Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 12 July 2008
| Lot 55 | A Great Western Railway emergency Train Staff with an ornate wooden polished handle and brass shaft, which is engraved "GW", overall 14_" long. This staff was used where a breakdown of the normal single line equipment had occurred, possibly utilising the staff and ticket system. The absence of a location meant that it could be used flexibly on any single line thus keeping the traffic moving. One example would have been provided in each division. |
| This lot sold for £340 |
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