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Lots 451 - 550 451 GWR china mug for serious tea drinkers (about 1 pint capacity). Good condition apart from a couple of small repaired chips on the lip & marked “GWR” on the side.
452 CLC full title Cast iron trespass in totally ex lineside condition – 25” x 15”.
453* SR Bulleid brass loco HEADLAMP, complete & in good condition having been lightly polished.
454 Set of Cast iron Running in Board letters from “GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY”, from either the GNSR or HR station, both of which were closed in 1965, and acquired ”East” and “West” suffixes respectively under BR. The board was cut in two & the letters, which are 12” high, have been removed & are on sale today except for the N which was painted on the wood. If the purchaser would like the original wooden backboards (83” x 25” each) they can be collected from Basingstoke.
455* BR(S) fully flanged TOTEM “LONDON ROAD (Guildford)” , from the Guildford station on the line from Leatherhead. Excellent colour & shine with a couple of very small repaired chips on the edges.
456* WORKSPLATE “The English Electric Co Ltd Vulcan Works, Newton-le-Willows, England. No 3562/D991 1965”, from BR Class 37 Type 3 Co-Co No D6602/37302/37416, which entered traffic at Cardiff Canton in September 1965. Rectangular chromed brass in ex loco condition – 10” x 4½”.
457* BR(W) unflanged enamel Running in Board “PAIGNTON” in two pieces – 86” & 77” x 36”. Good colour & shine from the South Devon seaside station now shared by BR & the Dart Valley Railway. Buyer collects.
458* Irish single line miniature staff “ATHY/ CHERRYVILLE B”, from the ex Great Southern & Western Railway section between Kildare & Carlow.
459* LNER/BR(E) departure board Enamel plate “EXCURSION”, with reverse flanges from the departure board at Norwich & in very good condition – 17¼” x 3”.
460 SHEDPLATE “8F” Spring Branch (Wigan) 1958-67, repainted front & back.
461* SECR Fully titled Cast iron bridge restriction diamond. This rare sign, which is complete with all its weight plates, has had its bottom point repaired below the bolthole & the front restored – 50” x 32” overall.
462* South African railways brass bi-lingual CABSIDE Numberplate 4054, which was carried by the SAR 3’ 6” gauge GMAM class 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 Garratt locomotive built by Henschel as Works No.28683 in 1954. In ex-loco condition.
463 Four brass cased air pressure gauges from the cabs of London Underground stock covering the period of its development with markings “U.D”, “U.E.R”, “L.E.Ry” & “”L.P.T.B” all in ex loco condition. (4)
464* GWR 4 aspect fogmans HANDLAMP with brass makers plate “G Polkey Birmingham”. Restored to a high standard & complete with BR(W) vessel & burner.
465 LMS Cast iron BRIDGEPLATE “LMS 62”, repainted front & back some time ago - oval 18” x 11”.
466 S&D Jt ½ gallon oil can plated “S&DJR”, complete with cork stopper & nicely restored.
467* LT Underground frieze enamel “OXFORD CIRCUS” with red edges for the Central Line & with only minor chipping & scuffing – 57” x 9”.
468* BR(Sc) fully flanged TOTEM “WHITECRAIGS”, from the ex Caledonian station on the line from Glasgow Central to Neilston. Slight mottling & minor chip repairs – otherwise pretty good colour & shine.
469* BR(Sc) unflanged enamel station sign “PRIVATE”. Unusual size with pretty good colour & shine but chips around the screw holes – 26 ½” x 10”.
470 Single line alloy key brass plated “SUDBURY/ LONG MELFORD 32”, from an ex GER section on the line from Sudbury to Cavendish in Suffolk.
471 LNER set of 3 Cast iron platform seat ends, without the wood, in ex use condition. Two are painted green & one black. Not Company marked but the distinctive LNER pattern with a “bell” shape in the bottom section – 34” tall. (3)
472 LNWR Cast iron full title 40 shilling gate notice unrestored – 18” square.
473 LT Underground double sided enamel cab destination board “FINCHLEY CEN/ BUSHEY HEATH” as used on Northern Line trains – 24” x 4”.
474 GWR Silver-plated Sorbet dish & 2 handled sugar dish, both in good condition & marked “GWR HOTELS” in roundel. (2)
475* Enamel unframed two sided Street direction sign “Public Telegraph Office at Station”, with feathered arrow. A number of chips particularly around two extra holes drilled in the sign but a good deep colour & shine – 19” x 12”.
476* BR(M) half flanged TOTEM “WELLINGBOROUGH MIDLAND ROAD”, from the ex MR main line station between Bedford and Kettering. Good colour & shine with the usual edge chipping only but slightly mottled.
477* SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE “5209”, from a GWR 4200 Class 2-8-0T built at Swindon and allocated new to Ebbw Junction in August 1923. Later it had a long stay at Llanelly before a final brief move back to Ebbw Junction from where it was withdrawn in July 1965. It was cut up at nearby Cashmores the following October. Restored.
478* Brass single line key “GREENOCK WEST/ GOUROCK 1” A very rare key that was used only for a short period to control the final section of the line from Glasgow Central to Gourock when Newton Street tunnel, between Greenock and Fort Matilda, was temporarily singled.
479 SR Station unflanged enamel running-in board “WANDSWORTH COMMON” in 2 pieces. A substantial item in need of cleaning & some restoration – 2 pieces each 78” x 32”. Buyer collects.
480 BR(W) Posterboard enamel “BRITISH RAILWAYS” with repainted chips around the screw holes otherwise good colour & shine – 27” x 4”.
481* Wooden double sided fingerboard “SWINDON/ DERBY” & visa versa. These were used on containers/trolleys moving materials between the two works. It is in original chocolate & cream paint with metal ends – 27” x 8”. ` 482 Advertising enamel “Walter Willson’s Smiling Service”, with only a few minor chips & a manageable size of just 20” x 14”.
483 S&D JT four Letterpress DR Posters all different with 3 relating to Bye-Laws dated 1931, with minor damage at top, & one to Cloak Room charges dated 1930 in very good condition. All rolled. (4)
484 1846 original copy of the “CORNWALL RAILWAY BILL” of 33 pages, for the building of the Cornwall railway from Plymouth to Falmouth & other parts of the County. A very rare & interesting historical document.
485 SR brass cased signal repeater marked “S.Rly” in excellent condition.
486* Southern Water Authority pictorial enamel warning notice “Take Care do not start a FIRE”, in good condition – 21” x 15”.
487* LMS Advertising poster for Merchants Holidays day excursion tickets from Auchinleck in 1930 to various Scottish towns. Issued December 1929 & a bit marked but has LMS loco image at top & is presented in a modern glazed frame – 31” x 21”.
488* BR(Sc) flanged enamel Running in board “WICK”, from the terminus of the ex HR “Far North” line from Inverness. Rather faded & with a number of chips – 72” x 24”. Buyer collects.
489 LSWR brass cased steam pressure gauge from 0 – 100 pounds. Clearly marked LSWR & in excellent condition – 4” diameter.
491* LT large enamel one piece Underground target station sign “WOOD GREEN” from the North London station near the end of the Piccadilly line, missing its bronze cross frame, in generally good condition with some chips around the screw holes – 59” x 41” overall. Buyer collects.
492* BR(S) black edged fully flanged TOTEM “CHIPSTEAD”, from the Surrey station on the Tattenham Corner line. A rare totem having only its second outing in auction & in excellent condition.
493* GWR brass cased bulkhead lamp, with the twin bulb holders, inside the convex glass, stamped “GWR”. No wiring but complete with its special key to open the front. Unusual item – 10” diameter.
494 MR Cast iron boundary marker on length of rail type post with circular head embossed “MR”. Repainted with paint peeling – 51” tall overall & top 10” diameter. Buyer collects.
495 GER 3-aspect HANDLAMP of the sliding knob type. The lamp, which has its original brass plate “GER” & is stamped on the top “COLTISHALL 4”, has been restored. Coltishall was a station on the branch from Wroxham to County School and closed in 1952.
496 SHEDPLATE “70C” Guildford 1950-67. Restored with the back ground down, presumably in service, leaving only the outline of the usual BR(S) Eastleigh triangle.
497 BR(S) fully flanged TOTEM “FALMER” from the Sussex University station a few miles from Brighton on the Lewes line. A few small chip repairs & good colour but a little lacking in shine.
498* BR(S) flanged enamel station sign “WAY OUT & WAITING ROOM”. Good condition & a very manageable size being just 24” x 12”.
499 Edmondson plated ticket machine & wooden box of type, both from the ex Highland Railway station of Invergordon & in ex station condition.
500* BRB full title enamel 40/- trespass notice. White on black in good condition with minor chipping – 15” x 12”.
501 LT Underground frieze enamel “ST PAULS”, this is the later type with one wide red edge band for the Central Line, only minor chipping & scuffing – 61” x 10”.
502* SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE “5623” from GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2T built at Swindon and allocated new in June 1925 to Cathays where it remained until nationalisation. Its depots in BR days were Barry, Cathays, Abercynon, Swansea East Dock & finally Radyr from where it was withdrawn in February 1964. It was cut up at Swindon Works in May 1964. Face restored, back ex-loco condition. BR Swindon paper work accompanies this lot.
503* LSWR untitled Cast iron signalbox door notice in original paint, white letters on black background, with earlier green paint showing through – 13” x 6½”.
504 BR(W) brass cased 5” diameter steam heating pressure gauge ex 6903 Belmont Hall & a BR(W) brass cased 6” diameter duplex gauge ex 3203 both in good condition. (2)
505* LT Underground enamel frieze sign “DISTRICT/ CIRCLE”, with white letters on green background for District & black letters on yellow background for Circle. Excellent – 60” x 6”.
506 GWR 3-aspect HANDLAMP stamped “Bladon & Sons Ltd Birmingham 1942” & “GWR”. Complete with BR vessel & burner - unrestored.
507 GN&GE Joint Cast iron boundary post, GNR pattern with integral post in ex lineside condition – 36” x 5” & a manageable weight.
508* BR(E) DOORPLATE “PRIVATE”, excellent colour & shine with one well matched repair around the top centre screw hole – 18” x 3½”.
509* BR(M) fully flanged TOTEM “KINGS NORTON”, from the suburban station south of Birmingham. A couple of expertly repaired chips on the K & the lower edge & slight mottling – otherwise good colour & shine.
510 Framed & glazed CARRIAGE PRINT “T.S.S. Duke of Lancaster BR Heysham to Belfast Service” by Claude Buckle. An attractive view of the ship under way – larger size print in mint condition.
511* Framed & glazed CARRIAGE PRINT “The Roosevelt Memorial, London” by F. Donald Blake. A tranquil sombre view of the verdant gardens & green trees.
512* Unframed GWR CARRIAGE PANEL with 3 pictures in their original mount produced by Photochrom for the GWR in the 1890s “Great Marlow”, “Goring (Below the Weir)”, Cliveden Woods, Maidenhead. Good condition.
513* Unframed GWR CARRIAGE PANEL with 3 pictures in their original mount produced by Photochrom for the GWR in the 1890s “Bath Abbey (From the Bridge), “Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol”, Grand Pump Room, Bath”. Some foxing & slight damage to the mount.
514 Wooden framed mirror with “Great Western Railway” transfer c.o.a in centre. Excellent condition – 24” x 22”.
515 Alloy single line key token “CRESSAGE/ BUILDWAS”, a section closed in 1963 of the ex GWR Severn Valley line from Shrewsbury to Bewdley.
516 BTC Hotels cutlery assortment comprising of 27 knives, 13 forks & 15 spoons, all marked “BTH” or “BTC HOTELS” & all in very usable condition. (55)
517 LMS mirror in its original wooden frame with “LMS” etched in the top right corner. Portrait shaped – 28” x 17”.
518* SR red on white enamel warning sign “SOUTHERN RAILWAY SMOKING STRICTLY PROHIBITED”. One central repaired chip otherwise pretty good – 16½” x 12”.
519* Mackenzie & Holland Cast iron umbrella & spike signal finial with a railway replaced spike. An impressive item standing 42” tall & originating from the Hawkhurst branch – restored.
520 SHEDPLATE “9J” Agecroft 1963-66, in ex loco condition & with the number 48536 (an Agecroft loco) painted in silver on the back.
521* Enamel advertising sign “Nestles Swiss milk the richest in cream”, red & white on blue with six extra holes drilled in & a number of chips –24” x 18”.
522* LNER 3-aspect HANDLAMP with “LNER” embossed on the side & with brass plate “London & North Eastern Railway NEWARK”. In excellent restored condition & complete with vessel marked “Kerosene” & “LNER” & unmarked burner.
523 BR(W) TOTEM “GOBOWEN”, an ex GWR station near Oswestry on the main line from Wolverhampton to Chester. Excellent colour & shine with minor face scuffing & chipping on the black edge.
524 BR(M) DR Poster re special trains for a football match Brighton & Hove v Derby County on December 12th 1959, with a Pat Keeley picture of a boot & ball in the top corner. Framed & glazed, nice item – 41” x 26”.
525* WORKSPLATE “Brush Sulzer No 444 1963”, oval alloy, from a BR Class 47 Type 4 Co-Co No D1682/47096 which was allocated new to Old Oak Common in October 1963 and withdrawn from Tinsley in July 1991. Ex loco condition but a broken end has been poorly stuck back together & this could be improved on.
526 BR(S) brass cased duplex pressure gauge with needles for “Train Pipe” & “Vacuum Chamber”, reputedly from a Bulleid Pacific at Barry. Excellent condition - 6” diameter.
527 LNER small carpet with floral pattern & “LNER” in entwined letters at either end. In good used condition – 67” x 29”.
528* BR(W) fully flanged TOTEM “HENGOED LOW LEVEL”, from the South Wales station on the Pengam to Ystrad Mynach route. Good colour with some loss of shine & with a small hole, that had been drilled at either end, repaired. A rare totem last in auction in 1997.
529* LNER 1 pint silver-plated teapot engraved “LNER”, an elegant item unrestored & standing 5” tall.
530* GWR Cast iron tip of Bridge Diamond cut off neatly to read “Great Western Railway Paddington Station London” & mounted on hardwood with felt base. Very attractive shelf ornament & much more manageable than the full sign standing just 10” tall!
531* LNER wooden Ambulance box clearly marked on top & with many bandages, books etc inside (mainly BR) – 16” x 8” & 9” tall.
532* A pair of SR departure board enamels “ADDLESTONE & CHESSINGTON SOUTH” on original hardwood tumblers from the departure board at Waterloo – 17” x 2”.
533* LBSCR carriage blind complete with top roller & bottom fastening clip. The blind is thick fabric in a floral pattern with “LB&SCR” in script in the centre. The makers name “ G D Peters & Co London” is also marked. In good condition for its age – 29” x 15”.
534* Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway belted garter crest mounted on a wooden panel. Excellent condition – 15” x 18”.
535* LT rectangular unflanged black on white enamel sign “TICKETS”. A Garnier manufactured sign in virtually mint condition – 24” x 6”.
536 Small wood cased three-position block instrument in very good unrestored condition.
537* Caledonian Railway Cast iron fence panel & thistle from the Princes Street Station Hotel in Edinburgh. The fence was taken down during the war for melting down but was not required. The panel has the “CR” entwined initials & thistles. There is also a separate piece with 3 thistles. All unrestored – the panel is overall approx 36” x 32”. (2) Buyer collects.
538 10 Pooley GWR weighing machine registration plates all in ex use condition. Oval tinplate 4” x 2½”. (10)
539 BR(M) unflanged enamel sign “NO SMOKING”, with totem at top. Poor condition overall with major chipping – 24” x 12”.
540* Travel agents model of Inter City 125 train by Space Models. Driving car & half of first carriage on stand - 45” x 10” x 9” high.
541* Flame cut number panel from 08 shunter “08088”, in ex cut condition & a nice manageable size at 29” x 11”, with no back bracing.
542 SHEDPLATE “14A” Cricklewood 1948-63, repainted front & back.
543 BR(M) 2 sided hanging enamel station sign “GENTLEMEN”, rather lacking in shine & with a number of chips – 36” x 18”.
544 BR flanged enamel Station sign “WAY OUT” with arrow, modern image black & white with a number of small chips – 36” x 10”.
545 Alloy Road sign “Double Bend” with 10 reflectors on the snaking arrow, in ex roadside condition – 21” x 14”.
546* NBR oil can stamped “W.HUTTON PERTH NBR”, complete with its cork stopper – 18” tall to end of spout.
547 Four Cornish gradient diagrams mounted on hardboard: - “BALDHU/HAYLE”, CARN BREA YARD/PENZANCE”, “TRURO EAST/CAMBOURNE 1970”, “LISKEARD/ST AUSTELL 1955”. (4)
548 Box of 300 plus Black & white miscellaneous railway photos of mainly BR(S) & BR(W) locomotives. Many different sizes & quality varies – well worth a look. (A lot).
549* Cast iron D wagon plate “Ministry of Supply Standard 14 tons Sulphuric Acid Control 33”. Not common – repainted some time ago.
550 Set of Goods shed scales “THE VIKING” made by F J Thornton & Co of London. Free standing 36” tall, complete & working. Lots 1 - 150 | Lots 151 - 300 | Lots 301 - 450 | Lots 451 - 600 |
