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Artificial arm, below-elbow prosthesis

Artificial arm, below-elbow prosthesis

1895-1904
Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

1907-1917
Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

1907-1917
Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

Model of LNWR Third Class railway carriage

1907-1917
Model LNWR luggage carriage, c 1912

Model LNWR luggage carriage, c 1912

1907-1917
Cut-away model of the T.S. 'Olympic', 1910-1937

Cut-away model of the T.S. 'Olympic', 1910-1937

1910-1937
Model of a Second World War canteen lorry, England, 1939-1945

Model of a Second World War canteen lorry, England, 1939-1945

1939-1945
Model Railway carriage; London & North Eastern Railway 1st class sleeper

Model Railway carriage; London & North Eastern Railway 1st class sleeper

1932
Model London & North Western Railway carriage

Model London & North Western Railway carriage

1907-1917
Model of HMS 'Vanguard'

Model of HMS 'Vanguard'

1951
Wooden casing and capping for electrical cables

Wooden casing and capping for electrical cables

1895
Model of 'Ben Ocean Lancer' drillship

Model of 'Ben Ocean Lancer' drillship

1980
Model LNER steam locomotive "Arsenal", c 1939

Model LNER steam locomotive "Arsenal", c 1939

1934-1944
Model of a Second World War canteen lorry, England, 1939-1945

Model of a Second World War canteen lorry, England, 1939-1945

1939-1945
Homeopathic medicine chest, Northamptonshire, England, 1801-1900

Homeopathic medicine chest, Northamptonshire, England, 1801-1900

1801-1900
Wooden casing and capping for electrical cables

Wooden casing and capping for electrical cables

1895
North British Station Hotel Glasgow

North British Station Hotel Glasgow

Royal Station Hotel Newcastle on Tyne

Royal Station Hotel Newcastle on Tyne

Camden cycle, occupational therapy device, Northampton, England 1930-1970

Camden cycle, occupational therapy device, Northampton, England 1930-1970

1930-70
Zetland Hotel Saltburn-by-the-sea

Zetland Hotel Saltburn-by-the-sea

Northampton Plating Company Three Valve Loudspeaker

Northampton Plating Company Three Valve Loudspeaker

1928-1933
Martin's Retouching Dye

Martin's Retouching Dye

Four row

Four row

1960
Two row, taper roller bearing, for 1/2" diam. shaft

Two row, taper roller bearing, for 1/2" diam. shaft

1960
Single row, taper roller bearing, for 3/4" diam. shaft

Single row, taper roller bearing, for 3/4" diam. shaft

1960
Single row, taper roller bearing for 13/16" diam. shaft

Single row, taper roller bearing for 13/16" diam. shaft

1960
Straddle Carrier from Working Model of a PACECO 'Portainer' Dockside Container Crane

Straddle Carrier from Working Model of a PACECO 'Portainer' Dockside Container Crane

1973
Model of the T.S. 'Normandie'

Model of the T.S. 'Normandie'

1932-1947
Model of Sunbeam-Talbot 10 h.p. saloon motor car

Model of Sunbeam-Talbot 10 h.p. saloon motor car

1946
Model London Midland & Scottish Railway steam locomotive, c 1937

Model London Midland & Scottish Railway steam locomotive, c 1937

1932-1942
Half-sectional model of the T.S. 'Olympic'

Half-sectional model of the T.S. 'Olympic'

1910-1937
Dressing forceps

Dressing forceps

1831-1870
Model London Midland & Scottish Railway steam locomotive "Compound", c 1935

Model London Midland & Scottish Railway steam locomotive "Compound", c 1935

1930-1940
Child's red typewriter, Mettoy 'Prefect', ca. 1965. (Victoria & Albert Museum number B.203-1993).

Child's red typewriter

circa 1965
Model railway carriage, gauge `1' tinplate, GWR clerestory bogie brake No.1334, by Carrette, Germany, for Bassett-Lowke, Northampton, c.1910

Model of Great Western Railway carriage, c 1910

1905-1915
Model steam locomotive, 1/16 scale, Highland Railway, `Clan' class 4-6-0 No. 54 "Clan Chattan" in LMS livery as No.14766, prototype built 1921, model probably built by Bassett-Lowke Ltd., Northampton, c 1930.

Model steam locomotive "Clan Chattan", c 1930

1925-1935
Model steam locomotive, 2 1/2" gauge, paraffin-fired live steam, London & North Western Railway 4-4-0 No 238 "F W Webb", by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Model of LNWR steam locomotive "F W Webb", c 1912

1907-1917
Model steam locomotive, scale 1:8, working, George Stephenson's Killingworth locomotive (1815-20) with tender and rails, made by Twining Models Ltd.

Killingworth locomotive model

1927
Model railway carriage, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 1:12 scale, 1st class 12-wheeled bogie sleeping car No.352, flush-panelled prototype, built May 1937, by Bassett-Lowke Ltd, Northampton for Paris Exhibition 1937. Overall: 330 mm x 1850 mm x 240 mm.

1st class 12-wheeled bogie sleeping car No.352

1937
Model railway carriage, gauge `1' tinplate, GWR Clerestory bogie brake No.1334, by Carrette, Germany, for Bassett-Lowke, Northampton, c1910.

Model of Great Western Railway carriage, c 1910

1905-1915
Model steam locomotive, 2 1/2" gauge, paraffin-fired live steam, London & North Western Railway 4-6-0 No 66 'Experiment', by Bassett-Lowke, c 1912.

Live steam model of locomotive 'Experiment'

1907-1917
Model Railway Carriage, 1/12 scale, London & North Eastern Railway end vestibule corridor composite, No.1524, built 1932 by Bassett-Lowke Limited, fitted with `Flying Scotsman' destination board.

London & North Eastern Railway end vestibule composite

1932
Model railway carriage, London Midland & Scottish Railway, 1:12 scale, 1st class corridor vestibule carriage, as used on the 'Royal Scot' service, portion of the roof is cut away, built August 1932, by Bassett-Lowke Ltd, Northampton. Overall: 330 mm x 1570 mm x 255 mm.

Model railway carriage - 1st class, Royal Scot

1931
Model steam locomotIve, 7mm semi-scale, London & North Eastern Railway, 4-6-2 No.4476 `Royal Lancer', by Bassett-Lowke, England, c 1939. Overall: 520 mm; locomotive: 95 mm x 330 mm x 70 mm; tender: 85 mm x 195 mm x 70 mm.

Model steam locomotive "Royal Lancer", London & North Eastern Railway, c 1939

1934-1944
Model steamship cabin, scale 1:4, de luxe sleeping cabin on London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) steamer TSS 'Duke of Lancaster', built by William Denny & Bros, Dumbarton, 1928, withdrawn 1956. Model ex-LMS loan collection, made by Bassett-Lowke Limited, Northampton.

Model of Cabin TSS 'Duke of Lancaster' steamship, London Midland & Scottish Railway

Oral history interview with Mark Causebrook, conducted and recorded by Theo Steel at the interviewee's home in Northampton on 17 June 2018. Duration: 3 hr. 4 min. 28 sec. Planning Office British Rail: London Midland Region London Division; Staff Entrant Management Trainee; traffic management; Rocket 150 celebrations; Motorail Kensington Olympia closure; preparing for Thameslink coal management unit; miners' strike; privatisation of subsidiaries; British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL); British Transport Hotels; investigating General Electric (GE) and General Motors (GM) freight locomotives; Regional Railways North East (RRNE); TransPennine; matrix management; John Edmonds (Director Regional Railways); Transport Users Consultative Committee (TUUC); West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE); Class 14x Pacers; stopping single tracking; Settle & Carlisle line closure; Leadership 500; Sector Director Regional Railways Central (RRC); scale of operations; leadership team; staff relationships and pay; vertical integration; opinions on RRC; Class 158; 1992 election; separation of track and trains; profit centres; train operating units (TOUs); privatisation process; First Group and National Express bids; Centro/West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE); Dean Finch; National Express Central bid cost reductions; Passenger Service Requirement (PSR); Railtrack/Network Rail; National Express finances; joining Go Ahead; Thameslink; London Bridge issues; work with First Class Partnerships (FCP); rolling stock companies (ROSCOs)

Mark Causebrook interviewed by Theo Steel

2018-06-17
Model steam locomotive, O gauge tinplate, 3rd rail electric, BR 0-6-0 No.61493, by Bassett-Lowke, England, c.1955

Model steam locomotive, c 1955

1950-1960
Model steam locomotive, 7mm semi-scale, London Midland Scottish 4-6-0 No.5701, "Conqueror", by Bassett-Lowke, England, c 1939.

Model LMS 'Conqueror" steam locomotive, c 1939

1934-1944
Four Timken roller bearings Types TQO, TDO, TSS and TSG; 1960.

Four Timken roller bearings Types TQO

1960
Model steam locomotive, O gauge tinplate, spirit-fired, BR 2-6-0 No.4290 `Enterprise' by Bassett Lowke, England, c 1960.

Model steam locomotive "Enterprise", c 1960

1955-1965