Railway Memorabilia

[M.Brown]

Hi,

I have been left a few pieces of memorabilia from around the world and need some pointers in the right directions, for getting information and a rough value of the items. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have attached a few pictures to give you an idea of the items.

 

[John Webb]

I can't give you values - sorry! Try the several auction houses that sell railway memorabilia - see adverts in The Railway Magazine and similar publications.

Photo 2: Train describer - used to send information between signal boxes as to the route the next train would be heading for. From the names on the dial appears to be from the GWR in the Birmingham area.

Photo 4: Midland Railway trespass sign - fairly common, but there are non-vintage copies about, alas. Needs an expert eye cast on it.

Photo 6: Probably a Midland Railway 'Pegger' block instrument. Late 19th Century most likely; there may be a date of make somewhere inside the instrument. Having exchanged bell-codes with an adjacent signal box about an approaching train, the handle would be turned to operate the indicator above and in the adjacent box a similar indicator would repeat the indication. These indications would act as a visual reminder of the bell-codes recently exchanged. To hold the handle one way or another there was a latch - in early instruments a peg was used to hold the handle in the operated position, hence the term 'Pegger' - even after the peg was replaced!

 

[Ploughman]

Do not clean any of them up other than a light dusting.
Often worth more in original state.

 

[Bevan Price]

The first and last photos are ex-USSR railway system (CCCP)

The "9498" plate looks like a smokebox door numberplate - but looks suspiciously clean and paint-free. Could it be a replica? If genuine, it would have been fitted onto a 9400 Class 0-6-0PT.

If genuine (and not a replica), the "North British Locomotive" plate will have been fitted to a steam loco they built in 1906.

 

[GusB]

The first and last photos are ex-USSR railway system (CCCP)

The "9498" plate looks like a smokebox door numberplate - but looks suspiciously clean and paint-free. Could it be a replica? If genuine, it would have been fitted onto a 9400 Class 0-6-0PT.

If genuine (and not a replica), the "North British Locomotive" plate will have been fitted to a steam loco they built in 1906.

The Russian plate translates as Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Factory (them?) Dzerzhinsky.

Looks like quite an interesting object.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour

The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (Russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, health, social and other spheres of labour activities. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner.

 

[M.Brown]

Thanks for the help. Has me looking in the right direction now. Thanks

 

[TheEdge]

The "9498" plate looks like a smokebox door numberplate - but looks suspiciously clean and paint-free. Could it be a replica? If genuine, it would have been fitted onto a 9400 Class 0-6-0PT.

It doesn't look right at all, I would concede with your guess that its an unpainted replica. And if it is genuine it was either never fitted to a loco or someone has ruined it by trying to restore it.

See below for an off loco smokebox numberplate and wagon works plate in the sort of condition you would expect to find a real one in. FWIW its the plate of an Ivatt J5, probably not worth a great, although I suppose its worth finding out myself.