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Follow the development of rail infrastructure from the wooden railways of the 18th century to 21st century technology, including track, signs and lineside equipment.

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Water crane, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, double headed

Two lengths of wrought iron fish-belly rail with projection to fit cavity in chair

1828

Hydraulic buffers

1890

Notice, "Men Employed by Farmers"

Delivery notice, Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway

1845-1860

Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway nuisance notice

1863-1923

Cheshire Lines Committee notice, public conveniences

1865-1948

Three Fishplate Insulators

1960-1970

Wooden platform destination sign, RETFORD (connection for Kings Cross Pullman). (Yellow on black), Dimensions: 60"x7"

Wooden platform destination sign

Spandrel, wrought iron, ex-unidentified station canopy.

Enamel station sign, British Railways (London Midland Region), totem, 'Shefford'.

Enamel totem, British Railways (London Midland Region) - 'Shefford'

Enamel totem, British Railways (North Eastern Region), 'Flamborough'. Dimensions: 36" x 10".

Enamel totem

Station sign, enamel (double-sided), running-in board, British Rail (North Eastern Region), BATLEY.

Station sign, Batley

Station sign, running-in board, Southern Railway/BR(S) "POOLE", green and white enamel.

Station sign, Poole

Memorial plaque, Great Western Railway, brass, 1903, naming of Park Royal Station, by the Prince of Wales (later George V), on the occasion of his visit to the Royal Agricultural Society and the GWR Works and Sidings for the new Show Yard in May 1903, engraved at GWR Reading works.

Brass sign - naming of Park Royal (GWR)

Station sign, enamel running-in board, white lettering on dark blue, Devynock and Sennybridge, Neath & Brecon Railway, c. 1900, with station name change addition of 1913.

Station sign, Devynock and Sunnybridge

Wooden sign, 'Subway to Platforms 1 & 2', white on black, provenance unknown, 600mm x 315mm x 48mm.

subway sign

Thin rail section of flat-bottomed rail from Hejaz Railway, post-1902, mounted on oak board, presented to John Aram MBE on his retirement from the Rutherford Laboratory, Harwell.

Thin rail section of flat-bottomed rail from Hejaz Railway

Wheel gauge, British Rail, marked: "STD UIC 1 METRE DIA WHEELS. DRG NO RCH 3125/12"

British Railways wheel gauge

Station seat sign (cast iron), Burton Agnes, Dimensions: 100mmx1000mm.

Station seat sign, Burton Agnes

Bridge plate, NER. "42". Oval, cast iron, black on white. Dimensions 11"x7"

Bridge plate, North Eastern Railway

Worksplate, cast iron, ci rectangular, John Butler & Co. Ltd., Stanningley Iron Works, Leeds, 1910.

John Butler and Co worksplate

1910

Milepost, Midland Railway, cast iron , '227 1/4'.

Midland Railway milepost

Signal box nameboard & indicator, Malton Road

Wooden sign in metal bracket, Gentlemen (double-sided) white on brown, Dimensions: 490mmx650mm (overall)

Wooden sign in metal bracket

Notice, wooden, London & North Western Railway, concerning mooring charges for none company vessels, ex Foryd Pier.

Notice, wooden, London & North Western Railway

Signal box nameboard, North Eastern Railway, Hell Beck, wood, black on white.

Signalbox nameboard, Hell Beck - North Eastern Railway

Station sign, 'Goudhurst'.

Station sign

Signalbox nameboard, Flockton Sidings.

Signalbox nameboard

Fetler's Gauge, instrument for setting or measuring the gauge of the rails and the superelevation on curves.

Fetler's Gauge

Station sign, Highland Railway, 'Culloden Moor', (Inverness - Aviemore line) wooden sign, pale blue and white.

Station sign, Culloden Moor

Enamel sign, British Railways: "Danger, Do not touch Conductor Rails"

Signalbox nameboard, South Howden West.

Signalbox nameboard

Notice framed and glazed, Midland Railway, Notice. Fire Hydrants, 21 March 1898, ex Oakham Provender Stores.

Notice, Midland Railway

1898

Notice, Midland Railway, Electric Track Circuit No 1, cast iron, oval.

Cast iron track circuit notice, Midland Railway

Sign, enamel, North Eastern Railway, 'WEIGH OFFICE', cream on brown.

Enamel sign, North Eastern Railway

Cast iron sign, 'NOTICE - Cranes & Capstans'. Dimensions: 740mm x 1020mm.

Cast iron sign, Cranes & Capstans

Enamel sign, British Rail (Eastern Region), Platform 5, ex Doncaster Station.

Enamel sign - Platform 5

Finger notice, Retford, Grantham, Peterborough, Kings Cross, (wood, black with white letters), Dimensions: 61"x8"

Finger notice

Cast iron sign, Cheshire Lines Committee, re Private property.

Cast iron notice, Cheshire Lines Committee

Plaque, cast iron, with three shields, on the left the first heraldic device of the London Brighton & South Coast Railway [quartered shield with the arms of London, Brighton, Portsmouth and Hastings], on the right the arms of Edward Alleyn and in the centre the year of construction 1866, ex Thurlow Park Road Bridge, dimensions 1485 x 610 x 90mm.

Cast iron plaque, London Brighton & South Coast Railway

Destination board, Glasgow Underground, Cessnock.

cessnock station destination board

Enamel sign, LNER, London & North Eastern Railway (white on blue). From top of bill board, Dimensions: 102"x6"

Enamel sign, London & North Eastern Railway

Signal box nameboard, Boroughbridge, wood, black on white.

Signal box nameboard

Enamel station sign, Southern Railway, 'Cheam'.

Enamel station sign, Southern Railway - 'Cheam'

Enamel totem sign, British Railways (North Eastern Region), 'BRITISH RAILWAYS', white letters on orange ground. 20 1/2"x5 3/ 4".

Enamel totem sign, British Railways (North Eastern Region), 'British Railways'

Signal box nameboard, Widenhaugh East, Dimensions: 79"x12"

Notice, wood `6 car trains stop', LMS, ex Euston/Camden Carriage sidings, 1923-1948

Notice, wood `6 car trains stop'

Cast iron sign, WEIGH OFFICE. White on black, ex Bradford area.

weigh office sign

Notice, wooden, Shrub Hill Road Level Crossing.

shrub hill road level crossing notice

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