247-2375. London Midland Region. (Western Lines), (London Area). Book of Instructions in connection with the Working of Electric Trains with instructions respecting Multiple Aspect Automatic and Semi-Automatic Colour Light Signalling. 1st December, 1959. (29636). Private, staff only. 5.75" x 4.25", cloth boards with full title on cover. 142 pages + (15) pages Appendix. Some stains on outside covers but otherwise an unused copy in fine condition.
247-2376. London Midland. Suburban Services, Euston, St. Pancras, Marylebone, Broad Street. Christmas Holiday alterations, 15 December 1972 to 1 January 1973. (35504/8). 10" x 8", 8 pages. Public time tables and information. Fine condition.
247-2377. Quainton Railway Soc. Ltd. Charter. 27th August 1972. Aylesbury to Quainton Road. 2nd Class. Single. Charter Control Ticket. Edmondson type. Black on grey. Near mint condition.
247-2378. Working Timetable of Conditional Train Services. Section CU. between Crewe, Manchester and Mouldsworth, etc. 6th October 1980 to 10th May 1981. (31179/8.) Staff instructions. 11.25" x 7.5", printed paper cover, 55 pages. Very fine condition.
247-2379. Alterations to the Allocation of Locomotives, for the week ending 20th June 1953. Motive Power Superintendent, York. Staff Notice. 6.75" x 8", duplicator printed typescript. Giving the engine running number, class, shed named, dates, etc. Good information. These in generally fine condition.
247-2380. Ditto but Week Ending 17th July 1954. 5" x 8".
247-2381. Ditto but 27th November 1954. 13" x 8".
247-2382. Ditto but 4th December 1954. 7" x 8".
247-2383. Ditto but 14th February 1955. 13" x 8".
247-2384. Ditto but 5th May 1956. 2 sides.
247-2385. Ditto but 8th December 1956. 1 side.
247-2386. Ditto but 22nd December 1956. 10" x 8".
247-2388. Excursion to Lake Ullswater by Rail, Motor Coach and Steamer, with bookings to Penrith. 21st June 1959. Double size Handbill Timetable. 9.75" x 12.25", dark blue on cream. With an illustration and a map. From Leeds, Bradford, and stations to Skipton. Gives a brief description of the tour. Nice.
247-2389. Edinburgh (Waverley) to Gorgie East or Portobello. 2nd Class, Special Cheap Single Ticket. Edmondson type Black on mauve. Issued 1961. Very fine condition.
247-2390. Awayday Special Bargains. A programme of Pleasure Seeker Excursions by Southern Region, South Eastern Division. March to June, 1976. Brochure. 8.25" x 11.5", 2 sides, black & orange on white, with some artwork. Lists various trips with prices. Folds to 8.25" x 3.75". Fine condition.
247-2391. British Rail. French Rail. Big Fleet Car Ferries. 1968 rates, fares and sailing times. Dover to Boulogne, Calais, Dunkerque, and Newhaven to Dieppe. Brochure. 17" x 14", two sides with diagram map. Giving much information. Folds to 8.5" x 3.5". Very fine condition.
247-2392. Central Division. Special Traffic Arrangements, 8 to 14 October 1977. No. 41 S.T. (31314). Private. 9" x 7.25", 52 pages. Working Timetables and Instructions. Fine condition.
247-2393. Central Division. Working Timetable of Mandatory Train Services. Main Lines and Branches. 12 May 1980 to 10 May 1981. Section WE. (31000/1). Private. 11.5" x 7.5", printed paper cover. 323 pages. Diagram map on inside front cover. Fine condition.
247-2394. Extracts from the General Appendix to the Working Timetables and Instructions applicable to Electrified Lines. November 1950. (WX. 1206). 6.25" x 4", light card cover with title. 31 pages. As issued to some staff working near or on the track. Showing age on outer covers.
247-2395. Fleet Car Ferries. 4 Drive-on, drive-off routes to the Continent. Via Dover and Newhaven. Brochure. Circa 1970s. 8.75" x 15", 2 sides with 7 colour photos and diagram map. Describes the pleasurable crossing of the Channel. Folds to 8.75" x 3.75". Very fine condition.
247-2396. South Eastern Division. Sectional Appendix to the Working Timetable and Books of Rules and Regulations. July 1973. (30020). Private. 11.5" x 7.5", paper cover with printed title. (1) + 137 pages. Train working instructions, etcetera. Together with many loose Supplements and Amendment slips.
247-2397. Train Services between London, Haslemere, Petersfield, Portsmouth, Hayling Island. 11th September 1961 to 17th June 1962. (35034/15). Pamphlet Timetable. 9" x 8", 8 sides, blue on cream. Gives full table of principle trains. Public information, a nice series. Very fine condition.
247-2398. ..... To ..... Written "Lygne Halt to Folkestone Via Tonbridge. Fare 14/8." 2nd Class, Three Month Return Ticket. Edmondson type. Black on green. Issued 1958. This has been divided but both halves are here. I do not know where Lygne is but it is clearly written and is a Western Region issue. There was a Lyghe Halt near Tonbridge! Anyway a nice one. Fine condition.
247-2399. British Railways, Locomotive No. 6363. Running on goods train in open country. Real Photograph, believed to be by the late A.C.V. Kendall. 5" x 7". This is a Western Region, 2-6-0. Near mint condition.
247-2400. B.R. Locomotive No. 45565 on southbound "Devonian" passing Ashchurch. July 1956. Real Photograph. By F. W. Goudie. 3.5" x 5.5". Fine condition.
247-2401. Brockley Signalbox. Photographic Postcard. Anon. 3.5" x 5.5". A close up view taken from a passing train, upper quandrant semaphore signals on a bracket post. Slight blur to picture. Very fine condition.
247-2402. Buenos Ayres Western Railway, Limited. Statement of Debenture Interest. December 1931. River Plate House, London. Robert Graham, Secretary. 6.75" x 8.25". As sent to a proprietor. Fine condition.
247-2403. BULLIED, H. A. V. The Aspinall Era. London: Ian Allan Ltd. 1967. First edition. 9.25" x 6.25", cloth boards in a fine condition wrapper. 8 + 270 pages with 104 photos on plates & 68 figures in text. Very detailed and most interesting. Ottley 12072. Generally fine condition.
247-2404. Bygone South Eastern Steam. Volume One. Compiled from the collection of A. R. L. Ratcliffe. Chatham: John Hallewell Publications Ltd. (1980). First edition. 6" x 8.25", pictorial paper cover. 62 pages with a short introduction and preface, and 50 photos with descriptions. Showing locomotives at work on the lines around Kent and parts of East Sussex. Ottley 12549. Very fine condition.
247-2405. Caledonian Railway Company. Four per Cent Guaranteed Annuities Stock No. 2. Statement of Annuity for Half-Year ending 10th November 1908. J. Blackburn, Secretary, 302 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. 5.25" x 8.5", mauve on white. As sent to a Stock Holder.
247-2406. Spring Buffer, for front of Engine and back of Tender. Manuscript Engineers Drawing, as specified by and constructed for the Caledonian Railway Company, by Sharp Stewart & Co., Atlas Works, Glasgow. 1899. For Engine Works No. 1150. 23" x 37". In ink and part coloured with gouache on linen backed cartridge paper, in full size scale. with fully detailed plan, elevations and sections as required. This is the original master drawing from which printed copies would be made as needed. Most collectable, a unique item that will please. Rolled. Some slight age grubiness but without damage.
247-2407. Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd. Dunoon and Rothesay. Saloon Class, Return Ticket. Edmondson type. Black on white. Issued, year date obscure. Outward half only.
247-2408. Canada. Hamilton, Burlington, City Street Map. Hamilton-Wentworth regional map. Rolph-McNally Limited, Toronto, Canada. 1978 edition. 18" x 26.5", 2 sides, part coloured maps, quite detailed with streets and places named, with an index. Railways are included. Folds to 9" x 4". Generally very fine condition.
247-2409. Canadian Pacific Railway, Locomotive No. 29. Photographic Postcard. North Kildonian Publications, Winnipeg, Canada. 1994. 4" x 5.75". The pictures are from the Carl Gay collection. This is a 4-4-0, A-1e class. As new condition.
247-2410. Ditto but No. 2828. A 4-6-4, H-1c class. This locomotive hauled a Royal Train during its working career. Card in as new condition.
247-2411. CASSERLEY, H.C. LNER Steam, 1923-1948. Truro: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. 1977. First edition. 8.75" x 8.5", cloth boards in a very fine condition wrapper. 96 pages with an Introduction and 96 photos with lengthy descriptions. Ottley 12114. Very fine condition.
247-2412. CASSERLEY, H.C., Revised and Edited by. The Observer's Book of Railway Locomotives of Britain. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London. 1962. Revised edition. No. 23 in "The Observer's Books" series. 5.75" x 3.5", cloth boards in a frayed wrapper. 285 pages with very many photos + (8) pages of colour plates. Giving a brief history and description of all classes still in use. A good reference. Ottley 2804. Fine condition.
247-2413. Central London Railway Act, 1900. To amend an Act. 25th June 1900. H.M. Government, London. 10" x 7.25". 3 pages. This and those following are disbound and in fine condition.
247-2414. Ditto but 1907. For further powers; and other purposes. 26th July 1907. 17 pages.
247-2415. Ditto but 1911. To construct railways; authorise agreements; and other purposes. 18th August 1911. 27 pages.
247-2416. CHACKSFIELD, John. C. B. Collett. A Competent Successor. Usk: The Oakwood Press. 2002. First edition. No. 0L 121 in "Oakwood Library of Railway History". 8.25" x 5.75", pictorial light card cover. 160 pages illustrated by numerous photos & some diagrams in text. A biography of the man that many considered to be a design genius of railway locomotives for the Great Western Railway. Generally very fine condition.
247-2417. CHACKSFIELD, John. Sir William Stanier. A New Biography. Usk: The Oakwood Press. 2001. First edition. No. OL 114 in "Oakwood Library of Railway History". 8.25" x 5.75", pictorial light card cover. 168 pages illustrated by many photos & several drawings in text. A very detailed account. Generally very fine condition.
247-2418. CHAPSAL, F. Note sur un Systems de Moderateur pour a air Comprime. Paris, 20th October 1893. 12.25" x 8.5" paper folder, 9 pages of text in longhand manuscript + 18" x 33" fold-out drawing of the railway air brake mechanism. This is not a publication but has been professionally draughted in ink and is a technical thesis in the form of an open letter to get the interest of a sponsor in the invention. It describes and illustrates a new type of Rapid Action Air Control Valve to be fitted into the Westinghouse system at the brake cylinder, enabling faster operation and release of the brakes. It is signed by the author and gives his full Paris address. Full French text. Apart from light foxing the condition of both written work and drawings is very fine, free from any damage, the paper folder is frayed at the edges and repaired at the spine. Together with this item is:- Chemins de Fer de L'Ouest, Materiel et Traction. Trains d'experiences de Paris a Evreux et Retour, 13th and 15th October 1894. Pour l'essai des appareils moderateurs de frein systeme Chapsal. 12.25" x 16.25", 1 side folded, longhand manuscript. Showing programme and observations of test runs made with the modified brake gear. Locomotive No. 978 hauling 18 coaches and dynamometer car DF 1002. This report is signed by three Departmental Chief Engineers of the railway company. Full French text. Very good condition. Together with:- Societe des Freins Soulerin. Dessin No. 1112. Moderateur Systeme Chapsal, application sur une voiture munia de frein Westinghouse, 21st April 1894. Blueprint drawing 12.5" x 20". Very fine condition. The three items compliment each other and cover an interesting part of railway brake development, making a significant part of history.
247-2419. Chemin de Fer du Nord. Locomotive No. 3282. Illustrated Postcard. F. Fleury, Paris. "Les Locomotives (Nord) series. Red titles. Card No. 47. Circa 1905. 3.5" x 5.5". The subject is shown in a working situation, this is an 0-6-0 "Mammouth" type, modified in 1872. This and that following are unused and in very fine condition.
247-2420. Ditto but No. 3395. Card 95. 2-6-0, 3 cylinder compound.
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