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Steam locomotive, number 1217, Great Eastern Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1905

Match Truck, London & North Eastern Railway, No DE320952, built Stratford 1926, match truck for the Cravens 25ton steam breakdown crane, which replaced a six-wheel crane runner sometime during BR days.

LNER match truck

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1926

Great Eastern Locomotive, No 87

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1904

St Pauls Cathedral divine service

Documents

1919

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

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1893

Rough drawing register, part only, January 1941-November 1945, 1 volume, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

stratford works drawing register

Library Collections

1941-1945

List of drawings for new Ilford suburban trains, 1935, 1 document, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

List of drawings for new Ilford suburban trains

Library Collections

1935

Model of stern of vessel fitted with screw propeller. Crispin's patent No. 2001, A.D.1860. Note: with model are two loose propellers marked B and C

Model of stern of vessel fitted with screw propell

Marine Engines

1861

List of drawings for 2-6-0 3 cylinder locomotives, no date, 1 document, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

stratford works drawing list

Library Collections

Central Press Photos Ltd photograph showing Sir Laurence Olivier in character as Macbeth. Caption on back reads: Tonight, Tuesday, "Macbeth" will have its first performance of the season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Sir Laurence Olivier is in the name part for the first time since his much-praised performance at the Old Vic 18 years ago, and Vivien Leigh is playing Lady Macbeth for the first time. The production is directed by Glen Byam Shaw, and the costumes and settings are designed by Roger Furse. The picture shows a fine study of Sir Laurence Olivier as Macbeth.

Laurence Olivier as Macbeth

Photographs

07 June 1955

Register of carriage and wagon drawings, nos. 29590-41179, c. 1930-January 1943, 1 volume, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

Stratford Works Drawing Register

Library Collections

1930-1943

Miscellaneous papers including lists of drawings for B1, B17, C12, J20, J39, K2, K3, N1, N2, T1, V1 and V3 locomotives, c. 1929-1957, 1 file, Stratford Works Drawing Office.

Miscellaneous papers including lists of drawings for B1, B17

Library Collections

1929-1957

Locomotive component. Driver's brake valve from steam locomotive and tender, No 490, 2-4-0, Great Eastern Railway, designed by J. Holden, built at Stratford in 1894, withdrawn 1959.

Driver's Brake Valve

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1894

Steam locomotive and tender, No 490, 2-4-0, Great Eastern Railway, class T 26 (LNER E4) designed by J. Holden, built at Stratford in 1894, withdrawn 1959. Length over buffers: 48' 2"; width: 8' 5 3/4"; weight: 40 ton; area 37.87m square.

GER 2-4-0 steam locomotive No 490, 1894

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1894

Certificate, Great Eastern Railway Pension Supplemental Fund, William Alfred Rodie, 1st November 1905, designed by W. Lucas, GER Carriage Department Stratford.

Great Eastern Railway Pension Supplemental Fund

Documents

1905

London & North Eastern Railway Temperance Union, calendar for 1939, Illustrated with a photograph of the "Flying Scotsman" old and new, facts and figures for the engines and details of the temperance union.

Temperance Union Calendar, 1939

Documents

1938

Poster. British Railways (Eastern Region). Pullman Car Trains. London (King's Cross) and Yorkshire, from 25 September 1950. The Yorkshire Pullman/The Harrogate Sunday Pullman. Green and brown text on white background with blue border. BR(ER) ref: PP/39/219. Printed by the Railway Printing Works, Stratford.

Poster. British Railways (Eastern Region). Pullman Car Train

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Notice. Great Eastern Railway. Cheap Excursion from Liverpool Street to Sudbury, Bury St Edmund's, Walton-on-the-Naze, Clacton-on-Sea, and to Colchester, Harwich, Ipswich, Felixstowe, Woodbridge, Bungay, Beccles, Aldebrugh, Lowestoft, Yarmouth, on 29 March 1888. Red and blue text on white background with decorative border. Printed at the Company's Works, Stratford. Conserved and backed.

Great Eastern Railway cheap excursions

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1888

Great Northern & Great Eastern Railway handbill, advertising cheap excursion tickets to Lincoln, dated March 1892. Black ink on green paper. Mounted.

GN &GER handbill

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1892

Handbill, Great Eastern Railway, 'Rail and Boat Excursions to Harwich and Ipswich Thursday 4th October 1866', With fares and times and handwritten note on the reverse, 23rd September 1866

rail and boat excursions to Harwich and Ipswich Thursday 4th October 1866

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1866

Certificate, Great Eastern Railway Pension Supplemental Fund Membership, designed by W. Lucas at the Carriage Department, printed at the company's works, Stratford, issued to Mrs Florence Pavitt on 1st October 1896.

Great Eastern Railway Pension Supplemental Fund Membership

Documents

1896

LNER instruction booklet "Instructions relating to the Transmission of Telegraph Messages" issued 30 June 1931. 26pp. Printed at the Company Works, Stratford.

Instructions relating to the Transmission of Telegraph Messages

Documents

1931

LNER instruction booklet "Regulations for Train Signalling on Single Lines of Railway by the Electric Token Block System," issued 1 October 1935. 29pp. Printed at the Company Works.

Regulations for Train Signalling on Single Lines of Railway by the Electric Token Block System

Documents

1935

Painted photograph, by F. Moore, Eastern Counties Railway, two 2-2-2 locomotives standing outside Stratford Roundhouse with railwayman by signal in foreground.

Stratford Roundhouse

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1897-1933

Handbill, Great Eastern Railway, 'Cheap Day Trips to the Seaside Commencing 1st June 1901'.

cheap day trips to the seaside

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1901

Timetable, booklet form, (handbill size), Great Eastern Railway, July 1922, printed at the Company's Works, 6243/7/22-20000.

half day early closing trips

Documents

1922

Handbill, Great Eastern Railway, "Special Excursion Train to London", with fares, printed at the company works, 30th August 1864.

special excursion train to London

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1864

Circular from The Stratford Committee to the Enginemen & Firemen at Lowestoft, re wage cuts and disciplinary matters, ( hand written and photostat), 28 February 1887.

wages circular

Documents

1887

Poster, British Railways (Railway Executive/North Eastern Region), Hull to Grimsby by Paddle Steamer, 2 examples. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Hull to Grimsby by Paddle Steamer

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1951

Poster. British Railways (Eastern Region). London (King's Cross) and Yorkshire. The White Rose/The West Riding Restaurant Car Expresses, 25 September 1950 until further notice. Blue and maroon text on white background with blue border. BR(ER) ref: PP/39/217. Printed by the Railway Printing Works, Stratford.

Poster. British Railways (Eastern Region). London (King's Cr

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

LNER instruction booklet for Southern Area Western Section, "Regulations for Train Signalling by the Permissive Block System," issued 1 July 1934. 9pp.

Regulations for Train Signalling by the Permissive Block System

Documents

1934

LNER instruction booklet "Regulations for Train Signalling on Double Lines of Railway by the Absolute Block System," issued 1 July 1934. 26pp.

Regulations for Train Signalling on Double Lines of Railway by the Absolute Block System

Documents

1934

Notice number EG.49 issued by British Railways Eastern Region, titled "Notice of Royal TRain conveying Members of the Royal Family and the remains of His Majesty King George VI from Wolferton to King's Cross on Monday, 11th February, 1952". Issued by E. W. Rostern, Operating Superintendent, Marylebone Station, 9th February, 1952.

Brtisih Railways Eastern Region Notice of Royal Train conveying . . . remains of his Majesty king George VI

Documents

1952

Eastern Counties Railway booklet "Rules of the Eastern Counties Railway Rifle Volunteers" published at Stratford, the company's works, East London, 1859. 24pp.

Rules of the Eastern Counties Railway Rifle Volunteers

Documents

1859

Leaflet, London & North Eastern Railway, "Reduced Half Day Early Closing Trips" with time table on the inside, Printed at the Company's Works, Stratford, April 1923.

Reduced half day early closing trips

Documents

Staff notice. Great Eastern Railway. It is essential for the welfare of the nation that the railways should be maintained in an efficient manner, and be prepared to meet any military demends which may be placed upon them. This cannot be done if the Staff is seriously depleted and.....it is requested that in future anyone in the service of the Company wishing to enlist will first ascertain from his departmental office whether he can be spared from his railway duties. September 1914. Black text on white background. Printed at the Company's Works, Stratford.

welfare of the nation

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1914/09

Tourist programme, Great Eastern Railway tourist programme cover, Illustrated with painting of G.E.R. Restaurant Express, 1 May 1914. 11.4567 x 7.2835 in.

Cover of Tourist Programme

Documents

1914

Rule book of the new Superannuation Fund of the Great Eastern Railway. Dated 1897 and issued 1 January 1898.

great eastern railway rules of the new superannuation fund

Documents

1897

Booklet, Great Eastern Railway, "Tourist, Seaside and ExcursionArrangements from 1st June and Until Further Notice for Season 1877", giving times but mainly fares for different journeys and classes, 16pp, Printed by John Rea, Stratford, London, 1877, dimensions 289 x 183mm.

tourist, seaside and excursion arrangements

Documents

1877

Great Eastern Railway handbill advertising their river boat service between Ipswich, Harwich and Felixstowe. The service runs between Thursday August 18th until Friday September 30th, 1921. Dated August 1921 and signed by H.W. Thornton, general manager.

Great Eastern Railway handbill

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1921

Letter, typewritten, from A.W. Headley, CME Dept, Stratford to the London & North Eastern Railway Musical Society dated 4 July 1925 expressing appreciation for concert

Concert, Queen's Hall, June 26th

Documents

1925-07-04

Great Eastern Railway handbill advertising a day excursion to Yarmouth and Lowestoft, on Thursday 17th August, 1911. Dated July 1911 and signed by Walter H. Hyde.

Great Eastern Railway handbill

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1911

Great Eastern Railway handbill advertising a cheap trip to London and back, on Monday 4th September, 1876. Dated August 1876 and signed by S.Swarbrick, General Manager. Black ink on yellow paper. Mounted on brown backing paper.

Great Eastern Railway handbill

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1876

Timetable booklet. Associated Humber Lines. Continental Services via Hull, grimsby and Goole, 15 May 1939 until further notice. AHL ref: No 8. Printed at the London & North Eastern Railway Company's Printing Works, Stratford Market, London. 42pp plus covers.

associated humber lines timetable booklet

Documents

1939

Booklet, "Code of Practice for Cable Laying", 1945. Issued by the London & North Eastern Railway Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department. Folded pages in green card cover. Good condition.

Code of Practice for Cable Laying

Documents

1945

Certificate, Great Eastern Railway Pension Fund, Ernest William Hubbard, 1st December 1910, designed by W. Lucas, GER Carriage Department Stratford.

Great Eastern Railway Pension Fund

Documents

1910

Handbill, Great Eastern Railway, 'Cheap Mid Day Excursions to Stratford', with times and prices, 2395/3/22, March 1922, dimensions 212 x 144mm, badly mounted on paper with letters regarding the offer of the handbill.

cheap mid day excursions to stratford'

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1922

Great Eastern Railway handbill 'combined rail and hotel weekend tickets'. With times and prices. And advertisement for the Felix Hotel Felixstowe on the reverse. Printed at the company's works in Stratford.

combined rail and hotel weekend tickets

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1921

Rule book, Eastern Counties Railway, printed at the company works in Stratford, September 12th 1854 with the 1857 updates.

Eastern Counties Railway rule book

Documents

1857

Booklet, order of service in memory of the Railwaymen of Great Britain and Ireland who have died in the service of their country during the war, 1914-1918, containing list of names of those known to have died, alphabetically by railway company, with inserts concerning Captain Fryatt and a report of the service

St Paul's Cathedral - Divine service in memory of those Railwaymen who laid down their lives for their Country in the Great War 1914-1918, Wednesday May 14th 1919

Documents

1919