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

1968-1985

Headboard - Cathedrals Express

Headboard, The Night Scotsman

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

Painted head board from a hospital bed

1601-1800

Royal Coat-of-Arms Headboard, North Eastern Railway

1900

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

1901

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 (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, 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

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, 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, 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

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

Wooden headboard - 'Anniversary Special Liverpool-Manchester'

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

Hull Executive headboard

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

Wooden headboard, British Railways - 'The Silver Jubilee'

1977

Headboard, London & South Western Railway, Royal Train headboard, cast iron, royal coat of arms on green background.

Headboard, London & South Western Railway

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

French headboard

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

Headboard, 'Go Merrymaker'

1970-1975

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), 'The Inter-City', brown letters on cream background, crest of Birmingham, London and Wolverhampton, between London Paddington, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, 1950-1963.

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region) - 'The Inter-City'

1950

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Mid-day Scot", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Glasgow Central, (London Midland & Scottish Railway 1927-1939), British Railways (London Midland Region) 1949-1966.

Headboard - Mid-Day Scot

Headboard, British Railways, "The Curator", polished letters on black background, used on special train commemorating John Scholes, former curator of the Museum of British Transport, London Euston to York, 26th May 1979.

Headboard - The Curator

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Lakes Express", polished letters on red background, between London Euston, Keswick, Workington and Windermere, London Midland & Scottish Railway/British Railways (London Midland Region) 1927-1965.

Headboard - The Lakes Express

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Bristolian", brown letters on cream background with crests of London & Bristol, between London Paddington and Bristol, (Great Western Railway 1935-1939), British Railways (Western Region) 1951-1965, 1971-1973.

Headboard - The Bristolian

Headboard, "The North Yorkshireman" (steam special train, Grange-over-Sands to Carnforth, c.1979) (A4-type, black letters on white).

Headboard - The North Yorkshireman

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 (Eastern Region), "The Fair Maid", polished letters on navy blue background, London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley and Perth, an extension and renaming of the "Morning Talisman" 1957.

Headboard - Fair Maid

Headboard British Rail (Western Region), "Capitals United Express" brown letters on cream with crests of London and Cardiff

Headboard - Capitals United Express

1956

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Red Dragon", brown letters on cream surmounted by Red Dragon, between London Paddington and Carmarthen, 1950-c.1965.

Headboard - The Red Dragon

1950

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region),"The Capitals Limited", polished letters on navy blue background with crests of London & Edinburgh, between London Kings Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen 1949-1953, renamed "The Elizabethan".

Headboard - Capitals Limited

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Waverley", polished letters on maroon background, between London St. Pancras and Edinburgh Waverley, 1957-1968.

Headboard - Waverley

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

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "Cambrian Radio Cruise", polished letters and Welsh flag on maroon background, circular tour, Llandudno - Rhyl - Corwen - Aberdovey - Barmouth - Afon Wen - Bangor - Llandudno, c.1955-c.1962.

Headboard - Cambrian Radio Cruise

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

Cunard Special headboard

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Norseman", polished letters on navy backgrond with crest of Newcastle & crest of Viking ship, between London Kings Cross and Newcastle (Tyne Commission Quay), (London & North Eastern Railway 1931-1939), British Railways (Eastern Region) 1950-c.1965.

Headboard - Norseman

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Mayflower", brown letters on cream surmounted by a ship, between London Paddington and Plymouth, 1957-1965, 1970-1971, 1984-1985.

Headboard - The Mayflower

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Heart of Midlothian", polished letters on pale blue background, between London kings Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Perth, 1951-1968.

Headboard - Heart of Midlothian

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Broadsman", polished letters with shields depicting yachts and windmills on royal blue background, between London Liverpool St., Norwich Thorpe, Cromer and Sheringham, 1950-1962.

Headboard - The Broadsman

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "Robin Hood", polished letters on red background, London St. Pancras to Nottingham, 1959-1967.

Headboard - Robin Hood

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Cunard Special", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Liverpool, to connect with Cunard Liners, c.1953-c.1971.

Headboard, British Railways - "The Cunard Special"

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "CONDOR" (containers door-to-door), fitted freight train between Somers Town (London) and Gushetfaulds (Glasgow), c1959-1967.

Headboard - Condor

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

Headboard - Shamrock

Headboard, "NTEC Silver Jubilee", National Traction Engine Club, this was a special train which ran on the last day of operation of the Derwent Valley Railway between York (Layerthorpe) and Dunnington on 25th November 1979, (wood, black on white).

Headboard - NTEC Silver Jubilee

1979

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Midlander", polished letters on red background, between London Euston, Birmingham New St. and Wolverhampton High Level, 1950-1966.

Headboard - The Midlander

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