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Audio cassette, 'Alf's Teeth' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

Audio cassette, 'Alf's Teeth' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

1985-11
Box of Assorted NAB Carts

Box of Assorted NAB Carts

circa 1979
Original sound recording 'Steam north of the River 1A'

Original sound recording 'Steam north of the River 1A'

1960-1970
cassette for Oric Atmos computer, 1984

cassette for Oric Atmos computer, 1984

1984
software cassette for Sinclair ZX Spectrum microcomputer, 1982-1985

software cassette for Sinclair ZX Spectrum microcomputer, 1982-1985

1984
Flight spare of the tape recorder flown on the Ariel VI satellite, 1979

Flight spare of the tape recorder flown on the Ariel VI satellite, 1979

1977-1979
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie. Sounds of a steam train and whistle, recorded in the North of River Clyde, likely in 1964. Handwritten note enclosed: Central low level Friday 2 October, day before withdrawal of passenger services. 0-22 3.57pm train to Dalmuir riverside starting from the station on the last day of the working; 22-301 On the footplate of 44898, on the train to Dumbarton Central, leaving low level at 4.42

Original sound recording 'Steam north of the River 1B'

1960-1970
Audio cassette titled 'The InterCity 21st Anniversary Album', issued by British Rail InterCity in April-May 1987, narrated by Sir Michael Hordern. Issued to mark the 21st anniversary of BR InterCity services and distributed on all InterCity trains.

Audio cassette, The InterCity 21st Anniversary Album

1987-04
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Unidentified steam train recording, recorded from the footplate (includes sound of fireman shovelling coal at the beginning of recording). Duration: 9 minutes

Original sound recording of unidentified steam train

1960-1970
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Unidentified steam recording, belibed to be recorded on a steam ship, likely a paddle steamer (potentially PS Waverley on Clyde river), includes recording of steam engine room (movement of pistons), bells (in engine room?), accordion music (buskers?), anchor, announcements to passengers (Scottish accent?), passenger voices in background, ship horn. Duration: 16 minutes

Original sound recording of unidentified steam ship

1960-1970
Cassette tape, magnetic tape in plastic casing with plastic box and card insert, 'Hancock's Parcel Service', comedy starring Trevor Bannister as Tony Hancock, written and produced by Infomericals for British Rail Red Star parcels services. Summarised "Anthony Aloysius Hancock has set himself up in opposition to Red Star. Unfortunately his trained carrier pigeons have ideas above their station." Recorded before a live audience on 22 Nov. 1985.

Audio cassette, 'Hancock's Parcel Service' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

1985-11
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie on 13 August 1964. Handwritten note enclosed: Terminus Glasgow’s terminal stations. Dull, dry 13 August 1964. Central. 0-12 11.19 electric M.U leaves station for the inner circle. 12-27 12.25 to Wemyss Bay leaving plat 12 behind 80061 the train emerges from beneath the echoing roof passes the microphone and [starts] off across the bridge. 27-39 Electric M.U departing for [Hellston?] with the 12.36. 40-57 73061 [Propels?] the coaches of the 1.5 to Gourock into plat 13. 57-78 Out of plat 12 comes the 12.50 to Gourock being 73075. 78-89 While D215 comes right into the station, the 80060 enters plat 12 with the 1.0 from Gourock. 89-95 80086 backs down into plat 12 96-112 73061 leaves plat 13 on 1.5 for Gourock while a diesel waits in the bay. 112-135 While an electric M.U leaves the station, 80086 passes on the 1.20 to Gourock from plat 12 a diesel M.U enters 13, then 80066 leaves light. 135-145 80066 leaves the station light. 145-159 80110 takes a train of empty stock out of the station St Enoch. 160-209 73063 leave on 2pm to Carlisle hardly has the train 9[entered?] the Clyde bridge when D[sl?] leaves, to the accompaniment of a ‘staff announcement’. 209-253 80024 leaves with coaches ex 11am Carlisle 253-264 44726 leaves light. Buchanan street. 264-308 A gaggle of ‘enthusiasts’ watches the 3.15pm for Dundee wave behind 45313 while 45214 simmers 2 platforms away

Original sound recording 'Terminus Glasgow’s terminal stations'

1964-08-13
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 3.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Side 1: unidentified steam train recordings. Side 2: recording of BBC radio broadcast from 11/02/1965, ‘The Awful Calamity’ story told by Eleanor Ransome (about the 1st railway death, William Huskisson, golden snuffbox offered by widow Mrs Huskisson to Doctor Ransome who tried to rescue Huskinson on the day). Duration: 37 minutes on each side.

Original sound recording of unidentified steam train and BBC radio broadcast 'The Awful Calamity'

1965
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 6.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 9.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
Balfour 8mm Rexette film striper, 1965-1970. Dual gauge. With two reels fitted. Sticker on front '18'. Balfour Photographic Equipment Company, Balfour Mews, London.

Balfour 8mm Rexette Film Striper

1965-1970
Cassette tape, magnetic tape in plastic casing with plastic box and card insert, 'Red Star over Whitehall', comedy starring Geoffrey Palmer, written and produced by Infomercials for British Rail Red Star parcels services. Summarised "Paranoia stalks the corridors of power when a junior official misinterprets the Red Stars on the parcels leaving the MI-9 department." Recorded before a live audience on 22 Nov. 1985.

Audio cassette, 'Red Star over Whitehall' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

1985-11
Cassette tape, magnetic tape in plastic casing with plastic box and card insert, 'The Farewell Party', comedy starring John Wells, written and produced by Infomercials for British Rail Red Star parcels services. Summarised "After thirty years of service to Plotkins, the trusty old despatch manager is retiring. Unfortunately, when the vino flows, so does the veritas." Recorded before a live audience on 22 Nov. 1985.

Audio cassette, 'The Farewell Party' produced for British Rail Red Star parcels services

1985-11
Cassette tape 'Travelling time: A miscellany in words, music and song', a compilation by Barry Took for British Rail, produced in 1984.

Audio cassette, 'Travelling Time'

1984
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Sound of a steam train including whistles, puffing and breaks screaming.

Original sound recording 'The East Fife Rail Tour'

1960-1970
Philips VC360 (V2000 format) video cassette tape. 2x3 hours tape recording time. Manufactured by Philips Electronics, 1981-1986. May be a VCC360 - check tape.

Philips VC360 V2000 Video Cassette Tape

1981-1986
Video cassettes, plastic casing and boxes, magnetic tape, card insets, collection of 29 promotional videos made or collected by GEC Traction Ltd. and GEC Alsthom. Subjects covered include Eurostar, Docklands Light Railway, ECML electrification, Hong Kong Metro, London Underground, equipment tests, water immersion tests on Networker motors etc. Includes some videos made by British Rail. Videos made 1980s to 1990s. VHS and Betacam SP formats.

GEC and GEC Alsthom promotional videos

1980s-1990s
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Sound of a train travelling on a windy day

Original sound recording 'Port Road Eastern section'

1960-1970
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in 1965. Sound of birds singing and a steam train in motion. Handwritten note enclosed: Mon 24 May 1965, Beside Loch Libo. 7.49 73106, D28 late, M.U, 45489

Original sound recording 'Beside Loch Libo, 1965'

1965-05-24
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 8.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 5.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
locomotive sounds; starting work; appointment as premium engine cleaner; transfer to Derby; Bourneville Depot; spare fireman; shunting; cleaning engines; conditions; first day as a fireman; fog; colleagues; permanent way work; railway horses; First World War ambulance trains; nature of traffic; incidents; engine drivers; chocolate freight; work of a spare fireman; nationalisation; cleaning tanks; wooden brake blocks; flat wheels; lodgings; firing; d.o.b. 1898-06-25; railway work 1927-1963. Derby; Bath; Saltleigh; Bourneville; Selly Oak; Birmingham; Cadbury's sidings; Camden shed; Kentish Town; Sand sidings; Walsall; Ryecroft shed; Holbeck; Lickey incline; Bristol; London Midland & Scottish (LMS); Great Western Railway; Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

King, Tom

circa 1991-1992
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 7.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
National Express Introduction, May 2008, promotional video of National Express Services: train, trams, buses, school buses, coaches, mini buses rental, footage illustrating various mode of transports offered, footage of busy stations, end slogan: National Express "making travel simpler" / National Express logo and DVD label

Promotional Video 'National Express Introduction'

2008
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Recording of worn out engine, voices of workers can be heard in background, unknown location/railway line; end of recording is slowly passing steam train (maybe freight?), including locomotives whistles. Duration: 11 minutes

Original sound recording 'Demolition Train'

1960-1970
One of seven Mellotron FX sound effects console audio tapes. Scotch 3M 229 Audio Recording Tape. Reel 4.

Mellotron FX Sound Effects Console Tape

1968-1972
DVDs, video cassettes, TV news coverage of the East Coast main line and franchise holders, circa 1996 to 2014. The videos and discs were compiled mainly by TNS Media Intelligence for GNER and later National Express East Coast. The clips cover the reporting of the East Coast main line, inlcuding GNER's winning and loss of the franchise, National Express gaining the franchise, break-downs, disruption, accidents including Great Heck (Selby) and Hatfield, GNER's competition with Grand Central, and 'feel good' coverage such as train travel to the Bollywood Oscars, GNER's opera aboard a train, and GNER's appearance in 'Cheese and Tomato Toasties', an episode of the children's programme 'Me Too!'. There are also two GNER internal discs, one on the refurbishment of the HSTs and a powerpoint on the new wifi service. 41 DVDs and 14 VHS cassettes.

TV and news coverage of the East Coast main line and franchise holders

circa 1996-2014
Sound recording of George Emms recounting the story of the death in a railway accident of Fred Clark, at Retford, 1st October 1932, (Mr. Emm's deceased wife's grandfather), cassette tape.

Audio cassette, 'Tragic story of Fred Clark', the story of a railway accident narrated by George Emms

2008
Sony D1L-94A 19mm Video Cassette Tape used to record Euroconcert 1996. For use with Sony DVR-18P D2 High Definition video recorder. Inscribed in felt tip pen 'Euroconcert 96 music'.

Sony D1L-94A 19mm Video Cassette Tape

circa 1996
Box containing 10 5 1/4 inch Programme Disks, made by IBM, United States, 1983. Includes DOS 1.1 (2 disk samples), Diagnostics, Easywriter 1.1, and Mulitplan demo disks

Ten 5 1/4 inch IBM programme disks, 1983

1983
Cassette tape, PET PACK, with Commodore software. Serial No 120880MP039, Strathclyde basic #1. For use with Commodore Pet 2001 Series personal computer.

PET PACK Computer Software

1977
Four cartons of reels of magnetic tape, for use with Balfour 8mm Rexette film striper, 1965-1970. 400 feet/800mm tape on plastic reels. Cartons marked Agfa FS.

Four Cartons of Superstripe Tape

1965-1970
2 edited videos, broadcast extracts about GNER jobs losses, 10/10/2006: BBC TV 1 North (Leeds and Sheffield) (Look North), including footage of York (Alan Whitehouse news correspondant, live in York), interviews with passenger (Georgina Mitchell), Chris Cheek (Editor, Rail Industry Monitor), Allen Heath (RMT Rail Union), Jonathan Metcalfe (Chief executive GNER) ; BBC TV 1 North East (Look North) including footage of Newcastle station, interviews with passengers, Allen Heath (RMT Rail Union) and Jonathan Metcalfe (Chief executive GNER) ; 9min30 total / With note on case: incomplete DVD, and list of clips on seperate sheet inside the case

TV news coverage 'GNER Jobs losses'

2006-10-10
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1, User John Adams, 03/04/1964 ; 31 ; District Engineer Saloon ; Journey between Shrewsbury and Saltley with Mr Rees the district engineer, 11 bands including 2min35sec interview

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'District engineer saloon'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1 ; 33 ; No. 70016 Ariel goes to Stafford ; Return yo John Adams

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '70016 Ariel foes to Stafford'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 2 , User John Adams, 29/07/1964 ; Festiniog Railway ; Take 1. Booking office sounds ; 2. ME backing onto train at harbour ; 3. ME leaving harbour with 2:15pm ; 4. Prince passing signal on [WB] ; 5. ME approaching and stopping at Pewryn ;6. ME leaving Pewryn

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Festiniog Railway'

1964
BBC Recording service label, reel 2 ; NBR [North British Railway?] ; 25

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" (acetate + polyester base) 'NBR'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1, User John Adams, 16/09/1963 ; Newcastle Central station ; Take 1. J72 [… movement] ; 2. [N/Cle - Newcastle] […] ; 24

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Newcastle Central station'

1963
BBC Recording service label, User John Adams, 26/09/1964 ; E ; Take 1. TR Special Talerddig bank (4555 and Manor) ; 2. Welshpool shunting (Llanfair) ; 3. Welshpool leaving Llanfair ; 4. Welshpool [approach and pass] ; 6. Welshpoll approach Castle Caereinion ; Welshpool locomotive 'Earl'

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Welshpool & Llanfair'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Q6, User John Adams, 09/1963 ; 29 ; Q6 Ashington to Cambois, Blythe, Shunting at Ashington [Cam], ascending bank at [Cam], arriving at [P…] 63386 / Typed note enclosed: Q6 63386 ; 1. Taking empties to top of yard ; 2. Running light back to Marshalling Yard and waiting for instruction ; 3. Procceding light intoyard to pick up van ; 4. Shunting van ; 5. Backing on to load ; 6. Taking load (blowing off stops half way through tape) ; 7. Working hard on bank in Colliery and easing off at top prior to taking on brake vam ; 8. Restarting having picked up van and running free after getting train under way ; 9. Check for signals and pulling away ; 10. Shunting off train

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Q6'

1963
Various handwritten notes crossed over on case / Handwritten note: [Idonea] - Soups 18/10/1971 ; Severn and Wye, 4079 [Beoyul] / Location: South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Severn and Wye 4079'

1971
Handwritten note on case: For Mr Whitehouse, 7 1/2 ips, Q. Mother at University

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" (acetate base) 'Queen Mother at University'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. KLO 67880, User: Orient Express, 09/11/1964 ; Take 1: Run into Beograd (long) diesel ; Take 2: English/Italian [Barter Coffee]-Trieste ; Take 4: Milan-Trieste-Venezia and intermediary stations ; Take 5: Announcements, Platform chat / Location: Serbia (?), Italy

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Orient Express'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Last two LNWR engines in service SLS Special 49430 and 49371, User: PBW, 12/12/1964 ; Take 1: Two 0-8-0s on Soho Bank 49430 and 49371 and 10 ; Take 2: 44575 [… with freight 20 waggons] ; Take 3: 48592 on coal train 30 waggons 44696 [down] ; Take 4: Two 0-8-0s coming up again ; Take 5: [Leaving Saltley] ; Take 6: Climbing up to Camp Hill, Starts after taking water at Camp Hill, running towards Lifford ; Note on top of case: "To J.A 26/12/1964" / Reel on spool is not lengthy / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Last two LNWR engines in service'

1964