Live Auction For : SATURDAY 27th JUNE AT GARTELL LIGHT RAILWAY, COMMON LANE, YENSTON,
            TEMPLECOMBE, SOMERSET, BA8 0NB

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193 SR “Gentlemen” double sided enamel Station Sign in its original wooden frame with scrolled wrought iron wall bracket. 830mm. (32.7in) projection. v.g.c. 205 Aluminium Single Line Key. The head engraved “St. Blazey Bridge Crossing - Luxulyan”. v.g.c. and retaining most of the service red paintwork.
194 Oval cast brass bi-lingual Locomotive Cabside Numberplate “South African Railways / Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorwee E1175 6E”. As carried by 3’-6” gauge Bo-Bo 3340hp dual cab Class 6E loco of which 80 were built by AEI (UK) and VCW (South Africa). They were fitted with the world’s most power electric traction motor when built. The plate is in very good condition lightly face polished only and retaining original red service paintwork. 206 Kent & East Sussex Railway enamel and brass Second World War Service Lapel Badge. Very low staff number “16” to rear. An extremely scarce badge as only a few were issued. v.g.c.
195 Southern Railway (S&DJR) enamel Station Seat Nameplate “Blandford”. Minor re-touched edge wear only. Very good condition with fine deep colour and shine. 1220mm. long (48in) and screwed to a wooden back board. A station opened by the Dorset Central Railway in August 1863, re-named Blandford Forum in Sept. 1953 and closed in March 1966. 207 SR enamel Station Target Sign “Gravesend Central”. Nicely restored chips to three screwholes and one corner. Minor edge wear otherwise lovely condition with fine deep colour and shine. A former SER station opened in July 1849 as Gravesend. Central added in July 1899, reverting back to Gravesend in June 1965.
196 “South Eastern & Chatham Railway” double royal enamel Poster Board Header. Some restored chipped areas and presented in a wooden frame. 708x178mm. (27.8x7in) overall. 208 British Railways double royal letterpress Poster Withdrawal Notice for the Yeovil Pen Mill - Taunton service which came into effect in June 1964. v.g.c. and presented in a glazed frame. 1070x687mm. (42x27in) overall.
197 Box of Miscellaneous Railway Items: Locomotive metal headcode square, damaged loco headlamp, SR porcelain track insulator, steam heater brass control plate and a Midland Great Western Rly (Ireland) 355 cast iron wagon plate. 209 Great Northern Railway small silverplated Cream Jug by Walker & Hall. Clearly lettered “GNR” in intertwined block lettering within ornate floral engraving. A superb item in fine condition. 90mm. (3.5in) tall overall.
198 GWR Signal Box brass Shelf Plate engraved “Axbridge” retaining most of the original black wax infill. A station on the Yatton to Wells Tucker Street line closed in Sept. 1963. 210 “Somerset & Dorset Joint Line” cast iron Trespass Notice from Evercreech Junction. Face restored only.
199 LSWR mahogany cased 8in dropcased Wall Clock with a wire driven fusee movement. The restored dial is lettered “L&SWR J.F.Fox Barnstaple 159”. Good condition and in full working order complete with pendulum and key. Records show that the clock was located at Tamerton Foliot station between Plymouth and Bere Alston. This station had one of the first lady station masters in the country. 211 Great Central Rly. mahogany cased Signal Box Block Instrument with pegging handle. Clearly stamped “G.C.Ry” on the roof. A fine instrument in lovely order complete with rear wiring and enclosing box.
200 GWR Locomotive Nameplate “Dunraven Castle” as carried by ‘Castle’ Class 4-6-0 No. 4092 built at Swindon Aug. 1925 to lot no. 232. The loco was withdrawn in Dec. 1961 and cut up immediately at Swindon. The nameplate 1710mm. (67.3in) long is in superb original condition. The face very lightly cleaned only and the back is ex-loco still retaining grime and soot deposits. The splasher support plate still bears the Swindon chalked number “4092 L” (left hand side plate) front and back. A truly desirable plate. The building Dunraven Castle was a 11th. Century fortified manor house 5 miles south of Bridgend once the home of the Earl of Dunraven. 212 Southern Railway full title enamel “Wagon Doors” Notice. Dated “Waterloo 1925”. General edge wear only, the main area being in particularly good condition with very good shine. 450x300mm. (17.7x11.8in).
201 Southern Rly. cast iron cased Lamp and original mounting bracket from one of the crossing gates at West Moors station north east of Wimborne which closed in May 1964. 213 Mersey Railway original Coat of Arms Transfer nicely mounted onto a painted panel and presented in a glazed frame with gilt slip. 477x477mm. (18.75x18.75in). This is the fifth from the collection of the London Railway Club / Woolwich Railway Museum in our sale today.
202 Southern Ry. two piece enamel Crossing Gate Disc from Charford Crossing between Breamore and Downton on the West Moors - Salisbury Line closed in May 1964. 214 LSWR mahogany Waiting Room Bench upholstered in green rexine and featuring three turned front legs. Underside of front rail clearly impressed “L&SWR” four times. Generally very good original condition. 1525mm. long x 910mm. high x 660mm. deep. (60x36x26in).
203 Carriage Print “Bedford” by Claude Buckle from the London Midland Region Series issued in 1950. v.g.c. and in an original type glazed frame. 215 Midland Rly. untitled cast iron Notice “Shut & Fasten Gate”. Face restored only.
204 Oval cast iron Locomotive Builders Plate “Built 1954 Derby” as carried by BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0 No. 73050 delivered new to Bath Green Park where it was a regular loco over the Somerset &Dorset line, hauling “The Pines Express” on many occasions. Withdrawn June 1968 from Patricroft, then to the Nene Valley Rly. and named “City of Peterborough”. The plate is in fine ex-loco condition with the number chalked on the back. 269x152mm. (10.5x6in). 216 Miscellaneous BR cast Coach Numbers and Routing Discs together with a “WXQ” cast iron plate referring to working arrangements over Weymouth Quay. All mounted onto a wooden panel.