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Invalid chair, no company markings, three wheeler with steering rod missing, basket weave with padded back, made by Carters of London. Diameter of two rear wheels 2'1'', front wheel 1'1'', overall length 5'6''.

Invalid wheelchair

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1860-1950
Carriage key, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, T-key type, SECR stamped on each side of square head.

Carriage key, South Eastern & Chatham Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Plate, ceramic, Great Western Railway - Refreshment Department, made by W H Grindley and Company Limited, Tunstall - Grindley Hotel Ware; white with double thin brown band, brown motif, GWR coat of arms with banner below "REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT GWR".

Ceramic plate, Great Western Railway - Refreshment Department

Passenger Comforts
Enamel notice, Railway Executive, Danger. Do not touch conductor rails.

Danger. Do not touch conductor rails

Railway Infrastructure
Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Cornishman", brown letters on cream surmounted by a pixie on a toadstool, between Wolverhampton and Torquay/Penzance, later extended to Leeds and Bradford, 1962-1975.

Headboard, British Railways - "The Cornishman"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1962
Enamel Advertising Sign; Rowntree's Chocolates, Makers to HM The King; White and yellow lettering on blue background, illustrated with black and white drawing of the Rowntree's, York, No.3 Factory; 753mmx503mm

Enamel Advertising Sign, Rowntree's Chocolates

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Nameplate, "Viscount Portal", ex Great Western Railway Castle Class 4-6-0 locomotive No 7000, built May 1946, withdrawn December 1963.

locomotive nameplate - viscount portal

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1946
Notice - (SR Private Road): GN & GE Bridge plate "37"

Notice - (SR Private Road): GN & GE Bridge plate "37"

Railway Infrastructure
Drinking fountain, North British Railway, wall mounted, embossed 'NBR' and 'Keep the Platform Dry', cast iron, no provenance.

Cast iron drinking fountain, North British Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Locomotive nameplate, "Royal Corps of Transport", British Railways, Peak Class 45, No 45055.

Royal Corps of Transport

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Cruet set, silver plated, by Elkington & Co, Southern Railway, oval pepper and salt holders, hinged-lid mustard pot with circular handle, base stamped 3398, E & Co. in shield, Elkington Plate, England, L, 45.

Silver plated cruet set, Southern Railway

Passenger Comforts

1923-1948
Wall-mounted Nestle confectionery vending machine, brown casing with wood effect door, 6 drawers, to take 2x10p coins.

Vending machine, Nestle

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
Teapot, china, by Mintons Limited, from Great Western Railway Royal Saloon No 9006, used by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, fluted gold rim, pale green pattern. Lid: 55 mm x 80 mm x 110 mm; overall with lid: 145 mm x 240 mm x 105 mm.

Minton teapot from GWR Royal Saloon No 9006

Passenger Comforts
Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), 'Cambrian Coast Express', polished letters on dark blue background, between London Paddington, Aberystwth and Pwllheli, (Great Western Railway 1927-1939), British Railways (Western Region) 1951-1965.

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region) - 'Cambrian Coast Express'

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1951
Cream jug, pale green ceramic, British Transport Hotel Services, stamped BTHS on base. Made by Dudson Bros, Stoke-on-Trent, 1969. Overall: 88 mm x 92 mm x 67 mm.

Ceramic cream jug, British Transport Hotel Services

Passenger Comforts

1969
Wine glass, Midland Railway, engraved Midland Hotels logo.

Wine glass, Midland Railway - Midland Hotels

Passenger Comforts
Locomotive worksplate, "Electrical Equipment by Metropolitan Vickers, Manchester & Sheffield, England", brass, oval, painted blue, equipment plate from a Manchester-Sheffield-Wath OHW electric locomotive EM1 (Class 76) or EM2 (Class 77).

Electrical equiptment worksplate, Metropolitan-Vickers

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
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
Freestanding clock, London Tilbury & Southend Railway, London Midland & Scottish Railway Clock No 13630, from Gravesend Pier, installed c1854, later moved to Tilbury and finally to Barking, withdrawn 1961, square tower with seats round base, painted yellow and green.

Gravesend clock, London, Tilbury & Southend Railway

Railway Timepieces

1854
Ticket issuing equipment, Edmondson type, formerly in use at Downham Market Station, withdrawn 1991.

edmondson ticket printing machine

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
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
Teapot, pale green ceramic, by Dudson Bros Ltd, 1978, British Rail, marked with BR arrows logo underneath. Overall: 70 mm x 171 mm 110 mm.

Ceramic teapot, British Rail

Passenger Comforts

1978
Locomotive nameplate, "Felstead", brass, ex London & North Eastern Railway A3 class 2-6-4 No 2743 (British Railways No 60089) built Doncaster August 1928 (works no 1693), withdrawn October 1963, (Note: "Felstead" was the name of the winner of the 1928 Derby).

Locomotive nameplate - Felstead

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1928
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
Coal shovel, wood and steel, British Rail, stamped "L&W Lucas BR". Overall: 1070 mm x 200 mm x 147 mm.

Coal shovel, British Rail, stamped 'L&W Lucas BR'

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Locomotive Shed plate, British Railway, "50D", from Goole. Cast iron oval, white on black. 7 1/4"x4 1/ 2".

Locomotive Shed plate, Goole - British Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Gloves, Japan Railways, white gloves, worn by Shinkansen drivers.

Gloves, Japan Railways

Railway Uniform & Costume
Carriage destination board, L&BR, 'Lynton / Barnstaple', in poor condition.

Carriage destination board, L&BR, 'Lynton / Barnstaple'

Railway Infrastructure
Clock, made by Jno Walker, 250 Regent Street, metal face/Roman numerals, carved wooden square case, from South Eastern Railway boardroom at Waterloo.

Clock, made by Jno Walker

Railway Timepieces
Headboard, British Railways, "CTAC Scottish Tours Express", polished letters on pale blue background, [Creative Tourist Agents Conference - consortium of 9 UK travel agents and firms which chartered special trains from 1933-1939 and 1945-1968].

headboard - ctac scottish tours express

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Enamel Advertising Sign; "Park Drive for Pleasure - plain & cork tipped"; White lettering on blue and red background.

Enamel advertising sign, "Park Drive for Pleasure"

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Locomotive splasher plate, brass, Great Western Railway No 3210, ex "3206" Class 2-4-0, built by Swindon, 5/1889, withdrawn 3/1937.

Great Western Railway splasher plate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1889
Grandfather Clock, North Eastern Railway, by Humphrey of Barnard Castle from Lartington Station

Grandfather Clock, North Eastern Railway

Railway Timepieces
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
Two-plunger block instrument pattern 288, by Tyer & Company.

Two-plunger block instrument

Signalling & Telecommunications
Speedometer from the British Railways Class 46 diesel electric locomotive used in Operation Smash Hit to demonstrate the impact of a rail crash on a nuclear flask container.

Speedometer, British Railways

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Bell, bronze, by J. Warner & Sons, London, 1858, in oak frame, incorporating brass label and original builders plaque from The Farm, Sheffield, built 1858 for the Duke of Norfolk and bought by the Midland Railway in 1899, used as railway offices until 1965.

Bronze bell in oak frame

Railway Furniture

1858
Locomotive Nameplate, British Railways, "City of York" , High Speed Train, No. 43064.

locomotive nameplate - city of york

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Litter bin, British Railways. "Tidy Egg", yellow plastic egg-shaped litter bin marked "Travellers Fare" from BR Buffet Car. Manufactured for British Rail by Andrews Group of Companies, Wolverhampton, England. Overall: 457 mm x 354 mm x 160 mm.

Tidy Egg litter bin, BR Buffet Car

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
Nameplate, London & North Eastern Railway, "Springbok".

Nameplate, London & North Eastern Railway - "Springbok"

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components
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
Notice, Lynton & Barnstaple Byelaws, printed on linen-backed paper, mounted in heavy wooden frame, 720mm x 1070mm, 1898.

Mounted notice containing Lynton & Barnstaple byelaws

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1898
Locomotive Nameplate "Thunderer", aluminium, ex British Railways Class 50 no. 5008, built 1967, with associated badge plate.

Locomotive nameplate - Thunderer

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1967
Bridge plate, London & North Eastern Railway, LNER 874 B100, cast iron, oval, numbers painted white.

london & north eastern railway bridge plate 874

Railway Infrastructure
Clock, London & North Eastern Railway, ex Shildon Works, with brass plaque engraved 'Original clock from the time keepers office Stockton & Darlington Railway Works Shildon 1840'. Pendulum and key present.

Clock, Shildon Works

Railway Timepieces
Weighing equipment, North Eastern Railway. Manufactured by Pooley, cast iron parcel scales.

Pooley table top weighing machine, North Eastern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings
Saucer for coffee cup, ceramic, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Dining Cars, made by Grindley; white, gold rim, pink and white floral border, marked underneath "LMS DINING CARS JULY 1937". Overall: 23 mm x 113 mm.

Ceramic saucer, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Dining Cars

Passenger Comforts

1937
Whisky bottle, 1/4 pint, flat oval, clear glass, Great Central Railway, 1900-1914.

Glass whisky bottle, Great Central Railway

Passenger Comforts

1900-1914
Wine glass, London & North Eastern Railway, bottom half of bowl fluted, LNER monogram engraved on stem

Wine glass, London & North Eastern Railway

Passenger Comforts