Lotno Description Hammer 1 Set of AEC VEHICLE BADGES Comprising an Enamel & Chrome RADIATOR TRIANGLE and Two Enamel HUB BADG
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LotNo Description Hammer 1 Set of AEC VEHICLE BADGES comprising an enamel & chrome RADIATOR TRIANGLE and two enamel HUB BADGES. In excellent condition. [3] 20 2 London Transport COMPLETE ROAD AND RAIL TIMETABLE for Watford, Rickmansworth and District dated April 1937, issue 4 from a series which ran in numbered form from January 1937 until no 227 in October50 1957 and un-numbered until Feb 1972. Some wear to covers, staples have corroded. [1] 3 London Transport enamel bus stop E-PLATE '183 Hendon Garage Fare Stage'. Route 183 ran between Golders Green and Northwood (and still does) and this plate would have been located on the section 160towards Hendon bus garage in respect of buses terminating there. Hendon garage closed in 1987 and was subsequently demolished. A scarce plate in good, ex-use condition. 4 London Transport items comprising an original 1947 copy of 'LONDON TRANSPORT CARRIED ON' (the LT WW2 story) in worn condition, an official LT COMMEMORATION PACK for the last RT in 1979 (poster,35 ticket, photographs and pewter medallion) in orginal envelope and a part 1970s DESTINATION BLIND (Routemaster canopy 'PP') with roller from Northfleet (NF) garage. [3] 5 1913 London Underground MAP contained in the 1914 Union Jack Club diary. The map has a specially-designed reverse side with details of outings, fares, first & last trains etc and differs from the more commonly40 seen version in that the planned CLR extension to Ealing is not yet shown although those for the Bakerloo and Hampstead tubes are. The map is in superb condition and the diary itself is very good. [1] 6 WW2 London Underground CAR NOTICE 'What to do in Air Raids'. Paper on a hardboard backing and slightly curved to fit in the apertures above the seats. In ex-use condition with some damp stains. [1] 32 7 British Railways CARRIAGE MIRROR in original wooden frame and featuring the BR monogram under the glass. Thought to date from the 1950s. In very good, ex-carriage condition. [1] 40 8 Original London Transport Routemaster RADIATOR GRILLE ex RML 2269 and carrying registration plate CUV 269C. The first bus to carry this number entered service at Tottenham (AR) garage in 1965 and the100 final RML 2269 was withdrawn from Shepherd's Bush (S) garage in 2003 after an accident. Since refurbished, the bus still exists. This grille is believed to date from the vehicle's major refurbishment in 1992. In excellent condition. [1] 9 London Underground Circle Line 1950s/60s ENAMEL FRIEZE PLATE from a station on the northern section shared with the Metropolitan Line, whose colour appears on the lower edge with the Circle Line's 140at the top. In excellent condition, just a couple of small chips. [1] 10 Double-sided, flanged enamel BUS STOP FLAG 'By Request, Queue this side/Queue other side'. No operator's name but of the style used by Thames Valley, Aldershot & District etc. In very good, lightly-used38 condition with an excellent shine. [1] 11 London Transport ENAMEL BUS STOP PLATE for route 20 destinated Epping. A larger version of an e-plate (8'' or 20cm square) which is believed to have been located at Walthamstow Bus Station in the 1969-760 period. In good, ex-use condition. [1] 12 London Transport WW2 ''BUS TROLLEYBUS & TRAM ROUTES - CENTRAL AREA'', issue No 2, 1945 (May issue). A wartime issue when publishing of the usual maps stopped but the presence of large numbers of0 allied servicemen in London caused a need for some information. In the fold-out style of the pre-war maps but just a list of routes/places served and only 13,000 printed. Very few have survived. In good condition, a few foxing marks, route numbers of night services added by user. [1] 13 London Transport Buses STENCIL HOLDERS for the garage allocation and running number plates. Part no. RF 864 C6 as introduced for the modernised RFs in the mid-60s and used on most subsequent types,25 including retro-fitting to Routemasters. One ex Edmonton (EM) garage marked DMS 1274 and the other ex Bromley (TB) garage marked DMS 1265, both buses being withdrawn in 1979. In ex-vehicle condition. [2] 14 Enamel 'bullseye' STOCK-NUMBER PLATE from 1949 London Underground R47-Stock (District Line) Non-Driving Motor Car 23213. These plates were located above the inter-connecting doors at each end of45 the car. In very good ex-car condition. [1] 15 London, Brighton & South Coast Railway POCKET MAP 'London's Elevated Electric Railway - Elevated Electric Trains now run between London Bridge & Crystal Palace....'. A publication very much in the Underground100 style, even down to the green edging. Undated but c1911. Slight wear to the cover but otherwise very good. A scarce item. [1] 16 Bound Volume of the London Transport HOME GUARD SUPPLEMENTS TO PENNYFARE from October 1941 to December 1944. Appears to be an official volume and probably the complete set of issues. One 80page noted with a small sellotape repair but generally in very good condition. A mine of historical information and not seen by us at auction before. [1] 17 London bus postcard-size PHOTOGRAPHS, 288 good-quality, largely b&w in-service images of TF, LT, T, STL, C & RTL types loose-mounted in albums. Some well-known London bus photographers noted. In excellent95 condition. [288] 18 London Transport enamel coach stop E-PLATE for Green Line route 716 Chertsey via Kingston. This is an older style of plate, using the 'via' designation, and may well have been located in the Richmond area.80 In ex-use condition with a little corrosion at the foot but generally good. [1] 19 London Underground ENAMEL STATION SIGN for Strand, c1950s-60s. A 'bullseye' platform sign measuring 28'' x 26'' (71cm x 66cm) ex this Bakerloo and Northern Lines station which opened in 1906 and was340 renamed Charing Cross in 1979. Small enamel loss at some screw-holes and slight edge-wear but overall very good. [1] 20 London Underground RAILWAY MAP NO. 2 1934. An early H C Beck diagrammatic card map in excellent condition - crisp and clean. [1] 170 21 London Transport enamel bus stop E-PLATE for 'Thames Weald'. This independent operator (Dr Nesbitt Heffernan) was mainly known for its Dartford Tunnel service which linked north Kent with Romford. Plates0 for this operator are very scarce indeed. In good, ex-use condition, a coule of surface scratches. [1] 22 London Underground ENAMEL ROUNDEL SIGN from Marble Arch Station. This is one of the highly collectable, smaller-size signs measuring 24'' (60cm) across by 20'' (50cm) high, estimated to date from the1000 1980s/90s, and comes complete with brass frame. In very good condition. [1] 23 London Transport enamel BUS STOP SIGN in the smaller size (10.5'' x 10'' - 27cm x 25cm) which were located in runners on the roofs of bus shelters in the 1950s/60s. This is the 'Request' version - other variants75 are also listed in today's sale - and is in excellent condition. [1] 24 London Transport Tramways double-sided CARD FARECHART dated November 1947 for routes 68 (Waterloo Station & Greenwich) and 70 (Tooley Street & Greenwich). In ex-tramcar condition with wear and38 marks, has also been folded in the past, perhaps by the person who took it as a souvenir of the last trams! See lot 26 for a tram stencil plate for route 68. [1] 25 Metropolitan Electric, London United and South Metropolitan Electric Tramways c1913/14 ROUTE MAP AND GUIDE TO THE TRAMWAY SYSTEMS. No date or print-code but same style as Underground maps20 of this period. Some Sellotape repairs to folds but still in reasonable condition for this series which was printed on poor-quality paper. [1] 26 London tramcar ROUTE NUMBER STENCIL PLATE for service 68 which ran latterly between Waterloo & Greenwich. This is the larger-size version which was displayed on the upper deck at each of the tramcar.75 In ex-use condition with some knocks and surface corrosion. See lot 24 for a farechart for this route.[1] 27 London Transport enamel bus stop Q-PLATE ''Queue this side for 2, 2B, 50 - Queue other side for 35, P4''. This would have been on a bus stop in Brixton. A touched in chip at the top r/h corner, otherwise100 good. [1] 28 ''Seven Battalions - The Story of London Transport's Home Guard''. 128pp soft-cover, well-illustrated BOOK produced by London Transport in 1947 to commemorate the achievements of the LPTB Home Guard0 London Battalions. A much sought-after publication not often seen at auction. A very good copy. [1] 29 London Underground 1950s/60s ENAMEL FRIEZE PLATE for the Northern Line with the line name on the bar of a traditional LT bullseye. This is the shorter-sized version which was located at the end of a section70 of the frieze. In excellent condition with nothing more than a couple of tiny chips. [1] 30 London General Omnibus Company MAP & GUIDE TO OMNIBUS SERVICES dated January 1912, from the second year of issue of the classic London bus map which ran from March 1911 until 1994. Features220 an illustration of the famous B-type bus on the cover.Some fold partings and a paper repair to the reverse of one panel. [1] 31 London Underground ROUTE MAP issued for internal use only and showing the complete system in geographical format superimposed on a general map on one side and the central London area, also in geographical50 format, on the other. A fold-out, pocket-sized map dated January 2007 and rarely seen in public.