May 2025 Lots 201-250

SATURDAY 17th May 2025 – Cedric Ford Pavilion,
Newark Showground, Lincoln Rd, Notts NG24 2NY
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201 Engraved brass Locomotive Worksplate (London North Eastern Railway Co.) No. 1605 Doncaster 1924”. The lettering in brackets is filled in. Clearly stamped in the back “2549”. As carried by ‘A3’ “Persimmon”. SOLD FOR £2000
202 Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “60050”. As carried by the ‘A3’ “Persimmon”. Face restored only. SOLD FOR £3000
203 “Fry’s Chocolate” enamel Advertising Sign. The well-known ‘5 Boys’ pictorial example. Requires restoration but this will repay as it is a much sought after sign. 30x22in. SOLD FOR £340
204 Great Northern Railway untitled cast iron Crane Notice “Persons not in the employ of the company using this crane do so at their own risk”. Face restored only. 21.75in. long. SOLD FOR £50
205 Great Eastern Railway enamel Notice “No Admission. Trespassers will be prosecuted by order”. Lovely condition with fine colour and shine. In a wooden frame 27×18.75in. o/all. SOLD FOR £200
206 GWR / BR-WR mahogany Signal Box Block Bell with tapper and large brass church bell. Superb original condition. Label left on the instrument on purchase from BR in 1987 states “Silk Mill Goods Reception”. Ex-Taunton West Box? n/s
207 Three cast brass “Motor Rail Ltd Simplex” Locomotive Builders Plates. All measure 7.75×2.9in. and are in ex-loco condition. SOLD FOR £170
208 Aluminium Single Line Tablet inscribed “Wroxham – North Walsham”. A section of the former GER Norwich to Cromer Line. SOLD FOR £250
209 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “51A” (Darlington). Face restored only a while ago. SOLD FOR £100
210 Liverpool and North Wales Steam Ship Company folding wooden Passengers Stool with a woven tapestry seat bearing the company titled house flag. V.g.c. The company’s routes included sailings to Holyhead, Llandudno, Beaumaris, Bangor, Fleetwood and the Isle of Man. The company was formed in 1890 and became defunct in 1962. SOLD FOR £120
211 GNR large 3 aspect Handlamp stamped “GNR 2829” top and bottom and date stamped 1890. Brass plated “Great Northern Railway Company Newark No. 22”. Complete with all fittings and glasses and restored. SOLD FOR £190
212 Cast iron Wagon Plate “D. Davis & Sons Limited Builders & Owners Cardiff”. Restored 8.75×5.5in. SOLD FOR £360
213 Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “42414” as carried by the Class 4P 2-6-4T. Built at Derby in 1933. A Huddersfield engine before transfer to Tebay for banking duties over Shap. It was w/d Oct. 1964 and cut up by Hughes Bolckow, North Blyth. SOLD FOR £420
214 “Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway” double royal letterpress Poster advertising passenger train alterations for Easter March 1937. V.g.c. and laid on card. SOLD FOR £4
215 Cast aluminium Locomotive Shedplate “73A” (Stewarts Lane). A smaller size plate 6.75×4.1in. in ex-loco condition. Probably carried by an Electro Diesel. SOLD FOR £140
216 South Eastern & Chatham Railway Engineers Lamp with brass plate to chimney “S.E & C.R. F2108”. Complete with original unmarked vessel, all fittings and glasses. Restored. A scarce pattern of lamp 8in. square x 18.25in tall. SOLD FOR £210
217 Chinese Railways narrow gauge brass & cast iron Locomotive Whistle in v.g.c. 16in. tall. SOLD FOR £100
218 BR(S) fully flanged enamel Station Totem Sign “Hurst Green”. From the former LB & SCR station between Oxted & Edenbridge. A small chip to the bottom edge. Good colour and shine. SOLD FOR £360
219 Oval cast brass Locomotive Builders Plate “No. 3960. 1926. The Vulcan Foundry (Limited) Newton-le-Willows Lancashire”. Good ex-loco condition. As carried by the LMS 0-6-0T No.47389. A long term Chester loco during BR it was w/d from there in July 1966 and cut up by Maden & McKee, Stanley, Liverpool. SOLD FOR £320
220 BR(Sc) double royal pictorial Poster “Over the Sea to Skye”. A view of the Kyle of Lochalsh – Kyleakin Ferry by Kenneth Steel. Top corner margin tear / small loss otherwise good with no folds. SOLD FOR £480
221 Eight Great Western Railway engraved brass Lever Plates from Bruton signal box, Somerset. Mounted on a wooden panel with a small paper location diagram. SOLD FOR £580
222 Cast aluminium Diesel Locomotive Depot Plaque featuring the Eagle logo of Crewe International Depot. A good carried example. SOLD FOR £320
223 LNER, North Eastern Railway pattern 3 aspect Handlamp bearing a “LNER” (NER style) oval brass plate. Complete with all fittings and glasses and copper wire bound top handle. Restored. SOLD FOR £80
224 Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Oil Pouring Can with swinging top handle. Stamped “MS&LRy” and brass plated “MS & LRy Rushey Siding Retford for paraffin”. V.g.c. complete with stopper. SOLD FOR £100
225 Engraved brass Locomotive Builders Plate “No. 2033 Doncaster 1948” as carried by the A1 Class Pacific No. 60116 named “Hal o’ the Wynd”. It was allocated to Heaton, Tweedmouth and Gateshead, w/d from the latter June 1965 and cut up by Hughes Bolckow, North Blyth. The plate is lightly face polished only clearly stamped “116” in the back. SOLD FOR £3000
226 Rhodesia Railways cast aluminium Locomotive Cabside Numberplate “RR 1918 DE9”. Good ex-loco condition. 16.25x13in. n/s
227 BR(M) fully flanged enamel Station Totem Sign “Skipton”. V.g.c. with very good colour and shine. Original purchase receipt dated Feb 1969 taped to back. SOLD FOR £3100
228 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “84J” (Croes Newydd). Restored. SOLD FOR £110
229 Central London Railway 3 aspect copper top Handlamp with copper plate to body “L.T.P.W.” (London Transport Permanent Way). Complete with original large copper vessel, all fittings and glasses. Unrestored. SOLD FOR £150
230 GWR cast iron Single Line Key Token with brass plates to both faces “Holt – Patney and Chirton”. V.g.c. and restored. A section of the GWR Route west from Savernake via Devizes. SOLD FOR £120
231 French Railways cast aluminium Locomotive Cabside Numberplate “SNCF 141 F 138”. As carried by the ‘F’ Class 4-8-2 modified from a PLM ‘Mikako’ 141 C 138. Ex-loco condition the top upstand incorporating the depot name removed in service. SOLD FOR £110
232 BR(NE) fully flanged enamel Station Totem Sign “Whitby Town” in excellent condition with fine colour and shine. SOLD FOR £9800
233 BR(NE) double royal letterpress Poster “Cheap Day Return Tickets” York – Market Weighton – Hull – Driffield – Bridlington” June 1953. Lists 23 stations with fares. Folds only. SOLD FOR £90
234 Great Central Railway 3 aspect sliding knobs Handlamp stamped “GCR” and with large brass plate “GCR 4070 Snelland”. Complete with “GCR” lining drum, “GCR” rape oil vessel, all fittings and glasses and restored. Snelland is on the Lincoln – Market Rasen line. SOLD FOR £400
235 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “16J” (Rowsley). A scarce code. Unrestored. SOLD FOR £260
236 Midland & Great Northern Joint Committee small cast iron Sign “M&GNJC Stick No Bills”. A little weathered but a very scarce notice. SOLD FOR £200
237 GWR / BR-WR mahogany cased Signal Box Block Bell with tapper and large flat topped bell by R.E. Thompson & Co. Ex-Yeovil Town Signal Box. Superb condition. n/s
238 Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway cast iron Milepost Top lettered “48 McK & H.W. L&SWR”. Face restored only. 8.75×5.5in. These London & South Western Rly. milepost tops were used only on the S&DJR. Manufactured by McKenzie & Holland, Worcester. No. 48 was located near Shillingstone station. SOLD FOR £420
239 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “82G” (Templecombe). Restored a while ago. SOLD FOR £520
240 MR / LMS Signal Box Nameboard with applied cast iron letters “Ribblehead”. Original condition 73.5×10.5in. The iconic location on the Settle & Carlisle Railway. The station box closed in August 1969 and later demolished. SOLD FOR £3100
241 Carriage Print “Ribblehead Viaduct, Yorkshire” by Kenneth Steel from the 1952 Railway Architecture series in an original type glazed frame. SOLD FOR £70
242 Carriage Print “Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire” by Kenneth Steel from the 1945 – 55 series. A file copy in an original type glazed frame. SOLD FOR £60
243 Southern Railway brass Locomotive Whistle in v.g.c. 12.5in. tall. SOLD FOR £150
244 GWR cast brass Locomotive Cabside Numberplate “1422” as carried by the 14XX Class 0-4-2T. Allocated to Pontypool Road in BR days. Built at Swindon in 1933 it was w/d June 1957 to become a stationary boiler at Tondu Depot, between 1957 and 1964. It was finally cut up by Birds, Morriston, Swansea in Dec. 1964. SOLD FOR £880
245 A 5 inch gauge coal fired live steam scale Model of a GWR 14XX 0-4-2 Tank Locomotive. Built to a Winson design. the model is very well constructed and comprises a silver soldered copper boiler and firebox, hand water pump, mechanical water pump and injectors, hand brakes, forward / reverse quadrant, safety valve, whistle, etc. Length overall buffers is 32in. The loco has been a good worker in steam but the current boiler certificate has date expired. Should any purchaser wish to continue running the engine in steam a new boiler certificate will be required. SOLD FOR £1500
246 “British Railways” enamel totem Notice Board Header in the reverse colours of maroon lettering on a white background. V.g.c. 16.25in. long. SOLD FOR £120
247 South Eastern & Chatham Railway 3 aspect Handlamp brass plated “SE & CR G No. 7381”. This number and SECR also stamped in the aspect drum. Complete and in v.g.c. Restored. SOLD FOR £180
248 GWR mahogany cased Single Line Spagnoletti Pegging Signal Box Instrument clearly stamped “GWR”. Fine condition ex-Shrewsbury area. n/s
249 Oval engraved brass Locomotive Builders Plate (London & North Eastern Railway Co) No. 1787 Doncaster 1934”. The engraving within brackets filled in. As carried by the Class ‘02’ 2-8-0 No. 2436 / 3961 / 63961. A Retford engine it was w/d Dec. 1962 and cut up at Central Wagon Co. Ince, Wigan. SOLD FOR £320
250 Cast brass Locomotive Nameplate “Repulse” as carried by the LMS ‘Jubilee’ Class 4-6-0 No. 5725 / 45725 built at Crewe in 1936. A Sheffield Millhouses long term resident until transfer to Canklow in Dec. 1961. It was w/d Dec. 1962, stored at Staveley 41H until Feb 1964 and then moved to Crewe for cutting up the following month. The lot also includes a “LMS Built 1936 Crewe” cast brass Works Plate which has been restored both sides. (2). SOLD FOR £4500