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Cheap Excursion Tickets to Yarmouth (Beach)

1903

Royal Route via Sandringham

Locomotive worksplate

1906

Norfolk Coast and Broads

1917-1923
Spandrel, Midland & Great Northern Railway, cast iron, interlocking initials, ex South Lynn Station, opened 1st January 1886, closed 2nd March 1959.

Cast iron spandrel, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway

1886
Spandrel, Midland & Great Northern Railway, cast iron, interlocking initials, ex South Lynn Station, opened 1st January 1886, closed 2nd March 1959.

Cast iron spandrel, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway

1886
Milepost, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, concrete, 31 and three quarter miles.

Milepost, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway

Cast iron notice, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, 'These buckets must be kept full of water and used only in case of fire'.

Cast iron notice, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway

1893-1922
Season ticket, dog, Great Northern and Midland Railways, 12th September 1907 to 31st March 1908, between Nottingham and Kimberley Stations, specimen, marked in pencil from ‘W H Nash Oct 1933’.

Great Northern and Midland Railways Dog Season Ticket

1907
Three drawings produced by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway's Melton Constable Works of Breydon viaduct and swing bridge in Yarmouth for the Lowestoft Junction Railway showing plans and sections.

Breydon viaduct and swing bridge drawings

1900s
Regulations for Train signalling together on single lines of railway by Electric Train Tablet System. London Midland & Scottish Railway issue of London & North Eastern Railway publication. 36 pages case bound. Made of linen covered card, paper.

Train Signalling Regulations

Jun. 1936
Programme, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, with times and cost of trains to Norfolk coast and broads, north Wales, Scotland, the peak district, the Isle of Wight, the south coast, Yorkshire, the lake district and Devon, 1925.

tourist programme

1925
Instructions, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, "Dealing With Fires Occurring in Connection with Acids, Matches, Charcoal etc", issued by W. Marriott, engineer and traffic manager, 1920.

Dealing With Fires Occurring in Connection with Acids, Matches, Charcoal etc

1920
Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway instructions respecting the transmission of telegrams for foreign companies over railway wires, T.d. 7750 g.o. 1963, Dated January 1st 1908.

instructions respecting the transmission of telegrams for foreign companies over railway wires

1908
Book of blank Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee Miscellaneous Traffic Way Bills. Printed in 1932. Document no. ERO 60182.

Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee Miscellaneous Traffic Way Bills

1932
Ticket book used for failure of instruments and bells to be conveyed by the engine driver to the signalman on duty at the next block telegraph signal box issued by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railways.

Ticket book for failure of instruments and bells

1895
Notice, re use of Telephonic communication between Salisbury Road, Yarmouth Signal Box and Telegraph Office, issued by the Traffic Manager, King's Lynn, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway.

telephone communications

Midland & Great Northern Joint Railways handbill advertising a 5 day excursion to London King's Cross. Dated September 14th 1896. Black ink on pink paper. Signed by W.M. Cunning.

Handbill, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railways

1896
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committee - Truck Act 1896. Single sheet notice regarding the imposition of fines for 6 separate offences. Signed by JNO. J. Petrie, traffic manager.

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

1896
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committee - Truck Act, 1896. Single sheet notice regarding the rights to impose fines for 6 separate offences. Signed by JNO. J. Petrie. Traffic Manager.

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

1896
Armlet, M & GNJR, Black and white enamel armlet with leather straps and buckle. "M & GB No.1440 Porter". 4"x3"

Armlet, M & GNJR

Armlet, M & GNJR, Black and white enamel with leather straps and buckle. "M & GN No.1442 Porter". 4"x3"

Armlet, M & GNJR

Booklet, Regulations for train signalling on double lines of railway by the absolute block system. London Midland & Scottish Railway issue of London & North Eastern Railway publication dated March 1936. 28 pages (E.R.O.61079). inserted within back cover is folded sheet titled LNER "Revision of electric token block regulations" dated 15th June 1936

Regulations for train signalling

1936
Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee "Examination of Fog-Signalmen." Set of questions and answers for ensuring fog signalmen are following procedures and maintaining equipment. Includes a diagram of Clayton's Patent Fogging Machine. Printed paper on a folded linen backing.

Examination of Fog-Signalmen

Poster. Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. North Walsham and Aylsham Agricultural Show at Aylsham. Return tickets at single fares will be issued to Aylsham (Town) from Lynn, Fakenham, Cromer, Mundesley-on-Sea, Lowestoft (Central), Yarmouth and intermediate stations, 23 September 1903. Black text on reddish-brown background. MGNJR ref: 759-1, 000-29/8/03. Printed by Petty & Sons Limited, Whitehall Printeries, Leeds, 28.7 x 39.2 cm. Conserved and backed.

North Walsham and Aylsham Agricultural Show at Aylsham

1903
Notice. Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. Church Choral Association for the Diocese of Norwich. Diocesan Restivel, 1903. Red text on white background. Printed by Agas H Goose, Printer, Norwich. Conserved and backed.

Church choral association for the diocese of Norwich

1903
Notice "patent signal lamps for burning petroleum - instruction to Station Masters, Signalmen, Gatemen and others concerned for cleaning, trimming and lighting", issued by Jno J Petrie, Traffic Manager, Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (board)

patent signal lamps

Train tablet catcher, Whitaker's, ground apparatus, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway

Train tablet catcher

Map, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, system map showing block systems in use, linen backed paper.

Map, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway

Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway booklet: Freight Train Loadings. Brown, 4 page booklet relating to freight train loading instructions which were in operation from April 6th, 1936. Initialed by R. B. Walker, Traffic manager, from the Traffic Manager's Office, King's Lynn. Dated 23 March, 1936.

Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway booklet: Freight Train Loadings. Brown

1936
Book of Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee General Parcels Way Bills, stamped "Not to be used for Miscellaneous Traffic." Document no. ERO 60184.

Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee General Parcels Way Bills

Instructions, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, "To Be Observed by Signalmen and Others Concerned on Duty Between Melton Constable East and Yarmouth Inclusive, Respecting Phonopore Telephone Circuit", March 1902.

Phonopore Telephone Circuit

1902
Engines Class "C" 4-4-0 - drawing made in the M&GN Locomotive Carriage & Wagon department, Melton Constable, November 1929. Drawing no. 29/3863.

Engines Class "C" 4-4-0 - drawing made in the M&GN Locomotive Carriage & Wagon department

1929-11
Engines Class "B" 4-4-0 - drawing made in the M&GN Locomotive Carriage & Wagon department, Melton Constable, November 1919. Drawing no. 29/3147.

Engines Class "B" 4-4-0 - drawing made in the M&GN Locomotive Carriage & Wagon department

1929-11
Notice, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, "Use of Electric Bell on No.3 platform at Yarmouth", Issued by Jno. J. Petrie 1903 at Kings Lynn. G.O. 229.

notice as to use of electric bell on No.3 platform at Yarmouth

1903
Instructions, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, "To Be Observed By the Signalman on Duty at Salisbury Road", iIssued by William Marriott. G.O. 384, June 1924.

To Be Observed By the Signalman on Duty at Salisbury Road

1924
Notice, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, "Use of Electric Bell on No.3 platform at Yarmouth", Issued by Jno. J. Petrie 1903 at Kings Lynn. G.O. 229.

Use of Electric Bell on No.3 platform at Yarmouth

1903
Notice, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, "Telegrams for Midland Agents Which Should Circulate Over Post Office Wires', issued by Jno. J. Petrie, G.O. 1953. Copy, 2nd August 1907.

Telegrams for Midland Agents Which Should Circulate Over Post Office Wires

1907
Engine driver's ticket from Sutton Bridge Junction warning of Cross Keys Bridge being open, issued by Midland and Great Northern Railway

Engine driver's ticket from Sutton Bridge Junction warning of Cross Keys Bridge being open

1953
Five sets of amendment forms for Double Line Block Regulations Book issued by Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway.

Five sets of amendment forms

1917-1923
Platform indicator, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, finger post on octagonal base with slots in to provide storage for spare "fingers", painted green and cream.

Platform Indicator, Midland and Great Northern Joint Railways

c1893
Staff notice. Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. Bell or Gong Signals. (As provided in the Block Telegraph or Electric Train Tablet Regulations). January 1905. Black text on white background. Stuck to board with losses at corners.

Bell or gong signals

1905/01
Notice, re the closing of Signal Boxes during Saturday night and Sunday Morning, issued by Traffic Manager, Kings Lynn, Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee.

Staff notice, Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee

1903
Notice. Midland and Great Northern Railways Joint Committee. Signalmen. Scales of Pay & General Conditions. November 1913. Black text on white background. (From Wisbech St Mary Station). Stuck to paper and poorly trimmed at edges.

scales of pay

1913/11
Notice, instructions to be observed respecting the use of the Telephonic communication between Salisbury Road, Yarmouth Signal Box & Telegraph Office, issued by William Marriott, Engineer & Traffic Manager, King's Lynn, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. May 1903.

instructions to be observed respecting the use of telephonic communication

1903
Handbill. Midland and Great Northern Cheap Trips from Cromer (Beach Station) July 9th to October 31st, 1928. Details of train services between Cromer Links Halt and Kings Lynn, Melton Constable and Cromer Beach Head and North Walsham. White paper, printed in blue leaflet reference number 97LA.

midland and great northern cheap trips from Cromer

1928
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committee - Truck Act 1896. Notice mounted on cardboard, threaded with string, relates to the imposition of fines for 6 separate offences. Signed by JNO. J. Petrie, traffic manager.

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

1896
Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Committees notice entitled 'workmen's tickets (third class)'. With details of the tickets and availability. Issued in April 1927, Kings Lynn. Printed by Harrison and Sons Limited.

workmen's tickets

1927
Handbill, Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, "Interavailability of Rail and Bus Tickets Between Thorney, Eye Green and Peterboro' commencing August 1st 1930, With prices, Printed by the West Norfolk and King's Lynn newspaper company, 1930

Interavailability of Rail and Bus Tickets Between Thorney, Eye Green and Peterboro

1930
Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act 1896. Single sheet notice regarding the imposition of fines for 6 seperate offences. Signed by JNO. J. Petrie, traffic manager.

Notice: Midland & Great Northern Railway Joint Committe - Truck Act, 1896

1896