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Three engineering drawings showing proposed design for British Rail float for the City of London Lord Mayors Procession 1980 and 1982. Design incorporates slogans this is the age of the train 'British Rail Supports The City: 400, 000 Commuters daily' 'intercity 125', 'railrover vouchers', depicts Stephenson's Rocket and double arrow Regional Architect, Chief Architect's Department, British Railways Board, Hudson House, York drawn by CP and RTD

City of London Lord Mayors Procession Proposed Float

1980-1982

Notice regarding the opening of line between Low Moor and Mirfield on the Cleckheaton Branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. A timetable for trains in both directions is also featured. The document is made from paper backed onto linen.

L&YR notice

1848

Ground plans of railway stations of the Great Western Railway on Oxford-Worcester- Wolverhampton line, dated 1882-1887, 19 plans. These plans are ink and colour wash on linen, each plan multi-hinged to fold to 24 x 34cm. Scale of most is 1" : 40'. Uniformly bound in brown cloth with station name in gilt on upper board. All but two bear initials H.G.W.

Great Western Railway Ground Plans

1882-1887

Clock, from the day compartment of railway carriage, London & North Western Railway, Queen Victoria's Saloon, built Wolverton Works, 1869, consisting of clock case, clock face, fitting padding trim and wadding.

Clock from Queen Victoria's Saloon

1869

Portfolio of original and blue print general arrangement locomotive drawings from various companies collected by Sir William McAlpine. Most drawings are signed by chief mechanical engineers responsible. Includes drawings for locomotives from Great Southern Railway (Ireland), Great Southern & Western Railway (Ireland), Grand Trunk Railway (Cananda) Great Northern Railway, Great Eastern Railway, London, Chatham and Dover Railway, Rhodesia Railways (built by North British Locomotive Company), London and North Western Railway, as well as the Para Central De Aragon (Spain) 2-8-2+2-8-2 Garratt locomotive, 4-6-2 Type 10 locomotive for Belgian Railways.

McAlpine Drawing Collection

1849-1940

Hand towel, British Rail, white linen with red band marked 'BR'.

British Rail hand towel

1950-1959

c30 large format files of drawings for steam locomotives, tenders, boilers and other components and arrangements, produced by the Vulcan Foundry drawing office. Includes drawings in folders sorted by component type as well as folders covering specific locomotive orders. Most drawings dated between 1935 and 1956. Includes drawings for the Chinese National Railways 4-8-4 KF class, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Liberation Class, the LNER B1 class, Nigerian Railways River Class, Victorian Railways J Class, as well as for locomotives for Indian Government Railways, Ministry of Supply, Burma Railways, Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway, Turkish State Railway, Gold Coast Railway, Argentine Railways, Queensland Government Railways, Tasmanaian Government Railways, Egyptian State Railways, East African Railways, Iranian State Railways, Iraqi Railways, Antofagasta Railway (Chili and Bolivia), North Borneo Railway and Nyasaland. Most folders include an index of drawings. Some folders are incomplete.

Vulcan Foundry Drawings

1935-1956

Teatowel, linen, London & North Western Railway, 1910-1924

London & North Western Railway tea towel

1910-1924

North Eastern Railway construction and engineering drawings showing Sherburn House to Durham, Plan no.4 of engineering work, fencing, track etc.; Manors to Heaton, Cook Street Bridge as built; Details of Columns, ink on linen-backed tracing paper, no date, 3 drawings.

North Eastern Railway construction and enigneering drawings

circa 1854-circa 1923

Map, England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland, Geological, c. 1840, 10 inches : 3/4 mile, coloured, James Wyld, paper backed line.

Map, England, Scotland

1840

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