November 2006 Railwayana Auction Results
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Worksplate The Vulcan Foundry Limited Newton-le-Willows Lancashire, No 4909 dated 1943. Ex WD 2-8-0 British Railways number 90424. New in August 1943 and originally numbered 77093. Latterly given the LNER number of 63103 before the BR re-numbering series. Allocations include Heaton and York. Finally withdrawn from service in December 1963.
Sold for: £120
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Large Index Box containing data cards of British Railways Midland Region Locomotives in the range 42050 - 42984. An incredible record of these locomotives with each card having the type, number, building date, allocations and withdrawal details. They carry a stamp generally dated various months in 1950 and the details are typed. Looks to be complete but not guaranteed so. Some photographs accompany. We aren't quite sure whether these are official or not but either way, a superb, dtailed account of the history of every loco in this range. Must be seen to be appreciated.
Sold for: £24
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British Railways Platform Lamp Diffuser STAFFORD. Raise maroon lettering on opaque fitment. Ex West Coast main Line of course, these replaced the totems on many of this lines stations. Measures approximately 67 in length so ideal to place over those 5' flourescent tubes in the museum, garage, kitchen even the living room!
Sold for: £44
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Signalling Relays, an interesting pair comprising a large, oil filled (no oil) Union Switch & Signal Co., Swissville PA dated 1912 and a similar, smaller example made by GEC London. Together with the business end of an electric train staff instrument and a mahogany cased Block Bell and bits for spares, minus the actual bell.
Sold for: £20
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Brush Traction Brochures, a small selection of historic brochures saved by an ex worker at the Loughborough factory. Historic because the two main brochures refer to Falcon the 2800HP Diesel Electric Locomotive, April 1962 and Kestrel, the 4000HP Diesel Electric Locomotive, January 1968. Another brochure is for the 1250HP A1A-A1A D5500 Locomotives and a similar dated 1957, a visitors guide to the factory, an 1865 - 1965 Centenary Booklet for Brush and a couple of other booklets/brochures including a 1952 brochure for Crompton Parkinson depicting a Blackpool Tram on front and back cover. Don't miss this historic lot.
Sold for: £80
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GWR/BR Wooden Station Destination Fingerboard, double sided, ex Birmingham Snow Hill. Painted with the following destinations:- Leamington Spa, Banbury, Bicester, Princes Risborough, High Wycombe, Paddington. Very much the King and Castle Route. Excellent condition painted in traditional chocolate and cream and measuring 44 x 7
Sold for: £230
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Pair of Sliding Knob Railway Lamps, each one embossed C Rly. Believed to be Central Railways of India, indeed on has 'IR' etched into front lens. Interesting design with single pie-crust top and stout 'U' shaped top handle. The rear handles are also quite chunky and the company initials are embossed rather than engraved. Included with this lot is a small, Heater Lamp of unknown origin but of considerable interest. Together with Three Water Containers ornately painted 1, 3 and 4, believed to have once adorned the platform at Aberystwyth station. One can only assume they were water containers of some sort.
Sold for: £45
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LNER C/I Works Tenderplate 9 x 5 fully titled, numbered 4270 dated 1947. Ex Thompson B1 Class 4-6-0 locomotive 61260, built 11/1947 under works number 2616. Allocations include Glasgow Eastfield and Edinburgh St. Margarets. Withdrawn December 1962. Research shows that the annotations on the rear are erroneous.
Sold for: £55
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London & South Western Railway Second Class, Free Pass from Clapham Junction to Malden, 3rd Class if 2nd not provided. Dated during WW1 and available until 31st Dec 1918. The reverse has the date again and the recipients name Mr P.J. Hardy. The face has an enamel periphery with the company title in full, the reverse has embossed in the brass case, 'This Case Is The Property Of The Railway Comapany, H.A. Walker, General Manager. A quite stunning item and it comes with the WW1 Defence Medal and original ribbon, the medal being engraved on rim LAURENCE HARDY.
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Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Wooden letter B from the Station Nameboard at Bratton Fleming. Mounted on oak shield with extremely old, handwritten inscription, on paper pinned to the reverse. The inscription is difficult to read in places but states: The Letter B taken from the old station at Bratton Fleming by Geoff, Betty and Shirley. Aug: 9th 1937. The wood found in back yard by Leslie Ashmore. The wooden plaque has a neat round holes in it where it had originally served another purpose and the wooden B has fine splits where it has been attached to the plaque with panel pins. The B has a black finish which is wearing thin in places showing the white primer beneath. What an amazing piece of history to go with the other L&B items in the sale.Overall size 9, letter B 4 tall.
Sold for: £45
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British Railways (E) Enamel Notice. Fully titled across the top, the text reads: Footbridge for pedestrians only. It is an offense under bye-laws relating to the railways of the British Transport Commission to ride a bicycle, tricycle, motor cycle or similar machine or to bring any handcart, barrow or similar conveyance on this footbridge. Maximum penalty
Sold for: £560
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VIRGIN Nose Cone Plate as fitted to the Prototype Pendolino 390 - 001. This plate was fitted for the testing phase at the Alstom Midlands Test Centre and then removed at some point to be presented to the Vendor by the Senior Test Engineer Mr F. Palmer. To our knowledge, none of these have ever been on the market so not only the first opportunity to obtain one, but a unique opportunity to obtain the very one from the prototype. Photographs accompany, one showing the actual plate on 390 - 001 on the Alstom test track.
Sold for: £460
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North Eastern Railway brass Drawing Office Roller manufactured by Halden & Co., Manchester & London. A wonderful item, script engraved with the makers name on the upper part and 'Engineers Office, N.E.R York' on the lower part. Basically a 24 x 3 ungraduated rule with a knurled knob either end to grip whilst moving up and down the drawing board.A pair of 'wheels' assist gliding across the surface of plans etc. Excellent condition and very similar to the Glasgow & South Western Railway example we sold several auctions ago.
Sold for: £100
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Southern Railway enamel Bell Push Ring SAMPFORD COURTENAY together with a matching enamel plate once affixed to a Block Instrument, this abbreviated to 'SAMPFORD C'NEY'. Ex North Tawton or Okehampton Signal Box on the 'Withered Arm' between Crediton and Okehampton. Both in excellent condition.
Sold for: £110
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LMS Poster, D/R 'Liverpool & North Wales - Daily Sailings - St. Tudno od St. Seiriol, May to September for Llandudno and Menai Bridge'. Leaving Liverpool 10-45 am due back about 7-30 pm, Liverpool and Llandudno in 2hours. Convenient LMS Trains Leave This Station In Connection With These Sailings. A stunning poster depicting one of the ships next to a relief map of North Wales. Excellent condition, minor tape edge repairs.
Sold for: £560
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Poster, British Railways(W) D/R Worcestershire by Frank Sherwin. Quaint village view, possibly with some artistic licence, with the Malverns in the background. Printed by Waterlow. Edge crinkles on right side, very slight foxing around lettering, very minor tape repair. Overall extremely desirable.
Sold for: £180
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Poster, British Railways(W) Q/R 'Somerset', by Jack Merriott. Panoramic view of a several Horse Riders mingling with a few lonely sheep on the wilds of Porlock Hill. Some tape repairs to the rear and some staining on the rear which hasn't noticeably come through to the front. An impressive poster of this apparent wilderness published around 1952.
Sold for: £260
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Poster, British Railways Q/R 'On Early Shift - Greenwood Signal Box, New Barnet' by Cuneo. Evocative view looking out onto the main line as A4 No. 21 hurtles past a somersault signal, toward the signalman. Within the box one can see Block Instruments, Box Diagram, Levers, Signalmans Lamp & Kettle, even his mouse! Undoubtedly Terence Cuneo at his best. Some creasing and minor tape repairs but stunning nevertheless.
Sold for: £960
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Poster, British Railways(S) Q/R 'Port To Port' by Cuneo. The Ships owned and operated by British Railways offer a reliable and regular cross Channel service every day throughout the year. Wonderful image of the ship's Captain and Mate on the Bridge, looking out over the Channel with another BR Ship passing and others on the horizon. Some rear tape repairs but very good quality overall.
Sold for: £200
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Southern Railway Poster 'Summer Penny A Mile Tickets' Extended Issue To December 31st 1933. Sunshine lettering at bottom, interestingly mentions the G.W., L.M.S. and L.N.E.R. As will most non-pictorial SR posters, the vivid technique certainly catches the eye. Southern Railway Advertising, printed by Waterlow.
Sold for: £140
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Great Western Railway Signal Box Diagram WOMBRIDGE CROSSING in original, wooden frame. Dated 4th June 1904, this four lever box, it was situated between Ketley Junction and Oakengates. Suitably annotated on rear and also has the name of the Crossing Keeper, Mrs Hunt, at time of closure. Measures 17
Sold for: £180
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Southern Railway Block Instrument with integral indicator enamel plated Down Line and top mounted indicator also enamel plated Down Line. Beneath the integral indicator is an ivorine plate with the location BETCHWORTH. Situated on the ex SECR lne between Dorking Town and Reigate. In excellent, ex signal box condition.
Sold for: £280
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Worksplate, North British Locomotive Company Ltd., Glasgow number 27665 of 1958, alloy construction. Ex North British Type 2 B-B Class 22 number D6300, introduced to traffic in January 1959 as first of the class and allocated to Swindon. Withdrawn from Laira in May 1968 and cut up at J. Cashmore Newport in January 1969. Purchased at a Laira Open day back in those wonderful days when items such as this were on offer in abundance. This one was selected purely at random without knowledge that it was on the doyen of the Class.
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London & North Eastern Railway Glass Carafe. A quite stunning item with decorative base, cut with a 24 fingered chrysanthemum. The decorative body is also cut with a circle of 18 ovals. Company initials ornately inscribed beneath two of the ovals. Superb condition with no damage, just very minor scratching.
Sold for: £150
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Brass Pullman Lamp , Stamped on base May, complete with original celluloid shade. May was one of the 23 Southern Electric Brighton composite Pullman cars and was built in 1932 by the Metropolitan Cammell carriage & Wagon Co, it ran under the pre war unit No 3018 which after the war became No 3041. The lamp is in good condition but the shade has a couple of cracks. Note: GWRA recommend that before any connection to an electrical supply, this is checked by a professional electrician.
Sold for: £910
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GWR C/I Cabside Numberplate 5815. Ex 0-4-2T Class 5800 Locomotive built Swindon August 1933 and allocated to Worcester where it spent many years of its working life before transferring to Leamington Spa in 1957 and later to Bristol St. Philips Marsh. Withdrawn from here in April 1961, it languished at Swindon dump for some time before being cut up. Much of the original paint still extant. Note: There were only 20 locos in this class and all except 5815 were scrapped by the end of 1959.
Sold for: £1,050
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Poster, Q/R size, Caledonian, Callander & Oban Railway ' OBAN The Charing Cross Of The Highlands, Travel by Caledonian and Callander and Oban Railways - Excellent New Golf Courses '. In the book book by John Thomas entitled 'The Callander & Oban Railway', it says, In 1909 the Caledonian made history by spending
Sold for: £900
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Poster, British Railways D/R St Ives Cornwall. Glorious Sands, Ideal Bathing Depicts a quite stunning image of a high ground view of the harbour, framed by quaint houses either side. The harbour has a number of fishing boats surrounded by seagulls and in the foreground, a couple of fishermen pass the time and a small girl and boy are having a playful time with their little kitten. From a painting by Frank Sherwin. Published by British Railways Western Region ref no. P.R. 114 and printed by Waterlow & Sons, London. & Dunstable. Some folds and edge wrinkles.
Sold for: £500
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Poster, British Railways Western Region PENZANCE, D/R. Classic and almost timeless view looking down the steep, cottage clad hillside to the harbour below. A Fisherman trudges wearily up the steep hill behind a carefree mum and daughter in their summer 'frocks'. Palm trees offset the fishing boats below. Published by british Railways Western Region.
Sold for: £580
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Poster, British Railways D/R Cornwall. A wonderful, yet simple view of the stunning Cornish coastline. Two old fishermen stand above a tiny beach with just three cottages and a couple of fishing boats. From a painting by Jack Merriott. Published by British Railways Western Region ref no. P.R.122 and printed by Jordison Ltd., London & Middlesborough. Some edge crinkling and has creases.
Sold for: £480
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Poster, British Railways(W) D/R size 'By Rail To The West For Speed & Comfort'. Fabulous view of single chimney Castle locomotive with a rake of blood & custard coaches passing over a viaduct in the West Country. Published by the Railway Executive Western Region PR36 and printed by Charles & Read Ltd. Some minor crease tears and defects, also drawing pin marks in corners, but this barely detracts from such an evocative image.
Sold for: £190
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Poster, British Railways(W) D/R Devon, Travel By Train by Jack Merriot. Tranquil beach scene with fishermen, boats and wooden bridge. In the background, the small village is dwarfed by the towering hills. The village is that of Lynmouth North Devon, scene of the 1953 disaster when this river swelled to gargantuan size and swept away the lower part of the village. Folds and minor edge crinkling.
Sold for: £260
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Poster, British Railways(E) Maldon by Frank Mason. Lovely view of the village as a backdrop and sailing boats in the foreground. As usual, Mason captures the vibrancy of man and water. Lower eigth of image shows simple map of London - Witham - Maldon. Edge repairs and top right corner missing which encroaches into the image but only the blue sky. A scarce poster, well worth professional restoration.
Sold for: £460
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Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 3 aspect Handlamp stamped PERMANENT WAY DEPT ORMSKIRK. LYR stamped on brass handle catch and the lamp number is stamped on the body opposite the location. Red and blue slated glass complete and also complete with original reservoir stamped LYR on the face and also on the brass ring around the burner orifice. Integral, half conical reflector in place. Later, LMS stamped burner in situ. A lovely lamp in pretty much unrestored condition.
Sold for: £300
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Golden Valley Railway Sketch Map showing the actual railway, the probable extension and other lines connecting. An extremely rare piece of history, anything with the full title is highly sought after. There's some scribblings on the back and a little on the front, appears not to be associated but doesn't detract too much from the actual document.
Sold for: £40
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Stockton & Darlington Railway Rule Book dated 1862. A magnificent piece of British history printed by William Lee, Horse Market, Darlington for issue to company employees. Maroon vellum covers with gold lettering, contains 67 pages. Inside the front cover is pencilled 'W. Sigsworth Signalman, Middlesboro' Crossing.
Sold for: £110
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GWR Pay Checks, qty 170 comprising 1 - 100 mounted on a BR(W) Pay Check Tray and 101 - 170 loose in an old box. These were rescued intact from Oxley upon closure. The only oddity that we can see is No 81 which is a B.T.C GWR pattern example and this was obviously replaced at Oxley. How wonderful it is that a complete run of these from an ols steam depot, have survived in this way.
Sold for: £210
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Great Western Railway Leather Cash Bag with brass plate engraved 'G.W.R WYRE FOREST' An excellent example with collar and hasp intact and no damage to the leather. Wyre Forest was a tiny station between Kidderminster and Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire. It closed on 1st August 1962.
Sold for: £310
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GWR Nameplate HONINGTON HALL. Ex GWR 'Hall Class' 4-6-0 Locomotive numbered 5969. Built Swindon Works in April 1937 and allocated new to Bristol, Bath Road. August 1950 shed allocation Penzance. March 1959 shed allocation Bristol, St. Philip's Marsh. Last shed allocation Carmarthen. Withdrawn August 1962. Scrapped at Swindon Works. A lovely plate with original paintwork on the splasher and back. Stampings can just be seen beneath paint indicating this to be the right hand plate. A couple of fine b/w photographs accompany. Note: Honington Hall is located at Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire.
Sold for: £5,750
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London Chatham & Dover Railway Silver Free Pass issued to A. Willis and numbered 248. A wonderful item depicting the full company title around the rim and the recipients name, with the pass number, in blue enamel within the centre. The obverse carries the full Coat of Arms of the company. Measures just over 1 in diameter and has an integral loop hole at the top.
Sold for: £340
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Nameplate THE INSTITUTE OF EXPORT. Ex Brush Class 47 Locomotive 47245, originally numbered D1922 when introduced in December 1965. Allocations were 86A until 10/66, 86A until 9/68, Cardiff until 5/73, Bath Road until 10/78, Gateshead until 11/86 and Tinsley 7/87. Unofficially named at Tinsley LINNET but this was painted out. Named on the 8th July 1994 at Mossend RfD Yard by Ian Campbell, Director General of The Institute of Export. Totally ex loco and comes with the official EWS Certificate of Authenticity.
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Enamel Sign PUBLIC TELEPHONE. Single sided, white lettering on blue background. Measures 18 x 8 having the manufacturers name in the bottom right margin. Together with an accompanying enamel feathered arrow. This too is white on blue but double sided, one pointing left, the other right. Measures approx 15 x 3 and is a little mottled.
Sold for: £80
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Midland Railway mahogany cased Signal Box Block Instrument. Ex Gloucester area, purchased many years ago when all the boxes were closed and operations handled by the big Power Box. Central indicator surrounded by a vitrous enamel plate showing 'Train On Line', 'Line Clear', 'Line Blocked'. Excellent condition throughout.
Sold for: £120
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Worksplate, Great Western Railway & Co. Swindon No. 757 Dec 1878. Ex 0-6-0ST from Class 1076, also known as 'Buffaloes'. One of a class of 266, it was built under Lot No 48 at Swindon Works and given the number 1564. Fitted with a B4 type boiler in May 1925 and received an enclosed cab by 1927. Withdrawal took place in February 1931. Interestingly, locos 1561 - 1580 were built as Broad Gauge Convertables and ran as such until 1892 being rebuilt to Standard gauge in 1894. All were allocated to Newton Abbot or West of there and this ties in with the fact that this plate originated from the Truro area. Oval brass measuring approximately 12 x 7
Sold for: £10,100
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Lytham Trams blue and white enamel Poster Board Heading , measuring 25x7 and bearing the makers name Protector Eccles, this is a rare sign probably dating from the opening in 1896 of the Blackpool, St.Annes and Lytham Tramways company, this initially used gas powered trams and was later converted to electric operation in 1903, the local council took over in 1920 and closed down the tramway in 1937.
Sold for: £230
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Signal Box Block Instruments, a pair comprising a mahogany cased, LMS Block with handle and enamel dial surround in white, green and red. No central indicator and no knurled top nut. The second is an LNER style with brass backed rotary switch at base and space for double indicator. Only one indicator present and no backing plate. Ideal for restoration or spares.
Sold for: £90
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Poster, Stroud Brewery Co Ales & Stouts By Your Leave Please. A wonderful, framed poster depicting a rather large 'Dandy' on Stroud station being disrupted by the old, bearded porter who is reaching out for the beer. In the background is the Great Western Railway Timetable for London, Swindon, Stroud and Gloucester. The original wooden frame is deeply inscribed 'Stroud Brewery Co Ltd'. The image is by Lawson Wood, dated 1912 and it is published by Sir Joseph Causton Ltd., designers and printers London. Measures 33 x 25
Sold for: £740
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LMS brass Pullman style Table Lamp, similar pattern to the Southern Art Deco style. This example stands 12 inches tall and is stamped 'LMS W' on the top of the tapered stem. W stands for Wolverton where the LMS had thei Carriage Department. The lamp has been wired for 240v and has a current Pat test label. A magnificent lamp, believed to be first time one has been at major railwayana auction.
Sold for: £300
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Totem, BR(E) KINGS CROSS, H/F. An incredible survivor from this most famous of all London Termini and the only known, unaltered and totally original example from the single platform that actually had totems fitted. Without doubt the number one Totem of all time and even more so with the Harry Potter connection on Platform 9
Sold for: £6,750
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Posters, British Railways, a pair of D/R comprising Ride With The Highwayman To London depicting speed image of green Deltic and advertising daily trains from Newcastle stopping at Sunderland, Hartlepool, Stockton, Eaglescliffe, Stevenage, Potters Bar and London (Finsbury park). Despite being British Rail, this is an extremely scarce poster. Plus another BR Poster See Britain By Rail, depicts a map of the UK with 6 photographic images including a Piper. A Class 40 sillhouette is across the top.
Sold for: £38
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Poster, French Railways, 'Burgogne', Societe Nationale Des Chemins De Fer Francais. A wonderful, early poster by Gerale showing a couple of typical French scenes through a large glass of luscious red wine. SNCF logo at bottom, printed for and by National French Railways and dated 1939. A choice French Poster indeed.
Sold for: £400
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Poster, British Railways D/R Western Region 'Torquay - Queen of the Englishe Riviera'. Photographic image of the seafront, pavillion and harbour. Good overall condition, some tape repairs on rear. Comes with a small poster (attached to rear of sleeve) of British Railways Locomotives published by The british transport Commission and a separate, almost Q/R size 'Railway Guide' printed by Beric Press Ltd.
Sold for: £22
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GWR Brass 7 ships type clock ex Fishguard Harbour Master. This is a stunning and so far unique example of a GWR Marine type clock. The movement is of the best quality with a chain driven fusee and superb platform escapement, with the original dial bearing the legend GWR in the pregrouping style and in ghosted writing the makers name of H.Hughes & Son Ltd, 59 Fenchurch St, London can clearly be seen , this maker is associated with the supply of top quality Marine chronometers and instruments and this clock doesn't disappoint. On the rear of the case is affixed the clocks Ivorine plate bearing the number 2738 there is also a scratched date of 1881. A photograph of the movement accompanies the lot.
Sold for: £2,300
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British Railways Letterpress Poster, 'Half Day Excursion Booking To Kington', September 1954. Shows trains and prices from Hereford, Leominster, Kingsland, Pembridge and Marston Halt. This letterpress was issued only 5 months before the closure to passengers of this entire branch.Good overall, some splits in the creases but would display extremely well.
Sold for: £42
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Worksplate, North British Locomotive Company Ltd., Glasgow number 27890 of 1960, brass construction. Ex North British Type 2 B-B Class 22 Locomotive number D6317, introduced March 1960 and allocated new to Laira. Withdrawn from that depot in September 1968 and cut up at J. Cashmore, Newport in June 1969.
Sold for: £500
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Great Northern & Great Eastern Joint Railway mahogany cased Telegraph Instrument. An excellent example with the original, brass framed ang glazed code list on the side. Starting at the origination March Office, codes shown include: Whitemoor, Murrow, Postland, Cowbit, Spalding, Mill Green, Donington Road, Helpringham, Sleaford, Ruskington, Blankney, Potterhanworth, Boultham, Pyewipe and Lincoln. Extremely good condition throughout.
Sold for: £260
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British Railways Wooden Slide Show Box containing 24, early glass lantern slides from LNER days. The box is extremely well constructed having a couple of brass, BR(E) stamped hinges, a functional leather restraining strap and a multitude of BR labels to the Motive Power Depot Ardsley. Within are a couple of memos pertaining to the 'Improvement Classes' that these slides were utilised. One interesting circular notes that they were to be shared between Ardsley, Mexboro, Wath, Darnall and Drighouses. The slides are predominently of Locomotive Valve gear with the odd signalling example.
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GWR C/I Signal Box Name Board DUDLEY SOUTH BOX. Measuring a very manageable 64 in length, it is a wonderful example in untouched condition. From the box situated on Dudley Station itself. The high quality photograph accompanying shows the name and box quite magnificently. It was taken by a Black Country Bugle photographer during the demolition of the station.
Sold for: £580
250
Nameplate CORONACH, ex LNER A3 Class 4-6-2 Pacific Locomotive built Doncaster under Works No.1703, emerging to traffic on 24th December 1928. Numbered by the LNER 2747, it became 93 from July 1946 and at nationalisation, 60093 from September 1948. Spent the first 10 years or so at Doncaster moving to Haymarket for the start of WWII. In January 1941, it moved to Carlisle Canal and stayed right up until withdrawal on 24th April 1962. It was Finally cut up at Doncaster in May of that year. A well loved loco but for East Coast main line spotters, it was extremely elusive being firmly entrenched at Canal Depot working the Waverley Route to Edinburgh.The plate is is absolutely ex loco condition bearing the later red background but showing clearly the underpaint of blue that it received in pre-natinalisation years. The engine was named after the horse that won the 1926 Derby and St.Leger. So wonderful to find an A3 nameplate in this condition and a rare opportunity indeed to own a plate from a thoroughbred Waverley Route locomotive.
Sold for: £23,000
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Worksplate The Vulcan Foundry Limited Newton-le-Willows Lancashire, No 5306 dated 1945. Ex 0-6-0 Saddle Tank, one of a batch of forty ordered for the Ministry Of Supply in July 1945 at the end of WW2. Sent to Broomhill Collieries in July 1946 and later to N.C.B. North Northumberland as number 33. Withdrawn from here in March 1973. Totally ex loco.
259
Smokebox 90365. Ex WD 2-8-0 Austerity Locomotive built for the Ministry Of Supply during WW2 and purchased by British railways in 1948. Formerly 78514, when the loco was first taken by BR, it was allocated to Colwick. By 1950 it was at Woodford Halse where it worked out all of its life trundling Great Central Railway metals. Totally ex loco.
Sold for: £400
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Great Northern Railway wooden Platform Indicator Board BALDOCK - FIRST STOP HATFIELD. Double sided and measures 51 x 8. The lettering is cream with black shadow, all on a red background. Both ends are strengthened in the usually manner and two, original hanging eyes are integral to the strengtheners. A rare and wonderful survivor, believed to originate from St. Albans Abbey station.
Sold for: £240
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Tyers Brass Tablet TYNDRUM - CRIANLARICH WEST JUNCTION number 16. A wonderful section, ex Callander & Oban Railway section, later Caledonian Railway between Crianlarich Lower station and Tyndrum Lower station on the picturesque route to Oban. Totally ex box condition and still in its wonderful, leather pouch complete with leather cased hoop. Nice to have this in the same auction as the Callander & Oban Golf Courses Poster.
Sold for: £960
290
Cabside Numberplate 5630, C/I construction. Ex GWR 0-6-2T built August 1925 at Swindon Works and allocated to Cathays. Allocated to Abercynon around nationalisation and withdrawn from there in December 1962. Ex loco with the typical Caerphilly yellow painted numerals and unusually lined in orange, normally applied to passenger locos of much higher standing.
Sold for: £550
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Station Direction Sign, British Railways CENTRAL STATION, F/F, narrow flange variety. Virtually mint condition with deep colour and shine and no face damage whatsoever. Location unknown but to our knowledge, the Manchester examples had wide flanges so at least that location can be discounted.
Sold for: £320
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Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Single Line Brass Tablet WOODA BAY - BLACKMORE no 7. A magnificent item from this long closed, wonderful little railway. This section is on the Lynton side of the railway and Blackmore is almost at the half way point. Extremely rare and believed to be the first time this section has ever appeared at auction.
Sold for: £6,300
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Southern Railway enamel Bell Push Ring BOW together with a matching enamel plate once affixed to a Block Instrument. Ex North Tawton or Coleford Junction Signal Box on the 'Withered Arm' between Crediton and Okehampton. Both in excellent condition. Bow station closed in June 1972 and is now a private dwelling.
Sold for: £150
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Midland Railway C/I Bridge Restriction, fully titled, signed James Williams, April 28th 1875. Came from Dudbridge near Stroud and is totally ex lineside condition. This is the very sign from the well known photograph of the two youngsters sat on the bridge overlooking the station.
Sold for: £110
335
Cuneo signed, framed and glazed original limited edition print The Night Express an evocative image of a King working hard along the Sea wall Near Teignmouth, painted by the Master in 1975 and issued by Felix Rosenstiels Widow & Son Ltd in 1977 as a single edition of 850 signed by the artist.
Sold for: £150
340
Southern Railway 7inch Brass Ships Clock SR No 10742, ex SS Canterbury. A superb English going barrel movement in good, cleaned working condition. The dial is engraved brass with silvering and wax infill the SR number is clearly stamped into the back of the case in the usual John Walker style. SS Canterbury was used for the famous daytime Golden Arrow service on the Dover-Calais route, with separate trains on each side of the channel. Theship was lavishly decorated for passengers using this rather 'elite' service. A stunning item for the Southern Collector.
350
L&YR Signalbox Lever Identification Plate with brass plate engraved with lever identity. There are two plates mounted on board, the first has three engravings: Gong To Siding, Main Crossing and Catch Points. The second has Up Sidings. All descriptions have original wax infil. Measures 20 x 6 and originated from Midge Hill Signal Box on the Liverpool - Preston line.
Sold for: £120
356
London & North Eastern Railway 9x5 brass Worksplate number 8458 Neilson & Co 1907. Ex North British Railways Class J83, actually built in 1901 under works number 5749. Numbered 9811 in 1924, then 8458 in 1946 and finally 68458 by British Railways. Pretty much a Thornton Junction loco all it's life. Withdrawn January 1962. Has been cleaned back and front but absolutely genuine.
Sold for: £200
361
LNER 9x5 brass Works Numberplate No 61179 of 1947 Built by the Vulcan Foundary. Ex LNER B1 Class Locomotive number 61179. A Sheffield Darnall loco for many years, it found it's way to Kings Cross. Finally withdrawn in September 1962. Completely ex loco condition. Note: see the next lot .
Sold for: £360
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Great Western Railway large, 3 aspect Signal Box Lamp with integral reservoir marked 'SB GWR' and unmarked burner. The body of the lamp carries an oval brass plate numbered 17554 and the front lens is etched 'G.W.R. This is the same size as the coppertop but the top on this is tinplate. Excellent, restored condition
Sold for: £190
408
Wooden base Telegraph Sending/Receiving Instrument, ex Wolverhampton Low Level Telegraph Office. A delightful Morse Key with external tapper and the actual contacts contained within a circular receptacle with a thick glass cover. There is a switch to the side with 'Send - Receive' positions.
Sold for: £250
415
GWR Letterpress Poster, 'Important Notice To Travellers - Consult The Official Timetables of the Company'. Advertising the fact that the new & revised edition for Sept 11th 1933 to July 15th 1934 is now on sale price 6d. The pocket timetable version, priced 2d lists all the major area towns and cities. Paddington Station September 1933.Printed by Dates, Cardiff. Extremely good overall condition.
Sold for: £100
478
Worksplate or Wagon Plate of extremely early manufacture, Henry Callander Esq. No. 3 Of Prestonhall. Engraved oval brass measuring 9 x 6 retaining some otiginal, red wax infill. Four bolt holes, top, bottom and both sides. The back is quite interesting in as much as the remants of another plate remain in the paintwork 'Newbigging Kirkton Abington. Most fascinating and any information would be welcome.
479
Poster, British Railways D/R 'Jersey - Go By Rail'. Photographic style image of a pretty much deserted beach. Published by The Southern Region 1962. Mounted in a wooden frame, quite possibly stuck down onto a backing board. Together with a Left Luggage Poster, also D/R size and mounted in a similar way. Finally a D/R GWR Letterpress Poster showing timetables for London, Oxford, Worcester, Kidderminster & Wolverhampton dated Oct 2nd 1944 ufn and a small copy of a simiar but earlier mixed timetable.
Sold for: £18
481
Poster, British Railways Q/R Scottish Region, famous un-titled by Terence Cuneo depicting the blue Glasgow suburban Helensburgh Electric Unit passing a steam loco one side and Clyde Tugs the other side. A wonderful execution, as always, by this number one artist. The poster has suffered some damage over time and attempted repairs with cellotape have left marks. There are considerable tears but close inspection shows that the poster is just about all there. This means with a little tlc, it could be brought back to its former glory, especially if it were to be mounted on linen. The colour is still vibrant and despite the damage, it is a quite wonderful scene.
Sold for: £160
482
Poster, British Railways D/R Western Region 'The Enchanting River Dart - Travel by Rail to Totnes or Dartmouth Thence by River Dart Company Steamships' by King. Panoramic view of the Devon Lowlands and the steamship drifting downstream. A small, typical Devon village nestles in the hillside as a backdrop. Has been mounted on a backing board but not framed.
Sold for: £55
483
Poster, British Railways Q/R Western Region 'Fishguard - Rosslaire, Shortest Sea Route To Southern Ireland' by John S. Smith. Panoramic view of the busy station showing chocolate & cream carriages complete with Paddington - Fishguard Boards. Passengers dis-embarking the train and embarking the Ferry and a wonderful backdrop of the harbour. The poster has corner loss in margins, tape marks and a complete, clean tear of the top 1/5th. Would certainly repair and worth a little tlc.
Sold for: £120
485
LNER 10 inch Oak cased fusee clock number 7592, The LNER records show this clock was located in the Refreshment rooms at Nottingham Victoria and was set into a China panel , upon removal a nice backbox has been made to display this interseting clock, the records also show that it was GCR clock No 3, believed to be in working order.
493
Box of about 50, mostly modern Railway Postcards with a selection of Books to include GWR Official 'Cathedrals', WD&HO Wills Album of Railway Engine Cigarette Cards complete, Bradford & Barton 'Southern Steam', Mainline Album by PB Whitehouse, Cooks Continental Timetables, a mint copy of 2006 Millers Collectables, etc.
Sold for: £32