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Headboard, The Night Scotsman

Headboard, The Night Scotsman

Headboard - Cathedrals Express

Headboard - Cathedrals Express

Cast aluminium headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region) - Scarborough Spa Express

Cast aluminium headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region) - Scarborough Spa Express

1968-1985

Headboard, Prince of Wales feathers - London & South Western Railway

Headboard, Prince of Wales feathers - London & South Western Railway

Headboard, Wreath for Locomotive Hauling Queen Victoria's Funeral Train

Headboard, Wreath for Locomotive Hauling Queen Victoria's Funeral Train

1901

Royal Coat-of-Arms Headboard, North Eastern Railway

Royal Coat-of-Arms Headboard, North Eastern Railway

1900

Painted head board from a hospital bed

Painted head board from a hospital bed

1601-1800

Flying Scotsman headboard, probably made Doncaster BR works, 1969. Used on the Flying Scotsman locomotive en-route to Liverpool and in the USA. Object letters follow pattern of the original 1928 Edinburgh (Haymarket) headboard.

Flying Scotsman Headboard

1969

Headboard (replica), London & North Eastern Railway, "Flying Scotsman", A4-type black letters on white background, between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, officially adopted in 1923, ran non-stop to Newcastle from 1927 and non-stop to Edinburgh from 1928. This is a replica of the headboard designed by Eric Gill and attached to the train 21st Nov. 1932.

Replica headboard, Flying Scotsman

1978

British Rail train headboard "The Merchant Venturer", recovered from British Rail Engineering Ltd. Swindon

Headboard, "The Merchant Venturer"

Headboard, Travellers-Fare: '100 Years of Train Catering'. Semi-circular board, white with red and gold lettering.

Headboard, Travellers Fare

1979

Headboard, Great Eastern Railway, cast iron, royal coat-of-arms.

Royal coat-of-arms headboard, Great Eastern Railway

1862-1923

Headboard, British Railways, Hull Executive, wooden, three gold and one black crowns, mounted on board.

Hull Executive headboard

Headboard, British Rail (London Midland Region) & British Rail (Southern Region), "Cunard Special" (Polished letters on red background).

Cunard Special headboard

Headboard, Travellers-Fare: '100 Years of Train Catering'. Semi-circular board, white with red & gold lettering.

Headboard, Travellers Fare

Headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region), 'Ivatt Atlantic Special 1902-1950' depicting engine, for last run of Ivatt 4-4-2 in service.

Ivatt Atlantic Special headboard

1950

Headboard, wooden panel, blue with oval centre panel bearing Prince of Wales Crest, from Royal Honeymoon Train of 29 July 1981.

Headboard, Royal Honeymoon Train

1981

Headboard, Mayflower.

Headboard, Mayflower

Headboard, Royal Coat-of-Arms, Great Eastern Railway, carried by the train which conveyed the Duke and Duchess of York from Liverpool Street, London to Wolferton, for Sandringham, following their wedding in July 1893.

Royal Coat of Arms, Great Eastern Railway

1893

Headboard, Prince of Wales feathers, 3-dimensional, papier mache, painted gold.

Headboard, Prince of wales feathers

1860-1999

Headboard, Great Northern Railway Royal Train. Reputed to have been carried by Great Northern Loco No.1. Wood.

Great Northern Railway Royal Train Headboard

1846-1922

Locomotive headboard, armorial, Lord Roberts of Kandahar, motto 'Virtute et Valore', probably made ca. 1890, ex British Rail Engineering Ltd, Swindon, 1988.

Locomotive armorial headboard, Lord Roberts of Kandahar

circa 1890

Headboard, French shield surmounted by French and British flags "RF".

French headboard

Headboard, "Glasgow-London The Electric Scots", British Rail, (West Coast Main Line) , c1974, wooden, painted white letters on blue.

Glasgow-London The Electric Scots headboard, British Rail

1974

Headboard, British Rail (Eastern Region), 'Great Northern Railway 1850-1950' depicting portrait of Edmund Denison from centenary express - 100 yrs Kings Cross - Doncaster. 50" diam.

Headboard, Great Northern Railway

Headboard, British Railways (Southern Region), "Golden Arrow", electric locomotive type, fibre-glass, gold letters on black, London Victoria to Folkestone and Dover, in connection with sailings for Calais and La Fleche d'Or for Paris, (Southern Railway 1929-1939), British Railways (Southern Region) 1948-1972.

Fibre glass headboard, Golden Arrow, British Railways

1948-1972

Headboard, ER II, commemorative headboard for the coronation of Elizabeth II, 1957. From Haymarket.

Commemorative Headboard for Coronation of Elizabeth II

1957

Headboard, bufferbeam, Vive le President, relating to French Presidential visit, probably post First World War.

Headboard, bufferbeam, Vive le President

Headboard, wreath used on locomotive hauling Queen Victoria's funeral train.

Headboard, Wreath for Locomotive Hauling Queen Victoria's Funeral Train

1901

Headboard, Southern Railway, wooden circular headboard with miniature flags of USA, Britain & Canada, carried by Engine No 718 hauling a special train between Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour for Royal Visit to Canada & USA 6 May 1939. Measurements overall: 33 mm, 1370 mm.

Canadian Royal Visit headboard

1939

Headboard, British Rail, "The 1000th Grain Train", wooden, two red flags with crests surmounted on board as well as blue 1000.

Headboard, "1000th Grain Train"

Headboard, "R.F." with fasces, circular wooden headboard, carried by special train for State visit of President Albert Labrun to London on 17 March 1939. Also carried by Merchant Navy Class No. 35019 'French Line' for the State visit of President Vincent Auriol on the 7 March 1950.

Wooden headboard, 'R.F.'

1939

Headboard 'Go Merrymaker', white lettering on green background for special excursions using Class 33 locomotives

Headboard, 'Go Merrymaker'

1970-1975

Carved painted head board from a hospital bed, Austrian, 17th-18th century

Painted head board from a hospital bed

1601-1800

Headboard, London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), 'AIRDRIE / HYNDLAND', double-sided black on cream.

Airdrie/Hyndland headboard

Headboard, British Railways, "Last 2000 hp DIESEL LONDON-NORWICH progress by INTERCITY", carried by diesel-electric Type 4 Class 40 locomotive No D200 on its final run in 1988.

British Railways headboard - last 2000 hp diesel

1988

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Welshman", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Portmadoc, summer service, London Midland & Scottish Railway / British Railways (London Midland Region) 1927-1966.

Headboard - The Welshman

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "CTAC Scottish Tours Express", polished letters on red background, [Creative Tourist Agents Conference - consortium of 9 UK travel agents and firms which chartered special trains from 1933-39 and 1945-1968].

Headboard - CTAC Scottish Tours Express

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Shamrock", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Liverpool Lime St., 1954-1966.

Headboard - The Shamrock

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Norseman", polished letters on navy backgrond with crest of Newcastle & crest of Viking ship, between London Kings Cross and Newcastle (Tyne Commission Quay), (London & North Eastern Railway 1931-1939), British Railways (Eastern Region) 1950-c.1965.

Headboard - Norseman

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "Robin Hood", polished letters on red background, London St. Pancras to Nottingham, 1959-1967.

Headboard - Robin Hood

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Heart of Midlothian", polished letters on pale blue background, between London kings Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Perth, 1951-1968.

Headboard - Heart of Midlothian

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "CONDOR" (containers door-to-door), fitted freight train between Somers Town (London) and Gushetfaulds (Glasgow), c1959-1967.

Headboard - Condor

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The West Riding", metal headboard, red and black with Royal Crest, special board carried during Coronation year 1953, between London Kings Cross, Leeds Central and Bradford Exchange.

Headboard - The West Riding

1953

Headboard, British Rail (London Midland Region), "The Thames-Clyde Express", polished letters on red background, between London St. Pancras and Glasgow St. Enoch, (introduced by London Midland & Scottish Railway 1927), British Railways (London Midland Region) 1949-1975.

Headboard - Thames Clyde Express

Headboard, British Railways (London Midland Region), "The Mid-Day Scot", polished letters on red background, between London Euston and Glasgow Central (London Midland & Scottish Railway 1927), restored by British Railways (London Midland Region) 1949-1966.

Headboard - The Mid-Day Scot

Headboard,British Railways (Eastern Region), "The East Anglian", polished letters and crests of London and the Kingdom of East Anglia on royal blue background, between London Liverpool St. and Norwich Thorpe, (London & North Eastern Railway 1937-1939, reintroduced 1946), British Railways (Eastern Region) 1948-1962.

Headboard - The East Anglian

1948

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "The Fair Maid", polished letters on navy blue background, London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley and Perth, an extension and renaming of the "Morning Talisman" 1957.

Headboard - Fair Maid

Headboard, British Railways (Eastern Region),"The Capitals Limited", polished letters on navy blue background with crests of London & Edinburgh, between London Kings Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen 1949-1953, renamed "The Elizabethan".

Headboard - Capitals Limited

Headboard, British Railways (Western Region), "The Mayflower", brown letters on cream surmounted by a ship, between London Paddington and Plymouth, 1957-1965, 1970-1971, 1984-1985.

Headboard - The Mayflower