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Arthington Tunnel memorial plaque, 1849

Railway Infrastructure

1849

Stone rail from the Hay Tor Tramway

Railway Infrastructure

Forth Bridge Railway Co. rivet from Forth Bridge

Railway Infrastructure

1888; 1984

shrub hill road level crossing notice

Railway Infrastructure

Sign, "Railway Street" - ex York City

Railway Infrastructure

1930 - 1960

Passenger safety notice, line crossing

Railway Infrastructure

Weather vane from Chester & Birkenhead Railway

Railway Infrastructure

london midland & scottish railway car park sign

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, Engine Ashes Only

Railway Infrastructure

Cast iron sign, England/Scotland border

Railway Infrastructure

Railway bridge section, portion of rivetted girder from Britannia Bridge

Railway Infrastructure

1850

Cheshire Lines Committee notice, public conveniences

Railway Infrastructure

Managers plaque, Shildon works

Railway Infrastructure

1835-1984

Mason's Arms Crossing signal box nameboard

Railway Infrastructure

Enamel notice, Dinorwic Quarries Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1895

'None but Company's horses' notice

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

enamel sign - platform 5

Railway Infrastructure

Bridge used to span the River Gaunless at West Auckland

Railway Infrastructure

1823-1825

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure
Station Gates, London & Birmingham Railway. Gates from 'Doric Arch' of Euston Station. Heavy wrought iron with ornamental locks bearing L & BR crest.

Euston Station gates

Railway Infrastructure

1838
Footbridge; North Eastern Railway; Cast Iron; ex Percy Main station

Railway footbridge from Percy Main Colliery station

Railway Infrastructure
Keystone from decorative arch, Stockton & Darlington Railway, human head on one side and grapes on the other, ex South Stockton station, now Thornaby.

Decorated keystone from South Stockton arch, Thornaby station

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
Boundary marker, London & South Western Railway, cast iron.

Cast iron boundary marker, London & South Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Milepost, NER, 1/2 mile

Milepost, North Eastern Railway

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
Wagon plate, Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company, "HB&WR 1 Jn Ry & Dk Co", cast iron, rectangular with concave corners, white on black.

hull barnsley & west riding junction railway wagon plate

Railway Infrastructure
Notice, British Railways (Southern Region), BR Maintenance Ends, cast iron, oval.

british railways maintenance notice

Railway Infrastructure

1948-1966
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
Bridge notice, Midland Railway, signed James Williams, 1875, white letters on red

Notice, Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1875
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
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

Cast iron sleeper

Railway Infrastructure

1810-1835

Two lengths of wrought iron fish-belly rail with projection

Railway Infrastructure

1828
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

Bridge spanner and nut, London & North Western Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Section of Atmospheric Pipe, South Devon Railway between Exeter & Totnes, 22" internal diameter, mounted on wooden shield. Text states that 15" [internal diameter] was used on the flat and 22" on gradients (presumably after Newton Abbott).

atmospheric pipe

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
Bridge plate, Great Northern Railway, GNR 19, cast iron, oval, white on black.

great northern railway bridge plate 19

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

Trespass notice, Kent & East Sussex Railway

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

Metal sign, London & North Eastern Railway

Railway Infrastructure
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
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 trackside sign, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Railway Infrastructure
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 notice, North Eastern Railway, public warning not to trespass, white letters on black background.

North Eastern Railway trespassing notice

Railway Infrastructure
Cast iron sign, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, Warning. Trespassing. 1901. C. Sheath.

Cast iron notice, South Eastern & Chatham Railway

Railway Infrastructure

1901
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
Section of track, section of track consisting of 2 wooden rails and 2 wooden sleepers from Groverake coal mine near Blanchland, Co Durham, c1750, 18'' narrow gauge.

Section of track

Railway Infrastructure

1745-1755
Enamel notice, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, Propping up of wagon doors for support of coal weighing machines ... .

Enamel notice, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway

Railway Infrastructure
Notice - Midland Railway trespass notice, June 1899, white letters on red/brown background.

Warning sign - Midland Railway

Railway Infrastructure