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shrub hill road level crossing notice

Railway Infrastructure

Railway bridge section, portion of rivetted girder from Britannia Bridge

Railway Infrastructure

1850

Mason's Arms Crossing signal box nameboard

Railway Infrastructure

Stone rail from the Hay Tor Tramway

Railway Infrastructure

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Railway Infrastructure

1849

Cast iron sign, England/Scotland border

Railway Infrastructure

Sign, "Railway Street" - ex York City

Railway Infrastructure

1930 - 1960

Notice, Engine Ashes Only

Railway Infrastructure

Passenger safety notice, line crossing

Railway Infrastructure

london midland & scottish railway car park sign

Railway Infrastructure

Managers plaque, Shildon works

Railway Infrastructure

1835-1984

Cheshire Lines Committee notice, public conveniences

Railway Infrastructure
Enamel station sign, British Railways (London Midland Region), Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (the longest station name in the world) white letters on maroon, in 3 pieces, each piece 77"x12".

World's longest station sign, Llanfair PG...

Railway Infrastructure

1948-1970

Weather vane from Chester & Birkenhead Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Enamel notice, Dinorwic Quarries Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1895

'None but Company's horses' notice

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron notice, Any person who omits to shut and fasten this gate is liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings, black letters on white background

Cast iron notice, shut and fasten the gate

Railway Infrastructure
Footbridge; North Eastern Railway; Cast Iron; ex Percy Main station

Railway footbridge from Percy Main Colliery station

Railway Infrastructure

Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge

Railway Infrastructure

1888; 1984
Cast iron notice, Great Southern & Western Railway, Pursuant to section 38 of the Great Southern & Western Railway Act 1903 the public are hereby warned not to Trespass upon this railway.

Cast iron notice, Great Southern & Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

Railway Infrastructure

1823-1825
Railway sign, British Rail (Scottish Region), PRIZE LENGTH, ex Stanley Junction-Forfar length, metal, cut-away letters

prize length sign

Railway Infrastructure
Totem, aluminium, British Rail (London Midland Railway), Leeds City, Dimensions: overall: 460 mm x 1217 mm x 15 mm.

Totem, aluminium, BR (LMR), Leeds City, Dimensions: 48"x18"

Railway Infrastructure
Three Dowty Retarders, exploded to show mechanisms, 5 foot/second retarder, 4 and 12 foot/second booster retarders, in display case, British Railways, c1967, fitted to track in marshalling yard and used to speed or slow wagons during marshalling.

Demonstration "Dowty" retarder

Railway Infrastructure

1967
Milepost, Great Northern Railway, cast iron right-angled sign on wood post, 196 miles to London, lettered " GNR 196L" in black letters on white, ex Queensbury (Bradford).

great northern railway milepost

Railway Infrastructure
Trackside sign, cast iron, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Public Notice, 'All persons are warned not to trespass', white on black, c1900.

Cast iron trackside sign, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1900
Bridge notice, Midland Railway, signed James Williams, 1875, white letters on red

Notice, Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1875
Enamel sign, Midland Railway, These buckets must be kept full of clean water and used only in case of fire, Jan 1909. White blue and red.

Enamel fire buckets sign, Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1909
Keystone from a decorative arch at South Stockton station on the Stockton & Darlington Railway, about 1842. The face of the stone depicts the head of an old, bearded man surrounded by vines and ivy, probably a Green Man or perhaps the Greek and Roman god Dionysus/Bacchus. On the reverse of the stone are bunches of grapes and vine leaves.

Decorated keystone from South Stockton arch, Thornaby station

Railway Infrastructure

1842
Cast iron notice, Rhymney Railway, Notice regarding trespassing, in both English & Welsh, white letters on black background.

Cast iron notice, Rhymney Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron sign, Lancashire & Northern Railway and Great Northern Railway, Public notice not to trespass, white letters on black background.

Cast iron sign, Lancashire & Yorkshire and Great Northern Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron sign, LNW & LYR, Notice regarding mechanically driven capstans, white letters on black background

Notice, London & North Western and Lancashire & Yorkshire Railways

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron notice, Great Northern Railway, 'Public Warning not to trespass', white letters on black background

Cast iron notice, Great Northern Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron notice, Furness Railway, 'Caution to Trespassers', white letters on black background

Cast iron notice, Furness Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1894
Signal box nameboard, Drax

Signal box nameboard, Drax

Railway Infrastructure
Boundary marker, South Devon Railway, marked SDR, stone, c1846.

Boundary marker, South Devon Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1846
Notice, Midland Railway, Electric Track Circuit No 1, cast iron, oval.

Cast iron track circuit notice, Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Insulator, porcelain cut-in insulator, 6.25Kv, BR CE overhead line conversion from 1500v DC to 6.25/ 25Kv ac, 1960, on presentation mahogany plinth, as presented to C.R. Jones, BR electric overhead line engineer, on his retirement, 5th May 1989.

Insulator, porcelain cut-in insulator, 6.25Kv, BR CE overhead line conversion from 1500v DC to 6.25/ 25Kv ac

Railway Infrastructure
Sign, enamel, North Eastern Railway, 'GENERAL OFFICE', cream on brown, marked '402 Patent Enamel Co Ltd B'ham'. Dimensions 5.5 x 20 in (139.7 x 508 mm).

Enamel sign, North Eastern Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure
Enamel sign, British Rail (North Eastern Region), Platform 7, double-sided, white on orange, ex York Station.

enamel sign - platform 7

Railway Infrastructure
Bridge plate, London & North Western Railway & Great Western Railway Joint Lines, L&NWR & GW Joint Lines 1, cast iron, oval.

London & North Western & Great Western Railway bridge plate

Railway Infrastructure

Bridge spanner and nut, London & North Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure
3ft length of rail from the Pen-y-darren tramway, Near Abercynon

Length of rail from the Pen-y-darren tramway, Near Abercynon

Railway Infrastructure

1804

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure
Enamel sign, British Rail (North Eastern Region), Platform 9S, double-sided, white on orange, ex York Station, one side reversibly overpainted by Tony Filby, National Railway Museum Paintshop, to read "9 3/4" for the occasion of the visit of author J K Rowling and the "Hogwarts Express" for a book signing session (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) at the National Railway Museum on 9 July 2000.

enamel sign - platform 9s

Railway Infrastructure
London & North Western Railway chair for BS95 rail, 1905. Chair dated 1908, mounted on sleeper end with brass plate giving details of rails, chairs and fastenings.

London & North Western Railway chair for BS95 rail

Railway Infrastructure

1908
Stone sleeper from the Pen-y-darren tramway, Near Abercynon.

Stone sleeper from the Pen-y-darren tramway, Near Abercynon

Railway Infrastructure

1804