Yesteryear Railwayana

General Terms of Business and further Important Information

The Proprietors

This is a family business, Patrick and Mary Mullen are the proprietors and in all matters you will have their attention and expertise. It is our aim and purpose to offer customers a service that gives value and is reliable and safeguarded, you can order in the full confidence of that being so.

Purchases will be carefully packaged and promptly dispatched. Any item that does not meet your requirements for whatever reason, can be returned without question within fourteen days for full reimbursement on the goods, we ask only that it is carefully repackaged and sent back quickly in the same condition as received. If the item is returned due to an error on our part we will also repay the postage involved.

We look to conduct our business in a manner that is satisfactory to our customers, we value your continued support and will give consideration to any suggestions that could lead to an improvement in what we are doing.

The Catalogues

We produce eight different catalogues every year together with a January Sale issue, they come out at roughly six week intervals. The listing is alphabetical but items may be under various headings, it is always worthwhile to check right through the catalogue for your particular requirements. However, the material shown here is only part of our current stock in hand so please enquire about any other of your railway wants.

Each catalogue will have an excellent selection of quality items including in print and out of print Books both ancient and recent, with those that are Published, Private, Official and General. Together with Booklets, Pamphlets, Reports, Documents, Administrative Material and Original Manuscripts. Acts, Bills, Plans and Sections. Guides, Maps, Gazetteers, Posters, Brochures, Handbills, Tickets, Labels, Public and Working Timetables. Instructions, Rules, Regulations and Appendices. Photographs, Engravings, Lithographs, Prints, Drawings and Diagrams. Biography, Journals, Manufacturers Catalogues and Lists. Letters, General Paperwork, Postcards, Philately, Audio Recordings, Cine and Video Films, etcetera. The extent of variety on offer being dependent on our stock in hand.

Other than the January Sale issue all catalogues remain open to your orders for twelve months.

Description of Goods

All the material on offer has had a previous owner and we have strived to be accurate in describing it. Unless otherwise stated all items are complete and in very good condition, which means that they are without damage but showing reasonable and expected signs of use conducive with the age and purpose of the piece. Any additional defect is noted, as are outstanding qualities. Standard trade terms for condition are used, which in a descending order are: As New or Mint, Very Fine, Fine, and Very Good.

Star items are those that have the one or more attribute of being either, very hard to come by, of having particularly good content or quality, of being in outstandingly nice condition, or of being at an attractive price. Sizes are given in a length times breadth form in inches. The Ottley numbers comply with the listing in "A Bibliography of British Railway History" by George Ottley; the Alsop numbers with that in "The Official Railway Postcard Book" by John Alsop.

The listing is alphabetical but items may be under various headings, it is always likely to be worthwhile in checking right through the catalogue for your requirements.

Payment

Payment is to be made with the Order. All prices are given in Great Britain Pounds and pence. Settlement made in a currency other than Sterling will incur bank exchange charges, which can be somewhat considerable.

Cheques should be made payable to Yesteryear Railwayana. Or use Mastercard, Visa, or American Express. by quoting the card number with its valid dates, together with the Security Number and your name and address as it is known to the Card Company. Cards will not be debited until we dispatch your order.

Postage of up to GBP. 2-00 is inclusive on orders that total GBP. 25-00 or more after any discount that may be due, otherwise and beyond this postage is at cost. If you require insurance in transit, which we urge and in some cases will require that it be taken, there is a small additional charge.

Purchase Orders from Libraries, Museums, Universities, and similar institutions are welcome and will be invoiced for payment as required.

Ordering

The catalogues have a serial number, this and the item number should be given when ordering or making an inquiry. You can Email from the links on this site. To ensure that our email reply is delivered to your inbox and not treated as spam, please add sales@yesrail.co.uk to your address book or list of approved senders. Telephoned orders at any time are welcome, one of us is available on most days from 9-00 a.m. to 9-00 p.m. for personal attention, at other times our answerphone will take your message. Alternatively you can Fax or use the Post. We will acknowledge a relevant Email message usually within twenty-four hours. If you do not get a reply to your Email, send it again, something will have gone wrong.

Overseas customers are always most welcome.

Buying material for our Stock

We often want to buy suitable material but please send full written details in the first instance, using Email, Fax or Post, the more information you give, the more it could stimulate our interest. Note that condition is always most important to us, everything must be in a pleasing saleable state. We pay good and fair prices but our interests are commercial and our offer will reflect the sort of price that we currently obtain similar material from various trade sources.

General

Customer privacy will be respected, we will not pass your email address or any particulars to other parties.

Our Terms of Business are subject to review as and when we think necessary, please ask if you need further clarification on any matter.

The proprietors of Yesteryear Railwayana cannot be held responsible for actions and matters outside of their control. All errors and omissions excepted.

Our Postal Address

Yesteryear Railwayana

Stablings Cottage, Goodwin Road

Ramsgate, Kent. CT11 0JJ

United Kingdom

No callers permitted, postal and internet business only.

Phone or Fax: 01843 587283 at any time.

Callers in other countries should Phone or Fax: +44 1843 587283 at any time.

Click to send Email: mullen@yesrail.co.uk

View a substantial selection of material that we have for sale in our current catalogues.

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Order by Email: sales@yesrail.co.uk

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