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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
Panel, glass mural from BR(S) 4-REP Buffet Car No. S69323 'The Hampton Court', ex BR(S) 4-car DMU No. 3005, illustrating features of interest on the Bournemouth - Waterloo route, 1967.

Glass panel, British Rail (Southern Region) - 'The Hampton Court'

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1967
Sugar bowl, silver plated, North Eastern Railway, NER Refreshment Rooms Darlington garter marked on side within ornate shield with garlands, shield on opposite side empty, decorative bands above and below shields, by Elkington & Co, 16635, 1896, (BTH 236E, 77.37.61).

Silver plated sugar bowl, North Eastern Railway - Refreshment Rooms, Darlington

Passenger Comforts

1896
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
Medal, silver, Fire Service One Man Drill, Gallantry" depicting horse-drawn fire engine and fireman on ladder on the obverse, fireman's helmet and laurel wreath on reverse. Belonged to George Frederick Keen. In original box.

fire service one man drill medal - g.f. keen

Coins and Medals

1940
Tea spoon, stainless steel, Eurostar, made by Eternum, Belgium.

Stainless steel tea spoon, Eurostar

Passenger Comforts
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
Smokebox number plate, 46229, replica carried by London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-2 Coronation class locomotive "Duchess of Hamilton", 1980-1990.

Smokebox number plate, London Midland & Scottish Railway - "Duchess of Hamilton"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1980
Wagon Repair Plate, "Genly Repaired 6003 1234 1982". Casst iron oval. 5"x4"

Wagon Repair Plate, "Genly Repaired 6003 1234 1982"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
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
Crest monogram of King George VI, on wooden panel, monogram in gilt, outlined in black, surmounted by crown in full colours, red background.

Monogram, coat-of-arms of King George VI

Railway Heraldry
Locomotive nameplate, Great Western Railway, "Knight of the Golden Fleece", ex Star Class No 4016, built April 1908, rebuilt as Castle Class in October 1925, withdrawn September 1951.

Locomotive nameplate - Knight of the Golden Fleece

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1908
Enamel Advertising Sign; Colman's DSF Mustard; Blue lettering on yellow background.

Colman's DSF Mustard

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Commemorative ceramic jug with claret-mauve transfer depicting the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Moorish Arch and a 'Novelty' type locomotive, c. 1830.

Commemorative ceramic jug, Liverpool & Manchester Railway

Miscellanea & Curiosities

1825-1835
Wakefield's patent no.7 pattern six-feed mechanical lubricator in section, no. P.10085, patented by Sir Charles C. Wakefield in 1913.

Wakefield's patent no.7 mechanical lubricator

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Fireman's shovel, British Rail, 'Bulldog', by English Tools Ltd., 1963.

British Rail firing shovel

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1963
Wheeltapper's hammer, London & North Eastern Railway, stamped 'LNER'.

Wheeltapper's hammer

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Wall clock, Midland Railway, 18" Dial Fusee movement. Dial marked "John Smith & Sons, Midland Clockworks, Queen St. Derby". LMS No 11583. Overall: 615 mm x 190 mm, 615 mm.

Wall clock, Midland Railway

Railway Timepieces
Tea pot 1/2 pint, silver plate, LNER script, by Walker & Hall (BTH 259E)

Silver plated teapot, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts
Ship's bell, brass, Great Western Railway, inscribed "Sir Francis Drake 1908", from Twin-Screw Steamship Sir Francis Drake, in addition to tender work also performed passenger excursions along the coast to Torquay during the summer, built by Cammell, Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead, 1908, withdrawn 1953 and broken up 1954.

ship's bell sir francis drake

Railway Shipping

1908
Mug, ceramic, Great Western Railway, unidentified maker - unmarked; white with "GWR" in diamond near rim, 1 pint capacity.

Ceramic mug, Great Western Railway

Passenger Comforts
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
Saucer, good condition, printed Pullman logo and makers mark

Ceramic saucer, Pullman

Passenger Comforts
Locomotive Nameplate, British Railways, "City of York" , High Speed Train, No. 43064.

locomotive nameplate - city of york

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Signal Box Stove, North Eastern Railway, cast iron, ex-Burton Agnes signal box. Overall: 889 mm x 431.8 mm x 304.8 mm.

ex burton agnes signal box stove

Railway Furniture
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
Painting, oil on canvas, Cannon Street Station, by Algernon Talmage, depicting interior platform scene, 1908. Framed and glazed.

Cannon Street Station

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1908
Bell, embossed 'Mears & Stainbank Founders, 1896', ex Kings Cross Freight Terminal.

Bell, embossed 'Mears & Stainbank Founders, 1896'

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1896
Sugar sifter, silver plate, British Rail, marked with double arrow logo on side, by British Silverware Limited, Sheffield, W51770.

Silver plated sugar sifter, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1965-1996
Chair, Great Eastern Railway, oak, with 'GER' carved on lower back rail, ex Mark's Tey Station.

Chair, Great Eastern Railway

Railway Furniture
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
Headboard, British Railways, "The Master Cutler", polished letters on black background, between London Marylebone and Sheffield Victoria, introduced 1947.

headboard - the master cutler

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Locomotive nameplate, Southern Railway, "Spitfire" (Battle of Britain Class).

Southern Railway locomotive nameplate "Spitfire"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
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
Cake stand, raised ring in middle of stem, Stamped 'Pullman' and makers mark

Silver plated cake stand, Pullman

Passenger Comforts
Painting, oil on canvas, 'Perth Station, Coming South' by George Earl, 1895. Depicts a busy platform with passengers preparing to board a train for London at the close of the shooting season. The scene is set in about 1885, before the station was enlarged. There are crowds of passengers with hunting dogs, including pointers and setters, and among the luggage are grouse, blackcock and stags' antlers. Station porters carry luggage, a boy sells The Scotsman newspaper and passengers bid farewell to their friends and families. There are signs for the Highland and Caledonian Railways, waiting rooms and notices forbidding smoking. Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed.

Perth Station, Coming South

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1895
Pocket Watch, NER/LNER, silver. Roman face, "Wm Potts & Sons Leeds & Newcastle". On reverse L.N.E.R. 79a. 2 1/4"x3"x3/4".

Pocket Watch, North Eastern Railway/London & North Eastern Railway

Railway Timepieces
Ship's Bell, brass, from Great Central Railway, inscribed "Dewsbury", from the Single-Screw steamship Dewsbury, allocated to the Hull-Zeebrugge service, rescue ship during World War II and transferred in 1946 to Harwich for the Antwerp service, built by Earl's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Hull, 1910, withdrawn and broken up 1959.

Great Central Railway ship's bell, SS Dewsbury

Railway Shipping

1910
Lamp post, cast iron on concrete base, Midland Railway, ex Defford or Berkeley Road station.

Cast iron lamp post, Midland Railway

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

great northern railway bridge plate 19

Railway Infrastructure
Advertising sign, glazed, for Marston's Burton Ales.

Advertising sign, Marston's Burton Ales

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Bucket, British Railways (Eastern Region), coal bucket metal embossed 'BR(E)'.

British Railways coal bucket

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Working model of the Fell Transmission as fitted to the British Railways diesel locomotive No. 10100.

Working model of the Fell Transmission as fitted to the British Railways diesel locomtive No. 10100

Railway Models
Ice bucket, metal, BR Steamers, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham.

Ice bucket, British Railways - Steamers

Passenger Comforts
Worksplate, North Sunderland Railway, D25 "The Lady Armstrong", aluminium, 0-4-0 diesel electric 85 HP, scrapped by W. H. Arnott Young & Co Ltd 10/49, built by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd.

Locomotive worksplate, The Lady Armstrong

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Headboard, Great Western Railway, shield, ex royal headboard for King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, mounted on GWR Atbara Class 4-4-0 locomotive No 3374 "Britannia", 1902.

Headboard, Great Western Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1902
Stop watch, Japan Railways, Shinkansen driver's, with cord.

Shinkansen driver's stopwatch, Japan Railways

Railway Timepieces
Train tablet instrument,Tyers No 6 type, wooden and metal case, painted green.

tyers no 6 tablet instrument

Signalling & Telecommunications
Station clock, pendant, two faces, LMS No. 7394, by John Smith, Derby.

Station clock, London, Midland & Scottish Railway

Railway Timepieces
Ticket issuing machine, 'APTIS', model 2800, No W2310, by Thorn EMI Electronics Ltd, 1987.

APTIS ticket issuing machine

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1987