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Horse-drawn fire engine

Horse-drawn fire engine

1875-1885

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway parcels van

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway parcels van

1910

Horse Ambulance

Horse Ambulance

Fire Engine, Great Western Railway

Fire Engine, Great Western Railway

1912

Horse-drawn Road Sweeper

Horse-drawn Road Sweeper

British Railways ex Great Western Railway Cart

British Railways ex Great Western Railway Cart

Curry comb, British Railway (Midland Region)

Curry comb, British Railway (Midland Region)

Shunting Collar

Shunting Collar

Parts from Mechanical Horse

Parts from Mechanical Horse

1939

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

Commer van N1

1938

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.

British Railways brute trolley

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

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 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

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

Fire engine panel

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

Kent & East Sussex Railway horse bus

1902

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

Great Western Railway Mechanical Horse

1939

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

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

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

1929

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

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

Parcels trolley, British Railways - 'BRUTE' type

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

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

Platform trolley, Royal Mail.

royal mail platform trolley

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

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

Carman's bag, Great Western Railway

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

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

Body Brush

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

Body Brush

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

Four British Railways BRUTE Parcel Trolleys

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

British Railways horse brass

1948-1975

Horse Brass, British Railways, white metal, red BR monogram, rectangular, ornate edging. Dimensions 23mmx27mm

British Railways horse brass

1948-1975

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

Great Western Railway horse brass

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

British Railways (Midland Region) horse brass

1948-1975

Horse brass, Midland Railway, circular bridle rosette MR Co.

Bridle rosette, Midland 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

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

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

Horse-drawn lorry plate

Horse Brass, GWR, shield shaped, GWR, diameter 50mmx50mm

Great Western Railway shield shaped horse brass

Leather harness strap. Leather strap with large brass buckle. Slotted for horse brasses. Width 63mm, Overall length 910mm

Leather harness strap. Leather strap with large brass buckle. Slotted for horse brasses. Width 63mm

Horse Brass, Great Central Railway, oval, GCR.

Horse brass, Great Central Railway

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

Great Western Railway brass

Brass disc, no.65. Used for holding horse brass to harness. 32mm diam.

Brass disc, no. 65

Lorry plate, LMS, metal plate from horse-drawn lorry, "LMS Earlstown 1902". Dimensions 142mmx50mm

Lorry plate

Horse Brass, Great Western Railway, shield shaped.

Horse Brass, Great Western Railway

Horse Brass, Great Western Railway, shield shaped.

Horse Brass, Great Western Railway