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Tailboard, North Eastern Railway

1880

Tailboard, British Railways, Mablethorpe Station, rectangular, metal, painted "BR Train Following", white letters on red background, on the other side, "Mablethorpe".

British Railways Mablethorpe Station tailboard

Tailboard, Highland Railway, oval metal, on one side "Engine Following", on the other "H.R.", black and white letters on red background.

Highland Railway engine following tailboard

Tailboard, Great Central Railway, New Holland Station, oval, wooden, painted "Train Following (New Holland)", white and black letters on red background.

Tailboard, Great Central Railway - New Holland Station

Tailboard, South Eastern Railway, Lydd Station, oval, metal, on one side "SER No.1", on the other "Lydd Station", white letters on red background.

Tailboard, South Eastern Railway - Lydd Station

Tailboard, Great Central Railway, Connahs Quay and Shotton, oval, wooden, on one side "Train Following", on the other, "GCR To be returned to Connahs Quay & Shotton", white and black letters on red background.

Tailboard, Great Central Railway - Connahs Quay and Shotton

Tailboard, Pullman Car Co, "Bournemouth Belle", wooden board with Pullman coat-of-arms.

Bournemouth belle tailboard

Tailboard, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, Dunton Green Station, oval, metal, on one side "SE&CR", on the other "Dunton Green Station", white letters on red background.

Tailboard, South Eastern & Chatham Railway - Dunton Green Station

Tailboard, Great Central Railway, New Holland Station, oval, wooden, painted on one side "Engine Following Return to New Holland", on the other, "Train Following" with star in the centre, white and black letters on red background.

Tailboard, Great Central Railway - New Holland Station

Tailboard, Highland Railway, oval, metal, on one side "Engine Following", on the other "H.R.", black and white letters on red background.

Highland Railway tailboard

Tailboard, Caledonian Railway, Oban Station, oval, metal frame with canvas centre, on one side "Engine Follows CR", on the other, "To be returned to No. 3 Oban", white and black letters on red.

Caledonian Railway Oban Station tailboard

Tailboard, Caledonian Railway, Bridge of Dun Station, oval, metal frame with canvas centre, on one side "Engine Follows CR", on the other, "This board must be returned to Bridge of Dun by first train No 1", white and black letters on red background.

Caledonian Railway Bridge of Dun Station tailboard

Tailboard, Caledonian Railway, Oban Station, oval, metal frame with canvas centre, on one side "To be returned to No 2 Oban by first train" on the other, "Special train to follow CR", white and black letters on red background.

Caledonian Railway tailboard

Tailboard, Caledonian Railway, Bridge of Dun Station, oval, metal frame with canvas centre, on one side "Engine Follows CR", n the other, "This board must be returned to Bridge of Dun by first train No 1", white and black letters on red background.

Caledonian Railway Bridge of Dun Station tailboard

Tailboard, British Railways (Eastern Region), "Tees-Tyne Pullman", wood, depicting Pullman Crest, London Kings Cross to Newcastle, 1948-1976.

Tailboard, British Railways - Tees-Tyne Pullman

Tailboard, Southern Railway, octagonal, metal, with the letter "P" on one side, white on red background.

Octagonal tailboard, Southern Railway

Tailboard, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, Tonbridge Station, metal oval, on one side "SE&CR", very faint, on the other "Tonbridge Station", brown letters, poor condition.

Tailboard, South Eastern & Chatham Railway - Tonbridge Station

Tailboard, North British Railway, "Train Following".

Tailboard, North British Railway - "Train Following"

Tailboard, Great Northern Railway, Spalding Station, rectangular, metal, on one side "GNR Train Following" and on the other "Spalding 4", black and white letters on red background.

Tailboard, Great Northern Railway - Spalding Station

Tailboard, Great Northern Railway, Leicster Traffic Department, rectangular, metal, on one side, "GNR Train Following", on the other, "Leicester Traffic Dept. 146", black and white letters on red background.

Great Northern Railway Leicester tailboard

Tailboard: Oval panel bearing Coat of Arms of HRH Prince Charles. From Royal Honeymoon Train of 29 July 1981. Overall: 553 mm x 392 mm x 15 mm.

Royal Honeymoon tailboard - HRH Prince Charles

1981

Tailboard: Oval panel bearing Coat of Arms of HRH Princess Diana. From Royal Honeymoon Train of 29 July 1981. Overall: 553 mm x 392 mm x 15 mm.

Royal honeymoon tailboard - HRH Princess Diana

1981

Tailboard, Great Northern Railway, Spalding Station, rectangular, metal, on one side "GNR Train Following", on the other "Spalding 1", black and white letters on red background.

Tailboard, Great Northern Railway - Spalding Station

Tailboard, Great Northern Railway, Spalding Station, rectangular, metal, on one side "GNR Train Following", on the other, "Spalding 3", black and white letters on red background.

Tailboard, Great Northern Railway - Spalding Station

Tailboard, London & North Eastern Railway, "Train Following".

Tailboard, London & North Eastern Railway - "Train Following"