SHEFFIELD RAILWAYANA POSTAL AUCTION

MARCH 2003

 

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551       DENDY MARSHALL CF: “A History of The Southern Railway.”  708pp rebound into blue clothbound hardback covers.  Pub. by the SR in 1936.  (1)    £10

552       MACKAY JC:  “Light Railways For The United Kingdom, India and The Colonies.”  Hardback, 328pp pub. by Crosby, Lockwood & Son in 1896.  Spine a little faded.  (1) £20

553       BENNETT AR softback booklet: “The chronicles of Boulton’s Siding.”  272pp, pub. by LPC in 1927.  (1)            £10

554       THOMAS A&J two volume set: “The Sentinel.”  Both hardback with dustwrappers, each 320pp pub. by David & Charles and Woodpecker Publications in 1973 and 1987.  (2)£20

555       HARDBACK BOOK with dustwrapper: “The Railway Foundry, Leeds 1839-1969” by R Nelson Redman.  206pp history of EB Wilson-Hudswell Clark & Co. Ltd., pub. by Goose & Son in 1972.  Tears to top edge of dustwrapper.  (1)      £15

556       HARDBACK BOOK with dustwrapper: “PLA Railways” by Thomas B Peacock.  117pp pub. by LPC in 1952.  Some wear and foxing to dustwrapper.  (1) £10

557       BOUND VOLUME of LMSR related publications including Modern Developments on the LMS, Locomotives of the LMS, LMS Control, etc.  Approx. 200pp in clothbound hardback covers.  (1)£10

558       HARDBACK BOOK with dustwrapper: “Early Wooden Railways” by MJT Lewis.  436pp pub. by RKP in 1970.  Dustwrapper a little worn, but OK generally.  (1)£15

559       RUSH RW: “The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and It’s Locomotives 1846-1923.”  Hardback, 154pp pub. by Railway World Ltd. in 1949.  (1)£10

560       BIGG’S GENERAL RAILWAY ACTS 1830-1884.  800+pp volume of public acts for the regulation of the railway by James Bigg.  14th edition pub. by Waterlow & Sons in 1885.  Bindings a little loose and spine faded.  (1)£15

561       DODSON G: “Scenery of The Whitby & Pickering Railway.”  Hardback, 115pp pub. by Longman in 1836.  Unfortunately, the covers are in poor condition and would benefit from re-binding.  (1)£15

562       LATHAM JB: “The Story of McAlpine Steam Locomotives 1869-1965 With Lists of Contracts.”  Hardback, 310pp pub. by the author in 1993.  (1)£10

563       GRINLING C: “The History of the Great Northern Railway.”  Hardback, 429pp pub. by Methven in 1898.  Spine a little faded.  (1)£20

564       WHITEHEAD & SIMPSON: “The Story of The Colne Valley.”  Hardback, 82pp pub. by Francis Ridgway in 1951.  Some wear to dustwrapper.  (1)£10

565       BARCLAY-HARVEY M: “History of The Great North of Scotland Railway.” Hardback, 231pp pub. by LPC, 2nd edition dated 1949.  (1)£15

566       YOUNG R: “Timothy Hackworth and The Locomotive.” Hardback, 438pp pub. by LPC in 1923.  Bindings a little worn.  (1)£10

567       EIGHT VOLUMES of the Moorland Publishing Co. work “British Locomotive Catalogue 1825-1923” by B&D Baxter,  Vols 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5A and 5B.  Pub. 1977-88.  (8)£20

568       HARDBACK BOOK: “York & North Midland Railway – Reports of the Committee of Investigation 1849.”  100+pp of reports of various company meetings.  Covers poor. (1)£20

569       GWR ledger type book: “Index to Acts.”  Foolscap sized part leather bound, 553 typescript pages listing all the Acts of Parliament associated with the company 1792–1929.  (1)£20

570       TOMLINSON WW: “The North Eastern Railway – It’s Rise and Development.”  Hardback with title in gold on front and spine.  820pp, pub. by Andrew Reid & Co in 1914.  (1)£50

571       MACLEAN JD: “The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway.”  Hardback with dustwrapper, 121pp pub. by Robinson & Co in 1948.  (1)£15

572       LONDON TRANSPORT published hardback book: “Posters.”  150+pp of colour reproductions of LT Posters, pub. 1963.  (1)£30

573       ART & TECHNICS & LONDON TRANSPORT published booklet: “Art For All.”  Paperback with dustwrapper, 37pp of text plus 40+pp of colour and black and white reproductions of LT posters.  Dated 1949.  (1)£30

574       RAILWAY YEAR BOOK for the year 1911.  Hardback, 376pp plus adverts.  Packed with information on each UK railway company.  (1)£15

575       RAILWAY YEAR BOOK for the year 1918.  Hardback, 342pp plus adverts.  Packed with information on each UK railway company.  (1)£15

576       RAILWAY YEAR BOOK for the year 1924.  Hardback, 381pp plus adverts.  Packed with information on each UK railway company.  (1)£15

577       RAILWAY YEAR BOOK for the year 1928.  Hardback, 384pp plus adverts.  Packed with information on each UK railway company.  (1)£15

578       GWR Rate Book for Merchandise by Passenger Train or Other Similar Service (Part 3).  Foolscap sized, 50+pp containing various amendments and circulars issued circa late 1940s.  (1)  £5

579       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office “Illustrated List of Weights of Bogie Passenger Engine & Tender – 16 built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd.”  Foolscap sized, hardback, part leather bound with title in gold on front.  Approx 40pp of lists and illustrations of the many parts of locomotive Nos. 209, 219, 298, 300, 694, 698, 919-927.  Dated 1887.  (1)£20

580       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for locomotives Nos. 928-947 dated 1887.  (1)£20

581       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for locomotives Nos. 793-812 and dated 1883.  (1)£20

582       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for locomotives Nos. 1140-1183 and dated 1886.  (1)£20

583       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for 40 locomotives built by Dubs & Co. Glasgow Works locomotive Nos. 23, 150, 151, etc. and dated 1883.  (1)£20

584       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for 40 locomotives built by Sharp Stewart & Co. Atlas Works Manchester locomotive Nos. 906-925, 14, 226, etc. and dated 1885/6.  (1)£20

585       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for 10 locomotives built by Neilson & Co. Glasgow locomotive Nos. 833-842 and dated 1884.  (1)£20

586       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for 30 locomotives built by Beyer Peacock & Co. locomotive Nos. 978-1007 and dated 1888/9.  (1)£20

587       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for 30 locomotives built by Beyer Peacock & Co. locomotive Nos. 948-977 and dated 1887.  (1)£20

588       LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.  As lot 579, but for 20 locomotives built by Kitson & Co. Leeds, locomotive Nos. 863-882 and dated 1885.  (1)£20

589       GNR large sized official publication: “Illustrations of Wagon Stock.” Approx. 50 pages of photo illustrations of all the different types of wagons in use by the company.  Hardback covers with title in gold on front.  Well worn condition with tape repairs to the edge of many pages.  Dated 1906.  (1)£25

590       DOW G: “Great Central.”  Three volume hardback set of this definitive work by LPC/Ian Allan 1959-1965.  (3)£30

591       GIFFORD CT: “Each A Glimpse.”  Hardback with dustwrapper, 100pp pub. by Ian Allan in 1970.  Previous owner’s label on front end paper.  (1)£30

592       MACLEAN JS: “The Locomotives of The NER.”  Hardback, clothbound covers with title and locomotive illustration on the front in gold.  142pp pub. by R Robinson & Co. C.1906.  (1)£30

593       BOUND VOLUME of LPC published booklets “Railway Views Nos 1 – 8.”  Hardback covers with photo illustration on front.  Pub. c.1940.  Bindings a little loose.  (1)£10

594       RCTS PUBLISHED HARDBACK BOOKS: “Locomotives of The Southern Railway” Parts 1 and 2.  86pp and 110pp, both complete with dustwrappers, pub. 1975/76.  (2)£10

595       HARDBACK BOOK: “George Stephenson – The Locomotive and The Railway.” By John Layson.  128pp pub. by Tyne Publishing in 1881.  Cover a little rubbed.  (1)  £5

596       ENTHUSIAST’S NOTEBOOK of visits to various railway locations in Britain.  Not only the usual list of locomotives at the location, but including hand-drawn layout diagrams and line-drawings of the locos and their location.  All done to a very high standard and probably deserves to be published.  Compiled in the early-1950s – mid 1960s.  (1)£10

597       OFFICIAL WEMBLEY GUIDE to the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.  Blue and white paperback covers.  80pp plus maps.  Worn.  (1)£10

598       CASSELL’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE LB&SCR 8th edition dated 1912.  Hardback covers with company crest on front.  350+pp plus maps, one torn and detached.  A little edge staining.  (1)£30

599       CASSELL’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE GER 10th edition dated 1912.  Hardback, 406pp, plus maps.  (1)£30

600       CASSELL’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE MIDLAND RAILWAY 17th edition dated 1912.  Hardback, 474pp plus maps.  (1)£30

601       CASSELL’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE L&NWR 18th edition dated 1912.  Hardback, 558pp, plus maps.  (1)£30

602       CASSELL’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE SE&CR 10th edition dated 1912.  Hardback, 430pp, plus maps.  (1)£30

603       CASSELL’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE L&SWR 11th edition dated 1912.  Hardback 426pp, plus maps, one torn.  (1)£30

604       HARDBACK BOOK: “George Stephenson” published in Vienna in 1925 by Elisabeth Hugelmann with text in German.  104pp with fold-out map.  (1)£12

605       MACDERMOT three volume work: “History of the Great Western Railway.”  1400+pp pub. by the GWR 1927-31.  (3)£20

606       HARDBACK BOOK: “Express Trains English and Foreign” by Foxwell & Farrer.  181pp plus maps in end pockets, pub. by Smith Elder in 1889.  Chas E Lee’s copy and signed by him on front flysheet.  (1)£15

607       HARDBACK BOOKS: “British Railways and The Great War” volumes 1 and 2 by EA Pratt,  1194pp, pub. by Selwyn and Blount in 1921.  (2)£90

608       HARDBACK BOOK WITH DUSTWRAPPER:  “The Cornish Engine” by HW Dickinson.  46pp, pub. by Art & Technics in 1951.  (1)£20

609       PAPERBACK BOOKLET: “The History of The Chester & Holyhead Railway.”  The lecture notes delivered by Clement E Stretton, 20pp, pub. 1898.  Cover detached.  (1)£10

610       RAILWAY YEAR BOOK for the year 1912.  Hardback, 376pp plus advertisements.  Packed with information  on each UK railway company.  Spine faded and partially detached.  (1)£15

611       CASSELL’S OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE L&NWR dated 1915.  Hardback covers with company crest on front.  456pp, plus advertisements and several maps.  Spine repaired. (1)£50

612       JOWETT’S RAILWAY ATLAS by Alan Jowett.  Hardback with dustwrapper, 200+pp pub. by Guild Publishing in 1989.  A much sought-after work.  (1)£30

613       NORMINGTON T: “The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.”  375pp, hardback, title and map in gold on cover.  Pub. by John Heywood in 1898.  (1)£20

614       HARDBACK BOOK: “Mechanical Railway Signalling” by H Raynar Wilson.  218pp pub. by The Railway Engineer in 1905.  Ex Royal Engineer’s Library.  (1)£15

615       FIVE BOOK ITEMS: GWR Engines 1914; Engineman & Fireman Examination Guide 1919; Daily Mail Map of Yorkshire c.1930s; Bradshaw’s Railway Companion 1844 (poor); Model Electric Locomotives & railways by H Greenly c.1930s.  (5)£20

616       HANDBOOK & APPENDIX OF STATIONS, JUNCTIONS, SIDINGS, COLLIERIES, WORKS & C. by Henry Oliver and John Airey, 8th edition 1897.  Bindings poor with some loose pages; together with three RCTS “Last Train” photographic souvenirs.  (4)£20

617       OTIS FN: “Illustrated History of The Panama Railroad.”  263pp, pub in New York 1861, 1st edition with map and black and white engravings in original blind stamped cloth.  A scarce work.  (1)£30

618       GUTTMAN FELIX Bound Volume of 5 early pamphlets: Der Gutertransport auf den Eisenbahnen Englands, pub. by Bromberg in 1876, 116pp with numerous folding maps, tables, etc; bound together with four early 20th Century pamphlets.  (1)£30

619       BOUND VOLUME OF RAILWAY PAMPHLETS.  A very good collection of fourteen 19th Century pamphlets relating to railways, 13 to USA, all bound in one volume.  (1)£30

620       BELCHER HENRY: Illustrations of The Scenery on The Whitby and Pickering Railway, 1st edition 1836, with engraved title and 12 engraved plates in original clothbound hardback covers (spine repaired) with title in gilt on front.  (1)£50

621       BOUND VOLUME of the Parliamentary Appeal in the case between the LNER and the widow of a railway worker resulting from a crash between a ballast train and a light engine at Barkston on the LNER.  Hardback, 194pp, plus relevant acts in pocket at rear.  Dated 1937.  Some spine wear; plus worn rather copy of “Lives of Engineers” by Smiles (1874).  (2)£20

622       FINDLAY G: “The Working and Management of an English Railway.”  Hardback, clothbound covers, 332pp pub. by Whittaker in 1890.  A little rubbed around edges.  (1)£10

623       LNWR hardback book: “Accounts Instructions Book.”  Red clothbound hardback covers with some damp to top right hand corner.  283pp, dated 1908.  (1)£15

624       BROWNLIE JS: “Railway Steam Cranes.”  Hardback with dustwrapper, 369pp pub. by the author in 1973.  (1)£25

625       BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION Reports & Accounts for the years 1956, 1957, 1958 (report only), 1960 and 1961.  (5)£15

626       HARDBACK BOOK with dustwrapper: “West Country Passenger Steamers” by GE Farr.  327pp, pub. by Tilling in 1956.  Some wear to dustwrapper.  (1)£25

627       HARDBACK BOOK with dustwrapper: “A History of The Great North of Scotland Railway” by M Barclay-Harvey.  231pp, second edition pub. by LPC in 1949.  (1)£25

628       HARDBACK BOOK: “Furness Railway-It’s Rise and Development 1846-1923 by W McGowan Gradon.  Clothbound covers, 109pp, pub. by the author in 1949.  A little wear to cover but OK.  (1)£25

629       BOUND VOLUME of “Locomotive and Railway Illustrated” magazine issues No. 1 – 42 dated January 1900 – June 1903.  Some wear, unofficial bindings.  (1)  £5

630       HARDBACK BOOK: “A Century of Locomotive Building by Robert Stephenson & Co 1823-1923” by JGH Warren.  Green clothbound boards with title and embossed side view of Robert Stephenson in gold on front.  461pp, pub. by Robert Reid & Co in 1923.  Slightly faded covers.  (1)£20

631       VALLANCE HA: “The History of The Highland Railway.”  224pp, hardback, pub. by Stockwell in 1935.  (1)£15

632       BOURNE’S GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.  Augustus M Kelly reprint pub. in 1970s.  Original outer slipcase.  (1)£10

633       OFFICIAL BR ALBUM containing 78 wagon and wagon detail B&W photographs with builders details ex Drawing Office Derby.  Undated, but probably 1960s.  (1)£15

634       THE IRISH COMMERCIAL & RAILWAY GAZETTEER compiled by J Leggatt MGWR 1907. Hardback, 98pp, spine very poor and front cover nearly detached.  (1)£20

635       GWR folder containing 89 scale drawings of road vehicles giving details for transporting purposes.  Most of the drawings date from 1950s/60s.  (1)£15

636       HARDBACK BOOK WITH DUSTWRAPPER: “The North Staffordshire Railway” by “Manifold.”  182pp, pub. by Henstock Ltd in 1952.  Dustwrapper worn.  (1)£25

637       HARDBACK BOOK: “Neele’s Notes of a Superintendent’s Life” by GP Neele.  Maroon clothbound covers, 544pp, pub. by McCorquodale in 1904.  Covers a little worn.  (1)£20

638       CONROY JC: “A History of Railways in Ireland.”  Hardback, 386pp, green clothbound covers, pub. by Longmans in 1928.  (1)£20

639       PEARSON JP: “Railways and Scenery” Vols. 1-3.  Hardback, 2000+pp, in clothbound covers, pub. by Cassell in 1932.  (3)£25

640       MAIN LINE STEAM TRUST booklet of coloured reproductions of plans of the Great Central Railway from Nottingham – Leicester.  16pp of plans in paperback covers, 14” x 18”.  Limited edition of 250 of which this is number 38.  Dated 1976.  (1)£10

641       BR.  A folder of “Closure Reports.”  Approx 20 typescript reports discussing traffic levels, reclamation, etc., and progress made in the closure of various lines in the West Country.  Approx. 500 pages, circa early 1960s.  (Qty)£20

642       BR (E).  Seven reports into various infrastructure projects: Electrification of Enfield Town & Chingford Branches 1955, Reconstruction of Kings Cross 1957, Kings Cross Parcels Handling 1959, GN/GE Main Line Electrification 1959, Modernisation & Electrification of GN Suburban Lines 1960, Liverpool Street – Witham – Southend Suburban Business Services 1963, GN Suburban Electrification Draft Timetable 1967.  (7)£15

643       ALBUM OF RAILWAY PAPERWORK.  Approx 100 items from many pre-Grouping companies.  All items attached to album pages.  (Qty)£10

644       ALBUM OF CUTTINGS RELATING TO TRACTION ENGINES includes newspaper articles, advertisements, photographs, etc., some dating from the 1930s; plus an album of modern postcards featuring traction engines.  (2)£20

645       BIRD GF: “The Locomotives of The Great Northern Railway.”  Hardback, 228pp, pub. by LPC in 1910.  VGC.  (1)£15

646       THE UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL CO. BOOK: “Alternative Current Signalling.”  548pp in leather covers, dated 1915.  Well worn.  (1)£15

647       GOLD COAST RAILWAY.  An illustrated review c.1926.  123pp including advertisements.  Folding map, card covers.  (1)£30

648       NER HARDBACK BOOK: “Principal Classes of Locomotive Engines – Gateshead Works June 1899.”  60+pp of photographs of locomotives built at the works,  A little worn with end papers missing.  (1)£45

649       SOMERSET & DORSET RAILWAY Directors Report & Accounts dated 30th June 1894 – 31st December 1902.  A complete run of 16 half-yearly issues.  (16)£40

650       LB&SCR Directors Reports & Accounts dated 30th June 1900 – 31st December 1922.  A complete run of 36 issues (those issued in WW1 reduced to yearly).  (36)£40

651       NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD Book of Standard Plans.  Landscape format hardback book, 500+ blueprint style plans of company structures and trackwork.  Circa 1920s.  (1)£20

652       SOUTH EASTERN & CHATHAM RAILWAY hardback booklet: “List of Telegraph Stations, also Telegraph and Telephone Circuits.”  70pp dated 1921.  (1)£10

653       RAILWAY YEAR BOOK for the year 1927.  Hardback 380+pp plus advertisements.  Some pages missing; plus LMSR Instruction Book for Railmotors 1946, LMSR Instruction Book for Diesel Articulated Trains 1938, “Railwayman’s Handbook” by J Aitken 1933.  (4)£10

654       LMSR.  Spring-bound folder containing several Instruction Booklets mostly relating to signalling; dating from the 1930s.  (Qty)£10

655       MIDLAND & SOUTH JUNCTION RAILWAY empty folder with title in full in gilt on front.  Worn and spine repaired.  (1)  £5

 

656       POCKET SIZE BOOK: “British Railways Southern Region – Locomotives Central Section.”  30pp of plans and lists of locomotives in and out of service, issued c. early 1950s.  (1) £10

657       POCKET SIZE BOOK: “British Railways Southern Region – Locomotives Eastern Section.”  30pp of plans and lists of locomotives in and out of service, dated 1950.  (1) £10

658       POCKET SIZE BOOK: “British Railways Southern Region – Locomotives Eastern Section.”  30pp of plans and lists of locomotives in and out of service, dated 1952.  (1) £10

659       POCKET SIZE BOOK: “British Railways Southern Region – Electric & Diesel Locomotives.”  30pp of plans and lists of locomotives in and out of service, dated 1952.  (1) £10

660       Collection of RAILWAY PAPERWORK mostly from pre- and post-Grouping companies in Southern England.  100+ items, good variety, worth sorting.  (Qty)£20

661       Three MIXED ITEMS: SR Programme of Additional and Altered Train Services Christmas Holidays 1947; Railway Servants’ Universal Interchange Privilege Ticket Movement booklet, 36pp dated 1910 (worn); “Big 4” published booklet “It Can Now Be Revealed” detailing the war efforts by the railway companies, dated 1945.  (3)£10

662       LNER 8pp pamphlet “Equipment of the Lines from Liverpool Street to Shenfield for Electric Traction” dated May 1939.  Rusty staples.  (1)  £5

663       LB&SCR Notice No. 135 of 1903 concerning the Opening of New & Additional Running lines Between Balham Junction, Windmill Bridge Junction, etc.  Printed in red and blue.  Staples removed.  (1)£10

664       LNWR 44pp booklet: “Special Instructions to Engine Drivers – Limitations of Speed of Trains at Certain Places” dated August 1899.  Lists all the places where restrictions apply.  (1)£10

665       RAILWAY CHRONICLE Travelling Chart London – Brighton.  20pp fold-out type plan of the route, issued c.1840s.  (1)£40

666       RAILWAY CHRONICLE Travelling Chart London – Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton.  20pp fold-out type plan of the route, issued c.1840s.  (1)£40

667       RAILWAY EXECUTIVE “Instruction Book for Standard Steam Locomotives” 1st edition January 1951 with 46 folding diagrams; plus similar supplementary BTC volume dated 1952 for new classes of engines.  (2)£50

668       MIDLAND RAILWAY hardback book: “In Remembrance of The Brave Men of The Midland Railway Who Gave Their Lives in The Great War 1914-1919.  72pp detailing plans for  memorial and listing those killed in the war.  Title and company coat of arms in gold on front.  VGC.  (1)£20

669       LNER.  Three booklets: “The History Evolution & Construction of The Steam Locomotive” by G Musgrave; “The Use of Coal Water & Steam in The Locomotive” by AH Peppercorn; “Some Notes on Locomotives With Constructional Details of Certain Fittings and Equipment” by E Trask.  Each 30pp-40pp, pub. 1937-40.  Latter example worn.  (3)£15

670       NER APPENDIX C “List & Diagrams of North Eastern Specially Constructed Wagons.”  96pp, dated 1917.  (1)£10

671       SR LONDON EAST DIVISION Special Traffic Arrangements for Easter 1933.  Well worn with detached rear cover. Plus BR (S) Central Section Programme of Additional Services, Easter 1954.  (2)£10

672       STAFF EXAMINATION CERTIFICATES (11 LMSR, 1 BR) for Clerical Work and Signalling Classes attended by Mr A Mercer 1928-1948.  Each with ornate logo at top.  Pin holes in corners of some examples.  (12)£50

673       LMSR booklet: “List of Stations and Map of the LMS.”  Blue card covers, 24pp, plus four maps in rear pocket; plus BR Map of regional Boundaries 1952; also five LMS “Selected to Fill Above Vacancy” slips; and LMS Vacancy Application Acknowledgement slips, dated 1930s.  (12)£15

674       LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY Director’s Report and Accounts.  16pp, dated Dec-ember 1921.  Plus a printed letter re- Extraordinary General Meeting, June 1922.  (2)£20

675       LIZARD LIGHT RAILWAY Board Of Trade Light Railway Order dated 1902.  Foolscap, 6pp, taped spine.  (1)  £5

676       EASTON & CHURCH HOPE RAILWAY Act to authorize construction and to re-arrange capital.  8pp, disbound, dated 1892.  (1)  £5

677       EARLY RAILWAY PAPERWORK: Severn Junction Railway Parliamentary Petition 1865; Golden Valley Railway Bill 1876; Western Junctions Railway Bill 1872; Monmouth Forest of Dean and Standish Junction Railway Bill 1865; Worcester and Leominster Railway via Bromyard Schedule of Property Needed for The Railway 1845; Gloucester & Hereford Canal and Worcester Railway Schedule of Property Needs for The Railway 1845.  (6)£30

678       EARLY RAILWAY PAPERWORK: Direct Sheffield and Macclesfield Railway Prospectus 1845; Birmingham West Bromwich Wednesbury & Walsall Junction Railway Prospectus 1845; Direct London & Hastings Railway Prospectus, undated; Southern Junction Railway Prospectus, undated; Southern Counties Union and Bristol Bath and Dover Direct Railway Company Prospectus 1845.  (5)£25

679       EARLY RAILWAY PAPERWORK: Cornwall Railway Statement of The Promoters of The Bill, undated; Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Prospectus 1844; Gloucester and Forest of Dean Railway Schedule of Properties Needed for The Railway 1845; Welsh Midland Railway Schedule of Property Needed for The Railway 1845; Birmingham and Bristol Railway (Malvern Lines) Schedule of Property Needed for The Railway 1845. (5)£25

680       EARLY CANAL PAPERWORK: Avon Navigation Report 1897; Severn Navigation Improvement Commission Breviate 1847; Severn Navigation Co. Prospectus, undated; Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Statement 1846; Worcester and Gloucester Union canal Report of SGM 1825; Canal Association List of Canals & Agents 1875.  (6)£25

681       EASTERN & MIDLANDS RAILWAY.  Approx 40 items of paperwork, including memos, consignment notes, telegrams, etc.  Circa 1880s.  (Qty)£10

682       RAILWAY CHRISTMAS CARDS: LNER 1946 (signed by Peppercorn); LNER Works Man-ager & Staff 1923 (unused); BR (NER) CM&EE & Staff 1956 (used, front scuffed).  (3)  £5

683       LNWR single page covering letter regarding Special Trains for the Opening of The Ashbourne and Buxton Railway, August 1899.  (1)£10

684       LYNN & HUNSTANTON RAILWAY.  A 1 page leaflet “Lines Written by an Eye-Witness of the Late Accident on the L&H Railway in the form of a 16-verse poem describing an accident on the line in August 1863.  (1)£10

685       GWR 3pp Instructions Circular No. 970 dated May 1892 regarding Vans Needed by Gangs Involved in The Conversion of Broad to Standard Gauge in The Devon Area.  (1)£10

686       SHIPPING COMPANY MENUS including examples from Cunard (including “Queen Mary” and RMS “Mauretania”), P&O, Royal Interocean Lines, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen, dated between 1938 – 1966.  All different.  (7)£20

687       SHIPPING COMPANY MENUS including examples from Orient Line (SS “Orion”), P&O, Cunard White Star, Union-Castle Line (RMS “Pretoria Castle”), dated between 1936 – 1963.  All different.  (8)£20

688       IRISH RAILWAYS items: Four UTA 1960s leaflets; GNR(I) Timetable 1956; CIE Timetable 1956; two CIE leaflets 1950s; Northern Irish Tourist Board 1950s leaflets.  (10)£10

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Lots 689-712: RAILWAY ETC. EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS PUBLICATIONS

 

689       WG BAGNALL Locomotive Catalogue 1950.  Illustrated card covers, comb binding, 50+pp.  Signs of use, but OK generally.  (1)£30

690       BEYER PEACOCK Locomotive Catalogue 1946.  Illustrated card covers, 64pp, fully illustrated inside.  Plus three Beyer Peacock reprinted articles from the Railway Gazette covering locomotives produced for Kenya, Bengal and Rhodesia, dated 1949-1940.  (4)£30

691       GARDNER DIESEL ENGINES Instruction Book for the L3 type engine.  Blue card covers, a fully illustrated guide to the engine’s operation.  72pp, dated 1958.  (1)£20

692       GARDNER DIESEL ENGINES Instruction Book for LW and LHW type engines.  Red card covers, a fully illustrated guide to the engines’ operation.  64pp, dated 1957.  (1)£20

693       NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY official publication “The Locomotives of Argentina, Etc.”  22pp fully illustrated catalogue of company products exhibited at the International Exhibition of Railways at Buenos Aries in 1910.  Card covers slightly creased and a little loose.  (1)£15

694       NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY official account of the company’s war efforts 1914-1919.  Clothbound hardback covers with company name and illustration of locomotive and tank.  123pp fully illustrated account of locos and munitions made for the war.  Tear to one page and bumped on corners, otherwise good.  (1)£25

695       METROPOLITAN-VICKERS Catalogue of Railway Signalling Equipment.  Card binder with 13 sections on various aspects of signalling equipment issued circa early 1950s.  (1)£20

696       ANDREW BARCLAY CO. LTD.  Illustrated brochure for “Caledonia Fireless Locomotives.”  Card covers with centre cut-out to reveal photo below.  18pp, fully illustrated with examples of locomotives in service.  Circa 1930s.  VGC.  (1)£25

697       GLOUCESTER RAILWAY CARRIAGE & WAGON COMPANY booklet of photographic plates showing examples of rolling stock produced by the company for use worldwide.  Approx. 50 plates in yapp edged, string bound, card covers.  Circa 1920s.  (1)£25

698       HENSCHEL COMPANY (Germany) in-house company magazine No. 13 dated August 1937.  Illustrated card covers, 96pp of articles detailing aspects of work by the company, mostly loco construction.  Spine worn.  Text in German.  (1)£10

699       NOHAB.  An illustrated review of the products of Nydqvist & Holm Actiebolag including steam and electric locomotives, rolling stock, Hydro Electric and marine turbines.  164pp, text in Spanish, dated 1944.  (1)£25

700       SIEMENS & GENERAL ELECTRIC RAILWAY SIGNAL CO. Miscellaneous & Auxiliary Apparatus.  78pp illustrated catalogue of company products dated July 1931.  (1)£25

701       BUT LTD.  Service Manual for Diesel Multiple Units.  200+pp in hardback covers, fully illustrated guide to multiple unit maintenance.  Dated 1959.  (1)£20

702       BICC.  Three brochures relating to Railway Electrification: Current Collection Equipment (8pp, 1954); 300 Track Miles of Main Line Electrification (12pp, 1954); Railway Electrification (48pp, 1953, staples removed).  (3)£10

703       WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL CO. published booklet: “Signalling Waterloo to Hampton Court Junction – Southern Railway.”  Card covers, 28pp plus fold-out map, dated 1936.  (1)£10

704       WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL CO. published booklet: “Production and Reproduction – Signalling on The Southern.”  Card covers, 32pp plus fold-out map, dated 1930.  (1)£10

705       WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL CO. published booklet: “Production and Repro-duction – Manchester LM&S Railway.”  Card covers, 28pp plus fold-out map, 1930.  (1)£10

706       WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL CO. published booklet: “Resignalling of Portsmouth, Mid-Sussex and Coastal Lines, Southern Railway.”  Card covers, 16pp, plus fold-out map, dated 1939.  (1)£10

707       WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL CO. published booklet: “Power Signalling at Cardiff GWR.”  Card covers, 16pp, plus fold-out map, dated 1934.  (1)£10

708       WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE & SIGNAL CO. published booklet: “The Brighton Line Signalling.”  Card covers, 23pp, plus fold-out map, dated 1933.  (1)£10

709       ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM Tender Form for the supply of two Garratt Superheated Locomotives type 2-8-2+2-8-2.  Foolscap sized, 15pp detailing specifications required.  Dated 1935.  (1)£15

710       CARD COVERED BOOKLET: “The Fowler Patent Steam Wagon.”  20pp illustrated guide to the operation of company steam lorries, c.1924.  Small section clipped from top edge of page 1, otherwise OK.  (1)£25

711       AVELING & PORTER LTD. List of Parts for “Morrison’s Patent Scarifiers.” 14pp, illustrated, dated 1906.  Some wear to covers, but generally OK.  (1)£20

712       RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES Catalogue of Traction Engines, Road Locomotives, Wagons, Etc.  Red card covers, 24pp illustrated guide, plus 1p price list, dated 1904.  (1)£50

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Lots 713-772: MAPS PLANS AND DIAGRAMS

(dmf = dissected, mounted and folded)

 

Lots 713 – 718 are LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY large scale coloured Junction

Diagrams showing ownership of lines with connecting railways generally

 at a scale of 40’:1”.  All measure 33”x18” disbound from large volume,

but in general VGC.  Where condition differs, this is noted.

 

713       Castleford Cutsyke Junction (NER with L&YR) dated 1908.  (1)£25

714       Knottingley – North Eastern Junction (NER with L&YR) dated 1908.  (1)£25

715       Pontefract – East Junction Swinton & Knottingley Joint Railway (S&KJR with L&YR) dated 1908.  (1)£25

716       Thornhill L&NW Junction (LNWR with L&YR) dated 1904.  (1)£25

717       Hindley – Hindley Junction (LNWR with L&YR) dated 1904 (small tear left hand edge).  (1)£25

718       Chorley Junction (Lancashire Union Joint Railway) (LUJtR with L&YR) dated 1904.  (1)£25

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719       RCH BOOK OF JUNCTION DIAGRAMS.  100+ maps in a green hardback spring binder with title in gold on front.  Dated 1928.  Includes index and running powers and working arrangements supplement.  VGC.  (1)£30

720       RCH BOOK OF JUNCTION DIAGRAMS.  100+ maps, an amalgamation of parts of many issues.  Most maps worn, outer covers very poor.  (1)£10

721       RCH MAP of Lancashire & District.  Dmf into clothbound covers with title in gold on front.  Spine missing and very worn.  Dated 1909.  (1)£10

722       RCH MAP of Durham & District.  Dmf into clothbound covers with title in gold on front.  Spine missing and covers poor, map OK.  Dated 1914.  (1)£10

723       BTC/RCH MAP of Scotland.  Dmf into clothbound covers with title in gold on front.  Spine missing and covers poor, map OK.  Dated 1960.  (1)£10

724       RCH MAP of Yorkshire District – South Sheet.  Dmf into hardback covers with title in gold on front.  Dated 1903.  Worn with repaired cover.  (1)£10

725       RCH MAP of Manchester & District dated 1926.  Small sized, dmf into clothbound boards with title in gold on front.  (1)£15

726       RCH MAP of Edinburgh & Glasgow District.  Dmf into new replacement covers with title in gold on front.  Dated 1898.  (1)£30

727       RCH MAP of Yorkshire District – North Sheet.  Dmf into clothbound covers with title in gold on front.  Dated 1912.  (1)£25