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Stone rail from the Hay Tor Tramway

Railway Infrastructure

Stone rail from the Hay Tor Tramway, Dartmoor, Devon, c. 1826.

shrub hill road level crossing notice

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, wooden, Shrub Hill Road Level Crossing - Rules.

Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Railway Infrastructure

1849

Memorial plaque, stone, to commemorate those killed during the construction of the Arthington (Bramhope) Tunnel, Leeds & Thirsk Railway, 1845-1849, erected by James Bray, Contractor, 1849, from Otley churchyard.

Notice, Engine Ashes Only

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, wooden, "ENGINE ASHES ONLY", black on white.

Passenger safety notice, line crossing

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, wooden, "Passengers must not cross the line except by road", white on red.

Cast iron sign, England/Scotland border

Railway Infrastructure

Cast iron sign, London & North Eastern Railway, England/Scotland border sign from Deadwater, red letters supported by a white beam, a rose and a thistle, a pike or halberd separates the 2 names at the border, dimensions: 100"H x 179" 15/16 W x 7" 3/8 D, 2450H x4750W x187Dmm.

Weather vane from Chester & Birkenhead Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Weather Vane, Chester & Birkenhead Railway, depicting first locomotive on Chester and Birkenhead Rly 1841, ex Birkenhead.

Railway bridge section, portion of rivetted girder from Britannia Bridge

Railway Infrastructure

1850

Railway bridge section, portion of rivetted girder from Britannia Bridge, Menai Straits, with painted inscription LAST RIVET / MARCH 5 1850 / R.STEPHENSON.

Managers plaque, Shildon works

Railway Infrastructure

1835-1984

Wall plaque, Works Managers, Shildon 1835-1984.

london midland & scottish railway car park sign

Railway Infrastructure

Sign, enamel, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "LMS CAR PARK", yellow arrow with blue lettering.

Cheshire Lines Committee notice, public conveniences

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, Cheshire Lines Committee, white letters on black background. "These closets are intended for the convenience of passengers only, workmen, cabmen, fishporters and idlers are not permitted to use them. By order."

Enamel notice, Dinorwic Quarries Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1895

Notice, enamel, Dinorwic Quarries Railway, Rules Regulations & Conditions, 1895, in English and Welsh.

Mason's Arms Crossing signal box nameboard

Railway Infrastructure

Signal box nameboard, Masons Arms Crossing.

Sign, "Railway Street" - ex York City

Railway Infrastructure

Sign, metal, "Railway Street", ex York City - renamed George Hudson Street in 1971.

'None but Company's horses' notice

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, wooden, "None but Company's horses allowed to drink at this trough", ex Camden Goods Depot.

L&YR Lurry to Call notice

Railway Infrastructure

Enamel notice, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, "L&YR (Lurry to Call)". Red letters on white. Overall: 124 mm x 200 mm x 1 mm.

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

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, Great Eastern Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Cast iron sign, Great Eastern Railway, Caution regarding bridge limitations, white letters (faded) on red background.

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

Railway Infrastructure

1839

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.

Trespass notice, Great Eastern Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Notice - Great Eastern Railway, "Trespassers will be Prosecuted", white letters on black background with white border.

Illuminated sign, "Underground"

Railway Infrastructure

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

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

Railway Infrastructure

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.

dundalk newry & greenore railway nuisance notice

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.

Bridge plate, Great Northern Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Bridge plate, Great Northern Railway, No 23, oval cast iron plate, black lettering on white, believed to be from Clayton Station Bradford.

Notice, Southern Railway

Railway Infrastructure

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

Cast iron trackside sign, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1900

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

newhaven harbour co bridge byelaws notice

Railway Infrastructure

1867

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

British Railways notice

Railway Infrastructure

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

Trespass notice, Kent & East Sussex Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, enamel, Kent & East Sussex Railway, 'Public Notice not to trespass', black letters on white background

Signalbox nameboard, Bellingham (North British Railway/LNER)

Railway Infrastructure

Signalbox nameboard, Bellingham (North British Railway/LNER)

Slate notice, Norfolk Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, Norfolk Railway Byelaws made by the Company pursuant to Act of Parliament, slate, Secretary Richard Tille.

Metal sign, London & North Eastern Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Metal sign, North Eastern Railway, 'Trespassers will be prosecuted'. White on black with white border.

Enamel fire buckets sign, Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1909

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.

Notice, Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1875

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

Demonstration "Dowty" retarder

Railway Infrastructure

1967

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.

Cast iron notice, Great Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Cast iron notice, Great Western Railway, Trespass notice in English & Welsh.

Notice, Great Western Railway, eye protection

Railway Infrastructure

Notice in wooden frame, Great Western Railway, Locomotive Carriage and Wagon Dept. Notice regarding wearing Eye Protectors.

Cast iron notice, Great Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Cast iron notice, Great Western Railway, relating to safety and propping doors open, signed Ames C Inclis General Manager, white letters on black background.

London Brighton & South Coast Railway sign - upper goods

Railway Infrastructure

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

great northern railway milepost

Railway Infrastructure

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).

Destination board, Broad Street / Alexandra Palace

Railway Infrastructure

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

Cast iron sign, Hull & Barnsley Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Cast iron sign, Hull & Barnsley Railway, Public Warning not to trespass sec. George Scaum.

Notice, Rainhill Trials

Railway Infrastructure

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

Notice - North British Railway

Railway Infrastructure

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

British Transport Commission trespass notice

Railway Infrastructure

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

Notice, Southern Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, Southern Railway, (SR Private Road): RAILWAY EXECUTIVE.

Cast iron trackside sign, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Trackside sign, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, cast iron, conductor rail warning and trespass, from a level crossing north of Tottingham Viaduct (grid ref SD778 138) on the Bury-Holcombe Brook branch.

Cast iron notice, Cheshire Lines Committee

Railway Infrastructure

Cast iron sign, Cheshire Lines Committee, re Private property.

Cast iron notice, London & North Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Cast iron notice, London & North Western Railway relating to weight restrictions on bridge, unpainted metal

Cast iron notice, West Riding & Grimsby Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1896

Cast iron sign, West Riding & Grimsby Railway. Public warning not to trespass, 1896.