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London & North Western Railway railway wagon

1917

Steam locomotive, named Super D

1921

Steam locomotive, number 1439

1865
Notice, wooden, London & North Western Railway, concerning mooring charges for none company vessels, ex Foryd Pier.

Notice, wooden, London & North Western Railway

Cast iron sign, London & North Western Railway, 'Beware of the Trains, Look both up and down the lines before you cross', white lettering on black.

Cast iron sign, London & North Western Railway

Bed, London & North Western Railway, consisting of bedhead, bed end and two iron bars, ex Wolverton, unknown Royal Saloon.

Bed, London & North Western Railway

Ground signal, London & North Western Railway, semaphore type.

Ground signal

Model railway carriage, approx 1/16 scale, Queen Victoria's Royal Saloon built by London & North Western Railway to Richard Bore's design at Wolverton works, 1869, in articulated form but with four pairs of 4-wheeled bogies, model probably made at Wolverton, c.1890.

Model of Queen Victoria's Royal Saloon carriage, c1890

1885-1895
Correspondence; letters, copy letters, notes and telegrams from both the North British Railway Company (NBR) and London & North Western Railway (LNWR) to arrange Queen Victoria's visit to Scotland by Royal Train, in August 1878, one LNWR notice dates from 1876. Also includes timetable and notices, 44 items.

Papers relating to Queen Victoria travelling by rail

circa 1870-1879
Locomotive nameplate, London & North Western Railway Queen Mary/George V Class locomotive 2151 "Newcomen"

Locomotive nameplate, "Newcomen"

1910
Cabinet, upright, London & North Western Railway, five compartments, possibly ex Wolverton.

Cabinet, upright, London & North Western Railway

Weather vane, iron, in the form of red painted 0-4-4T locomotive, on pillar, complete with compass points, ex LNWR Watford Engineering Shops.

London & North Western Railway weather vane

Bell, London & North Western Railway, embossed around the base 'J. Warner & Sons London 1858', from Edge Hill Wagon Shop, originally used to ring in the staff and for fire warning purposes.

London & North Western Railway station bell

1858
Papers of Cecil Fitzjames, Whitehaven, Furness Railway and London North Western and Furness Joint Railway concerning the Railway Clearing System Superannuation Fund Association and Corporation.

Papers of Cecil Fitzjames

1896-1898
Papers of Mr H Hill, Signalman, Potton: National Union of Railwaymen contribution cards 1920 - 1954; Rule book, London & North Western Railway Insurance Society, 1913; Booklet - A Guide to the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946 issued by the NUR (2 copies); Booklet - supplement to the October 1955 vest pocket conditions of service book - new rates of pay and conditions of service, issued by NUR; Booklet giving instructions for using British Railways Staff Savings Bank, 1952; Rule books for London Midland & Scottish Railway (LNW) Insurance Society, 1923 and 1929; Notice, Report of General Meeting of London Midland & Scottish Railway (LNW) Provident and Pension Society, 1924; Notice of Agenda and Minutes of Conciliation Board meeting, giving rates of pay for signalmen and recorders, Midland Railway, 1914; Circular, Midland Railway concerning conditions of service for signalmen, porter-signalmen and adult train recorders, giving rates of pay, 1912; Circular re London & North Western and Joint Railway servant's Hospital Fund setting out case for raising future contributions, 1922; Circular letter from Swansea & District Signalmen & Relief Signalmen's Vigilance Committee, 1922; Notice of Goods Vehicle Licensing provisions, 1934; Circular letter re meeting of staff holding positions on councils etc, 1937; Notice of improved benefits paid by the LMS Railway Hospital Fund, 1955; Notice of a public meeting re contributory scheme for Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, giving rules for the scheme.

Collection of union and administrative papers related to H. Hill Signalman, Potton

1912-1956
Bridge Plate, London & North Western Railway, oval cast iron bridge plate: "LNWR Co. 6".

London & North Western Railway bridge plate

Poster. London & North Western Railway. Liverpool and Drogheda. The twin screw steamers Mellifont and Colleen Bawn. Sailings, March and April 1922. Black and red text on white background. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm

Liverpool and Drogheda

1922
Railway ticket, Edmondson type, London & North Western Railway, One Dog, Birmingham New Street to Chester Road, with perforated date stamp, number 224.

London & North Western Railway Edmondson ticket

Postcard, London & North Western Railway, colour, The Giants' Causeway, The Giants'Honeycomb,Midland Route via Heysham and Belfast, printed by Photochrom Co. Ltd., London.

The Giants' Causeway

Rule book, London & North Western Railway, "Contains Telegraph Rules and Regulations", date 1899, card cover, green with gold lettering. Number of pages 40.

London & North WesternRailway Railway Rule Book 1899

1899
Photograph, framed and glazed, waiting Room / office photograph, London & North Western Railway, Brickeen Bridge, Killarney.

Brickeen Bridge, Killarney

1846-1922
Notice from the London and North Western Railway, to Penrith Station re supply of tickets for an excursion to Maryport, 12 July 1866.

supply of tickets for excursion to Maryport

1866
Notice, Season Ticket reductions on the Harborne Branch, issued by Fred Harrison, General Manager, London & North Western Railway, February 1895. [Fragile]

London & North Western Railway season ticket reductions notice

1895
Handbill advertising Easter excursions to the West of England and the Channel Islands issued by Arthur Watson, General Manager, London & North Western Railway

L&NWR Easter excursions

1922
Handbill, small handbill, paper, LNWR American advertising handbill [supplied title], produced October 1885. Gives details of services, types and availability of carriages, agents etc. Illustrated with compound locomotive "Marchioness of Stafford." The LNWR's New York agent was L.J. Trowbridge of Broadway.

London & North Western Railway American advertising handbill

1885-10
Button, L&NWR, Marine Dept. Gilt Britannia, Dimensions 1" dia.

London & North Western Railway Marine Department button

Button, L&NWR, Marine Dept. Gilt Britannia, Dimensions: 1" dia.

London & North Western Railway Marine Department button

Button, L&NWR, White metal. London & North Western Railway Company round outside. Britannia in centre, Dimensions: 1" dia.

London & North Western Railway button

Notice. London & North Western Railway. Passengers are not allowed to smoke in the Waiting Rooms on the Company's Stations.....or spit anywhere on Company premises. 1905. Black text on white background with decorative corners. Stuck to board.

passengers are not allowed to smoke

1905
Ticket, London and North Western, to London costing 5/10.

London and North Western ticket to London

Carriage print, London & North Western Railway, North Wales, colour print, aerial view of coast. Framed and glazed (glass).

North Wales

1910-1923
Handbill detailing London & North Western Railway's train and steamboat services between England and Ireland, February 1906.

England and Ireland

1906
Notice to the Superintendents of the Traffic, Telegraph, Locomotive, Permanent Way, and Carriage Departments, re. personal instructions as to additional precautions for working the Royal Train on 18th and 19th August, from Bushbury to Carlisle, issued by G Findlay, Euston Station, London & North Western Railway, 13 Aug 1875.

Notice to the Superintendents of the Traffic

1875
Notice, London & North Western Railway, "Cheap Day Excursions to London and the Crystal Palace", 1876, excursion from Aylesbury and Leighton to London (Kensington Station) with times and fares.

Cheap Day Excursions to London and the Crystal Palace

1876
Notice number SD 227 issued by the London and North Western Railway titled "The London and North Western Railway Company Give Notice that Friday, 20th May, 1910 having been appointed for the Funeral of His Late Majesty King Edward VII that day will be observed throughout the L. & N. W. Railway System as a day of General Mourning". Issued by Frank Ree, General Manager, Euston Station, May, 1910.

London and North Western Railway Give Notice for Funeral of His Late Majesty King Edward VII

1910
London & North Western Railway handbill advertising a fast excursion train to Lichfield for the Grand Triennial Choral Festival. Signed by Fred Harrison General Manager.

London & North Western Railway handbill

1901
London and North Western Railway handbill advertising "Excursions to Alderley on Good Friday, April 21, 1905" and "On Easter Monday, April 24, Special Cheap Trains to Handforth, Wilmslow and Alderley" . Printed in black on orange paper with trains times and fares; 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in (222.25 x 146.05 mm)

Handbill advertising excursions to Alderley, 1905

1905
London & North Western Railways handbill advertising a cheap ticket to Mold, on Whit-Monday, June 4, 1906. Dated May 1906 and signed by Frederick Harrison, general manager. Scrawled writing on the reverse.

London & North Western Railways handbill advertising a cheap ticket to Mold

1906
Handbill, London & North Western Railway, " L&N.W. Railway Receiving Office "George & Blue Boar" Will Be Closed from October 1st 1917", giving details of nearest parcels office, printed by McCorquodale & Co., London, 1917.

L&N.W. Railway Receiving Office "George & Blue Boar" Will Be Closed from October 1st 1917

1917
Handbill, London & North Western Railway, " L&N.W. Railway Receiving Office "Spread Eagle" Will Be Closed from January 1st 1919", giving details of nearest parcels office, printed by McCorquodale & Co., London, 1917.

L&N.W. Railway Receiving Office "Spread Eagle" Will Be Closed from January 1st 1919

1919
Notice, London and North Western Railway, asking passengers to abstain from throwing bottles out of carriage windows since people have been injured by the practice and announcing that there will be a £5 reward for information leading to a conviction for any similar offences, issued by G. Findlay, printed by McCorquodale, Camden, August 1890.

Public Notice

1890-08
Notice. London and North Western Railway. Whitsuntide Holidays, 1922. Issue of Excursion Tickets to Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth, Kendal, Penrith, Windermere, Workington, Bassenthwaite Lade, Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport, etc, 2/3 and 9 June 1922. Black text on green background. Printed by Henry Blacklock & Co Limited, Printers, Albert Square, Manchester. Part of right-hand side detached. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Notice, Whitsuntide holidays

1922
Poster. London & North Western Railway. Pwllheli on the Cambrian Riviera enjoys all the essentials of a Winter and Early Spring Resort. Blue and red text on white background. Stamped: "Approved. Exhibition. GMO". Printed by David Allen & Sons Ltd, London, WC. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Pwllheli on the Cambrian Riviera enjoys all the essentials of a Winter and early Spring resort

Notice. London & North Western Railway. Season Excursions, 1922. Issue of Excursion Tickets to Lancaster, Morcambe, Carnforth, Kendal, Penrith, Windemere, Workington, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport, etc, on Saturdays from 17 June 1922. Black text on orange background. Printed by Henry Blacklock & Co Limited, Printers, Albert Square, Manchester. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

season excursions

Notice. London & North Western Railway. Express Service by the Shortest Route to and from Bournemouth West, Southampton and Portsmouth from Blackpool (Central), Preston, Burnley, Manchester, Birmingham (New Street), etc, from 6 February 1922. Green and red text on white background. Printed by Henry Blacklock & Co Limited, Printers, Albert Square, Manchester. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm

Express Service by the Shortest Route to and from Bournemouth West, Southampton and Portsmouth ...

Notice. London & North Western Railway. North Wales Holiday Travel. Whitsuntide. (Passengers returning from Llandudno, Colwyn Bay and Rhyl must obtain special tickets). Black text on white background. LNWR ref: AD618/446. Printed by Henry Blacklock & Co Limited, Printers, Albert Square, Manchester. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

North Wales holiday travel

Poster. London & North Western Railway. Day & Half-Day Excursions to Liverpool (Exchange) from Radcliffe, Whitefield, Prestwich, Heaton Park, Crumpsall and Woodlands Road Halt on Saturdays from 21 January 1922. Black text on white background. Printed by John Heywood Ltd, Printers, Deansgate and Ridgefield, Manchester. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Poster. London & North Western Railway. Day & Half-Day Excursions to Liverpool (Exchange) from Radcliffe

1922
Staff notice. London and North Western Railway. National Insurance Act, 1911. Issued: July 1912. Black text on white background. Printed by McCorquodale & Co Ltd, London. Loss to left-hand side.

national insurance act

Notice. London & North Western Railway. Funeral of HM King Edward VII, 20 May 1910. Day of general mourning and alterations to passenger train service. Black text on white background with black border. Printed by McCorquodale and Co Ltd, London. Conserved and backed.

Funeral of HM King Edward VII

1910
Text. By-Laws and regulations. Great Central & London & North Western Railway joint committee (Stalybridge Station Committee). Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

By-laws and regulations

1905