November 2009 Railwayana Auction Results
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Helmet & Badges, British Transport Commission Police with Lion-over-Wheel centrepiece; British Transport Police with Shield centrepiece; smaller British Transport Commission Police with Lion-over-Wheel centrepiece; BTC lapel badge with simple initials, larger 'T' in centre. All in excellent condition and mounted on card for display purposes.
Sold for: £60
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North British Locomotive Company Ltd Glasgow alloy diamond shaped Engine Plates, qty 2. The first, dated 1958 is rear marked D6300. The second, dated 1959, is rear marked D6304. Interestingly, the second one was originally cast with the date 1958 but BR has chiselled away the bottom segment to make the '8' a '9'. Both ex loco condition.
Sold for: £360
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Nameplate JOSIAH WEDGWOOD MASTER POTTER 1736 - 1795. Ex BR/EE 25kv Bo-Bo Class 86 originally numbered E. Built by BR Doncaster in December 1965. Renumbered 86236 under TOPS in February 1974 and named by Sir Arthur Bryan, Chairman of Wedgwood Group at Wedgwood station on 6th November 1980. Swindon pattern measuring 65
Sold for: £2,500
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GWR Borough of Port Talbot station enamel Hackney Carriage Authorised Fares Sign. An extremely rare sign, 10 x 6 listing taxi fares from G.W.R. to no less than 50 different destinations, both local including many pubs, and further afield to include Duffryn Sheds and Neath G.W.R. For example, the fare was 10/6d to the Golf Links, 3/- to Aberavon Docks, 7/6d to Pyle Crossing, 10/- to Duffryn Rhondda and 15/- to Porthcawl the furthest destination. Don't miss this little gem.
Sold for: £180
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British Railways(M) enamel Station Sign BOURNVILLE STATION. Measures 36 x 18. Actually more scarce than the totem which is extremely scarce of course. Famous location between the top of the Lickey and Birmingham New Street. Nice association with the famous Cadbury's Chocolate factory.
Sold for: £400
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Nameplate WALA, C/I construction, ex Gold Coast (Ghana) Railways 3' 6 Gauge 4-8-2 locomotive number 253, built by the Vulcan Foundry No. 5924 of 1951. Measures 23 x 5. Named after an indigenous tribe in that part of West Africa. Ex loco condition with yellow lettering and border on a blue/black ground. Together with matching Worksplate, The Vulcan Foundry Ltd., Newton-Le-Willows Lancashire No. 5924 dated 1951. oval brass, ex loco condition.
Sold for: £400
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Builders Plates, qty 5 BR Eastleigh 1957 (one 1958) , all from Hastings DEMU's. Comprises to following Lot Nos: 30331 (x3); 30395 ; 30392. Also, qty 8 smaller plates all showing 0 Restriction, all from Hastings Units which could run anywhere on the system of course. Included with this lot is a W Swindon 1939 Wagon Plate.
Sold for: £28
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Smokebox Numberplate, rectangular brass number 6013. Ex East African Railways 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 Class 60 locomotive named SIR HENRY BELFIELD, built by Beyer Peacock Works Number 7665 in 1954 and allocated to Voi. Ex loco condition. Note: Sir Henry Belfield was Governor of Kenya from 4 October 1912 - 14 April 1917.
Sold for: £430
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LMS Hawskeye sign RIPPLE. Ex Midland Railway station on the Ashchurch - Malvern branch, first stop out of Tewkesbury. The station opened on 16th May 1864 and closed on 14th August 1961, although freight lasted another two years. The sign was acquired in the 1960s and has remained in the same family since. A scarce sign from this very attractive little station overlooked by the Malvern Hills.
Sold for: £375
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LNWR C/I Bridge number 48, as repatriated from the Isle Of Man. Together with other IOM memorabilia to include a Manx Electric Railway Handbill, undated and a Manx Electric Railway Winter Timetable Handbill dated October 1905. Also a brass Lamp of unknown use, possibly from the IOM Trams, clearly stamped 'Made In England
Sold for: £65
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Industrial Locomotive Nameplate WARDLEY. Ex Sharp Stewart 3423/1888 was a long boilered 0-6-0 ST which was manufactured against Order No. 918 for Bridgewater Collieries Ltd (later Manchester Collieries Ltd) at Wardley. By 1928 it could be found at Brackley Colliery and in June 1946 at Sandhole Colliery. Circa 1950 it took up residence at Walkden Workshops where it languished until broken up there in June 1953. A very interesting plate, the letters are riveted to a steel backplate and is believed to have been constructed so by the colliery.
Sold for: £880
62
British Railways(W) Nero Lemania Stop Watch. Case engraved on rear 'BR-W 6195'. Fine working order, lacks ring through winding mechanism and the front glass is a little frosted. Together with a similar with case engraved 'BR-W 5940'. This one is complete and looks much better but sadly isn't working. Finally along with this lot, a GWR brown Sleeping Cars Blanket with roundel logo throughout and a quantity of ephemera, predominantly to do with the GWR 150th including invitation and publicity material regarding the visit by HRH The Queen to Bristol Temple Meads.
Sold for: £24
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Somerset & Dorset and other Luggage Labels, a small collection together with a nice assortment of BR whole and half tickets. The S&D Labels are a small duplication of 'Parcel From Bason Bridge' plus some later ERO 59013 (S&D 767) and Stock 724 and 824 via Bath. Also a wad of LMS Via Bath, a selection of LMS, Southern, LSWR and SR smaller labels and a wad of GWR 'square' labels mostly different and from a variety of interesting stations. The tickets comprise of Platforms and wholes and halves Edmondsons. Some closed stations so a good selection throughout. Finally, a few odds such as GWR Eggs, SR Live Stock etc. Must be viewed to appreciate.
Sold for: £35
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GWR Annual Outing Timetables & Menus. A stunning collection of 14 of these delightful, single fold cards. Comprises GWR Locomotive Dept Clerks Outing June 2nd 1894 to Great Malvern; Fifteenth Annual Outing Tues June 9th 1936 to Clacton (note Liverpool Street erroneously listed as LMS); Eleventh Annual Outing Sat June 9th 1900 to Windsor & Richmond; Nineteenth Annual Outing Sat June 10th 1911 to Warwick & Leamington; Eighteenth Annual Outing Sat June 11th 1910 to Reading & Windsor; Thirteenth Annual Outing Sat 17th June 1905 to the New Forest; Annual Outing Tues May 29th 1934 to Southend-on-Sea; Annual Outing Tues June 9th 1925 to Exeter, Teignmouth & Devonshire Moors; Sixteenth Annual Outing Sat June 13th 1908 to Newton Abbot, Totnes & Dartmouth; Annual Outing Tues June 19th 1923 to Taunton, Bridport & Lyme Regis; Eighth Annual Outing Tues June 4th 1929 to Taunton, Bridport, Lyme Regis & Weston-Super-Mare; 12th Annual Outing Sat June 8th 1901 to the Wye Valley, Symonds Yat, Tintern & Chepstow; Twentieth Annual Outing Sat June 8th 1912 to Newton Abbot, Haytor, Becky Falls and Torquay; Twenty Second Annual Outing Sat 6th June 1914 to Wells, Cheddar and Weston. You must view these to appreciate the design and style variation.
Sold for: £330
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Poster, BR(M) D/R size 'New Brighton and Wallasey on the Cheshire Coast', by Leslie A. Wilcox. A vibrant panoramic view of the bay with a ship in the distance and the fair/pleasure beach in the foreground. Published by the London Midland Region LM19958 and printed by Waterlow & Sons. In virtually mint condition.
Sold for: £360
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Poster, BR(M) 'Portrush, Northern Ireland' by Lance Cattermole. Delightful, vibrant view of this well known bay and vista in Northern Ireland. Published by the Railway Executive Midland Region and printed by Jordison. Extremely good condition with only minor defects around the periphery and a 1
Sold for: £125
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Poster, BR(W) 'By Rail To Wales By Speed And Comfort' by Frank Wootton (1914 - 1998). An evocative image of BR Standard Class '5' number 73000 storming the Welsh countryside with mountains and castle as a backdrop. Published by the Railway Executive Western Region and printed by Charles and Read. Excellent condition.
Sold for: £150
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Poster, British Railways D/R 'Harlech Castle, Merioneth - By Train To Harlech Station' by Donald Lampitt. Complete view of the castle with Snowdonia in the background mist. Published by British Railways Western Region and printed by The British Colour printing Company.Good condition, a few edge margin tape marke, minor blemishes and folds.
Sold for: £80
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Poster, BR(M) D/R 'Morecambe For First Class Holidays' by Ostrick. A most striking image of a rather seductive bathing beauty with her beach ball and the gulls and coastline behind. Published by the Railway Executive Midland Region and printed by Waterlow. Excellent condition, just slight edge crinkling which doesn't detract at all.
Sold for: £580
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Poster, LNER D/R 'Boston On The London & North Eastern Railway of England And Scotland' artwork by Fred Taylor. Stunning image of St Boltophs Church (The Boston Stump) with the river to the left and quaint houses to the right. Published by the London & North Eastern Railway and printed by Brooks, Day & Son, London. Very good condition with a clean, 3 tear top centre that has had a piece of tape applied on the rear at some time.
Sold for: £100
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Poster, BR 'Boston - See England By Rail', D/R in size, artwork by Freda Marston. Depicts a delightful image of St Botolphs Church (the Boston Stump) from the river edge. Published by the Railway Executive Eastern Region and printed by John Waddington, Leeds & London. In exceptional condition with the smallest of edge tear top right margin.
Sold for: £210
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Poster, BR(E) 'East Coast Havens, Essex - Cocklers and Shrimpers in the Thames Estuary' by Frank Mason. Superb image of the boats in vibrant, typical Mason colours. Published by the Railway Executive Eastern Region and printed by Extremely good condition with a few, very minor edge tears that do not detract.
Sold for: £1,200
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GWR Cabside Numberplate 5807. C/I construction, ex GWR 0-4-2T locomotive, one of just 20 built Swindon in 1933 and allocated to the Hereford Subshed Leominster. It remained there for its entire life until withdrawal in June 1957. Restored face, red oxide back. A great rarity, we have only ever sold one other from this class before.
Sold for: £1,050
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Nameplate HARDWICKE. Ex BR/EE 25kv Bo-Bo Class 86 originally numbered E3133. Built by the English Electric Co under works number E3456/E302 in August 1965. Renumbered 86225 under TOPS in November 1973 and named without ceremony at Willesden Depot in 15th November 1980. Swindon pattern measuring 39
Sold for: £1,600
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Carriage Prints, a pair, both in original, glazed frames, comprising 'Ben Loyal, Sutherland' by W. Douglas McCleod from the LNER series and 'Langdale Valley nr Ambleside' by Greene from the LMR series (D). Together with Carriage Prints, qty 5 'Travel In' series by Hamilton Ellis comprising: Burton & Ashby Light Railway; Furness Railway Ulverston; North London Railway for Broad Street; Blackpool & Manchester Train; Lancashire & Yorkshire Liverpool Express; West Lancashire Railway Train. The first one is loose, the rest are with the original glass. The original frames are loosely wrapped and accompany. Accompanying this lot is a pair of C/I Carriage Data plates and one other circular plate.
Sold for: £65
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Railway post card size Photographs with some other bus and car examples together with a quantity of colour slides in plastic boxes, mostly buses. A substantial collection housed in several shoe-boxes. Must be viewed to appreciate, especially the large number of ex GWR locomotive photographs.
Sold for: £200
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Large, convex oval enamel sign 'Vice Consulado Del Uruguay'. A quite magnificent sign with a large, colourful coat of arms in the centre consisting of an oval which is divided into four equal sections and crowned by a rising golden sun, the Sun of May, symbolizing the rising of the Uruguayan nation. The oval is surrounded by two a laurel branch on the left and a olive one on the right, representing honour and peace, joined at the bottom by a blue ribbon. In the upper left quarter there is a scale, symbol of equality and justice, set on a blue background. The upper right quarter contains the Cerro de Montevideo (Montevideo Hill) with its fortress on the summit, which represents strength, on a silver background. In the lower left, also on a silver background, there is a galloping horse, symbolizing liberty. The lower right quarter holds an ox on a blue background, which is a symbol of abundance. This coat of arms was first adopted by law on the 19th March 1829. Measures 32
Sold for: £140
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Industrial Nameplate THE COLONEL. Ex Hudswell Clark 0-6-0ST Standard Gauge built at the Railway Foundry Leeds, works number 1073 (as written on the rear) in 1914 for Houghton Main Colliery Barnsley for use at William Harrison Ltd., Brownhills Colliery near Walsall. Brass construction measuring 37
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Locomotive Nameplate QUEEN ALEXANDRA. Ex Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (later Midland/LMS Northern Counties Committee) Class A 4-4-0 No. 34 which was completed in April 1901 at York Road Works, Belfast (progressive number 4) . It was rebuilt to a simple in April 1928 and reclassified A1 only to be renamed Knocklayd and withdrawn from service in October 1950. In November 1932, the name Queen Alexandra, together with the original nameplates, was transferred to another Class A 4-4-0 No. 63 (built Derby in 1905). This was rebuilt at York Road in January 1936 (progressive number 30) and reclassified U2. It was also renumbered 87. Withdrawal came in August 1957. Curved brass construction, 44 across and in ex loco condition. Note: A wonderful photograph taken by H.C. Casserley, clearly showing the nameplate, appears in the book 'Locomotives of the LMS NCC' by William T. Scott.
Sold for: £3,800
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Great Northern Railway (I) enamel Sign Billposters Will Be Prosecuted By Order - Amiens Street Station January 1916. Bears the makers name 'Imperial Enamel Co Birmm' bottom right. Measures 18 x 16, white lettering on deep blue ground. Superb condition with only minor chipping around a couple of bolt holes.
Sold for: £370
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Cap Badges, qty 7 comprising British Railways(W) Nickel Lion-over-Wheel PORTER and a similar BRITISH RAILWAYS; a sew-on, brown fabric, Station Master Hat Badge with gilt Lion-over-Wheel as centrepiece and gilt thread laurel leaf encircling; 2 nickel and 1 gilt ordinary Lion-over-Wheel badges. All mounted for display purposes.
Sold for: £120
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A pair of LB&SCR brass cased signal repeaters, Distant No 1765 and Home No 1799, both mounted on a wooden display board and connected to a switched battery which shows they are in full working order. With them are various letters and a track diagram confirming that they were used at Sutton West Box which closed in 1955, 1765 was 4R the Up slow outer distant and 1799 was 23 the Down slow Starting. A nice pair with added bonus of a Location.
Sold for: £320
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Totem, BR(M) RAINHILL, F/F. Ex LNWR station of absolute fame being the very cradle of Railways. In 1829 Rainhill, a tiny hamlet between Liverpool and Manchester was the scene of trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The steam locomotive was at that time slow and extremely basic, operating at no more than walking pace. The Directors decided to offer a prize for a new locomotive capable of hauling a considerable load at a speed of at least 10 miles per hour over a distance of 70 miles. The trials were held in the October, and Stephenson's Rocket amazed the world by reaching speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour and fulfilling all the required conditions. This established the steam locomotive as the prime mover for the railways which rapidly spread all over the world, and the basic features of Rocket's design were incorporated into every steam locomotive ever built. This totem is in superb condition with deep colour and shine.
Sold for: £800
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The Yorkshire Insurance Company, solid bronze sign with raised border. Measures 18 x 14 and is in excellent condition. Together with a solid bronze Insurance sign listing no less than four company names. These are: Royal Insurance Company Limited; The Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company Limited; The London & Lancashire Insurance Company Limited; Law Union & Rock Insurance Company Limited. Measures 15
Sold for: £130
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GWR pre-grouping Pocket Watch, by Rotherhams London. A good quality English made watch with top wind and lever set for time adjustment. The dial is free from chips and cracks and has GWR enamelled below the XII position. The good quality nickel case has matching numbers '181' to all parts and the back of the case is hand engraved 'GWR 2355'. In fully cleaned and working condition and without doubt the best GWR pre-grouping watch with the crispest engraving, ever to be sold at auction.
Sold for: £560
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Smokebox Numberplate 45338. Ex Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 Locomotive, built in 1937 by Amstrong Whitworth works number 1393. A long time Agecroft loco having a short spell at Warrington Dallam in 1963 and finally Speke Junction Liverpool in 1965. Withdrawn in 1966. Wonderful ex loco condition.
Sold for: £680
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Enamel Advertising Sign, ' Webbs Seeds - Wordsley Stourbridge'. Stunning sign depicting the 5 different coloured hyacinths. Some edge loss at bottom and a small amount of good restoration. In a wooden frame, measures 26 x 38. One of, if not the best enamel advertising sign we've come across.
Sold for: £1,450
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Tyer's No 9 Alloy Single Line Key Token CAIRNRYAN JCT - CASTLE KENNEDY No 8. Ex Glasgow & South Western Railway (Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Joint Railway ) east of Stranraer, inc the junction for the Cairnryan Military Rly. The section changed to Castle Kennedy - Stranraer Harbour Junction in 1962 when the Cairnryan Signalbox closed.
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Locomotive Nameplate BENEVIDES. Believed to be ex Baldwin 2-6-0 metre gauge Locomotive number 9822 built February 1889 for Estrada De Ferro Braganca in Brazil. Transferred at some point to Estrada De Ferro Tocatins where records show still extant in 1960. However, the line closed and was dismantled completely by 1974, the loco, presumably, was cut up then or even beforehand. The plate is 24 x 5 with ornate, capital lettering. Few traces of what looks like dark blue or grey paint along the top edge.
Sold for: £210
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Nameplate NORWICH UNION including the separate Badge. Ex BR/EE 25kv Bo-Bo Class 86 originally numbered E3158. Built by the English Electric Co under works number E3739/E399 in July 1966. Renumbered 86233 under TOPS in November 1973 and named by Gavin Blake, a member of staff of NU at Norwich station on 1st December 1987. Newton pattern measuring 59
Sold for: £1,150
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Seaton Tram original memorabilia. A wonderful lot comprising: Dead Man's/Control Handle unit standing 42 tall, cast iron construction with brass top and large control handle. The top has the English Electric London makers name cast within and the body has a smaller brass makers plate affixed; Wooden Destination box with the SEATON single blind in place; a separate Roller Blind showing Seaton - Colyford - Colyton - Depot - Reserved - Special Car - Service Extra - Seaton Riverside Only; an original overhead wire connector and small length of wire; an original piece of track and a small box of oddments including the wire roller fitted to the tram. There is also a cut down sleeper as used. A substantial and heavy lot to be removed on the day.
Sold for: £400
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GWR Carriage Panel CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE [BRISTOL] by the Photocrom Co. c.1895. A colour tinted photograph panel produced for the GWR. Features a view of the bridge in the Avon Gorge during Queen Victoria's reign. Staining to the picture which is over 100 years old. Titled mount and in original style frame.
Sold for: £55
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Smokebox Numberplate 70008. Unlike others purporting to be 'replacement smokebox numberplates', this is the genuine article, a real replacement fitted to Britannia Class 4-6-2 BLACK PRINCE. When the loco moved to Carlisle in the latter part of the 60's for use on Carlisle - Glasgow trains, along with other Britannias, the smokebox plates were snapped up by enthusiasts. Replacement numberplates were fitted to some and this is the best example seen. Not a reproduced original, but a flat steel plate, correctly drilled and merely painted in BR style. The accompanying b/w photograph shows the very plate on an open smokebox door on the loco in 1967 at Carlisle Kingmoor after withdrawal. Wonderful ex loco, who knows for how long it was carried but the evidence is there for all to see that it worked the grime and filth of the dying days of steam. A truly fabulous, indeed historic artefact of the finest hours of steam on BR.
Sold for: £750
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Worksplate Built By British Rail Engineering Limited Doncaster Works 1978. Stamped on rear '56053'. Ex Class 56 Type 5 Co-Co Locomotive, built BREL Doncaster in December 1978 and allocated to Toton. Named COUNTY OF MID GLAMORGAN/SIR MORGANNWG GANOL in March 1986. The loco is currently in store at Healey Mills.
Sold for: £110
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South African Railways, single language, oval brass Cabside Numberplate 1461 Class 3R. Ex SAR Class 3, built by the North British Locomotive Company for use in upper Natal. Later rebuilt with standard No.2 boilers becoming class 3R and used in Bloemfontein and Cape Town on shunting duties. Withdrawn in 1974. Wonderful, ex loco condition.
Sold for: £310
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GWR brass cased Drum Clock number 2458 stamped on case. Enamel dial with 'G.W.R Kay & Co Paris' set within. The rear case number has been obliterated with solder as was often the case when parts were misplaced and consequently swapped around at Reading. The movement number is 3909. Minor chipping to the face at 11 and 7 o'clock but this barely detracts. Good working order.
Sold for: £210
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Totem BR(S) BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, F/F. Ex LSWR station on the line from Exmouth to Tipton St. John and beyond to Sidmouth Junction. Opened on the 15th May 1897 as Salterton and was a single platform terminus from Tipton St. Johns. Goods sidings were provided but there was never a turntable. Became Budleigh Salterton on 27th April 1898. Final closure came on the 6th March 1967 and nothing remains of the station whatsoever. Excellent colour and shine with a few, well executed repairs.
Sold for: £3,700
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Southern Railway Playing Cards in original, pictorial box. A full set of 52 with one Joker all housed in the original box with a colour cover of art deco images of daytime and nightime ferries. This image is also on each card. The back cover advertising 8 routes to the Continent from Southampton. Quite delightful and in very good condition for age.
Sold for: £90
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GWR FARES, wooden cased, glazed Display Frame. A scarce survivor originating from Llanfyrnach station and so stamped, closed 10th September 1962. It lists an incredible 191 stations with fares for at least a half of them. Many local Welsh stations and many far afield, a large proportion now closed. Measures 34 tall x 13 wide having the GWR FARES at the top in red, 2
Sold for: £220
179
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway pre-grouping Pocket Watch, supplied by Fattorini & Sons Ltd Bradford. A good quality watch with an American Waltham, 15 Jewelled movement with top wind and top set for time adjustment. The dial is free from chips and has the number 16471909 in enamel below the XII position. This number is also engraved into case and the movement. The good quality, nickel Denison case has matching numbers 186 to all parts and the back of the case is hand engraved 'L & Y' . In fully cleaned and working condition, this is one of the better Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway watches to appear at auction.
Sold for: £290
180
Southern Railway enamel Target Sign BROADSTONE. Ex LSWR station opened in 1872 as part of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway. Originally named New Poole Junction, with the extension to Bournemouth West and the abolition of the Wimborne 'reverse', it became an important junction for the LSWR and Somerset & Dorset Railways. Sadly the station closed in March 1966. Excellent condition throughout.
Sold for: £1,300
183
Worksplate Armstrong Whitworth No. 1135 dated 1930, rectangular brass construction. Ex GWR 0-6-0PT contractor built locomotive number 7779 released to traffic in November 1930 and allocated to Paddington to work empty stock trains. By 1948 it was at Bristol St. Philips Marsh and by the time withdrawal took place in October 1958, it was at Radyr.
Sold for: £220
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London Tilbury & Southend Railway brass station letters ROMFORD. Each letter is approximately 12 high and 9 wide. These were affixed above the entrance to the LT&SR station. There were 2 stations at Romford separated by a road, the early one opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in June 1839 and the LT&SR one opening on the 7th June 1893.
Sold for: £250
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BR(NE) enamel Lamp Tablet (LNER pattern) DURHAM, flanged and white lettering on tangerine ground. No totems were ever erected at Durham so a unique opportunity to obtain a tangerine enamel from this famous, cathedral city. Extremely good condition with just one small chip bottom left corner which doesn't detract at all.
Sold for: £510
196
LBSCR Walkers Rotary Train Describer. Original face marked LB&SCR No 67 in black lettering on a blue background and has 12 circular enamel description plates as follows: Victoria, Via Factory Junc, For Engine Road, Via Clapham Junc A, Via Pouparts Junc, Pouparts Jct Via Battersea Pier, E Dulwich Elec Emts, Midland Yard, West London Line, etc. A wonderful item of utmost rarity, particulary having the company title on the face, we haven't heard of one like this before. It only lacks its front glass and bezel, otherwise in very good, ex Signal Box condition.
199
Worksplate Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd., No. 3559 Darlington 1913. Brass lozenge shape, engraved with details, ex SAR 3' 6'' gauge Class 14R 4-8-2 No.1717. The company made 45 locos of this class, initially employed between Ladysmith and Durban, gradual electrification relegated them to the 'old main line' via Botha's Hill and then at Empangeni & Port Shepstone. Some survived to end their days on shunting duties on the Reef, all being withdrawn by 1983.
Sold for: £210
200
Nameplate PRESTON GUILD 1328-1992. Ex BR/EE 25kv Bo-Bo Class 86 originally numbered E3151. Built by the English Electric Co under works number E3732/E392 in April 1996. Renumbered 86212 in September 1973 and named by the Mayor of Preston at Preston station on the 16th May 1992. Newton pattern, double liner measuring 51
Sold for: £900
207
LSWR Enamel Signalbox name board HORSLEY, ex LSWR signalbox between Surbiton and Guildford. White on dark blue enamel and measuring 26 x 7. In excellent condition with good colour and shine. A rare survivor as most LSWR boxboards were replaced early on with the wood and cast iron type.
Sold for: £510
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Totem, BR(M) DUFFIELD, narrow flange, face drilled variety. Ex Midland Railway station between Derby and Ambergate, junction with the former branch line to Wirksworth. Built in 1841, the first station was just north of the current station. Later reconstruction in the 'vee' of the now junction, took place in 1867. Excellent condition with deep colour and shine, just the smallest of chips around one bolt hole. A rare totem indeed.
Sold for: £800
213
British Railways and other Cap Badges, qty 10 comprising:- BR(S) Totem GUARD in nickel and v. mint; BR(W) Fishtail GUARD in gilt, v. mint; BR(NE) Fishtail PORTER in nickel, v. mint; pair of BR(M) BRITISH RAILWAYS, both damaged; pair of LMS block lettering style; pair of brass 'winged wheel' style, one with crown above (foreign) one plain. All mounted on a card for display purposes.
Sold for: £100
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Southern Railway Target BEXHILL WEST. Ex SECR station, the branch terminus from Crowhurst. Opened on the 1st June 1902, it was originally named just Bexhill. It closed on the 15th June 1964 and although the line was lifted along with the platforms, the main building still stands. An extremely rare Target, only the second time at auction. Some damage but good colour and shine.
Sold for: £1,300
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GWR Chad Valley wooden Jigsaw, 'Windsor Castle From The Air'. Approximately 200 pieces in a dark blue, book style box. Made up to show completeness. Also found in the box, a GWR Windsor Booklet with the famous Claude Buckle painting as cover and a GWR Pocket map of the System in card wallet.
Sold for: £95
219
Black & White Motorways enamel sign. Company 'double wing' logo at the top and half cab Charabanc at the bottom. Text reads 'Black & White Motorways Ltd Booking Office - Regular Daily Services South Coast to Midlands Wales Etc - Cheltenham - Birmingham - Coventry - Derby - Nottingham - Kettering - Cardiff - Swansea'. Measures 36 x 15 with arched top, white lettering on black ground and chequered border. Some excellent restoration, looks really good on display.
Sold for: £330
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Smokebox Numberplate 6987. Ex GWR design 4-6-0 'Modified' Hall Class Locomotive SHERVINGTON HALL. Built Swindon in March 1948, it was allocated initially to Gloucester. Migrating northwards in the mid 50's, it saw service at Worcester and then Stourbridge Junction and by the early 60's, was a regular out of Wolverhampton Stafford Road. By September 1964, it was withdrawn from Cardiff East Dock. Magnificent, ex loco condition.
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Poster, BR((W) D/R 'The Isles Of Scilly - For Sunshine & Natural Beauty - Travel By Rail To Penzance Thence By Boat RMV Scillonian to St Mary's', by John S. Smith. Wonderful view across the harbour. Published by British Railways Western Region and printed by Charles & Read. Tastefully mounted in a modern, plastic glazed frame. Note: it is not stuck down.
Sold for: £750
229
London Brighton & South Coast Railway Linen Drawings, quantity 2. The first is a colour diagram of 1 inch to the foot scale of ' Third Class Carriage'. A wonderful diagram with the company title bottom right showing the date of Jan 12th 1890 and numbered 3336. The second is even more intricate and is that of a 20 Ton Ballast Wagon, 1
Sold for: £230
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Totem BR(M) AYLESBURY TOWN, F/F. Opened in 1863 by the Wycombe Railway and in 1868 the Aylesbury & Buckingham Railway made their connection. The Metropolitan Railway connected from Little Chalfont in 1892, when the station was rebuilt. The Great Central Railway made their connection in 1899 from Annesley Junction being part of their 'London Extension' to Marylebone. Rebuilt in 1926 by the LNER and operated jointly by the LNER and the GWR. In fine overall condition having good colour and shine with a small, well repaired face chip.
Sold for: £740
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Railway Slides, in excess of 1,900 in various style slide boxes (included wood) of just about every preserved railway in the country, many very early so highly collectable now. The quality in general is top class and just about every slide is suitably annotated with date location and engine number. Copyright passes to Buyer Must be viewed to appreciate.
Sold for: £150
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GWR brass oval Worksplate SWINDON No. 128 JAN 1886. A most wonderful plate in original condition measuring just 6 x4 and coming from the Shrewsbury area. The company initials are in black wax fill, the border and remaining text/numerals in red wax fill. Research has proven extremely difficult but it is the same as the Rail Motor plate in Buckle/Love Worksplate Book except the Rail Motor plates began with a zero. General opinion is that it may be a Stationary Boiler plate (it is slightly curved) or even a very early Travelling Crane plate. This is the first time such a plate has come to market.
Sold for: £1,000
242
Insurance Company enamel signs, qty 3 comprising: Agency Of The Royal Insurance Company Limited with central, red shield and crown, text in cream, chocolate ground. Measures 15 x 10, in excellent condition; Agency Of The Sun Insurance Office Limited - Founded 1710 in white on a chocolate ground and having the company 'sun face' in the top centre. Measures 8
Sold for: £85
247
Royal Insurance Company Limited wood effect sign bearing twin, red shields, the left hand depicting the 'Invicta' horse with 'Kent' beneath, the right hand bearing the text. Above is the royal crown and the date 1802 - 1845.The ornate scroll beneath carries the usual Latin inscription 'Tutum Te Sistam'. Measures 23
Sold for: £30
250
Totem, BR(S) WATERLOO, F/F dark green. Famous LSWR Terminus in the heart of the Capital, opened in 1848 as Waterloo Bridge Station. Very few totems survive from here and Targets, one of which appears elsewhere in the auction, are much more common. In extremely good condition. A great rarity.
Sold for: £4,000
255
Worksplate Fried Krupp Locomotivfabrik Essen, Germany 1953 No. 3057. Rectangular brass, ex SAR 3' 6'' gauge Class S2 0-8-0 No. 3792. One hundred of this class were built specifically for light harbour work in Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. Not popular with crews because of poor steaming nature. All were withdrawn by 1983.
Sold for: £120
259
Midland Railway Diagram Of Gradients Foreign Lines &c. An early book, probably used to plan Midland Loco movements over 'foreign' routes. The index makes interesting reading listing 42 different Railway Company diagrams from the Metropolitan Railway, Hammersmith & City Railway, Dean Forest Railway, Bristol Port & Pier Railway and Severn & Wye & Severn Bridge Railway. A the diagrams are linen, some dated from 1870's. This must be viewed to appreciate the extensive content.
Sold for: £140
260
Nameplate CITY OF LANCASTER including the 3 Plaques that accompanied. Ex BR/EE 25kv Bo-Bo Class 86 originally numbered E3129. Built by British Railways at Doncaster in November 1965. Renumbered 86205 under TOPS in June 1973 and then 86503 in September 1988 only to revert back to 86203 in November 1989. Named at Lancaster station on 25th October 1979 by the then Mayor of Lancaster. The main plate measures 65
Sold for: £2,900
261
Totem, BR(E) H/F DEEPCAR. Ex Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, later LNER, between Wortley and Oughty Bridge near Sheffield. Opened on 14 July 1845 and closed to passenger traffic on 15 June 1959. Good colour and shine and overall extremely good, a very scarce totem.
Sold for: £600
263
GWR Poster, D/R ' Cornwall - Monthly Return Tickets - Penny A Mile'. Wonderful, vibrant beach scene of Newquay with children playing in rock pools and other holidaymakers at the water edge, from a painting by Leonard Cusden. Published by GWR Paddington Station, James Milne and printed by Stafford & Co, Netherfield, England. Folds and extremely minor edge crease, otherwise quite wonderful.
Sold for: £600
268
Poster, BR Q/R North Wales - Unsurpassed In The Variety Of Its Attractions artwork by Lander. An inter-mingled image of seaside, forest, waterfall, castle, Menai Bridge and even a depiction of a Class 40 diesel racing by with a train. Published by British Railways London Midland Region and printed by Waterlow. Excellent condition throughout.
Sold for: £40
271
GWR Cabside Numberplate 5676. Ex GWR 0-6-2T locomotive, built Swindon in 1926 and allocated to Cardiff Cathays. The stay was short lived and it was moved to Treherbert where it spent most of its working life, moving to Croes Newydd in 1965 only to be withdrawn from there in the November of that year. Face restored back painted black.
Sold for: £450
275
CLC Platform Lamp Interior complete with burner and glass globe. Brass plate affixed to front shows full company name and is also stamped with the location LYDIATE. Lydiate station, located on the Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway off Carr Lane, Lydiate. Opened in 1884 between Aintree Central and Lord Street Southport, it first closed in 1917, along with all other stations on the extension line, due to WW1 economy measures. The station then reopened in 1919, up until 7 January 1952, when goods services regular services ceased. A very scarce survivor.
Sold for: £740
280
Headboard THE SHAMROCK. Famously used between 1954 until 1966 on locomotives that hauled the London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street Boat Train service with connections to the Coast Lines ferry services from Pier Head to Belfast and Dublin. As well as Princess Royals, Royal Scots and later class 40's, the prototype Deltic hauled this train on many occasions.
282
Diesel Depot Identifying Motif depicting the Cat on Plinth that Crewe affixed to the 'Res' class 47 locos. Measures 17 x 12 maximum and is in ex loco condition with plenty of red paint runs on rear and 2 of the four original bolts with security washers still attached. A scarce one for the diesel collectors.
Sold for: £250
284
North Midland Railway Time Table For Passenger Trains April 6th 1842. An incredible survivor showing a two column table for Down Trains and Up Trains from London, Birmingham, Derby, Chesterfield, Masbro', Barnsley, Oakenshaw, Normanton, Leeds, Manchester, York, Hull and Darlington. Beneath is a three column table showing Fares for Passengers, Horses, Carriages etc. Signed H. Patterson, Secretary. The reverse shows a comprehensive Itinerary Of The North Midland Railway detailing mileage and points of interest at those mile points (note, this makes wonderful reading with all the junctions and other, early railway companies mentioned!). Framed 13
Sold for: £350
285
Smokebox Numberplate 2226. Ex GWR 0-6-0 Locomotive, built Swindon in 1940 and allocated to Didcot. Spent many years there before moving to Landore from where withdrawal took place in 1959. The white numerals on a red background appear to be original, the back certainly is ex loco and interestingly, 'Old Oak Common' is faintly visible.
Sold for: £490
288
Southern Railway Target WINCHFIELD. Ex LSWR station between Woking and Basingstoke, opened in 1838 as Shapley Heath, as a temporary terminus. On the 10th June in the following year, the line was completed to Basingstoke and Shapley Heath became a through station. Renamed as Winchfield some time later. Good condition with some outer areas expertly restored.
289
Worksplate Hanomag Nr 10630 of 1928 Hannover. Oval cast brass, ex SAR 2ft gauge Class NGG13 2-6-2 + 2-6-2 Garratt No. NG78. Initially employed on the Avontuur, this loco was one of two that took part in the 1965 exchange for a pair of NGG11's, moving to Natal to work the Estcourt - Weenen Branch until withdrawal in 1973.
Sold for: £650
290
Totem, BR(NE) ILKLEY, F/F. Ex Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway (Midland and North Eastern Railways) station between Leeds and Skipton, opened in August 1865. A subsequent extension of the line to Skipton via Addingham, Bolton Abbey and Embsay saw the station assume the status of a junction. This extension closed under Beeching in 1965, reducing Ilkley to a terminus once more. Excellent condition , just one tiny face chip which doesn't detract.
Sold for: £1,500
293
Industrial Locomotive Nameplate VIOLET. Ex Nasmyth Wilson 852/1908 0-6-0 ST originally belonged to Manchester Collieries Ltd and became National Coal Board property 1/1/1947. It was used by the NCB on the Gin Railways at Tyldesley and at Chanters Colliery, Tyldesley from whence it went to Walkden Central Engineering Workshops in 1962. It was scrapped on site there 1/1967.
Sold for: £480
294
Great Western Railway Webb & Thompson Single Line Electric Train Staff DOUSLAND - PRINCETOWN. Ex Princetown Railway section, opened on the 11th August 1883 and operated by the GWR. The branch line ran from Yelverton to Princetown and originally, Dousland was the only intermediate station. It closed forever on the March 3rd 1956. Measures 23
Sold for: £800
300
Locomotive Nameplate THE NEEDLES. Ex London Brighton & South Coast Railway H2 'Atlantic' class 4-4-2 built in August 1911 and numbered 423. Withdrawn in May 1949 and despite lasting just about into BR days, it never received a BR number. Brass construction measuring approximately 40
Sold for: £14,000
304
Pullman circular mahogany Plaque showing company COA as used to fill the space where the brass clocks were mounted in the carriages after the clocks were removed. Measures 91/4 diameter and is marked on rear TC35, which was built in 1926 under schedule 193 by the Birmingham Carriage & Wagon Company.
Sold for: £100
307
LSWR Chronometer Pocket Watch beautifully engraved on the rear 'L.S.W.R. No 5 Carr: Dept. Unmarked Swiss chronograph movement, the white enamel dial with red tachymetric scale around outer edge marked 'Miles Per Hour From 1/4 Mile Distance'. Steel case with gilt bezel edge, hinge, winding crown, bow and chronograph button. White enamel dial with centre seconds, fly back chronograph, sunken sub dials for minute recording and continuous seconds, Roman numerals with steel hands. In excellent working condition except for the hour and minute hand not appearing to properly set. May require servicing but chronometer works fine. A scarce and unique survivor.
Sold for: £500
310
Totem, BR(W) HEREFORD, H/F, brown edge. Ex GWR station opened in 1854 jointly by the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway and the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. Known as Hereford Barrs Court to distinguish between the other station, Hereford Barton. Good colour and shine, several well repaired repairs.
Sold for: £800
312
Posters, qty 2 British Railways D/R Map Of System, a BR(W) dated 1958 and a BR(E) revised 1953. Displayed back-to-back in polythene. Together with qty Stock Posters comprising Britannia no 70000 and King 6028, both by Wolstenholme, both cut down so that the image and a small amount of white is left. Also 2 Q/R posters with text removed comprising:- Cuneo Warship being built at Swindon from the Progress Poster and Fishguard Harbour by John Smith.
Sold for: £55
319
GWR metal Cash Box with brass handle for carrying. Has 'G.W.R.' painted beneath the lock on the face in gold lettering and overall, the box is painted black with brown lining. Complete with lift-out, double sided tray inside but lacks any cash. The 4 lever lock hasp is also stamped 'GWR'. A nice original item.
Sold for: £170
330
Totem BR(S) EXMOUTH, F/F. Ex LSWR station east of the River Exe. Opened on 1 May 1861 with a docks branch being opened in 1868. In 1903 a branch to Tipton St. Johns opened and ran through Budleigh Salterton. This line closed in March 1967 and Exmouth station slowly became a mere shadow of it's former glory. Excellent colour and shine with a few well executed small repairs.
Sold for: £2,150
332
Railway Slides, circa 950 Diesel & Electric in proper slide boxes, dating from the 1960's through the decades to the 1990's. A wonderful collection of a variety of classes, mostly excellent to superb quality taken at a variety of locations throughout the UK. Most are annotated with date, location and loco identified. Copyright passes to Buyer. Must be viewed to appreciate.
Sold for: £1,100
340
Nameplate METEOR. Ex BR/EE 25kv Bo-Bo Class 86 originally numbered E3166. Built by the English Electric Co under works number E3458/E304 in October 1965. Renumbered 86216 under TOPS in October 1973 and named at Willesden without ceremony on 1st August 1979. Withdrawn in April 1998 and spent almost five years dumped at Willesden, Glasgow works and Immingham Railfreight Terminal. Finally, it was broken up by Easco, on site at Immingham in March 2003. Measures 33
Sold for: £2,200
350
Nameplate LLANFAIR GRANGE. Ex GWR 4-6-0 'Grange' Locomotive, built Swindon in April 1939 and allocated new to Worcester where it remained for its entire working life. Withdrawn in March 1965 and scrapped at Swindon Works shortly afterwards. A lovely plate in original condition. Note: Llanfair Grange is just outside Llandovery and like many others, is now a residential care home.
Sold for: £7,600
351
Worksplate, Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Ltd. Serial Number 7960 Manchester 1962. Ex Class 35 number D7056. Introduced November 1962 and cut up at Swindon less than 10 years later in August 1972. Mounted on a wooden display board along with Hymek cabside numbers D7000, as displayed at the Laira Railway Club over the years. Both numerals and worksplate have, sadly, been face drilled for mounting. Together with Cast alloy Plaques, qty 4 that were displayed at Laira Railway Club, comprising King George V and the APT/Stepehenson Rocket commemoratives, each having 'S/L' engraved instead of the usual limited edition numbers. Also a good sized GWR twin shield crest and a Lion Holding Wheel Emblem. The latter two have been painted quite carefully. Comes with a BR(W) 3 aspect, brass collared Handlamp complete with reservoir and burner, a BR(W) 3 aspect Handlamp and a quantity of GWR stamped brass hinges.
Sold for: £240
360
Totem BR(S) EASTBOURNE, F/F. Ex LBSCR station opened in 1886 being the third station built in the town and the branch terminus for this popular seaside location. The original station opened in 1849 and was single line from Polegate. It is said that the Southern Railway were keen to build their carriage works at Eastbourne but opposition eventually led to Lancing being the chosen site.
Sold for: £500
364
Railway Lamps, qty 5 comprising: a scarce GWR curved top, General Purpose clearly marked 'GWR' on curve and containing original reservoir with a GWR burner; a GWR brass collared 3 aspect with all lenses complete, an original reservoir and original GWR burner, stamped 'Bladon & Sons Birmingham 1939 GWR', unrestored; a BR 3 aspect with all lenses complete, original reservoir and unmarked burner; BR(M) WOL General Purpose square style with no reservoir. an unusual Cart Lamp, square design with single red lens to front, rear flip-up door revealing original reservoir and burner. Accompanying is a small, threaded, self locking hook, source unknown.
Sold for: £190
365
Worksplate Manning Wardle & Co Ltd., No 2000 Leeds 1921. Oval brass, approximately 11 x 6 also engraved 'Rebuilt 1939 R. Stephenson & Hawthorns. The number '30' is clearly stamped on the rear of the plate. Ex 0-4-0ST used by the Central Electricity Generating Board at the Lister Drive Generating Station, Liverpool where it carried the Number 2. An extremely desirable plate indeed.
Sold for: £1,550
369
Midland Railway C/I Tunnel Nameplate WASTE BANK TUNNEL 164 YARDS. Famous location on the Settle & Carlisle route out from Appleby and into the Eden Valley. Beyond New Biggin station and Culgaith Signalbox, first Culgaith Tunnel (661 yards long) is encountered followed by Waste Bank Tunnel.
Sold for: £200
370
Totem BR(W) HENLEY-ON-THAMES, H/F. Ex GWR terminus station at the end of the branch from Twyford. Opened on 1 June 1857 having three platforms, mainly to serve the intensive service for Regatta traffic, for which purpose they were lengthened in 1891. All has changed since then with almost all of the once extensive land sold off and a solitary platform remains. Nice condition with just the usual edge chipping.
Sold for: £950
380
Worksplate Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd., 7261 Darlington Works 1946. Brass lozenge shape, engraved with details, ex SAR 3' 6'' gauge Class 19D 4-8-2 No. 2748. The first batch of these locos were built by Krupp, Borsig and Skoda but after the war, a further 50 were built by Robert Stephenson Hawthorn with additional features such as vacuum brakes, this being one. They were extremely versatile locos and worked the entire SAR system.
Sold for: £250
385
Deltic Worksplate, The English Electric Company Ltd London No. 2921/D573 1960 The Vulcan Foundry Locomotive Works England. Ex Class 55 originally numbered D9016, later 55016. Introduced to traffic in October 1961 and allocated to Haymarket. Named GORDON HIGHLANDER at Aberdeen Station on the 28th July 1964 by Colonel W.J. Graham, Vice-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire. Withdrawn in December 1981 and believed to be currently owned by DRS although not operational. The plate is mounted on a board, as presented to the vendor by British Railways with an accompanying, official plaque 'Building Works Plate From Locomotive 55.016.Gordon Highlander. Presented to Julian L. Aldred by British Railways Eastern Region on 12 December 1980to mark his deep interest in Deltic Locomotives'. His (then) girlfriend, now wife, wrote to BR in an attempt to get a nameplate but only managed a pair of VIP tickets behind the last Deltic. However, upon return to York, was presented with this Worksplate.
Sold for: £1,750
390
Totem, BR(M) ALLERTON, F/F. Ex LNWR station between Garston and Liverpool. Opened in April 1864 as part of the St. Helens Railway extension to Edge Hill. Closed in 2005 and was completely rebuilt and named Liverpool South Parkway, re-opening in June 2006. Excellent colour and shine, one very small chip on right side and a couple of small chips to left border.
Sold for: £350
391
Alloy Key Token COPPLESTON - MORCHARD ROAD. Ex LSWR section between Exeter and Barnstaple, one section beyond the Yeoford junction for the 'Withered Arm' to Okehampton and beyond. Has a small section of the keyway removed, a much more sensible method of removal from use rather than cutting the end off, this way, the token looks whole and displays as normal.
Sold for: £100
394
Worksplate, Andrew Barclay Sons & Co Limited, Caledonia Works, Kilmarnock No. 2286 dated 1948. Ex standard gauge 0-4-0ST Mossend No.1 which went new to Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd (later British Steel Corporation) at Clydesdale Steel and Tube Works, Mossend. It was loaned to Phoenix Tube Works, Rutherglen, from c1963 to 1/1965 and was scrapped at Mossend 6/1971. Oval alloy measuring 16
Sold for: £1,450
403
Enamel Advertising Sign 'Omega - Cyma - Tissot - Watches'. Measures 14 x 10, yellow text with black shadow and has an Omega wristwatch with white face in the centre on a green ground. Some corner and edge damage, rust stopped ready for final restoration. A very nice pictorial sign.
Sold for: £140
411
Nameplate EWE, C/I construction, ex Gold Coast (Ghana) Railways 3' 6 Gauge 4-8-2 locomotive number 248, built by the Vulcan Foundry No. 5929 of 1951. Named after an indigenous tribe in that part of West Africa. Measures 23 x 5. Ex loco condition with yellow lettering and border on a blue/black ground.
Sold for: £240
415
Carriage Print Hatfield, Hertfordshire by Horace Wright from the LNER Post War series. The exact location is looking up Fore Street, past the rows of fine Georgian houses and shops towards the 15th century palace. The town's station was often the source of high activity as trains to and from London disgorged passengers for its three branch lines. Mint and in an original style frame and glazed.
Sold for: £60
420
Industrial Locomotive Nameplate COLONEL. Ex Hunslet 1459/1927 0-6-0 ST which was inherited by the National Coal Board from Manchester Collieries Ltd on 1/1/1947. It worked for the NCB at various locations - Chanters Colliery, Tyldesley; Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury; Parsonage Colliery, Leigh; Howe Bridge Colliery, Atherton; Gin Railways, Tyldesley; Bedford Colliery, Leigh. It was scrapped on site at Bedford Colliery 8/1966.
Sold for: £500
429
Scottish Union & National Insurance Company sold bronze Sign with integral, embossed Heraldic Shield on the left depicting the cross of St. Andrew with central thistle and quartered to show x 2 flaming torches left and right, an anchor at the bottom and a dragon at the top. Measures 14 x 10 with integral frame and is in excellent condition.
Sold for: £210
440
Class 47 Worksplate Built Crewe 1964. Stamped on the rear 47030, ex FAIR ROSAMUND. Built as D1609, it received it's first TOPS number 47030 in December 1973. Re-numbered 47618 in September 1984 and at the same time, was named without ceremony at Old Oak Depot. Nameplates removed August 1989. Also numbered 47836 and 47618 receiving final number 47780 in January 1994.Withdrawn April 2003 Ex loco condition.
Sold for: £180
451
Cabside Numberplate 423 15A, oval brass, ex Rhodesia Railways 3' 6'' gauge Class 15A 4-6-4 + 4-6-4 Garratt built under sub- contract by Franco-Belge in 1952 their works number 2972/Beyer Peacock works number 7564. This loco was one of the locos that double-headed the Royal Train when the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret visited the country in 1953. The two locos were painted glossy black with white-rimmed wheels for the occasion. It was refurbished by ZECO in 1981 and re-entered service with the name Idube (Zebra). Withdrawn 1993 and sold to Wankie Colliery.
Sold for: £240
457
Cast Iron Boundary Posts, a small yet significant collection of three comprising:- NER C/I Boundary Marker Post measuring 42 tall and unrestored black lettering on white ground; GNR C/I Boundary Marker Post measuring 35 tall and unrestored; An LSWR C/I Boundary Marker Post with company initials picked out in red on a black ground, 36 tall.
Sold for: £55
458
BR(M) maroon enamel Sign, which would have been displayed above booking office windows at one of the region's larger stations, in the centre a figure 3 in a box, with text to the left referring to The Conditions Of Issue of Tickets and Season Tickets and to the right, paragraphs referring to the availability of BTC/BR Byelaws and the provision of insurance for passengers and their luggage. The sign is fully flanged, 18x8_ with an excellent colour and shine and just minor rim chips in places.
Sold for: £120
460
Nameplate THE BIRMINGHAM POST. Ex BR/EE 25kv Bo-Bo Class 86 originally numbered E3183. Built by the English Electric Co under works number E3475/E321 in October 1965. Renumbered 86251 under TOPS in May 1974, it was named in February 1980 by Jack Ready, Editor at Birmingham New Street. Swindon casting measures 80
Sold for: £950
461
Insurance Company enamel signs, qty 2 comprising: Agency Of The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company Limited in traditional chocolate and cream colour measuring 15 x 10 having the company globe emblem at the top. Excellent condition; A German sign, black on white Versicherungs - Gesellschaft The Liverpool and London and Globe Ltd General Agenture. Measures 19
462
Phoenix Assurance double sided sign of substantial and attractive design. Beneath the top two hanging hooks, the company title appears on a solid bronze plate, etched and painted white. Beneath is the delightful 'phoenix rising from the ashes 1782' emblem with a blue enamel ground and the fire/date also enamel. Beneath the emblem is an enamel scroll in green and yellow with the word 'Protection' in black. All set within an ornate frame measuring approximately 15 x 20
469
Railway Slides, circa 350 in a couple of slide boxes mainly depicting Railway Architecture. Some quite early with an array of stations, signal boxes, semaphores, crossings and other general architecture. Much of this has long gone so a wonderful record for the archivist. Copyright passes to the Buyer.
Sold for: £320
472
Carriage Print Entrance To Euston Station, London by Claude Buckle R.I. from the LMR Railway Architecture series 1952. Here we see the famous triumphal arch, with its four doric columns supporting the portico, which rose to a height of 72 ft. It was designed by Philip Hardwick and built at a cost of
Sold for: £90
485
Brass Plate 'AM Contract No A 82653 AM Ser No. 203 Year Of Supply 1952 Makers R. Hudson Makers No. 90698'. This company certainly manufactured narrow gauge coaches etc so this is most likely from a 2' Gauge wagon or other rolling stock. The 'AM' almost certainly Air Ministry so most likely in use at a Military Armament Depot such as Chilmark, Dinton, Fauld or Harpur Hill.
Sold for: £10
487
GWR Limit No.2 post-grouping Pocket Watch. Enamel face with 'G.W.R 03132' top centre and second hand below. The case is nicely engraved 'G.W.R. 03132' so a matching watch. Small repair on the dial at 10 o'clock, otherwise a fine, fully working watch that comes with the original Albert bearing the makers initials 'GFB' (George Frank Bickerton, a early 20th century Birmingham manufacturer)
Sold for: £140
490
Totem, BR(W) LAWRENCE HILL, F/F. Ex GWR station opened on 8 September 1863, when the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway was opened. The BSWUR was absorbed by the Great Western Railway in 1868 and ran from Temple Meads to New Passage, where a ferry took passengers to South Wales. Excellent condition throughout with deep colour and shine.
Sold for: £1,800
494
O Gauge Tinplate items to include Hornby Locomotive Southern E126 boxed but no lid; A179 Locomotive, boxed; Bowman 4-4-0 spirit fired loco in need of repair; LNER 4472 Tender; Southern B343 Tender; a pair of matching LMS Clockwork locos without any manufacturers name; Hornby SR Guards Van; Hornby NE Double Bogie Van; Hornby LMS 10 Ton Crane; German LMS open Cattle Wagon plus a few sundry items.
Sold for: £400
500
Nameplate EUROPEAN COMMUNITY. Ex BR/EE 25kv Bo-Bo Class 86 originally numbered E3116 and built by BR Doncaster in October 1965. Renumbered 86238 under TOPS in February 1974 and named by Rt Hon Edward Heath at Liverpool Street station on 21st April 1986. Directly after naming, it worked a special from Liverpool Street to Harwich for the maiden voyage of the Sealink Ferry Koningen Beatrix. Scrapped in 2005 at Boreham Scrap Co, Boreham. Newton pattern measuring 80
Sold for: £750
507
A pair of wooden Destination Boards 'Motherwell Via Outer Circle', double sided, yellow on pale blue ground and 'Front Train - Motherwell, Rear Train - Outer Circle', double sided, yellow lettering on pale blue ground. The latter has a pair of slide-in boards as part of an inter-changeable system.
Sold for: £28
526
GWR 3 aspect brass collared Handlamp complete with original reservoir fitted with a BRW burner. Stamped on the side with company initials, the lamp is totally unrestored. Comes with a pair of brass cased Signal Indicators, one showing a home signal arm (case loose) the other showing
Sold for: £90
528
South African Railways Gold Mine Carbide Handlamp (open style with no glass protector) with oval brass plate 'VICTOR' and other interesting markings on the brass collar. Together with a Premier Carbide Handlamp, having a brass makers plate, a brass SAR - SAS plate and a brass 'Fill To Mark' plate. In excellent condition.
Sold for: £10