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Three-colour signal lamp

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Guard's handlamp, Great Northern Railway - Royal Train No.1

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1870-1910

Handlamp, British Railway (Midland Region), Fogman's four aspect handlamp, standard flat topped design embossed "BR(M)" on near side and stamped "Made by BLAYDON B'Ham".

British Railway (midland region) fogman's hand lamp

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1948-1975

London & North Western Railway Assistant Superintendent Swansea handlamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Hand lamp, Great Eastern Railway, Wolferton Station Master. 3 aspect handlamp, c 1875. Overall: 310 mm x 150 mm x 240 mm.

wolferton station master hand lamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1870-1880

Handlamp, Great Central Railway, Inspector's sliding knob type handlamp, 3-aspect, small size bullseye stamped GCR on nearside and 16199 on offside, red, stamped brass plate GCR 16199, Immingham, GCR rape oil reservoir. Overall: 265 mm x 185 mm x 125 mm.

Handlamp, Great Central Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, 3-aspect Guard's handlamp, Brown & Jones Patent. J. Cowdy manufacturer no. 15595. Overall: 332 mm x 210 mm x 153 mm.

Handlamp, 3-aspect Guard's handlamp, Brown & Jones Patent

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Stockton & Darlington Railway. S&D Rly 3 aspect Guards handlamp, rape oil burner, wire back and top handles. Dimensions: 300mm high

Guards handlamp, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Railway handlamp, British Railway, 3-aspect black standard hand lamp, embossed 'B.R.'.

British Railways standard hand lamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, North Eastern Railway. Guard's standard 3-aspect hand lamp. Rear sheet metal looped handle, tall top with wire handle embossed NER. Plate on body, stamped NER Co inside front lens case.

Guard's standard 3-aspect handlamp, North Eastern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Furness Railway, 3-aspect Guard's handlamp, black fluted metal with brass trim. Inscribed in the brass "FRC No.1" and "Messengers Patent Corrugatd Lamp". Dimensions: 300x180mm

3-aspect Guard's handlamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Stockton & Darlington Rly, 4-aspect handlamp with S&D Rly Body and NER Top. Rectangular front glass has been replaced by round case. Dimensions: 300mm high

Handlamp, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Northern Railway, 3-aspect with flat strips of glass, 'push-in' reservoir, fluted top cap, later stamped 'L&NER' on expanding cone and reservoir, belonged to Bill Benson who started his railway career as a drayman at Bradford Exchange, then a porter, shunter and finally passenger guard, 1919-2007.

Great Northern Railway handlamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Policeman's, bullseye - sliding knob type - double fluted top, paraffin reservoir. Dimensions: 8"x3 1/4" diam.

Handlamp, Policeman's - sliding knob type

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Midland Railway. Large MR Guard's 3-aspect handlamp. Rape oil glasses applegreen and cherry, double skinned, GWR style reservoir modified to take paraffin. Brass plate "Midland Railway S3&4A". Painted on body "MR "Telegraph Linesmain Mangolsfield". Dimensions: 12x8x6"

Handlamp, Midland Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, London Transport, guard's 3-aspect handlamp, painted red, embossed 'LT'.

Guards handlamp, London Transport

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Lamp, Norfolk & Suffolk Committee, Fogman's lamp, 4-aspect. Midland Pattern, elliptical brass plate on side embossed "N&SC 1916 Newstead Lane Signal Box". LNER-E reservoir. Dimensions: 12" high, 4 1/2"diam.

Fogman's lamp, Norfolk & Suffolk Committee

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, York & Newcastle Rly, 3-aspect Guards handlamp, large elliptical plate on offside embossed "York & Newcastle Railway - manufactured by F. Bass & Co., Albion Works, Liverpool St. Birmingham. Small plate added in middle of badge "35". Dimensions: 300mm high

York & Newcastle Rly, 3-aspect Guards handlamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Hull & Selby Rly Co., three aspect guard's handlamp with side door, door embossed plate with "Hull & Selby Rly Co. Manufactured by Lowe & Bass, Albion Works, Liverpool St, Birmingham". Circular embossed button like brass plate on door stamped "27". Dimensions: 300mm high

Hull & Selby Rly Co., three aspect guard's handlamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

London, Midland & Scottish Railway signalman's three-colour hand oil lamp, fitted with a burner of later date marked BR/LMR.

Handlamp from London, Midland & Scottish Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Handlamp, Great Western Railway.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway, from horse cart or road motor, with maker's mark "Linley & Co London & Birmingham" patent 1914.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway, from horse cart or road motor.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Lancashire &Yorkshire Railway. 3-aspect Guard's handlamp, standard pattern stamped "P8469". "Permanent Way Depot MIRFIELD L&YR". L&Y reservoir modified for paraffin burner, blue glass slotted

Handlamp, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, North Eastern Railway, Policeman's bullseye lantern with rotating 2-fluted fop and rape oil burner - Cowl fitted round bullseye. Dimensions: 185mm high, 100mm diam.

Policeman's bullseye lantern, North Eastern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway. With G.W.R embossed in badge form on front.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway, 3-aspect Guard's handlamp.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Cromford & High Peak Railway, Standard LNWR pattern 3-aspect Guard's handlamp, stamped on near side "LOCO CROMFORD C & HP RY 10". Stamped on offside "LNWR ET 10". Copper front cone with fore and aft, rape oil burner, very flat on top. Reducing cone stamped "LNWR Car Dept Wolverton ET". Dimensions: 330mm high

Cromford & High Peak Railway handlamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Guard's lamp, 3-aspect,London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, issued to Guard R.F. Bailey, Bognor, c.1922, complete with 5 spare wicks, two spare front glasses and 5 spare coloured glasses. Painted black. Overall: 312 mm x 140 mm x 215 mm.

Guard's lamp, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

1917-1927

Handlamp, Lancaster & Carlisle Rly, 3-aspect Guard's handlamp "Messenger" non-fluted pattern with square front glass - plated on one side with embossed company & Manufacturers plate, stamped "A6507" - stamped on offside "WREAY" - from Wreay Station.

Handlamp "Messenger", Lancaster & Carlisle Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, LNER/GER, Three aspect handlamp with sliding knob colour change "Contract D&C of Aug. 1927" stamped on reducing cone "Loco Stratford - 4973" - rear handle missing.

Handlamp, London & North Eastern Railway and Great Eastern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1927

Handlamp, Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway, 3-aspect Guard's handlamp with brass plate inscribed "No.1 S&MR". Dimensions: 320x230mm (12 3/4"x9").

Handlamp, Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, MR, Policeman's bullseye lamp, 2 fluted rotating top, uncowled bullseye. Paraffin burner with knob protruding adjacent to the door, stamped "MR Co" on offside body. Dimensions: 7"x3" diam.

Handlamp, MR, Policeman's bullseye lamp, 2 fluted rotating t

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Policeman's - sliding knob type, double fluted top, flared front cone with bullseye, paraffin reservoir. Dimensions: 8"x3 1/4" diam.

Handlamp, Policeman's type

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Police handlamp, bullseye. Trade mark "The Crescent Lamp" Dolan & Co. Vauxhall London. Paraffin, brown glaze finish. Dimensions: 3 1/4"x4"x6 1/4".

Police bullseye handlamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Hand lamp, LNWR. Standard pattern with copper front cone and non-flip top stamped "LNWR Car Dept. Wolverton" brass plate "LNW P.Way Dept. Greenore". Drop-in dome-topped, 2 tube rape oil burner stamped "LNW JS" on its top. Dimensions: 13"x5" diam.

Hand lamp, London & North Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Northern Railway, large handlamp with integral reservoir, 3-aspect modified to frogman's, original apple green glass, 2 fluted top with flat sided top handle. GNR embossed plate on nearside "SLEAFORD No.11". Copper plate "DUNMOW"" on front cone.

Handlamp, Great Northern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway, from horse cart or road motor, with maker's mark "Linley & Co London & Birmingham" 1916 patent.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway, 3-aspect Guard's handlamp. Lamp can display both a red light and white light

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway, 3-aspect Guard's handlamp.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Cheshire Lines Committee, policeman's handlamp with bullseye lens and black-out shutter. Paraffin burner, stamped "CLC" twice on body. Brass plate on front "Trade Mark The Crescent Lamp Patent", brass plate on back "Dolan & Co Vauxhall London". Dimensions: 160mm high

Cheshire Lines Committee policeman's handlamp

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Fogman's lamp, GN & GER. Black metal lamp marked "GN & GER 29" with embossed brass plates "No.2 NOCTON" "DUNMON" and "Petroleum". It has 2 handles one at back on other on top which operates 4 aspect inner casing red/green/amber/clear. Dimensions: 305x160x220mm.

Metal handlamp, Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Southern Railway, large 4-aspect "Setting back" handlamp, London & South Western Railway style with box back and pivotting rear wire handles. Front lens cone with top and flat sided curved top handle. Body stamped S(E)R. Elliptical brass plate on nearside of reducing cone "1536" - Circular LSWR style reservoir stamp S(E)R, screw in type burner

Handlamp, Southern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, S.R. Three Aspect handlamp with brass plate "W.T. Feaine Esq". W.T. Feaine was station master at Brighton and Victoria. Dimensions: 280mm high.

Handlamp, Southern Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway, from horse cart or road motor, with maker's mark "Linley & Co London & Birmingham" 1915 patent.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, Great Western Railway, from horse cart or road motor.

Handlamp, Great Western Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Handlamp, BR, standard BR flat topped 3-aspect guard's handlamp (up to 1960s) embossed nearside BR and stamped "Made by BLAYDON B'ham". Dimensions: 290mm high x 110mm diam. at base.

Handlamp, British Railways

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

1960-1969

Handlamp, Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway, safety handlamp.

Safety handlamp, Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway

Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings