Bidspirit auction | A Collection of British Railways

A Collection of British Railways Memorabilia and Railwayana including Signalling Equipment and Periodicals - An assortment of British railway related items comprising magazines, official manuals, and signalling hardware. The collection includes a December 1965 issue of Railway Modeller, the first issue of Steam World magazine, and a Railway Magazine special titled Going by Train 1825-1975 featuring the LNER Class A4 locomotive Mallard. Official documentation includes a green cloth-bound volume of Regulations for Train Signalling and Signalmen's General Instructions dated 1 October 1972, a red British Rail Rule Book, and a Periodical Operating Notice for the Eastern Region Northern Area dated June to August 1980. Also present is a 1969 National Union of General and Municipal Workers rule book and a 1993 Trainload Freight East Midlands booklet. The lot features two white enamelled metal signal box lever plates for the Thurcroft Branch: plate number 27 for the Down Single Line Starter and plate number 11 for the Branch Home to Single Line. Additional items include a blue British Railways binder for D.C. Electrified Lines, a red 1991 Safety Items folder, and a black and white photograph of a train crossing a viaduct.