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Catalogue -
Main Auction 14 March 2009
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Realisations listed are hammer prices
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| 1 | SE&CR ENAMEL SIGN: “SOUTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILY – IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, Passengers Are Earnestly Requested to Refrain From The Objectionable habit of SPITTING.” In black on white with thin black margin. Some major chipping professionally restored to VGC, minor edge chipping remaining. 11” x 10” mounted in an ebony frame. Rare. | £430 |
| 2 | SOMERSET & DORSET JOINT RAILWAY CAST IRON NOTICE: “S&DJR NOTICE – These Buckets Must be Kept Full of Water and Used Only in Case of Fire. Any Infringement of This Order Will Be Severely Dealt With. By Order.” 14¼” x 9¾” with scalloped corners and lugs to affix screws. Restored both sides in red, lettering picked out in white. | £140 |
| 3 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “THE VULCAN FOUNDRY (Limited) Newton-le-Willows Lancashire № 6255 1955” as carried by the metre gauge East African Railways 2-8-4 class 31 “Tribal” class loco № 3128 “JOPADHOLA.” Oval and slightly curved to fit smokebox side, 9” x 5¼” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £150 |
| 4 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 31615 as carried by the (SE&CR) class U 2-6-0 loco A615 “RIVER EBBLE” built at Brighton in August 1928. Renumbered SR 1615 and later 31615 by BR at Nationalisation in 1948. Underwent a full frame conversion in June 1960, but was withdrawn from Guildford in October 1963 and cut up at Eastleigh. Completely ex-loco condition front and back. The back has the letter “A” embossed on it. There is evidence of a very neat BR weld on the back which is hardly noticeable from the front. In ex-loco condition front and back otherwise. | £450 |
| 5 | TOTEM: DENT BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, a little edge rusting only. Same depth flange all round to facilitate wall fixing with four face drilled screw holes. A Settle & Carlisle line station opened by the Midland Railway in August 1877, closed to regular services in May 1970, but then fully reopened in July 1986. A rare totem, seen only three times previously at auction, the last time in September 2000. Possibly one of the most sought-after totems from the line. | £2350 |
| 6 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS/SAS BI-LINGUAL BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 1407 19B from the 3’ 6” gauge South African Railways "19B" class 4-8-2 No 1407, Berliner Maschinenbau works № 9833 entered service in 1930. Sold to Loraine Gold Mines Ltd in 1976 (retaining its number 1407 although with newly cast Loraine Gold Mine plates). Scrapped 2001. Oval, 20½” x 14½” the front repainted, the back in ex-loco condition. | £700 |
| 7 | SHEDPLATE: 50F MALTON (1949 – June 1963). This ex-NER shed had a 1950s allocation of just 16, and by 1963 this had dwindled to just 9. Repainted front and back. A scarce example seldom seen at auction. | £620 |
| 8 | TYER’S CAST IRON SINGLE LINE TOKEN MACHINE arch shaped 24” high, standing on a plinth 16” x 20” maximum. Red painted with black lining, a glazed dial on the front with needle indicator, a rotating brass knob with settings for “Key In” and “Key Out” and a small plunger marked “Bell.” Metal maker’s plate on front “Tyer & Co Ltd., London & Carlisle”. Slots and slides at the front for accepting and dispensing tokens. An alloy single line key token for the section Ettington – Kineton accompanies the lot. The instrument came from one of these two signalboxes which were located on the S&MJR Fenny Compton to Stratford-on-Avon line, and closed in August 1966 when the line was severed at Kineton. The covers can be removed to reveal the innards which are complete. The machine is in totally original condition. | £1200 |
| 9 | BR(M) ENAMEL DOORPLATE: “PARCELS AND LEFT LUGGAGE” (on two lines) in maroon with deep colour and shine. Fully flanged 18” x 6” in virtually mint condition. | £150 |
| 10 | TOTEM: VAUXHALL BR(S) fully-flanged green with deep colour and shine. A couple of edge chips extending slightly into the green, but very good overall. An ex-LSWR station between Waterloo and Clapham Junction opened in July 1848 named Vauxhall Bridge, renamed in 1862, still open today. | £390 |
| 11 | CARRIAGE PRINT: ATLANTIC COAST EXPRESS LONDON AND THE WEST COUNTRY by Richard Ward from the Southern Region Series B issued in 1956. A classic early 1950s view of the train in early BR livery hauled by “Merchant Navy” class loco 35013 “Blue Funnel.” A rare print in VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £410 |
| 12 | CAST IRON NOTICE: “BEWARE OF THE TRAINS GNR” with the casting number G5 showing at the base. Good condition, 23¾” x 12” with curved corners, repainted in red with white lettering and rust showing through. | £220 |
| 13 | LNER BRASS 9” x 5” WORKSPLATE: LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 61349 Gorton Works 1949” as carried by the (LNER) B1 class 4-6-0 loco 61349 built at Gorton works № 1007 in 1949. This was the last STEAM loco to be built at Gorton and one of only 10 in the series. Entered service at Kittybrewster in July 1949. Withdrawn from Thornton Junction in August 1966 and cut up at Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co Wishaw. This is a Cowlairs replacement plate. Cleaned both sides. | £170 |
| 14 | GWR HOTELS SILVERPLATE PRESERVES JAR HOLDER manufactured by Mappin & Webb. 5½” diameter saucer holding central barrel with oblong aperture to show label on jar. Lifting lid with hole for spoon to go through, 6¼” tall. VGC. | £210 |
| 15 | SR ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN: SANDWICH. 34” x 13” in good condition with a few edge chips which have been touched-in, but having good colour and shine. Mounted to original backboard. An ex-SE&CR Kent Coast station opened in July 1846, still open today. A scarce target seldom seen at auction. | £230 |
| 16 | LNER SIGNALBOX BOARD: HEIGHINGTON in wood with metal letters. From an ex-NER location originally known as Aycliffe, renamed in September 1874. The signal box was opened circa.1872 and is still operational on Network Rail’s Darlington to Bishop Auckland line. It is a NER Type C1 design and was fitted with the current McKenzie and Holland No.16 frame in 1906. Nicely restored, 52” x 9¾” in VGC. | £150 |
| 17 | SHEDPLATE: 82E YEOVIL PEN MILL (1949 – February 1958), then BRISTOL BARROW ROAD (February 1958 – November 1965). The ex-GWR shed at Yeovil housed just 10 locos during this period. It was transferred from the WR to the SR becoming 71H, finally closing in January 1959. The ex-Midland shed at Barrow Road, Bristol was transferred from the MR (22A) to the WR in 1958. At this time its allocation of around 50 locos included 3 “Patriots” and 9 “Jubilees.” However, by 1965 the depot had been “Westernised” with an allocation that included 11 “Halls” and 2 “Granges” in its total of 40 locos. Repainted both sides. | £190 |
| 18 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “DULVERTON – MOREBATH JCN” the engraved lettering picked out in black. This token section was located on the GWR Barnstaple branch, and ceased to exist in April 1964 when Morebath Junction signal box closed and the token section extended to between Venn Cross and Dulverton signal boxes. Good ex-section condition with traces of red paint. | £180 |
| 19 | WREXHAM MOLD & CONNAH’S QUAY RAILWAY wooden cased 12” dial roundhead CLOCK overpainted “LNER” and numbered “8114” but the ghost manufacturers name with the address at “67 South Castle Street Liverpool” and “30 Cornhill London” plus the initials “WM&CQ Railway” are quite easily seen on the face. The clock was located at Caergwrle Castle. It was transferred to LMR May 1949 and withdrawn from service at Chester in January 1978. We understand that the clock is in full working order and is offered complete with pendulum and winder. An extremely rare item in good original condition. | £750 |
| 20 | TOTEM: NEWTON ABBOT BR(W) fully flanged chocolate and cream in VGC with deep colour and shine, minor edge rusting only. From an ex-GWR station between Exeter and Plymouth opened by the South Devon Railway in December 1846 as Newton, the suffix “Abbot” was added in March 1877, still open today. | £1750 |
| 21 | BR(S) ENAMEL STATION SIGN: “WAY OUT AND WAITING ROOM” in green with deep colour and shine, a little edge chipping only. 23” x 12” fully flanged. | £60 |
| 22 | CLEATOR & WORKINGTON JUNCTION RAILWAY CAST IRON BRIDGEPLATE: “11.” Oval, 14” x 10”, the double line border bearing the initials “C&W Jct Rly” surrounding the number “11” at the centre. Restored in white and black some time ago. | £200 |
| 23 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC Co Ltd Vulcan Works Newton-le-Willows England № 3504/D935 1964” as carried by the BR 1750HP diesel electric Co-Co type 3 loco D6947 which entered service at Cardiff Canton in October 1964. Renumbered 37247 class 37/0 in April 1974 and then 37671 class 37/5 and named “TRE POL AND PEN” at Laira. The loco had two collisions with other members of the same class in Cornwall and both times was repaired and put back into service. Transferred to Toton in July 1999, nameplates removed, and sent to France for special projects. Returned to the UK in October 2000. Moved to Tyne Yard for storage. The number “37247” is chalked on the otherwise ex-loco back. The face has been cleaned to the original chromed finish. Rectangular 10⅛” x 4½”. | £300 |
| 24 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 78016 from the BR 2-6-0 class 2 loco built at Darlington loco which entered service at West Auckland in March 1954. Transferred to Motherwell in August 1963, then to Dumfries and finally Stranraer from where it was withdrawn in August 1966 and cut up at Arnott Young at Troon. Repainted front and back some time ago. | £550 |
| 25 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “BUKUSU” from the metre gauge East African Railways “Tribal” or "29" class 2-8-2 № 2902. Built in 1951 by NBL as works number 26906. Placed into service in 1951. A long time Nairobi based loco. Believed out of service in the late 1970s. Cast brass, 28” x 6¾” in good ex-loco condition. | £350 |
| 26 | LNER three-aspect HANDLAMP with a large GNR-style brass label on the body “London & North Eastern Railway – Skegness.” Pie crust style lid lifts to reveal chimney underneath. Innards comprise an unmarked vessel, LNER burner and unmarked reflector. Bevel edged front lens with brass bezel. All glasses complete and intact. From an ex-GNR station at the end of the line from Grantham opened in July 1873. Restored and in VGC. | £130 |
| 27 | SHEDPLATE: 8K BANK HALL (September 1963 – October 1966). This ex-LYR shed, formerly 27A, was home to 4 “Jubilees” in its allocation of around 20 locos during this period. Repainted front, ex-loco condition back. A scarce example seldom seen at auction. | £130 |
| 28 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY wooden cased 24-channel magazine TRAIN DESCRIBER with the maker’s plate “SGE.” A sender instrument with destination plaques such as “Folkestone Boat via H. Hill”, “Engine via Cat Loop”, “Gillingham Electric”, “Royal or Private Special”, etc. Measures 23” wide by 18” high. Good condition, but with some internal wiring modifications. | £150 |
| 29 | LSWR CAST IRON DOORPLATE: “LAMPS.” 11” x 4” with curved ends and in original condition. | £70 |
| 30 | TOTEM: CULTER BR(Sc) fully flanged light blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, no face chips, a little edge rusting only. From an ex- GNSR Deeside branch station opened in September 1853, closed February 1966. A rare totem, seen only once before at auction in December 2000. | £800 |
| 31 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY CARRIAGE PRINT: NEAR BLETCHINGLEY SURREY by Donald Maxwell from the SR Original Series (1936). A very rare print seen only once at auction previously. Looking down from near the old castle southwards towards Reigate Hill where the M25 now runs. Slight stain on mount. VGC otherwise. In an original style glazed wooden frame. | £120 |
| 32 | BOUNDARY PLAQUE: “L&SWR Co 1887.” Cast in lead, 19¾” x 9¾” in original unpainted condition. Thought to be from London’s Waterloo station which underwent further extension and reconstruction in that year. A rare item and very heavy. | £720 |
| 33 | CAST IRON WORKSPLATE: “THE HUNSLET ENGINE Co Ltd Leeds № 3214 – 1945” as carried by the WD inside cylinder 0-6-0ST austerity № 71450, new to Barby depot in May 1945. Transferred to Shoeburyness in July 1945. Renumbered Army Dept 163 in 1952. Went to Bicester workshops for repairs in July 1960 where the boiler was condemned and sent to TW Ward Grays for scrapping in January 1961. Oval, 11¼” x 8” in ex-loco condition front and back. | £90 |
| 34 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 63956 as carried by the LNER O2/3 class 2-8-0 loco № 2431 built at Doncaster works № 1782 in December 1933. Renumbered 3956 in September 1946 and became BR 63956 in December 1949. Rebuilt to class O2/4 in December 1961. A long-time Doncaster, then Grantham allocation withdrawn from service there in September 1963. Cut up at Bulwell Forest Wagon Works. Repainted front and back a long time ago. | £450 |
| 35 | BR(W) CARRIAGE DESTINATION BOARD with “LOSTWITHIEL” on one side “FOWEY” on the other. From the ex-GWR Cornish branch to Fowey which closed to passengers in September 1965. Wood with metal ends, 32½” x 3½” painted in chocolate brown with cream lettering, a little wear and tear only. | £320 |
| 36 | GWR BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 316 as carried by the ex-Taff Vale Railway class A № 52 built by NBL works № 21158 in August 1915. Renumbered GWR 440 at the Grouping. An S/10 boiler was fitted at Swindon in April 1928. Renumbered 316 by BR in 1950. Withdrawn in July 1956 from Abercynon. Front restored to VGC, the back in ex-loco condition with the name “Caerphilly” in red painted in script. An exceptionally rare plate. | £1800 |
| 37 | GWR “TREGENNA CASTLE HOTEL” SILVERPLATE CAKE STAND manufactured by Elkington. 12” diameter tray supported by a central plinth, 5” high. The company initials “GWR” surrounded by “Tregenna Castle Hotel” in garter are clearly incised on the tray. The “Tregenna Castle Hotel” located at St Ives, Cornwall, was originally built in 1874 and leased to the GWR in 1878, eventually bought outright by them in 1895. Additions to the building were made in 1932. One of the hotels sold off by British Transport Hotels in 1983, purchased by Batchshire Ltd (a Sea Containers subsidiary) and still open today. VGC. | £320 |
| 38 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NASMYTH WILSON & Co Limited Patricroft Manchester № 1456 – 1925” as carried by the LMS 0-4-4T class 2 later class 2P № 15263 built to the Caledonian Railway design by Nasmyth Wilson. Became 55263 at Nationalisation in 1948. Withdrawn from service at Oban in November 1961. The vendor obtained this plate from the loco when it was being scrapped and has kept it for some 48 years. Triangular shaped, 13¾” x 5½” in ex-loco condition. A small B&W photograph of the loco accompanies. | £820 |
| 39 | LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY HOTELS china CHAMBER POT manufactured by Cauldon England and base marked “LM&S Hotels.” A 10 flat-sided, but curved inside bowl, lavishly decorated piece, 9” diameter, 5” tall, complete with carrying handle. Thought to have been produced specially in c.1923 for the Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras. In excellent condition. | £450 |
| 40 | TOTEM: KNARESBOROUGH BR (NE) fully flanged tangerine with black-edged lettering in virtually mint condition with deep colour and shine, except for a few painted over edge chips and rusting.. A pretty ex-NER West Yorkshire town on the York – Harrogate line which opened in July 1851. A scarce totem seldom seen at auction. | £4000 |
| | LOTS 41-47: PULLMAN CAR ITEMS | |
| 41 | PULLMAN CAR COMPANY SILVERPLATE SMALL ICE BUCKET manufactured by Elkington. 5¼” diameter rim, 5½” tall, with a carrying handle. The Pullman crest with the wording “Pullman Car Company” around it are clearly incised in the side. VGC. | N/S |
| 42 | ORIGINAL GOLD LEAF COAT OF ARMS mounted in the official Pullman colour of umber on board, the Pullman device at the centre with gold lining around the edges. Mounted professionally and varnished. Once held in the Bob Jenkinson collection and is therefore one of the finest examples to be found. 24” x 24” in VGC. | £110 |
| 43 | VSOE D/R POSTER: “VICTORIA STATION LONDON.” Dating from 1981, by Pierre Fix-Masseau (1905-1994). One of a set, this was produced for the re-launch of the “VENICE SIMPLON ORIENT EXPRESS.” A Union flag drapes the background and a steam locomotive with Pullman Carriages painted in an art-deco style. Rolled and in VGC. | £125 |
| 44 | BR ENAMEL HANGING SIGN: “PULLMAN CAR …E’” in light blue with white lettering, deep colour and shine, one small face chip and a little edge rusting only. The blue colour used matches that used on the early 1960s “Blue Pullman” diesel trains. This example is thought to have originated from Paddington which handled these trains to Birmingham, Bristol and South Wales daily. 14½” x 12” fully flanged. | £60 |
| 45 | VSOE D/R POSTER: “THE ALPS.” Dated 1981 by the French Artist Pierre Fix-Masseau (1905-1994). This is another poster in the series from this very distinctive artist. This one depicts a castle in a mountainous lake scene, with the Alps in the background is inset in a bunch of grapes that overlay the Wagons-Lits Carriages and the iconic art-deco style Venice Simplon Orient Express lettering. Rolled and in VGC. | £115 |
| 46 | WAGONS-LITS BRASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER in a rather ornate style with the wording “Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits” engraved in the base. Base 4½” diameter, 5” tall. VGC. | £140 |
| 47 | PULLMAN CAR COMPANY SILVERPLATE SIX-SLICE TOAST RACK manufactured by Walker & Hall. Centrally located carrying hoop supported by four ball feet. 7” long 3¾” wide, 6” tall. The Pullman crest with the wording “Pullman Car Company” around it are clearly incised on the base strut. VGC. | £90 |
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| 48 | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE FIRE BRIGADE HANDBELL with an engraved brass label on the side which reads “L&YR Fire Dept.” In addition the initials “WH” are engraved on the top rim.. A brass bell with a plain turned hardwood handle in excellent condition, lightly polished only. 14½” high, the bowl 6½” in diameter. | £280 |
| 49 | OIL ON CANVAS ORIGINAL PAINTING: “A3 60059 …TRACERY’ ON THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE NEAR GRANTHAM” by Malcolm Root GRA. The scene is of a late 1950s train composed of BR standard coaches in “blood and custard” livery, plus an assortment of ex-LNER examples including two Gresley designed teak bodied in maroon. The engine is in BR green with the later lion and wheel emblem on the tender. It was built as LNER A1 4-6-2 Pacific loco № 2558 at Doncaster in March 1925. Rebuilt to A3 class in July 1942 and renumbered LNER 59 in October 1946. Became 60059 in July 1948. Double chimney fitted in July 1958, trough smoke deflectors in September 1961. Withdrawn in December 1962 from Kings Cross and cut up at Doncaster. The horse “Tracery” owned by Mr A Belmont won the St Leger in 1912. A long-time member of the Guild of Railway artists Malcolm Root’s work is highly acclaimed and keenly sought after. Framed, 33” x 27½” in VGC. | £1150 |
| 50 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “HAWKINS” as carried by the LMS 4-6-0 “Jubilee” 5XP later 6P class loco № 5649 built at Crewe works № 210 in January 1935. The loco was named “HAWKINS” in May 1936. Became BR 45649 in August 1948. A Kentish Town allocation until October 1959 when it was transferred to Aston, then to Derby, then Saltley. Withdrawn in October 1963 from Burton-on-Trent and broken up at Crewe works. This is the right-hand plate 29” x 4¼”. The face appears to have been repainted many years ago, brasswork lightly polished only, but the back remains in ex-loco condition. | £11000 |
| 51 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY ENAMEL SEATBACK: “FOLKESTONE JUNCTION.” 48” x 3” in green with white lettering, good colour and shine, some edge chipping and rusting. From an ex-SE&CR station opened in December 1843. After several renamings, the station finally became Folkestone East in September 1962 and closed in September 1965. | £340 |
| 52 | UNTITLED NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY CAST IRON NOTICE: “ENGINES ARE ALLOWED ON THESE DEPOTS.” 24” x 16” in totally original condition, the background vaguely resembling tangerine, the letters and edging in white. | £140 |
| 53 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “GREAT CENTRAL Rly Builders Gorton Works 1912” as removed from the ex-GCR 8K class loco numbered 352 when built. Renumbered 5352 by the LNER in August 1925 and classified O4, renumbered 3518 in November 1946 and 3640 in February 1947. The number 63640 was applied by BR in November 1949. The loco was withdrawn in May 1959. Oval 9¾” x 5¼” face restored to VGC, the back cleaned. | £280 |
| 54 | SIGNALBOX DIAGRAM: LOW GILL JUNCTION. Framed and glazed, 68” x 26” showing the points and signals controlled by the box on the West Coast main Line between Lancaster and Carlisle also the branch towards Ingleton. It was a L&NWR Type 4 design which closed in April 1967 when the absolute block section was extended between Grayrigg and Tebay No.1 signal boxes. The Ingleton line had closed in July 1966. Undated, but probably from the mid-1950s. VGC. | £90 |
| 55 | SR ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN: COSHAM. 28” x 13” in ex-station condition with one or two face chips, a little edge rusting and lettering a little rust stained, good condition overall. Mounted on a wooden backing board. From an ex-LSWR station between Fareham and Havant, the junction for Portsmouth, opened in October 1848, still open and served by South West Trains. A scarce example, seldom seen at auction.` | £500 |
| 56 | GWR BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 9028 as carried by the GWR 3200 “Dukedog” class 4-4-0 loco № 3228 built at Swindon in November 1939 to lot 331. It utilised the frames of 4-4-0 “Bulldog” 3429 which had been built at Swindon in July 1906 and scrapped in September 1939. The loco was renumbered 9028 in August 1946. Withdrawn from Croes Newydd in September 1957. Repainted front some time ago, plenty of knocks of scrapes from a lifelong service, the back in ex-loco condition with the name “Oswestry” painted on the back. | £3100 |
| 57 | SHEDPLATE: 51C WEST HARTLEPOOL (1949 – September 1967). This ex-NER shed was home to 80 locos during the 1950s; a total which had declined to 30 by 1965, and on closure just 2 Q6s and 7 WD 2-8-0s remained. Cleaned front, the back in ex-loco condition. A surprisingly scarce example. | £110 |
| 58 | COLLECTION OF BRASS SIGNAL LEVER PLATES FROM SHEFFIELD NORTH SIGNALBOX. All are rectangular 4” x 5” and engraved with red or black lettering including “ Points on 1st Down Middle”, “Signal Down Line to № 1 & 2 Platforms & Down Middle Lines”, “Points in № 3 Platform Line From Through Road”, “Points in № 1 Platform from 1st Down Middle”, etc. The signal box was a MR Type 3b design and opened in March 1904. It was closed on 21st January 1973 when signalling of Sheffield Midland station passed to the new Sheffield Power Signal Box. All different and in good ex-box condition. (9) | £190 |
| 59 | NER GLASS LAMP TABLET: PATRINGTON. 12” x 3” and shaped to fit inside a lamp case in plain glass with the name painted on in blue, the back painted white. From the Hull to Withernsea branch in East Yorkshire, closed October 1964. Good condition. | £65 |
| 60 | TOTEM: WOOLWICH ARSENAL BR(S) fully flanged green in VGC with deep colour and shine, minor edge rusting only. An ex-SER North Kent line station opened in November 1849, still open today. A totem infrequently seen at auction. Note: We offered a similar totem in our December 2008 auction, but that was the half flanged version. | £880 |
| 61 | CARRIAGE PRINT: NEAR DORCHESTER by Donald Maxwell from the Southern Railway Original Series of 1936. This scarce print has only been seen three times at auction previously. A picturesque landscape in Thomas Hardy country. Print and mount in VGC. In original style glazed wooden frame. | £140 |
| 62 | GWR SOLID SILVER ASHTRAY: “GENERAL STRIKE MAY 1926” above the GWR coat of arms, and below it “To Mr W.H. Hull With The Grateful Thanks of The Great Western Railway Co.” 5¼” x 3⅜” with scalloped corners. Presented to staff who worked on through the General Strike. Hallmarked and in VGC. | £300 |
| 63 | LNER BRASS 9” x 5” TENDER PLATE: LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 8937 Darlington Works 1922” from the tender attached to one of the J27 class loco built at the works in March to October 1922 which were numbered in the series 5866 to 5884. Ex-loco condition both sides. | £140 |
| 64 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 30933 as carried by the SR “Schools” class 4-4-0 loco № 933 “KING’S CANTERBURY” built at Eastleigh in February 1935 to order E496. Renumbered 30933 at Nationalisation in 1948. A Bricklayers Arms and Ashford allocation before ending its days at Nine Elms/ Withdrawn in November 1961 and broken up at Ashford Works having covered 1,003,587 miles. Repainted both sides, a long time ago. | £1700 |
| 65 | TOTEM: CUPAR BR (Sc) half flanged light blue with deep colour and in good clean condition, but a little dulled. An ex-NBR station between Ladybank and Leuchars Junction opened in 1847. | £280 |
| 66 | BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 2449 as carried by the metre gauge Kenya-Uganda Railway class EB3 loco 4-8-0 loco numbered 210 when built by Vulcan Foundry works № 3873 in 1925. Transferred to East African Railways & Harbours in 1948 becoming GD class № 2449. Scrapping date unknown. Rectangular, 25” x 9”. Together with the matching 17½” x 6½” brass bunker plate “2449”. Both items in totally ex-loco condition. (2) | £300 |
| 67 | IRON COACH PLATE: “L&SWR Co Eastleigh Works 10086.” Cast iron, oval, 13¼ x 7¾” in totally ex-vehicle condition. After the scrapping of this vehicle, the plate saw further service on the SR as the number “55033 S” has been painted on the reverse side. | £260 |
| 68 | WEBB & THOMPSON ALUMINIUM MINIATURE SINGLE LINE STAFF: “MULLINGAR - CASTLETOWN …C’” engraved at the ends. From the ex-Midland Great Western Railway (Ireland) branch of which Mullingar was the terminus which closed to passengers in June 1963, but was reopened by CIE in November 1981. Castletown ceased to be a block post in September 1985 and we assume therefore that the token section ceased to exist at the same time. 10” long with four 1¼” diameter rings around the central steel column. Good ex-section condition. | £110 |
| 69 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY ENAMEL DOORPLATE: “GENERAL ROOM & BOOKING OFFICE” in brown on cream with excellent colour and shine, a couple of minor edge chips only. 20¼” x 5½”. | £150 |
| 70 | TOTEM: KENTISH TOWN BR(M) half flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, edge rusting repainted only, no face chips. From an ex-Midland Railway station between St Pancras and St Albans opened in July 1868. | £520 |
| 71 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LASTINGHAM YORKSHIRE by Freda Marston from the LNER Post War series, issued around 1947. This Yorkshire Moors location is certainly as scenic as Marston’s painting made it from her location in the Spaunton Road. In an original style glazed wooden frame, but with a slight crease. | £100 |
| 72 | MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY (untitled) CAST IRON NOTICE: “SHUT THIS GATE.” Recovered from Thorney between Peterborough and Wisbech which closed to passengers in December 1957. 39” x 3½” with rounded ends in ex-trackside condition. | £65 |
| 73 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “FRIED KRUPP Lokomotivfabrik Essen Germany № 2966 1952” from the 3’ 6” gauge SAR S2 class 0-8-0 shunting loco 3701, the first loco of the class. Rectangular, 10” x 4” slightly curved to fit smokebox side, restored. Together with: 10½” x 5½” rectangular brass dual-language cab notice “Maximum Speed 25 MPH Hoogste Spoed 25 MPU” carried by the same loco. Restored. (2) | £100 |
| 74 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 42269 as carried by the LMS class 4P later class 4 2-6-4T loco № 2269 built at Derby in 1947 to lot 185. Became BR 42269 at Nationalisation. A long-time Scottish allocation spending many years at Aviemore, before heading south to Eastfield and finally Wakefield from where it was withdrawn in July 1967 and stored there until December 1967. Cut up at Drapers Hull in January 1968. Completely ex-loco condition front and back. | £440 |
| 75 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE “ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIER” as carried by the BR 1Co-Co1 2500HP diesel-electric type 4 loco № D63 which entered traffic at Derby in March 1962. The loco was named without ceremony at Derby Works in September 1965. Renumbered 45044 class 45 in March 1975. Withdrawn in June 1987 from Tinsley and after periods of storage at several locations it was sold to MC Metals in November 1988 and cut up by February 1989. The nameplate is complete with its original and genuine badge displaying the arms of the regiment. Cast aluminium on a steel backing plate complete with original bolts. The nameplate has been attractively restored in maroon with silver lettering, the badge repainted in the original colours. The backplate is in ex-loco rail blue. 54” x 5” (17½” to top of badge). A very attractive example in VGC. The regiment was formed in 1881, but became part of the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968. | £6000 |
| 76 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY large type three-aspect HANDLAMP with the initials “GNR 8154” stamped on the reducing cone along with a brass label bearing the maker’s name “George W Samson Manufacturer Birmingham”. The number “8154” is repeated on the body with the initials “GNR” above it. The body also bears a large brass label “Great Northern Railway Company – Spalding Pass 3.” Innards comprise an unmarked vessel, LNER burner and unmarked reflector. Bevel edged front lens with brass bezel and copper reducing cone. All internal glasses complete and intact. From an ex-GNR station one-time junction for lines to Kings Lynn, Skegness, Gainsborough, March and Peterborough opened in October 1848, still open today. Unpainted and in VGC. | £440 |
| 77 | SHEDPLATE: 14A CRICKLEWOOD (1935 – September 1963). This ex-MR shed was home to 90 locos in 1950, but by the time it changed code to 14B it only had around 30 locos left. It finally closed to steam in December 1964. An LMS style plate. Repainted front, ex-loco back. | £130 |
| 78 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “HENBURY WEST – HALLEN MARSH” the engraved lettering picked out in black. This was a very short-lived section in use only from 4th April 1993 until 28th June 1994 in connection with some engineering work in the area. Good ex-section condition with blue paint. | £260 |
| 79 | BRITISH AUTOMATIC COMPANY “PULL-BAR” TICKET MACHINE. 10” x 6½” base, 42” tall, finial atop, with brackets for wall fitting. A glass aperture on the front shows the number of tickets remaining to be sold. Repainted in rail blue and modified to take 2p pieces, but retains all the original ornate qualities. A reminder of late Victorian and early Edwardian times. | £420 |
| 80 | TOTEM: HUNTLY BR(Sc) half flanged light blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, attention to minor edge rusting only. An ex-Great North of Scotland Railway station on the Inverurie – Keith line, opened in 1854 and still open today. A rare totem, seen only three times previously at auction. | £500 |
| 81 | BR(NE) ENAMEL STATION SIGN: “GENTLEMEN” in tangerine enamel, black edged white letters, in VGC with good colour and shine, one or two minor edge chips only. Fully flanged 36” x 18”. | £110 |
| 82 | GWR HOTELS SILVERPLATE SODA SYPHON HOLDER manufactured by Elkington. 5” diameter base, 6” tall with slatted sides, standing on three ball feet. The GWR coat of arms with the words “Great Western Railway Hotels” in garter below are clearly incised on the side. An attractive piece in VGC. | £280 |
| 83 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd Glasgow № 27733 1957” as carried by British Acheson Electrodes Ltd Wadsley Bridge Works Sheffield 0-4-0 diesel hydraulic loco. The loco was still there in 1970, but had gone by 1976. No disposal information found. The figure “7” in the date appears to have replaced a “6”. Diamond shape, 13¾” x 5¾” cleaned front and back. | £90 |
| 84 | CHESHIRE LINES RAILWAY WOODEN OFFICE CHAIR with leather padded seat. 34” high, 18½” x 17” seat size. The initials “CLR” are carved in relief into the top back rail. This was a title sometimes used by the Cheshire Lines Committee which was a committee formed by the MS&LR and GNR to operate the lines between Chester – Manchester – Liverpool – Southport and was joined by the Midland Railway in 1866. An antique piece of furniture in good condition with a couple of small tears in the seat only. | £50 |
| 85 | ALUMINIUM DIAMOND DEPOT PLAQUE FOR THORNABY DEPOT showing the “kingfisher” logo. 17¾” x 17¾” in ex-loco condition (with original studs still in place) and carried by the class 37 loco 37512 “THORNABY DEMON” which started its career as BR 1750HP diesel-electric Co-Co type 3 loco D6722 built by English Electric Vulcan Foundry works № EE2885/VFD601 and entered service at Norwich in July 1961. Renumbered 37022 class 37/0 in February 1974, then 37512 class 37/5 in January 1987 and finally 37608 class 37/6 in July 1995. The loco was sold to Direct Rail Services in July 1997 and is still in their stock. The loco was allocated to Thornaby from August 1986 to May 1993. A rare plaque from this popular depot. | £550 |
| 86 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY CARRIAGE “POT” LAMP. The chimney cowl bears a brass label with the embossed initials “NBR,” another stamped “No 3 LNER Kilconquhar” and has a large wire lifting handle. It is hinged and lifts to reveal the innards which comprise a reservoir around a central chimney. The burner is stamped boldly “NBR.” The body has an embossed brass label with the makers name “Hendry Brothers Limited, Glasgow.” Bowl type lens in thick glass (slightly cracked). These lamps were fitted into the top of the passenger compartment from the roof. Between the bowl and the top is a wide brass ring which formed a seal to prevent the elements from entering the vehicle. Kilconquhar was an East of Fife Railway, later NBR, station opened in August 1857, closed September 1965. 15½” tall, 11” maximum diameter. In good original condition. | £260 |
| 87 | SYKES “LOCK & BLOCK” BLOCK INSTRUMENT complete with the original makers brass plate. The brass rimmed glazed display reads “3 (11.15.17 No Locks) to Advance” with an internal moveable flap reading “Locked/Unlocked.” Unfortunately we cannot say where the instrument was located as there are no identification plates, but we feel that the instrument is GER in origin of the type used on the Lea Valley line. Stands 14” high plus rodding at base. Good, ex-box condition. | £75 |
| 88 | TYER’S SINGLE LINE HOOP complete with leather pouch containing steel SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN “KEMSLEY – MIDDLE JC”. This single line section ceased to exist in May 1959 when Kemsley Halt and Sittingbourne Middle Junction signal boxes were closed and the line came under the control of the new Sittingbourne Power Signal Box. The pouch is clearly marked “Tyer & Sons, Dalston, London.” Hoop is 14½” in diameter, in white coloured leather. VGC. | £90 |
| 89 | HIGHLAND RAILWAY STATION LAMP early design post mounted type. Restored in HR cream and complete with a reservoir, burner and globe. 17" x 17" at top of glazed section, 29” high overall height. An original LMS "Killiekrankie" paper label is fixed to one glass panel to show how a typical lamp name would have been displayed in use. Origin of the lamp itself is not known. VGC. | £300 |
| 90 | TOTEM: ROBY BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, a little edge rusting and a small chip repair to the letter “B” only. From an ex-LNWR station between Edge Hill and Rainhill opened by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in September 1830, still open today. | £460 |
| 91 | BR(E) ENAMEL STATION RUNNING IN BOARD: LEYTON MIDLAND RD in dark blue with white lettering, deep colour and shine, one or two touched-in face chips and a little edge chipping and rusting only. From an ex-Tottenham & Forest Gate Junction Railway station opened in July 1894 as “Leyton,” the suffix being added in May 1949. Flangeless, 48” x 24”. | £50 |
| 92 | CAST IRON TRESPASS NOTICE: “Stratford-Upon-Avon & Midland Junction Railway – Beware of Trains – Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted – By Order” (RAG Ref: TPSM202). 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. | £145 |
| 93 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRITISH RAILWAYS DONCASTER Electrical Equipment Associated Electrical Industries 1962” as carried by one of the class AL5 later 85 25Kv AC overhead electric locos built at Doncaster in that year: E3068 to E3078 which became 85015 to 85025. Rectangular 8½” x 5¾” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £200 |
| 94 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 5216 as carried by the GWR 4200 class 2-8-0T built at Swindon in April 1924 to lot 225. A long-time Duffryn Yard loco until withdrawn in October 1963 from Duffryn Yard and cut up at Cohens, Swansea. Restored front and back many years ago. | £400 |
| 95 | SR ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN: SYDENHAM. 29” x 13” in with a chip round one of the screw holes and a little edge rusting, but good colour and shine. An ex-SE&CR South London station near Beckenham opened in May 1864, still open today. A scarce target seldom seen at auction. | £200 |
| 96 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS/SAS BI-LINGUAL BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 3779 S2 from the 3’ 6” gauge South African Railways "S2" class 0-8-0 No 3779, built by Krupp works № 3044 in 1952 and entered service in 1953. Scrapped 1985. Oval, 20½” x 14⅜” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £240 |
| 97 | SHEDPLATE: 2B NUNEATON (1950 – September 1963) then OXLEY (September 1963 – closed to steam November 1966). The ex-LNWR shed at Nuneaton had an allocation of 70 locos during the 1950s, before it lost this code to become 5E. The ex-GWR shed at Oxley was transferred from the WR (84B), and its allocation of around 60 locos included 15 “Granges” and 2 “Manors.” Repainted front and back. | £100 |
| 98 | BRASS SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “TYNDRUM UPPER – BRIDGE OF ORCHY 11” the section names stamped onto the squared, reduced width metal end, indicating that an older key has been re-used. The Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy token section came into existence with the NBR West Highland line in July 1894. Tyndrum was renamed Tyndrum Upper by BR to distinguish it from the other station on the Dunblane – Oban line and the section was converted to tokenless block working by 1969. Good ex-section condition. | £320 |
| 99 | ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING: “6000 KING GEORGE V ON “THE MAYFLOWER” IN SONNING CUTTING” by Barry Price. The loco 6000 was a GWR 4-6-0 “King” class loco built at Swindon in June 1927 to lot 243 at a cost of £6,383 including £1,699 for the tender! The loco famously went to America in August 1927 for the centenary of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It received a double chimney in December 1956. Withdrawn in December 1962 for preservation at Bulmers Hereford and now at the National Railway Museum, York. The scene depicts the loco and train in about 1960. It was painted in 2008 . Framed, 24” x 18” and in VGC. Accurate and good vibrant colours make this an excellent study. | £600 |
| 100 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “BOOK LAW” as carried by the LNER 4-6-2 Pacific A3 class loco № 2599 built at Doncaster works № 1744 in July 1930. Renumbered 88 in August 1946 and BR 60088 in July 1948. A double chimney was fitted in July 1959 and fitted with trough smoke deflectors in June 1961. A long-time Heaton allocation, followed by a brief spell at Leeds (Neville Hill) before being withdrawn in October 1963 from Gateshead and cut up at Darlington in November 1963. The numbers “2599” and “88” are clearly stamped in the base. Cast brass, 56” x 6½” repainted front and back, the brasswork lightly polished only. | £8200 |
| 101 | LNWR. A wooden-cased Fletcher’s twin-needle BLOCK INSTRUMENT with an ivorine plate “Brentingby Jnc” The glazed display covers Up Line and Down Line and a lower dial with small glazed aperture above repeats the indications on the dials above. Also fitted with a tapper on the front and plunger on the side. Brentingby Junction signal box was located east of Melton Mowbray on the MR Leicester to Oakham line. It was a MR Type 3a design opening in August 1904 and closed in June 1978 fitted with a 20 lever MR Tumbler frame when control of the area was taken over by Melton Station signal box. 11” wide, 25” high, in good ex-box condition, complete with the wooden plinth which accommodates the bell below the main body. | £180 |
| 102 | HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY – PUBLIC WARNING – Persons are Warned Not to Trespass on The Railway … (plus four more lines of text). George Scaum Secretary.” Post 1905 heading, 27⅝” x 17”restored front and back, the lettering picked out in white. A quite rare example. | £380 |
| 103 | CAST IRON WORKSPLATE: “ANDREW BARCLAY Sons & Co Limited Caledonia Works Kilmarnock № 361 1942” as carried by a standard WD 0-4-0 diesel mechanical 153HP loco which was ex-works in February 1942 as WD № 70046. Renumbered 826 in 1951 and shipped to Suez in January 1952. Returned to Bicester in March 1955 and later spent time at West Hallam, Bicester again, BAOR. Renumbered Army Dept 126 in 1968 and returned to Bicester in January 1969. No disposal details available, but does not appear to be preserved. Oval, 16½” x 11¾” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £480 |
| 104 | SIGNALBOX DIAGRAM: BANBURY MERTON STREET. Framed and glazed, 41” x 21½” showing the points and signals controlled by the box on the ex-LNWR branch “From Bletchley” which closed to passengers in January 1961. The signal box was opened by the LM&SR in February 1934 replacing an earlier L&NWR box. By the time it was closed finally in December 1963 BR had renamed it from Banbury to Banbury Merton Street. The diagram is dated August 1956 and was issued from the Signal Engineer’s Office Reading. This was Western Region territory at the time. A little fading and foxing, but good overall and extremely rare. | £280 |
| 105 | SNCF ENAMEL STATION TABLET: BRICQUEBEC in maroon enamel on white, some rusting around the edges. From a small ex-Chemins de Fer du Nord station on the Paris St Lazarre – Cherbourg line on the Cherbourg Peninsular in Normandy. 39” x 6¾” in ex-station condition. | £160 |
| 106 | CAST IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 2241 as carried by the GWR 0-6-0 2251 class loco built at Swindon in March 1945 Lot 347. A long time Gloucester and Hereford allocation the loco spent a month or so at Exmouth Junction in 1963. Withdrawn in February 1964 from Hereford and was scrapped at Hayes, Bridgend in August 1964. Repainted front and back to VGC. | £580 |
| 107 | SHEDPLATE: 65B ST. ROLLOX (1949 – November 1966). The ex CR shed was noted for being home to all four named Black 5s in the early 1950s when its allocation numbered around 80 locos. In its final year it had just 13 locos, one of them being A4 60031 “Golden Plover.” Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £130 |
| 108 | LNER WOODEN SIGNALBOX BOARD: SHELFORD JUNC in metal letters raised above the wood. The signal box was located south of Cambridge on the GER London to Kings Lynn line and was the junction for the line through Haverhill to Long Melford. It was a GER Type 5 design fitted a 36 lever McKenzie & Holland frame and closed in September 1983. Fully beaded, 90” x 12” repainted in black lettering on white with grey beading. VGC. | £320 |
| 109 | BELFAST & COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY original gold leaf COAT OF ARMS professionally applied to a maroon painted board, 24” x 24” and varnished. The transfer used was dated 29/4/1912. Excellent condition. | £100 |
| 110 | TOTEM: LOSTWITHIEL BR(W) chocolate and cream with deep colour and shine, minor edge rusting only. From an ex-GWR station on the Plymouth – Penzance line opened by the Cornwall Railway in May 1859, still open today. A scarce totem, not seen at auction since September 2000. | £1000 |
| 111 | BR (NE) small sized totem shaped POSTER BOARD HEADING “British Railways” in white lettering on tangerine, 20½” x 6”. A little chipping around screw holes and edges, otherwise good with deep colour and shine. | £100 |
| 112 | LNER SILVERPLATE SMALL ICE BUCKET manufactured by Walker & Hall. 4⅞” diameter rim, 5” tall, with a carrying handle. The initials “LNER” in script are clearly incised in the side. VGC. | N/S |
| 113 | CAST IRON LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “BEYER PEACOCK & Co. Ltd. Beyer-Garratt Locomotive Patents 298422-518251 № 7075 Manchester 1944” from the metre gauge East African Railways 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt numbered 5401. Originally Kenya-Uganda № 89 then № 100 of class EC4 and built to a War Department utility design. Oval, 10” x 6” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £220 |
| 114 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 43342 as carried by the ex-MR 1873 class 0-6-0 № 2065 built by Dubs Glasgow works № 2812 in 1891. Renumbered 3342 in 1907 which was retained throughout its LMS days. Rebuilt in 1914 and G7 boiler fitted in 1924. Renumbered 43342 by BR in April 1950 class 3F. Withdrawn in January 1964 from Bedford, but had spent many years at Rowsley and Derby. It was scrapped at derby Works. Completely ex-loco condition front and back. | £460 |
| 115 | LMS “HAWKSEYE” ALUMINIUM STATION SIGN: KING’S HEATH. 48” x 18” the front repainted in red and white, back untouched. An ex-MR station between Saltley and King’s Norton originally named Moseley closed in January 1941. A rare target seen only once previously at auction. | £320 |
| 116 | M&GNJR GLASS LAMP TABLET: MARTHAM. 12” x 3½” rectangular in plain glass with the name painted on in blue. From the Yarmouth & North Norfolk line station between Yarmouth Beach and North Walsham opened in July 1878, closed March 1959. Good condition. | £65 |
| 117 | SHEDPLATE: 34B HORNSEY (1949 – closed to steam July 1961, closed as a diesel depot 1971). This ex-GNR shed was home to 60 locos during its final eighteen months. It was also noted for its servicing of locos visiting the adjacent Ferme Park marshalling yard. Repainted front and back. A scarce example rarely seen at auction. | £560 |
| 118 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “ANNAN - GRETNA” the section names engraved and picked out in red and painted red on reverse of the plate. This was a temporary token section possibly due to some resignalling work not taking place on time. Good ex-section condition. | £50 |
| 119 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY wooden cased 8” dial single fusee OFFICE CLOCK the dial rewritten “SR” with the original number “4676,” and bevel edged brass rimmed glass. The wood was painted green in BR days and is offered in this condition. The clock was new in May 1880 and located in Templecombe Telegraph Office. We understand that it is in full working order and is sold complete with pendulum, but no winder. | £1250 |
| 120 | TOTEM: THREE BRIDGES BR(S) fully flanged green in VGC with deep colour and shine. Some chipping on the face expertly repaired, should not detract. From an ex-LB&SCR station on the Victoria – Brighton line opened in July 1841, still open today. | £520 |
| 121 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY CARRIAGE PRINT: GUERNSEY [Channel Islands] by Hesketh Hubbard from the SR Post War series (approx 1946). A view of the Entrance to St Peter Port. Some minor marking but still a good example. A very rare print seen only three times at auction previously. In an original style glazed wooden frame. | £90 |
| 122 | SE&CR SILVERPLATED BRITANNIA METAL PRESENTATION TEAPOT manufactured by RR of Sheffield. The wording “Presented to C.l.E. Daniel as a Token of Esteem and Respect From the Enginemen of the SE&C Railway After 14 Years as Inspector and Chief Inspector of Locomotive Department. March 1914” is engraved in the side. Highly decorative, 12” long handle to spout, 6” to top of ebonised handle. VGC. | £130 |
| 123 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY Builders Gorton Works Manchester 1922” thought to be from one of the class 11F/LNER D11 4-4-0 “Director” class locos built there that year. They were 5501 “Mons”, 5502 “Zeebrugge”, 5503 “Somme”, 5504 “Jutland”, 5505 “Ypres”, 5511 “Marne” (LNER numbers quoted). 10½” x 6½” cleaned both sides, but plenty of evidence of use in service. | £700 |
| 124 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 42753 as carried by the LMSR class 4 later class 5 2-6-0 loco № 13053 built at Crewe works № 5745 in June 1927 to lot 21. Renumbered 2753 in 1934 and became BR 42753 at Nationalisation. A long-time Agecroft loco, it was transferred to Birkenhead in December 1963, withdrawn from there in August 1965 and cut up at Birds, Swansea. Completely ex-loco condition front and back. | £580 |
| 125 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “DERBY & DERBYSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY” as carried by the BR 2580HP diesel electric Co-Co type 4 loco № D1583 built at Crewe entering service at Cardiff in May 1964. Renumbered 47020 in March 1974 class 47/0, then 47556 in February 1981 class 47/4 and finally 47844 in June 1990. The loco was named by Peter South, president of the Chamber at Derby Midland on 9th January 2001 marking the 150th anniversary of the Chamber. The loco was earmarked for conversion to a class 57, but was later substituted by 47225. The body shell of the loco was stored for some time at Crewe works before eventually being cut up on site by staff from Harry Needle Railroad Co by October 2004. Reflective type plate with black letters and borders. This Was the only class 47 to carry a “reflective” plate. Stainless steel, 63” x 10” in excellent cleaned condition. | £800 |
| 126 | CZECHOSLOVAKIAN RAILWAYS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 556 0134. Rectangular cast iron, 24” x 8” repainted front in green with red numbers and edging, the back in ex-loco condition. | £220 |
| 127 | LMS TINPLATE HANGING SHOWCARD: “IT’S QUICKER BY RAIL LMS TICKETS HERE” in black lettering on silver in an art-deco style with an outline of a Stanier Pacific in the background. Used in Travel Agents to promote sales of rail tickets from their outlets. 12” x 8” in good condition. | £140 |
| 128 | MIDLAND RAILWAY pegger type BLOCK INSTRUMENT with the rotary receiver style adapter. Location unknown. 11” wide 19” high, in VGC with the initials “MRCo” clearly stamped on the top in two places. | £80 |
| 129 | LEATHER STRAP WITH FIVE RAILWAY HORSE BRASSES. The horse brasses are from the LMS (Hawthorne 88), MR (H63), LYR (H44), LY&LNW Rys (H120) and L&NWR (H53) companies. All items in VGC. (6) | £150 |
| 130 | TOTEM: TIVETSHALL BR(E) fully flanged dark blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, a few edge chips neatly repaired. From an ex-GER station between Ipswich and Norwich, opened in December 1849, closed November 1966. A rare totem seen only three times at auction. | £800 |
| 131 | BR ENAMEL NOTICE: “ENGINES MUST NOT PASS THIS POINT” in red lettering on white. 30” x 18” in good condition with a couple of face chips only, these signs were used in Motive Power Depots and Goods depots to prohibit the passage of locos over a weighbridge or a weak section of line. | £30 |
| 132 | GWR HOTELS SILVERPLATE 1½ PINT COFFEE POT manufactured by The Alex Clark Co London. 4⅜” diameter base, 8” tall. The initials “GWR” in roundel and “Hotels” underneath are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £145 |
| 133 | CAST IRON WORKSPLATE: “LMS BUILT HORWICH 1944” as carried by one of the locos built at Horwich that year: 2-8-0 8F 8338-8381 (BR 48338-48381). Oval, 10⅛” x 6” restored front and back. | £150 |
| 134 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 54482 as carried by the ex-Caledonian Railway 4-4-0 72 class loco № 77 built at St Rollox in July 1920 to Order Y124. Became LMS 14482 and reclassified 3P. Renumbered 54482 by BR in June 1950. Withdrawn in March 1962 from Aviemore. Following storage at Inverness and Perth, it was cut up by Arnott Young, Troon in November 1963. Repainted front some time ago, but external display has resulted in weathering, the back is in ex-loco condition. A BR weld is evident from the back, but is hardly noticeable from the front. However, another hairline crack is evident between the “5” and the first “4”. A small B&W photograph of the loco when in store accompanies. | £750 |
| 135 | HEADBOARD: “THE SOUTH YORKSHIREMAN” as carried by the 4:50pm “Down” London (Marylebone) – Bradford express and 10:00am in the “Up” direction. Introduced with the May 1948 timetable, the train took some 5½ hours to complete the journey, but had some very smart point-to-point timings south of Leicester. It ran until the demise of the Great Central route in the early 1960s. Cast aluminium, 41½” x 9¾” with plenty of knocks and scrapes from a lifetime of service, the front has been lightly cleaned, but the back is completely original, complete with lamp bracket and bears the legend “Return to Low Moor MPD.” Never offered at auction previously. This example has been housed in a garden shed for over 40 years! | £7200 |
| 136 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS SINGLE LANGUAGE BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 1721 14R from the 3’ 6” gauge South African Railways "14R" class 4-8-2 No 1721. Originally 14 Class, built by Robert Stephenson works № 3605 entered service in 1915, the first loco of the batch. Rebuilt with standard boiler in 1930s-40s (date unknown) and became Class 14R. Scrapped 1985. The plate is probably the 1915 original with "R" braised or pinned on. Oval, 20¾” x 14½” in totally ex-loco condition front and back. | £440 |
| 137 | LNER SILVER PRESENTATION LADIES POWDER COMPACT manufactured by C&N and hallmarked Birmingham 1932. The words “Presented to Elsie Wilson From The Works Managers Staff LNER Walker Gate” are engraved into the top cover. Opens to reveal the original gauze and mirror. 3¾” diameter and in VGC. | £360 |
| 138 | TYER’S one wire sequential three-position needle BLOCK INSTRUMENT bearing the ivorine plate “Bullgill.” This instrument with the “Down Line” indicator above the “Up Line” indicator probably came from Aspatria on the Maryport & Carlisle Railway. The design was patented in 1902 and became standard on the Furness and North Staffs Railways. In good, unrestored condition, 11” wide 20” high. | £440 |
| 139 | MR NORTHERN COUNTIES COMMITTEE. An original gold leaf MONOGRAM showing the initials “NCC” on a maroon painted board complete with full lining out in red and gold with black edging. Together with similar but smaller GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAYS BOARD coat of arms with the company name shown in garter surrounding the heraldic device on a blue background. Both have been mounted on board and varnished professionally. 22” x 22” and 10” x 12”. (2) | £100 |
| 140 | TOTEM: ELGIN BR(Sc) fully flanged light blue in very good condition with deep colour and shine, a couple of well repaired face chips and repainted edge rusting only. An ex-Highland Railway station on the Inverness – Aberdeen line, opened in March 1858 and still open today. A rare totem, seen only twice at auction. | £1100 |
| 141 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY (LB&SCR PATTERN) four-aspect HANDLAMP the body clearly stamped “694 Penge,” the reducing cone bearing a small brass label “S[E]R.” Innards comprise vessel stamped “S[B]R”, SR burner and unmarked reflector. All internal glasses complete and intact. Brass-rimmed bevel-edged front lens. From an ex-LB&SCR station in South London. Good, original condition. | £75 |
| 142 | GWR ROYAL HOTEL SILVERPLATE WINE BOTTLE HOLDER by Elkington. 4” diameter base with provision for bottle to be placed, attached to a square rod 11¼” tall. A top holder slides up and down the rod with a large handle and locking screw to secure it in position around the top of the bottle. The GWR coat of arms with the wording “GWR Great Western Royal Hotel” is clearly engraved in the top holder. 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, having recently been refurbished. An extremely unusual piece in VGC. | £480 |
| 143 | LNER BRASS 9” x 5” WORKSPLATE: “LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 8504 Rebuilt Stratford Works 1918” as carried by the ex-GER S69 class 4-6-0 loco № 1504 built at Stratford in May 1912. Became LNER 8504 class B12 in 1924. Rebuilt to B12/4 class in March 1945 and renumbered back to 1504 in October 1946. Became BR 61504 in May 1948. Withdrawn from service at Kittybrewster in June 1950. There is no record of a rebuilding in 1918. Restored front, the cleaned back is endorsed “LNER № 8504 J69 class 0-6-0T Intro 1902 J Holden Design GER” but this is erroneous. | WDN |
| 144 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 1665 as carried by the (GWR) 1600 class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon in April 1955 to lot 417. A long-time Llanelly loco withdrawn there in July 1964 (what a waste!). Ex-loco condition front and back, although the numbers have been stripped of paint.. | £430 |
| 145 | LMSR WOODEN SIGNALBOX BOARD: PAINSWICK ROAD CROSSING in metal letters. The signal box was an MR Type 2b design opened in October 1893 fitted with a 12 lever MR Tumbler frame and was located in Gloucester on the Tuffley Junction to High Orchard Junction line which was closed by BR in December 1975. The box and frame were moved in 1976 to the Bitton Suburban Railway for future use. 113” x 10½” all beading intact and in original ex-box condition. | £140 |
| 146 | LNER three-aspect HANDLAMP with a large GNR-style brass label on the body “London & North Eastern Railway – Woodhall Spa” with the initials “LNER” embossed above it. Innards comprise an unmarked vessel, and reflector. Bevel edged front lens with brass bezel. All glasses complete and intact. From an ex-GNR station at the end of the line from Grantham opened in July 1873. Original condition. A framed photograph of the station accompanies. (2) | £170 |
| 147 | SHEDPLATE: 41D CANKLOW (February 1958 – October 1965). This ex-Midland shed was transferred from the LMR (19C) to the ER in 1958 when it maintained nearly 50 locos. By 1965 it was still looking after 27 freight locos. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. A little loss to the rim just above the “4”. | £90 |
| 148 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “MANTON - CORBY” the engraved lettering picked out in black. This ex-MR token section came into existence in March 1996 when the line between Corby North and Manton Junction signal boxes was singled – Corby North signal box was closed in August 1998. Good ex-section condition with traces of blue paint. | £95 |
| 149 | OIL ON CANVAS ORIGINAL PAINTING: “A4 60011 …EMPIRE OF INDIA’ AT MAWCARSE ON AN EDINBURGH – PERTH EXPRESS” by Malcolm Root GRA. The scene is of a 1950s train composed of BR standard coaches in “blood and custard” livery under a darkening sky. The engine is in BR green with the earlier lion over wheel emblem on the tender. The loco was built as LNER A4 class 4-6-2 Pacific № 4490 at Doncaster works № 1855 and entered service June 1937, named from new. Became LNER № 11 in November 1946 and BR 60011 in March 1949. Double chimney fitted in January 1958. It was withdrawn from service at Aberdeen in May 1964 and broken up at Darlington. A long-time member of the Guild of Railway artists Malcolm Root’s work is highly acclaimed and keenly sought after. Framed, 32” x 26½” in VGC. | £1400 |
| 150 | GWR LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “IFORD MANOR” as carried by the (GWR) 4-6-0 7800 “Manor” class № 7824 built at Swindon in December 1950 to lot 377. The loco spent the last few years in the West Midlands at Tyseley and Stourbridge, before the final move to Oxley from where it was withdrawn in November 1964. 67” x 13”, half- beaded, in ex-loco condition front and back, the brasswork lightly polished only, but the lower central bolt hole has been extended and the paintwork round it has been neatly touched-in. The running number “7824” appears on the back (near the base). Together with matching brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE “7824” which is totally ex-loco condition. Also comes with the matching SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE “7824.” This is in ex-loco condition both sides, although it appears that the numbers were overpainted some time ago . A very rare opportunity to obtain a full set from a “Manor” class loco. The manor itself is one mile south east of Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire. (3) | £11700 |
| | LOTS 151-176: POSTERS | |
| | (D/R double royal (25” x 40”) Q/R quad royal (50” x 40”)) | |
| | (SEE ALSO LOTS 1274 – 1323 IN THE POSTAL AUCTION SECTION) | |
| 151 | BR(S)/SNCF JOINT Q/R POSTER: “BON VOYAGE BY RAIL AND SEA TO THE CONTINENT.” Dating from the early 1950s by Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907- 1996). “(REF AD 6649/B25). A nostalgic scene of two French Nord pacific locomotives on the docks, while the S.S. “Invicta “ discharges her passengers for the onward journey of “The Golden Arrow” at Calais, with Steam Vessel “Cote d’ Azur“ berthed beyond. The sketch for this Poster almost caused the artist to be arrested at Calais for trespassing on the roof of a moving train! Folded, a few edge tears, tape marks and loss at corners. | £160 |
| 152 | BR(W) Q/R POSTER: “ROYAL ALBERT BRIDGE SALTASH, CENTENARY 1859-1959.” Issued in 1959 by BR and painted by the artist Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907-1996). One of Cuneo’s best known images, depicting Whittington Castle hauling a Passenger Train over the famous Brunel Bridge. Ref PR124. Rolled and in VGC. | £480 |
| 153 | SR Q/R POSTER: “SOUTHERN RAILWAY TO THE CONTINENT” by Artist Montague Birrell Black (born 1884). Poster issued in 1935.Featuring a colourful relief map of Southern England and Northern France, showing Cross-Channel Shipping Routes with London represented by the sun with beams radiating out. Black was famous for such detailed overviews. Folded with a few edge tears, loss and a hole. | N/S |
| 154 | BR(NE) Q/R POSTER: “EXPLORE THE YORKSHIRE COAST BY TRAIN”. Dating from the 1950’s by artist Reginald Montague Lander (born 1913). Typical bright Lander style with a collage of activities and interesting area locations. Folded, good otherwise. | N/S |
| 155 | SR Q/R POSTER: “SOUTHERN RAILWAY MAP OF THE SYSTEM AND CONTINENTAL CONNECTIONS” dating from 1946. Artist is unknown. The lower third of the Poster has an Index Guide to Station Connections. Folded with a few edge wrinkles, good otherwise. | £50 |
| 156 | GNR/NER/NBR D/R POSTER: “ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND THE EAST COAST ROUTE.” This exquisite Edwardian poster from 1910 is by an unknown artist and shows the popular Express route between Kings Cross London and Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Queen St, Inverness, Aberdeen and the Western Highlands. A typical busy poster of the period showing the Loch Shiel monument at Glenfinnan at the top and a panoramic view of the Thames at the bottom: lovely artwork. Rolled and in excellent condition. | £740 |
| 157 | BR(Sc) D/R POSTER: “EDINBURGH TRAVEL BY TRAIN”. Artwork by J. McIntosh Patrick (1907-1998) and issued in 1960. A wonderful overall view of the City centre from the castle ramparts, overlooking Princes Street Gardens, Waverley Station, Scott Monument and the North British Hotel. In the almost photographic artwork of this historic city, the Firth of Forth can be seen in the background. Rolled, a couple of small edge tears and wrinkling, good otherwise. | £190 |
| 158 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE (W) D/R POSTER: “NEWQUAY ON THE CORNISH COAST”. Issued in the 1950s with artwork by Jack Merriott (1901-1968). A classic Cornish coastline image of a beach with bathers and rugged coastline beyond, viewed from a cliff top. Rolled and in VGC. | £400 |
| 159 | SR D/R POSTER: “SWANAGE DORSET FOR SUNSHINE AND HEALTH”. The artwork comes from Leonard Patten. This aerial view of the headland, Swanage Bay and Town, also has a steamer service at the pier and the beautiful Dorset coastline (The Jurassic Coast) beyond. Poster carries ref number AD 1790 and was issued in 1931. This is a rare survivor from a print run of only 2000 with a few minor folds which do not detract from a poster in good condition otherwise. | N/S |
| 160 | BR(E) D/R POSTER: “SKEGNESS IS SO BRACING”. A famous poster from 1956 by Kenneth Steel (1906-1970). A bright and very colourful stylistic image of the ballroom, fun fair and lido, with the beach and pier shown beyond. This aerial view has the obligatory “Jolly Fisherman” (Hassall’s image created in 1908) in the top right hand corner. Rolled and in VGC. | £500 |
| 161 | BR (Sc) D/R POSTER: “LOCH LEVEN KINROSS-SHIRE: SEE BRITAIN BY TRAIN.” Poster dating from 1956 by J McIntosh Patrick (1907-1998) and carries ref. 17068. Shows swans gliding on the river in a very peaceful autumnal scene around Loch Leven. Kinross Castle can be seen on its banks with St Serf’s Island opposite. Because of the abundance of bird life a RSPB site is now in this area. Folded, pasted to thin card, one or two small edge tears and a little loss at corners. | £150 |
| 162 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE (W) D/R POSTER: “SOMERSET TRAVEL BY TRAIN“. (Ref PW 63). A second poster by Jack Merriott and issued in the early 1950s. Well composed poster image of an idealistic rural village scene with predominant church, surrounded and to the foreground by thatched cottages. Rolled and in VGC. | £280 |
| 163 | LNER D/R POSTER: “ISLE OF SKYE TRAVEL LNER VIA MALLAIG”. Classical 1932 poster from Chelsea artist Freda Violet Lingstrom (1893-1989). Poster shows Flora McDonald greeting Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Stuart) fleeing the English after his recent defeat in battle. He had fled the battleground disguised as a woman, but his Royal tartan is shown in this poster. Not often seen. Folded and fragile with a few edge tears, resulting in a little loss on the right hand side. | £80 |
| 164 | SR D/R POSTER: “QUAINT HOLLAND via FOLKESTONE and FLUSHING”. Poster issued in 1924 from the artist Gerard Rutten. This is a poster not seen before according to latest comprehensive records and is a rare and unusual item. A Dutch family is depicted in almost a forerunner of the later art-deco period. Rolled, pasted onto canvas and in VGC. | N/S |
| 165 | BR(W) D/R POSTER: “STRATFORD-UPON-AVON – SEE BRITAIN BY TRAIN”. A poster from an unknown artist and issued in 1948. It shows a view of Shakespeare’s white and black timbered birthplace, and with a bit of artistic licence a superimposed statue of William Shakespeare in the foreground. This version of the poster was produced for the North American market. Loosely pasted to card, good otherwise. | N/S |
| 166 | BR(E) D/R POSTER: “ESSEX – MOULSHAM MILL CHELMSFORD – SEE BRITAIN BY TRAIN”. Poster dating from the 1950s by London born artist Edward Wesson (1910-1983). It carries REF PP1192. A fine example of Wesson’s artwork, a lazy rural scene with an idle punt resting on the water with a reflection of the mill in the reed-lined waterway. Folded, good otherwise. | £265 |
| 167 | NER D/R POSTER: “HISTORIC MONUMENTS IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND NO 4”. Poster dates from the 1910s by Frank Henry Mason (1875-1965). A Poster in a series of Historic Monuments, this one depicts a stunning sepia sketch of the famous Riveaulx Abbey Yorkshire. Folded with a repaired edge tear, good otherwise. | £200 |
| 168 | SNCF D/R POSTER: “BRITTANY GO BY TRAIN” – French Railways. Circa 1950s by Jean Jacquelin. This poster is an English version of a typical Breton fishing village scene, with the lighthouse on the breakwater, and a religious monument in the foreground. Rolled and in VGC. | N/S |
| 169 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE (W) D/R POSTER: “BRISTOL – TRAVEL BY TRAIN” (Ref PR 38); dating from the 1950s by Claude Buckle (1905-1973). A beautiful charismatic image of Brunel’s famous bridge over the Avon viewed from the Old Docks towards his favourite piece of engineering, with a tug entering the docks, passing vessels and barges in the foreground. The symbol of Bristol was begun in 1836, but not completed until 1864, 5 years after his premature death. Rolled and in VGC. | £550 |
| 170 | BR(NE) D/R POSTER: “YORK THE SHAMBLES – COME BY TRAIN”. Artwork by Alan Carr-Linford (born 1926) and poster issued 1962. The historic bow windowed buildings in the narrow Shambles area of the city serve as a reminder of a less hasty pace of life. Hence the butcher leaning on his doorway watching the world go by. Folded, good otherwise. | £130 |
| 171 | LNER D/R POSTER: “LNER CAMPING COACHES IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.” Dating from 1939 and from an unknown artist, this shows a family in a rural scene enjoying tea outdoors beside their green and cream liveried coach. The caption also says “Accommodation for 6 persons from £2-10-0 per week”. (What would that cost today?). These were mostly situated in Yorkshire, Cumberland and Westmorland, and had their own running water supply. Two folds, VGC otherwise. | £385 |
| 172 | BR(NE) D/R POSTER: “RICHMOND YORKSHIRE – SEE BRITAIN BY TRAIN”. Lovely painting by artist Edward Wesson (1910-1983) with the poster being issued in 1962. The 11th century castle built on a rock overlooks a bridge spanning the River Swale, with the ancient market town on its banks. Folded (once), VGC otherwise. | £50 |
| 173 | BR(M) D/R POSTER: “CHESTER – TRAVEL THERE IN RAIL COMFORT”. Dated 1953 by artist Kerry Lee. This stylistic 1950s image (one of a series painted) shows an aerial view of the City within the famous walls. The River Dee and historical figures from the city’s past are also shown. The city crest is in the top left hand corner. Loosely pasted to card, good otherwise. | N/S |
| 174 | RAILWAY EXECUTIVE (Sc) D/R POSTER: “DUNOON ON THE FIRTH OF CLYDE”. A second poster in this auction dating from 1955 by Montague Birrell Black (born 1884). An aerial view of this Argyllshire Town and beach on the Clyde Coast. A centre for pleasure sailings, with a steamer departing, and mountains in the far distance, this poster does not appear that often. Folded, good otherwise. | £170 |
| 175 | LNER D/R POSTER: “LET THE LNER REMOVE YOU – ROAD-RAIL CONTAINERS.” Dating from the 1930s by artist Frank Newbould (1887-1951). The top third of this poster depicts furniture being removed from an LNER container on a flat-bed lorry. The remainder of the poster is text relating to the Household Removal Service. Rolled but with many edge tears (some repaired) and a little loss. | N/S |
| 176 | SNCF D/R POSTER: “THE FRENCH RIVIERA” – French Railways. Poster by the artist Limonsy in a pseudo Van Gogh style and dating from the 1950s. This is another French Poster for the English market and shows several colourful boats in a southern French harbour, in front of an even more colourful town! | N/S |
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| 177 | SHEDPLATE: 70B FELTHAM (1950 – July 1967). This ex-LSWR shed housed between 60 and 80 locos for most of its life; most notable being the ever present H16 4-6-2Ts. Repainted front, the back ex-loco and clearly showing the BR(S) triangle. A little loss of the bottom left hand rim, good otherwise. | £320 |
| 178 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “BAGGERIDGE – WOMBOURN” the engraved lettering picked out in black. From the GWR branch opened in May 1925, closed to passengers October 1932 part of the Oxley – Brettell Lane branch west of Wolverhampton. This token section came into existence in October 1943 when Wombourn signal box was reopened (the Baggeridge Junction to Wombourn section had previously been in existence from January 1925 until 1935) and ceased to exist when the Baggeridge to Oxley North line closed in March 1965. Good ex-section condition with traces of green paint. | £45 |
| 179 | BRISTOL & EXETER RAILWAY WOODEN OFFICE CHAIR with re-upholstered cloth padded seat. 36” high, 19” x 18½” seat size. The initials “B&E” are prominently carved into the top back rail and “GWR” stamped onto one leg. The Bristol & Exeter Railway opened between Bristol and Bridgwater in June 1841 and was worked throughout by the GWR. The GWR finally absorbed the Company in January 1876. An antique piece of furniture professionally restored to excellent condition. | £380 |
| 180 | LMS “HAKSEYE” TARGET STATION SIGN: LLANGAMMARCH WELLS. From an ex-LNWR Central Wales line station opened June 1883. Cast aluminium in two parts, 39” x 18” each, painted in chocolate and cream, the back original. A rare example never offered at auction previously. (2) | N/S |
| 181 | GWR HOTELS SILVERPLATE FLOWER VASE manufactured by Walker & Hall. 3⅝” diameter base with a slender column opening out in a bowl 3⅞” in diameter. The GWR coat of arms with the wording “Great Western Railway Hotels” in scroll beneath are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £260 |
| 182 | CAST IRON BRIDGE RESTRICTION NOTICE: “GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY – This Bridge Was Not Constructed to Carry Any Vehicle The Axle Load of Any Axle of Which Exceeds Two Tons And The Passage Over This Bridge of Any Such Vehicle is Strictly Forbidden. By Order. King’s Cross Station” with the casting number “O15” clearly shown at the base. 24” x 16” restored front some time ago, the back original. | £130 |
| 183 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LMS BUILT DERBY 1945” from one of the following locos built at Derby in that year: 2-6-4T class 4P 2200-2217 (BR 42200-42217), 2673-2699 (BR 42673-42699) or diesel-electric shunters 12033-12038. Oval, 10⅜” x 6” restored front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £120 |
| 184 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 45715 as carried by the LMS 4-6-0 “Jubilee” class 5XP later 6P loco № 5715 built at Crewe works № 313 to Lot 129 in July 1936 and named “INVINCIBLE” from new. Renumbered BR 45715 from April 1948. The loco spent many years allocated to Carlisle Kingmoor, but ended its days at Bank Hall in February 1963 and was cut up at Cowlairs Works. Repainted front a long time ago, the back in ex-loco condition. A St Rollox pattern plate. | £2900 |
| 185 | ALUMINIUM DIAMOND DEPOT PLAQUE FOR RIPPLE LANE DEPOT showing the “torch” logo. 17¾” x 17¾” in ex-loco condition (with original studs still in place) and carried by the class 47 loco 47295 which was BR 2580HP diesel-electric Co-Co type 4 № D1997 built at Crewe in June 1966 and new to York. Renumbered 47295 class 47/0 in March 1974. Unofficially named “BLACK PRINCE” at Tinsley in March 1993. The loco was sold to Freightliner in July 1997 and in February 2003 to the Brush Type 4 Fund. Now stored at Long Marston. A rare plaque from this North Thameside depot which had a small stud of locos working for Railfreight Petroleum in the late 1980s. | £500 |
| 186 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS/SAS BI-LINGUAL BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 3470 25 from the 3’ 6” gauge South African Railways "25" class Condenser 4-8-4 No 3470, built by NBL works № 27330 entered service in 1953. Rebuilt to conventional 25NC Class in late 1970s. Scrapped 1993. Rebuilds mostly had "NC" added to 25 on plates. Some Rebuilds had new plates cast, but this example is the original. Oval, 20¾” x 14⅜” in ex-loco condition front, the back painted. | £520 |
| 187 | SHEDPLATE: 16E KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD (September 1963 – October 1966). Formerly 16C and 16B, this ex-MR shed was home to around 40 Stanier 8Fs and a handful of 4Fs in its final three years. Ex-loco condition front and back. | £65 |
| 188 | NER McKenzie & Holland “tassel” type cast-iron and zinc SIGNAL FINIAL standing on a 7” square base standing some 48” high to top of spike which is zinc coated and separates from the main body. A little damage to one side of the base, but repainted and in VGC otherwise. | £70 |
| 189 | LNER POLICE OFFICER’S TUNIC in black and fully buttoned (Froggatt type 5/17) on front, breast pockets and epaulettes. Appears to be a medium size and is in VGC. | £50 |
| 190 | TOTEM: BIRCHINGTON-ON-SEA BR(S) fully flanged green in VGC with deep colour and shine, one face chip expertly repaired, a couple of edge chips repainted only. From an ex-London Chatham & Dover Railway station on the Kent Coast line opened in October 1863 as Birchington the suffix added in 1874. A scarce totem not frequently seen at auction. | £300 |
| 191 | EARLY GWR CARRIAGE PANEL: COMBE MARTIN [Devon] by the Photocrom Co c.1895. A beautiful colour tinted photograph panel produced for the GWR. Features a small harbour near Ilfracombe at the end of the LSWR “withered arm.” In excellent condition with titled mount and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £95 |
| 192 | LNER TWO-PART SILVERPLATE BUTTER DISH manufactured by Mappin & Webb. 6½” diameter bowl with another 4½” diameter bowl with punched holes fitting into it. The initials “LNER” (in script) are clearly incised in the side. VGC. | £150 |
| 193 | ENGRAVED BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “№ 1018 GORTON 1951” as carried by the (LNER) 1868HP Bo-Bo 1500V DC overhead electric class EM1 loco 26011 which entered service at Gorton in May 1951. Renumbered 76011 class 76 in July 1973. Withdrawn from Reddish in July 1981 and put into store. Later transferred to Guide Bridge and finally to CF Booth Rotherham for scrapping. Cut up by June 1983. 12” x 6⅜” and in original condition, a small cut-out in the rim to facilitate fixing around a rivet on the cabside. | £700 |
| 194 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 63700 as carried by the ex-GCR class 8K 2-8-0 loco № 1192 built by Kitson works № 4900 in August 1912. Became LNER 6192 class O4/1 in 1927. Later renumbered 3539 in August 1946, 3700 in February 1947 and finally BR 63700 in January 1949. For many years a Gorton loco, withdrawn there in December 1960 and cut up there. Completely ex-loco condition front and back with the class numbers of the locos with the same radius smokebox door embossed on the back. | £500 |
| 195 | SR ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN: HAMPTON COURT. 36” x 13” a little faded with some edge chipping, but in good condition overall. From an ex-LSWR Richmond line station opened in February 1849, still open and served by South West Trains. | £200 |
| 196 | GWR CAST IRON LOCOMOTIVE CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 4686 as carried by the GWR 0-6-0PT of “8750” class built to Lot 352 at Swindon in December 1944. Ended its days at Nine Elms from where it was withdrawn in August 1959 and broken up at Ashford Works soon after. Restored front some time ago, the back has been painted in red primer. | £560 |
| 197 | SHEDPLATE: 64A ST. MARGARETS (1949 – May 1967). This extensive ex-NBR shed was home to well over 200 locos during the 1950s. By 1966 this had dwindled to just 40. Throughout its BR life it was home to a number of celebrity classes. Perhaps the golden period was in the early 1960s when A1, A2, A3 and A4 Pacifics carried this code. The small fleet of diesel shunters also carried the code. Repainted front and back. | £75 |
| 198 | CORNWALL RAILWAY DOUBLE DISC “PILOT ENGINE” INDICATOR: “LOSTWITHIEL STATION.” Red double discs, 18” diameter joined at centre and also joined to a stout carrying handle which is clearly stamped “CR.” The legend “Lostwithiel Station” is painted on the discs. Dates from the 1860s Broad Gauge days. Restored to VGC. | N/S |
| 199 | BR(Sc) ENAMEL DOORPLATE: “TICKETS” in light blue with deep colour and shine, a minor edge chip only. Fully flanged 18” x 3½” in VGC. | £140 |
| 200 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “LORD RODNEY – LORD NELSON CLASS” as carried by the Southern Railway 4-6-0 “Lord Nelson” class loco № E863 built at Eastleigh in October 1929 to Order E348. Renumbered 30863 at Nationalisation in 1948. A long-time Eastleigh loco, withdrawn from there in February 1962 and broken up there. Cast brass, 45” x 9¾” (at widest) with chevron ends. The face has been repainted, brasswork lightly polished only, back in ex-loco condition. This plate has never been offered at auction previously. Admiral Lord George Rodney was born in Walton-on-Thames Surrey in 1719 and died in 1792. 30863 was the first “Lord Nelson” class loco to be painted dark green with black and orange lining. | £12000 |
| | LOTS 201-207: SHIPPING ITEMS | |
| 201 | WHITE STAR LINE SILVERPLATE SALVER manufactured by Elkington. 9⅞” diameter highly decorated tray with the “White Star” flag clearly shown at the centre. VGC. | £100 |
| 202 | WHITE STAR LINE SILVERPLATE COCOA POT manufactured by Elkington. The “White Star” flag is incised on one side below the embossed star which appears on both sides. The legend “White Star Line” appears in full on the base. 3¼” diameter base, 6¼” high and in VGC. | £220 |
| 203 | WHITE STAR LINE 7½” diameter white china SAUCER by an unknown manufacturer, the company red flag with white star and scroll with the name “White Star Line” attractively glazed into the centre and gold rim. VGC. | £30 |
| 204 | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE & LONDON & NORTHERN WESTERN RAILWAYS (SHIPPING) SILVERPLATE CAKE OR SALMON SERVERS manufactured by Walker & Hall. The knife is nearly 13” long and the fork nearly 9” long. Both are nicely decorated on the blades. The initials “L&Y & L&NW Coys” around the Shamrock symbol are clearly incised on the handles of each piece. The Shamrock indicates they were from the Irish route. VGC. (2) | N/S |
| 205 | GWR MARINE SILVERPLATE SUGAR SHAKER manufactured by Walker & Hall. Lighthouse shape, 2¾” diameter base, 6” tall. The letters “GWR” surrounded by “Marine Dept” in garter are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £180 |
| 206 | GWR MARINE SILVERPLATE 4-SLICE TOAST RACK manufactured by Elkington. “Whalebone” style rack with similar shaped carrying handle atop 3½” long, 4½” high. The letters “GWR” surrounded by “Marine Dept” in garter are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £170 |
| 207 | PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. EARLY EARTHENWARE SIDE DISH manufactured by F Morley & Co between the years 1845 – 1858. An unusual shaped piece, vaguely crescent shape in white with gold rim and brown border, the P&O “sunshine” peeping over the horizon logo with the Latin quotation “Quis Separabit” in garter below it is glazed into the bowl. 10½” x 8” and 2” high. VGC and rare. | £300 |
| | LOTS 208-219: EARLY CROCKERY, BUTTONS, BADGES, TRUNCHEONS AND WATCHES | |
| 208 | EARTHENWARE MUG 4” tall with print in brown and applied colours of locomotive “EXPRESS” hauling contemporary passenger train. Probably mid 19th century. Marked on base “Railway H&B” (probably Hampson & Broadhurst, London 1847-1853). Slight crazing on base and minor hairline crack, VGC otherwise. | £50 |
| 209 | EARTHENWARE BOWL 5” diameter bowl, 3” tall with print in brown and applied colours of locomotive “MAIL” hauling contemporary passenger train. Probably mid 19th century. Marked on base “Railway H&B” (probably Hampson & Broadhurst, London 1847-1853). Slight crazing and minor hairline crack, VGC otherwise. | £30 |
| 210 | EARTHENWARE MUG 4” tall with print in brown and applied colours very similar to Lot 208 but with a different decorative pattern, slight differences in the train and the locomotive is unnamed.. Probably mid 19th century. Unmarked, but probably the same manufacturer as Lot 208. Slight crazing and minor hairline crack, VGC otherwise. | £75 |
| 211 | ALEXANDRA DOCKS & RAILWAY COMPANY UNIFORM BADGE: “AD&RCo” (in script) each letter very neatly engraved. The line ran from Bassaleg to Newport Docks opening to traffic in April 1875. The company was grouped into the GWR from January 1922. A rare badge in VGC. | £310 |
| 212 | RAILWAY, SHIPPING AND POLICE UNIFORM BUTTONS. A collection of assorted, all different examples including some scarcer examples from LNW & Midland, West Coast Route, R&SBR, LD&ECR, GW & LNWR, etc. All loose mounted on a green baize backed framed board and mostly in VGC. | £400 |
| 213 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY POLICEMAN’S WOODEN TRUNCHEON. Painted in blue with the initials “LSW” surrounding the number “75” in white on red with a white dotted border. The number “75” is also stamped into the wood at the top end. Nicely turned handle complete with cord. 21¾” long, 1⅝” diameter in good condition with the wear and tear of service. | £280 |
| 214 | CHESHIRE LINES RAILWAY POLICEMAN’S WOODEN TRUNCHEON. A plain ebonised truncheon 15½” x 1¾” with the initials “CLRy” stamped near the handle. Good ex-service condition. For a brief history of the railway see lot 84. | £130 |
| 215 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (PRE-GROUPING) GUARD’S POCKET WATCH. The initials “GWR” and the number “3620” are engraved on the back. Separate second hand dial at base. A couple of touched-in chips to face, good otherwise and in full working order. | £170 |
| 216 | SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY GUARD’S POCKET WATCH manufactured by The English Watch Co Birmingham. The initials “SER” and the number “1363” are engraved on the back as are the letters “SR” who inherited the piece upon the Grouping. Not working. | £90 |
| 217 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY GUARD’S POCKET WATCH. The movement carries the number 245969, the wording “Great Northern Railway” and the number “1081” is engraved on the back. Separate second hand dial at base. Not working. | £90 |
| 218 | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY GUARD’S POCKET WATCH. The movement is engraved “Buren 7 Jewels”. Separate second hand dial at base. The back is engraved “L&Y”. Not working. | £130 |
| 219 | LANCASHIRE DERBYSHIRE & EAST COAST RAILWAY GUARD’S POCKET WATCH with the wording “Improved Patent” on the dial. The number 22642 appears on the inside back. Separate second hand dial at base (no hand). The wording “D Lancs & E Coast Rly. C Field 1897” is engraved on the back. The name “Ellis Hall” is also engraved on the inside back. Wound by key (not present). Not working. | £200 |
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| 220 | TOTEM: BARNARD CASTLE BR(NE) fully flanged tangerine with deep colour and shine in virtually mint condition, save for couple of tiny chips and a little edge rusting. From an ex-NER station between Darlington and Tebay, junction also for Penrith, opened in August 1863 having replaced an earlier station opened in July 1856, closed November 1964. A rare totem seen only twice previously at auction. | £3700 |
| 221 | CARRIAGE PRINT: RIVER WHARFE NEAR ILKLEY YORKSHIRE by Gyrth Russell from the LNER Post War series 1948-1955. Print shows fisherman wading in the river seeking out that elusive trout. In an original style glazed wooden frame and VGC. | £30 |
| 222 | GWR BIRMINGHAM RESTAURANT SILVERPLATE FOOD COVER manufactured by Elkington. Dome shaped, 9½” diameter bowl, 5½” high. The GWR coat of arms with the wording “GWR Birmingham Restaurant” in scroll below are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £150 |
| 223 | LNER CAST IRON 9” x 5” WORKSPLATE: LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 5903 Darlington Wks 1926” as carried by the LNER 0-6-0 J38 class loco № 1404 which entered traffic in January 1926. Renumbered 5903 in June 1946 and became BR 65903 in February 1950. Withdrawn from service at Dunfermline in November 1966 and cut up at Arnott Young, Old Kilpatrick. This plate shows “Darlington Wks” which is most unusual. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition although the legend “65903 – J38” has been painted on. | £380 |
| 224 | SIGNALBOX DIAGRAM: GOOSTREY. Framed and glazed, 38½” x 19” showing the points and signals controlled by the box on the ex-LNWR line between Sandbach and Wilmslow in Cheshire. It was a L&NWR designed box that closed in August 1954 replaced by a BR LMR Type 15 design box named Goostrey No 2. Undated, but probably from the mid-1950s. A little faded, good overall. | £75 |
| 225 | GWR LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “TRELLECH GRANGE” as carried by the GWR 4-6-0 “Grange” class loco № 6828 built at Swindon in February 1937 to lot 308. The loco spent the late 1950s allocated to Truro, but migrated to the West Midlands in 1961. Withdrawn from service at Oxley in July 1963 and cut up at Swindon. This is the right hand side plate, 67” x 13”, fully beaded, the front in ex-loco condition, but the various knocks and scrapes have been neatly touched-in. The brasswork has been lightly polished only. The back has been repainted, but with plenty of in-service evidence and is stamped “6828 R”. Together with matching brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE “6828”, front repainted, the back cleaned. The grange is attached to Tintern Abbey in Gwent. (2) | £8500 |
| 226 | YUGOSLAVIAN RAILWAYS ALUMINIUM CABSIDE NUMBERPLATES: JZ-JX 06-020 (on two plates). Rectangular, 19½” x 7” and 17¼” x 6¼” face restored, the backs in ex-loco condition. (2) | £210 |
| 227 | SHEDPLATE: 67A CORKERHILL (GLASGOW) (1949 – May 1967). This ex-GSWR shed had a substantial allocation of around 90 locos during the 1950s, most notably a handful of elusive “Jubilee” class locos. Even with the rundown of steam north of the border it still hosted around 30 locos in its final 18 months as a steam depot. Ex-loco condition front and back. | £220 |
| 228 | WEBB & THOMPSON STEEL MINIATURE SINGLE LINE STAFF: “WILLINGTON – BEDFORD 9” engraved onto the brass end with the letter “D” at the end. From the ex-LNWR Bletchley – Cambridge line. This token section ceased to exist in the late 1960s (probably in January 1968 when the Bedford to Cambridge line was severed at Goldington). 9½” long with four 1¼” diameter rings around the central steel column. Good ex-section condition. | £50 |
| 229 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK for an unissued poster: “DUCHESS OF LORNE AT MILLPORT OLD HARBOUR.” An oil on canvas painting by the artist J Patrick. Framed, 34½” x 24½”. Dated “84”. Very attractive and evocative ferry scene in an impressive frame. | £320 |
| 230 | 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. | £420 |
| 231 | CARRIAGE PRINT: EILEAN DONAN CASTLE LOCH DUICH WESTERN HIGHLANDS by Kenneth Steel from the Scottish Region series of 1956. A rare print and a classic view of the much photographed archetypal Scottish castle. Larger LMS size version in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £180 |
| 232 | LANCASHIRE DERBYSHIRE & EAST COAST RAILWAY CAST IRON NOTICE: “BEWARE OF TRAINS.” Distinguishable from similar pattern to MR plates by the fact that it has brackets on the back, used to wooden post or length of rail. 22” x 14½” in ex-lineside condition. | N/S |
| 233 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “WG BAGNALL Stafford England № 2893 1948” as carried by the Ribble Navigation & Preston Docks outside cylinder 0-6-0ST loco named “CONQUEROR.” The loco was withdrawn from service in 1967, but not scrapped until April 1969. Oval, 12” x 7” the front lightly polished, the back original. The engine name “Conqueror” has been written on the back. See also Lot 350. | £300 |
| 234 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 6692 as carried by the GWR 5600 class 0-6-2T loco built by Armstrong Whitworth works № 980 in October 1928 to lot 255. A long-time Stourbridge allocation, withdrawn from there in September 1965 and scrapped at Cohens, Kettering in March 1966. Ex-loco condition front and back.. | £420 |
| 235 | HEADBOARD: “THE ROYAL SCOT” as carried by probably one of the most famous expresses between London (Euston) and Glasgow. Indeed, the name is still used today by Virgin Trains on their Pendolino electric services. The name was first conferred in 1927 and the train was worked by one of the then new “Royal Scot” class locos. It was the LMS rival to the LNER “Flying Scotsman” which also departed London for Scotland at 10:00am. This example, which is in cast aluminum was produced in the 1950s and was used by the “Princess Royal” and “Coronation Princess” locos that had regularly worked the train since the 1930s. 33” x 16” with plenty of knocks and scrapes from a lifetime of service, it appears to have been repainted a long time ago, but the back is completely original. | £2500 |
| 236 | LNER UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIR RECOVERED FROM A GRESLEY DESIGNED BUFFET CAR. 38” tall, 24” wide, upholstered in an original red coloured cloth on a metal frame which has provision for securing to the floor. A rare item in VGC. | £75 |
| 237 | SHEDPLATE: 50G WHITBY (1949 – April 1959). This ex-NER shed housed just 13 locos during the 1950s and by closure had just 5. Repainted in red on the front, the back in ex-loco condition. A rare plate, seldom seen at auction. | £500 |
| 238 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “TOWYN – LLWYNGWRIL” the engraved lettering picked out in black. This token section on the Dovey Junction to Pwllheli line existed until November 1972 when Llwyngwril box closed and the token section extended to between Towyn and Barmouth South signal boxes. Good ex-section condition with traces of red paint. | £170 |
| 239 | LEATHER STRAP WITH EIGHT RAILWAY HORSE BRASSES. The horse brasses are from the SE&CR (2 – Hawthorne 76 small and large), SCR Company (Somerset Central Railway – not listed in Hawthorne), SR (H107), GWR (H79), LYR (H43), MRCo (H62) and Metropolitan Railway (H58) companies. All items in VGC. (9) | £220 |
| 240 | TOTEM: BURTON SALMON BR(NE) fully flanged tangerine with black edged lettering, deep colour and shine in virtually mint condition, except for a little edge rusting. This is a wide flange example whereby the wide flange extends all the way round the totem. From an ex-NER station between Leeds and York, opened in May 1840, closed September 1959. A rare totem seen only twice previously at auction. | £3100 |
| 241 | GWR/BR(W) ENAMEL LAMP TABLET: WANTAGE ROAD in chocolate and cream with deep colour and shine. From an ex-GWR station between Didcot and Swindon, at one time a terminus of the Wantage Tramway, opened in 1846, closed December 1964. 17⅜” x 3” flanged at the top in good ex-station condition. | £500 |
| 242 | GWR “TREGENNA CASTLE HOTEL” SILVERPLATE ICE CREAM BOWL manufactured by Mappin & Webb. 2⅝” diameter base, 3¼” diameter bowl, 2⅝” high. The company initials “GWR” surrounded by “Tregenna Castle Hotel” in garter are clearly incised on the side. VGC. See lot 37 for a history of the hotel. | £50 |
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| 243 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY Ltd London The Vulcan Foundry Ltd Locomotive Works England № 3121/D671 1961” as carried by the BR 1Co-Co1 2000HP diesel-electric type 4 loco D375 which entered traffic at Camden in January 1962. Renumbered 40175 class 40 in September 1973. Withdrawn from Carlisle Kingmoor in May 1981 and stored there until sent to Swindon for scrap and cut up by February 1983. The number “40175” is clearly stamped in the ex-loco back. The front has been cleaned such that the letters and figures are in brass the edging still chromed. Rectangular 10⅛” x 4½”. | £340 |
| 244 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 68035 as carried by Ministry of Supply 0-6-0ST “Austerity” loco No 75320 built at Vulcan Foundry Works No 5310 in 1945 and delivered to Longmoor Military Railway in July that year. Sold to LNER in June 1946 becoming 8035 class J94 in July 1946. Renumbered 68035 by BR in March 1949. A Blaydon engine until withdrawn from Darlington in October 1963 and cut up there. Ex-loco condition. | £450 |
| 245 | BR(M) ENAMEL SIGNALBOX BOARD: ALFRETON in slightly faded maroon with white letters, a little edge chipping only. From an ex-MR Erewash Valley line station it was a MR Type 3b design opened in July 1901 and closed in October 1969 fitted with a 36 lever MR Tumbler frame when its area of control passed to Trent power signal box. Fully flanged 50” x 10” in good condition. | £340 |
| 246 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS SINGLE LANGUAGE BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 2839 15CA from the 3’ 6” gauge South African Railways "15CA" class 4-8-2 No 2839, built by NBL Queens Park works № 23802 entered service in 1929, the last of the batch. Sold to Rustenburg Plagtinum Mines 1988, Scrapped 2000. Oval, 20½” x 14⅜” in totally ex-loco condition front and back. | £240 |
| 247 | CAST IRON WAGON PLATES: “STAVELEY COAL & IRON Co Ltd Builders Chesterfield.” Arch shaped 9½” x 6” restored to good condition both sides. Together with: “For Repairs Advise The Staveley Coal & Iron Co Ltd Chesterfield.” Oval, 9” x 5⅞” in ex-vehicle condition, the letters picked out in white, but some of these have rusted away with age. The Staveley Coal and Iron Company Limited was based in Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. It exploited local ironstone quarried from land owned by the Duke of Devonshire on the outskirts of the village. It developed into coal mining, owning several collieries and also diversified into chemical production, the first of these products being from coal tar distillation, later to cover a wide and diverse range. In 1960 the Staveley Iron and Chemical Company, which had been taken over by Stewarts & Lloyds Limited was merged with the Ilkeston-based Stanton Iron Works to form Stanton and Staveley Ltd. In 1967 Stewarts and Lloyds became part of the Nationalised British Steel Corporation, Stanton and Staveley also being incorporated. By 1980 BSC sold off sections of the site as they divested themselves of non-core activities and by 2007 most of the former works at Staveley had been shut down and cleared. (2) | £250 |
| 248 | INVERNESS & ABERDEEN JUNCTION RAILWAY STATION HANDBELL with the initials “I&AJR” engraved on the side. A brass bell with a nicely turned hardwood handle in excellent condition, lightly polished only. 13½” high, the bowl 6¼” in diameter, clapper and chain replaced. | £1800 |
| 249 | OIL ON CANVAS ORIGINAL PAINTING: “V2 60831 NEAR NEW BASFORD ON AN EXCURSION TO BRIDLINGTON” by Malcolm Root GRA. The scene is of an early 1960s train composed almost entirely of ex-LNER Gresley teak bodied coaching stock, some in red, some in “blood and custard.” The engine is in BR green with the later lion and wheel emblem on the tender. The loco was LNER V2 class 2-6-2 № 4802 when built at Darlington in May 1938. Renumbered 831 in November and later 60831 by BR in November 1948. Withdrawn from service at York in December 1966 and cut up at Drapers, Hull. A long-time member of the Guild of Railway artists Malcolm Root’s work is exceedingly well detailed, well researched and well executed. Framed, 33” x 27½” in VGC. | £1600 |
| 250 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “SHOOTING STAR” as carried by the BR Standard “Britannia” class 7 4-6-2 Pacific loco 70029 built at Crewe to Order E483/228 under Swindon Lot 403. Named “SHOOTING STAR” from new. Entered service at Cardiff Canton in November 1952 and stayed there until September 1961 when it was transferred to Aston. Transfer to Carlisle Kingmoor came in October 1964. The loco was withdrawn in October 1967 having already spent some months in store at Kingmoor. Finally broken up at J McWilliam, Shettleston in March 1968. Cast brass, 49½” x 6” repainted front in red, the brasswork lightly polished only, the back in ex-loco condition. One of the accompanying photos shows the engine when it was briefly allocated to Aston (21D). Surely one of the best names in the class. | £15100 |
| 251 | BR(NE) ENAMEL STREET DIRECTION SIGN: “BRITISH RAILWAYS (in totem) STATION with two-flight left pointing arrow at centre in tangerine with deep colour and shine, but bearing a few face and edge chips. Fully flanged 21” x 10½”. | £85 |
| 252 | MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY BRIDGEPLATE: “17 M&GN” from the bridge at Wryde just to the east of Peterborough. Oval, cast iron, 13” x 9” restored front to VGC, the back original. | £85 |
| 253 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd Hyde Park Works Glasgow № 23270 1925” as carried by the LMSR class 4 later 4F 0-6-0 loco 4073 built under lot 8. Became 44073 at Nationalisation in 1948. Withdrawn November 1959 from Mold Junction and held in store there until September 1960 when sent to Mostyn Ironworks, North Wales for scrap in October 1960. Circular, 7⅞” diameter, cleaned front and back. | £150 |
| 254 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 68908 as carried by the ex-GNR J23 class 0-6-0T № 176 built at Doncaster works № 1464 in June 1915. Became LNER 3176 class J51 from April 1926 and rebuilt to class J50/2 in September 1929. Renumbered 8908 in July 1946 and finally 69808 by BR in November 1950. Withdrawn from Wakefield in September 1963 and cut up at Darlington. Completely ex-loco condition front and back. | £400 |
| 255 | TOTEM: STONEGATE BR(S) half flanged green in VGC with deep colour but a little matt, a few minor edge chips and a little edge rusting only. From an ex-SE&CR station between Tunbridge Wells and Robertsbridge opened as Witherenden in September 1851, renamed Ticehurst Road in December 1851 and Stonegate in June 1947, still open today. A scarce totem, seldom seen at auction. | £300 |
| 256 | GREAT NORTHERN & LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE JOINT RAILWAY large GNR type three-aspect HANDLAMP with the initials “GNR N 5/90” (ie May 1890) stamped on the reducing cone along with the number “12982”. This number is repeated on the body along with the initials “GNR” above it. The body also bears a large brass label “Great Northern Railway Company № 6 Pellon Gds GN&L&Y Joint.” Innards comprise an unmarked fixed vessel with punched holes around burner base to improve air flow, burner and reflector. Bevel edged front lens with brass bezel and copper reducing lens cone. All internal glasses complete and intact. From the Halifax High Level line which opened in September 1890 and closed to passengers in January 1917, although freight services continued for some time afterwards. Unpainted and in VGC. | £1350 |
| 257 | SHEDPLATE: 6D CHESTER NORTHGATE (1949 – January 1960) then SHREWSBURY (September 1963 – March 1967). The ex-CLC shed at Chester had an allocation of just 10 locos. When the ex-GWR/LNWR joint shed at Shrewsbury was transferred from the WR (formerly 84G and 89A), the LM region adorned its allocation of around 50 locos with this code. Of note were the 7 “Manor” class locos used on the “Cambrian Coast Express.” Ex-loco condition front and back. | £110 |
| 258 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “CHESTER № 6 – GREEN LANE XING.” This temporary token section existed at the end of the 1970s to allow remodelling of Saltney Junction and control of Saltney Junction passed from Mold Junction No.1 to Chester No.6. Chester No.6 was an 80 lever L&NWR Type 4 design opened in 1903 and closed in May 1984. Green Lane Crossing was a 21 lever GWR Type 8a design signal box opened in February 1925 and closed in January 1986. Good ex-section condition. | £40 |
| 259 | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY AND LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY 12” dial roundhead CLOCK in an ebonised case, manufactured in about 1865. The LMSR brass number plate № 15083 is fixed to the case. An original rarity from the Weighbridge and Time Office of the Blackpool Goods Department on the line between Preston and Fleetwood, more usually known as the Preston & Wyre Railway. Later bezel and hands. These notes are courtesy of Ian Lyman from his book “Railway Clocks.” We understand the clock to be in full working order and is offered complete with pendulum and winder. Note: there have been a number of “reproductions” of this particular clock made and sold on the open market. This example is guaranteed to be the original and not one of the forgeries. | £1150 |
| 260 | TOTEM: ELSTREE & BOREHAMWOOD BR(M) half flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, edge rusting repainted only, no face chips. From an ex-Midland Railway station between St Pancras and Bedford opened in July 1868 as Elstree the suffix added in 1869. A rare totem seen only once previously at auction in December 1995. | £1350 |
| 261 | NER GLASS LAMP TABLET: NORTH HOWDEN. 13” x 3” and shaped to fit inside a lamp case in plain glass with the name painted on. The passage of time has rendered the lettering to be quite worn. From the Hull & Barnsley line station between Drax and Eastrington opened in July 1840. Good condition. | £60 |
| 262 | LNER CAST IRON FOOTPATH NOTICE: “LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY - … Give Notice … Footpath is Their Private Property” with the casting “O3”. 22” x 12¼” restored front and back. | £75 |
| 263 | BRASS 9” x 5” WORKSPLATE: “BUILT 1944 VULCAN FOUNDRY” as probably carried by a 2-8-0 or 2-10-0 WD austerity loco which were the only classes of loco built at Vulcan Foundry in that year. The plate is a Cowlairs casting fitted at a later date. Cleaned both sides. | £420 |
| 264 | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY PRESENTATION WALKING STICK made of ebonised wood with a bone handle with a small silver plaque bearing the wording “Presented to Mr G Brook on His Retirement From L&NW Ry. Dec 1904.” 35½” long and in VGC. | £75 |
| 265 | ENAMEL SEATBACK: “TYNDRUM” from the Callander & Oban Railway station which became Tyndrum (Lower) in BR days. 16” x 3½” in faded, but absolutely original condition. We are not exactly sure whether it is a seatback, or a lamp tablet or a signalbox board (please let us know if you have seen one before!). It has been in the ownership of the vendor since 1953 when he spent a happy holiday in a Camping Coach at the station. | £580 |
| 266 | GWR BIRMINGHAM RESTAURANT SMALL SILVERPLATE VEGETABLE DISH WITH LID manufactured by Elkington. Oval, 7” x 5” the GWR coat of arms with the letters “GWR” and “Birmingham Restaurant” in scroll below them are clearly incised on the lid. VGC. | £100 |
| 267 | SHEDPLATE: 36E RETFORD (1949 – June 1965). This code covered the ex-GNR shed and the nearby ex-GCR one. Between them they housed over 60 locos in the 1950s, dwindling to 35 in the final few months of operation. Repainted front, ex-loco condition back. A scarce example. | £140 |
| 268 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY wooden cased BLOCK INSTRUMENT modified from a pegger type instrument into a two-position repeater showing “Train on Line” and “Line Clear.” Identification plates removed, but the initials “NER” are clearly stamped on the base inside the semi-circular aperture. 11” wide 18½” high, in VGC. | £70 |
| 269 | BR(E) 12” dial single fusee mahogany cased WALL CLOCK the dial painted “BR 14095” at the top. The 24 hour numbers (13 to 00) have been added at a later date in red. There is a small door at one side and another at the base. According to a copy of the relevant page from the LNER/BR(E) clock register it was allocated to Crews Hill Station Platform, an ex-GNR station on the Hertford North loop out of Kings Cross. In full working order, original condition and complete with pendulum and winder. Paperwork accompanies. | £500 |
| 270 | SR ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN: LEWES. 24” x 13” a little faded and rusty with a number of edge chips. Will benefit from further restoration. An ex-LB&SCR station once the junction for the “Bluebell Railway” and the “Lavender Line” opened November 1857 replacing three other stations. | £500 |
| 271 | LONDON TRANSPORT ENAMEL STREET DIRECTION SIGN: “STATION” with “Underground” in target at the centre of a left pointing two-flight arrow. Red and blue on white background. Fully flanged, 25” x 10½” with a few edge chips, good overall. | £50 |
| 272 | LMS DINING CARS 2½ PINT SILVERPLATE TEA POT manufactured by Walker & Hall. 5¼” diameter base, standing 6½” tall. The letters “LMS” in script above “Dining Cars” in block capitals are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £100 |
| 273 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “AKTIESELSKABET “VULCAN” G F Kiehn № 1 1900 Maribo” as carried by standard gauge 2-4-0T, No.1 of the Odense-Kjerteminde-Dalby Railway [OKDJ], Denmark. The locomotive was rebuilt in Odense in 1921, by the company PAA S.F.J. in their workshops. Scrapped 1951. Engraved oval, 12” x 8” in ex-loco condition front and back. NOTE: This is not the same example offered in our September 2008 auction. | £1900 |
| 274 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 4272 as carried by the GWR 4200 class 2-8-0T built at Swindon works № 2852 in February 1920 to lot 213. Always a South Wales allocation spending time at Aberdare, Neath, Llanelly, before eventual withdrawal from Cardiff East Dock in October 1963. Cut up at Hayes, Bridgend.. Ex-loco condition front and back, although the numbers have been stripped of paint.. | £420 |
| 275 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “BONCHURCH” as carried by the ex-LSWR O2 class 0-4-4T № 226 built at Nine Elms in November 1892 to order D4 at a cost of £1,805. Transferred to the Isle of Wight in May 1928 where it became W32 and named “BONCHURCH”. The loco worked the famous RCTS Island Railtour on 18th May 1952. Withdrawn in October 1964. Cast brass, 34” x 4⅜” with chevron ends, professionally repainted front in red, brasswork polished only, the back in ex-loco condition. | N/S |
| 276 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CUT GLASS TUMBLER with the initials “GNR” etched into the side. 4¼” tall, 2⅝” diameter rim. VGC. | £40 |
| 277 | SHEDPLATE: 2K BUSHBURY (September 1963 – April 1965). This ex-LNWR shed, previously coded 3B and 21C, had just 17 locos when it adopted this, its final code. Repainted both sides. A scarce example seldom seen at auction. | £90 |
| 278 | LSWR. Two Stevens pattern BRASS SIGNAL LEVER PLATES from Frimley Junction Signal Box bearing the descriptions: “5 From Farnboro Distant Signal” and “26 To Farnboro Home” and a lever collar in cast iron with raised brass letters “Line Blocked.” Together with a signal number plate: “TW39 Semi” from Farnborough (SR). The letters “TW” denoted Farnborough, “39” the Down Local Starting signal and “Semi” with a black bar denoted that it was semi-automatic. This section of semi-automatic, electro-pneumatic signalling lasted from 1906 to 1966. Frimley Junction was a L&SWR Type 2 design box located on the Ascot to Ash Vale Junction line controlling up and down direction connections to Sturt Lane Junction on the Waterloo to Basingstoke line. It was opened in June 1879 and closed in March 1973 fitted with a 28 lever frame. All items in unrestored condition. (4) | £160 |
| 279 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY original gold leaf COAT OF ARMS showing the motto “Forward” mounted on green painted board which has been very attractively framed and glazed. Appears to be an example specially produced for hanging in a boardroom or meeting room. VGC. | £120 |
| 280 | TOTEM: ASH VALE BR(S) fully flanged green in virtually mint condition with deep colour and shine, a couple of touched-in edge chips only. From an ex-LSWR station between Aldershot Town and Frimley originally named North Camp and Ash Vale when opened in May 1870 renamed in March 1924. | £300 |
| 281 | CARRIAGE PRINT: WELWYN VIADUCT HERTFORDSHIRE by S R Badmin from the LNER Post War series issued 1945-1947. A very rural view of the viaduct and the rich pastures surrounding it with not a hint of “Welwyn Garden City” and the A1(M) that would soon change the scene out of all recognition. Print in VGC housed in a commercial glazed wooden frame. | £260 |
| 282 | SR ONE PINT SILVERPLATE TANKARD manufactured by Walker & Hall. 4¾” tall, 3¾” diameter at rim. The wording “Southern Railway” in garter is clearly incised on the side. Weights & Measures date is 1932. VGC. | £190 |
| 283 | LNWR CAST IRON TENDERPLATE: “L&NWR № 1977.” The letters are of the usual LNWR serif type, but the numbers are in a smaller block typeface which was used in the later years of the company. We believe 1977 was the highest number used by the LNWR on a tender numberplate. Rectangular, 11½” x 5” repainted face, the back in ex-loco condition. Bolt holes slightly elongated. | £80 |
| 284 | SIGNALBOX DIAGRAM: CORKICKLE № 1. Framed 81” x 28” showing the points and signals controlled by the box on the ex-Furness Cumbrian Coast line towards Corkickle № 2 and Whitehaven. It was a FR Type 4 design box opening during WW1 and was closed in 1958 when it was replaced by a 65 lever BR LMR Type 15 design. Undated, but probably from the mid-1950s with later amendments pasted on. A little faded, good overall, but glass missing. | £90 |
| 285 | TOTEM: SURBITON BR(S) fully flanged green with good colour and shine, a couple of touched-in edge chips and a little edge rusting only. From an ex-LSWR station on the South Western Main Line opened in 1845, having replaced an earlier structure, still open today. The station was known as Kingston Junction for many years. | £350 |
| 286 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 4905 as carried by the GWR 4-6-0 4900 “Hall” class loco named “BARTON HALL” when built at Swindon in December 1928 to Lot 254. A long-time Newton Abbot loco, it was transferred to St Phillips Marsh, Bristol in April 1961 and from there to Didcot in October 1963. Withdrawn from there in November 1963 and cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge in June 1964. Restored front and back a long time ago. Barton Hall is a holiday centre near Torquay but has been partly demolished. | £750 |
| 287 | SHEDPLATE: 26F LEES (1935 – October 1954) then BELLE VUE (until April 1956) and finally PATRICROFT (February 1958 – September 1963). Ex LNWR shed Lees (23 locos) and ex MR shed Belle View (30 locos) handed on this code to Patricroft (ex LNWR) which looked after 80 locos during this period. Patricroft eventually became 9H, closing to steam in July 1968. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £120 |
| 288 | GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAY “Train Following” Board; “KINTORE TRAIN FOLLOWING,” circular steel 18” diameter with top handle, both sides painted, one in better condition than the other, “Kintore” stamped in at top below the attached carrying handle. Kintore was the junction station for the Alford branch on the Dyce – Inverurie line opened in September 1854, closed December 1964. | £80 |
| 289 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY ENAMEL DOORPLATE: “PORTERS” in green with white lettering, some repaired chipping, not affecting text, and a little edge chipping evident. 18” x 6” with recessed edges where it would originally have been fitted in a frame. Good overall. | £70 |
| 290 | TOTEM: FRASERBURGH BR(Sc) Fully flanged light blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, no face chips, a little repainted edge chipping and rusting only. From the ex-Great North of Scotland Railway station at the end of the branch from Aberdeen opened in April 1865, closed October 1965. A scarce totem not frequently seen at auction. | £1500 |
| 291 | COLLECTION OF CARRIAGE PRINTS FROM THE LMR “RAILWAY ARCHITECTURE” SERIES: Citadel Station Carlisle (Steel), Nash Mills Bridge Hertfordshire (Buckle), Runcorn Bridge (Steel), Ditton Viaduct Lancashire (Buckle), Entrance to Euston Station London (Buckle), Curzon Street Goods Depot Birmingham (Buckle). All examples are pasted to the original glass, good otherwise. (6) | N/S |
| 292 | CAST IRON BRIDGEPLATE: “GNR 11.” This is the thick-lined double border version, oval, 17¼” x 13” in totally ex-lineside condition. | N/S |
| 293 | CAST IRON LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “BEYER PEACOCK & Co. Ltd. Beyer-Garratt Locomotive Patents 298422-518251 № 7080 Manchester 1944” from the metre gauge East African Railways 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt numbered 5406. Originally Kenya-Uganda № 94 then 105 of class EC4 and built to a War Department utility design. Oval 10⅛” x 5⅞” ex-loco condition both sides. | £220 |
| 294 | LMS BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE. A Stanier “hooter” type, brass base with the initials “NB” and a very coppery looking barrel in ex-loco condition. Unfortunately, we are not aware of which loco this example came from. | £90 |
| 295 | BR(M) ENAMEL RUNNING IN BOARD: SWANBOURNE in maroon with white lettering, good colour and shine, a couple of face chips only. From an ex-LNWR station between Verney Junction and Bletchley opened in May 1850, closed January 1965. Flangeless, 96” x 16” in good ex-station condition. | £75 |
| 296 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS SINGLE LANGUAGE BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 1919 14R from the 3’ 6” gauge South African Railways "14R" class 4-8-2 No 1919. Originally 14B Class, built by NBL Queens Park works № 20840 in 1914 and entered service in 1915. Rebuilt with standard boiler in 1930s-40s (date unknown) and became Class 14R. Scrapped 1987. The plate is probably the 1914 original with "B" removed and "R" braised or pinned on. Oval, 20” x 14” the front attractively repainted in cream at the centre surrounded by red, the back in ex-loco condition. | £250 |
| 297 | SHEDPLATE: 5B CREWE SOUTH (1935 – November 1967). This ex-LNWR shed was responsible for the freight locos serving the adjacent marshalling yards. Its allocation of 115 in 1959 was briefly enhanced by the arrival of 10 “Jubilees” in the early 1960s. Between the summers of 1965 and 1966 it was home to 24 “Britannias” out of a total allocation of 60 locos. Repainted front and back. | £75 |
| 298 | TYER’S NO 6 FIBRE SINGLE LINE TABLET: “NUNTHORPE – BATTERSBY 6” from the ex-NER Middlesbrough – Whitby line opened in February 1854. The token section came into being when Nunthorpe East signal box was closed in the late 1960s. Electric token working was replaced by No Signalman token working when Battersby Junction box closed in August 1989. Good, ex-section condition with a little of the paint missing from the engraved lettering. | £70 |
| 299 | BR(M) ENAMEL DOORPLATE: “STATION MASTER” (on two lines) in maroon with deep colour and shine, a couple of minor edge chips only. Fully flanged 18” x 6” in VGC. | £320 |
| 300 | GWR LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “ROOD ASHTON HALL” as carried by the GWR 4-6-0 4900 “Hall” class loco № 4965 built at Swindon in November 1929 to Lot 254. Withdrawn from service at Didcot in March 1962, having spent a few years there. The loco was sold to Dai Woodham at Barry for scrap in June 1964 as 4983 “Albert Hall” which had been withdrawn in December 1963. It was purchased by the Standard Gauge Steam Trust at Birmingham Railway Museum, Tyseley, the 10th loco to leave Barry and the first GWR “Hall.” During its dismantlement for restoration, it was found to be 4965 (not 4983)and consequently it was restored as that loco and is still at Tyseley. The nameplate is 67” x 13”, fully beaded, in ex-loco condition front and back, the brasswork lightly polished only. The letter “R” (indicating this was the right hand plate) and “Lot № 254” plus the running number “4965” are stamped in the back, underneath several layers of paint. Together with matching brass cabside numberplate “4965”. The front of the cabside numberplate has been restored, but the back is in ex-loco condition. The loco and boiler class are stamped in the brass outer rim. One of only two locos in the 49XX series to have a three-word name and the only one to be so very well balanced (four-six-four letters). These plates have been in the ownership of the present vendor for over 20 years, never offered at auction previously, and it is therefore a very rare opportunity to acquire such a splendid name. Rood Ashton Hall was two miles south west of Trowbridge and is now a ruin. It was once the residence of GWR director Walter Long after whom “Bulldog” class № 3374 was named. (2) | £8500 |
| 301 | CARRIAGE PRINT: MUCH HADHAM HERTFORDSHIRE by Horace Wright from the LNER Post War series issued around 1947. The village is located on the former Buntingford branch line in the Ash river valley. John Hadfield in his “Shell Guide” described it “the aristocrat of the county’s villages.” An uncommon print in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £200 |
| 302 | CHESHIRE LINES COMMITTEE CAST IRON SIGNAL FINIAL. 8” square base, 31” high in white. Not embossed with the company initials. Unrestored, ex-lineside condition. | £70 |
| 303 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “THE HUNSLET ENGINE Co Ltd Leeds 204HP № 5457 – 1958” as carried by BR 204HP class 05 diesel hydraulic 0-6-0 D2575 new to Stranraer in July 1958. Withdrawn in June 1968 from Dundee Tay Bridge and following storage at Thornton Junction sent to GH Campbell Airdrie for scrap in February 1969. Oval, 11½” x 8⅛” ex-loco condition front, the back cleaned. One of the bolt holes has become slightly elongated. | £150 |
| 304 | FINNISH RAILWAYS BRASS SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: “617” as carried by the TV1 class 2-8-0 loco. Rectangular, 20½” x 10” the front repainted, back original with six brass spacers of varying lengths to accommodate plate on the curvature of the smokebox door. | £380 |
| 305 | LNER CAST IRON SEATBACK: CLYDEBANK [CENTRAL]. 56” x 4½” with curved ends from the ex-NBR station on the electrified line from Glasgow - Helensburgh, opened in May 1897, the suffix was dropped in June 1965. In VGC, the face repainted in white lettering on a black background, the back original. | £260 |
| 306 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY wooden cased sloping front BLOCK INSTRUMENT the front glazed with twin dials showing Train “On Line, Line Closed, Line Clear”. Brass plunger and rotary dial at base with indicator above it showing the numbers “1” to “6”. There is also a brass plunger on the side. The initials “GCR” are clearly stamped on the top and “LNER” is clearly stamped at the base. Location plates removed. 12” wide, 20” high and in VGC. | £200 |
| 307 | SHEDPLATE: 84C BANBURY (1949 – September 1963), then TRURO (September 1963 – November 1965). The ex GWR shed at Banbury housed between 50 and 70 locos during this period, before it was transferred to the LM region, becoming 2D. By the time the ex GWR shed at Truro had gained this code, it had lost its steam allocation and was being used as diesel stabling point. Closure came in November 1965. Repainted both sides. | £200 |
| 308 | ALUMINIUM TYER’S SINGLE LINE TABLET: “HUNMANBY – BRIDLINGTON 6” the section names engraved around the central square hole. This token section came into existence in January 1973 when the line between Quay signal box at Bridlington and Hunmanby signal box was singled, and it ceased to exist in February 1998 when Quay signal box and the line became controlled by track circuit block. Good, ex-section condition. | £280 |
| 309 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: A quality fine art pen and ink wash painting of a GWR broad gauge scene at Limpley Stoke station, near Bath, painted by the artist Sean Bolan. Sean Bolan is a member and former Chairman of the Guild of Railway Artists and his work is in the National Railway Museum and the Science Museum. The picture is in excellent condition. The glazed wooden frame has some minor wear and blemishes. The picture measures 25" x 31" approx. including frame. | £780 |
| 310 | LMS “HAWKSEYE” TARGET STATION SIGN: KINETON. From an ex-Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction line between Fenny Compton and Stratford opened in June 1871, closed to passengers April 1952. Cast aluminium 48” x 18” in totally ex-station condition. A rare example never offered at auction. | £380 |
| 311 | CARRIAGE MAP SHOWING BR(E) GN SUBURBAN LINES ROUTE DIAGRAM dated June 1965 and shows the lines from Moorgate and King’s Cross (including York Road) to Hertford North and Hitchin. Diagram is a little dusty. In an original glazed wooden frame. | £90 |
| 312 | ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT SILVERPLATE CREAM JUG manufactured by Elkington. A dainty 1¼” diameter base, standing only 1¾” high. The letters “IofWRy” with the abbreviated words “Reft Dept” in garter around it are incised on the side. VGC. | £360 |
| 313 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd Glasgow № 25083 1943” as carried by the Ministry of Supply 2-8-0 Austerity loco № 77212 ex-works September 1943. Immediately went on loan to LNER at Tyne Dock. Returned to the WD in January 1945 and sent to Belgium. After service in Belgium the loco was put into store until early 1949 during which time it had been purchased by BR in December 1948, becoming 90187. Withdrawn in February 1966 from Doncaster, to store at Colwick, cut up by Albert Draper at Hull. Diamond shape, 13¾” x 5¾” ex-loco condition front and back. | £240 |
| 314 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 47371 as carried by the LMSR class 3 later 3F 0-6-0T loco № 16454 built by NBL Queens Park works № 23450 in 1926 to lot 34. In 1934 it was renumbered 7371 and later 47371 by BR. Withdrawn in September 1965 from Chester and cut up at Cashmores Great Bridge in January 1966. Completely ex-loco condition front and back. | £380 |
| 315 | TOTEM: WIVELSFIELD BR(S) fully flanged green with good colour and shine, but bearing a crease to the left wing, a face chip and a small number of edge chips and rusting. A good restoration project! From an ex-LB&SCR station on the Brighton Main Line opened as Keymer Junction in 1854, renamed July 1896. | £160 |
| 316 | PULLMAN CAR OR RESTAURANT FIRST UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIR in two-colour squared brown and black upholstery dating from the 1950s. Free standing, 43” high, 26” wide with cushion seat. Very good original condition. | £100 |
| 317 | SHEDPLATE: 10A SPRINGS BRANCH, WIGAN (1935 – February 1958), then CARNFORTH (September 1963 – August 1968). This ex-LNWR shed at Wigan had over 50 locos during this period. The ex LNWR shed at Carnforth, formerly 11A and 24L, had just 3 “Jubilees” when it adopted this code, but its most famous charge was undoubtedly the last “Britannia,” 70013, which worked 1T57 on the final day of mainline steam. Repainted front, ex-loco back. | £160 |
| 318 | WAGONPLATE: “RETURN EMPTY TO HUNT WORKS CASTLEFORD CENTRAL NE.” This was the Aire & Calder Chemical Works situated on the Whitwold Branch line. Rectangular, cast iron14” x 6½” restored front, the back in ex-vehicle condition. | £80 |
| 319 | SE&CR GLASS LAMP TABLET: LENHAM. 13” x 3” and shaped to fit inside a lamp case in frosted glass with lettering in blue. From the station between Maidstone East and Ashford (Kent) opened in July 1884, still open today. Good condition. | £45 |
| 320 | TOTEM: ST ANNES BR (M) fully flanged maroon with deep colour and shine, one or two expertly repaired chips and a little repaired edge rusting only. An ex-L&YR station originally named Cross Slack when opened by the Preston & Wyre Railway in November 1873, renamed in January 1875. | £720 |
| 321 | NBR DINING SALOONS CHINA DINNER PLATE manufactured by Bauscher Bros London. Light blue, 9” diameter, wavy edged design with the coat of arms with “North British Railway Company” around it and the words “Dining Saloons” below it are shown on one edge. VGC. | £60 |
| 322 | GWR HOTELS SILVERPLATE TOOTHPICK HOLDER manufactured by Mappin & Webb. 2⅜” high. The GWR coat of arms with the words “Great Western Railway Hotels” in garter below are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £130 |
| 323 | CAST IRON WORKSPLATE: “HUDSWELL CLARKE & Co Ltd Leeds № 1762 – 1944” as carried by WD inside cylinder 0-6-0ST Austerity № 75099 new to Shoeburyness depot in March 1944. Renumbered Army Dept 126 in 1952. Sent to Bicester workshops for boiler repairs in February 1956, then allocated there until put into store in 1958. Sold to TW Ward Grays for scrap in January 1961. Oval, 11½” x 8⅛” in ex-loco condition front and back. | £460 |
| 324 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY WOODEN OFFICE CHAIR with padded seat. The letters “GER” are carved into the lower back rail and painted in gold. 37” high, 17” x 16” seat size. Together with a similar chair branded “LNER” under the seat. Both seats have been re-upholstered in a BR blue/black square patterned cloth as used in coaching stock. Both items in good condition with minor wear and tear. (2) | £90 |
| 325 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “MEDITE” as carried by the BR 1750HP diesel-electric Co-Co type 3 loco D6779 built by English Electric/RSH works № EE3206/RSH8325 which entered service at Hull Alexandra Dock in November 1962. Renumbered 37070 class 37/0 in March 1974 and later 37357 in class 37/3 June 1988, but reverted to 37079 in March 1990. Named “MEDITE” by Roy Davis, Chairman of the company at Felixstowe North Freightliner Terminal on 17th June 1991. This marked the long-standing relationship between Medite Shipping and Railfreight. The nameplates were removed in November 1992. After long periods in storage at various depots, the loco was finally sold for preservation in 2001 and then sold on for scrap at EMR Kingsbury in August 2008. Together with matching BADGE featuring the “MSC” logo of the company “Mediterranean Shipping Corporation” in black lettering on a yellow background. Both cast aluminium, 26½” x 10” and 14” x 9” in ex-loco condition. (2) | £1000 |
| 326 | BR(S) (SR PATTERN) SPLITTING LAMP bearing a brass plate on the chimney “BR(S) ST 161.” The number “161” also appears on the side of the body. Two red bullseye lenses with two heavy bars in front of them to prevent damage. A long carrying handle. The whole chimney is secured by a locking nut which lifts to reveal innards comprising an unmarked vessel and burner. In good used original condition. | £35 |
| 327 | SHEDPLATE: 55C FARNLEY JUNCTION (October 1956 – November 1966). This ex-LNWR shed was transferred from the LM region (25G) in 1956, when all 50 locos received this code. In its final year it had just 5 Black 5s, a solitary 8F, and 3 “Jubilees.” Front repainted, the back in ex-loco condition. | £85 |
| 328 | WEBB & THOMPSON ALUMINIUM MINIATURE SINGLE LINE STAFF: “ATHLONE - KNOCKCROGHERY …C’” engraved at the ends. From the ex- Midland Great Western Railway line in Ireland closed to passengers in June 1963. 10” long with four 1¼” diameter rings around the central steel column. Good ex-section condition. | £110 |
| 329 | LNER mahogany cased 12” dial single fusee CLOCK with the initials “LNER” and the number “968” on the dial. Bevel edged front glass with brass bezel. It was located at Liverpool St. Hamilton House No. 75 Office and later at the Stratford CMEE Drawing Office, Builders Section, but was lost in transit in January 1960. In VGC apart from a little damage to the veneer around the bottom opening door. We understand the clock is in full working order and comes complete with pendulum and winder. | £450 |
| 330 | TOTEM: KINGSTON BR(S) fully flanged green in VGC with good colour and shine, no face chips, but with a little edge rusting. From an ex-LSWR station between New Malden and Teddington, opened in May 1838, still open today. | £350 |
| 331 | CARRIAGE PRINT: SOUTH PORTALS OF PRIMROSE HILL TUNNELS LONDON by Claude Buckle from the LMR Railway Architecture Series of 1951. A view of the tunnels changed now by the erection of gantries and overhead wires in the 1960s. In an original style glazed wooden frame. Excellent unused condition but with a small mark in the right hand margin. | £70 |
| 332 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY CAST IRON WAGONPLATE: “Registered By The NB Ry Coy To Carry 12 Tons 25891 1924” in target shape 8” diameter with10¼” central bar. Restored both sides to VGC, lugs original and complete. | £60 |
| 333 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LMS BUILT DERBY 1927” from one of the following locos built at Derby in that year: 4-4-2T class 3P 2125-2134 (renumbered 1943-1952 from 1947) (later BR 41943-41952), 2-6-4T class 4P 2300-2303 (later BR 42300-42303), 0-6-0 class 4F 4288-4301 and 4407-4436 (later BR 44288-44301 and 44407-44436). Oval, 10⅜” x 6” restored front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £110 |
| 334 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 48136 as carried by the LMSR 2-8-0 8F class loco № 8136 built at Crewe in 1941 Lot 154. Became 48136 at Nationalisation. A Widnes engine from February 1960, followed by a short stay at Carlisle Kingmoor from May 1963 to August 1964, before its final days at Newton Heath from where it was withdrawn in March 1967 and cut up by John Cashmore, Great Bridge. Repainted front and back. | £400 |
| 335 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COPPER TOPPED STATION LAMP with three glazed sides, one of which opens. The front aspect bears a tablet with the station name “SWINE” in blue engraved onto frosted glass. 9” x 8” at base sloping upward to a maximum 10” x 12¾” with turrets at the top. The back is flat with brackets for wall fitting. A curved roof with chimney which has an oval brass plate “NER” and chimney tops finish it off 26” from base. Innards comprise vessel, burner and glass fluted chimney. From the Hull & Hornsea branch in East Yorkshire, closed October 1964. All complete and in partially restored condition mostly painted in maroon. | £360 |
| 336 | LMSR WOODEN SIGNALBOX BOARD: NORTHAMPTON NO. 2 in metal letters. It was a L&NWR Type 4 design which closed in December 1982 fitted with a 118 lever L&NWR Tumbler frame when the absolute block section was extended to between Northampton No.1 and Northampton No.3 signal boxes. No beading, 113” x 10½” repainted with white lettering on black. VGC. | £140 |
| 337 | SHEDPLATE: 65F GRANGEMOUTH (1949 - October 1965 for steam). This ex-Caledonian Railway shed was home to around 30 locos for most of its life. Its most notable resident was WD 2-10-0 90773 “North British.” It continued as a diesel depot for another 30 years! One of the Scottish Region examples employing the small size numbers and letter. The legend “Engine District Number Plate Ds No 7793” is stamped on the back. Ex-loco condition front and back. | £100 |
| 338 | LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY wooden cased BLOCK INSTRUMENT with three-position needles showing “Received” and “Sent” and a brass plunger at base. Identification plates removed, but the initials “L&YR” and the number “973” are clearly stamped on the top. 13” wide 18½” high, in VGC. | £110 |
| 339 | WOODEN MODEL OF L&YR ATLANTIC LOCOMOTIVE № 1400. Approximately 1/24th scale model in wood of the loco, fully painted and lined out with coats of arms and cabside number standing on a length of track within a sturdy glass case, 36” x 10” and 13” high. Loco and case in VGC. | £400 |
| 340 | TOTEM: HADDISCOE BR(E) fully flanged dark blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, minor edge rusting only. From an ex-GER station between Beccles and Reedham on the East Suffolk line opened in May 1904, still open today. A scarce totem infrequently seen at auction. | £920 |
| 341 | GWR ENAMEL SIGN “ALL SEASON TICKETS TO BE SHEWN” in black with white lettering, deep colour and shine, a little edge chipping only. 10” x 12” in VGC. | £110 |
| 342 | SAXBY & FARMER CAST IRON SIGNAL FINIAL of the type used extensively on the SE&CR, LSWR and GCR amongst other pre-Grouping railways. 8½” x 8½” square base, 25” high open cruciform type. Painted in grey and in ex-lineside condition. | £60 |
| 343 | WORKSPLATE: “HAWKER SIDDELEY Brush Traction Locomotive № 986 1991” as carried by the BR class 60 3100HP diesel-electric Co-Co loco 60084 “CROSS FELL” from October 1991. Entered traffic at Immingham in January 1993. Retains the name whilst still in store at Toton. Engraved aluminium, rectangular, 9⅞” x 5⅞” ex-loco condition front and back, the back etched “Ex-60084 Cross Fell Drivers Side No 1 End (LHS).” | £360 |
| 344 | GWR LARGE AND SMALL SIZE BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLES. The large example is 10” long with a 4” diameter barrel, the small version is 8½” long with a 3” diameter barrel. Both are in ex-loco condition. | £100 |
| 345 | TOTEM: CHERTSEY. BR (S) half flanged green in VGC with deep colour and shine, black surround. One small chip on the inner white border otherwise very good with deep colour and shine, if a little matt, repainted edge rusting only. An ex-LSWR station on the Weybridge – Virginia Water line opened in October 1866 having replaced an earlier structure opened in February 1848, still open today. | £320 |
| 346 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS/SAS BI-LINGUAL BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 4126 GMAM from the 3ft 6 in gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt loco No 4126, built by Beyer Peacock works № 7841 entered service in 1958. Sold to Tweefontein Colliery (via Dunns Engineering) in 1985 where it was numbered "GMAM No.3". Tweefontein swapped engine/centre units between their 8 Garratts. 4126s centre unit (with engine units and boiler from 4074) went to Umgeni Steam Railway for preservation in 1995 where it is maintained in working order as 4074. However, although most of the fabric is 4074, strictly speaking SAR would call it 4126 as it would be identified by its frame. Oval, 20½” x 14⅜” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £720 |
| 347 | SHEDPLATE: 62A THORNTON JUNCTION (1948 – April 1967). This ex-NBR shed housed around 100 locos throughout the 1950s., with the exotic 4-4-0s of classes D11, D29, D30, D34 and D49 being the celebrities. 1960 saw 5 K4s added, but by 1966 only 30 “run of the mill” freight class locos were allocated. Some diesel shunters may also have carried this code. Repainted front, ex-loco back. | £100 |
| 348 | STEEL SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “HARWORTH JUNCTION – HARWORTH COLLIERY 3” with section name engraved in the flattened circular end with triangular cutout. Looks to have been plated at some time but this has worn thin in many places and rust has formed on the resultant bare metal. Harworth Junction GF was located on the Firbeck Junction to Firbeck Colliery line which was severed at Harworth Junction in December 1968. | £40 |
| 349 | MIDLAND RAILWAY original gold leaf COAT OF ARMS professionally applied to a maroon painted wooden board 19” x 19” with fully lined-out border and varnished. This was the final MR device before Grouping. Excellent condition. | £190 |
| 350 | INDUSTRIAL LOCO NAMEPLATE: “CONQUEROR” as carried by the Ribble Navigation & Preston Docks outside cylinder 0-6-0ST built by WG Bagnall works № 2893 in 1948 and named “CONQUEROR.” The loco was withdrawn from service in 1967, but not scrapped until April 1969. Cast brass, 73½” x 6” in ex-loco condition front and back. See also Lot 233. | £650 |
| 351 | BR(M) ENAMEL STATION SIGN: “PLEASE SHOW TICKETS” in maroon with deep colour and shine, a little minor edge chipping only. 16” x 10” fully flanged. | £95 |
| 352 | MIDLAND RAILWAY CUT GLASS DECANTER. 3” diameter base, 8¼” tall with the initials “MRCo” clearly etched on the side. Good condition. | £42 |
| 353 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “North British Locomotive Company Ltd Glasgow № 27458 1955” as carried by the metre gauge East African Railways class 30 2-8-4 “Tribal” class loco № 3012 “MAKON DE.” Diamond shape, 13¾” x 5¾” ex-loco condition front and back. | £100 |
| 354 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS KITCHEN EQUIPMENT comprising large copper boiler 16” diameter, 15” high, complete with two brass handles and a brass tap at the base, a large copper pan, 16” diameter again with two brass handles, plus medium and small sized saucepans. All stamped “GWR” and in VGC. (4) | WDN |
| 355 | TOTEM: POLMONT BR (Sc) half flanged light blue with deep colour and in good clean condition, a couple of repaired chips, but a little dulled. An ex-NBR station near Falkirk, opened by the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway in February 1842, still open today. | £300 |
| 356 | GWR CAST IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 6425 as carried by the GWR 0-6-0PT 6400 class loco built at Swindon in November 1935 Lot 300. A long-time Cardiff Canton loco, withdrawn there in January 1961 and cut up at Cohens, Morriston in June 1961. Repainted front a long time ago, the back in primer. | £580 |
| 357 | SHEDPLATE: 2J ASTON (September 1963 – October 1965). This ex-LNWR shed, previously 3D and 21D, was home to 8 “Britannias” and 2 “Jubilees” in its allocation of just 30 locos. Repainted front and back. | £160 |
| 358 | SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP with a brass label “SER Co № 2988” affixed to the reducing cone. The body is stamped “SER” and bears a large brass label stamped “Lyminge Station Master.” Innards comprise a vessel stamped “SER”, unmarked burner and an unmarked copper reflector. Rectangular front lens on opening door. All internal glasses complete and intact. From an ex-SE&CR Elham Valley Line station between Folkestone and Canterbury closed in June 1947. Good original condition. Items from this line are extremely rare. | £1800 |
| 359 | LEATHER STRAP WITH FIVE RAILWAY HORSE BRASSES. The horse brasses are from the LMS (2 – Hawthorne 88 (small) and H86 (large), LNER (H95), BR(M) (H111), and Mid & LNW (H123) companies. All items in VGC. (6) | £110 |
| 360 | TOTEM: DARTON BR(NE) fully flanged tangerine with black edged letters, deep colour and shine in virtually mint condition, save for a couple of tiny chips and a little repainted edge rusting. From an ex-L&YR station between Barnsley and Wakefield Kirkgate opened in January 1850, still open today. A rare totem seen only twice previously at auction. | £1900 |
| 361 | CARRIAGE PRINT: WEMYSS BAY AND ROTHESAY CAR FERRY FIRTH OF CLYDE by Alasdair Macfarlane from the Scottish Region series of 1956. A view of the vessel “Bute” on a choppy sea with the sails of the nearby yachts billowing against the distant mountains of Scotland. Larger LMS size version in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £75 |
| 362 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY REFRESHMENT ROOMS SILVERPLATE ½ PINT TANKARD manufactured by Hutton & Sons of Sheffield. 3” diameter base, 3½” tall, the wording “Great Northern Railway Refreshment Rooms” in garter around “Manchester Central” clearly incised on the side. The weights & measures mark shows “GR Half Pint 1/23.” An odd location for a GNR refreshment facility, but the GNR had many interests in the City of Manchester and their enormous warehouse stood nearby. Very rare. | £130 |
| 363 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “THE DREWRY CAR Co Ltd City Wall House London EC2 Associated With Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd Darlington Loco № 2702 204HP 1960” as carried by the BR 204HP class 04 0-6-0 diesel mechanical loco D2321 which entered service at Percy Main in March 1961. Withdrawn in July 1968 from Gateshead and stored there before scrapping at Geo Cohen South Bank Middlesbrough in December the same year. Oval, 11½” x 8⅛” in ex-loco condition front and back. | £220 |
| 364 | LNER 1½ PINT SILVERPLATE TEA POT manufactured by Gladwin “Embassy” Sheffield. Oval design, the base 5½” x 4”, height 6” with lifting lid, carrying handle and spout. The initials “LNER” in script are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £130 |
| 365 | LMS “HAWKSEYE” ALUMINIUM STATION SIGN: PERRY BARR. 48” x 18” the 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. VGC. | £320 |
| 366 | ENAMEL STREET DIRECTION SIGN: “LNER STATION THEYDON BOIS” double sided with three-flight pointing arrows, in blue with white lettering, good colour and shine, but showing the ravages of time with some deep chips and a little loss in one corner. From an ex-GER station on the line to Epping and Ongar opened in December 1865, now served by Central Line Underground trains. Flangeless 24½” x 9½”. | £90 |
| 367 | SHEDPLATE: 12A CARLISLE KINGMOOR (1935 – 1949 and February 1958 – January 1968), also CARLISLE UPPERBY (1950 – February 1958). The ex-Caledonian Railway shed at Kingmoor used this code twice. During its second spell as a LMR shed it had 120 locos allocated – “Patriots,” “Royal Scots,” “Princess Royals,” “Coronations,” “Clans,” and no fewer than 51 out of the 55 “Britannias” were allocated here during this period. The ex-LNWR shed at Carlisle Upperby had around 80 locos in the 1950s, and it too had a star studded cast of “Patriots,” “Jubilees,” “Royal Scots” and “Coronations.” Repainted front, ex-loco back. | £80 |
| 368 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY/BR(S). An OVS Bulleid design electric LOCOMOTIVE HEADLAMP as fitted to “West Country”, “Battle of Britain” and “Merchant Navy” classes of loco, unfortunately we do not know the individual identity. Bullseye lens at front, 7” tall, 4” wide and 4¼” deep, hinged at the base with locking nut at top, on/off switch at side. Made entirely of brass with copper rivets. Some of the original wiring is present as is the original light bulb. Ex-loco condition. | N/S |
| 369 | MIDLAND RAILWAY WOODEN OFFICE CHAIR with padded leatherette seat. The old-English letter “M” is carved into the top back rail. 36” high, 17” x 16” seat size. In good condition with minor wear and tear. | £140 |
| 370 | TOTEM: HASSOCKS BR(S) fully flanged green in virtually mint condition, minor rusting at the edges only. From an ex-LB&SCR station on the Victoria – Brighton line opened in September 1841, still open today. | £340 |
| 371 | LMS SEPIA CARRIAGE PANEL: CONWAY CASTLE CAERNARVONSHIRE. A 1930s panel 25” x 10”. A very attractive photograph, but with a little water damage centre right. In an original style glazed wooden frame. | £65 |
| 372 | CAST IRON MAKER’S PLATE: “HEAD WRIGHTSON & Co Ltd” in an arch shape, 34” x 15” to top of arch. Purpose and origin unknown. Restored to VGC. | £60 |
| 373 | LNER BRASS 9” x 5” WORKSPLATE: “LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 8251 Rebuilt Stratford Works 1938” as carried by the ex-GER T77 class 0-6-0 № 1251 built at Stratford in October 1920. Became LNER 1251E class J19 in October 1923 and 8251 in June 1925. Rebuilt to class J19/2 in 1938 and renumbered 4671 in June 1946. Became BR 64671 in March 1949. Withdrawn from Norwich in February 1962. Restored front, cleaned back. | £230 |
| 374 | GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY standard type BLOCK BELL unrestored with original ivorine description plate "Thonock" which refers to a signal box between Gainsborough Central and Blyton on the GCR line to Brigg, hence the block bell will have been in use in either the Gainsborough C or the Blyton box. 10" x 9" x 4¾" deep. VGC. | N/S |
| 375 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “RIVER ENYONG” carried by the 3’ 6” gauge Nigerian Railway Corporation 2-8-2 "River" class No 142, built by NBL Queens Park works № 26271 of 1949, one of a batch of 43 ordered from NBL and delivered in 1949-1950. Cast brass, 44½” x 8¾” the front repainted green, lettering lightly polished only, the back in ex-loco condition. | £900 |
| 376 | BR(M) SIGNALBOX BOARD: “BUSHEY & OXHEY SOUTH FRAME” in metal letters on a wooden board 42” x 12” in original condition. From a location on the West Coast main Line between Euston and Watford opened in July 1964 released by Watford Junction Power Signal Box. | £65 |
| 377 | SHEDPLATE: 51L THORNABY (June 1958 – closed to steam December 1964, diesel depot lost the code in 1973). This purpose built BR shed inherited the steam allocation of 110 locos from the redundant sheds at Middlesbrough and Newport. It was intended to have become a diesel only shed by 1962, but by the end of 1964 still looked after 3 V2s, 5 Q6s, and 3 J27s. Many of its diesel allocation also carried this code. Totally ex-loco condition both sides. | £100 |
| 378 | TYER’S NO 6 FIBRE SINGLE LINE TABLET: “TURVEY – OLNEY 20” from the ex-MR section between Bedford and Northampton opened in June 1872, closed to passengers March 1962. Electric tablet working was introduced briefly between June and September 1913. It was reintroduced in February 1915 and remained in use until the line between Oakley Junction and Piddington closed completely in January 1964. Good, ex-section condition. | £50 |
| 379 | GER GLASS LAMP TABLET: BELTON. 12” x 3” and shaped to fit inside a lamp case in frosted glass with lettering in blue. From the station between Haddiscoe and Yarmouth (South Town) opened in June 1859, closed in November 1959. Good condition. | £50 |
| 380 | TOTEM: BALCOMBE BR(S) fully flanged green in VGC with good colour and shine, no face chips, one or two minor edge chip repairs. From an ex-LB&SCR station on the Victoria – Brighton line opened in July 1841, still open today. | £350 |
| 381 | BR(W) ENAMEL STREET DIRECTION SIGN: “BRITISH RAILWAYS (in totem) STATION with two-flight right pointing arrow at centre in chocolate and cream with deep colour and shine. Fully flanged, 21” x 10½” three face chips and a little edge chipping only. | £80 |
| 382 | GWR HOTELS SILVERPLATE MILK JUG manufactured by Elkington. 3¼” diameter base tapering to 2½” diameter, plus handle and pouring spout.. The GWR coat of arms with the wording “Great Western Railway Hotels” in scroll beneath are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | N/S |
| 383 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LMS BUILT 1912 ST ROLLOX” as carried by the ex-Caledonian Railway 0-6-0T of 782 class № 171 built at St Rollox in October 1912 with Westinghouse brake. Renumbered LMS 16347 and reclassified 3F. Became 56347 at Nationalisation in 1948. Withdrawn from service at Perth in July 1962. The vendor obtained this plate from the loco when it was stored en-route for scrapping. The vendor has kept it for some 47 years. 10½” x 6” in ex-loco condition both sides. A small photograph of the loco accompanies. | £220 |
| 384 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 5694 as carried by the GWR 5600 class 0-6-2T loco built at Swindon in January 1927 to lot 235. A long-time resident of Treherbert, it was withdrawn in November 1964 and scrapped at Hayes, Bridgend in February 1965. Completely ex-loco condition front and back with a little burning and excess metal` around the bolt holes. | £360 |
| 385 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “ENDURANCE” as carried by the 4-wheel “Sentinel” vertical boiler loco built in 1948, works № 9383. New to McKenzie Bros., Copper Works, Widnes. Sold to Victoria Scrap Metal Co. Ltd., of Widnes in September 1969. Last observed there in June 1970 and subsequently scrapped. 26” x 4”. Together with the matching WORKSPLATE: “Built Under British Patents Patent Makers Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd Shrewsbury. In all correspondence mention Loco 9383” as carried by the loco “Endurance”. Rectangular, 5¼” x 4”. Plus the matching 12” x 6” cast iron oval REGISTRATION PLATE “Registered by The Railway Executive № 364 1952.” All items in ex-loco condition. (3) | £380 |
| 386 | TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 702. Rectangular, 12 x 6¼”. Together with TWO PLAQUES showing the company initials, one circular with “wings”, 15” x 6” and a small circular plate, 4⅝” diameter. All three items have been restored on the face, the backs in ex-loco condition. (3) | £80 |
| 387 | SHEDPLATE: 55A LEEDS HOLBECK (October 1956 – October 1967 closed to steam). The ex- MR shed at Holbeck was transferred from the LMR (20A) to the NER in 1956. 80 locos were present when this change took place, but it is probably the early 1960s that it is well remembered. Its allocation of A3s, “Jubilees” and “Royal Scots,” were often seen working over the Settle and Carlisle line. It also had an allocation of Class 45 “Peaks,” and many of these carried this style of plate. Repainted front and back. | £95 |
| 388 | GREAT SOUTHERN & WESTERN RAILWAY. A large Webb & Thompson Electric TRAIN STAFF with the section names “Banteer - Kanturk” embossed on brass plates affixed to one end. From the Banteer – Newmarket branch opened in April 1889, closed to passengers in January 1947, entirely in February 1963. 23” long, the brass rings around the central steel column are approx 2¼” diameter. Good, ex-section condition. | £160 |
| 389 | GWR HOTELS BAKELITE ASH TRAY in brown and cream in an early 1930s art-deco style. 6” diameter bowl attached to rectangular block with recesses for two items. The GWR coat of arms with the wording “Great Western Railway Hotels” in scroll beneath are clearly engraved on the side. No manufacturer’s name present. VGC. | £100 |
| 390 | TOTEM: STRICHEN BR(Sc) half flanged light blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, minor edge rusting only. From an ex-Great North of Scotland Railway station on the branch to Fraserburgh opened in April 1865, closed October 1965. A scarce totem not frequently seen at auction. | £500 |
| 391 | CARRIAGE PRINT: FLATFORD MILL (NEAR MANNINGTREE) SUFFOLK by Kenneth Steel from the LNER Post War series, issued around 1950. The famous Constable landscape location. VGC and not a common print. In an original style glazed wooden frame. | £75 |
| 392 | LONDON & BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY CAST IRON BRIDGEPLATE: 258. Oval, 15” x 8¾” repainted in black on white, the back in original condition. The first section of the London & Birmingham was opened in July 1837. The company was amalgamated with the Grand Junction and Manchester & Birmingham to form the LNWR in July 1846. | £72 |
| 393 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “ANDREW BARCLAY SONS & Co Limited Kilmarnock” with the original builders number and date ground off and replaced by a riveted inlaid panel bearing the engraved wording “Rebuilt by P Baker & Co Ltd Cardiff 1928” as carried by Melingriffth Tinplate Works Cardiff outside cylinder 0-4-0ST built by Andrew Barclay works № 776 of November 1896 and named “FIREFLY” and “No 1”. The loco was sold to P Baker & Co., Albion Works Cardiff in 1928 who rebuilt it and sold it to Oxford & Shipton Cement Ltd., Shipton-on-Cherwell in 1931, the firm later became Alpha Cement and later Blue Circle. The loco was transferred to their Dunstable works by December 1952 where the loco was named “PUNCH HULL.” Stored at Dunstable Town station in March 1967. Sold to the Quainton Railway Society, Buckinghamshire Railway centre, in April 1969 and in July 1987 sold on to the Rutland Railway Museum at Cottesmore. Still there. Oval, 16¾” x 11⅞” in ex-loco condition both sides. An extremely rare example. | £1200 |
| 394 | SIGNALBOX DIAGRAM: CORKICKLE № 2. Framed and glazed, 66” x 28” showing the points and signals controlled by the box on the ex-Furness Cumbrian Coast line towards Whitehaven Bransty. It was a FR signal box that closed in 1958 and replaced a 35 lever BR LMR Type 15 design. Undated, but probably from the mid-1950s with later amendments pasted on. A little faded, good overall. | £50 |
| 395 | TOTEM: KENT HOUSE BR(S) half flanged green with good colour and shine, but in dirty ex-station condition with a couple of small face chips and a lot of edge rusting. A good restoration project! From an ex-SE&CR South East London Beckenham area station opened in October 1884, still open today. | £220 |
| 396 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP with the initials “GNR – A 5/13” (ie May 1913) stamped on the reducing cone along with the number “18289”. This number is repeated on the body with the initials “GNR” again. The body also bears a large brass label “Great Northern Railway Company – Coningsby 5.” Innards comprise an unmarked vessel, LNER burner and unmarked reflector. Bevel edged front lens with brass bezel. The slatted type internal glasses complete and intact. From an ex-GNR station between Woodhall Junction and Midlville opened in July 1913, closed October 1970. Unpainted and in VGC. | £180 |
| 397 | SHEDPLATE: 89B BRECON (1949 – November 1959). This ex-Brecon & Merthyr shed lost its allocation of 13 locos in November 1959 and became a sub shed of 89A Oswestry. For some reason the WR authorities decided to recode it 88K in January 1961, but no engines were ever allocated! It remained open until December 1962. Repainted both sides, rust now showing through. | £80 |
| 398 | STEEL AND WOODEN TRAIN STAFF: “STOKESLEY AND BATTERSBY” which is stamped into the metal shaft. A loop is screwed into the wooden handle on which is a chain with a key. The Stokesley to Battersby token section (a stub of the NER Picton to Battersby line) was in use by 1960 and ceased to exist in August 1965 when the line was closed. 14½” long, 1⅝” diameter staff in good ex-section condition. | £260 |
| 399 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY PORTERS PEAKED CAP size 6¾” with the initials “GWR” in roundel sown on the front. In good condition. | N/S |
| 400 | NAMEPLATE: “SPECIAL OLYMPICS” as carried by the class 442 750V dc third rail “Wessex Electric” unit 2412 built at Derby. The nameplate was removed in 2007 when the units were deployed elsewhere. 43” x 4½” in stainless steel with polypropylene facing and ex-vehicle condition with the usual knocks and scrapes sustained whilst in service. | £180 |
| 401 | BR(M) ENAMEL BOOKING OFFICE SIGN: “TICKETS Stations A to L Except Liverpool Line” in maroon with white lettering, good colour and shine, although one or two small face and edge chips present. Fully flanged 24” x 18” good condition. | £70 |
| 402 | LNER CAST IRON NOTICE: “LNER NOTICE MECHANICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLES Must Not Pass Over This Weighbridge … (plus four further lines of text).” No pattern number cast. 21” x 13¼” restored front, the back original. | £80 |
| 403 | GWR HOTELS SILVERPLATE ASH TRAY. 4½” diameter with four recesses for holding cigarettes. No manufacturer’s name present. The GWR coat of arms with the wording “Great Western Railway Hotels” in scroll beneath are clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £125 |
| 404 | SR BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE from the (SR) “West Country” 4-6-2 Pacific No. 34091 “WEYMOUTH” in two incomplete parts: whistle 12½” x 3½” and the separate valve 9” x 9” x 5” (overall). The whistle is lightly polished only, the valve repainted in green. The loco was built at Brighton in September 1949 and was latterly a Salisbury engine, withdrawn in September 1964. This whistle bell is a later BR replacement. (2) | £320 |
| 405 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COPPER TOPPED STATION LAMP with four glazed sides, one of which opens. The front aspect bears a tablet with the station name “OTTRINGHAM” in blue engraved onto frosted glass. 7” x 7” at base sloping upward to a maximum 14” x 14” at the top. The top slopes upward and has a copper chimney atop, 26” from the base. Innards comprise vessel with oval brass plate “NER”, burner and glass fluted chimney. From the Hull to Withernsea branch in East Yorkshire, closed October 1964. Completely restored with a new roof and in VGC. | £200 |
| 406 | GWR CAST IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 3802 as carried by the GWR 2884 class 2-8-0 loco built at Swindon in December 1938 lot 231. Withdrawn from service at Bristol (Barrow Road) in August 1965 and sold to Dai Woodham, Barry for scrap in October 1965, but was saved for preservation being the 154th loco to leave Barry in September 1984. It is now working on the Llangollen Railway in Wales. Ex-loco condition both sides. | £580 |
| 407 | SHEDPLATE: 36A DONCASTER (1949 – May 1966 to steam). This ex-GNR shed had a handful of A3s and B1 “Antelopes” and “Directors” in its 1950 allocation of over 180 locos. By the end of steam it had also hosted 13 A1s and the ever present named V2 60872. Repainted front, ex-loco back. | £100 |
| 408 | WEBB & THOMPSON ALUMINIUM MINIATURE SINGLE LINE STAFF: “KILLONAN JC – DROMKEEN” engraved at the ends. 10” long with four 1¼” diameter rings around the central steel column. Good ex-section condition. | £120 |
| 409 | STONEWARE BEER FLAGON with the words “John Brothers Abergarw Brewery Brynmenin Station G.W.R.” and the number “2067” in the glazed dome top, complete with cork bung and handle. 10½” diameter, 20” tall. Brynmenin (or Brynmenyn) in South Wales closed to passengers in May 1958. VGC. | £50 |
| 410 | GWR CAST IRON SIGNALBOX BOARD: RED HILL JUNCTION SIGNAL BOX in black with white lettering. Red Hill Junction was located on the Hereford to Abergavenny line and was the junction for the Hereford avoiding line via Barton. It was a GWR Type 27c design opened in July 1927 fitted with a 24 lever GWR VT 3-bar frame, and closed in July 1966. 96” x 6¾” front restored, back in original condition. | £400 |
| 411 | LMS SEPIA CARRIAGE PANEL: PORT ERIN ISLE OF MAN. A 1930s panel 17” x 10” with a superb sharp photograph of the resort and bay. In mint condition and housed in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £50 |
| 412 | CAST IRON NOTICE: “BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD NOTICE – By 8 Vic Cap 20 S 75 Any person Not Fastening This Gate After Having Passed Through is Liable to a Penalty of Forty Shillings” in exactly the same style as the earlier GWR and the later Railway Executive and British Transport Commission versions. 29” x 10½” in ex-lineside condition. | £40 |
| 413 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “THE HUNSLET ENGINE Co Ltd Leeds № 921 – 1906” as carried by the Lord Penrhyn’s Quarry Railway 2ft gauge outside cylinder 0-4-0ST large quarry class “SYBIL MARY” which was delivered to order 29450 in November 1906 at a cost of £616. A new firebox was fitted in 1920, followed by a boiler in 1936 and an all welded saddle tank in 1949. Withdrawn around January 1955 and stored at Coed-y-Parc Workshops. In July 1965 the loco was purchased for preservation at Newbold Vernon. It is thought the other worksplate is still with the loco which we understand is still not fully restored. Oval, cast brass,11¼” x 8” front repainted, the back cleaned. | £320 |
| 414 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 73098 from the BR standard class 5 4-6-0 loco built at Derby to order 8845 and taken into traffic on 17th December 1955 at Patricroft. Withdrawn in March 1966 from Polmadie and cut up by Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co in March 1966. Totally ex-loco condition. | £450 |
| 415 | LONDON TRANSPORT ENAMEL FRIEZE STATION SIGN: “PADDINGTON” in black lettering on white with the colours of the Circle Line (yellow) along the top and District Line (green) along the base. From the ex-Metropolitan Railway station which opened as Paddington Praed Street in October 1868, the suffix removed in July 1948. 49” x 9” in good condition but with one or two edge chips and a little rusting. | £45 |
| 416 | CAST ALUMINIUM NUMERALS FROM THE BR DIESEL-HAYDRAULIC “HYMEK”LOCOMOTIVE “D7000”. The loco was a BR B-B 1700HP diesel hydraulic type 2 loco built by Beyer Peacock works № 7894 in 1961. The loco was on display at Marylebone 10th – 14th May 1961 for the Institute of Locomotive Engineers Golden Jubilee. Transferred to the Western Region at Paddington on 16th May 1961 and entered service at St Phillips Marsh Bristol in the June. Went to store at Old Oak Common in July 1973 and withdrawn whilst there. To Swindon for scrap in November 1974. Cannibalised by souvenir hunters at Swindon Works Open Day in September 1975 and cut up the following month. 6” high letter and numbers. All in good condition. (5) | £240 |
| 417 | SHEDPLATE: 9G NORTHWICH (1949 – February 1958), then GORTON (February 1958 – June 1965). The ex-CLC shed at Northwich housed 40 locos during this period, three of which were ex-GCR 4-4-0 “Director” class. It was then recoded 8E in 1958. The ex-GCR shed at Gorton was transferred from the ER (39A) and all 110 of its charges carried the 9G code until closure in 1965. The loco number “43826” has been chalked on the back. Repainted front and back. | £75 |
| 418 | LMS WOODEN OFFICE CHAIR with upholstered seat. The letters “LMS” are carved into the top back rail. 36” high, 17” x 16” seat size. In good condition with minor wear and tear. | £60 |
| 419 | DUBLIN & SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. An original gold leaf MONOGRAM showing the initials “DSE” on a varnished wooden board 18” x 10”. The Dublin & South Eastern ran from Dublin to Wexford and branches and was renamed from the Dublin Wicklow & Wexford Railway in January 1907. It was grouped into the Great Southern Railway in January 1925. Excellent condition. | £480 |
| 420 | TOTEM: PATRICROFT BR (M) fully-flanged maroon with deep colour, a little chipping and edge rusting, but a little dulled. From an ex-L&NWR station between Eccles and Newton-le-Willows opened in September 1830. A scarce totem. | £320 |
| 421 | EARLY GWR CARRIAGE PANEL: PORTLAND CHESIL BEACH [Dorset] by the Photocrom Co c.1895. A beautiful colour tinted photograph panel produced for the GWR showing a view from the famous stone quarry looking towards the town and long shingle beach. In excellent condition with titled mount and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £80 |
| 422 | SMALL COLLECTION OF CAST IRON WAGONPLATES comprising “The Birmingham Rly Carriage & Wagons Co Ltd Builders Smethwick 1935,” oval, 9½” x 6½”; “Hurst Nelson & Co Ltd Builders Motherwell,” oval 7½” x 4¼”; “Cravens Railway Carriage & Wagon Co Ltd Builders Sheffield England 1942; curved rectangle, 10½” x 4½”. All three items restored both sides to VGC. (3) | £48 |
| 423 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY ENGINE ROUTE MAP dated September 1931. An 8 miles to 1 inch comprehensive paper map backed on linen showing the route availability for engines classified “red”, “yellow” and “blue” with a list of the types included in each category. 33½” x 31” rolled and in good condition. A scarce item. | £100 |
| 424 | WOODEN NOTICE: “LNER GOATHLAND 1 MILE” with metal letters. 22” x 20” restored in green and black. From the North Yorkshire Moors line, opened in May 1836, now a very popular preserved heritage railway. | £50 |
| 425 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “BLACK PRINCE” as originally carried by the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway 1’3” gauge 4-6-2 № 10 which was built by Yorkshire Engine Co works № 2294 in 1931. The names of № 9 “Doctor Syn” and № 10 “Black Prince” were quite frequently changed and in 1949 № 9 became “Winston Churchill” and № 10 became “Doctor Syn.” From the latest information it appears that № 11 is now “Black Prince” a 4-6-2 built by Krupp works № 1664 in 1937. Undoubtedly, this plate came from the earlier naming. Engraved brass, 14” x 2” in cleaned but unpolished condition. | £1000 |
| 426 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS SINGLE LANGUAGE BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 1189 8CW from the 3’ 6” gauge South African Railways "8CW" class 4-8-0 No 1189. Originally Central South African Railways 8L-3 Class (CSAR No. 498), built by NBL Hyde Park works № 15830 entered service in 1903. Transferred to and renumbered by SAR 8C Class 1189 from January 1912. Rebuilt with superheating and piston valves in 1929 resulting in "W" suffix to class. Scrapped 1970. Plate likely dates from SAR 1910 renumbering with the "W" braised or pinned on. Oval, 21” x 14½” in ex-loco condition front and back. The front has a single light score across the middle sustained in an accident and other knocks and scratches obtained whilst in service. | £300 |
| 427 | SHEDPLATE: 8A EDGE HILL (1935 – May 1968). This ex-LNWR shed was home to over 120 locos during the 1950s, which included 12 “Patriots,” 11 “Jubilees,” 10 “Royal Scots” and 7 “Princess Royals.” By the mid 1960s only 50 locos remained including the last named Black 5 in service, 45156. Repainted front, ex-loco back. | £170 |
| 428 | BRASS SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “ANNAN - GRETNA” the section names engraved and picked out in red surrounding a hole in the end, “Polo” mint style. This was a temporary token section possibly due resignalling work not taking place on time. Good ex-section condition. | £180 |
| 429 | LMSR WOODEN SIGNALBOX BOARD: LAMPORT in metal letters. It was a L&NWR Type 4 design box located on the Northampton to Market Harborough line. It opened in 1879 and closed in February 1984 although the last train ran in August 1981. The box remained derelict until 1993 when it was moved to the Northampton & Lamport Railway and used as a booking office at Pitsford & Brampton station. Repainted in black with white letters 49½” x 10” all beading intact and in VGC. | £420 |
| 430 | TOTEM: BURGESS HILL BR(S) fully flanged green in good condition, no face chips, but a little rusting round the edges. From an ex-LB&SCR station on the Victoria – Brighton line opened in September 1841, still open today. A scarce totem not frequently seen at auction. | £420 |
| 431 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY CARRIAGE PANEL: CHEESHILL RECTORY WINCHESTER/HORSHAM both of which are B&W photographs mounted in frame. A little water damage to the bottom left hand corner affecting the first print, good otherwise. Framed and glazed in the original panel, 30½” x 14” in ex-vehicle condition. | £70 |
| 432 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY pattern cast-iron SIGNAL FINIAL in white with central ball having 16 triangular shaped apertures. Stands 30” high on a 8⅜” square base with cut corners. Unrestored, ex-lineside condition. | £60 |
| 433 | STEEL WORKSPLATE: “JUNG 1915 Fabr Nr 2307 Jungental B Kirchen AS” as carried by the standard gauge East German Eisenb Dir Mainz 0-8-0 class G8 loco № 5191. The letters and number have been neatly stamped into the oval 8½” x 5¼” plate which is painted red on the front, the back original. | £30 |
| 434 | LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY BRASS CASED STEAM PRESSURE CAUGE with the initials “L&SWR” and “Steam Pounds Pressure Per □ Inch” and the makers name “Dewrance & Co London” on the face. The dial shows 0 – 100 pounds pressure. 5” diameter overall and in VGC. | £35 |
| 435 | SR ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN: SWANLEY. 29” x 13” in good condition with a little edge rusting and a couple of chips, but good colour and shine. An ex-SE&CR Kent station opened in April 1939, having replaced the LC&DR station at Swanley Junction to the east opened in July 1862. | £150 |
| 436 | LNER SILVERPLATE GRAPE SCISSORS manufactured by Walker & Hall. 7½” long twin handled and bladed (not very sharp), the initials “LNER” are incised into one of the handles. VGC and unusual. | N/S |
| 437 | SHEDPLATE: 40E COLWICK (February 1958 – January 1966). This ex GNR shed, formerly 38A, housed 150 locos while using this code. In January 1966, the shed was transferred to the LM region (16B), with closure in January of the following year. Ex-loco condition both sides, although the numbers and letter appear to have been painted over more recently. | £100 |
| 438 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY SIGNAL BOX LAMP TRIMMIMG TIN. Circular lift lid tin opens to reveal a number of lamp burners, wicks etc., used for trimming signal box and signal lamps. The top is labelled “Egmanton Box Tuxford” the initials “GNR” clearly stamped in the side. Egmanton box was located on the East Coast Main line and was a GNR type 1 design opening in November 1871, closed in October 1976 when control of the adjacent level crossing passed to Carlton signal box. 7¼” diameter, 5” high, plus carrying handle. Repainted in black to VGC. | £130 |
| 439 | END-OF-COLLECTION SELECTION OF HORSEBRASSES AND OTHER BRASS ITEMS. The lot includes examples from GER, LNWR, MR, LMS. BR(M), etc. Worth sorting. All items in good/VGC. (14) | £140 |
| 440 | TOTEM: BEDMINSTER BR(W) fully flanged chocolate and cream with deep colour and shine, a couple of minor chip repairs and edge rusting only. One stop out of Bristol Temple Meads on the line to Weston-Super-Mare opened as Ashton in 1871, renamed in 1884, re-sited in 1932. | £300 |
| 441 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LONDON MARBLE ARCH by A J Wilson from the LNER Post War series, issued around 1950. Slightly more traffic around now! Mint and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £65 |
| 442 | ULSTER TRANSPORT AUTHORITY CAST IRON WAGONPLATE: “UTA 2686.” Rectangular with rounded corners, 13¾” x 7” in ex-vehicle condition a little metal missing from one rim. The Ulster Transport Authority was formed on 1st January 1948 when the Ulster government purchased/Nationalised the Belfast & County Down Railway. They later acquired the LMS-NCC on 1st April 1949. | £180 |
| 443 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd Glasgow № 25336 1944” as carried by the WD 2-8-0 austerity loco № 78575 which was ex-works in October 1944. On loan to the LNER from April 1947 until purchased by BR in December 1948 becoming 90377. Withdrawn in February 1966 from Royston and cut up by Drapers of Hull in June 1966. Diamond shape, 13½” x 5½” ex-loco condition back, the face cleaned. | £130 |
| 444 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 30062 as carried by the USA Transportation Corps outside cylinder 0-6-0T № 1277 built at Vulcan Ironworks № 4375 in 1942. Purchased by the Southern Railway for £2,500 and the loco was towed from Newbury Racecourse Dump to Eastleigh. Entered SR service as their № 62 in May 1947, becoming BR 30062 after a number of modifications were carried out which were not completed until September 1948. Following service at Southampton Docks for many years, in December 1962 the loco became Departmental stock № DS234 and worked at Meldon Quarry. Withdrawn from service in March 1967. Ex-loco condition front and back, although the numbers have been stripped of paint.. Locos 30062 and PDSWJR 30757 “Earl of Mount Edgcumbe” worked an RCTS special tour of Southampton Docks and Fawley on 17th May 1953. | £920 |
| 445 | BR(S) ENAMEL RUNNING IN BOARD: NORBITON in green with white lettering, good colour and shine, a couple of face chips only. From an ex-LSWR London Suburban station opened in January 1869, still open today. Flangeless, 84” x 16” in good ex-station condition. | £75 |
| 446 | BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: № 5 from an unidentified industrial or narrow gauge loco. 10½” x 6⅜” repainted front, brasswork lightly polished only, the back in ex-loco condition. | £80 |
| 447 | SHEDPLATE: 52A GATESHEAD (1949 – June 1965 for steam, May 1988 totally) in brass. By the end of the 1950s this shed had a star studded allocation of 90 locos, including 8 A4s, 13 A3s, 14 A1s, 4 A2s, 2 Antelope B1s and 2 named V2s. After closure to steam some of its diesel allocation carried this style of code, which were often made of brass. The vendor obtained this for the sum of 10/- (50p) from the Shed Foreman who was using it as a paperweight in 1968. Bare metal both sides and appears to be ex-stores. | £75 |
| 448 | CAST IRON TENDERPLATE: BR(W) SWINDON 4081 4000 Gallons.” The engine to which the loco was attached is unknown, but it is obviously from one the GWR designs built by BR after Nationalisation and could have been from a “Castle”, “Manor” or “Hall” class loco. Oval, 8¼” x 6¼” in rusty ex-loco condition both sides. | £140 |
| 449 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY BRASS CASED DRUM CLOCK with 3¾” dial marked “GWR” and “Kay & Co. Paris” the movement stamped with the number “3471”. Ex-Birmingham. A photocopy of this clock’s record card can be supplied for a small charge on request to Ian Lyman – see advert in this catalogue. Appears to have been over-wound, but is in good condition otherwise. | £55 |
| 450 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY STATION LAMP with four glazed sides, one of which opens. Two sides bear the station name “SWINESHEAD” in blue engraved onto frosted glass, one of which is cracked. Stands on a bracket for fitting to a post. The base is 10” x 10” sloping upward to a maximum 16” x 16” at the top with the original “ears” at the corners. The top slopes upward and has a chimney with cowl atop (loose), 35” from the base. No innards. From the ex-GNR station between Sleaford and Boston opened in April 1859, still open today. Comes complete with an original GNR wrought iron post, which is marked “GNR” at the base, onto which the lamp fits (this is available for collection from us at Bedford). Restored some years ago and in use in a garden until recently, it now has a rather rustic look to it. (2) | £400 |
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