Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 3 December 2016

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Lot 1 An LNER seat back plate, ARROCHAR & TARBET, from the West Highland Line to Fort William and Mallaig. Cast iron, 50" long, in original condition. £350-500 - Sold for £650 to commission or postal bidder number 4815.

Lot 2 A GWR signal lever plate, INTERLOCKING LEVER WITH CAUSEWAY CROSSING GROUND FRAME, from Steventon box on the Didcot to Swindon main line. Engraved brass, 7¾" long. £150-300 - Sold for £650.

Lot 3 A shedplate, 81F Oxford (1950 to January 1966). This ex GWR shed was home to 11 Halls and 4 Granges in its final year, and provided vital servicing facilities for visiting steam locos from all four post grouping companies. At its height it had an allocation of around 60 locos. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £210.

Lot 4 A BR(S) totem sign, ANGMERING, (f/f), from the Brighton to Portsmouth route; a few minor face chips neatly restored. £350-500 - Sold for £200.

Lot 5 A Great Eastern Railway coffee pot by Ellkington. Silver plate, 8½" high, the side marked with the company's initials below the bats wing device. £100-200 - Sold for £65.

Lot 6 A single line key token, BLUE ANCHOR-DUNSTER, (alloy), from the Taunton to Minehead branch, closed in 1971. The line later reopened as the West Somerset Railway. £100-200 - Sold for £230.

Lot 7 A BR(S) totem sign, BOSHAM, (f/f), from the Portsmouth to Chichester section of the Hampshire Coast route. Edge chips to ends neatly restored. £350-500 - Sold for £420 to commission or postal bidder number 862.

Lot 8 A Great Northern Railway large three aspect handlamp with LNER brass plate, SOUTH YORKS JCTN No 3, with original slide in vessel, GNR 8426, the body and top stamped GNR. Repainted, lacks two glasses, orange present. South Yorkshire Junction signal box was just south of Doncaster station. £150-300 - Sold for £190.

Lot 9 A signal box name board, HUMBER ROAD JCT. The box was south of Coventry station, where the avoiding line to Three Spires Junction and Nuneaton left the main line. Cast letters on wood, 81½"x10½", in original condition. £150-300 - Sold for £580 to commission or postal bidder number 3403.

Lot 10 An illuminated address from the London Brighton & South Coast Railway to William Stroudley, presented when the company passed to him the gold medal awarded to the LB&SCR at the Paris Exhibition for the locomotive Brighton. Framed and glazed, 15½"x19¾", together with a framed works photograph of the locomotive, 28"x20". (2) £200-350 - Sold for £1350 to commission or postal bidder number 2042.

Lot 11 An LNER doorplate, TO KINGS CROSS SIGNAL BOX, from the locking room (basement) door of the famous box. Cast iron, 12"x6½", in original condition. £300-500 - Sold for £1250.

Lot 12 A smokebox numberplate, 78008, from a BR standard Class 2 2-6-0 built at Darlington and allocated new to Oswestry on 30 March 1953. It moved the following July to Worcester where it stayed for nine years before moving in 1962 to Stafford Road and then Oxley from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 22 October 1966 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Great Bridge on 21 January 1967. Ex loco condition. £400-600 - Sold for £660.

Lot 13 A BR(M) door plate, STATION MASTER, (f/f), enamel, 18"x6", in excellent condition. £150-300 - Sold for £370.

Lot 14 A London Brighton & South Coast Railway captains chair, the company initials carved in the back rail. £150-300 - Sold for £620.

Lot 15 A GWR gangers occupation key, WHEATLEY-MORRIS COWLEY, (brass), from the Oxford to Princes Risborough route, closed to passengers in 1963 and freight in 1967. £300-500 - Sold for £280.

Lot 16 A BR standard class locomotive whistle from a 9F 2-10-0, overall 14½"high, 2½"diameter, complete with valve and operating lever. £150-300 - Sold for £1050.

Lot 17 A BR(Sc) signal box diagram, KILDARY SOUTH, 1948, showing the line to Fearn and Invergordon. The station, closed in 1960, was on the Far North Line to Wick and Thurso. Framed, 27"x14½". £100-200 - Sold for £80.

Lot 18 A shedplate, 86B Newport Pill (1949 to September 1963), then Newport Ebbw Junction (September 1963 to October 1965). This tiny ex ADR two road shed in the docklands area of Newport was home to about 60 locos in the 1950s. On closure the code was adopted by Ebbw Junction (86A) Having once been home to 150 locos in the 1950s, it now housed around 80 which included a handful of Halls and Granges. The front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £180 to commission or postal bidder number 3451.

Lot 19 A single line key token, TYNDRUM UPPER-BRIDGE OF ORCHY, (brass), from The West Highland Line to Fort William and Mallaig. £100-200 - Sold for £520.

Lot 20 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 4561, ATLAS WORKS, 1918, from a North British Railway Class B 0-6-0 No 157 built by the North British Locomotive Co, Works No 21930, at its Atlas Works in July 1918. It became LNER J37 Class No 9157 and was renumbered 4561 in 1946, becoming BR 64561. At Dunfermline by January 1948 and later Dalry Road and St Margarets, returning at the end to Dunfermline from where it was withdrawn on 11 May 1964 and sold for scrap to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap at Wishaw. Cast brass, 9"x5", lightly cleaned but unpainted. £250-400 - Sold for £900.

Lot 21 A BR(Sc) totem sign, FORT WILLIAM, (h/f) from the West Highland Line terminus. Loss of shine and mottling. £1500-1800 - Sold for £2100 to commission or postal bidder number 8328.

Lot 22 A worksplate, ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH, 453, 1921, from a Midland Railway 3835 Class 0-6-0 No 3974, which retained this number in LMS days, becoming BR 43974. At Toton by January 1935, then Newton Heath and back in 1939 to Toton for sixteen years before moving to Wellingborough from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 14 July 1956 and cut up at Derby Works in the week ending 4 August 1956. Cast brass, 5¾"x4", in ex loco condition. £150-300 - Sold for £360.

Lot 23 A BR(M) totem sign, ROSE HILL, (f/f), from the Marple to Macclesfield route. A little mottling towards the base. A rare example, not offered for sale at auction before. £800-1200 - Sold for £2400 to commission or postal bidder number 3257.

Lot 24 A GWR cabside numberplate, 6344, from a 53XX class 2-6-0 built at Swindon in March 1923. At Carmarthen by January 1948, its later sheds were Chester WR, Weymouth and Gloucester WR from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 9 November 1963 and sold for scrap to Hayes at Bridgend on 29 January 1964. Cast brass, in ex loco condition. £400-600 - Sold for £500.

Lot 25 A London Transport target sign, KINGS CROSS ST PANCRAS, enamel, 25½" square. £250-400 - Sold for £200.

Lot 26 A GWR signal box shelf plate, FROM STRATFORD ON AVON WEST, used at the Stratford and Midland Junction Box. Engraved brass, 4¾"x1½". £100-200 - Sold for £560.

Lot 27 A worksplate, VULCAN, BUILT 1934, a St Rollox Works replacement plate from a LMS Class 5 4-6-0. Those built by Vulcan Foundry in 1934 were Nos 5020-65, Works Nos 4565-4610, which became BR 45020-65. Cast brass, 10½"x6", the front lightly cleaned. £100-200 - Sold for £420.

Lot 28 A BR(W) direction sign, NORTHFIELD STATION, (f/f), from the Birmingham to Gloucester main line. Enamel, 28"x13", edge chips neatly restored, otherwise excellent. £400-600 - Sold for £300.

Lot 29 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet, HOLE-HALWILL, (brass), from the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Railway, which opened in 1926, linking Torrington and Halwill; it closed in 1966. £250-400 - Sold for £540 to commission or postal bidder number 228.

Lot 30 An LMS inspection lamp with brass plate, J. COX, DRIVER, BLETCHLEY, complete with interior. Original condition. £100-200 - Sold for £210 to commission or postal bidder number 8272.

Lot 31 A worksplate, 1033 GORTON 1951, from a Class 76 E26030, later 76030. New to Gorton in December 1951; withdrawn from Reddish in July 1981 and cut up at C.F.Booth's yard in Rotherham in April 1983. Engraved brass, 12"x6½", the front lightly polished. £600-800 - Sold for £1350.00.

Lot 32 An equipment plate METROPOLITAN VICKERS, from a Class 76/77. Cast brass, 12"x6", the front repainted. £200-350 - Sold for £500 to commission or postal bidder number 4434.

Lot 33 A shedplate, 84C Banbury (1949 to September 1963), then Truro (September 1963 to November 1965). The ex GWR shed at Banbury housed between 50 and 70 locos during this period, before it was transferred to the LM region, becoming 2D. By the time the ex GWR shed at Truro had gained this code, it had lost its steam allocation and was being used as diesel stabling point. Closure came in November 1965. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £180 to commission or postal bidder number 2462.

Lot 34 A nameplate, SIR KEITH PARK, with BATTLE OF BRITAIN CLASS appendage below, together with its matching badge depicting the Royal Air Force eagle crest, from the Southern Railway Bulleid Light Pacific 4-6-2 No 21C153 built at Brighton in January 1947 and named at a ceremony at Brighton station on 19 September 1947, together with Fighter Pilot and Tangmere, after the RAF WWII Commander, a New Zealander (1892-1975) who rose to the rank of Air Chief Marshal. It became BR 34053 and was rebuilt without its original streamlined casing in November 1958. Allocated new to Salisbury where it spent most of its working life, with brief spells at Stewarts Lane, Nine Elms and Exmouth Junction, it moved in March 1960 to Bournemouth from where it was withdrawn on 17 October 1965 and despatched for scrap to Woodham Bros at Barry on 11 January 1966. Acquired for preservation in 1979, it moved from Barry in 1984. Now owned by Southern Locomotives Ltd, it has been fully restored and usually works on the Severn Valley Railway but is currently on hire to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. The nameplate cast brass 60" long, the enamel badge oval 21½"x27½", both in ex loco condition. (2) £25000-35000 - Sold for £28000.

Lot 35 A Great Western Railway Hotels cruet set by Gladwins. Silver plate, 6" high, the company's roundel device on a shield shaped boss to the front. £100-200 - Sold for £460.

Lot 36 A worksplate, GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 839, DONCASTER, 1899, from a GNR Class C2 4-4-2T No 1518 which became LNER C12 Class No 4518 and was renumbered 7373 in 1946, becoming BR 67373. A long time New England engine, it was withdrawn from there on 5 March 1951 and subsequently scrapped. Cast brass, 10¾"x6½", the front repainted, wasting to bolt holes. £600-800 - Sold for £400.

Lot 37 A Southern Railway target sign, WOKING, from the Waterloo to West of England main line, edge chipping, otherwise fine. The sign is on its original wooden back board. £300-500 - Sold for £520 to commission or postal bidder number 3070.

Lot 38 A worksplate, DREWRY CAR/RSH 2682, 1960, from BR Class 04 No D2301. New to Shirebrook in October 1960; withdrawn from Bletchley in October 1968 and cut up by Steelbreaking and Dismantling at Chesterfield in January 1970. Cast brass, 8"x5", the front repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £210.

Lot 39 A BR(W) totem sign, BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL (Roundel), (f/f), from the famous city centre station, closed in 1970, a style of sign used only at this station and Bristol Temple Meads. Enamel, 34" diameter. £900-1200 - Sold for £2400 to commission or postal bidder number 2144.

Lot 40 A smokebox numberplate, 4238, from a GWR 4200 Class 2-8-0T built at Swindon in October 1914. At Pontypool Road by January 1948, its later sheds were Cardiff Canton, Aberbeeg, Newport Pill and Ebbw Junction from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 14 December 1963 and sold for scrap to Cashmores at Newport on 29 September 1964. Ex loco condition. £250-400 - Sold for £320.

Lot 41 A depot plaque, CARDIFF CANTON (mountain goat), carried by 56001, cast aluminium 17½" square, fine ex loco condition. £250-400 - Sold for £380 to commission or postal bidder number 7237.

Lot 42 A smokebox numberplate, 64664, from a Great Eastern Railway Class T77 0-6-0 No 1264 built at Stratford in September 1918, becoming LNER J19 Class No 8264. Renumbered 4664 in 1946, it became BR 64664. At March by January 1948, it spent most of its BR days at Stratford from where it was withdrawn on 16 September 1962 and subsequently scrapped, almost certainly at Stratford works. Ex loco condition. £400-600 - Sold for £800.

Lot 43 A Great Central, Hull and Barnsley and Midland Joint Committee trespass notice in GCR style. Cast iron, 19¾"x11½", the front repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £520.

Lot 44 A BR(W) totem sign, CLYNDERWEN, (h/f), from the Swansea to Fishguard Harbour main line, the junction for the branch to Maenclochog which closed in 1949. Edge chips neatly restored. £500-800 - Sold for £860 to commission or postal bidder number 4824.

Lot 45 A worksplate, KITSON & Co Ltd, 1909, from a Queensland Railways Class PB15 4-6-0 No 499 built by Kitson, Works No 4610, one of a class of twenty locos all built by the company. Engraved brass, 10½"x6¼", the front lightly polished. £400-600 - Sold for £380.

Lot 46 An LNER Coronation pattern ice bucket by Walker & Hall. Silver plate, 5½" tall, to cool a half bottle. £100-200 - Sold for £230.

Lot 47 A shedplate 50G Whitby (1949 to April 1959). This ex NER shed housed 13 locos during the 1950s and by closure had just 5. The front repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £780.

Lot 48 A builders plate, WALLIS & STEEVENS, BASINGSTOKE, 7638, from a 4¼ ton steam tractor with compound cylinders, built to a design known as Oilbath i.e. the motion was encased in oil. It was supplied new on 15 November 1919, registration number HO 2621, to a Mr A Butler of Station Road, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire who was a haulage contractor. It had several subsequent owners and spent the remainder of its working life in Berkshire and Hampshire. It survived the demise of road steam vehicles in the 1930s and is currently preserved in Hampshire and named ALICE. Engraved brass, 10"x8½" the front lightly polished. £150-300 - Sold for £360.

Lot 49 A destination plate, SHANKLIN, from the Waterloo departure indicator. Enamel on wooden tumbler, 17½"x2¼", chipping at base. £150-300 - Sold for £1350.

Lot 50 A mid-20th century BR(W) wall-hanging clocking-in clock with 10" dial. Overall height 32¼". Made by National Time Recorders, London. Oak case with glazed trunk door above the clocking-in mechanism which appears complete. It bears a typical BR-W number plate marked 5941. Good quality fusee movement and complete with wood-rod pendulum. £150-300 - Sold for £360.

Lot 51 A Pullman Car table lamp from Car Plato, built as part of an order of six 20-seat first-class buffet cars by Metropolitan Carriage, Wagon & Finance Company Ltd in 1927. Often used on Ocean Liner Express trains and miscellaneous services, the car was modernised on numerous occasions and was withdrawn from service during August 1966 and sold for scrap. The table lamp is from the second A-type series introduced in 1947. The lamp has the car name on the side and is complete with its switch. £500-800 - Sold for £1350 to commission or postal bidder number 3451.

Lot 52 A fingerboard from Birmingham Moor Street station for an all stations to Leamington (except Widney Manor) stopper. Painted wood, 45¼"x8¼", lower beading absent. £100-200 - Sold for £110 to commission or postal bidder number 2576.

Lot 53 A nameplate, PEMBERTON, together with its matching worksplate, HAWTHORN LESLIE, 3878, 1936, from a standard gauge 0-6-0ST new to Pemberton Colliery Ltd (later National Coal Board) at Pemberton Colliery, Lancashire. It moved to Ince Moss Colliery in 1947 and was loaned to Chiswell Hall Colliery in 1950 before being temporarily stored at Welch Whittle Colliery in 1960. Circa December 1960 it was transferred to Huncoat Colliery where it was renamed FALCON. In March 1968 it was sent to William Pit at Whitehaven where it was scrapped by John Roper (Workington) Ltd in April 1969. The nameplate cast brass, 42" long, the worksplate cast brass, 13"x8 ½", the fronts repainted. (2) £600-900 - Sold for £980 to commission or postal bidder number 3275.

Lot 54 A BR(M) totem sign, HAMMERWICH, (f/f), from the Walsall to Lichfield route; the station closed in 1965. One small rim chip. £450-700 - Sold for £720.

Lot 55 A smokebox numberplate, 5538, from a GWR 4500 Class 2-6-2T built at Swindon in July 1928. A long time Gloucester engine, finishing its days at Truro, Machynlleth, St Blazey and Newton Abbot from where it was withdrawn on 19 October 1961 and sold for scrap to Woodham Bros at Barry on 9 February 1962. Ex loco condition. £250-400 - Sold for £620.

Lot 56 A worksplate, A. R. ADAMS & SON, ENGINEERS & BOILERMAKERS, NEWPORT, MON, a rebuild plate from a standard gauge 0-4-0ST named ENTERPRISE built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Works No 2009, in 1884 and new to the Tredegar Estate Co. at Newport. It was acquired in about 1937 by Adams who rebuilt it and sold it to R. Y. Pickering & Co Ltd, rolling stock manufacturers at Wishaw, Lanarkshire where it became their No 3. Following withdrawal it was stored out of use and was later acquired by the Tanfield Railway where it resides today and has received some cosmetic restoration. Cast brass 9¼"x5¾", the front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £360.

Lot 57 A signal box name board, REDDISH JUNCTION, from a box that was east of Stockport on the Manchester to Marple route. Cast letters on wood, 81½"x10½", in original condition. £200-350 - Sold for £680.

Lot 58 A London Transport double royal poster by Anthony Allinson, promoting travel to the TILLNGBOURNE VALLEY, NORTH DOWNS, and featuring a view of Shere church, £100-200 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £100.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 59 A shedplate 34A Kings Cross (1948 to June 1963). Top shed was home to over 160 locos in the early 50s, including no fewer than 17 A4s, the majority of which remained there until closure. Ex loco condition. £150-300 - Sold for £700.

Lot 60 A nameplate, BUCKENHILL GRANGE, from a GWR 6800 Grange Class 4-6-0 No 6830 built at Swindon in August 1937 and named after the large house at Bromyard. A long time St Philips Marsh engine, it moved in January 1962 to Penzance and then Oxley from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 9 October 1965 and despatched for scrap to George Cohen at Kingsbury on 21 January 1966. Ex loco condition. £6000-9000 - Sold for £8400.

Lot 61 A BR(E) totem sign, SALHOUSE, (f/f), from the Norwich to Cromer route. Chips to the white edge at the right end. £500-800 - Sold for £1060.

Lot 62 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 62726, DARLINGTON, 1929, from a LNER D49 Class 4-4-0 No 352 built at Darlington in March 1929. Named LEICESTERSHIRE when built, it was renamed THE MEYNELL in June 1932 after the foxhunt operating in the Leicester and Loughborough area. It was renumbered 2726 in 1946 and became BR 62726. It was at Starbeck by January 1948 and later York North and Scarborough from where it was withdrawn on 18 December 1957 and cut up at Darlington Works. Cast brass, 9"x5", in ex loco condition. £500-800 - Sold for £760 to commission or postal bidder number 2257.

Lot 63 An LNWR three aspect handlamp, the side stamped, BRAKE SHOP, WOLVERTON CARR DEPT (its location), the top, LNWR Carr Dep Wolverton (its place of manufacture). Repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £150.

Lot 64 A GWR cabside numberplate, 7418, from a 7400 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon in January 1937. At Swindon by January 1948, its other sheds were Weymouth, Hereford, Croes Newydd and Stourbridge from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 5 September 1964 and sold for scrap to Arnott Young at Bilston on 27 October 1964. Cast iron, the front repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £400.

Lot 65 A Midland Railway Hotels one pint tankard by Elkington, silver plate, 4½" tall. £100-200 - Sold for £220.

Lot 66 A carriage print, BARNARD CASTLE, Co DURHAM, by John C. Moody, R.E, R.I, from the LNER pre war series; a minor blemish to the border, lower right corner. £150-300 - Sold for £130.

Lot 67 A single line key token, CLIFFORD SIDINGS-ETTINGTON, (alloy), from the Stratford-Upon-Avon and Midland Junction route, closed to passengers in 1952 and freight in 1966. £150-300 - Sold for £350.

Lot 68 A BR(Sc) doorplate, WAITING ROOM, (f/f), enamel, 18"x6", edge chips neatly restored. £100-200 - Sold for £170.

Lot 69 A BR(S) double royal poster, NIGHT FERRY, London-Paris-Brussels. (AD7808/A1). £150-300 - Sold for £140 to commission or postal bidder number 3402.

Lot 70 A GWR signal box shelf plate, NEWBURY RACECOURSE EAST, No 2 PLATFORM LINE, from the Reading to Westbury route. £100-200 - Sold for £270.

Lot 71 A worksplate, NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE Co, HYDE PARK WORKS, 24343, 1936, from a LMS Class 4 2-6-4T No 2587, which became BR 42587. Allocated new to Edge Hill on 14 October 1936, it moved in 1940 to Chester LM where it remained until moving to Kentish Town in 1956. Its later sheds included Nottingham, Springs Branch, Birkenhead and Low Moor from where it was withdrawn on 12 June 1967 and taken for scrap by Drapers at Hull on 20 January 1968. Engraved brass, 6¼" diameter, the face lightly cleaned, service knocks in places. £150-300 - Sold for £440.00.

Lot 72 A BR(M) totem sign, STETCHFORD, (h/f), from the Birmingham to Coventry main line. Rim chipping repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £460.

Lot 73 A worksplate, KITSON, 5470, 1933, from a standard gauge 0-6-0ST named COLWYN new to Lloyds Ironstone Co Ltd at Corby Quarries in March 1933 as their No 45. The Company became Stewarts & Lloyds Minerals Ltd in November 1949 and part of the British Steel Corporation in March 1970. The loco moved to Storefield Quarries in February 1969, still as No 45, but having lost its name. It was moved to Glendon East in June 1971 for loading for the North Norfolk Railway where it worked at Sheringham. It was sold in 1985 and arrived at the Northampton & Lamport Railway in July 1985 and is currently undergoing restoration at Pitsford & Brampton station. Cast brass, 12¾"x8", the front repainted. £500-800 - Sold for £1650.

Lot 74 A BR(W) doorplate, CYCLE STORE, (f/f), from Banbury General station, enamel, 18"x3½", chipping at screw holes neatly restored. £250-400 - Sold for £760 to commission or postal bidder number 714.

Lot 75 A shedplate, 86B Newport Pill (1949 to September 1963), then Newport Ebbw Junction (September 1963 to October 1965). This tiny ex ADR two road shed in the docklands area of Newport was home to about 60 locos in the 1950s. On closure the code was adopted by Ebbw Junction (86A). Having once been home to 150 locos in the 1950s, it now housed around 80 which included a handful of Halls and Granges. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £140.

Lot 76 A pair of GWR locomotive whistles, complete with knuckles, in ex loco condition. £200-350 - Sold for £500 to commission or postal bidder number 3059.

Lot 77 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet, LONG MELFORD-CAVENDISH, (brass/steel), from the Sudbury to Haverhill and Cambridge route, closed in 1967. £200-350 - Sold for £230.

Lot 78 A smokebox numberplate, 43988, from a Midland Railway 3987 Class 0-6-0 No 3988 built at Derby in 1921, retaining this number in LMS days and becoming BR 43988. At Kentish Town by January 1935, its later sheds included Toton for many years, Trafford Park, Walton, Leicester MR, Kettering and Coalville from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 10 October 1964 and despatched for scrap to George Cohen at Kettering on 14 December 1964. Repainted. £250-400 - Sold for £300.

Lot 79 A Great Western Railway numberplate, GWR, MATCH TRUNK, CRANE No 235, cast iron, 15"x 6¼", repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £130.

Lot 80 A destination plate from the Waterloo departure indicator, HAYLING ISLAND. Enamel on wooden tumbler, 17½"x2¼", minor chips. £150-300 - Sold for £200 to commission or postal bidder number 1650.

Lot 81 A worksplate, LMS BUILT 1946 HORWICH. Locos built by the LMS at Horwich in 1946 were all Class 5 4-6-0s, Nos 4944-66 and 4982-90 which became BR 44944-66 and 44982-90. Cast iron, 10¼"x6", in ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £140 to commission or postal bidder number 3107.

Lot 82 A GWR safety valve bonnet. Brass with steel ears, as fitted to a number of classes. £400-600 - Sold for £1250.

Lot 83 A BR(S) double royal poster, WINCHESTER, by J.G. Rolled. (AD6987, 825,30855). £150-300 - Sold for £380 to commission or postal bidder number 8328.

Lot 84 A GWR cabside numberplate, 2802, from a 2800 Class 2-8-0 built at Swindon in September 1905. A long time Pontypool Road engine, it spend its last few months at Didcot from where it was withdrawn on 8 December 1958 and cut up at Swindon Works in the week ending 7 March 1959. Cast brass, the front repainted. £800-1200 - Sold for £2450.

Lot 85 A BR(M) totem sign, NEW MILLS CENTRAL, (f/f), from the Manchester to Marple and Chinley route. Excellent condition. £500-800 - Sold for £760.

Lot 86 A shedplate, 2E Northampton (March 1952 to September 1963), then Saltley (September 1963 to March 1967 when it closed to steam). The ex LNWR shed at Northampton was home to 40 locos during the period it used this code. It then became 1H. The ex Midland shed at Saltley, formerly 21A, had an allocation of 50 in the mid 1960s. Repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £170.

Lot 87 A smokebox numberplate, 61790, from a Great Northern Railway H3 Class 2-6-0 No 1700 built by Kitson & Co, Works No 5350, in August 1921. It became LNER K2 Class No 4700 and was named LOCH LOMOND in December 1933 after the Loch which runs alongside the southern part of the West Highland line. It was renumbered 1790 in 1946, becoming BR 61790, and spent most of its BR days at Fort William before moving north in June 1954 to Kittybrewster from where it was withdrawn on 5 November 1959 and sold for scrap to Arnott Young at Carmyle. Ex loco condition. £1200-1500 - Sold for £1550.

Lot 88 An owner's numberplate, RICHARD THOMAS, EBBW VALE, 53, from a standard gauge 0-6-0ST built by Robert Stephenson, Works No 4147, in 1937 and new to RTB at Ebbw Vale Works. It worked at Ebbw Vale all its life and was scrapped there circa 1965. Cast brass, 12¼'x9", the front repainted. £250-400 - Sold for £360.

Lot 89 A Hull and Barnsley Railway carpet, probably from a first class compartment, 83"x26", with coat of arms in centre, a couple of small areas of wear but a rare survivor in generally good condition. £100-200 - Sold for £290.

Lot 90 A GWR Hotels hexagonal pattern mustard pot, by Mappin and Webb, silver plate, 3" tall. £100-200 - Sold for £90.

Lot 91 A nameplate, SOLOMON ISLANDS, from a LMS Class 6P Jubilee 4-6-0 No 5603 built by the North British Locomotive Co, Works No 24161, in 1935 and named on 24 February 1936 after the British protectorate in the South Pacific. Allocated new to Camden on 26 January 1935, its later sheds included Longsight, Crewe North, Willesden, Rugby and Nuneaton from where it was withdrawn on 7 December 1962 and cut up at Crewe Works by 18 February 1963. Cast brass, 49" long, the front repainted. £8000-10000 - Sold for £9500.

Lot 92 A LMS quad royal poster, LMS MAP OF THE LAKE DISTRICT, 1934, by Arthur George Watts, 1883-1935, which includes the area bounded by Lancaster, Maryport, Appleby and Settle. Rolled. £100-200 - Sold for £260.

Lot 93 A BR(Sc) totem sign, SLATEFORD, (h/f), from the Edinburgh to Carstairs route situated west of Haymaket, a crease repair to the left side and face chips restored, loss of shine. £300-500 - Sold for £800.

Lot 94 A worksplate, NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE Co, 24969, 1944, from a War Department Austerity 2-8-0 built to Ministry of Supply order in September 1944, WD No 77298. Loaned to the LNER in November 1945, becoming LNER O7 Class No 3082, it was allocated to York North and later Heaton. It became BR 63082 and later 90082 and its sheds included Stockton, Hull Springhead, Neville Hill, Darlington, Polmadie briefly and West Hartlepool from where it was withdrawn on 24 July 1966 and sold for scrap to T.J. Thomson at Stockton. Cast white brass, 13¾"x5½", the front repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £520.

Lot 95 A single line key token, PORTKNOCKIE-PORTESSIE, (brass), from the Great North of Scotland coastal route closed in 1968. £150-300 - Sold for £220.

Lot 96 An oil can with plate, SOUTH YKS JOINT LINE CMTTEE, DINNINGTON & LAUGHTON. The station was situated north west of Worksop at the southern end of the line. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1929. The can 10½" tall, the copper plate 4". £100-200 - Sold for £230.

Lot 97 A Midland Railway signal lever plate, SIGNAL FROM COLLIERY LINES, NORTH SIDE TO BASFORD JC, engraved brass, 4"x5". £50-80 - Sold for £200.

Lot 98 A LMS Hawkseye target sign, PENRITH FOR ULLSWATER LAKE from the Lancaster and Carlisle section of the West Coast Main Line. Aluminium, 103" long in two equal sections, original BR paintwork. £400-600 - Sold for £840.

Lot 99 A seal, KINBRACE, LMS, from a small station on the Helmsdale to Georgemas section of the Far North Line. Engraved brass head, turned wooden handle, 3¾" tall. £100-200 - Sold for £230.

Lot 100 A worksplate BUILT HORWICH 1961 from a Class 08 in the number series D3922 to D3936 and D4011 to D4027. Cast iron, 10½"x6", in ex loco condition. £150-300 - Sold for £240.

Lot 101 A smokebox numberplate, 43211, from a Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 0-6-0 No 66 built by the Midland Railway at Derby in March 1896. After the Railway's locos were absorbed into LMS stock in 1930, it became LMS Class 3F No 3211 and later BR 43211. At Templecombe by January 1935, it was transferred away from the S&D in 1941 to Toton and later Hasland and Trafford Park from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 24 June 1961 and despatched for scrap to Central Wagon Co at Wigan on 25 May 1962. The front repainted. £600-900 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £600.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 102 A GWR advertising panel, GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, PLACES OF INTEREST, DAWLISH, framed, 23"x29½". The back opens by means of four brass clips and similar prints are behind, The Beach, Teignmouth, The Sands Aberwystwyth, each view with some damp damage mainly to the sky, Dawlish being the best condition. £100-200 - Sold for £270 to commission or postal bidder number 419.

Lot 103 A shedplate, 5D Stoke (1935 to August 1967). This ex NSR shed had an allocation of over 100 locos in the 50s and in its final few months still retained a substantial number of locos. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £210.

Lot 104 A BR(M) totem sign, BOWKER VALE, (f/f), from the Manchester Victoria to Bury route. Loss of shine, an edge chip above the letter D. £350-500 - Sold for £350.

Lot 105 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 4472, COWLAIRS WORKS, 19 , from a North British Railway Class B 0-6-0 No 185, LNER J35 Class No 9185, renumbered 4472 in 1946, becoming BR 64472. A long time Kipps engine, it was withdrawn from there on 26 March 1962 and despatched for scrap from Bo'ness on 28 November 1962 to J.N. Connell at Coatbridge. Cast brass, 9"x5", the front repainted; an interesting plate omitting part of the building date. £150-300 - Sold for £340.

Lot 106 An LNER three aspect hand lamp with brass plate, KINGS CROSS, in original condition. £100-200 - Sold for £220.

Lot 107 A Merchant Navy Class locomotive whistle carried by 21C1/35001 Channel Packet. Brass, 12½" tall, 3¼" diameter, in ex loco condition with traces of blue paint on the finial. £400-600 - Sold for £680.

Lot 108 A BR(M) double royal poster, CHESTER, by Kenneth Steel, 1903-1973. Rolled, edge nicks, a little wear to the top border. (LM2650) £150-300 - Sold for £260.

Lot 109 A worksplate, BUILT, 1951, SWINDON. Locos built by BR at Swindon in 1951 were Standard Class 4 4-6-0 Nos 75000-15, the first ten allocated to the Western Region, the remainder to the London Midland Region. Cast iron, 10½"x6", the front repainted; a chip repaired in the lower centre. £100-200 - Sold for £110.

Lot 110 A mid-19th century Highland Rly. Mahogany-cased 14 inch wall-mounted longcase regulator clock in good restored condition. Overall height 64". The forward sliding hood with arched top and housing a spun brass bezel containing an old glass secured by a plastered sight ring above carved decoration. The trunk with pediment supporting the hood, canted edges, full-length glazed door with arched top and chisel base. The base with minor repairs. The backboard with hole to take a slave drive, not aligned with the drive from the movement. The dial re-written with P.G. Wilson Inverness and with seconds ring in the upper half. Now with a good quality weight-driven regulator movement between tapered plates and with deadbeat escapement, six spoked wheelwork, gut line, slave drive and Harrison's maintaining power. P.G. Wilson worked in Inverness between 1866 & 90. He may be related to the P. Wilson of Keith who was working in 1858 and supplied clocks of similar style to the GNSR. Complete with seconds-beating pendulum with ebony rod, cylindrical Zinc bob, brass cased 14 lb. lead weight, cranked winder and door key. £1500-2000 - Sold for £1450.

Lot 111 A BR(S) signal box name board, BRAMLEY, (f/f) from the Basingstoke to Reading route. Enamel, 54"x12", a couple of tiny rim chips, otherwise excellent. £250-400 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £250.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 112 A GWR cabside numberplate, 9776, from a 8750 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon in March 1936. At Gloucester by January 1948, its later sheds were Barry, Cardiff East Dock, Abercynon, Cardiff Cathays, Radyr, Merthyr and Oxley from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 16 April 1966 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Great Bridge on 14 July 1966. Cast iron, the front repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £300.

Lot 113 A BR(M) direction sign, GROESLON STATION, 1 MILE, (f/f), from the Bangor to Afon Wen route; the station closed in 1964. Enamel, 28"x13", a few minor face chips neatly restored. £500-600 - Sold for £920 to commission or postal bidder number 583.

Lot 114 A tenderplate, MAVAG, 4136, 1952, from the tender of a 5ft gauge Russian State Railways (SZD) Er class 0-10-0. This was the world's largest class of locomotive, and many of the Soviet satellite countries built them. Mavag is a shortening of the company's title: The Hungarian State Iron, Steel & Machine Works. Cast aluminium, 14"x7¼", the front cleaned but unpainted. £100-200 - Sold for £50.

Lot 115 A BR(W) totem sign, ELLESMERE, (f/f), from the Oswestry to Whitchurch route; the station closed in 1965. Minor edge chips and a small chip on the letter M. £1000-1500 - Sold for £2500.

Lot 116 A smokebox numberplate, 48725, from a LMS Stanier type 8F 2-8-0 built to LNER order by the SR at Brighton in September 1944 as LNER Class O6 No 7671 and allocated new to Mexborough. The LNER renumbered it to 3120 in 1946 and 3520 in 1947 before it was sent to the LMS in November 1947 who numbered it 8725 and allocated it to Wakefield. It moved in 1951 to Bescot where it remained until 1966 when it went to Saltley and then Crewe South from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 2 September 1967 and sold for scrap to J. Buttigieg at Newport on 14 November 1967. Ex loco condition. £300-500 - Sold for £520.

Lot 117 A pair of London, Chatham and Dover Railway sugar tongs by Mappin and Webb. Silver plate, 4½" long, the company coat of arms on the handle. £100-200 - Sold for £110.

Lot 118 A pair of LNWR signal lever plates. (a) TO DOWN BLACKPOOL FAST, and (b) DISC SET BACK UP MAIN TO DOWN, from a box in the Kirkham area on the route from Preston. Cast iron, 5½"x3¾", the front of one plate repainted. (2). £80-120 - Sold for £150.

Lot 119 A signal box nameboard, MARPLE, (f/f), from the Manchester to New Mills route. Enamel, 30"x9", two small face chips and rim chips repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £420.

Lot 120 An LNER double royal poster, WELWYN, by Gregory Brown. Rolled. £150-300 - Sold for £480 to commission or postal bidder number 7416.

Lot 121 A nameplate, PEREGRINE, from a Peppercorn A1 Class 4-6-2 No 60146 built at Doncaster, Works No 2065, in April 1949 and named in December 1950, the name, but not the same nameplates, having previously been borne by the LNER A4 Class No 60034 until this was renamed Lord Faringdon in March 1948. Allocated new to Doncaster on 11 April 1949, it spent almost all its working life at York from where it was withdrawn on 4 October 1965 and sold for scrap to T.W. Ward at Killamarsh. Cast brass, 57½" long, the front repainted. £10000-15000 - Sold for £8000.

Lot 122 A carriage print, HEROIC DEFENCE OF LATHOM HOUSE, ORMSKIRK, 1645, by Harry Winslade, from the LMR Historical series of 1955. £80-120 - Sold for £150 to commission or postal bidder number 3500.

Lot 123 A North Eastern Railway McKenzie & Holland signal lamp case with brass makers plate on the top. Copper, 21" tall, in original condition. £150-300 - Sold for £90.

Lot 124 An LNER notice, DRINKING WATER, (flangeless). Enamel, 6"x4", in superb condition. £50-80 - Sold for £150.

Lot 125 A BR(S) totem sign, HITHER GREEN, (f/f). The station is at the junction of the London to Dartford and Sevenoaks routes and close to the loco shed of the same name. Excellent condition. £300-500 - Sold for £600.

Lot 126 A North Eastern Railway name from a platform lamp case, CARNABY, from the Hull to Bridlington route; the station closed in 1970. Frosted glass with raised blue lettering, 12½"x3". £50-80 - Sold for £100.

Lot 127 A single line key token, MALLAIG JUNCTION-SPEAN BRIDGE, (brass), the final section of the West highland Line to Fort William. £100-200 - Sold for £440.

Lot 128 A BR(M) totem sign, ROMILEY, (f/f), from the Manchester to Marple and New Mills route. Excellent condition. £500-800 - Sold for £940.

Lot 129 An LNER notice, NO ENTRY, (flangeless), Enamel within its original wooden frame, overall 9¼"x8", a few minor surface marks. £1500-2000 - Sold for £80.

Lot 130 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 69114, HAWTHORN LESLIE, 1913, from a Hull & Barnsley Railway Class F3 0-6-2T No 27 built by Hawthorn Leslie & Co, Works No 3012, in January 1914. After the North Eastern Railway took over the H&BR in January 1922 it was renumbered 3027. It then became LNER N13 Class No 2419 in August 1924 and was renumbered 9114 in 1946, becoming BR 69114. It spent its final years at Neville Hill and was the last surviving H&BR engine when it was withdrawn from there on 22 October 1956 and cut up at Darlington Works. Cast brass, 9"x5", the front cleaned and repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £560 to commission or postal bidder number 524.

Lot 131 A Southern Railway poster, HINDHEAD, Holidays, Hotels, Switzerland in Surrey. Rolled, 20"x30" £80-120 - Sold for £140 to commission or postal bidder number 3402.

Lot 132 A smokebox numberplate, 63705, from a Robinson Great Central Railway design 2-8-0 built by Robert Stephenson & Co, Works No 3733, in October 1918 to Ministry of Munitions order for the Railway Operating Division of the Royal Engineers, ROD No 1649. Loaned to the GWR in December 1919, it became GWR No 3070. On returning to the WD in May 1922, it was stored at Beachley until acquired by the LNER in December 1923 as LNER O4 Class No 6320. Renumbered 3705 in 1946, it became BR 63705. At Cambridge by January 1948 and later March, Doncaster and Gorton before moving in February 1952 to Staveley GC where it spent its final eleven years. Withdrawn from Staveley on 14 April 1963, it was subsequently cut up at Doncaster Works. Ex loco condition. £300-500 - Sold for £280.

Lot 133 A BR(M) totem sign, BLETCHLEY, (h/f), from the West Coast Main Line, junction for Oxford and Cambridge. Considerable restoration. £350-500 - Sold for £740 to commission or postal bidder number 4072.

Lot 134 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet, ALNWICK-WHITTINGHAM, (fibre), the first section of the route to Coldstream, closed to passengers in 1930 and to freight traffic in 1953. £150-300 - Sold for £560.

Lot 135 A carriage print, WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL, by Donald Maxwell, from the Southern Railway original series. £150-300 - Sold for £140.

Lot 136 A smokebox numberplate, 3617, from a GWR 8750 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon in April 1939. A long time Llantrisant engine, it was withdrawn from there during the week ending 5 September 1964 and sold for scrap to T.W. Ward at Briton Ferry the following 14 October. Ex loco condition. £200-350 - Sold for £320.

Lot 137 A BR(W) direction sign, GENERAL & EXCHANGE STATIONS, (f/f), from Wrexham. Enamel, 28"x13", minor edge chips only. £500-600 - Sold for £720.

Lot 138 An LNER seat back plate, AIRDRIE, from the North British Railway station to the east of Glasgow. Cast iron, 25¾" long, in original condition. £150-300 - Sold for £160.

Lot 139 A nameplate, CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL, together with its matching badge depicting the city coat-of-arms, from Class 43 HST power car 43116. Originally named in May 1983 at Hull Paragon station with a cast nameplate. This was replaced in June 1991 with this stainless steel plate which was removed in January 1997. The plate is 51¼" long, the badge 9" square, with the coat-of-arms restored. £1200-1500 - Sold for £1400 to commission or postal bidder number 983.

Lot 140 A BR(E) doorplate, FOREMEN, (flangless). Enamel, 18"x3½", two edge chips restored. £150-300 - Sold for £180.

Lot 141 A signal box name board, LONGHIRST, from the Newcastle to Berwick section of the East Coast Main Line. The station closed in 1951. Cast letters on wood, 49¾"x11", the front repainted £150-300 - Sold for £460.

Lot 142 A worksplate, NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE Co, 27977, 1961 from Class 43 Warship D848 SULTAN. New to Laira in April 1961; withdrawn from Old Oak Common in March 1969 and cut up at Swindon Works in August 1970. Cast aluminium, 13½"x5½", the front repainted. £700-1000 - Sold for £1400 to commission or postal bidder number 925.

Lot 143 A Great Northern Railway double royal poster, ST NEOTS ON THE GREAT OUSE, Anon, laid down on linen to conserve. £800-1000 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £800.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 144 A GWR cabside numberplate, 6803, from the 6800 Grange Class 4-6-0 BUCKLEBURY GRANGE built at Swindon in September 1936 and named after the large house five miles north-east of Newbury. At Banbury by January 1948, it moved in 1951 to Stourbridge and later Tyseley and Oxley from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 25 September 1965 and sold for scrap to Birds Commercial Motors at Long Marston on 28 October 1965. Cast brass. The front repainted. £1500-1800 - Sold for £1800.

Lot 145 A carriage print, BRACKLEY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, by Charles Knight, from the LMR B series. £80-120 - Sold for £120 to commission or postal bidder number 7428.

Lot 146 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 68695, DARLINGTON, 1914, from a North Eastern Railway Class E1, LNER J72 Class, 0-6-0T No 2178 built at Darlington in September 1914, renumbered 8695 in 1946, becoming BR 68695. At York North by January 1948 and later Borough Gardens and Gateshead from where it was withdrawn on 2 April 1962 and subsequently scrapped. Cast brass, 9"x5", the front repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £340.

Lot 147 A BR(E) direction sign, CASTLE STATION, (f/f), from Newark on the Nottingham to Lincoln route. Enamel, 28"x13", restoration at top and in a few other places, expertly undertaken. £400-600 - Sold for £1100 to commission or postal bidder number 271.

Lot 148 A pair of Stratford-upon-Avon & Midland Junction Railway signal lever plates from Kineton box, referring to Horse Box Siding and Refuge Siding. The line closed in 1966. Engraved brass 2"x6". (2) £100-200 - Sold for £260.

Lot 149 A nameplate, BRYN-IVOR Hall, from a (GWR) 6959 Modified Hall Class 4-6-0 No 6997 built at Swindon in January 1949 and named after the large house at Marshfield, south-west of Newport, Gwent, demolished in 1950. Allocated new to Bristol Bath Road on 19 January 1949, it spent all its working life at one or other of the three Bristol sheds until withdrawn from Bristol Barrow Road in the week ending 14 November 1964. It was sold for scrap to Hayes at Bridgend on 12 January 1965. Ex loco condition; the only Hall nameplate with a hyphen. £6000-9000 - Sold for £9200 to commission or postal bidder number 3451.

Lot 150 A shedplate, 81A Old Oak Common (1957 to 1973) This alloy code was carried by diesel hydraulic and diesel electric locos. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £210.

Lot 151 A smokebox numberplate, 90034, from a War Department Austerity 2-8-0 built to Ministry of Supply order by the North British Locomotive Co, Works No 25281, in December 1943, WD No 77410. It was loaned to the LNER in December 1943 and allocated to Colwick, returned to the WD in January 1945, then ran in Holland for a few months in 1945-6 as NS 4370. On returning to the UK, it was again loaned to the LNER in July 1946 and purchased by them the following December, becoming LNER O7 Class No 3034. It became BR 63034 and 90034 in September 1949. Allocated to New England in July 1946, it remained there for twelve years before moving to Tilbury but was officially unallocated upon withdrawal on 3 September 1962. It was subsequently cut up at Stratford Works. The front repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £460.

Lot 152 A BR(M) totem sign, REDDISH NORTH, (h/f), from the Manchester to Marple and New Mills route. Edge rusting repainted. £400-600 - Sold for £580.

Lot 153 A worksplate, NEILSON & Co, 2956, 1883, from a London & South Western Railway 395 Class 0-6-0 No 433 built in April 1883. Transferred to the LSWR duplicate list in February 1905, it was renumbered 0433 and became SR 3433 and BR 30573. At Feltham by January 1948, it was withdrawn from there in the week ending 24 November 1956 and cut up at Brighton Works in the week ending 23 February 1957. Cast brass, 10¼"x6", cleaned but unpainted. £600-900 - Sold for £650.

Lot 154 A BR(S) double royal poster, CANTERBURY, showing the cathedral window depicting St Thomas, by Reginald Montague Lander, 1913-c1981. (AD7843-A4.58/9) £80-120 - Sold for £70.

Lot 155 A shedplate 67B Hurlford (1949 to October 1966). This ex GSWR shed housed 60 locos in the 1950s, which was reduced to 30 in its final year before closure. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £260.

Lot 156 An LNER seat back plate, PAMPISFORD, from the Shefford Junction to Bartlow section of the Cambridge to Sudbury route. Cast iron, 36" long, in original condition. £350-500 - Sold for £450.

Lot 157 A GWR signal box diagram, GELLI TARW JUNCTION, 1946, showing lines to Cwmavon, Robertstown and Hirwaun. Framed (modern), 53"x19" £100-200 - Sold for £820.

Lot 158 A smokebox numberplate, 70011, from the BR Standard Class 7 Britannia 4-6-2, HOTSPUR, built at Crewe and named after the late medieval English nobleman Sir Henry Percy, otherwise known as Harry Hotspur or simply Hotspur. Allocated new on 14 May 1951 to Norwich where it remained for ten years before moving to March and later Carlisle Upperby and Kingmoor from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 23 December 1967 and despatched for scrap to J. McWilliam at Shettleston on 7 March 1968. Ex loco condition. NOTE: We sold the nameplate Hotspur and a smokebox numberplate 70011 in our last auction. This second smokebox numberplate has now appeared and we have photographic evidence that both were carried, this one being the second, later version with the numbers much closer together than the earlier plate. Both are totally genuine. Ex loco condition. £1000-1500 - Sold for £2200 to commission or postal bidder number 3115.

Lot 159 A BR(M) totem sign, HOPE, (f/f) from the Sheffield to Manchester via New Mills route. £800-1200 - Sold for £1050.

Lot 160 A single line key token, FORSINARD-GEORGEMAS JCT, (brass), from the Far North Line to Wick and Thurso. £150-300 - Sold for £200.

Lot 161 A worksplate, LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, DONCASTER, 1715, 1929, from a LNER K3 Class 2-6-0 No 1345 built Doncaster in July 1929, renumbered 1874 in 1946, becoming BR 61874. A long time Hull Dairycoates engine, it was withdrawn from there on 22 May 1961 and cut up at Doncaster Works. Fully engraved brass, 13½"x7¾", the front lightly polished, the back stamped 1345 and 1874. £700-1000 - Sold for £1550.

Lot 162 A poster, GREAT ORME RAILWAY, LLANDUDNO, Anon, 20"x30". £100-200 - Sold for £180 to commission or postal bidder number 2616.

Lot 163 A LSWR Preece plunger for use with block instruments. Brass with wood knob and back plate, 6" diameter. £100-200 - Sold for £340.

Lot 164 A BR(M) totem sign, BELLE VUE, (h/f), from the Manchester to Marple route. A couple of face chips restored. £600-900 - Sold for £1050.

Lot 165 An LNER locomotive whistle from a J94 Class 0-6-0ST, cast brass, 16¼" tall, with valve and displayed on a wooden stand. £150-250 - Sold for £230.

Lot 166 A wagon plate, R.Y. PICKERING & Co WISHAW, NEAR GLASGOW, an uncommon large plate from this builder, 11¼"x7", the front cleaned but unpainted. £50-80 - Sold for £120.

Lot 167 A GWR warning sign used near a gas meter shed, banning naked lights and referring to illumination by means of the building's rear window. Cast iron, 20½"x11½", the front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £440.

Lot 168 A locomotive depot plaque, STRATFORD, (Cockney Sparrow) carried by 37023. Cast aluminium, 17½" square, in fine ex loco condition. £300-500 - Sold for £730.

Lot 169 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet, FORDINGBRIDGE-VERWOOD, (fibre), from the Bournemouth to Salisbury route, closed in 1964. £150-250 - Sold for £210.

Lot 170 A Great Western Railway Hotels ice bucket by Mappin and Webb, silver plate, 6" tall, to cool a half bottle. £100-200 - Sold for £300.

Lot 171 A small axle box cover from the Cavan, Leitrim and Roscommon Railway bearing the company initials. Cast iron, 6"x5", the front repainted. £80-120 - Sold for £65.

Lot 172 A Midland Railway captains chair, the company initials carved in the top rail. £200-300 - Sold for £310.

Lot 173 A LNER double royal poster, SILLOTH, ON THE SOLWAY, Finest Seaside Golf, by G. Stanislaus Brien, 1932. Rolled, edge nicks repaired. £500-600 - Sold for £1450.

Lot 174 A GWR signal box shelf plate, FROM ANDOVERSFORD STATION BOX, from the Banbury and Cheltenham route, closed in 1962. Engraved brass, 4¾"x1½". £100-200 - Sold for £180.

Lot 175 A smokebox numberplate, 2069, from a 2021 Class 0-6-0 tank built at Wolverhampton, Works No 673, in September 1899 as a saddle tank and rebuilt as a pannier tank in June 1920. At Carmarthen by January 1948, it was transferred to Birkenhead and to London Midland Region Book Stock in January 1955. Apart from a short period on loan to Wolverton Works in 1957, it spent its remaining days at Birkenhead and was the last of the class remaining in service when it was withdrawn on 13 April 1959 and cut up at Swindon Works in the week ending 16 May 1959. Repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £580.

Lot 176 A BR(M) totem sign, NEWPORT, (f/f), from the Wellington to Stafford route. Superb condition. £800-1200 - Sold for £2500.

Lot 177 A nameplate, GREENHITHE, and its matching worksplate, Peckett 1742, 1927, from a standard gauge 0-4-0ST, one of only three Class W6 Special locos built by Peckett. It went new to BPCM Johnson's Branch at Greenhithe on 29 December 1927 and worked there until early 1959 when it was stored following the arrival of Sentinel diesels. In October 1963 it moved to G & T Earle at Hessle Chalk Quarry, Hull and was scrapped in March 1965. The nameplate cast brass, 40" long, the front repainted, the worksplate, engraved brass, 15¾"x8½". (2) £500-800 - Sold for £600.

Lot 178 A BR(S) totem sign, SURBITON, (f/f) from the Waterloo to West of England main line. Edge chipping just into the green repainted. £500-800 - Sold for £540.

Lot 179 A nameplate, DUCHESS OF NORFOLK, from the LMS Class 8P Princess Coronation 4-6-2 No 6226 built at Crewe in 1938 with streamlined casing, becoming BR 46226. Allocated new to Camden on 23 May 1938, it spent most of its career either there or at Carlisle Upperby or Crewe North before finishing its days at Carlisle Kingmoor from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 12 September 1964 and despatched for scrap to West of Scotland Shipbreaking at Troon on 27 January 1965. Cast brass, 76" long, the front background repainted; the remains of the original chrome plating still evident around the outer edges as well as much thick old maroon paint. £20000-30000 - Sold for £28000.

Lot 180 A Midland Railway bell type locomotive whistle. Brass, 10" tall, 3¾" diameter, mounted on a wooden stand. £150-300 - Sold for £150.

Lot 181 A (GWR) cabside numberplate, 6762, from a 8750 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon and allocated new to Tondu on 5 November 1948. Its later sheds were Danygraig and Swansea East Dock from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 23 March 1963 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Newport on 30 December 1963. Cast brass, the front repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £460.

Lot 182 A worksplate, BRUSH TRACTION 233 1960, from Class 31 D5633, later 31209. New to Stratford in July 1960; withdrawn from Toton in January 1995, and cut up by TJ Thomson at Stockton in May 2003. Cast aluminium, 9½"x5¾", in ex loco condition. £200-350 - Sold for £580.

Lot 183 A BR(E) totem sign, WAINFLEET, (h/f), from the Boston to Skegness route. Loss of shine and a little mottling. £500-800 - Sold for £500.

Lot 184 A worksplate, LMS REBUILT 1913 DERBY, from a Midland Railway 483 Class 4-4-0 No 491 classed as the renewal of a Johnson 4-4-0 built in 1898 with the same number and using new frames and cylinders. Still numbered 491 in LMS days, it became BR 40491. At Hasland by January 1935, it remained there until moving to Bradford Manningham in 1956 and later the same year to Holbeck from where it was withdrawn on 4 October 1960 and despatched to Doncaster Works for scrap just three days later. Cast brass, 10½"x6", the front cleaned but unpainted. £150-300 - Sold for £120.

Lot 185 A shedplate, 35B Grantham (1949 to February 1958). This former GNR shed was home to 35 locos which included 4 A4s, 10 A1s and a handful of A3s. It was recoded 34F and closed to steam in September 1963. Ex loco condition. £250-400 - Sold for £1600.

Lot 186 A late 19th century Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Jct. Rly. 12" dial mahogany roundhead clock used at Kirk Smeaton and retaining its original pre-1905 dial writing, a remarkable survivor. Overall height: 15¼". The box with bottom door lacking lock and with some veneer loss to the base. The dial surround still with bezel lock (inoperative) and holding a cast brass bezel with integral sight ring containing a thick bevelled glass. Dial written ,H&B&WRJnRy B. Cooke & Son Hull, with some flaking; the rear with several notes dated 1885 and later including one indicating it was moved from Sculcoates in Nov. '85. Chain fusee movement between rectangular plates. The HB&WRJR opened in July 1885, became the Hull & Barnsley Rly in 1905. Ex-LNER records show that H&BR No 29 became LNER 4782 and was used in the Office at Kirk Smeaton when opened with the line, it closed to passengers 1932, although as noted above it probably initially spent a short period at Sculcoates Goods. Almost certainly one of the original clocks on the line. Complete with pendulum, winder and copy of its entry in LNER records. £1000-1500 - Sold for £1500.

Lot 187 A carriage print, CROMFORD, DERBYSHIRE, from the LMR A series. £80-120 - Sold for £160.

Lot 188 A BR(M) totem sign, RUSHCLIFFE HALT, (f/f), from the Loughborough to Nottingham section of the Great Central Main Line which closed in 1966. Minor blemishes. A rare example, not offered for sale at auction before. £1500-2000 - Sold for £2400.

Lot 189 A worksplate, KITSON, REBUILT 1928, from a standard gauge 0-6-0ST built by Manning Wardle, Works No 860, in 1883. New to A.M. Munday at Coppice & Woodside Collieries, Nr Ilkeston, where it was named COPPICE. In 1927 it went to T.W. Ward, who arranged for it to be rebuilt, and on to Glugston Cawood Ltd at Frodingham where it was withdrawn in 1955. Cast brass, 10¾"x6", in ex loco condition. £400-600 - Sold for £1000.

Lot 190 A BR(S) totem sign, PADDOCK WOOD, (f/f) from the Tonbridge to Ashford route, once the junction for the Hawkhurst branch. An edge chip repaired at the far left. £200-350 - Sold for £280 to commission or postal bidder number 3556.

Lot 191 A Great North of Scotland Railway fares chart from Turriff Station on the Macduff branch, listing fares to local and foreign stations, original frame, glazed, 23"x18". £100-200 - Sold for £210 to commission or postal bidder number 705.

Lot 192 A signal box name board, FLETTONS SIDING, (f/f), a box on the Oxford to Cambridge route west of Bletchley. Enamel, two sections, 57" and 47"x12", some edge chips in places. £150-300 - Sold for £120.

Lot 193 A smokebox numberplate, 30216, from a London & South Western Railway O2 Class 0-4-4T No 216 built at Nine Elms Works in June 1892, retaining this number in SR days and becoming BR 30216. At Plymouth Friary by January 1948, it spent all its BR days there except for three weeks at Eastleigh in 1950. Withdrawn from Plymouth Friary in the week ending 2 November 1967, it was cut up at Brighton Works in the week ending 4 January 1958. Ex loco condition. £400-600 - Sold for £760.

Lot 194 A BR(W) notice, BRITISH RAILWAYS, TICKETS, ENQUIRIES, (f/f). Enamel, 28"x18", minor edge chips neatly restored. £250-400 - Sold for £500.

Lot 195 A shedplate 52K Consett (October 1958 to May 1965). This ex NER shed, formerly 54D, had just 14 locos when using this code. Ex loco condition . £100-200 - Sold for £640.

Lot 196 A BR(M) totem sign, STRINES, (f/f), from the Manchester to Marple and New Mills route. Some mottling. £500-800 - Sold for £600.

Lot 197 A BR(E) double royal poster, FELIXSTOWE, by Kingsley Sutton, 1952, loose mounted in frame. (PP7026) £200-350 - Sold for £500.

Lot 198 A BR(M) double royal poster, GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL, by Claude Henry Buckle, 1905-1973; minor loss to lower left corner. Rolled. (LM7/48) £150-300 - Sold for £150.

Lot 199 A BR(M) doorplate, REFRESHMENTS, (f/f). Enamel, 18"x3½", minor chipping at screw holes, otherwise excellent £200-350 - Sold for £440.

Lot 200 A single line key token, MARLBOROUGH-SAVERNAKE WEST, (alloy), from the Midland & South Western Junction route, closed in 1964. £100-200 - Sold for £390.

Lot 201 An LNER seat back plate, BLAYDON, from the Newcastle to Carlisle route. Cast iron, 23¾" long, in original condition. £250-400 - Sold for £260.

Lot 202 A LNER double line block instrument with a brass plate, BEDLINGTON SO, (South) behind the glass. Bedlington was on the Blyth and Tyne route between Morpeth and Newcastle. £100-200 - Sold for £310 to commission or postal bidder number 4555.

Lot 203 A fingerboard from Birmingham Snow Hill station for The Cornishman, showing stops from Stratford-Upon-Avon to Penzance and Newquay. Painted wood, 49"x8", in original condition. £250-400 - Sold for £320.

Lot 204 A BR(S) double royal poster, THE BRUSSELS NIGHT FERRY, by Hugh Chevins, 1931-2003. (AD7612,A1/151057). £150-300 - Sold for £150.

Lot 205 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 61321, 1947, from a LNER BI Class 4-6-0 built by the North British Locomotive Co, Works No 26222, and allocated new on 20 May 1948 to Borough Gardens. It moved in June 1958 to Wakefield and later Darlington and Ardsley from where it was withdrawn on 10 August 1964 and subsequently scrapped. Cast brass, 9"x5", lightly cleaned but unpainted. £150-300 - Sold for £310 to commission or postal bidder number 4932.

Lot 206 A BR(E) totem sign, SAFFRON WALDEN, (f/f), from the Audley End to Bartlow branch which closed in 1964. A rare example not offered at auction before. The station only had three totems. Superb condition. £4000-5000 - Sold for £5400 to commission or postal bidder number 583.

Lot 207 A GWR vacuum brake handle from 6944 Fledborough Hall, stamped 14/424/593. Cast brass, 5" diameter, with wood handle, length 10½". £50-80 - Sold for £150.

Lot 208 A shedplate, 12A Carlisle Kingmoor (1935 to 1949 and February 1958 to January 1968), also Carlisle Upperby (1950 to February 1958). The ex CR shed at Kingmoor used this code twice. During its second spell as a LMR shed it had 120 locos. Patriots, Royal Scots, Princess Royals, Coronations, Clans, and no fewer than 51 out of 55 Britannias were here during this period. Ex LNWR shed Carlisle Upperby had around 80 locos in the 1950s, and it too had a star studded cast of Patriots, Jubilees, Royal Scots and Coronations. LMS pattern in ex loco condition. £150-250 - Sold for £400 to commission or postal bidder number 4308.

Lot 209 A BR(M) double royal poster, BUXTON, by Ronald A. Maddox, b 1930. Rolled. (LM20358) £150-300 - Sold for £380.

Lot 210 A nameplate, COUNTY OF SURREY, from Class 73 73131. Named at Haslemere Station in March 1988 and removed in October 1993. The loco was withdrawn from Hither Green in September 2003 and cut up by C.F. Booth Rotherham in August 2004. Cast aluminium, 65½" long, in ex loco condition. £1800-2500 - Sold for £1600.

Lot 211 A BR(S) totem sign, EASTLEIGH, (h/f), from the Basingstoke to Southampton route, in excellent condition. £700-1000 - Sold for £1050.

Lot 212 A smokebox numberplate, 90482, from a War Department Austerity 2-8-0 built to Ministry of Supply order by Vulcan Foundry, Works No 5091, in July 1944, WD No 78690. Loaned to the LNER in January 1946 and allocated to Newport NER, it was purchased by them in April 1947, becoming LNER O7 Class No 3161 and allocated to Heaton. It became BR 63161 and 90482 in November 1950. Its BR sheds were Tyne Dock, Hull Dairycoates, Hull Springhead, Wakefield and West Hartlepool from where it was withdrawn on 12 July 1967 and sold for scrap to Arnott Young at Fighting Cocks. Repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £610.

Lot 213 A worksplate, CHRZANOV, 1713, 1946, from a Polish 75cm gauge 0-4-0 side tank of class Ryú, built for industry. This engine worked most of its life at the Kruszwica Sugar Factory east of Poznan. It was subsequently preserved at the main PKP station at Konin but has since moved to the tourist office at its birthplace, Chrzanov. This plate is one of the last in the decorative art deco style adopted by the company in the 1920s; the following year the communists replaced it with a plain rectangle. Cast aluminium, 11¾"x6½", cleaned and the front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £200.

Lot 214 A nameplate, Sir ECTOR de MARIS, with KING ARTHUR CLASS appendage below, from the Southern Railway N15 Class 4-6-0 No 794, later BR 30794, built at Eastleigh in March 1926 and named after the brother of Sir Lancelot in Arthurian Legend. At Stewarts Lane by January 1948, it spent most of its BR days there with brief spells at Bricklayers Arms, Dover and Basingstoke from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 20 August 1960 and cut up at Eastleigh Works in the week ending 17 September 1906. Cast brass, 52" long. (See also next Lot) £8000-10000 - Sold for £9000.

Lot 215 A smokebox numberplate, 30794, from the SR N15 King Arthur Class 4-6-0 Sir ECTOR de MARIS. The front repainted. (See previous lot for locomotive history) £1000-1500 - Sold for £1000.

Lot 216 A BR(E) direction sign, DOCKS STATION, (f/f), from Grimsby. Enamel, 28'x13", an edge chip below the arrow head, otherwise excellent. £500-600 - Sold for £620.

Lot 217 A GWR signal box shelf plate, MILTON MAIN LINE, from the main line west of Didcot station. Engraved brass, 4¾"x1½". £100-200 - Sold for £110.

Lot 218 A Hull & Barnsley Railway three aspect handlamp with brass plate, BARMBY, complete with original vessel stamped H&BR,No 129, the body also stamped HBR. The station was between Howden and Drax and closed in 1931. This section of the line closed completely in 1959. In original condition. £400-600 - Sold for £1050 to commission or postal bidder number 820.

Lot 219 A whistle from a industrial locomotive, complete with integral valve and operating lever, valve and base. Overall height 13¾", diameter, 1½" £100-200 - Sold for £140.

Lot 220 A carriage board, THE ROYAL SCOT, as carried on the Euston to Glasgow (Central) express. This unique design with tartan background, the ends decorated with rose and thistle, was carried to match the train headboards with similar tartan background carried from May 1951 until about 1961. Painted wood, 132" long, in original condition. £250-400 - Sold for £680 to commission or postal bidder number 3115.

Lot 221 A signal box name board, YSTRAD MYNACH NORTH SIGNAL BOX, from the Cardiff to Bargoed and Rhymney route. Cast iron, 101¾" long, in original condition. £250-400 - Sold for £780.

Lot 222 A Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Northern Railways cap badge, LY&GN, TRAIN BOOKER. Brass, 3" long, complete with rear fixings and pin. £400-500 - Sold for £420.

Lot 223 A BR(S) totem sign, WALMER, (f/f), from the Canterbury to Dover route. Edge chips restored. £250-400 - Sold for £340 to commission or postal bidder number 4934.

Lot 224 A BR(W) double royal poster, BRISTOL, by L. A. Wilson. (PR101) £150-300 - Sold for £370.

Lot 225 A smokebox numberplate, 5240, from a GWR 4200 Class 2-8-0T built at Swindon in August 1924. At Llanelly by January 1948, its later sheds were Swindon, St Blazey and Aberdare from where it was withdrawn on 14 February 1964 and sold for scrap to Hayes at Bridgend on 24 April 1964. The front repainted. £250-400 - Sold for £260.

Lot 226 A shedplate 81C Southall (1949 to January 1966). This ex GWR shed was home to around 70 locos during the 1950s. By 1965 it had just 3 Halls and 39 other locos. Repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £200 to commission or postal bidder number 1972.

Lot 227 A tender plate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 7258, DARLINGTON, 1942, from a V2 class 60959. Cast brass, 9"x5". The front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £190.

Lot 228 A GWR nameboard, KNOWLE AND DORRIDGE SIGNAL BOX, from the Birmingham to Leamington main line. Cast iron, 101½" long, the front repainted. £700-1000 - Sold for £2100.

Lot 229 A BR(M) totem sign, KINGS LANGLEY & ABBOTS LANGLEY, (h/f) from the southern end of the West Coast Main Line. Excellent condition. £400-600 - Sold for £1150 to commission or postal bidder number 4323.

Lot 230 A regimental crest from Class 55 Deltic D9021/55021 ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDER. Named at Stirling Station in November 1963, it received badges at a later date. One of the last Deltics to run, it was withdrawn in December 1981 and cut up in Doncaster works during August 1982. Chromed cast brass, 8½"x11", in ex loco condition with BR blue paintwork visible in places. £4500-6000 - Sold for £7600 to commission or postal bidder number 2537.

Lot 231 A Great Eastern Railway splitter lamp, the body stamped GER in large letters, and BARTLOW, 1, on the side, the original vessel stamped GER, with red and white bulls-eye lens (the latter damaged). Original condition. The station was on the Cambridge to Sudbury route, the junction for the route to Saffron Walden. The lamp would have been used when trains were divided at the junction. £150-300 - Sold for £150.

Lot 232 A carriage builders plate, METROPOLITAN AMALGAMATED RY CARRIAGE & WAGON Co, BRITANNIA WORKS, BIRMINGHAM, 1904, from the step riser of a Rhodesian Railways carriage. Cast brass, 22¼"x3", the front lightly cleaned. £100-200 - Sold for £420.

Lot 233 A tender plate, GWR, 1484, SWINDON, 1901, from a 3000 gallon tender built at Swindon between May and August 1901 and used with various classes including double-framed 4-4-0s, 2301 Class, Aberdares and 2800 Class. Engraved brass, 11¼"x8¼", the front lightly polished. £400-600 - Sold for £500.00.

Lot 234 A BR(E) notice, PASSENGERS SHOULD PADLOCK REAR WHEELS OF BICYCLES (flangeless). Enamel, 12"x6", in excellent condition. £200-300 - Sold for £260.

Lot 235 A GWR cabside numberplate, 5640, from a 5600 Class 0-6-2T built at Swindon in October 1925. At Cardiff Cathays by January 1948, its later sheds were Merthyr, Radyr, St Philips Marsh and Leamington from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 1 June 1963 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Great Bridge on 1 November 1963. Cast iron, the front repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £520.

Lot 236 A ground frame release key, CHEPSTOW WEST GROUND FRAME (brass), from the Gloucester to Severn Tunnel Junction route. £100-200 - Sold for £110.

Lot 237 A nameplate, VESTA, from a 0-6-0T built by Hudswell Clarke, Works No 1223, ex works in August 1916. New to John Summers & Son at Shotton (Hawarden Bridge) Steelworks where it remained until sold to Penrhyn Castle Museum in December 1963. Cast brass, 25¾" x 6½", in ex loco condition with scoring along the centre sustained in an accident, well polished out, but leading to a replacement plate being fitted in preservation. £500-700 - Sold for £450.

Lot 238 A BR(M) double royal poster, THORNTON CLEVELEYS on The Lancashire Coast, by Geoff Sadler. Rolled. (LM7654) £100-200 - Sold for £160.

Lot 239 A smokebox numberplate, 47313, from a Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 0-6-0T No 22 built by Bagnall, Works No 2361, in January 1929. After the Railway's locos were absorbed into LMS stock in 1930, it became LMS Class 3F No 7153 and was renumbered 7313 in 1934, becoming BR 47313. It had moved away from the S&D by January 1935, allocated to Devons Road. Its later sheds included Bromsgrove, Saltley, Leicester MR, Burton MR and Westhouses from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 10 June 1967 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Great Bridge on 8 November 1967. The front repainted. £600-900 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £600.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 240 A Hull & Barnsley Railway wagon registration plate, 4764, 12 Tons, 1913. Cast iron, 8½"x6", the front repainted. £80-120 - Sold for £170.

Lot 241 A nameplate, COUNTY OF CHESTER, from the Great Western Railway 38XX County Class 4-4-0 No 3814 built at Swindon in November 1906 and named County of Cheshire when built but renamed in May 1907. It was withdrawn in June 1933 and subsequently scrapped at Swindon Works. This is one of only a dozen or so nameplates known to have survived from a class of forty engines named after English, Welsh and Irish counties and only the fourth to appear in auction. The top rear beading has the letter R. pin stamped into the brass, indicating this is the right hand plate. £8000-12000 - Sold for £8400.

Lot 242 A North Eastern Railway platform lamp case with frosted glass panel, CHERRY BURTON, from a station on the Beverley to York route which closed in 1966. Steel body, 24" high, with vessel, burner and glass chimney. Original condition. £350-500 - Sold for £420 to commission or postal bidder number 7472.

Lot 243 A BR(M) doorplate, WAITING ROOM, (f/f), enamel, 18"x6", a tiny rim chip top right. £100-200 - Sold for £380.

Lot 244 A Great Eastern Railway platform lamp case with frosted glass panel, CRESSING and makers plate, The Silber Light Co, from a station on the Witham to Braintree branch. Steel body, 22 " high, repainted. £300-400 - Sold for £320.

Lot 245 A South Eastern & Chatham Railway carriage panel providing details of refreshment facilities, also notices and warnings to passengers. Decorative though some marks at base and a vertical central crease. £100-200 - Sold for £500 to commission or postal bidder number 7617.

Lot 246 A BR(W) totem sign, LLANYMYNECH, (f/f), from the Welshpool to Oswestry route which closed in 1967. A small face chip restored. £2000-2500 - Sold for £3100 to commission or postal bidder number 4824.

Lot 247 A GWR signal box shelf plate, MOOR STREET, from a box to the south of the station in the Bordesley area. Engraved brass, 4¾"x1½". £100-200 - Sold for £200.

Lot 248 A BR(M) direction sign, RUGELEY TRENT VALLEY STATION, (f/f) from the Rugby to Stafford section of the West Coast Main Line. Enamel, 28"x13", minor surface marks in places. £500-600 - Sold for £1050 to commission or postal bidder number 8358.

Lot 249 A Bristol & Exeter Railway brass makers plate from a handlamp, incorporating the full company name and that of the manufacturer, Hall and Pedder, Bristol, fitted to an ancient and probably contemporary greasetop cap to act as a badge. Brass, 5"x2", hairline cracks at edge in places. £150-300 - Sold for £210.

Lot 250 A carriage print, THE ROYAL BATHS, HARROGATE, by Henry Rushbury, R.A. from the LNER pre war series; a minor blemish to the border, lower right corner. £200-350 - Sold for £820.

Lot 251 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 69100, DARLINGTON, 1902, from a North Eastern Railway Class U, LNER N10 Class, 0-6-2T No 1138 built at Darlington in October 1902, renumbered 9100 in 1946, becoming BR 69100. A long time Gateshead engine, it was withdrawn from there on 25 November 1957 and cut up at Darlington Works. Cast iron, 9"x5", the front repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £160.

Lot 252 An LNER double royal poster, CAMBRIDGE, TRINITY COLLEGE, by Frederick Taylor, 1875-1963; stains to the right border. £150-300 - Sold for £230.

Lot 253 A Southern Railway target sign, YEOVIL JUNCTION, from the West of England main line. Chipping to top right neatly restored. £900-1400 - Sold for £1250.

Lot 254 An original painting, by Barry Price, GWR 6010, KING CHARLES I alongside The Kennett and Avon Canal near Hungerford c.1960 with an up express; a pannier tank stands in the loop. Oil on canvas, 22"x14", framed, overall 25½"x17¾". £600-900 - Sold for £600.

Lot 255 A North Eastern Railway platform lamp case with frosted glass panel, WRESSLE, a station east of Selby on the route to Hull. Steel body, 24" high. £150-300 - Sold for £260.

Lot 256 A BR(W) locomotive headboard, THE DEVONIAN, a Western Region style headboard with offset rear bracket, as carried by the Bradford to Paignton express on the final part of its journey south of Bristol from summer 1951. Cast aluminium, 36"x14", a repair each side, one welded, one plated; the face repainted many years ago over the original paintwork. £2000-3000 - Sold for £2700 to commission or postal bidder number 1710.

Lot 257 A LNER shed plate, KINGS CROSS. These plates were carried in the cab roof and many survived into BR days as they were often overpainted. Enamel, 10" long, minor chipping to fixing holes. £200-350 - Sold for £840 to commission or postal bidder number 3224.

Lot 258 A BR(M) double royal poster, LLANDUDNO, by Claude Henry Buckle, 1905-1973. Rolled. (LM24760). £150-300 - Sold for £270 to commission or postal bidder number 8350.

Lot 259 A Great Northern Railway three aspect large hand lamp with brass plate, SPALDING No 6, the top stamped GNR H 12/92, the body GNR, complete with interior, repainted. £150-250 - Sold for £210.

Lot 260 A Southern Railway target sign, WATERLOO, edge chips and a chip on the letter E neatly restored. £700-1000 - Sold for £1250.

Lot 261 An advertising sign, HIS MASTERS VOICE, an iconic image and classic example of twentieth century advertising. Double sided enamel, 24"x18", in excellent condition with just a few minor edge and fixing hole chips. £250-400 - Sold for £2100.

Lot 262 An advertising sign, FRYS COCOA & CHOCOLATE, STRONGEST & BEST, an unusual design in enamel with raised shields, loss to left edge, otherwise excellent. 29"x21", mounted on wooden board for display. £100-200 - Sold for £540.

Lot 263 An advertising sign, LYONS TEA SOLD HERE, a finger plate from a shop door. Enamel, 3"x10", restoration to chips at upper and lower screw holes. £100-200 - Sold for £360 to commission or postal bidder number 2144.

Lot 264 An advertising sign, RALEIGH CYCLES, Reliable, Rigid, Rapid, by Wildman and Meguyar, Birmingham. Enamel, double sided, 24"x18", edge chips one side, a few face chips on the other. £100-200 - Sold for £270.

Lot 265 An advertising sign, DRINK HORNIMANS PURE TEA. Enamel, 8"x7", restoration. £100-200 - Sold for £360.

Lot 266 An advertising sign, ILFORD FILM, a finger plate from a shop door. Enamel, 3"x10½", restoration to top fixing hole and top of lettering of second word. £80-120 - Sold for £260 to commission or postal bidder number 2144.

Lot 267 An advertising sign, SPRATTS PET FOOD, (f/f). Enamel, 5"x24", a few minor blemishes. £700-800 - Sold for £750.

Lot 268 An advertising sign, HORNIMANS PURE BOUDOIR TEA. Enamel, 30"x24", a couple of small face chips restored, minor edge rust; a very good example. £200-350 - Sold for £360.

Lot 269 An advertising sign, SINGER SEWING MACHINES. Enamel, 15"x21", edge chips only. £300-400 - Sold for £500 to commission or postal bidder number 7988.

Lot 270 An advertising sign, SPRATTS CAT FOOD, Puts Pussy into fine form. Enamel, 12" square, in excellent condition. £500-800 - Sold for £360.

Lot 271 A LMS lamp tablet, SEA MILLS, from the Bristol to Avonmouth Dock branch. Enamel, 17½"x4½", in excellent condition. £150-300 - Sold for £270 to commission or postal bidder number 991.

Lot 272 A (GWR) cabside numberplate, 9475, from a 9400 Class 0-6-0PT built by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns, Works No 7626, and allocated new on 6 June 1952 to Worcester where it remained for eight years before moving to Penzance. Its later sheds were Duffryn Yard, Neath Court Sart and Radyr from where it was withdrawn on 7 May 1965 and sold for scrap to Birds Commercial Motors at Morriston on 16 June 1965. Cast brass, in ex loco condition. £350-500 - Sold for £750 to commission or postal bidder number 2793.

Lot 273 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet, NEWBURGH-BRIDGE OF EARN JCT,(brass), from the Perth to Ladybank route. £150-300 - Sold for £260.

Lot 274 A BR(M) totem sign, MARPLE, (f/f), from the Manchester to New Mills route. Excellent condition. £600-900 - Sold for £780.

Lot 275 A White Star Line poster, ATLANTIC HOLIDAYS FROM £38, by Keith Boyard, c1935. 14"x20", loose framed. £150-300 - Sold for £250.

Lot 276 A nameplate, NORTHERN RHODESIA, from a LMS Class 6P Jubilee 4-6-0 No 5621, BR 45621, built at Crewe in 1934 and named on 30 July 1936 after the crown colony in Central Africa, now called Zambia following independence in 1964. Allocated new to Crewe North on 11 October 1964, its later sheds included Holbeck, then Millhouses for twelve years before moving north of the Border in 1952 where it spent most of its time at Corkerhill with brief spells at Perth and Polmadie. Withdrawn from Corkerhill on 29 December 1962, it was stored at Lugton and sold for scrap to Campbells at Shieldhall. Cast brass, 49" long, the front repainted. £9000-12000 - Sold for £14400 to commission or postal bidder number 8283.

Lot 277 A signal box name board, BLYTH CROSSING, from the Blyth and Tyne route north-east of Newcastle. Cast letters on wood, 48½"x17¼", the front repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £500.

Lot 278 An LMS Queens Hotel Birmingham half pint tankard, silver plate, 3½" tall. £50-80 - Sold for £70.

Lot 279 A numberplate, 48, from a standard gauge 0-6-0ST built by Kitson, Works No 5476, in 1936. It went new to Stewarts & Lloyds at Corby Steelworks as their No 48 and was named CRIGGION. In November 1949 it moved to nearby Corby Collieries, which became part of British Steel in 1968, and was scrapped on site by George Cohen in October 1969. Cast brass, 13"x8½", the front repainted. Note: We sold a nameplate and worksplate from this loco in our September 2016 auction. £600-900 - Sold for £200.

Lot 280 An LNWR water hydrant plate, E.6.L.P. 13FT 6" TO BE OPENED ONLY WHEN FIRE ENGINE IS PUMPING TO CASTLETHORPE. Cast iron, 18¾"x13¼", in original condition. The water troughs at Castlethorpe were fed from a reservoir behind the water softening tower (still standing); this was topped up via a mains pipe running alongside the line. The Wolverton Works fire engine was used to pump water from the canal into the main and to the reservoir. £200-350 - Sold for £150.

Lot 281 A worksplate, LMS BUILT 1945 GWR, from a Stanier type 8F 2-8-0 built to Railway Executive Committee order. Those built by the GWR at Swindon in 1945 were Nos 8463 to 8479 which became BR 48463 to 48479. Cast brass, 10½"x6", cleaned but unpainted; marked 48469 on the back. £250-400 - Sold for £220 to commission or postal bidder number 2691.

Lot 282 A Southern Railway liqueur glass, 4" tall, marked with the garter device. £50-80 - Sold for £120.

Lot 283 A worksplate, GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, DONCASTER, 1327, 1912, from a GNR/LNER N1 Class 0-6-2T, GNR No 1582, LNER 4582, renumbered 9462 in 1946, becoming BR 69462. At Kings Cross by January 1948 and later Hatfield, Hornsey and Copley Hill from where it was withdrawn on 3 April 1959 and cut up at Doncaster Works. Fully engraved brass, 17½"x9½", unpolished, the back stamped 4582 and 9462; hairline cracks around the bolt holes. £600-900 - Sold for £920.

Lot 284 A BR(Sc) direction sign, KELVIN HALL STATION, (f/f) from the central Glasgow route; the station closed in 1964. Enamel, 28"x13", a couple of small chips repaired. £700-1000 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £750.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 285 A LNWR shedplate, 3 BLETCHLEY. These enamel codes were first fitted to the back of the cab roof by a metal clip in 1878. Later they were affixed to the lower part of the smokebox door and were removed in 1935. Enamel, 5"x3¾", chipping to right hole restored. £150-300 - Sold for £290.

Lot 286 A BR(E), totem sign, BRUNDALL GARDENS HALT, (f/f) from the Norwich to Yarmouth and Lowestoft route, one of only two Eastern Region totems with the Halt suffix. Edge chipping restored, just into the blue in places. £1500-2000 - Sold for £1600.

Lot 287 An LNER double royal poster, ELY, by Frederick Taylor, 1875-1963. £80-120 - Sold for £110.

Lot 288 A North Eastern Railway departure board, ACKLINGTON, WARKWORTH, ALNWICK EXPRESS, used at Newcastle Central. Painted wood, 33"x14", in original condition. £150-300 - Sold for £600.

Lot 289 A BR(E) double royal poster, LOWESTOFT AND OULTON BROAD, by Bradpiece, 1960. Rolled. (PP7028) £80-120 - Sold for £210.

Lot 290 A BR(Sc) direction sign, KIRKCALDY STATION, (f/f), from the Edinburgh to Dundee route. Enamel, 28"x13", loss of shine, a few edge chips. £400-600 - Sold for £480.

Lot 291 A GWR Hotels china dish by J & G Meakin, 4¾"x5¼". £100-200 - Sold for £170 to commission or postal bidder number 3250.

Lot 292 A worksplate, SCHNEIDER, PARIS. It seems highly probable from the 0-4-0 and TB80 scratched on the back of this plate that it came from the SNCF loco numbered 040.TB.80. It was originally built as a 2-4-2 in the Paris Works of PLM, their No 424. It was rebuilt in 1926 as an 0-8-0T No 040.TB.80 by Schneider of Le Creusot. This probably explains the lack of a works number on the plate. It was scrapped in 1960 after service in Region Sud-Est and/or Mediterranee who had the class allocated to 14 depots. Cast brass, 8"x4¾", in ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £100.

Lot 293 A shedplate 31B March (1949 to December 1963 for steam). This ex GER shed was home to 160 locos in the 1950s including 10 B17 Sandringhams. Shortly before closure it was also home to 14 Britannias. Many of its diesel allocation also carried this code. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £100.

Lot 294 A BR(S) totem sign, BOURNEMOUTH WEST, (f/f), from the Dorset seaside terminus, served by Waterloo expresses and trains on the Somerset & Dorset route; the station closed in 1966. Excellent condition. £900-1200 - Sold for £1200.

Lot 295 A GWR cabside numberplate, GWR 1198, from a Vale of Rheidol Light Railway 2-4-0T built by Bagnall, Works No 1497, in 1896 to 2ft 3ins gauge for a Brazilian buyer who failed to take delivery. The makers sold it instead to Plynlimon & Hafan Co Ltd where it was named TALYBONT and worked on the Hafan & Talybont Tramway which served Talybont Quarries. It was then acquired by Messrs Pethick Bros, the contractors who built the VofR, and, following alteration to 1ft 11½" gauge, it was added to VofR stock in 1903, the year after the Railway opened, as their No 3 and named RHEIDOL. The Railway was amalgamated with the Cambrian Railways as from 1 July 1913 but its three locos retained their VofR numbers in a separate narrow gauge stock. After the Cambrian was absorbed by the GWR on 1 January 1922 its engines were taken into GWR stock and VofR No 3 became GWR 1198. It was sent to Swindon Works in June 1923 and remained there until withdrawn in July 1924. Cast iron, the front repainted. £1500-2500 - Sold for £1250.

Lot 296 A Sheffield & Midland Railway monogram from a spandrel at Marple Station in Cheshire. Cast iron, 16¾" diameter, repainted. £150-250 - Sold for £160.

Lot 297 A shedplate 65A Eastfield (1948 to November 1966 for steam). This ex NBR shed housed a star studded allocation of 170 locos in the early 1950s. Of note were K1, K2, and K4 2-6-0s, along with D11 and D34 4-4-0s. By 1965, however the total number of steam locos was down to single figures. Many of Eastfield's diesel locos also carried this style of code well in to the 1970s. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £90.

Lot 298 A BR(S) station sign, TICKETS-ENQUIRIES, BRITISH & CONTINENTAL, (f/f), enamel, 36"x12", in excellent condition. £300-400 - Sold for £620.

Lot 299 A smokebox numberplate, 40002, from a LMS Class 3 2-6-2T No 15501 built at Derby in 1930, renumbered No 2 in 1934, becoming BR 40002, the second lowest number in the BR(M) series. At Birkenhead North by January 1935, its later sheds included Aston, Warwick, Willesden and Chester Northgate with a final two years or so officially allocated to Wolverton Works from where it was withdrawn on 2 November 1959 and cut up at Crewe Works by 15 June 1961. The front repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £540.

Lot 300 A North Eastern Railway signal box shelf plate, KILLINGWORTH CROSSING, from the East Coast main line, north of Newcastle station. Engraved brass, 14" long. £100-200 - Sold for £240.

Lot 301 A BR(S) double royal poster, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, Old Harry, by A. Brenet. (AD 8326, A5/160). £150-300 - Sold for £340 to commission or postal bidder number 1634.

Lot 302 A BR(M) totem sign, COLWYN BAY, (f/f) from the North Wales Coast route; minor blemishes and rim chipping. £300-500 - Sold for £580.

Lot 303 A shedplate, 82C Swindon (1949 to April 1965 to steam, completely 1970). This ex GWR shed had an allocation of 120 in the 1950s. During this period it was home to 7 Castles, 7 Saints, 4 Bulldogs, 6 Stars and 12 Halls. In its final year its most famous loco was the last active County, 1011 County of Chester. Ex loco condition. £150-300 - Sold for £240 to commission or postal bidder number 1480.

Lot 304 A Great Western Railway pre grouping pocket watch by Rotherhams of London, the back engraved GWR, 2166 in hatched lettering; well polished and the number re-engraved. The dial is marked GWR and is complete with second hand and bevelled glass. £150-300 - Sold for £340.

Lot 305 A single line key token, NOTGROVE-BOURTON ON THE WATER, (alloy), from the Kingham to Cheltenham route closed in 1962. £150-300 - Sold for £500.

Lot 306 A nameplate, BANBURY CASTLE, from the (GWR) 4073 Castle Class 4-6-0 No 7011 built at Swindon in June 1948 and named after the long demolished Castle which once stood in the centre of the North Oxfordshire town. Allocated new to Bristol Bath Road on 17 June 1948 where it remained for eleven years before moving to Shrewsbury and then in October 1959 to Banbury where, sadly, it only stayed for six months, departing to Cardiff Canton and later Worcester, Reading and Oxley from where it was withdrawn on 9 February 1965 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Great Bridge on 22 April 1965. £12000-15000 - Sold for £11000.

Lot 307 A GWR nameboard, MERTHYR SIGNAL BOX, from the terminus of the Taff Vale route from Cardiff. Cast iron, 73', the front cleaned but unpainted. £400-600 - Sold for £400.

Lot 308 A BR(M) totem sign, TRENCH CROSSING, (f/f), from the Wellington to Stafford route. A couple of face and edge chips. £1000-1500 - Sold for £1200.

Lot 309 A Tyers semaphore signal repeater incorporating a lamp in/lamp out indicator, supplied to the Kenya Uganda Railway, 9¼" high with Tyers and K.U.R. plates. Original condition, the entire mechanism housed within a steel case rather than that of wooden construction in order to prevent the risk of attack by termites. £150-300 - Sold for £680 to commission or postal bidder number 1183.

Lot 310 A smokebox numberplate, 64652, from a Great Eastern Railway Class T77 0-6-0 No 1142 built at Stratford in August 1916, becoming LNER J19 Class No 8142. Renumbered 4652 in 1946, it became BR 64652. At March by January 1948, it spent most of its BR days at Colchester with spells at Parkeston and Stratford from where it was withdrawn on 17 January 1961 and cut up at Stratford Works. The front repainted. £500-800 - Sold for £500.

Lot 311 A LNER double royal poster, DUNFERMLINE, by Fred Taylor, 1875-1963; a little wear at the centre fold on black background, easily restored. £100-200 - Sold for £300.

Lot 312 A nameplate, WILLIAM SPEIRS BRUCE, Super Voyager, from Class 221 221132. Cast aluminium, 34½"x22½", in original condition. William Speirs Bruce 1867-1921 was a Scottish Polar Scientist and Oceanographer. He led the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04, and established the first permanent weather station in the region. £600-900 - Sold for £620.

Lot 313 A BR(E) totem sign, MABLETHORPE, (h/f), from the Willoughby to Louth route in East Lincolnshire; the station closed in 1970. An edge chip in the top panel, restored, otherwise excellent. £2000-2500 - Sold for £1800.

Lot 314 A shedplate, 87F Llanelly (1949 to October 1965). This ex GWR shed housed 90 locos in the 50s, and during its BR life it had a sprinkling of Halls and Granges. Its final year's allocation of 22 included 3 ex LMS 8F 2-8-0s. Repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £160 to commission or postal bidder number 1460.

Lot 315 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, REBUILT STRATFORD, 1913, from a Great Eastern Railway Class F4 2-4-2T No 91 built at Stratford in July 1905. Re-boilered and re-classified to Class F5 in 1913, it became LNER No 7091 and was renumbered 7202 in 1946, becoming BR 67202. A long time Stratford engine, it was withdrawn from there on 16 December 1957 and subsequently scrapped. Cast brass, 9"x5", the front repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £460.

Lot 316 An instruction plate, SHUNT WITH CARE, TO WORK ONLY ON SCREW COUPLED TRAINS AS LAST VEHICLE, from an OLE inspection vehicle No 998900, built by Drewry with four wheel chain drive to one axle from a Gardner four cylinder engine with a maximum speed of 25mph. Initially used on the Manchester to Sheffield and Wath route and later transferred to Ilford, though little used there. The sister vehicle RDB998901 is preserved at the Middleton Railway in Leeds. Cast brass, 12"x 10½", in original condition with BR blue paintwork. £100-200 - Sold for £160.

Lot 317 A worksplate BUILT DARLINGTON 1956 from a Class 08 in the number series D3232 to D3244; D3298 to D3331. Cast iron, 10½"x6½", in ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £120.

Lot 318 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet, ROSE STREET-CLACHNAHARRY, (brass), the first section of the Far North Line from Inverness to Wick and Thurso. £250-400 - Sold for £460.

Lot 319 A London & South Western Railway wagon plate, Eastleigh Works, 2011, cast iron, 13¼"x7½", the front repainted. £80-120 - Sold for £160.

Lot 320 An LNER locomotive whistle from a K3 Class 2-6-0, complete with integral valve and operating lever, a type introduced by Gresley in 1924. £250-400 - Sold for £350.

Lot 321 A North Eastern Railway platform lamp case with painted name, WILLERBY AND KIRK ELLA, a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway closed in 1956. Steel body, 24" high, one glass panel absent. £150-300 - Sold for £240.

Lot 322 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 68287, Darlington, 1892, from a North Eastern Railway Class E, LNER J71 Class, 0-6-0T No 240 built at Darlington in July 1892, renumbered 8287 in 1946, becoming BR 68287. A long time Borough Gardens engine, it was withdrawn from there on 26 November 1956 and cut up at Darlington Works. Cast iron, 9"x5", the front repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £150.

Lot 323 A BR(NE) station sign, STATIONS NORTH OF MORPETH, (f/f), probably used at the booking office at Newcastle Central. Enamel, 24"x6". £400-600 - Sold for £840.

Lot 324 A match box holder embossed, LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY-EXCHANGE STATION HOTEL, LIVERPOOL. Aluminium, 1¾"x1¼". £50-80 - Sold for £140.

Lot 325 A shedplate 50F Malton (1949 to June 1963). This ex NER shed had a 1950s allocation of 16, and by 1963 this had dwindled to just 9. Repainted . £150-300 - Sold for £420.

Lot 326 A GWR signal lever plate, DOWN ENGINE LINE TO CARRIAGE OR CLAY PIT SIDINGS INNER HOME, from Old Oak Common box. Engraved brass, 13½" long. £150-300 - Sold for £800.

Lot 327 A pair of London & North Western Railway sugar tongs by Elkington, silver plate, 3½"long, the company's Britannia emblem on the handle. £50-80 - Sold for £60.

Lot 328 A direction sign, TO G. W. STATION, double sided enamel, 30"x9", a few face chips each side. £150-300 - Sold for £260.

Lot 329 A nameplate, ROYAL MAIL, from the Southern Railway Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 Bulleid Pacific No 21C3, the third of the Class built at Eastleigh in September 1941. It became BR 35003 in June 1948 and was rebuilt at Eastleigh without its original streamlined casing in August 1959. Allocated new to Exmouth Junction where it spent most of its working life, moving in 1964 to Nine Elms and then Bournemouth, Weymouth and back to Nine Elms from where it was withdrawn on 9 July 1967 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Newport on 22 December 1967. Ex loco condition. £25000-30000 - Sold for £38000.

Lot 330 A GWR cabside numberplate, 3824, from a 2884 Class 2-8-0 built at Swindon in September 1940. At Cardiff Canton by January 1948, its later sheds were Pontypool Road and Ebbw Junction from where it was withdrawn on 8 June 1964 and sold for scrap to Birds Commercial Motors at Risca on 18 August 1964. Cast iron, in ex loco condition. £500-600 - Sold for £540.

Lot 331 An LNER seat back plate, CONSTABLE BURTON, from the Northallerton to Hawes and Garsdale route which closed in 1954. Cast iron, 50" long, repainted. £400-600 - Sold for £480.

Lot 332 A BR(W) totem sign, YARDLEY WOOD, (f/f), from the Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon route; superb condition. £650-900 - Sold for £620.

Lot 333 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 60805, DARLINGTON WORKS, 1937, from a LNER V2 Class 2-6-2 No 4776 built at Darlington in July 1937, renumbered 805 in 1946, becoming BR 60805. At Gateshead by January 1948 and later Heaton, Tweedmouth and York North from where it was withdrawn on 23 December 1963 and cut up at Darlington Works. Cast brass, 9"x5", the front repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £420.

Lot 334 A GWR signal box shelf plate, TO OLD CASTLE CROSSING, MAIN LINE, from the LLanelly to Pembrey section of the West Wales main line. Engraved brass, 4¾"x1½". £100-200 - Sold for £260.

Lot 335 A shedplate 30F Parkeston Quay (1948 to January 1961 to steam). This ex GER shed was home to around 30 locos for most of its BR life. A fine stud of B1s, including 4 Antelopes and a Director, were on its books during the 1950s. Its small allocation of 0-6-0 diesel shunters may also have carried this code until closure in January 1967. The front repainted. £150-250 - Sold for £210.

Lot 336 An original painting by Barry J Freeman, LMS 6239, CITY OF CHESTER, on a down Glasgow express in the Lune Gorge, just south of Tebay station. The painting was commissioned by Hornby for use on a boxed train set. Oil on canvas, 30"x20", framed, overall 33"x23". £3000-4000 - Sold for £4250.

Lot 337 A worksplate, BRITISH THOMPSON HOUSTON, 1032, 1957, from a Class 15 D8201. New to Devons Road Bow in February 1958; withdrawn from Stratford in March 1971 and cut up at Crewe Works in February 1972. Cast brass, original condition, unpainted. £800-1200 - Sold for £1150.

Lot 338 A signal box name board, SANDY NORTH, from the East Coast Main Line. Enamel within wooden frame. 59¼"x10¼", a little letter wear to the lettering on the suffix. £150-300 - Sold for £320.

Lot 339 A GWR cabside numberplate, 5211, from a 4200 Class 2-8-0T built at Swindon in September 1923. At Landore by January 1948, its later sheds were Swansea East Dock, Danygraig and Aberdare from where it was withdrawn on 6 May 1964 and sold for scrap to Birds Commercial Motors at Morriston on 22 June 1964. Cast iron, the front cleaned and repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £300.

Lot 340 A BR(S) double royal poster, THE BOURNEMOUTH BELLE, by Arthur Nigel Wolstenholme. (1920-2002). Edge nicks repaired at top border. (AD6350/A1) £200-300 - Sold for £480 to commission or postal bidder number 1634.

Lot 341 A BR(W) sign, SEAT RESERVATION TICKETS FOR PADDINGTON, (flangeless). Enamel, 24" square. £250-400 - Sold for £740.

Lot 342 A BR(M) totem sign, HATHERSAGE, (f/f) from the Hope Valley route between Sheffield and Manchester. £800-1200 - Sold for £1550.

Lot 343 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 69774, Darlington, 1910, from a North Eastern Railway Class Y, LNER A7 Class, 4-6-2T No 1136 built at Darlington in December 1910, renumbered 9774 in 1946, becoming BR 69774. A long time Hull Springhead loco, it was withdrawn from there on 23 August 1954 and cut up at Darlington Works. Cast brass, 9"x5", the front lightly polished. £150-300 - Sold for £290.

Lot 344 A group of GWR Signal lever plates from West London Junction box, each referring to the up or down carriage line. Engraved brass, 4½" and 5¼" long. (3) £250-400 - Sold for £480.

Lot 345 A BR(E) totem sign, LOUTH, (h/f), from the Boston to Grimsby route; the station closed in 1970. Considerable restoration and repainted. £1000-1200 - Sold for £1000.

Lot 346 A single line key token, ROGART-BRORA, (brass), from the Far North Line to Wick and Thurso. £150-300 - Sold for £100.

Lot 347 A British and French Railways double royal poster, CAR FERRIES. (AD 9769,A2½ /201163) £50-80 - Sold for £190.

Lot 348 A mid-19th century NER 14" roundhead clock in an oak case in ex-station condition, used in the Staff Section General Office of the Newcastle District Superintendent. Overall height 17¾". The box with single side door bearing typical NER ink repair notes on the inside and bottom door lacking lock. The ogee moulded two piece dial surround with glued splits and housing an old spun bezel with plastered sight ring. The dial written LNER 5285 over the shadow of N.E.R N/692. The wire fusee movement between shaped plates with feet and knopped pillars. Ex-LNER records confirm that N/692 was its NER number. Complete with pendulum with replaced rod, winder, copies of its entry in records and of the receipt for its purchase from Collector's Corner, Euston in 1987. £400-600 - Sold for £500.

Lot 349 A shedplate 6E Wrexham Rhosddu (1949 to February 1958), then Chester GWR (February 1958 to April 1960, finally Oswestry (September 1963 to January 1965). The ex GCR shed at Wrexham was home to 30 locos during this period, which included Sentinel 47184 and a pair of Y3 0-4-0Ts 68163 and 68164. The ex GWR shed at Chester, formerly 84K, exchanged regions and codes with Wrexham, and had 55 locos during this period. Finally ex Cambrian Railways Oswestry, formerly 89A and 89D, was transferred to the LMR and adopted this code and had just 12 locos on its books. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £150.

Lot 350 A Great Northern Railway notice stating that the booking office will open fifteen minutes before the departure of each train, signed Henry Oakley, Kings Cross, 1887. Enamel, 8"x5", edge chips, otherwise excellent colour and shine. £150-300 - Sold for £640.

Lot 351 A BR(NE) train departure board from Beverley station, showing stations for a semi-fast train from Hull on the direct route to York which closed in 1965. Enamel, double sided, 42"x11¼", in excellent condition. £1000-1500 - Sold for £1550 to commission or postal bidder number 372.

Lot 352 A worksplate, GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (I), 1926, DUNDALK, from a 5ft 3ins gauge locomotive. No new locomotives were built by the GNR(I) at Dundalk in 1926 so this plate will refer to some rebuilding work that was carried out there. Cast brass, 8¼"x4½", the front repainted. £150-300 - Sold for £290.

Lot 353 A LNER station direction sign, STATION, (f/f), enamel, 19½"x10½", some discolouration. £100-200 - Sold for £410.

Lot 354 A BR(M) double royal poster, WORCESTER CATHEDRAL, by Claude Henry Buckle, 1905-1973; tape repairs at the edges, a repair top left. (LM/48) £150-300 - Sold for £180.

Lot 355 A BR(Sc) totem sign, BALLOCH CENTRAL, (h/f), the terminus of the branch from Dumbarton, on the shores of Loch Lomond. Good colour though loss of shine. £1000-1500 - Sold for £1250 to commission or postal bidder number 8328.

Lot 356 An LNER three aspect handlamp, with brass plate, DONCASTER, in original condition. £80-120 - Sold for £40.

Lot 357 An interesting early LB&SCR 12 inch mahogany drop case clock used in later years in the Booking Hall at Isfield. Overall height: 26½". Dating from the 1840s and supplied by Giles Coates this is one of the London & Brighton Railway's earliest clocks. Dial surround containing cast brass bezel and bezel lock (not used). Now with a chisel-based box containing bottom door with lock. Rear of box stamped 176 B. The dial feet unusually screwed to the dial, a Coates characteristic. The dial written L.B.&S.C.R. 176 possibly an overwriting of earlier details; the shadow of Wright, London also visible. Wire fusee movement with half dead escapement and with several unused holes in the rear plate. Complete with original steel rod pendulum and bulbous bob, winding key, bottom door key and copy of entry in SR records. Further notes on line. £900-1200 - Sold for £1250 to commission or postal bidder number 1087.

Lot 358 A nameplate, JEAN, cast brass, 22½" long, the front of the plate repainted, together with its matching worksplate, Hawthorn Leslie 2769, 1909, cast brass, 13"x8½", cleaned but unpainted. From a 0-6-0T which went new to Wearmouth Coal Co Ltd at Wearmouth Colliery and remained there on the formation of the National Coal Board in January 1947, when the Colliery became part of NCB Area No 1. Following rebuilding the loco returned to Wearmouth where it worked until scrapped in 1971. (2) £500-800 - Sold for £1500 to commission or postal bidder number 4308.

Lot 359 A BR(Sc) totem sign, NETHY BRIDGE, (f/f) from the Boat of Garten to Craigellachie, Speyside route, closed in 1965. A rare example not offered for sale at auction before. £3000-4000 - Sold for £3000 to commission or postal bidder number 892.

Lot 360 A signal box name board, KILDARY, from the Inverness to Wick and Thurso, Far North Line. The station closed in 1960 and was situated between Invergordon and Tain. Cast letters on wood, 49½"x10¼", in original condition. £300-500 - Sold for £280.

Lot 361 A nameplate, GRANTLEY HALL, from the GWR 4900 Hall Class 4-6-0 No 6924 built at Swindon in August 1941 and named in May 1947 after the country house six miles west of Ripon in North Yorkshire. At Stafford Road by January 1948, its later sheds were Leamington Spa, Gloucester, Oxley, Reading and Oxford from where it was withdrawn in the fortnight ending 23 October 1965 and sold for scrap to Cashmores at Newport, entering their yard on 21 February 1966. Unrestored condition. £5000-6000 - Sold for £4800.

Lot 362 A worksplate, KERR STUART, 4333, 1925, from a LMS Class 4F 0-6-0 No 4083 which became BR 44083. At Bletchley by January 1935 and later Willesden, Stoke, Walsall, then Tebay in 1946 for thirteen years until moving in 1959 to Carnforth LNW and then Buxton LNW from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 14 December 1953 and cut up at Crewe Works by 17 January 1964. Cast brass, 12¾"x6¾", the front repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £580.

Lot 363 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet, HEPSCOTT-CHOPPINGTON, (fibre), from the Morpeth to Bedlington section of the Blyth and Tyne Railway, closed to passengers in 1950. £80-120 - Sold for £270.

Lot 364 A GWR cabside numberplate, 3607, from a 8750 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon in February 1939. A long time Worcester engine, it moved in April 1961 to Kidderminster and later Stourbridge and Tyseley from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 8 October 1966 and despatched for scrap from Saltley to George Cohen at Kettering on 28 February 1967. Cast iron, the front cleaned and repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £520.

Lot 365 A BR(NE) direction sign, GOODS STATION, (f/f), enamel, 28"x13", a small edge chip to the top left. £600-800 - Sold for £790.

Lot 366 A worksplate BEYER PEACOCK, 7173, 1945, from a South African Railways 3ft 6ins gauge Class GEA 4-8-2+2-8-4 Beyer Garratt No 4006, one of a class of fifty engines designed for freight traffic. All were withdrawn by 1976. Cast brass, 10¼"x6", cleaned but unpainted. £200-350 - Sold for £250 to commission or postal bidder number 1826.

Lot 367 A Spanish double royal poster, SEVILLA, by Guillermo Bonilla, 1957. £50-80 - Sold for £100.

Lot 368 An LNER seat back plate, BRIDLINGTON, from the Hull to Scarborough route. Cast iron, 36" long, the front repainted. £300-500 - Sold for £740 to commission or postal bidder number 4589.

Lot 369 An electric kettle from a travelling post office van. The side marked, No. 14, LMS WOL, 24 VOLT, 25 AMP, in attractive hatched lettering. One other example of a Wolverton T.P.O. kettle is in York Museum. Copper body, brass and wooden handle, 8½" diameter, in fine original condition. £200-350 - Sold for £80.

Lot 370 A shedplate, 30A Stratford (1949 to September 1962 for steam). The ex GER shed at Stratford had the largest allocation of any depot in the United Kingdom, with a total of nearly 400 locos. It was mostly noted for its Sandringhams and Britannias in steam days and the diesel depot continued using this code until May 1973. The front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £120.

Lot 371 A LNER, Great Central pattern, three aspect handlamp with a brass plate, LNER-C, HELLABY, 11880, the body stamped with the same number. Hellaby was on the Great Central, Hull and Barnsley and Midland route, the Triple Joint, between Branthwell Junction and Laughton Junction in South Yorkshire. £150-300 - Sold for £140 to commission or postal bidder number 4937.

Lot 372 A worksplate, HUNSLET, 7041, 1971, from a standard gauge 0-6-0DH new to BP UK Chemicals Ltd at Salt End, Kingston-upon-Hull. It was later acquired by Harry Needle and seems to have become a hire loco which at one time appeared as a depot shunter at Polmadie. Last known location was at Nemesis Rail Ltd at Burton-on-Trent. Cast brass, 11¼"x8", in ex loco condition. £80-120 - Sold for £210 to commission or postal bidder number 3628.

Lot 373 A BR(M) totem sign, FAIRFIELD FOR DROYLESDEN, (f/f), from the Manchester to Guide Bridge section of the Woodhead route to Sheffield, a rare example, not offered at auction before. £600-900 - Sold for £820.

Lot 374 A smokebox numberplate, 2871, from a GWR 2800 Class 2-8-0 built at Swindon in November 1918. At Banbury by January 1948, is later sheds were Croes Newydd, Westbury and Taunton from where it was withdrawn on 24 May 1963 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Newport on 10 June 1964. Cast iron, in ex loco condition. £350-500 - Sold for £520.

Lot 375 A GWR ground frame nameboard, HIGHTOWN LEVEL CROSSING G.F, from the Ellesmere to Wrexham route which closed to passengers in 1962, the northern stub surviving until 1981. Cast iron, 20¼"x4¼", unrestored. £100-200 - Sold for £720.

Lot 376 A worksplate, NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE Co, QUEENS PARK WORKS, 23938, 1930, from a GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT No 7742 built in February 1930. A long time Neath Court Sart engine, it was withdrawn from there on 13 July 1959 and cut up at Swindon Works in the week ending 12 September 1959. Cast brass, 15¼"x6¼", the front lightly cleaned. £250-400 - Sold for £520.

Lot 377 A carriage print, BOURTON-0N-THE-WATER, by Claude Buckle, from the Western Region series. £80-120 - Sold for £200.

Lot 378 A smokebox numberplate, 65811, from a North Eastern Railway Class P3, LNER J27 Class, 0-6-0 No 1015 built by the North British Locomotive Co, Works No 18356, in May 1908. It was renumbered 5811 in 1946 becoming BR 65811. It spent almost all its BR days at North Blyth with a final few months at Sunderland from where it was withdrawn on 9 September 1967 and sold for scrap to T.J. Thomson at Stockton. The front repainted, a weld repair between the 5 and 8. (See also next Lot) £300-500 - Sold for £1000.

Lot 379 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 65811, N.B. LOCO Co, 1908. Cast brass, with renumbering strip, 9"x5", cleaned but unpainted. (See previous Lot for loco history) £150-300 - Sold for £560.

Lot 380 A tenderplate, GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (I), 75B, DUNDALK, 1904, from a 5ft 3ins gauge tender either built or refurbished at Dundalk. In 1904 two 4-4-0s (No. 88, VICTORIA, and No. 89, ALBERT), were constructed there using two 4-2-2s as a basis and it is possible that this plate may be associated with one of their tenders. Cast brass, 9¾"x6", the front cleaned but unpainted. £100-200 - Sold for £250.

Lot 381 A GWR lamp tablet, NEWTON ABBOT. Engraved milk glass with cast frame, 18"x3½", and retaining its small mounting bracket. £200-350 - Sold for £640.

Lot 382 A shedplate, 52A Gateshead (1949 to June 1965 for steam, May 1988 totally). By the end of the 1950s this shed had a star studded allocation of 90 locos, including 8 A4s, 13 A3s, 14 A1s, 4 A2s, 2 Antelope B1s and 2 named V2s. After closure to steam some of its diesel allocation carried this style of code, which were often made of brass. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £190.

Lot 383 A BR(E) totem sign, SLEAFORD, (h/f), from the Spalding to Lincoln route. Edge chips. £700-1000 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £750.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 384 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 9706, DONCASTER, 1927, from a LNER N7 Class 0-6-2T No 2604 built at Doncaster, Works No 1673, in November 1927, renumbered 9706 in 1946, becoming BR 69706. At Stratford by January 1948 and later Norwich and Lowestoft, returning towards the end to Stratford from where it was withdrawn on 4 December 1960 and cut up at Stratford Works. Cast brass, 9"x5", lightly cleaned but unpainted. £150-300 - Sold for £460.

Lot 385 A BR(M) double royal poster, LLANDUDNO, 1952, by Armstone. Laid down to conserve, loss to lower left corner. (LM6052) £100-200 - Sold for £160.

Lot 386 A GWR signal box shelf plate, L&NW JUNCTION, from Leamington Spa, referring to the route to Kenilworth and Coventry. Engraved brass, 4¾"x1½" £100-200 - Sold for £340.

Lot 387 A Highland Railway carriage roof lamp surround into which a pot lamp would be placed. Cast iron, 13¼"diameter, the front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £260.

Lot 388 A nameplate, HOME GUARD, from a LMS Class 6P Patriot 4-6-0 No 5543, BR 45543, built at Crewe in 1934 and named at a ceremony at Euston station on 30 July 1940 by Lt Gen Sir Henry Pownall, Inspector-General of the Home Guard, the first such ceremony after the outbreak of war, and one of the Class not subsequently rebuilt with tapered boiler. Allocated new to Crewe North on 16 March 1934, its later sheds included Patricroft, Carlisle Upperby, Edge Hill, Lancaster and Carnforth from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 17 November 1962 and cut up at Crewe Works by 30 August 1963. Cast brass, 34½" long, the front repainted. £7000-9000 - Sold for £10200.

Lot 389 A Great Eastern Railway large meat dish bearing the full company name and bats wing device. China, 17½"x14", the makers mark underneath but indistinct, a hairline crack to the left edge. £80-120 - Sold for £360.

Lot 390 A smokebox numberplate, 44348, from a LMS Class 4F 0-6-0 No 4348 built by Kerr Stuart, Works No 4376, in 1927, becoming BR 44348. At Longsight by January 1935, its later sheds included Alsager, Devons Road, Watford and Workington from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 18 July 1964 and despatched for scrap to J.N. Connell at Coatbridge on 28 November 1964. Ex loco condition. £300-500 - Sold for £410.

Lot 391 A Midland Railway bell type locomotive whistle complete with base and distinctive screw type operating valve, 14½"high, mounted on a wooden base. £250-400 - Sold for £250.

Lot 392 A BR(S) double royal poster, SURREY TOWNS & NORTH DOWNS, by Reginald Montague Lander, 1913-c1981. Rolled. (AD2904/B11/4280) £80-120 - Sold for £170.

Lot 393 A worksplate, ANDREW BARCLAY, 1909, 1927, from a LMS Class 4F 0-6-0 No 4365, which became BR 44365. At Carlisle Upperby by January 1935 and later Stoke and Buxton LNW with a final eleven years at Workington from where it was withdrawn on 27 November 1959 and cut up at Crewe Works by 23 January 1961. Cast brass, 9½"x7", the front repainted. £200-350 - Sold for £560.

Lot 394 A early 20th century GWR 12 inch dropcase clock in mahogany case of standard design in good restored condition. Probably once at St Germans. Overall height 28".The trunk with incurved base containing door with lock, standard Ivorine plate marked GWR 3196 on the left side and replaced hanging plate stamped GWR. Once marked 1242 A in chalk on the inside of the backboard, now rubbed out. Four piece dial surround marked 1242 A on the underside and containing a replaced bezel with clip-in sight ring. Dial written GWR possibly the original dial writing; with some faults and touching in. Rear of dial marked 1242A in broad black and 3196 in pencil. Hands of typical GWR broad style. Chain fusee movement between rectangular plates scratched 3196 on rear plate. GWR 1242 is recorded as made redundant from St. Germans in 1969. Complete with pendulum, bob scratched 3196, winder and door key. Further notes on line. £800-1200 - Sold for £2100 to commission or postal bidder number 1005.

Lot 395 A shedplate, 53E Cudworth (1948 to July 1951), then Goole (October 1956 to January 1960). Ex H&BR shed Cudworth had just 6 locos. The ex L&YR shed at Goole used its LMS code of 25C, before being transferred to the NE region in 1956 when its 30 locos adopted this code. By 1960 Goole became 50D and closed in May 1967. The front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £210.

Lot 396 An LNER double royal poster, YORK, by Fred Taylor, 1875-1963. Rolled, loss to top right corner. £100-200 - Sold for £75.

Lot 397 A pair of Great Eastern Railway candlesticks by Elkington. Silver plate, each 9" high with weighted base, marked with company initials and the bats wing device. (2) £150-300 - Sold for £110.

Lot 398 A BR(M) direction sign, SUTTON COLDFIELD STATION, (f/f) from the Birmingham New Street to Lichfield route. Enamel, 28"x13", minor blemishes. £500-600 - Sold for £620.

Lot 399 A Hull Barnsley and West Riding Railway and Dock Company trespass notice, signed George Scaum, Secretary. Cast iron, 28"x17¼", the front repainted. £250-400 - Sold for £420 to commission or postal bidder number 8278.

Lot 400 A fingerboard from Birmingham Snow Hill station for a Honeybourne train via Solihull and Stratford. Painted wood, 49"x8", in original condition. £150-300 - Sold for £400 to commission or postal bidder number 1074.

Lot 401 A BR(E) totem sign, LINCOLN ST MARKS, (h/f), from the City's Midland station on the line from Nottingham and Newark. Chips restored to the edge of the upper and lower panel. £3000-4000 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £3000.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 402 A worksplate, KITSON & Co, 1921, together with its matching numberplate, 72, from a Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0T built by Kitson, Works No 5357, and delivered new on 21 October 1921. It spent all its working life at the MSC railways and was scrapped at their Mode Wheel Workshops in December 1964. The worksplate engraved brass, 10½"x6¼", the face lightly polished, a score mark at the top. The numberplate, cast brass, 15¾"x9½", the front repainted. (2) £600-900 - Sold for £700.

Lot 403 A signal box name board, ROSE HILL (f/f) from the Great Central and North Staffordshire Joint Line between Marple and Macclesfield closed in 1970. Enamel, 30"x9", in excellent condition. £300-500 - Sold for £1050.

Lot 404 A worksplate, BUILT 1962 SWINDON, from a Class 52 in the number series D1001 to D1014. Cast aluminium, 10½"x6", the front repainted; maroon and blue paint in evidence on the rim and back. £250-400 - Sold for £620.

Lot 405 A smokebox numberplate, 63347, from a North Eastern Railway Class T2, LNER Q1 Class, 0-8-0 No 1254 built at Darlington in March 1914, renumbered 3347 in 1946, becoming BR 63347. At Newport NER by January 1948, its later sheds were Haverton Hill, Thornaby, West Auckland and West Hartlepool from where it was withdrawn on 18 October 1965 and sold for scrap to W. Willoughby at Choppington. Repainted. (See also next Lot) £400-500 - Sold for £500.

Lot 406 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 63347, Darlington, 1913, cast brass, 9"x5", the front repainted. (See previous Lot for loco history) £250-400 - Sold for £300.

Lot 407 A single line key token, DOVEY JCT- GLYNDYLI, (brass/steel), from the Cambrian Railways route to Aberwystwyth, an early style key with cast brass plates. £150-300 - Sold for £400.

Lot 408 A shedplate, 82D Westbury (1949 to October 1963). This ex GWR shed had an allocation of 75 locos during the 1950s. It was recoded 83C in October 1963, and closed to steam in September 1965. The front cleaned, the background repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £270.

Lot 409 An LNER, Great Central pattern, three aspect hand lamp with brass plate, LNE-C, KIRKBY BENTINCK, 10889, the number also stamped in the body. A crack to the front lens and rear clip absent. The station was on the GC main line north of Annesley. £100-200 - Sold for £100.

Lot 410 A South Eastern & Chatham Railway booking office notice instructing passengers to check tickets and change. Enamel, 14½"x 9¾", restoration to two face chips and to edges. £250-400 - Sold for £530.

Lot 411 A Cambrian Railways waiting room lamp with integral vessel, wall plate, burner and glass chimney, a brass plate on the front, CAM RY, fine original condition. £300-400 - Sold for £350.

Lot 412 A BR(S) totem sign, WANDSWORTH TOWN, (f/f), from the Clapham Junction to Richmond route. Excellent condition. £250-400 - Sold for £250.

Lot 413 A BR(W) double royal poster, BARMOUTH, by Harry Riley. Rolled. Loss at lower right corner, white only. (PR44) £150-300 - Sold for £310.

Lot 414 A BR tri-tone chime whistle fitted to an LNER A4 class locomotive, 4¾" diameter, 14" tall to the top of the decorative finial. £1000-1500 - Sold for £2300 to commission or postal bidder number 4242.

Lot 415 A BR(M) totem sign, BOLTON TRINITY STREET, (f/f), from the Manchester to Blackburn and Preston route; minor edge rust. £350-500 - Sold for £780 to commission or postal bidder number 2715.

Lot 416 A makers plate, ARBEL-DOUAI, 1912, probably a wagon plate as this and other plate work was their speciality from their works in Douai. They built large hopper and tank and other special wagons in their thousands. They became Arbel-Fauvet in 1985. Cast brass, 10"x6½", cleaned but unpainted; a crack at the left bolt hole. £50-80 - Sold for £40.

Lot 417 A small LNER carriage board, ROTHBURY- MORPETH, used by trains on the North British Railway's Wansbeck line and Rothbury branch in Northumberland, closed in 1952. Painted wood, 32½" long, in original condition with steel straps to the ends. £100-200 - Sold for £340.

Lot 418 A nameplate, KING STEPHEN, from the GWR 4000 Star Class 4-6-0 No 4029 built at Swindon in October 1909 and named after the King of England who was a grandson of William the Conqueror and reigned from 1135 until 1154. Following the introduction of the King Class in 1927, it was renamed THE SPANISH MONARCH in July 1927, altered without THE later the same year. One of the earliest of the Class to go, it was withdrawn from service in November 1934 and cut up at Swindon Works. The splasher has been repainted many years ago. £9000-12000 - Sold for £10800.

Lot 419 A BR(NE) quad royal poster, DURHAM by Kenneth Steel, 1906-1973, edge nicks, minor corner loss top right and lower left. (AR1101) £250-400 - Sold for £200.

Lot 420 A shedplate, 88D Merthyr (1949 to November 1964), then Rhymney (November 1964 to April 1965). The ex GWR shed at Merthyr had 55 locos in the 1950s. The ex RR shed at Rhymney had an allocation of 19 56xx 0-6-2T during its short time as a coded depot. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £180.

Lot 421 A poster, EARLY HOLIDAY, BUTLINS, 1946, by Orr, 20"x30". £150-300 - Sold for £580 to commission or postal bidder number 4616.

Lot 422 A smokebox numberplate, 5390, from a GWR 43XX Class 2-6-0 built at Swindon in October 1920. At Oxley by January 1948, its later sheds were Reading, Oxley again and Didcot from where it was withdrawn on 13 August 1958 and sold for scrap to Hayes at Bridgend on 9 July 1959. Ex loco condition. £250-400 - Sold for £440.

Lot 423 An original oil painting, GWR, 381, Morning Star, by Hamilton Ellis. Framed and glazed, overall 26½"x21½". £500-800 - Sold for £620 to commission or postal bidder number 7775.

Lot 424 A worksplate, HAWTHORN LESLIE, 3697, 1928 from a LNER N2 Class 0-6-2T No 2668 which was renumbered 9574 in 1946 and became BR 69574. A long time Kings Cross engine, it was withdrawn from there on 14 February 1961 and cut up at Doncaster Works. Cast brass, 10"x6", the front lightly polished, otherwise untouched. £200-350 - Sold for £580.

Lot 425 A BR(S) totem sign, WINCHESTER CITY, (h/f), from the Basingstoke to Southampton route. A chip in the lower panel repainted. £600-900 - Sold for £750.

Lot 426 A GWR signal box shelf plate, MEOLE BRACE, a box west of Shrewsbury on the route to Welshpool. Engraved brass, 4¾"x1½". £100-200 - Sold for £200.

Lot 427 A Caledonian Railway office chair with upholstered seat, the company initials carved in the top bar. £150-300 - Sold for £580.

Lot 428 A BR(E) doorplate, PLEASE CLOSE THIS DOOR, (flangeless). Enamel, 18"x6", minor chips at fixings. £200-300 - Sold for £360.

Lot 429 A smokebox numberplate, 44559, from a Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 0-6-0 No 59 built by Armstrong Whitworth, Works No 470, in April 1922. After the Railway's locos were absorbed into LMS stock in 1930, it became LMS Class 4F No 4559 and later BR 44559. Always a S&D allocated engine, it was withdrawn from Bath on 7 January 1963. The front repainted. £1500-1800 - Sold for £1500.

Lot 430 A Great Eastern Railway oil can with plate, WOLFERTON, SPECIAL RAPE OIL FOR FOG SIGNALMANS LAMPS. The station was on the Kings Lynn to Hunstanton branch, closed in 1970. Height 8", the copper plate, 3"x1¼". £80-120 - Sold for £380.

Lot 431 A Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company cash bag from KIRK SMEATON, a station on the section east of Drax, closed in 1931. Leather with brass plate, in fine original condition. £250-400 - Sold for £320.

Lot 432 A numberplate, No. 62048, 1948, from a K1 Class 2-6-0 built by the North British Locomotive Co, Works No 26652, and allocated new to Darlington on 21 October 1949. Its later sheds were Heaton, Haverton Hill, York North, Darlington again and West Hartlepool from where it was withdrawn on 19 June 1967 and sold for scrap to Garnham Harris at Chesterfield. Engraved brass, 12¼"x6½", lightly cleaned. £200-350 - Sold for £240.

Lot 433 A BR(M) totem sign, CHINLEY, (h/f), from the Derby to Manchester main line through the Peak District. Several face chips repainted, unusually good colour for a totem from this station. £400-600 - Sold for £480.

Lot 434 A worksplate, CEGIELSKI, 1382, 1949, from a standard gauge Ty45 class 2-10-0 of the type widely used on PKP (Polish State Railways), an improved version of the pre-war Ty37 2-10-0. A total of 448 locomotives of this class were designed and built in Poland. This particular one was not numbered in the PKP series, but given its works number as its running number, becoming Ty45-1382, as was the practice with the 20 or so that were delivered direct to industry. It worked all its life at Kopalnia (Coal mine) Ziemowit, near Katowice in Upper Silesia. Withdrawn in the late 1970s. Cast aluminium, 12"x8½", curved with bevelled edge, the front cleaned. £100-200 - Sold for £160.

Lot 435 A BR(W) double royal poster, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, by Krogman. (PR4) £150-300 - Sold for £300.

Lot 436 A GWR cabside numberplate, 4689, from a 8750 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon in December 1944. A long time Yeovil Pen Mill engine, it moved in January 1959 to Weymouth and later Salisbury SR, Bristol Barrow Road and Gloucester WR from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 18 December 1965 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Newport on 13 June 1966. Cast iron, in ex loco condition. £350-500 - Sold for £980.

Lot 437 A signal box name board, CHERRY TREE SIDINGS, from a box situated south of Doncaster station. Cast letters on wood, 78"x9¾", in original condition. £250-400 - Sold for £460 to commission or postal bidder number 3165.

Lot 438 A shedplate, 84C. Banbury (1949 to September 1963), then Truro (September 1963 to November 1965). The ex GWR shed at Banbury housed between 50 and 70 locos during this period, before it was transferred to the LM region, becoming 2D. By the time the ex GWR shed at Truro had gained this code, it had lost its steam allocation and was being used as diesel stabling point. Closure came in November 1965. Ex loco condition. £150-300 - Sold for £160.

Lot 439 A London and North Western Railway wall thermometer. Wood with brass fittings, 10¾"x2", the face marked L&NWR WOLVERTON. £100-200 - Sold for £360 to commission or postal bidder number 2221.

Lot 440 A BR(M) station sign, OLNEY, (flangeless), from the Northampton to Bedford route; the station closed in 1962. Enamel, 56"x16", minor chips to screw holes. £150-300 - Sold for £200.

Lot 441 A worksplate ENGLISH ELECTRIC/VF 3589/E359 from Class 73 E6027. New to Stewarts Lane in April 1966; it was the only 73 not to receive a TOPS number as it was involved in a serious collision at Horsham and withdrawn in July 1972. The remains were cut up at Slade Green in February 1973. Cast chromed brass, 10¼"x4½", in ex loco condition, loss at three bolt holes, the plate out of true. £400-600 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £1000.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 442 A BR(M) totem sign, WILLESDEN JUNCTION, (f/f), from the southern end of the West Coast Main Line. £400-600 - Sold for £980 to commission or postal bidder number 7926.

Lot 443 A worksplate, London & North Eastern Railway, 5445, REBUILT STRATFORD 1913, from a Great Eastern Railway Class Y14 0-6-0 No 645 built at Stratford in 1899. The extent of the rebuilding when this plate was fitted appears to have been the installation of a new boiler. It became LNER J15 Class No 7645 and was renumbered 5445 in 1946, becoming BR 65445. A long time Colchester engine, it moved to Parkeston in 1959 and then to Stratford from where it was withdrawn on 1 August 1962 and sold for scrap to A. King at Canning Town. Cast brass, 9"x5", the front repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £520.

Lot 444 A pair of Great Western Railway Hotels cake tongs by Walker and Hall, silver plate, 9" long. £100-200 - Sold for £310 to commission or postal bidder number 1338.

Lot 445 A BR(M) direction sign, CENTRAL STATION, (f/f), enamel, 28"x13". £400-500 - Sold for £400.

Lot 446 A nameplate, GEOFFREY H KITSON, from a LNER B1 Class 4-6-0 No 1237 built by the North British Locomotive Co, Works No 26138, in September 1947, becoming BR 61237. It was named in December 1947 at Darlington Stooperdale after the LNER Director (1937-47) and member of the famous Leeds based locomotive builders who died on 7 November 1974. Allocated new, and appropriately, to Leeds Neville Hill where it spent its first thirteen years, its later sheds were Gateshead, Sunderland, Blaydon, Tyne Dock, Ardsley and Wakefield from where it was withdrawn on 6 December 1966 and sold for scrap to Arnott Young at Parkgate & Rawmarsh on 16 February 1967. Cast brass, 47" long, the front repainted; the middle initial has clearly been altered from N to H by the railways. £6000-8000 - Sold for £5500 to commission or postal bidder number 7540.

Lot 447 A shedplate, 34G Finsbury Park (April 1960 to May 1973, closure 1983). This ER diesel depot, was famous for its nurturing of the popular Class 55 Deltics. Ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £240.

Lot 448 A single line key token, BURTON DASSETT-KINETON, (alloy), from the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction route, closed to passengers in 1952 and freight in 1966. £150-300 - Sold for £350.

Lot 449 A BR(Sc) double royal poster, CIVIC CENTRES, GLASGOW, by Claude Henry Buckle, 1905-1973. Rolled. £100-200 - This lot did not sell at the auction. It may still be available to purchase for the reserve price of £100.00 plus 18% commission and VAT. If you are interested in purchasing this Lot, please contact the GCR office without delay.

Lot 450 A smokebox numberplate, 7713, from a GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT built by Kerr Stuart, Works No 4448, in March 1930. At Old Oak Common by January 1948, its later sheds were Didcot, Tyseley and Taunton from where it was withdrawn on 16 August 1962 and sold for scrap to Cashmores at Newport on 21 October 1963. Ex loco condition. £250-400 - Sold for £390.

Lot 451 A BR(S) totem sign, FOLKESTONE EAST, (f/f) from the Folkestone Central to Dover route; the station closed in 1965. Minor edge chips. £300-500 - Sold for £720 to commission or postal bidder number 1249.

Lot 452 A smokebox numberplate, 32581, from a London Brighton & South Coast Railway E4 Class 0-6-2T No 581 built at Brighton in September 1903 and named WARNINGCAMP after a village in the Company's territory, although the name was removed before the end of 1910. It retained its LBSCR number in SR days but was later renumbered 2581 and became BR 32581. At Tunbridge Wells by January 1948, it spent most of its BR days there before moving in March 1961 to Brighton from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 7 April 1962 and cut up at Ashford Works the following week. Unrestored. £400-600 - Sold for £780.

Lot 453 A LNER three aspect handlamp with brass plate, HAVERHILL NORTH, repainted. The station was on the Sudbury to Cambridge route and closed in 1967. £100-200 - Sold for £90.

Lot 454 A LNER Coronation pattern entree dish and cover by Walker and Hall. Silver plate, 12"x8½", each piece marked with the LNER high speed logo. £80-120 - Sold for £260 to commission or postal bidder number 4405.

Lot 455 A Midland Railway double line block instrument with a trafolite plate, ROSE HILL STATION, a box on the Great Central & North Staffordshire Joint Line between Romily and Macclesfield which closed 1970. £100-200 - Sold for £440.

Lot 456 A worksplate, J. STALINA, 1694, 1951, from a Russian State Rlys (SZD) 5ft gauge 0-10-0 Class Er No. 787-10. The Stalina works was in fact the former Cegielski factory in Poznan, Poland, renamed as an act of political correctness in the Soviet Bloc in 1952. The name reverted to Cegielski by the late 1950s. This class was the world's largest class of locomotives (11,000 E class and derivatives built by numerous manufacturers from 1912 to 1957). Cast aluminium, 15¾"x7¾", repainted. £80-120 - Sold for £180 to commission or postal bidder number 3628.

Lot 457 A South Yorkshire Joint Railway bridge plate, S.Y.J.R, 33, cast iron, 14"x12", repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £200.

Lot 458 A (GWR) cabside numberplate, 1648, from a 1600 Class 0-6-0PT built at Swindon and allocated new to Swindon on 18 May 1951. Its later sheds were Danygraig, Carmarthen and Neyland from where it was withdrawn on 17 May 1963 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Newport on 6 December 1963. Cast brass, the front repainted. £400-600 - Sold for £480.

Lot 459 A BR(S) double royal poster, GUERNSEY, Anon. (AD 9043/A2/62&63/1061) £80-120 - Sold for £50.

Lot 460 A Metropolitan Railway bridge plate, MR 194, cast iron, 9"x5¾" repainted. £50-80 - Sold for £110.

Lot 461 A BR(Sc) running in board, BALLACHULISH, (flangeless), from the terminus of the branch from Connel Ferry, near Oban. The station closed in 1966. Enamel, two sections 56" & 52"x16", some face chips restored. £500-800 - Sold for £1350.

Lot 462 A smokebox numberplate, 42430, from a LMS Class 4 2-6-4T No 2430 built at Derby in 1936. Allocated new on loan to Nottingham on 4 March 1936, its many later sheds included Rose Grove, Longsight, Rugby and Willesden from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 27 March 1965 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Great Bridge on 28 June 1965. Ex loco condition. £300-500 - Sold for £420.

Lot 463 A BR(M) double royal poster, COLWYN BAY, by A.J.Wilson, b 1924. Rolled. (LM19458) £150-300 - Sold for £230.

Lot 464 A shedplate, 16D Mansfield (1935 to October 1955), then Annesley (February 1958 to September 1963), finally Nottingham (September 1963 to April 1965). Ex MR Mansfield had just 25 locos during the 1950s. Ex GCR shed Annesley, formerly 38B, was transferred to the LMR, and its allocation of 70 locos carried this code. Finally, ex MR Nottingham, formerly 16A, had around 60 locos on its books in 1964. LMS pattern in ex loco condition. £100-200 - Sold for £200.

Lot 465 A BR(S) totem sign, SANDWICH, (f/f), from the Canterbury to Dover route. Edge chips restored. £250-400 - Sold for £510.

Lot 466 A nameplate, HOWN HALL, from the (GWR) 6959 Modified Hall Class 4-6-0 No 7910 built at Swindon in January 1950 and named after the large house at Taynton, seven miles from Gloucester, later used as the farmhouse of Hownhall Farm. Allocated new on 31 January 1950 to Southall where it remained for almost fourteen years before moving to Old Oak Common, Reading and Oxford from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 6 February 1965 and cut up at Swindon Works. Ex loco condition. £4000-5000 - Sold for £3500.

Lot 467 A Hull Docks, Ellerman's Wilson Line notice, outlining the byelaws prohibiting smoking on board ships or in the dock area. Enamel, 20"x30", minor blemishes only. £200-350 - Sold for £280 to commission or postal bidder number 4604.

Lot 468 A smokebox numberplate, 58261, from a Midland Railway 1873 Class 0-6-0 No 2146 built by Neilson & Co, Works No 2928, in 1892. It was renumbered 3423 in 1907 and retained this number in LMS days, becoming BR 58261. At Leicester by January 1935, it moved in 1946 to Bromsgrove and in 1949 to Saltley from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 23 January 1960 and despatched for scrap to Doncaster Works on 12 April 1960. This plate is accompanied by a worksplate, LMS BUILT DERBY, which still has attached a BR tag identifying it to this loco. It is likely that this plate was fitted when the loco was re-boilered by the LMS in 1928. Each plate in ex loco condition. (2) £500-800 - Sold for £500.

Lot 469 A station sign, AUCHLOCHAN, from a halt serving Auchlochan Colliery on the Coalburn branch in South Lanarkshire. Cast letters on wood, 74"x13¼", the front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £420 to commission or postal bidder number 4543.

Lot 470 A brass numberplate, W EDWARDS & Co, CONTRACTORS, CLEE HILL No 6, thought to be from a traction engine or steam roller used at Clee Hill Quarries, once served by a branch line from Ludlow. Cast brass, 13¼"x5½", the front repainted. £80-120 - Sold for £130.

Lot 471 A paperweight, GWR DRAWING OFFICE, cast iron, 4"x2½" £80-120 - Sold for £160 to commission or postal bidder number 8355.

Lot 472 A worksplate, LMS, BUILT DERBY, 1921. Locos built by the Midland Railway at Derby in 1921 were all 3987 Class 0-6-0s Nos 3987-4013, all of which survived into BR service as 43987-44013. Cast brass, 10½"x6", lightly cleaned but unpainted. £150-300 - Sold for £60.

Lot 473 A Pullman Car table lamp, from Car Ursula, built as part of an order of 29 vehicles. Ursula was constructed in 1928 as a first-class parlour car by the Metropolitan Carriage, Wagon & Finance Company Ltd at Saltley, Birmingham. Its interior was distinguished by figured thuya veneers and bright chintz chair moquette. Used on many services, including the 'Queen of Scots' and 'Bournemouth Belle', it was retired from service in July 1967 and subsequently preserved. The table lamp is an original A-type from the car; the side of the lamp is marked with the car name and is complete with switch. £500-800 - Sold for £540.

Lot 474 A Great Central Railway Dining Car drinks salver by Walker and Hall. Silver plate, 12" diameter with ball feet, the centre displays the company coat of arms, some wear. £200-350 - Sold for £540.

Lot 475 A (GWR) cabside numberplate, 8434, from a 9400 Class 0-6-0PT built by Bagnall, Works No 2944, and allocated new on 26 February 1953 to Old Oak Common where it spent all its short working life of six years until withdrawal on 15 June 1959. After a lengthy time in store, it was taken for scrap by Cashmores at Newport on 16 December 1960. Cast brass, the front repainted. £350-500 - Sold for £500.

Lot 476 A late 19th century GNR 8 inch roundhead clock in a mahogany case used in the booking office at Luton Hoo. In good ex-station condition but bearing an unexplained LNWR number plate. Overall height: 10¼". Supplied originally by John Walker. The wire fusee movement held between rectangular plates. Right side of the box bearing a vitreous enamel LNWR number plate marked 2967. The bottom door retains its lock. The dial written L&N.E.R 604 N Stockall, Marples & Co. Ltd. London E.C and the rear marked GNR 604. The cast brass bezel hinge stamped 604. Appears in a GNR clock inventory of 1878 as a Walker clock at New Mill End (became Luton Hoo for NME in 1891). Complete with original pendulum, winder, door key and copy of its entry in LNER clock records. Further notes on line. £400-600 - Sold for £800.

Lot 477 A shedplate 5A Crewe North (1935 to May 1965). This ex LNWR shed with its predominance of express passenger engines was a spotter's valhalla. Patriots, Jubilees, Royal Scots, Princesses, Coronations, and in the final years Britannias, all graced this depot. 130 locos were allocated here in the 50s and in its final months around 40 locos carried this code. The front repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £120.

Lot 478 A pair of LNER grape scissors by Walker and Hall, silver plate, length 7¼". £50-80 - Sold for £70.

Lot 479 A smokebox numberplate, 47299, from a LMS Class 3F 0-6-0T No 7139 built by Hunslet, Works No 1464, in 1924. It was renumbered 7299 in 1934 and became BR 47299. At Northampton by January 1935, it spent almost all of the remainder of its working life there before moving in 1955 to Sowerby Bridge from where it was withdrawn on 25 November 1959 and cut up at Derby Works. Ex loco condition. £300-500 - Sold for £440.

Lot 480 An LMS, GLENEAGLES, sweet dish by Mappin & Webb. Silver plate. 4½" diameter. £50-80 - Sold for £170.

Lot 481 A 10 inch LB&SCR mahogany roundhead clock used in Horsted Keynes South Signal Box, now Bluebell Railway territory. Overall height: 12¼". One of some three hundred such 10 inch dials supplied by Grimshaw & Baxter of Clerkenwell. This one came in 1882 when both the station and the box were opened; it then cost £1-17-6. Rear of box stamped 663 B. Dial in moderate condition, written 663 with the shadow of BR(S) visible, almost certainly once accompanied by John Walker etc. in typical SR/ BR(S) style since these details appear on the rear of the dial in pencil instructions to a dial writer. Cast brass bezel with integral sight ring. Chain fusee movement between rectangular plates. Complete with pendulum, winder, bottom door key, and copy of entry in SR clock records. £600-900 - Sold for £500.

Lot 482 A Midland Railway Company one gallon jug marked MRC, with a GR customs stamp inside the neck, so possibly a beer jug. Copper, 9½" diameter, overall height 11½". £80-120 - Sold for £60.

Lot 483 A smokebox numberplate, 6142, from a GWR 6100 Class 2-6-2T built at Swindon in November 1932. A long time Old Oak Common engine, it moved at the very end to Southall from where it was withdrawn on 7 September 1964 and sold for scrap to Hayes at Bridgend on 14 October 1964. Ex loco condition. £300-500 - Sold for £460.

Lot 484 A North Eastern Railway brake van lamp with brass plate, HULL G, No 40, complete with brass bezels, red and white bulls eye lens(latter damaged) and original vessel stamped NER. £100-200 - Sold for £240.

Lot 485 A carriage print, CONISTON WATER, LAKE DISTRICT, by Frank Sherwin, from the LMR B series. £80-120 - Sold for £140.

Lot 486 A shedplate, 41A Sheffield Darnall (November 1957 to June 1963 for steam, October 1965 totally). Formerly 39B, this ex GCR shed had 100 locos allocated in the period it carried this code, most notably 10 GCR D11 4-4-0s. The code was then adopted in 1964 by the new diesel depot at Tinsley, where several locos carried these cast iron plates. Repainted. £100-200 - Sold for £80.

Lot 487 A BR(E) double royal poster, SKEGNESS IS SO BRACING, by Kenneth Steel, 1906-1973. Rolled. (PP7031-56/57) £150-300 - Sold for £300.

Lot 488 A Highland Railway sugar bowl marked HR Co, STATION HOTEL INVERNESS, by Walker and Hall. Silver plate, 4" tall, garter a little worn, nevertheless an unusual piece. £100-200 - Sold for £120.

Lot 489 A tender plate, LMS, 3146, 1925, from a 3500 gallon tender coupled new to LMS Class 4F 0-6-0 No 4157 built at Crewe in 1925 and which became BR 44157. Cast iron, 8"x5¾", the front repainted. £50-80 - Sold for £180 to commission or postal bidder number 2782.

Lot 490 A Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway liqueur glass marked with the company's full coat of arms; a tiny imperfection to the rim. £50-80 - Sold for £80 to commission or postal bidder number 3103.

Lot 491 A worksplate, ROBERT STEPHENSON & HAWTHORNS, 7503, 1949, from a (LNER) L1 Class 2-6-4T No 67769 built in October 1949 and allocated new to Neasden on 19 October. Its only other shed was Colwick from where it was withdrawn on 4 September 1961 and cut up at Darlington Works. Engraved brass, 11¼"x5½", the face lightly polished. £200-350 - Sold for £390.

Lot 492 A seal, GWR SIGNAL DEPARTMENT, engraved brass head with turned wooden handle, 3" tall. £100-200 - Sold for £140.

Lot 493 An LNER Coronation pattern sauce boat by Walker & Hall. Silver plate, length 7½", the side marked with the high speed logo. £100-200 - Sold for £220.

Lot 494 An LNER cash bag with brass plate, BLYTH YARDMASTER, used at North or South Blyth. £80-120 - Sold for £100.

Lot 495 A worksplate, LMS BUILT 1944, SR. Stanier type LMS 8F 2-8-0s built to Railway Executive Committee order by the Southern Railway in 1944 were (4)8661-2 at Eastleigh, (4)8663-70/75-8/81-704 at Brighton and (4)8672-4 at Ashford. Cast brass, 10½"x6", in ex loco condition. £150-300 - Sold for £450.

Lot 496 A GWR staff whistle from the company's Signal Department, complete with brass chain and clip, the side engraved GWR SIGNAL DEPT. £80-120 - Sold for £110.

Lot 497 A Hull & Barnsley Railway signal finial by Saxby & Farmer of Chippenham. Cast iron, 24½" tall, the top marked with the railway company and manufacturer's initials. £100-200 - Sold for £180.

Lot 498 A Great Western Railway works bench, the supports each marked GWR, S ROAD. (Wolverhampton, Stafford Road Works). Cast iron supports, oak top, 30" high with steel tie bar, the top 36"x18". £150-300 - Sold for £500 to commission or postal bidder number 1338.

Lot 499 A worksplate, BUILT BY AND ON LOAN TO LONDON NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY Co, 1949, DARLINGTON WORKS, 1945, from a Stanier type 2-8-0 No 8543, BR 48543, built to Railway Executive Committee order and allocated new to Aberdeen Ferryhill on 11 January 1945. Its later sheds included St Margarets, Coalville, Wellingborough, Toton, Heaton Mersey, Warrington Dallam, Gorton and Newton Heath from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 12 February 1966 and despatched for scrap to T.W. Ward at Beighton on 6 May 1966. Fully engraved brass, 13½"x7¾", in ex loco condition. £400-600 - Sold for £1750 to commission or postal bidder number 2301.

Lot 500 An LNER Coronation pattern Hors-d'oeuvres tray by Walker & Hall, silver plate, 13½"x10¼". £100-200 - Sold for £170 to commission or postal bidder number 1053.