On silk with gilt metallic tasselled edging all round, mounted in what appears to be the original glazed wooden frame, measuring 15” x 10”. A rare survivor in VGC. | £70 |
| 328 | CAST-IRON SHEDPLATE: 52A GATESHEAD (1950 – March 1965, then diesel depot, later GD). Ex-loco condition. | £150 |
| 329 | NER Tyers three-position rotary dial wooden-cased BLOCK INSTRUMENT with the brass label attached to the display inside the glass “From Brampton Junction.” A large brass label on the outside above shows “Down Line.” A repair sticker inside is dated 1/10/1946. Good ex-box condition. Brampton Junction is on the Newcastle – Carlisle line between Haltwhistle and Wetheral. | £95 |
| 330 | TOTEM: GOSPEL OAK. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. A small chip between the “P” and “E” only, otherwise in very good condition with deep colour and shine. A North London Line station opened January 1867, the junction for the Tottenham & Hampstead line. A scarce totem seldom seen at auction. | £800 |
| 331 | LONDON TRANSPORT UNDERGROUND BRIDGEPLATE: HC7. 12¼” x 6” as recovered from a bridge on the Hammersmith & City line between Hammersmith and Westbourne Park originally operated by the GW & Metropolitan Joint Railway which opened in June 1864, now part of the LU network. Welded and restored to VGC some time ago. | £40 |
| 332 | BR (S) ENAMEL SIGN: SUBWAY FOR LONDON TRAINS with left pointing arrow. White lettering on green, 48” x 18”, small chip within the letter “W” and on one corner. A double-sided sign with blank reverse side. | £100 |
| 333 | SOMERSET & DORSET JOINT RAILWAY cast-iron SIGNAL FINIAL some 19” tall, the base 8¾” square, nicely repainted in red and white to VGC. The base is embossed “L&SWR” and “S&F Ltd London & Chippenham.” From the line which closed in March 1966, the actual location of signal unknown. | £75 |
| 334 | CAST-IRON BRIDGEPLATE: LNER 1. GNR pattern, oval 17” x 13” with the casting number B.100 tastefully restored front and back. Believed to have originated from Werrington Junction on the ECML just north of Peterborough, the junction for the line to Spalding which opened in October 1848. The line is still in use today. | £120 |
| 335 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 43771 as carried by ex-MR “2736” class 0-6-0 loco No. 241 built at Derby in 1903 to order 2328. Rebuilt with G7 boiler in 1903. Became LMS 3771 class 3F and BR 43771 in August 1949. A long-time Saltley engine withdrawn January 1959, stored at Derby St Andrews until January 1961 and scrapped at Looms, Spondon the following month. Front restored only. | £400 |
| 336 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Great Central Ry Builders Gorton Works 1918 Manchester.” 10½” x 6¾” face lightly polished and background repainted. Small stress failure around left-hand bolthole, VGC otherwise. On the back is a sticker “O4 class.” Locos of this 2-8-0 class (originally GCR 8M class) built at Gorton that year were: 412 – 415 and 417 – 419, which became LNER 5412 – 5415 and 5417 – 5419, finally 3902 – 3908 respectively. | N/S |
| 337 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LONDON, TOWER BRIDGE by John L. Baker from the LNER series (1948-1955). A classic view of the bridge in its raised position to allow river traffic through. One of only two London paintings by this artist (see also Lot 197). In an original type glazed wooden frame. A little corner creasing, good otherwise. | £70 |
| 338 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY copper-based SIGNAL LAMP INTERIOR manufactured by Bulpitt & Sons Ltd Birmingham in 1916. All glasses intact and complete with burner. Cylindrical with intact curved glasses, standing 15” high to top of wire carrying handle and 7¾” diameter base. VGC. | £80 |
| 339 | CAST-IRON 9” X 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway 577 Darlington Works 1892” as carried by ex-NER T.W. Worsdell designed 0-6-0T “E” class loco numbered 577 when built. Retained this number until December 1946 when renumbered 8279 class J71 and BR 68279 in March 1951. Withdrawn from Darlington June 1957 and cut up there. Face only restored some time ago. | £300 |
| 340 | TOTEM: STAPLEFORD. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. Minor edge rusting, good otherwise with excellent colour and shine. The full station name was Stapleford & Sandiacre which never appeared on totems in full. An ex-MR station closed in January 1967. A rare totem not seen at auction since 1995. | £1250 |
| 341 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: “Portmadoc – Criccieth.” From the ex-Cambrian line to Pwllheli on the Cambrian Coast line. Painted red on raised border and on rear. VGC. | £120 |
| 342 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY DINING CARS silverplate CAKE SLICE manufactured by Walker & Hall. 11” long with slightly worn company coat-of-arms incised into top of handle. | N/S |
| 343 | CAST-IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 7316 as carried by the ex-GWR 2-6-0 “43XX” class loco built at Swindon in December 1921 to Lot 222. Outside steam pipes were added in November 1947. A long-time Exeter (St Davids) engine withdrawn September 1962 and cut up by John Cashmores. Repainted front, ex-loco back. | £800 |
| 344 | ALUMINIUM LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “British Railways Doncaster 1965 Electrical Equipment by Associated Electrical Industries & The English Electric Co. Ltd. as carried by BR 4040HP 25kV ac overhead electric loco originally numbered E3110 when delivered new to Crewe ETD in June 1965. Renumbered 86027 class 86/0 in December 1973, 86327 class 86/3 in June 1980 and 86427 class 86/4 in May 1985. Named “THE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY” at Euston station in July 1985, plates removed June 1999. Renumbered 86627 class 86/6 in September 1989. Still in service with Freightliner. Rectangular, 8½” x 5¾” front painted in BR blue, the back ex-loco and carries the number “86027” clearly stamped. | N/S |
| 345 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP, the body side stamped “14587” (twice) and brass-plated “GCR 14587 Woodford”, the reducing cone plated “Kerosene.” Bullseye front lens. All glasses intact and complete with a BR reservoir, burner and reflector. Seems to have had the rear handle removed in the distant past. Stripped to bare metal ready for painting. Woodford Halse, opened as Woodford and Hinton in March 1899, was closed to passengers in September 1966. | £300 |
| 346 | ENAMEL POSTERBOARD HEADING: “South Eastern & Chatham Railway” in blue lettering on white, 108” x 5¾”. Some repairs to edge and screwholes. | £75 |
| 347 | LNER 2” dial DASHBOARD CLOCK as fitted to a road motor vehicle, but unusually, the winder is located at the top. The face is painted black with Arabic numerals and the initials “LNER” in white. The serial number “251687” is stamped in the back as well as a scratched number “26835H.” Bevel-edged glass set in chromed brass bezel. Good working order. | £100 |
| 348 | CAST-IRON 9” X 5” TENDER WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway 3243 Gorton Works, 1911” as carried by the tender attached to GCR 0-8-0 “8A” class loco 1180 built Gorton January 1911. Became LNER 6180 in 1924, 3243 in September 1946, BR E3243 in March 1948 and 63243 in April 1949. Withdrawn in October 1951 and cut up at Gorton, the last of the class. Restored front and back. | £200 |
| 349 | SHEDPLATE: 8D WIDNES (1935 – April 1964). LMS style casting. Restored front and back. A rare example only seen at auction once before. | £180 |
| 350 | DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: GLASGOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE as carried by BR 2,580 HP diesel-electric Co-Co Type 4 loco numbered D1595 when built at Crewe in June 1964. Entered service at Cardiff and renumbered 47469 in February 1974 class 47/4. Named at Glasgow Queen Street station on 3rd March 1983 by George Heaney, President of the Chamber. Loco went to store in February 1989 with severe collision damage and withdrawn a month later when the nameplates were removed. Cut up by MC Metal Processing Springburn in November the same year. Cast aluminium 114” x 9⅞” in ex-loco condition. | £2200 |
| 351 | GWR Spagnoletti non-pegging, wood-cased BLOCK INSTRUMENT with a “Line Clear/Train On Line” vane movement. All internal parts are of brass and has the old bobbin-type lightning protector. It has the usual dual-purpose “Up/Down” (line) plate, currently showing “Down.” Complete with brass side thumbscrews. Excellent very clean condition. | N/S |
| 352 | CARRIAGE PRINT: MUCH HADHAM, HERTFORDSHIRE by Horace Wright from the LNER post-war series (1945-47). A scarce print and view of the High Street through the village, little changed today. Hadham was on the ex-GER Buntingford branch line, closed in November 1964. In an original type glazed wooden frame and VGC. | £85 |
| 353 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. Engineers 3793 England 1932 Newcastle on Tyne” as carried by the Newport Corporation Electricity Dept., Newport Power Station 0-4-0ST outside cylinder loco named “FARADAY” when new in January 1932. Changed ownership through Nationalisation and reorganisation, but not location until November 1972 when transferred to Steam Enterprises Carnforth and eventually to Titanic Steamship Co., Ellastone where it was scrapped in early 1978. The loco retained the name throughout. Oval 13” x 8½” front restored only but with a little stress cracking around right-hand bolthole. | £180 |
| 354 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE from the 60 cm gauge Orenstein & Koppel AG, Berlin-Drewitz, Germany Works No. 9297 built in 1921. Operated at Sragi sugar mill Java as No. 19. 9½” long, with a 3½” bulbous shape barrel. Good, ex-loco condition. | £400 |
| 355 | MET & GC JOINT COMMITTEE TITLED CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted. Penalty Forty Shillings or Imprisonment for One Month.” 23½” x 12¾” in ex-lineside condition. | £150 |
| 356 | LNER MARINE. A large oval ceramic SERVING DISH manufactured by Wedgwood, measuring some 23¼” x 19¼”, with plenty of room for a large turkey! The company initials are shown in a blue garter with “Marine Dept” within on the back. A little crazing of the glaze only with slight discolouration, VGC otherwise. | £50 |
| 357 | TAFF VALE RAILWAY standard no skirt three-aspect HANDLAMP the body side stamped “TVR 1685.” All glasses intact and complete with reservoir stamped “TVR,” burner and reflector. The copper lens cone has a ¾” cowl. Good condition. | £260 |
| 358 | EAST GERMAN RAILWAYS ALUMINIUM AND STEEL SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 01 159 from a standard gauge 4-6-2 DR design of the 1930s. Renumbering obscures builders details. 24” x 8”, aluminium numbers on steel backplate, ex-loco condition. | £190 |
| 359 | GWR. Two wooden cased BLOCK BELLS with tappers, one labelled “Penwithers Jcn” the other “Truro West Box” both in good ex-box condition. Penwithers Junction signal box at Truro, which was the junction for the Falmouth and Newham branch lines, was closed in November 1971. Truro West signal box was a GWR Type 7 design closed in November 1965. Good Cornish locations served by the railway since May 1852. | £110 |
| 360 | TOTEM: BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL. BR (W) fully-flanged chocolate and cream, in ex-station condition with a little edge rusting and a small chip in the second “M”, but retains a deep colour and good shine. An ex-GWR station opened in 1852, closed 1972, but re-opened in 1987. A very desirable totem. | £1500 |
| 361 | LNER/BR EAST ANGLIA AREA LEATHER CASH BAGS. A collection of six all complete with attached brass location labels: BR Wages Dullingham; LNER Wages Saxham; LNER Kennett; LNER Wages Higham; LNER Six Mile Bottom; LNER Fulbourne. One has an ECR wax seal still intact. All in good, well-used, condition. (6) | £110 |
| 362 | BRASS 9” X 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “BR-E 61984 Darlington Works 1936” as carried by LNER 2-6-0 “K3/2” class loco numbered 3824 when built at Darlington entering traffic in December 1936. Renumbered LNER 1984 in August 1946 and BR 61984 in June 1948. Withdrawn November 1962 from Ardsley and cut up at Doncaster. Unrestored. | £200 |
| 363 | BR ENAMEL SIGN: “Caution – To Help Nearby Residents Unnecessary Smoke Emission and Blowing Off Steam Must be Avoided.” In yellow, black and maroon on a white background. 24” x 18” fully-flanged. Very minor edge chipping, otherwise good condition. Originally from the steam yard at Marylebone station, London, although it has more the look of an LT sign. Probably unique. | £100 |
| 364 | CARRIAGE PRINT: BRAMHALL HALL, NEAR BRAMHALL, CHESHIRE by Ronald Lampitt from the LMR series (C) issued in 1957. A colourful study of the timbered hall and gardens. In an original type glazed wooden frame and in good condition. | £80 |
| 365 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS dual language BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: “4162 GMA” as carried by 3 ft 6 in gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt No. 4162 of class GMA, built by Henschel Works No. 29621 of 1956. Oval, 21” x 14¾”, unrestored. | £1000 |
| 366 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd., Manchester 1908.” Oval, 9¾” x 5¾” a little damage to the “&”, face lightly polished. The following companies had locos built in that year with plates this size: Cambrian, South Africa, Taff Vale and New South Wales; but there were others that we cannot be sure of which size plates were fitted. | £150 |
| 367 | CAST-IRON SIGNALBOX LEVER FRAME MAKER’S PLATE: “Stevens & Sons Patent London & Glasgow.” 47½” x 2½”. Reputed to be from Donington Road Signal Box on the ex-GN&GE Joint line north of Spalding. The station closed to passengers in 1961, but the line is still open today. Restored front and back. | £80 |
| 368 | SHEDPLATE: 34E NEASDEN (1950 – February 1958, then 14D) NEW ENGLAND (from 35A, July 1958 – September 1963). Unrestored. | £200 |
| 369 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 90158 as carried by ex-Ministry of Supply 2-8-0 Austerity loco originally numbered 77173 when built by the North British Loco Company works No. 25044 entering traffic in July 1943. On loan to the LNER from new until January 1945 when loco was returned to the WD for military service possibly in France.. Purchased by BR in December 1948 becoming 90158 having spent over a year back on loan to the LNER from November 1947. A long-time New England then Retford engine, finally withdrawn in December 1965 from Doncaster and cut up by W. George, Station Steel of Wath in February 1966. Totally unrestored, ex-loco condition. | £500 |
| 370 | TOTEM: HALLING. BR (S) fully-flanged green. Ex-station condition with edge rusting but no major chips. An ex-SE&CR station in Kent between Strood and Maidstone Barracks opened in 1876. Not common. | £250 |
| 371 | L&Y & L&NWR COS. FLEETWOOD silverplate SALAD SERVERS manufactured by Walker & hall. 9” long with title in full in garter incised at the top of each handle. VGC. (2) | N/S |
| 372 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “The Vulcan Foundry (Limited), Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire No. 5506, 1947” as carried by the LNER 4-6-0 “B1” class Loco 1148 when delivered new in April 1947. Became BR 61148 in March 1949. A long time Thornton Junction engine, it was withdrawn from there in September 1966 and cut up by Shipbreaking Industries, Faslane. Face lightly polished only. | £380 |
| 373 | BR (M) ENAMEL STATION FASCIA BOARD: MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE with two small totem style devices at each end. 102” x 12” white lettering on maroon. A few small chip repairs, but very good colour and shine. An ex-MR Nottinghamshire station opened in June 1875, closed in October 1964, but since reopened for local services Nottingham – Worksop. | £150 |
| 374 | LNER ENAMEL SHED ALLOCATION PLATE: BLAYDON. Black lettering on white, 10” x 1½” with curved ends. A little surface rusting and a small chip above the letter “N”. Nevertheless a rare example. | £420 |
| 375 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: KILIFI as carried by East African Railways metre gauge 2-8-2 No 2804 of class 28, built Robert Stephenson Works No. 3924 of 1928. Originally Kenya-Uganda Railways class EA No. 4. | £800 |
| 376 | ORIGINAL FRAMED & GLAZED VIC WELCH WATER COLOUR PAINTING of LNWR 4-6-0 19” Goods class loco No. 81, the mixed traffic version of the Experiment class, built at Crewe in May 1908 works No. 4745. Became LMS 8794 in January 1927 and Belpaire boiler fitted in February 1928. Withdrawn in October 1934. 21½” x 14½” in VGC. | £110 |
| 377 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE NUMBER PLATE: “No 62062 1948” as carried by the (LNER) 2-6-0 “K1” class loco built by North British locomotive Co works No. 26666 entering traffic in January 1950. Withdrawn May 1967 from North Blyth and cut up by Hughes Bolckow, Blyth. All plates fitted to this class were dated 1948. Engraved lettering with indistinct numbering on back. Oval, 12¼” x 6½”. A little damage around boltholes. Unrestored. | £200 |
| 378 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY ¼ Milepost Marker. A very manageable 9” x 5½” flat, faithfully face restored in green and white with makers and railway initials at base. From a location on the Somerset & Dorset Joint Line. This pattern was used only on the S&DJR line. | N/S |
| 379 | SHEDPLATE: 17A DERBY (until September 1963, then 16C). Painted front and back a long time ago. | £190 |
| 380 | TOTEM: LEASOWE. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. One small repaired chip next to the “O”, good otherwise. An ex-Wirral Railway station on the Birkenhead – West Kirby line opened in 1866. | £250 |
| 381 | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY single lens SAFETY LAMP from the Gas Oil Dept. Stamped “L&YR” in heavy brass base and “L&YRCo” in body side. A brass plate on side reads “ No. LYR 26 Red Bank” The top unscrews to reveal gauze covered chimney. The bottom unscrews to facilitate filling and adjusting wick length. The burner is stamped “LM&SR.” Original condition. Very unusual. | £160 |
| 382 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Saechs, Maschinenfabrik Vorm Rich. Hartmann, Actien – Gesellschaft. 1912 Chemnitz No. 3549” as carried by 60 cm gauge 0-8-0T built for the State Railways of Java as No. 1013, later renumbered 203T. Subsequently operated at Sragi sugar mill as No. 16. Rectangular 14½” x 7”, unrestored. | £260 |
| 383 | FIBRE SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Breamore - Fordingbridge 17” from the ex-LSWR line between West Moors and Salisbury which closed to passengers in 1964. Loss of white paint from the lettering, good otherwise. | £50 |
| 384 | LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY SILVER POCKET WATCH engraved within rear opening door with the full company title and the number “629”. White face with Roman numerals, no makers name shown and no second hand. In full working order. | £320 |
| 385 | TOTEM: BROOMHILL. BR (Sc) fully-flanged light blue in excellent condition with deep colour and shine. An ex-Highland Railway station on the Boat of Garten – Forres line opened in August 1863 by the Inverness & Perth Railway, closed by BR in October 1965. A rare totem seen only twice at auction, the last time in 2002. | £700 |
| 386 | BR (S) ENAMEL STATION SIGN: “To Woking Surbiton Waterloo Services.” Green with white lettering 48” x 24”, fully-flanged and in VGC. Original location unknown, but possibly Basingstoke. | £150 |
| 387 | LMSR SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: SANDY NO. 1 in wood painted blue with metal letters in white (the “D” and “Y” are detached but still present). 51” x 10½” in ex-box condition. A box on the Sandy – Bedford line which closed in January 1968. | £130 |
| 388 | BR (E) ENAMEL SIGN: “Load Not to Exceed 1½ cwts per Square Foot.” White lettering on dark blue, 32” x 14”, flangeless and with traces of paint around the edges. Good condition. Reputed to be from Spalding Goods Depot on the ex-GN&GE Joint Line. | £55 |
| 389 | CARRIAGE PRINT: BAMBURGH, NORTHUMBERLAND by Jack Merriott from the LNER post-war series (1945-1955). A scarce print and a fine view looking east towards the castle and coastline with the Farne Islands out at sea. In an original type glazed wooden frame. Very minor creasing, good otherwise. | £240 |
| 390 | TOTEM: EDENBRIDGE. BR (S) fully-flanged green. Repaired chips, especially to both ends and along bottom edge, good colour and shine otherwise. An ex-SE&CR station between Godstone and Tonbridge opened in 1842. | £420 |
| 391 | CAST-IRON 9” x 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway 4517 Cowlairs Works 1910” as carried by ex-NBR 0-6-0 class “B” loco number 58 built at Cowlairs in October 1910. Became LNER 9058 in November 1924 class J35/3, then J35/4 when Superheater fitted in May 1938. Renumbered 4517 in April 1946 and BR 64517 in August 1948. Withdrawn in October 1958 from Dalry Road and cut up at St Rollox in July 1959. Unrestored. | £190 |
| 392 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 48538 as carried by the ex-LMS 2-8-0 class 8F built at Doncaster in August 1945 works No. 1990 to Lot 167 and went on loan to the LNER from new until July 1947 transferred to the LMS as 8538. Renumbered 48538 by BR the loco spent many years at Toton, a brief spell at Cricklewood in 1959, then Toton, Westhouses, Kettering, Burton and finally Saltley. Withdrawn in March 1967 and cut up by John Cashmore at Great Bridge in August 1967. Front only restored some time ago. | £520 |
| 393 | SHEDPLATE: 87A NEATH (COURT SART) (1950 – March 1964) LANDORE (SWANSEA) (November 1969 – May 1974, later TOPS code LE). Ex-loco condition. | £100 |
| 394 | BR (E) RUNNING-IN BOARD: BLUNHAM in dark blue enamel with white lettering. Good colour and shine. Wood surround. 74” x 18” ex-station condition. An ex-LNWR station on the Bedford St Johns – Sandy line closed 1st January 1968. | £100 |
| 395 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS dual-language BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: E140 NGG 16 as carried by 2 foot gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt built BP 7865/58. Originally bought for working on the Harding branch. Now at Welsh Highland Railway. Front repainted, small section of rim ground out on the reverse, probably to facilitate fixing to the loco. Oval, 12” x 14½”. Cabside plates from Narrow Gauge locos are exceedingly rare. | £2100 |
| 396 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY presentation wooden desk tidy with silverplated ball feet at each corner, a chromed lifting handle, sunken trays for pens and paper knife and provision for square glass inkwells which are both present. A chromed brass plaque reads “Presented to Mr J.A. McDonald by His Colleagues of the L&SW Rly Salaried Staff Committee as a Mark of Esteem & Appreciation of His Invaluable Services, December 1912.” Good condition. | £155 |
| 397 | BR (M) ENAMEL DOOR PLATE: STATION MASTER in single line fully-flanged in maroon with white lettering. 18” x 3½” in as new condition except for slight grazing along 2” of top flange, not noticeable from the front. | £260 |
| 398 | GWR white bakelite CLOTHES BRUSH. 6” long with “GWR” roundel incised in to the top and picked out in black. VGC. | £350 |
| 399 | MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY cast-iron BOUNDARY MARKER. Embossed with the initials “MS&LRY,” tombstone shape, 30” tall, 10¾” width and 4” lip at base to prevent extraction when buried. Restored in black to VGC. | £50 |
| 400 | TOTEM: PATRICROFT. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. Edge rusting, a little chipping, surface scratching and somewhat dulled. Despite the faults, still a desirable totem which would benefit from some light restoration. An ex-L&NWR station between Eccles and Newton-le-Willows opened in September 1830. A scarce totem. | £400 |
| 401 | SHEDPLATE: 1E BLETCHLEY (from 2B, 4A, March 1952 – July 1965). Restored front and back some time ago. | £150 |
| 402 | GAUGE GLASS PROTECTOR from the (SR) 4-6-2 Pacific “Battle of Britain” class loco 34076 “41 SQUADRON” built at Brighton in January 1948. Originally an SE Division loco at Ramsgate, the loco spent many years at Exmouth Junction, before moving to Basingstoke and finally Salisbury from where it was withdrawn in March 1967. Broken up at Cashmores Newport in November 1966. An unusual design with attached cylindrical brass holder and spring clip, the use of which is unknown. Ex-loco condition. Not seen previously. | N/S |
| 403 | ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT silverplate SAUCE LADLE manufactured by Elkington. 6¼” long with “IofWRy” company initials inside garter design with “Reft Dept” incised at the top of the handle. VGC. | £200 |
| 404 | LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “The English Electric Company Ltd. London No. 2349/D377 1957 The Vulcan Foundry Ltd., Locomotive Works, England” as carried by BR 1000HP diesel electric Type 1 Bo-Bo loco numbered D8002 when delivered to Devons Road Bow in July 1957. Renumbered 20002 class 20 in September 1974 under the TOPS renumbering scheme. Withdrawn from Immingham in February 1988 and sent to Thomas Hill Kilnhurst in May for possible refurbishment to new type of industrial shunter. The idea was abandoned. Went to Doncaster in July 1989 and eventually MC Metal Processing Glasgow for scrapping in October that year. Rectangular chromed brass, 10” x 4½”, ex-loco condition. | £480 |
| 405 | LNER CAST-IRON SEATBACK: HABROUGH. 32” x 4¼” with rounded ends. Restored front and back. Expertly welded at centre hardly noticeable from the front. An ex-GCR station on the line between Barnetby and Grimsby opened in March 1848. | £200 |
| 406 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Moulton – Clay Lake 14” from the ex M&GN Joint Spalding – Sutton Bridge line which closed to passengers in March 1959. Good, ex-section condition. | £100 |
| 407 | CARRIAGE PRINT: WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, ESSEX by Charles King from the LNER post-war series issued in 1953. A view of sunbathers sitting in the cliff gardens with the Thames Estuary in the background. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | N/S |
| 408 | GWR GUARD’S POCKET WATCH engraved on rear “GWR 0.1465” white face with Roman numerals “Swiss Made” by “Record” and with a second hand. In full working order. | £160 |
| 409 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY Tyers one-wire, two-line BLOCK INSTRUMENT with signal repeaters for “Down Train” (red/white “home” signal face colours) and “Up Train” (black/white “home” signal back). Has two plungers, one with red glass knob the other white and a small brass-bezeled aperture displaying “Up Train On/Off.” A small plunger is located in the left-hand side. A hole at the bottom indicates modification at some stage. A giant of an instrument 30” tall to the top of the French gong. An ivorine label reveals the location “Carnoustie” situated on the ex-Dundee & Arbroath Joint Line (Cal & NBR), a line still open today. | £480 |
| 410 | TOTEM: OLTON. BR (W) chocolate and cream, fully-flanged in VGC with excellent colour and shine. An ex-GWR West Midlands area station between Tyseley and Solihull opened in 1869. | £450 |
| 411 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. Limited Kilmarnock, Scotland, Caledonia Works No. 1900, 1927” as carried by an 0-4-0T outside cylinder 3ft gauge loco exported to Fyvie Stewart (Melbourne) Australia. Oval, 17” x 11½” in ex-loco condition. | £650 |
| 412 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY single-aspect SAFETY LAMP brass plated “N. Fairclough, Oil Gas Works, Wormwood Scrubbs, G.W.R.” on the curved top. Top hinges forward to reveal unmarked reservoir, burner and reflector. Red painted safety lamp with gauze over vents with “West London Oil Gas Works” faintly painted on one side. Original condition. | £400 |
| 413 | MALAYSIAN RAILWAYS CAST-IRON SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 562.04 as carried by metre gauge 4-6-2 of class O1b, built NBL 24511/39. Originally Federated Malay States Railways No. 74. 3 cylinders. 18½” x 8¼” front restored in black and white, the back cleaned. | £150 |
| 414 | GN & GE JOINT RAILWAY CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Public Warning Not to Trespass….” (plus eight lines of text). GNR pattern with the casting number G8 in centre of bottom margin. 28¼” x 16” restored front and back. | £75 |
| 415 | GNR/LNER wooden STATION FINGERBOARD: “Alford, Willoughby, Burgh-le-Marsh, Firsby, Boston, Spalding, Peterboro’.” The destinations would seem to indicate that the board originated from Louth. Double-sided, slightly faded. 60” x 10”. An ex-GNR station, Louth closed to regular passenger services in 1970 along with the first three of the places noted. | £100 |
| 416 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Fried. Krupp Lokomotivfabrik Essen Germany 1952 No. 2992” as carried by South African Railways 3 ft 6 in gauge 0-8-0 of class S2 No. 3727. Rectangular, 10” x 4¼”, slightly convex to fit smokebox barrel. Face only lightly restored. | £150 |
| 417 | CAST–IRON SIGN: RAILWAY SERVICE VEHICLE. 19¼” x 2¼” with rounded ends painted white on black a long time ago. Ex-vehicle condition. These notices were fixed to road vans, drays, carts etc. owned or hired by the railways to indicate their role to the authorities. | £130 |
| 418 | LMSR SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: ALLSCOTT SUGAR WKS. 86” x 10¼” in grey with white letters in ex-box condition. Allscott Sugar Works was an LNWR type 5 design box that closed on 27th January 1985 located between Wellington and Shrewsbury on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line. | £250 |
| 419 | SHEDPLATE: 1F RUGBY (September 1963 – May 1965). A rare example, repainted, but flaking away. | £75 |
| 420 | TOTEM: HOLYWELL JUNCTION. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. A little edge chipping including a larger chip adjacent to the bottom right screw hole and some bending of the metal at the base. Minor surface scratching, generally good. An ex-LNWR station on the North Wales Coast line opened by the Chester & Holyhead Railway in May 1848, closed by BR in February 1966. The line is still in use today. | £400 |
| 421 | PAIR OF GOLD-LEAF COAT-OF-ARMS TRANSFERS. The designs were used by JOHN MARSTON, COACH BUILDERS OF BIRMINGHAM inside their coaches in the 1870s. Two different designs in the lot, both featuring horses and one showing the company name, both mounted on maroon painted boards 27½” x 12½”. Slight surface scratching to background, but generally OK. (2) | £50 |
| 422 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Lokomotieffabriek J.A. Maffei Munchen Generaalverte Genwoordinging Voor Nederland en Kolonien Constructie Werkplaatsen V/H Du Croo & Brauns Amsterdam” as carried by 70 cm gauge 0-8-0T built 1910-12 for Jatiroto sugar mill Java. Very rare with both Maffei and Du Croo builders names. Rectangular 13¾” x 9” face restored only. | £700 |
| 423 | CAST-IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 2898 as carried by the ex-GWR 2-8-0 “2884” class loco built at Swindon in November 1938 to Lot 321. A Tyseley and Newport loco, it ended its days in the London area at Reading and Didcot from where it was withdrawn in October 1964 and cut up by Steel Supply Co at Swansea in February 1965. Repainted front, back ex-loco. | £800 |
| 424 | WOODEN CASED SWITCH-OUT BOX, but certainly not the usual type. Has 40 terminals in total, 20 on the left-hand side (engraved “Inst” for instruments) and 20 on the right-hand (engraved “Line). There are similar types from the GNR, but this example has no company markings, just the engraved “69.” May have been intended for overseas use. VGC. | £50 |
| 425 | LISKEARD & LOOE RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP. A Sugg copper-top type lamp with unusual minor features. Brass oval plate on reducing cone “Wright’s Patent Petroleum Handlamp” Manufactured by William Sugg & Co Westminster” which is also repeated on the copper reservoir which is complete with burner and reflector. Complete with all glasses, the front brass-rimmed bevel-edged glass is chipped however. The rear handle is stamped “L&LR.” A rare lamp in totally original condition. | £500 |
| 426 | TYER’S wooden-cased permissive single dial sloping front BLOCK INSTRUMENT with side plunger. The brass manufacturer’s plate is mounted on the front. No railway identification, but probably GCR or NER. | £100 |
| 427 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (IRELAND) CAST-IRON STATION NAME: GLENAVY 14” x 4” with rounded ends in ex-station condition. Located on the Lisburn – Antrim line close to Lough Neagh closed in 1960 and re-opened in 1974. | £260 |
| 428 | BRASS 9” x 5” LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “London & North Eastern Railway 61189 Vulcan Foundry Co. Ltd. 1947” as carried by LNER 4-6-0 “B1” class loco numbered 1189 when built in August 1947. Named “SIR WILLIAM GRAY” in December that year. Renumbered BR 61189 in December 1949. A West Yorkshire engine for most of its life spending time at Ardsley, Copley Hill, Low Moor and Wakefield before withdrawal from York in May 1967 and scrapping by A. Draper, Hull. This was the last of the Vulcan Foundry batch built. Face only lightly polished. | £550 |
| 429 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE from the Sachisische Maschinenfabrik Vorm AG Rich. Hartmann, Actien – Gesellschaft Chemnitz No. 3548 as carried by 60 cm gauge 0-8-0T built in 1912 for the State Railways of Java as No. 1012, designed for use on feeder lines. Later numbered 202T. Subsequently operated at Sragi sugar mill as No. 12 into the 1990s. 12½” long with 2¼” diameter whistle barrel. Good, ex-loco condition. The worksplate from this locomotive is also available at Lot 31. | £260 |
| 430 | TOTEM: ERITH. BR (S) green half-flanged. The normal edge rusting, good otherwise with nice colour and shine. An ex-SE&CR North Kent Line station between Abbey Wood and Dartford opened in July 1849. | £350 |
| 431 | CARRIAGE PRINT: RUFFORD ABBEY, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE by Kenneth Steel from the LNER post-war series (1945-1955). A view of the front of the building with family viewing it in the foreground. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £75 |
| 432 | M&GN JOINT LINE large-sized brass SIGNALBOX REPEATER 6¼” diameter face, 6” deep on original metal backing plate. Shows distant signal and on/off indications. As recovered from Gedney signalbox when the line closed in March 1959. A rare item. | £120 |
| 433 | SHEDPLATE: 75A BRIGHTON (1950 – June 1964). Restored front and back. BR (S) and “E” triangle casting on back. | £130 |
| 434 | BR (W) pressed-steel SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: DOVEY JUNCTION 53½” x 9” in ex-box condition. Dovey Junction signal box was a BR Western Region Type 37a design opened on 27th February 1959 fitted with a 65 lever GWR Vertical Tappet 5-Bar frame which was reduced to 44 lever before the box was closed on 22nd October 1988. See Lot 110. | £300 |
| 435 | ALUMINIUM LOCOMOTIVE CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: “National Railways of Zimbabwe 14 506” as carried by 3ft 6 in gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt No 506 of class 14, built BP 6624/30. Originally Rhodesian Railways 239, renumbered as 506 then transferred to NRZ. Oval, 19” x 13” face lightly polished with repainted blue background. | £450 |
| 436 | GWR HOTELS silverplate JAM JAR/PICKLE JAR HOLDER manufactured by Mappin & Webb. Cylindrical design with integral tray base and separate lid. Cut-out section at front allows the contents and/or label to be seen. A rare piece in VGC. | £200 |
| 437 | F. MOORE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING of Midland Railway 7ft 6in Single Wheel Express Passenger Bogie Engine No. 1865. A panel below the painting gives the following details: “Cylinders 18½” x 26” Total Heating Surface 1240 sq. ft., Built at Derby Works (Mr S.W. Johnson Loco Supt MR) 1889. This class of Engine works the North and Scotch Express Trains between St Pancras and Nottingham 124 miles in 2hrs 25min.” A section above the painting shows the MR coat-of-arms. The painting measures 15” x 11” within glazed wooden frame 28” x 22”. VGC. | £230 |
| 438 | MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY square GENERAL PURPOSE HANDLAMP stamped “MS&LR” above back handle on rear door. This lamp is the same pattern as those produced for the GCR, CLC and NSR. Three plain windows, complete with reservoir, burner and reflector on back door. Original condition. | £150 |
| 439 | CAST-IRON NOTICE: North Eastern Railway – Notice – Any Person Found Trespassing on This Railway …. (plus four lines of text).” Signed by Wilkinson. 27½” x 17”, the small, lighter, scarcer and more manageable version of the NER Trespass Notice. Restored front and back. | £90 |
| 440 | TOTEM: HIGHAM. BR (S) fully-flanged green with black surround. Two small chips including one on the letter “I”, otherwise good condition and shine. An ex-SE&CR station in North Kent between Gravesend and Strood opened in February 1845. | £650 |
| 441 | EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS BRASS SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 2921 as carried by metre gauge 2-8-2 of class 29, built NBL Works No. 27436 of 1955. 17½” x 6½” ex-loco condition. | £160 |
| 442 | PAIR OF BR (E) ENAMEL SIGNS: “Parcels and Left Luggage” (24” x 18”) with two small face chips, and “To Platforms 2 – 3” with left and right-hand pointing arrows (36” x 18”). Both signs fully-flanged, in good condition with deep colour and shine. Original location unknown. (2) | £130 |
| 443 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY pattern cast-iron SIGNAL FINIAL in white with red ball having 16 triangular shaped apertures. Stands 30” high on a 8⅜” square base with cut corners. Restored many years ago. | £70 |
| 444 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LAKE WINDERMERE, LAKE DISTRICT by David Cobb from the LMR series (B) c.1952. An evening view of the boat-house and jetty at the lake side with mountains in background. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £100 |
| 445 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY STYLE ENAMEL SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: SCOPWICK. 27” x 6” white lettering on blue enamel with chips around screwholes and two very large ones affecting the letters “O” and “I”. Located on the GN&GE Joint Line between Sleaford and Lincoln, the station opened in August 1882 named Scopwick & Timberland and was closed by BR in November 1955. The line is still in use today. Although not in the best of condition, a rare survivor. | £100 |
| 446 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: “Barmouth North – Harlech.” From the Cambrian Coast line opened in October 1867. Appears to have been re-engraved at some time, probably when the section was extended. Good ex-section condition with traces of yellow paint. | £170 |
| 447 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Hudswell, Clarke & Co. Ltd. Railway Foundry Leeds England No. D1292 1964” as carried by NCB Whitwell Colliery 0-4-0 diesel hydraulic loco No. 7. Transferred to Shirebrook Colliery in 1968 and spent further periods at Ireland Colliery and Langwith Colliery before returning to Whitwell becoming No. DL14. Out of use by mid-1986 and scrapped soon afterwards. Oval, 12¾” x 8¼”, face lightly polished only. | £160 |
| 448 | LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY small rectangular GENERAL PURPOSE HANDLAMP with three windows. Stamped on front of arched top “LB&SCR” with brass “B” plate over. Bevel-edged rectangular front glass, flat side glasses. Metal re-entrant top handle and clips for wartime shades. Unmarked reservoir, burner. Reflector housed on inside of back door. Original condition. | £240 |
| 449 | SHEDPLATE: 64A ST MARGARETS (EDINBURGH) (1950 – December 1966). A scarce example in ex-loco condition. | £100 |
| 450 | TOTEM: BUCKLEY JUNCTION. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. A few very small chips and a little browning of the letters, good otherwise. An ex-GCR station opened in March 1890 on the former Wrexham, Mold and Connah’s Quay line in North Wales. A scarce totem not seen at auction since 1998. | £360 |
| 451 | BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 2443 as carried by the East African Railways metre gauge 4-8-0 of class 24, built Vulcan Foundry Works No. 3867 of 1925. Originally Kenya-Uganda Rly class EB3 No. 204. Rectangular, 25” x 8¾” with red background. Casting fault on back. | £130 |
| 452 | L&SWR wooden cased non-tapping BLOCK BELL with ivorine label “Egloskerry.” 9½” x 12” x 9½” to top of bell in VGC. From the Launceston – Camelford line opened in October 1892 closed in October 1966. | £80 |
| 453 | BURRY PORT & GWENDREATH VALLEY RAILWAY clothbound VARNISHED POSTER on rollers. Announces the running of passenger trains between Burry Port (adjoining the GWR station) and Pontyberem. Shows system map with photos of stations, ports and offices on the line. 25” x 19”. Dated December 1909. VGC. See also lots 213 and 214. | £520 |
| 454 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “LMS Built 1935 Derby.” The usual embossed lettering but with the date engraved and picked out in white. Engraved plates of this type were carried by 2-6-2Ts Nos. 71 – 144 which were built at Derby in that year. Oval, 10½” x 6” face lightly polished and repainted some time ago. The back has been cleaned, but shows the tell-tale signs of being carried. | £100 |
| 455 | SR Sykes three-wire, three-position BLOCK INSTRUMENT with its top indicator “Up Line.” A further enamel plate located above the lower indicator shows “Down Line.” Good ex-box condition. | £160 |
| 456 | GN & GE JOINT RAILWAY CAST-IRON BRIDGEPLATE: 15. GNR pattern, oval 17” x 13” tastefully restored front and back. Believed to have originated from Digby, a station on the line between Sleaford and Lincoln which opened in 1882, closed to passengers September 1961. The line is still in use today. | £70 |
| 457 | HIGHLAND RAILWAY silverplated SOUP TUREEN with lid, manufactured by Mappin & Webb. “Highland Railway” in garter incised into side and lid. Oval shape, 13” x 9½” x 9” high over handle. Good condition. | £190 |
| 458 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “LMS Built 1942 Crewe.” Oval, 10¼” x 6” with grinding marks around boltholes, lettering lightly polished only. Believed to be from Stanier 8F class 2-8-0 loco 48156 the number of which has been painted on the back. A long-time Kirkby-in-Ashfield engine from where it was withdrawn in August 1965 and cut up at Buttigegs Newport by February 1966. | £190 |
| 459 | FIBRE SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Hepscott Stn Box – Choppington Coly Jn 20” from the ex-NER line between Morpeth and Bedlington which closed to passengers in 1950. Good, ex section condition. A rare survivor. | £520 |
| 460 | TOTEM: BRUNDALL. BR (E) half-flanged dark blue. Several repaired chips and overall surface scuffing. A scarce totem nevertheless, having been in auction only twice previously, the last time in 1998. An ex-GER station between Norwich and Yarmouth Vauxhall opened 1st May 1844. | £500 |
| 461 | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP with small fluted cap. Stamped “LNWR” in reducing cone. “LNWR A27157” and “Chg. Dept. West End Lane W. Hampstead” stamped in body side, “LNWR” in top trigger. Fitted with a larger lens cone than other flat cap lamps. Horizontal top handle. All glasses intact, complete with reservoir, burner stamped “LNWR” and reflector. Good condition. | £460 |
| 462 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY mahogany-cased single-needle TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENT complete with writing slope. Call list in brass frame attached to side. Ex Spalding No. 2 Box. Good condition. | £100 |
| 463 | GWR PHOTOGRAPHIC CARRIAGE PANEL: PARADE GARDENS, BATH. Issued in the late 1940s, a scarce black and white photo panel of the Somerset gardens featuring fully-clothed sunbathers in deckchairs. In its original glazed wooden frame and slight water stain to the bottom of the picture. | £50 |
| 464 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Orenstein & Koppel-Arthur Koppel Mij Berlijn – Amsterdam – Soerabaya” as carried by 70 cm gauge locomotive at the Sawit Sebring sugar mill, Java. Probably an 0-8-0T. Rectangular, 13” x 5” with a little scoring to some of the lettering, otherwise in ex-loco condition. | £200 |
| 465 | GNR wooden DESTINATION BOARD: “Lincoln, Bardney & Louth” in faded gold lettering on faded maroon background. The board has wooden blocks on the back for fitting onto the buffer beam of a locomotive. 66½” x 7”. | £90 |
| 466 | SHEDPLATE: 16J ROWSLEY (from 17C, 17D, September 1963 – April 1964, then sub of 16C). A rare example, in use for only 8 months, in unrestored condition. | £140 |
| 467 | GWR HOTELS silverplate MENU HOLDER manufactured by Walker & hall. Ornate design, 7” tall with fan-shaped holder at top. The coat-of-arms is incised into the base. VGC. | WDN |
| 468 | GWR ENAMEL TRESPASS NOTICE: “Great Western Railway – Notice … (plus 13 lines of text). White lettering on dark blue, 30” x 22”. Some edge chipping especially along the bottom and two 2” diameter chips within the text. | £100 |
| 469 | BR (W) pressed-steel SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD: COLEHAM. The front and rear have been repainted black and white. Location is near Shrewsbury on the Shrewsbury – Hereford line. | £120 |
| 470 | TOTEM: STOKE MANDEVILLE. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. Colour is a little flat and slight browning to the lettering, but no damage. An ex-Met & GC station between Amersham and Aylesbury opened in September 1892. | £325 |
| 471 | LONDON CHATHAM & DOVER RAILWAY 8” diameter silver plate SALVER manufactured by Mappin & Webb. The company coat-of-arms with full name in garter is incised (but barely visible) at edge. Appears to have been replated a long time ago. The LC&DR was renamed from the East Kent Railway in August 1859. In 1899 it was worked by a Management committee formed in conjunction with the South Eastern Railway, later to become the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. The company was grouped into the SR in 1923. | £25 |
| 472 | BR. A pair of Tyer’s combined pegging, non-pegging, bell BLOCK INSTRUMENTS each measuring 15¾” x 7½” x 6½”. Brass cased instruments and brass pegging indicators. VGC. (2) | £160 |
| 473 | BR (M) ENAMEL DOOR PLATE: LADIES fully-flanged in maroon with white lettering. 18” x 3½”. in VGC apart from slight rusting on the flange and a chip in the top right-hand corner. | £75 |
| 474 | GNR SPALDING TELEGRAPH OFFICE wooden cased MULTIPLE TELEGRAPH RECEIVING UNIT holding ten receiving dials with ivorine plates below each (one missing) to indicate the origin of the signal. 28” x 20” x 5” deep. With wear to some of the dials. Comes complete with a wooden framed panel containing the call signal lists. Very unusual. (2) | £110 |
| 475 | RHODESIAN RAILWAYS three-part BRASS NUMBERPLATES comprising circular 11” diameter smokebox badge plate showing intertwined “RR” logo, and two rectangular shaped buffer beam plates one showing “No.” and the other “203” measuring 11½” x 8¼” and 16½” x 8¼” respectively. From the 3 ft 6 in gauge 4-8-2 of 12th class No. 203 built by NBL Works No. 23732 of 1928. Paint restoration to background numbers/letters. Lightly polished. (3) | £220 |
| 476 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Makers Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd., Shrewsbury. In all Correspondence mention Loco No. 10028” as carried by the BSC Warrenby Steelworks, Redcar 4-wheel diesel hydraulic loco No. 28 ex-works 1960. Transferred to BSC Hartlepool early in 1977, but stored out of use immediately and scrapped. Rectangular, 5¼” x 4”, unrestored. | £50 |
| 477 | GWR (stamped) wooden cased tapping BLOCK BELL with internal relay. It has a split-case design with a large brass dome. Complete with two brass side thumbscrews. Clean and VGC. | £80 |
| 478 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY small rectangular COACH TAIL LAMP as used on the company’s Delivery Vehicles. Clearly stamped “GWR” in the curved top. The front with brass-rimmed red lens lifts open (wire catch on each side) to reveal a copper reservoir stamped “GWR” with similarly marked burner and reflector. One side has a small clear lens, the other a larger clear lens. The back has a lamp bracket with screw arrangement to ensure lamp does not shake loose in traffic. Original condition. | £160 |
| 479 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY CAST-IRON NOTICE: “Rights of Way Act 1932 – The Southern Railway Co. Hereby Give Notice That This Way is Not Dedicated to The Public.” 25” x 18½” front and back restored. Unusual wording. | £110 |
| 480 | TOTEM: NEW HEY. BR (M) fully-flanged maroon. A little rusting to the lettering otherwise good, the maroon having a good deep colour and shine. An ex-L&YR station between Rochdale and Oldham Mumps opened in November 1863. A rare totem seen only once before at auction, in 2000. | £440 |
| 481 | LNWR TYPE CAST-IRON SIGNALBOX LEVER DESCRIPTION PLATES. A collection of 20 different including “Dwarf Signal Up Line to Siding, Through Crossing, Up Line & Trap, Dwarf Signal Siding to Up Line,” etc. All mounted on an original backing board, fully 9 feet long. Original location unknown. | £80 |
| 482 | FIBRE SINGLE-LINE TABLET: “Fordingbridge – Verwood 6” from the ex-LSWR line between West Moors and Salisbury which closed to passengers in 1964. Loss of white paint from the lettering, good otherwise. | £50 |
| 483 | SHEDPLATE: 5A CREWE NORTH (until May 1965, then a diesel depot, TOPS code CD from May 1973). Painted in red and silver some time ago. Ex-loco back. | £150 |
| 484 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “Yorkshire Engine Co. Limited No. 2788 Meadow-Hall Works 1960 Sheffield” as carried by BSC Frodingham Steelworks 0-6-0 diesel electric loco No. 17. Renumbered No. 92 in 1999. Ownership changed to Corus Appleby-Frodingham Works in September 1999. Still working there in January 2006. Oval, 11” x 6” face restored only. | £55 |
| 485 | WOODEN STATION DIRECTION BOARD: “To Bradford & Leeds Trains” with twin-flight pointing arrow in white painted letters on tangerine background with black beaded surround. 21” x 70” in ex-station condition. Thought to have been in use at Keighley station until the early 1970s. | £45 |
| 486 | MIDLAND RAILWAY BRASS SIGNALBOX LEVER PLATE engraved “Passenger Home from Trent to Mansfield.” 4” x 5”, a little loss to the wax infill of the lettering, otherwise good ex-box condition. Possibly from Trent Junction signal box in Nottinghamshire. | £100 |
| 487 | BR WOODEN CARRIAGE DESTINATION BOARD: “London – Keswick – Workington” in maroon with cream lettering and metal ends as carried by the through train “The Lakes Express”. The service ceased on 18th April 1966 when the route was truncated at Keswick. The resultant branch line service was withdrawn on 6th March 1972. Fully 12 feet long with some flaking of lettering, but basically in ex-carriage condition. | £70 |
| 488 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY combined pegging, non-pegging, BLOCK BELL INSTRUMENT from Spalding No. 1 Box where it worked the block to Welland Bridge on the March Line. Two sections of the upper dial have been re-lettered (rather crudely, possibly in BR days). A tall instrument at 25” high with block bell sitting on the top. Good condition. | £200 |
| 489 | CAST-IRON TRESPASS NOTICE: “Stratford-Upon-Avon & Midland Junction Railway – Beware of Trains – Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted – By Order.” Octagonal in shape, 21½” x 14½” in ex-lineside condition. The company was an amalgamation of East & West Junc., Evesham Redditch & Stratford-on-Avon Junc and S-o-A Towcester & Midland Junc. Railways on 1st January 1909. Grouped into the LMSR on 1st January 1923. | £150 |
| 490 | TOTEM: NEWPORT-ON-TAY EAST. BR (Sc) light blue, fully-flanged, with excellent deep colour and shine in VGC. An ex-NBR station on the loop line from Leuchars Junction – Wormit originally named East Newport when opened in May 1879, renamed 1887, closed May 1969. | £900 |
| 491 | LNER. A pair of three-aspect HANDLAMPS, both brass plated with “LNER” (in full) with Tuxford North” stamped in one and “Tuxford Central” stamped in the other. Both items in good condition, glasses intact and complete with reservoirs, burners and reflectors. Tuxford Central was an ex-GCR station opened in December 1896 by the LD&ECR, Tuxford North was the ex-GNR station opened in August 1852. Both stations closed in 1955. | £320 |
| 492 | GNR. A wooden-cased TELEGRAPH RECEIVING UNIT. Hooded design on brass stand, with sloping back, the hood containing a telegraph receiving instrument and relays. Overall measurements 16½” tall x 11” wide x 6½” deep. Together with a separate pair of wooden-cased, tombstone shaped TELEGRAPH RECEIVING INSTRUMENTS, each 6” x 3” x 3½.” Ex-Spalding Telegraph Office. Unusual items in good condition. (3) | £450 |
| 493 | CARRIAGE PRINT: BEAUMARIS, ANGLESEY by Donald Cobb from the LMR series (B) issued c.1952. A colourful view of the harbour and yachts fighting the rather stiff breeze and choppy conditions. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £160 |
| 494 | LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “English Electric AEI Vulcan Works, Newton-le-Willows, England No. 5352-1971” as carried by BSC Shotton Works 0-6-0 500HP diesel hydraulic loco No. 12. After transfer to British Coal, Coed Bach in 1992 (becoming No. 12 890249), Yorkshire Engine Co in 2000 and finally to Stratford & Broadway Railway Soc. For preservation in November 2001. Chromed brass, 10¼” x 4½” unrestored. | £340 |
| 495 | RHODESIAN RAILWAYS BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 392 15A from 3ft 6 in gauge 4-6-4+4-6-4 Garratt of class 15A no 392. Later transferred to National Railways of Zimbabwe, then finally to Wankie Coal Co as No. 10. Built by Beyer Peacock Works No. 7334 of 1949. Oval, 19” x 13” background colour (blue) to front restored. Several knocks and scrapes with deeper scores and rim damage. | £130 |
| 496 | SHEDPLATE: 87D SWANSEA EAST DOCK (1950 – July 1964). Ex-loco condition. A rare example. | £300 |
| 497 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE-LINE KEY TOKEN: “Machynlleth – Cemmes Rd.” From the ex-Cambrian line between Shrewsbury – Dovey Junction opened in June 1861. VGC with olive green paint to raised border and rear. | £100 |
| 498 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY small GENERAL PURPOSE HANDLAMP stamped “NBR” in front domed top and oval plate at rear reading “Bulpitt & Sons C.& M. 1901 Birmingham.” Three bevel-edged rectangular glasses with rear door reflector. Wire re-entrant top handle on fluted cap. Complete with reservoir marked “NBR,” unmarked burner and reflector. Original condition. | £400 |
| 499 | SR TWO-PART ENAMEL POSTERBOARD HEADING: “Southern Railway” in white on green in “sunshine” style lettering. Measures 79½” x 5 overall. A little chipping around some screwholes only. (2) | £100 |
| 500 | GWR Spagnoletti single line BLOCK INSTRUMENT with brass “Clearing Point Fouled” and “Train at Signal” reminder devices. 11½” high. Good condition. | £80 |