Railwayana with Railways Illustrated

Railwayana
By
Andrew Watts
http://collecting-railwayana.co.uk

‘Hall’ plate fetches £5,250
David Lewis held his second successful auction on Saturday October 2, at Crewe Heritage Centre, Vernon Way, Crewe. The auction was well attended with the free vintage bus from the station and homemade food on offer going down very well. To add to the atmosphere, recently restored 70000 Britannia was in light steam on the yard.

Steam Nameplates: Faendre Hall (5954) £5,250 (sold after the auction).

Diesel & Electric Nameplates: Resplendent (47625) £900, Stockton Haulage (Badge only) (37511) £150 and Dorothy Garrod (60071) n/s.

Diesel & Electric Worksplates: 1051 Gorton 1952 (76044) £775 and The English Electric Company Ltd London № 2672/D433 1959 (40016 Campania) £520.

Totems:
BR (M) Maroon: Meir £750, Widnes Central £400, Guide Bridge £360 and Blackpool North n/s.
BR (S) Green: Clapham Junction £800, North Sheen £240, Clandon £230 and Grove Park £195.
BR (Sc) Light Blue: Pollokshields West £400, Falkirk High £310, Falkirk Grahamston £280, Linlithgow £250 and Bellshill n/s.

BR (W) Chocolate & Cream: Wrexham General £550 and Llandaff (for Whitchurch) n/s.

Plenty of sales at Stoneleigh

On Saturday October 9, Great Central Railwayana Auctions held their latest auction at The Royal Show Ground, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. As usual this was a popular auction venue and bidding was brisk.

Steam Nameplates: Humphrey Davy (LNWR 945 / LMS 5053) £14,200, Beverston Castle (5044) £12,200, Pretty Polly (60061) £11,800, Singapore (60042) £10,500, Keele Hall (5903) £7,200, Sir Geraint – King Arthur Class (30766) £7,100, Lambton Castle (61623) £5,600, Merevale Hall (5971) £4,100 and Steady Aim (60512) w/d.

Diesel & Electric Nameplates: City of Derby (APT 370003 / 43107) £5,400 and The Red Nose (43068) £1,200.

MR Hawkseyes: John O'Gaunt £4,700 and Banbury (Merton St) £800.

SR Targets: Waterloo £460, Wimborne £450, Wareham £280, Forest Hill £250 and Martin Mill £160.

Totems:

BR (E) Dark Blue: Soham £760 and Dagenham East £380.
BR (M) Maroon: Dalston Junction £2,000, Pinxton South £1,550, Langley Mill and Eastwood £1,350, Spondon £1,000, Eccles £950, Shaw and Crompton £860, Derby Midland £820, Hathern £740, Tamworth £740, Canley Halt £520, Castle Bromwich £500, Melton Mowbray £500, Streetly £500, Sandbach £380, Whitacre £370, Connahs Quay £360, Foleshill £320, Northfield £260, Bedworth £230 and Lea Hall £230.

BR (NE) Tangerine: Mirfield £1,100 and Cargo Fleet n/s.
BR (S) Green: Templecombe £1,340, Eastleigh £1,100, Maiden Newton £960, Dorchester South £910, Bournemouth West £900, Grove Ferry & Upstreet £780, Weymouth £750, Dorchester West £700, Sunnymeads £560, Whitstable & Tankerton £520, Sherborne £500, Dartford £420, Birchington-on-Sea £360, Brentford Central £340, Herne Bay £310, Gillingham £290, Littlehampton £290, Loughborough Junction £280, Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt £250, Martin Mill £240, Rainham £240, Broadstairs £210, Dumpton Park £150, Pluckley n/s and Waterloo n/s.
BR (Sc) Light Blue: Forfar £760, Paisley Canal £640 and Dinnet £440.
BR (W) Chocolate & Cream: Lawrence Hill £1,550, Newton Abbot £1,350, Princes Risborough £1,300, Blackwell £560, Honeybourne £520, Wood End £400, Harverfordwest £300 and Whitland £300.
BR (W) Black & White Totem: Bourne End £1,900.

Other Items: A Great Western Railway umbrella stand with company initials on the front £3,000 and a North British Railway match box £130.

Coming up
40 worksplate on offer
GWRA Auctions is due to hold its next auction on Saturday November 13 at Pershore High School, Station Road, Pershore, Worcestershire. It will be interesting to see if this worksplate from 40017 is as keenly contested as the one in SRA in September, especially as this one appears to be in ex-loco condition.

Steam Nameplates: Sir Geraint – King Arthur Class (30766), Downside – Schools Class (30912) and Gold Coast (45610).

Diesel & Electric Nameplates: Zealous – Warship Class (D865) and axial with badge (47228).

Eversholt charity auction: A number of nameplates are to be auctioned on behalf of Eversholt leasing (formerly HSBC Rail) with proceeds donated to the Railway Children. On offer are Robert A Riddles (86102), City of Lancaster with 3 plaques (86205), Meteor (86216), Norwich Union with badge (86223), Hardwicke (86225), Josiah Wedgwood Master Potter 1736-1795 with integral badge (86236), European Community (86238), The Birmingham Post (86251) and John Cameron (960012).

Diesel & Electric Worksplates: The English Electric Company Ltd London № 2673/D434 1959 (40017 Carinthia).

SR Targets: East Grinstead, Putney, Sholing and West Weybridge.

Totems:

BR (M) Maroon: Blisworth, Deganwy, Flitwick, Gospel Oak, Hammerwich and Milnrow.
BR (NE) Tangerine: Apperley Bridge, Featherstone, Ferrybridge, Ferryhill, Harrogate, Market Weighton and Thornaby.
BR (S) Green: East Putney, Northam, Staines Central, Upper Halliford Halt and Wraysbury.
BR (W) Chocolate & Cream: Birmingham Snow Hill (Roundal), Clynderwen, Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea, Pyle, Stourbridge Junction and Treforest.

Between November 21-28, the next railwayana.net internet & telephone auction will take place.

Steam Nameplates: Wardley Hall (5950) and Lamport & Holt Line – Merchant Navy Class (35026).

Diesel & Electric Nameplates:

British Red Cross 125th Birthday 1995 (43195) and West Midlands with Industry '96 Badge (82132).

To be auctioned on behalf of DB Schenker:-
Oor Wullie (37275), Hartlepool Pipe Mill (37682), Marchwood Military Port (47213), Ely Cathedral (Badge Only) (47572), British Steel Teeside (56050), Wolverhampton Steel Terminal (56069), West Yorkshire Enterprise (56075), Littleton Colliery (58049), Pride of Ferrybridge (59206), Alexander Fleming (60014), James Watt (60060), Schiehallion (60086), Unicorn (67010), Hertfordshire Rail Tours (90028) and Saint Mungo (86425).

Cabside Number: 59204

SR Targets: Brookwood, Hailsham, Swanwick, Torrington and Westerham.

Totems:

BR (E) Dark Blue: Alford Town, Brandon, Peterborough East, Saxham & Risby, South Tottenham and Thurston.
BR (M) Maroon: Aylesbury Town, Church & Oswaldtwistle, Perry Barr and Settle.
BR (NE) Tangerine: Bradford Exchange, Grangetown and Micklefield.
BR (S) Green: Christchurch and Pokesdown.
BR (W) Chocolate & Cream: Barry, Bordesley, Kidderminster and Wootton Wawen Platform.