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151 POSTER D/R “Take your Car by LNER” (April 1936), showing a car being loaded onto a train and detailing the cost. Some damage at the folds and edge wear.
152* POSTER BR Q/R “Clyde Coast & Loch Lomond”, a pictorial map of the west coast of Scotland. Fair condition only with damage and edge losses.
153* POSTER Underground D/R 1932. Impressionist view of wooded countryside in a period when the adverts were aimed at getting people to use the tube to get out of London. Excellent condition. Rolled.
154 POSTER BR(W) D/R Cutting travel time 1962. The poster was to advertise the new 2700 H.P. Diesel locomotives on the London-Birmingham-Wolverhampton- Shrewsbury- Chester and Birkenhead service starting in September 1962. Excellent condition. Rolled.
155 Norfolk County Council Cast Iron Road sign top. The outside diameter of the polo shaped sign is 13” and it is inscribed “NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL-BUXTON”. It comes complete with the fitting that attaches it to the top of a signpost.
156* BR(Sc) half flanged TOTEM “LONGNIDDRY”, an East Coast Main Line station east of Edinburgh. No face chips but some rust staining and possibly lacquered. A rare totem only once before in auction.
157* BR(E) enamel D/R posterboard heading “BRITISH RAILWAYS”. 25½”x6” with rounded corners. GC overall with mainly edge chips.
158 A box of 35 (originally 36) “Sherwood Vaporite” brass and ceramic hand lamp burners in their original box.
159* Queensland Government Railways BOILER NUMBERPLATE “No 818” from a 3’6” gauge Class C17 4-8-0 built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1927, Works No 866, to a 1920 mixed traffic design but used successfully on all duties and lasted until 1970. Rectangular brass, 18”x7”, with scalloped corners and slightly convex to fit the boiler. Front repainted.
160 BR(W) flanged enamel station sign “GENTLEMEN”. 36”x18”. Fair condition with face chips and fading
161 SHEDPLATE “34E” (Neasden 1948-58, New England 1958-68). Ex loco condition.
162* BR(S) fully flanged TOTEM “ERITH”, an ex SECR Kent station on the Dartford line. VGC with no face chips, just a few minor scratches.
163* Single line tablet “DINNINGTON SOUTH/MALTBY 13”, a section of the South Yorkshire Joint line near Doncaster. Alloy.
164 SHEDPLATE “55C” (Farnley Junction 1956-66). Repainted.
165 NER pattern small wooden cased, non pegging block instrument, generally in sound ex signal box condition.
166 CARRIAGE PRINT “Ely, Cambridgeshire” by R.E.Jordan from the LNER series. Framed and glazed.
167* Platform chocolate vending machine “Needlers Kreema Milk Chocolate Blocks”, wall mounted type, 30” tall. VGC including the paintwork.
168 Signal box diagram “HARBY & STATHERN STATION” (1952), an ex LNW/GNR Joint box on the Bottesford-Melton Mowbray line and junction for the line to Bingham. 52”x20”. Rolled.
169* South African Railways brass chime locomotive whistle stamped “SAR” and complete with operating lever. 14” tall. Ex loco condition.
170* Cast Iron Bridgeplate “BR 193”. 17½”x11½”. Front repainted.
171 BR(E) enamel station sign “WAY OUT”. 48”x12”. VG colour and shine but a few face chips.
172* GER 3-aspect sliding-knob handlamp stamped “ALRESFORD” and with the date 1920, from a station on the Clacton-on-Sea branch. Restored and complete with matching vessel and burner and red and green glasses.
173 Cast iron “D” WAGONPLATE “LNER-S 804270. The letters have been repainted, otherwise in ex wagon condition.
174* GNR cast iron fire fender, attractive small size just 30” long with “GNR” cast in the top in ornate entwined letters. VGC.
175* BR(E) fully flanged TOTEM “BRIMSDOWN”. The first appearance in auction for this very rare and sought after totem from the Liverpool Street to Bishops Stortford line. Excellent condition.
176 GNR station plan “DONINGTON ROAD” (1906), a station on the Spalding-Sleaford line. 45”x20”. Rolled.
177 GWR brass cased pressure gauge, 0-200lbs, the brass dial marked “GWR” in large engraved and filled letters. 7” diameter. Ex loco condition with base fitting.
178* CARRIAGE PRINT “Horstead Mill, Coltishall, Norfolk” by J Fletcher Watson from the LNER series. Framed and glazed.
179 SHEDPLATE “40F” (Boston 1948-64). Front repainted.
180* Single line brass key token “GOXHILL-IMMINGHAM 9” from the ex GCR line to New Holland.
181* BR plastic cased double line block instrument with integral block bell in sound ex signal box condition.
182* Carriage Board “BIRMINGHAM-LINCOLN”, double sided painted wood, cream on maroon. 28”x3¼”. Good used condition.
183* NBR enamel station sign “GENTLEMEN”, double sided, blue on white, 30”x9”. Only minor face chips but damaged at the edges where a frame has been removed.
184* LNER cast iron doorplate “TRANSHIPS”. 18¾”x3½”. Front repainted white on blue.
185 BR and BR(M) 3-aspect handlamps, both complete and unrestored. The BR example has a cracked front lens. (2)
186 SHEDPLATE “55A” (Leeds Holbeck 1957-73). Front repainted.
187* MR wooden cased block bell with very small mushroom shaped bell and stamped “MRCo” in several places. VGC with original MR test label on the base.
188* Single line key token “MARKHAM SIDINGS-LOW ELLERS 26”, a section of the South Yorkshire Joint line east of Doncaster. Plated steel.
189* BR(E) flanged enamel station sign “LADIES AND WAITING ROOM”. 24”x18”. Good colour and shine with just a couple of small face chips.
190* GWR post-grouping cast iron doorplate “PARCELS AND CLOAK ROOM”. 19”X8”. Front repainted in chocolate and cream.
191* Cast iron bridgeplate “M&GN 70”. 13”x9”. Front repainted.
192* BR(W) fully flanged TOTEM “BORDESLEY”, the first station out of Snow Hill on the ex GWR main line to Paddington. VG colour and shine with a couple of chip repairs not affecting the letters.
193 GER wooden cased Tyers block bell with underslung bell and an engraved brass plate “YARMOUTH”. VG unrestored condition.
194 Station plan “GN and LNW Joint Railway General Plan of BINGHAM ROAD STATION” (1915 correction), a station on the Nottingham-Melton Mowbray line which closed in 1951. 46”x24”. Rolled.
195 SHEDPLATE “50A” (York 1950-67). Front repainted.
196* LT Underground District Line enamel cab destination board “DAGENHAM-UPMINSTER”, the longer version with steel ends and with the initials of the destinations stamped in so that they could be found in a rack. GC with some chipping.
197* CARRIAGE PRINT “Tattershall, Lincolnshire” by Freda Marston from the LNER series. Framed and glazed.
198* BR(Sc) enamel doorplate “GENTLEMEN”, 18”x3½”. VGC with only minor chipping around the screw holes.
199 GNR cast iron sign “Beware of Trains” with “GNR” marked on the back. 21”x13½”. Ex lineside condition.
200* BR(E) flanged enamel street direction sign “STATION” with pointing arrow, 21”x 10½”. VG colour and shine with edge chips and small face chips.
201 LMS wooden office chair inscribed on the backrest “LMS”.
202* BR(Sc) fully flanged TOTEM “COATDYKE”, an ex NBR station near Airdrie on the suburban line from Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level). VG colour and shine with a couple of chip repairs in the lower panel.
203 Wooden cased railway telephone switchboard with a dial and numerous extensions and designed to stand on a desk or shelf. 40”x11”x10”. Unrestored.
204 BR(M) flanged enamel station sign “GENTLEMEN”, 36”x18”. Good colour and shine with only minor chipping.
205 WORKSPLATE “LMS Built Derby” [no year]. Oval brass, 10¼”x6”. Ex loco front, with paint on the back partly removed.
206 LNER cast iron doorplate “TRANSHIP SHED”, 15”x4¾”. Front repainted white on blue.
207* LNER Coronation ware silver plated 2 pint teapot, by Walker & Hall. This lovely item is in as used condition and displays the LNER Art Deco “high speed” lettering on the side.
208 Cast iron bridgeplate “LNER 25” with casting number “B100” at the bottom. 17”x13”. Front repainted white on blue.
209 SHEDPLATE “41B” (Sheffield Grimesthorpe 1958-64, Sheffield Darnall 1964-65). Repainted.
210 GCR official publication “Per Rail” (1913), generally a good clean copy for its age and complete with all three maps, although these have been repaired.
211* Southern Railway Bulleid brass headlamp, complete and original with bulb holder and switch and in unrestored condition.
212* BR(E) small enamel station sign “NO ENTRY” in its original wooden frame, 9”x8” overall. VG colour and shine and only minor enamel damage.
213 Signal Box telephone, wooden cased with bakelite handset. Medium size, 9”x13½”x5”. Unrestored.
214* BR(E) half flanged TOTEM “STEVENAGE”. Fair condition with chips and fading and small losses adjacent to the flanges.
215* CARRIAGE PRINT “The Cinque Port of Hythe, Kent” by Jack Merriott from the Southern Region series (A). This is the 3rd of the set offered today
216* Single line key token “CRIANLARICH-DALMALLY”, the first still open section of the Callander and Oban line. Brass.
217 MR/LMS station sign “GENTLEMEN” with pointing arrow, wood with metal letters. 38”x6”. Good unrestored condition.
218* GWR fully titled cast iron gate notice. 30”x10½”. Front restored.
219* WORKSPLATE “London & North Eastern Railway 60903 Darlington Works 1940” from a V2 Class 2-6-2 No 4874/903/60903. A long time Kings Cross loco, it had a final short spell at New England from where it was withdrawn 11/62. Brass oval 9”x5”, the front repainted and polished.
220 SHEDPLATE “40B” (Immingham 1950-66). Repainted a long time ago.
221* Cast iron crane capacity plate “…8 tons…”, origin unknown. 40”x5½”. Front repainted.
222 “Great Northern Railway Plan of CALEDONIAN GOODS YARD” [undated], a plan of the GNR’s main London yard just north of Kings Cross.40”x24”. Rolled.
223 CARRIAGE PRINTS, “London Horse Guards” by John Baker and “Crowland, Lincolnshire” by Kenneth Steel both from the LNER series and unframed. (2)
224 BR(M) flanged enamel sign “NO SMOKING” with totem logo above. 24”x12”. Good colour and shine with just a couple of face chips.
225 Signal box telephone, plastic/metal cased, incorporating a circuit card titled “LMR Telephone Circuit ROSE GROVE-NELSON” dated 11/72. VGC.
226 BR(S) fully flanged light green TOTEM “EWELL EAST”. VGC apart from slight edge chipping and one small repaired face chip.
227 LNER signalbox diagram “MARKET RASEN”, undated but 1920s/1930s. 50”x21”. Rolled.
228* South African Railways English language brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE “2615” with the Class “GCA” below, from a 3’6” gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt built by Krupp in 1928, Works No. 1058, as a development of the earlier GC Class for llightweight branches. All were out of use by 1975. Oval, 21”x14”. Generally in ex loco condition but little original paint remains.
229* SHEDPLATE “70D” (Basingstoke 1950-63, Eastleigh until 1973 but closed to steam 1967). Repainted.
230 Enamel advertising sign “McDougall’s the Original Dip”. Blue and white on yellow. 36”x20”. Fair condition with face chips.
231* WORKSPLATE “London & North Eastern Railway 5441 1914” from Great Central Railway Class 1A, LNER Class B8, Robinson 4-6-0 No 5441/1352, built at Gorton Works. It was withdrawn 5/47, so never acquired its intended BR No 61352. Apart from a short spell at March, it spent its life on the GC Section, latterly at Annesley for working the fast coal trains to Woodford Halse. Oval cast iron, 9”x5”, the front cleaned but not repainted and the back primed a long time ago.
232* GNR cast iron milepost top marked “134L” on two right angled faces, from an East Coast Main Line location between Tuxford and Retford. Repainted.
233* WORKSPLATE “North British Locomotive Coy Ltd Hyde Park Works Glasgow No 24686 1941” from a LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 built to Ministry of Supply order entering traffic as War Department No 378 and sent to Middle East Forces in Iran. On return it became 48254 in BR days and was shedded at Northwich, Annesley, Burton and Westhouses. Withdrawn 9/66. Circular brass 7¾” diameter. Front restored. Although stamped “90354” on the back (an Austerity 2-8-0) this is erroneous.
234* BR(E) enamel station sign “PLATFORMS 2 3” with feathered arrows pointing left and right. 36”x18”.
235 GNR wooden cased tapper-less block bells with underslung bells, both in fair ex signal box condition. (2)
236* NER/LNER signal box name board “ERYHOLME”, wood with metal letters, from a box between Darlington and Northallerton. 51”x11”. Repainted.
237 LNER pattern cast iron platform bench ends, unrestored. (2)
238 CARRIAGE PRINT “Lincoln” by Jack Merriott from the LNER series. Framed and glazed.
239 CARRIAGE PRINT “Lincoln” by Fred Taylor from the LNER series. Framed and glazed.
240 Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway handbills (1938) advertising excursions to Exeter, Bournemouth and Burnham, two with slight edge damage. (3)
241 SR Commissionaires frock coat with gold braid on collar and cuffs, union jacks embroidered on both lapels and large plain brass buttons. Unused with the makers label “Southern Railway Commissionaire Paris” still attached. Size not stated but would fit a 36”/38” chest.
242 Enamel advertising signs “Rocklight Paraffin” black and red on yellow, and “Royal Standard Paraffin” black and green on white. Both are double sided projecting signs and in fair condition without major face chips. (2)
243* Single line fibre tablet “CROWLE TOWN - BELTON 2”, a Lincolnshire section of the ex Axholme Joint Railway.
244 NER cast iron 2-part gate notice “Shut this Gate” 17”x2¾” and “Penalty for Neglect £2” 21”x2¾”. Both repainted but not matching. (2)
245 BR(E) flanged enamel station sign “GENTLEMEN”. 36”x12”. VGC with only minor edge chips.
246 Signalbox diagram “ESSENDINE” (1964), an amended diagram imposed over the original. 70”x24”. Rolled.
247 SHEDPLATE “32A” (Norwich 1950-73, closed to steam 1962). Ex loco condition.
248* BR(M) fully flanged TOTEM “CARNFORTH”. Some loss of shine but only quite minor face repairs.
249* (GWR) brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE “8484” from a 9400 Class 0-6-0PT built by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd in 1952, Works No 7454, as sub-contractor for Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd, whose allotted Works No was 1831. It was shedded at Cardiff East Dock, Barry, Cathays, Aberbeeg, Cardiff Canton and finally Radyr from where it was withdrawn 6/65. Front repainted.
250* GNR signal lamp case brass plated “Great Northern Railway No 10360” and also plated “ SALTFLEETBY UP HOME” which was on the Louth-Mablethorpe-Willoughby branch, closed in 1960. GC overall but some damage to the handle and base and no interior.
251* WAGONPLATE “Yorkshire Railway Waggon Co Limited Wakefield Owners F276” with a Yorkshire rose and leaf pattern. Circular 7½” diameter. Unrestored.
252* BR(M) flanged enamel station sign “DRINKING WATER“. 18”x6”. Excellent condition.
253* CARRIAGE PRINT “Ocean Liner Express, Southampton Docks-London” by Richard Ward from the Southern Region Series(B). This is the 3rd of the set of 4 offered today.
254 Signal box bell pushes, SR pattern all brass (2) and GWR pattern bakelite with brass button (2), all unrestored. (4)
255* WORKSPLATE “British Railways Crewe Built 1964 Power Equipment by Brush Electrical Engineering Company Ltd and Sulzer” from a BR Class 47 Diesel. Locomotives built that year were D1550-D1645. Rectangular alloy 13”x6½”. Ex loco condition.
256* BR(E) enamel doorplate “STAFF ONLY”. 18”x3½”. Good colour and shine but a couple of face repairs and the usual edge chips.
257* Carriage Board “DERBY-NOTTINGHAM”, double sided painted wood, cream on maroon. 28”x3¼”. Good used condition.
258 “GN & LNW Joint” [so marked on top] cast iron boundary post, 35” tall, complete with full length of post and foot. Repainted.
259* BR(S) flanged enamel station sign “WAITING & LADIES ROOM”. 24”x18”. VGC with only very minor chipping.
260* SHEDPLATE “41E” (Staveley Barrow Hill 1958-73, closed to steam 1965). Repainted.
261* BR(Sc) flanged enamel street direction sign “STATION” with pointing arrow 21”x10½”. Excellent condition.
262* CARRIAGE PRINT “Wolverton Viaduct” by Kenneth Steel from the LMR Railway Architecture series. Framed and glazed.
263* BR(E) enamel station sign “PASSENGERS CROSS THE LINE BY THE FOOTBRIDGE ONLY” in its original wooden frame, 39”x26” overall. GC.
264 Signalbox diagram “GRANTHAM SOUTH” (BR but undated). 102”x23”. Rolled.
265* LNER / early BR(E) enamel sign “PEASCLIFFE TUNNEL 967 YARDS”, a tunnel on the East Coast Main Line north of Grantham. 48”x24”. VG colour and shine with a few face chips and the usual edge chips.
266* WAGONPLATE “Eaton Railway 58 1896”. The Eaton Railway was a 15” gauge line built by Sir Arthur Heywood in 1896 to connect the Duke of Westminster’s country residence, Eaton Hall near Chester, to Balderton, the nearest GWR main line station, for the movement of the large quantity of coal needed for the Hall’s heating system. The Railway remained a private line until it closed in 1946. Brass oval 6¼”x4¼”. Unrestored.
267* Signal box telephone, wooden cased with bakelite handset. Large version, 19”x9½”x5”, in sound ex box condition.
268 BR(M) locomotive headlamp complete with matching interior and slide-in red lens. VGC, unrestored. A note inside the lamp indicates that it came from Stockport.
269 Prussian State Railways pre World War 1 circular brass eagle emblem, lettered “KPEV”, as carried on locomotive cabsides. Circular, 9¾” diameter, in ex loco condition.
270 BR(E) flanged enamel station sign “PARCELS”. 36”x12”. Fair condition with face and edge chips and corner knocks.
271 Midland Railway untitled cast iron notice “STICK NO BILLS”. Rectangular 17”x8½” with scalloped corners. Front repainted white on green.
272* SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE “48701” from a LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 built by the SR at Brighton in 1944 for the LMS. Its later sheds were Mansfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Gorton and Heaton Mersey. Withdrawn 3/67.
273* WORKSPLATE “Built by British Rail Engineering Limited. Doncaster Works. 1979” from BR Class 56 No 56068 that went new to Toton 11/79. Rectangular alloy 7” x 5”, the ex loco back stamped “56068”.
274 SHEDPLATE “32B” (Ipswich 1950-68, closed to steam 1959). Front repainted.
275* BR(E) fully flanged TOTEM “MABLETHORPE”, a much sought after totem from the Lincolnshire seaside town. VGC with no face chips but some surface scratches. I INTERVAL 20 mins
276* BR(E) unflanged enamel sign with totem “Any person failing to shut this gate is liable to a penalty not exceeding 40/-“. Good colour and shine with a couple of small face chips. A very nice small sign, 18”x12”.
277* CARRIAGE PRINT “Wisbech, Cambridgeshire” by Gyrth Russell from the LNER series. Framed and glazed.
278* BR(E) flanged enamel sign “BRITISH RAILWAYS PERMANENT WAY DEPARTMENT”, a rare sign from Peterborough’s New England depot. 60”x15” with excellent colour and shine and no face chips.
279 Original painting by the renowned railway artist George Heiron, who died last year, of LMS No 6220 “CORONATION” in streamlined blue livery on a rake of maroon coaches forming a Euston-Glasgow express. Commissioned in 1966, the painting is accompanied by original correspondence from the artist including a preliminary sketch. A superbly painted and highly evocative picture in a gilded, glazed wooden frame, 33”x23” overall.
280* BR(W) half flanged TOTEM “CARDIFF QUEEN STREET”, the city’s ex Taff Vale Railway main city centre station. GC with minimal chipping but some face scuffs and scratches.
281 Road sign “HUNTS C.C. PUBLIC FOOTPATH CYCLING PROHIBITED”. Cast alloy, 14” x 12”. Unrestored.
282* Enamel Advertising sign “Dependable Champion Spark Plug Service”, red and black on white, 18”x12”. Double sided projecting style in fair condition with no major face chips.
283 CARRIAGE PRINT “Boston, Lincolnshire” by Freda Marston from the LNER series. Framed and glazed.
284* Single line alloy tablet “SUTTON BRIDGE DK JC-LONG SUTTON 12”, a Lincolnshire section of the ex M&GN Joint line.
285* BR(M) flanged enamel doorplate “PRIVATE”. 18”x3½”. GC with edge chips only.
286* LNER Station Masters Hat with LNER winking eye cloth badge on the front above a cloth band with gold weave “STATION MASTER”. In totally ex head condition.
287 Timetable “Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway & Dock Co” from 1st October 1893, 34pp plus card covers. 8½”x5½” stamped “Gratuitous Copy”. Excellent condition, probably never used, as the map which is secured inside the front cover has never been opened.
288 Collection of 7”x5” B/W photographs of BR(E) subjects c1955 by the renowned photographer Eric Sawford. Excellent quality. (100)
289* LNER cast iron sign “This Water is not Fit for Drinking Purposes”. 10”x6”. Totally original condition.
290* Signal box diagram “TALLINGTON” (1960), an East Coast Main Line box north of Peterborough. 40”x16”. Rolled.
291 Carriage key, brass, stamped “LNWR” and large spanner embossed “LMS”. (2)
292 GNR wooden lamp yoke stamped “GNR” on the back and painted “GNR HATFIELD (MARSHMOOR)” on the front, used at the famous ECML Marshmoor goods yard which closed in 1968. 35” long. Good unrestored condition.
293* WORKSPLATE “London & North Eastern Railway 6307 1919” from LNER O4 Class 2-8-0 No 6307/3731/63731 built by Robert Stephenson & Co, Works No 3773, for the ROD, their No 1746, and acquired by the LNER in 1924. Its later BR sheds were Barnsley and Langwith Junction from where it was withdrawn 10/63. Oval cast iron 9”x5”, the front cleaned but not repainted, the back primed a long time ago.
294* BR(M) fully flanged TOTEM “WILMSLOW”, an ex LNWR station on the Manchester-Crewe line. VG colour and shine with just one chip at the left hand bottom edge.
295* BR(E) single sided flanged enamel street direction sign “STATION” with pointing arrow. 21”x10½”. Repairs to the face and edges to look good.
296* Cast iron bridgeplate “LNER 2” with casting number “B99” at the bottom. 17”x13”. Repaired and repainted.
297 SHEDPLATE “50C” (Selby 1950-59, Hull Botanic Gardens from 1960). Front repainted.
298* CARRIAGE PRINT “Peterborough Cathedral, Northants” by Kenneth Steel from the LNER series. Framed and glazed.
299* POSTER BR(NE) Q/R “Pictorial Map of Yorkshire” by EH Spencer (1959). Folded. GC apart from some wear and tears to the edges and folds.
300* POSTER BR(Sc) D/R “Island of Arran” from the See Britain by Train series. Folded with minor edge damage. |
