Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 28 April 2007

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Lot 1 A BR(W) chocolate and cream Totem Sign "STONEHOUSE (BURDETT ROAD)", (f/f), the station is between Standish Junction and Stroud on the GWR Gloucester to Swindon Main Line. The BR suffix was used from the 17th of September 1951 until the 6th of May 1968 and is of course unique to the station. It is shown in the lower panel within brackets. Good colour and shine, four tiny chips matched in, the odd blemish and usual edge chips. The station had four totems, none of which have been offered at auction before. - Sold for £1750

Lot 2 A Great Western Railway brass Signal Box shelf plate "FROM KINGSUTTON". The signal Box was situated South of Banbury and was junction for the route to Chipping Norton and Cheltenham. - Sold for £240

Lot 3 A Shedplate "83A", (Newton Abbot, 1949-1963), cast iron, in ex loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £260

Lot 4 A Cast Iron Sign "BARRY DOCK AND RAILWAYS, TRESPASS NOTICE", referring to Dock Property, Railways and Stations, 23_"x22", unrestored, though little paint on the face.

Lot 5 A Locomotive Worksplate "ANDREW BARCLAY SONS & Co LIMITED, CALEDONIA WORKS No 828, 1898, KILMARNOCK", from a 0-6-0ST new to Fife Coal Co Ltd at Bowhill Colliery, Cardenden, which became part of the NCB, Area 1, in January 1947. The engine moved to Aitken Colliery, Kelty in about 1950 and two years later to Central Workshops, Cowdenbeath. It was scrapped in August 1953. Cast brass oval, 16_"x11_", the front polished and repainted black, the back untouched with "Loco 27" visible in very old paint, dating from the time the plate was fitted. - Sold for £420

Lot 6 A Set of Great Western Railway Plans "G.W.R. BRIDPORT BRANCH SURVEY 1897, General Managers Copy", gilt title on brown leather boards (repeated on front of leather/board slipcase). The plans one to a scale of 1_" =1 chain, hand coloured and show the complete track layout of the branch, every building, bridge and crossing etc. Notes on the acquisition of land to build the line are included, disposals before and after closure (the latest being 1986) are indicated by neat hatching with names of buyers. The plans are linen backed and designed to open in book form, superb quality and in excellent condition. - Sold for £560

Lot 7 A Carriage Print "THE CINQUE PORT OF NEW ROMNEY, KENT, from a watercolour by Jack Merriott, R.I.", a peaceful scene of the main street looking towards the church. - Sold for £90

Lot 8 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "TIPTON ST JOHN-BUDLEIGH SALTERTON", (brass/steel), from the LSWR Sidmouth Junction-Exmouth Branch in East Devon, a picturesque section following the valley of the River Otter, the line closed on the 6th of March 1967. - Sold for £660

Lot 9 A BR(M) maroon enamel station direction sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS, RUGBY CENTRAL STATION", (f/f) with company name in totem logo at top and right hand arrow at base, the sign indicated the route to one of the principal stations on the Great Central's London extension. The route South closed on the 5th of September 1966 after which he station became the terminus for the local service from Nottingham. Final closure was on the 5th of May 1969. 28"x13", excellent colour and shine with a couple of marks at edge and a few edge chips on the flange. - Sold for £2400

Lot 10 A Great Northern Railway Brass Seal "GNR, GOODS DEPARTMENT, KINGS CROSS", oval head, 1"x5/8" with ebonised wood handle. - Sold for £170

Lot 11 A Diesel Locomotive Worksplate "NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY LTD, GLASGOW, 1959, No 27883", from BR Class 22 D6310 which went new to Westbury in January 1960 and was withdrawn from Bristol Bath Road in March 1971. It was cut up at BREL Swindon in May 1972. Cast brass diamond, 13_"x5_", the front cleaned and polished. This plate is from an early member of the class and has the traditional pointed ends, later locos carried plates which were slightly rounded. - Sold for £520

Lot 12 A Shedplate "82A", (Bristol Bath Road, 1949-1960), cast iron, the front repainted, the back in original condition. - Sold for £290

Lot 13 An early C.I.E. Carriage Board "BAILE ATA CLIAT-CORCAIG", (Dublin-Cork), cast aluminium, 45_"x5", with original red paintwork, the lettering in Gaelic script. - Sold for £360

Lot 14 A BR(S) dark green Totem sign "HELLINGLY", (f/f), from the LB&SCR Redgate Mill Junction (Eridge) to Polegate route. The station closed on the 14th of June 1965, with freight continuing on the southern end of the line to Heathfield until the 5th of August 1968. Excellent colour and shine, a couple of chips on the white edge near right upper and lower bolt holes. - Sold for £3600

Lot 15 A Brass Cabside Numberplate "SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS, E15, 1E", from a 3'6" gauge Class 1E electric, one of a batch of 78 locos built by Metropolitan Vickers & Co, Manchester, in 1924/5 for the first main line electrification in South Africa between Pietermaritzburg and Glencoe. Most were withdrawn in the 1970s. Cast brass oval, 20_"x14_", the front repainted red, with black outer ring. - Sold for £150

Lot 16 A Smokebox Numberplate "73123", from a BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0 built at Doncaster and allocated new in February 1956 to Corkerhill where it spent the whole of its working life until being withdrawn in May 1965 and cut up at Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co, Wishaw two months later. The front repainted long ago. - Sold for £460

Lot 17 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "DELABOLE-PORT ISAAC ROAD", (brass/steel), from the LSWR North Cornwall Line from Okehampton to Padstow, this section bringing passengers close to the Atlantic coast for the first time. The tablet is stamped "Not In Use" as was the custom at the Exeter Central S&T Depot, when sold during the 1960s. - Sold for £400

Lot 18 A BR(M) maroon Enamel Sign "DUNSTABLE TOWN STATION, ENTRANCE FOR VEHICLES, STATION ROAD", (f/f) with totem at top and right handed arrow, from the Great Northern Railway's Welwyn-Luton-Dunstable branch. The station closed on the 26th of April 1965, with freight continuing until 1989, 36"x18". Excellent colour and shine with a couple of minor marks and small edge chips. Four photographs of the station accompany this lot. - Sold for £1800

Lot 19 A Great Western Railway large brass cased Distant Signal Repeater, with pivoting yellow arm, 5 _" diameter with brass "Thompson" makers plate on the side. The glass and backplate are sealed, indicating that the instrument was used in conjunction with a fogging machine. - Sold for £90

Lot 20 An LNER Cast Iron Seat Back Plate "BOTANIC GARDENS". The station was on the North Eastern Railway's Hull to Hornsea and Withensea route adjacent to Botanic Gardens Engine Shed. Passenger services were withdrawn on the 19th of October 1964, with freight lasting another eleven months. The plate is 47" long with a virtually invisible repair at the right end beyond the lettering, unrestored though little paint on the front, the rim and back have crusty green paint in places. - Sold for £730

Lot 21 A GNR Three Aspect Handlamp, with brass plate "GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, MOLESWOOD, 5", the body is stamped "GNR 4264" the top "GNR 4260" (it was obviously swapped with another lamp at Molewood). The lamp is complete with its fixed vessel, screw-in filler cap, burner and reflector. It has a copper cone, double piecrust top and glasses, including the early green variety. Molewood Signal Box was situated on the Hertford North to Stevenage route, close to the tunnel of the same name. - Sold for £70

Lot 22 A Bulleid Pacific Brass Locomotive Headlamp, complete with bulb, switch, original wiring, side trunking and base bracket, overall 7"x5", in ex loco condition. It was removed from the Battle of Britain Class Loco No 34060 "25 Squadron". - Sold for £160

Lot 23 A Hull & Barnsley Railway Boundary Post "H & B.Ry", cast iron, 35" high with rounded top, rib at back and square foot. A scarce example from a small Yorkshire company which was absorbed by the North Eastern Railway prior to the 1923 grouping. - Sold for £800

Lot 24 A Cast Iron Sign "GREAT WEST'N & GREAT CENT'L JOINT RYS, NOTICE, BY 8 VIC. CAP.20.5.75, ANY PERSON NOT FASTENING THIS GATE AFTER HAVING PASSED THROUGH IS LIABLE TO A PENALTY OF FORTY SHILLINGS", the sign is of GWR pattern and was used on the Ashendon Junction-Northolt route, 29_"x10_", the front repainted. - Sold for £270

Lot 25 A Shedplate "86C", (Cardiff Canton, 1949-1960, Hereford, 1960-1964), probably repainted long ago. - Sold for £170

Lot 26 A North Eastern Railway Enamel Doorplate "PRIVATE", reddish brown lettering and thick border on cream, immaculate condition. - Sold for £100

Lot 27 A BR(M) double royal Poster "CLOSING OF HELMDON VILLAGE AND WAPPENHAM STATIONS, On & From 2nd July 1951, The Passenger Train Service Between BLISWORTH & BANBURY WILL BE WITHDRAWN" etc, with alternative arrangements for passengers and goods traffic, folded with notes on the back recording loco and coach numbers on the last train in each direction and the autographs of the Driver, Fireman and Guard. - Sold for £140

Lot 28 A GWR Signal Box Nameboard "WHITEBALL SIDING SIGNAL BOX", cast iron, 90" long, original paintwork. A famous Devon location on the West of England Main Line, the box was situated at the south end of Whiteball Tunnel between Wellington and Tiverton Junction. It was from the summit near the box that "City of Truro" commenced the record breaking part of her famous journey in 1904. - Sold for £1600

Lot 29 A Great Western Railway 12" dial Trunk Clock, with fusee movement, pendulum and key, an ivorine plate on the left side of the case "GWR 1329" and company initials on the face. The clock in completely original condition and working order, it was used at Kings Sutton, south of Banbury ,and is accompanied by a B.R. receipt dated 1966. - Sold for £3400

Lot 30 A Locomotive Worksplate "BEYER PEACOCK (HYMEK) LTD, SERIAL No 7968, MANCHESTER, 1962, DIESEL ENGINE BRISTOL SIDDELEY, COVENTRY, TRANSNISSION, J STONE & Co DEPTFORD", from BR Class 35 "Hymek" D7064 which entered traffic at Cardiff Canton in January 1963 and was withdrawn from there in October 1971. It was cut up at BREL Swindon in December 1972. Rectangular aluminium, 12_"x5", the front background repainted black, the back untouched. - Sold for £210

Lot 31 A Bulleid Pacific Cabside Number Panel "34017", with "7PSFA" power classification above and triangle below, from the SR "West Country" Class 4-6-2 No 21C117 "ILFRACOMBE" which emerged from Brighton Works in December 1945 and was to be one the earliest rebuilds at Eastleigh in November 1957. Early on it was allocated to Ramsgate although soon transferred to Stewarts Lane with three others of the Class specifically for working the "Golden Arrow", just re-introduced after the war. A policy was then introduced of moving the West Countries away from the Eastern Section, so 34017 was transferred to Exmouth Junction, returning to Stewarts Lane in 1954 and later moving to Bricklayers Arms, Ramsgate, Nine Elms, Eastleigh and finally back to Nine Elms from where it was withdrawn in October 1966. After nearly a year in store at Nine Elms, it was cut up between October 1967 and February 1968 at Buttigiegs, Newport from where this cabside was rescued. 44"x24_" in totally ex loco condition. - Sold for £2000

Lot 32 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "CROWLE TOWN-EPWORTH", (brass/steel) from the Axholme Joint Railway (NER & LYR Joint) which ran from Marshland Junction, (south of Goole) to Haxey on the GN & GE Joint Doncaster to Gainsborough route. Passenger services were withdrawn on the 17th of July 1933, though Freight Traffic continued until the 5th of April 1965 - Sold for £420

Lot 33 A Carriage print "LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK, from a watercolour by E.T.Holding, R.W.S.", a fine view of the docks and waterfront with an array of vessels tied up. - Sold for £80

Lot 34 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "NUNEATON", (f/f), from the LNWR's Trent Valley Station on the West Coast Main Line, excellent colour and shine though a neat crease repair between the "U" & the "N" and a chip repair far right edge. - Sold for £360

Lot 35 A Great Western Railway Cast Iron Cabside Numberplate "GWR, 2186", from an ex Brecon & Merthyr Railway 0-6-0ST built by J Fowler in January 1886, Works No 5057, B&M No 14. When the B&M and its engines were absorbed by the GWR on 1st of July 1922, it received its GWR numberplates and was allocated to the main B&M shed at Bessaleg until this closed in 1929. It was withdrawn in December 1934 and was one of six ex B&M locos placed on a sales list by the GWR but was the only one to find a purchaser, the other five being cut up at Swindon. No 2186 was sold to R Frazer & Sons Ltd, Hebburn, Co Durham in June 1936 and they resold it a month later to Hazelrigg & Burradon Coal Co Ltd, Newcastle-on-Tyne. When scrapped in 1944 it still carried its GWR numberplates and this one was acquired by a local enthusiast. The first cabside from an ex B&M engine to appear in auction, it is clearly stamped "B&M 14" on the lower beading (the locomotive's original number). The front repainted long ago. - Sold for £3000

Lot 36 A Train Waiting Indicator, wooden case with window, behind which is an ivorine plate with three horizontal slots with red edges, another ivorine plate (red on white) moves vertically to indicate "Train Waiting At", with a plate on the case reading "Up Home Signal". Overall 6"x6"x6" with back box housing six terminals, this unusual instrument is believed to be of MR/LSWR origin. - Sold for £260

Lot 37 A Shedplate "64 F", (Bathgate, 1949-1966), the front repainted, the back also, over old dirt and rust. - Sold for £55

Lot 38 An Enamel Armband "L.B.S.C, LOOK OUT", the usual face marks and minor edge chips, but a good example with the straps present but no buckle. One of the scarcer examples from the larger companies. - Sold for £80

Lot 39 A Diesel Locomotive Nameplate "GREAT EASTERN", from the BR Class 47 D1764/ 47169/47581 built by Brush, Works No 526, and allocated new to Tinsley in September 1964. After the engine moved to Stratford, it was named, appropriately, at Liverpool Street station on 7th of March 1979 by Sir Kenneth Cork, Lord Mayor of London. The nameplates were removed in August 1990 and were then fitted to Class 37 37216 at Stratford Depot on 6th of March 1992, again being removed in May 1998 after the engine moved away from the Great Eastern section to Toton. Cast aluminium 51_" long in ex loco condition, original red paintwork and plenty of corrosion on the back. - Sold for £2500

Lot 40 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 69774, DARLINGTON WORKS 1910", from a North Eastern Railway Class Y, LNER A7 Class, 4-6-2T built at Darlington in December 1910 and designed for short-haul work from the collieries to the ports. It was NER/ early LNER No 1136, was renumbered 9774 in 1946, becoming BR 69774. In its early days it was allocated to Thirsk and then Malton, later moving to Springhead from where it was withdrawn in August 1954. Cast iron oval, 9"x5", the front repainted. - Sold for £460

Lot 41 A GWR 78 r.p.m. Gramophone Record by Parlophone "CWM RHONNDA and VICTORY, BY THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, SWINDON STAFF GLEEMAN, R852 (E3699)", on labels, the sleeve is printed with adverts for the retailer "KERSLAKES, MELODY HOUSE, Regent St & Cricklade Rd, Swindon", with illustrations of gramophones, good condition. - Sold for £35

Lot 42 A Framed Norman Wilkinson view of a two funnel steamship at sea, painted in 1905, linen backed and glazed, two small areas of damage in sky, overall 58"x30_", produced for and displayed by the London & North Western Railway. - Sold for £100

Lot 43 A Great Western Railway Pre-Grouping Doorplate "LADIES ROOM", cast iron, 19_"x5" with moulded border, original cream on red paintwork. - Sold for £140

Lot 44 A Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway Pre-Grouping Guards Cap, in black cloth with the initials "MSJ & A", woven in red directly onto the front. The inner leather band is worn and the peak has a defect to the left, it is however an amazing survivor and as such this example is illustrated in Frogatt. - Sold for £110

Lot 45 A "Cheshire Lines" Cast Iron Sign "NOTICE, THE CHESHIRE LINES COMMITTEE HEREBY GIVE NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE L&NE RAILWAY ACT 1924 SECTION 70 AND THE L.M.& S RAILWAY Co ACT 1924 SECTION 53, THAT THIS RAILWAY IS THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY, BY ORDER". Original paintwork on front and back red, 25"x15", with raised lip at edge on front and back. This is the Pre-Nationalization version of the CLC trespass sign, significantly rarer than the Pre-Grouping Type. - Sold for £250

Lot 46 A small freestanding Tinplate Advertising Calendar "JOHNNIE WALKER SCOTCH WHISKY, born 1820, Still Going Strong", multicoloured and featuring the character of J.W and a bottle, with number 1-31 to flip over. 9_"x9", an aperture at top to insert the month and stand attached to the rear. - Sold for £35

Lot 47 A Single Line Key Token "WESTERFIELD-DERBY ROAD", (brass), from the G.E.R. Ipswich (East Suffolk Junction) to Felixstowe Branch. - Sold for £150

Lot 48 A Locomotive Worksplate "ROBERT STEPHENSON & HAWTHORNS LTD, 7034, NEWCASTLE & DARLINGTON, 1940", from a 0-4-0ST O/C ex works on the 9th of June 1941. It went new to Swansea Hematyte Iron Co Ltd, Landore which was later taken over by Richard Thomas & Baldwins Ltd. It was scrapped in about February 1969. Cast brass oval, 12 7/8x8_", the front repainted blue, the back untouched. - Sold for £230

Lot 49 A Shedplate "89 D", (Oswestry, 1960-1963), unrestored with original paintwork. - Sold for £90

Lot 50 A BR(S) light blue Totem sign "FORFAR", (f/f), from the Caledonian Railway Perth to Aberdeen Main Line. The station closed on the 4th of September 1967, though freight traffic from Perth continued until 1982. Good colour, though loss of shine, one chip repair at lower edge directly below the "A". - Sold for £700

Lot 51 A Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Double Line Signal Box Block Instrument with large engraved brass plate "WATERLOO, A", from a box on the Liverpool to Southport route, 18" high, excellent condition. - Sold for £300

Lot 52 A Great Northern Railway Ground Signal, with red "GNR" circular faceplate designed to rotate 90 degrees to exhibit the relevant aspect and complete with its large lamp, brass plated "HUNTINGDON" & "GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY". The overall height is 35", including a 16"x14" base plate, and it is complete with all fittings, most marked with the company initials, and is in working order. - Sold for £400

Lot 53 A Southern Railway enamel Target Sign "TISBURY", from the Templecombe to Salisbury section of the LSWR West of England Main Line. One of the few small stations on the route to survive the 1966 closure of the smaller stations on the route, good colour and fair shine with the usual small edge chips and an area of repair on the left side of the letter "R". - Sold for £400

Lot 54 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 8129 STRATFORD WORKS, 1921", from a Great Eastern Railway Class B74, LNER Y4 Class, 0-4-0T built at Stratford in January 1921, one of a Class of only five engines which were extremely large and powerful for their wheel arrangement and worked in the Stratford area all their lives. It was GER/LNER No 7210, was classed as a Service Locomotive at Grouping, renumbered 8129 in 1946, 68129 by BR and Departmental No 33 in 1952. It shunted at Stratford Old Works until these closed in 1963 when it was withdrawn. Brass oval 9"x5", ex loco condition. - Sold for £580

Lot 55 A BR(M) double royal poster "COLWYN BAY", by Bruce Arngrove, an early 1950s view of the promenade and pier with sports cars and holiday makers, above happy trippers sit on a silhouetted boiler of a steam engine. A busy colourful image of the era, rolled with minor nicks in the white border. - Sold for £170

Lot 56 A North Eastern Railway Signal Box Nameboard "BRIDGE STREET", a box in Pickering on the Malton-Whitby route which closed to passengers on the 8th of March 1965, cast lettering on wood, with beading and moulding, 63"x10_", repainted. - Sold for £210

Lot 57 A Single Line Key Token "BISHOPS LYDEARD-CROWCOMBE", (steel/metal engraved plate), from the GWR Taunton to Minehead branch, which closed on the 4th of January 1971, though by this time signal boxes had been closed and the route was operated as a "Basic Railway". - Sold for £340

Lot 58 A Carriage Print "LITTLE MORETON HALL, NEAR CONGLETON, CHESHIRE, A National Trust Property", by Ronald Lampitt, a view of the half timbered building with its colourful gardens set beside the river, the print is not framed. - Sold for £190

Lot 59 A Great Northern Railway 10" dial Wall Clock, with fusee movement, pendulum and key. The original face marked "BR, NE, 10656" with ghost lettering visible "W Potts & Sons, G.N.R. Leeds, 799". The clock has a door to each side and at base, the latter worn at left edge, working order. It was used at Leeds. - Sold for £1000

Lot 60 A BR(M) maroon enamel Station Direction Sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS, VICTORIA STATION", (f/f) with the company name in totem logo at top and left hand arrow at base. It could have been used at either Nottingham or Manchester. 28"x13", excellent colour and shine with chipping just into the right rim and flange, a little wasting around one fixing hole. - Sold for £700

Lot 61 A BR(E) dark blue enamel sign "TRAFFIC MANAGER", (f/f), 24"x12", excellent colour and shine, edge chipping at right side and one chip at top of the last letter. - Sold for £85

Lot 62 A Shed Plate "87G", (Carmarthen 1949-64), repainted long ago over original paintwork. - Sold for £280

Lot 63 A Smokebox Numberplate "43687", from a Midland Rly Class 3F 0-6-0 built by Neilson Reid & Co in June 1901, Works No 4048. It was re-boilered in 1913 and 1923 and became LMS 3687, BR 43687. A long-time Bournville engine, it spent its final years at Saltley from where it was withdrawn in August 1960. After eight months in store at Saltley, it was cut up at Cashmores, Great Bridge in May 1963. The front repainted. - Sold for £380

Lot 64 A Great Western Railway Pre-Grouping Doorplate "PORTERS", cast iron, 18"x3_" with moulded border, unrestored with some original paint on edges. - Sold for £140

Lot 65 A Cast Iron Sign "OXFORD CANAL NAVIGATION, TO TRACTION ENGINE DRIVERS AND OTHERS,....", referring to weights beyond the ordinary traffic of the district, 35"x20_" with scalloped corners, the front repainted. - Sold for £200

Lot 66 A Single Line Key Token, "THINGLEY JCN-BRADFORD JCN", (alloy), from the GWR Chippenham to Westbury route, via Melksham. Passenger services were withdrawn on the 18th of April 1966, the line remained open for freight and diversionary traffic with a new passenger service being introduced in 1985. - Sold for £150

Lot 67 A South Eastern Railway platform lamp with white china name "CLIFFE", from the Port Victoria and Allhallows on Sea branch which left the London to Dover main line at Hoo Junction, east of Gravesend. The original branch opened in 1882 with the SR adding the short line to Allhallows in 1932. Passenger Services were withdrawn on the 4th of December 1961. The lamp is 22" high with green paintwork, a large reflector and interior (not matching). Excellent condition. - Sold for £180

Lot 68 A Locomotive Worksplate "L.B. & S.C.R, 70, REBUILT 1923, BRIGHTON WORKS", from a B4X Class 4-4-0 which emerged from Brighton Works in May 1923, rebuilt with K Class boiler from the original B4 Class 4-4-0 No 70 built by Sharp Stewart & Co in 1901, Works No 4777, named "Holyrood" when built and renamed "Devonshire" in 1907, although de-named altogether by the time of rebuilding. It was renumbered 2070 when rebuilt by the SR, becoming BR 32070. It was shedded at Eastbourne in 1912, Portsmouth by the Grouping, New Cross Gate by 1946 and finally Bricklayers Arms from where it was withdrawn in August 1951. Engraved brass oval, 9_"x5_" in ex loco condition with original paintwork on the rim. (see following lot) - Sold for £4000

Lot 69 A Locomotive Worksplate "SHARP STEWART & Co, LIMITED, ATLAS WORKS, 4777-1901, GLASGOW", from the ex LB&SCR B4 Class 4-4-0 No 70. Cast brass oval, 9_"x6" in ex loco condition with original green paintwork. (See previous lot) - Sold for £500

Lot 70 A Stockton & Darlington Railway 3-Aspect Handlamp, with square front, piecrust top and wire rear handles. A fine embossed brass plate on the side reads "S&DR Co". It is complete with its interior fittings, though lacks the red glass, and is unrestored. The lamp was recovered from a shed at Barnard Castle station in the early 1960s. - Sold for £600

Lot 71 A Shedplate "88J", (Aberdare 1960-65) , possibly repainted long ago. - Sold for £100

Lot 72 A large Silver Plated Presentation Cup, "BRITISH RAILWAYS STAFF ASSOCIATION, INTER REGIONAL CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP, PRESENTED BY F.A.MITCHELL HEDGES ESQ", on the other side the winning regions are shown from 1953 to 1991, the Southern being the most frequent winners. This ornate trophy stands 22" high, is complete with lid and in excellent condition. - Sold for £200

Lot 73 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "BRAMLEY", (f/f), from the GWR Reading to Basingstoke route, excellent colour and shine, no face chips. - Sold for £780

Lot 74 A Midland Railway Signal box instrument plate "BARTON ST JUNc, DOWN OUTSIDE, PASSENGER LINE", (engraved brass). Barton St was situated just south of Gloucester Eastgate and was junction for Docks and High Orchard branches, 43/8"x11/8", well polished. Also a similar plate "DOWN LINE", 4"x_". (2) - Sold for £65

Lot 75 A pair of Great Western Railway Pre-Grouping cast iron plates "IN" & "OUT", used in the Booking Hall at larger stations, each 8"x4_" with moulded border and original chocolate and cream paintwork. (2) - Sold for £210

Lot 76 A Walkers South Eastern & Chatham Railway Semaphore Block Instrument, wooden case with bell mounted on top, behind the glazed front a wooden signal post with finial and arm either side, the left is red with white dot, the right white is with black bar, the indicator is set against a blue background with a brass surround. The face and arms have been repainted. - Sold for £320

Lot 77 A Webb & Thompson Large Single Line Train Staff "REDGATE MILL-ROTHERFIELD", from the LB&SCR Eridge to Polegate route which closed on the 14th of June 1965. Tubular steel with brass rings and cast brass name plates. Redgate Mill was the junction for the line to Lewes via Uckfield. - Sold for £350

Lot 78 A London, Brighton & South Coast Railway large 2-aspect Locomotive Headlamp with white bullseye lens, large brass side catch and piecrust top, with handle. The case and top are both stamped with the company's initials. Repainted black, but lacks the interior and glasses, overall 17" high. - Sold for £250

Lot 79 A locomotive Worksplate "BRUSH SULZER, No 532, 1964", from a BR Class 47 D1770 which entered traffic at Tinsley in April 1964, was renumbered 47175 in February 1974 and 47575 in March 1981 and named "City of Hereford" in June 1985. The nameplates were removed in August 1999. After a period out of service it was restored at Old Oak Common in May 2001 as part of the newly formed heritage fleet but was placed in store in March 2003. Cast aluminium oval, 9_"x55/8", the plate has original paintwork on the front, the back is lightly cleaned. - Sold for £300

Lot 80 A Locomotive nameplate "ARBURY HALL", with its matching Cabside and Smokebox Numberplate from the GWR 4900 "Hall" Class 4-6-0 built at Swindon and allocated new to Reading in November 1939. It finished its GWR days at Old Oak Common and its later sheds were Shrewsbury, Tyseley, Swindon, Didcot and Westbury from where it was withdrawn in September 1963. It was cut up at Coopers Metals Ltd, Sharpness the following December. This was one of eleven Halls converted to oil-burning after the war and it was renumbered 3954 on conversion in May 1947. It was restored to its original condition and reverted to No 5986 in February 1950. The actual Hall is situated three miles south-west of Nuneaton in Warwickshire. An opportunity to acquire a "full set" from a GWR named engine. Excellent condition, the lettering and beading polished, the original paintwork cleaned. The numberplates have been repainted on the front only. - Sold for £7600

Lot 81 A Locomotive Worksplate "NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COY LTD, 1927, No 23654, HYDE PARK WORKS, GLASGOW", from a LMS Class 4F 0-6-0 No 4485/ 44485. Its BR sheds were Goole, Mirfield, Wakefield and finally Stourton from where it was withdrawn in April 1963 and it was cut up at Horwich Works the following September. Circular cast brass, 7 _" diameter, the front repainted red, the back untouched. - Sold for £210

Lot 82 A Wrexham, Mold & Connahs Quay Railway cast iron bridge weight restriction notice, incorporating the full company title in the text and referring to the 1878 and 1898 Acts and restricting the passage of traction and other locomotives across the bridge. 36"x27_" in original condition with cream on brown paintwork. - Sold for £190

Lot 83 A carriage print "THE LOMOND HILLS FROM TARVIT NEAR CUPAR, FIFE, from a watercolour by J.McIntosh Patrick, A.R.S.A, R.O.I". A panoramic view with an ancient tractor ploughing in the foreground. - Sold for £70

Lot 84 A BR(M) maroon enamel Station Direction Sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS, MILES PLATTING", (f/f) with the company name in totem logo at top and left hand arrow at base. The station was just to the east of Manchester Victoria, 28"x13". Excellent colour and shine, edge chips to right side and top left corner and a little bit of marking on centre face. - Sold for £540

Lot 85 A North Eastern Railway Signal Box Nameboard "HIGH MILL", ex Whitby & Pickering Railway to the North of Pickering, the box controlling a Level Crossing and Sidings. Cast letters on wood, with beading and moulding, 41_"x10_". Repainted black on white. - Sold for £210

Lot 86 An enamel advertising sign "KOMO FOR METALS", Polish De Luxe Komo Metal Paste, entirely free from grease and a perfect polish, also for mirrors". The advert features a pixie holding a tin of polish, multi coloured on blue background, 24"x30", a little wear and restoration mainly at edges. - Sold for £280

Lot 87 An LMS quad royal poster "LMS In Perspective No 5, The Locomotive", one of a series designed to interest travellers in the workings of the Railway, it features a fine black and white photograph of the Coronation Class 6251 on the left, while on the right a multicoloured view, illustrating the operation of the engine, the company's coat of arms is displayed at the base. Rolled and in excellent condition other than a few minor edge nicks in white border and a 1"x_" loss horizontally to the top edge border, (hidden if framed). - Sold for £120

Lot 88 A London & South Western Railway "Gallows" style Signal Box Block Bell, with large external striker and original ivorine plate "No 1 GOODS SIDING", - Sold for £190

Lot 89 A Shedplate "21B", (Bournville 1935-60, Bescot 1960-63), an LMS pattern plate in good ex loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £170

Lot 90 A BR(NE) tangerine Enamel Doorplate "STAFF ONLY", (f/f) with black edged lettering, a few chips on the flange and tiny flake from screw hole, excellent colour and shine, the left end slightly out of true. - Sold for £220

Lot 91 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "BRIDGE OF EARN JCT-NEWBURGH", (brass) from the North British Railway Perth to Ladybank route, at Bridge of Earn the line south (via Glenfarg) diverged while at Ladybank the route joined the main line from Dundee to Edinburgh. - Sold for £200

Lot 92 A Smokebox Numberplate "42176", from a (LMS) Class 4 2-6-4T built at Derby in 1948 and allocated to Greenock for the whole of its working life, employed mainly on the suburban services from Gourock and Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central. It was withdrawn in June 1966 and cut up three months later at McLellans, Langloan - Sold for £400

Lot 93 A BR(E) dark blue Totem Sign "BURSTON", (h/f), from the GER Ipswich to Norwich Main Line, situated just north of Diss. The station closed on the 7th of November 1966. Excellent colour and shine, restored above "T", to left of top of "S" and centre right of lower panel. - Sold for £660

Lot 94 A complete run of "THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE", in publishers maroon bindings from 1897 to 1978, a good set in sound condition, other than the usual fading to spines on some of the volumes. (124) - Sold for £800

Lot 95 An Engraved Brass Entrance Plate "SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPY". The company was incorporated on the 3rd of August 1846 and opened between Shrewsbury and Ludlow on the 20th of April 1852 and from Ludlow to Hereford on the 6th of December 1853. From the 1st of July 1862 it was leased to the GW, LNW & West Midland companies, until the 4th of July 1870 when it was formally vested jointly in the GWR & LNWR. This superb plate is 18"x14", utilising four differing styles of lettering. A unique and historic item believed to have been used at the Head Offices. - Sold for £1400

Lot 96 A locomotive Builders Plate "R.H.RUSTON & HORNSBY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BY AEI", reputedly from a PWM type 0-6-0 diesel shunter. Cast aluminium 10_"x12_", incorporating the emblems of the two companies, in ex loco condition. - Sold for £60

Lot 97 A North Eastern Railway Enamel Doorplate "GENERAL OFFICE", reddish brown lettering and thin border on cream. An excellent example with just a tiny edge chip and minor discolouration round the screw holes, no chipping. - Sold for £160

Lot 98 A Road Signpost Roundel "HAMPSHIRE, KIMPTON", cast aluminium 15" diameter with base fitting, original condition with "GOWSHALL Ltd" cast on one side. The village of Kimpton is situated between Andover and Tidworth, between the LSWR West of England Main Line and the Midland & South Western Junction route and just north of the present A303.

Lot 99 A Shedplate "8B", (Warrington Dallam 1948-67), unrestored with original paintwork, the background red. The plate was purchased from George Dow at BR, Stoke-on-Trent in the 1960s. - Sold for £140

Lot 100 A GWR Brass Signal Lever Plate "115, DOWN MAIN PLATFORM LINE TO CREWE HOME, 65,71,72,73,75,77,78", from Severn Bridge Junction Signal Box at Shrewsbury. 10 _" long, the back brackets removed neatly, though it would be a simple job to replace these. - Sold for £80

Lot 101 An Enamel Builders Plate "METRO-CAMMELL, PROPULSION ROLLS ROYCE", cream and black on stainless steel, 16"x4_", this unique style of plate was fitted to an order of thirty luxury Railcars built in 1967 for The Mexican Railways, (Met Camm build ref H010024) and powered by Rolls Royce engine. Three photographs of the railcars at the builders, prior to export, accompany this lot and show such a plate below the centre cab window. - Sold for £225

Lot 102 A Cast Iron Notice "MIDLAND RAILWAY, ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT, FIRE BUCKETS, These Buckets Must Only Be Used In Case Of Fire & Must be Kept Full Of Clean Water By The Length Ganger", repainted white on maroon over original paintwork, the back black, 13_"x9_", scalloped border and angled corners. - Sold for £150

Lot 103 A set of bound plans for The North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway, "BR WESTERN REGION, BARNSTAPLE TO HALWILL JUNCTION, 11 MILES TO 20 _ MILES, VOL 226 PART 4, District Engineer", gilt title on maroon cloth boards (repeated on front of cloth/board slipcase). The plans are to a scale of 1_" = one chain, hand coloured and show the complete track layout, every building, bridge, crossing, gradients etc, with notes on the acquisition of land to build the line included, disposals after closure (the latest being 1980). The plans are designed to open in book form; starting at Halwill Junction the line is shown to a point a few miles beyond Hatherleigh Station. The plans are of superb quality and in excellent condition. - Sold for £620

Lot 104 A BR(S) light green Enamel Station Sign "LONDON BATH & BOURNEMOUTH TRAINS OVER THE BRIDGE", (f/f), from the down platform at Templecombe Station, directing passengers to the Up Main and Somerset & Dorset Line Trains. 72"x12", excellent colour and shine with a couple of edge chips neatly painted in, a fine example and notable for having "BATH" on a green sign! - Sold for £1000

Lot 105 A Shedplate, "63C", (Forfar 1949-58, Oban 1959-62). Both were small sheds with Oban having an allocation of only seven engines. Front repainted. - Sold for £200

Lot 106 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "GRATELEY JUNCTION-NEWTON TONY", (brass/steel), from the LSWR to Amesbury and Bulford branch which ran northward from Grateley on the Salisbury to Andover Main Line. Passenger services were withdrawn on the 30th of June 1952, though freight continued until 4th March 1963. - Sold for £380

Lot 107 A London and North Western Railway Tenderplate "L&NWR, No 918". The plate is accompanied by a BR receipt dated 1967, (as after withdrawal the vehicle was used as a sludge tender at Derby until the 1960s), also correspondence outlining research from the LNWR Society indicating that the tender was attached to the following locomotives - 5969 and 9154 in early LMS days, 9308 in October 1945, 8895 and 49049 in September 1961. Rectangular cast iron, 11_"x5", cleaned and primered. - Sold for £140

Lot 108 A Carriage Print "NASH MILLS BRIDGE, HERTFORDSHIRE", by Claude Buckle, a view of the decorative iron girder bridge over which the London & Birmingham Railway crossed the Grand Union Canal, in the foreground a cargo boat chugs towards the Bridge. - Sold for £100

Lot 109 An LB & SCR 4-aspect Handlamp, complete with its embossed brass badge "LONDON BRIGHTON SOUTH COAST RAILWAY COMPANY" and stamped "B1355, FORD JUNC", the body is also stamped with the company's initials, on the top a circular brass "B" plate has been added over the initials. Excellent condition with interior (SR burner, S(B)R vessel), reflectors and copper cone, repainted and lacking orange glass. Ford is on the Brighton to Portsmouth route the junction for Bognor Regis and the Arun valley line to Victoria. The lamp is sympathetically repainted. - Sold for £130

Lot 110 A BR(S) light green Totem Sign "EPSOM DOWNS", (f/f), the station was the terminus of the LB&SCR branch from Sutton. Excellent colour and shine, one tiny edge chip restored to right of lower panel, just into green. - Sold for £300

Lot 111 A BR(S) light green Enamel Station Sign "FOOTBRIDGE FOR BASINGSTOKE, SOUTHAMPTON AND WEST OF ENGLAND TRAINS", (f/f), from Woking station. 48"x24", excellent colour and shine, edge chips neatly matched. - Sold for £500

Lot 112 A Shedplate "1G", (Woodford Halse 1963-65), the final code for this shed prior to closure, by which time its allocation was only 18 locos. Front repainted. - Sold for £290

Lot 113 A French Locomotive Tenderplate "S.N.C.F. 30.R. 161" from the tender attached to Class 30.R locomotive 141.R.161 built Lima Ohio. It entered service in July 1946 and was allocated to Chalindrey, Chalous and Sarregumines respectively. It was withdrawn in 1969. Cast brass, 22"x12_" in ex loco condition with original white on red paintwork. - Sold for £100

Lot 114 A Worksplate Renumbering Strip "65824", from a North Eastern Railway Class P3, LNER J27 Class, 0-6-0 built by North British Locomotive Co in June 1908, Works No 18369, NER/ early LNER No 1039. It was renumbered 5824 in 1946, becoming BR 65824. It spent many years at South Blyth from where it was officially withdrawn in December 1959. It was, however, actually cut up the previous month at the site of a crash involving this loco between Ashington and Bellington. Ex loco condition. - Sold for £150

Lot 115 An LNWR Signal Box Nameboard "MOLD JCT No 4", from the Chester to Holyhead route west of Chester and junction for the route to Denbigh. Cast letters on wood with beading, 64"x10", repainted cream on maroon. - Sold for £120

Lot 116 A large Midland Railway Signal Lever Description Plate "JUNCTION POINTS IN LEICESTER LINE", engraved lettering with black infill, 14"x2_" the left end rounded, the right square, the plate is slightly tapered. The wording refers to the Rugby to Leicester route, it is believed to come from Wigston. - Sold for £130

Lot 117 A BR(NE) tangerine Totem Sign "REDCAR CENTRAL", (f/f) with black edged lettering, from the station on the Darlington to Saltburn route. A couple of minor repairs, in centre between letters, expertly restored. - Sold for £2000

Lot 118 A Great Western Railway Tenderplate "G.W.R, 2442, 4000 Gallons, SWINDON", from one of a series of standard Collett tenders built between November 1928 and January 1930 and used on Kings, Castles, Stars, Halls and Granges. Oval cast iron, 8_"x6", repainted white on green, the back grey. - Sold for £240

Lot 119 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "HATHERLEIGH - HOLE", (brass), from the North Devon & Cornwall Junction Light Railway, this new route opened in 1925 linking the LSWR Torrington branch with Halwill Junction. Passenger Services were withdrawn on the 1st of March 1965, having lasted only 40 years, although the northern part of the route remained in use for China Clay Traffic as late as 1982. - Sold for £1050

Lot 120 A framed Signal Box Diagram "UFFINGTON BALLAST SIDING", from the Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough route, showing Up and Down Sidings, Level Crossings at Bainton and Bainton Green and the line towards Stamford and Peterborough. Overall 34"x13", coloured. The diagram is presented in a modern frame and is accompanied by a photograph of the box. - Sold for £160

Lot 121 A Silver Directors Pass, "LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY", with coat of arms in centre, the back also bears the full company name and "FREE PASS", the central name bar is not inscribed, 1 1/8" trefoil with ring at top. - Sold for £500

Lot 122 A North British Railway "Peg & Chain" Signal Box Switching Out Instrument, with brass fittings on top of the case which is clearly stamped "NB Ry Co". - Sold for £290

Lot 123 A Locomotive Worksplate "BRITISH RAILWAYS, CREWE BUILT, 1961, POWER EQUIPMENT BY SULZER AND CROMPTON PARKINSON", from BR Class 46 D147/ 46010 which entered traffic at Derby in December 1961. It was first withdrawn in December but reinstated the following November and finally withdrawn from Gateshead in November 1984. Aluminium, 13"x6_", the front repainted, the back only lightly cleaned. - Sold for £270

Lot 124 An Industrial Name and Worksplate set "COLLINS GREEN" and "PECKETT & SONS LTD No 1762, BRISTOL 1933" from a 0-4-0ST O/C, Peckett type 6, which went new to Sutton Heath & Lea Green Colliery Ltd, Bold where it was named "Bold No 2". The Colliery became part of the National Coal Board on the 1st of January 1947. The engine had moved to Haydock Colliery by May 1958 where it retained its name but in less than a month it had moved again, this time to Ravenhead Colliery where it was renamed "Collins Green. It returned to Bold Colliery in April 1960 and in March 1962 to Ravenhead where it was cut up on site in July 1973. The nameplate is of Peckett pattern with serif lettering, though on this example the letters and border are riveted to a steel backplate. 53_"x73/8", the background repainted maroon. The worksplate is an engraved brass oval 15_"x8_", face polished though plenty of original green paint on the rim. (2) - Sold for £840

Lot 125 A Shedplate "86 G", (Pontypool Road 1949-65), repainted long ago. - Sold for £200

Lot 126 A Great Western Railway Post Grouping Cast Iron Door Plate "PARCEL OFFICE", original paintwork, 24"x3_". - Sold for £130

Lot 127 A Smokebox Numberplate "5922", from the GWR 4900 "Hall" Class 4-6-0 "Caxton Hall" built at Swindon and allocated new to Old Oak Common in May 1933. It was still there at the end of its GWR days and later spent many years at Swindon before ending its time at Oxford from where it was withdrawn in January 1964 and it was cut up at Swindon Works the following month. One of the more famous GWR Halls, the actual building is in Westminster where it was originally built as the Town Hall in 1882 and later used as a hall for public meetings. Repainted. - Sold for £500

Lot 128 An LMS Enamel Station Sign "KILSBY & CRICK", from the LNWR Rugby to Northampton route, the station closed on the 1st February 1960. Cream on maroon with cream border, 48"x26", face chips at left edge into border and a couple of small face chips but good colour and shine. - Sold for £1050

Lot 129 A GWR Cast Iron Notice "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, NO ADMITTANCE, EXCEPT ON BUSINESS, BY ORDER", unrestored with original paintwork, 14_"x9". This is a variation on the usual example which uses the word "Admission". The alteration to the pattern is visible on the sign, the new wording being on a slightly raised bar. Unusual. - Sold for £260

Lot 130 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 8338, COWLAIRS WORKS 1912", from a North British Railway Class F, LNER J88 Class, 0-6-0T, new in December 1912, NBR No 66. It became LNER 9066, was re-numbered 8338 in 1946, becoming BR 68338. Throughout its lifetime it was based at St Margarets and regularly employed on shunting duties at St Leonards Goods Station in Edinburgh, the terminus of the former Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway and the capital's first station. It was withdrawn in September 1961 and, following a period in store at Bathgate, was cut up at Inverurie Works the following March. Brass oval 9"x5", the front repainted. - Sold for £210

Lot 131 A Large Webb & Thompson Irish Single Line Staff, "BALLINGRAN-PATRICKSWELL", from the Waterford, Limerick & Western Railway's Limerick to Tralee route. Tubular steel with brass rings and cast brass plates. - Sold for £150

Lot 132 An LNER cast iron Seatback Plate "BOWES", from the North Eastern Railway Darlington to Tebay and Penrith route, situated west of Barnard Castle on the climb to Stainmore Summit. 18 _" long in lovely original condition. - Sold for £1150

Lot 133 A BR(NE) tangerine enamel sign "TO PLATFORM 1", with black edged lettering. The sign was used at Newcastle Central. It is flangeless and was originally displayed in a wooden frame, 47"x14_", immaculate condition. - Sold for £300

Lot 134 A London & North Western Railway enamel Lamp Tablet "HINCKLEY", from the Leicester to Nuneaton route, blue on white, double sided 17"x4", edge chips and a small chip at top of "K" on each side, otherwise letters excellent. - Sold for £200

Lot 135 A Carriage Print "ASHBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE", by Frank Sherwin, a view of the town centre with two horse drawn carts the only traffic. - Sold for £80

Lot 136 A Southern Railway Enamel Target Sign "GREENHITHE", from the South Eastern Railway's Dartford to Gravesend route. Good colour and shine with the usual edge and screw hole chips matched in, some restoration to the final letter. A rare example never offered at auction previously. - Sold for £420

Lot 137 An LNER dark blue enamel notice "PLEASE HAVE ALL TICKETS READY", (flangeless), 16"x10", edge and corner chips, good colour and shine. - Sold for £50

Lot 138 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "HATHERN", (f/f), from the Midland Railway St Pancras to Nottingham main line between Loughborough and Trent, the station closed on the 1st January 1960. Good colour and shine, the usual edge chips just into white border and a tiny chip between the "H" & "E". - Sold for £400

Lot 139 A Shedplate "89B", (Brecon, 1949-1959, Croes Newydd, 1960-1963), the front repainted, the back in original condition. - Sold for £100

Lot 140 A Single Line Staff "COLE GREEN & HERTFORD NORTH", from the Great Northern Railway's Welwyn to Hertford route. The staff is 20" long and of steel construction with a triangular head stamped with the section. The body is tubular with a small triangular end, grooved and hollow. It is almost certainly of pre-grouping vintage, in which case it would have been used to the first "North" station which was situated between the present North station and the East station on the GER line to St Margarets. The first "North" station closed on the 2nd of June 1924. The Welwyn to Hertford route closed in 1966, though the station at Cole Green closed in 1951. - Sold for £540

Lot 141 An LNER Signal Box Block Instrument with Down and Up Line indicators in chromed brass surrounds, with black bakelite commutator below with brass backplate. The wooden case is painted black with a hand engraved brass plate at the top "TO BALDOCK", below a traffolite plate "DOWN BLOCK TO BALDOCK" and tapper to the right, the overall height is 15_". Baldock is situated on the GNR route from Hitchen to Cambridge. - Sold for £160

Lot 142 A BR(NE) tangerine Station Direction Sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS, WILMINGTON STATION", with totem at top and right hand feathered arrow. The station was on the Hull-Hornsea/Withernsea branch and situated in the north west of Hull. Passenger services were withdrawn on the 19th of October 1964, though freight traffic continued until 1969. One edge chip top left and a few tiny face chips, good colour and shine, though white a little discoloured. - Sold for £560

Lot 143 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 8447, NEILSON & Co 1900", from a North British Railway Class D, LNER J83 Class, 0-6-0T built by Neilson Reid & Co in September 1900, Works No 5738, NBR No 800. It became LNER 9800, was renumbered 8447 in 1946 and 68447 by BR. A long-time Eastfield engine, it was withdrawn from there in February 1961 and cut up the following July at Inverurie Works. Brass oval 9"x5", the front repainted. - Sold for £700

Lot 144 An LNER Enamel Lamp Tablet "CAMPSIE GLEN", from the North British Railway's Blane Valley Line which ran from Kirkintilloch to Gartness, where it joined the Forth & Clyde Junction route from Balloch to Stirling, Passenger services were withdrawn on the 1st of October 1951 with the route west of the station closed completely in 1959, the short section from Blane Valley Junction to Campsie Glen finally succumbed on the 6th of April 1964. Brown on cream enamel, 16_"x5", edge chips and a little loss of shine, though a remarkable survivor from such an early closure. - Sold for £350

Lot 145 A Small Wooden Carriage Roof Board "BODMIN ROAD/WADEBRIDGE", original cream on maroon paintwork, 32"x3_", used by Bodmin branch trains which continued to Wadebridge LSWR. - Sold for £240

Lot 146 A Great Western Railway cast iron sign "FIRE ENGINE ROUTE, KEEP CLEAR", used at Swindon Works, 23_"x15", original white on red paintwork. - Sold for £120

Lot 147 A Great Western Railway Post Grouping Doorplate "BOOKING OFFICE", cast iron 24"x3_", original condition with chocolate and cream paintwork - Sold for £200

Lot 148 A Shedplate "75G", (Eastbourne 1950-52), probably repainted over original paintwork, the plate has the BR(S) Eastleigh Triangle cast on the back. A rare code only once before in auction. - Sold for £2500

Lot 149 A Tyers No 6 Single line Tablet "TISTED-ALTON", (brass/steel), from the LSWR Meon Valley route from Alton to Fareham, closed on the 7th of February 1955. - Sold for £840

Lot 150 A Southern Railway Enamel Target Sign "LEWES", from the LB&SCR Sussex Junction where the routes from Brighton and Victoria to Eastbourne join, complete with its backboard and original short hanging bracket. A bit of edge chipping and crazing at top, the lettering excellent. The bracket extends 16 _" above the top of the sign. - Sold for £320

Lot 151 An S.A.R. Brass Locomotive Numberplate "SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS, E1782, 6E1", from a 3'6" gauge Class 6E1 electric locomotive built in South Africa by the Union Carriage & Wagon Co, Nigel in the 1970s and early 1980s, the most numerous single class of locos to have operated in South Africa. By 2003 most were stored but some were still in service. 20 _"x14_", oval, ex loco condition with original red paintwork. - Sold for £170

Lot 152 A locomotive Worksplate "SUPER-SENTINEL PATENT LOCOMOTIVE, MAKERS THE "SENTINEL" WAGON WORKS LTD, SHREWSBURY, IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE MENTION LOCO No 8331", from the LNER Y3 Class 0-4-0 Sentinel Type C.E.D.G. which entered traffic at Wrexham in October 1930, LNER No 98. It was transferred from running stock to departmental stock in September 1942, renumbered 8178 in 1946 and allocated BR No 68178 although it did not carry this number. Instead it was given Departmental No 42 in March 1953 by which time it was located at Cambridge Engineers Department from where it was withdrawn in July 1960. Cast brass, 51/8"x9_" with curved top. The plate features a knight with sword and helmet, its surround reading "EVER WATCHFUL & ON THE ALERT, TRADE MARK", at the sides are twenty four patent numbers under which the locomotive was built. The front of the plate is painted, the back untouched. - Sold for £600

Lot 153 A Cloth Armband "GW & LMS, PILOTMAN", white embroidered lettering on red felt, complete with straps and buckles. - Sold for £210

Lot 154 An LMS 3-Aspect Handlamp with brass plate "G.MITCHELL, FITTER, MOOR ROW", complete with interior, BR(M) burner and slatted glass, on the side an oval brass plate "LMS-B,40883", the company's initials are also embossed on the body. Moor Row was situated on the Whitehaven Cleator and Egremont Line between Mirehouse Junction and Cleator Moor. - Sold for £100

Lot 155 A BR(S) light green Totem Sign "PINHOE", (f/f), the station was situated just east of Exmouth Junction Sheds, on the LSWR Salisbury to Exeter Main Line, it closed on the 7th of March 1966 along with many other intermediate stations, when much of the route was rationalised. Pinhoe was notable in retaining its original LSWR wooden signal box controlling the single line section to the east for many years. Excellent colour and shine. - Sold for £1450

Lot 156 A Midland Railway Enamel Signal Box Nameboard "WIGSTON NORTH JUNCTION", from the main line South of Leicester, at the junction the Midland routes to London and Rugby diverged, also the LNWR Line to Nuneaton. White on dark blue, 62"x8_", edge chips and chips to edge of first and last letter and lower part of "H" (in North). The board has a wooden frame and is screwed to a backboard. - Sold for £1150

Lot 157 A North Eastern Railway Block Bell with its original large N.E.R. ivorine plate "GATE BOX RELEASE BELL". A receiving instrument with large brass bell on top. - Sold for £140

Lot 158 A Pair of Midland Railway Brass Signal Lever Description Plates, (a) "STARTING TO MASBORO" (JUNCTION FACING POINTS) on back, (b) "DISC FROM SIDING TO DOWN LINE", the plates originate from the Rotherham area, each 4"x5", engraved with red infill. (2) - Sold for £70

Lot 159 A Webb & Thompson Large Single Line Train Staff "BOSCARNE JUNCTION-BODMIN TOWN", ex GWR branch from Bodmin Road, this section being from the Town's Terminus Station to the Junction with the LSWR Bodmin and Wadebridge line. The route closed to passengers on the 30th of January 1967, with China Clay traffic lasting until 1983. Tubular steel with brass rings and cast brass plates. The staff has been cleaned and repainted. - Sold for £500

Lot 160 A BR(S) framed double royal Poster "EXMOUTH, South Devon, Go by Train", featuring a blond haired girl in red bikini running along the beach. The poster is dated 1959 and has the "Southern" totem at the base. A fine poster for Devon Holidays with travel on the Atlantic Coast Express via Sidmouth Junction. - Sold for £260

Lot 161 A Shedplate "87E", (Landore 1949-61), cast iron, probably repainted. - Sold for £400

Lot 162 A Midland Railway Copper Platform Lamp with a decorative double dome top, surmounted with a cast finial, the lower half of the roof glazed with white glass (the end of one panel cracked). A fine example, the copper polished, overall 42" high, two sides stamped "MR Co GAS". - Sold for £400

Lot 163 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 69911, GATESHEAD WORKS 1909", from a North Eastern Railway Class X, LNER Class T1, 4-8-0T built at Gateshead in September 1909, NER/LNER No 1351, renumbered 9911 in 1946, becoming BR 69911. One of a class of 13 heavy shunters designed for working in the largest yards, it was at Newport at the Grouping and remained there until withdrawn in March 1957 working in the Erimus hump yards adjacent to the shed. It was cut up the following month at Darlington Works. Brass oval 9"x5", the plate has been cleaned and the face repainted. - Sold for £760

Lot 164 A Smokebox Numberplate "90342", from a War Department "Austerity" 2-8-0 built to Ministry of Supply order by North British Locomotive Co in August 1944, Works No 24943, WD No 70875 and shipped to France. On return to the UK it was placed in store until acquired by BR in May 1949 becoming 90342. A long time Wakefield engine, it was withdrawn from there in November 1965 and was cut up at Drapers, Hull three months later. Ex loco condition. - Sold for £550

Lot 165 A Carriage Print "TOWN BRIDGE, STAMFORD, LINCS, from a water colour by John Bee", a view from the river, a few marks in the white border. - Sold for £90

Lot 166 A Locomotive Nameplate "SUNSTAR", from the LNER A1 Class 4-6-2 built by North British Locomotive Co in September 1924, Works No 23109, LNER No 2571. It was rebuilt as an A3 in July 1941 and renumbered 72 in 1946, becoming BR 60072. It was allocated new to Gateshead in October 1924 and later to Heaton, Tweedmouth, Copley Hill, Holbeck and finally Heaton again from where it was withdrawn in October 1962 and, after six months in store at Blaydon, cut up at Doncaster Works in May 1963. The engine is named after the racehorse owned by Mr JB Joel which won the 1911 Derby and 2000 Guineas. Curved brass, overall 56" long, the front repainted and mounted on a wooden "Splasher". The back of the plate is untouched and the base is clearly stamped "72 " and "2571". - Sold for £10000

Lot 167 A GNR Cast Iron Notice, "GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, BEWARE OF TRAINS, LOOK BOTH UP AND DOWN THE LINE BEFORE YOU CROSS", repainted, 22"x12_". - Sold for £100

Lot 168 A Large North Eastern Railway Enamel Doorplate "STATION MASTERS OFFICE", reddish brown lettering and border on cream, 20"x8", with angled corners, chips around screw holes filled and repainted, one just into the first "S", the face has good colour and shine. - Sold for £90

Lot 169 A South Eastern & Chatham Railway Locomotive Whistle, brass, 9 _" high with domed top and enclosed base, polished and mounted on a wooden stand. - Sold for £150

Lot 170 A Single Line Key Token "MALTBY COLLIERY NORTH & FIRBECK", (chromed steel), from the South Yorkshire Joint Line (GC, GN, L&Y, Midland & NE Joint) which ran from Kirk Sandal Junction, North of Doncaster to Brancliffe Junction west of Shireoaks Passenger services were abandoned in 1929; the route is still used for freight. - Sold for £80

Lot 171 A Southern Railway enamel Target Sign "TOPSHAM", from the LSWR Exeter to Exmouth Branch. A typical country station which retained these signs and the associated gas lighting until 1976. Good colour and reasonable shine, the usual edge chips repaired and matched, one just into the base of the "M" and one tiny defect in the lower half moon. - Sold for £600

Lot 172 A Locomotive Worksplate "NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE Co LTD, THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD, 1960, No 27949", from a BR Class 21/29 D6145 which entered traffic at Kittybrewster in April 1960 and was withdrawn from nearby Ferryhill in December 1967. It was cut up at J McWilliam, Shettleston in June 1968. Cast aluminium diamond, 14"x6_", the front of the plate is repainted black with red border, the back is lightly cleaned. - Sold for £150

Lot 173 A BR(M) black & white enamel station sign "STAFFORD", (f/f), from the West Coast Main Line, 42"x8". This style of sign was installed when the route was electrified in the early 1960s and replaced traditional maroon examples. It uses uppercase lettering and is contemporary with the Western Region's black and white Totems. - Sold for £90

Lot 174 A BR(Sc) light blue Totem Sign "PRESTONPANS", (f/f), from North British Railway's Main Line between Berwick upon Tweed and Edinburgh. Good colour, loss of shine though no face chips - Sold for £1100

Lot 175 A GWR and LMS double royal poster "HISTORIC BATH AD 54-1938, Health Giving Springs-Entertainment", by Frank Newbold, an image of fountains and statue of Roman soldier. The poster is rolled and in excellent condition with just the odd minor nick in the white border. - Sold for £260

Lot 176 An Early Road Sign "1 _ MILES (arrow to left) LOW BRIDGE, HEADROOM 13'-O", bridge in centre with thirteen reflective studs (two missing) and glass beads in the distance, arrow and height, the manufacturer's name "ROYAL LABEL FACTORY" at the base, 14"x21_", original paintwork. - Sold for £180

Lot 177 An LNER enamel Shedplate "MALTON", a small shed with an allocation of about 15 engines. Black on white enamel, as displayed inside the locomotive cab, 9_"x13/8". - Sold for £320

Lot 178 A Tyers Great Eastern Railway Tyers "Flap" Block Instrument, indicating Train on Line (red) and Line Clear (white) for Up and Down Lines, a pair of brass plungers below with red/black glass knobs and sprung brass flaps. The smaller showing "Train On Line. Train Passed", an excellent example with original face and the descriptions in good condition. - Sold for £445

Lot 179 A Great Western Railway Signal Box Nameboard "WOODBOROUGH SIGNAL BOX", cast iron, 90" long, in original condition, the box was on the West of England Main Line between Savernake and Westbury, the station closed on the 18th of April 1966. - Sold for £740

Lot 180 A Great Western Railway Board game "RACE TO THE OCEAN COAST", with original box featuring 6000, KING GEORGE V at speed, the folding board shows a map of the company's system with coat of arms and vignettes of towns, also included are the three painted metal "engine" tokens (one broken) and dice cup, together with a replacement dice and a photocopy of the rules. The game was produced by Chad Valley Ltd for the GWR, this being noted on the box and board. Generally a good example for its age with a little wear at corners of box.

Lot 181 A Pair of Great Western Railway cast iron Signs, (a) "DRINKING WATER", (b) "NOT DRINKING WATER", each 6"x4" with original cream on red paintwork. (2) - Sold for £110

Lot 182 A Mounted Coat of Arms transfer "TAFF VALE RAILWAY COMPANY 1836", within garter with central dragon and shield, the design surmounted by a goat, overall size 13"x17". - Sold for £170

Lot 183 A Single Line Key token "KILLINGHOLME-IMMINGHAM WEST JUNCTION" (brass), from the Barton & Immingham Light Railway which provided a through route from the Docks to Goxhill on the Barton on Humber branch. Passenger services were withdrawn on the 17th of June 1963. - Sold for £130

Lot 184 A Locomotive Worksplate "BRIGHTON WORKS, 1906", from a London Brighton & South Coast Railway C3 Class 0-6-0, designed by D.E.Marsh, LB&SCR No 305, one of a class of only ten engines, designed to replace smaller engines of the C2 Class. It was allocated new to Brighton, had moved to Tunbridge Wells by 1911 and was transferred just after the outbreak of the First World War to Horsham. It was renumbered 2305 by the Southern Railway and by 1930 had moved to New Cross but finished its days at Norwood Junction from where it was withdrawn in September 1937 and was cut up at Ashford Works in the November. Engraved brass oval on steel boss, 6 _"x4" in ex loco condition, the back is clearly stamped "305". - Sold for £1350

Lot 185 A Cast Iron Notice "LONDON & NORTH WESTERN AND LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY Cos, NOTICE, MECHANICALLY DRIVEN CAPSTANS.... (six paragraphs of text outlining the rules for operating the equipment). 22_"x26_", unrestored. An unusual "Joint" example from the Fylde area. - Sold for £200

Lot 186 A Carriage Print "WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK, from a watercolour by Jack Merriott, R.I.", a view of boats and quayside buildings on the River Deben. - Sold for £100

Lot 187 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 7466, YORKSHIRE Eng Co 1912", from a North British Railway Class M, LNER C15 Class 4-4-2T actually built by Yorkshire Engine Co in February 1913, Works No 1080, NBR No 15. It became LNER No 9015, was renumbered 7466 in 1946, becoming BR 67466. In BR days it was allocated to Dunfermline, Dundee and finally back to Dunfermline from where it was withdrawn in April 1956. Brass oval 9"x5", ex loco condition. - Sold for £520

Lot 188 An LNER Silver Plated Half Pint Tankard, 4" high with the company's initials clearly engraved on the side, good usable condition. - Sold for £55

Lot 189 A Locomotive Worksplate "HUDSWELL CLARKE & CO LTD, RAILWAY FOUNDRY, LEEDS, ENGLAND, DM1195, 1959, from a flameproof 0-6-0DM, 100 HP, 2' 6" gauge, which went new to the National Coal Board at Agecroft Colliery, Manchester, their No ELB 47, and was scrapped on site in about 1974. Engraved brass oval 12_"x8", the face lightly polished, the back untouched

Lot 190 A BR(M) maroon Totem Sign "LUTTERWORTH", (f/f) from the Great Central Railway's London Extension, situated between Rugby Central and Leicester, through services ceased on the 5th of September 1966 with local Nottingham to Rugby Trains running until the 5th May 1969. Excellent colour and shine, no face chips. - Sold for £1500

Lot 191 A GW & GCR Cast Iron Trespass Notice, titled "GREAT WEST'N & GREAT CENT'L JOINT RYS", used on the Ashendon Junction to Northolt route, GWR pattern, 30"x20_", the front repainted. - Sold for £230

Lot 192 A BR(E) dark blue enamel Doorplate "PARCELS AND LEFT LUGGAGE", (flangeless), good colour and shine, a little edge chipping and minor surface marks. - Sold for £60

Lot 193 A Shedplate "87C", (Danygraig 1949-60), good ex loco condition with much original paintwork. - Sold for £210

Lot 194 A Harpers Semaphore Block Instrument, with signal post and finial and displaying arms for Up and Down line, the up arm red with white dot, below a circular glazed aperture indicating "Train On Line/Train On But Section Blocked/All Clear" and below a flat fronted brass commutator and brass plunger. Fine original condition, a crack to the wood at top back of case. - Sold for £1050

Lot 195 An LNER 3-Aspect handlamp with brass plate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, NEW HOLLAND, 7428" and embossed oval brass makers plate "ROBB, MOORE & NEILL, LTD SHIP CHANDLERS, GLASGOW, CARDIFF & LONDON", complete with interior (BR vessel) and repainted. New Holland Town and Pier Stations were on the short Great Central branch which connected with the Steamers to Hull Corporation Pier, both closed in 1981 with the opening of the Humber Bridge. - Sold for £200

Lot 196 A pair of "Colmans" Transfers, as applied to the side of the company's "Mustard" Vans, the first being the large bulls head, 28"x32", the second the Royal Cypher, 21_"x16_", multicoloured, rolled, a little wear at edge of paper, actual transfer good, a rare survivor which would form an impressive display when mounted. (2) - Sold for £140

Lot 197 A Preston & Longridge Railway Boundary Post, inscribed "P&L Ry BOUNDARY POST", (LNWR pattern), 44" high with foot and rib at back. The line was opened in 1840 and ran from Deepdale Street, north east to Tottle Heights Quarries, beyond Longridge, a connection was made to the Main Line in 1850. Passenger services ceased on the 2nd of June 1930, although freight traffic continued until 1967. - Sold for £920

Lot 198 A Locomotive Worksplate "R&W HAWTHORN, LESLIE & Co LTD, ENGINEERS, NEWCASTLE ON TYNE, ENGLAND, 3389, 1919", from a 0-4-0ST O/C which was ex works on the 9th October 1919 and went new to Bolsover Colliery Co Ltd at Rufford Colliery where it was named "Rufford No 2". The Colliery became part of the National Coal Board on the 1st January 1947. It had been de-named by May 1957 and during 1958 went to Cripston Colliery for spares. The intention was that the best parts of this engine and another Hawthorn Leslie engine were to be amalgamated to make, in effect, a new loco. This project was, however, abandoned and the engine was scrapped in June 1964. Cast brass oval, 13"x8_", the front of the plate is repainted black, the back lightly cleaned. - Sold for £200

Lot 199 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "ROSE STREET-CLACKNAHARRY", (brass), the first section of the Highland Railway Far North Line. Inverness Rose Street box stood at right angles between the route north and the station avoiding line. Clacknaharry was the first station and closed to passengers on the 1st of April 1913, the box however remained, controlling the swing bridge over the Caledonian Canal. A very old tablet, solid brass, well used but with clear engraving. - Sold for £720

Lot 200 A BR(M) double royal poster "OLD WORLD ENGLAND, BREDON, WORCESTERSHIRE", by Ronald Lampitt, a tranquil village view with the hill of the same name beyond, situated close to the Gloucester-Birmingham Main Line. Rolled and in excellent condition. - Sold for £220

Lot 201 A Pair of Large Ships Lamps, 12 _" diameter, 21" high with white bullseye lenses and small back lights, unrestored with black paintwork. (2) - Sold for £75

Lot 202 A Silver Directors Pass "DIRECTORS TICKET, GEO WALTER ESQ"/"LONDON & GREENWICH RAILWAY, INCORPORATED XVIIth MAY MDCCCXXXIII" (1833) and showing train crossing viaduct, 1_" diameter. A rare and early example in excellent condition. - Sold for £980

Lot 203 A Smokebox Numberplate "61089", from an LNER B1 Class 4-6-0 built by North British Locomotive Co in October 1946, Works No 25845, LNER No 1089. It spent most of its days at Stratford with later spells at Lincoln, Immingham and Colwick from where it was withdrawn in April 1966. It was cut up three months later at Cashmores, Great Bridge. Ex loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £950

Lot 204 A BR Lion, Wheel & Crown emblem from a West Coast Main Line Electric Locomotive. Cast aluminium, 18"x18", the front polished, the back in ex loco condition. - Sold for £560

Lot 205 A Locomotive Worksplate "GREAT CENTRAL Ry, BUILDERS, GORTON WORKS, 1918, MANCHESTER". Locos built that year were Class 8N 4-6-0 No 416, which became LNER B6 Class No 5416, later 1346, and Class 8M 2-8-0 Nos 412-5/7-9, which became LNER O4/1 Class 5412-5/7-9, later 3902/4-8, BR 63902/4-8, 3903 having been requisitioned by the War Department. Cast brass oval 105/8"x6_", cleaned with the background repainted green. - Sold for £210

Lot 206 A Shedplate "81F", (Oxford, 1949-1966), the front possibly repainted over original paint, the back untouched. - Sold for £230

Lot 207 An LMS Rug, with large decorative company initials in centre, red, black, grey pattern, 68"x29", generally good condition with small cut out at one end which has been hemmed around; this was probably due to the presence of a fitting in the compartment where the rug was used. - Sold for £110

Lot 208 A BR(Sc) light blue Totem Sign "CALDERPARK". (h/f), from the North British Railway Shettleston to Hamilton branch. Calderpark was a new station built in 1952 to serve the nearby Zoo of the same name. As passenger services were withdrawn from the branch on the 4th of July 1955, the station was something of a white elephant, though it has the distinction of displaying its name on totems for one of the shortest periods of any, and being one of the few so adorned for its whole life and, being a very early closure, it has excellent colour and shine with a couple of small chips repainted and an odd blemish. - Sold for £480

Lot 209 An NBR/LNER Signal Box Nameboard "ARROCHAR AND TARBET", from the West Highland route to Fort William, an unusual board with the name on three lines, fitted to the end of the typically small West Highland box on the south end of the platform, its width precluded the use of a standard full length example. Cast letters on wood with beading 50"x20_" repainted white on blue. - Sold for £1600

Lot 210 A Swinton and Knottingly Joint Railway cast iron Trespass Notice titled "MIDLAND AND NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY Co", dated June 1899, 26_"x23", Midland Railway pattern, unrestored with original white on red paintwork. - Sold for £260

Lot 211 An LMS Target Sign "ISLIP", from the LNWR Oxford-Bletchley-Cambridge Route, situated between Bicester and Oxford. The station closed on the 1st of January 1968. Excellent condition with white on chocolate paintwork from the days when the station was under Western Region control, only a handful of Oxfordshire stations had such signs, Islip being the only example to appear in auction. - Sold for £620

Lot 212 A Tyers No 6 Single Line Tablet "CAMELFORD-PORT ISAAC ROAD", (brass/steel), from the LSWR North Cornwall Line, between Okehampton and Padstow, the route closed on the 3rd of October 1966. - Sold for £900

Lot 213 A North Eastern Railway Enamel Doorplate "BOOKING OFFICE", reddish brown lettering and thick border on cream, excellent colour and shine with edge chips neatly repainted. - Sold for £180

Lot 214 A Tyers Key Token Instrument, with cast iron body and red steel top, complete with knob, plunger, glazed needle indicator and brass plate "Tyer & Co, London and Carlisle, Electrical and Mechanical Signal Engineers, UP KEY OUT/IN DOWN KEY OUT, OUT/IN BELL". Excellent condition and complete with brass demonstration keys. - Sold for £1050

Lot 215 A Glasgow & South Western Railway Tyers Semaphore Block Instrument, with miniature signals for Up and Down Lines and block bell on top of case, below an aperture with brass surround indicating "Train On Line/Normal/Line Clear", the commutator and plunger below with additional cancel buttons to the left and right. A fine example complete with the key to the case and a large brass plate "Elderslie No 1" measuring 5_"x2". The instrument 29" high overall. Elderslie is on the main line from Glasgow St Enoch prior to closure and now Glasgow Central to Ayr and Stranraer between Paisley and Johnstone. - Sold for £1100

Lot 216 A Shedplate "53B", (Hull Botanic Gardens 1949-59), the front repainted. - Sold for £80

Lot 217 A BR(NE) tangerine Enamel Sign "WAY OUT (arrow to left) AND TO PLATFORM No.1 FOR COAST STATIONS VIA BENTON", (flangeless), 46_"x22", a few small face chips and chips at edge. The sign was used at either Manors, Jesmond, West Jesmond, South Gosforth or Longbenton. - Sold for £420

Lot 218 A GWR Brass Signal Box Shelf Plate "TRURO EAST GOODS LINE", 4_"x1_", hand engraved lettering. Referring to a box on the Cornish Main Line. - Sold for £100

Lot 219 A Locomotive Worksplate "BRUSH TRACTION, No 250, 1960, ENGLAND", from BR Class 31 D5650 which entered traffic at Finsbury Park in September 1960, was renumbered 31224 in March 1974 and withdrawn from Springs Branch in May 1994. It was sold to TJ Thomson, Stockton for scrap in January 2000. Cast aluminium oval, 9_"x5_", the front of the plate has been repainted, the back is lightly cleaned. - Sold for £160

Lot 220 A Carriage Print "BREDON VILLAGE, WORCESTERSHIRE", by Ronald Lampitt, a tranquil view of the main street looking towards the church. The village is situated near the Main Line from Gloucester to Birmingham just to the north of Ashchurch. Original frame. - Sold for £110

Lot 221 A Single Line Key Token "DOVEY JCT-TOWYN", (alloy), from the Cambrian Railways coastal route to Pwllheli. - Sold for £70

Lot 222 A Shedplate "86A", (Newport Ebbw Junction 1949-63), cast iron, in ex loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £120

Lot 223 An LNER enamel Lamp Tablet "LENNOXTOWN", from the North British Railway's Blane Valley route which ran from Kirkintilloch to Gartness where it joined the Forth & Clyde Junction line from Balloch to Stirling. Passenger traffic ceased on the 1st of October 1951, though freight continued on the eastern end of the line as far as Campsie Glen until the 6th of April 1965. Brown on cream enamel, 16"x5". A remarkable survivor. - Sold for £350

Lot 224 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "HOOK", (f/f), from the LSWR Southampton and West of England main Line, just east of Basingstoke. Excellent colour and shine, no face chips. - Sold for £1600

Lot 225 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 9219, COWLAIRS WORKS, 1924", from a (North British Railway Class A), LNER N15/1 Class 0-6-2T built at Cowlairs in February 1924, LNER No 9099. It was renumbered 9219 in 1946, becoming BR 69219. A long-time St Margarets engine, it was withdrawn from there in December 1961 but remained as a stationary boiler until July 1963 and was cut up two months later at Arnott Young, Old Kilpatrick. Brass oval 9"x5", lightly cleaned but not repainted. - Sold for £170

Lot 226 A GWR Enamel Trespass Notice, with full company title and fourteen lines of text, 22"x29_", white on blue, excellent colour and shine, no face chips, just minor edge chipping. A fine example of this sign which is frequently in poor condition. - Sold for £400

Lot 227 A Tyers Wooden Cased Plunger Box, as used with LBSCR Semaphore block instruments, 9_"x5_", the brass plunger capped with black glass knob, excellent condition with its original brass escutcheon. - Sold for £160

Lot 228 An LNER Cast Iron Seat Back Plate "ELLERBY", from the North Eastern Railway's Hull to Hornsea branch from which passenger services were withdrawn on the 19th of October 1964. The plate is 23 _" long, unrestored though with little paint on the face, otherwise ex seat condition. - Sold for £440

Lot 229 A Cheshire Lines Committee Signal Post Finial, with square base, ball and spike, 28_" high, white paintwork. The finial lacks the wooden plug to the top of the spike and has a chip at one side of the square base. - Sold for £120

Lot 230 A Locomotive Worksplate "BEYER PEACOCK GORTON LTD, SERIAL No 8028, MANCHESTER 1964", from BR Class 17 "Clayton" D8611 which entered traffic at Tinsley in December 1964 and was withdrawn from Haymarket less than four years later in October 1968. It was cut up at J Cashmore, Great Bridge in June 1969. Cast aluminium rectangle, 131/8"x51/8", the front of the plate is repainted red, the back in black. - Sold for £250

Lot 231 A Cast Iron Sign "BIRMINGHAM CANAL NAVIGATION, THIS BRIDGE IS INSUFFICIENT TO CARRY WEIGHTS BEYOND THE ORDINARY TRAFFIC OF THE DISTRICT, BY ORDER", rectangular 34"x18_" with curved corners, the front repainted. - Sold for £250

Lot 232 A BR(W) chocolate and cream Enamel Doorplate "STAFF ONLY", (f/f), excellent colour and shine, edge chips above the "Y" and flaking at two screw holes. - Sold for £190

Lot 233 A Glasgow & South Western Railway China Dinner Plate, 9_" diameter with blue and gold band "G&S.W.Rly HOTELS" prominent on top surrounding the company's coat of arms. - Sold for £50

Lot 234 A Locomotive Worksplate "F.C. HIBBERD & Co LTD, PLANET, LOCO No 3922, LONDON NW 10", from a 4-wheel DM, 134 HP, which was ex works on the 31st of December 1959 and went new to Whitehill Washery, Durham but soon moved on to South Hetton Colliery. It later moved to Thornley Coal Preparation Plant in October 1974, to Wearmouth Colliery in March 1976, to Dudley Colliery in April 1976 and to the Lambton Railway in April 1977 where it was named "Philadelphia". In August 1979 it went to the Tyne & Wear Industrial Monuments Trust at Springwell (now the Bowes Railway) for preservation. Cast brass oval, 12"x17_", with brass characters and chromed border, the loco number stamped on a brass bar. The front of the plate has been repainted red, the back in black. - Sold for £180

Lot 235 An SR Enamel Notice "SOUTHERN RAILWAY, THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH TICKETS, INCLUDING SEASON TICKETS, ARE ISSUED etc", white on green, 9"x6" a few small face chips touched in and the usual edge chipping. - Sold for £110

Lot 236 A railway Signal Co Miniature Train Staff "MARYBOROUGH-CONNIBERRY JUNCTION", from the Waterford and Central Ireland Railways route from Maryborough to Waterford. Cylindrical steel with brass rings and cap. - Sold for £190

Lot 237 An SR Brass Cabside Numberplate "SOUTHERN RAILWAY, B.172", from the London Brighton & South Coast Railway B Class 0-4-2 No 172 built at Brighton in April 1891 to William Stroudley's design and named "Littlehampton", the Class always known as "Gladstones" after the first built which bore the name of the contemporary Liberal Prime Minister. Brighton had the largest number of Gladstones including No 172; they monopolised the London expresses and these tiny engines hauled most of the principal LBSCR expresses until the turn of the century. No 172 later moved to Battersea but spent its final years back at Brighton where, as the last surviving Gladstone, it acquired celebrity status until withdrawn in September 1933. Cast brass oval 13_"x7_", completely ex loco condition with original red background, green paint on rim and both fixing bolts in the back. An historic plate. - Sold for £2700

Lot 238 A North Eastern Railway Signal Box Shelf Plate "REDMARSHALL EAST" from the box situated at the junction of the Clarence Railway's Stockton to Shildon route and the NER Bowesfield Junction (Stockton) to Wellfield line, where connections were provided from South to West and East to North. Engraved brass, 11_"x11/8". - Sold for £220

Lot 239 A Shedplate "74D", (Tonbridge, 1948-58), unrestored with original paintwork and bolts, the plate has the BR(S) Eastleigh triangle cast on the back. - Sold for £460

Lot 240 A London Brighton & South Coast Railway Enamel Notice, "PROPPING UP OF WAGON DOORS, for support of Coal Weighing Machines or for Loading or Unloading of any Description of Traffic or for any other Purpose is Strictly Forbidden, By Order of LBSCR Co", white on blue, 30_"x18_", three small face chips and some edge chipping, a little loss near left corner, though generally very good for such a choice pre-grouping enamel. - Sold for £220

Lot 241 A Great Northern Railway of Ireland 3-Aspect Handlamp, complete with interior fittings, copper bezel, cone and piecrust top, the side bears an embossed brass plate "GNR I", with an oval embossed steel makers plate below "LINLEY ENGINEERING Co LTD, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, PATENTEE AND MANUFACTURERS 1935". The lamp is in good condition, probably repainted, the blue glass has chips from the corners. - Sold for £150

Lot 242 A GWR Signal Box Nameboard "LILLIE BRIDGE SIDINGS SIGNAL BOX", from the West London Railway. 114" long, the front repainted in chocolate and cream, the back primed. A pair of steel mounting brackets for display is available to the purchaser if they wish. - Sold for £350

Lot 243 A Signal Box Diagram "ACTON GRANGE, EMERGENCY GROUND FRAME No 3", showing the Up and Down Main to Weaver Junction and Warrington, Crossover and Box. 19"x16_", engraved traffolite with wooden frame, excellent condition. Acton Grange is the Junction for the route from Warrington to Chester. - Sold for £40

Lot 244 A BR(S) light green Totem Sign "FISHERGATE HALT", (f/f), from the LBSCR Brighton to Portsmouth route situated between Hove & Southwick. Excellent colour and shine. - Sold for £1800

Lot 245 A London and South Western Railway Platform lamp with "COLYTON", in glass panel, with raised blue lettering, solid copper with fluted top and lead corner decorations intact, original green paintwork, 33" high, at the right side one roof glass missing and the glass side below cracked. The lamp is from the Seaton to Seaton Junction branch in East Devon, which closed on the 7th of March 1966, although the station is now the northern terminus of the Seaton Tramway. Only a handful of these superb lamps have appeared in auction, most being replaced by Gas lighting and Targets in the 1930s. - Sold for £680

Lot 246 A Great Western & London & North Western Joint Railway Wooden Ticket Cabinet with roller shutter door. This example is shelved and would have been used for storing books of excess fare and other paper tickets rather than the printed card stock. It is clearly branded "GWR & L & NWR" on the back and measures 18_"x26" and is 8" deep. - Sold for £220

Lot 247 A Smokebox Numberplate "42231", from a LMS Class 4 2-6-4T built at Derby in 1946, LMS No 2231, which went new to Stoke and later moved to Plaistow, Neasden and Kirkby-in-Ashfield from where it was withdrawn in July 1963. It was cut up at Derby Works two months later. Ex loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £320

Lot 248 A Southern Railway Enamel target sign "HORLEY", from the LBSCR Brighton Main Line between Three Bridges and Redhill. Edge and some face chips with only the side of the "E" affected, good colour and shine, white a little discoloured as is usual. - Sold for £80

Lot 249 A Great Western Railway Wooden Signal Arm, complete with its cast iron spindle plate and spectacle plate with red and green (Perspex) glasses, 62" long, the front has lost most of the red paint. - Sold for £50

Lot 250 A Single Line Key Token "MADELEY JUNC-LIGHTMOOR JUNC", (alloy), a GWR route connecting the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Main Line, with the Buildwas to Wellington branch and providing access to the Ironbridge and Coalbrookedale area. The only intermediate station was at Madeley G.W. Closed in 1925. - Sold for £220

Lot 251 A BR(E) dark blue enamel direction sign "BRITISH RAILWAYS, STATION", (f/f), the company name shown within the totem with right handed arrow below, 21"x10_", excellent colour and shine. - Sold for £210

Lot 252 A small London Brighton & South Coast Railway Warning Horn, 3" long, nickel plated brass with top ring. The company initials prominently marked on the side, one dent to the body, working order. - Sold for £440

Lot 253 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 4486, N.B. LOCO Co, 1909", from a North British Railway Class B, LNER J35 Class, 0-6-0 built by North British Locomotive Co in September 1909, Works No 18882, NBR No 199. It became LNER 9199, was renumbered 4486 in 1946 and 64486 by BR. A long-time St Margarets engine, it was withdrawn from there in September 1958 and, after a period in store at Bathgate shed, was cut up at Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co, Wishaw in February 1960. Brass oval 9"x5", the front background repainted. - Sold for £320

Lot 254 A BR(W) chocolate and cream Enamel Sign "H.M.FORCES MUST PRODUCE IDENTITY CARDS WHEN BOOKING LEAVE TICKETS", (flangeless), 9"x6", excellent colour and shine, virtually mint. An unusual sign displayed by the booking office at stations close to a Military Camp. - Sold for £360

Lot 255 A Great Western Railway Pre-Grouping Doorplate "STATION MASTER", cast iron, 24"x3_" with moulded border, the front paintwork probably original, the back repainted. - Sold for £250

Lot 256 A Great Western & London & North Western Rlys Cast Iron Gate Notice, "G.W. & L & N.W. Jt Rys, NOTICE, ANY PERSON OMITTING TO SHUT & FASTEN THIS GATE IS LIABLE TO A PENALTY OF FORTY SHILLINGS". An attractive small sign utilising three different styles of lettering, used on the Shrewsbury to Hereford route. 12"x1_", in original condition. - Sold for £140

Lot 257 A Shropshire County Council cast alloy sign "S.C.C, NO LITTER, PENALTY £5", with back brackets. 17" diameter, original paintwork. - Sold for £25

Lot 258 A Framed Norman Wilkinson view of two funnelled steamer entering an estuary, a lightship to the left and two other vessels in the background; painted in 1905, linen backed and glazed, a small area of repair near the centre base, overall 58"x30_", produced for and displayed by London and North Western Railway. - Sold for £110

Lot 259 A BR(E) Enamel Seatback Plate "FENCHURCH ST", white on blue, 35_"x6_", a bit of edge chipping and a few scratches, nevertheless a rarity, as it is difficult to obtain anything from this London Terminus. - Sold for £200

Lot 260 A Locomotive Worksplate "LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 7277, REBUILT STRATFORD WORKS, 1908", from a Great Eastern Railway Class T18, LNER Class J66, 0-6-0T built at Stratford in June 1886, GER No 277, and reboilered in 1908 which Stratford regarded as rebuilding. It became LNER No 7277 and was withdrawn in July 1938 but four months later was sold to the Ashington Coal Co, Northumberland where it became their No 19. It retained this plate until withdrawal in December 1944. Brass oval 9"x5", ex loco condition. - Sold for £420

Lot 261 A GWR Brass Cabside Numberplate "4258", from a GWR 4200 Class 2-8-0T built at Swindon in May 1917. It was allocated to Barry by 1922, to Newport Pill by 1947 and later to Ebbw Junction, Neath, Aberdare and finally Severn Tunnel Junction from where it was withdrawn in April 1965 and where it was then stored for five months before being cut up at Birds, Risca the following September. The front repainted, the back untouched. - Sold for £850

Lot 262 A One Engine In Steam Train Staff "LLANWRTYD WELLS-LLANDOVERY", from the LNWR Central Wales Line from Shrewsbury to Swansea. This section of the route includes the famous Sugar Loaf Summit. The staff was brought into use when key token working was withdrawn north of Llandovery and the intermediate boxes at Cynhordy and Sugar Loaf closed. It has a wooden body, a 7" engraved brass plate, steel cap and handle to the right end and a steel cap and key to the left, it has been cleaned and the metal repainted. - Sold for £200

Lot 263 A BR(NE) tangerine Totem Sign "SALTBURN", (f/f) with black edged lettering. From the Middlesborough to Whitby coastal route, the station being a terminus on the short branch from Saltburn West Junction. Excellent colour and shine, a small repair at each end, expertly undertaken.

Lot 264 A Great Northern Railway Signal Box Block Instrument with traffolite plate "FROM FIRSBY STATION", non-pegging, ex Boston to Grimsby route. Firsby was the junction for Skegness before the northerly part of the line closed on the 5th of October 1970. Good original condition although the green surround repainted. - Sold for £100

Lot 265 A Halifax & Ovenden Joint Railway Steel Die for producing buttons for the line, overall 15/8" diameter with domed top to form button "L&Y & GN", the back is clearly marked "H.O". The short joint line ran from Halifax to Holmfield, thence as purely GNR to Keighley and Bradford. - Sold for £25

Lot 266 A Great Western Railway Locomotive Tenderplate "G.W.R. 2605, 4000 GALLONS, SWINDON", from one of a series of standard Collett tenders built between November 1931 and June 1932 and used on Kings, Castles, Stars, Halls and Granges. Cast iron oval 8_"x61/8", repainted white on dark green.

Lot 267 A Smokebox Numberplate "44142", from a LMS Class 4 (later 4F) 0-6-0 built at Crewe in 1925, LMS No 4142. It finished its days at Derby from where it was withdrawn in December 1959 but from December 1958 until May 1960 it was stored near Derby Station. It was cut up at Doncaster Works in June 1960. The numbers repainted otherwise original condition. - Sold for £250

Lot 268 A London & North Western Railway 12" dial Wall Clock with fusee movement, pendulum and key. The clock originates from a line that became part of the Western Region, the original face being marked "BR-W" and an ivorine plate on the left side reads "BR-WRY, 4945". Fine condition with doors to the right side and base. Possible locations include Oxford to Bicester route, the Central Wales Line, the Joint Lines from Shrewsbury or South Wales.

Lot 269 A locomotive Worksplate "(LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY Co), No 1868, DONCASTER, 1938", from the LNER A4 Class 4-6-2 No 4466 "SIR RALPH WEDGWOOD" which was briefly renumbered 605 in January 1946 and No 6 just four months later, becoming BR 60006. It entered traffic at Kings Cross in January 1938 but quickly moved to Grantham the following April. It was named "SIR RALPH WEDGWOOD" at Kings Cross station on the 22nd of January 1944 after the retired LNER Chief General Manager (having formerly borne the name "Herring Gull") and the following August was again allocated to Kings Cross where this time it was to remain for the best part of twenty years before moving briefly to New England and then a final couple of glorious years in Scotland, first at St Margarets and then at Aberdeen Ferryhill working the Glasgow service before withdrawal in September 1965. Following three months in store at Ferryhill, it was cut up at Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co, Wishaw in January 1966. Engraved brass oval 13_"x75/8", the company name filled with copperish brass enabling it to be easily read. The back of the plate is stamped "6" & "4466", the face polished, green loco paint is still in evidence on the rim. - Sold for £5800

Lot 270 A Carriage Print "KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK", from a watercolour by Gyrth Russell, R.I., S.M.A", a view of the river and buildings on the quayside. - Sold for £100

Lot 271 A Shedplate "11D", (Oxenholme 1948-50, Tebay 1950-60), the front repainted long ago. - Sold for £290

Lot 272 An LNER Stainless Steel Serving Tray with dimpled decoration and company initials prominently displayed in the top centre. 16"x12", slightly bowed, otherwise excellent condition. - Sold for £30

Lot 273 A large North Eastern Railway Doorplate, "PORTERS ROOM", reddish brown lettering and border on cream, 20"x8", good colour and shine, a few surface marks, a chip at top centre and at left screw hole. - Sold for £140

Lot 274 An LMS Cast Iron Notice "LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH Ry, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, TO OWNERS OR DRIVERS OF LOCOMOTIVES OR OF ANY WAGONS OR CARRIAGES, DRAWN OR PROPELLED BY LOCOMOTIVES THAT THIS BRIDGE IS INSUFFICIENT TO CARRY WEIGHTS BEYOND THE ORDINARY TRAFFIC OF THE DISTRICT, BY ORDER", 26_"x19_" with original red paintwork. - Sold for £80

Lot 275 A Railway Signal Co Miniature Train Staff, "FLOAT INNY Jct-FORMULTYF-HAM", from the Midland Great Western Railways Cavan branch, the section extending beyond Inny Junction south, on the Sligo to Dublin route. Cylindrical steel with rings and brass cap. - Sold for £190

Lot 276 A Great Eastern Railway Cast Coat of Arms housed in a fine free standing glazed wooden display case. It was displayed in the Foyer of Hamilton House, the former BR headquarters at Liverpool Street Station. Overall 21"x26", height 42", sloping top, the coat of arms has been painted and is set on blue velvet with a knotted rope border at edge. - Sold for £100

Lot 277 A Locomotive Worksplate "No 4719, 1936, THE VULCAN FOUNDRY (LIMITED), NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, LANCASHIRE", from a LMS Class 8F 2-8-0 No 8042 which entered traffic in September 1936 but was requisitioned by the War Department in October 1941 becoming WD No 596. It was despatched to Middle Eastern Forces in Persia two months later receiving MEF No 9379 and then Persian Railways No 41.207, never to return to the UK. In 1944 it was officially withdrawn from LMS stock and renumbered WD 70596 and was one of 23 engines of its class taken into the stock of the Israeli Railways in April 1948 where they were known, appropriately, as "Class LMS". They worked in Israel until replaced by diesels in 1958. Cast brass oval, 9"x5_", the front of the plate has been repainted black, the back is in original condition. - Sold for £220

Lot 278 A Great Western Railway China Ashtray "GWR, WREXHAM PILSNER LAGER", green with roundel in centre and text around edge in black, with black "Club" trademark, 4" diameter, excellent condition, Royal Doulton mark on base. - Sold for £210

Lot 279 A 3-Aspect Handlamp with large brass plate "BRISTOL, BATH ROAD M.P.D". The body is embossed "BR(M)" and has two further oval plates "BR(M), D833" (LMS style) and "RIPPINGILLES, 1949, BIRMINGHAM", complete and in good original condition. - Sold for £210

Lot 280 A Caledonian Railway Presentation Mantle Clock, constructed in black marble with Doric columns either side of the face, on the front an ornate brass shield reads "PRESENTED TO MR JOHN DIXON BY THE AUDIT OFFICE STAFF OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS, 25th OF MAY 1889". An impressive clock with plenty of decoration, mechanism and chimes in working order, and complete with pendulum and key. - Sold for £150

Lot 281 A North Eastern Railway Signal Box Nameboard "RICKNALL", this County Durham box situated to the east of the point near Newton Aycliffe where the Shildon to Newport route crosses the East Coast main line. 38_"x9_", cast letters on wood with beading with original paintwork. - Sold for £120

Lot 282 A Smokebox Numberplate "40030", from a LMS Class 3 2-6-2T built at Derby in 1931, LMS No 15529, renumbered No 30 in 1934. A long-time Cricklewood engine fitted with condensing apparatus for working around London, it finished its days at Kentish Town from where it was withdrawn in August 1959. It was stored at Derby until January 1961 and cut up at Crewe Works the following month. The front repainted, the back in ex loco condition. - Sold for £600

Lot 283 A Great Western Railway cast iron Cabside Numberplate "7318", from a 4300 Class 2-6-0 built at Swindon in December 1921. It was at Hereford in 1922 and its final GWR shed was Reading. In BR days it moved to West Wales, at Llanelly, Neyland, Duffryn Yard and Neath with final brief stays at Pontypool Road and Gloucester (Horton Road) from where it was withdrawn in November 1964 and cut up the following February at Woodfields, Newport. Ex loco condition except that the numbers and beading may have been repainted over the original paint a long time ago. Interestingly, although the engine was built at Swindon, the plate is a contractor style casting with circular rear lugs, almost certainly because Nos 7305-19 were erected from parts supplied by Robert Stephensons and these presumably included the numberplates. Ex loco condition with original paintwork. - Sold for £780

Lot 284 A Shedplate "14D", (Neasden 1958-62), ex loco condition with original paintwork, - Sold for £320

Lot 285 A Somerset & Dorset Joint Line Signal Box Block Instrument, Midland type with ivorine plate "MIDSOMER NORTON SOUTH" and an enamel plate below "DOWN TRAIN" black on white with black border. The original face indicates "Train On Line/Line Clear/Line Blocked", a maroon, white and light green background, flaking at base, the pegging apparatus has been neatly removed to convert the instrument. Ex box condition, a crack to the glass and one small section of wood absent at right side of case. The station was between Radstock North and Chilcompton. The Line closed on the 7th of March 1966. - Sold for £540

Lot 286 A Worksplate Renumbering Strip "69851", from a North Eastern Railway class D, LNER A8 Class 4-6-2T, originally built at Darlington in October 1913 as a 4-4-4T and rebuilt as a 4-6-2 in March 1935. It was LNER No 2144, was renumbered 9851 in 1946, becoming BR 69851. A long-time West Auckland engine, it was withdrawn from there in November 1958 and, after eight months in store at Barnard Castle, was cut up at Darlington Works in July 1959. Ex loco condition - Sold for £160

Lot 287 A Great Western Railway Brass Signal Box Shelf Plate "EAST DEPOT, MAIN LINE BOX, MAIN LINE", engraved lettering 4_"x1_", polished, from a Bristol area box.

Lot 288 A BR(Sc) light blue Totem Sign "GALASHIELS", (h/f) from the North British Railway Waverley Route, closed on the 6th of January 1969. Excellent colour and shine, though a vertical repair between the "E" and "L" and chip repairs between "I" and "E", all well matched. - Sold for £420

Lot 289 A Single Line Key Token "CROMER BEACH-SHERINGHAM", (chromed steel), ex M&GN Joint Railway, Melton Constable to Cromer route. This section was introduced after the closure of the box at Runton Junction. - Sold for £270

Lot 290 A cast iron Trespass Notice "GREAT WESTERN & MIDLAND RAILWAYS", from the Severn and Wye Joint Line, 26_"x23", Midland pattern, though undated, original paintwork. - Sold for £150

Lot 291 A Shedplate "82F", (Weymouth 1949-58, Bath Green Park 1958-66), the front repainted long ago. - Sold for £680

Lot 292 A Romanian Locomotive Numberplate "50.153", cast iron 25_"x11" with scalloped corners, ex loco condition with original red paintwork. - Sold for £90

Lot 293 A Diesel Locomotive Worksplate "THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY Ltd LONDON, NO 3232/D757.1962. THE VULCAN FOUNDRY LTD LOCOMOTIVE WORKS ENGLAND", from a BR Class 37 D6803/37103/37511/37607 which entered traffic at Darnall in January 1963. It was named "Stockton Haulage" at Stockton station on February 1988 and was sold to Direct Rail Services in July 1997. Chromed brass rectangle, 101/8"x4_", the front background repainted blue. - Sold for £250

Lot 294 A London and North Western Railway Locomotive Nameplate "MARS. L&NWR Co, CREWE WORKS, AUGT 1903", from an Alfred the Great Class 4-4-0 4-cylinder compound No 1977 which entered traffic in July 1903. It was rebuilt by the LMS in February 1924 as a 2-cylinder simple and re-classified as Renown class, was renumbered 5129 in June 1927, withdrawn in December 1930 and cut up at Crewe Works. The name was taken from the Roman god of war or the planet or, most likely in view of other nautical names in the Class, a battleship which saw service between 1894 and 1921. The nameplate is 56" long in virtually ex loco condition and was discovered recently in a loft; neither nameplate from this engine hitherto known to have survived. Curved brass, in ex loco condition and retaining most of the original wax infill. - Sold for £8000

Lot 295 A Cunard Lines Advertising Poster "QUEEN ELIZABETH, QUEEN MARY, CUNARD LINE, BY FAR THE LARGEST SUPERLINERS IN THE WORLD" by C.C.Evers, a view of two ships at sea with a dramatic sunset, 29"x41", (landscape), rolled and in excellent condition.

Lot 296 A BR(S) dark green Totem Sign "HORAM", (h/f), from the LB&SCR Redgate Mill Junction (Eridge) to Polegate route, the station closed on the 14th of June 1965. Excellent colour and shine with a few very minor blemishes and two tiny chips at the extreme right. Original condition as removed from the station. - Sold for £4800

Lot 297 A Cambrian Railways Cast Iron Notice "MOTOR CAR ACTS 1896 and 1903.....CAMBRIAN RAILWAY COMPANY, S WILLIAMSON, SECRETARY, OSWESTRY SALOP", the front repainted, 29_"x23" a small piece broken off at one corner and invisibly welded. - Sold for £140

Lot 298 A Single Line Key Token "POOL QUAY-LLANYMYNECH", (alloy), from the Cambrian Railways Whitchurch to Welshpool route, to the south of Oswestry. The line closed on the 18th of January 1965.

Lot 299 A Southern Railway enamel Target sign "WEST WORTHING" from the LBSCR Brighton to Portsmouth coastal route, good colour and a little loss of shine, the usual edge chips filled and matched and a chip at top between the "E" and the "S" just into the upper edges of the letters. - Sold for £480

Lot 300 A Shedplate "53C", (Hull Springhead 1949-58), the front repainted, - Sold for £210

Lot 301 A Smokebox Numberplate "43947", from a Midland Railway 3835 Class (later 4 & 4F) 0-6-0 built by Armstrong Whitworth & Co in 1921, Works No 426, MR and LMS No 3947. It spent most of its BR days at Cricklewood but moved late on to Kettering, Toton, Buxton, Newton Heath and finally Trafford Park from where it was withdrawn in October 1964. After four months in store at Trafford Park it was cut up the following February at Wards, Killamarsh. The front repainted, the back in original condition. - Sold for £320

Lot 302 A Framed Notice "LONDON MIDLAND AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY Co, ENGINEERING DEPT, NOTICE TO PLATELAYERS AND OTHERS.....EUSTON MARCH 1932". The notice instructs staff to keep clear of running lines and describes ten fatal accidents in the previous three months, all caused by lack of attention, overall 8_"x13_", red on white. - Sold for £55

Lot 303 A BR(E) dark blue Enamel Doorplate "TICKET OFFICE", (flangeless), excellent colour and shine with just very minor edge chips. - Sold for £100

Lot 304 A Great Western & Great Central Joint Rly Lamp Tablet "WEST WYCOMBE". The station was on the Ashendon Junction to Northolt route just north of High Wycombe and closed on the 3rd of November 1958. Engraved white china 12"x3_" in its original steel frame, with green paintwork. - Sold for £340