The overall market for Irish railwayana - some comments (2016- )

DNGR cabside. Source: SRA312

First quarter 2016

Stafford on 9 January had a very early Great Western Railway enamel map showing 'To Ireland - by the new Fishguard Route' 38x28cm gc £310.

Thirsk on 23 January had: a small GNRI trespass £40, and an MV Caqmbia carriage print £40.

Solent on 13 February had: a collection of (approx 800) UTA/NIR Tickets. Majority Edmondson examples covering a majority of Northern Ireland locations, presented in album using photo corners to facilitate removal £40, a GSWR axle box cover, rectangular c/i with fitting lugs, face embossed GS&WR within twin integral border unrestored 23x18cm £35, a CLR Light Railway and Tramway axle box cover, c/i embossed CL&R. Ry. repainted 15x13cm £80, a pair of CIE coach items, comprises rectangular cast aluminium Coras Iompair Eireann dimension plate for coach 1503, 20x13cm, also c/i axlebox cover embossed C.I.E. No. 27, 26x25cm £30, a CVR axle box cover c/i embossed CV Ry., unrestored 15x13cm £100, a GSR axle box cover, rectangular c/i with fixing lugs, face embossed G S R within twin integral border, unrestored 25x20cm £10.

A GCR sale at Bloxham (no photos, few details, normally about 1000 lots - this time about 350 of which are models) on 20 February had: a carriage print, GWR Photochrome, Muckcross Abbey, Killarney £10, Coa transfers, unmounted GER, LSWR, NBR, MGWR(I), GCR, GWR, LMS (8) £30, MR(NCC) cast iron, accommodation crossing sign, corner loss £40, GNR(I) cast iron trespass, clean vertical break in centre £20, Bridgeplate, GNR(I), '8' £28, Mounted coat of arms, Dublin & Blessington Tramway Co. £40.

GCR on 5 March had: a 'Beyer Peacock, 1899' worksplate from SLNCR 0-6-4T, either Lissadell or Hazelwood, both of which were built by BP in 1899 with works numbers 4073 and 4074, the former being withdrawn in 1954, the latter when the line closed in 1957, cast brass, 42x20cm, the front repainted est£400-600 £900, a signal box instrument makers plate, 'GN Rly, Harpers Patent, Garnham & Co, London E.C.', engraved brass, 9x3cm, as fitted to GNR(I) Harpers block instruments (see lot 184) est£150- 300 £330, a UTA quad royal poster, Northern Ireland, Spelga Pass. est£80-120 £60, a CIE dr poster, 'Ireland Welcomes You', by Curran est£100-200 £50, a Beyer Peacock 1914 worksplate. In 1914 Beyer Peacock supplied locos to Argentina, Australia, Columbia, India, Ireland, Japan, Uruguay and also twelve 4-4-0s to the SECR. It seems likely that this plate is from one of the latter which became BR Class L, cast brass, 25x14cm, the front cleaned but unpainted est£150-300 £240, a Harpers semaphore block instrument as used on the GNRI, overall 55cm tall (see lot 73) est£400-600 £1550, an RSC miniature train staff, 'Castletown-Streamstown' est£100-200 £210, a 'GNR(I), 131, D2, 1932, Dundalk' tenderplate. As the Railway did not build any locos ...in 1932, this plate must be from a tender built as a replacement for an earlier tender, cast brass, 21x11cm, cleaned but unpainted, est£80-120 £260, a 'Paddington-Cardiff-Fishguard Harbour' carriage board, painted wood, 310cm long, original condition, est£80-120, £600.

An SRA postal auction on 11 March had: Dublin & Wicklow Railway share certificate for one share dated 1853, ornate scrolled title, attached green embossed seal, company crest top centre plus ornate borders and side embellishment, not cancelled, some folds £14, Early Paperwork: Great Northern Railway (Ireland), 66 items of paperwork, headed letters, receipts, waybills, etc dated 1901-1927 (66) £12, Mitchelstown & Fermoy Railway, two printed notices for General Meeting dated March 1900 and for Adjourned General Meeting dated April 1900 (2) est£10 £ns, SLNCR poster timetable for services between Sligo and Enniskillen. 56x 46cm dated August 1947, folded £30, BR named train wine list from The Shamrock, 4pp laminated card with green, blue and black illustrated cover, print date September 1960, small stain to list, plus 1pp thin card dinner menu from the same train £10.00, CBSCR guide book 'Prince of Wales Route to Glengarriff and Killarney', paperback covers, 58pp plus adverts, dated 1900 £14, GSR first class free pass, leather covers with coat of arms in gold on front, unissued, dated 1929 £20, SLNCR first class all stations free pass, leather covers with title in gold on front, issued to F. Rogers of the Belfast Steam Ship Co and dated 1912 £14, SLNCR first class all stations free pass, leather covers with title in garter design in gold on front, issued to Mr. McCarter of the Burns & Laird Lines and dated 1926, plus two part paper type free pass for LLSR services dated 1961 £30, BCDR first class 'Odd Period Ticket' for use between Ballynahinch and Belfast, cloth covers, issued 1919 with many amendments showing alterations to routes and issuing dates, some wear and creasing est£10 £ns, Lot 700 Approx 100 B&W postcard sized photos showing Irish railway loco views circa 1950s, reasonable quality (100) £55, Alpha Lot: Large quantity of Irish railways luggage labels est£10 £na.

GWR on 19 March had: Poster British Railways 'The Bann At Coleraine' by Norman Wilkinson qr 102x127cm. view down river to the bridge with a small steamboat on the left and a fishing boat in centre, printed by Jordison & Co., bottom left corner loss in margin otherwise good, £360, GNR(I) brass tenderplate 'Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dundalk 1895' measuring 25x15cm. Ex Beyer Peacock built 0-6-0 Class AL Locomotive, either one of only two built, being No 29 Enniskillen (14/1895) or No 55 Portadown (15/1895), £850, Carriage Prints, a pair both in original glazed frames: Loch Shiel, Western Highlands by Douglas Macloud from the LNER series and T.S.S. Duke Lancaster BR Heysham-Belfast by Claude Buckle, £60, Poster LMS 'Lough Derg-Ireland This Year' by Paul Henry dr 64x102cm, view across the Lough, mounted on linen a couple of small areas of loss, £450, brass locomotive whistle believed to be ex West Donegal Railway Class 1 locomotive, 34cm long and having a barrel diameter of 13cm, ex loco condition, £190, [of personal interest since I have several similar: French Railways SNCF reversible Carriage Board 'London-Dunkerque-Paris Nord' with reverse on the other side, screen printed on steel, 69x30cm and in original condition, £50, Poster GWR 'Waterford-Golf Racing & Seaside Recreation-Unsurpassed For Happy Holidays Glorious Scenery & Irish Sports' by Alec Fraser c1907/08, dr 102x127cm, showing the Bay of Tramore at the top, the Ruins of Dunhill Castle and Granagh Castle at the bottom and a larger view of the town and river in centre, published by the GWR James C. Inglis General Manager Paddington Station and printed by Andrew Reid & Co Lithographers, Newcastle, vgc, professionally mounted on linen £800.

TRA on 26 March had: 'Great Southern Railways Company' china Teapot by Dunn Bennett & Co. full title and coa to the face, vgc, and complete with lid £120, BCDR [ more probably GNRI] double sided cast iron notice 'Caution before crossing look out for trains both ways' / 'Notice penalty for omission to shut and fasten gates forty shillings', unrestored £100.

Justaclickago at end March to mid-April had: Poster, Sealink 'The Best Routes Are Looking Better All The Time-To The Continent-Ireland-Isle of Man-Channel Islands-Isle of Wight', dr depicting an art-deco image of ship, folds and a few minor defects otherwise vibrant and vgc £5, Photographs of Irish railway subjects approx 100 b&w/colour mixed £50, Railway Slides, qty 45 Irish steam and diesel, mostly 1960's Kodachrome, quality varies, nothing captioned, sold with copyright £160, Railway Clearing House Official Railway Map of Ireland, linen with softback cover, vgc £50, Cast iron miscellany, mostly reproduction including LNER long Gate Notice, a couple of wagon plates, LBSCR Spitting Sign; Railroad Crossing. Originals include an Irish Transport Act 1933 Plate, a 'D' type Wagon Plate and a Geny Repaired Plate £50.

Second quarter 2016

GNR on 9 April had: BR Poster 'Londonderry Travel There In Comfort By Rail And Sea'. Depicts cartoon image of a walled city. Good colour and condition, little loss to top right hand corner, does not encroach onto the image £150, LMS Poster dr 'Dingle Peninsular Kerry Island For Holidays', by Paul Henry, depicts view of ruined castle and rugged coastline, vgc £ns, Cast iron sign, GNR(I) Notice Trespassers On The Line Will Be Prosecuted' 20x14cm, restored face, ex gate back, vgc £80, Signal-lamp case. GNRI, copper construction with brass fittings, vg bullseye lenses, an impressive lamp case, 48cm high. vgc £200, cast iron 4-line gate notice. 'G.S. & W.R. Notice Any Person Leaving This Gate Open Is Liable To A Penalty Of Forty Shillings'. Restored face, vgc. 29x27cm £48, oval brass Tenderplate 'Great Northern Railway 82B Makers 1905 Dundalk'. In 1905 two class PS 4-4-0 were built at Dundalk No. 104 named AVOCA and No. 105 FOYLE. This tender is from one of these locos withdrawn 1956 and 1959 respectively, face cleaned with ex loco back. 25x15cm, fair condition £300, Lot 371 LMS carriage-board 'London (Euston)' 1st side, 'Holyhead' 2nd side, straw coloured letters on a maroon ground, 71x8cm vgc £ns.

Crewe with 638 lots had nothing Ireland related, nor had TRA on 14 May with 550 lots or Railwayana.net. So perhaps supply from Ireland is drying up and prices for the more mundane pieces might finally approach UK mainland levels.

Stafford on 28 May with 420 lots, only had: Lot 231 c/i notice GNR(I) 'Trespassers on the line will be prosecuted'. as removed [sic] condition, £ns, [my vague impression from travelling a bit on GNRB lines towards the end -in the latter half of the fifties. Admittedly just from Dublin to Sutton and sometimes Howth, was that they were usually either blue letters on cream or red on cream, but I may be totally mistaken (but I never saw a white on black). But the ones I repainted forty years ago in red and cream look in perfectly original condition from surviving that number of years in the elements in Belgium, so who knows, but white on black to me is not what GNRI did in their last years which I actually saw in just one place]. So my repainting many years ago (always for me the front of the sign) relected a desire of desplaying it rather preserving it, which was quite oftenly unattractive in its original state.

GCR on 4 June had: a GNRI lamp tablet, 'Crumlin', from the Antrim Junction to Lisburn route, cast iron, 42x11cm, in original condition, est£150-300, £440, another GNRI lamp tablet, 'Glenavy' cast iron, 36x10cm, in original condition, est£150-300, £280, an RSC miniature train staff, Hill of Down-Kilurgan (steel), from the Dublin to Sligo route, est£100-200, £200, an SLNCR axle box cover, cast iron, 22x15cm, the front repainted, est£50-80, £190, an RSC miniature train staff, 'Limerick Check-Ballingrane', (alloy) from the Limerick to Tralee route, est£100-200, £210.

Thirsk on 11 June had: a GSR 3 aspect fluted top handlamp with brass plate on the back handle 'Clonmel 10', complete with all glasses, original GSR reservoir and unmarked burner, £70 and a GNRI lever collar £18.

Solent on 18 June had: a miniature staff 'Killmessan-Drumree', steel body/engraved brass description end, 24cm long, £130 and another miniature staff 'Ballinhassig-Crossbarry', steel body/engraved brass description end, 24cm long £150.

The sale of the Furniss collection, run by GCR, on 19 June had: a CDRJC metal signal finial, 79cm tall, good original condition, est£100-150, £520, an MRNCC small abbreviated title cast iron sign 'Bill Posting Prohibited', rectangular, 28x18cm, face repainted only, years ago, vgc, est£150-200, £360, a Fishguard & Rosslare Railway & Harbour (GWR pattern) full company title cast iron trespass sign, rectangular, 77x58cm. face repainted only, est£400-500, £2100, a GSWR abbreviated title cast iron trespass sign, rectangular, 25x28cm, repainted years ago, slight top rim damage, est£150-200, £80, a GSR cast iron abbreviated title gate notice. 25x28cm, original paint, 2 small chips to the top rim, est£100-120, £160, a WDLR abbreviated title cast iron gate notice, rectangular, 27x28cm, face repainted only, vgc, est£200-250, £160, a carriage print by Hamilton Ellis 'Travel In 1860. LNWR Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown) paddle steamer Cambria' in an original glazed frame, vgc, est£30-40, £80, a carriage board 'The Irish Mail', a BR(M) board painted cream on maroon. 335cm long and in vg, original condition, est£60-80, £260, a small BCDR abbreviated title enamel sign, 'BCDR. This Fence Is Within The Railway Company's Boundary. No Interference Permitted. By Order.', black on white, rectangular, 15x10cm, a little edge chipping, mounted on a wooden plaque, est£50-80, £150, a MGWR full company title enamel trespass sign, May 1909, black on white, 33x46cm on its original wooden backing board, bottom corner missing, and edge chipping, original condition, est£50-80, £140, a GSWR cast iron milepost lettered '1892. GSWR, Inchicore Works 1/4', 127Cm tall, good original condition, est£120-150, £160, A large GWR coloured enamel sign 'To Ireland by The New Fishguard Route', 127x91cm, on board, virtually mint, est£400-500 £1050, a smaller similar GWR enamel 'To Ireland By The New Fishguard Route', vgc, mounted on a back plate, 38x28cm, est£300-400 £500, an LMS (as per catalogue, but in RAG recorded as GSR, which I am inclined to believe) double-sided enamel sign 'To Railway Station' (with right-pointing hand), white on black, 36x18cm, a little wear-repair round the fixing holes, but overall vg. est£100-120, £270.

Third quarter 2016

GWR on 9 July had: UTDA poster 'Come to Ulster, Belfast Lough - the gateway to happy holidays' by Norman Wilkinson, qr 102x127, printed by S C Allen & Company Ltd Belfast, in fair condition with some insect damage to 2 small areas to image, and bottom border £320, LMS NCC Hotels green beer bottle, stands 23cm tall and is free from cracks and chips, £40, LMS poster '5 Routes to Ireland' by F H Glinbrook, qr 102x127cm, printed by London Lithographic Co. a small amount of insect damage centre left and bottom border, £200.

Onslows on 14 July had: Lot 447 Paul Henry (1877-1958) Connemara 'Ireland This Year', original LMS poster printed by London Litho c.1930 - 102x63.5cm, est£300-500, £430, Lot 453 Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971) Heysham for Ulster, original poster printed for LMS by Eyre & Spottiswoode c.1928 - 102x127cm, est£1000-1500, £1000, Lot 501 Johnston, Ireland and Great Britain, TSS Caledonian Princess, original poster printed for Caledonian Steam Packet Co by Waterlow 1964 - 102x127cm est£200-300 £190,

TRA on 30 July had: a BNCR cast iron bridgeplate '436', face restored only £90, GNRI small cast iron trespass face restored only £60, a DSER. 3 aspect Handlamp, brass plate to body 'Dublin & S.E. Rly.', complete with all fittings and glasses and restored £100, GNRI enamel station doorplate 'Ladies Waiting Room 1st. & 2nd. Class', substantial restoration but a scarce plate, ex-Armagh station £200, Lot 205 GNRI lower quadrant Home signal arm comprising cast iron spectacle plate embossed 'GNR.I. The Railway Signal Company Ltd. London Liverpool' with glasses (red broken), wooden blade and spindle, the whole 117cm long, together with a wooden Distant blade 114cm long (2) £420, a GNRI cast iron trespass notice, face restored only, retaining the bracketed '(I)' which is often ground off £220, Midland Railway Interest: Dining Car issue large and small buttons (Froggatt 11/11); Police Dept. tunic small button (F11/9); Hotel issue small button (F11/12); Northern Counties Committee large button (F61/4); Ambulance medallion inscribed to 'R. Sealey'. (6) £210, 'GNR(I) Caution. Keep away from the gates when the bell rings' large cast iron notice in ex-lineside condition from Portadown, the 'I' and brackets are ground off £500, CDRJC small letterpress poster advertising special train service to Letterkenny 15 August 1934 for the AOH demonstration, central fold and minor edge nicks £ns, GNRI fully titled enamel trespass notice, restoration to corners but a good deep colour and shine 51x30cm £320.

The GCR (Bloxham) auction on 6 August had: a GNRB coa from side of coach £50, an Ulster Transport Hotels decorative mustard pot £4, an LNWR poster Isle of Man & Ireland, a Carriage print, M.V. Cambria, Buckle, original frame £28, a Carriage print, MV Cambria, King, original frame £35.

GCR at Stoneleigh on 3 September had: a GNRI lamp tablet, 'Tandragee', cast iron, 41x10cm, in original condition, est£150-300, £320, a worksplate, 'Beyer Peacock & Co. Ld., 1908, Manchester' . The origins of this plate are unknown but in 1908 Beyer Peacock supplied locomotives to, amongst others, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Japan, the Netherlands and Uruguay and also to the Taff Vale, Cambrian and North Eastern Railways in the UK, cast brass, 25x15cm, the front repainted, est£150-300 £100, a tenderplate, 'GNR(I), Dundalk, 125, D2, 1930', presumably built as a replacement as no locos were constructed at Dundalk in that year, cast brass, 21x11cm, the front repainted, est£100-200, £130.

Stafford on 17 September had: a W&LR axlebox cover £100, a qr poster 1935 LMS 'Launch of T.S.S. Duke of York at Queen's Island, Belfast', by Norman Wilkinson, vgc, professionally backed on linen, with minor old-fold discolouration, £ns, a dr poster 1950s BR(LMR) 'Portstewart-Northern Ireland', by Montague Birrell Black showing the promenade and harbour, professionally backed on linen with restoration to tears and losses, £ns, a c/i locomotive cabside numberplate 'G S R No 7c', ex West Clare Railway No 7, named 'Malbay', as carried by a Hunslet 4-6-0T, Works Number 1433/1922 - Renumbered 'GSR 7c' in 1925, front restored, 43x28cm, £1800.

eBay in September had a pair of GNRI tiny but full crested liqueur glasses £94.

Fourth quarter 2016

The autumn sale of Justaclickago had 6 lots (Nos. 15 - £90, 46 - £210, 108 - £280, 242 - £10, 249 -£380, 472 - £220) of photos of Irish steam engines pre-1960 often with copyright attached. Also among 6 LMS brochures in Lot 472, 2 were different versions of 'Ireland for Holidays'.

GNR auctions on 1 October had: a double sided carriage board, 'London Euston' 'Holyhead', LMS, used on the London North Wales mainline, probably on the Irish Mail, lettering in straw on maroon ground, 71x8cm, vgc, £90, a dr poster BR(W) Ireland via 'Fishguard-Rosslare', depicts a cartoon image of holiday makers, vgc, £45, a miniature single-line staff, 24cm long with brass collar, finial engraved 'Kilmessan-Drumree' with a letter 'B' engraved at the tip, exc. condition £140, dr poster 'Ireland for holidays, Dingle peninsula Kerry', shows ruined castle on rugged coast line, stabilised on art paper, by Paul Henry, vgc £ns. Among the Alpha lots were Lot 1564 coa on board 'Great Southern Railway (I)' reserve£10, £na, Lot 1565 coa on board 'Great Northern Railway (I)' Board ? so it could be GNRI or GNRB? reserve£10, £na.

Bristol Railwayana Auctions on 2 October had: Great Southern Railway (Ireland), map of system. Approx. 61x86cm, gc. £1.

Thirsk on 15 October had GSWR Ormsby trespass £45.

The Crewe Heritage Centre auction on 15 October had: an LNWR small Vesta tin advertising the Greenore Hotel £ns, a GWR enamel advertising sign 'To Ireland by the new Fishguard route, shortest sea passage 2 3/4 hours magnificent steamers 22 1/2 knots.. etc' with some edge & face chipping restored, £600, a framed & glazed carriage print 'TSS Duke of Lancaster British Railways Heysham-Belfast service' in original type frame £50, a BR dr poster 'Ireland it is! Let our summer boat trains speed to the perfect holiday via Fishguard Rosslare', in good rolled condition, £140, a framed & glazed carriage print 'M V Cambria British Railways Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire service' in original type frame, £45.

Solent on 22 October had: a BR Shipping d/r poster 'The Sealink first day holiday guide', published 1975, depicting map of British Isles/Southern Ireland down to Biarritz/Marseilles southwards graduated to 4/8 hours travelling by car (40 mph) from disembarkation port, c/w strapnote Inter city sealink we'll show you the way, fold marks, rolled condition £30, an enamel sign 'Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) hereby give public warning to all persons not to trespass upon this railway, Trespassers will be prosecuted', faded/screw hole/edge chipping. 51x30cm £90, a GNR(I) mile post 1/4 fraction, triangular c/i, unrestored, 41x30cm £20, a GNRI 'Station Master' door sign £270.

Railwayana.net from 14-20 November had nothing obviously Irish.

GWRA on 17 November only had one, but an impressive lot, of Irish interest: Lot 295 A set of 5 gold passes issued to the Rt Hon Lord Glenavy, consisting of, Gt Southern & Western Railway Company engraved to rear The Rt Hon Lord Glenavy 16, London Midland Scottish Railway engraved and enamelled to rear The Rt Hon Lord Glenavy 26, Great Northern Railway Ireland engraved and enamelled to rear Rt Hon Lord Glenavy 38, Ulster Transport engraved to front Lord Glenavy and also engraved to rear Ulster Transport authority Belfast, hallmarked 9ct gold Birmingham 1923, Belfast Steamship Company engraved to rear Lord Glenavy 29, hallmarked 9ct gold Birmingham 1926 £3500.

eBay in November had a CL&RR axlebox cover £na. Irish.

Talisman on 26 November had: 'Dublin Wicklow & Wexford Ry.' c/iron Trespass Notice, 'M.F. Keogh Secretary Wesland Row Station Dublin February 1905', weld repairs to cracks/breaks but scarce, unrestored, 77x56cm £200, 'MGWR of Ireland Company, c/i weak Bridge Notice 'George Wm. Greene Secretary. Broadstone Station Dublin 7th. May 1891', a hairline crack but stable, restored a while ago, 95x64cm £150, 'Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway' c/i Trespass Notice, restored a while ago. A scarce sign of LNWR pattern despite being dated 'Euston Station London December 1945' £480, a Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway c/i Boundary Post Plate, lettered 'DN & GR Boundary' (LNWR pattern) £230, Lot 506 GNRI c/i station doorplate 'Ladies Waiting Room', restored £210.

GCR on 3 December had: a small axle box cover from the Cavan, Leitrim and Roscommon Railway bearing the company initials, c/i, 15x13cm, the front repainted, est£80-120 £65, a 'Great Northern Railway (I), 75B, Dundalk, 1904' tenderplate from a tender either built or refurbished at Dundalk (In 1904 two 4-4-0s, No. 88, Victoria, and No. 89, Albert, were constructed there using two 4-2-2s as a basis and it is possible that this plate may be associated with one of their tenders), cast brass, 25x15cm, the front cleaned but unpainted, est£100-200 £250, and a GNRI worksplate 1926 £290.

SRA on 9 December had: a BCDR share certificate for £660 of 'Four Per Cent Debenture Stock' dated 1948, ornate title, red print, embossed seal, not cancelled, £22, a WDLR share certificate for twenty five £10 shares dated 1873, ornate scrolled title and side embellishment, embossed seal, mauve coloured print, neat stamp cancellations, folded and a little worn, £20, a RCH map of Ireland dated 1927, dmf into hardback covers with title in gold on front, gc, £70, an LMS Heysham and Belfast steamers menu for meals in the saloon, 1pp thin card, red and black print with coa at top, plus LMS Steamers 1pp thin card menu with photo illustration of steamer and top and space below for writing the day's menu (2) £22, a 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, scuffs and marking to rear cover £ns, a BCDR brass match striker. 11x4cm with embossed company initials, gc used, £18, two different GS Hotels Ireland luggage labels, green, yellow and black design listing hotel locations, plus 4 adhesive backed GSH hotel labels from Galway, Mulrany, Bundoran and Kenmare, minor wear to most (6) £28, 3 letter stamps, West Clare Railway 2d green, Cavan & Leitrim Railway 3d red, GSWR 2d green, all unused (3) £10, Caledonian Steam Packet Company qr coloured pictorial poster 'Great Britain and Ireland TSS Caledonian Princess via Stranraer and Larne' showing busy port scene, circa early 1960s, folded, slightly creased and crumpled, small edge tears and tape repairs £95, Midland Railway- NCC 46x30cm letterpress poster 'Cattle Rates at Owner's Risk' showing charges and regulations, dated December 1916, grubby and worn, backing paper applied, £12, Lough Swilly Bus Services dr coloured pictorial poster advertising tours to the Donegal Highlands and showing company single decker in a rural scene, circa 1960s, creased and worn £210.

Onslows had no Irish posters in its catalogue for 16 December.

A WLWR F axlebox cover went for £180.55 on ebay on 28 December.

First quarter 2017

Stafford on 14 January 2017 had a bumper collection of Irish material: an enamel notice 'Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Hereby give notice to all persons not to trespass upon this railway - Trespassers will be Prosecuted', as removed condition £ns, Great Northern Railway (Ireland) c/i station door plate sign 'Station Master', ex Dromin Junction Station £310, Great Northern Railway (Ireland) c/i station door plate sign 'Ladies Waiting Room', ex Dromin Junction Station £220, Great Northern Railway (Ireland) c/i station door plate sign 'General Waiting Room - 3rd Class', ex Dromin Junction Station £400, dr poster 1960 BR 'Heysham for Belfast and Northern Ireland', advertising the modern night ferries across the Irish Sea, vgc folded, small tear at top £ns, a pair of Great Southern Railway c/i wagon plates - 10 tons - 16066 & 11191, as removed condition £100, Great Southern Railway (Ireland), c/i, oval wagon plate. 'GSR No 672 - Inchicore Works 1933', as removed condition £125, Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland), c/i 'Circular coach lamp bracket', front restored £150, Selection of 5 Coras Iompair Eireann cast iron wagon plates, 12 tons 20480, 12 tons 18275, (CIE) wagon plate To carry 10 tons, wagon plate 12 tons 20663, wagon plate 12 tons 20648, all as removed condition £60, Midland Great Western Railway (Ireland) oval c/i wagon plate. 'M.G.W.R. 8 Broadstone 1893', as removed condition £340, Great Northern Railway (Ireland) brass oval loco tender plate 'Dundalk 1923 0r 29', front restored £250, Ulster Transport Authority small c/i oval wagon plate, 'UTA - Rebuilt Ballymena 1949', as removed condition £160, dr Poster 1950s BR 'Portrush - Northern Ireland' by Ronald Lampitt, golf links and beach are in the foreground, with the town in the distance, vgc folded, with corner pinholes £ns, 4 c/i Great Northern Railway (Ireland) carriage plates, P2 47'6" x 8'6 1/2" 23 tons, F16 58'0" x 9'6" 31 tons, Y9 15'2" x 8'0" 7 tons, W2 28'0" x 8-9"12 tons, front restored £60, Great Southern Railway c/i loco number plate, as carried by a F2 Class 2-4-2T No 432 Loco, formerly DSER No 45, built at Grand Canal Street 1886, withdrawn 1957, ex loco condition £620, Great Northern Railway (Ireland) c/i oval bridge plate 'No 16', as removed condition £110, Great Northern Railway (Ireland) brass oval Worksplate, 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd - 1913 Manchester'. front restored £ns, Dublin Wicklow and Wexford Railway (Ireland) c/i wagon plate, 'DWWR Load 12 tons', as removed condition £125, Belfast and County Down Railway - c/i wagon plate 'B.C.D.R. 391', as removed condition £185, Midland Great Western Railway c/i wagon plate, 'M.G.W.R. (I) 10 tons No 1751', as removed condition £320, Great Northern Railway (Ireland) brass oval worksplate 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd - 7252 - Manchester 1947', as carried by a Class UG 0-6-0 Goods engine numbered 148, withdrawn 1963, front restored £380, Midland Great Western Railway (Ireland) c/i oval wagon plate "M G W R 20", as removed condition £ns, GNR(I) oval brass tender plate - 'Great Northern Railway - 64B - Makers - 1901 - Dundalk', as carried by Q class tender, face polished £ns, Great Northern Railway (Ireland) brass oval tender plate. 'Dundalk 1923 116 B2', front restored, £220, Dublin South Eastern Railway c/i wagon plate, 'D.S.E.R Load 8 Tons', as removed condition £225.

Thirsk (descriptions are a bit vague) on 21 January had : Box of old Irish railway tickets £30, Carriage print 'MV Cambria' by Claude Buckle £10, Carriage print by C, Hamilton Ellis 'L&NWR Paddle Steamer Cambria' £12.

Solent on 11 February had: LMSNCC wagonplate 2528, rectangular c/i, repainted. 35x17cm £70, CDRJC Letterpress poster 'Timetable C.D.R. A.O.H. Demonstration Letterkenny Wednesday . 15th August 1934' ....Details .. times/fares 'signed Henry Forbes, Manager, Stranolar, 1st August 1934', minor creasing/edge wear with 3 small holes, 44x57cm £40, CIE Narrow Gauge wagon axlebox cover, rectangular, c/i c/w, fixing lugs and embossed C.I.E. within border to front. repainted front, 21x19cm £25.

The GCR auction on 18 February at Bloxham, with just over a thousand lots, and limited descriptions had: GSWR c/i gate notice (Irish) £70, GSWR Inchicore 1/4 mile post (broken/no foot) £30, GNR(I) c/i trespass notice £75, GNRI bridgeplate '40' £20, CDRJC 1952 poster time table £6 and a GSWR lead lever plate £48.

GCR at Stoneleigh on 4 March had: a LMS qr poster, Northern Ireland, by Hesketh Eric Hubbard, PRBA, R.O.I, 1892-1957, a 1944 image, edge nicks repaired to right border. (ER053351) est£350-500 £270, an Irish road sign,'Crossroads', by Corrie & Co. the wording in Gaelic and English, c/i, 29x66cm, in original condition complete with its cast iron triangle with glass reflectors. (2) est£100-200 £80, a worksplate, Nasmyth Wilson, 1425, 1924, from a 4-4-2T built for the GNRI, their Class T2 No 115. it was converted to oil burning in 1946 but reverted to coal in 1948. It was taken over by the GNRB in 1953 and became part of CIE stock in 1958, before being withdrawn the following year, cast brass, 36x14cm, lightly cleaned but unpainted. loss to right lug surrounding bolt hole, est£450-700 £720.

The SRA postal auction closing 10 March had: Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Railway share certificate on vellum for one share dated 1846, ornate scrolled title, embossed attached red seal, not cancelled est£10.00 £22, WDLR share certificate for ten £10 shares dated 1875, ornate scrolled title and side embellishment, embossed seal, mauve coloured print, neat stamp cancellation £5.00 est£10, RCH map of Ireland dated 1902, dmf into hardback covers with title in gold on front, minor wear est£50.00 £230, GNR(I) PTT dated October 1896, foolscap sized, coloured pictorial covers showing local scenes, 80+pp plus fold out map, spine taped est£20.00 £70, Cork and Muskerry Railway 12pp leaflet 'Tourist Route to Blarney', pocket sized, paperback, with photograph of Carrigrohane on front, dated June 1911 est£10.00 £140, GSWR official publication 'Glimpses of the South of Ireland', coloured covers, 24pp illustrated guide to the south and west, circa 1920s, covers worn and re-attached, annotations and staining to contents est£10.00 £45, Irish Tourist Association map of Ireland, red and green coloured artwork covers, paper map, opening to show rail and road map with travel information on rear, dated 1938, advert for LMS on front, annotated, slight wear est£10.00 £ns, approx. 120 luggage, routing and parcels labels, mostly GNR(I) but a few CIE and UR noted, occasional duplication (120) est£10.00 £35, GNR(I) official correspondence card 'Valley of the Boyne Drogheda Co. Louth' (GNI009) showing coloured view of river and monument, not postally used £10.00 £ns, approx. 30 35mm colour slides showing steam loco views in Ireland the 1960s, not identified, some appear to be Cavan and Leitrim, varying quality. (30) est£10.00 £260, BR(M) d/r pictorial poster 'Door to Door Container Services to and from Northern Ireland via Heysham-Belfast', shows view of container being loaded onto ship, circa 1960, slight marking est£10.00 £30, LLSR 51x30cm letterpress poster 'Notice of Increase of Rates', dated November 1917, folded, edge tears and wear est£10.00 £35.

Talisman on 25 March had nothing of Irish interest.

Second quarter 2017

GWR on 1 April had: BCDR silverplate cruet holder, marked on the side B.C.D.R Slieve Donard Hotel and on the base Elkington Plate, gc, measures 13cm tall £110, CIE 3 aspect handlamp, stamped in reducing cone CIE and brass plated on the side BENNETTS BGE1, ex Bennettsbridge station, in good solid condition but missing its reservoir and red glass £170, NCC brass cabside numberplate 71, ex NCC U1 Class 4-4-0, built July 1914 at Derby and named Glenarm Castle, face restored and rear ex loco, 43x24cm £770, GSWR Ireland the land of eternal youth by R. Breslin circa 1930, dr 64x102cm poster, excellent condition mounted on linen £360, Carriage print St Comgall, Bangor, Co. Down, Ireland, AD 555... by Sawyer from the LMR 'Historical' Series of 1955, a commission to four artists working for the Artist's Partners Agency in London, in original type frame with the print measuring 51x25cm £50.

'Just a click' auctions closing on 2 April had: 'The Irish Commercial & Railway Gazetteer' by J.E. Leggatt, third edition, 25 March 1907, reasonable, sound condition with covers foxing and some wear along edges and spine, stamped inside 'Property of the Great Western Railway'. Has an affixed Appendix to rear, reasonable, sound condition with covers foxing and some wear along edges and spine' £5, Railway Slides, qty 19 Irish 1960's. nothing captioned, mixed quality, sold with copyright £20, MGWR Tourist Guide for Connemara, Galway, Achill and the west of Ireland dated 1900, spine missing but the binding is still sound, the front cover is detached but in good order, the map inside the front cover is ripped but still all there £10.

GNR on 8 April had: worksplate 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd 7244 Manchester 1947',' as carried by George T Glover designed U Class 4-4-0 passenger locos for the GNR(I). There were 10 locos in the class, all built at Beyer Peacock, 5 built in 1915 then a break of 32 years, when a further 5 were built. This loco being the first of that second batch numbered 210, named 'Meath', cast brass oval with hollow back, repainted face, clean back, 25x15cm vgc £300, carriage board 'The Irish Mail (BR)' , used on the London Euston-Holyhead mail train during the 50's & 60's when this board was used, maroon with straw letters, 335cm long 13cm wide with metal protected ends, one sided, original condition £270, cast iron G.S & W.R 4 line gate notice, repainted face with ex lineside back. 27x29cm, vgc £45, Worksplate 'Beyer Peacock & Co.Ltd Gorton Foundry Manchester 1899', as carried by a 0-6-4 tank loco built for the SLNCR and named 'Hazelwood', built and designed by Beyer Peacock, works number 4074, cast brass oval with hollow back, repainted face, ex loco back, 42x20cm, vgc £700, LMR carriage print 'Travel in 1860 LNWR Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown) Paddle steamer (Cambria), from a watercolour by Hamilton Ellis. Depicts paddle steamer racing to Ireland with a tea clipper on her way to Liverpool, grade one condition, fg in original type frame £40, worksplate 'GNRI 1918 Dundalk', unidentified locomotive, modified/rebuilt at the works in 1918. Ex loco condition, clean brass oval. 21x11cm, vgc £180, double royal poster, LMS 'Ireland for holidays Dingle Kerry', shows ruined castle on rugged coast line, stabilized on art paper, by Paul Henry, vgc £220, coa transfer mounted on board - shield shaped. 'County Donegal Railway Joint Committee' this crest was used on locomotive and coaching stock, crest measures 24cm diameter, vgc £170, 'Great Northern Railway WW Makers 1895 Dundalk', tender plate either from a replacement tender or from a tender constructed for one of two class AL 0-6-0's built at the Works in 1895, these being No. 29 named 'Enniskillen' (Works No. 14) and No. 55 named 'Portadown' (Works No. 15), Ex loco, cast brass oval, 25x36cm, vgc £200.

Crewe on 22 April had: an LMSNCC wagon plate '1920', good unrestored condition, £80, GNRI curved poster 4 piece c/i plates mounted on a headboard 116x30cm £ns.

Bristol on 23 April had nothing Irish.

On 10 May there was a major auction of over 550 items of Irish railwayana at Purcell's in Birr, Co. Offaly. There were upwards of 350 single line staffs. GNRI nameplates sold were Loughs Derg, Neagh, and Galteemore (which, incidentally, was purchased in May 2017 for €3200 and resold at GCR in September 2017 for £6600) and SLNCR Lough Erne. There were a number of cabside plates, around 20 worksplates, 8 single line tablets, 7 wagon etc. plates, carriage plates and lamp tablets as well as many other items not seen before. Up to January this site has relied, for this auction coverage, on that published by Tim Petchey in the June Railway Antiques Guide (RAG), with his permission. The separate four pages, in jpg format, and the 4 page pdf file of Tim's listing, which include his insights (particularly on lamps and undetermined items) can still be found be found at www.irishrailwayana.com/Plus. The Birr auction catalogue with many pictures can be found at Birr railwayana auction. As of January 2018 the data has all been transcribed here, with some of my suggested interpretations in italics. The data is now in a format where it can be included in the much delayed update to the observed prices on the company pages. The staffs will, as usual, appear on the 'Ireland South' page. Below is the listing of the some 500+ Irish railway items there, all but a few sold:

Large Staffs: 'Clones-Ballyhaise Junction or Cavan' with Key 66cm €90, similar €80, 'Beauparc-Drogheda' with Key 66cm €180, 'Wicklow-Glenealy' 58cm €85, 'Glasslough-Monaghan' 58cm €95, €80, 'Knockmore Junction-Ballinderry' with Key 66cm €320, 'Ballysodare-Collooney East' 58cm €75, 'Fintona Junction-Omagh South' 58cm €130, 'Banbridge-Katesbridge' with Key 66cm €260, 'Float-Ballywillian' 58cm €160, 'Newbliss or Shantona Junction-Ballybay' with Key 66cm €140, 'Clonakilty Junction-Ballinascarthy' 58cm €120, 'Crumlin-Ballinderry' with Key 66cm €260, 'Newcastle West-Barnagh' 58cm €110, 'Ballineen & Dunmanway-A' 58cm €100, 'Collooney East-Ballysodare' 58cm €100, 'Clonakilty Junction-Ballineen' 66cm €160, 'Beauparc-N - ' 58cm €100, 'Ballinascarthy Junction-Clonakilty Junction' 58cm €120, 'Ballyhaise-Belturbet' 58cm €240, 'Bundoran-Ballyshannon' 58cm €130, 'Ballyhaise & Belturbet(single badge)' 58cm €170, 'Foxford-Manulla' with Key 66cm €110, 'Horse & Jockey-Laffansbridge-B' 58cm €140, 'Stranorlar-Fintown' with Key 66cm €150, 'Kells-Navan Junction' 58cm €130,, 'Navan Junction-Kilmessan Junction' with Key 66cm €110, 'Aughrim-Woodenbridge' with Key 65cm €120, 'Athenry-Ballyglunin' with Key 65cm €220, 'Arklow-Gorey' with Key 64cm €85, 65cm €95,, 'Armagh-Richhill' 58cm €50,, 'Armagh-Killylea' 66cm €150, 'Athenry-Ardrahan' with key, 65cm €110, 'Ardee-Dromin' 58cm €130, €80, 'Abbeydorney-Tralee' 53 (sic)cm €85, 'Athenry-Oranmore' 58cm €100, 'Navan Junction Or Navan Station-Kells' with Key 66cm €150, 'Abbeyfeale-Barnagh' 58cm €150, 'Enniscorthy-Gorey' 58cm €80, €65, 'Ennis North-Gort' with Key 65cm €110, 65cm €120, 65cm €95, 'Enniscorthy-Wexford North' with Key 64cm €80, 'Ennis Junction Limerick-Long Pavement' with Key 65cm €110, 'Enniscorthy-Macmine J (sic)' 58cm €60, 'Killylea-Tynan' with Key 66cm €110, 'Edward Street-Goraghwood' 58cm €160, 'Ballybay-Newbliss or Shantonagh Junction' with Key 66cm €100, 'Ballindown-Miltown (sic)' 58cm €70, 'Banteer-Kanturk' 58cm €80, 'Ballinascarthy Junction-Clonakilty' with Key 66cm €120, 'Bandon-Clonakilty Junction' with Key 75cms €180, 'Castlebar-Manulla Junction' 58cm €95, 58cm €75, 'Castlebar-Manulla Junction' with Key 66cm €90, 66cm €80, 'Kingscourt' (single badge) 58cm €50, 'Carrickmacross-Inniskeen' 74cm €160, 'Virginia Road-Kells' 58cm €90, 'Cootehill-Shantona Junction' with Key 64cm €100, 'Caherciveen-Kells' 58cm €130, 'Kells-Navan Junction' 58cm €100, 'Corofin-Ennis' 58cm €100, 'Laytown & Mosney' (single badge), 58cm €60, 'Carndonagh-Clonmany' with Key 69cm €240, 'Westport-Castlebar' 58cm €100, 'Newtownbutler-Clones West' 58cm €140, 'Farranfor-Castlemaine' with Key 66cm €220, 'Cootehill-Shantona Junction' with Key 64cm €95, 'Claremorris-Sugar Factory' with Key 67cm €130, 'Culloville-Castleblayney' 58cm €110, 'Streamstown-Clara' with Key 66cm €190, 'Cork City Railway (single badge)' with Key 66cm €160, 'Castleblayney-Culloville' 58cm €95, 'Crossdoney Junction-Cavan' with Key 66cm €120, 'Claremorris-Sugar Factory' with Key 65cm €130, 'Clonmel Junction-Fethard' 58cm €85, 'Castlecaldwell-Pettigo' with Key 66cm €300, 'Corofin-Ennistymon' 58cm €130, 'Killorglin-Castlemaine' 58cm €280, 'Kells-Caherciveen' 58cm €120, 'New Ross-Palace East' with Key 66cm €80, 'Ballysodare-Collooney East' 58cm €90, 'Ballineen-Clonakilty Junction' with Key 64cm €120, 'Ballyhaise Junction or Cavan-Clones' with Key 66cm €120, 'Ballywillan-Crossdoney Junction' with Key 66cm €80, 'Ballinrobe-Claremorris' with Key 66cm €120, 'Parsonstown-Roscrea' with Key 72cm €200, 'Ballyhaise Junction or Cavan-Clones' 58cm €120, 'Baltimore-Skibbereen' 58cm €180, 'Ballywillan-Crossdoney Junction' with Key, 66cm €100, 'Culloville-Castleblayney' 58cm €95, 'Newtownbutler-Clones' 58cm €110, 'Castleblayney-Inniskeen' 58cm €130, 'Cootehill-Shantona Junction' with Key 65cm €140, 'Cork City Railway with Folding Key 66cm €170, 'Castlemaine-Killorglin' 58cm €100, €85, 'Belleek-Ballyshannon' with Key 66cm €140, 'Ballineen-Dunmanway' 58cm €100, 'Banteer-Kanturk' 58cm €100, 'Baltimore-Skibbereen' 58cm €130, 'Ballyglunin-Tuam' 58cm €135, 'Ballina-Foxford' 58cm €95, 'Miltown-Sugar Factory' with Key 66cm €70, 'Oldcastle-Virginia Road' 58cm €160, 'Newtownstewart-Omagh' with Key 66cm €120, 'Woodenbridge-Rathdrum' with Key 66cm €100, 'Banagher-Ferbane' with Key 66cm €140, 'Banteer-Kanturk' 58cm €75, 'Drimoleague Junction-Dunmanway' with Key 66cm €90, 'Bandon-Clonakilty Junction' with Key 75cm €110, 'Donaghmore-Dungannon Junction' with Key 66cm €160, 'Doonbeg-Moyasta Junction' with Key 65cm €130, 'Buncrana-Clonmany' with Key 69cm €90, 'Parsonstown-Roscrea' with Key 74cm €160, 'Navan Junction-Navan' 58cm €80, 'Rathdrum-Woodenbridge' with Key 66cm €90, 'Monaghan-Glasslough' 58cm €110, 'Banteer-Kanturk' 58cm €75, 'Drimoleague Junction-Dunmanway' with Key 66cm €90, 'Bandon-Clonakilty Junction' with Key 75cm €110, 'Donaghmore-Dungannon Junction' with Key 66cm €160, 'Doonbeg-Moyasta Junction' with Key 65cm €130, 'Buncrana-Clonmany' with Key 69cm €90, 'Parsonstown-Roscrea' with Key 74cm €160, 'Navan Junction-Navan' 58cm €80, 'Rathdrum-Woodenbridge' with Key 66cm €90, 'Monaghan-Glasslough' 58cm €110, 'Glenealy-Rathdrum' with Key 65cm €85, 'Greystones-Wicklow' 58cm €85, 'Glasslough-Monaghan' 58cm €100, 'Mountain Stage-Glenbeigh' 58cm €110, 'Killorglin-Glenbeigh' with Key 65cm €500, 'Tynan-Glasslough' 58cm €100, 'Glasslough-Tynan' 58cm €110, 'Fermoy-Mitchelstown' with Key 67cm €110, 'Horse & Jockey-Laffansbridge' 58cm €90, 'Monaghan-Glasslough' 58cm €70, 'Dublin Bridge' (single badge) 58cm est€80-120, €ns, 'Tynan-Glasslough' 58cm €85, 'Mountain Stage-Glenbeigh 58cm €120, 'Kilgarvan-Headford Junction' with Key 66cm €120, 'Milltown Malbay-Kilmurry' with Key 66cm €130, 66cm €130, 'Lisnaskea-Maguiresbridge' 58cm €110, 'Kells-Oldcastle' with Key 66cm €110, 'Kenmare-Kilgarvan' 58cm €130, 'Kanturk-Newmarket' 58cm est€80-120, €ns, 'Tynan-Glasslough' 58cm €85, 'Mountain Stage-Glenbeigh' 58cm €120, 'Kilgarvan-Headford Junction' with Key 66cm €120, 'Lisnaskea-Maguiresbridge' 58cm €110, 'Kells-Oldcastle' with Key 66cm €110, 'Kenmare-Kilgarvan' 58cm €130, 'Kanturk-Newmarket' 58cm est€80-120, €ns, 'Newmarket-Kanturk' 58cm €75, 'Letterkenny-NewtownCunningham' with Key 66cm €170, 'Kingscourt-Wilkinstown' 58cm €130, 'Lahinch-Milltown Malbay' 58cm €90, 'Kenmare-Kilgarvan' 58cm €90, 'Kanturk-Newmarket' 58cm €100, 'Lisbellaw-Maguiresbridge' with Key 66cm €160, 'Kilmessan-Navan' 58cm €70, 'Kells-Mountain Stage' 58cm €150, 'Kilmessan Junction-Navan Junction' with Key 66cm €130, 'Ballywillan-Float' 58cm €90, 'Navan-Navan Junction' 58cm €100 'Ballyglunin-Tuam' with Key 65cm €160, 'Ballyhaise Junction-Cavan' 58cm €95, 'Oldcastle-Virginia Road' 58cm €130, 'Newbliss Or Shantona Junction' (single badge) 58cm €60, 'Newbliss Or Shantonagh Junction' (single badge) 58cm, est€80-120, €ns, 'Ballyhaise Junction-Clones' with Key 66cm €150, 'Ballysodare-Collooney East' 58cm €70, 'Ballywillan-Crossdoney Junction' with Key 66cm €75, 'Palace East-New Ross' with Key 65cm €70, 'Ballybay-Castleblaney' with Key 66cm €95, 'Ballina-Manulla Junction' with Key 66cm €95, 'Shantonagh Junction-Newbliss' 58cm €75, 'Miltown-Sugar Factor'y with Key 67cm €80, 'Dundalk Barrack Street-Dundalk West Or South' with Key 66cm €220, 'Donaghmore-Dungannon Junction' with Key 66cm €95, 'Dundalk-Inniskeen' 58cm €95, 'Bagnelstown-Palace East' with Key 69cm €100, 'Drimoleague Junction-Skibbereen' with Key 65cm €100, 'Donegal-Inver with Key 66cm €130, 'Dromore-Hillsboro' 58cm €320, 'Drimoleague Junction-Dunmanway' with Key 66cm €55, 'Drimoleague Junction-Skibbereen' 58cm €70, 'Bagnelstown-Palace East' with Key 70cm €65, 'Dundalk-Inniskeen' 58cm €95, 'Bantry-Drimoleague Junction' with Key 66cm €85, 'Clones-Newtown Butler' 58cm €110, 'Malahide & Donabate (single badge)' 58cm €120, 'Laytown And Mosney' (single badge) 58cm €120, 'Manorhamilton & Dromahair' with wooden stock, 48cm €110, 'Bush-Greenore' Wooden Staff, 50cm €120,
Small steel staffs: 'Ballymote-Kilfree' 24cm €50, 'Ballhooley-Castletown Roche' 24cm €80, 'Kiltoom-Knockcroghery' 24cm €120, 'Kilcock-Maynooth' 24cm est€60-100 €ns, 'Bagnelstown-Milford' 24cm €50, 'Ballina-Balla' 24cm €100, 'Ballygeary-Rosslare Strand' 24cm €48, 'Killinick-Rosslare Strand' 24cm €100, 'Kilmeadan-Waterford West' 24cm €50, 'Laffansbridge-Thurles Junction' 24cm €55, 'Ballinlough-Ballyhaunis' 24cm €80, 'Laffansbridge-Thurles Junction' 24cm €50, 'Batterstown-Drumree' 24cm €120, 'Ballymoe-Donamon' 24cm €60, 24cm €38, 'Crossbarry-Bandon' 24cm (Single sided badge) €100, 'Ballinhassig-Crossbarry' 24cm €65,, 'Ballinasloe-Woodlawn' 24cm €110, 'Ballinlough-Ballyhaunis' 24cm €60, 'Ballinhassig-Crossbarry' 24cm €80, 'Kiltoom-Knockcroghery' 24cm €60, 'Oola-Limerick Junction' 24cm €55, 'Levington Cross-Mullingar East' 24cm €48, 'Levington Cross-Multyfarnham' 24cm €48, 'Limerick Junction-Tipperary' 19cm €55, 'Enfield-Fernslock' 24cm €35, 'Enfield-Moyvally' 24cm €40, 'Ballygeary-Rosslare Strand' 24cm €60, 'Enfield-Moyvalley' 24cm €35, 'Ballycar-Clarecastle' 24cm €80, 'Ballycar-Clarecastle' 24cm €80, 'Ballycar-Clarecastle' 24cm €80, 'Bagnelstown-Milford' 24cm €40, 'Ballymote-Ballysodare' 24cm €60, 'Bennettsbridge-Thomastown' 24cm €60, 'Boyle-Kilfree' 24cm €65, 'Ballysodare-Ballymote' 24cm €38, 'Ballyduff-Fermoy' 24cm €120, 'Ballycar-Limerick CK' 24cm €30, 'Ballycar-Ennis' 24cm €55, 'Ballycar-Long Pavement' 24cm €40, 'Enniscorthy-Macmine Junction' 30cm (with Key) €38, 'Beet Factory-Killarney Junction for Mallow' 30cm €80, 'Ballinhassig-Crossbarry' 24cm €60, 'Crossbarry-Bandon' 24cm (Single sided badge) €70, 'Ballyhale-Mullinavat' 24cm €48, 'Ballaghaderreen-Kilfree Junction' 24cm €360, 'Ballyragget-Kilkenny' 24cm €80, 'Ballyhale-Thomastown' 24cm €50, 'Ballycomber-Clara' 24cm €55, 'Ballymoe-Donamon' 24cm €60, 'Banteer-Lombardstown' 24cm (with key) €85, 'Palace East Junction-Macmine Junction B' with Key 32cm €80, 'Wicklow-Newcastle' 23cm €55, 'Drumree-Kilmessn' 24cm €75, 'Drumsna-Dromod' 24cm €80, 'Abbeyleix-Ballyragget' 24cm €160, 'Carrowduff-Athlone' 24cm €210, 'Raphoe-Glenmaquin' with Key 33cm €150, 'Kilkenny-Gowran' 24cm €110, 'Dromkeen-Pallas' 24cm €75, 24cm €75, 'Cherryville Junction-Athy' 24cm €100, 'Wicklow-Newcastle' with brass tag 'Wicklow Junction Instrument Hut-Be Returned-Newcastle', 24cm €90, 'Athlone West-Roscommon' 30cm €90, 'Dromod-Drumsna' 24cm €75, 'Tralee-Gortatlea' 24cm €90, 'Attanagh-Abbeyleix' 24cm €300, 'Mageney-Athy' 24cm €75, 'Armagh South-Tynan' 24cm €110, 'Carrowduff-Athlone' 24cm €65, 'Enfield-Fernslock' 24cm €95, 'Upton-Crossbarry' 24cm €120, 'Portlaoise-Abbeyleix' 24cm €95, 'Sallins-Naas' 24cm €100, 'Ballycumber-Athlone East' 24cm €110, 'Kilmessan-Drumree' 24cm €70, 24cm €70, 'Ferns Lock-Kilcock' 24cm €120, 'Smithboro-Clones' 24cm €100, 'Westport-Castlebar' 24cm €75, 'Moate-Multyfarnham' 24cm €60, 'Smithboro-Monaghan' 24cm €110, 'Gowran-Kilkenny' 24cm €90, 'Wellington Bridge-Duncormick' 24cm €100, 'Oola-Pallas' 24cm €80, 'Newcastle-Wicklow' 24cm €75, 'Float Inny JCN for Multyfarnham' 24cm €80, 'Gortatlea-Farranfore' 24cm €75, 'Killarney-Headford Junction' 24cm €180, 'Gortatlea-Farranfore' 24cm €75, 'Duncormick-Wellington Bridge' 24cm €55, 'Pallas-Dromkeen' 24cm €55, 'Kiltoom-Athlone West' 24cm €85, 'Roscommon-Donamon' 24cm €90, 'Clonydonnin-Athlone' 24cm €70, 'Roscommon-Donamon' 24cm €70, 'Cappoquin-Dungarvan' 24cm €80 'Limerick Check-Castleconnell' 24cm €75, 24cm €48, 'Carrick-Drumsna' 24cm €75, '73 Road Mile Box-Moate' 24cm €65, 'Cork-Waterfall' 24cm €95, '73 Road Mile Box-Athlone East' 24cm €80, 'Portlaoise-Abbeyleix' 24cm €90, 'Roscommon-Athlone West' 30cm €85, 'Monaghan-Clones' 24cm €100, 24cm €75, 'Drumree-Clonsilla' 24cm €65, 24cm €35, 24cm €30, 'Mallow-Castletownroche' 24cm €65, 'Ferbane-Clara' 24cm €85, 'Maryborough-Corniberry Junction' 24cm €180, 'Carrick-Drumsna' 24cm €48, 'Maryborough-Conniberry Junction' 24cm €170, 'Carlow-Milford' 24cm €80, 'Milford-Carlow' 24cm €70, 'Waterfall-Cork' 24cm €60, 'Carrick-Waterford West' 24cm €60, 'Crookstown-Cork' 24cm €80, 24cm €70, 'Crossbarry-Upton 24cm €65, '46 Mile Box-Mullingar East' 24cm €55, 'Cork-Crossbarry' 24cm €65, 24cm €55, 'Roscommoe-Athlone West' 30cm €60, 'Clarecastle-Ennis' 24cm €55, 'Clonsilla-Enfield' 30cm €30, 'Ferbane-Clara' 24cm €100, 24cm €50, 24cm €48, 24cm €40, 'Streamstown-Castletown' 24cm €70,
Small aluminium staffs: 'Banteer-Killarney Junction for Mallow' 25cms €60, 'Float-Multyfarnham' 25cms €100, 'Oola-Pallas' 25cms €45, 'Killucan-Hill of Down' 25cms €40, 'Mostrim-Mullingar' 30cm €38,, 'Moyvalley-Hill of Down' 25cms €65, 'Kilcock-Fernslock' 25cms €35, 25cms €32, 'Kilcock-Maynooth' 25cms €28, 'Bray-Greystones' 25cms €130, 'Enfield-Kilcock' 25cms €35, 25cms €25, 'Enfield-Fernslock' 25cms €30, 'Kilcock- '25cms €30, 'Enfield-Moyvalley' 25cms, 25cms €50, est€50 €ns, €80, 'Oola-Pallas' 25cms €28, 'Enfield-Hill of Down' 25cms €28, 'Ballinasloe-Athlone West' 27cm €100, 'Oranmore-Athenry 24cm €65, 'Limerick Junction-Dromkeen' 25cm €85 'Kilcock-Clonsilla' 30cm €50, 24cm €45, 'Moate-Athlone East' 30cm €55, 'Moate-Athlone' 25cm €42, 'Dromkeen-Pallas' 24cm €50, 24cm €55, 'Athlone West-Ballinasloe' 24cm €50, 'Clonydonnin-Athlone' 25cm €50, 'Leixlip-Clonsilla' 24cm €40, 'Kilcock-Clonsilla' 25cm €35, 25cm €35, 'Killucan-46th Mile Box' 24cm €75, 'Drogheda for Platin-Navan' 25cm €130,
Other staffs on offer:
'Multyfarnham-Inny Junction' 69cm €90, 'Tramore-Waterford' Small bat shaped staff with flat oval top. 30cm long €120, 12 Inch Round Flat Top Staff €60, Manual Train Staff Key 'Arigna-Drumshambo', 32cm €320, Manual Train Staff Key 'Ballinamore-Bawnboy Road', 32cm €280, Manual Train Staff Key 'Ballinamore-Drumshambo', 36cm €280 Manual Train Staff 'Bray-Bank Engine Must Carry This Staff-be Returned-Bray', 25cm €300, Manual Train Staff Key 'Doonbeg-Kilmurry', 36cm €340, Manual Train Staff 'Clara Junction-Banagher' with Key, 41cm €380, Manual Train Staff Key 'Ballyconnell-Bawnboy Road', 41cm €280, 'Armagh South-Tynan UTA' leather holster €100, Moyvalley Staff in Small Metal Bracket Snatcher, 20x58cm €85, Five Brass Staff Station Names, New Ross, Ennistymon, Crookstown, Horse & Jockey, Dublin Bridge €60, Five Brass Staff Station Names, Tralee, Macroom, Ballinlough, Ballingran, Borris €50, Five Brass Staff Station Names, Borris, Loughrea, Arklow, Mogeely, Kilcrea €60, Five Brass Staff Station Names, Wexford, Magherafelt, Bush, Palace East, Ballineen €45, Small turned Wooden Staff '46 Mile Box-Mullingar East', 25cm €65, Driver Token, 'This Token Must Be In Possession Of Driver', 'Drimoleague-Baltimore', 30x13cm €100, Driver Token, 'This Token Must Be In Possession Of Driver', 'Drimoleague-Bantry', 30x13cm €100, 'Ballinhassig-Crossbarry' staff in Loop Snatcher, 24cm €90, 'Bandon-Crossbarry' staff in Loop Snatcher, 24cm €130, 'Killucan-Moyvalley' staff in Loop Snatcher, 30cm €150, 'Kilmeaden-Waterford West' staff in Loop Snatcher est€80-120 €ns, 'Drumree-Kilmessan' staff in Loop Snatcher, 24cm est€80-120 €ns, 'Kilcock-Maynooth' staff in Rectangular Wooden Snatcher 25x13cm €50, 'Clonsilla-Kilcock' staff in Rectangular Wooden Snatcher 25x13cm €50.
Other items at the Birr auction: Enamel GSR Sign (in Irish and English) 'Persons Trespassing Or Persons Allowing Their Cattle To Trespass Will Be Prosecuted', 46x38cm €220, Public Warning Cattle And People 'Public Warning By The Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland Company.... May 1909, 46x33cm, €220, GNRI cast iron lamp tablet 'Belturbet' 30x10cm. €340, Enamel station sign 'Float/Flóta' 76x46cm €44, Lineside Sign [NO - carriage or wagon plate] 'Midland Great Western Railway 14 1889' 18x11cm elliptical ?76x46cm? €80, Road Level Crossing Sign, picture of crossing, 46x38cm €85, Cast iron sign 'Load 10 Tons' c.28x6cm €55, Beware Of Trains (in Old Irish Writing and English) enamel sign 71x34cm €360, Loco Maker's Plate 'GNR(I) Built 1938 Dundalk' 22x11cm €320, Enamel Chapel Sign 'Chapel/Seipeal', 130x61cm €200, Loco [actually a wagon plate] maker's plate 'MRNCC 4205' 36x18cm €100, No. 14 Signal Box Instrument 22cm tall €85, Steel and brass cabside number plate, '29' 43x25cm €200, Loco [actually a wagon] number plate, 'D.S.E.R. 1105' 33x18cm, cast iron €85, Railway lamp painted Drogheda Loco 41cm (top detached) €55, Half ellipse sign McKenzie and Holland Railway Signal Engineers. Patentees. Worcester 48cm base x 17cm tall €80, Gate sign 'Caution: Please Keep Clear Of The Gates When The Electric Bell Rings' 36x25cm €160, 3 small signs To Carry 6/9/10 Tons 20x4cm €50, Pair of grey railway lamps 30cm €50, Enamel Sign 'Notice: Passengers are not allowed to travel on the drivers platform. By order', c.67x18cm €90, Pair of white railway lamps 51cm €140, Midlands and Great Western Railway station fire fender 102cm wide, est€100-200 €ns, Railway Lamp stamped 'Ballaghderren No.2' 43cm €140, Railway Lamp stamped 'Waterford Manor Buffer Stop' 43cm €130, Destination sign 'Manulla, Manulla Change for Ballyvary Foxford and Ballina Cross Railway by Footbridge Only' (arrow right) 107x62cm €220, Destination sign 'Manulla, Manulla Change for Ballyvary Foxford and Ballina Cross Railway by Footbridge Only' (arrow left) 107x62cm €260, Great Southern & Western Railway, Inchicore 1908 Line Switch 86cm wide, 79cm tall €250, Four Head Lamp Frames [probably for tram gas lights] €50, Lot 112 Cast Brass Loco Maker's Plate, 1426 Nasmyth Wilson & Co Limited. No 1426 - 1924. Patricroft Manchester, triangular, 36x14cm, one of five locomotives produced for Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1924 T2 Class 4-4-2T €340, 'Gang No. 147' Sign, arrow at right hand side c.66x25cm including arrow €50, Loco [probably tender] maker's plate 'Great Northern Railway(I) 1932 Dundalk' 22x11cm €260, 'GSWR Notice: persons found trespassing on the line of Railway or injuring the fences thereof will be prosecuted', 25x27cm, orig €85, Steel loco maker's plate 'G.S.R 207 Inchicore Works 1887', 64x25cm €500, Cast iron plaque [axlebox cover] 'MGWR A' 15x15cm €65, Small door Ssign 'Private' 15x5cm €30, 'The Wolf Safety Lamp Co. Sheffield, W.S.L.Co, Trade Mark' railway lamp 27cm €45, GNRI cast iron lamp tablet 'Castleblayney' 55x11cm €240, Swan Neck Railway Yard Light 43cm €75, Loco [probably tender] maker's plate 'GNR(I) 1931 Dundalk' 22x11cm €180, Brass cabside number plate, '90' on red background 39x23cm €500, GNRI c/i trespass 'Great Northern Railway Limited Co. (I) Hereby give public warning to all persons not to trespass upon this Railway. Trespassers will be prosecuted.' 56x28cm €220, Loco [probably tender] maker's plate 'Great Northern Railway(I) 1918 Dundalk' 22x11cm €260, Cabside number plate '209' brass numerals on steel background 57x25cm €400, 'Metropolitan Vickers, 1956' c.46x13cm cast iron €320, Loco number plate '388' 46x15cm €30, Brass cabside numberplate, '100' red background 38x23cm good original condition €520, Lot 150 Cast brass triangular loco maker's plate 'Nasmyth Wilson & Co Limited No. 1437-1924 Patricroft Manchester' 36x14cm, one of five locomotives produced for Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1924 T2 Class €420, Loco [tender] maker's plate 'Great Northern Railway 59B Makers 1899 Dundalk' 25x14cm €260, [GNRI cast iron] lamp tablet [correct] 'Clones', c.30x10cm (possibly station sign [no]) €240, Steel [cabside] loco maker's plate 'GS&WR 184 Inchicore Works 1880' 66x29cm €460, Loco maker's plate 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ld 1915 Manchester.' 25x15cm cast iron [normally brass] €320, Loco number plate [?] '24' 28x22cm, (could possibly be a bridge number) €70, Dublin & South Eastern Loco [wagon] number plate 'D.S.E.R 913' 29x18cm cast iron €90, Great Southern Railways steel loco number plate [cabside] 'G.S.R. 532' 67x28cm €680, Loco maker's plate The Hydraulic Engineering Company Ltd Chester, 1884, brass/bronze 23x10cm €35, Cast iron loco maker's plate [Bridge No.] 'L&NWR Co 50' (London North Western Railway Co.) 46x30cm €50, Loco maker's plate 'Gt Northern Railway Co. Belfast Aug 1883' c.25x14cm cast iron €140, Large enamel station sign 'Maynooth' [poor condition] 251x30cm €55, Load Sign 'Load 7 Tons Only Tare' 20x8cm including round nut holders €25, Small Ellipse Sign '137 2500 GLS' 13x8cm cast iron [probably tanker] €60, Small Ellipse Sign - 145 2500 GLS, 13x8cm (Railway bridge number? Or a wagon number? [more probably tanker or tender]) cast iron €50, Single Line Tablet 'BELFAST JCT. CN. 21 BMCCT JCT.' 11cm diameter €360, Alloy Single Line Tablet with Key 'MAGHERAFELT MONEYMORE OCCUPATION KEY' 11x20cm €110, Brass single line tablet 'CASTLE GREGORY JUNC ANNASCAUL 7' 10cm diameter €520, Alloy single line tablet 'BALLYMENA CULLYBACKEY 1' 11cm diameter est€80-€120 €ns, Brass single line tablet 'COOKSTOWN JCT RANDALSTOWN 7' 11cm diameter €280, Alloy single line tablet 'LARNE BALLYBOLEY 8' 11cm diameter €80, Brass single line tablet 'RANDALSTOWN TOOME 28' 11cm diameter €200, Brass single line tablet 'DOWNPATRICK JUNc DUNDRUM 23' 11cm diameter €460, GNRI locomotive wheel arch name plate 'Lough Derg' 67x11cm, Lough Derg was one of five locos built by Beyer Peacock 1915 for the Great Northern Railway and withdrawn in 1963 €2900, GNRI locomotive name plate 'Lough Neagh', 74x11cm, Lough Neagh was one of five built by Beyer Peacock in 1915 for the Great Northern Railway and withdrawn in 1962 €3000, SLNCR locomotive wheelarch name plate 'Lough Erne' c.69x11cm, Lough Erne was one of two built by Beyer Peacock in 1949 for Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway and withdrawn in 1969 €2900, GNRI locomotive wheelarch name plate 'Galteemore', c.69x11cm, Galteemore entered service Sept 1924 was re-built Oct 1945 and withdrawn in Dec 1962 €3200, Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway station fire fender 97cm wide €240, Railway lamp 'Waterford Goods 14' 46cm tall €65, Railway Lamp stamped 'Mageny 2' 30cm €80, Large enamel station sign 'Carbury' 236x30cm poor condition €25, Pagoda top railway lamp stamped 'Glenealy No.1' 30cm €70, Signal lever plate '36 Goods Yard To Pier 16 17 18' €80, Signal lever plate '10 Loop Siding Trap Points 9' €65, Signal lever plate '3 Home From Newry 15' €60, Signal lever plate '22 Wrong Road Down Home - Control Slide' €42, Signal lever plate '21 Newry Passenger Starter ?12?' €30, Signal lever plate '10 - points up line to Cavan or Belturbet' €140, Signal lever plate '38 Traps in Green-ore dock 23 28', cast aluminium €80, Signal lever plate '2 Stone Siding Points' 15x8cms top broken and missing €22, Royal Train Timetable 1953 red ribbon €48, 3 Small Booklets (1845 Act for Dublin and Drogheda. 1902 DWWR notice to station masters, 1893 BCDR and GNRI Award re Ballymacarrett Jct.} €25, Small rectangular enamel plaque 'Clonmel No.4' 18x8cm €80, Small oval enamel plaque 'Limerick Junction, G.S.R.' 13x8cm €70, Small brass sign 'Ferns Lock' on a leather background 10x5cm €30, Small oval enamel plaque 'Broadstone G.S.R.' 13x8cm €60, Small sign in Irish which translates roughly as: It is not allowed to leave baggage in passageways. Dogs not allowed in carriages, 21x6cm €60, Enamel carriage sign 'Please Remain Seated Till Train Stops' [some losses] 46x2cm €45, Small brass plaque 'Tyer's Patent Train Tablet Apparatus London' 13x5cm €40, Small brass plaque 'Ballyhaise Jctn Or Cavan' 13x4cm €20, Two small oval enamel plaques 'Portarlington G.S.R.' [one with losses] €55, 'Trim' enamel sign [some losses] 25x8cm €85, Small oval enamel plaque [vgc] 'Cork' 13x8cm €30, Small oval enamel plaque 'Ennis G.S.R.' [some loss to background at right] €30, Small 5cm Key. brass tag 'Gnnss Siding Gate' €35, Small Rexine Plaque/Badge 'DRAPERSTOWN, Occupation Apparatus' 11x4cm €30, Carriage door sign 'Stop!! Ensure You Are At Platform Before Stepping Out...', Irish and English 9x18cm €60, Small oval enamel plaque 'Mallow' [small losses in background] 13x8cm €42, Small Brass Plaque 'PalaceEast' 8x3cm €20, Painting/Picture plaque 'Getting Into Her Stride, 5.30 pm Down Enterprise non stop Dublin-Belfast Express at Killester. Hauled by 3 cylinder compound locomotive No 85 MERLIN' 18x4cm est€25-45 €ns, Enamel station sign [poor condition] 'Creagh / Crioch' 99x46cm €70, 3/4 mile marker '1892 GSWR Inchicore Works' 135cm high €240, Pagoda top railway lamp stamped 'TUAM 14' 28cm €50, Railway lamp stamped 'NEWRY No 8' 41cm €70, Railway lamp stamped 'OMAGH No 2' 41cm €75, Enamel carriage [tram] sign 'Notice, Smokers are Requested, To TAKE A SEAT, Behind the Trolley. DO NOT SPIT IN, OR ON THE CAR. Dublin Japan Works' c.25x18cm €200, Wooden Disclaimer Sign 'Iarnrod Eireann. Neither the board nor it's servants will be liable to any person whomsoever for personal injury…. P M Roche District Manager' 61x41cm €60, Wooden station sign 'I--- To -, Railway, Station' 46x30 €130, Enamel warning sign 'Public Warning. By, The Midland Great Western, Railway of Ireland Company, to, persons....By order, May 1909' 46x33cm €120, Loco maker's plate 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ld 1915 Manchester' 25x15cm cast iron €300, Train office letter waxing instrument €100, Enamel station sign 'Lios Dearg, Belmont' 114x46cm €300, Loco [wagon] maker's plate cast iron 'D.S.E.R. 895' 32x17cm €65, Bilingual [Irish left/English right] [IE] gate sign 'Any person omitting to shut and fasten these gates after using this Crossing is liable to prosecution The movement ...cumbersome machines..prior permission..from station master' 38x25cm €38, Loco [or tender] maker's plate 'GNRI(I) 1916 Dundalk' 22x11cm €340, [MGWR] double sided cast iron destination sign 'Ballina' and 'Athlone' c.56x8cm €120, [BCDR] enamel carriage sign 'Please do not Spit in the Carriages It is offensive to other Passengers and is stated by the Medical Profession to be a Source of Serious Disease' [some loss top middle and top right] 41x11cm €380, Lot 449 Cast brass loco maker's plate 'Nasmyth Wilson & Co, Limited. No 1436 - 1924, Patricroft, Manchester', triangular, 36x14cm, one of five locomotives produced for Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1924 T2 Class €440, Enamel double sided sign 'Wicklow' [some background losses on top edge] 46x9cm €90, Railway lamp stamped 'Engineers Dept. 800'30cm €40, Railway lamp stamped 'Liffey Jct 12' 28cm €48, Railway lamp stamped 'Ballinascarthy 1' 30cm €110, Yellow wooden sign with cast iron lettering 'Adavoyle' 150x28cm €200, Two signal Box Bells (A/F) [poor condition] €48, 'Omnibuses, Stop, By Request' double sided enamel sign 33x25cm €220, 'I.O.C - Motor Bus, tops, Here' Irish Omnibus Company double sided enamel sign with bracket 53x53cm €420, Loco maker's plate 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ld 1915 Manchester' 25x15cm cast iron €280, [MGWR] double sided destination sign 'Westport' and 'Dublin' c.56x8cm €80, Enamel door sign 'Private' [blue on white, some losses] 46x9cm €65, GNRI cast iron lamp tablet 'Donabate' c.41x11cm €220, Enamel station Sign 'Ladies Waiting Room' in Irish and English [a few minor losses in background] 53x15cm €340, [MGWR] double sided destination sign 'Sligo and 'Dublin' c.56x8cm €110, Loco maker's plate 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ld 1921 Manchester' cast iron 25x15cm €260, [MGWR] 35 3/4 enamel [station nameboard] mile marker 41x18cm €38, GNRI cast iron lamp tablet 'Monaghan' c.41x11cm €340, ETS Bell Equipment €22, Original bronze P&T plaque 30cm diameter €220, GNRI cast iron lamp tablet 'Malahide' 41x11cm €340, [1 part of 4 GNRI] cast iron & arched railway sign 'Railway' 27x9cm €50, 'Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) Hereby Give Public Warning To All Persons Not To Trespass Upon This Railway Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted' Enamel sign [significant losses] 51x30cm €65, GNR Brass/Copper signalbox diagram (with details of sidings, signals and destinations) Saxby & Farmer Patentees London N.W. 140x30cm €160, SLNCR Brass/Copper signalbox diagram (with details of sidings, signals and destinations) 128x15cm €160, Enamel station sign 'Moyvalley' [some losses] c.56x8cm €70, Enamel headboard [with brackets] 'Enterprise' steam loco, 85x15cm €180, Loco [tender] maker's plate 'Great Northern Railway 91B Makers 1906 Dundalk' 25x15cm oval €280, Loco maker's plate [No, a bridge number] 'GNR(I) 49' c.34x25cm cast iron €60, Lot 534 Brass loco maker's plate 'Nasmyth Wilson & Co Limited, No.1437 - 1924, Patricroft Manchester, 36x14cm, one of five locomotives produced for Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in 1924 T2 Class €380, Axle box cover 'GNR 8x4 No 7' 28x23cm with bolt holes/hinges €30, Three railway lamps [with quite a bit missing] stamped 'Ferns', 'Sallins 5 [3]' and 'Rathnew 1' (A/F) €30, Axle box cover 'C B & P Ry, Brown Marshalls & Co Ld, Builders, Birmingham' 18x17cm with bolt holes/hinges €70, Loco [probably tender] maker's plate 'GNR(I) 1922 Dundalk' 22x11cm €200, CIE sign [Dual language 'Warning, Do not trespass on the railway'] sign 25x38cm €28, Axle box cover 'C.I.E. 29A 29 9x4 1/4' with bolt holes 30x20cm €20, Axle box cover 'GNR 10 x 5 No 10A' 28x23cm with bolt holes/hinges €20, Large enamel station sign 'Ballyconnell' [significant losses] 244x27cm €90, Two pagoda top railway lamps and three other lamps €60, Destination sign 'Baile Ata Cliat-Corcaig' c.117x13cm cast alloy €180, Destination sign 'Dublin-Cork' c.117x13cm cast alloy €180.

Talisman on 13 May had a Great Western Railway enamel map of their system including their links to Ireland. This is the small version 41x32cms £160.

Railwayana.net in its online auction from 14-21 May had a Rosslare Strand - Ballygeary staff £100.

Stafford on 27 May had: 1950s BR 'Ireland overnight, Dublin via Holyhead, Belfast via Heysham' qr poster by Claude Buckle, some tape residue and small loss t/l corner £ns and Beyer Peacock makers plate 6965 from GNRI loco 210 'Erne' subsequently UTA £320.

GCR on 3 June had: Orenstein and Koppel Berlin No. 12664, 1935 worksplate together with Comhluct Siucre Eireann Teo Tuam and OK emblem. Worksplate 34x13cms, owners plate 27x15cm, emblem 18x11cm, each cast brass est£500-800 £1600, LMSNCC 1932 worksplate est£500-800 £780, CDRJC leather document pouch with brass plates 'Convoy' (on the SLNCR) 'to Stranorlar' est£100-200 £210, a 1956 Metrovick works plate No. 942 from CIE A class diesel number A56, later 056, last of the class withdrawn, engraved stainless steel 13x4cm est£100-200 £100, Bangor N.I. poster, dr size, a couple of nicks repaired, est£100-200, £130, GNRI 'Beragh' lamp tablet est£200-350, £360.

The Sheffield postal auction on 13 June had: BCDR share certificate 1948 est@£10, £24, Brown and cream GSR PTT Sept. 1930, 46pps, est@£10, £45, GSR PTT foolscap size Sept. 1935, 46pps, est@£10, £65, GNRI PTT railsheet, green orange and black covers, June 1930, 42 pps. plus fold out map, est@£10, £35, GNRI PTT Rail and Bus, green, red and black covers,, Sept 1934, 84 pps. plus fold out map, est@£10, £65, WTT dated May 1949 48pps est@£10, £26, Railway Executive NCC PTT booklet, pocket size, red covers Feb 1948 44pps est@£5, £8, GSR Hotels thin card menu, title and coa at top with typed lunch menu below, est@£10, £ns, CBSCR brochure Glengarriff coloured pictorial paperback covers showing boat in bay 12pps, illustrated guide c. 1910 est@£10, £ns, GSWR 24pps fold out type brochure, The lakes of Killarney - quickest route NY to London via Queenstown in 6 1/2 days, coloured pictorial covers opening to show map of Ireland with travel info for 1893, est@£10, £ns, GSR booklet 'Holiday Resorts in the Irish Free State' 56pps plus fold out map dated 1926 season est@£10, £ns, GSR guide to Dublin, Wicklow and the South East' published in the 'Ireland - Gem of the Sea' dated 1932, est@£10, £ns, CDRJC rule book, 216pps. minor cover and spine damage, est@£10, £35, SLNCR free pass oval shaped, leather covers with title in gold print plus 3 similar in different style dated 1912, 1921 and 1954, est@£10, £75, DWWR luggage labels various types but heavy duplication (26) est@£10, £24, 40 Irish luggage labels mostly untitled but on or two from the WLR, CLR, SLNCR, MGWR, some duplication est@£10, £24, 100 B&W postcard sized photos showing Irish loco views c. 1950s - 1960s, Quality varies est@£10, £28, approx 100 slides showing Irish and UK infrastructure and loco views in 1964, all identified, reasonable quality est@£10, £260, Poster timetable of services from Belfast to Heysham, red and blue print, June 1963, small loss at bottom l/h corners, est@£10, £12. Small staffs and other items including nameplates to follow.

Solent on 17 June had nothing Irish.

Third quarter 2017

GWRA on 15 July had: BR(M) brass cased ships clock ex MV Hibernia, Smiths Astral going barrel movement with dial lettered BR(M), rear of brass case written Wheelhouse MV Hibernia, in a recently cleaned and overhauled condition complete with key and original mahogany backboard, the dial measures 15cm diameter and the case 20cm. The MV Hibernia entered service in 1949 and was used on the Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire service until October 1976 @pound;460, Metropolitan Vickers 1955 worksplate from a CIE 001/A Class locomotive manufactured at their Dukinfield Works in Manchester and fitted with eight-cylinder two-stroke, port-controlled Crossley engines. The 001 Class locomotive was the backbone of mainline passenger and freight train services on the network for forty years from 1955 when they were replaced by the new 201 Class, rectangular cast brass measuring 46x13cm and M.1882 stamped into the back, face restored, rear ex loco @pound;500, Poster 'Ireland' pictorial map with coloured images of places of interest, published by the Irish Tourist Board, together with an Aer Lingus photographic poster of Aasleagh Falls, Co Mayo, both dr 64x102cm and excellent condition £160, enamel sign I.O.C Motor Bus Stops Here (Irish Omnibus Company) double sided measures 55x55cm, in good condition with a couple of small areas of expert restoration £280,

GCR on 5 August had: a miniature staff, 'Clonsilla-Leixlip', alloy £50, a GNRI large trespass £68 and a SS Princess Maud toast rack £45.

TRA on 12 August had: UTA cast iron wagon plate 'UTA 2685' restored a while ago. 35x18cm, £230, GSR cast iron 'D' wagon plate 'G.S.R. 10 Tons 11493', unrestored, £55, Guards nickel bandolier clasp lettered 'GNR I' v.g.c. complete with rear fixings £210, cast iron 'D' wagon plate 'C.I.E. 12 Tons 20571', face restored, back in primer, £20, GNR(I) enamel Notice 'No Smoking allowed in this compartment. Penalty 40/-',.enamel losses but v.g. colour and shine, 36x10cm, £150, oval cast iron wagon plate 'G.S.W.R. 8205 Inchicore Works' unrestored 32x18cm, @pound50, rectangular cast iron wagon plate 'LMS NCC 1536' face restored only 35x18cm, £45, rectangular cast iron wagon plate 'BNCR 535' face restored only, 35x18cm £50.

GCR on 2 September had: an RSCo. miniature train staff, 'Banteer-Lombardstown', with key, est£200-350 £420, a Tyers No 6 single line tablet 'Randalstown-Toome' (brass), est£300-400 £420, a RSCo. miniature staff, 'Mullingar West-Castletown' (steel) est£80-120 £140, a W&T Ballywilliam-Crossdoney Jct staff £230, a W&T Shantona Jct.-Cootehill staff £150, a W&T Ballywilliam-Crossdoney Jct staff £230, a W&T Milltown Manley-Kilmurray staff £320, a worksplate, 'Beyer Peacock, 1906, Manchester'. In 1906 Beyer Peaco ck built locos for the Great Central Railway, the CBSCR in Ireland and for Argentina and Uruguay, cast aluminium, 25x15cm, in original condition est£100-200 £60, a Webb and Thompson large train staff, 'Ballinascarthy Jct-Clonakilty', with key, £200-350 £300, an MGWR silver plated muffin dish by West & Sons of Dublin, diameter 18cm, with spherical decoration and blue glass liner est£100-200 £190, 'Galteemore' nameplate from GNRI S Class 4-4-0 No 173 built by Beyer Peacock, Works No 5631, in 1913 and withdrawn in 1964, engraved brass, length 73cm, in ex loco condition. est£4000-6000 £6600, a worksplate, 'Beyer Peacock, 1921, Manchester', of Irish origin. Locos built by BP in 1921 for Irish companies were, for the BCDR 4-6-4T, Works Nos 5999-6002, their Nos 22-25, and 4-4-2T, Works Nos 6073/74/97/98, their Nos 13,18, 19 and 21, and for the GNRI, 0-6-0 goods engines, Works Nos 6048-54, their Class SG3 numbered between 49 and 202, cast brass, 25x15cm, in ex loco condition, est£300-400 £ns, a cabside numberplate, 90, from a LMSNCC W Class 2-6-0 built by the LMS at Derby in 1933 and named Duke of Abercorn the following year. It was withdrawn in 1956, cast brass, 43x25cm, in ex loco condition, est£600-900 £540, a Webb and Thompson large train staff with key, 'Armagh-Killylea', est£200-350 £200, a Great Southern Railway landmine inkwell, saltglaze, 12cm diameter, the company initials on the side est£50-80 £95, a cabside numberplate, 'GSR, 207, Inchicore, 1887', from a GSR Class 201 0-6-0T, the first of the class built at the Company's Inchicore Works, cast iron, 65x27cm, in ex loco condition, est£700-1000 £720, a worksplate, 'Nasmyth Wilson, 1437, 1924', from a 4-4-2T, one of ten supplied to the GNRI, running number 142, and used on both passenger and freight work, withdrawn in 1959, cast brass, 35x14cm, in ex loco condition, est£600-800 £600, a worksplate, GNR(I) 1932, Dundalk, the back marked 27. No locomotives are recorded as being built at Dundalk Works in 1932 and the likelihood is that this plate is from a tender built in that year, cast brass, 21x11cm, in ex loco condition est£100-200 £180, a GNRI lamp tablet Donabate £250.

The SRA Postal Auction 12 September 2017 had: a Navan & Kingscourt Railway share certificate for one £10 share dated 1871, ornate scrolled title, company crest top centre, embossed seal, not cancelled, overstamped 'paid in full', £10, Waterford, Dungarvan and Lismore Railway share certificate for ten £10 shares dated 1874, ornate scrolled title, borders and side embellishment, mauve print, embossed seal, overstamped cancellations, £9, Belfast and County Down Railway pocket sized PTT and excursion arrangements booklet, blue covers, 72pp dated June 1937 £28, Co. Donegal Railways Joint Committee (including Strabane and Letterkenny Railway) timetable booklet, red and black print on cream coloured covers showing company railcar, 32p including adverts, dated October 1957 £55, GSR PTT. brown and cream covers, foolscap sized, 46pp plus fold out map, dated September 1936, £45, GSR PTT, brown and cream covers, foolscap sized, 46pp plus fold out map dated September 1937, marking to edge of covers £28, LMS-NCC PTT booklet, pocket size, red covers, 44pp dated October 1946, £ns, GNR(I) PTT of rail services green, orange and black covers, 42pp, dated October 1928, £50, GNR(I) PTT of rail and bus services, green, red and black covers, 86pp plus fold out map, dated June 1933, £45, GNR(I) PTT of rail and bus services, green, red and black covers, 80pp plus fold out map, dated May 1936, £35, GNR(I) PTT dated June 1952, photo illustrated covers showing railcar and steam loco, 60pp plus fold out map, plus similar dated September 1954 and October 1957 (no map) (3), £20, GNR(I) WTT dated September 1951, 48pp. £18, Cork Bandon & South Coast Railway guide book 'Prince of Wales Route to Glengarriff and Killarney', blue coloured illustrated paperback covers, 58pp plus adverts, dated 1898, covers worn and detached £35, GSR guide Book 'Ireland - Gem of the Sea', illustrated covers, 48pp plus plates, adverts and fold-out map, dated 1936, covers very worn, £ns, GSR guide to Limerick, Clare, Galway, etc published in the 'Ireland - Gem of the Sea' series, illustrated covers, centre folding, 32pp plus adverts, dated 1932, £12, GSR guide to Cork, Killarney and Kerry published in the 'Ireland - Gem of the Sea' series, illustrated covers, centre folding, 32pp plus adverts, dated 1932, £ns, GSR guide to Tara, the Boyne and Central Ireland published in the 'Ireland - Gem of the Sea' series, illustrated covers, centre folding, 32pp plus adverts, dated 1932, a little dog-eared, £ns, GSR coloured brochure 'Holidays in the Irish Free State 1931', orange and green print, centre folding, 16pp. £12, GSR glossy, 4pp coloured leaflet 'Eucharistic Congress and Tailteann Games, Dublin 1932', shows system map and travel guide, small loss bottom l/h corner, £ns, GSR, GNR(I) & LMS-NCC joint publicity brochure 'Ireland - Land of Scenery and Romance', coloured pictorial covers showing woman against scenic background, 24pp fold out type opening to show map and guide to major sights, produced for the American market and with overlaid fares for 1932, £ns, SLNCR first class free pass, oval shaped, leather covers with title in gold on front, dated 1911, plus two further similar passes in different styles dated 1918, and 1920 (3) £110, Approx 48 GSR and GSWR luggage labels, various types including examples on coloured paper, duplication, heavy in parts (48) £20, Approx 50 GNR(I) luggage labels, various types including one or two on coloured paper, duplication, heavy in parts (50) £35, Approx 40 35mm colour slides showing steam and diesel loco views in Ireland circa 1960s & 70s, all identified, reasonable quality (40), £140.

Stafford on 16 September had no obvious Irish items.

Fourth quarter 2017

GNR auctions on 7 October had: a miniature steel staff with copper end ferrule, engraved 'Tipperary-Limerick Junction' with three steel rings £420, a dr poster 'Day trips to Dublin 1955 40s 6d' depicting a view of the city centre with date below £75, a GWR enamel advertising sign 'To Ireland by the new Fishguard route' small version with some edge restoration, vgc. 38x28cm £1150, miniature steel staff, three rings with copper end ferrule, engraved 'Mullingar East-Levington Crossing' £220, Lot 185 BNCR(!) cast iron gate notice repainted face, ex gate back, 27x28cm, vgc, Thankfully seemingly not sold, DNGR coa mounted on board small repair vgc, 38x33cm £40, miniature steel staff, three steel rings, copper end ferrule engraved 'Thomastown-Bennetts Bridge' £440, miniature steel staff with copper end ferrule and 3 brass rings, engraved 'Gowran-Kilkenny' £500, BR(M) 'The Irish Mail' carriage board, maroon ground with straw letters, original condition, 28x13cm £480, 'GNR(I) Dundalk 1918' worksplate, ex loco condition showing plenty of old red paint, cast brass oval, 21x11 £280, 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd' worksplate (stated 'as carried by GNR(I) 4-4-0 U Class...carried on the tender and this plate is either from Lough Gill, Neagh, Swilly, Melvin, Derg'), ex loco condition showing both old red paint and later greeny blue paint, cast brass oval, 25x15cm £300.

Justaclickago ending 11 October had: Railway Slides, approx 500 Irish Steam & Diesel, some Kodachrome from the early to mid 1960's but overall a mixture, some Colour Rail duplicates noted but the majority are originals sold with copyright £660, Railway slides approx 210 Irish taken 1980's. Nothing captioned, varying quality, plus 45 Irish Steam copy sides, sold with copyright apart from the copies which are clearly marked £120, Waterford, Dungarvan & Lismore Railway cast iron Gate Notice 'WD & LR Notice - Any Person Leaving This Gate Open Is Liable To A Penalty Of Forty Shillings'. Well rusted both front and back. Measures !??, in view of the many copies of this type of gate notice, it is sold as a reproduction. My comments: While probably a reproduction rather than a fake, as the BNCR gate was in the recent GNR auction, I commend this auction house in pointing to the issue of various pseudo GSWR 4 line gates (and the WDLR gate did exist as well as the Tralee and Dingle Light Rsilway which only exists in an old photo, and maybe a GSR version, but most other initials are fanciful creations)

Crewe on 14 October had: a cast iron plate 'LMSNCC Track Circuit No.141' with arrow in restored some time ago condition £ns, a Vesta match tin 'North Western Hotel North Wall Dublin' in good used condition £75

GWRA on 18 November had: Errigal nameplate ex GNRI Class S 4-4-0 built by Beyer Peacock Manchester in 1913 as serial number 5628 and numbered GNRI 170, the official receipt for £15 from the UTA accompanies the lot, curved engraved brass with original wax filling to the letters £2000, worksplate Beyer Peacock Manchester 1913 ex Errigal (see previous lot), oval cast brass lightly face cleaned £220, worksplate LMS NCC 1930 Belfast, LMS pattern oval cast brass, face cleaned and repainted, possibly from BNCR Class S 2-4-2T No 101 which was rebuilt in 1930 at York Road £382, a large selection of Irish railway and bus cap and lapel badges, in total 64 items to include; C.I.E, Bus Eireann etc, all in excellent condition £170, worksplate GNR(I) Built 1939 Dundalk, possibly of No 170 Errigal as it was with the nameplate or No's 190 Lugnaquilla and No 174 Carrantuohill, oval cast brass, face cleaned and repainted £340, GNR(I) brass locomotive whistle, a type used on the Class S 4-4-0 locomotives, so could be from No 170 Errigal as it came from the same collection as the nameplate, stands 38cm tall, together with a brass diesel air horn from an Irish locomotive £320, brass BCDR permanent way whistle, stamped on the side B.C.D.R P.WAY 135 and stamped on the lip The Thunderer Patent £80, GNR(I) Webb & Thompson single line electric train staff Clones-Ballyhaise Junction, configuration C with Annetts key on the end, 64cm long £180, Nameplate 'Antrim' ex GNRI Class U 4-4-0, built by Beyer Peacock Manchester in 1948 as serial number 7247 and numbered GNRI 204, it was transferred to CIE ownership in 1958 and withdrawn in 1963, curved engraved brass with original wax filling £2000, Webb & Thompson single line electric train staff 'Glenbeigh-K[llorglin', measures 65cm long complete with Annetts key on the end £100, Worksplate Midland Great Western Railway, Broadstone Works 1904 ex Class A 4-4-0 named Atlantic, oval cast brass, face cleaned and repainted £540, Irish coach transfer coa, all mounted on wood, to include; Great Northern Railway Board appears to be original and cut from a coach side, Belfast & County Down Railway, Great Southern & Western Railway, Great Northern Railway Ireland, Great Southern Railways, County Donegal Railways Joint Committee, and Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland, in total 7 items, the largest being 51x51cm £340, Poster 'Ireland, it is via Fishguard', dr, published by BR Western Region, in vgc with one small edge tear £120, Poster BR Southern Ireland by Jack Merriott, dr, published by BR Western Region, in gc with a small tape repair and some small edge tears £260, Poster 'Ulster Northern Ireland Sunshine Legend and Sport' by Nevin, dr, in gc with a tape repair to the top £170, Poster GNR(I) 'Dublin Horse Show of the year 1955' by Olive Whitmore. dr, published by GNR(I) and the Royal Dublin Society, in excellent condition mounted on museum quality paper £420.

TRA on 25 November had: 3 aspect Handlamp, stamped 'C.I.E' and brass plated 'Ballina', complete with Great Southern Rly. vessel, all fittings and glasses and restored, £130, oval cast iron builders plate 'Harland & Wolff Limited Belfast Glasgow Liverpool Southampton Shipbuilders Engineers built at North Woolwich London 1957'. unrestored, 27x18cm, £55, Great Northern Railway of Ireland ground signal lamp case, the copper cap clearly marked 'GNRI', complete with red and blue bullseye lenses and red semaphore arms, ex-trackside condition, £210, oval cast brass locomotive builders plate 'Beyer Peacock & Co. Ld. 1908 Manchester', no info on loco, cleaned otherwise unrestored, 25x14cm, £320.

SRA on 2 December had: CDRJC rule book, blue coloured clothbound hardback covers, 351pp dated 1949, est£5, £12, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin Railway share certificate for one £20 share dated 1847, ornate scrolled title and borders, company crest top centre, green attached seal, not cancelled. £10, £16, Strabane and Letterkenny Railway share certificate for £1357 of 4% Debenture Stock dated 1960!, ornate scrolled title, embossed seal, blue print, not cancelled. plus Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway dividend warrant dated 1914, also Ulster Railway unissued cheque dated 18xx (3) est£10, £22, RCH map Ireland, 1906, dmf into hardback covers with title in gold on front, minor cover wear, est£10, £40, RCH map Ireland, 1927, dmf into hardback covers with title in gold on front, fold tears, one large, map sun darkened, covers good, est£10, £24, LMS PTT for train and steamer services to and from England and Ireland, maroon covers with photo illustration of ship, 38pp, dated July 1937, plus LMS booklet 'Tours in Lakeland', maroon paperback covers, 48pp showing times and tours in the area, dated July 1939, creasing to corners of cover (2) est£10, £ns, MGWR timetable and programme of tours for Achill, Connemara and West of Ireland, red and green artwork covers, 72pp dated 1913. est£20, £20, Timetables (Public): GNR(I) PTT of rail and bus services, green, red and black covers, 92pp plus fold out map, dated June 1932, plus similar dated May 1937 and September 1938, all with scuffs and wear to covers (3) est£10, £45, £45, GNR(I) PTT of rail services, green, orange and black covers, 42pp plus fold out map, dated September 1931, est£10, £45, DSER official handbook for the 1907 season 'Through the Garden of Ireland', pictorial card covers showing view through a carriage window, 133pp plus advertisements, plus tourist programme, guide to the picturesque route to and from the south and west of Ireland, list of hotels etc., all bound together in part leather bound hardback covers with title in gold on front, vgc, est£10, £26, smaller sized brass carriage key, ornate design with indented triangular end piece, stamped 'D&K' on handle, makers name or Dublin & Kingstown?, good used condition, est£10, £ns, SLNCR first class free pass, leather covers with title in garter in gold on front, issued to James Cowie of the MR-NCC and dated 1921, est£10, £22, SLNCR first class free pass, oval shaped, leather covers with title in gold on front, dated 1913, plus two further similar passes in different styles dated 1926 and 1930 (3) £22, Waterford and Limerick Railway Locomotive Department first class free ticket for one journey, printed on pink paper, unused, dated 189x, plus CDRJC monthly ticket dated 1959. (2) est£10, £16, Approx 50 luggage labels including two West Country Railway examples plus GWR, GCR, LBSCR, LSWR, GSWR, CLR, CBSCR, etc. (50) est£10, £10, Large quantity of Irish railway luggage labels with examples from GNR(I), GSWR, SLNCR, CIE, etc. Duplication, heavy in parts, (Qty) est£10, £45, Approx. 38 35mm colour slides showing Irish railway steam and diesel loco views circa 1960s, reasonable quality, some appear to be a little dark, (38) est£10, £150, Alpha Lot: Box of Irish railways related books and journals est£10, £14.

GCR on 2 December had: an RSC single line key staff, 'Wicklow-Newcastle', together with a small brass plate and key attached, stamped, 'Wicklow Jct Instrument Hut, to be returned to Newcastle' (2) est£150-300,£480, a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Clonakilty Junction-Ballineen', with cast brass plates and key, est£200-350, £520, cabside numberplate, 100, from a LMS (NCC) W Class 2-6-0 'Queen Elizabeth' built at Belfast in January 1939, scrapped in December 1959, cast brass, 41x23cm, in ex loco condition. est£500-800, £600, GSWR dr poster, 'Liverpool Overhead Railway, Visitors should not fail to take a trip', est£150-300, £380, a Webb & Thompson large train \ staff, 'Glasslough-Monaghan', est£200-300, £120, a worksplate Nasmyth Wilson, 1426, 1924, from a 4-4-2T, one of ten supplied by Nasmyth Wilson to the GNR(I), running number 116, and used on both passenger and freight work, in 1958 the locomotive passed to the CIE as 116N and was withdrawn in 1961, cast brass, 34x14cm, in ex loco condition, est£600-800, £600, a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Crossdoney Junction-Cavan', with large triangular cast brass head and key, est£200-350, £280, a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Kilmessan Junction-Navan, with large triangular cast brass head, est£200-300, £280, an RSC miniature train staff, 'Cherryville Junction-Athy', est£80-120, £110, a Midland Railway dr poster, 'The Isle of Man & Ireland via Heysham', a colourful presentation with coat of arms at the top, the base marked John Mathieson Derby, a little edge wear in places, generally good, est£150-300, £270, a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Castlebar-Manulla Jctn', with square brass head and key, est£200-350, £180, a Webb & Thompson large train staff, 'Ardee-Dromin', passenger services ceased in 1934, though occasional freight continued until the 1970s, est£150-300, £230.

Onslows on 15 December had: B. Gray 'Connemara The Old Bog Road', original poster printed for Great Southern Rys by Helys c. 1920 - 102x63cm, est£300-400, £235 Lance Cattermole (1898-1992) 'Portrush Northern Ireland', original poster printed for RE (LMR) by Jordison c. 1955 - 101x63cm, est.£300-350 £ns.

'Castlebar-Manulla Jctn.' W & T staff with key. Source: GCR1217

'Glasslough-Monaghan' W & T staff. Source: GCR1217

'Athy-Cherryville Jct' RSC miniature staff. Source: GCR1217

'Navan Junction-Kilmessan Junction' W & T staff with key. Source: GCR1217

'Cavan Junction-Crossdoney Junction' W & T staff with key. Source: GCR1217

'Clonakilty Junction-Ballineen' W & T staff with key. Source: GCR1217

'Wicklow-Newcastle' RSC miniature staff with separate key. Source: GCR1217

GNR loco 116 Nasmyth Wilson worksplate. Source: GCR1217

GSWR poster for Liverpool Overhead Railway. Source: GCR1217

NCC cabside '100' ex Queen Elizabeth. Source: GCR1217

Midland Railway poster via Heysham. Source: GCR1217

W & T 'Ardee-Dromin' staff. Source: GCR1217

Waterford & Limerick Railway, Free 1st class ticket. Source: SRA1217

SLNCR free passes 1913, 1926 and 1930. Source: SRA1217

SLNCR first class free pass 1921. Source: SRA1217

Carriage key, possibly Dublin and Kingstown. Source: SRA1217

DSER 'Through the Garden of Ireland' handbook. Source: SRA1217

MGWR Achill and Connemara tours brochure. Source: SRA1217

LLSR and Strabane Letterkenny paperwork. Source: SRA1217

DWWR share certificate. Source: SRA1217

CIE 3-aspect handlamp brass plated 'Ballina'. Source: TRA1117

Harland and Wolff makers' plate, probably nautical. Source: TRA1117

Ground signal lamp case, copper cap marked 'GNRI', with red & blue bullseye & red semaphore arms. Source: TRA1117

Beyer Peacock 1908 makers' plate (company unknown). Source: TRA1117

GNRI 'Antrim' nameplate.Source: GWR1117

MGWR makers' plate 1904 ex 'Atlantic' Class A. Source: GWR1117

GNR 170 'Errigal' nameplate with receipts. Source: GWR1117

Modern Irish insignia.Source: GWR1117

Beyer Peacock makers' plate Ex GNR 'Errigal'. Source: GWR1117

GNRI makers' plate, built 1939. Source: GWR1117

BCDR permanent way whistle. Source: GWR1117

GNRI brass whistle, as used on class S, and a diesel horn. Source: GWR1117

GNR cast iron Caution. Source: CRE1017

LNWR Vesta case (North Wall Hotel). Source: CRE1017

LMSNCC track Circuit plate. Source: CRE1017

Miniature staff 'Tpperary-Limerick Junction'. Source: GNR1017

BR: Day trips to Dublin. Source: GNR1017

Great Western routes enamel. Source: GNR1017

DNGR coa. Source: GNR1017

Miniature staff 'Mullingar E.-Levington Crossing'. Source: GNR1017

Miniature staff 'Thomastown-Bennetts Bridge'. Source: GNR1017

Miniature staff 'Gowran-Kilkenny'. Source: GNR1017

BR(LMR) 'Irish Mail' carriage board. Source: GNR1017

GNRI Dundalk worksplate 1918. Source: GNR1017

BP mks plate thought to be from GNRI 4-4-0 U class loco. Source: GNR1017

Navan & Kingscourt share cert. Source: SRA917

Waterford, Dungarvan & Lismore share cert. Source: SRA917

BCDR pocket PTT and Excursion arrangements 1937. Source: SRA917

GSR PTT 1936. Source: SRA917

LMSNCC PTT 1946. Source: SRA917

GNRI PTT 1933. Source: SRA917

GNRI WTT 1951. Source: SRA917

CBSCR guide 'Prince of Wales Route...', 1898. Source: SRA917

GSR brochure 'Holidays in the Irish Free State' 1931. Source: SRA917

Coloured leaflet 'Eucharistic Congress and Tailteann Games 1932'. Source: SRA917

SLNCR passes. Source: SRA917

NCC 'Randalstown-Toome' tablet. Source: GCR917

Possibly CBSCR BP makers' plate. Source: GCR917

MGWR muffin plate. Source: GCR917

GNRI 'Galteemore' nameplate. Source: GCR917

Probably BCDR BP makers plate. Source: GCR917

NCC '90' cabside. Source: GCR917

GSR inkwell. Source: GCR917

GSR '207' cabside. Source: GCR917

GNRI Nasmyth makers plate. Source: GCR917

'Banteer-Lombardstown' miniature staff. Source: GCR917

'Castletown-Mullingar West' miniature staff. Source: GCR917

'Armagh-Killylea' Web & Thompson staff. Source: GCR917

'Ballinascarthy Jct-Clonakilty' Web & Thompson staff. Source: GCR917

UTA wagon plate. Source: TRA817

GSR wagon plate. Source: TRA817

GNRI guards clasp. Source: TRA817

CIE '20571' wagon plate. Source: TRA817

GNRI enamel carriage no smoking sign. Source: TRA817

GSWR wagon plate. Source: TRA817

LMSNCC '1536' wagon plate. Source: TRA817

BNCR '535' wagon plate. Source: TRA817

IOC bus stop sign. Source: GWR717

CIE makers plate. Source: GWR717

BR Hibernia clock. Source: GWR717

2 Irish posters. Source: GWR717

DWWR luggage labels. Source: SRA617

CDRJC Rulebook. Source: SRA617

GSR brochure 'Ireland - Gem of the sea'. Source: SRA617

GSR resorts. Source: SRA617

GSWR Lakes of Killarney brochure. Source: SRA617

CBSCR Brochure 'Glengarriff'. Source: SRA617

GSR Hotels thin card menu. Source: SRA617

CDRJC Appendix to Working Timetable. Source: SRA617

Railway Executive NCC 1948 public time table. Source: SRA617

GNR 1946 working time table. Source: SRA617

GNR 1934 public time table. Source: SRA617

GNR 1930 public time table. Source: SRA617

GSR 1930 public time table. Source: SRA617

BCDR 1948 share certificate. Source: SRA617

CSE (Irish Sugar Company) engine plates. Source: GCR617

GNR 'Beragh' lamp tablet. Source: GCR617

LMSNCC 1932 Belfast makers plate. Source: GCR617

CDRJC leather document pouch with brass plates. Source: GCR617

CIE A56 diesel makers plate. Source: GCR617

BR Bangor N.I. poster. Source: GCR617

Beyer Peacock 'Erne' makers plate. Source: STA517

BR 'Ireland Overnight' by Buckle poster. Source: STA517

GNRI 1895 tender plate. Source: GNR417

GNRI 1918 Makers' plate. Source: GNR417

GSWR 4 line gate. Source: GNR417

CDRJC coa. Source: GNR417

GNRI BP makers' plate. Source: GNR417

SLNCR makers' plate. Source: GNR417

BR Irish Mail carriage board. Source: GNR417

BR Cambria carriage print. Source: GNR417

LMS Dingle poster. Source: GNR417

NCC loco cabside '71'. Source: GWR417

BCDR Slieve Donard Hotel cruet frame. Source: GWR417

CIE 3 aspect lamp 'Bennetts Bridge'. Source: GWR417

GSR Eternal youth poster. Source: GWR417

GNRI loco Nasmyth makers' plate. Source: GCR317

LMS Northern Ireland poster. Source: GCR317

LMSNCC '2528' wagon plate. Source: SOL217

MGWR '1751' wagon plate. Source: STA117

BCDR '391' wagon plate. Source: STA117

DWWR 12t wagon plate. Source: STA117

Beyer Peacock makers' plate, loco or tender unknown. Source: STA117

GNRI '16' bridge plate. Source: STA117

GSR '432' loco (ex-DSER) plate. Source: STA117

GNRI carriage plates. Source: STA117

Portrush poster. Source: STA117

UTA Ballymena rebuild plate 1949. Source: STA117

GNRI makers plate 1929. Source: STA117

MGWR '8' wagon plate. Source: STA117

CIE wagon plates. Source: STA117

GSWR roundel. Source: STA117

GSR '672' wagon plate. Source: STA117

GSR wagon plates. Source: STA117

Belfast-Heysham poster. Source: STA117

GNRI Gentlemen's waiting room, 3rd class. Source: STA117

GNRI Ladies waiting room. Source: STA117

GNRI station master. Source: STA117

GNRI enamel trespass. Source: STA117

DSER wagonplate. Source: STA117

GNRI tender plate. Source: STA117

GNRI Q class tender plate. Source: STA117

Beyer Peacock makers UG class No. 148. Source: STA117

WLWR 'F' axle box cover. Source: ebay281216

CLRR axle box cover. Source: GCR1216

GNRI tender makers plate. Source: GCR1216

BCDR match striker Source: SRA1216

GNRI Lord Glenavy gold railway & ship passes. Source: GWR1116

DNGR trespass notice. Source: TRA1116

DNGR boundary plate. Source: TRA1116

GNRI Ladies waiting room. Source: TRA1116

DWWR trespass notice (with repairs to cracks). Source: TRA1116

MGWR Weak Bridge Notice (with hairline crack). Source: TRA1116

GNRI 1/4 milepost head. Source: SOL1016

'Kilmessan-Drumree' miniature staff 'B'. Source: GNR1016

West Clare Railway 4-6-0T 1925 renumbering. Source: STA916

GNRI tender plate. Source: GCR916

GNRI 'Tandragee' lamp tablet. Source: GCR916

Beyer Peacock makers' plate, origin unknown. Source: GCR916

BNCR bridge number 436. Source: TRA716

GNRI small trespass. Source: TRA716

DSER handlamp. Source: TRA716

GNRI enamel ladies' waiting room plate. Source: TRA716

GNRI large trespass. Source: TRA716

MRNCC button. Source: TRA716

GNRI 'Caution' on gate. Source: TRA716

GNRI enamel trespass. Source: TRA716

CDRJC finial. Source: GCR(FUR)616

MRNCC bill poster enamel. Source: GCR(FUR)616

Fishguard and Rosslare sign. Source: GCR(FUR)616

GSWR Ormsby trespass. Source: GCR(FUR)616

GSR small trespass. Source: GCR(FUR)616

WDLR gate. Source: GCR(FUR)616

BR Cambria carriage print. Source: GCR(FUR)616

BR Irish Mail carriage board. Source: GCR(FUR)616

BCDR fence sign. Source: GCR(FUR)616

MGWR enamel trespass. Source: GCR(FUR)616

GSWR 1/2 mile post. Source: GCR(FUR)616

GNRI 'Crumlin' lamp tablet. Source: GCR616

GNRI 'Glenavy' lamp tablet. Source: GCR616

SLNCR axlebox cover. Source: GCR616

Euston/Holyhead board. Source: GNR616

GNRI tender plate. Source: GNR416

GSWR 4 line gate (the tricky one). Source: GNR416

BR Cambria carriage print. Source: GNR416

GNR signal lamp. Source: GNR416

GNR small trespass. Source: GNR416

BR Londonderry poster. Source: GNR416

LMS Dingle poster. Source: GNR416

GNR tender plate. Source: GWR316

West Donegal Railway whistle. Source: GWR316

GWR Waterford poster. Source: GWR316

BR Coleraine poster. Source: GWR316

LMS Lough Derg poster. Source: GWR316

GSR teapot. Source: TRA316

GNR or BCDR Notice. Source: TRA316

SLNCR Beyer Peacock 1899 makers plate. Source: GCR316

''Castletown-Streamstown' miniature staff. Source: GCR316

GNR Harpers instrument brass plate. Source: GCR316

GNR Harpers instrument. Source: GCR316

Beyer Peacock 1914 makers plate (a less than 1 in 19 chance it is Irish). Source: GCR316

UTA Spelga Pass poster. Source: GCR316

CIE Welcome poster. Source: GCR316

Irish sea surcharge posters. Source: SRA1215

NCC CK-LJ small brass key token. Source: SRA1215

Portrush Station postcard. Source: SRA1215

LLSR uniform button. Source: SRA1215

MRNCC uniform button. Source: SRA1215

Schull and Skibbereen Tramway and Light Railway train staff ticket. Source: SRA1215

BCDR bicycle season ticket. Source: SRA1215

SLNCR free pass 1920. Source: SRA1215

GSWR free pass 1912. Source: SRA1215

BCDR Tourist Guide to Co. Down. Source: SRA1215

GWR Southern Ireland guide. Source: SRA1215

CBSCR PTT booklet May 1903. Source: SRA1215

'Irish Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock' book 1912. Source: SRA1215

'Ireland with Rail' map 1840's. Source: SRA1215

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