Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 21 January 2006

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Lot 1 A GWR Brass Gangers Key from the Swimbridge-Barnstaple Victoria Rd Section, 5_", inscribed "POSSESSION OF THIS KEY AUTHORISES GANGER TO OCCUPY THE LINE BETWEEN SWIMBRIDGE-BARNSTAPLE STATION", Ex Taunton-Barnstaple route, closed on the 3rd October 1966. - Sold for £560

Lot 2 A Great Central Railway Bridgeplate "GCR, 12", Ex Woodford Halse-Banbury Route, 14"x12", "target" shape, very old white on blue paintwork. - Sold for £110

Lot 3 A Signal Finial of Crucifom Pattern, with flat square base & large spike, circular cut out on each face. Not a company we have been able to identify, but certainly British Main Line. - Sold for £50

Lot 4 An LT station direction sign "EALING BROADWAY STN", a double sided plate featuring the LT Target with text on blue bar & a large decorative red arrow bisecting the target with a grey surround, 26"x10_", designed to fit to a Telegraph post, within an alloy frame, a superb design presented in a wooden surround, excellent condition with edge chips on one side only. - Sold for £980

Lot 5 A Small LBSCR/SR Signal Box Block Bell of split case design, with makers plate on front "WR SYKES, INTERLOCKING SIGNAL Co LTD, RAILWAY SIGNAL & TELEGRAPH ENGINEERS WORKS LONDON & GLASGOW", a standard pattern Sykes brass plunger is mounted on the front of case & with chrome bell on top with tapper to strike bell externally, an unusual example used at Eridge box on the Oxted-Polegate Line near the junction with the Uckfield & Lewes route, lovely ex signal box condition. - Sold for £90

Lot 6 A BR(S) dark green Station Sign "TRAINS TO PRESTON PARK, BRIGHTON (arrow to left), HAYWARDS HEATH, EAST CROYDON LONDON (arrow to right)", 48"x18", (f/f), Ex Burgess Hill Station on the Brighton Main Line. Excellent condition. - Sold for £1150

Lot 7 A BR(M) maroon enamel sign "SECOND CLASS, M TO Z, ALSO LEEDS, LIVERPOOL, LLANDUDNO", (f/f), 18" x 12", two small face chips, one on a letter and one inside the "O", and one minor blemish, usual edge chipping. An unusual wording relating to postal operations and originating from Bangor or Holyhead. Significantly, this is a BR sign rather than Post Office. - Sold for £190

Lot 8 A BR(Sc) light blue enamel doorplate "TICKETS", (f/f), good colour & shine, screw holes perfect, usual edge chips & one rim chip bottom left. - Sold for £230

Lot 9 A Cast Iron Notice "GNR (I), NOTICE TRESPASSERS ON THE LINE WILL BE PROSECUTED", at 8"x 5_" one of the smallest such notices, from The Great Northern Rly of Ireland, excellent original condition. - Sold for £70

Lot 10 A rectangular Viaduct Plate "L&NWR 134", with double border, 15_"x 11_", primered long ago, the back pitted, the front excellent with good definition to characters & a little pitting to outer border only. - Sold for £85

Lot 11 An LBSCR Oil Funnel, for filling lamps etc, conical shape with large embossed oval brass plate "LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY COMPANY" & the company initials stamped below, also a steel plate "SHOREHAM", Ex Brighton-Worthing route, the brass plate is of the type used on the company's handlamps. - Sold for £160

Lot 12 A GWR Gangers Trolley Instrument, with trafolite plate "CEMMES ROAD-TALERDDIG". 12" x 17", 13" high. Polished wooden top and base, red painted steel body. The instrument front has two "handles", brass plunger and circular needle indicator. Ex Cambrian Railway, Shewsbury- Machynlleth route, excellent condition. - Sold for £290

Lot 13 A BR(Sc) light blue enamel Doorplate "LADIES WAITING ROOM", virtually mint with only one minor flake loss around top centre fixing hole, a double line plate with "Ladies" on top line. - Sold for £200

Lot 14 A Finger Board "LEAMINGTON SPA, BANBURY, OXFORD, READING, REDHILL, ASHFORD, CANTERBURY, RAMSGATE, DUMPTON PARK, BROADSTAIRS, MARGATE", double sided with feathered arrow, 49" x 8", original chocolate and cream paintwork with green beading at top and base indicating an SR destination, ex Birmingham Snow Hill, excellent condition. - Sold for £400

Lot 15 A BR(M) maroon enamel station direction sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS (in totem emblem), NUNEATON ABBEY STREET STATION (arrow)", (f/f), 28"x 13", one face chip on arrow & rim & edge chips all matched in, at left side a 2" strip has been damaged by fixing & two screwholes drilled. An Ex Midland Rly Station on the Birmingham-Leicester route, closed on the 4th March 1968, it never had Totems. - Sold for £250

Lot 16 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "MICHELDEVER", (f/f), ex LSWR Basingstoke-Southampton Main Line, the first station south west of Worting Junction, a bit of mottling but still good colour, one small chip over "D" matched in, not offered before at auction. - Sold for £2200

Lot 17 An LNER Cast Iron Notice "CAUTION, BEWARE OF THE TRAINS, LNER 0.161", partly cleaned, 20"x14", with rounded corners, company initials lower left & casting number lower right. - Sold for £110

Lot 18 A BR(S) enamel doorplate "MOTORMEN", (f/f), black on white, lower case lettering, generally excellent with only a few tiny rim edge blemishes & similar at two screw holes, a traditional enamel sign from the early 1960s, 18_" x 3 5/8. - Sold for £70

Lot 19 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 9194, NB LOCO CO 1920" from a NBR Class A/ LNER N15 Class 0-6-2T built by the North British Locomotive Co, Works No 22286, in March 1920, NBR No 9108. It retained this number under the LNER until renumbered 9194 in 1946, becoming BR 69194. It spent its later years at Parkhead from where it was withdrawn in October 1960 and was cut up the following month at Cowlairs Works Brass oval 9"x 5", lovely ex loco condition. - Sold for £100

Lot 20 A Cast Iron Notice "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, NOTICE, NO UNAUTHORISED PERSON ALLOWED IN THIS BOX, BY ORDER", front probably repainted, cream on brown long ago, back untouched & with casting number "U75-" in recess, 11"x 8_". - Sold for £130

Lot 21 A (GWR) brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "1506" from a 1500 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon and one of four of the Class of only ten engines allocated new to Newport Pill in September 1949 for shunting in the Docks. It moved later to nearby Ebbw Junction and finally Old Oak Common where it was used on empty stock duties in and out of Paddington and from where it was withdrawn in December 1963. It was cut up at Wards, Briton Ferry the following May, face repainted long ago, back in ex loco condition. - Sold for £1500

Lot 22 A SHEDPLATE "53E", (Cudworth 1949-51, later Goole 1956-60), the front repainted & back in original condition. - Sold for £280

Lot 23 A BR(M) maroon enamel station direction sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS (in totem) HARROW & WEALDSTONE STATION (arrow)", 28"x13", good colour & shine, a West Coast Main Line Station between Wembley Central & Watford Junction. Edge chips & one minor repair on the white arrow. - Sold for £600

Lot 24 A London Brighton & South Coast Railway Clothes Brush, displaying the company initials in white bristles among the black ones, 14_" long, wooden handle & bristles excellent. - Sold for £45

Lot 25 An Enamel Bus Timetable Heading "UNITED COUNTIES", white on green, 16"x 4_", edge & screw hole chips just into lettering, good colour & shine. - Sold for £25

Lot 26 A Square Brass Single Line Tablet "LIMAVADY-LIMAVADY JUNC", Ex Belfast & Northern Counties/LMS. NCC, Limavady to Dungiven branch, Closed to passengers in 1933 & freight in 1950, 3_" square, a lovely old tablet with prominent lettering. - Sold for £170

Lot 27 An Enamel Advertising Sign "LYONS TEA", white on blue with orange edging to letters, orange/white border, 35_"x 11", a couple of neat corner repairs & edge chips similarily treated, a good example. - Sold for £160

Lot 28 A BR(W) chocolate & cream Totem Sign "STARCROSS", (f/f), Ex GWR Exeter St Davids-Newton Abbot Section of the Devon Main Line, a picturesque location on the Exe Estuary with Brunel's Atmospheric Railway Pump House by the station & the (GWR) Exmouth Ferry, accessed from the down platform. Excellent colour & shine, rust spots on edge repainted black, only offered once previously at a local Devon Auction. - Sold for £3000

Lot 29 A small Carriage Roof Board "KENTISH TOWN/EAST HAM", black on white, 28"x3_", original condition with a little wear on the word "East". - Sold for £70

Lot 30 A GWR 1947 Double Line Block Instrument with Line Clear/Normal/Train on Line indications in red/green/white, Commutator below with flaps at side "Train at Signal" & "Clearing Point Fouled", good original condition. - Sold for £110

Lot 31 A GWR enamel Lamp Tablet "CARREGHOFA HALT", white on black, 17_"x 3", with top flange, the halt was situated on the Llanyfyllin Branch of the Cambrian Railway & was the first stop after leaving the Gobowen-Welshpool route at Llanymynech. The Halt opened on the 11th April 1938 (at which time this sign was fitted) & closed on 18th Jan 1965, the section of line past Carreghofa was built by the Potteries Shrewsbury & North Wales Rly as their Nantmawr branch. Excellent condition with good shine & a few minor edge chips at base. - Sold for £420

Lot 32 A Single Line Key Token "SWIMBRIDGE-SOUTH MOLTON", Ex GWR Taunton-Barnstaple Line, closed on the 3rd October 1966, some original blue paint. - Sold for £440

Lot 33 A Signal Box Telephone with small brass plate on front "CALLINGTON", excellent condition with polished brass bell & fittings, bakelite combined mouth & ear piece, ivorine plate "Listen Before Ringing Code" & button, Ex Bere Alston Signal Box, Junction for Callington Branch Closed on the 7th Nov 1966. - Sold for £95

Lot 34 A Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Cast Iron Gate Notice, with full company title & containing the usual references to shutting gates & Forty Shilling fine, as well as the request to look both up & down the line before crossing, 23_"x 20_", repainted white on red, back undercoated. - Sold for £110

Lot 35 A Carriage Print from the original LNER Series "FOUNTAINS ABBEY from an original etching by Frank Mason R.I.", a superb view of the Famous Abbey, River & distant hills, situated west of Ripon, the print is complete with its titled mount. - Sold for £320

Lot 36 A BR(S) light green Enamel Doorplate "CYCLES", (f/f), minor rim edge chips only, but surface scratches at left end. - Sold for £230

Lot 37 An enamel Advertising Sign "REDGATE TABLE WATERS SOLD HERE, ENJOYED THE YEAR ROUND SINCE 1878", red & white on blue & featuring a picture of a red gate, (the company's symbol), 32"x11", excellent colour & shine & two small edge chips. - Sold for £170

Lot 38 A small London & North Western Railway Silver Plated Jug, with waisted body "L&NWR Co" & Britannia coat of arms on side, 31/8" high, excellent condition & shine & a most unusual design. - Sold for £140

Lot 39 A SHEDPLATE "55H", (Leeds Neville Hill 1960-73). Original untouched condition with grimy paintwork. - Sold for £100

Lot 40 A Brass Cased Pressure Gauge, the original face marked "GWR, SWINDON" & indicating 0-100, 4" diameter with circular horizontal base plate below & mounted on bracket, a very attractive example well presented, though a hairline crack at edge of glass. - Sold for £60

Lot 41 A BR(NE) tangerine Totem Sign "WEST HARTLEPOOL", (f/f), Ex NER Stockton-Sunderland-Newcastle "Coast" route, excellent colour & shine, with just a little light rusting to the flange in places. - Sold for £2900

Lot 42 A Single Line Miniature Staff, Railway Signalling Company "WITHAM-CRESSING" engraved on brass head, Ex GER Witham-Bishops Stortford route, most of which closed in 1952, leaving the Braintree-Witham branch on which this staff was used. - Sold for £320

Lot 43 An LMS Target Sign "HALLATON", Ex GN & LNWR Joint Line, 48" long with original yellow background & black lettering & border. The first station North of Market Harborough on the route north to Melton Mowbray & Nottingham, Closed on the 7th December 1953. - Sold for £720

Lot 44 An LMS Locomotive Department bronze award shield, "LONDON MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY, SEVENTH PLACE FOR SUCCESS IN REDUCING ENGINE CASUALTIES" featuring Engine 6200 cast in relief with coat of arms, brass panels each side listing "Winners 1935 Accrington, 1936 Bescot, 1937 Motherwell, 1938 Carnforth, 1947 Plaistow, 1948 Bank Hall". The award of the shield was suspended during the War & ceased at Nationalization. The shield is mounted on modern wooden backboard, a superb item. - Sold for £100

Lot 45 A Great Northern Railway Platform Lamp with "LEADENHAM" on engraved white china plates on two faces, solid copper body with corner decorations & complete with glazing & interior reservoir, burner & glass chimney & frog to fix to post, the station closed on 1st November 1965 & was on the Lincoln-Barkeston route, a superb example. The square glass "Floor" panel requires replacing. - Sold for £420

Lot 46 A BR(M) maroon enamel sign "FOR TRAINS TO SOUTHPORT", (f/f), 36" x 18", a little mottling in places, otherwise a good example, originating from a Liverpool-Southport or Wiggan-Southport line station. - Sold for £320

Lot 47 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "VAUXHALL & DUDDESTON", (f/f). Ex LNWR Birmingham-Lichfield Line & the first stop out of New Street, good colour & shine with one minute blemish on lower white line. - Sold for £900

Lot 48 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "LIMAVADY Jct-BELLARENA", (alloy), stamped serif lettering, Ex LMS. NCC Coleraine-Londonderry Waterside route. - Sold for £50

Lot 49 An LMS Solid Copper Signal Lamp case with ribbed bullseye lens & backlight, brass hinge, catch & oval brass plate "LMS RAILWAY" on top. Ex LMS.NCC, where it was used on a ground signal at Londonderry Waterside, 15" high, 71/8" diameter. - Sold for £55

Lot 50 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "2889" from a GWR 2800 Class 2-8-0 built at Swindon and allocated new to Cardiff Canton in March 1938. It was still there ten years later and its later sheds were Severn Tunnel Junction, Canton again, Banbury and Didcot from where it was withdrawn in April 1963. It was cut up two months later at Swindon Works, front repainted long ago. - Sold for £325

Lot 51 A Single Line "One Engine in Steam", Train Staff, "PORTLAND-EASTON", cylindrical steel with key token end & oval handle, the section shown on 5_" brass plates on each side, overall 14_" long, used on the branch from Weymouth & the final section on the Isle of Portland, A GWR & LSWR Joint Line, Closed on 3rd of March 1952 & remaining for freight until 1965. - Sold for £680

Lot 52 A Southern Railway Tender Plate "WATER 4500 GALLONS", rectangular cast iron, 4_"x 3_", as attatched to Maunsell & Bullied Locomotives, Ex Loco condition. - Sold for £45

Lot 53 A Railway Signalling Company Single Line Key Token for the section from Coleraine to Portrush, cylindrical steel with rings & brass circular head prominently engraved "CE-PH", a long section key used when Portstewart Box was swiched out. - Sold for £40

Lot 54 A BR(W) quad royal poster "SWITCH TO BLUE PULLMAN, TOP COMFORT IN TRAIN TRAVEL, BRITISH RAIL", featuring a dramatic colour photographic view of the train in Sonning Cutting, excellent condition, light folds & one edge mark at top. - Sold for £100

Lot 55 A SHEDPLATE "81A", (Old Oak Common 1949-73), the front possibly repainted & back in lovely ex loco condition. - Sold for £160

Lot 56 A Brass Signal Box Plunger with ivorine plate "BARNSTAPLE OCCUPATION RELEASE KEY", from Filleigh Signal Box on the Taunton - Barnstaple line, closed 3rd October 1966, an old plate yellowed with age. - Sold for £100

Lot 57 A GNSR enamel trespass notice, "GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAILWAYS, NOTICE AS TO TRESPASS (ten lines of text) ABERDEEN, 1st Oct 1909, T.S.MACKINTOSH, SECRETARY". The company name is given in full three times in the text & unusually the sign's lettering is in Italic Script, 24"x 18", brown on white with some well matched repairs, "Falkirk Iron Co" Makers name at base. - Sold for £80

Lot 58 An Irish Wagon Registration Plate "REGISTERED BY THE GNR(I) TO CARRY 14 TONS, 1922, 196", standard pattern, lugs intact, repainted, also the matching owners plate "Owners Shell Mex & BP Ltd, London WC2, No 1534", rectangular, angled corners, 9"x 5_", repainted. (2) - Sold for £160

Lot 59 A GWR Brass Signal Box Shelf Plate "DAWLISH WARREN BOX", 4_" x 1_", a lovely old plate, well polished, from Dawlish Box on the famous sea wall between Exeter & Newton Abbot. - Sold for £220

Lot 60 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "PETROCKSTOW-HATHERLEIGH", solid brass, Ex SR Torrington-Halwill route (North Devon & Cornwall Junction Rly), opened in 1925 & after a life of only forty years closed on the 1st March 1965. - Sold for £800

Lot 61 An alloy SHEDPLATE "84A", as used on Laira's allocation of diesels between 1963 and 1973. Repainted over original paint. - Sold for £95

Lot 62 A BR(Sc) light blue Totem Sign "MOTHERWELL", (f/f), An Ex Caledonian Railway Station on the West Coast Main Line, a major junction between Carstairs & Glasgow Central, still served by most Expresses on the route, excellent colour & shine. - Sold for £1000

Lot 63 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "73048" from a BR Standard Class 5, 4-6-0 built at Derby in 1953 and allocated new to Millhouses. Its later sheds were Chester, Willesden, Bletchley, Nuneaton, Banbury and Bolton from where it was withdrawn in October 1967. It was cut up at Cashmores, Newport the following January, numbers possibly repainted but generally ex loco condition. - Sold for £500

Lot 64 A Framed War Tribute "NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY ROLL OF HONOUR, EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1916", listing Employees of the N.S.R. with the colours, list of Staff from the Traffic, Electrical, Railway Engineers, Accountants, Loco Carriage & Wagon Stores Depts, with decorative multicoloured surround featuring Scenes of Battle, Warships, NSR Express & Coats of Arms, Royal Arms, European Flags & side columns draped with oak leaves, original frame, overall 23_"x27". A Magnificent item produced during the War, as opposed th the usual Post War Tributes to the Dead, (This is the second of a pair of these NSR Rolls of Honour which were discovered in Staffordshire recently, the first was sold in our October Sale). - Sold for £150

Lot 65 A Southern Guards Pocket Watch by "Lanco", the back clearly marked "SR 3841" in serif lettering, Swiss Made with Fifteen Jewels, original dial with second hand, Roman Numerals 1-12 & Arabic Numerals 13-24, in excellent condition & full working order. - Sold for £160

Lot 66 A Midland Railway Brass Signal Lever Plate "POINTS DOWN LOOP & THROUGH CONNECTION", 4" x 5". - Sold for £20

Lot 67 A GWR Sign from the "TREGENNA CASTLE HOTEL" at St Ives, "TO ROOMS 94, 97 TO 70, 16", polished wood with cast letters, chamfered edge & scalloped corners, 18"x 9", branded "GWR" on the back. - Sold for £0

Lot 68 A Locomotive Worksplate "L&NER, 8956, DONCASTER WORKS 1926", from a LNER Class J50/3 0-6-0T, a post-grouping development of a GNR Gresley design, built at Doncaster in September 1926, works No 1653, LNER 622. It was renumbered 8956 in 1946, becoming BR 68956. It was allocated new to Eastfield for shunting at Sighthill and Cadder Yards, remaining there all its working life until withdrawn in September 1960, and was cut up the same month at nearby Cowlairs Works. Brass oval 9"x5", background repainted red long ago, lettering, beading & back all untouched. - Sold for £200

Lot 69 A BR(Sc) double royal poster "EDINBURGH, The Scott Monument See Britain By Train", by Claude Buckle, a dramatic view of the Gardens below Princes Street with the city's Georgian buildings beyond, minor edge wear & slight damage to the word "Scottish" in the small printing details at base. - Sold for £130

Lot 70 A GWR Lamp Glass "MAIDENHEAD", raised blue lettering on frosted background, 15"x 3_", as fitted to the top of a platform lamp, Ex Paddington-Reading Main Line & Junction for the Marlow & High Wycombe branches. - Sold for £130

Lot 71 A BR(S) light green Totem Sign "ALDRINGTON HALT", (f/f), with "Halt" in lower panel, Ex LB&SCR Brighton-Portsmouth route between Hove & Portslade, just east of Dyke Junction, the Halt opened in 1905 as Dyke Junction Halt and was renamed in 1932. Excellent colour & shine with two tiny repairs just into green at base, unnoticeable & a few flange chips neatly painted in. - Sold for £680

Lot 72 A Carriage Print "HALESWORTH, SUFFOLK, from a watercolour by F.W.Baldwin", from the LNER Post War Series, a very scarce print of the town, little changed today other than the presence of road traffic. - Sold for £340

Lot 73 A GWR Lamp Glass "TWYFORD", black engraved lettering on white china/glass plate, 15"x 3_", as fitted in the top of a platform lamp, Ex Paddington-Reading Main Line. - Sold for £80

Lot 74 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "41319" from a (LMS) Class 2, 2-6-2T built at Crewe in 1952. A Southern Region allocated engine, it spent time on the Eastern Section at Ramsgate, Three Bridges and Tunbridge Wells West before moving in July 1959 to Eastleigh where it remained for almost eight years before a final brief stay at Nine Elms from where it was withdrawn in July 1967. It was stored at Weymouth shed for seven months before being cut up at Kings, Norwich in April 1968, totally ex loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £760

Lot 75 A builders plate "ROBERT C KEEN, MAKERS, NORTH STOKE, OXON", cast iron rectangle 13"x2_", original unrestored condition. - Sold for £20

Lot 76 A SHEDPLATE "31B", (March 1949-63), repainted on front long ago & with ER casting code visable on front lower left. - Sold for £110

Lot 77 A Southern Railway Target Sign "WESTERHAM", the Terminus of the Ex SECR Branch line from Dunton Green on the main line to Hastings, usual edge chipping otherwise a good example. A great rarity being offered only once before and notable for Westerham being the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The station closed on 30th October 1961. - Sold for £2700

Lot 78 A Brass Locomotive Whistle, large vertical cylinder with base, 12_" high, 3_" diameter, mounted on a circular base, the bottom section of the brass stamped "LOW". - Sold for £70

Lot 79 A Rhymney Railway fully titled Cast Iron Bridge Weight Restriction Notice "RHYMNEY RAILWAY, TO DRIVERS & OWNERS OF ROAD LOCOMOTIVES & OTHER PERSONS IN CHARGE OF THE SAME......(refers to The 1861 Locomotive Act, The Ordinary Traffic Of The District & Consent Of The RR Co)", 26_"x 15", repainted black on white long ago. - Sold for £260

Lot 80 A BR(E) dark blue Enamel Doorplate "TICKET OFFICE", flangeless, with text on two lines, generally very good with excellent colour & shine & a few light surface marks. - Sold for £120

Lot 81 A small Carriage Roof Board "SALTBURN-MIDDLESBOROUGH", original black on white paintwork, 32_"x3_", as used on local Teeside trains on the route through Redcar. - Sold for £180

Lot 82 A BR(W) double royal poster by A.N.Wolstenholme, "GREEN ARROW SERVICE REGISTRATION of all full wagon loads to any station or port, "GREEN ARROW TO BE SURE", black/green/orange on white featuring a painting of (GWR) Hall Class 4-6-0, 7918 at speed on a van train, a little tape damage at base, just into orange border. - Sold for £70

Lot 83 A GWR Signal Box Shelf Plate "TO HAFOD", brass, 4 5/8"x 1_" with wax filling to letters, the plate refers to a box between Ruabon & Wrexham on the Shrewsbury-Chester Main Line, the adjacent station being Johnston and Hafod. - Sold for £80

Lot 84 A Brass Signal Box Plunger with ivorine plate "FILLEIGH OCCUPATION RELEASE KEY", ex Barnstaple (GW) Signal Box at Victoria Road station, the terminus for the route from Taunton. Closed 3rd October 1966, although passenger services were diverted to the Junction Station on 13th June 1960. The plate is a lovely old example, yellowed with age. - Sold for £120

Lot 85 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "75036" from BR Standard Class 4, 4-6-0 75036 built at Swindon and allocated new in August 1953 to Bletchley where it remained for eight years. Its later sheds were Llandudno Junction, Nuneaton and Stoke from where it was withdrawn in June 1966. It was cut up two months later at Birds, Long Marston, front repainted. [See also Lots 86 and 87] - Sold for £840

Lot 86 A Locomotive Worksplate "BUILT 1953 SWINDON" from BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 75036, front repainted, back primed. - Sold for £110

Lot 87 A SHEDPLATE "1E", Bletchley 1952-73. This plate was carried by BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 75036, front repainted long ago. - Sold for £120

Lot 88 A Set of GWR Cast Iron Oil Plates, (a) GWR CLEANING OIL, (b) GWR ENGINE OIL, (c) GWR PETROLEUM OIL, each 6"x 3_", with rounded corners & displayed on a wooden board. These plates were mounted over the taps for obtaining oil in the company's loco sheds. - Sold for £360

Lot 89 A Locomotive Pressure Gauge Assembly from Britannia Class 4-6-2, 70015, "APOLLO", comprising Boiler Pressure & Steam Brake gauges marked "BR Standard", still on their original angled steel bracket with copper pipework intact, brass cases & needle, one case stamped "GWR", obviously reused, the assembly is mounted on a wooden stand with a description plate below. - Sold for £380

Lot 90 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "MEDSTEAD-ALTON", brass/steel, Ex LSWR Winchester-Alton route, closed on the 5th February 1973. This example being Tablet No "1", a lovely old example. - Sold for £250

Lot 91 A Signal Box Nameboard "BARNSTAPLE", embossed alloy, 39"x6", ex Barnstaple Junction "A" box, the section reading "Junction" was removed when the Ilfracombe line and the "B" box closed. The board features in many photographs in its present state. - Sold for £30

Lot 92 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "SALISBURY", (h/f), a famous LSWR location on The West of England Main Line, excellent colour & shine with very small repair just into green & the usual edge chipping. - Sold for £2400

Lot 93 A BR INTER CITY double royal poster "LUXURY LAND CRUISES Take A Break In The Scottish Highlands, 1987". The poster features a colour photographic view of a Class 37 (425), with BR large logo & West Highland Terrier on side, climbing from the Horseshoe curve to Tyndrum Summit with nine Mark One Coaches in Inter City Livery. Ben Dorain in the background & the West Highland Way to the fore, one of the finest posters of the last forty years. - Sold for £180

Lot 94 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 63444 ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH 1920" from a NER Class T2, LNER Class Q6, 0-8-0 built by Armstrong Whitworth in August 1920, Works No 35, NER No 2287. It retained this number under the LNER until renumbered 3444 in 1947, becoming BR 63444. It spent its later years at Borough Gardens, Blaydon and finally Sunderland from where it was withdrawn in May 1965. It was cut up two months later at M Baum, Cleveland Dockyard, Middlesbrough, brass oval 9"x 5", with number on brass strip "3444" clearly visable under strip, the plate is cleaned but not painted. - Sold for £280

Lot 95 A Small SR Three Aspect Handlamp, used on THE LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY at Pilton Yard, by cleaner E.J. Heale, together with various letters to Mr Heale (SR and one Lynton and Barnstaple Rly letterhead) concerning employment, leave, transfers, etc. together with their envelopes, some refer to Pilton Yard (L&B) where Mr Heale worked. The lamp is a good 3-aspect example with SR stamped on burner and body. A brass "E" (Eastleigh) plate on top with all fittings (except reflector and back catch). An interesting item with good provenance, the L&B letterhead being a great rarity in its own right. - Sold for £1100

Lot 96 An LNWR "Fletchers" double line permissive block instrument complete with underslung bell, tapper & commutator with circular glazed aperture above showing "Line Clear, Line Closed, Train on Line" & Positions 2-9, released by a side plunger, excellent condition with trafolite plate "Goods Lines Cheadle Hulme", overall 25_" high. - Sold for £170

Lot 97 A Great Western Railway Pocket Watch, the face inscribed "SKARRATT & Co, WORCESTER", the back of the case clearly engraved "GWR, 564" in serif characters, an early key wound example with 15/8" diameter face, though lacking key. - Sold for £360

Lot 98 A GWR Galvanised Water Carrier with the company initials embossed on the side & with a brass plate on top "2 Gallons" (usually the company initials were on the top & became worn, so a good example with clear lettering). Overall 17" high, oval shape with spout and handle. - Sold for £70

Lot 99 A SHEDPLATE "2D", (Nuneaton 1948-50, Coventry 1950-59 and finally Banbury 1963-66), possibly repainted long ago. - Sold for £110

Lot 100 A GWR brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "6704" from a 5700 Class 0-6-0PT built by WG Bagnall in 1930, Works No 2385. It was allocated new to the old Rhymney Railway Cardiff Docks shed but soon moved to the new GWR shed at Cardiff East Dock where it remained until January 1958 followed by a final brief stay at Radyr from where it was withdrawn in March 1958. It was cut up the following month at Swindon Works, repainted. - Sold for £800

Lot 101 An LNWR Cast Iron Trespass in the Welsh language, "RHYBUDD...CORSAF EUSTON, LLUNDAIN, RHAGFYR 1883", with the usual wording for an LNWR trespass notice in Welsh, 26"x17", repainted. - Sold for £160

Lot 102 A Southern Railway Brass Signal Box Plunger, with enamel ring "STAR BRIDGE BELL", repair to the top of two letters, almost invisible. - Sold for £70

Lot 103 A Great Western Railway Cap Badge "GWR, 156", oval, white enamel, company serif initials in black with thin brass surround & number, black on brass rectangle, 1_"x 1". - Sold for £70

Lot 104 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "30355" from a LSWR 700 Class 0-6-0 goods engine built by Dubs & Co in 1897, works no 3537, numbered 714 when built and allocated to Salisbury but renumbered 355 the following year. It was still at Salisbury in 1950 after which it moved to Basingstoke, Guildford and finally Feltham from where it was withdrawn in February 1961. It was cut up two months later at Eastleigh Works. the front possibly repainted long ago & back untouched with the "BR(S) E", Eastleigh triangle cast in. - Sold for £1250

Lot 105 An LMS Station Seal "LMS, DALWHINNIE". Brass head & turned wooden handle, used to seal cash bags at the ex Highland Railway Station on the Perth-Inverness route. - Sold for £80

Lot 106 A London Transport Official Publication "LONDON UNDERGROUND SIGN MANUAL", Produced in 1993 to provide definitive standard of station signs, colours, styles, positions, it includes hundreds of colour pictures of signs, a section is also devoted to the retention of heritage signs & features, a substantial volume of great interest in titled clip binder with roundel on cover. - Sold for £55

Lot 107 A Carriage Print "KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK, from a watercolour by Gyrth Russell, R.I, S.M.A", a river view with townscape, boats & quaint buildings. - Sold for £100

Lot 108 A BR(M) maroon enamel station direction sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS (in totem emblem), PICCADILLY STATION (arrow)", 28"x 13" excellent colour & shine, chip lower left edge & damage top right corner, all well away from lettering. Manchester Piccadilly had no totem signs & the street direction sign is the only example with the station's name. It was known as Manchester London Road until 12th September 1960 & renamed with the introduction of the new electric service then being introduced, as with many other stations newer style BR signage was used. - Sold for £1250

Lot 109 A Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway seat back plate "OLD TRAFFORD", cast iron letters on shaped wood, constructed to form a pediment to the top rail of the seat, 36" x 7_", with small fixing brackets still attached at base. A design unique to the company, black on brown paintwork, probably of railway origin. - Sold for £150

Lot 110 A Tyers No 6 Rectangular Single Line Tablet "DERRY-LISAHALLY", covering the section from the Admiralty Base at Lisahally (to which captured U.Boats were escorted in WWII) into Londonderry Waterside. - Sold for £50

Lot 111 A GWR Carriage Compartment Footstool, upholstered with the "bowl of flowers" pattern moquette used in carriages. The side is marked "RETURN TO TORQUAY" and the underside branded "GWR & BR(W)". Also GWR "Return to Torquay" visible in shadow and a BR "Torquay" label. Folding leg removed from one side. An unusual item used by invalids returning from the resort. 28" x 21". - Sold for £180

Lot 112 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "42537" from a LMS Class 4 2-6-4T built at Derby in 1935, LMS No 2537, the first of the final group of Stanier 2-cylinder engines within this large class. A long serving Southport engine in BR days, it was withdrawn from there in September 1962 and then stored at its home shed until May 1963. It was cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge the following month. Repainted. - Sold for £560

Lot 113 A Locomotive Worksplate "No 1040 GORTON 1952" from BR Class 76 electric locomotive 26033/ 76033 which entered traffic at Gorton in January 1952 and was withdrawn from Reddish in July 1981. It was cut up at Coopers Metals, Brightside in March 1983". Engraved brass oval, 12"x6_", face polished, BR loco blue paint all around rim. - Sold for £1100

Lot 114 A Single Line Key Token, "HARLECH-BARMOUTH SOUTH", alloy, original yellow paintwork, a coastal section on The Cambrian Railways, Dovey Jct-Pwllheli route. - Sold for £320

Lot 115 A Cambrian Railways Signal Box Block Bell with its original brass plate "CARNO" mounted on top, a large rectangular case with dovetail joints in light oak, in original condition. Carno was between Caersws & Talerddig on the Welshpool to Machynlleth route. - Sold for £220

Lot 116 A Railway Signalling Company Key Token "WHITEHEAD-LARNE", Ex LMS. NCC Belfast-Larne Route, a long section example used when the boxes at Ballycarry & Magheramorne Loop were closed, cylindrical with rings & circular steel head. - Sold for £90

Lot 117 A CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "D1072" from BR Type 4 B-B Class 42 "Western Glory" which was built at Crewe and entered traffic at Old Oak Common in November 1963. It was withdrawn from Laira in November 1976 and cut up at BREL Swindon in April 1977, 33_"x 10", face repainted, back untouched with evidence of maroon loco paint, excellent undamaged condition. - Sold for £2800

Lot 118 A Pair of LMS "Balancing Scales" (designed to give equal portions rather than to weigh). The decorative rectangular body is of cast iron construction though produced in a shape & style to imitate wood, it is varnished brown & "combed" to create a wood effect, two brass bowls are mounted on top with a raised indicator "Balance Scales" with two arrows & a brass embossed plate on the front "H.Pooley & Son Contractors L.M.S.R. 8127", case 22_"x 10" & 8" high, an unusual & interesting item, requires a little cleaning. - Sold for £70

Lot 119 A BR(S) light green Totem Sign "EMSWORTH", (f/f), Ex LBSCR, Portsmouth-Brighton route between Chichester & Havant, excellent colour & shine, a rare example not previously offered at auction. - Sold for £850

Lot 120 A locomotive worksplate "SIR W.G.ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH & CO (ENGINEERS) LTD NO 1337, 1936, SCOTSWOOD WORKS NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE", from a LMS Class 5, 4-6-0 No 5282/ 45282. Its later sheds included Crewe North, Workington, Holyhead, Llandudno Junction, Chester, Springs Branch and Edge Hill from where it was withdrawn in May 1968. After a period in store at Heaton Mersey shed, it was cut up at Wards, Killamarsh in October 1968. Brass rectangle 8_"x 5", bolt holes intact, though cracks to top two, ex loco condition. - Sold for £120

Lot 121 A North Staffordshire Railway silver director's pass with full company title and coat of arms. Garter decoration on one side, on the other "Free Pass" with the company's knot emblem in the centre and engraved "Thomas William Harris No. 48". Complete with top ring to attach to watch chain. The pass has obviously been used over time but all lettering and detail is clearly defined. - Sold for £300

Lot 122 A SHEDPLATE "32A", (Norwich 1949-62), appears unrestored, but characters may have been repainted long ago. - Sold for £110

Lot 123 An Industrial Locomotive Cabside Plate "N.C.B. SM AREA, No 24, 1969", from an 0-6-0 DH, built by Hunslet in 1969, works No. 6690. It went new to Coventry Colliery and is believed to have spent all of its working life there until the Colliery closed. Alloy rectangle, 24_" x 9", ex loco condition with original red & black paintwork. - Sold for £90

Lot 124 A Southern Railway Carriage Print "NEAR BLETCHINGLEY, SURREY, a View from The Castle Hill, by Donald Maxwell", from the original SR series issued in 1936. Not Offered before in auction so a scarce example & a rare opportunity to acquire a Surrey print. - Sold for £190

Lot 125 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 7050 STRATFORD WORKS 1912" from a GER C72 Class/ LNER J68 Class 0-6-0T built at Stratford in September 1912, GER No 50. It became LNER 7050 in 1924, was renumbered 8646 in 1947, becoming BR 68646. A long time Stratford engine, it was one of the last of the class to be withdrawn from there in September 1961 and was cut up immediately at the nearby works, brass oval, 9"x5", face repainted, back original ex loco condition. - Sold for £330

Lot 126 A Taff Vale Railway Signalling Dept Steel Tool Box, the top stamped "TVR SD", inside the lid a painted list of contents on a raised panel, the box is 23"x6" & 6_" high, good original condition. - Sold for £60

Lot 127 A Tyers, North London Railway Train Describer Sending Instrument, with engraved brass plate "ACTON WELLS JUNC", with scalloped corners, a circular dial on the face reads "Freight To Tottenham & Hampstead Line/Empty Passenger/Engine To Old Oak/Goods To Old Oak/Goods Or Engine Willesden High Level/Engine To Brent/Goods To Brent/Pass To Brent/Passenger", with red revolving needle & Maltese Cross decoration at top, the descriptions are repeated in a dial below with brass bezel & pegging plate, on right side of case a brass plunger is pulled to activate a clockwork spring mechanism which, combined with the peg, shows route. A superb instrument in lovely ex box condition from Acton Central. Complete with key to open case. (See Next Lot) - Sold for £2500

Lot 128 A Tyers North London Railway Train Describer Receiving Instrument, with trafolite plate "ACTON CENTRAL". Similar description to the Sending Instrument in the previous lot & in effect the Receiving Instrument is of the same pattern as the top half of the Sending Instrument. Ex Acton Wells Jct, lovely ex box condition with some of the beading absent around the glass on the face. - Sold for £850

Lot 129 A GWR Brass Signal Box Shelf Plate "FROM BLACK PARK & BRYNKINALT SIDINGS", 4_"x1_", engraved lettering on five lines, the plate refers to the Collieries North of Chirk on the Shrewsbury - Chester Main Line. - Sold for £150

Lot 130 A "BARRY RAILWAY CO, Roll Of Honour 1914-1915, names of Barry Companies Employees who are serving in His Majestys Army & Navy, For King & Country", top features flags & Kings Portrait with pillars at side, 15_"x18" in contemporary frame with gilt banding inside glass & a large old label on back for a Picture Framers in Broad St, Barry. - Sold for £120

Lot 131 A LNER Cast Iron Doorplate "GOODS OFFICE", front restored white on green, back lightly cleaned. - Sold for £180

Lot 132 A London & North Western Rly Handlamp, three aspect complete with interior fittings, inc original "square" reflector. The case clearly stamped "P WAY. N.D. 122E, 92, LANCASTER, LNWR. WW" (Way & Works) & on other side "A24910", the top is also stamped with the Makers , "LNWR CAR DEP WOLVERTON", the back of the catch is also stamped with company initials, a lovely old lamp, cleaned & painted sympathetically to a high standard. - Sold for £170

Lot 133 An Enamel Trespass Notice "PUBLIC WARNING BY THE MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND COMPANY,.....[refers to Persons Trespassing On Their Railway & Persons Allowing Their Cattle & Other Animals To Trespass Theron & The MGWR Railway Act],.... By Order May 1909", black on white, 12_"x 18", edge chips, text etc in generally excellent condition, just one place with text affected on right. - Sold for £180

Lot 134 A BR(W) Cuneo quad royal poster featuring SWINDON WORKS "PROGRESS, Every Week British Railways Modernisation Plan Goes Further Ahead", a view of Class 42 Warships under construction, one nearly complete with its power unit being lowered into place by an overhead gantry, a BR Standard Class Steam Loco to the right & Broad Gauge Loco North Star appears on its plinth in the background, minor edge damage, generally good. - Sold for £60

Lot 135 A Single Line Key Token "ROGART-LAIRG", brass, square head, Ex Highland Railway, Far North Line, a heavily graded section through Strath Fleet in Sutherland. - Sold for £150

Lot 136 A SHEDPLATE "84C" Banbury 1949-63, flat back type with steps, unrestored with original paintwork. - Sold for £260

Lot 137 A GWR Cast Iron CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "6639", from a 5600 Class 0-6-2T built at Swindon and allocated new to Newport Ebbw Junction in September 1928. Its later sheds were Severn Tunnel Junction, Swindon, Radyr, Llantrisant and finally Leamington Spa from where it was withdrawn in October 1963. After periods in store at Leamington and Oxley, it was cut up at Cohens, Morriston, Swansea in May 1964. very old gold on black paintwork & red outside border, back painted black long ago. - Sold for £500

Lot 138 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "CHESTFIELD & SWALECLIFFE HALT", (h/f), from the SECR Faversham-Broadstairs Route, between Whitstable & Herne Bay, slight discoloration & a minor chip by the second "S" & the usual edge chipping. - Sold for £450

Lot 139 A Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Cast Iron Notice, "M&GN J.R. NOTICE, THESE BUCKETS MUST BE KEPT FULL OF WATER AND USED ONLY IN CASE OF FIRE, BY ORDER", lovely original condition with black on white paintwork, 10_"x 8_". - Sold for £150

Lot 140 A Southern Railway Target Sign "SIDMOUTH JUNCTION", Ex LSWR West Of England Main Line between Honiton & Exeter Central. An important station, served by The Atlantic Coast Express & Devon Belle. The station closed on 8th March 1967. A considerable amount of restoration to enamel though rare, an example has never been offered for sale before. - Sold for £800

Lot 141 A SHEDPLATE "31B", (March 1949-63), a most unusual and possibly unique plate cast in brass and clearly altered from 31F (Peterborough Spital Bridge 1958-60) as originally cast, a rare example in original condition. - Sold for £220

Lot 142 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "47001" from a LMS Class 0F 0-4-0ST built by Kitson in 1932, Works No 5645, LMS 7001. It spent many years at Bank Hall with brief stays at the end at Agecroft, Staveley (Barrow Hill) and Langwith Junction from where it was withdrawn in December 1966. After three months in store at Canklow shed, it was cut up at Arnott Young, Parkgate & Rawmarsh in April 1967, ex loco condition. - Sold for £740

Lot 143 A SHEDPLATE "84E", (Tyseley 1949-63, then Wadebridge 1963-64), repainted. - Sold for £135

Lot 144 A Carriage Print "RAILWAY ARCHITECTURE, RUNCORN BRIDGE" by Kenneth Steel, a view of the famous river bridge with the old Transporter Bridge in the background. The print presented in a tasteful modern wood frame. - Sold for £75

Lot 145 A BR(S) light green Enamel Doorplate "ASST. WORKS MANAGER", (f/f), minor rim edge blemishes & two light surface scratches at left end, otherwise excellent, Double line of text, believed to be from Eastleigh or Redbridge Works. - Sold for £580

Lot 146 A GWR Cast Iron Signal Box Nameboard "HAY LANE SIGNAL BOX", white lettering on black, 65_" long, the box was situated between Swindon Station & Wootton Bassett on the Bristol/South Wales Main Line, the location enjoyed its short period of fame when it served as the temporary terminus of Brunels New main line to Bristol. - Sold for £1250

Lot 147 An LBSCR Ticket Collectors Wooden Stool, with horsehair upholstery & leatherette covering, company initials clearly branded underneath, a bit of wear to seat but generally good for age. - Sold for £70

Lot 148 An 8" Dial Wall Clock, the original face marked "BR(S), JOHN WALKER, 1 SOUTH MOLTON ST, LONDON, 11098", with Roman Numerals & the usual red numbers for 24 hour clock added in BR Days, complete with Fusee movement, spun brass bezel, pendulum & key, side & base doors with brass catches & its three brass wall fixings, the back of the case is also marked "11098". Excellent original unrestored condition & in full working order, certainly of early Southern Railway vintage or from an earlier constituent company. - Sold for £1000

Lot 149 A GWR pre grouping Cast Iron Doorplate "PRIVATE", front repainted long ago, back in original condition. - Sold for £40

Lot 150 A Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Three Aspect Handlamp, the body stamped "SHARLESTON" & "P7669", the drum & brass back catch are also stamped "LYR", attractively repainted & complete with glasses, reservoir, burner & reflector, Sharleston was between Wakefield Kirkgate & Pontefract Monkhill & closed on the 3rd March 1958. - Sold for £200

Lot 151 A Set Of London Transport Illuminated Glass Signs, (a) "VICTORIA" (green), (b) "PADDINGTON" (yellow), (c) "KINGS CROSS" with left pointing arrow (maroon), (d) "EUSTON" with right pointing arrow (brown), (e) "EUSTON" with downward right arrow (brown), (f) White blank, each 6_"x4" also (g&h) "FOLLOW THE LIGHTS", black on white 25_"x3_", would form an attractive display if mounted & lit. (8) - Sold for £180

Lot 152 A Great Northern Railway Signal Box Name Board "WOOLMER GREEN", cast letters on wood with beading, 74_"x11", Ex East Coast Main Line between Welwyn North & Knebworth, original condition and retaining its wooden moulding inside the beading. - Sold for £300

Lot 153 A Signal Box Block Bell, with wooden rectangular case 10_"x7_" & brass bell of mushroom pattern, excellent restored condition. - Sold for £65

Lot 154 A BR(Sc) light blue Totem Sign "HILLFOOT", (f/f), the last intermediate station on the NBR Milngavie branch, excellent colour & shine with just minute blemish by the "F" & usual edge chips. - Sold for £450

Lot 155 A GER fully titled Cast Iron Notice, "GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY, CAUTION, TO DRIVERS & OWNERS OF LOCOMOTIVES.....", an attractive sign referring to the Locomotive Act of 1861 & stating that the bridge is insufficient to carry weights beyond the ordinary traffic of the district, 19"x14", unrestored with its original red on white paintwork. - Sold for £60

Lot 156 An SE&CR 4-aspect Handlamp with square front & top handle of brass bar with copper wire surround. The company initials stamped on body & "3406" on top, complete with S(A)R reservoir, SR burner & S(E)R reflector, attractively restored. - Sold for £170

Lot 157 A South Eastern & Chatham Railway enamel departure board plate "HAYES", white on dark blue, 25"x 6_" with lip at base, edge chips & two small face chips repaired, Hayes is the terminus of the branch from Elmers End. - Sold for £60

Lot 158 A SHEDPLATE "18A", (Toton) 1948-63. Repainted over original paintwork. - Sold for £65

Lot 159 A South Eastern & Chatham Railway Wagon Registration Plate, "REGISTERED BY THE SE & CR, 1902, TO CARRY 10 TONS, 1473", the larger pattern plate, 10_"x8", front repainted, back untouched, two extra holes drilled 1" inside of normal fixings by railway, a wooden mount is provided if required. - Sold for £250

Lot 160 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "5650", from a GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2T built at Swindon and allocated new to Cardiff Cathays in January 1926. Its later sheds were Treherbert, Abercynon, Cathays again and finally Merthyr from where it was withdrawn in June 1963. After a period in store at Merthyr, it was cut up at Hayes, Bridgend in May 1964. Ex loco condition. - Sold for £420

Lot 161 A BR(W) chocolate & cream Totem Sign "HIGH WYCOMBE", (h/f), Ex GW & GC Joint Line & junction for the Maidenhead & Marlow branch, lettering slightly mottled, otherwise good colour & shine & a couple of minor repairs, at edge of base, only just into brown. - Sold for £760

Lot 162 A Tyers No. 6 Single Line Tablet, "WHITCHURCH - FENNS BANK", alloy with stamped serif lettering. A lovely old Cambrian Railway example complete with its GWR small tablet holder with circular steel hoop and alloy body with raised company initials on back. Ex Oswestry-Whitchurch route, closed on 18th January 1965. - Sold for £450

Lot 163 An LNER Station Seatback Nameplate "WISBECH", Ex GER March-Kings Lynn route, the station was renamed Wisbech East in 1948 & closed on 9th Sept 1968, letters repainted but otherwise unrestored with original paintwork. - Sold for £360

Lot 164 A Carriage Print "SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, WILTSHIRE, from a water colour by Claude Buckle", a dramatic view of the famous landmark, which boasts Britain's tallest spire. - Sold for £120

Lot 165 A Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway Platform Lamp case with glass name "EDWINSTOWE" (raised blue lettering on opaque background). The station was between Ollerton & Warsop on the route from Chesterfield (Market Place) to Dukeries Junction and Lincoln. Edwinstowe closed on 2nd Jan 1956. The lamp glass has a central crack & damage at left end, the lamp requires reglazing, the case is sound & retains its makers plate "Lamp Manufacturing Co, Sole Owners of Ridsdales Railway Lamps, Leonard St, City Rd, London" (embossed brass), solid copper body & cast corner decorations, door hinges require re-fixing, a lovely old lamp well worth restoring. - Sold for £400

Lot 166 A shedplate "16D", (Mansfield 1948-55), (Annesley 1958-63) and (Nottingham 1963-65). Repainted over original paintwork. - Sold for £55

Lot 167 A tenderplate "GNR(I) 104 B2 MAKERS 1910 DUNDALK" from the first Class B2 2500 gallons tender, 5' 3" gauge, most likely coupled new to a Great Northern Railway of Ireland Class PP 4-4-0. Oval brass, 9"x5", unrestored, the company has removed the letter "I" long ago & obviously during the loco's service. - Sold for £140

Lot 168 A static model of a GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2T, approximately 5_" gauge, 36" long and 14" tall, mainly of plastic and well detailed including cab fittings and "1439" cabside numberplates. Mounted on wooden track and base. - Sold for £320

Lot 169 A GWR cast iron CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "GWR 385" from a Taff Vale Railway "A" Class 0-6-2T designed by John Cameron, his first design for the Company, and built by Hawthorn Leslie in 1920, works no 3400, Taff Vale No 165, one of a Class intended primarily for passenger work. After the TVR amalgamated with the GWR in 1922, it was renumbered 385 with the GWR initials above to show it was an absorbed engine. It was shedded at Merthyr in 1922 and later at Pontypool Road with final brief stays at Aberdare, Abercynon, Cardiff East Dock, Treherbert and finally Cardiff Cathays from where it was withdrawn in April 1957. Ex loco paintwork, the back repainted with loco details. - Sold for £3400

Lot 170 A Playing Board for an early Railway Game, comprising four hinged sections & coloured map of routes from "Euston LNWR" "St Pancras MR" & "Kings Cross GNR" to "Waverley Stn", shows intermediate stations on each route & distances for play, most stations appear to be the obvious choices but some are obscure & of interest eg Carlton, Reston Jct, Trent Jct, Longtown, Dalkeith, Tebay Jct, Symington. Top corner titled "The Flying Scotchman (sic) or the North Express from London to Edinburgh, vignettes at base, Produced by "JWS & S", designed in England, Manufactured in Bavaria, Entered at Stationers Hall, 26"x9", excellent condition for age. - Sold for £45

Lot 171 A BR(E) dark blue Totem Sign "SOMERLEYTON", (h/f), Ex GER Norwich Thorpe-Lowestoft Central route, excellent condition with good colour & shine. - Sold for £1050

Lot 172 A Carriage print "SUNDERLAND, Co DURHAM, from a water colour by E.T.Holding", a dramatic view of the Docks on the Wear & the famous bridge. - Sold for £100

Lot 173 A BR(W) chocolate & cream Lamp Tablet "CHRISTIAN MALFORD HALT", 18"x8" with top flange, ex GWR Swindon-Bath Main Line, between Chippenham & Dauntsey, the Halt opened on 18th October 1926 & closed on 4th January 1965, unusually the sign is double sided so probably hung under a swans neck lamp at the gate onto the platform. - Sold for £680

Lot 174 A Barry Railway Company Oval Brass Key Tag, "BRC, PONTOON, FIRE", raised lettering & border, the word Pontoon stamped in as an addition, complete with steel ring & an old brass key attached. - Sold for £30

Lot 175 A South Eastern & Chatham Rly enamel signal box nameboard, "WILLIAMS SIDINGS SIGNALS", a distinct pattern of black on white enamel sign 112"x10", presented in a polished wood mount. A few edge chips but generally excellent. Unusual in the use of "signals" rather than signal box. - Sold for £320

Lot 176 A Second World War Service Badge "RAILWAY SERVICE, RCH", oval brass, pin fitting type with blue enamel panel & 4-6-0 Express Loco at top, issued to staff in reserved occupations, this unusual example was provided to staff at the "Railway Clearing House" which handled traffic returns between various companies, allocating revenue from inter regional traffic (this pin fixing example is the pair to the button hole fixing type which we sold in our October Auction). - Sold for £360

Lot 177 A GWR Cast Iron Notice "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COY, MANOR HOUSE HOTEL, FISHING RIGHTS ONLY", 27" x 19_". As used in the grounds of the GWR Hotel near Moretonhampstead on the edge of Dartmoor. Unrestored. - Sold for £210

Lot 178 A BR(W) chocolate cream Totem Sign "DIDCOT", (f/f), Ex GWR Swindon-Reading Main Line, good colour & shine though crease repair to right side, expertly executed. - Sold for £560

Lot 179 A SHEDPLATE "52H", (Tyne Dock 1958-67), repainted. - Sold for £100

Lot 180 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "65815" from a NER Class P3, LNER Class J27, 0-6-0 built by North British Locomotive Co in 1908, Works No 18360, NER 1024. It kept its NER number at the grouping, was renumbered 5815 by the LNER in 1946 and became BR 65815 in 1948. It spent its final years at South Blyth and North Blyth from where it was withdrawn in November 1966. It was cut at Thomsons, Stockton-on-Tees in March 1967. - Sold for £660

Lot 181 A TENDERPLATE "BR5 353 1951" from a 5000 gallon tender coupled to a War Department Austerity 2-8-0 No 77283 built by North British Locomotive Co in 1944, Works No 24954. It saw war service in Belgium from new, returned to the UK in February 1947 when it was loaned to the LNER and was purchased by BR in December 1948 becoming No 90352. It was withdrawn in June 1967 from Goole and cut up at Drapers, Hull the following December. 8"x5_", front repainted white on green, black rim & back. - Sold for £120

Lot 182 A SHEDPLATE "32G", Melton Constable 1949-59, superb ex loco condition with original paintwork, a famous M&GN location in the wilds of Norfolk and a very rare code. - Sold for £0

Lot 183 A South Yorkshire Joint Line, cast iron notice "BEWARE OF THE TRAINS", a distinctive pattern with large 2" fixing lugs top & bottom centre, overall 18_"x15_", repainted black on white, but for the post mark on the back. - Sold for £95

Lot 184 An early LT Poster Board Heading "TRAMWAYS", white on blue, 16"x 4", white line above & below, pierced with blue diamonds & the whole design within a white border, corner chipping at screwholes, with only the corners of the white border affected. - Sold for £350

Lot 185 A BR(S) enamel doorplate "LADIES", (f/f), in the experimental Pink colour used in the the late 1950s, virtually mint. - Sold for £520

Lot 186 An LBSCR Oil Can with steel plate on top "PRESTON STATION NEW SOUTH SIGNAL BOX", 6"x 1_" semicircular, also oval embossed brass plate "LONDON BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY COMPANY", 3"x 1_" (identical to handlamp plates), 9" high overall, 51/8" diameter with conical top & curved handle, Ex Preston Park Station, just North of Brighton. - Sold for £220

Lot 187 A BR(NE) tangerine Totem Sign "STANNINGLEY", (flangeless with edge screw holes), Ex GNR Leeds Central-Bradford Exchange route, closed on the 1st of January 1968, colour slightly faded but good shine & chipping only to edge. - Sold for £600

Lot 188 A GWR Cap Badge "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, 406", circular, full company name in serif brass letters on white enamel around edge, number brass on black enamel in centre, 1_" diameter. - Sold for £120

Lot 189 An Enamel Advertising Notice "USE ROYAL DAYLIGHT & WHITE ROSE AMERICAN LAMP OIL", black & white shaded lettering on green & yellow, double sided with end bracket. - Sold for £85

Lot 190 An LNER Cast Iron Doorplate "WEIGH OFFICE", the front repainted white on blue with black rim, back untouched. - Sold for £80

Lot 191 A BR(W) quad royal poster "FISHGUARD-ROSSLARE Shortest sea Route To Southern Ireland, Connecting Express Trains Run Alongside Steamers, Motor Cars Conveyed", with totem at base, a fine view of station by John S. Smith, with two rakes of chocolate & cream coaches on the platforms, steamer beyond, with GWR locos, station nameboard, ships & coastline beyond. BR(W) 1960, excellent condition, rolled with light folds. - Sold for £370

Lot 192 A BR Enamel Warning Notice "BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION, NOTICE, THE MERCHANT SHIPPING, DANGEROUS GOODS RULES, 1952.....Apply to this FERRY SERVICE....", red on white, 20"x 18", the sign was used at Ryde Pier Head. - Sold for £85

Lot 193 A locomotive worksplate "LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY NO 1930 BUILT DARLINGTON 1944" from the Thompson Class A2/1 4-6-2 "HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN" originally numbered 3696, renumbered 507 in 1946, becoming BR 60507. It was allocated new to Darlington in May 1944 and quickly moved on to Heaton and Kings Cross later the same year. In December 1949 it was transferred to the Scottish Region and spent all its remaining years north of the border mainly at Haymarket but with brief spells at Aberdeen Ferryhill and St Margarets from where it was withdrawn in December 1960. It was cut up at Doncaster Works the following month. Fully engraved brass oval 13"x7 9/16", face lightly polished, otherwise original condition with well tarnished back, bearing No "507" & the usual marks. Very few fully engraved worksplates from Darlington built Pacifics exist. - Sold for £6300

Lot 194 A BR(Sc) light blue Enamel Doorplate "LEFT LUGGAGE", (f/f), excellent colour & shine, right end repaired affecting the letter "E" & tail of "G", expertly done. - Sold for £290

Lot 195 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet for the Coleraine-Portrush branch of the LMS. NCC, alloy, marked "CE-PH" in serif lettering. - Sold for £100

Lot 196 An LMS Turnberry Hotel Golf Bag Name Tag, "SCOTLANDS MODERN SEASIDE GOLFING HOTEL, TURNBERRY, GOLF, TENNIS, BATHING, ONE OF THE L.M.S HOTELS", black/green on white, the back provides a space for name & address & instructions for opening, 23/8"x1_", celluloid with leather strap (lacks buckle), a rare survivor provided by the hotel for the use of guests. - Sold for £140

Lot 197 A Small Carriage Roof Board "MERTHYR/BUTE ROAD", original cream on maroon paintwork, 31_"x3_", as used on local services to Cardiff (Bute Road) from the Welsh Valleys. - Sold for £160

Lot 198 A BR(M) maroon totem sign "ST ANNES", (f/f), ex LYR&LNWR Joint, Preston-Kirkham-Blackpool South route. Several minor face chips and usual edge chipping extending into maroon below top flange. Good colour and shine. - Sold for £540

Lot 199 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "DERSINGHAM-SNETTISHAM", (brass/steel), Ex GER Kings Lynn-Hunstanton Line, closed on the 5th of May 1969, attractive hand cut lettering. - Sold for £175

Lot 200 A Locomotive Worksplate "BUILT BY THE BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY CARRIAGE & WAGON CO LTD SMETHWICK ENGLAND 1962 SERIAL No DEL 224" from a BR Class 27 Bo-Bo D5381/ 27033 allocated new to Cricklewood in April 1962 and withdrawn from Haymarket in January 1986. It was cut up by V Berry at BR Thornton in February 1987. 8"x 6", the loco's main worksplate, chromed brass, Ex loco condition with loco paint. - Sold for £620

Lot 201 A Locomotive Worksplate "No 2125 DARLINGTON 1950" from (LMS) Class 4, 2-6-0 No 43083. Its later sheds were New England and Boston from where it was withdrawn in December 1963. After a period in store at Colwick shed, it was cut up at Looms, Spondon by May 1964. Engraved brass, 12_"x6_", face lightly polished, back original condition. - Sold for £0

Lot 202 A London & South Western Railway Guards Whistle, "The Acme Thunderer" on top & "L&SWR" on lip in serif lettering, the underside marked "Hudsons Patent". - Sold for £90

Lot 203 A SHEDPLATE "8F", (Springs Branch, 1958-67). Repainted. - Sold for £80

Lot 204 A Railway Time Clock by the National Time Recorder Co Ltd, Aquinas Street, London. A fine example, 38" high, 13" wide, the lower portion 10" deep. Excellent condition and in full working order. An attractive feature being the large brass pedulum visible behind the glass door. The door glass is numbered "24" in shaded gilt lettering. - Sold for £250

Lot 205 A First World War Service Badge "HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY, RAILWAY SERVICE", circular brass, blue/white enamel, red crown in centre. Issued to staff in reserved occupations. - Sold for £110

Lot 206 A Caledonian Railway, Tyers One Wire Semephore Block Instrument, with cast brass plate and engraved name "PARTICK LOOP LINE", brass bell & tapper on top of case, two brass plungers (one above other) & to the left an indicator (Up Train/ with on/Off positions), behind thick glass cover with brass surround (glass chipped). At the right base, a brass cancel button with brass surround, overall 30" high, the decorative location plate refers to the route through Kelvinbridge & Crow Road North West of Queen Street Station, a magnificent example. - Sold for £750

Lot 207 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "SHERBORNE", (f/f), ex LSWR West of England Main Line between Templecombe and Yeovil Junction. One face chip over "E" and three edge chips (two just into green), excellent colour and shine. - Sold for £1200

Lot 208 A County Donegal Railway Joint Committee Detonator Canister with brass plate "C.D.R.J.C" on side & stamped "ENGINE No 11", 8" high. No. 11 was a 4-4-4T, built 1901 and named "HERCULES" and was withdrawn in 1933. The CDR also acquired a diesel which had been built in 1929 for the Clougher Valley line which became CDR No. 11. It was named "PHOENIX". The can is in excellent original condition. - Sold for £80

Lot 209 A Great Southern & Western Railway coat of arms transfer, on framed board, overall 16_"x19", mounted long ago & still bearing a picture framers label & phone number "Shepherds Bush, 4833". - Sold for £80

Lot 210 A Solid Brass Single Line Staff "OLD BUCKLEY-NORTHROP HALL", of hexagonal shape, 16" long, probably designed to fit a staff & ticket box, Ex Great Central Railway, Buckley Junction-Connahs Quay route, the route lost its passenger service in 1895, when bypassed by the New WMCQ line via Harwarden but was retained for freight to Northrop Hall Goods & Knowle Lane Works at Buckley, use ceased in 1965, a lovely old example with prominent engraving. - Sold for £380

Lot 211 A small pattern NER cast iron trespass notice "NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, NOTICE Any Person Found Trespassing On This Railway Will Be Liable To A Penalty Of Forty Shillings, Which Will Be Strictly Enforced, R.F.Dunnell, Secretary", 27"x17" with original orange paintwork & Secretary name added on a separate plate. These small trespass notices are by comparison infinitely rarer than the large & heavy NER examples that often turn up. This example is both a manageable size & relatively light weight. - Sold for £110

Lot 212 A Carriage Print "SELBY, YORKSHIRE, from a water colour by Kenneth Steel, R.B.A, S.G.A". A pretty view of the town & bridge over the River Ouse. - Sold for £60

Lot 213 A C.I.E, cast alloy Carriage Board "FAILTE", as fitted over the carriage doors in early C.I.E Days, 33"x 5", original red paintwork & lettering in Gaelic Script. The word Failte is Irish for Welcome. - Sold for £210

Lot 214 A Pair of Buttons for Metropolitan Railway Senior Staff, featuring company initials in decorative letters with crown above & laurel leaf surround. The back marked "Myers & Co, London NE". - Sold for £120

Lot 215 A Single Line Key Token, "MACHYNLLETH-DOVEY JUNCTION", alloy, Ex Cambrian Railways, Moat Lane Jct-Aberystwyth/Pwllheli route. - Sold for £220

Lot 216 A BR(S) dark green enamel Running In Board "HORSEBRIDGE", 143"x20", two sections of 69" and 74" each, Ex LSWR Andover Jct-Romsey route, Closed on 7th September 1964. Edge chips repainted, otherwise excellent. - Sold for £300

Lot 217 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "61049" from a LNER B1 Class 4-6-0 built by North British Locomotive Co, works no 25805, LNER 1049, and allocated new to Norwich in June 1946. Its subsequent sheds were Darlington, Low Moor, Mirfield and York from where it was withdrawn in November 1965. It was cut up at Drapers, Hull in March 1966. Numbers repainted long ago & old BR weld between the "0" & the "4", otherwise original condition. - Sold for £550

Lot 218 A BR(M) maroon enamel sign "NO UNAUTHORISED PERSON IS ALLOWED TO USE OR INTERFERE WITH THIS LIFT......etc" (nine lines of text), 18"x 10", chips to three corners & one minor chip on face away from lettering; also similar sign "SEASON TICKETS" maroon enamel, painted lettering, 12_"x5_", one corner chip, both ex Harrow & Wealdstone. (2) - Sold for £85

Lot 219 A BR(Sc) light blue Totem Sign "GARVE", (h/f), Ex Highland Railway, Kyle of Lochalsh line, situated between Lochluichart & Achterneed, from the station the line climbs at 1 in 50 both east & west to Raven Rock & Corriemeille Summits, good colour, minor edge chips (one just into blue) & some loss of shine due to the station's wild location. - Sold for £750

Lot 220 A NAMEPLATE "WOOLSTON GRANGE" from the GWR 6800 "Grange" Class 4-6-0 No 6858 built at Swindon and allocated new in December 1937 to Tyseley where it spent most of its working life apart from spells in the late 1950s and 1960s at Shrewsbury, Laira, Oxford and Oxley with the odd month or two elsewhere. It was withdrawn in October 1965 from Tyseley and stored there for three months before being cut up at Cohens, Kingsbury in February 1966. The actual Grange is at Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. The front of the plate has been professionally restored long ago. [See also the following Lot] - Sold for £8200

Lot 221 A GWR brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "6858" from the GWR 6800 "Grange" Class 4-6-0 "Woolston Grange". Face professionally restored long ago, back ex loco condition. - Sold for £2800

Lot 222 A BR(NE) tangerine enamel sign "KEEP TO THE LEFT", (f/f), with black edged lettering, 20" x8", this sign was on the footbridge at York Station. Three minor face chips and usual edge chipping, a lovely small example. - Sold for £220

Lot 223 A GWR Silverplated Sugar Bowl with the company's "GWR HOTELS" roundel on side, good usable condition. - Sold for £45

Lot 224 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 68235 DARLINGTON WORKS 1887" from a NER Worsdell Class E, LNER J71 Class, 0-6-0T which entered traffic in April 1887 as NER No 70, a number which it retained at the grouping, and it was re-numbered 8235 in 1946. Its BR sheds were Darlington and West Auckland from where it was withdrawn in November 1960. It was cut up at Darlington Works the same month after a working life of over 73 years, brass oval 9"x5", front repainted. - Sold for £260

Lot 225 A Carriage Print "STOKESAY CASTLE, NEAR LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE, from a water colour by Frank Sherwin", from the Western Region Series issued in 1954, a quaint view of the historic buildings near to the Central Wales Junction on the Shrewsbury-Hereford Line. - Sold for £70

Lot 226 A Locomotive Worksplate "BRUSH TRACTION, ENGLAND No 288 1961" from BR Type 2 A1A-A1A Class 31 No D5687/ 31259 which was allocated new to Darnall in February 1961 and withdrawn from Tinsley in March 1989. It was cut up at V Berry, Leicester in April 1990, oval alloy 9_"x6_", cleaned, but with plenty of traces of original loco paint. - Sold for £180

Lot 227 A LONDON & BRIGHTON RAILWAY Policeman's Truncheon, with the full "1837" coat of arms with crown at top, the makers name "Parker, Holborn" at the end of the banded handle, excellent for age, part of the word Railway worn away otherwise the company name & date etc clear & displaying the usual knocks from day to day use. - Sold for £600

Lot 228 A BR(S) Enamel station sign "LADIES", in the experimental pink colour, 24"x18", face chips & one edge chip well away from lettering, otherwise good colour & shine. - Sold for £50

Lot 229 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 4986 DARLINGTON WORKS 1941" from a LNER J39 Class 0-6-0 which entered traffic in July 1941 as LNER No 3096. It was renumbered 4986 in 1946 and became BR 64986. Its later sheds were St Margarets, Dalry Road and Thornton Junction from where it was withdrawn in December 1962. After five months in store at Thornton, it was cut up at Inverurie Works in June 1963, brass oval 9"x5", original condition. - Sold for £220

Lot 230 A North Eastern Railway Brass Signal Box Shelf Plate "BEDALE", Ex Northallerton-Garsdale route, 51/8" x 11/8", engraved lettering, Passenger Services were withdrawn on 26th April 1954 & Regular freight in 1967. - Sold for £400

Lot 231 A Single Line Key Token "DUFFIELD-WIRKSWORTH YD", Railway Signalling Co Pattern, Ex Midland Rly branch line which left the Derby-Ambergate Main Line at Duffield, it closed to passengers on 16th June 1947 & regular freight in 1968. Steel bar with rings & circular brass head, inscribed with section. - Sold for £250

Lot 232 A BR(S) light green Enamel Doorplate "CHIEF CLERK", excellent colour & shine. - Sold for £740

Lot 233 A Bound Volume of Great Northern Railway Running Power Diagrams, showing GNR Powers over other companies lines & vice versa, Chief Traffic Managers Office KX 1906, 29pp, cloth boards, leather spine & trim, gilt title, the flyleaf has a colour coded chart covering GC, GN, GE, LYR, LDEC, LNW, LBSC, MR, NER, NLR & NSR, all maps are coloured according to company & dates of agreements noted. Excellent condition, 18"x 14_" (landscape). - Sold for £280

Lot 234 A BR(Sc) light blue Totem Sign "PEEBLES", (f/f), Ex NBR, Galashiels-Edinburgh route (Via Innerleithen) & Junction for the Caledonian route to Symington on the WCML. The station closed on 5th Feb 1962, a rare example appearing once at auction thirteen years ago, excellent colour & shine with just minor flange edge chips repainted. - Sold for £1250

Lot 235 A Southern Railway Three Position Block Instrument from BARNSTAPLE "B" box, situated between the Torrington and Ilfracombe lines. The instrument comprises UP and DOWN line indicators showing TRAIN ON LINE / NORMAL / LINE CLEAR, in red, white and green. The UP LINE indicator in brass case mounted above. Each with enamel description plates. The usual commutator, brass slide and cancel button on case below. Excellent condition. - Sold for £210

Lot 236 A Locomotive Worksplate "NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY LTD, QUEEN'S PARK WORKS GLASGOW 1931 No 24057" from a GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No 7769 which entered traffic in February 1931 and spent its whole life in the Neath area with spells at the ex Neath & Brecon shed, at Glyn Neath and at the GWR shed from where it was withdrawn in August 1959. After six months in store at Swindon Works, it was cut up at Round Oak Steelworks, Brierley Hill in March 1960. brass diamond, 15_"x6_", original unrestored condition. - Sold for £380

Lot 237 An LMS Silver Directors Pass, circular with "Maltese" Cross within surround & coat of arms in centre, "LONDON MIDLAND SCOTTISH RAILWAY" in full, in blue enamel, with one word on each end of cross, the reverse reads "T.F.B.Simpson, 195", with rose, thistle & clover emblem above, 15/16" diameter with top ring, brass chain & leather button hole fixing. - Sold for £110

Lot 238 A GWR mounted roundel transfer, gilt on brown, 15" square, back dated 11/11/35, produced by an apprentice at Swindon Works. - Sold for £150

Lot 239 A small Carriage Roof Board "MELTON MOWBRAY/KETTERING", 27_"x33/8", cream on maroon paintwork, original condition, well used & attractive. As used by local trains via Oakham & Corby. - Sold for £85

Lot 240 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "65474" from a GER Class Y14, LNER Class J15 0-6-0, built at Stratford Works in 1913, GER No 546. It became LNER No 7546 in 1924, was renumbered 5474 in 1946, becoming BR 65474. It spent its later years at March from where it was withdrawn in February 1960. It was cut up at Stratford Works the following month, front repainted. - Sold for £640

Lot 241 A Southern Railway Target sign "TEMPLECOMBE", from the famous junction station on the LSWR West of England Main Line & the Somerset & Dorset Jt Rly. Closed on 7th March 1966, along with the rest of the S&D Route & many local Salisbury-Exeter line stations. Good colour with slight loss of shine, two edge chip repairs & all screw holes undamaged. - Sold for £1100

Lot 242 An LMS 8" Dial Wall Clock with brass oval plate on side "LMS 14967" & original face marked in similar a way, good original condition with spun brass bezel, clockwork movement & key, working order. - Sold for £460

Lot 243 A GWR Signal Box Block Bell with rectangular wooden case & large "Cow bell" on top, complete with tapper & brass base fixings, good ex box condition with minor service wear to case, company initials just visable over tapper. - Sold for £120

Lot 244 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 61034 DARLINGTON WORKS 1947" from LNER B1 Class 4-6-0 "CHIRU", Darlington Works No 2014, which entered traffic in October 1947 as LNER No 1034. Its BR sheds were Stockton, Thornaby, Ardsley and Wakefield from where it was withdrawn in December 1964. It was cut up four months later at Drapers, Hull. Brass oval 9"x5", face repainted. The Chiru is unusual amongst the mostly African B1 antelope names, being named after a species found in Tibet and considered sacred by the Mongols. - Sold for £1200

Lot 245 An early split case Block Bell with ivorine plate "SNAITH ROAD CROSSING", rectangular case 11_"x 6_" & 7_" high with mushroom shaped bell & tapper, chipping to corners of case top. An early LNWR pattern bell, transferred to the Pontrefract-Goole Line after the merger with the L&Y. - Sold for £170

Lot 246 An LNER Fox as carried on the nameplates of D49 Hunt Class 4-6-0 Locomotives, good ex loco condition & clearly carried for many years, it retains the original fixing bolts in the back, 19_" long and running to the left. The front lower leg is slightly distorted having received a knock on the engine so that it is pushed slightly backwards. This could easily be rectified if the purchaser so wished though it does not affect the item visually in any way. - Sold for £2300

Lot 247 A Locomotive Worksplate "LMS REBUILT 1914 DERBY". As Derby was in the habit of regarding routine renewals such as re-boilering as rebuilding, this resulted in a great many engines being classified as rebuilds. Among engines "rebuilt" in 1914 were examples of Class 1102, 1142, 1357, 1698 and 1873 0-6-0, 1116A 0-4-0ST, 1262 and 1532 0-4-4T and 2606, 2631 and 2781 4-4-0. Brass oval, 103/8" x 6", only lightly polished with background repainted maroon long ago, back ex Loco condition. - Sold for £100

Lot 248 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "STOKE MANDEVILLE", (f/f), Ex Met & Great Central Main Line, the first station south of Aylesbury, excellent colour & shine. - Sold for £840

Lot 249 An alloy SHEDPLATE "82A", as used on Bristol Bath Road's allocation of diesels up to 1973, original red paintwork with plenty of loco green around the outer rim & on the edge of the back, a colour scheme that matched the nameplates of the earlier Warships & Westerns. - Sold for £100

Lot 250 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "BELLARENA-CASTLEROCK", (alloy), Ex LMS (NCC) Belfast-Derry route between Coleraine & Limavady Jct, an old tablet with stamped serif lettering, contained in its leather pouch with strap, buckle & circular steel hoop. - Sold for £100

Lot 251 A Carriage Print "BOURNEMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, from a water colour by Frank Sherwin, R.I.", a view of the pavilion, gardens, beach & sea with Hengistbury Head & the Isle of Wight in the distance. - Sold for £340

Lot 252 A Great Central Railway Signal Box Nameboard "WOODFORD, No 4", cast iron letters on wood, 59_"x 9_", one of the Woodford Halse boxes on the Nottingham -Marylebone Main Line. - Sold for £1200

Lot 253 A Locomotive Cabside Numberplate, "SOUTH DURHAM STEEL AND IRON CO LTD NO 3", from an 0-4-0 ST, built Hawthorn Leslie in 1918, works No. 3355. New to South Durham's, West Hartlepool Works. In 1961 it moved to the Seaham Dock Co Ltd and was cut up at Seaham circa June 1967. Brass rectangle, 16" x 12", front background repainted black. - Sold for £380

Lot 254 A BR(E) dark blue Enamel Sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS, STAFF ASSOCIATION, IPSWICH BRANCH", (f/f), with lion over wheel emblem & BRSA scroll in centre, good colour & shine with lettering yellowed & a few edge chips, 48"x 24". - Sold for £260

Lot 255 A small Canadian National Railway silver plated Tea Pot of ovoid design with central banding to body & full company name in angled square motif on side, excellent usable condition though the hinged lid requires slight adjustment for a tight fit, overall 3" high, 6_" long. - Sold for £190

Lot 256 An LBSCR Three Aspect Handlamp with piecrust top, the side stamped with company initials & "B1160, PORTSMOUTH TOWN", the top bears an "S(E)R" brass plate, complete with "S(B)R" reservoir, "SR" burner & reflector. Portsmouth Town was Renamed Portsmouth & Southsea in 1920. - Sold for £180

Lot 257 An LNER Station Seatback Nameplate "SOUTHEND ON SEA FOR WESTCLIFF & THORPE BAY", from the Terminus that became "Southend Victoria", this is undoubtedly the longest example of any seatback plate with a length of 93_", the company therefore casting it in three sections, the front is repainted though the back is original condition, when displayed it occupies almost the entire length of the top bar. - Sold for £720

Lot 258 A pair of Great Eastern Railway Cast Iron Platform Seat Ends incorporating the companys initials in monogram style, just add wood & your favourite seatback. Old green paintwork, good undamaged condition. - Sold for £380

Lot 259 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "1020" from the GWR 1000 "County" Class 4-6-0 "County of Monmouth" built at Swindon and allocated new to Laira in December 1946. By nationalisation it had moved to Exeter and its later sheds were Neyland, St Philips Marsh and Swindon from where it was withdrawn in April 1964. It was cut up two months later at Hayes, Bridgend, front repainted, back in ex loco condition. - Sold for £1100

Lot 260 A Single Line Key Token "BODMIN GENERAL-BOSCARNE JNC", alloy with some original blue paint & replacement key end, an Ex GWR section from the terminus of the Bodmin Road-Bodmin branch to the LSWR Wadebridge-Bodmin North branch at Boscarne, closed to passengers on the 30th of January 1967. - Sold for £170

Lot 261 A GWR Carriage Print "ST IVES, GURNARD'S HEAD", by The Photochrom Co, a dramatic view of the Cornish Coastline presented in a tasteful frame of the correct style. - Sold for £50

Lot 262 A BR(M) maroon Enamel Sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS (totem) PRIVATE ROAD, NO PARKING", (f/f), 24"x18", one restored face chip away from lettering, otherwise excellent. - Sold for £210

Lot 263 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "GRANTOWN ON SPEY WEST-DAVA" (brass), Ex Highland Rly, Aviemore-Forres section of the company's original route to Inverness, the section includes the long 1 in 80 climb to Dava Summit, 1052 feet above sea level. - Sold for £300

Lot 264 An LMS Alloy Target Sign "VULCAN", the station was on the Winwick Jct-Earlstown Line adjacent to the famous Vulcan Foundry Locomotive Works, Vulcan or Vulcan Halt as it was known opened in 1912, closing on the 14th June 1965, original white on maroon paintwork with the odd trace of yellow underneath. - Sold for £840

Lot 265 A BR(E) dark blue Totem Sign "BIGGLESWADE", (h/f), an Ex GNR, East Coast main Line station between Sandy & Hitchin, superb condition with excellent colour & shine. - Sold for £1500

Lot 266 A Silver Plated Padlock produced as a presentation piece for an Indian Railway project. The front is hand engraved "RANADE BROTHERS RY CONTRACTORS, 8th APRIL 1929, MIRAJ REMODELLING, M.S.M", (Madras and South Marata Rly), complete with an ornate matching key & chain, - Sold for £35

Lot 267 A cast Iron Notice "GW & GC JOINT COMMITTEE, BEWARE OF THE TRAINS", 27"x14", original Paintwork, as used on the Great Western & Great Central Joint Line. - Sold for £120

Lot 268 A Single Line Key Token "PENMAENPOOL-DOLGELLY", a steel GWR type with metal plates both sides, complete with its small GWR token holder (non hinged) with company initials prominently engraved on the back. Ex Cambrian Railway, Ruabon- Barmouth route. - Sold for £300

Lot 269 A North British Railway Copper Ashtray, prominently engraved "N.B.R. STATION HOTEL, EDIN'R", circular design with flip over lid which is biased to return to the closed position. - Sold for £110

Lot 270 A Locomotive Worksplate "HUDSWELL CLARKE & CO LTD RAILWAY FOUNDRY LEEDS No 662 1903" from a Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0T No 29 named "BOMBAY", delivered to the MSC in May 1903 and cut up in May 1966. (See also Lot 271). Engraved brass, face polished, back untouched and marked "29" in serif numbers, 13" x 8 1/8". - Sold for £380

Lot 271 A Manchester Ship Canal brass CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "29". (For locomotive details see previous Lot 270) 15_" x 9_". Ex loco condition. - Sold for £440

Lot 272 A Locomotive Worksplate "No 2066, DARLINGTON, 1949", from Peppercorn A1 Class 4-6-2 No 60147 "NORTH EASTERN" which was allocated new to Gateshead in April 1949. Appropriately always a North Eastern section engine, its later sheds were Heaton, Tweedmouth and York from where it was withdrawn in August 1964 and it was cut up at Drapers, Hull three months later. This was one of five A1s named after the constituent companies of the LNER and which carried hand painted coats-of-arms above their nameplates. Engraved brass oval, 121/8" x 6_", the front lightly polished long ago, the back absolutely untouched & encrusted with dirt and with "147" clearly stamped in. - Sold for £2400

Lot 273 A BR(M) Wooden Notice with cast letters "BRINKLOW EMERGENCY GROUND FRAME", 48"x1_" with 2_" high letters, white on black, chamfered edges, Brinklow is situated just North of Rugby where the West Coast Main Line crossed The Fosse Way. - Sold for £85

Lot 274 A Webb & Thompson Large Train Staff "ST AGNES-CHACEWATER", Ex GWR Newquay-Chacewater branch closed on the 4th Feb 1963, tubular steel, brass rings & engraved brass plates with names. - Sold for £820

Lot 275 A Great Western Railway Wagon Plate "BUILT PRIOR TO 1887 SPECN, 8 Tons, 103, GWRy", square top corners, curved lower corners, 6_"x 5", front only repainted. - Sold for £240

Lot 276 An LMS Chamber Pot with decorative company monogram on side in maroon, gold banding centre & towards base & rim & handle decoration in similar style. - Sold for £80

Lot 277 A Carriage Print "CITADEL STATION, CARLISLE, by Kenneth Steel, R.B.A, S.G.A", from the LMR Railway Architecture Series, a fine view of the station frontage & forecourt with the odd car. - Sold for £70

Lot 278 A GWR Wooden Case Semaphore Signal Repeater with yellow distant arm on chromed post with finial & showing "On/Wrong/Off" positions, ivorine plate "1" at top, fine ex box condition. - Sold for £620

Lot 279 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "WORKINGTON MAIN", (h/f), an Ex LNWR station on the Cumbrian Coast route, mottled with vertical crease repair to the right side of the "N" & edge chips to the right, all well matched, also small chip 1" below "K". - Sold for £560

Lot 280 A Crested Alloy Road Sign "HORSEBRIDGE", 64"x20", embossed lettering, a red Sussex shield above features six golden martlets with crown above. The Village is just north of Hailsham in East Sussex. - Sold for £65

Lot 281 A Cast Iron Notice "MIDLAND & LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAYS JOINT LINES, CAUTION... February 1885", standard LNWR pattern but referring to both companies in text & the LNWR Act of 1885. The sign was broken & professionally welded many years ago & is primered, 25_"x 19_", as used on The Ashby & Nuneaton Joint Line between Coalville & Moira to Abbey Junction (Nuneaton), Closed to passengers on the 13th of April 1931 & to freight during the 1960s. - Sold for £440

Lot 282 A BR(S) dark green Enamel Door Plate "PRIVATE", a very early type, larger than usual 18"x 6" with 1_" high lettering, excellent condition. This doorplate was used at Barnstaple Victoria Road Goods Shed after the station became part of the Southern Region. - Sold for £270

Lot 283 A Cast Iron Notice "THE RAILWAYS EXECUTIVE, WARNING, IS HEREBY GIVEN TO PERSONS NOT TO TRESPASS UPON THE RAILWAY, PENALTY NOT EXCEEDING 40/-", 23"x 19", front restored white on green, back primered. An unusual transitional sign believed to be of Southern Region origin. - Sold for £50

Lot 284 A Single Line Miniature Staff, Railway Signalling Company, "CLONES-SMITHBORO", Ex GNR(I) Belfast-Enniskillen route, Clones in County Monaghan was junction for Cavan & Belturbet & the Cavan & Leitrim Railway, steel with brass caps at end, one with tab marked "A". - Sold for £150

Lot 285 A BR(S) light green Totem Sign "HURST GREEN", (f/f), Ex LBSCR Oxted-Lewes route situated at the junction of the East Grinstead & Uckfield Lines. Hurst Green Halt was closed on 12th June 1961 & replaced by a new station 10 chains to the North, this was named "Hurst Green". - Sold for £480

Lot 286 A Highland Railway "Seal" featuring the full company coat of arms with "THE STATION HOTEL, DORNOCH", around edge, polished steel with lettering in "negative". The Hotel was in Sutherland at the edge of the branch line from The Mound on the Far North Line & was the most Northerly Railway Hotel, 1_" diameter, _" deep, (the catalogue image has been reversed to give a better view of the detail). - Sold for £300

Lot 287 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "61317" from a (LNER) B1 Class 4-6-0 built by the North British Locomotive Co in 1948, Works No 26218. Its later sheds were Norwich, Lincoln and Immingham from where it was withdrawn in September 1962. After seven months in store at Immingham, it was cut up at Cohens, Rotherham in April 1963, the front repainted. - Sold for £560

Lot 288 A Locomotive Worksplate "BUILT 1951 DERBY" from BR Standard Class 5, 4-6-0 No 73007, one of a batch built at Derby in 1951, Nos 73000-28, oval cast iron 10_"x6", original paintwork with loco details painted on back when removed. - Sold for £190

Lot 289 A BR(S) dark green enamel Signal Box Nameboard "FORD", Ex LBSCR, Brighton-Portsmouth route, the junction for Littlehampton & Horsham, 36"x 12", excellent condition. - Sold for £340

Lot 290 A nameplate "TAFF MERTHYR" from a 0-6-0ST built by Hudswell Clarke in 1923, Works No 1498, and which went new to Taff Merthyr Steam Coal Co Ltd at Taff Merthyr Colliery, Treharris, where it remained until cut up in about January 1968. The Colliery and engine were taken over by the National Coal Board on 1 January 1947 under Area 4 (Aberdare) of its No 7 Division. Cast brass with serif letters, red paintwork & black border, 41"x 6_", the plate is accompanied by a photo of the loco & two photos of the Colliery after which it was named. - Sold for £3700

Lot 291 An early Rule Book "OSWESTRY & NEWTOWN RAILWAY COMPANY, 12th Jan 1860", 120pp, cream board covers with decorative brass clasp to close, although the catch is missing the plate on both covers is present. A great rarity as the company was absorbed by the Cambrian Railway in 1864. - Sold for £170

Lot 292 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "BARNSTAPLE TOWN-POTTINGTON", (brass/steel), Ex LSWR Barnstaple Junction -Ilfracombe route, this short section on the bank of the River Taw runs from the Town Station by the end of the single track river bridge to Pottington Box, where the route became double track, the route closed on the 5th Oct 1970. A lovely old tablet with hand cut lettering. Although the brass key tokens which replaced these tablets appear from time to time, this is the only tablet we have seen from this section. - Sold for £1050

Lot 293 A North London Railway Handlamp, three aspect with slide in vessel, the large drum is complete with red & blue glass, the body has a polished brass collar, small piecrust top & solid bar handle, fixed to the sides of the top, the design is such that when the burner is fitted the top of the lamp is locked in place, a handsome example with the company initials clearly stamped on the neck, brass polshed, original paintwork. - Sold for £840

Lot 294 A GWR Jig-Saw Puzzle "NIGHT MAIL", 200 Pieces in green hinged box with a fine green crested label & illustration of a GWR Mail Train picking up sacks at speed, minor marks to box edge, otherwise excellent & complete. - Sold for £160

Lot 295 A BR(W) chocolate & cream Totem Sign "READING GENERAL", (h/f), a famous GWR Station & one of only a handful to carry the "General" suffix, excellent colour & shine, with the usual edge chips. - Sold for £1000

Lot 296 An LNER Cast Iron Notice, "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, THIS FOOTPATH IS FOR THE USE OF PEDESTRIANS ONLY ... no bicycles, tricycles, motorcycles, handcarts, etc...", 24"x20", original paintwork. - Sold for £100

Lot 297 A Carriage Print "ABBOTSFORD, ROXBURGHSHIRE, from a water colour by Kenneth Steel R.B.A, S.G.A", a tranquil view of the birthplace of Sir Walter Scott, whose Waverley Novels inspired so many splendid loco names. - Sold for £110

Lot 298 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "2851" from a GWR 2800 Class 2-8-0 built at Swindon and allocated new to Tyseley in February 1913. It was at Newport Ebbw Junction at nationalisation and its later sheds were Tyseley again, Taunton, Banbury and Southall from where it was withdrawn in June 1963. After eight months in store at Southall it was cut up at Cashmores, Newport in March 1964, repainted long ago. - Sold for £370

Lot 299 A group of GWR Badges & Paychecks, (a-c) GWR chromed coat of arms badges, one large & two small, believed to be police collar badges; Paychecks (d) GWR Loco W'hampton, (e) Loco Carr, GWR, both brass, pear shape, (f) GWR Signal Dept, Pay Cheque, square copper, (g) GWR Loco Dept, rectangular brass, all with raised lettering, (h) "GWR, CT", square base metal with angled corners, stamped lettering. (8) - Sold for £160

Lot 300 A NAMEPLATE "LADY GODIVA", an impressive 62" long, incorporating its building date "Built Crewe July 1903" and its "F.W. Webb's System" appendage, from a LNWR "Alfred the Great" Class 4-4-0 compound, one of the last batch to be built and one of only seven of the Class of 40 not rebuilt as 2-cylinder simples and which were thus entitled to retain the appendage to the end. It was cut up in December 1922. This is one of only four nameplates known to survive with the appendage present (the others are both sides of No. 1974 "Howe" and one side of No. 1944 "Victoria and Albert"). The plate is accompanied by a good quality hardwood display board. - Sold for £16000

Lot 301 A Locomotive Worksplate "LMS, REBUILT DERBY", brass oval 10 _"x 5_", background repainted maroon long ago, lettering, rim & back untouched. - Sold for £110

Lot 302 A Tyers Intermediate Key Token Instrument, lacking its front dials. It was put into use at BARNSTAPLE JUNCTION when the line to Umberleigh was singled, it was in use with one dial at this time. Smaller than the usual examples and with two key columns only. - Sold for £200

Lot 303 A Southern Railway Target Sign "COULSDON NORTH", Ex Brighton Main Line between Redhill & Purley, the usual edge chips well matched, one chip right face, all lettering unaffected. This is the first example from the station to appear anywhere. - Sold for £500

Lot 304 An LT Station Target Sign "FINCHLEY ROAD", comprising blue name panel & red/white half moons, three separate plates. A Metropolitan Line Station between Baker Street & Wembley Park. 58" long, excellent condition with a few minor edge chips. - Sold for £180

Lot 305 A Great Western Railway, Stoneware Ink Bottle, "GWR, SHREWSBURY", clearly inscribed on the side, 7_" high, 3_" diameter with attractively shaped neck & rim. - Sold for £150

Lot 306 A Single Line Key Token "OLD HILL Jc-HALESOWEN", (alloy), Ex GWR branch from the Snow Hill Kidderminster route which joined the Midland Railway's Bristol Main Line at Longbridge. The route closed in 1964 with this section surviving to 1969, although regular passenger services ceased in 1927. - Sold for £480

Lot 307 A BR(S) light green Totem Sign "WALMER", (f/f), ex SECR Sandwich-Dover route, good colour & shine, edge chipping only. - Sold for £310

Lot 308 A SHEDPLATE "32E" Yarmouth Vauxhall 1949-59, a small shed with a usual allocation of under ten engines, so a rare code only once before in auction, ex loco condition with soot & remains of original paint. - Sold for £420

Lot 309 A Brass Locomotive Chime Whistle, the top clearly stamped "AMERICAN STEAM GAUGE & V MFG Co, BOSTON, USA", 11_" high, 33/8" diameter with decorative top finial & base fixings, good original condition. - Sold for £330

Lot 310 A Southern Railway white china matching Cup & Saucer with full company name in large brown decorative garter on side of cup & top of saucer. Excellent condition. - Sold for £40

Lot 311 An LNER Wooden Sign "ALL STATIONS TO SALTBURN, Except Dinsdale, Cargo Fleet Grangetown. Change at Eaglescliffe For Stockton & West Hartlepool", 33"x18", double sided white on black, Ex Darlington Bank Top. - Sold for £290

Lot 312 A Diesel Locomotive Nameplate "LYTHAM ST ANNES", a wooden plate carried by BR Class 45 No D60/ 45022 built by BR Crewe and allocated new to Derby in February 1962. It was withdrawn from Tinsley in July 1987 when it went into Departmental Stock as 97409. This plate was fitted after BR had removed the original alloy nameplates. It was purchased from Collector's Corner at Euston in the late 1980s. The plate measured 55" x 6", the back marked "This plate is the property of P.R. Hodgkiss, Tinsley, TMD. In the event of this loco being withdrawn please return". In the actual event British Rail removed the plate from the locomotive when it was withdrawn and sold it along with many other diesel plates. It shows clear signs of being carried for a significant period prior to the locomotive's withdrawal. - Sold for £360

Lot 313 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "63698" from a GCR Robinson Class 8K, LNER O4 Class, 2-8-0 built by Kitson & Co in 1912, works no 4899, GCR/LNER No 6191. It was renumbered 3538 in 1946 and 3698 in 1947, becoming BR 63698. Its later sheds included Immingham, Mexborough and Doncaster from where it withdrawn in December 1962. It was stored at Doncaster shed for 15 months and eventually cut up at Round Oak Steelworks, Brierley Hill in April 1964, ex loco condition, the back bears the numbers of LNER classes with identical radius smokebox doors, "A5, B4, B18, G4, G13, D9, F1, F2, J10, J11, J94, N4, N5, 51-272810". - Sold for £480

Lot 314 An early Rule Book "GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY RULES & REGULATIONS 1876" on front cover in gilt lettering with the company's large coat of arms in gilt, 140pp, hard back black covers, generally excellent condition for age, one small split at spine. - Sold for £20

Lot 315 A London & Birmingham Railway Bridgeplate, "25", oval cast iron 13"x 8_", an early example in the company's distinctive design, with serif numbers, repainted long ago. - Sold for £200

Lot 316 A Single Line Key Token "WHITSTONE & BRIGDERULE-HOLSWORTHY", alloy with original red paintwork & replacement end, Ex LSWR Okehampton-Halwill-Bude route, Closed 3rd Oct 1966. - Sold for £210

Lot 317 A BR(E) dark blue Totem Sign "HOPTON ON SEA", (h/f), Ex Norfolk & Suffolk Joint Line (GE & M&GN), Lowestoft Central-Yarmouth Beach route, closed 4th May 1970. Good colour & shine with chip repairs between the "P&T". In the lower panel, there is a repair & distortion at left end & a chip repair lower right, a rare example offered only once at auction fourteen years ago. - Sold for £1200

Lot 318 A GWR cast iron CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "GWR 31" from a Rhymney Railway R Class 0-6-2T designed by Hurry Riches and built by Robert Stephenson & Co in 1907, works no 3289, Rhymney No 2, one of a Class of 15 engines designed for working the heaviest coal and iron ore traffic. After the Rhymney amalgamated with the GWR in 1922, it was numbered 31 and was rebuilt in 1929 at Caerphilly Works with a GWR taper boiler. In RR days it was shedded at Cardiff Docks and later at the new GWR shed at Cardiff East Dock. Its final shed was Radyr from where it was withdrawn in March 1951 and it was cut up at Swindon the following October. This is the lowest numbered GWR cabside to appear in auction and the first number below 40. A delightful two figure number with company initials above, indicating an absorbed loco & the beading stamped with loco details. Much original paintwork, back repainted and marked with loco details. - Sold for £3300

Lot 319 A NAMEPLATE "SADDLEBACK" from a BR Class 60 No 60048 built by Brush and allocated new to Toton in June 1991. It was named when built after the mountain in Cumbria, near Keswick, and the nameplates were removed in September 1997. The plate is accompanied by its sale certificate from EWS. 45_"x9_", original paintwork & nice crusty back. - Sold for £2600

Lot 320 An early station direction sign "METROPOLITAN RAILY. STATION" with pointing finger. White on dark blue, double sided 26"x 6", one side has edge chipping & a face chip, the other is damaged, makers name at right base "IC.EC 61 Farringdon Road E.C". - Sold for £500

Lot 321 A French CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "SNCF 231,D,230" from an ex PLM Class 231-D 4-cylinder compound 4-6-2 express passenger engine built by Schneider in 1925, Works No 4243, PLM No 230. It retained its number on the formation of the SNCF in 1927 and was scrapped in 1955. 19_" x 12" including raised portion at top, background repainted maroon, characters and back untouched. There are two minor fatigue cracks at top. The plate is of heavy grey alloy construction. - Sold for £140

Lot 322 A Directors Pass "EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY, FREE PASS, NOT TRANSFERABLE/WILLIAM FENTON ESQ", ivory rectangle 2"x1", the company became part of the Great Eastern Railway in 1862, so an early & unusual example of great historical interest. - Sold for £520

Lot 323 A GWR cast iron CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "4602" from a 5700 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon and allocated new to Ludlow in October 1941. Its later sheds were Shrewsbury, Chester, Stourbridge Junction and finally Oxley from where it was withdrawn in November 1964. It was cut up three months later at Cashmores, Great Bridge. Very old paintwork, gold on black with black back, probably repainted long ago. - Sold for £520

Lot 324 A WORKSPLATE "Manufactured at Crewe 1989 BREL" from a BR 25kv Class 91 Bo-Bo electric locomotive, a class of 31 engines built between 1988 and 1991 but only 91010 was built in 1989. Alloy oval 9_"x 5 1/8" & incorporating the BR double arrow emblem, Ex Loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £480

Lot 325 A Carriage Print, "STAITHES, YORKSHIRE, from a water colour by Gyrth Russell, R.I, S.M.A", a lovely view of the coastal village North of Whitby, famous for the steel viaduct on the Whitby-Middlesbrough coastal route. - Sold for £180

Lot 326 An LMS. NCC Track Circuit Indicator with curved top & alloy case, circular aperture with red banner showing "Track Occupied/Clear" a plate below "96 TRACK" & makers plate "The Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co", 6"x 3_", used for the Outer Home Track Circuit at Londonderry Waterside. - Sold for £90

Lot 327 A GWR Cast Iron Signal Box Nameboard "MISKIN CROSSING SIGNAL BOX", original paintwork, the box was situated between Peterston & Llantrisant on the Cardiff-Swansea Main Line. 111" long. - Sold for £600

Lot 328 A Locomotive Worksplate "NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE CO LTD, THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD, No 27684 1959" from a BR Type 2, designated Class 21, D6103 which entered traffic at Hornsey in May 1959. It was modified in 1965 (to a Class 29) and its short working life came to an end when based at Eastfield in October 1971. It was cut up just over a year later at BREL Glasgow. Alloy diamond 14"x6_" in ex loco condition with BR Loco green paint, back marked "6103". - Sold for £400

Lot 329 A Locomotive Worksplate "LMS BUILT 1925 CREWE". Engines built that year were Class 4F 0-6-0 Nos (4)4108-58, front repainted with black background, back lightly cleaned. - Sold for £110

Lot 330 A BR(W) chocolate & cream Totem Sign "GERRARDS CROSS", (f/f), Ex GW & GC Joint Line, between Beaconsfield & Denham, excellent condition, good colour & shine. - Sold for £1100

Lot 331 A Single Line Key Token, "LLWYNGWRIL-BARMOUTH SOUTH", alloy, original green paintwork, Ex Cambrian Railway, a dramatic coastal section including Barmouth Bridge. - Sold for £420

Lot 332 A framed & glazed BR(E) quad royal poster "KEARSEY, SUFFOLK", produced to hang in a waiting room, 54_"x36", with substantial hardwood frame. A Jack Merriott view of the village, looking up to the church on the hill. - Sold for £160

Lot 333 An Enamel Advertising Sign "NECTAR TEA", a lovely old sign showing a filled tea cup, this example with brown lettering, as opposed to the usual green, 21"x 13", excellent condition with just a few edge chips. The back still bears its delivery label "WH Smith & Son, To The Station Master...Station. - Sold for £290

Lot 334 A NAMEPLATE "OLTON HALL" from the GWR 4900 "Hall" Class 4-6-0 No 5972 built at Swindon and allocated new to Neath in April 1937. Its later sheds included Cardiff Canton, Carmarthen, Laira, Tyseley, Oxley, Truro, Penzance, Severn Tunnel Junction, Neath again, Goodwick and finally Cardiff East Dock from where it was withdrawn in December 1963. After four months in store at Cardiff East Dock, it was moved to Woodham Brothers, Barry Docks, from where it was acquired for preservation and its restoration was complete by July 1985. In recent times it has earned considerable fame by playing a starring role in the series of "Harry Potter" films where it hauls the school special known as the Hogwarts Express. The series of books by J.K. Rowling (on which the films are faithfully based) have been a world-wide phenomenon. The actual Hall is in Solihull, 4 miles south-east of Birmingham, and is now a pub, the Olton Tavern. A lovely GWR plate in original condition from a loco with a fascinating modern history. - Sold for £6700

Lot 335 A Smokebox Numberplate "5972" Ex GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 "OLTON HALL" (see previous lot), ex loco condition (in the Harry Potter films refered to above, the locomotive is seen on numerous occasions carrying a 5972 smokebox numberplate). This plate was of course removed by BR when the engine was originally withdrawn. - Sold for £700

Lot 336 A BR(S) dark green Enamel Doorplate "LADIES ROOM", (f/f), one repair on letter "D" & similar rim chip repair, also the usual rim edge wear. - Sold for £160

Lot 337 A Single Line Key Token "GOSPORT-FAREHAM WEST", brass, square head. This LSWR Hampshire Branch Closed to Passengers on the 8th June 1953, with freight ceasing in 1969. The branch was regularly used by Royal Trains. - Sold for £220

Lot 338 A Newcastle Tramway Cast Iron Finial, as used on the top of the posts carrying the electric wires, 18" high with large ball & ring around lower part of spike, light green original paintwork. - Sold for £120

Lot 339 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "76081" from a BR Standard Class 4 2-6-0 built at Horwich and allocated new to Lower Darwen in February 1957 for working local passenger and freight duties and also holiday specials to Blackpool. It remained at Lower Darwen for most of its short working life with final stays at Sutton Oak in December and Springs Branch (Wigan) from where it was withdrawn in July 1967. After four months in store at Springs Branch, it was cut up at Cashmores, Newport in 1967. A neat weld between "0 & 8" & paint matched to the rest of the ex loco front, back repainted. - Sold for £400

Lot 340 A Great Western Railway fully titled Cast Iron Trespass Notice of pre-grouping style, 30"x 21" with text in attractive serif lettering, the front has been cleaned & attractively repainted. - Sold for £85

Lot 341 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Key Tablet "SNETTISHAM-HEACHAM", (brass/steel), Ex GER Kings Lynn-Hunstanton Line, closed on the 5th May 1969. - Sold for £210

Lot 342 A Locomotive Worksplate "BUILT 1955 SWINDON". Engines built that year were BR Standard Class 4, 4-6-0 75065-77 and Class 3 2-6-2T 82032-44. Oval cast iron 10_"x6", front repainted, back totally ex loco condition. - Sold for £200

Lot 343 A Signal Box Lever Frame Description Board from MALTBY COLLIERY NORTH JUNCTION, on the South Yorkshire Joint Line (GC, GN, LY, MR, NE), painted wood with raised pediment in centre, sixteen descriptions, including reference to Maltby, Tickhill Colliery etc, 61_"x10". The words "RAILWAY SIGNALLING CO" can be seen under the paintwork on the pediment. - Sold for £190

Lot 344 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "SHENSTONE", (f/f), an Ex LNWR station just south of Lichfield City on the route to Sutton Coldfield & New Street, slight loss of shine otherwise excellent, with only minor edge chips on black area. - Sold for £880

Lot 345 A Webb & Thompson large Train Staff "BRIDGNORTH-COALPORT", Ex GWR Severn Valley Line on the route to Buildwas & Shrewsbury, the first section north of the present Severn Valley Railway. Steel with brass rings & names on cast brass plates with raised lettering. - Sold for £520

Lot 346 A Worksplate "NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE Co Ld, THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Ltd, 1959", alloy diamond, 9_"x 4", as fixed to the bogies of a Class 21 Diesel Electric loco, D61XX, Ex loco condition. - Sold for £30

Lot 347 A Station Lamp Tablet "ASHINGTON", white & tangerine paint on plate steel, rectangular with raised "V" shape section centre top & base. The station was on the Newcastle-Blyth/ Newbiggin route, closed on 2nd November 1964. Original paintwork, 22"x7_". - Sold for £85

Lot 348 A Carriage Print "MARKET HARBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, by Frank Sherwin", a view of the Town centre, market square & church. - Sold for £80

Lot 349 A Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Tyers Co-operative, Permissive Block Instrument. The face showing "Train On Line/Line Blocked/Line Clear" positions & 2-6. with rotating needle above tapper & commutator. A crescent shaped aperture with brass surround indicates "Trains On & Permissive Line Clear & Trains Off", the case stamped "LYR" in several places, lacks brass side catches, otherwise excellent. - Sold for £420

Lot 350 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 65741 DARLINGTON WORKS 1904" from a NER Class P2, LNER J26 Class, 0-6-0 built at Darlington Works in October 1904, NER No 1057. It retained this number under the LNER until renumbered 5741 in 1946, becoming BR 65741. It spent its final years at Newport and then at the new Thornaby shed, from where it was withdrawn in October 1961. It was cut up at Darlington Works two months later. Cast iron oval, 9"x 5", front repainted white on red. - Sold for £0

Lot 351 A Midland & Great Northern Joint Rly, Platform Lamp Case "WEYBOURNE", Ex Cromer-Melton Constable route, closed 6th April 1964, the station name is on a frosted glass panel with raised blue glass lettering, the body is of steel construction with a copper roof & chimney, unrestored with some rusting & dents to copper roof, overall 23" high & complete with glass (no interior). - Sold for £260

Lot 352 A GWR Mirror in good quality mahogany polished frame with gilt inner bands, original backing, branded with company initials, 17"x 21" overall excellent with some "blooming" on mirror due to age. - Sold for £50

Lot 353 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "4252" from a GWR 4200 Class 2-8-0T built at Swindon and allocated new to Swansea East Dock in March 1917. Its later sheds were Neath, Llantrisant, Ebbw Junction, Aberdare and finally Neath again from where it was withdrawn in September 1963. After a period in store at Neath, it was cut up at Hayes, Bridgend in June 1964. The front repainted, the back untouched, ex loco condition. - Sold for £310

Lot 354 A Belfast & Northern Counties/LMS. NCC wooden cased Semaphore Signal Repeater with distant signal arm on brass post with decorative finial, 8_"x4_", from Greensland Cabin where it indicated No 48 facing points at Bleach Green Junction, controlling trains for the Larne & Londonderry Lines. - Sold for £95

Lot 355 An LMS Dining Car Attendants Uniform, comprising jacket with six "LMS DINING CAR SERVICE" flat nickel buttons & two further buttons on a clip to fasten jacket, thick silver decorative wire braid around collar, lapels & cuff & "Attendant" embroidered in silver braid on each lapel, also matching trousers with blue piping. This magnificent uniform was worn by a Mr Jesson of Rugby who worked for the LMS Dining Car Service in the 1920/1930s. It is accompanied by copies of photographs of Jesson & other staff working the Cars & also The Royal Train, including a shot of staff in tin hats. The finest uniform we have seen with good history & provenence. (We sold the first of this pair of uniforms in our October sale) - Sold for £160

Lot 356 A WORKSPLATE "London & North Eastern Railway 3579 Built Doncaster 1914" from a GNR Class J22, LNER J6 Class 0-6-0, Doncaster Works No 1439, GNR No 579. It became LNER 3579 in 1926, was renumbered 4228 in 1946 and became BR 64228 in 1949. It finished its days at New England from where it was withdrawn in August 1959 and was cut up immediately at Doncaster Works. Brass oval, 9"x 5", with number strip, background repainted red long ago, brass lightly polished, back untouched and with "3579" stamped in back. - Sold for £220

Lot 357 A BR Platform Ticket Machine, to issue paper tickets from roll, rectangular, with angled top & base & orange Paintwork. The machine incorporates an illuminated sign "Platform Tickets", Manufactured by Automatic Associates, complete with key, brass fittings around coin slot and plate "Insert 3 x 2p coins". The machine dates from the early 1950s. 36"x13", 10" deep. - Sold for £90

Lot 358 A GWR Wooden Cased Track Circuit Indicator with pivoting red banner showing "Track Occupied/Clear", positions, an old ivorine plate above "Up Goods Loop, in rear of starting", lovely ex box condition. - Sold for £460

Lot 359 A French CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "2-S.N.C.F.232.S.001" from a SNCF standard gauge Class 232 4-cylinder compound 4-6-4 express passenger engine built by SACM in 1941, Works No 7760, rebuilt in 1953 and withdrawn in 1963. One of a class of only four very powerful express passenger engines built experimentally and curtailed by the 2nd WW, so a rare plate. Cast in a heavy metal alloy, 18_"x8_", the surround with fixing holes removed or else designed to slot in. Obviously very old with some light cracking from fatigue. - Sold for £140

Lot 360 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "KIRKBY STEPHEN JCT-WARCOP" (fibre), Ex NER Darlington-Penrith route, between Appleby & Stainmore Summit. - Sold for £140

Lot 361 An LT Enamel Car Numberplate "9621", white on blue, 5_"x1_", Ex 1962 Tube Stock, Non Driving Motor Car. - Sold for £5

Lot 362 A NAMEPLATE "MADDEN" from the LMS "Jubilee" Class 4-6-0 built at Crewe in 1935 and named after Admiral Sir Charles Edward Madden 1862-1935 in 1937, not long after his death. In BR days it was at Patricroft for many years before moving to Midland main line duties in 1959 at Derby and then Burton-on-Trent from where it was withdrawn in December 1963. It was cut up at Crewe Works the following month, 28_" long. Front repainted black long ago, back in good original condition. - Sold for £7400

Lot 363 A Great Western Railway Pocket Watch, by "Record", the back engraved GWR.O.1563, with Fifteen Jewels & Swiss Made, the face & movement bear the makers name, working order, with second hand, Roman numerals & with BR 1984 receipt. - Sold for £180

Lot 364 An LMS Target Sign "PENKRIDGE", Ex LNWR Wolverhampton-Stafford Main Line, repainted white on maroon long ago, 48" long. - Sold for £300

Lot 365 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "47432" from a LMS "Jinty" Class 3F 0-6-0T built by Hunslet in 1926, Works No 1516, LMS No 16515, and renumbered 7432 in 1934. Its later sheds included Grimesthorpe, Brunswick, Cricklewood and Willesden from where it was withdrawn in August 1965. It was cut up at Birds, Bridgend the following February. Ex loco condition with silvery white numbers. - Sold for £400

Lot 366 An LMS Locomotive Cab Notice "LMS, THIS ENGINE IS NOT FITTED WITH BYE-PASS VALVES, When Coasting The Reversing Gear Should Be Placed At The Drifting Position, Marked "D".....etc, Chief Operating Manager Euston, September 1938, (C M E 3)", black on yellow, 6"x 8", corner chips at screw holes, the rest inc all text excellent. - Sold for £50

Lot 367 An Enamel Advertising Sign "NUGGET BOOT POLISH", decorative "3D" style lettering in blue with white shading on yellow, 48"x 24", lovely condition, with just a few minor edge chips. - Sold for £100

Lot 368 A Great Northern & North Eastern Brass Ashtray/Candlestick, clearly marked "GN&NE" in prominent raised cast lettering on rim, an impressive piece, standing 5_" high, with a diameter of 5". - Sold for £380

Lot 369 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "HINCHLEY WOOD", (f/f), Ex LSWR Surbiton-Guildford. The Station was opened by the Southern in 1930, excellent colour & shine with just minor surface marks. - Sold for £250

Lot 370 A nameplate "INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR 1985" and its matching circular badge from BR Class 37 No 37191, named at Glasgow Central Station on 21 January 1985 by Fiona Cameron, Chairman of the Scottish Committee of International Youth Year, to mark BR's support for the Youth Year. The nameplates were removed ten months later. The nameplate 56_" x 175/8" with red background, ex loco paintwork, the badge 10" diameter featuring a group of three heads surrounded by the olive leaf emblem of the United Nations. The set is accompanied by a framed colour photograph of the loco, at Tulloch on the West Highland Line, a route which it frequently worked. - Sold for £1000

Lot 371 A GWR Locomotive Cab Notice "CAUTION, DO NOT LOOK OVER OR PASS ALONG THE SIDE OF THIS CAB, WHEN NEAR BRIDGES, TUNNELS, LOADGAUGES OR COAL STAGES, JAN 1909", 11_"X7 3/8", rectangular with curved corners, ex loco condition. - Sold for £130

Lot 372 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 61437 DARLINGTON WORKS 1923" from a (NER) Raven Class S3 LNER B16 Class 4-6-0 built at Darlington in January 1923 as LNER No 2366. It was renumbered 1437 in 1946 and spent almost all its BR days at York before moving to Hull Dairycoates from where it was withdrawn in June 1964. It then made the short journey to Drapers yard to be cut up the following October. Brass oval 9"x5", background repainted black, the back in ex loco condition. - Sold for £200

Lot 373 A Great Western Railway untitled Cast Iron Notice "NOTICE THIS ACCOMMODATION BRIDGE, MUST NOT BE USED BY ANY VEHICLE WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT, INCLUDING LOAD EXCEEDING SIX TONS", 21_"x 20", original chocolate & cream paintwork, the sign has the unique GWR pattern border similar in style to that on the Private Path & Road Notices. - Sold for £250

Lot 374 A Locomotive Worksplate "BRUSH TRACTION NO 710 1964" from the prototype BR Bo-Bo No 10800 built by the North British Locomotive Co in July 1950, Works No 26413, and allocated new to Willesden. It was withdrawn in August 1959 and went to the Brush Works at Loughborough in 1961 for conversion to a mobile test bed. The work was completed in 1964 and the loco named "HAWK" at the time this worksplate was fitted. This use continued until 1968 and the locomotive was cut up in 1972 except the bogies, which survived until 1976, and the engine, which may still survive at the Brush factory. Oval alloy, 9_"x 5_". Front painted black, lettering white, probably ex loco paint. The back shows clear evidence of having been carried and bears the details "10800 Hawk". - Sold for £540

Lot 375 A Pair of Alloy Cab Plates from a BR Class 40 Diesel Locomotive, (a) "IMPORTANT, When Raising Scoop, The Handle Must Be Held In Raise Scoop Position For At Least 30 Seconds", rectangular with top corners angled, 9_"x 32, (b) "LOWER SCOOP, N, RAISE SCOOP", curved, 6_"x _". The plates refer to the water scoop equipment on the class, for the train steam heating boiler on the engine, which utilised Steam Age water troughs. (2) - Sold for £30

Lot 376 A flamecut cabside number panel "55006" from the BR Class 55 "Deltic" Co-Co built in 1961 by English Electric and Vulcan Foundry, Works Nos 2911/ D563, and numbered D9006. It was named "The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry" in December 1964 and renumbered 55006 in March 1974. It was allocated new to Haymarket in June 1961 and withdrawn from York in February 1981. It was cut up at BREL Doncaster the following July. Complete with data panel & coat of arms, 37"x 32", chip to paintwork on "5", otherwise good ex loco condition, a flat plate of manageable size with no extra metalwork attached. - Sold for £0

Lot 377 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "BUSHEY & OXHEY", (f/f), Ex LNWR West Coast Main Line between Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction. Good colour & shine & the usual edge chipping. - Sold for £760

Lot 378 A BR(E) dark blue enamel Doorplate "LADIES WAITING ROOM", (flangeless), a few edge & screw hole repairs otherwise good. - Sold for £85

Lot 379 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "STAITHES-HINDERWELL", (fibre), Ex NER Whitby West Cliff-Middlesbrough Line, closed on the 5th May 1958, a dramatic coastal section just east of the present freight terminus at Boulby Mine. - Sold for £740

Lot 380 A Carriage Print "NEWBY BRIDGE, LANCASHIRE, by Claude Buckle R.I.", from the LMR (A) Series, an atmospheric view of the old river bridge at this beauty spot. - Sold for £85

Lot 381 A Southern Railway Target Sign "HYTHE", Ex SR Totton-Fawley branch on the shores of Southampton Water, the line opened in 1925 & closed to passengers on the 14th February 1966. Chip repairs around two screw holes & at left base which goes into left base of the first "H", all well repaired & well matched. - Sold for £620

Lot 382 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "51446" from a Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 528 Class 0-6-0ST, an Aspinall rebuild in 1896 as a saddle tank of a Barton Wright 0-6-0 tender engine built by Beyer Peacock & Co, works no 1979, in 1881. It was L&Y no 596 and LMS no 11446. In its later years it was famous as one of the Crewe Works shunters and survived as such until withdrawn in February 1962 after a total working life of 81 years. It was cut up at Crewe the following month. Front repainted, back in original condition. - Sold for £600

Lot 383 A Seal "THE HIGHLAND RAILWAY, SECRETARY OFFICE", circular steel with engraving in negative and company coat of arms in centre, 11/8" diameter. (The catalogue photo has been reversed to give a better view of this seal.) - Sold for £220

Lot 384 An LB & SCR Waiting Room Mirror, with bevelled glass & an oak frame with ribbing & corner decoration, the bevel curved at corners to follow the line of the frame, the back is heavily branded "LB&SCR" on all four sides in prominent 1" lettering, overall 17"x24". - Sold for £420

Lot 385 A portable Gauge Cabinet, for testing wagons, comprising four brass gauges 0-15, 0-100, 0-400, 0-300 set in wooden surround, with base fitting to connect. Wooden case, with brass fittings, inside the lid a label "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY (SOUTHERN AREA)" & written below "Not To Be Removed From Temple Mills Wagon Shops", 19"x10" & 7" deep with canvas carrying handle. - Sold for £60

Lot 386 A Set of Great Western Railway Leather Bound Plans, with gilt title "GWR BODMIN RAILWAY & BOSCARNE EXTENSION SURVEY, General Managers Copy", with matching hard slipcase bearing similar inscription. The hand coloured plans (multicoloured) on linen show the route from Bodmin Road to Bodmin & Boscarne at a scale of 1"=2 Chains & date from the early 1890s & include details of land acquisitions, they open in book form for easy reference, excellent condition with just a couple of stains inside. The plans are produced to a very high quality. - Sold for £270

Lot 387 An LB & SCR Silver Directors Pass, of trefoil design with full company name on each side, coat of arms on front & "James Ford, 514" on reverse, complete with ring at top to attatch to chain, obviously used but in good condition with clear detail. - Sold for £260

Lot 388 A BR(E) dark blue Enamel Doorplate "LADIES", (flangeless), one edge chip & screw holes excellent but for a tiny flake from one, good colour & shine with just a few minor surface marks. - Sold for £45

Lot 389 A London Chatham & Dover Rly Handlamp, four aspect, the body stamped "L.C.D.R. No 678" the top bears a brass plate "S(E)R", the lamp has a piecrust top, ornately shaped back handle, brass bezel & interior (no reflector) & BR(S) burner, all glass present, a fine lamp in excellent restored condition. - Sold for £210

Lot 390 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "TRAFFORD PARK", (f/f), Ex CLC Manchester Central-Liverpool route, two face chip repairs & the usual edge chipping, slightly mottled but good colour & shine, an example has never previously been offered for sale. - Sold for £1150

Lot 391 A Midland Railway Rotary Block Instrument, with enamel "Train On Line/Line Clear/Line Blocked" description plate in red, green & white, "MR 1912" stamped clearly on top of case with all the usual features of these instruments, brass circular faceplate, cancel buttons & red indicator light at base, the inside of the case is marked "MR 1912" & No "323" & bears six Test Labels of MR, LMS & BR vintage. - Sold for £240

Lot 392 A BR(Sc) light blue Enamel Sign "DO NOT CROSS THE LINE EXCEPT BY THE FOOTBRIDGE", (flangeless), 38"x26", excellent colour & shine, minor chips at three screw holes, Ex Kingussie Station on The Highland Railway Perth-Inverness Main Line & used to replace one of the HR notices with similar wording, we have not seen this BR(Sc) version before, most HR examples surviving until 1960s & later. - Sold for £140

Lot 393 A WORKSPLATE "The English Electric Company Ltd, London The Vulcan Foundry Ltd Locomotive Works England No 3140/ D690 1961" from BR Type 4 1Co-Co1 Class 40 No 40194/ D394 which entered traffic at Gateshead in June 1962. It was withdrawn from Longsight in January 1985 and cut up at BREL Doncaster the following month. Rectangular chromed brass 10"x4_", superb ex loco condition with original BR blue paint. - Sold for £360

Lot 394 A Single Line Key Token "UMBERLEIGH-EGGESFORD", (alloy), Ex LSWR Exeter-Barnstaple route, the single line sections between Copplestone & Umberleigh were progressively altered as intermediate loops were removed, this example has a plate riveted over the original inscription & was used in the period after Kings Nympton box closed & before the Barnstaple Junction to Umberleigh Section was singled. Not a section we have seen before & itself made redundant when Umberleigh box closed leaving Crediton & Eggesford as the only loops. - Sold for £150

Lot 395 A BR(NE) tangerine Totem Sign "LEEDS CENTRAL", (h/f). The famous Joint Station shared by the GN, LYR, LNW & NE, Closed on 1st May 1967, browning to the tangerine enamel with several minor face & edge chips just into the colour. - Sold for £1000

Lot 396 A SHEDPLATE "51J" Northallerton 1949-63, a small shed with a usual allocation of under 15 engines. Characters only repainted long ago, otherwise ex loco condition & retaining its original smokebox fixing bolts & nuts. - Sold for £150

Lot 397 An LMS Enamel Locomotive Cab Notice "LMS THIS ENGINE IS FITTED WITH STANDARD AUTOMATIC BRAKE VALVE....Chief Operating Manager, Euston, March 1931, MPS", fifteen lines of text black & red on yellow, 6"x8", corner chips, the word (March) affected, text otherwise perfect. - Sold for £50

Lot 398 A Cast Iron notice "LNER, NOTICE, MECHANICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLES MUST NOT PASS OVER THIS WEIGHBRIDGE OR ANY PART THEREOF. OTHER VEHICLES MUST NOT BE DRIVEN OVER ANY PART OF THE WEIGHBRIDGE, EXCEPT IN THE PROPER DIRECTION FOR WEIGHING, BY ORDER", original brown paintwork, 20"x 13". - Sold for £110

Lot 399 A SHEDPLATE "89D" Oswestry 1960-63, unrestored, original paintwork. - Sold for £0

Lot 400 A lamp post type Post Box with rounded top "LETTERS ONLY, GR" on front, complete with its enamel collection plate "54 THEATRE STREET" & keys, 20" high, repainted in Post Office red. - Sold for £520

Lot 401 A Brass Locomotive Builders Emblem "KRUPP", triangular design, with rounded corner 14" sides, showing company name & emblem of three overlapping circles, front repainted black/red, back original condition. - Sold for £60

Lot 402 A GWR Jig-Saw Puzzle "MOUNTAINS OF KILLARNEY", 150 pieces, twin shields style box with black label, excellent condition, complete. The puzzle features a dramatic Irish scene of river & mountains. - Sold for £45

Lot 403 A Locomotive Worksplate "Drewry Car Co/ Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns 204HP 2609/ 7895" from BR Class O4 DM 0-6-0 No D2265 allocated new to Bradford Hammerton Street in December 1957 and withdrawn from there in March 1970. It was cut up at CF Booth, Rotherham the following September, brass oval 8"x5", no paint but not cleaned at all either. - Sold for £210

Lot 404 An LNWR Inspection Lamp, with square body top & back handles, the body is stamped "STOCKPORT TEL DEPT" & "B13460", the top "LNER CAR DEPT WOLVERTON", (the makers), complete with slide-in reservoir (stamped LNWR) & burner (LMS), fixed reflector & glass to three sides (one with corner crack). Good original condition. - Sold for £170

Lot 405 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "WELLINGBOROUGH MIDLAND ROAD", (h/f), Ex Midland Railway, St Pancras-Leicester Main Line, Good colour & shine with only the usual edge chipping, a double line name with suffix in smaller lettering. - Sold for £840

Lot 406 A GWR Silverplated Sugar Bowl "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS", full coat of arms on side, 3_" high. - Sold for £45

Lot 407 An LNWR Fletchers double line block instrument, with trafolite plate "WEM" complete with underslung bell tapper & commutator, excellent condition with some fading etc around description needles, all lettering bright & clear though. Wem is on the Crewe-Shrewsbury Main Line south of Whitchurch. - Sold for £150

Lot 408 A BR(S) light green Enamel Doorplate "TICKET OFFICE", (f/f), minor rim edge chip, excellent condition, with double line of text. - Sold for £440

Lot 409 A SHEDPLATE "41A", Sheffield Darnall 1955-64, then used by Tinsley diesel depot, repainted & cast with countersunk bolt holes, - Sold for £45

Lot 410 A GWR cast iron CABSIDE NUMBERPLATE "9789" from a GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon and allocated new to Old Oak Common in May 1936. By nationalisation it had moved to Slough and went on to Southall, Didcot, Old Oak Common again and finally Oxford from where it was withdrawn in December 1965. It was cut up four months later at Wards, Briton Ferry, the front repainted, back in ex loco condition. - Sold for £740

Lot 411 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "48285" from a LMS Class 8F 2-8-0 built by North British Locomotive Co in 1942, Works No 24809, to Ministry of Supply order.It was loaned to the LMS from new and taken into LMS stock in 1943, LMS No 8285, becoming BR 48285. It spent most of its final years at Kettering but was withdrawn from Leicester Midland in September 1965. It was cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge the following March, repainted. - Sold for £520

Lot 412 A Carriage Print "EDINBURGH, from a water colour by Sidney Causer R.I.", a fine cityscape including the Scott Monument in Princes Street, Castle & hills in distance. - Sold for £160

Lot 413 A Signal Box Nameboard "THORNTON SOUTH", cast lettering on wood with champhered edges, original black on white paintwork, 79"x 9", an Ex NBR Box on the Dundee-Waverley Main Line, north of Kirkaldy & adjacent to Thornton Junction Station & Loco Sheds. - Sold for £80

Lot 414 An LNER enamel Lamp Tablet "RICCARTON JN", brown lettering & border on cream, 16"x 5", Ex NBR Waverley Route between Steele Road & Whiterope Summit & Junction for the Border Counties line for Hexham, a repair top centre away from lettering & probably varnished, a well presented plate from a "legendary" location. - Sold for £1250

Lot 415 A BR(E) dark blue Totem Sign "KIVETON PARK", (h/f), an Ex GCR station on the Sheffield Victoria-Lincoln-Cleethorpes route, between Kiveton Bridge & Worksop. The station was not known to have totems until this example emerged. Although it is discoloured & has three face chips it is indeed a rare, if not unique, survivor. - Sold for £500

Lot 416 A GWR Silver Plated Copper Saucepan, the side prominently marked "GWR HOTELS", 8" diameter, sides 4_" high, 8_" handle, inside requires cleaning but outside excellent. - Sold for £110

Lot 417 A Brass Signal Box Plunger, the top clearly stamped "SE & CR", complete with base fixing screws & mounted on polished wooden black, spring etc in excellent working order. - Sold for £0

Lot 418 A BR(S) light green Totem Sign "ADISHAM", (f/f), Ex SECR Canterbury East-Dover Route, good colour & shine, edge chips only. - Sold for £400

Lot 419 A Single Line Key Token, "MOAT LANE JUNC WEST-CAERSWS", GWR Steel Type engraved metal plate. A short section on the Cambrian Railways route to Machynlleth & the Coast. (The plate has aquired a knock across the words "Moat Lane", during its normal use, name still clear). - Sold for £90

Lot 420 An Early London Transport Enamel Sign "TRAMWAYS (in Pre-War style target) TRAMS STOP BY REQUEST", red/blue on white with black border, curved top, 13"x17", edge chips to black border & just into white in places, otherwise excellent with letters & LT motif unaffected (this is the pair to the example sold in our October 2005 Sale, the two plates being mounted back to back). - Sold for £540

Lot 421 A Carriage Priint "CROMFORD, DERBYSHIRE", by Jack Merriot. A view of the mill at Scarthin, with cottages on the banks of the river. - Sold for £110

Lot 422 A BR(M) maroon enamel Doorplate "STAFF ONLY", two chip repairs affecting the word "Only", neatly filled & colour matched. - Sold for £70

Lot 423 An LNWR "Fletchers" Tombstone shape signal repeater, red semaphore arm on brass post with finial, thick bevelled glass in brass bezel with "IN/OUT" Flag in circular aperture at post base & similar "Wrong" at side, lacks top lock & front slightly out of true, otherwise excellent. - Sold for £170

Lot 424 A GWR Brass Signal Box Shelf Plate "ROCKWOOD COLLIERY", 4_"x 1_", engraved lettering referring to a box near Taffs Well north of Cardiff. - Sold for £80

Lot 425 An LNER Framed & Glazed Advertising Panel featuring the famous poster "THE NIGHT PARADE FROM HARWICH", by Frank Mason, the image is presented in a black ebonised frame with an engraved ivorine plate at the base "HARWICH FOR THE CONTINENT" & features the procession of Liners leaving port & passing the lightship, 51"x 31", the back of the frame has a fully printed label attached "LNER O.C.S. By Passenger Train, Station Master, Alford Town, Issued by Advertising Manager Southern Area, 26 St Pancras Rd, Kings Cross", a lovely example although the poster title is not included. - Sold for £200

Lot 426 A Locomotive Worksplate, "MNHTPAHCMAW, CCCP, KONOMEHCKHH, 3 ABOD KOLOMNA WORKS USSR, 1951, No 9545", Ex USSR State Railways, 5ft Gauge, 2-10-0, Class L. The principal Post war heavy freight design, built 1947 onwards, alloy wedge shape with circular emblem at right, 31"x 10", partially cleaned, with much loco paintwork. - Sold for £60

Lot 427 A Southern Railway Target Sign "BLACKFRIARS", the Ex SECR Station was known as St Pauls until it was renamed in 1937, edge & screw hole chips matched in & chip to second "R", attractively presented on a chamfered backboard. - Sold for £250

Lot 428 An LNER Electric Station Lamp "FOREST GATE", comprising alloy frame & white Perspex panels to accommodate station name, 27" long, 9_" high, 10_" deep, name on both sides in black lettering & complete with fluorescent tubes, Ex GER Liverpool Street-Shenfield Main Line. - Sold for £60

Lot 429 A BR(E) blue Totem Sign "SUDBURY", (h/f), an Ex GER Station, now terminus of the branch from the Ipswich main line at Marks Tey, the route once extended to Bury St Edmunds & Cambridge, a rare example never offered for sale at auction, the dark blue has faded to a mottled grey, to which attempts have been made at restoration, poor condition but obviously rare & with potential. - Sold for £900

Lot 430 A Webb & Thompson Large Train staff "WEXFORD-MACMINE", Ex Dublin Wicklow & Wexford Rly, the section runs north from Wexford through Killurin following the River Slaney to Macmine, once the junction for the New Ross & Ballywillam Branch. Steel with brass rings, cast brass nameplates & key end for the siding at Killurin. - Sold for £140

Lot 431 A SHEDPLATE "51C", West Hartlepool 1949-67, lovely ex loco condition. - Sold for £230

Lot 432 An LT Enamel Car Numberplate, "11051" in LT Target shape, white on blue/red enamel, 5_"x 2_", Ex 1938 Tube Stock, Driving Motor Car. - Sold for £30

Lot 433 A Locomotive Worksplate "MAWNHOCTPONTEJBHBIN N HAPOBO 30 CTPONTENBHBIN 3ABOA, MABAR, R BYAANEWT 1954 No 7105", alloy, 14"x7_", cleaned but not painted, damage/loss to edge of two bolt holes, - Sold for £30

Lot 434 A BR(W) chocolate & cream Totem Sign "BARRY ISLAND", (f/f), Ex Barry Railway Station on the branch from Barry to Barry Pier, Barry Island being the present terminus of the truncated branch. Good colour & shine. - Sold for £1550

Lot 435 LMS Push & Pull Equipment, from one of the company's railmoters, comprises wooden backboard, bell the body of which is attractively marked LMS & is shaped rather like a paperwight, brown bakelite push button & circular metal control box marked "LMS, WOL" (Wolverton), overall 12"x 7", with cable & plug attached, a remarkable survivor. - Sold for £20

Lot 436 A Pair of Bullied Pacific Brass Cab Plates, (a) "ROCKING GRATE", (b) "DROP GRATE", each 4"x 1_", raised lettering, removed from "34095" Brentor. - Sold for £130

Lot 437 A Southern Railway Target Sign "EAST GRINSTEAD", Ex LBSCR Oxted-Lewes line & once junction for the Three Bridges-Tunbridge Wells route, today a branch terminus, good colour & shine to green, white dulled, two face chips repaired & matched & the usual edge chipping. - Sold for £440

Lot 438 A Midland Railway Signalbox Nameboard "OLD DALBY", cast iron letters on wood, 58_"x10_", Ex Melton Mowbray-Nottingham Midland Main Line, the station closed on the 18th April 1966 & the route in 1968 though part of the route was retained as the BR Test track. - Sold for £330

Lot 439 A North Eastern Railway Horse Brass with decorative company initials in circular border, with leather strap & shield shaped buckle, polished but back in excellent original condition, 3"x4". - Sold for £30

Lot 440 An NER Signal Box Nameboard "YARM", Ex NER Eaglescliffe- Northallerton route & famous for the viaduct dominating the Town, a manageable 30"x9_", some restoration to woodwork & a replacement letter "Y". Station closed 4th January 1960. - Sold for £0

Lot 441 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "MAIDSTONE EAST", (f/f), Ex SECR Swanley-Ashford route through the heart of Kent, good colour & shine with a small chip at top just into green, matched in. - Sold for £300

Lot 442 A Great Northern Railway Glazed Pottery Ink Bottle, the side prominently marked "TO BE RETURNED TO GNR STATIONERY STORES", 6_" high, 4" diameter, a hairline crack at neck, otherwise excellent. - Sold for £40

Lot 443 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "NEWMACHAR-UDNY", (brass/steel), Ex Great North of Scotland Rly, Dyce-Fraserburgh branch. A lovely pre group tablet with hand cut lettering, the only single line item we have seen from this route, closed on the 4th of October 1965. - Sold for £400

Lot 444 A set of Romanian Locomotive Plates: (1) a Worksplate "COMBINATUL METALURGIC, RESITA, No 1791 1955", 21_"x9"; (2) a loco numberplate "150.159", 29_"x10_", scalloped corners; and (3) a company plate "CFR", 17"x 9_". Each cast iron, faces painted red, backs lightly cleaned, from a Romanian State Rlys (CFR) 2-10-0, of German design, 292 engines were built between 1946 & 1969 by Resita & Malaxa, they were mixed traffic locos used all over the system & particularly in the mountainous Carpathian Area. (3) - Sold for £230

Lot 445 A Great Central Railway Coat of Arms Transfer, early style with decoration around shield, winged loco and "Forward" scroll below mounted on a green background, 15" x 18", very minor impefections in places. - Sold for £110

Lot 446 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "9760" from a GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon and allocated new to Swansea East Dock in September 1935. It was at Goodwick at nationalisation and, apart from a final few months at Duffryn Yard, remained there until withdrawn in December 1963. It was cut up at Birds, Morriston, Swansea the following February, front repainted. - Sold for £220

Lot 447 An LMS Alloy Target Sign "FROCESTER", Ex MR Bristol-Birmingham Main Line between Berkeley Road & Stonehouse, 48" long, with original maroon paintwork, the station closed on 11th December 1961. - Sold for £300

Lot 448 A Carriage Print "ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, by Frank Sherwin", a view of the Town Centre with the Cross on left, shops, Church, Horses & carts feature & no motor cars. - Sold for £150

Lot 449 A Signal Box Diagram "KENILWORTH JUNCTION", showing lines to Milverton & Gibbitt Hill, Crossover to stub of Berkswell branch, a gradient diagram below Milverton-Gibbett Hill, modern wood frame, some staining to diagram but interesting location on Leamington-Coventry route. - Sold for £300

Lot 450 A Carriage Print "ST JOHNS COLLEGE, FROM TRINITY BRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE, from a water colour by R.T.Cowern, R.W.S.". A view of the ornamental lake to the magnificent college building, overhanging trees & wandering students or tourists. - Sold for £0

Lot 451 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY 60920 DARLINGTON WORKS 1941" from a LNER V2 Class 2-6-2 built at Darlington Works in 1941, LNER No 4891. It was renumbered 920 in 1946, becoming BR 60920. A Scottish Region engine, its later sheds were Dundee Tay Bridge, Haymarket and St Margarets from where it was withdrawn in October 1962. It was then stored at Bathgate shed until August 1963 and cut up the following month at Cowlairs Works, superb ex loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £560

Lot 452 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "CATTERICK CAMP JCT-CATTERICK CAMP" (fibre), ex NER Richmond branch where a short branch ran from Catterick to the Military Camp. - Sold for £220

Lot 453 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "90291" from a War Department Austerity 2-8-0 built by North British Locomotive Co in 1944, Works No 25289, WD No 77419. It was loaned to the LNER from new, then to the GWR, recalled by the WD at the end of 1944 and loaned again to the LNER in 1947. It was purchased by BR in 1948 becoming 90291. Its later sheds were Newton Heath and Rose Grove from where it was withdrawn in February 1965. It was cut up three months later at Cashmores, Great Bridge. Front repainted. - Sold for £540

Lot 454 An LNER Locomotive Headboard "EAST ANGLIAN", plate steel with back bracket, painted white on black, the back marked "Return To Stratford" in script lettering, 44"x 14". The board is accompanied by a letter of September 1952 from Stratford Works, stating that steel boards are now being replaced by cast alloy types & this example is now available at ten shillings, to cover admin costs, good condition, as it left the works over half a century ago. - Sold for £460

Lot 455 A Single Line Key Token, "BRIGHAM-COCKERMOUTH", brass with square head & original blue paintwork, Ex Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Rly from The Lakes to Workington, closed 1966. Brigham being the Junction for the Maryport & Carlisle. - Sold for £120

Lot 456 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "BINGHAM ROAD", (f/f), Ex SECR Beckenham-Selsden route towards the Oxted line, one 1" chip above "B" otherwise fine with good colour & shine. - Sold for £820

Lot 457 A SHEDPLATE "22A", (Bristol Barrow Road 1948-58), unrestored with original paint, an LMS style casting with small numbers. - Sold for £460

Lot 458 A GWR Brass Signal Lever Plate almost 16_"long, "48 Disc for No 47-47, /OR/......" & listing numerous numbers etc, with three fixing lugs on back. - Sold for £55

Lot 459 An early GWR Fingerboard "ABERNANT, HIRWAIN, NEATH, SWANSEA", (with pointing hand), white on black painted wood, with brass fitting at end to slot in, 45_"x8", original condition with usual wear from use on one side the other side repainted, a pre group example from Merthyr, (Hirwain spelling altered in 1926), this is the pair to the example sold in our last sale, with the unrestored side pointing the opposite way. - Sold for £200

Lot 460 A Southern Railway Silver Plated Half Pint Tea Pot, the side engraved with the company's "NEWHAVEN-DIEPPE SERVICE", garter with shipping flag in centre. - Sold for £180

Lot 461 A Locomotive Worksplate "LMS, BUILT 1928, ST ROLLOX". Engines built there in 1928 were all Class 4F 0-6-0s Nos (4)4323-31 & 4467-76. Brass oval, 10_"x6", lightly cleaned but showing plenty of knocks & dirt from its days on the loco. - Sold for £180

Lot 462 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "6150" from a GWR 6100 Class 2-6-2T built at Swindon and allocated new in February 1933 to Slough where it remained until the end of 1960. It then moved to Oxford and finally Didcot from where it was withdrawn in March 1965. It was cut up at Swindon Works the following month. Repainted. - Sold for £580

Lot 463 A SHEDPLATE "40A", Lincoln 1949-64, front repainted, back lightly cleaned. - Sold for £80

Lot 464 An LMS Clothes Brush with company initials in marquetry dots on top, usual brush on one side with secondary bristles on top at end for removing hairs, excellent condition. - Sold for £20

Lot 465 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "WILLESDEN JUNCTION", (f/f), Ex LNWR West Coast Main Line, South of Wembley Central, a small fixing hole at each end has been filled & repainted., otherwise excellent with good colour and shine. - Sold for £600

Lot 466 A Southern Railway Four Aspect Handlamp With Piecrust Top & wire back handles, S(B)R stamped on body with "B" in diamond, "S(E)R" brass plate on top, complete with reservoir, burner (BR) & reflector, good original condition. - Sold for £50

Lot 467 A small wooden Carriage Board "BALA-WREXHAM", 32"x3_", original cream on red paintwork as used on local trains via Llangollen & Corwen on the GWR Wrexham-Barmouth route. - Sold for £45

Lot 468 An LNWR "Dog Kennel" style Block Bell, black body on four cast alloy legs with tapper, a distinct style to the company. - Sold for £50

Lot 469 An LNWR Cast Iron Notice "LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY BEWARE OF THE TRAINS, LOOK BOTH UP & DOWN THE LINE BEFORE YOU CROSS", 28_"x15", repainted, the words "Of The" at an angle to the rest of the text. - Sold for £95

Lot 470 An LNER Ivory Damask Tablecloth with the full company "Forward, London & North Eastern Railway" coat of arms in centre & "Flying Scotsman" Thistle & Rose design, 62"x 42", folded with a little wear at one edge, otherwise excellent (the second of a pair, the first mint example offered in our October 2005 Sale). - Sold for £20

Lot 471 A BR(W) chocolate & cream Totem Sign "PONTYPRIDD", (h/f), an Ex Taff Vale Station & Junction in the Welsh Valleys. Loss of shine & top right half of flange missing. - Sold for £280

Lot 472 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "ANTRIM-LISBURN", from the GNR(I) branch from Knockmore Junction to Antrim, the inscriptions altered after the closure of Crumlin & Ballinderry boxes, passenger traffic ceased in the 1950s & the line was only used by cross border overnight freight from Dublin & Dundalk to Londonderry Waterside. - Sold for £260

Lot 473 A South African Locomotive Worksplate "UNION NIGEL TVL 1963 BUILT IN SOUTH AFRICA, VERVAARDIG IN SUID AFRICA" from a Class 5E1 Bo-Bo electric engine of which Nos E591-720 were built in South Africa in 1963 by Union Carriage and Wagon of Nigel using imported AEI electrical gear. No E591, handed over to the SAR in January 1963, was the first main-line electric engine constructed in South Africa. Alloy oval, 13"x9_", unrestored with original red paintwork. - Sold for £20

Lot 474 A SHEDPLATE "2J", Aston 1963-65, repainted, - Sold for £70

Lot 475 A Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway table, a useful small example, the top 31"x24" & 26" high, with two drawers in the front, excellent condition & marked underneath with the company intials. - Sold for £95

Lot 476 A GNR(I) Signal repeater with circular bakelite case, the top half of the face inscribed "Points No 48", white on black & the lower half Normal/Wrong/Reverse, "SYX" on back, from Poynzpass cabin on the Portadown-Dundalk Line, slight flaking to lower portion; also a brass plunger from Coleraine Cabin with brass ring attatched, though not inscribed with any details. (2) - Sold for £80

Lot 477 A BR(Sc) double royal poster "FALKLAND PALACE, Hunting Palace Of The Royal Stuarts For Over 150 Years", by Claude Buckle, a little edge wear & tape damage into secondary text at base either side, away from image. - Sold for £100

Lot 478 A Carriage Print "THE RIVER OUSE, NABURN, YORK, from a water colour by S.Agnew Mercer F.R.S.A.".A view of the tree lined river South of York with boats of varying types. - Sold for £40

Lot 479 A BR(Sc) light blue enamel sign "DESTINATIONS, Depart at, Platform", 40"x6_", Ex Pitlochry Station on Perth-Inverness Main Line where it fitted in a frame above the departure blackboard in the booking hall, excellent colour & shine, virtually mint. - Sold for £90

Lot 480 A Midland & Great Northern Joint Rly Bridgeplate "350 M&GN", oval 17_"x 11", repainted black. - Sold for £25

Lot 481 A SHEDPLATE "5B", (Crewe South 1935-67), an LMS casting in original condition with traces of black paint on the background. - Sold for £110

Lot 482 A Locomotive Worksplate "LMS BUILT 1926 DERBY". Engines built that year were all Class 4F 0-6-0 Nos (4)4217-87. Brass oval, 10 3/8"x6", face repainted long ago, unpolished brass. - Sold for £150

Lot 483 A Great Western Railway Coat of Arms Transfer, single shield featuring Virgin and Child, St George and Dragon, etc., 11" x 15", mounted on brown background. - Sold for £30

Lot 484 A BR(W) double royal poster "CAMPING COACHES, for Inexpensive Holidays", by Roake. Although a BR(W) poster, the top half features an SR type coach in green livery. It refers to England, Scotland & Wales & includes at base two photographs of "Living Room" & "kitchen" in a Camping Coach, the view probably inspired by a North Devon/Cornwall location. Rolled with folds. - Sold for £150

Lot 485 A Midland Railway Signal Box Block Instrument with enamel face plate "Train On Line/Line Clear/Line Blocked" in red, green & white, pegger & catch. The case is stamped MR Co in three places. - Sold for £170

Lot 486 A SHEDPLATE "17A", Derby 1948-63, front repainted. - Sold for £90

Lot 487 A pair of Great Eastern Railway Handcuffs, chrome plated with "GER" stamped on each side, ratchet mechanism, no key. - Sold for £45

Lot 488 A BR(E) double royal poster "LONDON" by Helen Mckie, the top section features the London Skyline with famous landmarks & below London characters, Beefeaters, Chelsea Pensioners, Lord Mayor, Guards in Bearskins, Flowerseller & Porter etc, the centre advertises excursions from the M&GN Joint Line from Stations between Clenchwarton to Eye Green for Crowland, at base London policeman standing by a belisha beacon, colourful with thin blue border, rolled with folds. - Sold for £40

Lot 489 A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE "3852" from a GWR 2800 Class 2-8-0 built at Swindon and allocated new in June 1942 to Old Oak Common where it remained for ten years. It then spent another ten years at Severn Tunnel Junction with a final stay at Banbury from where it was withdrawn in May 1964. It was cut up at Cohens, Kettering by the following October. Repainted over original paintwork, the plate is accompanied by photographs of the locomotive at Cohens Scapyard, Kettering. - Sold for £450

Lot 490 A Great Western Railway Silverplated Tankard with "GWR, REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT" in large garter on side, excellent usable condition, 4" high. - Sold for £110

Lot 491 A Locomotive Worksplate "LMS BUILT DERBY", brass oval 10_"x6", background repainted maroon long ago, lettering, rim & back in lovely ex loco condition, left bolt hole slightly wasted, otherwise excellent. - Sold for £90

Lot 492 A Carriage Print "SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK, from a watercolour by F.W.Baldwin". The beach with holidaymakers & fishing boats feature in the foreground with the promenade & houses beyond. - Sold for £120

Lot 493 A set of LNER Cathedral Plates, Durham, Peterborough, Norwich, Ely, Lincoln & York Minster, brown pattern with red/blue Thistle & Rose border design, the back of each plate is inscribed "LNER Cathedral Series Dessert Plate, Catherine shape, as supplied to The Empress Catherine of Russia by Josiah Wedgewood F.R.S. in 1774" Wedgewood, Etruria, England, with the Wedgewood marks & numbers, all plates in excellent undamaged condition. (6) - Sold for £120

Lot 494 A Tyers No 6 rectangular Tablet "YORK RD-ANTRIM", as the York Road (Belfast)-Monkstown section was double track, the tablet actually covers the Monkstown-Antrim section, but is inscribed as such as York Rd Box remotely controlled the instruments. The section closed in 1965 becoming a single line used mainly by the Engineers Trains & Specials including the "Portrush Flyer" Steam Trains. - Sold for £20

Lot 495 A Group of "Thames Conservancy" enamel boat registration plates, (a) "Thames Conservancy 33/43, Available until 31st December 1944, black on white oval, 3"x 4_", (b) "Thames Conservancy, Private Pleasure Vessel, Register No 4004, Available until 31st December 1919", white on brown, hexagonal, 4_"x 3_"; and (c) "Thames Conservancy, Motor Launch, Licence 398, 1945", white on brown, 31/8" x 25/8", oval, each with a bit of edge chipping & (c) with edge lettering affected. (3) - Sold for £110

Lot 496 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "LITTLEHAMPTON", (f/f), Ex LBSCR branch terminus on the Sussex Coast, chips at each end, just into green, good colour and shine. - Sold for £380

Lot 497 A Brass Single Line Key Token "W'HEAD-LARNE HBR", ex LMS. NCC, Belfast-Whitehead-Larne Harbour route, triangular head with stamped lettering on both sides. - Sold for £80

Lot 498 A BR(M) maroon enamel Hanging Sign "TICKET OFFICE", 24"x 18", double sided, retaining its original hanging hooks. - Sold for £80

Lot 499 A BR(E) double royal poster "LAVENHAM, SUFFOLK", by Edward Wesson, a view of the Village street with its pub & half timbered buildings, "See Britain By Train" at base with map, excellent condition, rolled with the usual neat folds. - Sold for £80

Lot 500 A London and North Western Railway Coat of Arms Transfer, small pattern, featuring Britannia with Lion, in red and gold, with company name in surrounding garter, 12" square, mounted on black background. - Sold for £60