Railwayananet Auction April 2007

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Please place all bids for Lots 376 – 400 on 01306 502044 or 01306 500467.
Bidding finishes at 8.30pm on Wednesday 11th April 2007

Lot	Description	Picture	Result
376	SR SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE “30791” from King Arthur “SIR UWAINE” (for loco details see the previous lot). Ex loco condition with BR(S) Eastleigh triangle on the back.		£2000
377	Brass CAB PLATE “OIL PRESSURE” as used on Bulleid Pacifics – 3½” x 1½”.		£35
378	GWR Cast iron CABSIDE “5225” from a Class 5200 2-8-0T built at Swindon in May 1924. The loco was finished in full passenger livery and was exhibit No 41 at the Stockton and Darlington Centenary exhibition at Faverdale Works. Its first allocation was Newport Ebbw Junction – later it was allocated to Llanelly, Bristol St Philips Marsh, Bristol Barrow Road and finally back to Llanelly. Withdrawn in July 1964 it was cut up at Swindon Works in September that year. Attractively restored and comes with three photos of the loco at work.		£650
379	GWR original coloured drawing titled “ GWR CAMERON & LIMPLEY STOKE RAILWAY CONTRACT No 3” giving details to their contractor of works required at Radford Halte, Dunkerton and Freshford Motor Shed on the line to the North of the S&D Jt. at Radstock. Produced by the new works engineers office Paddington 1909. Attractively presented in a glazed frame ready for display – 45” x 28” overall.		n/s
380	BR(S) Fully Flanged TOTEM “TEMPLECOMBE” from the Somerset ex LSWR main line station that was the Junction with the S&D Jt. Excellent condition with good colour and shine and a couple of minor face scuffs only.		£2500
381	A pair of FLAGS for France and the UK. They came from Eastleigh stores and were probably used on the Golden Arrow, as they are the appropriate size. Both are unused - the Union Jack being 23” x 11” and the Tricolor 25” x 11” (2)		£120
382	LSWR circular brass BELL PUSH with attached semi circular plate “PLATFORM BELL”  - 3” diameter.		£30
383	LNER framed mounted WAITING ROOM PRINT of TATTERSHALL CASTLE, LINCOLNSHIRE” by Fred Taylor from Finsbury Park station. Ex station condition – 24” x 30”.		£20
384	SR leather bound WALLET with popper stud fastening. The front has gold script “With the Compliments of the SOUTHERN RAILWAY” and inside is a forty-page booklet “CONTINENTAL TRAVEL HINTS” and a colourful advert for P&O tours. There is a pouch in the back to store tickets. Good condition – 6” x 4”.		£35
385	BR(E) Fully Flanged TOTEM “PETERBOROUGH EAST” from the Cambridgeshire station, closed in 1966, to the West of the County town Cambridge. Excellent condition with good colour and shine and just a few small repaired face chips.		£2900
386	SHEDPLATE “72A” EXMOUTH JUNCTION. Front only repainted with a clear BR(S) Eastleigh triangle on the ex loco back.		£270
387	BR(S) Flanged enamel SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD “SELLING” from the Kent station on the line to Dover. Excellent condition with good colour and shine and minor chipping only – 60” x 12” on its original wooden backing frame. BTC		£140
388	BR(S) Fully Flanged TOTEM DEEPDENE from the Surrey Hills station on the Guildford to Redhill line. Good colour and shine with some minor rust patches on the flange.		£440
389	LNWR lined backed coloured PLAN of NEWTON - LE – WILLOWS STATION showing the layout of the track, platforms, goods shed etc. Good condition without original date but stamped by the LMS in September 1927. – 18” x 54” rolled.		£45
390	Coloured PLAN of Birkenhead Docks 1921 showing the lines and stations in the Mersey Dock Estate. Folded, but overall good condition, comes in a glazed frame – 17” x 13”.		£15
391	SHEDPLATE “64D” CARSTAIRS – face restored only.		£130
392	BR cast alloy LION OVER WHEEL EMBLEM from a West Coast main line Class 86 electric loco - in much the same ex loco condition as the earlier one but lightly polished		£480
393	GWR Silver plated MUSTARD POT surround with “GWR TREGENNA CASTLE HOTEL” clearly engraved in garter on the front. Good ex use condition.		£60
394	BR(W) Half Flanged TOTEM “FROME” from the Somerset  Junction station to the South East of Bristol. Excellent colour and shine with two of the top flange mounting holes cut to the back edge resulting in slight damage to the enamel which just goes into the brown. This has been restored with a well-matched repair.		£910
395	Framed and glazed ASLEF membership certificate for Brother H Bicknell joining the Guildford branch in October 1913. Very ornate and in good condition – 15” x 19”.		£40
396	Alloy diamond Diesel DEPOT PLAQUE showing the Cooling Towers signifying TOTON DEPOT. This is the larger 25” square version and is in good condition – if carried it would only have been for a short while.		£200
397	LBSCR ST JOHNS Silver service badge with “ST JOHNS AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION” around the motif and “LB&SCR” in scroll below. Complete with pin and “506” engraved on the back.		£260
398	LBSCR ST JOHNS Bronze service badge with “ST JOHNS AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION” around the motif and “LB&SCR” in scroll below. Complete with pin and “572” engraved on the back.		£310
399	Alloy diamond WORKSPLATE “North British Locomotive Co Ltd 1959 No 27855 The General Electric Company Ltd” - ex Class 21/29 “D6125”. Allocated new to Ipswich in September 1959 it soon moved to Scotland, however its life was very short as after collision damage in March 1964 it was not used again and was eventually condemned in December 1967. After storage at Glasgow it was cut up at Barnes and Bell in Coatbridge during the summer of 1968. Front only repainted.		£310
400	Alloy NAMEPLATE “MEAUX” from a French electric Locomotive “BB15023”. The loco was built at Alsthom in 1975, named in May 1976 and allocated to the Strasbourg depot. The plates were removed in 2004. Meaux is a small town to the East of Paris The plate, which is in totally ex loco condition, is 19” x 24” overall and the makers name and lot number are cast in the back. This would make a very attractive addition to any collection particularly if you are a cat lover! BTC		£1350

Lots 1 - 75 | Lots 76 - 150 | Lots 151 - 225 | Lots 226 - 300
Lots 301 - 375 | Lots 376 - 450

Please place all bids for Lots 401 – 425 on 01306 502044 or 01306 500467.
Bidding finishes at 9.00pm on Wednesday 11th April 2007

Lot	Description	Picture	Current Price
401	BR(S) Fully Flanged TOTEM “WANDSWORTH COMMON” from the South London suburban station. Excellent colour and shine with a few well matched chip repairs in the green and a couple of minor face scratches.		£660
402	GWR Signalbox PHONE CIRCUIT CODES for use between Badminton Box and the Up Siding. Some tape stains from use, displayed in its original glazed frame – 4½” x 5”.		£12
403	LMS oval Cast iron BRIDGEPLATE “LMS 100” face restored only – 17½” x 11½”.		£35
404	BR(W) alloy Single line KEY TOKEN “GOODRINGTON / CHURSTON” complete with traces of original blue paint. From the ex GWR Paignton to Kingswear premier branch line  - still in use today as a steam railway by the Dart Valley Railway Co.		£140
405	MR fully titled enamel STATION SIGN re keeping Fire buckets full of clean water. A popular colourful sign. Good colour and shine but with enamel loss at the top two corners and on the edges – 11” x 6”.		£40
406	BR(S) Fully Flanged TOTEM “BENTLEY” from the Hampshire station on the line from Alton. Virtually mint condition with minor touched in flange chips only – last in auction 1990.		£1250
407	SHEDPLATE “32E” YARMOUTH VAUXHALL. Front only repainted.		£330
408	BR “Inter City” Stainless steel SWALLOW EMBLEM from the Power car of a Class 43 Inter City 125 HST. Right facing in excellent condition.		£140
409	CRUCHLEYS Railway map of the County of STAFFORD. Dated January 1st 1855.  It folds out to 22” x 20” and shows all the Railways & Stations in the County. Good condition overall with browning on the folds.		£120
410	GWR copper & brass upright FIRE EXTINGUISHER clearly stamped “GWR 3312”. Complete with valve but empty. Decorative item standing 24” tall.		£40
411	Industrial part chromed brass RADIATOR PLATE “STEPHENSON” from a Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn built locomotive featuring Rocket in the centre. The top right corner has been damaged probably in service – 5½” x 6” overall.		£40
412	BR(NE) Half Flanged  TOTEM  “SLAITHWAITE” from the Yorkshire station, closed in 1968, to the South West of Huddersfield. The totem, which has black edged lettering, has good colour but some loss of shine and just the usual edge rusting.		£1500
413	LSWR Brass faced Single line TABLET “BARNSTAPLE TOWN / POTTINGTON” from the first section of the Barnstaple to Ilfracombe line. A rare tablet in polished ex use condition.		£1550
The following four lots are brass CASH BAG PLATES each on a small piece of leather.
414	“G.W.R BRIDGEWATER”		£70
415	“G.W.R COALPIT HEATH”		£85
416	“G.W.R GORING & STREATLEY”		£60
417	“G.W.R NEWBURY RACECOURSE STN”		£110
418	LBSCR PASSENGER TIMETABLE for October 1915 until further notice. It comes with its original map in the front and has 100 pages. The front cover has a small tear but the contents are complete and in good order. Attractive coloured front cover – 8” x 12”.		£30
419	BR(W) DR enamel POSTERBOARD HEADER “SPECIAL NOTICES”. Good colour and shine with a couple of edge chips – 27” x 4”.		£35
420	GWR Cast iron SIGNALBOX NAMEBOARD “WESTBURY MIDDLE BOX” from the ex GWR Signal box on the line from Frome. Possibly repainted some time ago – 72” x 9”. BTC		£1500
421	BR(M) Wooden two sided CARRIAGE BOARD ”LONDON / BLETCHLEY” with yellow writing on a red background. Good used condition – 28” x 3½”.		£75
422	BR(S) Fully Flanged TOTEM “ASH” from the Surrey station on the line from Guildford to Reading. A rare totem having only it’s second outing and is in as close to mint condition as you can get.		£660
423	Furness Railway Cast iron STATION BENCH with the very desirable squirrel pattern in the bench ends. Complete with wood strips and metal brace - dismantled for ease of transport. The heavy cast iron ends are in unrestored condition – the wood has been replaced. A very attractive bench – 5 foot long. BTC		£960
424	Waterloo DESTINATION BOARD ENAMELS “HINCHLEY WOOD” ”SURBITON” on their original hardwood rollers – good condition with minor edge chipping – 17” x 2½”. (2)		£95
425	Brass CABSIDE “1651” from a Class 1600 0-6-0PT allocated new to Llanelly in December 1954. Apart from a short loan to Swansea Paxton Street it spent the whole of its short life there being withdrawn in October 1965 and was cut up early in the following year at Cashmores, Newport - excellent ex loco condition.		£970

Lots 1 - 75 | Lots 76 - 150 | Lots 151 - 225 | Lots 226 - 300
Lots 301 - 375 | Lots 376 - 450

Please place all bids for Lots 426 – 450 on 01306 502044 or 01306 500467.
Bidding finishes at 9.30pm on Wednesday 11th April 2007

Lot	Description	Picture	Current Price
426	GER fully titled Pewter PAY CHEQUE “BISHOPSGATE STATION GOODS DEPT No 1809” – 1½” diameter.		£60
427	SHEDPLATE “55D” ROYSTON – face restored only.		£130
428	BR(W) Half Flanged TOTEM “FISHGUARD & GOODWICK” from the Pembrokeshire station in West Wales that closed in 1964. The totem is a little bowed and although it has good colour and shine this has become mottled probably due to its proximity to the sea.		£1350
429	Booklet “Talyllyn Railway Official Guide”, probably a first edition produced in 1952 as the railway only reopened in 1951. Excellent condition – 16 pages.		£8
430	SHEDPLATE “31A” CAMBRIDGE front and back repainted.		£130
431	LT Presentation Pewter TANKARD engraved “PICCADILLY CIRCUS NEW STATION 1928” by James Walker of Chiswick.		£50
432	LSWR Level Crossing train on line Indicator, the face being marked “BARNSTABLE B” and “BARNSTABLE TOWN” with red flags that swing down under a round hole when a train is coming from either direction. This is from the Commercial Road Level Crossing Signalbox with its hand-operated gate that linked the quay with the Strand in Barnstaple. Wood cased with reset plunger on the side – 15” x 8”. (Comes with a photocopy picture of the signalbox).		£360
433	A pair of brass and steel REVERSER PLATES obtained from a redundant South African Garratt locomotive. The steel plate is stamped “6884 SAR SAS 2292” and the brass plate shows the degrees of cut off  – 12” long. (2)		n/s
434	BR(W) Half Flanged TOTEM “GORING & STREATLY” from the station on the Berkshire / Oxfordshire border between Reading and Didcot. Good colour and shine with a well-matched crease repair on the right hand wing and edge chip repairs.		£430
The following three lots are an attractive set of FRENCH RAILWAY POSTERS, with artwork by Salvador Dali, produced by the SNCF in 1970. One title is in English, one French and one German. All are - 15” x 24” on thick paper and in good rolled condition.
435	ALSACE - CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS		£40
436	ROUSILLON - FRANZOSISCHE EISENBAHNEN		£50
437	ALPES - FRENCH RAILWAYS		£40
438	LBSCR PASSENGER TIMETABLE for October 1911 until further notice. It comes with its original map in the front and has 165 pages. The front cover is loose, marked and a bit tatty but the contents are complete and in good order – 8” x 12”.		£35
439	BR(M) Fully Flanged TOTEM “CHORLEY” from the Lancashire station on the line from Bolton to Preston. Good colour but somewhat mottled with the usual flange edge rust marks.		£510
440	Small collection of LUGGAGE LABELS with 18 different BR, 35 different GWR, 68 different SR and one S&D Jt  “Via Bath Birmingham and LMS Rly”. All have been touch mounted to sheets for display. (122)		£50
441	GWR Cast iron CABSIDE “2248” from a 2251 Class 0-6-0 tender engine that was allocated new to Gloucester in August 1945. Its BR sheds were only Carmarthen and Reading from where it was withdrawn in September 1964. It was cut up at Cashmores Great Bridge by the end of the year. Front attractively restored back ex loco.		£1150
442	BR(E) Flanged enamel STATION DIRECTION SIGN “OAKLEIGH PARK STATION” with British Railways in totem and left facing feathered arrow. From the Hertfordshire station in the North London suburbs having good colour and shine with some well matched chip repairs and slight face scuffing – 28” x 13”.		£520
443	Alloy PLAQUE as fitted to Class 50 “50031 Hood”. Originally named in June 1978 its commemorative plaque was added in April 1983. Made at Swindon Works, this is one of a number of additional plaques made at the same time to be sold/raffled by the association.		£70
444	GWR Wheel Tappers Hammer used to test for cracks in wheels on carriages stopped at major stations. These ceased to be used when it was discovered that after over 100 years of tapping no one had ever found a cracked wheel! Complete with its full-length wooden handle. Both the handle and brass hammer head are clearly marked “GWR” – 36” x 6”.		£110
445	SHEDPLATE “14D” NEASDEN in totally ex loco condition.		£210
446	CARRIAGE PRINT “ELY CAMBRIDGESHIRE” by R Jordan in good ex carriage condition with a small tear in the bottom border – presented in an original glazed white bakelite frame – 21” x 11”.		£70
447	Leicester railway Society review 25th Anniversary 1964. Contains photos, history and memories of activities by enthusiasts in the Leicester area over that period. Good condition but staples rusty – 46 pages.		£20
448	SECR flat fronted four aspect fogmans HANDLAMP complete with brass plate “S.R.A .G 9701” and stamped “SECR” on the side. The lamp has copper wire round the handle and apart from the door handle being loose is in good condition.		£130
449	GWR b/w photo CARRIAGE PRINT “RIVER LLUGWY at BETTWS-Y-COED, CAERNARVONSHIRE”. Good condition and in an original type glazed frame – 26” x 11”.		£30
450	BR(M) Fully Flanged 4 foot TOTEM “LIVERPOOL CENTRAL LOW LEVEL” from the  ex Mersey railway station which closed in 1975 and then reopened in 1977.The totem, which has a wide full flange, is in excellent condition with very good colour and shine. A very rare and desirable totem, being the only one with Liverpool in the title.		£4550

Lots 1 - 75 | Lots 76 - 150 | Lots 151 - 225 | Lots 226 - 300
Lots 301 - 375 | Lots 376 - 450

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