Follow the development of rail infrastructure from the wooden railways of the 18th century to 21st century technology, including track, signs and lineside equipment.
Railway Infrastructure
Wooden sign in metal bracket, Gentlemen (double-sided) white on brown, Dimensions: 490mmx650mm (overall)
Wooden platform destination board, blank, chalked on Stainforth / Cleethorpes.
Culvert plate, South Eastern Railway pattern, flame-cut, No. 2007.
Station seat sign (cast iron), Burton Agnes, Dimensions: 100mmx1000mm.
Tunnel distance maker. Wooden board with raised letters "48". Black on white. Dimensions 9"x11"
Sign, enamel, North Eastern Railway, "PORTERS", brown on cream.
Notice, enamel, Mersey Railway, 'No person except these engaged on work in connection with the Cabin or the supervisors of the workings is allowed to enter same'.
Signalbox nameboard, West London Extension Railway/Southern Eastern & Chatham Railway, Longhedge Junction.
Cast iron sign, Newmarket. Seat label, white on black.
1868-1923
Milepost, 2 miles, Forest of Dean Central Railway, cast iron.
Water trough section, steel, 5 supporting brackets, cut section.
Wooden notice, Eastbourne Pullman. Pullman cars only. Supplementary Fares First Class 3/-, Second class 2/
Enamel sign, Drovers must shut this gate... (white on maroon), Dimensions: 24"x12"
1970-1985
Notice, enamel, `Limit of Shunt', British Rail, 1970-1985.
Signalbox nameboard, Wooden Gate.
Finger board, Pullman Car Supplementary fares, wood, yellow on brown.
Track gauge, wooden track gauge, no provenance.
1865
Station sign, Ben Rhydding, Otley & Ilkley Joint Railway, carved and painted stone, ornate white lettering on orange ground, in two pieces, original sign from the opening in 1865.
Cast iron sign, BOOKING HALL. White on black, ex Bradford area.
Wooden notice, Worcester Railway, when the signal is in this position and the lamp shows a white light the road is CLEAR for horses and carriages to pass.
House plate, London & Birmingham Railway. "L & BR 507". Cast iron number plate formerly fixed to a house in Birmingham indicating Railway ownership of the property. Dimensions 230mmx80mm
Finger board for passenger road transport, Bakewell Urban District Council, c. 1890.
Enamel notice, 'Keep clear, unexploded bomb'.
Spandrel, cast iron, Midland Railway
Wheel gauge, British Rail, marked "HEUMANN TYRE LENGTH GAUGE 4'-5 7/16"-.010"
Signal box nameboard, York Yard South.
1948-1966
Notice, British Railways (Southern Region), BR Maintenance Ends, cast iron, oval.
Wooden sign on metal bracket, Drinking Water, red on black.
Sign, Chester & Holyhead Railway, slate, table of tolls, ex Hollywell Junction.
Signal box nameboard, Naworth, wood, black on white.
Enamel notice, "Please hurry on for the lift".
Station sign, enamel running-in board, Doncaster, white lettering on blue, LNER. 610x2740mm
Weather Vane, copper, in form of Bury-type 2-2-0 locomotive 'Ventus', possibly ex Denbeigh, Vale of Clwyd Railway, c. 1860, on pillar, total height 3.4 m, compass points missing.
Boundary plate, Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway, DN&GR Boundary, cast iron, oval, white lettering.
Milepost, cast iron, flat square sign on cast iron post, "H.T.Jc 49".
Buffer, Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway, remains of, wooden with iron rings, ex Oxford Station, Motive Power Depot.
c.1892
Wooden notice, Glasgow & South Western Railway, public warning to persons not to trespass, c. 1892, in later frame.
Bridge plate, Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway, DN&GR 24, cast iron, oval.
Area post. Stone post with circular head marked "No 52 Gang" on one side and "No 53 Gang" on the other, denoting the area of P-Way gang responsibility
Wooden notice, London & North Western Railway, 'The only engines allowed to work in these sidings'.
Notice, cast iron, Great Northern & Great Eastern Joint Railways, Beware of Trains.
Wooden platform indicator, All stations to Penrith.
Signalbox nameplate, Upper Denton (wood, black on white)
Signal box nameboard, Gilling, Dimensions: 32"x9"
Sign, enamel, "Beware of Engines and moving wagons", red letters on white background
Notice, wooden, "Workmen leaving work before the whistle blows will be fined for the first offence and if repeated will be Discharged. By Order"
Wooden Goods platform indicator, "Bench C", white on orange. Measurements overall: 300 mm x 1378 mm x 35 mm.
Signal box nameplate, Newington (wood, black on white)
Notice, Midland Railway, Electric Track Circuit No 1, cast iron, oval.
Station lamp sign, 'Chesterfield Central' (curved).
