234-4590. PREEDY, Norman E., and H.L. Ford. BR Diesels in Close-up. D. Bradford Barton Limited, Truro. 1974. 1st edition. 8.75" x 8.5" cloth boards in a fine condition wrapper. 96 pages of Introduction and 110 photos with long detailed descriptions. Ottley 8214.
234-4591. PRICE, J.H. Prague 180. With historical notes on CKD-Tatra by P.J. Walker. Tramway Museum Society and Light Railway Transport League. Circa 1970s. Reprinted from "Modern Tramway". 8.5" x 5.5", pictorial paper cover. 12 pages, including covers, with 12 photos. An account of Praha Tramcar No. 180 and bringing it from Czechoslovakia to Crich museum. Fine condition.
234-4592. Providence and Worcester Railroad Company. Certificate of Capital Stock, of One Hundred Dollars each. Signed and impressed with the Company Seal but not issued. 7.5" x 10.75", 2 sides. Engraved in an ornate style in green and black on white quality paper by the "American Bank Note Company, New York." Incorporating a very nice vignette showing a 4-4-0 steam locomotive with eight wheel tender and train of bogie passenger stock. Although not issued this has been "Cancelled" by perforated punchings across the signatures of the Company Treasurer and President. Excellent history. Very fine condition.
234-4593. "Public Dinner to Robert Stephenson, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne." Wood Engraved Drawing. Picture size 5.5" x 9.5", on an extracted page of The Illustrated London News. 10th August 1850. 15.5" x 10.5". Showing a very detailed perspective view of the huge covered area with the dinner in progress, the important personages at a long high table and the many guests below, there is much bunting and three large pictures on the wall show completed works by Stephenson. Together with "The great central Railway Station at Newcastle-upon-Tyne." 6" x 9", showing an outside view of the newly completed station building. It was inside on the covered area over the tracks that the great dinner was held. Including a quite long text article. Most interesting history. This is without folds in a generally fine condition.
234-4594. Radlett Station, October 1959. Real Photograph. F.W. Goudie. 3.5" x 5.5". an overall view of the platforms from above. Facing the station building. Very fine condition.
234-4595. Railtour in Colour. Ian Allan Ltd., London. 1976. 1st edition. 9.5" x 7", pictorial boards. (64) pages of a foreword and 84 colour photographs with descriptions. Steam hauled trains on B.R. and various preserved lines. Ottley 12796. Fine condition.
234-4596. Railway Clearing House. Official Railway Junction Diagram Plate No. 96. Ennis. Wexford & Rosslare. Aberwili. Carmarthan & Fishguard. R.C.H., London. 1907 printing. 7" x 11.25". Colour diagram of lines with the owning company indicated; stations, goods depots, and junctions are named with the distances between given. On substantial paper, blank verso, for insertion into the Official Diagram Book. This and those following are in fine condition.
234-4597. Ditto but Plate 101. Gainsborough & Sykes. Epsom & Leatherhead. 1903 printing.
234-4598. Ditto but 113. Athlone, Cavan & Clara. Letterkenny. Strabane. 1914 printing.
234-4599. Ditto but 124. Cork. Waterford. 1913 printing.
234-4600. Reid's Monthly Time Table and Advertiser, of the York, Newcastle, & Berwick Railway, etc., etc. Published with the Sanction of the Company. May 1849. Published expressly for the Counties of Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, and the North part of Yorkshire. Newcastle upon Tyne: Andrew Reid, 117 Pilgrim Street. No. 2. (In the series of issue). Original printing. 6" x 4.75", printed paper cover with title and including a vignette of a locomotive engine and four carriage train. 40 pages with full time tables in information and including several general advertisements. + a centre fold Map to Reid's Monthly Railway Time Table for the North of England, 1849. Giving the full detailed table for York to Berwick; Newcastle to Carlisle and Whitehaven; Carlisle, to the North and South; East and West Yorkshire and Hartlepool Branch; Boroughbridge Branch and Market Trains; Bedale Branch; Stockton, Hartlepool, and Clarenee; Stockton and Darlington, Wear Valley, and Redcar; Richmond, Durham and Sunderland Branch; North Shields and Tynemouth Branch, Seghill and Blyth, Sunderland and South Shields, Springwell and Jarrow; all in both directions. A very scarce piece. This is complete and in very fine condition.
234-4601. Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad company. Time Table. No. 101. In effect 2nd June 1946. For the government of employees only. 7.75" x 4" light card cover. 48 pages of working timetables, passenger and freight, and instructions for train operation, etc. Scarce item. Very fine condition.
234-4602. ROBERTSON, Kevin. Leader and Southern Experimental Steam. Allan Sutton Publishing Limited, Stroud. 1990. First edition. 10" x 7.5", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 7 + 128 pages with over 120 photos and drawings in text. A detailed account of the numerous experiments on steam locomotives that were conducted by the Southern Railway between 1923 and 1948 which culminated in the revolutionary but ultimately unsuccessful "Leader" design by O.V.S. Bullied. Very interesting. Generally very fine condition.
234-4603. ROBERTSON, Kevin. Leader: Steam's Last Chance. Allan Sutton Publishing, Gloucester. 1988. First edition. 10" x 7.5", cloth boards in a fine condition wrapper. 12 + 123 pages with 100 photos, some drawings and a map. A detailed account of the incredible steam locomotive design by O.V.S. Bullied. Most interesting. Generally very fine condition.
234-4604. St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute, Railroad Company. Certificate of Capital Stock of One Hundred Dollars each, written for Twelve Shares. Issued in July 1865. Signed as required. 6.75" x 11", 2 sides. Lithographed in an ornate style on quality paper by "Henry Seibert & Bros., New York." Incorporating a very nice vignette showing a 4-4-0 steam locomotive and four-wheeled tender hauling a train of bogie carriages. Cancelled in writing and by cutting pieces out of the proprietors name. It has further been pasted onto its counterfoil as part of the cancellation. Nice to have a quite early piece in United States railway history. Scarce.
234-4605. The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company. Account for Freight carried for a customer. Ledger Folio. (216). 17" x 13.5", black on grey. Written for T. T. Mason of Llanymynech, for the period from September 1872 to November 1873. This came sometime from the Company Accounts Office. Seldom to be found on offer. Generally fine condition.
234-4606. South Yorkshire Railway and River Dun Company. Mortgage Transfer Certificate. 12.75" x 7", red on grey. Written in 1870 to Certify that Sevon Bonds of Two Thousand Eight Hundred Pounds value have been Transferred. Scarce. Generally fine condition.
234-4607. Company Seal as affixed to Legal Documents. Being a circular disc of thin red leather, 39mm in diameter with serrated edges and impressed with an oval shape which includes the words "The Southern Railway Company". Unused. Very fine condition.
234-4608. Eggs with Care. Label. (890). January 1928. 3.25" x 8.5", black on red. Fine condition.
234-4609. First Class. Return, Through Tourist Ticket. August 1930. 5" x 10.25", printed paper. It includes attached sections with perforations for Outward Journey, Return, and Counterfoil. Unused. Very fine condition.
234-4610. "For 50 Years Railway Service. Southern Railway." "Presented to ...... on the completion of 50 years of Railway Work." A Certificate that includes a very decorative emblem with the Company Arms in colour; and a border. 8" x 6", in colour on light card. This is intended for display. Not used. Very fine condition.
234-4611. Memo. Waybill for Parcels Traffic. (Entries under 2 cwts.) (33E). April 1926. 4.25" x 8.5", black on orange. Rubber stamped from "Gillingham, Kent." Written in 1941. With One Shilling and 2d Parcel Paid, Gillingham (Kent), stamps gummed on the verso.
234-4612. "Reserved Seat. Penalty for Unauthorised Removal of this GBP.5." Label. (39 A). March 1937. 3" x 5.5" light card, blue & red on light brown. Very fine condition.
234-4613. Southern Railway. Cross-Channel Services to and from the Continent. Summer, 1939. (Applicable until 7th October, inclusive.) (Ctl. 2600). June 1939. 9.75" x 6", 12 pages, including covers which include some artwork, black on green. Giving all services from Dover, Folkestone, Newhaven, Southampton and Gravesend to various parts on the Continent of Europe. Also including fares and further information for travellers and with the short cruises by the S.R. Steamer "St. Briac". The "Golden Arrow", The Midday Rapide, and the Through Sleeping Car train, were some of the special services covered but the outbreak of the Second World War soon brought all to an end. This is a nice informative piece. Very fine condition.
234-4614. "Southern Railway. Lewis Station. Warning to Staff. The attention of the Staff is specially directed to the need for keeping a sharp lookout on all occasions when it is necessary for them to pass over the sleeper crossings at the eastern end of Lewis Station. By Order. Waterloo Station, 1/10/26." Letterpress Printed Notice for display in Staff Rooms at the Station. (W 15199). August 1939 printing. 13.5" x 8.5". Generally fine condition.
234-4615. To Portsmouth Harbour. Package Label. (787 HD). May 1938. 1.25" x 3.5", black on green. Paste-on type. Very fine condition.
234-4616. To Ryde (St. John's) Via Portsmouth. Package Label. (787G). February 1946. 1.25" x 3.25", black on white with blue cross. Paste-on type. Very fine condition.
234-4617. To the Stores Department (Traffic Store), Eastleigh. Label for affixing to Steel Barrels, Drums, etc. (225A). November 1929. 3" x 4.75", red on white. A less often seen one. Unused. Very fine condition.
234-4618. To ..... G.W. Rly., Via Reading. Package Label. (84GA). August 1939. 1.75" x 3.25", black on salmon. Paste-on type. Very fine condition.
234-4619. To ..... L.&N.E.Rly. Via ..... and King's Cross. Package Label. (34V). November 1945. 1.75" x 3.25", black on white. Paste-on type.
234-4620. To ..... L.M.&S.Rly. Via ..... and Euston. Package Label. (34K). February 1942. 1.75" x 3.25", black on white. Paste-on type. This and those following in very fine condition.
234-4621. Ditto but Via Templecombe & Bath. (34A). October 1938. Black on yellow. Otherwise as above.
234-4622. Ditto but Via ..... and Willesden. (34X). November 1935. Black on pink. Otherwise as before.
234-4623. The Stockton and Darlington Railway Act, 1859. To make a Railway and other Works; and other Purposes. 13th August 1859. London: H.M. Government. Original printing. 12.5" x 7.75", (10) pages. Important legislation. Very fine condition.
234-4624. Stockton and Darlington Railway Company. From Marshall Green Colliery. Landsale. Way Bill. 6.75" x 4", Black on grey. Written in 1857 for coke and coals carried by the railway with wagon numbers. Scarce.
234-4625. Stockton and Darlington Railway Company. From West Tees Colliery. Landsale. Way Bill. 7.5" x 4.5", black on grey. Written in 1857, with wagon numbers. Scarce piece.
234-4626. Stockton and Darlington Railway Company. Half-Yearly Meeting, held 12th August, 1863. Giving what seems to be a verbatim account of the proceedings and the resolutions. Published by the "Darlington and Stockton Times." 13.25" x 8.25", 4 pages. Generally fine condition.
234-4627. Stockton and Darlington Railway Company. Twenty-five Pound Shares. Transfer Certificate. 12.5" x 7.5", part printed, black & red on grey. Written in March 1850 for the Transfer of Seven Ordinary GBP.25 Shares, from John Bailey of Darlington to Elizabeth Wingate of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Signed. The original Certificate. Very fine condition.
234-4628. Talyllyn Railway. No. 1. "Sir Haydn" at Rhydyronen Station. Colour Photographic Postcard. Britania Colour Limited. Card TRC 3. Maybe 1970s. 4" x 5.75". These are unused and in very fine condition.
234-4629. Ditto but No. 6. "Douglas" at Quarry Halt siding. TRC 6.
234-4630. Ditto but Wharf Station, Towyn. No. 4. "Edward Thomas" on train. TRC 12.
234-4631. TOWNROE, S.C. The Arthurs, Nelsons and Schools of the Southern. London: Ian Allan Ltd. 1973. First edition. 8.75" x 5.75", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 103 pages with 5 line drawings in text + (40) pages with 81 photos. Including several tables and lists. and a short bibliography. A descriptive history of the types, their development and working. Ottley 12515. As new condition.
234-4632. Trains Annual 1955. Edited by Cecil J. Allan. Ian Allan Ltd., London. 10" x 7.5" cloth boards in a poor and torn wrapper. 112 pages illustrated by numerous photos and drawings + 3 double page colour plates taken from original paintings. Very fine condition.
234-4633. TUPLIN, W.A. Great Northern Steam. London: Ian Allan Ltd. 1971. First edition. 9.25" x 6.25", cloth boards in a as new condition wrapper. 208 pages with 62 photos on plates and 13 diagrams and a map in text. With 5 detailed tables. An account of GNR steam locomotives with much on design and development by this engineer author. Ottley 11775. As new condition.
234-4634. "Voyageur". Gradients of the London and North Eastern Railway. The Railway Publishing Co. Ltd., London. (1930). 1st edition. 9.75" x 6.75" paper cover. 48 pages illustrated by 24 detailed gradient profiles. Ottley 6264. Complete but shows signs of use, spine has been repaired.
234-4635. Wear Valley Railway. Half-Yearly General Meeting., and the Middlesbro' & Redcar Railway. Half-Yearly Meeting. Giving an account of the Proceedings of both. Published by the "Darlington and Stockton Times", 23rd February 1850. 13.5" x 8.25", (1) pages. Good history. Generally fine condition.
234-4636. Werkspoor N.V. Amsterdam. Meier Mattern Hydraulische Klepbeweging. Ontwerp voor toepassing op 2C1 Sneltr. Loc. serie 1000: Staatsspoorwegen op Java. By Werkspoor N.V., Amsterdam. 16th January 1932. Manufacturers Working Drawings, of hydraulic operated valve-gear fitted to steam locomotive, as sent to Chief Mechanical Engineer of railway company. Held in light card folder with clip-binder. 12.5" x 10.25", all pieces printed with manufacturers name. 4 pages. 11" x 8.75" typed copy, giving a description of the gear + 8 fold-out Engineers Working Drawings, fully detailed in all elevation and plan views, dimensioned with constructional notes. Dutch text. These being Drawing No. (all are pre-fixed L.C.) 3806. 13.5" x 19". Scheme Centrale Hydraulische Klephefkast: No. 3808. 11" x 18", same: No. 3809. 33" x 53" in full scale, same: No. 3812, 36" x 54" full scale, Stoomkleppenkast: No. 3810, 25" x 40", full scale, Centrale Hydr.klopheftkast: No. 3825. 27" x 53", scale 1 to 10, Wyziging 2C1 Compound S.S. Java in Hydr.klepbew Algemeaen Plan. This includes a side elevation general arrangement view of the locomotive: No. 3759. 27" x 36", scale 1 to 5, Cilinder: No. 3760. 37" x 25", full scale, Gecombineerde in-& uitlaatklep. The unrestricted admittance of the correct amount of steam to the cylinder at the exact period has long been a preoccupation of locomotive designers, and many are the arrangements that have been used to obtain maximum efficiency in this direction. Several engineers have been influenced by the practices employed in internal combustion engines and have adapted these, the Meier Mattern system is of this type. Very good history, little has been published on this gear. All in generally fine condition.
234-4637. WHITE, H. P. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 2. Southern England. Newton Abbot: David & Charles Limited. 1982. Forth Edition. 8.75" x 5.75", cloth boards in a generally as new condition wrapper. Frontis plate + 9 + 232 pages with some maps & diagrams in text + (16) pages with 46 photos. Giving a descriptive history of railways in the area that are no longer extant. See Ottley 1166. As new condition.
234-4638. WILLIAMSON, J. W. Railways To-Day. London: Oxford University Press. 1938. First edition. "The Pageant of Progress" series. 8.75" x 5.25", pictorial cloth boards. Frontis plate + 160 pages illustrated by 20 drawings in text + 22 pages of photos + a fold-out diagram. A general account. Ottley 623. Fine condition.
234-4639. Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway. Wrexham (Central Station) to ..... Parcels Way Bill. (333). 3.25" x 9.5". Written in 1897. Rubber stamped "Wirral Railway via Bidston."
234-4640. Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway. Goods Invoice. (170). 3.5" x 16.5". Written 1899 from Connah;s Quay. Frayed at right end.
234-4641. Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's Quay Railway. Miscellaneous Traffic Way- Bill. (343). 3.25" x 9.5". Rubber stamped from "Wrexham (Central)." Written in 1895. Fine condition.
234-4642. York and North Midland Railway. Superintendent's Office, York. Small Headed Letter. Written in 1851. Material from this company is seldom found. Fine condition.
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