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Road Vehicles (Railway)

These objects represent the thousands of road vehicles that were associated with and directly owned by Britain’s railways. They include horse drawn, diesel, petrol and electric vehicles.

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Horse-drawn fire engine

1875-1885

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway parcels van

1910

Horse Ambulance

Fire Engine, Great Western Railway

1912

Horse-drawn Road Sweeper

British Railways ex Great Western Railway Cart

Shunting Collar

Curry comb, British Railway (Midland Region)

Mechanical horse, Karrier "Cob", London Midland & Scottish Railways, built 1929, Reg No UR 9869.

London Midland & Scottish Railways, Karrier "Cob" mechanical horse 1929

1929

Van, LNER, Commer van N1 built in 1938. Reg. No. EXR610. Chassis No. EB2105. Painted blue.

Commer van N1

1938

Parcels trolley, British Railways, BRUTE type, from Paddington Station, for use with electric tow tractor.

Parcels trolley, British Railways - 'BRUTE' type

Heavy goods dray, Midland Railway, horse-drawn dray, MR Co No 4013, To carry 8 tons tare.

Midland Railway Heavy Goods Dray

1900

Parcels trolley, British Railways, BRUTE type, from Paddington Station, for use with electric tow tractor. Makers plate with "British Railways Workshop" written on.

British Railways Brute Trolley

1948-1969

British Railways Morrison Electricar GTS Mk 1 four-wheel articulated electric tractor unit, registration JOB 791. Built by Austin Crompton Parkinson Electric Vehicles Ltd, South Wigston, 1948. This vehicle's British Railways running number was 2E5002, chassis serial 9748, original fleet number 3030M. Used as a delivery vehicle in Hull and Croydon, from 1950 to 1964.

Tractor Unit, SR, Electricars of Birmingham

1948

Parcels trolleys, British Railways, BRUTE type, from Paddington Station, for use with electric tow tractor. Marked "Return to Paddington" and makers plate with "British Railways Workshop" written on, and serial number 032294.

British Railways Brute Trolley

1948-1969

Parcels trolley, British Railways, BRUTE type, from Paddington Station, for use with electric tow tractor.

British Railways brute trolley

Fire engine panel, bearing the monogram of the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway.

Fire engine panel

Thorne's Security Device Scammel Coupling: security lock for protection of trailers with scammel coupling carrying valuable loads, designed by Thornes, c.1960.

Thorne's Security Device Scammel Coupling: security lock for protection of trailers with scammel coupling carrying valuable loads

1960

Nose tin, British Railways, Midland Region, metal nose tin with leather strap, used for feeding and watering horses.

Nose tin, BR(M), metal nose tin with leather strap

Road/rail removals van made by Zadock Spence of Hinckley, Leicestershire, 1910-1912. Used by removals firm of B. Ridgeway and Sons, Hinckley until 1948. Horsedrawn with wooden wheels. Body of waggon designed to be loaded onto a flat bed railway wagon. Curved profile to conform to railway loading gauge. Complete, original condition, including tool box containing some tools. Owner's name lettered on both sides. Detachable tailboard.

Road/rail removals van, c 1911

1910-1912

Horse-drawn omnibus, Kent & East Sussex Rly, ex Tenterden Station, green and yellow road coach.

Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus

1902

Perch, from Brunel's travelling carriage (piece of wood which fitted under the coach from back to front as a strut). The coach was a specially built "Britzska" known as the " Flying Hearse", 12' long

Perch, from Brunel's travelling carriage

Mechanical Horse, London & North Eastern Railway, Scammell 3-ton Road Tractor Unit and Trailer, built in 1933, model MH3, HD6483, Reg. No. AUW 381.

Mechanical Horse

1933

Horse-drawn dray, London Midland & Scottish Railway, flat dray LMS No.15554, with rubber tyres.

London Midland & Scottish Railway horse-drawn dray

1923

Horse Brass, Great Western Railway, Shield shaped, GWR.

Great Western Railway horse brass

Mechanical Horse, 6-ton, Great Western Railway, built by Scammell in 1939, fleet number 6271, registration FLL 362, chassis number 11878/6.

Great Western Railway Mechanical Horse

1939

Horse Brass, Thompson McKay & Co. Ltd., oval, T.McK & Co. Ltd.

Thompson McKay & Co horse brass

Platform trolley, Royal Mail.

royal mail platform trolley

Four parcels trolleys, British Railways, BRUTE type, from Paddington Station, for use with electric tow tractor.

Four British Railways BRUTE Parcel Trolleys

Carman's bag, leather, Great Western Railway, with shoulder strap and brass plate, Maidenhead.

Carman's bag, Great Western Railway

Four-wheeled pig barrow ex Driffield Station, North Eastern Railway. Wooden barrow with drop-down slatted sides, metal wheels. 'NER' '3920'.

Four-Wheeled NER Pig Barrow, ex Driffield Station

1854-1922

Body Brush, BR(M), oval wooden brush with short bristles, canvas strap handle

Body Brush

Horse Brass, London Midland & Scottish Railway, rectangular with concave corners, LMS.

London Midland & Scottish Railway horse brass

1923-1948

Horse Brass, British Railways, white metal, red BR monogram, rectangular, ornate edging.

British Railways horse brass

1948-1975

Horse brass, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, rectangular, scalloped edge, L & YR Co.

Horse brass, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Body Brush, oval wooden brush with short bristles, canvas strap handle, no markings

Body Brush

Horse Brass, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railways, rectangular, with concave corners, M &GNJL in script.

Horse brass, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railways

Horse Brass, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, shield shape, M & GN.

Horse brass, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway

Horse Brass, London & North Western Railway, rectangular, concave corners, L & NWR.

London & North Western Railway horse brass

Horse Brass, Great Western Railway, circular rosette with embossed shield GWR.

Great Western Railway rosette

Horse Belt, leather belt with slots for brasses. Large brass buckle at one end, brass loop at other. Belt width 65mm, length 650mm

Horse Belt

Horse Brass, British Railways (Midland Region), rectangular, with concave corners, stamped BR(M).

British Railways (Midland Region) horse brass

1948-1975

Horse-drawn lorry plate, LMSR, "LMS Earlestown 1885" (cast iron rectangular plate). Dimensions 5 3/4"x2"

Horse-drawn lorry plate

Dandy brush, LMS, wooden handle, stiff bristles

Dandy brush, London Midland & Scottish Railway, wooden handle, stiff bristles

Bell, brass, as fitted to Merryweather fire engines. Dated c1900. Cast inscription 'Merryweather', complete with clapper.

Bell, brass, as fitted to Merryweather fire engines. Dated c1900. Cast inscription 'Merryweather'

circa 1900

Horse Brass, Great Western Railway, shield shaped, GWR.

Great Western Railway horse brass

Horse Brass, HRD, rectangular with concave corners, HRD in script letters.

hrd horse brass

Horse Brass, North Eastern Railway, oval, "NERCo" in black letters, later modified for use as a paperweight.

horse brass north eastern railway

Horse brass, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, ornate brass hinge marked LY in black letters.

Hinged horse brass, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Horse Brass, Furness Railway, oval, FR in black letters.

Furness Railway horse brass

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