May 2025 Lots 401-450

SATURDAY 17th May 2025 – Cedric Ford Pavilion,
Newark Showground, Lincoln Rd, Notts NG24 2NY
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401 Oak drop cased 8in. Wall Clock. The face is written “BR(NE) 2937” and with a good quality fusee movement. V.g.c. The clock was located to Ebchester Signal Box north west of Consett later transferred to Consett Station Goods Agent’s Office. SOLD FOR £440
402 BR(W) enamel “British Railways” and “Special Notices” Headers. Both with edge / screwhole chips but very good colour and shine. Both 27in. long. SOLD FOR £120
403 Circular cast brass Locomotive Builders Plate “North British Locomotive Coy. Ltd. 1941 No. 24702 Hyde Park Works Glasgow”. Ex-loco condition as carried by the LMS 8F Class 2-8-0 No. 48256. A Crewe South, Bournville, Bescot and Stoke loco it was w/d May 1967 and cut up at Cohen’s. Kettering. SOLD FOR £270
404 Miniature brass and steel Single Line Staff ‘A’ configuration inscribed “Witham Cressing”. The first section of the line from Witham to Bishops Stortford. SOLD FOR £160
405 Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway mahogany cased Telephone with black handset and nickel fittings. Stamped “M&GN Rly” and with enamel plate “Important listen before calling / use this key to call Control”. SOLD FOR £70
406 BR, LNER pattern Locomotive Headlamp complete with flip over red lens, all fittings and glasses. V.g.c. and unrestored. SOLD FOR £170
407 Engraved brass Locomotive Worksplate “Built by (and on loan to) London & North Eastern Railway Co. 1944 Darlington Works No. 1946” (the engraving inside brackets ground off). As carried by the LMS 8F Class 2-8-0 No. 48540. A Royston and Staveley loco it was w/d Oct. 1967 and cut up by Cashmores, Great Bridge. SOLD FOR £180
408 “GN & GE Jt. Rly Excursions to Lincoln Spring Races” double royal letterpress Poster dated March 1912. Edge losses, folds and creases. A rare poster however. SOLD FOR £320
409 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “74B” (Ramsgate). Face restored only. SOLD FOR £90
410 LNER 3 aspect Handlamp. The body vertically embossed “LNER” dated 1945 and brass plated “London & North Eastern Railway Great Coates 4322”. Complete with all fittings and glasses and restored. A former GCR station between Brocklesby and Grimsby. SOLD FOR £210
411 “South African Railways Suid Afrikaanse Spoorwee 2721 19D” cast brass Locomotive Cabside Numberplate. The face restored only. As carried by the Class 19D 4-8-2 built by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn (7191 of 1945). W/d in 1982. SOLD FOR £200
412 A Print of a painting by Terence Cuneo depicting the Coronation Ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey. In a glazed frame with seat occupant guide to the rear. SOLD FOR £80
413 A Box containing a collection of circa 3000 Bus Tickets from U.K. Main and Private Companies. All are pre-decimal issue and many are sorted and counted into envelopes. A few railway are mixed in. A very interesting mix, must be viewed and well worth a delve. SOLD FOR £130
414 GWR cast brass Locomotive Cabside Numberplate “8716” as carried by the 0-6-0PT built by Beyer Peacock & Co. in 1931. Only 25 of this large Class of post 1923 Pannier Tanks were built by this company. The loco was w/d from Pontypool Road in April 1964 and cut up at Swindon. SOLD FOR £460
415 Single Line Tablet inscribed “Bolsover – Glapwell 17”. A section of the former Midland Railway Route between Staveley and Mansfield. SOLD FOR £420
416 Midland Railway Signal Lamp marked “MR Co” and brass plated “Thorney West No. 2.” Complete with original vessel, all fittings and glasses and restored. The lamp was used on the M&GNJR Peterborough – Sutton Bridge section closing in Dec. 1957. SOLD FOR £55
417 A Trio of cast aluminium Diesel Locomotive Radiator Plates “Ruston”, “Clayton” and “Sentinel”. All in v.g.c. (3). SOLD FOR £190
418 Fully flanged enamel Sign “British Railways No Smoking”. A scarce example with red lettering on white. Superb condition 24x12in. Ex-Preston station taxi forecourt. SOLD FOR £440
419 LNWR metal cased ‘Dog Kennel’ Signal Box Block Bell in v.g.c. SOLD FOR £60
420 Great Eastern Railway untitled enamel Sign “Notice No Heavy Motor Lorry or Traction Engine of a greater weight than 5 tons must be allowed nearer the edge of any dock or platform wall than 4 feet”. Makers name “National E.T. & Iron Co. Ltd. 24 Coleman St. E.C.” Ex-Reepham, Norfolk. Some restoration, very good colour and shine. 17.75x12in. The notice was later produced by the LNER in a much larger cast iron version. SOLD FOR £400
421 Great Western Railway pre-grouping cast iron Trespass Notice. Good unrestored condition. SOLD FOR £40
422 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “38C” (Leicester). Face restored only. SOLD FOR £240
423 Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway 3 aspect Handlamp stamped “M&GNJR” top and body and brass plated “M&GNJR Twenty 14021 M&GNJR”. Complete with all fittings and glasses and restored. Twenty between Bourne and Spalding closed in March 1959. SOLD FOR £320
424 4in Crosby brass Locomotive Chime Whistle marked around the base “Crosby Steam Gage and Valve Co. Boston U.S. Patent Jan 30 1877”. A later replacement top cap of correct style. 13.25in tall. SOLD FOR £180
425 BR(Sc) quad royal pictorial Poster “Service to Industry” by Alisdair Macfarlane, diesel shunters at work by the huge ore discharging plant at General Terminus Quay, Glasgow. SOLD FOR £100
426 BR(M) fully flanged enamel Station Totem Sign “Leighton Buzzard”. Two tiny chips to face otherwise edge and flange wear only. A West Coast Main Line Station between Bletchley and Berkhamstead. SOLD FOR £440
427 A pair of North British Railway cast iron Milepost Tops “1/2” (small loss to bottom edge) and “3/4”. Both restored and bolted to backing boards. (2). SOLD FOR £60
428 “Boiler M&GN 1932” oval cast brass Plate. Original condition. 6x4in. SOLD FOR £75
429 London Electric Railway double royal pictorial Poster titled “The High Places” with a poem by Robert Bridges. Dated 1920 and typical artwork of the period. Fair condition only but rare. SOLD FOR £320
430 Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway cast iron Notice “LD&ECR Trespassers will be prosecuted by order.” With makers name “W. Richards & Son Leicester”. A substantial sign 30×14.5in. with post mounting integral bracket to the rear. Fine unrestored condition. SOLD FOR £520
431 MR / LMS wooden Signal Box Board with applied cast iron letters “New Biggin”. A Settle & Carlisle line box between Langwathby and Carlisle which was closed in Dec. 1973 and later demolished. SOLD FOR £3400
432 LNER 4 aspect Handlamp brass plated “London & North Eastern Railway MGN Wisbech”. Complete with “LNE” vessel, red & blue glasses and all other fittings. Restored. SOLD FOR £100
433 Great Western Railway post grouping cast iron Doorplate “Private”. ex-station condition. SOLD FOR £55
434 Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “43964” as carried by the 4F Class 0-6-0 built 1924 and in the BR period allocated to Kentish Town, Toton and Workington. It was w/d Sept. 1965 and cut up by Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co. Wishaw. SOLD FOR £420
435 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “83F” (Truro then Barnstaple Junction). Face restored only. SOLD FOR £280
436 Oval cast iron ‘9×5’ Locomotive Numberplate “63748 1917” as carried by the R.O.D. 2-8-0 No. 1827 later LNER Class ‘04’. It was built by NBL Co. in 1917 and w/d from Frodingham in Nov. 1962. n/s
437 An oval metal Container stamped “GER” with hinged aperture plated “GER Surveyors Office Stratford”. An unusual item 12.25in. long. SOLD FOR £45
438 An unusual small LNER Locomotive or similar Vehicle 4 aspect Lamp with back box and spring clip for locating on a lamp iron. A brass thumb turn below the base rotates the red, green, clear and purple glass shades. The original vessel is marked “LNER”. A heavy lamp for its size with a bullseye front lens. SOLD FOR £200
439 Oval cast brass Locomotive Builders Plate “LMS Rebuilt 1925 Derby”. The back impressed “Pattern No. A”. lightly face polished only. SOLD FOR £140
440 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “12A” (Carlisle Upperby then Kingmoor). LMS style plate. Restored. SOLD FOR £120
441 London & North Western Railway 3 aspect Handlamp. Top stamped “L&NWR Car. Dept. Wolverton and the body “Netherfield & Colwich (sic) Traffic A 19918”. Complete with all fittings and glasses and restored. n/s
442 A group of GWR Signal Box brass Lever Description Plates screwed to a wooden batten. 8 no. in total. 53in. tall o/all. SOLD FOR £110
443 “M&GN 270” cast iron Bridge Numberplate. Face restored only. From an overbridge at Blackwater. SOLD FOR £110
444 Enamel Advertising Sign with a wall mounting flange “Park Drive Plain & Cork Tipped 10 for 4d. 5 for 2d.” Both faces in good condition. 16x12in. SOLD FOR £160
445 Cast iron Locomotive Smokebox Numberplate “45206” painted both sides. As carried by the LMS ‘Black 5’ 4-6-0 built by Armstrong Whitworth (4649 of 1936). During BR it was a Wakefield, Fleetwood, Newton Heath and Carnforth engine withdrawn in Aug. 1968, the very end of BR steam and cut up by Cohens, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough. SOLD FOR £460
446 Great Western Railway fully titled cast iron Signal Box Door Notice. Good ex-box condition. SOLD FOR £75
447 Cast iron Locomotive Shedplate “52J” (Borough Gardens). Restored. SOLD FOR £90
448 Great Eastern Railway Stock Lamp stamped “GER” and with large brass plate “Accident Van Yarmouth South Town”. Brass makers plate “The Silberlight Silber & Fleming”. Non-original vessel plated “LNER Tool & Mess Van Parkeston. V.g.c. and restored. SOLD FOR £210
449 Stanier brass LMS Locomotive Hooter Whistle as carried by the Class 4P 2-6-4T. No. 42551. It was built by the North British Loco Co. Glasgow in 1936 and was withdrawn from Southport in Dec. 1964 and cut up by Ward’s, Beighton, Sheffield. SOLD FOR £120
450 A laminate Panel printed “Sledmere & Fimber Station closed for passengers but still open for goods parcels livestock enquiries about rail services welcome”. V.g.c. 24.75×14.75in. Sledmere & Fimber on the Malton & Driffield line closed for passengers in 1950. SOLD FOR £320