May 2005 Railwayana Auction Results
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Splitting Lamp of early design with a B.R. overplate. Small design with opposing, red bullseye lenses and single pie-crust top synonymous with GNR style. Large, hanging hook above makes the overall height just over 16. Original reservoir and burner, the whole item in original, red paint.
Sold for: £55

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Signal Box Wooden Switching-Out Box manufactured by Thompson and carrying the makers plate on the front. Measures 14 in length and is in excellent condition. Together with qty 3 bakelite repeaters comprising one home signal, one distant signal and one simple on/off/wrong indicator.
Sold for: £130

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Worksplate, Built 1956 Derby. Oval C/I in totally original condition with BR blue paint over whole face. Ex 08193 as shown on original, Collectors Corner sticker. Also marked 193 in chalk on rear. This loco was originally numbered D3263 and was allocated to Llanelly. Withdrawn from Cardiff in July 1983, cut up at Swindon in May 1986.
Sold for: £70

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Miscellaneous paperwork comprising many hand drawn signalbox diagrams, predominantly around the Nottingham area. Some drawing are in an original Midland Railway foolscap book which has every page containing diagrams, again all hand drawn, of stations and sidings etc. They were executed by a one time assistant Station Master at Nottingham Victoria, later Station Master at Westhouses & Blackwell. Also noted in this lot, some maps and an LMS booklet The Line That Serves The North
Sold for: £24

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1850, LNWR Crampton 4-2-0 COURIER with 1st and 3rd Class 4 wheel coaches at Sandbach. Note period signals and attire of passengers, also the Guard with a bell and not a whistle.
Sold for: £25

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LMS Miscellany originating from the daughter of a Mr. Hicks, Station Master at Burton Latimer station between Wellingborough and Kettering. Comprising a small, cylindrical brass cigarette lighter with an LMS button top affixed to one end: Qty 7 card prize certificates from the LM&SR Horticultural Society 15th and 16th Annual Show, 1930 and 1931 awarded to Miss Winnie Hicks (daughter?): qty 3 official blow-up photographs of the Burton Latimer crash scene
Sold for: £14

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Cambrian Railways Station Lamp Name TRENCH HALT. Original name that would have been mounted within a Platform Lamp, this one has been mounted on an actual size piece of glass in the form of a Lamp Tablet. Trench Halt was on the line from Ellesmere to Overton-On-Dee in Shropshire and closed in 1940, re-opened in 1945 and finally closed in September 1962
Sold for: £110

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LMS Leather Bound Book The LMS Its Railways and Its Hotels. This beautiful, official book was published in April 1926 as a 'Souvenir Of A Visit Of Members of The International Hotel Alliance To The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool and The Midland Hotel, Manchester (two of the LMS Hotels) as guests of the London Midland & Scottish Railway Co.' The cover is a light brown, soft hide and the title, along with the LMS coat of arms, is embossed in gold. A very rare book indeed.
Sold for: £110

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BR(S) gilt Fishtail Cap badge 'Foreman' together with 10 enamel NUR official badges including a 10, 20, 30 and 40 years badges. Also the ASLEF Centenary Book, some correspondence to Fireman Smith of Ashford Depot 1962 redundancy and later Hither Green as a Driver. Also an interesting letter, signed by Ray Buckton, General Secretary of ASLEF in 1979, regarding the issue of the Badges.
Sold for: £210

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GWR 3 aspect, brass collared Handlamp clearly stamped on the side 'SF GWR SWINDON'. Carries a brass numberplate on the opposite side with the number 20389 embossed.. Complete with both aspect glasses and the original reservoir carrying an original, GWR stamped burner. Unrestored and in excellent condition.
Sold for: £50

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London North Eastern Railway, Up Line, Down Line Block Instrument. Mahogany cased with central switch beneath the dual dial. The 3 position switch has a circular brass backplate embossed in three segments 'Train On Line', 'Line Clear' and 'Line Blocked'. Excellent, ex box condition. Believed ex Woodston Junction Signal Box.
Sold for: £80

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1915, North Staffs railway 4-4-2T No 8 in red livery, entering Stone station with 6 wheel saloon and several bogie coaches. Another train behind as well as a horse and milk churns.
Sold for: £25

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Totem, BR(M) BAMBER BRIDGE, F/F. Ex LYR station just outside Preston on the line to Blackburn. Slightly flat with one small ding on the 'E' of Bridge, otherwise very good condition. A very rare totem, only once at auction before, 16 years ago, back in the halcyon days of Malvern.
Sold for: £2,600

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Worksplate Built For France By Transportation Corps U.S.Army. Specification No. 43500B W-33-092-Tc-3637. Manufactured By Lima Locomotive Works Inc. No 9015 April 1946. Ex SNCF 2-8-2 Mikado numbered 141R139. Around 1300 of these locomotives were built just after WWII in an effort to re-stock the French Railways after the sheer devastation of locomotives caused by the war. Rectangular brass measuring 12
Sold for: £160

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SR Signal Lamp interior bearing an oval steel plate with simply 'SR' embossed, above which is a brass manufacturers plate 'Railway Supplies Ltd.Welch Patent'. Copper cowl with integral lifting handle, the unusual feature being the long, brass, bi-metallic device built onto the side, clearly stamped with a British Patent and utilised as a Lamp In/Out detector. Comes with an Adlake Non-Sweating Lamp with amber front lens and integral reservoir & burner.
Sold for: £20

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1865, Midland Railway large 'Bloomer' 2-2-2 No 607 in red livery, leaving Shugborough Tunnel with a rake of 4 wheelers in plum & spilt milk livery.
Sold for: £34

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Badges, a select mixture comprising:- NUR circular brass and enamel with 4-2-2 loco, flags, spade & pick: Ian Allan Locospotters Club: NUR brass and enamel showing Globe: BR brass Tie-Pin with double arrow: SR brass and enamel Railway Service numbered H78943 plus a similar numbered H56241 bearing the makers name Fattorini:ASLEF brass with 0-6-0 loco and shaking hands: Liverpool & Manchester Rainhill Cavalcade 1975: a mixed bag of Gomm badges from the 1970's and an interesting SAS brass badge showing Wings and 'who dares wins' motto and numbered on the rear 911.
Sold for: £30

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1855, Maryport & Carlisle Railway, Crampton Locomotive 4-2-0 No 12 in green with 1st and 3rd Class 6 wheelers in tow. Note the magpies in the tree stump!
Sold for: £25

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G.P.O. Chrome plated Brass cased Drum clock with second hand. Stamped GPO on rear together with CG 24 235 No 1. A heavy clock with a good quality English Astral
Movement which is in full working order. The enameled dial has no chips, a rare clock believed to be from an early railway traveling post office carriage.

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LNER 3 aspect GCR pattern Handlamp nicely stamped 'SCUNTHORPE GOODS 23859'. Clear bullseye lens to front and plated 'Kerosene' on the reducing cone. All 3 aspect glasses intact and the original reservoir, also plated 'Kerosene', has the original and unusual burner stamped L.N.E. A very desirable lamp which is in unrestored condition.
Sold for: £160

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LNWR Wooden cased Block Instrument, Up-Line/Down-Line Indicator with front rotator having small circular window indicating train on line, line closed and line clear. Underslung Bell with front tapper. Originally had a very delicate label inside indicating original use in North Wales and subsequently Carlisle. Excellent overall condition.
Sold for: £210

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Somerset & Dorset Joint Line cast iron Trespassing On The Railway Sign Notice Is Hereby Given That Under The Provisions Of The 37th Section Of The South Western Railway Act 1902, Any Person Who Shall Trespass Upon Any Of The Lines Of Railway Belonging Or Leased To Or Worked By The South Western Railway Company In Conjunction With The Midland Railway Company Shall On Conviction Be Liable To A Penalty Not Exceeding 40/- & Public Warning Is Hereby Given To Persons Not To Trespass Upon The Railway - Dated This 5th Day Of August 1903 - Godfrey Knight, William Glower Joint Secretaries ' This is the 9 line version with the Secretaries names bracketed together. Measures 26 x 22 and has been cleaned of paint.
Sold for: £350

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Brighton Belle Menu from the last day of this service 30th April 1972. In pristine condition with gold rope spine cord, outer card cover in brown & gold and 8 sides of ornate text including Menu, Bar Tariff, Period Adverts and Future Comments. Together with a Queen Of Scots Tour Brochure dated 1990 with burgundy and gold outer cover and a high class interior design of text, colour photographs and a map of Scotland showing train route.
Sold for: £26

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1860, LNWR Paddle Steamer CAMBRIA on the Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire service. Twin funnel ship with sails and a clipper in the background. Note the jellyfish in the water.
Sold for: £25

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Port Of Bristol Authority, fully titled enamel sign. Black lettering on yellow background. Text reads: Notice Is Hereby Given That Goods Must Not Be tacked On The Quays In Such A Manner As To Impede The Full Use Of The Quays, Sheds, Railway Lines And Cranes. Measures 12 square and is in good overall condition with small loss around both top bolt holes. A scarce sign.

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Great Northern Railway / London North Eastern Railway mahogany cased Telegraph Instrument bearing an original LNER Telegraph Code List in a brass frame attached to the side panel. The code lists the following from Crescent Junction to Essendine:- Crescent Jcn, Peterboro Nth T.O., Peterboro Nth S.B., Spital Jnc., Westwood Jnc., New England East, New England Sth., New England Nth., Werrington Jnc., Helpston, Lolham, Tallington, Essendine Sth., Essendine Nth. The date code on this card is June 1929. The instrument has the front indicator needle on a green dial, a front, sloping desk top with paper spike and a transmitting handle beneath. The whole item is in excellent, ex box condition (just a couple of side decorative strips missing) and the fact that it originated from the very stretch that Mallard broke the World Speed Record, makes it quite special. Believed ex Woodston Junction Signal Box.
Sold for: £230

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LBSCR 3 aspect Handlamp clearly stamped on the side 'LONDON BRIDGE 1935'. Stamped on the opposite side 'LB&SCR' and also carries the small brass 'B' plate, signifying Brighton, on the reducing cone. The blue aspect is missing but the red one remains. Contains a nicely stamped 'SR reservoir holding a BR/SR burner. Restored in gloss black.
Sold for: £150

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CHARITY Colour Slides. A huge collection of circa 775 excellent quality slides all taken in optimum lighting conditions. In 3 colour coded boxes, they comprise: In the white labeled box, 175 BR Main Line Diesel Fleet taken throughout the UK over the past 8 - 10 years and depicting a variety of liveries. Box labeled red contains 300 slides of Freight Charters and Special Trains, Steam on our Preserved Railways. Box labeled yellow contains 300 slides similar to the last box but different locations. All proceeds from this lot will go to the Battle Of Britain Locomotive Society, a registered charity. So, not only an opportunity to own a mass of wonderful slides, but a chance to 'do your bit' for our Steam Heritage
Sold for: £75

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1845 - London & Birmingham Railway Express mail train. Depicts engine No 32, 4-4-0 with Mail Coaches behind several green and black wheelers. Note the young lady and Sargent in bushes!
Sold for: £25

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Mallard Tube as sold by the NRM to assist with the restoration in 1984/85. The 6 piece from the boiler of Mallard is tastefully mounted on 4 tiers of rectangular wood. Also mounted is a miniature version of the Speed Record Plaque, Nameplate and Smokebox Numberplate. On the front is the NRM details plaque by J. Coiley, September 1985.
Sold for: £30

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Poster, GWR Cornwall, Holiday Season Tickets by Gregory Brown. Double Royal size measuring 40 x 25. Printed by Jarrold & Sons Ltd., Norwich and London and published by the GWR Paddington Station, James Milne, General Manager. A wonderful, downhill view through a village street with the sea as a backdrop. Very good condition throughout with the exception of a 3 tear, centre top which is barely noticeable having been repaired from behind with acid free tape.
Sold for: £420

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Poster, GWR & LMS Joint, Cheltenham Spa. A Beautiful Resort In The Heart Of The Cotswolds by C.H. Birtwhistle. Double Royal size measuring 40 x 25. Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co., London & Middlesborough. A lovely view of the Devils Chimney with two, female hikers admiring the backdrop of the town and distant hills. Excellent condition throughout.

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L&SWR Hunting Jug by Doulton of Lambeth, complete with original, pewter, flip-top and prominently inscribed with company initials. The purpose of these is quite unclear and it could be that they were made as a gesture of goodwill for siding arrangements between the companies. The Doulton factory was indeed adjacent to the main line just outside Waterloo station.
Sold for: £250

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1910, Furness railway Steam Motor with Trailer near Coniston, blue and white livery. Note Furness railway Trespass and Beware Of Trains Signs.
Sold for: £40

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Cambrian Railways Station Lamp Name ELSON HALT. Original name that would have been mounted within a Platform Lamp, this one has been mounted on an actual size piece of glass in the form of a Lamp Tablet. Elson Halt was on the line from Ellesmere to Overton-On-Dee in Shropshire and closed in September 1962.
Sold for: £100

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1870, North London Railway 4-4-0 No 12 leaving Richmond for Broad Street in the snow, with 'birdcage' brake behind the loco. Also other locos and coaches in scene.
Sold for: £28

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Neath & Brecon Railway 12 Drop Dial Clock manufactured by Richard Webb, Brecon (as can be seen in ghost lettering on face). Dial has 'G.W.R. in script and the ivorine plate attached to side is number 2989. Comes with original BR receipt showing that it originated from the N&B station at Colbren Junction and was sold for
Sold for: £2,000

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Carriage Print, Ocean Liner Express Southampton Docks - London by Richard Ward from the Southern series. A most evocative image of un-rebuilt West Country 34095 Brentor with a rake of Pullman Coaches on the Cunarder. The Queen Mary and the Athlone Castle Liners are berthed behind at the Ocean Terminal. In original, glazed frame. Some minor wrinkling and staining which really doesn't detract.

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GWR cardboard Jigsaw 'Lost In Transit', made by the Chad Valley Company. Made up to show completeness and exceptional condition. The original, purple marble effect box accompanies this rare puzzle that was only issued to Staff and, unlike the wooden jigsaws, never for sale to the general public. Image shows a very disappointed little boy and girl looking rather forlornly at their damaged King George V GWR Locomotive. Within the jigsaw are the words Lost In Transit! Damaged Through Thoughtlessness -
Sold for: £920

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London & South Western & Midland Companies Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway cast iron Occupation Crossing Notice. ' In Order To Ensure As Far As Possible The Safety Not Only Of Trains Running On The Railway But Also Of The Persons And Traffic Entitled To Use This Occupation Crossing. Notice Of The Intention To Pass Traction And Other Road Engines Through This Gate And Over The Railway Must Be Previously Given To The Railway Companies Servants At The Nearest Station. - Godfrey Knight - William Glower - Joint Secretaries'. Measures 26 x 19 and has been cleaned of paint.
Sold for: £350

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1875, LNWR 2-4-0 PRECEDENT No 2175 with plum and spilt milk liveried rake of 6 wheelers. Canal in foreground with narrow boat SARAH chugging along. Note the kettle is on!
Sold for: £36

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BR(Sc) Enamel Direction Sign THORNLIEBANK STATION with British Railways totem above and right facing arrow beneath. Fully flanged, ex Caledonian Railways station between Pollockshaws and Clarkston. Some mottling but very good overall condition and a station that has never seen a totem emerge at auction.

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Enamel Advertising Sign for Waite & Son Jewellers, Cheltenham. Semi pictorial with large hand holding a company marked pocket watch and bearing the following text:- Always Right!. True Time Non-Stop Watches For 10/6, Waite & Son Jewellers, 3 Doors Below Town Clock Measures 35 x 32, basically dark blue background with white lettering, natural colour hand, silver watch with white dial. Very good condition with some expertly repaired chips. Probably a unique sign.
Sold for: £80

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Smokebox Numberplate 5096. Ex GWR Castle Class Locomotive BRIDGWATER CASTLE. The loco was built at Swindon in June 1939 and allocated to a number of Sheds including Bath Road, Weston-S-Mare and finally Worcester from where withdrawal took place in June 1964. Expert, British Railways weld pretty much through the centre. Overpainted on the face and the rear centre panel.

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Totem, BR(NE) MORLEY LOW, F/F, black edged lettering. Ex LNWR station between Dewsbury and Leeds. Only at auction a few times before, this totem has some loss to the top and bottom flanges but the face is extremely good with plenty of colour and shine. There is one small chip between the 'O' and 'W', about the size of a pound coin.
Sold for: £1,000

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Southern Railway Chamber Pot manufactured by Mann & Co Hanley, Staffs. A wonderful item, in absolutely pristine condition with the red, white and blue SR Shipping Flag emblazoned on the side. White china with a central, gold band and a similar rim band, also in gold. The gold banding on the handle is slightly worn through use.
Sold for: £110

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Rhymney Railway Guards Pocket Watch , in full working and cleaned condition . The watch has a good quality American Waltham 15 jeweled movement and the case is Engraved R.R. Co 97. The enameled dial is in excellent condition and bears the suppliers name Spiridion & Son Cardiff. A wonderful example.
Sold for: £320

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GWR Art Deco Booklet 'How To Send Your Luggage'. This 14 page booklet is rather special and of considerable scarcity. The front cover is Art Deco style with a perspective steam loco bearing the GWR logo on the smokebox, coming out of the cover. Printed by Kelly & Kelly and published by the GWR in May 1933. Small blemish on front cover and rusted staples removed for re-stapling.
Sold for: £85

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British Railways(W) enamel Station Platform Sign, TO TRAINS FOR NEWTON ABBOT, PLYMOUTH, EXETER, BRISTOL PADDINGTON ETC. with left pointing arrow. If one looks on page 72 of The Book Of British Railways Totems by Brennand & Furness, this sign can be identified as that on Torquay Station Main Platform between the first and second pillar to the right of the station clock. Measures 59
Sold for: £250

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Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1900, L&Y Railway 'King George V' class 4-6-0 picking up water at Walkden Troughs, pulling a rake of brown and orange carriages. Note the Jays and toadstools!
Sold for: £40

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Great Central Railway Presentation Trowel with polished beech handle and measuring 12 overall. Beautifully engraved on 'pear-drop' face, in a variety of different scripts, with the following inscription: GCR Carriage & Wagon Works Dukinfield. First brick in Power House Chimney Laid By M.D. Robinson May 28th 1906. A wonderful item in pristine condition, manufactured by Brades Co. Patent.
Sold for: £300

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GWR Hardback Ships Library Book, 'Holiday Haunts 1936'. Issued by the company to the White Star Shipping Line for use in the library of the RMS Majestic. Sea green hardback cover with gold lettering Holiday Haunts Season - 1936. White Star Line RMS Majestic - England, Wales, Channel Islands & Isle Of Man together with the twin shield crest. Also on the binding Holiday Haunts 1936 and GWR. It is in extremely good condition and retains the rear wallet containing the GWR map. The Majestic, the second ship to carry the name, started life in 1910 when Albert Ballin of Germany's Hamburg America Line (Hapag), conceived a trio of great liners to rival Cunard's Lusitania, Mauretania and Aquitania and White Star's Olympic, Titanic and Gigantic (later renamed Britannic). The third of these, Bismarck, was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in 1913, and launched in 1914. Bismarck lay uncompleted at Hamburg throughout World War I and was ceded to Great Britain as a war reparation in 1919. Her sister ships suffered the same fate with Imperator becoming Cunard's Berengaria and Vaterland the United States Lines' Leviathan. Re-fitting took place and was finally completed in March 1922. Although her new owner (White Star) and new name (Majestic) were already known, she was completed in Hapag's colors and with the name Bismarck on her bow and stern. After her sea trials, she was formally turned over to White Star and, while still at Hamburg, was repainted and renamed. Her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, was on 10 May 1922. At 56,551 tons, Majestic was the largest ship in the world, and would retain that distinction until Normandie's arrival in 1935. In 1934, she, like Berengaria, became part of Cunard White Star. Her final transatlantic crossing was February 1936.
Sold for: £260

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Carriage Print, Golden Arrow - Continental Express by Richard Ward from the Southern series. A magnificent image of a Britannia locomotive hauling a fine rake of chocolate and cream Pullman Coaches along the south coast shoreline at Shakespeare Cliff. In original glazed frame. Very slight wrinkling, doesn't detract at all.

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GWR Cast Iron Builders Plate which states G.W.R. MAKERS. SWINDON. 1893. Rectangular shaped with raised border. Face restored white lettering on black background. Quite possibly a Crane Plate and a rare opportunity to acquire a plate with GWR as the Makers and such an early 19th century date.
Sold for: £150

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LMS Hawkseye Station Sign UPTON-ON-SEVERN. Ex Midland Railway station on the Ashchurch to Malvern branch which was built by the Tewkesbury & Malvern Railway Company opening in July 1862. Originally named just 'Upton' and re-named to 'Upton-On-Severn' in April 1889. A wonderful, rural route, it closed forever in August 1961, only seeing heavy traffic once, in January 1929 when it was used as a diversionary route after an accident on the main line near Ashchurch. Arguably the nicest named Hawkseye possible.
Sold for: £650

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Somerset & Dorset Joint Line cast iron Trespassing On The Railway Sign Notice Is Hereby Given That Under The Provisions Of The 37th Section Of The South Western Railway Act 1902, Any Person Who Shall Trespass Upon Any Of The Lines Of Railway Belonging Or Leased To Or Worked By The South Western Railway Company In Conjunction With The Midland Railway Company Shall On Conviction Be Liable To A Penalty Not Exceeding 40/- & Public Warning Is Hereby Given To Persons Not To Trespass Upon The Railway - Dated This 5th Day Of August 1903 - Godfrey Knight, William Glower Joint Secretaries ' This is the 8 line version with the Secretaries names un-bracketed together. Measures 26 x 19 and has been shot-blasted.

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Cockermouth & Workington Railway 12 Oak cased Fusee Clock. Original dial with 'C & W R' on the face plus the makers name 'Sutton, Whitehaven'. Small repair to one side and the bottom door is missing requiring replacement. A very rare clock from a railway that opened in 1847 with a mere 8
Sold for: £800

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London North Eastern Railway, Up Line, Down Line Block Instrument. Mahogany cased with central switch beneath the dual dial. The 3 position switch has a circular brass backplate embossed in three segments 'Train On Line', 'Line Clear' and 'Line Blocked'. Small piece of wood has become detached but is taped to the base ready to be re-glued in place. Believed ex Woodston Junction Signal Box.
Sold for: £100

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GWR interesting miscellany comprising circular thick card Train Staff Ticket number 334 BARNSTAPLE UP. Authorised the Engine Driver, after seeing the Train Staff for the section, to proceed from Barnstaple South Junction to Barnstaple East Junction. Slight crease but a scarce little item Also a GWR Signal Dept Acme Thunderer Whistle, a GWR Loc & Carr Pay Check, A WW2 Railway Service Badge, a brass Line Blocked Instrument Key and a single GWR script Button.
Sold for: £22

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Totem, BR(M) WESTHOUSES & BLACKWELL, F/F retaining original bracket. Ex Midland Railway station between Alfreton and Chesterfield. Some mottling but very good condition otherwise with no chips to face whatsoever. Purchased from one of the early Crewe sales by a gentleman who used to be Station Master at the very station.
Sold for: £1,300

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Webb & Thompson Steel & Brass Single Line Staff STOKE CANON JUNCTION - THORVERTON. Ex GWR section between Exeter and Tiverton closed forever in 1964. A little bashed at one end where over exuberant Firemen/Drivers used it to 'repair' stuck valves, break coal and clout Pway Workers when they weren't looking.
Sold for: £310

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Great Western & London North Western Railways Joint Lines Trespass Notice on linen and mounted in original, wooden frame. Dated 1885 referring to the Act of 1883 which appeared on the later cast iron signs. Incredible survivor from Dinmore Station. Printed by the famous McCorquodale Ltd., London Works Newton. Measures 20 x 14 in frame.
Sold for: £95

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Great Western & London & North Western Joint Railways Notice. Cast iron, fully titled reads:- Steam Rollers Traction Engines Motor Lorries and Similar Vehicles Are Prohibited From Passing Over The Plate Of This Weighbridge. Any Person Disregarding This Notice Will Be Held Responsible For Any Damage Which May Result. J.Williams, Joint Superintendent. Stunningly rare indeed.
Sold for: £320

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Southern Railway Morse Tappers, a pair. One bears an ivorine plate EXETER 'A', the other PINHOE. Brass construction and mounted on mahogany, these were used in Exmouth Junction Signal Box by the lone signalman to save rushing from one end of the box to the other at busy periods. Each of these keys was wired in parallel to its appropriate Block Bell and affixed at opposite ends. This allowed the signalman to acknowledge bell codes from the up when he was at the down end of the box and vice versa of course. Quite delightful and both ex box condition.
Sold for: £90

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GWR Avometer and a GWR Milliammeter. Two fine instruments, both in original Leather Cases. The Avo has Property Of GWR on the face and the Milliammeter has an engraved plate on the front with company initials. Note: would require checking by a qualified electrician if wanting to actually use.
Sold for: £22

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Cabside Numberplate 5819. Ex GWR '5800' Class 0-4-2T Locomotive, of which there were only ever 20 built at Swindon, this one in August 1933 an sent new to Llandovery Depot. Its last GWR shed was Newcastle Emlyn and was withdrawn from Carmarthen in June 1957. A rare opportunity to acquire a rare GWR Cabside. Only one of this particular class has ever appeared on the market before and that was 5803 going back 15 years.
Sold for: £1,350

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LM&SR Linen Plan of Bristol St. Philip's Station and surroundings. Ex Midland Railway station between Fishponds and Temple Meads, it was re-named Bristol Midland Road in September 1952 only to close a year later to the month. The Plan is stamped and dated November 1938 and has some red marked signalling alterations highlighted. A scarce Plan in extremely good condition.
Sold for: £12

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Southern Railway framed Bravery Certificate signed by Sir Eustace Missenden, General Manager, Waterloo Station. Awarded to Jack Davis by the Southern Railway in appreciation of his brave act on the 2/5/1946 when his prompt action at considerable risk to his own life, he removed a child from the railway line at West Croydon. It is hand painted in water colour and shows images of the Southern Railway crest with the four corners showing Merchant Navy Loco, Nelson Type EMU, Railway Lorry and Steamship in Dock. A 'one off' item for the discerning SR collector.
Sold for: £190

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Worksplate, North British Locomotive Company Ltd., Glasgow No 25386 dated 1945. Ex WD 2-8-0 originally numbered 78531 which became BR 90408. A one time Bricklayers Arms loco, it eventually found its way to the LM Region and latterly was shedded at Bury. Withdrawn March 1964. As acquired from Mansfield Loco Depot in the mid 60's. Face cleaned of grime many years ago, back pretty much ex loco, plenty of original paint on edges and back.
Sold for: £200

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Worksplate The Drewry Car Company Loco number 2485. New in March 1953 as BR 11105 (later D2204). First allocation was West Hartlepool (51C). Withdrawn October 1969 from 55F (Hammerton Street) and sold March 1970 via W.& F. Smith, Ecclesfield, to Briton Ferry Steel Co. Scrapped about Sptember 1979. A rare opportunity to acquire an early BR Shunter Worksplate from a private contractor.
Sold for: £300

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GWR cast iron Cabside Numberplate 7317. Ex GWR 2-6-0 Mogul built December Swindon 1921 and allocated to Hereford. It was at Oxley at nationalisation and ended its days at Taunton from where withdrawal took place in December 1963. The face was painted green and lined by the original purchaser, back is ex loco. A scarce opportunity to acquire a 73xx Mogul.
Sold for: £750

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British Railways(E) Enamel Sign 'GOODS AND COAL DEPOT' with Direction Arrow and the familiar British Railways in totem across the top. A stunning sign which is double sided and retains the original bracket. Ex Enfield Town, recovered many years ago when the yard closed. A couple of chips on one side, otherwise superb.
Sold for: £1,350

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Smokebox Numberplate 63932. Ex GNR Gresley O2 Class 2-8-0 Locomotive built Doncaster October 1923 under works number 1574. Originally numbered 3487 and then 3932. Worked the Highdyke Branch Ore Trains. Withdrawn from Doncaster in September 1963 being one of the last to survive. Ex loco condition.
Sold for: £520

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GWR Wooden Station Indicator Finger Board from Snow Hill Station. Double sided with screwed on letters reads: West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Bilston & Wolverhampton. 'GWR' branded into wood on the top edge. Partially restored to original colours of black and white. Measures 46 long overall.
Sold for: £110

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London & North Western Railway, Fletchers Block Instrument bearing original ivorine plate Great Bridge LMS. Refurbished by British Railways but never used. Purchased by Signalman from Eagle Crossing Box, Tipton. Excellent condition throughout, the doorlock having been removed by S&T Dept.
Sold for: £160

282
National Union Of Railwaymen Silk Masonic Sash. A quite magnificent item from the Shoeburyness Branch. Basically blue silk with two vertical red lines and the top and bottom edges in gold braid and frill. The central, metal badge is quite substantial with the clasped hands in the centre surrounded by the motto 'United We Stand - Divided We Fall' and a further circle of wreath. Above this is a gold braid Locomotive with a red and green silk flag beneath and the initials 'N.U.R.' Again in gold braid, beneath the badge is 'Shoeburyness Branch' and the initials 'E.F.' It is a full 80 in length and 6 wide. Some minor damage hardly noticeable and easily repaired if need be.
Sold for: £150

283
British Railways Holiday Brochures, qty 12, comprising Yorkshire,Eastern England, The Shakespeare Country, The Wye Valley, The English Lakes, The Peak District, Northumberland, Wales, South Wales (x2), The Cambrian Coast and North Wales. All extremely good with the exception of Wales which has small tears to edge.
Sold for: £62

290
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 lovely condition with deep colour and shine. There is one small chip on the horizontal line above the letter 'A' which barely detracts.
Sold for: £1,600

297
Worksplate Ruston & Hornsby Loco number 181816. Ex 4wDM, 20HP, 2' Gauge locomotive built at the Boultham Works on 18th November 1936. Supplied new to Corsham storage depot which was adjacent to Box Tunnel on the Swindon - Bath line. Sold to Penrhyn Quarries, Bethesda in January 1948.
Sold for: £160

298
LMS 12 Oak cased Dial Clock with an 'A' frame, going barrel movement with anchor escapement. The original dial reads Joyce LMSR Whitchurch. Complete with BR-W 4481 ivorine plate affixed to the side. Written in pencil on the inside of the side door is 19th October 1927 Blackwood. This station was on the former LMS (LNWR) line in Monmouthshire which of course became BR Western Region in the 1960's, hence the ivorine plate.
Sold for: £640

306
Button Collectors Correspondence in a Folder. This is a collection from around the 1930's from a gentleman named 'Clegg' who was an avid button collector. The letters contained within, is a real snapshot of his technique and methodology of acquiring the 'rarer' buttons for his collection. Sadly no buttons but many letters from a multitude of Railway Companies, Station masters etc.
Sold for: £30

313
Southern Railway Advertising Carriage Print Advertise On The Live Line Original frame but no glass, ex 4 Sub EMV. Has eight images listing Stations, Carriages, Bridges, Time Tables, Road Sites, Docks, Road Vans and Buses, each with appropriate image. Sunshine lettering company title and Canon Street Station at the very bottom. Green, black and white, rare.
Sold for: £60

324
London & North Western Railway Poster, found behind the plaster at Dimore Station and framed for posterity.Dated 1863, it shows a pointing finger and states 'Two Days In Birmingham by Marcus's Special Train', For the Birmingham Cattle & Poultry Show at Bingley Hall and also the National Exhibition Of Sporting & Other Dogs (The fore-runner of the now Dog Show). For trains via Shrewsbury and Hereford indicating departures from Hereford, Moreton and Dinmore on Tuesday 1st December.
Sold for: £65

333
Road Sign with original reflective beads, alloy construction Crossing No Gates. Depicts an 0-6-0 locomotive in the top panel and text in lower panel. Came from the Crossing at Waddon Marsh - Beddington Farm Road on the Branch Line from Waddon Marsh to Mill Lane Factories. Measures 21 x 12 and is in extremely good condition.
Sold for: £300

334
A small collection of 8 Locomotive Photographic Prints signed by William Stanier. Includes streamlined and rebuilt Coronation Class and Black 5s. Accompanied by hand written and signed letter complete with original, hand written envelope dated 4th August 1960. The only photograph not signed, is one of the Coronation Pacific named after himself. The Vendors Father became acquainted with both Stanier and Bulleid at an exclusive London Club. Also in the front of the album, over 50 b/w Prints of 1880's Scottish built steam locomotives. A rare archive indeed. Together with a portfolio of qty 10 Historic Canadian Loco Prints, each 8 x 10.
Sold for: £75

335
GWR Mahogany cased regulator by Dent of London, A magnificent and rare clock featuring a substantial weight driven movement, with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power. The silvered, 12 dial with subsidiary seconds dial, is engraved Dent London, Makers to The Queen and the number 948. The Mahogany case stands a manageable 76 inches tall and is mounted on a plinth with ornate mouldings. Inside the door reveals the GWR ivorine numberplate GWR 2912. Accompanying the clock is a copy of an inventory of historical items located at the General Mangers Offices, Paddington Station which show this clock having been there. Undoubtedly the pinnacle of all GWR clocks and perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire such.
Sold for: £6,500

354
LNWR 3 aspect Handlamp clearly stamped on the side 'WINSLOW P.WAY A30665'. Also clearly stamped on front of reducing cone 'L&NWR CAR DEP WOLVERTON'. Original LNWR stamped reservoir containing a later BR/E & NER burner. The red aspect glass is missing but the blue aspect survives and the lamp is restored in matt black.
Sold for: £140

360
Totem, BR(Sc) NITSHILL, H/F. Ex Glasgow Barrhead & Kilmarnock Joint Railway station in the suburbs of Glasgow. Some repairs which isn't surprising as all known totems from this location seem to be in a poor state. It is apparent that vandals had 'bend all' rampage at one point. This one is quite good compared with others seen.
Sold for: £180

364
Midland Railway 12 Oak cased, Drop Dial Trunk Clock. A mid 19th century timepiece, wire driven fusee movement with rectangular plates and cylindrical pendulum bob. Pencil repair dates on the lower back of the dial, earliest being 1888. LMS brass plate 11484 on front beneath an unusual glass panel glass door. Ex Horwich Works Tool Room From 1947.
Sold for: £850

390
Cabside Numberplate 9317, cast iron construction. Ex 2-6-0 Locomotive built Swindon April 1932 and allocated new to Weymouth. It was at Oxford at nationalisation and was withdrawn from Severn Tunnel Junction in June 1964. The loco was renumbered to 7339 in October 1956 so this rare plate wa removed from the loco around that time. Only one other 93XX cabside has ever been at auction before.
Sold for: £880

398
Miscellaneous lot comprising a LSWR Cork Bottle Opener in wooden sleeve clearly marked 'LSWR Restaurant Dept. Together with an LSWR Parcel Label on an old piece of wood from a crate at Clapham Junction.Southern Railway EMU Dead-Mans-Handle: 'D' Type Wagon Plate 16T B'ham C & W 1957: BR Look-Out Enamel Arm Band: Victoria Station London silverplated Fork: Carriage Ash Tray: SR Lever Plate No. 4 Up Main To Single Line Points, ex Waddon Marsh.A Please Show Tickets Sign, and a Ground Signal Disc. A good assortment indeed.
Sold for: £44

400
Nameplate UNDERLEY HALL and matching Cabside Numberplate 6928. Ex GWR 4-6-0 un-modified Hall Class Locomotive, built Swindon November 1941 and allocated new to Cardiff. Remained there for pretty much most of its GWR days and then travelled to Shrewsbury, Pontypool Road and ended up at Didcot from where withdrawal took place in June 1965. A lovely set in wonderful condition.

413
Industrial Nameplate WILLIAM STRATFORD, measuring 57 in length with scalloped corners. Ex 0-4-0ST, built by Andrew Barclay as works number 1799 in 1923 and new to Baddesley Colliery near Atherstone. The locomotive was originally named BADDESLEY but at some point, it was renamed and had this plate fitted. It was named after the eldest grandson, William Stratford Dugdale, of the colliery founder. had many wanderings - a spell at Kingsbury Colliery during 1953, a very short one on loan to Coventry Colliery in October 1958 and again early in 1959. From Coventry it went on to Arley Colliery in October 1962, where it was sold for scrap to Cashmore of Great Bridge in January 1965.
Sold for: £960

427
Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1880, Midland Railway Express 2-4-0 No 901 heads towards St Pancras with Pullman Drawing Car as second coach. Note mother and son looking on.
Sold for: £25

450
Totem, BR(W) BARMOUTH, H/F. Ex Cambrian Railways station on the West coast of Wales between Aberdovey and Harlech. Good condition although a little flat, some edge touch-ins and a slight split to the top flange around the centre bolt hole. Still a very desirable, holiday location.
Sold for: £1,050

452
Signal Box Telephones, qty 3 large style, on of which still retains the small, sloping note desk on the front. All have a magneto winding handle and double bells on the face plus bakelite handsets. These three were used at various lineside track signalling 'cupboards' for calls to both Newton Abbot and Teignmouth.
Sold for: £80

465
Assorted Timetables and Booklets comprising 5 ABC Railway Guides 1950's to 1970's; Drews Railway & Motor Bus, Southern Railway Area 1944 and approximately 20 Manuals to include:- SR Regs Train Exams 1940, Mutual Improvements, Hand Signals In Fog, Diesel Manuals, Rule Book, Ticket Examiners, WTT Supplements, an NUR Diary etc. Must be viewed.
Sold for: £32

483
Signalling miscellany comprising mainly of old books:- First Principles Of Railway Signalling, C.B.Byles, 1918: Railway Signalling & Communications, 1946: Lewis's Railway Signal Engineering, J.H. Fraser 1932: Modern Railway Signalling, M.G.Tweedie & T.S.Lascelles: Westinghouse Mechanical & Power Operated Signalling (one 1930 and one 1922 reprint): Railway Signal & Permanent Way Pocket Book: GWR Automatic Train Control 1931: GWR black Folder with Instructions For Rig Of Pole notes: GWR General Appendix: GWR Signal Dept Structure Gauge 1933 Linen Plan - Straight Road: Various other Pamphlets, Plans and Circulars pertaining to Signalling.
Sold for: £110

484
GWR Loco Ticket Counterfoil, Docket Books, qty 2 dated 1889 from Yatton Station. These were issued and signed by the Station Master and shows the Locomotive number, the time spent at the station shunting and the time of the train. Just a few of the engine numbers noted - 661, 838, 939 and 1602. Also from Yatton, 18 pages from the Signal Box Register dated 1890/1891. In some instances shows the Cheddar Branch trains and Clevedon Branch trains. Also 3 Telegraph Messages from Yatton. All found in the loft of the Signal Box many years ago.
Sold for: £10

489
British Railways Western Region, COMPLETE Home Signal. Approx 22' high tubular steel Post, Ladder, Enamel Home Signal with Spectacle, BR(W) Finial, correct Lamp, Pulley Wheel, Lever etc. Also a spare Enamel Home Blade and Lamp. Loosely held in ground, not concreted, so quite easy to dismantle. Buyer to collect from site in Herefordshire, Vendor quite willing to help with dismatling.
Sold for: £360

493
London North Eastern Railway, Up Line, Down Line Block Instrument. Mahogany cased with central switch beneath the dual dial. The 3 position switch has a circular brass backplate embossed in three segments 'Train On Line', 'Line Clear' and 'Line Blocked'. Excellent, ex box condition. Believed ex Woodston Junction Signal Box.
Sold for: £90

494
Carriage Print by Hamilton Ellis from the 'Travel In' series in a clear varnished pine, glazed frame with hanging wires attached. This one is 1915, Burton & Ashby Light Railway. Double deck electric tram in plum and spilt milk livery. Several passengers on board, a crow looks on rather disdainfully.
Sold for: £42
