| Lot | Description | Price |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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! | Call |
| 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) | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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) | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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) | Call |
| 292 | CAST IRON BRIDGEPLATE: “GNR 11.” This is the thick-lined double border version, oval, 17¼” x 13” in totally ex-lineside condition. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| 399 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY PORTERS PEAKED CAP size 6¾” with the initials “GWR” in roundel sown on the front. In good condition. | Call |
| 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. | Call |
| Lot | Description | Price |
| 454 | SOFTBACK BOOK “Felix J.C. Pole – His Book”. 235pp in green paperback covers, produced for private circulation Christmas 1954. | £20 |
| 456 | CHARLES S. LAKE. “The World’s Locomotives”. Hardback, 380pp published by Percival Marshall circa 1920s. Covers rubbed. | £10 |
| 462 | HARDBACK BOOK: “The Rocket – The Story of The Stephensons, Father & Son". 256pp published by Nelson & Sons in 1890. Blank front end page removed. | £10 |
| 463 | BOWEN COOKE CJ: “Developments in Locomotive Practice". Hardback, 75pp published by Whittaker & Co in 1902. Covers bumped. | £10 |
| 466 | MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY large ledger type hardback book containing reports of the arbitration between the MS&LR and the Postmaster General. 800+pp contained in clothbound covers with company name and royal coat of arms in gold on front. Dated 1878. Good condition. | £50 |
| 496 | NER 9” x 11½” hanging card “Issue of Tickets” for hanging in the booking office window. Dated 1920. Some damp staining. | £10 |
| 497 | AGREEMENT between the NER and the Midland Railway re the working of through traffic between the two systems. Foolscap sized, 14pp, printed on blue paper, dated October 1874. | £10 |
| 499 | GNR tender for Holloway Electric Light Station engines, dynamos and accessories with form of contract. Foolscap sized, 60+pp in two separate sections, each dated 1893. | £10 |
| 500 | MERSEY RAILWAY COMPANY general conditions, specification and form of tender for the electrical equipment for two motor cars to form part of a five car train. Foolscap sized, 16pp dated May 1920. Slightly faded covers. | £10 |
| 508 | 12 different GWR minutes of special meetings of the Loco and Carriage Department Superintendents held at Paddington Hotel. Each foolscap sized, 8pp, dated 1910-18. (12) | £10 |
| 524 | LONDONDERRY AND LOUGH SWILLY RAILWAY director’s report and financial accounts for the year ending December 1918. Large sized, 8p, folded. Plus similar dated December 1920. Rusty staples. (2) | £10 |
| 528 | HARDBACK BOOK "The Railway Guide of New South Wales". 122pp plus plates and fold out maps (small fold repairs to one map), published in Sydney in 1879. Spine faded. | £200 |
| 530 | BINDER containing approx 200 neatly handwritten pages listing LMS and constituents locos and details of where seen. Appears late 1920s. | £10 |
| 551 | LONSDALE PULLMAN BUS COMPANY share certificate No.13 for 300 £1 shares dated 1928. Decorative border, embossed seal, not cancelled. | £10 |
| 552 | EAST RIDING QUARRIES LIMITED share certificate for 100 £1 shares dated 1924. Ornate title, large red attached seal, not cancelled. | £10. |
| 553 | MOSS HALL COAL COMPANY £100 debenture document dated 1899. 4pp large format, large attached red seal and revenue stamp. | £10 |
| 558 | LONDON, NEWBURY AND BATH DIRECT RAILWAYS in conjunction with Kennet and Avon Canal Company share allotment document for 4 £15 shares deposit paid dated 1845. Postally used. | £10 |
| 559 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY two items; transfer certificate for £450 of stock dated 1871; also allotment certificate for £8 of stock dated 1898 printed on green paper, includes bankers receipt. (2) | £10 |
| 560 | 5 EARLY INVOICES including examples from GWR (x2), New Steam Packet Company, Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. Dated 1860s. Plus Atlantic & Great Western Railroad Company part pre-printed letter dated 1880. (6) | £10 |
| 566 | GRAND EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY large size prospectus, 4pp, dated 1834. Opens to show map of proposed line from London To Norwich and Great Yarmouth. Fragile, fold tears. | £10 |
| 577 | SELF-CHANGING GEARS LTD. published booklet “Role of the Railcar”. 24pp illustrated brochure in illustrated card covers. Shows early British and overseas railcars. Dated 1957. A little dusty. | £10 |
| 578 | GWR folder of maintenance instructions for the English Electric electrical equipment on 350HP diesel-electric shunting locomotives. 97 typescript pages, undated. Covers worn. | £10 |
| 585 | VACUUM BRAKE CO. AND GRESHAM & CRAVEN LTD booklet “Super Dreadnought Ejector for Automatic Brake". Paperback, 8pp circa 1920s. Plus Schmidt Superheating Company booklet “The Application of Highly Superheated Steam to Locomotives”. Paperback, 40pp circa 1910s. Both very worn. (2) | £10 |
| 586 | WESTINGHOUSE instruction book “The Westinghouse Ordinary Automatic Brake”. Green clothbound covers, 37pp plus fold out diagrams, printed by the GER in 1914. | £5 |
| 599 | LNWR "Map of the British Isles". McCorquodale produced Railway Clearing House type map of Britain circa 1900. Dmf into hardback covers with title in gold on front. Spine poor. | £20 |
| 617 | JOHNSTON’S “Map of the Railway Systems of Scotland”. Coloured map, dmf, folding into red clothbound covers with title in gold on front. Circa 1910s. Annotations to map. | £10 |
| 621 | MAP. 20 miles to 1” map of France, Belgium, Germany etc. Coloured map printed onto silk. Undated but produced for Allied soldiers in WW2. Edges frayed. | £10 |
| 625 | G&SWR drawing of North Johnstone Station "Covering over Inclined Way". Hand coloured, linen bound, 26" x 20", dated 1904. Good condition. | £10 |
| 626 | GER ELSENHAM & THAXTED LIGHT RAILWAY hand coloured plan of waiting room, lamp room and urinals at Sibleys. Approx 30” x 36”, dated 1912. Tape repairs to rear. | £10 |
| 639 | SR plan of the lines around Streatham Hill station and Balham Junction. 30" wide, very long, undated. Tear at r/h edge. | £10 |
| 641 | SR plan of the lines around Aldershot. 30" wide, very long, undated. Several large tears at r/h edge. | £10 |
| 642 | SR plan of the lines around Grove Park station. 30" wide, very long, undated. Tears at r/h edge. | £10 |
| 687 | GWR Notice No. E51 (revised) "Arrangements in connection with the diversion of Severn Tunnel freight trains via Hereford, Gloucester, Severn Bridge, Standish Junction in case of emergency". 9pp dated August 1943. | £10 |
| 702 | LMS PTT for all services except London Suburban. Smaller sized, 368pp, maroon and white covers, dated May 1945. Slightly worn. | £10 |
| 704 | SR PTT. Emergency issue dated January 1940. Blue print on green covers, 521pp. Some marking to top l/h edge of cover. | £10 |
| 707 | SR PTT dated May 1945. Green covers, 505pp. | £10 |
| 708 | SR PTT dated October 1945. Green covers, 505pp. | £10 |
| 709 | SR PTT dated May 1946. Green covers, 505pp. | £10 |
| 763 | BELGIAN RAILWAY PTT. Card covers with photo illustration of diesel loco on front, 246pp plus fold out map, dated Winter 1955. | £10 |
| 828 | LMS holiday handbook type guide “Holidays by LMS". Maroon covers, 672pp dated 1931. No map, very worn. | £5 |
| 846 | GWR official publication: “Welsh Mountain Railways". Brown card covers, 28pp plus plates and fold-out map, dated May 1924. Tape repair to spine and slight foxing. | £10 |
| 847 | GWR official publication “Inland & Marine Spas on the GWR”. 55pp plus plates, second edition published in 1924. | £10 |
| 848 | GWR “Tourist Arrangements” booklet dated November 1908. Foolscap sized, illustrated covers, 120pp. Some cover foxing, disbound causing some spine damage. | £20 |
| 869 | SURREY BORDER & CAMBERLEY MINIATURE RAILWAY guide and timetable. Paperback, 16pp, dated Summer 1938. Vertical fold. | £10 |
| 873 | ARGENTINE & CHILEAN TRANSANDINE RAILWAY centre folding brochure for the line between Buenos Aires and Valparaiso. 12pp illustrated guide with centre page map. Circa late 1930s, Text in English. Covers worn and some foxing. | £40 |
| 927 | RIBBLE MOTOR SERVICES National Emergency Timetable booklet for express and limited stop services. 24pp dated April 1944. Covers a little faded. | £10 |
| 972 | GNR rule book of additional instructions for the Engineer’s Department dated July 1920. 104pp, brown hardback clothbound covers with title stamped into front. | £10 |
| 973 | MIDLAND RAILWAY rule book dated September 1876. Leather bound card covers 274pp, spine poor causing rear cover to be nearly detached. Plus Brecknell booklet "Rules Affecting Enginemen" dated 1925. Very worn, (2) | £10 |
| 975 | MIDLAND RAILWAY rule book dated January 1920. Maroon clothbound covers with company name stamped into front. 256pp, spine faded. | £10 |
| 976 | LNWR rule book. Red clothbound covers with title and coat of arms on front in gold. 297pp dated 1911. Covers worn and slightly creased. | £10 |
| 978 | LNWR rule book for "The Guidance of Enginemen, Guards & Breaksmen of Private Firms" dated July 1913. 94pp, red covers, some alterations and added amendments. Covers dusty. | £10 |
| 979 | TEMPLETON W: “Engineer's Common Place Book". Hardback, 152pp plus fold out diagrams, published by Simpkin Marshall in 1853. Bindings loose but good for age. | £60 |
| 987 | ACCIDENT. 4pp thin card photo record of “The Terrible Accident to the Manchester Express at Wellingborough, Friday 2nd September 1898”. Shows 4 photos of the accident scene. Dusty. | £10 |
| 1014 | LONDON TRANSPORT uniform cap badge. Bullseye shape with yellow coloured enamel outer ring with chrome bar across centre with number 536 in blue enamel across centre. Plus Leicester City Transport chrome uniform button, 1" diameter showing city coat of arms. (2) | £10 |
| 1021 | IVORINE TYPE SIGNALBOX DESCRIPTION PLATE “Tollcross East”. 4" x 1", ex box condition. | £10 |
| 1113 | LSWR poster card showing coloured views of Richmond and Windsor Castle. Published by Edwin Snell, Axminster. Not postally used, small scratch to cover. | £10 |
| 1115 | GWR official correspondence card “Worcester Cathedral” (GW485-5). Used 1916, minor corner wear. | £10 |
| 1116 | GWR official correspondence card “The Wye Symonds Yat” (GW481-3). Postally used 1915, one large corner crease and other minor corner wear. | £10 |
| 1118 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY correspondence card “Ilkley from N.W.” (GN061-1) showing B&W view from hillside. Unused. Good condition. | £10 |
| 1123 | CUNARD LINE official card showing blue coloured multi image view of rooms and saloons on board the Lusitania and Mauretania. Shows the company's address in Vienna. Not used, VGC. | £9 |
| 1125 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY official card "Kyles-of-Bute" with "via Gourock or via Wemyss Bay" overprint (not listed in Alsop). Postally used 1910. A little marking to surface but OK. | £12 |
| 1127 | GWR intermediate size official: “Barnstaple, The Watersmeet, Lynmouth" (GW501). B&W vignette with blue border. UB. Used postally 1911. Rounded corners, some creasing. | £18 |
| 1129 | LSWR early intermediate official card: “Southampton – The Bargate” (LSW133). Brown frame, sepia vignette, postally used 1900. Some edge creasing. | £20 |
| 1133 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY official card “Voie d’Anvers-Harwich” (GE412). Used by GER Agents in Brussels. UB. Unused. Mint. | £25 |
| 1134 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY official card: “Royal British Mail Harwich – Hook of Holland Route to the Continent Daily (Sundays included). To Antwerp Every Week Day” (GE410C). Poster card with correspondence back. Unused, good condition. | £25 |
| 1135 | SICILIAN RAILWAYS poster card "Primavera Siciliana - 50% reduction on return tickets 1930" showing coloured view of donkey and cart. Postally used, pin hole l/h edge. | £7 |
| 1140 | COMMERCIAL POSTCARD showing real photo B&W platform view of GN Rly Station Mablethorpe. Published in the Kingsway series. Used. | £10 |
| 1141 | COMMERCIAL POSTCARD showing B&W platform view of Woodland Station (Cumbria). Published by Illingworth in Millom. Not postally used, slight foxing to rear. | £10 |
| 1143 | COMMERCIAL POSTCARD showing coloured view of station and windmill at Rye. Published by Homewood. Postally used 1916. Slight corner creasing. | £10 |
| 1144 | COMMERCIAL POSTCARD showing coloured platform view of Micheldever Station. Published locally by F.E. Gardner. Not postally used. Slight crease on one corner. | £10 |
| 1145 | COMMERCIAL POSTCARD showing coloured platform view of Westcliff on Sea Station. Published in the X series. Not postally used. | £10 |
| 1147 | COMMERCIAL POSTCARD showing B&W platform view of Beeston Station. Published in the Peveril series. Not postally used. | £10 |
| 1150 | Nine LNWR official cards showing colour and B&W hotel views including Greenore, Holyhead, Euston, Lime Street. One duplicate, used and unused, minor faults to some. (9) | £10 |
| 1152 | LNWR official cards showing B&W scenic and hotel views including Preston, Dublin, Crewe, Liverpool, Holyhead and Birmingham. Most not postally used. (11) | £10 |
| 1158 | MIDLAND RAILWAY official cards from set 10 showing B&W locomotive views. One postally used. Dusty. (6) | £10 |
| 1221 | Eleven large format B&W photographs of INDUSTRIAL and MAIN LINE locos. Works views and in service. Good quality. (11) | £5 |
| 1222 | 63 mostly larger format B&W photos by COLIN WALKER. Countrywide selection circa early 1960s. Mostly tender types, good quality. (63) | £10 |
| 1223 | APPROX 100 larger format B&W photos. Various locations including Settle & Carlisle and GC mainline. Includes a number of views of German steam. Circa 1960s – early 70s. Mostly good quality. (100) | £10 |
| 1276 | BR(NE) D/R poster “Richmond” showing coloured view of river and castle by Weston. Large tear from bottom edge, dated 1962 but with later North Eastern region logo overlaid. | £10 |
| 1298 | CALEDONIAN STEAM PACKET COMPANY & BR(ScR) letterpress poster re need for embarkation tickets on sailings to Arran on Saturdays. Red print, dated June 1962. Folded. | £10 |
| 1299 | BR(ScR) Q/R poster “Cheap Trips from Glasgow”. Brown print, dated March 1963. Folded, edge tears and worn. | £10 |
| 1300 | BR(ScR) D/R poster “Evening Excursions to Paisley and Glasgow”. Green print, dated October 1955. Folded. | £10 |
| 1302 | BR(W) D/R timetable poster advertising through trains from Birkenhead and the North West to South Coast locations. Blue and red print, dated September 1953. Folded. Frayed at edges. | £10 |
| 1303 | BR D/R timetable poster showing services between Glasgow/Edinburgh - Penzance. Dated September 1953. Folded. | £10 |
| 1304 | BR(W) D/R timetable poster for South Wales services Treherbert, Porth, Merthyr, Abercynon, Pontypridd, Cardiff, Barry, etc. Dated September 1953. Folded. Large fold tear. | £10 |
| 1305 | BR(W) Q/R timetable poster for services between Paddington and Penzance. Dated September 1953. Folded. | £10 |
| 1307 | BR(W) Q/R timetable poster for services between Paddington, Gloucester, Newport, Cardiff, Swansea, Carmarthen, Neyland and Fishguard. Dated September 1953. Folded. | £10 |
| 1308 | BR(W) Q/R timetable poster for services between Paddington, Oxford, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Chester, Birkenhead and Liverpool. Dated September 1953. Folded, small fold tear. | £10 |
| 1310 | BR(W) D/R timetable poster advertising services to and from Ireland via Fishguard and Waterford. Green and red print, dated September 1953. Folded, faults and frayed at edges. | £10 |
| 1314 | BR(M) 20" x 30" train departure poster for Coventry. Dated September 1964. Folded. | £10 |
| F18 | BR gradient diagram for the Bath - Mangotsfield section. | £10 |
| F20 | 15 mounted railways maps by Edward Weller. Part hand coloured, circa 1863. | £150 |
| F26 | South African Railways coat of arms mounted on board. | £10 |
