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Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure
Enamel sign, "Wills Capstan Navy Cut Tobacco & Cigarettes" Red & black letters on white, Dimensions: 72"x15"

Wills Capstan Navy Cut Tobacco & Cigarettes

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron plate, Fire Hydrant Plate, painted red.

Cast iron plate, Fire Hydrant Plate, painted red.

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
Signal box nameboard, London & North Western Railway, Marton Junction Wooden board, wooden letters in relief, Dimensions: 79"x9"

Marton Junction

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
Notice, wooden, Newhaven Harbour Co., Byelaws relating to the new bridge at Newhaven, 1867.

newhaven harbour co bridge byelaws notice

Railway Infrastructure

1867
Thin rail section of flat-bottomed rail from Hejaz Railway, post-1902, mounted on oak board, presented to John Aram MBE on his retirement from the Rutherford Laboratory, Harwell.

Thin rail section of flat-bottomed rail from Hejaz Railway,

Railway Infrastructure
Notice, metal, British Railways, "Notice. The Removal and Fixing of Driving belts .....".

British Railways notice

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron sign, Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway & Dock Co., Public warning regarding trespass signed G. Scaum, Secretary, white letters on black background.

Cast iron sign, Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Signal box nameboard, Widenhaugh East, Dimensions: 79"x12"

Signal box nameboard, Widenhaugh East, Dimensions: 79"x12"

Railway Infrastructure
Station oil lamp, British Rail (Midland Region), converted to electric, no provenance.

Station lamp - British Rail (Midland Region)

Railway Infrastructure
Destination Board, North London Railway, "BROAD STREET/ALEXANDRA PALACE", double sided, black letters on white: wooden ex Broad Street Station.

Destination board, Broad Street / Alexandra Palace

Railway Infrastructure
4 ft cast rail, losh splice joints, marked "CB", no provenance, c1810.

section of rail

Railway Infrastructure

1810
Signal box nameboard, Belah, Dimensions: 26"x9"

Signal box nameboard, Belah

Railway Infrastructure
Signalbox nameboard, Bellingham (North British Railway/LNER)

Signalbox nameboard, Bellingham (North British Railway/LNER)

Railway Infrastructure
Notice framed and glazed, Midland Railway, Notice. Fire Hydrants, 21 March 1898, ex Oakham Provender Stores.

Notice, Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1898
Gate post plaque, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, cast iron plaque mounted on wood, from gate post of Exchange Station, Liverpool, L & YR picked out in gold on black background, mounted on wood. Overall: 620 mm x 307 mm x 45 mm.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway post plaque

Railway Infrastructure
Signal box nameboard, Robin Hoods Bay

Robin Hoods Bay

Railway Infrastructure
Boundary plate, Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway, DN&GR Boundary, cast iron, oval, white lettering.

Boundary plate from Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Passimeter office, London & North Eastern Railway, ex Winchmore Hill, wooden and glass four-sided structure with ticket desk

winchmore hill passimeter

Railway Infrastructure
Station sign, British Rail, 'Kensington Olympia', 1970s.

Station sign, 'Kensington Olympia' - British Rail

Railway Infrastructure

1970-1980
Boundary post, North Eastern Railway, cast iron cylindrical post, surmounted by ball marked "NER"

Boundary post, North Eastern Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Enamel sign on bracket, North Eastern Railway (NER), Parcels & Left Luggage Room

Enamel sign on bracket, Parcels & Left Luggage Room

Railway Infrastructure
Section of bridge, Newcastle & North Shields Railway, laminated timber, designed by John and Benjamin Green, Engineers, from bridge over the Borough Road, North Shields, built 1839, demolished 1937.

Section of laminated timber bridge from Newcastle & North shields Railway, 1839

Railway Infrastructure

1839
Enamel sign, British Rail (North Eastern Region), Platform 5, double-sided, white on orange, ex York Station.

enamel sign - platform 5

Railway Infrastructure
Station sign, glass fanlight in wooden frame, Orrell Station, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, painted, white lettering on brown. Probably dates from the station renaming of 13th October 1900. (Orrell is on the Liverpool-Wigan line, just outside Wigan).

Station sign, Orrell Railway Station - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1900
Level crossing sign, British Transport Commission, unmarked, blue and white enamel, c. 1955.

Level crossing sign, British Transport Commission, unmarked,

Railway Infrastructure

1925

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure
Sign, "Underground" sign, circular and illuminated internally. Shows large "U" and an arrow.

Illuminated sign, "Underground"

Railway Infrastructure
Notice, Southern Railway, Great Western Railway, (SR Private Road): GWR Trespass.

Notice, Southern Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Notice, metal and wood, Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway, "Any person committing a nuisance will be prosecuted", white letters on black background with white border.

dundalk newry & greenore railway nuisance notice

Railway Infrastructure
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
Bridge plaque, cast metal plaque with laurel wreaths surrounding the date "1855", from Great Howard Street Bridge, Liverpool. [see Stuart bust 1979-7354]

bridge plaque - 1855

Railway Infrastructure

1855
Notice - North British Railway trespass notice, cream letters on green background

Notice - North British Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Enamel notice, "The site of the Rainhill Trials. October 1829. Won by George Stephenson's Rocket".

Notice, Rainhill Trials

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron notice, road sign post showing: Welburn 1/4 mile, Malton 6 miles, Castle Howard Station 3/4 mile. Castle Howard Station, on the York-Malton line, opened in 1845 (Y&NMR) and closed in 1930.

Castle Howard Station road sign

Railway Infrastructure
Signal box nameboard, Locomotive Junction, Dimensions: 93 1/2"x10"

Signal box nameboard, Locomotive Junction, Dimensions: 93 1/

Railway Infrastructure
Notice, enamel, Railway Executive, 'Passengers must not cross the line here'.

Notice, Railway Executive

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

Cast iron track circuit notice, Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Milepost, 2 miles, Forest of Dean Central Railway, cast iron.

forest of dean central railway milepost

Railway Infrastructure

1868-1923
Notice, enamel, British Transport Commission, trespass notice, black letters on white background.

British Transport Commission trespass notice

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure
Wooden sign, London Brighton & South Coast Railway, 'UPPER GOODS', black wooden sign with white metal letters. ex signalbox at Brighton. 56"x8"

London Brighton & South Coast Railway sign - upper goods

Railway Infrastructure
Station lamp sign, 'Chesterfield Central' (curved).

Station lamp sign, 'Chesterfield Central'

Railway Infrastructure