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Catalogue -
Main Auction 13 March 2010
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Realisations listed are hammer prices
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| 1 | EAST KENT RAILWAY ENAMEL NOTICE: “PUBLIC NOTICE NOT TO TRESPASS – (plus eight lines of text). By Order, H F Stephens Engineer and General Manager, East Kent Railway, Engineer’s and General Manager’s Office, Tonbridge, September 1917.” 15” x 10” in white with black lettering, with some wear, a little rusting around the screw holes. The back is totally original. The back bears the identity of previous owners who sold it via auction to the late husband of the present vendor some years ago. A very rare notice from one of the noted Colonel Stephens lines, in surprisingly good condition for its age. | £1500 |
| 2 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (IRELAND) UNTITLED DOUBLE SIDED CAST IRON NOTICE: “CAUTION BEFORE CROSSING LOOK OUT FOR TRAINS BOTH WAYS” on one side “NOTICE PENALTY FOR OMISSION TO SHUT AND FASTEN GATES FOTY SHILLINGS.” Rectangular with curved corners, 15 x 8” the fixing holes in the four corners making it difficult for both sides to be visible at the same time. However, one side appears to be more rusted away than the other, so one side could have been against a wall. | £220 |
| 3 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “ANDREW BARCLAY SONS & Co LIMITED Caledonia Works Kilmarnock № 1297 1915” as carried by an outside cylinder 0-6-0ST loco delivered new in May 1915 to Easton Gibb & Co for use on the Rosyth Naval Dockyard. By July 1918 it was at the Admiralty, Southwick, Sussex. In 1947 it went to the War Dept at Shoeburyness and became WD 71678. Purchased by Abelson (Engineers), Sheldon, Birmingham in August 1950, it was named “EVE”. It was later hired to the NCB at Heanor Screens, then to NCB Tredowen Engineering Works and was finally sold to the NCB at Tredowen and scrapped in 1966. Oval 16¼” x 11½” unrestored. | £550 |
| 4 | BRASS GARTER CREST: “GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY” the wording in garter surrounding the shields of London and Bristol. 11⅜” x 12½” these were worn by “Dean Singles”, “Armstrong” 4-4-0s and the “French” engines Nos 102, 103 and 104. They were fairly short-lived, being replaced by transfers upon overhaul, but the “French” engines wore them until they were withdrawn. Face cleaned and lightly polished, the back in ex-loco condition. The bolt holes have been elongated due to wear and tear when worn on the engine. | £2300 |
| 5 | BR(Sc) ENAMEL SIGNALBOX BOARD: “AYR No. 2” in light blue with white lettering, deep colour and shine. Ayr No 2 signal box was a G&SWR Type 3 design opened in 1891 located at the south end of Ayr station. When closed in May 1985 it was fitted with a Stevens lever frame, with signalling control passing to Ayr temporary panel box. Fully flanged, 60” x 12” in VGC, a little edge rusting only. | £220 |
| 6 | LNWR three-aspect HANDLAMP. Body stamped “LNWR” and “Bushey Traffic A31236”. Complete with LMS reservoir. Reducing cone stamped “LNWR Car Dept Wolverton WR.” From an ex-LNWR station between Euston and Watford opened in 1841, renamed Bushey & Oxhey in 1912. Body repainted to VGC. | £220 |
| 7 | SHEDPLATE: 21B BOURNVILLE (1935 – February 1960) then BESCOT (June 1960 – September 1963). The ex-Midland Railway shed at Bournville was home to a variety of ex-LMS locos numbering 22 in the final few months of its life. The code then passed to the former LNWR shed at Bescot when its allocation was around 80 locos. Front repainted, but peeling off, the back in ex-loco condition. | £90 |
| 8 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. A large Webb & Thompson Electric TRAIN STAFF with the section names “Lydbrook Jc - Ross” embossed on brass plates affixed to one end. The Lydbrook Junction to Ross token section, the first section on the GWR Ross to Little Mill Junction line ceased to exist when Lydbrook Junction signal box closed in February 1961 and the Lydbrook Junction to Ross became controlled by a train staff. 25½” long with key at one end to operate an intermediate ground frame., the brass rings around the central steel column are approx 2¼” diameter. Nicely restored in red and black, the brass rings polished. | £220 |
| 9 | BR(NE) ENAMEL DOORPLATE: GUARDS ROOM in tangerine with white lettering. In VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of small edge chips only. Flangeless, 18” x 3½”. | £140 |
| 10 | TOTEM: TENBY BR (W) fully flanged chocolate and cream in VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of small edge chips and repainted minor edge rusting only. From an ex-GWR station on the South Wales Main Line opened in September 1866 by the Pembroke & Tenby Railway having replaced an earlier structure opened in July 1863. A scarce totem, seldom seen at auction. | £700 |
| 11 | CARRIAGE PRINT: KING EDWARD BRIDGE NEWCASTLE by Kenneth Steel from the LNER post-war series 1948 – 1954. Here we see the King Edward Bridge viewed from Redhaugh Incline near Redhaugh Bridge, looking North East along the River Tyne towards the High Level and Tyne Bridges in the distance before the new “Metro” (QE2) Bridge was built in between. The King Edward Bridge has four tracks and carries trains 112 feet above the river. It was built by the NER in 1906 to a design by C Harrison. The colour of the coaches on the train going over the bridge would seem to date the painting to 1952. In mint condition and a scarce print in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £190 |
| 12 | LNER/BR(E) double line twin-dial wooden cased BLOCK INSTRUMENT. Glazed apertures show “Up Line” and “Down Line” with three-position needles. The top dial is ivorine plated “Up Main to Loversall Carr” and bottom dial plated “Down Main to Loversall Carr”. Three-position selection knob and tapper at base. Loversall Carr Junction signal box was a Great Northern Railway Type 4a design located south of Doncaster on the East Coast Main Line. It opened in May 1909 fitted with a 68 lever GNR Duplex frame and closed in January 1975 when signalling passed to Rossington signal box. 6½” x 7½” x 16” high with rear bell. Slightly battered ex box condition. | £240 |
| 13 | LNER 9” x 5” BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 8434 REBUILT YORK WORKS 1900” as carried by Fletcher rebuild of Wordsell 0-4-4T North Eastern Railway Class 290 to 0-6-0T. Became LNER/BR Class J77. Originally NER No.1313 then LNER 1313/8434 becoming 68434 under BR. Built at Gateshead Works in 1880 its final shed was Starbeck from where it was withdrawn in January 1957 to be cut up immediately at Darlington Works. Ex-loco condition both sides. The bolt holes were slightly elongated when carried on the loco. | £920 |
| 14 | BR(W) CARRIAGE BOARD with “MERTHYR” on one side “RHIGOS” on the other. 32” x 3⅜” painted chocolate and cream. Rhigos Halt on the Merthyr – Neath line opened by the GWR in May 1911, closed by BR in June 1964. Quite why a board was produced for this journey is unclear, but may have been something to do with Workman’s trains. VGC. | £130 |
| 15 | GWR TREGENNA CASTLE HOTEL silverplate TEA STRAINER AND HOLDER manufactured by Elkington. 2½” diameter strainer sat on 4” diameter holder. The company initials “GWR” surrounded by “Tregenna Castle Hotel” in garter are clearly incised into both items. VGC. | £180 |
| 16 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 60929 as carried by Gresley V2 class 2-6-2 built at Doncaster works № 1922 of 1941. Allocations included Darlington, Tweedmouth, and York from where it was withdrawn in July 1965. Cut up at Great Bridge by Cashmores in November 1965. Face repainted to VGC, the back in ex-loco condition. | £720 |
| 17 | SHEDPLATE: 26A NEWTON HEATH (1935 – September 1963). This ex-LYR shed had a 1950s allocation of 170 locos. Of note were two of the four named Black 5s and 8 “Jubilees.” Recoded 9D in September 1963, it closed to steam in February 1968. Good, ex-loco condition. | £380 |
| 18 | BRASS SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “IMMINGHAM WEST JCTN – GOXHILL 19” the section names engraved around a square cut out. The Immingham West Junction to Goxhill token section on the Barton and Immingham Light Railway came into existence in the mid-1920s when the intermediate signal box at Killingholme Admiralty Sidings closed, and ceased to exist in the late 1950s when BR opened an intermediate signal box at Killingholme. Good ex-section condition. | £100 |
| 19 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY 12” dial mahogany, chisel drop case WALL CLOCK. 25” long. The clock is known to have been at Uffington (east of Swindon on the London – Bristol main line) between 1956 and 1964 as it was purchased by the Station master at Challow when all the intermediate stations between Swindon and Didcot were closed. We understand that the clock is in full working order and is complete with pendulum and winder. | £3600 |
| 20 | TOTEM: HEYSHAM. BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of minor edge chips only and a little flange rusting only. From an ex-Midland Railway station opened as Heysham Harbour in July 1904, closed in May 1970 and replaced by a new station on an adjacent site. An exceedingly rare totem, never seen previously at auction. | £1350 |
| 21 | BR(M) ENAMEL SIGN: “WARNING – Heysham Harbour Is The Property Of The British Transport Commission … (total of nine lines of text).” Maroon with white lettering, deep colour and shine. Unusually, apart from the heading the sign is all in upper and lower case lettering. 36” x 18”, fully flanged, in VGC, a little rusting around the screw holes and one or two tiny edge chips only. | £240 |
| 22 | GWR HOTELS silverplate COCKTAIL SHAKER manufactured by Elkington. Spout and handle pattern, 8½” tall with corked spout and silverplate lid. Company coat of arms with name in scroll below clearly incised into side. VGC. | £330 |
| 23 | WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY Ltd VULCAN WORKS NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS ENGLAND № 3781/D1152 1967” as carried by the BR Co-Co 2750HP diesel-electric type 4 loco D411 which entered service in March 1968. Renumbered 50011 class 50 in February 1974. Named “CENTURION” in September 1979 and a crest was added above the nameplate at Paddington in May 1986. Sent to Crewe for static testing of class 50 power units in November 1989 and transferred to Departmental use as ADB 968031, but the number was never applied. Scrapped at Crewe by staff from Texas Metals of Hyde, Manchester in September 1992. Rectangular chromed brass, 10⅛” x 4½”. The corners have been replaced, the front repainted, the whole plate lightly re-chromed and is presented in exceptional condition. Note: Both nameplate and crest have been sold by us in previous auctions. | £850 |
| 24 | GWR BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 5001 as carried by the Castle class 4-6-0 "Llandovery Castle" built at Swindon in 1926. Its first shed allocation was Old Oak Common. In 1931 it was fitted for a short period with 6' 6" driving wheels (instead of 6' 8½") to test its performance By August 1950 it was at Cardiff Canton and in March 1959 at Shrewsbury. It was fitted with a double chimney in 1961. Withdrawal came in February 1963 from Old Oak Common. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Great Bridge. In totally ex-loco condition front and back. | £3500 |
| 25 | INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “POWERFUL” as carried by a Manning Wardle standard gauge 0-6-0ST. Two were built with this name: Manning Wardle № 1527 of 1901 which went new to Florence Coal and Iron Co. Ltd at Longton (later NCB) and was scrapped circa 1958 and № 1602 of 1903 which initially worked at Cochranes Ltd, Middlesbrough, but then moved to New Brancepeth Colliery (later NCB) circa 1923 and was scrapped in October 1963. 43” x 6½” in ex-loco condition the front painted blue covering a layer of red underneath. | £1450 |
| 26 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LAVENHAM SUFFOLK by Kenneth Steel from the LNER post-war series 1948 - 1955. A tranquil village scene showing timbered buildings and thatched cottages with small groups of villagers chatting, possibly after Sunday church. The buildings are still there today, but the roads are usually pretty well clogged with the traffic caused by day trippers wishing to take in the scene portrayed many years before. VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £110 |
| 27 | SHEDPLATE: 64F BATHGATE (1949 – August 1966). This ex-NBR shed was home to around 40 locos in the 1950s. By 1965 this number was down to just 14, which included celebrity J36 65243 “Maude.” Ex-loco condition front and back. | £90 |
| 28 | ALUMINIUM TYER’S № 6 SINGLE LINE TABLET: “SUTTON BRIDGE DK JC – LONG SUTTON 21” The Sutton Bridge Dock Junction to Long Sutton token section ceased to exist in early 1964 when Sutton Bridge Dock Junction signal box closed and the section of line became controlled by a train staff Good ex-section condition. See also Lots 278 and 448 (different style lettering). | £110 |
| 29 | BR(M) ENAMEL DOORPLATE: WAITING ROOM on two lines in maroon with white lettering, deep colour and shine, a few small edge chips only. 18” x 6” with a wider than usual full flange. | £95 |
| 30 | TOTEM: KIRKCALDY. BR(Sc) fully flanged light blue in good condition with deep colour and shine. A couple of professionally repaired creases and face chips noted and the surface has been treated to improve the shine. Flange rusting has been painted over. From and ex-Fifeshire Coast station opened in September 1847, still open today. Despite the faults noted, a very good example of a rare totem seen only once previously at auction. | £500 |
| 31 | BR(NE) ENAMEL SIGN: STATION MASTER in tangerine with black edged white lettering. Excellent condition with deep colour and shine, a few minor face chips expertly repaired. 24” x 18” fully flanged. | £280 |
| 32 | LNER silverplate TABLE HEATING PAN. Four part device comprised of bowl and lid sat on holder with handle with small spirit burner below. 9” diameter plus 7” handle, 7” high from ball feet of holder to ring holder on lid. Manufactured by Elkington, company initials in script style incised into lid. VGC. | £390 |
| 33 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRUSH TRACTION LOCOMOTIVE: 56107 OVERHAULED: APR 1995,” as carried by a BR/Brush Type 5 Co-Co Class 56 number 56107. Built at BREL Doncaster Works in May 1982 and delivered to TI Tinsley, it was refurbished at Brush Loughborough in 1995, and is currently stored out of use by DBS at the former diesel depot at Crewe. Engraved rectangular 9¾” x 5¾” in ex-loco condition both sides. NOTE: This is the only known class 56 loco to have been fitted with plates in this style. | £1100 |
| 34 | EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 3103 as carried by the 31 Class (also known as the “Tribal” class) 2-8-4 tender locomotive. Built by Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willow in 1955, with works number 6230, the locomotive was immediately shipped to Kenya and placed into service in 1955. Named "ACHOLI", the nameplates were later removed when 3103 was renamed "UGANDA." 24½” x 8¾” face repainted, brass lightly polished, the back cleaned, but showing plenty of in service wear and tear. | £160 |
| 35 | TOTEM: PENMAENMAWR. BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with good colour and shine, a touched-in face chip between the “A” and “E”, repaired edge chip and a little flange rusting only. An ex-LNWR station between Llandudno Junction and Bangor, opened by the Chester & Holyhead Railway in November 1849, still open today. A scarce totem seldom seen at auction. | £550 |
| 36 | TYER’S No.6 TABLET MACHINE. Tombstone shaped top showing indicators for up and down train within wooden housing, 19½” high, standing on a 16” x 24” x 16” high base housing all the workings. From the ex-NBR West Highland Line section Tulloch – Rannoch. Tulloch token station opened in July 1894 named Inverlair before being renamed Tulloch in January 1895. Token working was replaced by radio electric token block controlled from Banavie in May 1988. Original green paint on base. Several faults including missing glass and loss of most paint from the face. In need of some work but would be well worth the effort. See also Lot 288. | £300 |
| 37 | SHEDPLATE: 50G WHITBY (1949 – April 1959). This ex-NER shed housed just 13 locos during the 1950s and by closure had just 5. Front repainted, the back in ex-loco condition. A very rare example. | £340 |
| 38 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “MANNING WARDLE & Co LEEDS 1897 № 1362” as carried by the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway 1' 11½'' gauge 2-6-2T "EXE" one of three similar machines supplied to the railway in that year (a further example of the Class was added in 1925 during Southern Railway days). In 1923 under Southern Railway ownership it was numbered E760. The railway closed at the end of the summer service in 1935 and the assets were quickly sold; the loco being scrapped by J. Cashmore in November 1935. Fully engraved oval, 11” x 6”, the front lightly polished, the back in ex-loco condition. | £3000 |
| 39 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY sliding knob three-aspect HANDLAMP. Complete with internal parts although all unmarked. Small attached metal label “Kerosene” on reducing cone. Back handle removed in service. The lamp is dated “1900.” Body repainted and in VGC. | £110 |
| 40 | TOTEM: WOOTTON BASSETT. BR(W) fully flanged chocolate and cream in VGC with deep colour and shine, one or two minor face chips only and a little flange rusting only. From an ex-GWR station to the west of Swindon where the lines diverge to the Severn Tunnel and to Bath and Bristol. The station was opened in July 1841, renamed Wootton Bassett Junction in July 1903, closed in January 1965. In recent times the town has become famous in the national news because of its location close to RAF Lyneham and the processions through the town of deceased military personnel from overseas conflict. An extremely rare totem, never seen at auction previously. | £1800 |
| | LOTS 41-47: PULLMAN CAR ITEMS | |
| 41 | PULLMAN CAR COMPANY LIMITED silverplate 2 pint COFFEE POT manufactured by Mappin & Webb. “Pullman” coat of arms surrounded by the company name in full clearly incised on the side. 4” diameter base, 7½” to top of lid. VGC. | £180 |
| 42 | PULLMAN CAR COMPANY LIMITED silverplate ASPARAGUS TONGS. 4½” long. Name and coat of arms incised into handle. VGC. | £170 |
| 43 | VENICE SIMPLON ORIENT EXPRESS SOUVENIR WINE CONNOISSEURS GIFT SET comprised of bottle opener, stopper, thermometer and drip ring. All contained in a wooden box. Company name shown inside lid. Good quality items in mint condition. | £220 |
| 44 | LNER D/R POSTER: THE QUEEN OF SCOTS PULLMAN (Septimus Edwin Scott – 1879-1962). This artwork, painted in the early 1930s, was used for a number of posters. The backgrounds and wording would change but the artwork would remain. This poster appeared in 1935 and was issued in two formats: this is the lesser known. (Furness/V1/217). Folded, one or two minor edge nicks and small tears, good otherwise. | £1075 |
| 45 | BR(S) D/R POSTER: THE BOURNEMOUTH BELLE (A.N. Wolstenholme). A semi-pictorial timetable issued in 1953, this shows a ’Britannia’ class loco (70009 “ALFRED THE GREAT”) hauling the famous express. Wolstenholme is known for his meticulous locomotive artwork. One central fold, VGC otherwise. | £1050 |
| 46 | BR(S) D/R POSTER: THE NIGHT FERRY (A.N. Wolstenholme). Again great artwork is also shown on this semi-pictorial poster issued in 1953 showing the Night Ferry loading with Wagon-Lits sleeping cars. Folded, VGC otherwise. | £220 |
| 47 | BR(S) D/R POSTER: THE SOUTHERN BELLES – Brighton in 1 Hour, Bournemouth in Just Over 2 Hours. (Stevens). A 1963 poster issue to show express services to southern resorts and a good example of typical BR(S) marketing at that time. A copy is in the National Collection. Folded, VGC otherwise. | £850 |
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| 48 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “WHITSTONE & BRIDGERULE - HOLSWORTHY.” Tablet working between Whitstone & Bridgerule and Holsworthy signal boxes on the LSWR Bude branch was replaced by key token working in May 1964 and ceased when the line closed in October 1966. Good ex-section condition with traces of red paint. | £180 |
| 49 | BR(M) ENAMEL DOORPLATE: DIVISIONAL WELFARE OFFICER ENQUIRIES in maroon with white lettering. In exceptional condition with deep colour and shine, a couple of minor edge chips only. 24” x 8”. Unknown location, but we venture that this doorplate is probably unique! | £230 |
| 50 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: STURDEE as carried by Stanier "Jubilee" Class 4-6-0 built Crewe 1935 under Lot 112 numbered LMS № 5647 and renumbered 45647 by BR in August 1949. The loco was named “STURDEE” in April 1936 without ceremony. Sheds included Crewe North, Rugby, Longsight, Camden, Edge Hill, Bushbury, Aston, Saltley, Farnley Junction and Leeds Holbeck. Withdrawn April 1967 and sent to Cashmore's at Great Bridge for scrap. This is the left hand plate as signified by a single impressed dot on the back. Cast brass, 29” x 4¼” face repainted, brass lightly polished, the back cleaned but showing all the signs of originality. Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee (9th June 1859 to 7th May 1925) became an Admiral in 1917 and Admiral of the Fleet in 1921. | £8400 |
| | LOTS 51-65: POSTERS | |
| | (Q/R quad royal (50” x 40”) D/R double royal (25” x 40”)) | |
| | (SEE ALSO LOTS 44 – 47, 151 – 174, 309 and 359 IN THE MAIN AUCTION, 1443 – 1494 IN THE POSTAL AUCTION SECTION) | |
| 51 | BR(SC) Q/R POSTER: THE WEST HIGHLAND LINE (Jack Merriott - 1901-1968). This iconic 1959 poster shows a view in southern Inverness-shire of the beaver-tailed observation car at the rear of the train crossing the Lochy Viaduct. (Furness/V1/122). Rolled, VGC. | £800 |
| 52 | BR(NE) Q/R POSTER: YORKSHIRE (Gyrth Russell – 1892-1970). Expansive poster showing the Dales of Yorkshire: possibly Upper Wharfedale. Russell was a master of panoramic scenes and this 1948 poster shows his skill. (Will be featured on page 169 of second poster book). Folded, one or two minor edge nicks, good otherwise. | £320 |
| 53 | LNER Q/R POSTER: HARWICH FOR THE CONTINENT – The Night Parade (Frank Henry Mason – 1875-1965). Issued in 1934, this is arguably one of Mason’s finest posters. He painted three different versions of scenes around Harwich Docks and all are fine works of art. This shows the night ferries leaving in convoy for the Continent. Folded, one or two minor edge nicks and tears, VGC otherwise. | £750 |
| 54 | BR(SC) Q/R POSTER: INVERNESS: THE CAPITAL OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS (Lance Harry Mosse Cattermole 1898-1992). 1950s Scottish Region poster showing the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders parading along Ness Walk in front of Inverness Castle. Folded, VGC otherwise. (Furness/V1/97). | £450 |
| 55 | BTC Q/R POSTER: PROGRESS – BR MODERNISATION PLAN (Terence Tennison Cuneo – 1907-1996). A 1957 poster from the British Transport Commission showing a Warship class diesel undergoing refurbishment at Swindon Works, with a replica of the ‘North Star’ in the background. Folded with minor edge nicks and tears, good otherwise. | £220 |
| 56 | BR(E) Q/R POSTER: BR FREIGHT FOR BRITISH INDUSTRY (Frederick Donald Blake – 1908-1997). Poster issued in the mid-1950s to help promote freight sales on BR tracks. The modernistic artwork shows the style of the times, when Blake was producing several posters for BR. Rolled, excellent condition. | N/S |
| 57 | BR(M) Q/R POSTER: BRITAIN’S FIRST ALL ELECTRIC MAIN LINE (Victor Welch). Poster issued in 1955 to celebrate the completion of the electrified line between Sheffield and Manchester via the Woodhead Tunnel. This line is now closed but would be an excellent link in today’s rail network. Folded, one or two minor edge nicks, VGC otherwise. | £280 |
| 58 | BR(W) Q/R POSTER: FISHGUARD – ROSSLARE (John S Smith). Wonderfully detailed artwork of the main docks at Fishguard as a ferry awaits departure. The poster was issued in 1960. Rolled, excellent condition. | £420 |
| 59 | BR(M) Q/R POSTER: THE ENGLISH LAKES – Go In Comfort By Train (Ronald Lampitt – 1906-19xx). 1957 Poster issued by BR (LMR) showing the Heads of Windermere. Tranquil view of a beautiful part of the English Lake District. Folded, good otherwise. | N/S |
| 60 | BR(E) Q/R POSTER: SERVICE TO INDUSTRY – BRICKMAKING (Charles Ernest Cundall – 1890-1971). Another poster from the 1950s series issued by BR to promote British industry. This shows a V2-hauled express freight speeding on the East Coast main Line past the brickworks near Peterborough. One central fold, a couple of minor edge tears, VGC otherwise | £450 |
| 61 | BR(NE) Q/R POSTER: SERVICE TO INDUSTRY (ICI BILLINGHAM) (Terence Tennison Cuneo – 1907-1996). One of a series of industrial posters depicting key sectors of British industry served by the railways in the 1960s. Wonderful colours for an industrial poster and featured on page 65 in forthcoming Yorkshire poster book. | £260 |
| 62 | BR(SC) Q/R POSTER: THE CLYDE COAST AND LOCH LOMOND (W.C. Nicolson). Wonderfully detailed relief map of the Western Entrance to Glasgow and the surrounding islands. Poster published in 1955 and issued with a range of texts in the lower panel (Furness/V1/190). This is the early version. Rolled, VGC. | £100 |
| 63 | BR(E) D/R POSTER: EAST COAST YACHTING CENTRES – Brightlingsea Essex (Frank Henry Mason 1875-1965). This is an uncommon poster from the series of boating posters issued by British Railways in 1955. Mason was active as a poster artist from 1910 onwards and his work is today very collectable. Folded, VGC otherwise. | £320 |
| 64 | BR(SC) D/R POSTER: BEN NEVIS WESTERN HIGHLANDS (Jack Merriott - 1901-1968). One of Merriott’s lesser known works, this superb artwork shows Britain’s highest mountain on a rare and clear day. The poster was issued in 1950. (Furness/Vol1/125). Folded, repaired edge tears, corner missing, good otherwise. | £190 |
| 65 | BR(S) D/R POSTER: LITTLEHAMPTON FOR SANDS AND SUNSHINE (Frank Sherwin – 1896-1986). Typical Sherwin poster painted in his unique style, and issued in the mid-1950s. Sherwin was born in Derby, but lived most of his life in Berkshire. Poster shows the seafront at this popular West Sussex resort. Folded, one or two minor edge nicks, otherwise good. | £290 |
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| 66 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 42740 as carried by Hughes 5MT Class 2-6-0 built Crewe 1927 under Lot 21. Before 1934 it was numbered 13040, then 2740 and finally BR No.42740. Withdrawn from Ayr in January 1966 and scrapped by Arnott Young at Troon. Repainted front and back. | £420 |
| 67 | LNER/BR(E) large wooden cased BLOCK INSTRUMENT. Glazed aperture shows two dials both ivorine plated “Down Line” with three-position needles. Large three-position selection knob and brass faced slot at base. 10½” x 12” x 19” high. Slightly battered ex box condition. | £150 |
| 68 | WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC Co Ltd VULCAN WORKS NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS ENGLAND № 3697/D1092 1967” as carried Type 1 Bo-Bo Class 20 number D8316, later 20216. New to 64B Haymarket in November 1967, it was withdrawn in July 1991 from TO Toton in November 1987, and cut up by Vic Berry Leicester, in September 1988. Rectangular chromed brass, 10¼” x 4⅝” the front roughly repainted in silver, the back in ex-loco condition. | £220 |
| 69 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “ENTERPRISE.” A beautiful reverse oil-on-glass painting of the steam omnibus “Enterprise.” The omnibus was built by Walter Hancock for the London and Paddington Steam Carriage Company in 1833. It entered service that year, carrying fare paying passengers in London. It is believed that it ran for about three years, but was withdrawn from public use mainly due to the poor state of the roads. The technique used to create the picture is called a “reverse oil on glass painting.” This is where the image has been applied in reverse to the reverse side of the glass. Probably painted in mid-Victorian times. 36” x 28” including frame. VGC. | N/S |
| 70 | TOTEM: PEAR TREE & NORMANTON the name on two lines, BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, very little edge rusting only. An ex-MR station opened in August 1839 by the Burton & Derby Junction Railway, closed in March 1968, but reopened and renamed “Pear Tree” in October 1976. A scarce totem seldom seen at auction. | £2100 |
| 71 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate four-pint COFFEE POT manufactured by Mappin & Webb. GER initials in script style clearly incised below the batwing motif on the side. 11” high to top of finial on the lid x 5” diameter base. Good condition. | £175 |
| 72 | GWR/BR(W) CAST ALUMINIUM SIGN: “FIRE ENGINE ROUTE KEEP CLEAR”. 15” x 24”, front painted, no company markings but known to come from Swindon Works. Restored to good condition. | £50 |
| 73 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NORTH EASTERN REGION № 2046 DARLINGTON 1948” as carried by Thompson Class L1 2-6-4T № 67728. Withdrawn from Stratford September 1961 and scrapped at the works in the October. Fully engraved, oval, 13” x 7½” Face lightly polished only, the back cleaned. A scarce example of this transitional style of plate with the “North Eastern Region” wording which was used only for a short period in 1948 following Nationalisation. | £650 |
| 74 | GWR & LSWR JOINT RAILWAYS WOODEN DOUBLE-SIDED CARRIAGE BOARD: WEYMOUTH (on one side) PORTLAND (on the other side). From the Weymouth and Portland Railway which opened in October 1865, closing in March 1952. 47½” x 4¼” with rounded ends, painted brown with cream lettering shaded with black. Steel prongs at the base fitted into brackets on the carriage roof. Good original condition. See also Lot 404. | £950 |
| 75 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: DOROTHY GARROD from a BR/Brush Type 5 Co-Co Class 60 loco number 60071, works number 973 and introduced in August 1991. Named after the first female professor at Cambridge University, taking up her post in 1939, she was an eminent archaeologist. Born 1892, died 1968. The nameplate was removed during 2004 when the locomotive was renamed “RIBBLEHEAD VIADUCT.” The locomotive is currently out of use, stored at Toton. 59” x 10” repainted front, the back cleaned, but showing signs of use. | £1000 |
| 76 | CARRIAGE PRINT: GREAT YARMOUTH by E T Holding from the LNER post-war series 1945 – 1947. A harbour scene showing the River Yare before it reaches the North Sea. A wherry is seen leaving and a small steamer is seen near the lifting bridge waiting for its next sailing with happy holiday makers. VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £50 |
| 77 | SHEDPLATE: 82D WESTBURY (1949 – October 1963). This ex-GWR shed had an allocation of 75 locos during the 1950s. It was re-coded 83C in October 1963, and closed to steam in September 1965.. Repainted front and back. A scarce example, seldom seen at auction. | £550 |
| 78 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “THE HUNSLET ENGINE Co Ltd LEEDS № 1101 1912” as carried by a 2ft gauge 0-4-0ST named "BETTY" consigned to Penmaenmawr & Welsh Granite Co. Ltd. Sold to T.W. Ward in June 1940 who resold it the same day to Brymbo Steel Co. Ltd., Brymbo. It was sent to Hook Norton Ironstone Quarries in September 1942, probably after overhaul at Brymbo Steelworks and was scrapped at Hook Norton in November 1949. Oval 11” x 7⅝” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £680 |
| 79 | RHODESIA RAILWAYS small china preserves pot. 3” diameter, 3¼” high with lift off lid. Trimmed in blue with transfer printed coat of arms also in blue in front. VGC. | £80 |
| 80 | TOTEM: LEISTON BR(E) half flanged dark blue in excellent condition with deep colour and shine, a well repaired edge chip and attention to some edge rusting only. From an ex-GER station on the Saxmundham – Aldeburgh branch in Suffolk opened in June 1859, closed September 1966. A scarce totem, seldom seen at auction. | £800 |
| 81 | SR ELECTRIC silverplate ½ pint TANKARD manufactured by Walker & Hall. 2½” diameter base, 3” diameter rim, 4”. “SR” with a lightning flash clearly incised into base. VGC. | N/S |
| 82 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. Pair of cast iron SEAT ENDS. 32” high x 18” at the seat and 20” at base with company initials “GWR” in script clearly cast into the seat supports on both examples. Good, ex-station condition. (2) | £280 |
| 83 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “BUILT BY BRITISH RAILWAYS EASTLEIGH 1962 Power Equipment by English Electric Company Limited” as carried by BR/EE electro diesel Class Ja, later class 73 loco E6006, later 73006. New to 75D Stewarts Lane in November 1962, it is now preserved on the Severn Valley Railway. Oval 10⅝” x 6” restored face, the back cleaned, but showing signs of use. | £1900 |
| 84 | GWR BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 6833 as carried by Collett Class 4-6-0 "CALCOT GRANGE" built at Swindon August 1937. First shed allocation was Wolverhampton Oxley. In August 1950 it was allocated to Leamington, in March 1959 it was transferred to Bristol, St. Philip's Marsh and in May 1965 it returned to Wolverhampton Oxley from where it was withdrawn in October 1965. Scrapped at G. Cohen, Cransley, Kettering, the following April. In ex-loco condition front and back, brass lightly polished only. | £3000 |
| 85 | TOTEM: HOLYWELL JUNCTION. BR(M) maroon with deep colour and shine, a couple of repaired edge chips and a little flange rusting only. From an ex-LNWR station between Chester and Prestatyn opened by the Chester & Holyhead Railway in May 1848, closed in February 1966. | £440 |
| 86 | MIDLAND RAILWAY three-aspect HANDLAMP. Reducing cone brass plated “Midland Railway” and “14097”, body brass plated “Midland Railway 711A”. Longer type wartime shroud attached on front, complete with BR reservoir and burner, bevel-edged front lens. Restored and in good condition | £230 |
| 87 | SHEDPLATE: 83D PLYMOUTH LAIRA (1949 – September 1963). This ex-GWR depot had between 80 and 100 locos during the period it used this code. At one time it had 18 “Castles”, 3 “Counties”, 1 “Star”, 11 “Halls”, 2 “Granges”, 4 “Manors” and last but not least, 10 “Kings.” It was also home to Class 41/43 “Warships” and Class 52 “Westerns”, many being noted carrying these cast iron steam codes. It became 84A in September 1963 and closed to steam in April of the following year. Ex-loco condition front and back. | £130 |
| 88 | ALUMINIUM TYER’S № 6 SINGLE LINE TABLET: “SWAFFHAM STATION – NARBORO 2.” The Swaffham to Narborough token section ceased to exist in September 1968 when the GER Kings Lynn to Dereham line closed south of Middleton Towers. Good ex-section condition. | £90 |
| 89 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY BRASS CARRIAGE ROOF LAMP LIGHTER the handle clearly stamped “York”. The handle unscrews to act as a vessel for storage of the lighting fuel. The end for lighting has a mesh surround to prevent accidental burning to the user. 12¾” x 1¾ diameter, good original condition. | £100 |
| 90 | TOTEM: TAIN BR(Sc) fully flanged light blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, hardly any edge rusting. An ex-Highland Railway station between Dingwall and Invershin on the Far North line opened by the Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway in June 1864, still open today. | £680 |
| 91 | CARRIAGE PRINT: HATFIELD HERTFORDSHIRE by Horace Wright from the LNER post-war series 1945 – 1947. A remarkably traffic-free scene showing the main thoroughfare with a tradesman making deliveries from a hand cart to the Greengrocer next to the popular Tea Rooms, all overseen by a lady with a large dog. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £75 |
| 92 | LNER CAST IRON SEATBACK: FILEY. 22” x 4½” with curved ends from the ex-NER Yorkshire Coast station opened in October 1846, still open today. Nicely restored to VGC, the face repainted in light green with white lettering, the back original. | £420 |
| 93 | LNER 9” x 5” BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LNER 905 DARLINGTON WORKS 1940” as carried by Gresley LNER Class V2 2-6-2 originally numbered 4876 and then 905. It became 60905 under BR. It was withdrawn from Doncaster shed in September 1963 and scrapped at the nearby works in the November. Face restored, the back in ex-loco condition. | £350 |
| 94 | BR FLAMECUT CABSIDE NUMBER: 55021 from the Type 5 Co-Co “Deltic” Class 55 55021, named “ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDER.” New to 64B Haymarket in May 1962 as D9021, works number EE/VF 2926/D578, it received its name in November 1963 at a special ceremony at Stirling Station. Withdrawn from YK York in December 1981, it was cut up in Doncaster Works in August 1982. 29” x 25” showing number, data panel, depot allocation code and remnants of the City of York coat of arms transfer. Edges neatly cut, good ex-loco condition. | £700 |
| 95 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY ENAMEL STATION TARGET SIGN: CLOCK HOUSE in ex-station condition with deep colour and shine, but bearing several face and edge chips.. 36” x 13”. An ex-SE&CR South East London area station between New Beckenham and Elmers End opened in May 1890. A scarce target infrequently seen at auction. | £580 |
| 96 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate WATER JUG manufactured by Elkington. “Great Eastern” in garter style incised into side. 5” high, good condition. | £320 |
| 97 | SHEDPLATE: 53D BRIDLINGTON (1949 – February 1958). This tiny ex-NER shed housed two D49 “Hunts” and two “Shires” in its allocation of 10 in 1950, and on closure in 1958 it had just two G5 0-4-4Ts. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. A rare example. | £320 |
| 98 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “DOVEY JCT - TOWYN.” The Dovey Junction to Towyn token section came into existence in April 1968 when the intermediate signal box at Aberdovey closed, and ceased to exist in October 1988 when the signal boxes were replaced by radio electric token block signalling. Good ex-section condition with traces of blue paint. | £160 |
| 99 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “OLD OAK WINTER” by Philip D Hawkins. “Castle” class 4-6-0 5063 “EARL BALDWIN” stands at the coaling stage in 1960 amid the snow and ice of a hard winter. The loco is accompanied by one of the ubiquitous GWR 57XX Pannier Tanks. One of the Collett "Castle" Class 4-6-0 locos, it was built at Swindon 1937 as "THORNBURY CASTLE" but later renamed "EARL BALDWIN". Its first shed allocation was Worcester where it could again be found in August 1950. In March 1959 it was shedded at Wolverhampton, Stafford Road. Its last shed allocation was Wolverhampton Oxley. Withdrawn in February 1965 and scrapped at Cashmore's, Great Bridge. A well-balanced, finely detailed study in oil on board. Framed, 15½” x 13½” and in excellent condition. A founder member of the Guild of Railway Artists in 1979, Philip D Hawkins graduated from Birmingham College of Art and Design as a technical illustrator taking up a position at Metropolitan Cammell at Washwood Heath where he created artists impressions of company’s rolling stock products to display to clients before construction. He later became a photographer for a West Midlands newspaper before taking up painting full time in 1978. His work has become well renowned and is commissioned by national railway companies such as Freightliner, Virgin Trains, Docklands Light Railway, EWS, Bombardier, amongst many others. Philip now lives in Dawlish Devon. His work is highly sought-after and the three original studies in this auction represent a very rare opportunity to obtain such good quality artwork. See also Lots 199 and 249 | £1500 |
| 100 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: YES TOR as carried by the SR “West Country” class 4-6-2 Pacific loco built at Brighton and entered service in March 1946 numbered 21C126. It became 34026 under British Railways and was rebuilt in February 1958. Withdrawal from Salisbury shed came in the autumn of 1966 and it was scrapped by J. Buttigieg at Newport in the following May. Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor. Cast brass 49” x 11” face repainted, brass lightly polished only, the back original. No scroll. | £14000 |
| 101 | SNCF ENAMEL TENDER WARNING PANEL: “ATTENTION AUX CATÉNAIRES DANGER DE MORT” in red shaded grey on white over a black lightning bolt. 14” x 11” with a little edge chipping only. | £260 |
| 102 | LNER silverplate STILTON CHEESE SCOOP. Manufactured by J. Dixon. 8” long, company initials in script design at top of handle. VGC. | £180 |
| 103 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE Coy Ltd HYDE PARK WORKS GLASGOW № 24074 1931” as carried by Kenya Uganda Railway class EC2 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt № 71 which later became East African Railways 52 class № 5205 “NYERI.” One of only ten Beyer-Garratts built under contract by NBL making this an extremely rare example. No other Garratts were ever built in the UK other than by Beyer-Peacock themselves. Circular 7⅝” diameter, in ex-loco condition front and back with a little bending at one end only. | £280 |
| 104 | CABSIDE NUMBER: 37516 from Type 3 Co-Co Class 37 37516. New to 52A Gateshead as D6786, works number EE/RSH 3213/8332 in December 1962, it was renumbered 37086 in February 1974, then 37516 in April 1987. It is now preserved by West Coast Railway Company at their Carnforth depot. Sheet steel, 32” x 13” very neatly cut, the front in Railfreight “Load Haul” colours of orange with black numerals, the back is in ex-loco condition. | £100 |
| 105 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY DOUBLE-SIDED ENAMEL STREET DIRECTION SIGN: “GWR STATION TRURO” with three-flight arrow at the centre. In brown and cream enamel, with cast iron fixing bracket still attached. One side has a little restoration work to a little edge chipping and rusting. The other side has been overpainted, but still looks good. Measures 24” x 11” (not including bracket) and is in good condition overall. A rare example from this Cornish city on the West of England Main Line to Penzance, opened by the Cornwall Railway in May 1852. | £480 |
| 106 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 63716. Originally an ROD 2-8-0 built by Robert Stephenson in 1919 to GCR design, it became LNER № 6310 then 3716 and finally BR 63716. Withdrawn from Gorton shed in July 1960 and scrapped in the September at the nearby Works. The class numbers of those engines with smokeboxes of the same dimensions are embossed on the back. Repainted front and back. | £460 |
| 107 | LMS 9” diameter WHITE CHINA CHAMBER POT manufactured by Mann & Co. “LMS” initials in black script lettering on side. VGC. | £45 |
| 108 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “JOHN FOWLER & Co ENGINEERS STEAM PLOUGH WORKS LEEDS № 8964.” Records state that 8964 was a winding engine and because there is no type recorded, it is inferred that it is not a road engine, but most likely a stationary engine. John Fowler & Co made all sorts of engines other than traction engines and in huge numbers. It is suggested that this engine may have been produced for use where there was an existing steam supply. Oval 13” x 8” in ex-engine condition both sides. | £260 |
| 109 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate SUGAR SHAKER manufactured by Walker & Hall. 7” tall in lighthouse shape. The GER “batwing” symbol and company initials in script style clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £140 |
| 110 | TOTEM: PORTISHEAD. BR(W) half flanged chocolate and cream generally in good condition with deep colour and shine, a couple of major touched-in chips at the top and one or two smaller touched-in face chips and repainted edge rusting. Some damage to top and bottom flanges when removed from fixing frame. From an ex-GWR station which opened in January 1954 having replaced an earlier structure opened in April 1867. The terminus of a branch from Parson Street (Bristol), the station and line closed in September 1964. A scarce totem seldom seen at auction. | £1200 |
| 111 | CARRIAGE PRINT: WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA NORFOLK by James Fletcher Watson from the LNER post-war series 1945 – 1947. The harbour at Wells, accessible over a treacherous bar, looks rather different to this today, although a number of the basic elements remain. The standard gauge railway went in 1964, including the delightful harbour branch (note the wagons). The painter worked from a mud bank opposite the slipway beside the former Shipwrights pub (centre) on the east Quay. In unused condition but with some minor creasing in the lower border only. A scarce print in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £190 |
| 112 | CAST IRON WAGONPLATE: “LINCOLN WAGON & ENGINE Co Ld OWNERS 38289.” Oval 11¼” x 6¼” with concave back, convex face, nicely restored face in maroon with white letters and figures, the back original. Minor loss to rim at one end. The firm was founded in 1873, never building or repairing wagons and locos, but was a major force in financing the purchase and leasing of these to other firms.. In the mid-1940s they were taken over by “The North Central Wagon Co Limited” based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. | £75 |
| 113 | WORKSPLATE: “BUILT BY THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY CARRIAGE & WAGON Co Ltd SMETHWICK ENGLAND 1961 SERIAL № DEL 172” as carried by BR Type 3 Bo-Bo Class 33 diesel-electric loco D6568, later 33050. Delivered new to 73C Hither Green in September 1961, the loco was named “ISLE OF GRAIN” at a special ceremony in May 1988 to mark the contract signing between TML and Railfreight for Channel Tunnel construction train haulage. The plates were removed during May 1993 when the loco was withdrawn at (SL) Stewarts Lane, and Messrs Phillips cut up the loco on site in January 1997. Rectangular, chromed brass 8” x 5¾” in ex-loco condition front and back. | £680 |
| 114 | EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 3145 as carried by the EAR 31 class (also known as the “Tribal” Class ) 2-8-4 tender locomotive. Built by Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows in 1955, with works number 6272, the locomotive was shipped to Kenya and placed into service in 1956. 3145 was named "TSOTO." 24½” x 8¾” face repainted, brass lightly polished, the back cleaned, but showing plenty of in service wear and tear. | £160 |
| 115 | TOTEM: HATCH END. BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and reasonable shine, a little rusting to the flange only. No face chips. From an ex-LNWR station opened as Hatch End & Pinner in 1920, renamed in 1956, between Euston and Watford and served by the DC electric trains between these stations. A scarce totem seen only three times previously at auction. | £900 |
| 116 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY SPLITTING LAMP. Chimney stamped “GER”, body stamped “Higham № 1”. Red and clear bullseye lenses (severe cracking to clear lens) and long carrying handle. Complete with unmarked reservoir and burner. Original unrestored condition. | £70 |
| 117 | SHEDPLATE: 5E ALSAGER (1935 – June 1962), then NUNEATON (September 1963 – June 1966). The ex-NSR shed at Alsager had an allocation of around 18 locos towards the end of its life. The ex-LNWR shed at Nuneaton, formerly 2B, had nearly 40 locos during the period it used this code. Ex-loco condition front and back. | £170 |
| 118 | BRASS SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “INVERGORDON – TAIN 24” the section names engraved around a square cut out. The Invergordon to Tain token section came into existence on 9th October 1966 when the intermediate signal box at Fearn closed, and ceased to exist when token working was replaced by radio electric token block signalling controlled from Dingwall on 15th December 1985. Good ex-section condition. | N/S |
| 119 | BR(E) ENAMEL DOORPLATE: PARCELS AND LEFT LUGGAGE in dark blue with white lettering. Flangeless, 18” x 6” in virtually mint condition. | £95 |
| 120 | TOTEM: SHREWSBURY. BR(W) fully flanged chocolate and cream in VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of touched in edge chips and some flange rusting only. From an ex-GW&LNW Joint Line station opened in June 1849 and called Shrewsbury General, the suffix “General” was dropped in early BR days. One of the scarcer full flange examples seen only three times at auction previously. | £1400 |
| 121 | CARRIAGE PRINT: UFFORD NEAR MELTON SUFFOLK by L R Squirrell from the LNER post-war series 1945 - 1955. A tranquil village scene showing thatched cottage with church beyond, the village stocks at the side of the road, available but not in use, for the errant villager. VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £50 |
| 122 | SR ELECTRIC six slice silverplate TOAST RACK manufactured by Walker & Hall. 5” x 3” x 6” tall with whale bone shaped slots. “SR” with a lightning flash clearly incised into base. VGC. | £160 |
| 123 | LNER FULLY ENGRAVED WORKSPLATE: “LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY Co № 1877 DONCASTER 1938” as carried by the LNER 4-6-2 Pacific A4 class loco 4903 “PEREGRINE” ex-works July 1938 with double chimney. Renumbered 34 in November 1946 and renamed “LORD FARINGDON” in March 1948. It was renumbered 60034 at the same time. A “Top Shed” (Kings Cross 34A) allocation until June 1963 when it was transferred along with all the other Kings Cross A4s to New England, then in October 1963 transferred to St Margarets (Edinburgh) and finally to Aberdeen (Ferryhill) in June 1964. Withdrawn in August 1966 and cut up by Hughes Bolckow, Blyth in October 1966. The number “34” is stamped faintly on the back and it is chalked “34” also. 13¼” x 7½” the front lightly polished, the back in ex-loco condition. NOTE: This is the original fully engraved plate, not the later BR replacement. NOTE ALSO that we sold the other LNER fully engraved “Lord Faringdon” worksplate in our September 2008 auction. | £8100 |
| 124 | LNER/BR(E/NE) CLASS D49 BRASS FOX. A right pointing long-haired fox as used above the nameplates of LNER D49 class 4-4-0 “Hunt” class locomotives. 19½” (nose – tail) x 4¾” (lower foot – ear). These were produced in the 1950s to replace foxes that had “disappeared” from their nameplates. This particular example has no loco number details stamped in the rear and hence is more than likely one that was held in the stores. Nevertheless, it is an example that may be useful to reunite with a nameplate that has its fox missing. | £700 |
| 125 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “SHARPSHOOTER – WARSHIP CLASS” from an North British Locomotive Co built 2200HP Type 4 B-B Class 43 diesel hydraulic loco № D843, works number 27972. Introduced in January 1961 to 83D Laira, it was withdrawn in May 1971 and cut up at Swindon Works in April 1972. 54” x 11” face restored to excellent condition, the back in ex-loco condition with the number “843” roughly painted on from BR days. | £4600 |
| 126 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 73093 as carried by BR Standard Class 5MT Class 4-6-0 built at Derby in 1955. Withdrawn from Guildford in July 1967 and broken up at Cashmore's, Newport. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £920 |
| 127 | RAILWAY JUBILEE 1875 COMMEMORATIVE CHINA PLATE with wording “Railway Jubilee Commemoration Held at Darlington, September 27th 1875 – Statue of the Late John Pease Unveiled by The Duke of Cleveland KG Sept 27 1875” with illustration of statue in the centre. Around the edges are vignettes of Locomotion, dignitaries and a 4-4-0 locomotive. Printed on the base is “Manufactured solely by J. Wardle Middlesbro on Tees from a design supplied by Chairman of Statue Committee”. 8½” diameter, VGC. | £100 |
| 128 | ALUMINIUM TYER’S № 6 SINGLE LINE TABLET: “ANGEL ROAD JUNCTION – EDMONTON JUNCTION 29.” The GER Angel Road Junction to Edmonton Junction token section ceased to exist in December 1964 when the line closed. Good ex-section condition. | £42 |
| 129 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY 10” dial single-fusee wooden-cased OFFICE CLOCK with the initials “GER” clearly visible on the face. Clock number “862” on small attached label also on face. Originally obtained from the BR(E) Records Office at Marylebone when no longer required after the office was moved to Finsbury Park in 1966. Pendulum and winder are both present and the clock is in good working order. | £2400 |
| 130 | TOTEM: BRENTFORD CENTRAL BR(S) fully flanged in VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of minor face chips and a little edge rusting only. From an ex-LSWR station on the “Hounslow Loop” opened in August 1849, the suffix “Central” was added by BR in 1950. | £320 |
| 131 | SMALL BRASS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE from Kirkdale Tunnel, Liverpool. 9” x 6” with six lines of text “This tablet marks the position of the south entrance to Kirkdale Tunnel. Opened in 1849, the stone front of which was removed and rebuilt 160 yards nearer Walton when portions of the tunnel were opened out in 1904”. Cleaned and lightly polished but generally good original condition. See also Lot 241. | £100 |
| 132 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY/LNER wooden cased BLOCK BELL with tapper. Ivorine plated “Doncaster North”. Doncaster North signal box, located at the north end of Doncaster station was a LNER Type 13 design which was opened by BR in 1949 fitted with a STC sequence switch panel. It closed in July 1979 when signalling at Doncaster station passed to Doncaster power signal box. 7” x 10” x 8” high with bell underneath. Good ex-box condition. | £120 |
| 133 | WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY Ltd LONDON № 2380/D420 1958 THE VULCAN FOUNDRY Ltd LOCOMOTIVE WORKS ENGLAND” as carried by the BR Bo-Bo 1000HP diesel-electric type 2 loco D5903 Class 23 “Baby Deltic” D5903. New to 34B Hornsey in April 1959, it was withdrawn in November 1968 and cut up by G. Cohen at Kettering in June 1969. Classified by BR class 23, none of the class survived long enough to receive TOPS numbers. Rectangular chromed brass, 10” x 4⅜” the front unpainted, the back in ex-loco condition. | £2900 |
| 134 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS BI-LINGUAL ALUMINIUM CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 34-443 from class 34 Co-Co diesel electric locomotive built by GE South Africa. Oval, 20¾” x 14½” in ex-loco condition front and back. | £100 |
| 135 | HEADBOARD: “THE ULSTER EXPRESS.” Produced by BR in the 1950s and carried by the Euston – Heysham express train connecting with the overnight sailing from Heysham to Belfast. Prior to dieselisation, the train was regularly hauled by a “Royal Scot” class 4-6-0 loco throughout. The train ceased operation in the early 1970s. Cast aluminium, 40” x 17½” front and back repainted a long time ago, but showing much evidence of use including an indentation on the front caused by impact from an object such as a piece of ballast on one of its journeys. | £1500 |
| 136 | CARRIAGE PRINT: TAY BRIDGE SCOTLAND by James McIntosh Patrick from the Scottish Region series 1956. The first Tay Bridge was completed in 1878 to the design of Thomas Bouch to connect the NBR route from Edinburgh to Dundee, which lies to the north side of the bridge across the River Tay (left-hand side of picture). Tragedy struck on the night of 28th December 1879 when the central spans (the high girders) collapsed in a strong gale, as a train carrying 73 passengers was crossing. Bouch suffered a nervous collapse and died shortly after the enquiry. The second Tay Bridge was one of the last great structures to be built in wrought iron; designed by W H Barlow and his son, it opened in 1887. It was built alongside the original structure, the piers of which can still be seen. Its overall length of 3,509 yards makes it the longest railway bridge in the UK. It has 85 spans, and still serves as the railway link from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. McIntosh Patrick is a renowned artist whose gallery looked out onto the bridge. One of the longer prints at 25” in VGC and housed in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £120 |
| 137 | SHEDPLATE: 83E ST BLAZEY (1948 – closed to steam April 1962), then YEOVIL TOWN (September 1963 – June 1965). The ex-GWR shed looked after around 30 locos during its BR life. On closure it became a diesel depot, and its unique quarter roundhouse is now a listed building. The 10 locos at ex-LSWR shed Yeovil Town, formerly 72C, took on this code. Repainted front and back. A scarce example, seldom seen at auction. | £380 |
| 138 | LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. A large Webb & Thompson Electric TRAIN STAFF with the section names “Hailsham - Polegate” stamped on brass plates affixed to one end. Train staff working replaced train staff and ticket working between Hailsham and Polegate in December 1892 and then ceased to exist in July 1966 when Hailsham signal box was reduced to a non-block post and the Polegate “A” to Hailsham line became controlled by a train staff. 23” long the brass rings around the central steel column are approx 2¼” diameter. In completely unrestored condition. | £880 |
| 139 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY brass door handle with engraved slogan “Live in Metro-Land”. 6” x 5”, nicely mounted on varnished wood for easy of display. Lightly polished otherwise good used condition. | £200 |
| 140 | TOTEM: GREENHILL BR(Sc) fully flanged light blue in VGC with good colour, but a little dull. A well repaired and colour matched large face chip evident between the “G” and “R” and attention to a little edge rusting only. From an ex-Caledonian Railway Falkirk area station between Cumbernauld and Larbert opened in March 1848, closed in April 1966. A rare totem seen only twice previously at auction. | £260 |
| 141 | GWR BIRMINGHAM RESTAURANT SILVERPLATE TWIN WINE BOTTLE HOLDER manufactured by Elkington. Two compartment, 8¼” x 3½” base standing on four ball feet, 8” to top of carrying ring. The GWR coat of arms and the wording “GWR Birmingham Restaurant” above and within scroll below incised into base. VGC. | £300 |
| 142 | LNER CAST IRON SEATBACK: HELENSBURGH UPPER. 55” x 4½” with curved ends from the ex-NBR (West Highland Line) station between Craigendoran and Garelochhead opened in August 1894, still open today. In good unrestored condition both sides. | £300 |
| 143 | LNER BRASS 9” x 5” WORKSPLATE: “LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 5441 1914” as carried by Robinson designed GCR “Glenalmond” class 1A 4-6-0, later LNER class B8. Built at Gorton Works in September 1914, running number 441, it was renumbered 5441 by the LNER in 1924. Operating from Annesley for most of its life, it was withdrawn in May 1947 and swiftly disposed of at the place of its construction. Front stripped, back painted in primer and marked “B8 Class.” | £320 |
| 144 | BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: “SOUTHERN RAILWAY B31” as carried by an ex-LB&SCR Marsh Class 14 4-4-2T introduced in 1908 and of which five only were built. All were withdrawn between 1936 and 1940. Oval, 13½” x 7½” face repainted, brass lightly polished, the back in ex-loco condition. | £1000 |
| 145 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY ENAMEL STATION TARGET SIGN: WATERLOO in VGC with deep colour and shine, some well executed edge chip repairs only. 28” x 13”. An ex-LSWR London terminal station opened in July 1838. A very desirable target. | £1150 |
| 146 | CARRIAGE PRINT: CROXDALE VIADUCT NEAR DURHAM by S R Badmin from the LNER post-war series 1945 – 1947. Here, the artist stands on the inter-war built Croxdale Bridge which relieved the medieval structure from the growing motor traffic using the Great North Road (A1).This was a key crossing point on the way north up that road, about two miles south of Durham. The ancient road bridge is somewhat incongruously called Sunderland Road bridge; the LNER caption writers, seeking to avoid confusion, called the picture Croxdale Viaduct, so focusing the eye on the railway crossing the River Wear. This viaduct was part of a re-routing of the East Coast Main Line and did not open until 1871. An HQ file copy in excellent unused condition with the usual two repaired perforations in the left margin, In an original style glazed wooden frame. | £70 |
| 147 | SHEDPLATE: 1E BLETCHLEY (March 1952 – July 1965). This ex-LNWR shed was home to over 60 locos in the 1950s, and even in its final year it housed 34. Repainted front and back. | £70 |
| 148 | WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY Ltd LONDON № 2715/D457 1959 THE VULCAN FOUNDRY Ltd LOCOMOTIVE WORKS ENGLAND” as carried by BR 2000HP Type 4 1Co-Co1 diesel-electric Class 40 loco D240, later 40040. New to 52A Gateshead in October 1959, it was withdrawn from HM Healey Mills in July 1980 and cut up at Doncaster Works in November 1980. Rectangular, chromed brass 10” x 4½” the front devoid of paint, the back in ex-loco condition with paint “runs” evident. | £460 |
| 149 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “BLACK FIVE 45394 ON SHED” by Michael Jeffries. This was a Stanier Class 5MT 4-6-0 loco built by Armstrong Whitworth works № 1449 in 1937 under Lot 131. Originally LMS 5394 later BR 45394. Withdrawn from Carnforth in July 1968 and subsequently scrapped. An evocative study of loco 45394 simmering away in an unidentified roundhouse somewhere on the LMR. The loco is accompanied by Fowler 0-6-0 44099 and BR Standard Class 5 73057. Oil on board. Framed, 39½” x 31”. Michael Jeffries was born in the West Country in 1939 and worked as a fireman for BR in the 1950s and it was at this time that his affection for and knowledge of steam engines stems. He became a full time professional artist specialising in transport subjects. | £300 |
| 150 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: CICERO as carried by LNER A3 class 4-6-2 Pacific loco built Doncaster № 1742 in 1930. Originally LNER 2797 and then 101 becoming BR 60101. Firstly allocated to Haymarket and then Dundee (1937), Eastfield (1938), St. Margaret's (1940) and back to Haymarket in the same year. It moved to St. Margaret's again in early 1963 but its stay was short as it was withdrawn in the April of that year and sold to Arnott Young of Carmyle where it was broken up in June 1964. The loco was a regular on “Waverley Route” expresses between Edinburgh and Carlisle. It was also often to be seen between Carlisle and Newcastle on “fill in” turns and this is where the vendor became associated with the engine having been treated to many footplate rides on it. He managed to secure the nameplate from BR when the loco was withdrawn. The race horse “Cicero” was the winner of the 1905 Derby. The letter “L” is chiseled into the base to indicate this was from the left hand side of the loco. 58” x 6½”, stripped of paint on the face, the back in ex-loco condition. | £10800 |
| | LOTS 151-174: POSTERS | |
| | (D/R double royal (25” x 40”)) | |
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| 151 | LNER D/R POSTER: EAST COAST TYPES – № 2 The Scottish Fisher Lass (Frank Newbould – 1887-1950). Second of a series of six posters issued in 1931 that helped to establish the LNER at the forefront of railway advertising. Newbould was one of the ‘Big Five’ contracted to paint exclusively for the LNER. All this series are very collectable. (Furness/V1/197). Folded, one or two edge nicks and slight tear, otherwise good. | £200 |
| 152 | BR(S) D/R POSTER: SEAFORD (Frank Sherwin – 1896-1986). View looking east towards Beach Head in the distance from the beach at the East Sussex resort of Seaford. One of a series Sherwin was commissioned to paint for the Southern Region of BR and issued in the mid-1950s. Folded, one or two edge nicks, otherwise good. | £340 |
| 153 | LOR D/R POSTER: LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD RAILWAY (WT). Issued in 1910, this poster is one of a series advertising the famous railway in Liverpool at its zenith. Beautifully composed poster that illustrated times when Liverpool was Britain’s second port. Good survivor. Folded, VGC otherwise. | £360 |
| 154 | BR(E) D/R POSTER: HUNTINGDON – Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) (Lance Harry Mosse Cattermole 1898-1992). This historical poster shows Oliver Cromwell in Huntingdon. He was born here in 1599, into an influential family and was educated at Cambridge. Became Lord Protector during the Civil War. This poster is full of colour and history. Rolled, excellent condition. | N/S |
| 155 | BR(W) D/R POSTER: TORQUAY (Xenia). Unusual and almost modernistic painting looking over the harbour at Torquay from the steps. The artist is thought to be Xenia Hausner, an Austrian who lived many years in Berlin, and known for this type of painting. Quite how he obtained this 1963 commission is unknown. Folded, minor tear at fold, small edge nicks, good otherwise. | £260 |
| 156 | SR D/R POSTER: I’M TAKING AN EARLY HOLIDAY COS I KNOW SUMMER COMES SOONEST IN THE SOUTH (Charles E. Brown). This truly iconic poster was issued in 1936 and has been used, copied and parodied many times. Shows a young child making friends with the engine driver. A wonderful piece of advertising. Rolled, minor edge tear, VGC otherwise. | £1000 |
| 157 | BR(S) D/R POSTER: EASTBOURNE – Sun-Trap of The South (Bromfield). Issued around 1960, this poster is one of several commissioned by BR and given to various agencies. Bromfield was a contract artist and his style was well suited to posters. Bold and direct. This is a very collectable poster for that time. Folded, VGC otherwise. | £200 |
| 158 | BR(M) D/R POSTER: CHESTER (Anon). Issued in 1955, this poster shows the banks of the River Dee in the historic city of Chester. The small band plays to a few people on a hot summer’s afternoon. Not that common. Folded, corner pinholes, good otherwise. | £100 |
| 159 | BR(E) D/R POSTER: FENLAND – King John (1167-1216) (Lance Harry Mosse Cattermole 1898-1992). Issued in 1960, this poster shows King John in Fenland beneath a stormy and foreboding sky. Cattermole was well known for his ceremonial posters. Rolled, excellent condition. | N/S |
| 160 | BR(E) D/R POSTER: BOSTON LINCOLNSHIRE (Lance Harry Mosse Cattermole 1898-1992) One of a series of historic posters issued by BR around 1960 and last of a trio in this auction. This is the least known. It shows the Pilgrim Fathers outside The Guildhall after their trial and prior to leaving England. Folded, a minor stain, good otherwise. | £80 |
| 161 | BTC D/R POSTER: PLEASE REMEMBER MY TICKET (Studio Seven). Issued in 1957, this poster advertises taking the family pet along and was part of a general campaign for the summer family holiday series. Folded, one or two minor edge nicks, VGC otherwise. | N/S |
| 162 | BR(M) D/R POSTER: CHESTER - Travel There in Rail Comfort (Kerry Lee). Issued in 1953, this poster was one of a series of UK cities painted in this style. It shows ancient Chester within the old city walls. The River Dee and historic city figures are also shown. Folded, otherwise VGC. | £85 |
| 163 | LNER D/R STOCK POSTER – Sentinel Steam Car (Alfred James Oakley – 1878-1959). Artwork dating from the early 1930s, and probably used for a variety of subjects and areas. Not seen before. Rolled, a little wrinkling at the edges, good otherwise. | £350 |
| 164 | BR(M) D/R POSTER: BEDFORD – Travel There in Rail Comfort. (Kerry Lee). Second of Kerry Lee’s 1953 series of town views, this time showing Bedford. The colourful style and artwork makes this series very collectable. Folded, otherwise VGC. | £50 |
| 165 | BR(E) D/R POSTER: THE FLYING SCOTSMAN 1862-1962 (Bagley). Issued to mark the centenary of the famous express, the poster shows modern and olden-day traction for the London-Edinburgh express. Great piece of railway poster artwork. (Furness/V1/194). Folded, VGC otherwise. | £75 |
| 166 | BR(S) D/R POSTER: SUNNY WORTHING (Alan Durman). A poster not previously seen at auction, this artwork from the prolific Alan Durman shows a couple looking out over the Worthing promenade. Poster probably dates from around 1960, when Durman was most active. Folded, one do-g-eared corner, good otherwise. | £130 |
| 167 | BR(W) D/R POSTER: GREEN ARROW SERVICE (A.N. Wolstenholme). 1950s poster advertising the Western Region’s premier freight registration service. Crisp artwork by Wolstenholme and an excellent example of poster artwork. Folded, a couple of minor edge nicks, VGC otherwise. | £75 |
| 168 | BR(M) D/R POSTER: DUBLIN – Travel there in comfort by Rail and Sea. (Kerry Lee 1954). The last of the series to be issued and the least common of the set, this poster shows the Irish capital City of Dublin. Folded, otherwise VGC. | £75 |
| 169 | BR(W) D/R POSTER: COMPTON CASTLE (Jack Merriott – 1901-1968). This poster shows the fortified manor house situated 20 miles south of Exeter. It is a 14th century house, refortified in the 16th Century. The castle was fully restored 1954-55, at the time the poster appeared, and this is clearly to promote tourism there. Typically superb Merriott artwork. Rolled, one minor edge tear, VGG otherwise. | £80 |
| 170 | LNER D/R STOCK POSTER – Ballroom Scene (Gordon Needham). Used in the 1930s to advertise many of the railway hotels that the LNER owned all over Britain. Posters using this artwork are rarely seen. Rolled, a little wrinkling at the edges, good otherwise. | £50 |
| 171 | BR(S) D/R POSTER: SOUTHSEA FOR THE PERFECT HOLIDAY (David Lewis). Issued in 1953, this is a great example of bold poster marketing by BR, the message being simple and clear. Clever combination of railway signals and a boat’s anchor. Folded, VGC otherwise. | £320 |
| 172 | BR(M) D/R POSTER: THE ENGLISH LAKES (David William Burley – 1879-1957). Issued in 1956, the poster is a pictorial map of one of England’s most beautiful areas. The last poster that Burley painted, it shows famous former residents and vignettes of key places. Rolled, minor edge loss, good otherwise. | £45 |
| 173 | BR(W) D/R POSTER: PORTHCAWL – Gem of The Severn Sea (Nevin). 1960/61 poster for the South Wales resort close to Cardiff. This style seemed to be used by most of the BR regions around this time: a bold and colourful poster. Rolled, VGC. | £60 |
| 174 | BR(M) D/R POSTER: MERSEY SECTION – The Connecting link Between Lancashire and Cheshire (Anon) (ERO Ref). A poster not seen before and issued around 1950 to show the important rail links in the North Wirral area. Folded, a few minor edge tears, good otherwise. | £70 |
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| 175 | FRENCH RAILWAYS ALUMINIUM NAMEPLATE: TOUL. These attractive style plates were used as standard by the SNCF. This one came from a Class BB 15000 Bo-Bo electric locomotive No BB 15025 which was based at Strasbourg and named in May 1986 after Toul which is a fortress town in the Meurthe-et-Moselle Department in North- Eastern France located between Commercy and Nancy and situated between the River Moselle and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin. It was one of a class of 65 25kV 50Hz built by Alsthom and MTE between 1971 and 1978 which were widely used on the whole of the French 25kV network before losing services to TGV trains when the LGV Est went into service in 2007. Shield shape, 24” x 19” overall. In fine ex-loco condition. | £900 |
| 176 | CARRIAGE PRINT: FLATFORD MILL NEAR MANNINGTREE SUFFOLK by Kenneth Steel from the LNER post-war series 1948 – 1955. Kenneth Steel painted the view, immortalised by John Constable from the south bank (Essex side) . The River Stour was a navigation from 1705. Willy Lott’s cottage, visible on the right, was obscured by trees by 2006. A river wall in the foreground now raises the vantage point of this view. The mill has been a National Trust property since 1943. Unused condition with slight creases top right. In an original style glazed wooden frame. | £75 |
| 177 | LNER MARYLEBONE TEA ROOMS 6½” diameter side plate manufactured by Copeland Spode. Ornate, predominantly blue, floral pattern with title transfer printed on base. Good condition. | £75 |
| 178 | WEBB & THOMPSON MINIATURE SINGLE LINE STAFF: “BRAINTREE – WITHAM 29.” The Braintree to Witham token section came into existence in the early 1960s when the intermediate signal box at Cressing was closed, and ceased to exist when Braintree signal box was closed in June 1977 and the line became controlled by track circuit block from Witham box. Steel column with four rings, the section names engraved onto a brass sheath at one end. 10½” long in good ex-section condition. | £130 |
| 179 | EARTHENWARE BOWL 6¾” diameter, 3½” tall with print in brown and applied colours of unnamed locomotive hauling contemporary passenger train. Probably mid 19th century. No manufacturers markings. A few small areas of loss of glaze towards edge. | £90 |
| 180 | TOTEM: NEWBURY. BR(W) fully flanged chocolate and cream in excellent condition with deep colour and shine, one touched-in edge chip and minor edge rusting only. From an ex-GWR station between Reading and Westbury on the Berks & Hants main line opened in December 1847. | £600 |
| 181 | BR FLAMECUT CABSIDE NUMBER: 810 from the Type 4 B-B “Warship” Class 42 D810, named “COCKADE.” Built at Swindon, and delivered new to 83D Laira in September 1959, it was withdrawn from there in December 1972 and cut up at Swindon in September 1973. Edges neatly cut, many signs of life in service. | £920 |
| 182 | BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD CAST IRON TRESPASS NOTICE (fully titled) in GWR transitional style. Total of nine lines of text. 29” x 20½”, front repainted. | £90 |
| 183 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRUSH TRACTION ENGLAND № 77 1959” as carried by BR Type 2 A1A-A1A Class 31/0 loco D5506, later 31006. New to 30A Stratford in March 1958, it was withdrawn from there in January 1980 and cut up at Doncaster Works in December 1980. Oval 9⅝” x 5¾” restored face, the back cleaned, but showing signs of use. The back is stamped “31006” in two places. A rare opportunity to obtain a plate from this sub-class affectionately known as “toffee apples.” | £480 |
| 184 | GWR CAST IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 8782 as carried by the Collett 5700 Class 0-6-0PT loco built at Swindon in 1934. This class of light goods and shunting locomotives was the largest of any one class produced for the GWR totalling 863 engines. It was designed to replace the 0-6-0 saddle and pannier tanks of the '2700', '1854' and '1813' classes together with other smaller classes, many of which dated back to the 1880's. Withdrawn from Llanelly in November 1961 and scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport. Restored face in black and cream, the back painted in red primer. | £440 |
| 185 | ENAMEL STREET DIRECTION SIGN: “LNER STATION FOURSTONES” with large three-flight arrow between the title and the word “station.” Double-sided in dark blue with white lettering and contained within its original aluminium frame. In VGC condition with deep colour and shine, although the white has a little rust staining in one or two places. From an LNER station on the Newcastle and Carlisle line opened in June 1836, closed in January 1967. 25¾” x 10½” (frame size). An extremely rare sign never previously seen at auction. | £500 |
| 186 | MANCHESTER SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY sliding-knob three-aspect HANDLAMP. Large brass plate on body “MS&L 11913 Neston”. Complete with unmarked burner with glass funnel. Brass rimmed bullseye front lens. Body repainted to VGC. From an ex-North Wales & Liverpool Railway station opened in May 1896, renamed Neston & Parkgate by the GCR in 1899. | £950 |
| 187 | SHEDPLATE: 53C HULL SPRINGHEAD (1949 – December 1958). This shed was adjacent to the H&BR works of the same name. Its 1950 allocation of 55 locos dwindled to just 16 at closure in 1958. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. A scarce example, seldom seen at auction. | £225 |
| 188 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd QUEENS PARK WORKS GLASGOW № 22199 1919” as carried by ROD 2-8-0 No. 2153 (from a GCR design). The loco was purchased by the GWR in 1925 becoming their No. 3041. Withdrawn 1958. Stamped “3041” in the back. Diamond shape 13” x 5¼” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £370 |
| 189 | GWR TREGENNA CASTLE HOTEL DOUBLE ENDED SILVERPLATE EGG CUP. 2” diameter bowls, 2½” high. The company initials “GWR” surrounded by “Tregenna Castle Hotel” in garter are clearly incised into side. VGC. | £160 |
| 190 | TOTEM: SHOTTON HIGH LEVEL the name on two lines, BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, a little flange rusting only. From an ex-GCR station between Hawarden and Hawarden Bridge which opened as Connah’s Quay & Shotton in October 1891 and renamed Shotton High Level in February 1953, still open today. | £380 |
| 191 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY CARRIAGE PRINT: GREAT GRAVING DOCK SOUTHAMPTON by Donald Maxwell from the SR Original series (1936). A very rare print seen only twice in auction before. The LSWR had developed Southampton as an ocean liner terminal. Ocean liners need dry docks and a succession of four were built culminating in the King George V dock opened in 1933. This dock with its 100,000 tons capacity was built with the Cunard’s Queens in mind. The three stacker Queen Mary was commissioned in 1936 and this is featured in the view. Excellent condition print, slight marks to the mount only. In an original style glazed wooden frame. | £190 |
| 192 | GWR instrument board from a TRAIN DESCRIBER from St. Philip’s Marsh Signal Box. An 18-slot indicator board with circular dial alongside containing various locations including Bedminster, Malago Vale, Portishead, Cheddar Valley, Clevedon, Weston Loop, Temple Meads, etc. The evidence suggests that the instrument is likely to be from Bristol West signal box with the information being transmitted from St Philip’s Marsh signal box. Complete with bell and tapper at right hand end. 35” x 11”, front board only with attached rear electrics. | £280 |
| 193 | LNER 9” x 5” BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 67613 DONCASTER WORKS 1931” as carried by Gresley LNER Class V3 2-6-2T originally LNER № 2913 then 7613 becoming 67613 under BR. It was withdrawn from Hurlford shed in January 1962 and scrapped at Darlington Works in January 1963. Face restored, back cleaned. Note: The bolt holes have been neatly filled in (in brass) leaving two smaller holes through which to screw the item to the wall. | £180 |
| 194 | ALUMINIUM CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: RR 3105 DH1 from one of South African Railway’s only class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives a 1400HP B-B. Originally SAR number 61.005 and built by Henschel of Germany with works number 29749 in 1958. Type DHG 1420BB and equipped with two GM G567E V6 engines. Withdrawn from SAR in October 1971 and sold to NRZ, being renumbered 3105. Withdrawn from NRZ in 1984 and sold to ZISCO, Redcliff Steelworks, their No. 13. Withdrawn again in 1986. The frame was still lying at ZECO in Bulawayo in 1993, but is now presumed scrapped. Oval, 19” x 13” front in ex-loco condition, the back cleaned. | £360 |
| 195 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY ENAMEL STATION TARGET SIGN: WANDSWORTH COMMON in good condition with deep colour and shine, although the white lettering is a little mottled. 36” x 13”. Suffers from a few edge chips which shouldn’t be too difficult to get repaired. An ex-LB&SCR station between Clapham Junction and Balham opened in November 1869. The makers name “Mead & McLean & Co Ltd London” is clearly shown on the back. | £320 |
| 196 | BRASS SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “SPEAN BRIDGE – TULLOCH 12” the section names engraved in a blue painted circle around a square cut out. The ex-NBR West Highland Railway Spean Bridge to Tulloch token section came into existence in December 1964 when the intermediate token station at Roy Bridge closed, and the token section ceased to exist in May 1988 when the radio electric token block came into use. Good ex-section condition. | £120 |
| 197 | SHEDPLATE: 86B NEWPORT (PILL) (1949 – September 1963), then NEWPORT EBBW JUNCTION (September 1963 – October 1965). This tiny ex-ADR two road shed in the docklands area of Newport was home to about 60 locos in the 1950s. On closure the code was adopted by Ebbw Junction (86A) Having once been home to 150 locos in the 1950s, it now housed around 80 which included a handful of “Halls” and “Granges.” Repainted front and back. | £95 |
| 198 | DIESEL ROAD WAGON ENGINE MAKERS PLATE: “FOWLER-SANDERS” from an early 1930s diesel engined road lorry built by John Fowler of Leeds. The engine patent was held by another local firm, Sanders, hence the wording “Fowler-Sanders” on the plate. Very few of these vehicles were constructed by Fowler, hence this is a very rare item. Rectangular, cast aluminium, 18¼” x 3” in totally ex-vehicle condition. | £45 |
| 199 | ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS ARTWORK: “LMS DUCHESSES AT POLMADIE” by Philip D Hawkins. A finely detailed study of LMS 6221 “QUEEN ELIZABETH” fully streamlined, painted in maroon with gold stripes, lettering and numbering, standing alongside another unidentified member of the class in blue livery with full lining in silver. Both engines are being steamed ready to go to Glasgow Central to work trains south. The loco 6221 was a Stanier Class 8P 4-6-2 Pacific built at Crewe in 1937 under Lot 138. Named "Queen Elizabeth" and re-numbered 46221 in BR days. Built as a streamlined loco with single chimney which was later replaced by a double chimney. Streamlining removed 1946. Withdrawn from Polmadie in May 1963 and scrapped at Crewe Works. Painted c.1980, the work is unframed, 30” x 20½” and in VGC. See Lot 99 for a biography of the artist. | £1700 |
| 200 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: SAINT BERNARD from the Churchward "Saint" Class 4-6-0 built Swindon in August 1907 and numbered 2917. It was an early casualty of the class and was withdrawn from Cardiff Canton shed in October 1934. Presumed scrapped at Swindon. Saint Bernard was born in 1090 at Fontaines near Dijon in France and died at Clairvaux on 21 August 1153. Fully beaded, 67” x 13”, the front repainted, brass lightly polished, the back in ex-loco condition. | £11000 |
| | LOTS 201-213: SHIPPING ITEMS | |
| 201 | WHITE STAR LINE TRINKET BOX. Molded glass base with silverplate lid 3¼” x 1¾” x 1” high showing engraved house flag and Maltese Cross below, contained within ornate design border. Excellent condition. | £310 |
| 202 | WHITE STAR LINE eight compartment silverplate TOAST RACK. No obvious manufacturers marks, 6” tall to top of carrying ring, 9” x 3½” standing on four ball feet. House flag engraved into handle. Excellent condition. | N/S |
| 203 | WHITE STAR LINE 3rd Class china SUGAR SHAKER manufactured by Royal Doulton. 3½” high with house flag and name transfer printed onto side. Replacement stopper at bottom otherwise VGC. | N/S |
| 204 | WHITE STAR LINE. A pair of “RMS DORIC” souvenir items: VESTA CASE. Silverplate and leather design with house flag and ships name in enamel on side. 2½” x 1½”, plating worn away on lid. Plus SILVERPLATE TEASPOON with similar design in enamel showing name and house flag. (2) | N/S |
| 205 | WHITE STAR LINE SILVERPLATE COCOA POT manufactured by Elkington. The White Star house flag incised on front, embossed star on front and back. “White Star Line” appears in full on the base. 3¼” diameter base, 6¼” high, good condition. | £210 |
| 206 | WHITE STAR LINE silverplate FRUIT DISH. Oval shape, 14” x 9½” in an attractive, central, sunburst design surrounded by ornately engraved leaves and flowers. The “White Star Line” flag clearly incised within an oval at both edges. No obvious indication of manufacturer. Design a little rubbed and worn but nevertheless a stunning piece. | £520 |
| 207 | CUNARD WHITE STAR eight piece china and wooden tray HORS D’OEUVRES SET. Oval shaped wooden tray holding seven china dishes manufactured by Maddock. Each with ornate border design and Cunard White Star transfer printed name on bottom. Overall 16” x 12”. good condition. | £340 |
| 208 | BR Ferry “SS Duke of York” CHROME ASHTRAY. Circular design with anchor and rope central vertical motif with central boss showing ship’s name and BR steamships house flag in enamel. 6” diameter, 4” high. Chrome slightly pitted in ashtray section, otherwise good. | N/S |
| 209 | SOUVENIR PEN AND PENCIL SET from the CUNARD WHITE STAR liner “Aquitania”. Mother of Pearl type shafts with name and illustration of liner. Contained in original “Ritepoint” card box. RMS Aquitania built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. She was launched on 21st April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage to New York on 30 May 1914. Aquitania was the third in Cunard Line's "grand trio" of express liners, preceded by the RMS Mauretania and RMS Lusitania, and was the last surviving four funneled ocean liner. In her 36 years of service, Aquitania survived military duty in both world wars and was returned to passenger service after each war. Aquitania's record for the longest service career of any 20th century express liner stood until 2004, when the Queen Elizabeth 2 (ultimate career service of 40 years) became the longest-serving liner. Good condition. | £140 |
| 210 | GWR MARINE DEPARTMENT silverplate 1½ pint TEA POT manufactured by Elkington. 5” diameter at base, 6” tall to top of finial on hinged lid. “GWR” initials in script style within “Marine Dept.” garter clearly incised into side. Good condition. | £200 |
| 211 | COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSANTLANTIQUE SILVERPLATE FRUIT BOWL. No manufacturer’s mark, ornate design, 8” diameter bowl on ornate base and pedestal, 4½” high with company initials in intertwined design in centre. Good condition. A French Line item. | £410 |
| 212 | LMS STEAMERS silverplate SUGAR TONGS manufactured by Gladwin. 5½” long incised “LMS Steamers” within laurel leaf garter. VGC. | N/S |
| 213 | CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY CHINA OVOID CACHE POT manufactured by Limoges France. The Canadian Pacific House Flag is glazed into the base. 10½” diameter overall, 7” diameter rim, 6½” high with flower designs all the way round. VGC. | £75 |
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| 214 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY ”Mauchline Ware” lidded wooden box. 9½” x 3½” x 4½” tall. Base stamped “GER Sandringham Hotel” on front and “Hunstanton on Sea” on the rear. GER label underneath base has written “Place in Recreation Room Sandringham Hotel Hunstanton on Sea” and dated 1921. Good condition. | £70 |
| 215 | GNR POLICEMAN’S HELMET BADGE. 16 point star design surrounding garter style name with number “17” in centre. Brass 3” x 2½”, good original condition. | £220 |
| 216 | BR PRESENTATION POCKET WATCH engraved on rear “BR Western Region W.J. Hooker in Appreciation of 45 Years Service”. Gilt with white face with Roman numerals, manufactured by Vertex. Contained in original leather pouch. Appears non-working. | £50 |
| 217 | GWR GUARD’S POCKET WATCH engraved on rear “GWR 0.1472” white face with Roman numerals “Swiss Made” by “Record” and with a second hand. Complete with chain. Appears to be in good working order. | £170 |
| 218 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate JAM JAR HOLDER manufactured by Walker & Hall, the initials “GER” in script style clearly incised in the side below the “batwing” motif. Detachable lid, but no spoon. 6¾” to top of finial on lid, the base 3¾” diameter standing on three ball feet. VGC. | £150 |
| 219 | LNER “NORTHERN BELLE” leather letter writing set from the first Northern Belle Land Cruise in June 1933. Blue leather covers opening out to show blotting paper with pockets either side, one containing “Northern Belle” headed letter paper and small card. Front shows LNER coat of arms and company name with “Cruise of the Northern Belle” in top corner, both in gold. Inside flap shows stamped legend “First British Train Cruise June 1933” also in gold. Signs of use but generally good condition. Rare. | £420 |
| 220 | TOTEM: KINGSWOOD BR(S) fully flanged in VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of expertly repaired face chips and repainted minor edge rusting only. Black flange type. From an ex-SE&CR station opened as Kingswood & Burgh Heath on the Tattenham Corner branch opened in November 1897. A surprisingly scarce London area totem. | £300 |
| 221 | CARRIAGE PRINT: BRAEMAR CASTLE ABERDEENSHIRE by Edward Lawson from the Scottish Region series issued c.1956 – 1957. A misty view of the castle from the tree-lined loch. In VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £140 |
| 222 | GWR HOTELS silverplate CHEESE DISH manufactured by Elkington. 8” x 7½” base with wedge-shaped lid with holes to allow the cheese to breathe. Company coat of arms with name in scroll below clearly incised into base. VGC. | £340 |
| 223 | LNER 9” x 5” BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 8564 REBUILT STRATFORD WORKS 1935” as carried by Holden Great Eastern Railway Class S69 then LNER/BR Class B12 4-6-0 built at Stratford in 1920 and rebuilt 1935. Originally numbered 1564 in GER stock and 8564/1564 by LNER becoming 61564 in BR days. It was withdrawn from Ipswich in November 1958 and cut up at Stratford Works the following month. Ex-loco condition both sides. | £400 |
| 224 | GWR (PRE-GROUPING) WOODEN CARRIAGE BOARD: ABBOTSBURY. From the Upwey – Abbotsbury branch which opened in November 1885, closed December 1952. This board is thought to date from the time of the opening of the line. 47½” x 4¼” with rounded ends, painted brown with cream lettering shaded with black. Steel prongs at the base fitted into brackets on the carriage roof. Good original condition. | £750 |
| 225 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: “THE MORRIS DANCER” as carried by the BR Co-Co 2,580HP diesel electric type 4 loco D1856, later 47206, built at Crewe in August 1965. Named “THE MORRIS DANCER” at Manchester Piccadilly station in April 1994 to mark the 60th anniversary of the Morris Ring. Following a period in store at Motherwell the loco went to Brush Loughborough in November 2002 for conversion to a class 57/6 for First Great Western. Renumbered 57605 reallocated to Old Oak Common and named “TOTNES CASTLE” at Totnes station in September 2004. Complete with accompanying circular crest bearing the legend “The Morris Ring – Founded 1934.” Both items are cast aluminium, the nameplate is 65” x 9⅞”, the crest 10¾” diameter, both in ex-loco condition front and back. (2) | N/S |
| 226 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 64837 as carried by Gresley J39/1 Class 0-6-0 fitted with LNER standard 3500 gallon tender. Built at Darlington 1932. LNER № 2976 then 4837 finally BR 64837. Withdrawn from Heaton Shed in November 1961 and scrapped at Gorton Works. Back cleaned, front appears ex loco condition. | £450 |
| 227 | 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.. Stripped of paint on the front, the back in ex-loco condition with paint “runs.” | £50 |
| 228 | WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC Co Ltd VULCAN WORKS NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS ENGLAND № 3410/D868 1963” as carried by Type 3 Co-Co Class 37 number D6924, later 37224, then 37680. New to 87E Landore in January 1964, it was withdrawn in 2005 and sold to the Harry Needle Railway Company. It is currently stored at LaFarge Cement Works, Hope. Rectangular chromed brass, 10⅛” x 4½” in ex-loco condition front and back, the front being painted in rail blue. | £380 |
| 229 | LNER CAST IRON DOORPLATE: STATION MASTER. The title on two lines. 14¾” x 5¾” with curved ends, nicely restored to VGC in light green with white lettering, the back original. | £80 |
| 230 | TOTEM: TAUNTON BR (W) half flanged chocolate and cream in VGC with deep colour and shine, repainted minor edge rusting only. An ex-GWR station on the West of England main line, formerly the junction for the branch to Minehead opened by the Bristol & Exeter Railway in July 1842. | £520 |
| 231 | SNCF ENAMEL LOCO HEADCODE DISC in red with white border. Brass bracket at the top clearly stamped with the number “34” and owning depot “Lille” with wire carrying handle. Disc 10⅝” diameter, 18” to top of the carrying handle. In original condition with a little edge chip and minor edge rusting only. | N/S |
| 232 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate two-pint COFFEE POT manufactured by Elkington. GER in script style clearly incised below the batwing motif on the side. 9” high to top of finial on the lid x 5” diameter base. Two small dents on the side otherwise good. | £130 |
| 233 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “ROBERT STEPHENSON & HAWTHORNS Ltd 7510 DARLINGTON WORKS 1949” as carried by Thompson Class L1 2-6-4T № 67776. It ended its days at Colwick shed in December 1962 and was scrapped at Darlington Works in January 1963. Hexagonal shape, fully engraved, 11⅜” x 5½” face lightly polished, the back cleaned. | £440 |
| 234 | GWR CAST IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 5787 as carried by Collett 5700 Class 0-6-0PT. Built at Swindon 1930, this class of light goods and shunting locomotives was the largest of any one class produced for the GWR totalling 863 engines. It was designed to replace the 0-6-0 saddle and pannier tanks of the '2700', '1854' and '1813' classes together with other smaller classes, many of which dated back to the 1880s. Withdrawn from Duffryn Yard in October 1963 and scrapped at Swindon. Restored face in black and white, the back painted black, but peeling away in places to reveal original rust underneath. | £450 |
| 235 | TOTEM: FLEETWOOD. BR(M) fully flanged maroon in excellent condition with deep colour and shine, very minor edge rusting only. From an ex-Preston & Wyre Railway station at the end of a branch from Poulton-le-Fylde, opened in July 1883 having replaced an earlier structure opened in July 1840, closed in April 1966. A scarce totem seldom seen at auction. | £750 |
| 236 | CARRIAGE PRINT: CLEY NEAR HOLT NORFOLK by R E Jordan from the LNER post-war series 1948 – 1955, one of only two works by this artist produced as carriage prints. A view showing the attractive windmill which dominated the village and still does today. Some cows are seen slumbering and feeding on the salt marshes which are divided from the village by a small river. VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £130 |
| 237 | SHEDPLATE: 34A KINGS CROSS (1948 – June 1963). “Top shed” was home to over 160 locos in the early 1950s, including no fewer than 17 A4s, the majority of which remained there until closure. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £380 |
| 238 | LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. A large Webb & Thompson Electric TRAIN STAFF with the section names “Beddington Lane – Waddon Marsh” stamped on brass plates affixed to one end. The Beddington Lane to Waddon Marsh token section ceased to exist in September 1980 when Beddington Lane signal box was reduced to a non-block post and track circuit block signalling came into operation between Waddon Marsh and Mitcham Junction signal boxes. 24” long the brass rings around the central steel column are approx 2¼” diameter. In completely unrestored condition. | £120 |
| 239 | BR FLAMECUT CABSIDE NUMBER: 40029 from the Type 4 1Co-Co1 Class 40 40029, named “SAXONIA.” New to 12B Carlisle Upperby in March 1963 as D229, works number EE/VF 2685/D446, it was withdrawn in March 1984 from LO Longsight, and cut up at Doncaster Works in November of that year. Edges neatly cut, many marks and scratches from life in service. | £360 |
| 240 | TOTEM: BOGNOR REGIS BR(S) fully flanged in excellent condition with deep colour and shine, a little painted over edge rusting only. From an ex-LB&SCR station on a branch from Barnham Junction on the South Coast line opened as “Bognor” in June 1864, the suffix “Regis” being added by the SR in September 1929. | £420 |
| 241 | Small brass COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE from Kirkdale Tunnel, Liverpool. 9” x 6” with six lines of text “The cutting 55 yards on each side of this tablet was a portion of Kirkdale Tunnel opened in 1849 and converted into an open cutting when portions of the ends of the tunnel were also opened out and the line widened in 1904”. Cleaned and lightly polished but generally good original condition. See also Lot 131. | £100 |
| 242 | GWR HOTELS silverplate DUCK EGG HOLDER manufactured by Elkington. Two section holder with central handle, each bowl 3” high, 2½” diameter, 8” high to top of handle. The GWR coat of arms with “Great Western Railway Hotel” in scroll underneath is clearly incised into both holders. VGC. | £280 |
| 243 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BEYER PEACOCK GORTON Ltd MANCHESTER 1965 SERIAL № 8053 Power Equipment by Associated Electrical Industries and Sulzer” as carried by BR Type 2 Bo-Bo Class 25 loco D7643, later 25293. New to 41A Tinsley in February 1966, it was withdrawn in February 1981 from CD Crewe and cut up at Swindon Works in August 1981. Rectangular 13” x 6½ repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £380 |
| 244 | LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY THREE ASPECT HANDLAMP with the initials “LB&SCR” stamped on one side of the body and “81160 Portsmouth Town” stamped into the other side. Reducing cone brass plated “S[E]R”. Complete with unmarked reservoir, SR burner and unmarked reflector. Bevel edged front lens, restored to VGC. | N/S |
| 245 | LMS “HAWKSEYE” TARGET STATION SIGN: DALMELLINGTON. From an ex-Glasgow & South Western Railway station, the terminus of a branch from Dalrymple between Ayr and Maybole, opened in August 1856, closed in April 1964. Cast aluminium, 59” x 18” repainted front to VGC in yellow with black lettering and edging, the back original. A rare target not seen previously at auction. | £380 |
| 246 | GWR. An early CARRIAGE PANEL: PAIGNTON & TORQUAY [DEVON] by the Photocrom Company issued c.1895. A beautiful colour tinted photograph panel produced for the GWR looking from the hills towards the towns and sea. In excellent condition with titled mount and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £50 |
| 247 | SHEDPLATE: 74B RAMSGATE (1950 – October 1958). This ex-SR shed had a star studded allocation in the 1950s comprising 8 “Schools”, 5 “West Countries” and 11 “Battle of Britain” class locos. It became 73G in October 1958 and closed to steam in June 1959. Repainted front and back. A scarce example, rarely seen at auction. | £150 |
| 248 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “ANDREW BARCLAY SONS & Co CALEDONIA WORKS KILMARNOCK № 1975 1930” as carried by standard gauge 0-4-0ST loco named "SIR WILLIAM". New to Staveley Coal & Iron Co where it worked all its life (normally kept at Staveley Foundry). Sent to Steelbreaking & Dismantling, Chesterfield, in April 1961 and scrapped in July 1961. Oval, 16¾” x 11¾” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £420 |
| 249 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “HIGH SUMMER AT ACOCKS GREEN” by Philip D Hawkins. Tyseley based “Modified Hall” 7908 “HENSHALL HALL” trundles along the down relief line with a freight train from Banbury in 1963. This was the Hawksworth development of the "Hall" Class 4-6-0 "Modified Hall" class built at Swindon 1950 and named "HENSHALL HALL". New to Bristol, St. Philip's Marsh. In March 1959 and May 1965 it was at Tyseley shed and was withdrawn from there in October 1965. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Great Bridge. A well-balanced, finely detailed study in oil on board. Framed, 15¼” x 13¼” and in excellent condition. For a biography of the artist see Lot 99. | £1800 |
| 250 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: MILES MACINNES. In keeping with standard LNWR practice, the legend “L&NWR – Crewe Works” and the build date “Octr. 1910” are also shown. The plate was carried by the LNWR "Queen Mary" Class 4-4-0 № 4988 (later 2507) built at Crewe in October 1910 and converted to a "George the Fifth" class in January 1914. Became LMS 5335 and withdrawn from service in November 1935. Miles MacInnes became a director of the LNWR in 1876 until his death in 1909 at the age of 79. The loco naming commemorated his long and distinguished service with the company. Engraved brass, 62” long and 5” wide. In ex-loco condition with the brass lightly polished only. The legend “L8” is stamped in the back indicating this was the left hand plate. All wax infill of letters and numbers is present and correct. | £9200 |
| 251 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY ENAMEL STATION SIGN: “DO NOT CROSS THE LINE EXCEPT BY THE FOOTBRIDGE” in white enamel with red lettering. From Kinross Junction, an ex-NBR station on the Cowdenbeath – Thornton Junction via Cardenden line, opened in 1890, closed in January 1970. Wooden frame, 41” x 29½” one well executed face repair that is almost impossible to detect, VGC overall. | £550 |
| 252 | BRSA CAST IRON NOTICE: “BRITISH RAILWAYS STAFF ASSOCIATION PRIVATE FISHING TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED.” 15½” x 10½” face painted black with white lettering (probably the original paint), provision for six screws rather than bolts, the back in original condition. A rare notice, not seen by us previously. | £130 |
| 253 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “BEYER PEACOCK & Co Ltd MANCHESTER REBUILT 1920” as carried by the former South East and Chatham Railway Maunsell Class E 4-4-0 loco built at Ashford in 1907. Rebuilt in 1920 to Class E1. Originally No. 497 then SR 1497 and finally BR 31497. Withdrawn from Bricklayers Arms in October 1960 and scrapped at Ashford. The number “1497” is painted on the back. Oval 10” x 6” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £280 |
| 254 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate MILK JUG manufactured by Elkington. Initials in script style below the “batwing” symbol clearly incised on side. 3½” high, six cup version in good condition. | £70 |
| 255 | BR(S) ENAMEL SIGNALBOX BOARD: YEOVIL PEN MILL in green with white lettering, deep colour and shine. Yeovil Pen Mill signal box, located on the GWR Castle Cary to Weymouth line opened in February 1937 and is still in use today. It is a GWR Type 11 design fitted with a 65 lever GWR VT-5 frame. Fully flanged, 96” x 12” with minor rusting to the edges, VGC otherwise. | £880 |
| 256 | CARRIAGE PRINT: ST IVES HUNTINGDONSHIRE by Francis R Flint from the LNER post-war series 1948 – 1955, the scarcer of the two works produced as carriage prints by this artist. A view of the River Great Ouse showing punts and rowing boats waiting for their next turn of duty. Trade seems to be very slack as no one has taken to the water. In an original glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £50 |
| 257 | SHEDPLATE: 12C PENRITH (1935 – October 1955); then WORKINGTON until February 1958; then CARLISLE CANAL until June 1963; and finally BARROW until December 1966 for steam; total closure in 1977. Ex-LNWR Penrith housed 6 locos; ex-LNWR Workington 30; ex-NBR Carlisle Canal 40 including 4 elusive A3s; and finally ex-FR Barrow just 20. Some diesels allocated to this shed also carried the code. Good, ex-loco condition both sides. | £130 |
| 258 | GREAT SOUTHERN & WESTERN RAILWAY. A large Webb & Thompson Electric TRAIN STAFF with the section names “Ardrahan - Craughwell” embossed on brass plates riveted to the steel shaft. From the Athenry – Limerick line, closed to passengers in April 1976. 23” long, the brass rings around the central steel column are approx 2¼” diameter. Repainted to VGC in black, the brass rings nicely polished. | £50 |
| 259 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY ENAMEL DOORPLATE: WEIGH OFFICE in cream with brown lettering and edging. Significant chips around screw holes and other minor faults not affecting text. The makers name “Patent Enamel Co Ltd Birmingham” and the number “1101” are clearly shown at base. 20” x 5½”. | £60 |
| 260 | TOTEM: PETERBOROUGH EAST the suffix appearing in the lower panel. BR(E) half flanged dark blue with reasonable colour, but a little faded in places, some edge rusting cleaned and painted over. From an ex-GER station opened as “Peterborough” in June 1845, renamed “Peterborough East” by the LNER in July 1923, closed in June 1966. A scarce totem, seldom seen at auction. | £2100 |
| 261 | ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY REFRESHMENT ROOMS SILVERPLATE ASPARAGUS TONGS. 4½” long. Initials and coat of arms in garter style incised into handle. VGC. | £150 |
| 262 | LNER CAST IRON SEATBACK: GOODMAYES. 32” x 4½” with curved ends from the ex-GER station between Ilford and Romford on the Liverpool Street – Norwich line, opened in February 1901, still open today. In VGC, the face repainted in white lettering on a black background, the back original. | £200 |
| 263 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRITISH RAILWAYS CREWE BUILT 1961 Power Equipment by Sulzer and Crompton Parkinson Ltd” from a BR Type 4 2500HP diesel-electric 1Co-Co1 Class 45 “Peak” loco numbered in the series D85 to D135. Rectangular 13” x 6½ repainted front, the back cleaned but bearing evidence of usage. | £160 |
| 264 | MIDLAND RAILWAY HOTELS silverplate GRAVY BOAT manufactured by Elkington. 7” long, 4” high over handle, MR “griffin” with name in scroll below clearly incised on the side. Some signs of wear but generally OK. Plus similar with “Midland Hotels” in block capitals incised into both sides. (2) | £70 |
| 265 | CHROMED METAL RADIATOR BONNET PLATE “Vanguard”. 8” x 7” showing knight on horseback with name below. Face restored to good condition. | N/S |
| 266 | EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 9022 as carried by the EAR 90 class 1Co-Co1 diesel-electric locomotive. Built by English Electric/Vulcan Foundry in 1963 with works number 3436/D894, 9022 was put into traffic in 1964. Renumbered 8722 sometime before 1974, the locomotive was scrapped in 2005 after being stored unserviceable at Nairobi. Cast brass, 17¼” x 6½” front repainted, brass lightly polished, back cleaned. | £120 |
| 267 | SHEDPLATE: 88J ABERDARE (September 1960 – March 1965). This ex-GWR shed was originally coded 86J. Under its new code it housed nearly 50 locos. Ex-loco condition both sides. | £120 |
| 268 | LNER FULLY ENGRAVED WORKSPLATE: “LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY Co № 1791 DONCASTER 1934” as carried by Gresley A3 4-6-2 Pacific № 2501 named “COLOMBO” ex works in July 1934. It was renumbered LNER 36 and finally BR 60036. During its career it was shedded variously at Gateshead, York, Heaton, King's Cross, Neville Hill, Copley Hill, Ardsley and Darlington. Withdrawn from Darlington in November 1964 and cut up the following January by Draper's at Hull. The number “2501” is stamped on the back twice and the number “36” also appears three times. 13¼” x 7½” the front lightly polished, the back in ex-loco condition. The race horse “Colombo” was owned by Lord Glanely and was the winner of the 1934 2000 Guineas. | £6000 |
| 269 | BR(M) 8” dial non-fusee WALL CLOCK manufactured by Smiths. Roman numerals and face marked “BR(M)” and “23573”. No obvious markings to case. Lightly polished and in good condition. Complete with winder. Appears to be in good working order. | £240 |
| 270 | TOTEM: DONNINGTON. BR(M) fully flanged maroon with deep colour and shine. Suffers from a couple of major face chips which have been painted in, also some repainted flange rusting, but good overall. From an ex-LNWR station between Wellington (Salop) and Stafford opened in June 1849, closed September 1964. A scarce totem seen only twice previously at auction. | £520 |
| 271 | CARRIAGE PRINT: INVERLOCHY CASTLE INVERNESS-SHIRE by Leonard Squirrell from the LNER post-war series 1945 – 1947. A tranquil scene showing two walkers viewing the ruined castle with Highland cattle grazing in the field in front of it, the small hamlet surrounding the castle with river beyond, overlooked by the mountains in the background. In an original type glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £65 |
| 272 | BR CAST IRON OFFICE STOVE. 13” diameter ash pan, stove size 17½” tall with top plate 8” diameter. No chimney. The wording “British Railways” is cast into the removable top plate. Repainted, good condition. | £100 |
| 273 | LNER 9” x 5” BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 67648 DONCASTER WORKS 1935” as carried by the Gresley LNER V3 2-6-2T loco originally LNER № 418 then 7648 becoming 67648 in BR days. Withdrawn from Hurlford in January 1962 and scrapped at Darlington Works in January 1963. The number “67648” is embossed on a brass strip covering the original number which has been ground off. Cleaned both sides. | £380 |
| 274 | BR(M) CARRIAGE DESTINATION BOARD with “BIRKENHEAD” on one side “CREWE” on the other as used on the service between the two points via Chester. Wood with metal ends, 32 x 3⅛” painted in maroon with cream lettering and in VGC. | £200 |
| 275 | FRENCH RAILWAYS ALUMINIUM NAMEPLATE: VILLIERS LE-BEL. These attractive style plates were used as standard by the SNCF. This one came from a Class BB 15000 Bo-Bo electric locomotive No BB 15028 which was based at Strasbourg and named in April 1977 after Villiers-le-Bel which is a township whose population is made up mostly of Arab Muslims of Algerian, Tunisian, and Moroccan heritage in the French Department of Val-d'Oise in the northern suburbs of Paris about ten miles from the city centre. It was one of a class of 65 25kV 50Hz built by Alsthom and MTE between 1971 and 1978 which were widely used on the whole of the French 25kV network before losing services to TGV trains when the LGV-Est went into service in 2007. Shield shape, 24” x 19” overall. In fine ex-loco condition. | £920 |
| 276 | BR(E) three-aspect HANDLAMP. Reducing cone stamped “Kerosene”, body embossed “BR-E” and stamped “Clare”. Complete with BR reservoir and burner, bevel-edged front lens. From an ex-GER location on the Marks Tey – Cambridge line which closed in March 1967. Original, unrestored condition. | £95 |
| 277 | LNER 9” diameter WHITE CHINA CHAMBER POT manufactured by Royal Doulton. “LNER” initials in black block capitals on side. VGC. | £160 |
| 278 | ALUMINIUM TYER’S № 6 SINGLE LINE TABLET: “SUTTON BRIDGE – LONG SUTTON 27.” Good ex-section condition. See also Lots 28 and 448. | £170 |
| 279 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “4498 SIR NIGEL GRESLEY AT POTTERS BAR.” This original watercolour painting by Gerald Broom shows the LNER A4 class 4-6-2 Pacific 4498 “Sir Nigel Gresley” in garter blue livery hauling a down express composed of varnished teak carriages. It was commissioned in about 1972/3. The loco was built at Doncaster, works № 1863 and entered service in October 1937. It received stainless steel cut out letters and numbers in December 1938. Renumbered 7 in January 1947 and BR 60007 in March 1948. A “Top Shed” engine before migrating north to New England in 1963 and St Margarets in 1963, then Aberdeen (Ferryhill) in July 1964. Withdrawn in February 1966 and purchased for preservation by the A4 Loco Preservation Society in May 1966. The loco is now on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. A well-balanced view with plenty of action evident. Framed and glazed, 25½” x 19½” (frame size) and in VGC. | £950 |
| 280 | TOTEM: BIRMINGHAM MOOR ST. BR (W) fully flanged chocolate and cream in good with fine colour and shine, a couple of small edge chips, but suffering from some missing flange where the metal has rusted through. Moor Street was opened by the GWR on 1st July 1909, re-sited and replaced by BR in September 1987 when the line through to Birmingham Snow Hill was re-instated.. | £400 |
| 281 | CALEDONIAN RAILWAY ENAMEL SIGN: “CALEDONIAN RAILWAY NOTICE AS TO TRESPASS – (plus another 15 lines of text). John Blackburn, Secretary, Glasgow, 1st August 1898.” Good colour and shine, some well executed chip repairs, especially at base. 19” x 24½” framed and in good condition overall. | £220 |
| 282 | LNER CAST IRON SIGN: “CAUTION BEWARE OF THE TRAINS”. “LNER” initials in the bottom left-hand corner and casting number “B161” in the right-hand corner. 20” x 14” with rounded corners. Totally ex lineside condition. Uncommon. | N/S |
| 283 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRUSH TRACTION ENGLAND № 192 1960” as carried by BR 1470HP Type 2 A1A-A1A Class 31 loco D5592, later 31402. New to 34B Hornsey in February 1960, it was withdrawn in March 1992 from BS Bescot, and cut up by Thompsons of Stockton by the end of that year. Oval, 9½” x 5¾” face restored to VGC, the back cleaned but showing signs of use. | £380 |
| 284 | GWR BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 9458 as carried by the Hawksworth 9400 Class 0-6-0PT loco built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn works № 7595 in 1951. This was the tank version of the Class 2251 0-6-0 tender locos. Withdrawn from Aberbeeg shed in January 1961 and sent to Cashmore's at Newport for scrap. Repainted face, the back in ex-loco condition. | £650 |
| 285 | DEPOT PLAQUE: BRUSH LOUGHBOROUGH showing the hawk logo of the Hawker-Siddeley company. One of only eight produced for the company. They were used for publicity photos of the first of the new class 60 and 92 freight locos built at Loughborough in the late 1980s and early 1990s when it was not known which depot the locos would be allocated to and so the appropriate depot plaque could not be fitted. 18” x 18” never carried in service and hence in almost mint condition. | £240 |
| 286 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 9654 as carried by the Collett 5700 Class 0-6-0PT loco built at Swindon in 1946. This Class of light goods and shunting locomotives was the largest of any one class produced for the GWR totalling 863 engines. It was designed to replace the 0-6-0 saddle and pannier tanks of the '2700', '1854' and '1813' classes together with other smaller classes, many of which dated back to the 1880s. Withdrawn from Oxford in October 1964 and scrapped by Hayes, Bridgend. Front repainted in green, numbers varnished, the back in ex-loco condition. | £320 |
| 287 | LNER four slice silverplate TOAST RACK manufactured by Walker & Hall. 4½” x 3½” x 5½” tall. Company initials in script style clearly incised into base. VGC. | £80 |
| 288 | TYER’S No.6 TABLET MACHINE. Tombstone shaped top showing indicators for up and down train within wooden housing, 19½” high, standing on a 16” x 24” x 16” high base housing all the workings. Original green paint on base. Ivorine plated “TULLOCH”. The ex-NBR West Highland Line station opened in July 1894 named Inverlair before being renamed Tulloch in January 1895. The Tulloch – Rannoch token section was replaced by radio electric token block controlled from Banavie in May 1988. Unfortunately incomplete and with many faults including no glass in the top section and one missing side from the base. In serious need of love and attention but comes with a number of spare parts. Nevertheless, a good restoration project and an opportunity to obtain an important item of signalling equipment from a famous Scottish location. (Qty) See also Lot 36. | £150 |
| 289 | GER chrome plated CARRIAGE ASHTRAY. Ornate design with flower motif at front and GER initials in three-leafed design at top. 3½” high x 4” wide x 2¼” deep. Flat sided to facilitate fixing to flat surface. VGC. | N/S |
| 290 | TOTEM: CHESTFIELD & SWALECLIFFE HALT the suffix appearing in the lower panel, BR(S) half flanged green in VGC with deep colour and shine, attention to minor edge rusting only. From a halt between Whitstable and Herne Bay on the North Kent coast line opened by the Southern Railway July 1930. Still open today the suffix “Halt” was dropped in May 1969. | £500 |
| 291 | CARRIAGE PRINT ADVERTISEMENT: A JOB ON THE RIGHT LINES advertising for porter staff. One of two classic 1950s adverts issued by the Scottish Region of BR when drivers and porters, etc., were in short supply. The print is in mint unused condition in its original glazed wooden frame. Rare. | £50 |
| 292 | TYER’S NO 6 FIBRE SINGLE LINE TABLET: “ALSTON – LAMBLEY 28”. This ex-NER token section came into existence when Slaggyford signal box was closed and ceased to exist in the mid 1960s. Passenger services ceased in May 1976. Good, ex-section condition. Contained in its original leather pouch on loop. Plus another empty, well used pouch. (2) | £75 |
| 293 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY Ltd LONDON № 2678/D439 1959 THE VULCAN FOUNDRY Ltd LOCOMOTIVE WORKS ENGLAND” as carried by the BR 1Co-Co1 2000HP diesel-electric type 4 loco D222 later 40022. New to 5A Crewe North in 1959, it was named “LACONIA CUNARD LINES,” in October 1962. Withdrawn in March 1983 from KD Carlisle Kingmoor, it was cut up at Doncaster Works in October 1984. Rectangular, 10⅛” x 4⅜” the front devoid of paint, the back in ex-loco condition with the number “40022” painted on. | £1150 |
| 294 | PRUSSIAN STATE RAILWAYS brass plaque showing eagle and crown logo. 10” diameter, embossed design probably ex carriage side, lightly polished, good condition. | £450 |
| 295 | ENAMEL LAMP TABLET: MULLINGAR in white with blue lettering and margin. 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. 9” x 3½” with some chipping and rusting around the edges, text not affected. | £75 |
| 296 | RHODESIAN RAILWAYS BUFFER BEAM NUMBERPLATE: 603 from the 3ft 6in gauge 2-8-2+2-8-2 Garratt of 16th class, built by Beyer Peacock works № 6565 of 1929. Originally numbered 224, renumbered in 1951. Sold in 1963 to Dunns of Witbank for industrial hire. Rectangular cast brass 16¾” x 7¾” restored front, the back cleaned. | £140 |
| 297 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate GRAVY BOAT manufactured by Elkington. 7” long, 4” high over handle, GER “batwing” symbol and company initials in script style clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £50 |
| 298 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “CEFN JC – NEWLANDS.” The Cefn Junction to Newlands token section on the Ogmore Vale Extension line came into existence in the late 1960s when the intermediate signal box at Waterhall Sidings was closed, and ceased to exist in April 1975 when Newlands signal box closed and the token section was extended to between Cefn Junction and Margam Abbey Works East signal boxes. Good ex-section condition. | £75 |
| 299 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “DOUBLE-CHIMNEY 6026 “KING JOHN” AT DAWLISH LATE 1950s” by Michael Jeffries. This was a Collett "King" Class 4-6-0 loco built at Swindon in 1930 and named "KING JOHN". It was firstly shedded at Oak Common but by August 1950 it was at Plymouth Laira and was there in March 1959. It had a double chimney fitted in 1958. Withdrawn from Old Oak Common in September 1962 and scrapped at Swindon Works. The loco in “lion and wheel” livery is seen hauling the “Cornish Riviera Express” through the red sandstone tunnels along the coast at Dawlish. Oil on board, nicely proportioned and detailed. Framed, 33” x 23” will benefit from cleaning. See Lot 149 for a biography of the artist. | £200 |
| 300 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: BODINNICK HALL as carried by Collett “Hall” Class 4-6-0 No 5978 built at Swindon in September 1938. First shed allocation was Old Oak Common. In August 1950 it was transferred to Weymouth and in. March 1959 went to Swindon. Its last shed allocation was Bristol, St. Philip's Marsh from where it was withdrawn in October 1963. Scrapped the following May at Cooper Metals, Sharpness. Complete with the matching brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE 5978. The nameplate is fully beaded, 68” x 13½” in ex-loco condition both sides. The back is endorsed with the number “5978 R” and a large letter “R” has been scratched in the paint indicating that this was the plate from the right hand side of the loco. The cabside numberplate has been face repainted, brass lightly polished, the back in ex-loco condition. A fine Cornish set. (2) | £7000 |
| 301 | GREAT NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY set of 6 modern limited edition colour PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS showing places of interest along the East Coast route by David Paterson. These prints were hung in the First Class Lounges in stations along the line. The GNER emblem is shown at the bottom of each print which measure 18” x 13”. VGC. (6) | £50 |
| 302 | CAST IRON TRESPASS NOTICE: “MIDLAND RAILWAY – Trespassers Will be Prosecuted. By Order” (RAG Ref: TPMR212). 33” x 15” face repainted, rear in good original condition. Reputed to have been recovered from the Hereford – Hay – Brecon Line. Not common. | N/S |
| 303 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LMS BUILT ST ROLLOX 1927.” The actual loco is unknown but it is from one of a batch of Fowler 4F 0-6-0s built at St. Rollox in 1927 as part of Lot 30 and numbered between 4312 and 4322 (later BR 44312 - 44322). Oval 10½” x 6” restored face, the back original. The bolt holes were slightly elongated when carried on the loco. See also Lot 306. | £280 |
| 304 | GWR BRASS CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 8401 as carried by Hawksworth 9400 Class 0-6-0PT. Built by Bagnall works № 2911 in 1949. This was the tank version of the 2251 class 0-6-0s. This loco was one of the class which served as a banking engine on the Lickey Incline after transfer of this location to the Western Region in 1958. Withdrawn from Bromsgrove in September 1964 and scrapped at Swindon January 1965. Repainted front to VGC, the back in ex-loco condition. | £1100 |
| 305 | GWR HOTELS METAL HERBS SPICE AND TEA CONTAINER. Circular tin, 8” diameter, hinged lid opening to show six segments with central circular section. GWR Hotels stamped into lid, somewhat rusty, nonetheless very unusual. | £25 |
| 306 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 44317 as carried by 4F Class 0-6-0. Built St. Rollox 1927 under Lot 30. Originally numbered 4317 becoming No.44317 in BR days. Withdrawn from Sutton Oak shed in December 1959 and scrapped at Crewe Works. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. See also Lot 303. | £440 |
| 307 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate one-pint COFFEE POT manufactured by Elkington. GER in script style clearly incised below the batwing motif on the side. 7½” high to top of finial on the lid x 3½” diameter base. Two very small dents on the side otherwise good. | N/S |
| 308 | BRASS SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “BRIDGE OF ORCHY – RANNOCH 13” the section names engraved around a triangular cut out. The Bridge of Orchy to Rannoch token section on the NBR West Highland line came into existence in August 1985 when token working replaced tokenless block working and ceased to exist in May 1988 when token working was replaced by radio electric token block signalling controlled from Banavie. Good ex-section condition, but rather bent. | £270 |
| 309 | DAVID MACBRAYNE D/R POSTER: CLAN LANDS OF SCOTLAND (Anon). MacBraynes were always a supporter of the arts and commissioned some wonderful posters. This poster appeared in the early 1950s and showed Scottish heritage to perfection. This colourful and informative poster is a classic. Folded, but later framed and glazed. | £50 |
| 310 | TOTEM: NEWCHAPEL & GOLDEN HILL the name on two lines, BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of small face chips, an edge chip and a little flange rusting only. From an ex-North Staffordshire Railway station between Tunstall and Kidsgrove opened as Goldenhill in October 1874 the prefix “Newchapel” was added in January 1913. The station closed in March 1964. The legend “Lot 136” can be seen on the back indicating that this was an item in one of the famous mid-1960s auctions of railway relics held at Stoke-on-Trent. A rare totem seen only three times previously at auction. | £1100 |
| 311 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LOCH SHIEL WESTERN HIGHLANDS by Douglas MacLeod from the Scottish Region series issued c.1956 – 1957. A view of the loch with the Glenfinnan Monument presiding over it on the shore. The memorial commemorates the return of "Bonnie Prince Charlie" who came ashore here in August 1745 and met his escort of 50 members of the Clan MacDonald before retiring to a nearby barn to await the response to letters he had sent to possible supporters all over the Highlands. In an original style glazed wooden frame. A little foxing to one corner, good otherwise. | £65 |
| 312 | LNER silverplate NUT CRACKERS manufactured by Walker & Hall. 5½” long with the company initials in script style incised into handle. VGC. | N/S |
| 313 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd QUEENS PARK WORKS GLASGOW № 23930 1929” as carried by Collett 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No.7734. This class of light goods and shunting locomotives was the largest of any one class produced for the GWR totalling 863 engines. It was designed to replace the 0-6-0 saddle and pannier tanks of the '2700', '1854' and '1813' classes together with other smaller classes, many of which dated back to the 1880s. Withdrawn from Old Oak Common in April 1959 and sent to Bird's at Bridgend for scrapping. Diamond shape, 15⅛” x 6¼” unrestored both sides. | £260 |
| 314 | NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY ENGINE CLASSIFICATION PLATE: “B”. Cast brass 3½” square, restored front, ex-loco back. These plates were carried on the loco cabside and indicated the maximum load that could be hauled by locos bearing this plate. | £70 |
| 315 | ALUMINIUM DIAMOND DEPOT PLAQUE FOR TOTON DEPOT showing the “Cooling Towers” logo. 17¾” x 17¾” in ex-loco condition front and back and as carried by the class 56 diesel electric loco 56117 3250HP Co-Co loco built at Crewe in 1982 and entered service at Tinsley in March 1983. Named “WILTON COAL POWER” at Thornaby without ceremony in September 1992, but the nameplates had been removed by January 1997. The loco was sold to Fertis for operations in France and was transferred through the Channel Tunnel in October 2004. It is now stored out of service at Eastleigh depot. | £150 |
| 316 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 64493 as carried by Reid J35 Class 0-6-0 (originally North British Railway B Class) built by the North British Locomotive Company in 1909. NBR № 206, LNER № 9206 then 4493, finally BR 64493. Withdrawn from Dunfermline in November 1960 and scrapped at Kilmarnock Works the following year. Broken between the two number “4s” and a BR repair plate attached. Rear repainted some time ago, front appears ex loco. | £360 |
| 317 | SHEDPLATE: 53B HULL (BOTANIC GARDENS) (1949 – February 1959, recoded to 50B, closed to steam June 1959 then a DMU depot until 1987)). This ex-NER shed had 14 LNER D49 named locos among its allocation of 50 in the 1950s. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. A scarce example, seldom seen at auction. | £160 |
| 318 | LNWR wooden-cased Fletcher’s twin-needle BLOCK INSTRUMENT. 11” wide, 25” high complete with the wooden plinth which accommodates the bell below the main body. The left hand side of the cabinet is stamped “L&NWR Tele Dept Stockport № 484” on the side. Good original condition. | £280 |
| 319 | 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. | £180 |
| 320 | TOTEM: MAIDENHEAD. BR(W) half flanged chocolate and cream in VGC with good colour and shine, a little edge rusting and chipping only. From an ex-GWR station between Paddington and Reading, the junction for Bourne End and Marlow, opened in November 1871. See also Lot 380. | £600 |
| 321 | CARRIAGE PRINT: EDALE DERBYSHIRE by Jack Merriott from the LMR Series (A) issued in 1950. A typical Derbyshire dales scene showing rustic bridge, dry stone walls, pasture and mountains beyond. Carries the LMS order № ERO 53352. In an original glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £80 |
| 322 | MIDLAND RAILWAY cast iron MILEPOST. The flat variety as used in tunnels, viaducts and bridges showing “5¾” from “B” (Bedford). This example was recovered from Southhill Tunnel on the Bedford – Hitchin Line. 29” x 13”, totally ex lineside condition. | £55 |
| 323 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRITISH RAILWAYS DERBY BUILT 1965 Power Equipment by Associated Electrical Industries Ltd and Sulzer” as carried by a BR Type 2 Bo-Bo 1160HP diesel-electric Class 25 loco numbered in the series D5299, D7519, and D7521 to D7565. Rectangular 13” x 6½ repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £140 |
| 324 | WOODEN CARRIAGE BOARD: “KINGSWEAR - MANCHESTER” as used on BR Standard coaching stock from the 1950s. Maroon with cream lettering. 132” x 5” in good repainted condition. | £45 |
| 325 | CAST ALUMINIUM NAMEPLATE: LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY as carried by Mk3 DVT 82115. Named in 1996 to mark the restoration of the North Western Hall for student accommodation. 51¾” x 17½” showing Liver Bird logo. Good ex-loco condition. | £500 |
| 326 | LMS BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE. Stanier “hooter” type, brass base with embossed lettering which appears to show “3 CYL 4-8-0” and “1 13278”. Appears to be ex-loco. | £50 |
| 327 | ALUMINIUM SHEDPLATE: 73A STEWARTS LANE (1950 – June 1962, then changed to 75D). Believed to be from the Electro-Diesel loco 73139 which is written on the back in felt tip pen. Slightly smaller than cast iron plates, the aluminium plates were fitted to many of the Stewarts Lane stud in the late 1980s in addition to the diamond depot plaques. Good, ex-loco condition. | £50 |
| 328 | LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. A large Webb & Thompson Electric TRAIN STAFF with the section names “Hailsham - Horam” stamped on brass plates affixed to one end. The Hailsham to Horam token section came into existence in the 1950s when Waldron & Horam signal box was renamed Horam, and ceased to exist in June 1965 when Horam signal box closed. 25” long with key at one end to operate an intermediate ground frame., the brass rings around the central steel column are approx 2¼” diameter. In completely unrestored condition. | £450 |
| 329 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “FLYING SCOTSMAN AT SPEED” by John Austin GRA dated 1971 An oil on board study of the loco in LNER livery and numbered 4472 with a 12 coach train storming up the East Coast Main Line. 29” x 23½” (frame size) in VGC. | £250 |
| 330 | TOTEM: BEARSDEN. BR(Sc) fully flanged light blue in VGC with minor edge rusting only painted over in black which has been extended around the edges to look like a black flange example. This can soon be removed if desired. From an ex-NBR station on the Milngavie Branch north of Glasgow, opened in April 1863, still open today. A scarce totem seldom seen at auction. | £360 |
| 331 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate MILK JUG manufactured by Elkington. Initials in script style below the “batwing” symbol clearly incised on side. 2¼” high, two cup version in good condition. | £90 |
| 332 | NBR CHINA SAUCERS manufactured by Caulfield & Co., Hadam’s Court Lane, Glasgow. All identical in blue floral design with edge decoration and the NBR coat of arms at the centre with the wording “North British Railway Company” in garter around them. 5¼” diameter. Two are in VGC, the third has a small hairline crack through the middle. Three scarce saucers nonetheless. (3) | £75 |
| 333 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LMS BUILT 1944 GWR.” The actual loco is unknown but it is from one of a batch of Stanier 8F 2-8-0s built at Swindon in 1944 and numbered between 8427 and 8462 (later BR 48427 - 48462). They were initially loaned to the GWR but returned to the LMS in 1946/47. Oval 10½” x 6” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £220 |
| 334 | GWR CAST IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 8785 as carried by the Collett 5700 Class 0-6-0PT loco built at Swindon in 1934. This class of light goods and shunting locomotives was the largest of any one class produced for the GWR totalling 863 engines. It was designed to replace the 0-6-0 saddle and pannier tanks of the '2700', '1854' and '1813' classes together with other smaller classes, many of which dated back to the 1880's. Withdrawn from Llanelly in December 1963 and scrapped at Bird's, Morriston. Restored face in black and yellow, the back painted in red primer. | £350 |
| 335 | WESSEX ELECTRIC EMU NAMEPLATE: VICTORY. Vinyl type transfer on aluminium plate, blue lettering on a white background, as carried by the class 442 unit No. 442406. Good ex-vehicle condition both sides. | £120 |
| 336 | DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 58 3012-0 as carried by a class 58.30 2-10-0 loco. After WW2 the DR in East Germany had a requirement for powerful goods locomotives for routes in the Mittelgebirge mountains and as a result the Class 58.30 emerged as part of a reconstruction programme based on rebuilds of former Prussian G12 locomotives. Between 1958 and 1962, 56 locomotives were converted at the former repair shop, RAW Zwickau. The class was primarily based in Saxony and Thuringia and survived in service until February 1981. Rectangular steel plate with riveted aluminium numbers 33” x 8” in good ex-loco condition. | £110 |
| 337 | SHEDPLATE: 9H PATRICROFT (September 1963 – July 1968). This ex-LNWR shed, formerly 10C and 26F, had an allocation of 50 locos when using this code. Front stripped of paint, the back in ex-loco condition with the number “73158 – 9H” roughly painted on. This information would seem to tie in as 73158, which had been built at Doncaster in 1956, was withdrawn from Patricroft in October 1967 and was sent to Cashmore at Newport for scrap. | £100 |
| 338 | BRASS SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “KEITH JCN – ELGIN CENTRE 14” the section names engraved around a circular cut out, “polo” mint style. The section name “Keith Jcn” has been added after the original section name was ground off. This token section came into existence in October 1966 when the ex-Highland Railway signal boxes at Keith were closed and the token section was extended to between the former GNSR Elgin Centre and Keith Junction signal box. Token working was replaced by tokenless block working in the 1970s. Good ex-section condition. | £50 |
| 339 | SILVERPLATE: LNER Coronation pattern ½-pint TEA POT manufactured Walker & Hall Sheffield. Oval design, 4” high with lifting lid, “LNER” in coronation pattern style clearly stamped on the side. VGC. | £75 |
| 340 | TOTEM: CARNFORTH. BR(M) fully flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of minor face and edge chips neatly repaired only. From an ex-LNWR & Furness & Midland Joint station opened in August 1880 having replaced two other earlier structures. | £1550 |
| 341 | CARRIAGE PRINT: LEIGH-ON-SEA ESSEX by Charles King from the LNER post-war series issued in 1953. A typical waterside scene of beached boats laying at angles waiting for the tide to return. One of the boats is being painted whilst the owner has the chance, being closely supervised by the wife sitting in an armchair. In an original style glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £60 |
| 342 | TYER’S NO 6 FIBRE SINGLE LINE TABLET: “HALTWHISTLE – LAMBLEY 19”. This ex-NER token section came into existence when Slaggyford signal box was closed and ceased to exist in the mid 1960s. Passenger services ceased in May 1976. Good, ex-section condition. Contained in leather pouch on loop. Plus another empty, well used pouch. (2) | £75 |
| 343 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRITISH RAILWAYS CREWE BUILT 1965 Power Equipment by Brush Electrical Engineering Company Ltd and Sulzer” as carried by the BR 2580HP Co-Co type 4 diesel-electric loco D1982, later 47280. New to 52A Gateshead in December 1965, the loco was named “PEDIGREE” in January 1986 at Melton Mowbray after the signing of a haulage contract between the pet food manufacturer and Railfreight. The nameplates were removed in February 1999. The loco was finally withdrawn in July 2002, and cut up by EMR at Kingsbury in December 2007. Rectangular 13” x 6½ repainted front, the back which is stamped “47280” in ex-loco condition. | £170 |
| 344 | SOUTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILWAY CAST IRON TENDERPLATE: “SE&CR 447.” Rectangular, 13⅜” x 7⅞” with curved corners, front repainted in green and yellow, the back in ex-loco condition. | £550 |
| 345 | LNER SIGNALBOX BOARD: WARDEN. Wooden with metal letters, painted black on white. From a location on the Newcastle and Carlisle line. The signal box closed in July 1984 when the adjacent level crossing was converted to automatic half-barrier operation. The station there opened in 1846 and closed in 1848. 41” x 12” restored, good condition. | £280 |
| 346 | EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 6013 as carried by the EAR 60 Class (also known as “Governor” Class) 4-8-2+2-8-4 Beyer Garratt. Built by Beyer-Peacock in Gorton Manchester in 1953 with works number 7659, the locomotive entered service in 1954 and was named "SIR HENRY BELLFIELD.” Cast brass, hollow backed, shaped to fit smokebox door, 17¼” x 6½” front repainted, brass lightly polished, back ex-loco. | £420 |
| 347 | SHEDPLATE: 3A BESCOT (1935 – June 1960). This ex-LNWR shed was home to over 80 locos in 1960 when it was re-coded 21B (see Lot 7). It closed to steam in March 1966. This particular plate is an original LMS pattern that has been amended from a 2A Rugby. Ex-loco condition front and back. | £50 |
| 348 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY mahogany, SINGLE-NEEDLE TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENT with green coloured face, writing shelf, paper spike and framed holder at side (empty). Serial number B1044. 17” high, good polished condition. | £60 |
| 349 | ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS ARTWORK: “GWR 6001 “KING EDWARD VII” LEAVING PADDINGTON FOR THE WEST OF ENGLAND c.1934” by G F Lewis. This was the Collett "King" Class 4-6-0 loco built at Swindon in 1927 and numbered 6001 and named “KING EDWARD VII". Its first shed was Old Oak Common and it could be found there in August 1950. In 1956 it was fitted with a double chimney. Withdrawn from Wolverhampton in September 1962 and cut up by Cox and Danks. A fine study of the locomotive and train, the leading vehicle being a clerestory roofed carriage, pulling away under Bishop’s Road Bridge. Framed, 22” x 18½” in VGC. | £350 |
| 350 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: STEINBOK as carried by the Thompson B1 class 4-6-0 built at Darlington in 1947 as LNER № 1032 and then BR 61032. Named after a small antelope native to Southern and Eastern Africa, having a brownish coat and short, pointed horns in the male, and living chiefly in dry grasslands. Withdrawn from Hull Dairycoates in November 1966 and scrapped at Draper's, Hull, in February 1967. BR 61039. Cast brass, 43” x 6½” shaped at back to fit smokebox side, face repainted, brass lightly polished, the back in ex-loco condition. | £6500 |
| 351 | GWR HOTELS SILVERPLATE 4-PIECE CRUET SET complete with salt bowl, pepper pot, mustard pot (no spoon) and vinegar bottle. 7” x 5” base standing on four ball feet, 6½” tall to top of hoop carrying handle. The GWR coat of arms with “Great Western Railway Hotel” in scroll underneath is clearly incised in an oval plate on the front. No manufacturer’s name found. VGC. | N/S |
| 352 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CAST IRON BRIDGEPLATE: “GNR 2”. Large single border type, 17” x 13” restored to VGC in blue with white lettering, number and border, the back is painted black, but showing signs of originality. | £45 |
| 353 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “THE VULCAN FOUNDRY (LIMITED) NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS LANCASHIRE № 5247 1945” as carried by the Riddles WD class 2-8-0 loco originally WD79304 becoming BR 90726 in August 1950. A long time Farnley Junction loco it was withdrawn from there in 1963 and scrapped at Darlington Works. The number “90726” has been painted on the back. Oval, 9⅝” x 5⅝” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £160 |
| 354 | ALUMINIUM CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE 1220 DE2 from the 1,700 HP 1Co-Co1 diesel electric built in 1956 by EE with works number 2251. The locomotive was re-engined with a de-rated second hand 2,000 HP unit from a BR Class 40 diesel locomotive, supplied by Crewe Works in 1982. Withdrawn from service in July 1993 and sold for scrap in October 1994. Oval, 18½” x 12½” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £130 |
| 355 | LOCOMOTIVE PLAQUE: “THE ROYAL SHOW/THE ARCHERS” as bestowed on BR class 90 electric loco 90009 at a ceremony at Euston station in May 1989. The inscription reads “This Locomotive was Named on 25th May 1989 by Philip Archer to Mark the 150th Anniversary of “The Royal Show” and the 10,000th Episode of “The Archers”.” The plaque was mounted above the nameplate. The nameplates and plaque were removed in May 1994. This is the (third) presentation plate, 8¾” x 8¾” in black on reflective polished aluminium mounted on to a wooden presentation board. VGC. | N/S |
| 356 | LMS SEPIA CARRIAGE PANEL: HYDE PARK CORNER [LONDON]. A 1930s photograph panel showing a view of the famous capital landmark with a remarkable lack of vehicles in sight! VGC in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £50 |
| 357 | SHEDPLATE: 15A WELLINGBOROUGH (1949 – September 1963), then LEICESTER MIDLAND (September 1963 – June 1965). The ex-MR shed at Wellingborough was home to around 70 locos in the 1950s. The ex-MR shed at Leicester had just 25 locos in its final year of steam operation. Ex-loco condition front and back. | £170 |
| 358 | ALUMINIUM TYER’S № 6 SINGLE LINE TABLET: “BALLYMONEY – COLERAINE 14.” The section names have been re-engraved following extension of the section. An ex-MR(Northern Counties Committee) station opened in October 1855. Ballymoney signal box closed on 21st July 1994. Good ex-section condition. | £40 |
| 359 | CHEMINS DE FER DE L’ETAT ET DE BRIGHTON D/R POSTER: “PARIS ST.LAZARE A LONDRES” by René Perez showing a coloured view of the port of Dieppe featuring local fishing boats and a cross channel ferry. Lovely Edwardian artwork and composition. Mounted on board and framed. Minor edge wear, otherwise good. A rare survivor. | £50 |
| 360 | TOTEM: PRESTWICK BR(Sc) fully flanged light blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, minor rusting to flange only. From an ex-G&SWR station near Ayr opened in August 1839, still open today and serving the airport located nearby. | £420 |
| 361 | VIRGIN TRAINS “VOYAGER” TYPE UNIT NOSE BADGE. Red lettering on silver background, 10” x 10¼”, believed to have been carried by driving motor 60326. Good ex-vehicle condition. | £220 |
| 362 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd GLASGOW QUEEN’S PARK WORKS № 23670 1927” as carried by LMS 0-6-0 class 4 later 4F loco № 4501 built by NBL to Lot 46. Became 44501 at Nationalisation in 1948. Withdrawn in December 1964 from Coalville. Eventually scrapped at John Cashmore, Great Bridge in July 1965. The number “44501” has been written on the back. Diamond shape, 15¼” x 6⅜” original front and back, but bearing small breaks to the rim around the left- and right-hand bolt holes. | £200 |
| 363 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “LMS BUILT CREWE 1928” as carried by one of the locos built there in that year which comprised Hughes/Fowler “Crab” 6P5F 2-6-0s 13100-13107 (later LMS 2801-2807 and BR 42801-42807), or Fowler 4F 0-6-0s 4447-4456 (BR 44447-44456) and 4507-4556 (BR 44507-44556). Oval 10½” x 6” restored face, the back original. | £160 |
| 364 | NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY/LNER. Five engraved brass SIGNAL LEVER PLATES bearing the inscriptions “From Station Dock Siding 7”, Down Reception Line Home 11”, “From East Standage Siding 12”, “Locking Bar Points 30 31” and “Tebay Points.” Origin location unknown, but we feel it could be Kirkby Stephen Junction signal box. Each 5” x 3” nicely polished and screwed to a wooden display board. (5) | £100 |
| 365 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY skeleton type TICKET DATE PRESS. Base 6” x 4¼” and 7½” high, in full working order and good used condition. | £140 |
| 366 | CARRIAGE PRINT: KILLIECRANKIE PERTHSHIRE by Jack Merriott from the LNER post-war series 1945 – 1947. A typical Scottish scene incorporating rock-strewn river, viaduct, trees and mountains with heather, but not a soul in sight. VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £50 |
| 367 | LNER 9” diameter WHITE CHINA CHAMBER POT manufactured by Mintons. “LNER” initials in black script lettering on side. Very slight crazing on bottom. | £45 |
| 368 | WEBB & THOMPSON MINIATURE SINGLE LINE STAFF: “LONG PAVEMENT - BALLYCAR.” From an ex-Great Southern & Western Railway section which lost its passenger services in June 1963. Steel column with four rings, the section names which have superseded earlier use engraved onto a brass sheath at one end. 9¼” long in good ex-section condition. | £40 |
| 369 | TINPLATE MAP OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Framed, 34” x 28” in good condition, although there is a little pencil annotation here and there. Hooks at top to enable it to be hung in a waiting room or booking office. Appears to be c.1925. | £50 |
| 370 | TOTEM: CAPENHURST BR (M) fully flanged maroon in good condition with deep colour and shine, a few minor face chips, most of which have been touched-in and edge rusting only. From an ex-Birkenhead Joint Railway station between Chester and Hooton opened in September 1840. | £450 |
| 371 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY silverplate ½ PINT TEA POT manufactured by Mappin & Webb. 5” tall, GER “batwing” symbol and company initials in script style clearly incised on the side. VGC. | £110 |
| 372 | LONDON & BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY CAST IRON BRIDGEPLATE: 195. Oval, 15” x 9” in ex-lineside condition with plenty of rust on the back. | £50 |
| 373 | WORKSPLATE: “BUILT BY THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY CARRIAGE & WAGON Co Ltd SMETHWICK ENGLAND 1958 SERIAL № DEL73” as carried by Type 2 Bo-Bo Class 26 D5328. Delivered new to 64B Haymarket in June 1959, it became the first of the class to be withdrawn in July 1972, never receiving its TOPS number. It was cut up in Glasgow works in December 1972. Rectangular, chromed brass 8” x 5¾” the front roughly repainted in silver, the back in ex-loco condition. | £600 |
| 374 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “GOODRINGTON – CHURSTON” the section names engraved. This token section was located on the GWR Kingswear branch and ceased to exist in October 1968 when Churston signal box closed and the line between Goodrington and Kingswear station was converted to one engine in steam working. Churston signal box closed in October 1968. The section is now part of the preserved South Devon Railway. Traces of blue paint on a good ex-section condition token. | £75 |
| 375 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: HINDFORD GRANGE from the GWR 4-6-0 “Grange” class loco built at Swindon in April 1939 as part of Lot 308 and numbered 6875. It was at first allocated to Pontypool but by August 1950 it was based at Taunton and by March 1959 it had moved to Penzance before going to St. Blazey. Its last shed allocation was Bristol, St. Philip's Marsh, from where it was withdrawn in March 1964 being scrapped the following July at Bird's at Bridgend. This is the right hand side plate, 67” x 13”, fully beaded, the front in ex-loco condition, brass lightly polished only. The back is also in ex-loco condition and is stamped “R 6875”. See also Lot 376. | £8500 |
| 376 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 6875 as carried by the 4-6-0 “Grange” class loco built at Swindon in April 1939 as part of Lot 308. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. See also Lot 375. | £800 |
| 377 | SHEDPLATE: 51F WEST AUCKLAND (1949 – February 1964). This ex-NER shed housed 40 locos in the 1950s, and by closure was still home to 12. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £110 |
| 378 | NER double line twin-dial wooden cased BLOCK INSTRUMENT showing up line and down line three position dials. Three-position selection knob at base. 10½” x 6” at base, 18½” high. No obvious markings to indicate origin or location. Good condition. | £140 |
| 379 | LMS non-fusee 8” dial wooden cased CLOCK lettered “LMS” on the face. No other markings or identification. Non working example in generally very poor condition with severe loss to paint on dial. A good restoration project for the clock enthusiast. | £80 |
| 380 | TOTEM: TAPLOW. BR(W) half flanged chocolate and cream in VGC with good colour and shine, a little edge rusting and chipping only. From an ex-GWR station between Paddington and Reading, which opened as Maidenhead in June 1838, renamed Maidenhead & Taplow in August 1854 and finally renamed Taplow in November 1871 when the new station at Maidenhead opened. See also Lot 320. | £800 |
| 381 | CARRIAGE PRINT: SALISBURY CATHEDRAL by Claude Buckle from the Southern Region series (A) issued in 1952. A summer evening view of the cathedral with couples strolling the close in the evening sunshine. The cathedral has the tallest church spire in the UK (404 ft). It also has the largest cloister and the largest cathedral close in Britain (80 acres). The Cathedral also contains the world's oldest working clock (from AD 1386) and has one of the four surviving original copies of the Magna Carta. Although commonly known as Salisbury Cathedral, the official name is the Cathedral of St Mary. In 2008, the cathedral celebrated the 750th anniversary of its consecration in 1258. In an original style glazed wooden frame. The 25” x 10” size print is in good condition although the frame is a little scratched. Rare. | £100 |
| 382 | LNER (although not marked) circular reservoir type SIGNAL LAMP INTERIOR manufactured by Welch. Reservoir metal plated “Foulsham”. Good original condition. | £30 |
| 383 | BR CAST IRON WORKSPLATE: “BUILT CREWE 1958” as carried by 9F Class 2-10-0 № 92238 which entered service in September 1958. Withdrawn from Severn Tunnel Junction just seven years later in September 1965 and scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport, in the December. Oval 10¼” x 6” repainted both sides, the back has the number “92238” etched on. | £80 |
| 384 | SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS BI-LINGUAL ALUMINIUM CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE: 36-076 from class 36 Co-Co diesel electric locomotive built by GE South Africa. Oval, 20¾” x 14½” in ex-loco condition front and back. | £90 |
| 385 | TOTEM: RHYL. BR(M) half flanged maroon in VGC with deep colour and shine, a couple of repaired face and edge chips and attention to minor edge rusting only. From an ex-LNWR station on the North Wales Coast opened by the Chester & Holyhead Railway in May 1848, still open today. | £450 |
| 386 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 44663 as carried by Stanier 5MT Class 4-6-0 built at Crewe in 1949 under Lot 199. Withdrawn from Heaton Mersey in May 1968 and sent to T.W. Ward at Beighton for scrap. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. | £1100 |
| 387 | SHEDPLATE: 82C SWINDON (1949 – April 1965). This ex-GWR shed had an allocation of 120 in the 1950s. During this period it was home to 7 “Castles”, 7 “Saints”, 4 “Bulldogs”, 6 “Stars”, 7 “Castles” and 12 “Halls.” In its final year its most famous loco was the last active “County”, 1011 “County of Chester.” Front repainted, the back in ex-loco condition. | £220 |
| 388 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “MANTON - CORBY” the re-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 worn blue paint. | £50 |
| 389 | ORIGINAL GOLD LEAF COAT OF ARMS TRANSFER: “TAFF VALE RAILWAY COMPANY 1836” showing the company name in garter around a device showing the Welsh red dragon holding a shield with four lions. At the top in scroll underneath a mountain goat is the quotation “Cymru A Fu A Chymru A Fydd.” Mounted on a black painted and varnished board. 12¼” x 16” (board Size) and in VGC. | £38 |
| 390 | TOTEM: HILDENBOROUGH. BR (S) fully flanged green in excellent condition with deep colour and shine, no chips, a little flange rusting only. This is one of the black flanged totems. An ex-SE&CR station in Kent between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge opened in May 1868. | £320 |
| 391 | SMALL “TREENWARE” TYPE TRINKET BOX with transfer printed illustration on front of the Sandringham Hotel Hunstanton. 3¼” high, 2¾” wide. Slight wear to transfer. | £28 |
| 392 | GWR brass, steel and Bakelite FIELD TELEPHONE. Steel box housing the electrics, Bakelite and brass trimmed receiver and brass call handle. Small metal plate on top shows GWR initials. 14” x 8” manufactured by the Telephone Manufacturing Company. Good used condition. | £50 |
| 393 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd GLASGOW № 27753 1958” as carried by the BR 330HP 0-4-0 diesel hydraulic loco D2902 which entered service at Devons Road Bow (1D) in April 1958. Withdrawn from service at Crewe Works in February 1967 and scrapped at Slag Reduction Ickles in November the same year. Diamond shape, 13¾” x 5½” restored face, the back in ex-loco condition. | £580 |
| 394 | CAST IRON CABSIDE NUMBERPLATES: PX48 AND 1907 as carried by Polish Railways Polskie Koleje Panstwowe (PKP) 750mm gauge 0-8-0 built by Chrzanov 4508/1955. In use in recent times but believed to be currently in store. 12½” x 5½” and 11” x 5½” both items in ex-loco condition both sides. (2) | £160 |
| 395 | LNER SIGNALBOX BOARD “TUXFORD”. Wooden with metal letters, painted white lettering on blue. This name board was from the Great Northern Railway signal box located at Tuxford North station on the East Coast Main Line. An 1897 built Great Northern Railway Type 1 design, the signal box was closed in May 1976. Possibly a later BR replacement for the original. 50” x 12”, appears to be in ex- box condition. | £150 |
| 396 | SOUTHERN RAILWAY (LB&SCR PATTERN) four-aspect MOTORMAN’S HANDLAMP (yellow glass missing). Body stamped “S[E]R”, reducing cone bearing a small brass label “1104” and stamped “S[E]R”. Reservoir stamped “S[E]R”, SR burner and unmarked reflector. Brass-rimmed bevel-edged front lens. Body repainted to VGC. | £50 |
| 397 | SHEDPLATE: 8H BIRKENHEAD (September 1963 – closed to steam November 1967). This ex- LNWR and GWR joint shed, formerly 6C, was home to around 75 steam locos when it used this code. It continued as a diesel depot until November 1985. At some time its allocation of shunting locos also carried this code. Ex-loco condition front and back. | £150 |
| 398 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “ANDREW BARCLAY SONS & CO LTD CALEDONIA WORKS KILMARNOCK LWDMU 697 1985” as carried by coach of class 143 DMU № 143615. The unit was scrapped at Cardiff Canton following a fire which gutted the entire unit. Oval, 9⅞” x 7⅜” in ex-vehicle condition. | £260 |
| 399 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “GWR “HALL” PILOTING A “KING” IN THE WEST COUNTRY” by Michael Jeffries. A fine study of both engines working hard to get their heavy train to the top of one of the steep summits beyond Newton Abbot in the 1930s. Oil on board. Framed, 39½” x 31” will benefit from cleaning. See Lot 149 for a biography of the artist. | £280 |
| 400 | LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE: BENGAL as carried by the LMS “Jubilee” class 4-6-0 loco built by the North British Loco Co. works № 24135 in 1934 and numbered 5577. Named on 30th March 1937. Renumbered 45577 by BR in April 1948. First shedded at Crewe North and then Carlisle Upperby, Carlisle Kingmoor, Bristol and finally Shrewsbury. Withdrawn in September 1964 and scrapped by Bird's at Morriston. 23½” x 4¼” a St Rollox Works casting with slightly pinched letters when compared with the typical Crewe product. Only seven “Jubilee” class locos carried plates of this pattern hence it is very unusual. The plate has been completely restored rather vigorously front and back causing it to lose its original patina. | £9000 |
| 401 | GWR CARRIAGE PANEL: THE SQUARE EXMOUTH. A 1946 issued B&W photographic study of the square with the recently erected WW2 War Memorial in the summer sunshine proudly watched by some somewhat elderly members of the local community. In an original glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £110 |
| 402 | LNWR wooden-cased Fletcher’s twin-needle BLOCK INSTRUMENT. 11” wide, 25” high complete with the wooden plinth which accommodates the bell below the main body. No obvious markings to indicate origin or location. Polished, good condition. | £110 |
| 403 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRITISH RAILWAYS CREWE BUILT 1960 Power Equipment by Sulzer and Crompton Parkinson Ltd” by a BR Type 4 2500HP diesel-electric 1Co-Co1 Class 45 “Peak” loco numbered in the series D68 to D84. Rectangular 13” x 6½ cleaned both sides, but bearing evidence of usage. | £160 |
| 404 | GWR & LSWR JOINT RAILWAYS WOODEN CARRIAGE BOARD: PORTLAND. From the Weymouth and Portland Railway which opened in October 1865, closing in March 1952. 47½” x 4¼” with rounded ends, painted brown with cream lettering shaded with black, the back is black. Steel prongs at the base fitted into brackets on the carriage roof. Good original condition. See also Lot 74. | £750 |
| 405 | EARLY EARTHENWARE MUG. 4” tall with print in brown and applied colours of locomotive hauling contemporary passenger train. Probably mid 19th century. Marked on base “Railway V. C. & Co”. A few hairline cracks and a little crazing. | £80 |
| 406 | SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE: 9600 as carried by Collett 5700 Class 0-6-0PT. Built at Swindon 1945. This class of light goods and shunting locomotives was the largest of any one class produced for the GWR totalling 863 engines. It class was designed to replace the 0-6-0 saddle and pannier tanks of the '2700', '1854' and '1813' classes together with other smaller classes, many of which dated back to the 1880s. Withdrawn in 1965, it was sold in the September to the National Coal Board's Merthyr Vale Colliery from where it worked until April 1973. It was bought for preservation and now resides at Tyseley Locomotive Works. Repainted front and back a long time ago. Neatly repaired with fibreglass at the top right hand corner where a piece of the plate was lost in service. | £300 |
| 407 | SHEDPLATE: 86C CARDIFF (CANTON) (1950 – September 1960), then HEREFORD (September 1960 – November 1964). The ex-GWR shed at Canton had around 130 locos on its books during this time, which included Castles, Halls, and a dozen BR “Britannias.” Canton became 88A until September 1963 when, as a diesel depot it became 86A. The former GWR shed at Hereford, formerly 85C, had 27 locos when it adopted this code. Front repainted, the back in ex-loco condition. | £75 |
| 408 | ALUMINIUM TYER’S № 6 SINGLE LINE TABLET: “NORTH WALSHAM – WROXHAM 24.” The North Walsham to Wroxham token section on the GER Norwich to Cromer line came into existence in the mid-1960s when the double track line was singled, and ceased to exist on in June 2000 when the signal boxes closed and the line was controlled by track circuit block from Trowse Swing Bridge SCC. Good ex-section condition. | £120 |
| 409 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY RESTAURANT CARS silverplate BOWL manufactured by Elkington. “GER Restaurant Car” clearly incised below the batwing motif on the side. 5½” diameter, good condition. | N/S |
| 410 | TOTEM: NOTTINGHAM MIDLAND. BR(M) maroon with deep colour and shine attention to some edge rusting only. From an ex-Midland Railway station opened in May 1848, renamed by BR Nottingham City for a short period from September 1950 – June 1951, it then became Nottingham Midland. | £1000 |
| 411 | BR(S) ENAMEL STATION SIGN: WAY OUT in green with white lettering, deep colour and shine. Unusually, the lettering is in upper and lower case being one of the experimental signs exhibited at certain Southern Region stations to promote a modern image. This preceded the change into BR “Corporate Identity” but using a typeface more akin to LT sans serif than to the later Rail Alphabet. 24” x 12” in excellent condition. | £100 |
| 412 | LONDON & NORTHERN RAILWAY CAST IRON NOTICE: “L&NE Rly – TRESPASSSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED” in transitional GER style. 212 x 12½” in good ex-lineside condition. | £50 |
| 413 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “MANUFACTURED AT CREWE BREL LIMITED 1990” as carried by a BR 25kV AC OHLE Bo-Bo electric Class 90 in the number series 90036/90136 to 90050/90150. Oval, 9¼” x 5¼” in good ex-loco condition. | £200 |
| 414 | FRAMED WAITING ROOM PRINT: “SOMERSET” from a painting by Claude Buckle for a poster. A country scene showing horses grazing on the green, sleepy houses in the valley and the coast beyond. Varnished to prevent wear and tear. 47” x 31” (frame size) in good condition. | £30 |
| 415 | BR INTER-CITY. An attractive stainless steel, right facing “Swallow” motif as fitted to HST Power Cars from the late 1980s as they went through works for overhaul, re-livery and re-branding. Removed mid-1990s when they were re-branded into the various new identities connected with Privatisation. 31” x 35” in ex-loco condition. | £80 |
| 416 | CARRIAGE PRINT: FORTH BRIDGE SCOTLAND by Kenneth Steel from the LNER post-war series 1945 – 1955. A view of the world famous three cantilever railway bridge opened in 1891 standing majestically over a calm and flat Firth of Forth. A scene painted about a dozen years before work had started on the Forth Road Bridge, a suspension bridge opened in 1964 and which now requires replacement. VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £80 |
| 417 | SHEDPLATE: 41A DARNALL (November 1957 – June 1963 for steam, October 1965 totally). Formerly 39B, this ex-GCR shed had 100 locos allocated in the period it carried this code, most notably 10 GCR D11 4-4-0s. The code was then adopted in 1964 by the new diesel depot at TINSLEY, where several locos carried these cast iron plates. Front stripped of paint, the back in ex-loco condition. | £45 |
| 418 | MIDLAND RAILWAY. Three engraved brass SIGNAL LEVER PLATES bearing the inscriptions “Main Line Crossover”, “Middle Crossover” and “Goods Line Crossover.” Origin location unknown. Each 4” x 5” nicely polished and screwed to a wooden display board. (3) | £60 |
| 419 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY IRELAND original gold leaf COAT OF ARMS mounted on a varnished plain wooden board. The company name shown in garter around the arms of the counties the railway served. 13” x 16½” (board size) in good condition. | N/S |
| 420 | TOTEM: KNEBWORTH. BR(E) fully flanged dark blue in VGC with deep colour and shine, one major face chip professionally repaired, but some damage still evident, and attention to edge chipping and rusting only. From an ex-GNR station on the Kings Cross to Peterborough line opened in February 1884, now served by trains of “First Capital Connect.” | £420 |
| 421 | CARRIAGE PRINT: RIVER DEE AT CAMBUS O’MAY ABERDEENSHIRE by Lance Cattermole from the Scottish Region series c.1956 - 1957. One of only two paintings produced by Cattermole in this series, the view is of the town’s suspension bridge over the river viewed from the railway line in the foreground. Situated on the Royal Deeside branch which closed in February 1966. In an original glazed wooden frame. The 25” x 10” size print is in good condition although the frame is a little scratched. | £75 |
| 422 | VIRGIN TRAINS “SUPER VOYAGER” TYPE UNIT NOSE BADGE. Silver lettering on red background, 10” x 10¼”, believed to have been carried by driving motor 60369. Good ex-vehicle condition. | £240 |
| 423 | BRASS WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE Co Ltd GLASGOW № 27061 1952” as carried by the EAR 13 Class 4-8-2 tank locomotive, later modified to 4-8-4T. The engine entered service in 1953 as number 1302. Diamond shape, 13⅞” x 5½” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £190 |
| 424 | PAIR OF BR(E) CARRIAGE DESTINATION BOARDS with “SELBY” on one side “HULL” on the other. From the local loco-hauled service operating prior to the introduction of the “Trans-Pennine” DMUs in the early 1960s. Wood with metal ends, 32½” x 3½” painted in maroon with yellow lettering, a little wear and tear only. (2) | £60 |
| 425 | VIRGIN TRAINS HST NAMEPLATE: “THE RAILWAY CHILDREN” as carried by power car 43098. Cast aluminium, red background, 65” x 10”, complete with its accompanying cast aluminium plaque explaining the aims of the charity. 29½” x 14”. Both ex loco condition. (2) | £700 |
| 426 | LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY THREE ASPECT HANDLAMP. Body stamped “926 Norwood Goods”, reducing cone metal plated “B”. Complete with innards, reservoir stamped “S(B)R”. Bevel edged front lens, good original condition. From a South London location, near Croydon, which later became the main marshalling yard for the area. It now forms part of a housing estate. | £140 |
| 427 | SHEDPLATE: 26D BURY (1935 – September 1963). This ex-LYR shed was home to around 30 locos while using this code. It became 9M in September 1963 and finally closed in November 1965. The figure “6” is unusually narrow, possibly indicating that the number was changed from something else during its career. Repainted front and back. A scarce example, seldom seen at auction. | £100 |
| 428 | ALUMINIUM SINGLE LINE KEY TOKEN: “CHARLESTOWN – VALLEYFIELD 24” the section names engraved in red in the circular shape end with a red centre. The Charlestown to Valleyfield token section on the ex-NBR Charlestown Junction to Kincardine Junction line in Fife, came into existence in December 1966 when the intermediate signal box at Elbowend Junction closed. Good ex-section condition. | £100 |
| 429 | MAP OF THE LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY produced in 1908 for display in waiting rooms and booking offices on paper pasted to canvas. Originally mounted in a glazed wooden frame, the glass is now missing and the frame is loose. The map is still in good condition however. The frame measures 44” x 32”. | £400 |
| 430 | TOTEM: CHESTER GENERAL. BR(M) half flanged maroon in good condition with good colour and shine, but a little faded in parts. A couple of repaired face chips and attention to a little edge rusting only. From the joint L&NW & GWR station opened as Chester in August 1848, the suffix “General” was added in 1890 and dropped by BR in 1969 after Chester Northgate closed. Totems from this station are generally in poor condition, this is one of the best seen to date. | £850 |
| 431 | CARRIAGE PRINT: BLAKENEY NORFOLK by Acanthus (Frank Hoar) from the LNER post-war series 1948 – 1955, one of only two works produced by this artist and turned into carriage prints. A view of the quayside overlooked by the now luxurious “Blakeney Hotel.” This small North Norfolk Coastal town was once a vibrant coastal port until the estuary silted up over 100 years ago. VGC and in an original style glazed wooden frame. | £240 |
| 432 | LNER CORONATION PATTERN SILVERPLATE 1 PINT COFFEE POT manufactured by Walker & Hall Sheffield. Oval design, 5¾” high with lifting lid, “LNER” in coronation pattern style clearly stamped on the side. Small repair to base otherwise good used condition. | £70 |
| 433 | WORKSPLATE: “THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC Co Ltd VULCAN WORKS NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS ENGLAND № 3610/D1009 1966” as carried by the BR Bo-Bo 1000HP diesel-electric type 1 class 20 loco D8139, later 20139. New to D02 Birmingham Division in April 1966, it was withdrawn in July 1991 from BS Bescot, and eventually found work in France with CFD Industries. It has recently been repatriated, as number 2003 and has recently been delivered to EMR Metals at Kingsbury for breaking up. Rectangular chromed brass, 10⅛” x 4½” the front repainted, the back in ex-loco condition. | £320 |
| 434 | LMS office or signalbox WALL LAMP. Embossed company initials on front of reservoir, larger reflector at rear, brass burner and long glass flute. 12” high, reservoir repainted. | £100 |
| 435 | GNR “SOMERSAULT” SIGNAL ARM. Wooden arm with metal front and rear fixings, 60” x 10”, original paint still clearly present. | £110 |
| 436 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY three aspect HANDLAMP. Body stamped “GWR”. Brass collar and reducing cone, hinged dome, bevel edged front lens with brass rim. Brass label on body side embossed “G Polkey Ld Manufacturers Birmingham.” All glasses intact and complete. Complete with all innards the burner stamped “BR(W).” Restored to VGC some time ago. | £40 |
| 437 | SHEDPLATE: 53A HULL (DAIRYCOATES) (1949 – February 1959). This ex-NER shed had an allocation of around 150 loco during the 1950s. In February 1960 it was recoded 50B and finally closed to steam in June 1967. Repainted front, the back in ex-loco condition. A scarce example, seldom seen at auction. | £140 |
| 438 | ALUMINIUM WORKSPLATE: “BRITISH RAILWAYS DARLINGTON BUILT 1963 POWER EQUIPMENT BY ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd AND SULZER” as carried by a type 2 Bo-Bo Class 25 loco numbered in the series D5176 to D5185, D5223 to D5232 and D7578 to D7581. Rectangular 13” x 6½” cleaned and painted silver both sides, but showing signs of use. | £190 |
| 439 | LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RLY AND LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RLY original gold leaf joint COAT OF ARMS showing the shields of both companies with company names in scroll at the base. Mounted on a black painted and varnished board. 16” x 12¼” (board size) and in VGC. | £30 |
| 440 | GWR HOTELS METAL WAITERS TRAY. 17½” x 15½” with rounded corners. Plain pattern with “GWR HOTELS” in block capitals, incised into left hand corner. No manufacturers marks, good used condition. | N/S |
| 441 | CARRIAGE PRINT: TRINITY GREAT COURT CAMBRIDGE by R T Cowern from the LNER post-war series 1948 – 1955. In a scene that hasn’t changed for many years, the artist has obviously captured it when the college was in recess as there is hardly anyone in the picture! However, there would seem to be a summer storm gathering overhead, so that might be the answer. In an original glazed wooden frame. VGC. | £45 |
| 442 | GWR HOTELS six slice silverplate TOAST RACK probably manufactured by Elkington. 4½” x 6½” x 5” tall. GWR Hotels coat of arms stamped into front. Good used condition. | £75 |
| 443 | BRASS LOCOMOTIVE WORKSPLATE: “NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY Ltd GLASGOW № 24934 1944” as carried by Riddles WD Class 2-8-0 originally WD70864 becoming BR 90336 in January 1950. It spent time at Farnley Junction being withdrawn from Wakefield in January 1966 and cut-up at Draper's, Hull. The number “90336” has been painted on the back. Diamond shape, 13⅝” x 5½” in ex-loco condition both sides. | £180 |
| 444 | BRASS CABSIDE PLATE: “C.F.R.” as recovered from a Romanian Railways locomotive. “Caile Ferate Române” (translates as "Romanian Railways and abbreviated as CFR) is the official designation of the state railways of Romania. 17½” x 9¼ with scalloped corners, face repainted, the back in ex-loco condition. | £100 |
| 445 | IRISH RAILWAYS. THREE METAL SIGNALBOX LEVER DESCRIPTION PLATES: “5 To Wash Bank or Up Main 11 or Nil”, “24 To Wash Bank or Up Main 23 or Nill (sic)”, “20 To Down Main or Up Main 18 or Nill (sic)”. All painted red with white lettering. Thought to be from an Irish location. Appear ex-box condition. (3) | £30 |
| 446 | LNER (although not marked) SIGNAL LAMP INTERIOR manufactured by Welch. Reservoir metal plated “Stowmarket”. One detached glass, body rusty and well used. | N/S |
| 447 | BRASS SHEDPLATE: 52A GATESHEAD (1949 – October 1965 for steam, May 1988 completely). This ex-NER shed used these BRASS codes on its allocation of diesel locos, mainly Class 46 “Peaks” and the Class 55 “Deltics.” This particular code was carried by BR Type 4 1Co-Co1 Class 46 “Peak” D173. Always a 52A loco, it was withdrawn as 46036 in May 1982 and cut up at Swindon Works in January 1983. Ex-loco condition front, painted red, but the back has been cleaned and shows the number “D173”. | £130 |
| 448 | ALUMINIUM TYER’S № 6 SINGLE LINE TABLET: “SUTTON BRIDGE DOCK JCT – LONG SUTTON 4.” Good ex-section condition. See also Lots 28 and 278. | £100 |
| 449 | ORIGINAL ARTWORK: “RAILWAY LANDSCAPE.” A study in oil on board by Lawrence Roche who was one time president of the Guild of Railway Artists. An evocative view of an overgrown closed railway line with wayside station, platform, and disused signalbox, set against a setting sun. 36” x 25” unframed and in VGC. | £550 |
| 450 | VIRGIN TRAINS NAMEPLATE: “PENDOLINO VIRGIN QUEEN” as carried by power car number 69609 from set 390009. Named in March 2002. Cast aluminium, red background with Pendolino name at top, 51” x 12½”, good used condition. | £900 |
| | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | |
| | Our special thanks to Ian Wright, our auctioneer and consultant, for all his help and guidance in setting up this auction. | |
| | We are indebted also to the following for their help in the compilation of this catalogue:- David Love (UK steam, all industrial loco plates and some overseas locos); Paul Tilley (UK diesel loco plates and shedplates); Graham Kelsey (African locos), Anthony Ford, Secretary Pullman Society (Pullman items); John Hutchings (narrow gauge plates); Roland Humble (loco whistles); David Ingham (signalling); Ian Lyman (clocks); Richard Furness and Val Kilvington (posters); Chris and Julian Rider (totems); Peter Raybould (badges, buttons and horse brasses); Trevor Dale who cast an eye over just about everything, and to the many other parties who gave their help and support. | |
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