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Examples of RCN MailPersonal details have been removed to maintain privacy. An immaculate Winter 1959/1960 Combined Volume is offered for sale. Book is un marked and appart from a little surface dust gathered over the course of 40 years othwerwise appears to be close to perfect. Please email me with sensible offers. Postage and packaging at cost price.All proceeds to the Class 47 Locomotive Society. Thank you for reading this Simon ... Our sixth on line totem auction has now commenced. Bidding will cease at 2:00 p.m. Saturday 10th August. Full details available from the Auction Room at www.railsale.net regards, Paul ... I have Bulleid 'West Country' nameplate TAMAR VALLEY plus original scroll. I wish to exchange this for a good example of a King Arthur plate from the 30736 - 30755 or 30448 - 30457 series plus a small cash settlement. Thanks for looking. J... Wagon plate for sale. Details, number 193912, 16T, date 1944, Lot No. 2286. Condition, unpainted back, front painted black with letters in white. Rust is coming through in places, cast iron. Make me and offer. Help required. I have unearthed 5 smokebox numberplates from the attic. They must have been there about 10 years, I forgot all about them. Can someone help with the shed allocations as I have none of the books. They are 47600, 43042, 68743, 61353, 61824. In anticipation, thanks to anyone who replies with info. Mark Trying to obtain an Eastern Region public timetable - summer issue for 1954 or 1955. Also require RCTS publication - Locomotives of the LNER Part 11. Ken ... I have for sale a set of four steam-engine fireman's tools which includes a couple of long clinker-breakers, one with a heart-shaped head and the other with a hatchet-shaped end, plus a cinder rake and a clawed device for picking up large pieces of clinker. They are in good ex-loco condition. I can e-mail photographs if required. I'd be grateful for offers, but the buyer would need to collect as two of the tools are about 8 feet long. With care, they will fit into a medium hatchback car. Located South Yorkshire. Thanks, Frank Does anybody have any of the Railfreight Depot Plaques badges or Freight company logo badges. I am looking for all types of modern railway badges. EWS regions, RFD badges, Transrail, Mainline, Load Haul, Depot Plaques, Open Day badges etc. If anybody has any for sale please let me know. Thanks very much, Matt ... Hiya Everyone The following bits and bobs are for sale, NER Full set of 1/4 mile posts "star" design, complete, uncut. NER 8 milepost. (L)NER Gradient boards, Occupation crossing lamp, vgc. Bridgeplates NER 3a. also alloy 11, Metal speed limits, 80, 100, 125, ex ecml. Cheers Mick. Does anyone have a 55G shedplate they would be willing to sell ? I'm looking for a 55G shedplate to complete the set of 55's. Many Thanks, Don ... I have a green enamel WEYMOUTH on its wooden "roller" from the old Waterloo arrival indicator that I would like to offer in exchange for a dark blue SOUTHAMPTON TERMINUS. Regards, Ron ... Hello All, We are back again! The fifth tranche of the Wadebridge auction was launched this afternoon on http://www.btinternet.com/~Marshgate/auction/auction5.html. As well as a good selection of books on railways in general there are sections containing more technical books (operating and signalling), trams and traction engines and a large selection of London Underground books. In the tranches yet to come will be books specific to one railway, more general railway books, some albums and a quantity of old magazines. I hope you will find something(s) that take your fancy. With best regards, Peter ... Hello there, I have the following for sale, prices include p&p. 36) BR 33056/14 "Fault Finding Guide for Davies & Metcalfe Dual Brake Equipment", Issue 2. Very good condition. £1. 37) BR 93/TL "Class 45 Locomotives ETH Equipment". VG Condition. £2.50. 38) BR "Class 47 (47401-47420) General Data", May 1978. Good condition. £2.50. 39) BR 33056/29 "General Section" (an index of all manuals), Issue 3. VG Condition. £3. 40) "Railwaymans Diesel Manual" by WF Bolton. Oct 1958. Good condition. £3. 41) "High Speed Train Manual Part V", Sept 1977. VG Condition. £3. 42) BR 33003/113 "Class 50 Driving Instructions, including Preparation & Disposal Duties & Fault-Finding Guide", Nov 1967. This is a large big manual, covering a lot of detail on the class. Good condition. £10. 43) BR(W) "An Introduction to Diesel Traction". Various editions available. £4. Please quote ref no. 36-43 when enquiring. Thanks for looking, Paul Hello all, The following items are offered for sale and prices INCLUDE postage. 1. GWR (stamped) brass Per Way Acme Thunderer whistle and chain, (No.8461). Nice condition. £20. 2. BR yellow enamel armband 'PERSON I.C.POSSESSION' in red. Leather strap. £9. 3. BR (W) Montine pocket watch (No.6874), full working order though slight crack to glass. £55. 4. BR publication 'Handbook for Railway Steam Locomotive Enginemen' 1957, issued at Ferndale Shed. £9. Thanks for Railwayana Collectors' Network. Regards, Brian 50040 'Leviathan' & 50043 'Eagle' are still for sale from Cotswold Rail. They come with; Spare set (pair) of bogies & Spare KV10 units. If the locomotives are not sold by 15/01/02 the parts will be sold individually and the locos may be cut-up. £20,000 (the lot) Just thought I'd let all interested parties know. I'm interested but can't raise all the money myself so unfortunately I won't be able to save alone. The following items are offered for sale, the prices include UK post and packing. Further details or a JPEG photo available on request. 1) GWR document spike, the wooden base clearly marked GWR. - £17 2) Zinc stencil “Sutton Junc” 275mm x 50mm - £10 3) Zinc stencil “Ilkeston Jn” 250mm x 50mm - £10 4) Zinc stencil “ Shipley Gate” 280mm x 50mm - £10 5) Leather cased 66 feet tape measure stamped “L & YR” - £22 6) LMS Chrome War Service badge, lapel fixing - £22 7) BR double arrow cloth badge, red and silver on black, 60mm x 40mm - £5 8) St John Ambulance, Southern Rly Centre enamel badge, 25mm diameter - £18 9) “Radiator Empty” red enamel sign, 205mm x 155mm - £16 10) West of England Freight leather key case - £5 11) LMS Look-Out warning trumpet, steel conical shape with brass mouthpiece 340mm long (working order) - £27 12) Glasgow & South Western Railway Steamers dinner fork - £12 Hello all, I'm looking for Parts 2, 12, 13 and 14 of the RCTS series Locomotives of the GWR. Can any members help please? Regards, Brian .... Anyone interested in swopping their unwanted copies of RAILWAY BYLINES for my unwanted copies of RAILWAY BACK TRACK ? Paul For Sale Civil Engineers diagram, rolled paper, amalgamation of Salisbury C and West signalboxes, 40ft to the inch, covers from East end of station to just West of disused GW engine shed. Dated 11/2/57, looks as if a mouse has had a bit of a nibble at one corner but clearly legible. £15.00 to include p&p. Cheers, Alex Hello all, The following items are offered for sale and prices INCLUDE postage. 1. NUR 30 year service silver/enamel badge in correct NUR box. £5. 2. LMS (marked) T shaped carriage key. £4.50p. 3. Diesel locomotive isolation key. £3. 4. BR Look Out enamel armband, later style, leather strap good. £8. 5. BR(un-marked) carriage key £3. Thank you for looking. Regards, Brian FOR SALE I have for sale, a mint copy of the original, OPC first edition, "A Pictorial Record of L N E R Constituent Signalling" by, A. A. Maclean, published in 1983. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings of signals, signalling instruments and an array of signal boxes. A must for anyone interested in all aspects (sic) of signalling. £20.00 including postage/delivery. Thank you for looking. Tom ... Hello everyone As I am now concentrating more on areas of collecting other than worksplates, I now have available the following LNER fully engraved oval worksplate which I am offering for exchange; "London North Eastern Railway Co. No.1656 Doncaster 1926" "As carried by the LNER J50/3 0-6-0T 1037 that emerged from works in November 1926. It became LNER 8959 from January 1946; BR 68959 from October 1949. A Gresley designed robust and powerful class used for freight and heavy shunting duties. Latterley a Hammerton Street, Ardesley, West Auckland, Wakefiled and Low Moor engine; it was withdrawn in August 1961 and cut up in Doncaster Works immediately." There were in total, 38 J50/3s. Face is is polished but rim and back are entirely ex loco, the back being stamped 1037 and 8959. I am looking for FULLY FLANGED NEAR MINT TOTEMS in exchange (must have no crease or face repairs, have excellent colour and shine and have no visible surface scratching though I would expect the usual corrosion and pitting on the back). I would be interested to hear of anything you might have to offer, especially from ER, ScR, LMR & WR (SR not wanted UNLESS RARE and most NER will be worth more than the worksplate I imagine). My wants list includes the following though as I said, do let me know of any you might wish to offer in exchange. ANY BLACK AND WHITE SETTLE, CARLISLE & ANY OTHER S&C TEBAY LEICESTER CENTRAL, LEICESTER LONDON ROAD, OAKHAM, BARROW ON SOAR, MELTON MOWBRAY & ANY OTHER LEICESTERSHIRE TORPHINS AND ANY OTHER BALLATER BRANCH HIGHLAND LINE STATIONS DERSINGHAM AND ANY OTHER ER Thanks for looking and I look forward to hearing from you. Emm ... Hello all, The following items are offered for sale and prices INCLUDE postage. 1. Completed Freight Train Journal for 4/12/52 from Haymarket - South Queensferry behind loco 65327. Double-sided single sheet, 9.5" x 11.5". £2.50p. 2. BR(WR) Signal Alterations - Llandilo Junction East 23/11/52 - 5/12/52. Double-sided illustrated sheet. 6" x 12.5". £2. 3. BR(WR) Signal Alterations - Llandilo Junction East 7 - 8/9/52. Single illustrated sheet, 6" x 9.5". £1.50p. 4. CHESHIRE LINES Urgent Perishables from Birkenhead (Shore Road Station) via Helsby & Godley wagon label, unused. 5" x 4". £2. 5. BR(WR) Signal Alterations - Fishguard and Goodwick 23/5/65. 8 illustrated pages + track diagram attached to rear page. 6" x 9.5", mint condition. £4. 6. BR(WR) Signal Alterations - Pembrey. 19 - 26/4/52. Double-sided illustrated sheet, 6" x 12.5". £2. 7. BR(WR) Introduction of MAS Pyle West - Pencoed East 11 - 13/9/65. 8" x 13" with fold-out track diagram. £3. 8. GWR(Roundel) Identification Card from Newport. A bit grubby from handling but all writing legible. £4. 9. Something now for Mr.DH!! 3 x Business Cards for Mrs. Tucker of Vine Cottage, Newport - Washing & Mending done for Captains and Officers. 3" x 4.5". Sailing ship on top left and Newport COA top right. £1.50p each. Regards, Brian ... I have the following 4 railway VHS videos for sale if anybody is interested - 1. British Railways Steam featuring archive and contemporary footage of over 80 locomotives - approx running time 55 mins (CHV2107) 2. Express Steam Locomotives of the LMS British Railways - approx running time 55 mins (CHV2086) 3. The Railway Age - Great Central Memories - approx running time 55 mins (CHV2032) 4. The Golden Age of Steam - A-Z of Steam - approx running time 54 mins (80 598) All titles/descriptions are taken from the jackets. I'm asking £7.50 each including postage. Thanks for looking. Mike ... I have some good quality colour photographs (6X4) of UK diesels/electric locomotives from about 1995-2001 for sale at 35p each(I will do them at 30p each for 10 or more) I also have some negatives available at 80p each, most loco's are available please e-mail me for any requests. I also have the following videos for sale at £4+p&p each- video track issue's 2,17,25,29 and 40 thanks Paul. EWS sale round two By the 25th January 2002 1 of each only flamecut numbers 31432 37107 47357 Nameplates "Jonnie Walker" "Helvellyn" "Sir DeMorgannwg / County of South Glamorgan" Good luck to all who bid! Matt ... For Sale Locomotive Works Plates, all in good condition, restored (painted) fronts, unrestored (ex-loco) backs. BUILT DERBY 1954 £90 BUILT HORWICH 1949 £95 LMS BUILT 1930 CREWE £100 (this a brass plate with lettering polished, small flame cuts at each bolthole) Carriage at cost. Colin ... I am always looking for new items for my recently restarted collection. Specifically I want: 1. Pre-grouping rule books, signalling instructions or similar. 2. Pre-grouping buttons. Does anyone have any spare items? David ... Books For Sale The Great Days of the Southern Railway David St. John Thomas (1992) £10 Southern Region Locomotive Shed Allocations 1955 Kingfisher (1981) paperback £3 British Railways Engine Sheds - London Midland Matters, Irwell Press (1989) £8 Branch Lines of Warwickshire, by C Maggs (1994). £6 Johnsons Atlas & Gazetteer of the Rlys of Ireland. £11 BR Diesel Traction Manual for Enginemen, BTC 1962. Plenty of diagrams £5 Steam into Wessex, M Esau, 1971. (1st edition) £5 Great Western Journal Late Summer 1992 Special Cornish Issue. £3 Sectional Maps of Britain's Railways with Gazetteer, pub Ian Allan 1985 p/b. Shows both open and closed lines. A4 size. £3 BR Equipment Drawings from Railnews Stockspot, by D.Gibbons pub Ian Allan 1986. 11.5w x 8.5 ins. 96pp, p/b £4 Regards, Ron ... I have the following totems for exchange: MR: Blackpool Central, Kirkby in Furness ER: Hertford East SR: Tunbridge Wells Central NER: Hexham Totems wanted include: ER: Lincoln St. Marks MR: Blackburn, Carlisle, Lancaster Castle NER: Ripon WR: Cardiff General, Leamington Spa Milverton Full list available for my wants Also wanted: Good quality photos of totems and totems in situ (B&W or colour): postage and reasonable costs met: Tel .....3 with your details. Richard ... I have decided to sell a nameplate from my collection with its matching cabside. The plate is GWR Hall 6986 "Rydal Hall" - wonderful condition. Serious enquiries only please to 01.... An opportunity to obtain a superb set at below current auction potential prices. Richard ... I have the following totem for sale BR(W) HF CHELTENHAM SPA MALVERN ROAD offers over £1500 if anyone is interested i can bring it to Sheffield on Saturday Simon ... SETTLE - CARLISLE TUNNEL SIGN 'CULGAITH TUNNEL 661 YARDS' Totally ex railway 115 X 64 cm (Clearly visible in a passing shot on the classic documentary video 'THE LONG DRAG') I will be bringing the sign to Sheffield on Saturday for potential sale or just perusal. Jeremy |
