231-2754. MIDDLETON, William D. China by Rail. Trans Anglo Books, Glendale, California. Winter 1986. First printing. 8.5" x 10.25", pictorial light card cover. (1) + 120 pages illustrated by many photos, some in colour + a fold-out map. An interesting and detailed account of railways in China, with good pictures. Fine condition.
231-2755. Midland & Great Northern Railways Joint Committee. To be weighed. Class 3. Wagon Label. (0.6007) March 1937. 4" x 5", 2 sides, black & red on buff. Unused, very fine condition.
231-2756. Consignment Note. (G.B. 160). 4.75" x 10.5", black on buff. Giving General Conditions on verso. Written 1897. Fine condition.
231-2757. General Stores Department. Derby to .... Free Parcel's Way Bill. J. Pettifor. (S.B.8). 4.5" x 5", black on light blue. Written 1877.
231-2758. Goods Invoice. (G.F.5.) 4.5" x 17.25", black on buff, written from Gloucester 1876. Fine condition.
231-2759. Midland Railway. Third Class Carriage. Rolling Stock Diagram. D.491. Carriage & Wagon Department, Derby. The original drawings were all made in the nineteenth century. 12" x 25", these are Office Register copies, company prints. To a scale of 1/4" to one foot. Showing a semi-detailed side and external view and an interior plan, with major dimensions, weight and brief notes. This is a six wheel carriage with 5 Third compartments and 50 seats. This and those following are rubber stamped "B.R. L.M.R. Drawing Office, Derby." and dated 1950s, all are rolled and in very fine condition.
231-2760. Ditto but Diagram D.493. Otherwise as above.
231-2761. Ditto but Bogie Third Brake Carriage. D.496. On six wheel bogies. 6 Third compartments, two with lavatories, 58 seats, and Brake Compartment. Non corridor.
231-2762. Ditto but Third Class Brake Carriage. D.503. Six wheeled with 3 Thirds, 30 seats, and a Brake Compartment.
231-2763. Ditto but D.504. Otherwise as before.
231-2764. Midland Railway. Third Class Corridor Carriage. Rolling Stock Diagram, No. D.474. By the Carriage and Wagon Department, Derby. This and those following were all built during the nineteenth century. 12.5" x 25.5", company print, to a scale of 1/4" to one foot. Showing a semi-detailed side and end elevation and an internal plan view. With major dimensions and notes. This is an eight wheeled carriage with through corridor connections, 8 third compartments and 2 lavatories. Excellent history. This and those following are rolled and in generally very fine condition.
231-2765. Ditto but M.R. and Midland and Glasgow & South Western Railways. Corridor Third Class Brake. Diagram No. D.475. Through corridor, 3 third compartments, 1 lavatory and a brake compartment.
231-2766. Ditto but M.R. Manchester South District Train, Bogie First Class Carriage. D.481. Non corridor, 7 first compartments.
231-2767. First Class Carriage, for Short Buffer Trains. D.482. Non corridor, 6 first compartments.
231-2768. Ditto but Manchester South District Train, Bogie Third Class Carriage. D.487. Non corridor, 8 third compartments.
231-2769. The Midland Railway Company of Western Australia, Limited. Certificate for Second Mortgage Debenture, written for "one hundred pounds" of Stock. Issued 1961, impressed with the Company Seal and signed. 8" x 10", 2 sides, green on cream quality paper. Engraved by Burrup, Mathieson & Co. Ltd. London, with a border. Very nice. Very fine condition.
231-2770. Midland Railway Locomotive No. 2000. Colour Illustration, from an original painting in the style of F. Moore. Probably lithographed by Alf Cooke, Leeds. circa 1910s. Picture size 4.25" x 7.5", laid down on card, overall size 6.25" x 10". Showing the 0-6-4 side tank engine designed by R.M. Deeley, the M.R. Locomotive Superintendent. Most suited for being framed for display. Nice, bright picture in very fine condition.
231-2771. Midland Railway (West Riding Lines) Act, 1898. To construct railways; and other purposes. 25th July 1898. H.M. Government. 10.5" x 7.25". 56 pages. Disbound. Fine condition.
231-2772. Ditto but (Steam Vessels) Act, 1902. To use vessels; and other purposes. 31st July 1902. 6 pages. Disbound. Fine condition.
231-2773. Ministry of Transport. Railway Accidents. British Railways, London Midland Region. Report on the Accident which occurred on 11th December 1958 between Urmston and Trafford Park near Manchester. H.M.S.O. London. 1959. Original printing. 13" x 8.25", printed paper cover. 8 pages + large fold-out diagram. A serious happening, an express passenger train collided with the jib of a contractor's mobile crane and became derailed, another passenger train also became damaged. Generally very fine condition.
231-2774. Mr. Punch's Railway Book. By Phil May, George du Maurier, Charles Keene, John Leech, Sir John Tenniel, E.T. Reed, L. Ravenhill, J. Bernard Partridge, Reginald Cleaver, and many other humorous artists. London: The Educational Book Co., Ltd. By arrangement with The Proprietors of "Punch." (1905). First Edition. Being a volume in the Punch Library of Humour. 7.75" x 5.25", maroon cloth boards with gilt title on spine and device on cover. 192 pages, top edges gilt, with 160 humorous drawings. Extracts from Punch periodical. Seldom to be found on offer. Ottley 7678. Very fine condition.
231-2775. MITCHELL, Vic., and Keith Smith. Hastings to Ashford and the New Romney branch. Middleton Press, Midhurst. October 1989. Revised and reprinted. In the "South Coast Railways" series. 9.5" x 6.75", pictorial boards. (96) pages illustrated by 120 photos with several maps and some facsimiles. Giving an historical description. This is an excellent series of books, very informative with first class pictures and the considerable use of Ordnance Survey maps. Very fine condition.
231-2776. The Model Railway News. Steam, Electric and Clockwork. Volume XIV. January to December 1938. Magazine. London: Percival Marshall & Co. Ltd. Complete year bound in brown cloth boards, gilt title on spine. 9" x 6". (4) pages title and annual index + 336 pages, illustrated by numerous photos and drawings. Edited by J.N. Maskelyne. It is most interesting to see how railway models have progressed since these days. Generally fine condition.
231-2777. Model Railways. Volume 11. January to December 1982. Nos. 684 to 695. Model & Allied Publications, Hemel Hempstead. A magazine bound into light brown cloth boards, gilt title on spine. 11.75" x 8.25". 782 pages with many photos, some in colour and many drawings. Very fine condition.
231-2778. Ditto but Volume 12. Jan to Dec 1983. Nos. 697 to 708. 736 pages. Very fine condition.
231-2779. MORRISON, Gavin. London Midland Then & Now. Book Club Associates, by agreement with Ian Allan Ltd, London. 1995. 11.75" x 8.75", cloth boards, gilt title on spine, in a somewhat ruffled wrapper. 256 pages illustrated by very many photographs. The well known photographer has revised nearly 300 various locations in England that were once served by London Midland and Scottish Railway trains and compiled this most interesting pictorial account of what the particular site once looked like and how it is in the nineteen-nineties. Near mint condition.
231-2780. MURRAY, Anthony., With Charles Maclean & Somon Scott. The Forth Railway Bridge. A Celebration. Mainstream Publishing Company, Edinburgh. 1989. Reprinted. 10" x 8.5", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 112 pages illustrated by several photos and some facsimilies + (8) pages of colour pictures. A detailed history and description. Most interesting. Very fine condition.
231-2781. Murrary's Monthly Time Tables, and Advertiser for Scotland. March 1847. Murray & Co. 16 St. Enoch Square, Glasgow. Pocket Public Timetable. 4.75" x 3", paper cover. 64 pages with times and information on 13 Scotch (sic) Railways, 4 English Railways, various Mail Coaches, Omnibuses, Canal and Steamboat services within Scotland and in connection with Scotland. Much detail is given including fares and charges. There is also a number of excellent advertisements many of which are transport related and have nice vignette drawings, most of these being for steam ship companies. Very delightful, it is over 158 years since it was produced and is still in generally very fine condition.
231-2782. NABARRO, Sir Gerald. Severn Valley Steam. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 1971. First edition. 8.5" x 5.5", pictorial light card cover. 20 + 108 pages illustrated by a map and some vignette drawings + (48) pages with 96 photos. A descriptive history of the railway and Preservation Society, with an account of the rolling stock. Ottley 8938. Very fine condition.
231-2783. Names and Nicknames of Freight Trains, operated on the Railroads of the United States and Canada. By the Association of American Railroads, Washington DC. October 1949. No. 12 in 'Railway Information' series. 6" x 9" pictorial paper cover. (2) + 19 pages. An alphabetical list, with company, destinations and train numbers. Fine condition.
231-2784. The National Railway Museum. Jarrold Colour Publications, Norwich, in co-operation with the N.R.M. 1976. 11.75" x 9", pictorial light card cover. (18) pages, including inside covers, illustrated by 38 photos, many of which in colour, and a diagram of the museum layout. Giving a brief description of the museum and a few of the exhibits. Very fine condition.
231-2785. Neath and Brecon Railway. From J.E. Griffith, Traffic Manager, Neath. Memorandum. 7.75" x 5", written in 1890. Fine condition.
231-2786. Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Officiele Reisgids. 4 October 1953 - 22 Mei 1954. Winterdienst. 7" x 4.75", printed paper cover. 256 pages of full public timetables and information, diagram maps on inside folding covers. Dutch text. Fine condition.
231-2787. The Newent Railway Act, 1874. To make deviations; and other purposes. 21st May 1874. H.M. Government, London. 10.5" x 7.25", 5 pages. Disbound. Generally fine condition.
231-2788. NOCK, O.S. British Locomotives of the 20th Century. Volume 1. 1900-1930 and Volume 2. 1930-1960. London: Guild Publishing, by arrangement with Patrick Stephens Limited. Reprinted March 1985. 9.5" x 8" cloth boards, both with as new condition wrappers. 255 pages and 256 pages, both with very many photos and drawings. A detailed history and description of the classes and types. As new condition.
231-2789. NOCK, O.S. Locomotive Practice and Performance. Highlights from the celebrated Railway Magazine articles by O.S. Nock. Vol. 1. The Age of Steam, 1959-68. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough. 1989. 1st edition. 10" x 7.75" cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 320 pages illustrated by many photos, numerous of which are different from the originals published in the magazines. Very fine condition.
231-2790. Norge, Rutebok. (Norges Communicationer). Offisiell Rutebok for Jernbaner, Skip, Biler of Fly. 18. Febr.-17. Mars., 1962. 9.52 x 9.25", printed paper cover. 352 pages of full public timetables and information, with some diagram maps and numerous advertisements. Norwegien text. Together with N.S.B. Pasketrafikken 1962. 20 pages, including covers. This is frayed down the right edge. The main book has a little wear to the covers but is otherwise in generally fine condition.
231-2791. Chief Goods Manager's Office, George Square, Glasgow. W. Andrew. "I beg to enclose Overcharge Sheets ....." Part Printed Form. (1942). 6.5" x 4". Written in 1912.
231-2792. Ditto but "I herewith send you Invoice as under ....." Otherwise as before. Written 1913.
231-2793. Ditto but "Please send me an Invoice ....." As before. Written 1912.
231-2794. ..... Department ..... Station. Memorandum. (1946). 5" x 8.25". Written in 1894 from Buckhaven. Fine condition.
231-2795. Dunfermline (Upper) Stn. General Parcels Way-Bill. (64). 3.5" x 10", written 1902.
231-2796. Ditto but Edinburgh (Waverley Station). Written 1902.
231-2797. Ditto but North Leith Station. Written 1900.
231-2798. Ditto but Perth, General Station. Written 1902.
231-2799. Glasgow, Queen St. Station. Parcels Way-Bill. (146). 6.25" x 9.75", red on cream. Written in 1870.
231-2800. Goods Department, Falkirk, Grahamston Station. Memorandum. (1946). 5" x 8.25". Written 1912.
231-2801. Ditto but Goods Department, Whifflet Station. Written 1912.
231-2802. Invoice for Goods Carried. (140). 3.75" x 17.5", black on buff. Written from Falkirk High in 1912.
231-2803. Parcels, Horses, Carriages and Dogs, etc., Way-Bill. 6.25" x 10". Written in 1870 from Cowlairs.
231-2804. Parcels Way-Bill. (64). 3.75" x 10". Rubber stamped from "Buckhaven", written in 1887.
231-2805. North British Railway Act, 1887. To make a railway; amalgamate with the Glasgow City and District Railway; subscribe to the Anstruther and St. Andrews Railway; amend Acts; and other purposes. 5th July 1887. London: H.M. Government. 10.5" x 7", 19 pages. This and those following are disbound and in generally fine condition.
231-2806. Ditto but Act, 1888. To construct a railway; maintenance of railways; additional lands; amalgamation of the North Monkland Railway; Lease of the Newport Railway; and other purposes. 7th August 1888. 32 pages.
231-2807. Ditto but (Bridgeton Cross Extension) Act, 1888. To construct a railway; and other purposes. 5th July 1888. 24 pages.
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