The overall market for Irish railwayana - some comments (2020-21)

DNGR coat of arms. Source: GNR1020

First quarter 2020

Crewe on 8 February had: of interest to me Lot 137 c/i GW & L&NW Jt Rys sign. 'Notice: Any persons omitting to shut & fasten gate...' £90, Lot 143 BR (M) dr poster 'Northern Ireland'. Travel by Ulster Transport Authority, British Railways' depicting stylised route map of railways and bus routes in N.I, published in 1962 £ns, and road signage in Lot 296 c/i dual language road sign 'Crosaire/Cross Roads' depicting the cross roads symbol. Ex road condition £ns and in Lot 297 c/i dual language pre-Warboys road sign 'Scoil/School' depicting the torch symbol. Ex road condition £ns.

GCR (Bloxham) on 22 February had: Lot 224 Saltglaze ashtray, LMS NCC, UTA, Shipbuilders + long wood and copper type. (5) £42, Lot 540 C.I.E. handlamp, initials on vessel £50, Lot 767 Great Southern & Western Railway, fishplate gauge, by NE Steel Co., in wood case £28, Lot 951 Great Southern & Western Rly cast iron gate notice £50.

GCR (Stoneleigh) on 7 March had: Lot 62 a Webb and Thompson large single line staff, 'Ballywillian-Float', from the section between Cavan and Inny Junction est£100-200 £160, Lot 73 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Ballyshannon-Beleek', from the Bundoran Junction to Bundoran branch which closed in 1957. est£200-350 £420, Lot 95 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Pettigo-Castlecaldwell', from the Bundoran Junction to Bundoran branch, est£200-350 £270, Lot 99 a Railway Signal Company miniature train staff, 'Rosslare Strand-Ballygeary', a section outside Rosslare Harbour on the route to Dublin and Limerick, est£100-200 £35, Lot 299 a Railway Signal Company miniature train staff, 'Athy-Cherryville Jct', from the Kildare to Ballywilliam route est£100-200 £80, Lot 368 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Bundoran Junction-Dromore Road', from the Omagh to Enniskillen route which closed in 1957 est£200-350 £420, Lot 397 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Milltown-Claremorris', from the Limerick to Athenry and Claremorris route est£150-300 £50, Lot 431 an LNWR Greenore Hotel china soup bowl, by W. T. Copeland of Stoke on Trent, 23.5cm diameter, maroon decoration to the rim est£80-120 £60, Lot 433 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Cavan-Crossdoney Junction', from the Cavan to Mullinger route which closed in 1960 est£200-350 £70, Lot 461 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Dunmanway-Ballineen', from the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway's route to Bantry which closed in 1961 est£200-350 £200, Lot 492 A Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Castlecaldwell-Belleek', from the Bundoran Junction to Bundoran branch which closed in 1957 est£200-350 £260.

GWRA on 14 March had: Lot 444 Cork Blackrock & Passage Railway silver cased pocket watch with an going barrel movement with cylinder escapement possibly of French origin. Key wound and set, the dial is enamelled with the company initials CB & PR and the case is marked inside fine silver. In excellent working condition, complete with key £500, Lot 479 Poster BR(W) 'Ireland it is via Fisguard Rosslare' dr, 64x102cm, in vgc £110, Lot 481 Poster BR 'All-in holidays to - Ireland', dr 64x102cm in vgc £110, Lot 520 Poster BR(W) 'Ireland via Fishguard 1960 All-in Holidays' dr 64x102cm in vgc £80.

SRA on 17 March had: Lot 83 GSWR director's report and statement of accounts for the half year ending December 1912. 20+pp, covers dusty. esr£10 £ns, Lot 111 CIE circular 'Beet Traffic-Mallow Factory Season 1960-61 Programme' 9pp. plus similar for the Tuam factory, Carlow factory, Thurles factory (all same date) and Thurles factory dated 1959-60 (5) est£10 £70, Lot 155 Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford RaiIway rules and application form for 'Subscription Tickets'. 2pp, large size with rates on back, dated 1887 est£5 £45, Lot 156 CIE 4pp leaflet 'Withdrawal of Rail Services from the Cavan and Leitrim Section', dated April 1959.est£5 £12, Lot 225 RCH map of Ireland dated 1918, dmf into hardback covers with title in gold on front, covers rubbed, map good condition est£10 £50, Lot 330 end of collection of mostly Irish rail and bus timetables including GNR(I), CIE, etc., varying condition, mostly worn, plus Manchester and Glasgow bus timetables dated 1958 and 1957 (Qty) est£5 £28, Lot 333 CDRJCWTT, 4pp dated June 1935, plus CDRJC Appendix to the WTT, red covers, 28pp dated June 1950. (2) est£10 £15, Lot 438 CDRJC 8pp fold out leaflet 'Excursion Arrangements', yellow coloured paper with cover illustration of Gweebarra Bay, opens to show map of the North of Ireland with timetable on rear dated June 1932 est£10 £ns, Lot 439 GSWR official publication 'To The Sunnyside of Ireland and The Lakes of Killarney', coloured pictorial covers showing horse and cart, 20pp illustrated guide to the area, circa 1920s est£5 £5, Lot 440 GSWR 24pp fold out type brochure 'The Lakes of Killarney - Quickest Route New York to London Via Queenstown in 6½ days', coloured pictorial covers, opening to show map of Ireland with travel information on rear, dated 1893 est£10 £35, Lot 533 An RSCo miniature staff, Athlone-Ballinasloe, (alloy) £260, Lot 536 An RSCo miniature staff, Kilcock-Enfield, (alloy) £ns, Lot 590 A Webb and Thompson large train staff, Rathdrum-Wicklow £110, Lot 598 An RSCo miniature staff, Mullingar East-46 Mile Cabin, (alloy) £ns, Lot 668 Luggage Labels: Finn Valley Railway luggage label 'to Drogheda', printed on salmon coloured paper £10.00 £26, Lot 670 Three Newry & Armagh Railway luggage labels to Castlebellingham (two different typefaces), Maguire's Bridge (3) £10.00 £22, Lot 686 Approx 110 Irish railways luggage and miscellaneous labels, many GNR(I) noted, heavy duplication (Qty) £10 £28, Lot 696 Ballycastle Railway type IB11 luggage labels from Ballycastle to Larne, Portstewart, Larne Harbour, Ballymena (4) £10 £40, Lot 742 GSWR official postcard 'Great Southern Hotel, Lakes of Killarney' (GSWI053) showing small vignettes of Muckross Abbey and donkey cart within decorative frame, postally used 1902 £10 £30, Lot 743 GSWR official correspondence card 'Meeting of the Waters and Muckross Abbey' (GSWI012). UB, not postally used £10 £30, Lot 744 Postcards: GSWR & MGWR Joint official card 'Railways of Ireland Tourist Office' (GSWI120) showing coloured view of model railway exhibition at the British Empire Exhibition, not postally used £10 £ns, Lot 925 Posters: BR 76x51cm coloured pictorial poster 'No Sailing Ticket...No Go' re summer sailings between Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire showing Studio Seven view of rejected passenger, circa 1960s £10 £26, Lot 940 Northern Ireland Railway dr coloured photographic poster showing view of DMU and sandy beach, circa 1970s, folded £10 £12, Lot 988 Railway Executive Committee 76x51cm letterpress wartime poster re increased port charges on services to Ireland, dated April 1942, plus another similar (2) £10 £12.

The TRA auction planned for 21 March was postponed to August. Results then are given: Lot 16 Great Northern Railway of Ireland Locomotive Headlamp stamped 'GNRI' and 'Goraghwood 62', the location is also painted on the body, omplete with a vessel, all fittings and bullseye lens, ex-service condition £160, Lot 51 Oval cast brass Locomotive/Tender Builders' Plate 'Great Northern Railway Makers Dundalk 64B 1901', face restored only. 24×15cm £210, Lot 57 Miniature steel single line staff, the end inscribed 'Athenry' and 'Ballyglunin' £190, Lot 99 BNCR cast iron '201' bridge mumberplate, face restored only £ns, Lot 150 BNCR small enamel Notice. 'Any person found writing on the walls or in any way injuring the company's property will be prosecuted by order ', general edge wear 15x10cm £60, Lot 170 Double royal pictorial poster 'B & I Line Liverpool Dublin Nightly Passenger Service' folds and a top centre tear otherwise good condition £130, Lot 307 Midland Great Western Railway 3 aspect handlamp marked 'MGWR' in the body, complete with original 'MGWR' vessel, all fittings and glasses, vgc and unpainted £260, Lot 333 'Ballymena-Antrim' aluminium single line tablet in vgc £75, Lot 352 Great Northern Railway oval cast iron bridge numberplate 'GNR(I) 10', face restored only a while ago £ns, Lot 437 Large Webb & Thompson single line staff, the end plates 'Inniskeen and Dundalk', good ex-service condition, £400, Lot 490 CIE drl poster map of rail system and shipping routes of Ireland, folds, £85, Lot 507 CIE bi-lingual enamel notice 'C.I.E Trespassers will be prosecuted', gc 38x30cm £210.

GNRA on 28 March had: Lot 134 Bridge enamel sign in Gaelic 'Fogra Droichid' ref to damage to the bridge, fair condition, some loss of enamel. 91x76cm, £80, Lot 192 South of Ireland Railway station handbell, cast bronze bell with 'S I R' cast into the body with brass ferrule and beechwood turned handle, complete with original clapper, t he South of Ireland Railway opened in 1879 and ran only twenty miles from Clonmel, £450, Lot 199 A Midland Great Western bridge plate 'MGWR 730', repainted face, ex lineside back with postmark, sound condition, cast iron oval, 30x20cm, £40, Lot 337 Cast iron sign 'Great Southern & Western Railway Notice', relating to trespass, 48x36cm, sound, ex lineside condition, £60, Lot 425 Great Northern bridge plate 'GNR (I) 69', repainted face, ex lineside back, sound condition, 34x25cm, £70, Lot 484 Great Northern 3 Aaspect handlamp stamped 'GNR I, to the body, the location of this lamp is also stamped to the body but needs a keen eye to read, complete with its original vessel, brass burner and all glasses, superb condition, repainted, £290.

Second quarter 2020

A Mid-Hants Railwayana auction on 11 April had: Lot 161 a cast iron Midland Great Western Oval Bridge Plate 'M G W R 20' ex Line condition £140.

The Crewe Heritage Auction on 22 May had nothing Irish.

GCR Sale No. 280 on 11 June had: Lot 73 A 'Clones-Ballybay' Webb & Thompson large train staff est£200-350, £200.

The SRA postal auction 281P on 16 June had: Lot 96 GNR(I) rule book, Chief Engineer's copy in leather bound covers with coat of arms in gold on front. 221pp dated June 1914, minor wear to covers, £110, Lot 182 Seven Acts of Parliament relating to railways in the Kilkenny, Killarney and Killorglin areas, dated 1846-1909, 100+pp in total, disbound. est£10, £ns, Lot 200 Bradshaw's 'New Railway Map of Great Britain and Ireland 1851', part coloured map with enlarged plans of principal towns, dmf into restored clothbound hardback covers with title on label on front £80, Lot 379 GSWR 24pp fold out type brochure 'The Lakes of Killarney-Quickest Route New York to London via Queenstown in 6 1/2 days' coloured pictorial covers showing Kingsbridge station, opening to show map of Ireland with travel information on rear, dated 1893, £10, Lot 380 BCDR 'Official Tourist Guide to County Down and Mourne Mountains; green hardback covers, 203pp plus adverts and fold-out map, dated 1924. Plus a few items of mostly non-railway paperwork. est£5, £ns, Lot 381 CBSCR guide book 'Prince of Wales Route to Glengarriff and Killarney', blue coloured illustrated paperback covers, 50pp plus adverts, dated 1897, est£10, £ns, Lot 420 NIR commemorative first day ticket for the re-opening of the Lisburn-Antrim line to passenger trains on Saturday 26 January 1974, thin card type with gold lettering, plus another similar, also BR rule book. (3), £16, Lot 429 LMS/BR(M) circular pictorial luggage label 'The Oldest Named Train in The World 1848-1948 - By The Irish Mail to Kingstown Pier (Dun Laoghaire)' in blue, red, green and black showing illustrations of train and ship, probably a BR(M) transitional issue with ERO reference number, creased and marked, plus another similar. (2) £24, Lot 450 Two different Great Southern Hotels Ireland luggage labels, green, yellow and black design listing hotel locations, plus smaller, adhesive backed label from the hotel at Mulrany (2) £10, Lot 490 Luggage Labels: BNCR and MR(NCC) "Short Sea Passage" luggage labels. BNCR to Aberdeen and to Cambridge (second item poor), MR(NCC) to Leeds and to Bath. (4) £10, Lot 495 Parcel and Letter Stamps: Two GSWR 2d green letter stamps plus 11 parcel or newspaper stamps with examples from LNWR, MR, LMS, etc. All used. (13) £10, £ns, Lot 703 BR d/r coloured pictorial poster 'No Sailing Ticket...No Go' re summer sailings between Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire showing Studio Seven view of rejected passenger, circa 1960s, £12, Lot 710 BR d/r coloured poster 'Visiting Ireland this Summer' emphasising the need to have a sailing tickets, dated 1964, folded, large edge tear, £45, Lot 730 NIR d/r coloured pictorial poster advertising runabout tickets showing DMU and map of lines, circa early 1970s, folded, £14, Lot 731 BR d/r coloured poster 'For Visitors to England & Wales via Belfast and Heysham - Mid Week Thrift Plan', yellow, pink and blue coloured, dated 1964, folded, £10, £ns, Lot 732 BR d/r coloured poster 'England & Wales via Dun Laoghaire and Holyhead - Mid Week Thrift Plan', orange and blue coloured, dated 1965, folded, £10, ns, Lot 733 British Travel Association (probably) d/r coloured pictorial poster 'Ulster, Northern Ireland. Sunshine, Legend and Sport' showing cottage and scenic view, circa 1950s, large tape repair on rear, £10, ns, Lot 742 NIR d/r coloured photographic poster showing view of DMU and sandy beach at Downhill, Co.Londonderry, circa 1970s, edge tears and creasing, £30, Lot 743 Three British Travel Association 76x51cm coloured photographic posters advertising locations in Northern Ireland. Co. Down, Carrickfergus, Co. Fermanagh, circa 1960s & 70s, slight creasing (3) £24, Lot 744 Two British Travel Association 76x51cm coloured photographic posters advertising locations in Northern Ireland. Co. Down and Carrickfergus. Circa 1960s & 70s. Slight creasing. Plus Tourist Board fold out type 'Map Folder' circa early 1960s (3) £18, Lot 745 Three British Travel Association 76x51cm coloured photographic posters advertising locations in Northern Ireland. County Down (2 different), Carrickfergus, circa 1960s & 70s slight creasing (3) £10.

GCR in Sale 282 on 25 June had nothing Irish.

Third quarter 2020

GWRA on 11 July 2020 had: Lot 103 a collection of 5 Irish railway badges to include; GNR, GNRI, GNRNCC, GNRI Helmet plate and a County Donegal Railway cap badge, excellent condition. £400, Lot 329 single line 'Wicklow-Glenealy' staff restored condition complete with Annetts key 66cm long £180, Lot 379 a worksplate 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ld Msnchester 1921 believed to be off a South African Railways 12A 4-8-2 (20 built) or 15A 4-8-2 (10 built). There were also 15 GNR(I) 0-6-0 locomotives built in 1921, oval cast brass measuring 25x14cm £180, Lot 470 Poster BR(M) Northern Ireland, Travel by the services of British Railways, Ulster Transport Authority and Great Northern Railway Board by L. A. Wilcox, dr 64x102cm, vgc but has been folded, £700.

Crewe Heritage Auction from 17 to 20 July had: Lot 160 a 'Belfast Steamship Compny-Liverpool-Belfast' poster by Carew Wilson Massey, over stamped in corner 'BR LMR. d/r size, vgc with one 1 inCH tear to RH edge est£100-150, £220, Lot 165 a Shipping poster 'B & I LINE - Dublin - Liverpool' published by the British and Irish Steam Packet Co Ltd of Dublin, d/r size vgc. est£100-150 £180, Lot 178 B.R/Irish Seaways poster 'Sail by day to and from Ireland' mint condition est£50-100 £n/s, Lot 184 B.R/Irish Seaways Poster "Great Britain via Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead' mint condition est£50-100 £n/s, Lot 203 Carriage print BR (LMR) Series 'TSS Duke of Lancaster-BR Heysham-Belfast service' vgc rolled est£20-40 £50.

The TRA auction postponed from 21 March was held from 3 to 7 August on line. Quite a number of Irish items were already listed in March on this page and the results have been added there.

GCR in auction No.287 closing on 19 August had: Lot 37 A Webb and Thompson large train staff 'Kells-Virginia Road' est£150-300 £880, Lot 69 a brass plate from a single line staff instrument 'Cork-Waterfall A' length 9.5cm est£50-80 £70.

Sheffield Railwayana Auctions sale No.290P closing on 15 September had: Lot 119 GSR Locomotive Department poster style chart showing an abstract of coal and oil consumed by locomotives and miles run during the four weeks ended 5th March 1939 folded est£10 £35, Lot 300 Cork & Muskerry Railway 12pp leaflet 'Tourist Route to Blarney', pocket sized, paperback, with photograph of Carrigrohane on front, dated June 1912, taining on some pages, minor wear £55, Lot 460 Dublin & Drogheda Railway type ID21 luggage label 'Dublin to Beragh, plus similar red print example 'Dublin to Newtownstewart via Portadown' both very poor condition. (2) est£5 £120, Lot 461 Irish North Western Railway type II11 luggage labels to Carrigans, Rockcorry and type II12 to Bolton, Cambridge, Huddersfield, Leamington, Preston, Wolverhampton (red print and 'via Greenore & Holyhead')(8) est£10 £40, Lot 462 Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway type IL21 luggage labels to Dumfries, Letterkenny (2) est£10 £35, Lot 471 Approx 600 luggage labels from various companies including LNWR, GWR, WCR, SECR, LSWR, TVR, LMS, etc. (Qty) est£10 £110, Lot 561 33 LNWR official postcards showing coloured views in Ireland or cross Irish Sea services related, one or two duplicates, reasonable condition. (33) est£10 £14, Lot 641 Approx 137 postcard sized B&W photos showing Irish railway locos and rolling stock views circa 1920s-50s, many by well known photographers, companies include Ballycastle, WCR, CVR, C&LR, L&LSR, CDRJC, Cork & Muskerry, etc. most identified (137) est£10 £120.

GCR in auction No.291 ending 17 September had: a Great Northern Railway (Ireland) cast iron lamp tablet, 'Dromore, 30x9.5cm, original condition est£100-200 £700, Lot 53 A direction sign, 'TO RAILWAY STATION' (with pointing hand), enamel, double-sided, excellent colour and shine, minor edge and screw hole chips only est£100-200 £920, Lot 71 a Webb and Thompson 'Newtown Stewart-Omagh N' large train staff with a key at one end est£150-300 £420.

Fourth quarter 2020

GWR on 3 October had: Lot 191 a large collection of paperwork items to include several railway instruction booklets. luggage labels. 2 railway clearing house books. Hand book of stations. Used tickets mainly Irish plus other interesting ephemera with odd photographs of steam locos and power signalling installations £120, Lot 231 4 x mounted railway crests. LMSNCC, London. Tilbury & Southend Railway Company. Festiniog Railway and Taff Vale Railway Company £100, Lot 356 Framed and glazed BR(M) carriage print 'M.V Cambria Holyhead Dun Laoghaire service' by Claude Buckle, original type frame £30, Lot 494 3 x GWR jigsaw puzzles, 150 piece in black boxes 'Mountains of Killarney', 'A Cornish fishing village' 'Spring time Devon' vendor states all jigsaws complete within original box in gc, £50.

GCR auction (Sale 292) concluding on 16 October had: Lot 22 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Ballinderry-Crumlin' from the GNR(I) Lisburn to Antrim Junction route £190.

GNRA had an auction concluding on 23 October with bidding continued on 24 until 27 October for those who had made a bid. Irish items were: Lot 225 'Belfast & County Down Railway', coa mounted on board. 53x51cm vgc reserve £25 £25, Lot 246 'Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway Company 1873' coa mounted on board vgc 61x61cm reserve £25 £25, Lot 247 'Great Northern Railway Board' coa mounted on board, framed vgc 58x58cm reserve £25 £105, Lot 248 'Great Southern Railways' coa mounted on board. 38x41cm reserve £25 £70, Lot 249 'South Clare Railway' coa mounted on a shield shape board 41x46cm vgc reserve £25 £25, Lot 394 GNRI lamp tablet 'Maguiresbridge', opened in 1859 by the Dundalk & Enniskillen Rly, located between Lisnaskea and Lisbellaw, also the terminus of the Clogher Valley Railway embossed cast iron. 55x11cm. vgc reserve £200 £1150, Lot 445 'Great Northern Railways Dundalk TT Makers 1894' worksplate as carried by a loco tender being paired with either an 0-6-0 or 4-4-0, clean back, remnants of blue paint showing on the face. 25x15cm, good condition reserve £150 £330.

GCR auction (Sale 293) concluding on 30 October had: Lot 20 a RSCo miniature train staff, 'Moate-73rd Mile Box' from the Mullingar to Athlobe section of the route to Galway and Westport est£100-200 £130 Lot 56 a Beyer Peacock 1913 worksplate which might have been from GNRI S, T or SG class engines, or engines built for 5 other countries locos est£150-300 £150, Lot 69 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Castlemaine-Farranfore' the first section of the Valencia harbour branch which closed in 1960 est£150-300 £150.

The Rail Aid Charity Auction with 95 Lots on 26 Nov 2020 had no Irish related lots.

Mid-Hants Railwayana (with Crewe it seems to have allied with Stafford under the umbrella of www.railwayana.com) had a telephone/email auction from 30 October to 2 November. No sign of anything Irish in the 550 item online auction.

GCR auction (Sale 295) concluding on 13 November had: sn MRNCC 3 wagonplate, cast iron, 89x17cm, the front repainted. est£50-80, Lot 22 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Fintona Junction-Omagh' est£150-300.

GWRA on 14 November had: Lot 19 Poster BR &CIE 'All in holidays to Ireland' dr 63.5x101.6cm, gc. with minor edge tears £130, Lot 22 Poster 'BR(M) to Ireland with ease by rail and sea' Sheephaven Donegal by Paul Henry, dr 63.5x101.6cm, fair condition with minor loss at folds and a little staining £850, Lot 23 Poster BR(M) Heysham Belfast-Holyhead Dun Laoghaire The Royal Mail Routes to Ireland by Shearing , dr 63.5x101.6cm, gc with minor edge tears and has been folded £70, Lot 36 Poster BR(M) Heysham/Belfast Overnight Offers Irresistable Comfort Double Royal 25in x 40in. In good condition with some tape repairs to rear and minor loss £100, Lot 40 Poster BR Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire by Michael Turner, issued in 1971, dr 63.5x101.6cm, excellent condition, £160, Lot 259 Sykes brass cased Home Signal semaphore arm Repeater vg lightly cleaned condition stands 18cm tall. Although used by various railway companies, this one came from Ireland £180, Lot 322 Great Northern Railway (Ireland) tenderplate 'Great Northern Railway Makers Dundalk 100B 1908. Probably from one of the 0-6-0 locomotives built that year. Oval cast brass, face restored, measuring 25x15cm £400, Lot 327 GWR Pictorial Enamel Map 'To Ireland by the new Fishguard Route Great Western Railway shortist sea passage Magnificent turbine steamers 22 1/2 knots' signed James Inglis General Manager. This is the extremely rare, small version measuring approximately 38x125cm, vgc with a some small areas of restoration £1550, Lot 660 Tenderplate 'GNR(I) 1932 Dundalk' possibly ex 4-4-0 GNR(I) locomotive number 27 as this is chalked on the back. Number 27 was originally built by Beyer Peacock in 1892 and named Narcissus then later rebuilt and numbered 27. Oval cast brass, face restored, measures 21x11.5cm £420.

GCR (Sale 296B) on-line live auction from Bloxham on 21 November 2020 did not appear to have anything Irish in its 500 lots.

Onslows had a special auction of classic posters of the 20th Century on 26 November 2020. The only items of Irish interest were: Lot 195 Anon 'Portstewart Northern Ireland', original photo montage poster printed for BR(LMR) 1960, 101x63cm, est£100-150, £30, Lot 238 Paul Henry (1876-1958) 'Ireland for your holidays, Connemara', original poster printed by Ormond c.1955, 102x63cm, est£500-600, £ns.

Talisman in November into December had: Lot 3 County Donegal Railway cast iron Luggage Rack Bracket incorporating the 'CDR' monogram, vg original condition, 26cm. projection £55, Lot 37 Miniature aluminium Single Line Staff 'Boyle-Ballymote' 'B' configuration, vgc £95, Lot 142 Aluminium Single Line Tablet inscribed 'PPass. Newry 14'. (Ppass refers to Poyntzpass), a section of the Newry Edward Street-Portadown Line £80, Lot 171 Oval cast brass Locomotive Builders Plate 'Beyer Peacock & Co. Ld. Manchester 1913', vgc and cleaned otherwise ex-loco. 25×15cm £100, Lot 257 Great Northern Railway of Ireland cast bronze Coach Dimension Plate 'W2 28'-0" x 8'-9" 12 1/2 Tons', traces of original red paint 28x10cm, ex-6 wheel coach, 16 of which were built 1893-97 £50, Lot 262 Great Northern Railway of Ireland 3 aspect Handlamp. embossed brass plate to body 'GNRI' and a steel plate 'Linley Engineering Co. Ltd. Birmingham, England 1935', complete with all fittings and glasses, an impressive lamp with a large copper lens cone, vgc £230, Lot 292 Great Northern Railway of Ireland small cast iron Trespass Notice, face restored only, its former location 'Trew and Moy' is marked on the top edge £55, Lot 409 Miniature aluminium Single Line Staff 'Maynooth-Leixlip', 'A' configuration, vgc £95, Lot 520 Irish Railways Bi-Lingual aluminium Notice headed 'Keep these gates shut', good ex-lineside condition. 75×60cm £50.

GWRA on 5 December had a major auction of negatives in the Casserly collection. Of Irish interest were: Lot 32 Approximately 42 mostly large format glass negatives. Taken in 1929 includes Irish: GSR, MGWR, GNR(I) and DNGR £220, Lot 33 Quantity 10 large format glass negatives. Taken in 1929 includes Irish: Dublin and Blessington Railway (qty 8) and Schull and Skibbereen Railway (qty 2) £240, Lot 48 Approximately 41 large format glass negatives. Taken in 1930 includes Irish Railways CDRJC, GNR(I): Donegal, Strabane, Dundalk and Belfast £130, Lot 49 Quantity 9 large format glass negatives. Taken in 1930 includes Irish: Castlederg amd Victoria Bridge Tramway £240, Lot 68 Approximately 38 large format glass negatives. Taken in 1932 includes Irish GNR(I), DNGR and GSR: Cavan and Leitrim, Amiens St, Newry, Broadstone and Inchicore £140, Lot 89 Approximately 19 large format glass negatives. Taken in 1932 includes Irish GSR: MGWR and GSWR: Inchicore, Bray, Broadstone and Mullingar £100, Lot 97 Approximately 48 large format glass negatives. Taken in 1934 includes Irish GSR: Tralee, Gortatlea, Dingle, Limerick, Galway and Westport £200, Lot 100 Approximately 42 mostly large format glass negatives. Taken in 1934 includes Irish GSR: Inchicore, Broadstone, Amiens St and Bray £50, Lot 111 Approximately 50 medium format negatives. Taken in 1932 includes Irish mostly GSR and some GNR: Limerick Jnct, Cork, Athlone and Newry £170, Lot 115 Approximately 59 medium format negatives. Taken in 1932/34 includes Irish GSR; Cork, Waterford, Kenmare, Tralee and Headford £520, Lot 116 Approximately 54 medium format negatives. Taken in 1934 includes Irish GSR; Cork, Newport, Ennis, Limerick, Tralee and Inchicore £220, Lot 122 Approximately 109 35mm negatives. Taken in 1937 includes Irish locations: Belfast, Larne, Londonderry and Enniskillen £140, Lot 123 Approximately 92 35mm negatives. Taken in 1937 includes Irish BCDR, CVR and GNR: Clogher Valley Railway and at Coleraine Belfast £280, Lot 125 Approximately 108 35mm negatives. Taken in 1938 includes Irish locations: Amiens St, Inchicore, Broadstone, Belfast, Cookstown Junction and Ballymema £160, Lot 129 Approximately 150 35mm negatives. Taken in 1938 includes Irish locations: Rosslare, Wexford, Bray, Sligo and Limerick £540, Lot 130 Approximately 180 35mm negatives. Taken in 1938 includes Irish locations: Limerick, Tipperary, Schull and Waterford £360, Lot 157 Approximately 40 medium format negatives. Taken in 1953 Irish location includes: Enniskillen, Sligo, Athlone, Birr and Inchicore £180, Lot 166 Approximately 120 35mm negatives. Taken in 1948 Irish locations include: Dundalk, Ballymore, Mulligan, Amiens St, Bray, Ballycastle and Inchicore £520, Lot 168 Approximately 75 35mm negatives. Taken in 1948 Irish locations include: Londonderry and Strabane £500, Lot 170 Approximately 65 35mm negatives. Taken in 1948 Irish locations include: Enniskillen, Fintona, Londonderry, Coleraine, Limavady and Belfast £90, Lot 183 Approximately 100 35mm negatives. Taken in 1950 Irish locations include: Dundalk, Dublin, Bray and Inchicore £240, Lot 184 Approximately 100 35mm negatives. Taken in 1950 Irish locations include: Enniskillen, Sligo, Strabane and Londonderry £400, Lot 193 Approximately 107 35mm negatives. Taken in 1950 Irish locations include: Belfast, Ballyclare and Green Island £120, Lot 222 Approximately 90 35mm negatives. Taken in 1955 Irish location Cork £260, Lot 223 Approximately 69 35mm negatives. Taken in 1955 Irish locations include: Clones and Enniskillen £160, Lot 224 Approximately 50 35mm negatives. Taken in 1955 Irish locations include: Ballinamore and Drumod £190, Lot 225 Approximately 94 35mm negatives. Taken in 1955 Irish locations include: Tralee, Kenmare Branch, Gortatlea and Valentia Harbour Branch £200, Lot 226 Approximately 108 35mm negatives. Taken in 1955 Irish locations include: Inchicore, Broadstone and Limerick Junction £280, Lot 227 Approximately 118 35mm negatives. Taken in 1955 locations include: Wexford, Waterford, Dublin and Bray £400, Lot 278 Approximately 60 35mm negatives. Taken in 1959 locations include: Ballaghaderreen, Broadstone, Sutton, Inchicore, Redhill and Erith £130, Lot 286 Approximately 81 35mm negatives. Taken in 1961 locations include: Palace East, Amiens St and Hunstanton £180, Lot 287 Approximately 92 35mm negatives. Taken in 1961 locations include: CBScR, Cork City Railway, NBR and Severn amd Wye £170, Lot 288 Approximately 72 35mm negatives. Taken in 1961 locations include: Glasgow, Kingsmuir, Inchicore, Waterford and Loughrea £90, Lot 289 Approximately 43 35mm negatives. Taken in 1961 Irish locations include: Tobermory, Sligo, Boyle, Clare, Mullingar and Tullamore £90, Lot 309 Approximately 120 35mm negatives. Taken in 1961 Irish locations include: Tralee, Waterford, Manulla Junction and Listowel £120, Lot 310 Approximately 85 35mm negatives. Taken in 1961 Irish locations include: Athlone, Banagher, Amiens Street, Enfield, Dundalk and Adelaide £80, Lot 317 Approximately 98 35mm negatives. Taken in 1953 Irish locations include: Larne, Belfast, Adelaide and Newcastle £90, Lot 318 Approximately 66 35mm negatives. Taken in 1953 Irish locations include: Londonderry Vic Rd, Strabane, Donegal, Killibegs and Ballyshannon £400, Lot 319 Approximately 83 35mm negatives. Taken in 1953 Irish locations include: Collooney, Sligo and Athlone £400, Lot 320 Approximately 77 35mm negatives. Taken in 1953 Irish locations include: Inchicore, Hill of Howth, Amiens Street and Westland Row £70, Lot 331 Approximately 133 35mm negatives. Taken in 1953 Irish locations include: Dundalk, Warrenpoint, Newry and Belfast 120, Lot 332 Approximately 61 35mm negatives. Taken in 1964 locations include mostly Irish/Scottish with some elsewhere: Belfast, Adelaide, Larne, Stranraer, Dumfries, Dent, Settle and Hellifield £90, Lot 339 Approximately 105 35mm negatives. Taken in 1974 Irish locations include: Dublin, Kildare, Limerick Jct and Tipperary £50, Lot 341 Approximately 67 medium format negatives. Taken in 1960-61 Irish locations include: Northumberland Park, Kildare, Cork, Dundalk, Adelaide, Bangor, Sligo and Mullinger £140, Lot 349 Approximately 79 medium format negatives. Taken in 1964 Irish locations include: Waterford, Rosslare, Limerick, Killarney, Galway, Mullinger, Antrim and Warrenpoint £280, Lot 351 Approximately 83 medium format negatives. Taken in 1969/70 Irish locations include: Monkstown, Coleraine, Queens Quay, Dundalk, Drogheda, Kildare, Limerick and Athlone £45, Lot 354 Approximately 23 medium format negatives and approximately 51 35mm negatives. Mixed dates mostly Irish locations £70.

First quarter 2021

A GCR 200 lot online auction (replacing that of Stoneleigh) on 6 February (now the 20th) had: Lot 42 A nameplate 'Eagle' from NIR 101 Class Bo-Bo diesel electric No 101 ordered from Hunslet Engine Co, Works No 7197, with traction equipment by English Electric but sub-contracted to BREL's Doncaster Works as Hunslet were unable to fulfil the order. The first of three locos built for use with the Enterprise passenger services between Belfast and Dublin, all perpetuated the names of GNR(I) 4-4-0 Class V engines. Although only ten years old they were replaced by 111 Class diesels towards the end of the 1970s. This and sister engine No 102 were acquired by the RPSI and it was used for spare parts for No 102 until its remains were cut up in 2010, cast brass, 56x14cm, the front repainted, £3700, Lot 77 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Ballinderry-Knockmore Jc' from the Lisburn to Antrim route est£150-300 £90, Lot 115 a cabside numberplate, 87, from a Northern Counties Committee Class U2 4-4-0 Queen Alexandra built at York Road Works in May 1936, a renewal of A Class compound No 63 built at Derby in 1905. It was taken into UTA stock following its formation in 1948, still as No 87. Out of use by November 1956, it was scrapped in August 1957, cast brass, 42x24cm, the front repainted est£300-500 £800, Lot 144 a GWR advertising sign, 'To Ireland, by the new Fishguard route, magnificent turbine steamers 22 knots', enamel, restoration in places est£250-400 £840, Lot 187 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Letterkenny-Newtown Cunningham' from the CDRJC Letterkenny route which closed in 1959 est£200-350 £780.

Crewe Heritage's auction from 26 February to 1 March had: Lot 265 An original enamel fully titled railway pocket watch dial: 'ULSTER RAILWAY'. With John Walker Cornhill & Regent St address. Incorporated in 1836, the UR was merged with two other railways in 1876 to form the GNRI, Guide: £40-60 £260,

GCR on 6 March had: Lot 59 Webb & Thompson large single line train staff, 'Trew & Moy-Dungannon', from the GNR(I) Portadown to Omagh route, £200, Lot 66 cabside numberplate, 13, from an NCC Class V 0-6-0 No 71 built at Derby in February 1923. It was almost immediately numbered temporarily X before receiving its final number 13 in April 1923. Reboilered at York Road in 1938 using the boiler from U Class No 72 and rebuilt in February 1953 and re-classified as V1. It was taken into UTA stock in 1948, still as No 13, and was scrapped in August 1964, cast brass, 42x24cm, the front repainted, £1250, Lot 78 W & T large single line train staff, 'Clonakilty Junction-Ballineen', from the CBSCR route between Cork and Bantry, £720, Lot 168 A Great Southern and Western Railway wagonplate, 'G.S.W.R. 15242, Inchicore Works', cast iron, 32x17cm, the front repainted £150, Lot 173 W & T large staff, 'Ballymacarrett-East Bridge Jct' a BCDR section in East Belfast £250, Lot 183 LNWR (Irish Sea crossings) sailor's cap, black felt, silk and leather lining, woven black and gilt band with company name, wear in places £90.

GWRA on 12-13 March with 800 lots had: Lot 230 Poster CIE 'Ireland by CIE' (train) by Curran, dr (63.5x101.6cm), in vgc, has been folded £380, Lot 273 Poster CIE 'IRELAND by CIE' (Blarney Castle) by Curran, dr in excellent condition £500.

Great Northern Railwayana from 10-13 March had: Lot 131 Tyers No.6. brass & steel construction tablet, engraved 'Bellarena/Limavady Junct 15', the section is on the Belfast-Derry route of the BNCR, vgc £190, Lot 132 Tyers No.6. brass & steel construction square tablet, engraved 'Limavady/Limavady Junct 26' a section on the Dungiven to Limavady Junction branch of the BNCR, vgc £210, Lot 401 Original company transfer mounted on board 'Clogher Valley Railway Company Limited', used on their coaching stock, vgc £30, Lot 406 Original company transfer mounted on board 'Great Northern Railway Limited' used on locos & coaching stock, vgc £30, Lot 409 Original company transfer mounted on board 'County Donegal Railway Joint Committee', used on their locos and coaching stock £30, Lot 410 Original company transfer mounted on board 'County Donegal Railway Joint Committee', used on their locos and coaching stock vgc £30, Lot 411 Original company transfer mounted on board 'Great Northern Railway Board' used on their locos and coaching stock, vgc £30, Lot 428 Locomotive worksplate 'GNR(I) 1931 Dundalk', as carried by an unidentified loco modified or rebuilt at Dundalk Works in 1931, ex loco condition, embossed cast brass, 21x11.4cm £150.
GNR Alpha lots in March-April had Lot 1276 a Slieve Donard Hotel small vesta tin (with 5 similar tins from different British hotels in the same lot) £30.

GCR Bloxham online sale on 20 March had: Lot 39 GSWR c/i gate notice (GTGS101), 27x28.6cm £50, Lot 141 BCDR enamel carriage notice, as carried by 6 wheel carriage number 157, built 1918, attractive notice in good bright condition, 11.4x40.6cm £500, Lot 209 BNCR wagon number plate No 433, c/i, ex service condition [!], 17.8x34.9cm £20. Lot 228 NIR small station lamp tablet 'Bangor' £50, Lot 229 Railway c/i wagon plates - Chas Roberts, Wakefield, Rebuilt GNR(I) 1947, dimension plate (3) £150, Lot 262 GNRI c/i bridgeplate '47', signal box c/i lever plate 'Outer Home from L'Derry' (Londonderry), Donegal track spike.(3) £70, Lot 278 GNRI handlamp, no burner £70, Lot 317 NIR small station lamp tablet sign 'Bangor' £40, Lot 344 NIR station lamp post emblem with rear fixings, sheet alloy, 30.5x61cm £40, Lot 348 NIR notice 'Shut & Fasten Gate' screen printed, 25.4x40.6cm £50, Lot 355 'MRNCC 10' c/i wagonplate, 17.8x35.6cm £140, Lot 398 GNRI plated coffee pot by Elkington, 19cm tall £460, Lot 415 Miniature train staff 'Ardrahan-Gort' 23.8cm long £160.

Second quarter 2021

GCR on 10 April had: Lot 32 A Webb and Thompson large train staff 'Bundoran Junction-Irvinestown' the first section of the GNRI route to Bundoran, est£200-350 £560, Lot 82 A Webb and Thompson large train staff 'Castlebar-Manulla Jct.' from the MGWR route between Claremorris and Westport, Manulla being the junction for Ballina and Killala est£150-300 £240, Lot 112 A Railway Signal Company miniature train staff 'Moate-Athlone' (alloy), from the Dublin to Galway route est£100-200 £250, Lot 121 A cabside numberplate '103' from an NCC Class W 2-6-0 due to be completed at York Road Works in 1939 but not delivered until March 1942, named Thomas Somerset after the Chairman of the NCC Board of Directors. It was taken into UTA stock following its formation in 1948, still as No 103. Out of use by April 1964, it was scrapped in May 1965, cast brass, 42x24cm, the front repainted est£500-800 £3000, Lot 128 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet 'Portstewart-Portrush' (alloy), the final section of the BNCR Coleraine to Portrush branch est£150-300 £940, Lot 199 A Webb and Thompson large train staff 'Castleblayney-Ballybay', from the GNRI Clones to Dundalk route est£200-350 £300.

GWRA in April had: Lot 396 2 x Railway Carriage prints. Framed and glazed M.V. CAMBRIA in original frame together with unframed M.V SWAN £50, Lot 397 2 x Railway Carriage prints. Framed and glazed M.V. CAMBRIA in original frame with replaced back together with spare frame £40.

Talisman had an online/telephone auction ending 12-14 May. Most items have no reserve except those indicated. Of Irish interest are: Lot 35 GSWR '3/4' cast iron milepost top, face restored only, res£40 £ns, Lot 118 Miniature aluminium single line staff inscribed 'Limerick Junction-Oola', vgc est£100-150 £110, Lot 266 Belfast and Northern Counties Railway large 25mm. title and locomotive brass button (F. 61/2) vgc res£50 £ns, Lot 301 Great Northern Railway 3 aspect handlamp clearly marked 'GNRI', complete with 'GNRI' vessel, all fittings and glasses, vgc and restored, est£80-150 £ns, Lot 360 Belfast and County Down rectangular cast iron bridge plate 'BCDR 322', face restored only, 28x18cm est£50-70 £40 , Lot 404 Virgin Trains dr poster 'Dublin via Holyhead', vgc, professionally backed on hardboard, est£60-100 £120, Lot 459 'Station Hotel Holyhead' vesta match case retaining some of the original gilded finish. The hotel was opened by the LNWR in 1880, closed in 1951 and demolished 1978, res£55 £55.

The GCR auction ending on 15 May had: Lot 82 a W&T staff 'Newry South-Warrenpoint' from the GNRI Newry to Warrenpoint branch £340, Lot 124 a W&T staff 'Fintona Junction-Dromore Road' from the GNRI route from Dundalk which mostly closed in 1957 £900, Lot 157 an RSCo miniature staff, 'Carrowduff-Athlone' (alloy), from the Athenry to Athlone route £70, Lot 166 an RSCo miniature staff, 'Carrick on Shannon-Boyle' (steel), Mullingar to Sligo route £240.

Onslows poster sale on 28 May, apart from a few Bord Failte and a Shell Liffey poster, had: Lance Cattermole (1898-1992) Northern Ireland, original Ulster Transport poster showing map and vignettes of places to visit, printed for UTA by Jordison c.1950,102 x 127 cm, est£250-300 £180.

A GCR Bloxham online sale, closing on 29 May, had 500 lots. Of Irish interest are: Lot 74 BR framed carriage print 'MV Cambria', 66x28cm £40, Lot 183 Alloy miniature single line staff 'Enfield-Kilcock' 25cm long £100, Lot 192 Alloy miniature single line staff 'Mullingar East-46 Mile Cabin' 25cm long £260. Of personal interest is a GW&LNWJt.Rys. gate notice £110.

GCR Auctions on 12 June with 200 lots had: Lot 9 a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Drimoleague Junction-Bantry', the final section of the CBSCR which closed in 1961 est£200-£350 £900, Lot 15 a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Lahinch-Ennistymon', from the West Clare Railway, closed in 1961 est£150-£350 £270, Lot 43 a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Bundoran Junction-Enniskillen', from the GNRI route to Londonderry. est£200-£350 £1250, Lot 74 a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Beauparc-Navan' from the Drogheda to Oldcastle route est£150-£350 £310, Lot 79 a tenderplate, GNR(I) Dundalk, 60B, 1900. This tender was probably coupled with the only tender engine recorded as being built at Dundalk in 1900 which was a PG Class 0-6-0 No 100 named 'Clones', Works No 22. This passed to the UTA in 1958 as their 100x when the assets of the GNR(I) were divided with the CIE and was withdrawn in December 1961. Cast brass, 25x15cm, ex loco condition est£200-£350 £200, Lot 80 an RSCo miniature staff, 'Levington-Mullingar East', from the MGWR Dublin to Westport route est£100-£200 £160, Lot 102 an RSCo miniature staff, 'Hill of Down-Enfield', (alloy), from the Dublin to Mullingar route est£80-£120 £260, Lot 148 an RSCo miniature staff, 'Limerick Jcn-Dromkeen', (alloy), from the Limerick Junction to Limerick route est£pound;80-£120 £160, Lot 197 a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Glenealy-Wicklow', from the Dublin to Rosslare route est£150-£300 £120.

The Crewe Heritage Auction from 25 to 28 June 2021 had nothing Irish.

Third quarter 2021

GCR on 10 July with 200 lots had: Lot 6 W&T staff 'Tooban Junction-Newtown Cunningham' from the LLSR route to Letterkenny and Burtonpoint.est£200-350 £320, Lot 22 a W&T staff 'Dundalk Barrack Street-Dundalk South' from the Dundalk to Enniskillen route .est£200-350 £200, Lot 30 a W&T staff 'Manulla Junction-Castlebar' from the route to Westport .est£150-300 £150, Lot 52 a W&T staff 'Newtownstewart-Omagh' a section on the Derry Road, which closed in 1965 est£200-350 £360, Lot 75 a W&T staff 'Dublin Bridge-Newry South' closed in 1965 est£200-350 £280, Lot 132 an RSCo miniature staff, 'Limerick Check-Castleconnell', from the route to Birdhill and Ballybrophy est£100-200 £320, Lot 151 a W&T staff 'Glenbeigh-Killorglin', from the Valentia Harbour branch which closed in 1960, est£200-350 £290, Lot 155 a W&T staff 'Beragh-Pomeroy' from the Portadown to Omagh route which closed in 1965 est£150-300, Lot 195 an Irish omnibus destination board 'Downings & Portsalon-Derry' used on a service serving the coastal villages in Donegal. Painted wood, 81x8cm, with vertical slots for fitting, two small holes drilled at the ends, original condition est£80-120 £120.

GWR auctions on 24 July had: Lot 263 Poster B&I Line 'Liverpool-Dublin' by DS, dr 64x102cm, excellent condition professionally mounted on linen £160, Lot 269 Poster 'BR(M) Heysham for Belfast and Northern Ireland' by Claude Buckle, dr 64x102cm, gc with some minor tears £420, Lot 290 Poster 'BR(M) Ireland overnight Dublin via Holyhead Belfast via Heysham' by Claude Buckle, qr 127x102cm, gc with some tape stains and has been folded £170, Lot 306 Poster 'BR(M) Travel to Ireland by rail and sea' with image of Royal Scot The Rifle Brigade, dr 64x102cm, gc with slight loss in top centre fold £130, Lot 319 Poster Midland Railway 'The Belfast route to and from Belfast & North of Ireland via Heysham' qr 127x102cm vgc professionally mounted on linen £380, Lot 332 Poster 'CIE Ireland by CIE' Curran dr 64x102cm excellent condition £360, Lot 491 Worksplate 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ld Manchester 1921'. Locomotives built this year with this style of plate were South African Railways 15a and 12 classes, GNRI SG3 and T1 classes, Bueno Ayres Western Railway FCO class, BCDR Class 1 and Rhymney Railway AR class, oval cast brass face restored rear original measures 25x8cm £240.

GCR auctions on 4 September had: Lot 12 W&T staff, 'Scarva Jct-Banbridge' from the GNR(I). County Down branch closed in 1955. est£200-350 £760, Lot 31 W&T staff, 'Derry-St Johnstone', the first section of the GNR(I) route south to Omagh which closed in 1965 est£200-350 £420, Lot 53 'Beyer Peacock 1920' worksplate. Locos built by BP in 1920 included 4-6-4 tanks for the BCDR, 0-6-0 goods engines for the GNRI and S.African Railways Class 15A 4-8-2 goods engines and the rebuilding of SE&CR 4-4-0s which usually carried Rebuilt plates. cast brass, 25x14cm, the front repainted est£100-200 £270, Lot 64 RSCo miniature staff, 'Sligo-Ballymote' (alloy), from the MGWR route to Dublin est£100-200 £280, Lot 69 DNGR trespass notice (LNWR pattern), cast iron, 64x48cm, original condition est£150-300 £230, Lot 71 'Carra Castle' nameplate from an LMSNCC U2 Class 4-4-0 built by the NBR Co, Works No 23172, and delivered in May 1925, named in May 1932 after a small ruined tower near Cushendun. Out of use by 1949, it was scrapped in January 1966, cast brass, length 141cm, the front repainted est£3000-5000 £3000, Lot 93 RSCo miniature staff, 'Lecarrow G. F. Special Key' (alloy), kept in a machine at Knockcroghery Cabin (a fringe box to Dublin CTC). The key was withdrawn when a ballast train needed to access Lecarrow Quarry in the section to Athlone est£100-200 £220, Lot 114 W&T staff, 'Banteer-Kanturk', from the Newmarket branch in Co. Cork which closed in 1947 est£150-300 £190, Lot 132 W&T staff, 'Newbliss/Shantona JC-Ballybay', from the GNR(I) Dundalk to Clones route which closed in 1957 est£200-350 £360, Lot 155 W&T staff,'Inniskeen-Carrickmacross'from the branch which ran west from the GNR(I) Dundalk to Clones route and closed in 1947 est£150-300 £720, Lot 161 GNRI pocket watch, by Omega, the back engraved 'GNR(I) No 10' in running order est£150-300 £170, Lot 171 W&T staff, 'Strabane-Victoria Bridge', a section at the northern end of the GNR(I) Derry Road which closed in 1965 est£150-300 £360, Lot 178 RSCo miniature staff, 'Castletown-Moate' (brass/steel) from the MGWR Mullingar to Athlone route est£100-200 £100, Lot 195 W&T staff, 'St Johnston-Strabane' from the northern section of the Derry Road which closed in 1965 est£200-350 £400.

GCR auctions on 11 September had: Lot 150 Early enamel carriage notice reference spitting in apartment (not compartment !), gc mounted on wood backboard, 37x10cm £300, Lot 324 Midland Great Western Railway (Ireland) c/i axle box cover 1923 £160, Lot 354 LMS NCC c/i wagonplate 1895, 18x36cm £30, Lot 385 Irish Railways c/i bridgeplate '147', 23.5x49cm, original back, £40.

A Crewe Heritage auction from 10 to 12 September concentrated on LMS Jubilee items. It included 18 nameplates most of which were sold for around £10000, with one reaching £15000. Only 2 were unsold, one of which was 'Munster'. Twenty Jubilee smokebox numberplates were mostly sold for £4-5000, but 2 went for £6200. Headboards went for up to £6200; More mundane smokebox numbers, shedcodes sold well.

A Thirsk auction of railwayana on 18 September had: Lot 820 A brass GNR(I) Dublin Document bag plate £8.

Fourth quarter 2021

GCR on 2 October had; Lot 16 W&T large staff 'Shantonagh Junction-Newbliss', from the Clones to Dundalk route, est£200-350 £460, Lot 33 W&T large staff 'Victoria Bridge-Newtownstewart', from the GNR(I) Derry Road which closed in 1965, est£200-350 £360, Lot 40 W&T large staff 'Inniskeen-Dundalk', from the Clones to Dundalk route which closed in 1957, est£200-350 £270, Lot 76 W&T large staff 'Dungannon Jc-Donaghmore', from the Portadown to Omagh route.est£200-350 £210, Lot 93 W&T large staff 'Dunmanway-Ballineen', from the Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway's route to Bantry which closed in 1961 est£200-350 £100, Lot 177 RSCo miniature staff 'Ballymote-Boyle'(alloy), from the MGWR Dublin to Sligo route est£100-200 £210, Lot 184 W&T large staff 'Dromin-Ardee', from the GNR(I) branch that diverged from the main line south of Dundalk. Passenger traffic ceased in 1934 with final closure in 1975. est£200-350 £300, Lot 194 RSCo miniature staff 'Castletown-Streamstown', (brass/steel), from the Mullingar to Athlone route est£100-200 £130.

Bristol Railwayana Auctions had an auction of 435 lots on 3 October. The only obvious Irish lot was Lot 377 a Great Southern (Ireland) Hotel china ash tray £22.

Great Northern Railwayana had an auction from 25 September to 16 October with 678 lots. It has several lots of Irish interest (starting prices and outturns given): Lot 209 BR dr poster 'The pleasure is yours in Southern Ireland' vgc est£20 £ns, Lot 266 carriage print 'London & North Western Railway, Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown)' Paddle Steamer 'Cambria', from a watercolour by Hamilton Ellis, LMR Travel in Series vgc. est£25, £25 Lot 311 Carriage print 'T.S.S. Duke of Lancaster British Railways Heysham-Belfast Service', from a watercolour by Claude Buckle, London Midland(D) Series, framed & glazed, vgc est£30 £50, Lot 519 Cast iron sign 'G.S & W.R Notice Any person leaving this gate open is liable to a penalty of forty shillings' Ex lineside condition 27x29cm est£100 £ns, Lot 544 Great Southern & Western Railway of Ireland Lantern Interior stamped 'GS&WR', 'GS&WR' , Manufactured by John Levick, Birmingham, copper and brass, complete with burner & glass funnel est£40 £ns, Lot 558 Two Irish railway buttons 'Great Southern Railway' with shamrock device to centre (small), 'Great Northern Ireland' with company crest to centre (large), Manufactured by Birmingham Buttons Limited, vgc £20 £ns. It also has 659 Alpha lots mostly prints, books, paper, repros. models, photographs, etc. Nothing Irish obvious from a rapid look. Sealed bids are to be opened 18 October 2 pm.

Talisman, with closing bids from 18 October 2pm for the first lots to 20 October 5 pm for the last, has: Lot 19 Aluminium miniature staff 'Moate-Athlone' £60, Lot 62 Cast brass locomotive cabside numberplate '102' as carried by the LMSNCC 'W' Class 2-6-0 tender engine introduced between 1933 & 1942 cleaned and lightly polished otherwise ex-loco condition front and back £680, Lot 66 Large W&T staff 'St. Johnston-Strabane'. a section of the former GNR(I) Dundalk-Londonderry route, £ns reserve£150, Lot 80 Great Southern & Western Railway 3 aspect handlamp, top stamped 'GSWR', body brass plated 'Banteer 5' and also stamped with the same, complete with 'C.I.E' vessel, all fittings and glasses, vgc and unpainted, £ns reserve£150, Lot 115 Aluminium miniature staff 'Cork-Crossbarry' vgc £80, Lot 120 Irish bi-lingual cast iron road sign 'Crosaire/Crossroads' by the Macroom Engineering Company, four original mounting studs to the rear,lacks red reflective beads to the rear of the crossroads symbol, completely unrestored 67x30cm £120, Lot 208 Aluminium miniature staff 'Limerick-Dromkeen' in vgc, a section of the former GSWR line to Limerick Junction, £ns reserve£60, Lot 278 GNRI large copper signal lamp case stamped 'GNR(I) v.g.c. 46cm. tall £190, Lot 280 Aluminium miniature staff 'Castletown-Mullingar' vgc, a section of the former MGWR route to Athlone £100, Lot 295 Three First Class leather Passes: GWR 1936-37, Southern Railway 1935-36 and Great Southern Railways (Ireland) 1935-36 all granted to Mr.H.B. Povee of the Pennsylvania Railroad vgc (3) £ns reserve£60, Lot 302 GSWR locomotive headlamp with copper location plate 'Fermoy', two aspect and complete with red glass, a later 'C.I.E.' vessel, burner, bullseye lens and all fittings vgc unpainted £ns reserve£150. Of personal interest Lot 341 'GW & LNW Jt. Rys' titled cast iron gate notice vgc restored a while ago £70, Lot 382 Aluminium miniature staff 'Athlone-Carrowduff' vgc a section of the former MGWR line to Galway £ns reserve£60, Lot 390 Oval cast brass Locomotive Builders Plate 'GNR(I) 1927 Dundalk'. Face restored only 21×11.5cm, possibly from a Class T2 4-4-2T £210, Lot 431 Miniature aluminium staff inscribed 'Enfield-Kilcock' 'C' configuration, a section of the former MGWR, some service bruising £80.

Purcells on 20 October had: Lot 132 Miniature RSCo ETS Staff Instrument Type C, with 8 miniature 'Athlone-Knockcroghery' staffs est€800-1000 €900, Lot 133 RSCo Signal Lamp case GNR.I. Donabate est€50-80 €40, Lot 142 Type B Staff: 'Castlebar-Westport' est€80-120 €120, Lot 143 Type B Staff 'Collooney East-Ballysodare' est€80-120 €160, Lot 144 Type B staff 'Greystones-W{icklow-missing)' with key est€80-120 €100, Lot 145 Type B Staff 'Tuam-Tuam Beet FGT' est€80-120 €160, Lot 154 GNRI Guards van lamp est€40-80 €25, Lot 157 RSC Signal Lamp Case GNRI. (Laytown) est€50-80 €200, Lot 159 Webb & Thompson Large ETS Staff Instrument Type B est€800-1200 €1600, Lot 160 ETS Staff Bell Instrument (interlocking) est€30-60 €130, Lot 166 Type B Staff: 'Castlebar-Westport' est€80-120 €120, Lot 167 Type B Staff: 'Drogheda-Navan' est€80-120 €340, Lot 168 Type B staff 'Castlebar-Manulla?? (rest missing)' est€80-120 €100, Lot 169 Type B Staff: 'Collooney East-Ballysodare' est€80-120 €160, Lot 178 GNRI interior lamp est€30-50 €20, Lot 179 GNRI level crossing lamp est€20-40 €10, Lot 181 RSCo Signal Lamp Case GNRI (Laytown) est€40-80 €75, Lot 182 GNRI Pattern Level Crossing Lamp est€40-80 €280, Lot 184 Miniature RSCo ETS Staff Instrument Type B. with miniature staff 'Castletown-Streamstown' est€600-1000 €980. Lot 191 Type B 'Castlebar' with key est€80-120 €110, Lot 192 Type B Staff: 'Castlebar-Westport' est€80-120 €130, Lot 193 Type B Staff 'Beet Factory-Tuam (possibly)' est€80-120 €100, Lot 194 MGWR Railway Staff 'Milltown-Sugar Factory' est€80-120 €280, Lot 203 MGWR brake van lamp est€20-40 €25, Lot 207 RSCo Signal Lamp Case GNRI (Dundalk) est€40-80 €60, Lot 208 GNRI ground signal est€30-60 €40, Lot 209 Webb & Thompson Large ETS Staff Instrument Type B with Interlocking est€800-1200 €1850, Lot 233 RSCo Signal Lamp Case GNRI (Drogheda) est€40-80 €280, Lot 234 Miniature RSC ETS Staff Instrument Type A, with miniature staff 'Castletownroche-Mallow' est€600-1000 €1100, Lot 243 Poster: 'Great Northern Hotels: Rosstrevor, Bundoran, Greenmore. Fares and Tariffs. George Bruce Howden, May 1947' est€30-50 €70, Lot 259 GSWR Ext Lamp Case est€30-50 €40, Lot 260 RSCo signal lamp case GNRI (Laytown) est€50-100 €35, Lot 262 Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Tramways and Tramroads from Sutton to Howth: W. H. Mills, M. Lust, C.E.. Messrs Dyson & Co. Parliamentary Agents. Messrs Crawford & Lockhart, Solicitors....Plans and Sections Session 1896-7 est€500-700, Lot 267 Goraghwood track plans 1882 est€800-1200, Lot 274 'GNRI. Locomotives - Diagrams of.....' F.A. Campion, Chief Engineer (1909-1929). Rolling Stock Drawer. Dundalk Works, 1913. Revised to 1951' est€400-600, Lot 289 Cast Metal Plaque - Great Northern Railway Co. Hereby give public warning to all persons not to trespass upon this railway. Trespassers will be prosecuted. est€80-120 €150, Lot 290 Brass Plaque 'William Beardmore & Co. Ltd., Engineers Speedwell Iron Works, Coatbridge - No. 432' est€20-40 €85. Lot 291 Enamel Plaque: 'Public warning by the Midland Great Western ...May 1909' est€80-120 €240, Lot 292 Cast metal Private (looks like GNR) est€30-60 €120. Lot 299 GSR Pattern Tail Lamp Athenry est€30-60 €45, Lot 303 MGWR guard lamp est€40-60 €65, Lot 305 Saxby and Farmer Pattern GSWR Post Mount Rotating Disc est€100-200 €600, Lot 310 Tyers GNRI Circuit Indicator est€80-120 €150, Lot 312 Cast metal lamp tablet 'Laytown' (GNR) est€50-80 €320, Lot 313 GSWR 40-shilling Gate Notice est€50-100 €120, Lot 314 GSWR match striker est€30-60 €120, Lot 315 GSR match striker est€30-60 €140, Lot 316 GSWR match striker est€30-60 €200, Lot 324 GNRI RSCo Square Pattern Signal Lamp (Dundalk) est€40-80 €110, Lot 325 GNRI RSCo Square Pattern Signal Lamp (Dundalk) est€40-80 €50, Lot 330 GNRI Circuit Indicator (Clontarf) est€80-120, Lot 336 Tyers GNRI circuit Indicator est€80-120 €150, Lot 340 Cast Metal Plaque - GSWR Notice - Any person leaving this gate open is liable to a penalty of forty shillings est€60-80 €110, Lot 341 Brass Plaque - Models sale of gas act deposited with the Lord Mayor of Dublin 1861. Reverified by the Board of Trade 1895 and 1908 est€30-60 €75, Lot 342 Tin Plaque - Comarta Robaid Tarrainstear anuas an slabra cun an traen do stopad pionos £5.00 est€40-60 €260, Lot 345 Two Signal Box Track Diagrams (Clonsilla, Liffey Jct.) (1 framed, 1 unframed) est€40-80 €320. While not positively identified as Irish, this sale has many signalling items, lamps, clocks etc many of which probably are.

Crewe from 23-31 October had: Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate 'MUNSTER'. As carried by a W. Stanier designed ex LMS Class 6P 4-6-0 Number '45740' built at Crewe Works in December 1936 (it has a repaired weld between the 'S' and 'T'. Guide: £6000-8000 £ns.

GCR on 30 October had: Lot 5 an RSCo large train staff, 'Maguires Bridge-Lisbellaw', from the Clones to Omagh route which closed in 1960 est£200-350 £1150, Lot 71 a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Banbridge-Katesbridge', from the Scarva to Castlewellan route in County Down est£200-350 £600, Lot 90 an RSCo large train staff, 'Culloville-Castleblayney', from the Clones to Dundalk route which closed in 1960 est£200-350 £269, Lot 97 an RSCo large train staff, 'Newtownbutler-Clones', from the Enniskillen to Castleblayney route which closed in 1960 est£200-350 £270, Lot 160 an RSCo large train staff, 'Castleblayney-Inniskeen', from the Clones to Dundalk route which closed in 1960 est£200-350 £200, Lot 182 an RSCo large train staff, 'Beragh-Omagh South', from the Portadown to Omagh route which closed in 1965 est£200-350 £380.

GWRA on 13 November had 850 lots, but only one Irish item: Lot 217 GSR dual language enamel Shut & fasten gate notice signed H.S. Cole (Secretary), in good condition with some chipping, 48x34cm £150.

I have not been covering ticket auctions for quite some time. But here I include an example of Irish material of late. Thus Paddington Ticket Auctions on 31 August had: Lot 432 Platforms, GSWR Dublin Kingsbridge £40, Lot 476 Platforms, DSER, Harcourt St.£120, Lot 484 Dublin & Drogheda Railway 2nd class single 'Dublin-Kells' £320, Lot 485 MGWR Limited Mail 'Sligo-Collooney' 3rd class and 'Castlebar-Dublin B'stone' 3rd class return £45, Lot 486 CIE (37) £60, Lot 487 CMLR 'Healys Bridge-Cork' 1st class £55, Lot 488 WCR 'Willbrook-Ennis' 3rd class £40, Lot 489 Schull and S'b Tram, 'Kilcoe-Skibbereen' 3rd class £110, Lot 490 LBR 'Listowel-Lisselton' 1st class single £30, Lot 491 4 WTR 'Waterford-Tramore' (3rd class, 1st return, 3rd child return and 3rd class Privilege return) £60, Lot 492 4 MRNCC £35 (1st 'Belfast-London'. a 3rd 'Ballymena- Ardrossan-Glasgow', a 3rd 'Belfast-Southampton' and a 3rd 'Belfast-Sunderland') £35, Lot 493 28 CDRJC £16, Lot 494 11 Ireland Variety (incl. GNR, SLNCR WTR, CBSCR) £14, Lot 495 7 Great Southern Rly £35, Lot 496 2 CBSCR (Soldiers 3rd class 'Kinsale-Cork' and Special Excursion 3rd return from Dunmanway) £55, Lot 497 4 DSER (1st 'Woodenbridge-Rathdrum', a Dog Carrickmines to Newcastle and Killiney &Ballybrack up to 10 miles, 1st return 'Newcastle-Westland Row' £30, Lot 498 16 SLNCR (Issued) £10, Lot 516 MGWR 1st 1922 and GSR 1st 1925 Passes £75 Lot 527 3 SLNCR 1904 1920 1930 Passes £95, Lot 672 14 GNR(I) Road £10, Lot 674 12 Dublin Utd, etc. £90, Lot 748 Dublin/CIE Quantity £10 Lot 764 SLNCR + Minor Lines + BR Quantity £20, Lot 795 County Donegal Audits £16, Lot 830 LMS NCC + NIRx3 Passes £16, Lot 831 CIE Passes £16, Lot 832 Passes BCDR SLNCC LLSR £60, Lot 833 Passes NIRTB CIS £50, Lot 834 GNR Board Passes £16, Lot 836 Ireland 19 (10 bus, 9 rail).£12, Lot 840 Irish halves (look to be about 50) £ns, Lot 893 BCDR Seasons, etc. £60, Lot 895 Collection of Irish, Stuck Down, Some £10.

GCR on 20 November had: Lot 28 Great Western Railway enamel advertising sign 'To Ireland by the New Fishguard Route', as launched in 1909, 91x114cm, loss to r/h border (cut down), overall gc and colourful £90, Lot 137 GSWR c/i gate notice, 29x28cm, back original with post markings £70, Lot 445 BCDR small enamel fence notice, 10x15cm , excellent condition £140.

Onslows on 26 November had Lot 500 David Cobb (1921-2014) Northern Ireland.... Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea, original poster prined by BR(LMR) by Waterlow c.1950 - 102x63 cm est£400-600, £365.

GCR on 27 November with 500 lots had: A number (c.35) of Irish Railway books incl. several David and Charles publications £60 as well as continental carriage boards (a personal interest).

GWRA on 4 December had: Lot 104 lot containing a collection of Railway silverware to include BCDR Tea Pot. Gravy Boat with very worn crest. ECJR Cream Jug. Southern Railway Ireland Salver and Salt Cellar. Total x 5 items £75, Lot 107 lot containing 13 x pieces of Railway Chinaware to include 1 x GNRI Saucer. 2 x GNRB Side Plates. GNRI Coffee Cup. GNRI Sugar Bowl. 5 x Caledonion Steam Packet Soup Bowls. GNRI China Tea Pot. GNRI Hot Water Jug and a GSWR Small Vase (marked on base - shown) All good condition £550, Lot 337 GNR(I) Small mahogany cased Telephone Exchange with bell. Good condition £40 Lot 585 Goods Service Poster. 'Overnight Container Service to Dublin and Belfast £75.

GCR on 11 December had: Lot 26 A Webb and Thompson large staff, 'Maguiresbridge-Lisnaskea', from the Dundalk to Enniskillen route which closed in 1957 est£200-350 £1450, Lot 35 A Tyers No 6 single line tablet 'Trew & Moy-Annaghmore', (alloy), from the GNR(I) Portadown to Omagh route. The track was singled in 1959, at which time tablet instruments were installed instead of the usual staff instruments. The route closed six years later in 1965 est£200-350 £420, Lot 45 A Webb and Thompson large staff 'Mountain Stage-Glenbeigh' from the GSWR branch from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour which closed in 1960 est£200-350 £260, Lot 76 An RSCo miniature staff 'Limerick Jn-Oola', (alloy), 'C' from the Limerick to Limerick Junction route est£100-200 £190, Lot 151 An RSCo miniature staff 'Carroduff-Ballinasloe' (alloy) from the Athlone to Galway route est£100-200 £100, Lot 176 A Webb and Thompson large staff 'Carndonagh-Clonmany', the final section of the LLSR branch from Tooban Junction which closed in 1935 est£200-350 £580, Lot 186 An RSCo miniature train staff 'Gort-Ardrahan' (steel/brass), from the Limerick to Athenry route est£100-200 £, Lot 220 A Webb and Thompson large staff 'Clonakilty Junction-Bandon', from the CBSCR branch to Bantry which closed in 1961 est£200-350 £420.

(Click pictures below to enlarge)

'Maguiresbridge-Lisnaskea' W&T staff, Source: GCR1221

'Trew & Moy-Annaghmore', Tyers No 6 single line tablett(alloy), Source: GCR1221

'Mountain Stage-Glenbeigh' W&T staff, Source: GCR1221

'Limerick Jn-Oola''C', RSCo miniature staff (alloy), Source: GCR221

'Carroduff-Ballinasloe' RSCo miniature staff (alloy), Source: GCR1221

'Carndonagh-Clonmany' W&T staff with key, Source: GCR1221

'Gort-Ardrahan' RSCo miniature staff (steel/brass), Source: GCR1221

'Clonakilty Junction-Bandon' W&T staff with key, Source: GCR1221

GNRI phone exchange with bell, Source: GWR1221

GSR 2 language gate notice, Source: GWR1121

'Lisbellaw-Maguires Bridge' W&T staff with key, Source: GCR10221

'Katesbridge-Banbridge' W&T staff with key, Source: GCR10221

'Castleblayney-Culloville' W&T staff, Source: GCR10221

'Newtownbutler-Clones' W&T staff, Source: GCR10221

'Inniskeen-Castleblayney' W&T staff, Source: GCR10221

'Beragh-Omagh South' W&T staff with key, Source: GCR10221

Miniature aluminium staff 'Enfield-Kilcock''C', Source: TRA1021

Builders plate 'GNR(I) 1927 Dundalk'. Source: TRA1021

'Athlone-Carrowduff' aluminium miniature staff. Source: TRA1021

GSWR loco headlamp 'Fermoy'. Source: TRA1021

GSR 1935-6 1st class pass. Source: TRA1021

'Castletown-Mullingar' aluminium miniature staff. Source: TRA1021

'Limerick-Dromkeen' aluminium miniature staff. Source: TRA1021

GSWR 'Banteer' 3 aspect handlamp. Source: TRA1021

'St. Johnston-Strabane' W&T staff. Source: TRA1021

NCC cabside numberplate '102'. Source: TRA1021

'Moate-Athlone'aluminium miniature staff. Source: TRA1021

GSWR Lantern by John Levick, Birmingham. Source: GNR1021

GSR and GNR buttons. Source: GNR1021

'Inniskeen-Dundalk' W&T staff. Source: GCR1021

'Shantonagh Junction-Newbliss' W&T staff. Source: GCR1021

'Victoria Bridge-Newtownstewart' W&T staff. Source: GCR1021

'Donaghmore-Dungannon Jc' W&T staff. Source: GCR1021

'Ballineen-Dunmanway' W&T staff. Source: GCR1021

'Ardee-Dromin' W&T staff. Source: GCR1021

'Ballymote-Boyle' RSCo. (alloy) miniature staff. Source: GCR1021

'Castletown-Streamstown' RSCo. (brass/steel) miniature staff. Source: GCR1021

BCDR spitting sign. Source: GCR921(2)

MGWR axlebox cover. Source: GCR921(2)

Irish bridge number. Source: GCR921(2)

LMSNCC wagon plate (one of several rough plates in a series). Source: GCR921(2)

'Carra Castle' LMSNCC nameplate. Source: GCR921

DNGR Trespass. Source: GCR921

Looks a bit like a stripped version of the one sold by Talisman on 26 November 2016 shown immediately below. *Original condition'!

DNGR Trespass. Source: TRA1116

'Derry-St.Johnston' W&T staff. Source: GCR921

'Scarva Jct-Banbridge' W&T staff. Source: GCR921

'Inniskeen-Carrickmacross' W&T staff. Source: GCR921

'Newbliss/Shantona Jc-Ballybay' W&T staff. Source: GCR921

'Banteer-Kanturk' W&T staff. Source: GCR921

'Strabane-St.Johnston' W&T staff. Source: GCR921

'Strabane-Victoria Bridge' W&T staff. Source: GCR921

RSCo 'Lecarrow' special key. Source: GCR921

RSCo 'Castletown-Moate' staff. Source: GCR921

RSCo 'Ballymote-Sligo' staff. Source: GCR921

GNRI pocket watch (back engraved). Source: GCR921

Beyer Peacock 1920 makers plate. Source: GCR921

Beyer Peacock 1921 makers plate. Source: GWR721

Midland Railway Belfast via Heysham poster. Source: GWR721

Travel to Ireland by rail and sea poster. Source: GWR721

BR 'Ireland Overnight' poster. Source: GWR721

BR Heysham poster. Source: GWR721

B&I lines poster. Source: GWR721

CIE buses poster. Source: GWR721

'Dundalk Barrack Street-Dundalk South' W&T staff. Source: GCR721

'Tooban Junction-Newtown Cunningham' W&T staff. Source: GCR721

'Manulla Junction-Castlebar' W&T staff. Source: GCR721

'Newtownstewart-Omagh' W&T staff. Source: GCR721

'Dublin Bridge-Newry South' W&T staff. Source: GCR721

'Limerick Check-Castleconnell' RSCo. miniature staff. Source: GCR721

'Glenbeigh-Killorglin' W&T staff. Source: GCR721

'Beragh-Pomeroy' W&T staff. Source: GCR721

Omnibus destination board. Source: GCR721

'Drimoleague Junction-Bantry' W&T staff. Source: GCR621

'Lahinch-Ennistymon' W&T staff. Source: GCR621

'Bundoran Junction-Enniskillen' W&T staff. Source: GCR621

'Beauparc-Navan' W&T staff. Source: GCR621

GNRI tender makers plate. Source: GCR621

'Levington-Mullingar East' RSCo. staff. Source: GCR621

'Hill of Down-Enfield' RSCo. staff. Source: GCR621

'Limerick Jcn-Dromkeen' RSCo. staff. Source: GCR621

'Glenealy-Wicklow' W&T staff. Source: GCR621

'Mullingar E.-46 Mile Cabin' miniature staff. Source: TRA20521

'Enfield-Kilcock' miniature staff. Source: TRA20521

'Newry S.-Warrenpoint' W&T staff. Source: TRA0521

'Fintona Jct.-Dromore Road' W&T staff. Source: TRA0521

'Carrowduff-Athlone' W&T staff. Source: TRA0521

'Carrick on Shannon-Boyle' W&T staff. Source: TRA0521

GSWR old 3/4 mile. Source: TRA421

Miniature staff 'Oola-Limerick Junction'. Source: TRA421

BNCR button. Source: TRA421

Vigin poster for Holyhead-Dublin route. Source: TRA421

BCDR bridge plate. Source: TRA421

GNR handlamp. Source: TRA421

Holyhead station hotel vesta case. Source: TRA421

LMSNCC Class W cabside '103'. Source: GCR421

Tyers No.6 tablet 'Portstewart-Portrush'. Source: GCR421

'Bundoran Junction-Irvinestown' W&T staff. Source: GCR421

'Castlebar-Manula Jct' W&T staff. Source: GCR421

'Castleblayney-Ballybay' W&T staff. Source: GCR421

'Moate-Athlone' miniature alloy staff. Source: GCR421

Miniature staff 'Ardrahan-Gort'. Source: GCR20321

GNRI plated coffee pot by Elkington. Source: GCR20321

'MRNCC 10' wagon plate . Source: GCR20321

NIR 'Shut & Fasten Gate'. Source: GCR20321

NIR station lamp post emblem with fixings. Source: GCR20321

GNRI handlamp, no burner. Source: GCR20321

GNRI '47' bridgeplate, L'Derry signal plate and CDR spike. Source: GCR20321

GNRI 'C3' carriage plate, wagon rebuild plate and wagonplate. Source: GCR20321

NIR 'Bangor' lamp tablet. Source: GCR20321

BNCR wagonplate '433'. Source: GCR20321

BCDR carriage spitting notice. Source: GCR20321

GNRI 1931 maker's plate. Source: GNR321

GNR Board coat of arms. Source: GNR321

CDRJC coat of arms. Source: GNR321

CDRJC coat of arms. Source: GNR321

GNRI coat of arms. Source: GNR321

Clogher Valley Railway coat of arms. Source: GNR321

Tyer's No.6 tablet 'Limavady-Limavady Junct 26'. Source: GNR321

Tyer's No.6 tablet 'Bellarena-Limavady Junct 15'. Source: GNR321

CIE A2 poster. Source: GWR321

CIE bus at Blarney poster. Source: GWR321

LNWR Irish sea sailor's cap. Source: GCR6321

'East Bridge-Ballymacarrett' staff. Source: GCR6321

GSWR wagonplate 15242. Source: GCR6321

'Clonakilty Junction-Ballineen' staff. Source: GCR6321

NCC cabside '13'. Source: GCR6321

'Trew & Moy-Dungannon' staff. Source: GCR6321

Ulster Railway watch face. Source: CRE221

NCC cabside '87'. Source: GCR121

'Letterkenny-Newtown Cunningham' W&T staff. Source: GCR121

'Ballinderry-Knockmore Jc' W&T staff. Source: GCR121

'Eagle' NIR diesel nameplate. Source: GCR121

County Donegal luggage rack bracket. Source: TRA1220

'Boyle-Ballymote' miniature staff. Source: TRA1220

'PPass-Newry' single line tablet. Source: TRA1220

1913 Beyer Peacock makers plate. Source: TRA1220

GNRI hand lamp. Source: TRA1220

GNRI small trespass. Source: TRA1220

'Maynooth-Leixlip' miniature staff. Source: TRA1220

Irish Railways bi-lingual gates notice. Source: TRA1220

CIE trespass. Source: GWR1120

BR 'Sheephaven' poster, Paul Henry. Source: GWR1120

BR Royal Mail Routes poster. Source: GWR1120

BR Heysham-Belfast poster. Source: GWR1120

BR Holyhead poster, Michael Turner. Source: GWR1120

Sykes signal repeater. Source: GWR1120

GNRI 1908 tenderplate. Source: GWR1120

GWR Pictorial enamel map 'To Ireland ..', small. Source: GWR1120

GNRI 1932 tenderplate. Source: GWR1120

MRNCC '3' wagonplate. Source: GCR1120

'Omagh-Fintona Junction' staff. Source: GCR1120

'Moate-73rd Mile Box' staff. Source: GCR1020

'Castlemaine-Farranfore' staff. Source: GCR1020

GNRI 1894 tender makers plate. Source: GNR1020

GNRI 'Maguirebridge' lamp tablet. Source: GNR1020

DNGR carriage transfer. Source: GNR1020

South Clare Railway coat of arms. Source: GNR1020

GSR carriage transfer. Source: GNR1020

BCDR carriage transfer. Source: GNR1020

GNRB carriage transfer. Source: GNR1020

W&T 'Crumlin-Ballinderry' staff. Source: GCR1020

NCC monogram GWR1020

GNRI 'Dromore' lamp tablet GCR920

Double sided enamel (possibly Cavan & Leitrim) GCR920

LLSR luggage labels SRA920

Irish North Western luggage labels SRA920

Dublin & Drogheda Railway Co. luggage labels SRA0920

Cork & Muskerry Railway 12pp tourist leaflet SRA0920

Ulster Railway share certificate SRA0920

'Cork-Waterfall A' brass plate from staff GCR820

'Kells-Virginia Road' W&T staff GCR820

B&I line poster CRE720

Belfast Steamship Co. Ltd. Liverpool poster CRE720

British Rail 'Sail by Day' Ireland poster CRE720

BR(M) Northern Ireland poster GWR720

GNR and CDR badges GWR720

GNR Chief Engineer's rulebook SRA620

GSWR New York booklet SRA620

CBSCR Prince of Wales guide SRA620

Irish Mail labels SRA620

GS Hotel labels SRA620

BNCR and MRNCC luggage labels SRA620

MGWR bridge '20'. Source: MHR420

GSWR Ormsby trespass. Source: GNR320

GNR 3 aspect handlamp. Source: GNR320

GNR bridge No. 69. Source: GNR320

Sth. of Ireland Railway bronze bell. Source: GNR320

MGWR bridge No. 730. Source: GNR320

CIE enamel bridge warning. Source: GNR320

CIE trespass. Source: TRA320

'Dundalk-Inniskeen' W&T staff. Source: TRA320

GNRI bridge no. 10. Source: TRA320

'Ballymena-Antrim' tablet. Source: TRA320

BNCR small enamel notice. Source: TRA320

MGWR handlamp. Source: TRA320

BNCR '201' bridge number. Source: TRA320

'Athenry-Ballyglunin' miniature staff. Source: TRA320

GNRI tender makers' plate. Source: TRA320

GNRI 'Goraghwood' lamp. Source: TRA320

An RSCo miniature staff 'Athlone W.-Ballinasloe' (alloy). Source: SRA320

An RSCo miniature staff 'Kilcock-Enfield' (alloy). Source: SRA320

A W&T staff 'Rathdrum-Wicklow'. Source: SRA320

An RSCo miniature staff 'Mullingar East-46 Mile Cabin' (alloy). Source: SRA320

A Finn Valley Railway luggage label to Drogheda. Source: SRA320

Newry & Armagh Railway luggage labels. Source: SRA320

Cork, Blackrock & Passage watch. Source: GWR320

Greenore soup plate. Source: GCR320

'Dunmanway-Ballineen' staff. Source: GCR320

'Castlecaldwell-Belleek' staff. Source: GCR320

'Bundoran Junction-Dromore Road' staff. Source: GCR320

'Milltown-Claremorris' staff. Source: GCR320

'Cavan-Crossdoney Junction' staff. Source: GCR320

'Ballywillan-Float' staff. Source: GCR320

'Ballyshannon-Belleek' staff. Source: GCR320

'Pettigo-Castlecaldwell' staff. Source: GCR320

'Ballygeary-Rosslare Strand' staff. Source: GCR320

'Cherryville Jct-Athy' staff. Source: GCR320

Northern Ireland Loughs, Glens.... poster. Source: CRE220

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