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Headboard, The Night Scotsman

Headboard - Cathedrals Express

Cast aluminium headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region) - Scarborough Spa Express

1968-1985

Headboard, Prince of Wales feathers - London & South Western Railway

Headboard, Wreath for Locomotive Hauling Queen Victoria's Funeral Train

1901

Royal Coat-of-Arms Headboard, North Eastern Railway

1900

Painted head board from a hospital bed

1601-1800

Flying Scotsman headboard, probably made Doncaster BR works, 1969. Used on the Flying Scotsman locomotive en-route to Liverpool and in the USA. Object letters follow pattern of the original 1928 Edinburgh (Haymarket) headboard.

Flying Scotsman Headboard

1969

Headboard (replica), London & North Eastern Railway, "Flying Scotsman", A4-type black letters on white background, between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, officially adopted in 1923, ran non-stop to Newcastle from 1927 and non-stop to Edinburgh from 1928. This is a replica of the headboard designed by Eric Gill and attached to the train 21st Nov. 1932.

Replica headboard, Flying Scotsman

1978

British Rail train headboard "The Merchant Venturer", recovered from British Rail Engineering Ltd. Swindon

Headboard, "The Merchant Venturer"

Headboard, Travellers-Fare: '100 Years of Train Catering'. Semi-circular board, white with red and gold lettering.

Headboard, Travellers Fare

1979

Headboard, British Railways, Hull Executive, wooden, three gold and one black crowns, mounted on board.

Hull Executive headboard

Headboard, British Rail (London Midland Region) & British Rail (Southern Region), "Cunard Special" (Polished letters on red background).

Cunard Special headboard

Headboard, Great Eastern Railway, cast iron, royal coat-of-arms.

Royal coat-of-arms headboard, Great Eastern Railway

1862-1923

Headboard, French shield surmounted by French and British flags "RF".

French headboard

Headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region), 'Ivatt Atlantic Special 1902-1950' depicting engine, for last run of Ivatt 4-4-2 in service.

Ivatt Atlantic Special headboard

1950

Headboard, British Railways (Southern Region), "Golden Arrow", electric locomotive type, fibre-glass, gold letters on black, London Victoria to Folkestone and Dover, in connection with sailings for Calais and La Fleche d'Or for Paris, (Southern Railway 1929-1939), British Railways (Southern Region) 1948-1972.

Fibre glass headboard, Golden Arrow, British Railways

1948-1972

Headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region), 'Great Northern Railway 1850-1950' depicting portrait of Edmund Denison from centenary express - 100 yrs Kings Cross - Doncaster. 50" diam.

Headboard, Great Northern Railway

Headboard, Mayflower.

Headboard, Mayflower

Headboard, Travellers-Fare: '100 Years of Train Catering'. Semi-circular board, white with red & gold lettering.

Headboard, Travellers Fare

Headboard, Great Northern Railway Royal Train. Reputed to have been carried by Great Northern Loco No.1. Wood.

Great Northern Railway Royal Train Headboard

1846-1922

Headboard, wooden panel, blue with oval centre panel bearing Prince of Wales Crest, from Royal Honeymoon Train of 29 July 1981.

Headboard, Royal Honeymoon Train

1981

Headboard, "Glasgow-London The Electric Scots", British Rail, (West Coast Main Line) , c1974, wooden, painted white letters on blue.

Glasgow-London The Electric Scots headboard, British Rail

1974

Headboard, ER II, commemorative headboard for the coronation of Elizabeth II, 1957. From Haymarket.

Commemorative Headboard for Coronation of Elizabeth II

1957

Headboard, Royal Coat-of-Arms, Great Eastern Railway, carried by the train which conveyed the Duke and Duchess of York from Liverpool Street, London to Wolferton, for Sandringham, following their wedding in July 1893.

Royal Coat of Arms, Great Eastern Railway

1893

Headboard, Southern Railway, wooden circular headboard with miniature flags of USA, Britain & Canada, carried by Engine No 718 hauling a special train between Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour for Royal Visit to Canada & USA 6 May 1939. Measurements overall: 33 mm, 1370 mm.

Canadian Royal Visit headboard

1939

Headboard, British Rail, "The 1000th Grain Train", wooden, two red flags with crests surmounted on board as well as blue 1000.

Headboard, "1000th Grain Train"

Headboard, Prince of Wales feathers, 3-dimensional, papier mache, painted gold.

Headboard, Prince of wales feathers

1860-1999

Headboard 'Go Merrymaker', white lettering on green background for special excursions using Class 33 locomotives

Headboard, 'Go Merrymaker'

1970-1975

Locomotive headboard, armorial, Lord Roberts of Kandahar, motto 'Virtute et Valore', probably made ca. 1890, ex British Rail Engineering Ltd, Swindon, 1988.

Locomotive armorial headboard, Lord Roberts of Kandahar

circa 1890

Headboard, bufferbeam, Vive le President, relating to French Presidential visit, probably post First World War.

Headboard, bufferbeam, Vive le President

Headboard, aluminium, with printed plastic inscription, "Stanstead Express No 1 Class 322 Network Southeast BAA BREL Limited", ex prototype 25kv multiple unit, c1991.

Headboard, Stanstead Express

1991

Headboard, "R.F." with fasces, circular wooden headboard, carried by special train for State visit of President Albert Labrun to London on 17 March 1939. Also carried by Merchant Navy Class No. 35019 'French Line' for the State visit of President Vincent Auriol on the 7 March 1950.

Wooden headboard, 'R.F.'

1939

Headboard, wreath used on locomotive hauling Queen Victoria's funeral train.

Headboard, Wreath for Locomotive Hauling Queen Victoria's Funeral Train

1901

Carved painted head board from a hospital bed, Austrian, 17th-18th century

Painted head board from a hospital bed

1601-1800

Headboard, London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), 'AIRDRIE / HYNDLAND', double-sided black on cream.

Airdrie/Hyndland headboard

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), 'The Welsh Dragon' wooden, surmounted by dragon, Prestatyn to Llandudno, 1950-c.1960.

Wooden headboard 'The Welsh Dragon', British Railways - London Midland Region

1950

Headboard, British Railways (Southern Region), "Night Ferry - London Paris Brussels", circular headboard depicting night sky with moon and stars, made to commorate the last week of the Night Ferry, London Victoria to Paris and Brussels (international sleeping cars) via Dover - Dunkerque, (Southern Railway 1936-1939), British Railways (Southern Region) 1947-1980.

Headboard, British Railways (Southern Region) - Night Ferry

Royal headboard - Prince of Wales feathers with crown and 'Ich Dien' text at bottom. Painted metal; bracket at back for fixing. Overall: 630 mm x 570 mm x 100 mm.

Royal headboard - Prince of Wales feathers

Headboard, London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), 'MILNGAVIE / SHETTLESTONE', double-sided black on cream.

Headboard, Milngavie/Shettlestone - London & North Eastern Railway

Headboard, London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), "AIRDRIE/MILNGAVIE", double-sided black on cream.

Airdrie/Milngavie headboard

Headboard, British Railways, 'The Silver Jubilee' (1977), wooden headboard depicting double arrow insignia.

Wooden headboard, British Railways - 'The Silver Jubilee'

1977

Headboard, bufferbeam, Vive le President, relating to French Presidential visit, probably post First World War.

Headboard, bufferbeam, Vive le President

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'

1951

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), 'The Elizabethan', polished letters on navy blue background, between London Kings Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen, renaming of 'Capitals Limited', 1953-1963.

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region) - 'The Elizabethan'

Headboard, 'Anniversary Special Liverpool-Manchester' (wood).

Wooden headboard - 'Anniversary Special Liverpool-Manchester'

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "Cornish Riviera Express", brown letters on cream with crest of Cornwall, London Paddington to Penzance (Great Western Railway 1904, reintroduced 1945), British Railways (Western Region) 1948-1977.

Headboard - Cornish Riviera Express

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Welshman", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Portmadoc, summer service, London Midland & Scottish Railway / British Railways (London Midland Region) 1927-1966.

Headboard - The Welshman

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "CTAC Scottish Tours Express", polished letters on red background, [Creative Tourist Agents Conference - consortium of 9 UK travel agents and firms which chartered special trains from 1933-39 and 1945-1968].

Headboard - CTAC Scottish Tours Express

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Shamrock", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Liverpool Lime St., 1954-1966.

Headboard - The Shamrock

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