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Power Unit, (engine and generator set), ex British Railways class 24 locomotive, Sulzer diesel engine

Sulzer diesel engine

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Thomas Edmondson's original railway ticket printing and numbering machine, patented in 1840.

Edmondson ticket printing machine

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
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
Model steam locomotive, 'OO' gauge 2-rail electric, LNER A3 Class 4-6-2 No. 4472 'Flying Scotsman', by Hornby, on display plinth, presented to the NRM by Hornby on the occasion of the launch of the model, November 2005.

A3 Class 4-6-2 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman

Railway Models

2005
Model diesel-electric locomotive, scale 1/24, Sudan Railways `1000 class 1850hp Co-Co, prototype built by Vulcan Foundry, 1960 model built by Showcroft, England, c.1960.

model sudan railways diesel locomotive

Railway Models

1960
Handlamp, British Railway (Midland Region), Fogman's four aspect handlamp, standard flat topped design embossed "BR(M)" on near side and stamped "Made by BLAYDON B'Ham".

British Railway (midland region) fogman's hand lamp

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1948-1975
Shunter's pole, British Rail, stamped 'BR'.

British Railways shunting pole

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Royal Scot", polished letters on red background, London Euston to Glasgow Central, (London Midland & Scottish Railway 1927-1939), restored by British Railways (London Midland Region) 1948.

headboard - the royal scot

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Ross "Pop" safety valve, sectioned, patented by R. Ross in 1902 and 1904.

Ross "Pop" safety valve

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Longcase clock by Isaac Jackson, Wylam, ordered by Robert Stephenson in 1857 and installed in the General Manager's Office at R. Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works, Newcastle, 14.12.1858

Longcase clock, Stephenson & Co's Locomotive Works

Railway Timepieces

1857
Chair, Great Eastern Railway, oak, with 'GER' carved on lower back rail, ex Mark's Tey Station.

Chair, Great Eastern Railway

Railway Furniture
Station Seat, Caledonian Railway, Slatted bench with ornate cast iron supports. CR set into arm rests (Painted blue) ex Gleneagles Station. Overall: 865 mm x 2820 mm x 720 mm.

Station Seat, Caledonian Railway

Railway Furniture
Sign, enamel, Season Tickets must be shewn here, white lettering on blue, Great Western Railway.

Enamel sign, "Season Tickets must be shewn here" - Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Enamel sign, "Wills Capstan Navy Cut Tobacco & Cigarettes" Red & black letters on white, Dimensions: 72"x15"

Wills Capstan Navy Cut Tobacco & Cigarettes

Railway Infrastructure
Pocket watch, Inscribed 'Veracity Watch. J.N. Masters, Rye. Made in England', silver, Roman face, scratched inside "Layton 17.6.25" (belonged to driver George Layton who drove the Flying Scotsman). Overall: 50.8 mm x 76.2 mm x 12.7 mm.

veracity pocket watch

Railway Timepieces

1925
Wagon plate, London & North Eastern Railway, "LNER Standard 12 Tons 1928 Darlington 66046". Cast metal semi-circle, painted copper letters on black. 10 3/4"x6 1/2"

Wagon plate, London & North Eastern Railway, "LNER Standard

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Ticket printing machine, British Railways. OMNIPRINTER - With stand for desk top use. Dimensions 6x8x7".

Ticket printing machine, British Railways

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Plate, ceramic, commemorating golden jubilee of the Stockton-Darlington Railway, September 27th 1875, manufactured by B. Wardle, Middlesbrough, black transfer on white depicting statue of Joseph Pease. Dimensions 8 1/2" diameter.

Commemorative plate, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1875
Cast iron notice, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, 'Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. No unauthorised person is allowed in this signal box. By Order', painted red, ex Elland No.1 Signal Box.

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway signal box sign

Railway Infrastructure
Blast Pipe, London & South Western Railway, Adams Vortex, painted black.

Adams Vortex blast pipe, London & South Western Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Mug, ceramic, depicting locomotive 'Jaco' and two carriages.

Ceramic mug depicting 'Jaco' locomotive

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1840
Motor coach, London & North Western Railway and London Midland & Scottish Railway, electric motor open 3rd brake, No 28249, built 1915, by Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co., electrical equipment by Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon.

London & North Western Railway motor coach

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1915
Model steam breakdown crane and match truck N-gauge, Great Western Railway No. 7, assembled kit.

Model steam breakdown crane and match truck, Great Western Railway No. 7.

Railway Models
Demonstration model of Great Western Railway "Castle" class valve gear and motion, English, 1920-1940 ex British Rail (Western Region) Newport Training School.

Demonstration model, Great Western Railway valve gear

Railway Models

1920-1940
LSWR dining car no.72 was built in 1907 renumbered 4134 in 1912. It was in use as a Diner until 1923 when ‘Ironclad’ Dining Cars came into service. It was then relegated to secondary service and gained the Southern Railway number of 7834 remaining in service to 1930. In 1931 it was rebuilt, losing its clerestory roof and became a ‘Nondescript’ saloon. In 1943 it was sold to the USATC and rebuilt as an Ambulance Car and given the number 201. At the end of the Second World War this saloon along with USATC 202 and 204-7 went to the Longmoor Military Railway and from there to the Bicester Military Railway where it acquired the Army number 3018. Here it was converted to an Inspection Saloon, losing its gangway along with rebuilding inside and gaining end windows 16th May 1978 it was used to convey HM. the Queen around the Bicester site

Inspection Saloon ex. Bicester Military Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1907
Steam locomotive, ‘Pet’, 0-4-0ST, 18" gauge works locomotive, London & North Western Railway, built at Crewe Railway Works in 1865, withdrawn in 1929.

London & North Western Railway steam locomotive 'Pet' 0-4-0ST

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1865
Two locomotive buffers, from class 46 diesel electric locomotive No. 46009, showing damage sustained in 'Operation Smash Hit' testing of 'Magnox' spent nuclear fuel flask, Old Dalby, Leicestershire, 17th July 1984.

Two locomotive buffers

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
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
Locomotive headcode disc, Great Eastern Railway, metal with handle, target disc with green circle on white, marked 490 (from GER 2-4-0 No 490).

Headcode disc, Great Eastern Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Fish Van, Insulfish No.B87905, 12T insulated fish van, British Railways, 1959. Length 20' 10"; width 7' 10"; height 12' 10".

British Railways insulated fish van, 1959

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1959
Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Merseyside Express", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Liverpool Lime St., (London Midland & Scottish Railway 1928-1939), British Railways (London Midland Region) 1949-1966.

headboard - the merseyside express

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Seal Impression, York & North Midland Railway, Image Correct in Red Wax showing Arms of Yorks, Dimensions 40mm dia.

Seal Impression, York & North Midland Railway, Image Correct

Railway Heraldry
Signal box nameboard, Camden No.1

Signal box nameboard, Camden No.1

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).

great northern railway milepost

Railway Infrastructure
Handbell, Inverness & Aberdeen Junction Railway, brass with wooden handle, engraved 'I & AJR' in black letters, about 1857 to 1865

Handbell, Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1857-1865
Mineral Wagon, Societe Nationale de Chemins de Fer Francais (Nord Region) and re-conditioned by British Railways in 1950, 16-ton (16T) mineral wagon, No ADB 192437, of 1946, built to SNCF/ Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage & Wagon Company design of 1945. [Designated diagram number BR wagon 1/112, construction span 1945-1946, number built 7000]. Restored by HMS Sultan apprentices in October 1990.

SNCF/BR mineral wagon

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1946
Notice, enamel, `No Smoking', British Railways (London Midland Region), maroon, 1948-1970.

British Rail 'No Smoking' sign

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1948-1970
Parcels trolleys, British Railways, BRUTE type, from Paddington Station, for use with electric tow tractor. Marked "Return to Paddington"

British railways brute trolley

Road Vehicles (Railway)
Locomotive Nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "Duke of Sutherland", ex Patriot Class. No. 5541/45541, built 1933, withdrawn 1962.

locomotive nameplate - duke of sutherland

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1933
Bronze commemorative medallion, London Midland & Scottish Railway, For Service in a National Emergency May 1926. Presented to people who worked during the General Strike, Dimensions: 50mm dia.

Bronze medallion for service in national emergency, May 1926 - London Midland & Scottish Railway

Coins and Medals
Speed Indicator and Recorder, Hasler-Hausshalter type, by G. Hasler, Berne, Switzerland, as fitted to North British Locomotive Co engines built for France during the 1914-1918 war.

hasler speed indicator and recorder

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1914-1918
Station Seat, South Eastern Railway, Slatted bench with SER, set into 2 end supports. Ex Orpington.

Station Seat, South Eastern Railway

Railway Furniture
Coffee pot, silver plated, North Eastern Railway, 1 1/2 pint, decorative engraving, garter "NER Royal Station Hotel York", by Elkington & Co, 15126, 1921.

Silver plated coffee pot, North Eastern Railway - Royal Station Hotel, York

Passenger Comforts

1921
Eyesight Testing Equipment, rectangular block with wooden handle. Painted white with various patterns of black dots. For testing eyesight of potential engine drivers. 19"x2" x2"

Eyesight Testing Equipment

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Signal Finial, Great Western Railway, cast iron, ball and spike pattern, for GWR tubular steel signal post

Great Western Railway signal finial

Signalling & Telecommunications

1940
Semaphore signal arm with spectacle, green glass missing, home lower quadrant, Caledonian Railway.

Caledonian Semaphore signal arm with spectacle

Signalling & Telecommunications
Mug, ceramic, depicting a locomotive named Express with two carriages and a flat truck in a pastoral scene with steep mountains.

Ceramic mug depicting express locomotive

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1830-1840
Model steam locomotive, 'O' gauge spirit fired live steam, BR (ex-LMS) Stanier 2-6-0 'Mogul' No. 42981, by Bassett-Lowke (Corgi Classics Ltd), Leicester, Chinese manufacture, special commemorative release, first production of Bassett-Lowke relaunch, 2000, limited edition of 500, in fitted presentation case with track.

Stanier 2-6-0 'Mogul' No. 42981

Railway Models

2000
Model steam locomotive, scale 1:12, Bury locomotive "Comet" of 1846 on track.

Bury's 'Comet' locomotive

Railway Models
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