| Lot | Description |
| 1 | WEST KENT MOTOR SERVICES Ltd. BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Pocket sized, 16pp, dated Winter 1928. VGC. (1) | £55 |
| 2 | TRAM TICKETS: METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS 1d blue punch type for the route Tramway Avenue – Blackstock Road; together with LONDON UNITED TRAMWAYS LTD. 1d white for Hampton Court – Turnham Green Depot and Hammersmith – Park Royal routes. Both tickets in VGC. (2) | £10 |
| 3 | MIDLAND RED POCKET MAP OF ROUTES in the Black Country and District. Red and blue print, circa 1940s. (1) | £10 |
| 4 | BOURNEMOUTH CORPORATION TRAMWAYS “VISITORS TRAMWAY GUIDE” dated 1908. Pocket size with red card covers with small photograph illustration of seafront. 16pp with centre page fold-out map. Together with HASTINGS TRAMWAYS COMPANY TIMETABLE BOOKLET dated July 1953; plus Bournemouth Trolleybus official Souvenir Booklet of the system’s closure in 1969. (3) | £22 |
| 5 | LONDON TRAMS. Selection of postcard size B&W TRAM PHOTOGRAPHS. Many classes featured under MET, LCC, LPTB and LT ownership including systems taken over. Most pictures are captioned on the back and many have pen annotation in top right hand corner where kept in a filing system. Many are on thicker postcard paper. (50) | £26 |
| 6 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY No. 1 Section (Weekdays) UNDERGROUND WORKING TIMETABLE booklet. 100+pp dated October 1921. (1) | £55 |
| 7 | DISTRICT RAILWAY UNDERGROUND TICKETS: Five early Edmondson cards with red “I” or “O” overprints from Aldgate East, Blackfriars (LO), Cannon Street, Glo’ster Rd (Brompton), Temple; and five later green or pink Edmondsons from Acton Town, Chiswick Pk., Ealing Broadway, Ealing Com., Sudbury Hill, together with 30 severed halves about half with red “I” or “O” overprints. (40) | £32 |
| 8 | UNDERGROUND RAILWAY COMPANY DIRECTORS REPORTS: C&SLR 1924; LER 1922 and 1924; Metropolitan District 1922; CLR 1922 and 1924. Contain a wealth of statistical information. One or two examples have slight defects, good overall. (6) | N/S |
| 9 | LGOC “GENERAL” POSTER MAP. Coloured map showing major roads and services numbers, dated October 1928. A manageable 34” x 26” folded. (1) | £40 |
| 10 | LT flat type BUS & COACH STOP enamel sign in green, white, red and black with “Compulsory” on the bus side and “Request” on the coach side. Size 17¾” x 15½” in good condition apart from small chips in the red part of the roundel. (1) | £50 |
| 11 | READING CORPORATION TRANSPORT TIMETABLE BOOKLET of Trolleybus & Motor Bus Services. Pocket Sized, 32pp dated January 1951. (1) | £20 |
| 12 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD all different fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Service 231 Hampstead Heath South End Green – variously to Park Royal/ Harlesden/Minerva Road/Kew Green issued between c.1933-1939. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good with some unusual/rare issues noted. Note: This is the continuation of the disposal of a comprehensive collection of London Bus, Tram and Trolleybus tickets assembled over 50 years ago which commenced in 2001. They have been sorted and lotted into “geographical” areas and in this catalogue the routes serving Kilburn and Willesden areas are featured. The “geographical” theme will continue in further batches of tickets from this collection in our September and November 2003 catalogues. Be sure to look out for the other lots in this catalogue. (17) | £55 |
| 13 | NORTH METROPOLITAN TRAMWAYS MAP OF LINES. Coloured, cloth backed map showing actual and proposed routes. Folds into hardback, clothbound covers with title in gold on front. Scale 4” to 1 mile, produced by Maclure & Co c.1880s. Excellent condition and extremely rare. (1) | £70 |
| 14 | A HARDBACK BOOK: “The STLs” by Ken Blacker. 200pp published by Capital Transport in 1984. A much sought-after and difficult to obtain work. (1) | £40 |
| 15 | LT enamel BUS STOP “E” PLATES: “98A Mon-Fri”; “280 Mon-Fri” (both black and white); “279 Sunday” (red and white). | £16 |
| 16 | NATIONAL OMNIBUS CO. BUS TIMETABLE BOOKLET covering Gloucester, Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset Areas. Green and black covers, 152pp dated July 1929. Rusty staples and a little wear to cover. (1) | £26 |
| 17 | GREAT NORTHERN & CITY RAILWAY issued 3rd class whole Edmondson UNDERGROUND TICKET Moorgate (Tube Station) – Wood Green (dated 31/5/1906) on green/buff coloured card with a slight crease, but VGC otherwise. (1) | £80 |
| 18 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Two copies of the WEEKLY TRAFFIC WORKING NOTICES of Special Trains dated March 10th and May 19th 1917 both printed on green paper; also similar MET & GC JOINT COMMITTEE Special Traffic Arrangements and Engineering Works for Week Ending August 25th 1917 printed on pink paper. VGC. (3) | £24 |
| 19 | SOUTH METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS brass COLLAR BADGE with initials “SMET” complete with original backing plate in good condition. (1) | £60 |
| 20 | An early style LT Bakerloo Line FRIEZE ENAMEL in white with brown edging showing LT roundel in blue and red with black edging. Size 9” x 18” in VGC. (1) | £70 |
| 21 | TRAFFORD PARK TRAMWAYS 4pp pocket size, undated, TIMETABLE LEAFLET. (1) | £32 |
| 22 | LCC TRAMWAYS yellow paper black printed SPECIAL CONSTABLE TICKET overprinted in red “Available to April 4 Inclusive” with the serial number V37 as tendered to the conductor in exchange for a 1d ordinary ticket. Thought to be used around WW1. VGC. (1) | £16 |
| 23 | LGOC “GENERAL” POCKET MAPS of Bus Routes: July 1921 (complete with single page amendment leaflet) (faded); No 7 of 1927; No 10 1931; No 7 1932. One or two small fold tears, but mostly VGC. (4) | £10 |
| 24 | WEST HAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS RULES & REGULATIONS BOOK. Clothbound covers with title and coat of arms in gold, 86pp August 1919. Covers well worn, but contents sound. (1) | £50 |
| 25 | Postcard size mostly B&W BUS PHOTOGRAPHS of DMS type buses both in LT and post-LT ownership taken in the 1970s/80s. Quality varies, but mostly good. All different. (100) | £28 |
| 26 | WORTHING MOTOR SERVICES Ltd. TIMETABLE SHEET dated June 1st – December 31st 1911. 6½” x 14½” on bright pink paper, the timetable has been folded three times and is rather weak with a little fading at the creases and archive tape repairs on back. (1) | £20 |
| 27 | LONDON AREA punch type TRAM TICKETS bundle. A mixed selection from the Croydon, Croydon & LCC, LCC, Walthamstow, LPTB (including transitional issues) and LT systems. Some unusual issues noted, one or two may be duplicated. Mostly VGC. (40) | £44 |
| 28 | Three “MIDLAND RED” PUBLICITY BOOKLETS: “Holiday Outings Made Easy – Tours By Road.” 72pp fully illustrated guide with coloured pictorial covers showing char-a-banc in countryside, circa 1920s; “Holiday Tours to North Wales and Devon – Daily Services to the Seaside.” 96pp fully illustrated guide with coloured pictorial covers showing company char-a-banc, dated 1927; “Five Days Tour to Glorious Devon.” 8pp blue print, circa 1920s. (1) | £42 |
| 29 | EASTERN COUNTIES Omnibus Company Limited TIMETABLE POSTER BOARD HEADING in cream and red enamel. Size 22½” x 3⅛” in original condition with a small chip around one screw hole. (1) | £18 |
| 30 | BOROUGH OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES hanging CAB DRIVER’S BADGE. Black enamel on chrome with town name around the edge and the number “89” in the centre. Good condition and complete with original leather hanging strap. (1) | £24 |
| 31 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY WORKING TIMETABLE No 1 Section (Weekdays and Sundays). 109pp dated January 1923. Includes GN & City Section Summary. (1) | £26 |
| 32 | NORTH METROPOLITAN TRAMWAYS: Three 1d blue geographical punch type TRAM TICKETS for the routes Hampstead Heath – Holborn, Stratford – Aldgate, Archway Tavern – Euston Road (corner loss) and 2d buff Aldgate – Stratford Church; plus a LONDON TRAM Co. 1½d green Blackfriars Bdg. – Tooting Terminus. Mostly VGC. (5) | £40 |
| 33 | BIRMINGHAM & MIDLAND JOINT COMMITTEE of Electricity Tramways & Motor Bus Undertakings POCKET MAP of “Black Country Tramway System.” As well as showing the routes, it also shows the principal works and factories adjacent to the tramway routes. Dated 1920. Good condition. (1) | £55 |
| 34 | AEC published BOOKLET: “Regent Mark III DD Omnibus Chassis.” 36pp nice coloured paperback covers showing LT “RT” type bus in Piccadilly Circus. Published as a supplement to the “AEC Gazette” in September 1946. (1) | £20 |
| 35 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Selection of postcard size B&W LOCOMOTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS. Many steam classes featured under Metropolitan Railway, LNER, and LT ownership including a few views of Great Central, LNER and BR trains working over the Metropolitan system. Most pictures are captioned on the back. Many are on thicker postcard paper. (50) | £26 |
| 36 | WILTS & DORSET Motor Services BUS TIMETABLE booklet. 110pp plus fold-out map, dated July 1941. Pictorial cover shows company vehicle and sites in the area. Slight crease to cover. (1) | £14 |
| 37 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COY. LD. (so headed) geographical punch type pink BUS AND UNDERGROUND THROUGH TICKET from Service 66 Harlesden/College Park Hotel/North Pole Road to Central London Railway stations by way of Change at Wood Lane. Multiple choice fares of 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d and 3½d depending on destination with “Available Day of Issue Only” overprinted in green. An unusual issue in good condition. (1) | £28 |
| 38 | F. MERTON ATKINS. A selection of six detailed TRAMWAY MAPS of London systems as they were in the early 1910s with much information on tramway opening dates, extensions, alterations, etc. Areas covered in this lot are: North Lambeth, New Cross, Old Kent Road, Kennington (2), Brixton. VGC. (6) | £55 |
| 39 | An Underground DESTINATION BOARD HEADING “First Train” in black on white enamel in an alloy frame. 21½” x 6” with chips in two or three places, not affecting text. (1) | £50 |
| 40 | JOHANNESBURG MUNICIPAL TRAMWAYS enamel and chrome UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Oval design showing city coat of arms on a blue background with initials in chrome above. VGC. (1) | £40 |
| 41 | SOUTHDOWN MOTOR SERVICES BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Pocket sized, coloured pictorial cover showing illustration of company vehicles and scenic views. 160pp plus fold out map, dated August 1930. Slight foxing on cover, good otherwise. (1) | £22 |
| 42 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD 31 different pre-war fully titled fareboard geographical BUS TICKETS from a good variety of SERVICES between 7 – 231 at values between 1d and 8d. (31) | £20 |
| 43 | Sheets 1 – 6 of the MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ROAD MAP OF LONDON. Published by OS, 2” to 1 mile, part coloured, cloth bound maps in orange and red covers with illustration of coach on the open road, published in 1923. Minor wear to some covers, maps good. (6) | £42 |
| 44 | BIRMINGHAM & MIDLAND TRAMWAYS JOINT COMMITTEE RULES & REGULATIONS BOOK for Tramway Staff. Green clothbound covers with title in gold on front. 61pp, dated September 1914. Good condition. (1) | £65 |
| 45 | A glass PAPERWEIGHT advertising Hattersley & Davidson, Norfolk Street, Sheffield ”Tramway Tools and Appliances.” Glass in good condition, green baize on base replaced. (1) | £16 |
| 46 | TRENT MOTOR TRACTION Co. Four BUS TIMETABLES each 100+pp dated December 1945 (page missing), October 1948, October 1952 and September 1958. A little wear to the covers of the early examples. (4) | £38 |
| 47 | NORTH METROPOLITAN TRAMWAYS COMPANY buff “Exchange” punch type TRAM TICKET (code 8-Bf) in excellent condition. (1) | £22 |
| 48 | MIDLAND RED. Two GUIDE BOOKS: “Illustrated Guide” c. 1950s; “Gazetteer of The Midlands” dated 1967. Both 120+pp with nice coloured pictorial covers. (2) | £20 |
| 49 | ASSOCIATED MOTORWAYS 15” x 10” coloured POSTER: “See More If You Travel By Coach.” Black and orange print showing company coach. Circa 1960s. Folded. (1) | N/S |
| 50 | WEST HAM TRAMWAYS UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Enamel and gilt laurel leaf design with company name in blue enamel encircling coat of arms. Minor loss to enamel, otherwise good. (1) | £360 |
| 51 | LINCOLNSHIRE ROAD CAR COMPANY BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Black, green and white covers showing company single deck bus. 204pp plus fold-out map, dated July 1939. (1) | £26 |
| 52 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Services 1,6 and 8 serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued before c.1924. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good, but one or two are a little faded with age, with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (20) | £70 |
| 53 | LGOC “GENERAL” POCKET MAPS of Bus Routes: No 2A of September 1922 (faded); No 9 1926; No 1 1927; No 4 1927; No 9 1928; Nos 11 & 12 1929. One or two minor tears at folds, but mostly VGC. (6) | £32 |
| 54 | Approx. 130 loose issues of BUSES ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. An incomplete run from issue 1 – 297 with occasional duplication. Issues 1 – 12 are all present, but some are in poor condition. (Qty) | £95 |
| 55 | LT silver and enamel UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Griffins supporting bullseye type with dark blue enamel circle and “London Transport” with dotted lines in black enamel across centre bar. The number “1139” has been stamped into the reverse side. (1) | £460 |
| 56 | Official ABC COACH GUIDE TIMETABLE dated Summer 1951. 272pp plus map. Covers coach services throughout the country. (1) | N/S |
| 57 | LPTB and LT TRAMWAYS selection of all different geographical punch type TRAM TICKETS which are all specimen or proof types with serial numbers cut off. Many different and unusual “types” noted including through to Underground with “Railway” overprint, Exchange, Return, Scholar Return, etc., with many examples which would be difficult to find issued. All have various degrees of gum residue where they have been stuck into a stock book and many have a blue crayon mark to denote that they have been superseded by a later issue. Condition varies, mostly good. (30) | £55 |
| 58 | CROSVILLE MS Ltd BUS TIMETABLES Etc: Area 4 1957; Area 5 1953; Area 2 June 1967; Private Hire pocket sized card leaflet issued c.1970s. (4) | £26 |
| 59 | PROVINCIAL TRAMS. A selection of commercial TRAM POSTCARDS from a wide range of provincial tram systems including Bath, Burnley, Cheltenham, Dublin, Glasgow, Isle of Thanet, Leicester, Liverpool, Nelson, Newport, Oldham, Taunton, Warrington, Weston-super-Mare, etc. Most pictures are captioned on back, but many have pen annotation in top right hand corner where stored in a filing system. (38) | £20 |
| 60 | MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT MOTOR SERVICES “Inspector” UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Green enamel and gilt laurel leaf design with company name in centre and grade in scroll at base. VGC. (1) | N/S |
| 61 | GREEN LINE. 37 different pocket size individual ROUTE TIMETABLES offering a good variety, all issued c.1930s. (37) | £42 |
| 62 | MIXED LONDON AREA mostly geographical punch type BUS TICKETS including examples from LGOC, City Motor Omnibus Co., National Steam Car Co., Tilling (numerical stage), London Road Car, LPTB. Mostly VGC. (12) | £24 |
| 63 | BIRMINGHAM & MIDLAND TRAMWAYS JOINT COMMITTEE POCKET MAP of the Black Country Tramway System. Hardback, two-fold thick card London Underground style plan of routes, colour coded to show through lines. The title “Take A Tram Everywhere” is printed in gold on the front. Circa 1920s. VGC. (1) | £38 |
| 64 | EAST KENT Coach Tours BOOKLETS. Each 20pp-28pp with coloured pictorial covers showing company coach against scenic backdrop. Details coach tours of Britain in 1958, 1959 and 1960, and Continental Coach Tours in 1958. VGC. (4) | £10 |
| 65 | GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY barrel type WOODEN GUARD’S WHISTLE with company initials clearly stamped on the side. (1) | £16 |
| 66 | BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS pocket size FARES BOOKLET “Fares and Stages.” Leather bound covers with title in gold on front, 42pp listing fares for all tramway routes, dated July 1915. VGC. (1) | £50 |
| 67 | CHARING CROSS EUSTON & HAMPSTEAD RAILWAY issued whole Edmondson card UNDERGROUND TICKET Tottenham Court Road – Piccadilly Circus or Covent Garden (dated 11/1/1908) on buff card with a red vertical stripe in VGC. (1) | £160 |
| 68 | Two “MIDLAND RED” PUBLICITY BOOKLETS: “Midland Red Motor Services Illustrated Guide” 88pp with coloured pictorial covers showing company coach, circa 1920s; “Midland Red Circular Tours by Ordinary Service Buses.” Brown print on grey cover, 112pp, circa 1920s. (2) | £55 |
| 69 | LONDON COASTAL COACHES Ltd 15” x 20” COLOURED POSTER. Green orange and blue coloured showing map of Great Britain. Probably circa late 1920s. Folded. (1) | N/S |
| 70 | A double-sided enamel BUS DESTINATION BOARD in white and black over a large red number “5” (probably the stand number). One side reads: “Felixstowe via Hintlesham, Ipswich, etc., the other: “Hadleigh via Trimley, Ipswich, etc. Origin unknown, but could possibly be from Woodbridge (Suffolk) or somewhere in the area. Size 28½” x 14½” in a typical 1920s style with a little wear and tear and one or two well executed repairs. (1) | N/S |
| 71 | LT COUNTRY AREA BUSES (North West Area) staff issue BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Red covers, 108pp dated April 1941; plus LT timetable of Revised Bus Services St Albans & District. 24pp dated December 1934. (2) | £22 |
| 72 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD/LT (BUSES) fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from a variety of routes at fares between 1d – 5d. Condition varies, mostly good. (30) | £42 |
| 73 | LONDON POCKET TRAM MAPS & GUIDES (2) dated 1930 and No 3 of 1935; plus two LT Central Area Bus, Trolleybus & Tram Maps No 1 dated 1945 and No 2 dated 1945; also three LT Trolleybus & Tram Maps No 1 dated 1946, No 2 dated 1947 and January 1950. (7) | £110 |
| 74 | CAMPBELLS LUXURY COACHES GUIDE BOOK: “See Romantic Galloway.” Coloured paperback covers, a 16pp guide and timetable to services in the area c.1950s; plus a Scottish Transport Group staff magazine 70th Anniversary Issue, published in 1976. (2) | £5 |
| 75 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Selection of postcard size B&W PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROLLING STOCK including electric cars and loco-hauled coaches . Many classes featured under Metropolitan Railway and LT ownership. Most pictures are captioned on the back. Many are on thicker postcard paper. (50) | £24 |
| 76 | HOBBS’ (LUTON) Local Area BUS and RAIL TIMETABLE booklet. Pocket sized, 64pp, dated May 1942. VGC. (1) | N/S |
| 77 | LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY UNDERGROUND TICKETS: Nine whole Edmondsons including issues from Highgate, Strand, Westminster Bg. Rd. (corner missing), etc., and eight severed halves (including “BEE” (British Empire Exhibition) and “Sun of Canada” issues), together with seven thin card tickets. (24) | £22 |
| 78 | LT small sized POSTER “Buses for Trolleybuses.” 6” x 30” in yellow with red print, probably for display inside vehicles. Details the conversion of Route 649A. Complete with the appropriate 28pp pocket size booklet showing the new timetables. Dated July 1961. (2) | £22 |
| 79 | NOTTINGHAM CITY TRANSPORT green and white enamel “TROLLEYBUS REQUEST STOP” sign in VGC. Size 16” x 15”, the sign has been made double-sided by the city by painting the same wording on the reverse. (1) | £60 |
| 80 | LT enamel BUS STOP “E” PLATES: “Green Line 760, 761” and “732 Victoria” unusually in green on white. VGC. (2) | N/S |
| 81 | LT officials’ TIMETABLE BOOKLET of Trams & Trolleybuses (including Easter Services) in operation from Wednesday April 13 1949. 96pp plus Easter Working appendix in yellow paperback cover. VGC. (1) | £85 |
| 82 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Services 16 and 16A Willesden/Kilburn areas issued before c.1924. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good, but one or two are a little faded with age, with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (15) | £70 |
| 83 | LGOC “GENERAL” POCKET MAPS of Bus Routes: December 1921 (faded); No 5 and No 7 of 1930; No 11 & 12 1931. One or two minor fold tears, but mostly VGC. (4) | £10 |
| 84 | THE LONDON RAILWAY RECORD 19 issues of the magazine issues 1 – 13 and 16 – 21. Wear to some, but scarce early editions. (19) | £30 |
| 85 | A selection of green/white bakelite and brass lapel fitting PSV BUS CONDUCTORS’ LICENCE BADGES with initial letters AA, KK, LL, N and NN. All in mint condition. (5) | £14 |
| 86 | PENN BUS Co. Ltd. BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Pocket size, green paperback covers, 16pp dated January 1933. (1) | £20 |
| 87 | LONDON AREA punch type TRAM TICKETS: Walthamstow Corporation Light Railways 1d white “Child” (faded); 1½d green “Transfer” and 2d blue; Croydon Corporation Tramways 1d white/green; SMET 1d “Child” (dated 1923 on back) and 2d white (both numerical stage). Mostly VGC. (6) | £14 |
| 88 | LONDON UNDERGROUND two-fold thin card POCKET MAPS comprising No 2 of 1935, No 2 1936 (2), No 1 1937 (2), No 1 1936, Nos 1 and 3 1939, No 1 1945, No 1 1947 (2). Some of the early examples are worn. Plus two further pocket maps: Tramways 1929 and Coronation Arrangements 1937. (13) | £60 |
| 89 | LIVERPOOL CORPORATION PASSENGER TRANSPORT 22” x 18” POSTER: “Extra Trams & Buses Are Run For Christmas Shoppers – Don’t Use Those Intended For Workpeople – Travel Between 10 and 4.” Outline illustration of Corporation Tram and Bus. Circa 1940s/50s. Folded. (1) | £20 |
| 90 | LONDON TRANSPORT COUNTRY BUSES griffins supporting bullseye type UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Chrome and enamel design with green enamel outer circle and light blue inner with the legend “Instructor.” Manufactured by JR Gaunt. Mint condition. (1) | £330 |
| 91 | SOUTHERN NATIONAL OMNIBUS Co. Somerset & Dorset Area BUS TIMETABLE booklets. Each 124pp-204pp complete with fold-out map and with coloured pictorial covers showing company vehicle over a map of the West Country. Dated June 1950, September 1955, September 1956. All have slightly rusty staples. (3) | £34 |
| 92 | LONDON TRAMS: Selection of punch type geographical and numerical stage punch type TRAM TICKETS comprising LCC Trams (7) including early types; LPTB (3) , LT Trams (20), LT T&T (5). All different. (35) | £32 |
| 93 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY POCKET MAP of London with green cover and the reference M574. Undated, but shows connections to post-Grouping railways, so probably late 1920s. Small Tape repairs on edge of folds. (1) | £140 |
| 94 | BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS RULES & REGULATIONS BOOK. Maroon cloth bound covers with title in gold on front, 69pp dated January 1918. VGC. (1) | £50 |
| 95 | A selection of 3½” x 3½” GLASS LANTERN SLIDES mostly of Portsmouth Tramways scenes, some colour tinted, taken in the early 1900s. One or two broken only. Please note: This lot is not available to postal bidders unless arrangements made to collect. (12) | £10 |
| 96 | EAST MIDLAND Motor Services BUS TIMETABLE booklet, 146pp plus fold-out map, dated January 1952. Orange and red cover shows company coach. (1) | £16 |
| 97 | GREAT NORTHERN PICCADILLY & BROMPTON RAILWAY issued whole Edmondson card UNDERGROUND TICKET Dover Street – Baron’s Court (dated 3/1/1907) on pink card with red vertical stripe in VGC. (1) | £140 |
| 98 | LT “Central Line” FRIEZE ENAMEL in red and white with title in white contained within red LT roundel. 9” x 22” with edge chip repairs, VGC otherwise. (1) | £80 |
| 99 | LT “Bakerloo Line” Underground Car enamel DESTINATION BOARD in brown with white lettering, 24” x 4” and brass ends. VGC. (1) | £38 |
| 100 | LONDON GENERAL COUNTRY SERVICES enamel and gilt UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Laurel leaf design with the legend “Inspector” in blue enamel in blue enamel scroll at base and “General Country Services” in red and white enamel in centre bar, surmounted by the number “39” in gilt. A superb badge in excellent condition. (1) | £1100 |
| 101 | WEST HAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS Official GUIDE, TIMETABLE MAP AND HANDBOOK. 64pp booklet with brown and green paperback covers showing coat of arms. 2nd edition with two fold-out maps, dated February 1909. (1) | £75 |
| 102 | LT BUSES all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Routes 70 and 187 serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued in wartime and post-war periods. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (48) | £470 |
| 103 | C. SMITH & SON published “ILLUSTRATED MAP OF LONDON.” Coloured clothbound map showing small illustrations of sights, parks and stations. Folds into blue hardback covers with title in gold on front. Published c.1890s. (1) | £18 |
| 104 | LT COUNTRY BUSES & COACHES. Three BOUND VOLUMES of TRAFFIC CIRCULARS covering the years 1955, 1956 and 1957. Each 150+pp, hardback, part leather bound covers with title in gold on front. (3) | £90 |
| 105 | LONDON & HOME COUNTIES BUSES. Selection of postcard size B&W BUS PHOTOGRAPHS including examples from Amersham & District, National, East Surrey, Lewis, LGCS and Thomas Tilling in original and in later liveries. Most pictures are captioned on the back. Many are on thicker postcard paper. (50) | £30 |
| 106 | SOUTH WALES TRANSPORT Co. Ltd. “Mumbles Railway” 4pp TRAM TIMETABLE leaflet dated March 1938. Gives details of times, fares and parcel rates. (1) | £46 |
| 107 | BUS & TRAM TICKET DELVER’S DELIGHT. A shoe box containing approx. 2000 road tickets of many different types, old and modern, from a wide range of UK operators. Extent of duplication (if any) unknown, but thought to be a good mixture, worth sorting. (Qty) | £60 |
| 108 | BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS small sized booklet “FEEDER PLANS.” Leather bound, hardback covers with title in gold on front. Contains 23 maps of the electrical feeder system delivering current to each part of the tram system. Circa 1920s. VGC. (1) | £50 |
| 109 | NEW LONDON & SUBURBAN OMNIBUS Co. Ltd. 3d cerise BUS TICKET Surbiton Station – Orange Tree Richmond in VGC. (1) | £10 |
| 110 | BRITISH ELECTRIC TRACTION brass UNIFORM CAP BADGE in “wheel and magnet” design. Good condition. (1) | £350 |
| 111 | LONDON GENERAL COUNTRY SERVICES (NORTHERN DIVISION) BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Green paperback covers, 112pp, dated Spring 1932. VGC. (1) | £85 |
| 112 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD/LT (BUSES) fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from a variety of routes at fares between 1d – 6d. Condition varies, mostly good. (30) | £120 |
| 113 | LT CENTRAL AREA POCKET BUS MAPS: No 2 dated 1940, No 2 of 1947, January 1949, January 1950, January 1951, 1953, April 1953; plus four GREEN LINE Pocket Maps of Coach Routes dated May 1949, October 1950, March 1951 and November 1953. (7) | £26 |
| 114 | HASTINGS & DISTRICT ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS Co. 4pp thin card pocket sized folder “IMPORTANT RULES & REGULATIONS Which Must Always be Kept in Mind and Strictly Observed.” Undated, but appears to be early 1900s. (1) | £40 |
| 115 | Postcard size mostly B&W BUS PHOTOGRAPHS of DMS type buses both in LT and post-LT ownership taken in the 1970s/80s. Quality varies, but mostly good. All different. (100) | £28 |
| 116 | Collection of MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT MS BUS TIMETABLES AND FARES TABLES. Timetables dated: Complete Service June 1953; Mid Kent, East Sussex, North Kent July 1969 (3 books); Fares Tables dated February 1956, August 1970. (6) | £10 |
| 117 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY UNDERGROUND TICKETS: Ten whole Edmondson cards including 1890s/1900s issues from Finchley Rd. South Hampstead, Praed St. Paddington, Rickmansworth – Northwood, West Hampstead – Baker Street, etc., together with 30 severed halves of which over half have red “E” (2), “I” or “O” overprints. (40) | £50 |
| 118 | Two “MIDLAND RED” PUBLICITY BOOKLETS: “Midland Red Motor Services Illustrated Guide” 138pp with coloured pictorial covers showing company coach, circa 1930s; “Midland Red Variety Tours by Ordinary Service Buses.” Blue card covers with colour illustration, 128pp, circa 1930s. (2) | £55 |
| 119 | LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY & LGOC issued whole Edmondson card Through UNDER-GROUND/BUS TICKET Piccadilly Circus – Finsbury Park and thence by bus to Stoke Newington Stn. or Forburg Road (dated 22/5/1915) on VGC. (1) | £110 |
| 120 | A “BARKER” TICKET PUNCH MACHINE. Circular design with name stamped into front. Appears to work but bell does not ring. Also a small sized metal conductor’s ticket rack manufactured by Round & Co. London, 2 x 3 slot, double sided, no tickets. (2) | £46 |
| 121 | NATIONAL OMNIBUS COMPANY Chelmsford, Colchester and Grays District BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Red and black paperback covers, 80pp, centre page map, dated May 1929. (1) | N/S |
| 122 | LONDON ROAD CAR COMPANY LTD geographical punch type BUS TICKETS: 1d buff Hammersmith Broadway – Pocock Arms; 2b blue West Kensington – Hare & Hounds and Hammersmith Broadway – Pocock Arms; plus LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS CO punch type HORSE/MOTOR BUS TICKETS including 1d white Islington – Walham Gn, Elgin Tavern – Charing Cross Post Office, Railway Hotel Hanley Road – Portland Road Station, etc. Three examples have the heading “Omnibus Ticket” but were issued by the LGOC. Mostly VGC. (9) | £24 |
| 123 | LONDON “UNDERGROUND” folding POCKET MAP OF LONDON published 1911 (“Coronation Exhibition” at Wood Lane). A little weak at folds, but good generally. (1) | £170 |
| 124 | HARDBACK BOOKS: “Classic Tramcars,” Wiseman, IA 1993; “The Heyday of The European Tram,” Waller, IA 1994; “National Bus Company 1968-1989,” Birks, TPC 1990. (3) | £20 |
| 125 | LT silver and enamel UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Griffins supporting bullseye type with green enamel circle and “London Transport” with dotted lines above and below in black enamel across bar. The number “2296” has been stamped into the reverse side. VGC. (1) | £420 |
| 126 | MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT MOTOR SERVICES BUS TIMETABLE booklet for Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Gravesend & Chatham areas. Green and white paperback covers, slightly faded, 144pp dated December 1943 (Wartime issue). (1) | £10 |
| 127 | LPTB and LT TRAMWAYS selection of all different geographical punch type TRAM TICKETS which are all specimen or proof types with serial numbers cut off. Many different and unusual “types” noted including through to Workman Return, Return, Scholar Return, etc., with many examples which would be difficult to find issued. All have various degrees of gum residue where they have been stuck into a stock book and many have a blue crayon mark to denote that they have been superseded by a later issue. Condition varies, mostly good. (30) | £55 |
| 128 | LONDON UNDERGROUND pocket map sized 4pp LEAFLET: “Piccadilly Line – Distances Running Times and Speeds” dated October 1934; plus an 8pp fold-out leaflet: “Extension of Metropolitan and Bakerloo Lines – Table of Distances” dated November 1936. (2) | £28 |
| 129 | LONDON UNDERGROUND. A Beck designed POSTER MAP dated March 1947 with an ornate red, green and blue edge design by “Shep” showing branches to Elstree and Alexandra Palace (proposed but never constructed/introduced) and Central Line “Under Construction” beyond Loughton. In good condition and a very manageable 34” x 26”. (1) | £60 |
| 130 | “QUEEN LINE” COACHES UNIFORM CAP BADGE in orange and brown enamel on gilt. Winged design with company name and initials in centre. A rare badge in VGC. (1) | £310 |
| 131 | HEADLEY’S (KENT) Local Area Pocket BUS & RAIL SERVICES TIMETABLE. 112pp plus fold-out map, dated June 1922. Some foxing on rear cover, but generally OK. (1) | £32 |
| 132 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Services 18, 18A (British Empire Exhibition), 36 and 36A (Camden Town) serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued before c.1924. A selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good, but one or two are a little faded with age, with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (25) | £220 |
| 133 | LT POCKET MAP AND GUIDE to Bus Trolleybus & Tram Routes, Central Area, No 2 dated 1945. Tear on one page, good otherwise. (1) | £32 |
| 134 | Two BOUND VOLUMES of the LT “in house” magazine “Pennyfare” comprising Vols 4 dated 1937 and 6 dated 1939. Both are in matching brown covers with title in gold on spine. (2) | £28 |
| 135 | DISTRICT RAILWAY. Selection of postcard size B&W LOCOMOTIVE AND ELECTRIC TRAIN PHOTOGRAPHS plus one or two general views. Many classes featured under District Railway, Metropolitan & District, LPTB and LT ownership. Most pictures are captioned on the back. Many are on thicker postcard paper. (35) | £20 |
| 136 | CHELTENHAM DISTRICT TRACTION Co. pocket sized BUS TIMETABLE booklet, 16pp, circa 1940s. Cover shows open top double decker. Covers a little dusty. (1) | £10 |
| 137 | DISTRICT RAILWAY UNDERGROUND TICKETS: Issued whole Edmondson cards from Mark Lane, South Ealing (creased), Monument, Mile End (creased), Acton Town, Mansion House, Blackfriars, Hounslow Cent., High St. Kensington, Chiswick Pk. Mostly VGC. (10) | £48 |
| 138 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY DIRECTORS REPORTS covering the years 1922 (pages loose), 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932; also similar for Metropolitan District Railway for 1924. Contain a wealth of statistical information. Most examples in good condition. (7) | £32 |
| 139 | LT “REQUEST” BUS STOP SIGN in red and white with black lettering and edging. Unusual size 10½” x 12½” with screw holes in the four corners. Excellent condition. (1) | N/S |
| 140 | IRISH OMNIBUS COMPANY enamel UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Red and white enamel in a shield design with company initials and “Driver” in scroll beneath. Small loss of enamel, but a rare badge indeed. (1) | £36 |
| 141 | LINCOLNSHIRE ROAD CAR COMPANY BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Coloured pictorial covers showing company vehicle and Lincoln Cathedral. 164pp plus map, dated October 1933. Cover worn and loose at rusty staples. (1) | £40 |
| 142 | LPTB/LT TROLLEYBUSES selection of geographical and numerical stage punch type TROLLEY-BUS TICKETS including a few unusual issues and “proof” issues. All appear to be different. (68) | £32 |
| 143 | PASSENGER TRANSPORT published “MAP OF STAGE CARRIAGE OPERATING AREAS AND LICENSING AUTHORITIES TRAFFIC AREAS.” Folds out to show map of country, reverse listing all BTC controlled operating companies. Dated 1955. VGC. (1) | £16 |
| 144 | AN ALPHABET OF T.O.T. (TRAIN OMNIBUS TRAM). 26pp booklet with colour illustrations by Chas Pears, each page showing a view relating to transport operations, one for each letter of the alphabet. A superb item published c.1914. VGC. (1) | £85 |
| 145 | Postcard size colour BUS PHOTOGRAPHS of Routemaster type buses both in LT and post-LT ownership mostly taken in the 1990s. Quality varies, but mostly good. All different. (100) | £24 |
| 146 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY No. 3 Section UNDERGROUND WORKING TIMETABLE booklet. 31pp dated May 1918. (1) | £55 |
| 147 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS CO. LTD. geographical blue punch type BUS AND UNDER-GROUND THROUGH TICKET from Service 66 Willesden Junction Hotel – Tooting with bookings to Central London Railway by way of Change at Wood Lane to Shepherds Bush, Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate, Queens Road, Lancaster Gate and Marble Arch with “2d Fare” overprint in green. VGC apart from a rust mark where originally “pinned” in an album. (1) | £20 |
| 148 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. A WEEKLY TRAFFIC WORKING NOTICE of Special Trains dated August 4th 1917 printed on green paper; also similar MET & GC JOINT COMMITTEE Special Traffic Arrangements and Engineering Works for Weeks Ending March 10th, May 19th and August 4th 1917 printed on pink paper. VGC. (4) | £24 |
| 149 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. A framed and glazed COLOUR POSTER entitled “Travel by “Metro” to The Cup Final” Saturday 28th April 1923 Bolton Wanderers v. West Ham Special Return Fare 1/- From This Station to Wembley Park – Quickest, Most Direct and Convenient Route with artwork view of electric loco No. 17 on passenger train at head and view of football stadium showing proximity of station at base. The poster which measures 10½” x 14½” has been mounted on card, framed and glazed. From information written on the back of the card it could have originated at Baker Street, Kings Cross, Victoria or Waterloo. Exactly why the poster has been framed is unknown, but seems to be contemporary with the issue of the poster. The wooden frame, which appears to be original, measures 21” x 25”. Thought be an extremely rare poster in good condition. (1) | £420 |
| 150 | GREEN LINE enamel and chrome UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Laurel leaf design with green and black triangular design in the centre and legend “Inspector” in green enamel scroll at base. Used circa 1930s. A superb badge in VGC. (1) | £1000 |
| 151 | WOLVERHAMPTON CORPORATION BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Green, yellow and black cover showing company bus and trolleybuses. 96pp plus centre page map dated April 1937. Covers dusty. (1) | £20 |
| 152 | CAMPBELL’S MOTOR SERVICES of Pitsea (Essex) selection of numerical stage used and unused punch type BUS TICKETS including returns. The company was sold to Eastern National in 1956. (16) | £42 |
| 153 | LGOC “GENERAL” POCKET MAPS of Bus Routes: No 2 1930 (Bus Route Guide (no map)); No 9 of 1931; No 2 1932; No 3 1933 (smaller size edition); Winter Service 1933-4 (small size – “General” logo with “London Transport” added. One or two minor tears at folds, but mostly VGC. (5) | £18 |
| 154 | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM TRAMWAYS Co. RULE BOOK. Green leather bound covers, 64pp dated February 1899. Complete with City of Birmingham Tram Driver’s Licence N0. 608 (paper) issued January 1906. Rule Book contains instructions for Steam, Electric/Accumulator and Cable operated trams. (2) | £100 |
| 155 | Postcard size mostly B&W BUS PHOTOGRAPHS of DMS type buses both in LT and post-LT ownership taken in the 1970s/80s. Quality varies, but mostly good. All different. (100) | £26 |
| 156 | EAST SURREY TRACTION Co. BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Green paperback covers, 88pp with centre page map, Winter Edition 1923. Printer’s annotations on front and rear cover. (1) | £20 |
| 157 | CENTRAL LONDON RAILWAY issued whole Edmondson card UNDERGROUND TICKET Liverpool Street 3 BO – London Bridge (dated 8/11/1915) on pink/white card in VGC. (1) | £90 |
| 158 | Two “MIDLAND RED” PUBLICITY BOOKLETS: “Midland Red Holiday Tours & Seaside Services” 148pp with coloured pictorial covers showing open top coach in countryside, circa 1930s; “Midland Mascot Tours” 176pp guide to tours. Nice coloured pictorial covers showing Midland Red “Dog.” Circa 1930s, slight creasing to cover. (2) | £80 |
| 159 | A 24” x 20” coloured PICTORIAL POSTER “An Accident Has An Aftermath.” Shows a bus driver in front of a judge asking “Did you take all possible particulars?” Probably produced for display in a depot or staff notice board. Appears to be c.1930s. Folded. (1) | £20 |
| 160 | A bronze framed ENAMEL TARGET STATION SIGN “Kings Cross St Pancras” in red, white and blue. A manageable 24½” x 20”. In superb condition complete with steel backplate for wall fixing. The station was named thus by the LPTB in 1933. (1) | £640 |
| 161 | EASTERN NATIONAL OMNIBUS CO. BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Wartime issue with plain green and black covers, 84pp dated December 1939. (1) | £16 |
| 162 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Services 105 and 142 serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued c.1913 – c.1924. A significant selection of tickets throughout the period is offered. Condition is mostly good, but one or two are a little faded with age, with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (34) | £320 |
| 163 | LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY. Pocket sized UNDERGROUND GUIDE to the New Service To & From Arnos Grove, Bounds Green, etc., on the Piccadilly Line Extension. Fold-out map in yellow card covers, dated September 1932. VGC. (1) | £22 |
| 164 | COMMERCIAL MOTOR: November 1929 Commercial Motor Show issue of the magazine. 60pp, plus a further 186pp of advertisements mostly relating to the show and the products on offer. Nice coloured pictorial covers. Good condition for age. (1) | £42 |
| 165 | LT enamel BUS STOP “E” PLATE: 247C Mon-Fri Special Journeys Only. Black on white in VGC. Apparently, the route was never operated by LT. (1) | £18 |
| 166 | SOUTHDOWN MOTOR SERVICES BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Pocket sized, coloured pictorial covers showing company vehicles and scenic views. 332pp plus fold-out map, dated September 1937. (1) | £18 |
| 167 | LONDON AREA punch type TRAM TICKETS: North Metropolitan Tramways 1d blue Blackstock Road – City; Metropolitan Electric Tramways 1d blue Bruce Grove – Finsbury Park and Enfield Town – Southbury Road Junction (faded); MET 1d white numerical stage; London United Tramways 1d white Hampton Court – Hammersmith; LUT 3d pink numerical stage. Mostly VGC. (6) | £18 |
| 168 | LT small sized POSTER “Buses for Trolleybuses.” 6” x 30” in yellow with red print, probably for display inside vehicles. Details the conversion of Routes 517 & 617. Complete with the appropriate 70pp pocket size booklet showing the new timetables. Dated February 1961. (2) | £22 |
| 169 | SUSSEX MOTOR ROAD CAR COMPANY LIMITED 10d grey punch type BUS TICKET for the route Worthing – Kemp Town in VGC except for small scuff on back. (1) | £38 |
| 170 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY official publication “METROLAND” with coloured pictorial card covers showing Latimer village. 114pp complete with fold-out Metropolitan Railway map with green cover. Date stamped April 1928. VGC. (1) | £180 |
| 171 | LONDON AREA BUS TIMETABLES: Central Buses (2) for November 1964 and Summer 1967; Green Line Coaches (7) issued 1963-1968; plus a Green Line Fares Table (undated). (10) | £20 |
| 172 | LGOC/LGOC & ASSOCIATED Cos. fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from all different services, plus an 8d yellow Return. (20) | £22 |
| 173 | LGOC “GENERAL” POCKET MAPS of Bus Routes: August 1921 (complete with single folded sheet of amendments) (faded); No 3 of 1925; No 10 1931; No 7 1932. One or two small fold tears, VGC mostly. (4) | £22 |
| 174 | BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS hardback SOUVENIR BOOKLET published to celebrate the visit and inspection of the depots and system by the Lord Mayor and City Council, June 1908. 40+pp with fold-out map of the city. Fully illustrated, glossy publication. VGC. (1) | £75 |
| 175 | RIBBLE MOTOR SERVICES “Supervisor” enamel and gilt UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Oval shape, cream enamel background with lettering in gilt. (1) | N/S |
| 176 | LT staff issue TIMETABLE BOOKLET of Central Area Buses, Trolleybuses and Green Line Coaches. Red covers, 500+pp dated May 1955. (1) | £22 |
| 177 | LPTB/LT TRAMS/LT T&T mostly geographical punch type TRAM TICKETS from a variety of routes with slight duplication including Returns, Scholar Return, All Day, etc. Condition varies, mostly good. (36) | £20 |
| 178 | LONDON BUSES “BUS LIVERY MANUAL.” A workshop type manual detailing colours, lettering, symbols, advertising notices, destination displays, etc. 200+pp in official ring binder, circa 1990s. (1) | £24 |
| 179 | GRASSHOPPER COACHES (Ilford) LETTERPRESS POSTER advertising their Express Services to locations on the South Coast. 20” x 30”, green printing, undated but probably `1930s. Folded with one or two edge tears. (1) | £10 |
| 180 | TIMPSON’S COACHES UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Cream, orange and maroon enamel on gilt. Winged design over triangle with rectangular centre showing company name. A rare badge in VGC. (1) | £170 |
| 181 | COUNTY BOROUGH OF WEST BROMWICH TIMETABLE BOOKLET of Motor Bus Services. 31pp, pocket size, dated December 1929. (1) | £36 |
| 182 | LT BUSES. 62 different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS with LARGE fare overprints from the 1939-1950 period. Values range from 1d to 8d from a good variety of routes between 6 – 228. (62) | £30 |
| 183 | STANFORD’S MAP OF PROPOSED METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS as produced for the 1867 Parliamentary Session. Part coloured, clothbound map folding into blue clothbound hardback covers with title on a green label on the front. Tear and loss to front label, otherwise good condition. (1) | £180 |
| 184 | MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT Motor Services BOOKLET: “Introducing The Knightrider Limousine. 12pp fully illustrated detailing the company’s 16 seater luxury private hire coach service. Dated 1951. (1) | £30 |
| 185 | A selection of green/white bakelite and brass lapel fitting PSV BUS CONDUCTORS’ LICENCE BADGES with initial letters CC, EE, FF, MM and N. All in mint condition. (5) | £16 |
| 186 | WEST YORKSHIRE ROAD CAR/KEIGHLEY-WEST YORKSHIRE/YORK-WEST YORKSHIRE Joint Services BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Red white and black covers showing company coach, 95pp dated October 1939. VGC. (1) | £26 |
| 187 | GREAT NORTHERN & CITY RAILWAY used thin card UNDERGROUND TICKET Moorgate – Old Street or Essex Road predominantly in red and white diagonal stripes in good condition. (1) | £50 |
| 188 | LT ENAMEL STATION SIGN “Camden Town” in red and blue on white background 25½” x 25½” in excellent condition. (1) | N/S |
| 189 | GREYHOUND MOTORS Ltd 16” x 28” TIME AND FARES TABLE POSTER of Bristol – Bournemouth Services. Red and black printing on yellow paper. Undated, but probably c.1930s. Folded. (1) | £24 |
| 190 | LGOC STAFF ASSOCIATION silver plate and enamel medal type BADGE awarded to C. Horne for rowing in 1946. Silver plate a little tarnished. (1) | £85 |
| 191 | Two LT Board’s Officials’ BUS TIMETABLES of Country Area Buses (North-East Area) dated May 6th 1942 and December 22nd 1943 (Wartime issues). 80pp and 84pp respectively in VGC. (2) | £32 |
| 192 | LT BUSES all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from routes 8 and 291 serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued during wartime and post-war periods. A significant selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage numbers/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (82) | £220 |
| 193 | LGOC “GENERAL” POCKET MAPS of Bus Routes: Summer Season 1924 (Country Motor-Bus Routes); No 9 of 1927; No 3 1930; No 8 1932. One or two minor fold tears; VGC mostly. (4) | £16 |
| 194 | “THE ELECTRIC TRAMCAR HANDBOOK” by W.A. Agnew. Hardback, 132pp, 8th edition published by Electrical Review Ltd in 1920. VGC. (1) | £36 |
| 195 | Postcard size mostly B&W BUS PHOTOGRAPHS of DMS type buses both in LT and post-LT ownership taken in the 1970s/80s. Quality varies, but mostly good. All different. (100) | £22 |
| 196 | BRADSHAW’S RAILWAY GUIDE dated September 26th 1938. 1138pp guide to all UK rail services. Covers heavily Sellotape repaired. (1) | £10 |
| 197 | LCC TRAMS/LPTB TRAMS/LT T&T selection of all different 6d and 1/- Day, All Day, All Day Child and Evening Tourist punch type TRAM TICKETS in a variety of styles issued between 1930-1940. Mostly VGC. (10) | £44 |
| 198 | BIRMINGHAM “Tram Omnibus & Street” GUIDE. Blue and orange covers, 150+pp detailing where each tram/bus starts from and how to reach every street. Also gives fares information. Dated 1942. VGC. (1) | N/S |
| 199 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Three OFFICIAL POSTCARDS: No 2 Byron’s Tomb, Harrow Church; No 4 The Pin at Eastcote; No 23 Batchworth Heath – Northwood Station; plus Tuck’s “Oilette” card in the “Tank Engine Series” Met No 106. Two cards used postally in 1913. Good condition. (4) | £18 |
| 200 | CARR’S OF CARLISLE tinplate TOY BUS which doubles as a biscuit tin with removal roof for biscuit storage. 5½” high x 10” long x 3½” wide modelled on STL 446 in red and cream livery with silver roof operating on Route 25 Seven Kings – Victoria Station. This toy was produced by the Chad Valley Company in the 1930s and sometimes has a clockwork mechanism. This is thought to be the rarer version without clockwork. Complete and with signs of use and slight corrosion, but in good condition overall. (1) | £310 |
| 201 | WOLVERHAMPTON CORPORATION TRANSPORT TIMETABLE BOOKLET. Green and white paperback covers with photo illustration of company double deck bus. 80pp dated December 1929. VGC. (1) | £55 |
| 202 | LT BUSES geographical punch type BUS TICKETS with large fare overprints from a wide variety of routes and values. One or two numerical stage issues noted. All appear to be different. (60) | £24 |
| 203 | LONDON UNDERGROUND small sized SYSTEM MAP. A “Stingemore” designed map with coloured lines on front and black and white connections with main line termini on the back. Possibly ex 1920s guide book. (1) | £10 |
| 204 | SOUTH WALES TRANSPORT CO. SOUVENIR BOOKLET for the Electrification of the Mumbles Railways in 1928. Red and white paperback covers showing scenic view, 32pp fully illustrated. Good condition. (1) | £16 |
| 205 | Postcard size colour BUS PHOTOGRAPHS of Routemaster type buses both in LT and post-LT ownership mostly taken in the 1990s. Quality varies, but mostly good. All different. (50) | £20 |
| 206 | LT TRAMWAYS FARES CHART for Route 10 City – Tooting Broadway dated 1949; plus similar LT Trolleybuses for Routes 601/602/603 Twickenham etc., dated January 1947. (2) | £10 |
| 207 | METROPOLITAN & GREAT CENTRAL JOINT COMMITTEE UNDERGROUND TICKETS: 15 whole Edmondson cards (both issued and audit clipped) from Aylesbury, Chorley Wood & Chenies, Great Missenden, Moor Park & Sandy Lodge (creased), North Harrow, Stoke Mandeville, Quainton Road and Wendover (in GCR style); also 50 severed halves including Verney Jun., etc. (65) | £60 |
| 208 | LT pocket sized 16pp fold-out LEAFLET “Special Late Buses for Members and Staff of the Houses of Parliament.” Dated 1947. One fold tear otherwise good. A short-lived bus service. Unusual. (1) | £36 |
| 209 | LGOC & LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY punch type Through BUS/UNDERGROUND TICKET (code 42X) with 3d – 8d stages from Stamford Hill/Stoke Newington to York Road/Kings Cross, Russell Square/Aldwych, Leicester Square/Knightsbridge/Earls Court/Barons Court, Hammersmith. Available on Day of Issue overstamped with thick red vertical line printed on yellow card. (1) | £60 |
| 210 | LT enamel BUS STOP “E” PLATE: “Eastern Counties Express Services” unusually in green on white. VGC. (1) | £16 |
| 211 | GLASGOW CORPORATION TRANSPORT TIMETABLE BOOKLET. Green and black covers with small illustration of busy street scene. 48pp dated June 1941; plus GLASGOW CORPORATION GUIDE BOOK “Seeing Glasgow by Tram and Bus.” Coloured pictorial card covers, 72pp dated 1938. (1) | £70 |
| 212 | LGOC & ASSOCIATED Cos. fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS comprising 3d pink (1), 4d green (3), 5d orange (4), 6d buff (6), 1/- lilac (1). All VGC. (15) | £48 |
| 213 | LT UNDERGROUND. 11 “two-fold” thin card POCKET MAPS No 2 dated 1936, No 2 1939, No 2 1941, No 1 1943, No 1 1945 (2 copies), No 1 1946, No 1 1947, January 1950, January 1951 and 1954; plus two Pocket Maps and Guides dated Summer 1928 and No 1 1947. (13) | £130 |
| 214 | LT COUNTRY BUSES & COACHES. Three BOUND VOLUMES of TRAFFIC CIRCULARS covering the years 1958, 1959 and 1960. Each 150+pp, hardback, part leather bound covers with title in gold on front. (3) | £90 |
| 215 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Selection of postcard size B&W LOCOMOTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS. Many steam classes featured under Metropolitan Railway, LNER, and LT ownership including a few views of LNER and BR trains working over the Metropolitan system. Most pictures are captioned on the back. Many are on thicker postcard paper. (50) | £55 |
| 216 | LCC TRAMWAYS FARES CHART for Route 34 City Via Southwark – Kings Road Chelsea. 14” x 26” in red and blue printing, dated June 1933. Folded. (1) | £12 |
| 217 | A box of approx. 550 foreign operators’ ROAD TICKETS including old and modern punch, card and machine issues. (Qty) | £28 |
| 218 | LIVERPOOL CORPORATION TRAMWAYS AND MOTOR BUS GUIDE with map. Orange card covers. 32pp guide to first and last tramcar services and motor bus routes with a small plan of Central Liverpool. Undated, circa late 1920s. (1) | £22 |
| 219 | Metal and enamel UNIFORM CAP BADGE showing company coat of arms with “TRAMWAYS” in blue enamel above. System not named, but probably Portsmouth. Repair to enamel and one rear lug missing. (1) | N/S |
| 220 | A “WILLIAMSON, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE” TICKET PUNCH MACHINE. Square design with name stamped into front in good working order. Also a metal conductor’s ticket rack manufactured by Round & Co. London, 2 x 5 slot, double sided, filled with BT &CC Ltd punch tickets. (2) | £42 |
| 221 | SCOTTISH MOTOR BUS TIMETABLE covering the services of SMT, Alexanders, etc. Red white and blue covers, 510pp dated September 1935. Covers a little dusty, but generally OK. (1) | £110 |
| 222 | LT BUSES all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Routes 36 and 36/36A serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued during wartime and post-war periods. A significant selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (76) | £220 |
| 223 | LGOC POCKET MAP & GUIDE dated Summer 1919. Red and black cover illustration showing open top double decker. Some fold tears and fragile at folds. (1) | £22 |
| 224 | A SOFTBACK BOOK: “Der Londoner Verkher” by G. Kemmann, published in Berlin 1909. 52pp, text in German, with four really interesting fold-out maps of London showing Tram, Bus, Underground and Railway routes. Appears to be a treatise discussing London’s traffic problems with much statistical information. Ex Frankfurt University Library. Cover slightly damaged, fragile and torn at spine, but an extremely unusual work, not encountered by us previously. (1) | £70 |
| 225 | BUS CONDUCTOR’S PSV LICENCE BADGE “FF 3635.” Green on white bakelite in good unfaded condition. Early single clip fitting c.1930s. (1) | £20 |
| 226 | AUTOCAR SERVICES LTD. (TUNBRIDGE WELLS) BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Blue paperback covers, 48pp Summer Service, dated May 1931. (1) | £16 |
| 227 | LPTB and LT TRAMWAYS selection of all different geographical punch type TRAM TICKETS which are all specimen or proof types with serial numbers cut off. Many different and unusual “types” noted including through to Underground with “Railway” overprint, Exchange, Return, Scholar Return, etc., with many examples which would be difficult to find issued. All have various degrees of gum residue where they have been stuck into a stock book and many have a blue crayon mark to denote that they have been superseded by a later issue. Condition varies, mostly good. (31) | £55 |
| 228 | Two “MIDLAND RED” PUBLICITY BOOKLETS: “Midland Red Motor Services Illustrated Guide” 168pp with coloured pictorial covers showing company coach, circa 1930s; “Midland Red Circular Tours by Ordinary Service Buses.” Green print on buff cover with “tyre” illustration, 100pp, circa 1930s. (2) | £44 |
| 229 | MIDLAND RED MOTOR SERVICES. A framed and glazed MAP OF ROUTES serving Shropshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Northamptonshire, etc., with artwork vignettes all around the edge showing scenes of some of the places served. Size 20” x 18” slightly faded with a little damp staining at base which does not detract. Undated, but appears to be c.1930s. (1) | N/S |
| 230 | LT UNDERGROUND “Fireman” UNIFORM CAP BADGE in red, blue and yellow enamel on chrome showing LT bullseye with “London Transport” in blue across bar and with grade in red scroll below bullseye. VGC, not common. (1) | £160 |
| 231 | MIDLAND RED BUS TIMETABLE booklet of Birmingham Area Services. Red and black cover with illustration of single deck bus. 656pp plus fold-out map, dated September 1934. (1) | £30 |
| 232 | LT (BUSES) mostly large fare overprint geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from a wide range of routes although with a little duplication. A good number of “Child” issues noted. (125) | £50 |
| 233 | LGOC “GENERAL” POCKET MAPS of Bus Routes: No 10 of 1930 (Bus Route Guide (no map) (pencil annotation on cover); Nos 3, 5 and 10 1932; No 2 1933 (small size edition); No 2 1934 (small size edition – “General” logo with addition of “London Transport.”) One or two small fold tears, VGC mostly. (6) | £26 |
| 234 | IAN ALLAN ABCs: LT Buses and Coaches 1948; LT Railways March 1950, February 1951, December 1962; LT Trams & Trolleybuses May 1948; LT Rolling Stock & Locomotives 1978. All unmarked. (6) | £22 |
| 235 | Black & white postcard size PHOTOGRAPHS OF LONDON BUSES. A few early views, but majority are of RTs. Reasonable quality. (100) | £32 |
| 236 | THACKRAY’S WAY MOTOR COACHES (Ledbury Transport Co. Ltd.) BUS TIMETABLE booklet for Newbury–Slough–Reading–Colnbrook–Maidenhead–London and Maidenhead & Henley Services. 28pp dated January 1935. Cover detached at rusty staples. (1) | £46 |
| 237 | LCC TRAMWAYS geographical punch type TRAM TICKETS including one or two early issues. And return types. Note: some examples are the “worse for wear” and very grubby, but several are in VGC. All different. (19) | £18 |
| 238 | BIRMINGHAM & MIDLAND COUNTIES MOTOR BUS GUIDE. Red and white paperback covers showing illustration of “Midland Red” single deck bus. 272pp with timetables of all routes operated by Birmingham Corporation and Midland Red. Dated Summer 1924. (1) | £50 |
| 239 | A glass VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATE “DKY 719” as recovered from a Bradford Corporation Trolleybus when scrapped. Alloy and rubber surround with original blue paint. (1) | N/S |
| 240 | MAIDSTONE & DISTRICT MOTOR SERVICES enamel and gilt UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Name in gilt on green enamel background. Small enamel loss, original backplate. (1) | £14 |
| 241 | UNITED AUTOMOBILE SERVICES BUS TIMETABLE booklet for Services in North East England. Coloured pictorial covers showing company vehicle in market place. 196pp plus map (torn), dated January 1933. A little worn. (1) | N/S |
| 242 | LGOC & ASSOCIATED COS (17) and LPTB (24) all different fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Service 8 serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued before c.1939. A varied selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good, but one or two are a little faded with age, with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (41) | £55 |
| 243 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY red covered POCKET MAP of London. Undated, but has the reference M1090/100M and shows the Stanmore Line as “Under Construction” (opened 10/12/1932) | £70 |
| 244 | CITY & SOUTH LONDON RAILWAY COMPANY foolscap sized BOOK OF BYE-LAWS AND REGULATIONS. 8pp in hardback clothbound covers with title in gold on the front. Signed by the Company Secretary and dated 1929. (1) | £16 |
| 245 | LONDON BUSES chrome and enamel UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Griffins supporting bullseye type with dark blue outer circle and light blue inner with the legend “Instructor” in the lower portion and “London Buses” across centre bar. VGC. (1) | £280 |
| 246 | Three LT Local Area ROAD & RAIL TIMETABLES: Gravesend & District June 1954; Sevenoaks & District Match 1950; Orpington & District January 1950. Cover worn on last example; plus BR (ScR) Public Timetable for all services dated September 1954. (4) | N/S |
| 247 | LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY issued whole Edmondson card UNDERGROUND TICKET Tufnell Park – Bank (dated 14/6/1913) on red card with optional validity via C&SLR or LER to Tottenham Court Road thence via CLR. The distinctive feature of this ticket is the use of the two large letters “B” on each side of the ticket, to assist quick identification of destination station by ticket inspectors. Two clips, VGC otherwise. (1) | £40 |
| 248 | GLASGOW CORPORATION TRAMWAYS official GUIDE to Glasgow and Neighbourhood by Tramway Car Routes. Green clothbound hardback covers with title in gold on front. 124pp, 5th edition dated 1911. (1) | £28 |
| 249 | LT small sized WINDOW POSTERS as displayed in buses and tube stock. 1960s vintage including semi-pictorial examples by Galbraith, Eckersley, Brison, De Lemos, etc. (13) | £80 |
| 250 | A “Tramways” double-sided enamel TRAM STOP SIGN “Trams Stop By Request” in blue enamel on cream with black edges and “Tramways” symbol in brown circle with blue bar. Size 13½” x 17” in tombstone shape. Some well repaired edge chipping which will facilitate further restoration to near original condition. A very rare sign indeed. (1) | £220 |
| 251 | LT officials’ TIMETABLE BOOKLET of Trams & Trolleybuses in operation from Wednesday October 19 1949. 96pp in yellow paperback cover. Slightly worn. (1) | £36 |
| 252 | LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS CO. LTD. punch type HORSE BUS TICKETS including 1d white Tottenham Court Road – West Kensington, Adelaide – Victoria Station, Kentish Town – Elephant & Castle, 2d blue Archway Tavern – St Martins Church, Finsbury Park (Green Lanes) – Victoria Station, 3d pink Burdett Road – Shepherd’s Bush (corner loss), etc. Six examples have the heading “Omnibus Ticket” but were issued by the LGOC. Mostly VGC. (10) | £30 |
| 253 | London Tramway POCKET MAPS AND GUIDES: MET, LUT, SMET “TRAMWAYS” dated 1/1/1929 (map ref SO 1015); LCC Tramways May 1922 (cover illustration of Thames Embankment/Cleo-patra’s Needle); LCC Tramways November 1926 (cover illustration of Ken Wood). One or two minor fold tears in last two examples, VGC otherwise. (3) | £38 |
| 254 | LT published PAPERBACK BOOKLETS: “A Personal Letter From The Chairman” covering years 1 – 6 (except 5) following transfer from the LT Executive to the LT Board in 1948. (5) | N/S |
| 255 | Black & white postcard size PHOTOGRAPHS OF “GENERAL” AND “EAST SURREY” BUSES. Includes some commercial postcard issues. (40) | £18 |
| 256 | LT TROLLEYBUSES larger sized FARES CHARTS: Route 604/605 From Wimbledon January 1947 and for Routes 607 Shepherd’s Bush – Uxbridge, November 1949. (2) | £10 |
| 257 | BUS & TRAM TICKET DELVER’S DELIGHT. A box containing approx. 2000 road tickets of many different types, old and modern, from a wide range of UK operators. Extent of duplication (if any) unknown, but thought to be a good mixture, worth sorting. (Qty) | £75 |
| 258 | LGOC/LONDON UNDERGROUND GUIDE BOOKS: Memorials of London No 2; The Zoo; Richmond; Public Gardens of London; St Albans by Motor Bus; Dorking – The Heart of Surrey; Little Walks – Fresh Woods & Pastures New. Each 12pp fully illustrated and published 1910s-1920s. (7) | £30 |
| 259 | NEW LONDON & SUBURBAN OMNIBUS Co. Ltd. 2d blue punch type BUS TICKET for the route Hampton Court – Richmond Station in excellent condition. (1) | N/S |
| 260 | Six UNIFORM BADGES: “Motorman,” MET, SRC, “Driver” in scrolled and initial types; “British Railways” BR (W) totem cap badge in brown enamel (small enamel loss); London Transport “LUT” gilt and enamel collar badge. (6) | £85 |
| 261 | Two LT Board’s Officials’ BUS TIMETABLES of Country Area Buses (North-East Area) dated August 30th 1944 and December 13th 1944 (Wartime issues). 80pp and 84pp respectively in VGC. (2) | £20 |
| 262 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD. 116 different pre-war fully titled fareboard geographical BUS TICKETS from a wide variety of ROUTES between 2 – 250 at values between 1d and 8d. (116) | £55 |
| 263 | LCC TRAMS POCKET MAP & GUIDE dated October 1922 with cover showing Westminster Bridge and County Hall. An overprint on the map details “Tramway Services Passing County Hall.” Fold tears but certainly not at all common with this overprint. (1) | £24 |
| 264 | BOOKLETS RELATING TO MANCHESTER TRANSPORT: Transport Committee Report on Gauge Conversion, 1938; Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Booklet 1960; Golden Jubilee Booklet 1951, History of Manchester’s Tramways 1949. (4) | £16 |
| 265 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Selection of postcard size B&W PHOTOGRAPHS OF ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCK. Many classes featured under Metropolitan Railway and LT ownership including a GN & City Railway car. Most pictures are captioned on the back. Many are on thicker postcard paper. (50) | £36 |
| 266 | RIBBLE MOTOR SERVICES BUS TIMETABLE booklet of “Regular Motor Services.” Orange and black paperback covers, 320pp, plus fold-out map, dated September 1928. VGC. (1) | £26 |
| 267 | LT UNDERGROUND PLATFORM TICKETS comprising 1d buff: Moorgate (M), Morden, South Harrow, Stoke Mandeville, Wendover, Earls Court (Single and Return Tolls); 2d buff: Amersham, Cockfosters, Earls Ct (C), Euston, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Liverpool St (C), London Bridge (A), Marylebone, Moorgate (N), Waterloo, Earls Court (Return Toll). (18) | £42 |
| 268 | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM TRAMWAY AND OMNIBUS DEPARTMENT Complimentary DINNER MENU for the Retirement of the General Manager, Mr Alfred Baker at the Queen’s Hotel, Birmingham, October 25th 1928. 4pp, thin card, blue print. VGC. (1) | £12 |
| 269 | Collection of mostly modern UNIFORM CAP BADGES and collar “dogs” from operators in the Yorkshire area including SYPTE, Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, etc. (7) | N/S |
| 270 | “ESSEX COUNTY COACHES” red, white and blue enamel on gilt UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Winged design showing company name at each side and atop of the Essex county shield. A rare badge in VGC. (1) | N/S |
| 271 | NATIONAL OMNIBUS CO. BUS TIMETABLE BOOKLET for Somerset and Dorset area services. Red and black covers, 74pp dated April 1928. (1) | £60 |
| 272 | LGOC & ASSOCIATED COS (11) and LPTB (32) all different fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Service/Route 142 serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued before c.1939. A varied selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good, but one or two are a little faded with age, with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (43) | £220 |
| 273 | EDINBURGH CORPORATION TRANSPORT Dept. POCKET MAP. Coloured paper map with advertisements and route information on rear. Circa early 1930s. Fold tear. (1) | N/S |
| 274 | Approx 150 B&W Postcard size PHOTOGRAPHS OF LONDON TRAMS. All appear to be different and cover a wide range of routes. (Qty) | £40 |
| 275 | HARRIS’S COACHES UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Green enamel on chrome. Winged design with central circle containing the company name. VGC. (1) | N/S |
| 276 | BUS TIMETABLE BOOKLETS: Portsmouth September 1963; Eastbourne 1971; Brighton Winter 1962/63; Provincial January 1970; Hants & Dorset September 1968; plus a Southdown Fares Table booklet October 1957. (6) | £10 |
| 277 | DISTRICT RAILWAY UNDERGROUND TICKETS: Seven 1890s/1900s and later green Edmondson card issues from Parsons Green, South Kensington, Temple, Victoria (DR), Charing Cross (DR), Walham Green, Earls Court, West Brompton, Westminster Bridge, St James’ Park (WE). VGC. (10) | £44 |
| 278 | LT ENAMEL STATION SIGN “Holborn” in red and blue on white background 28” x 26¼”, the sign is curved at about ⅓rd from the top to facilitate fixing over the cable run. Ex-station condition with some staining and chipping. (1) | £24 |
| 279 | GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY 2d roll issue buff paper (No 1) OMNIBUS LUGGAGE TICKET valid for each package belonging to a passenger not booked through from GNR to SER or SWR or v.v. This was issued by the GNR on the inter-connecting bus service between the three railways in London in the late 1800s. Good condition. (1) | £10 |
| 280 | LT. An unusual ENAMEL SIGN “Canteen” with right pointing arrow in blue on white in an unusual shape. Size 11” x 27” (overall) and still attached to backing board. Ex-LT works condition with slight edge rusting only. (1) | N/S |
| 281 | SOUTHERN NATIONAL OMNIBUS Co. North Devon & North Cornwall Area BUS TIMETABLE booklets. Each 83pp-103pp complete with fold-out map and with coloured pictorial covers showing company vehicle over a map of the West Country. Dated September 1950, June 1954, April 1958. All have slightly rusty staples. (3) | £30 |
| 282 | SOUTHDOWN MOTOR SERVICES punch type BUS TICKETS including some early types. All except two are geographicals. All are unused and VGC. (39) | £12 |
| 283 | London “UNDERGROUND” POCKET MAPS: Two blue cover “Stingemore” linen backed examples, undated, but c.1930 showing Piccadilly Line extensions to Cockfosters and Northfields “Under Construction”; Two-fold thin card No 2 edition of 1938 issued 1/7/1938 (creasing on one leaf); Two-fold thin card No 1 edition of 1940 (wartime edition) (VGC). Both of the latter editions show “dotted line” extensions to Ongar, Bushey Heath, Alexandra Palace, High Barnet and Denham (most delayed until after the war, or never completed). (4) | £26 |
| 284 | SOUTHDOWN MOTOR SERVICES REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR’S TOUR 1962. Foolscap sized, 42 typescript pages plus fold-out map in card covers with photo illustration of company coach on front. (1) | £12 |
| 285 | Postcard size mostly B&W BUS PHOTOGRAPHS of DMS type buses both in LT and post-LT ownership taken in the 1970s/80s. Quality varies, but mostly good. All different. (100) | £20 |
| 286 | LPTB (TRAMS & TROLLEYBUSES) TRAM DUTY SCHEDULE No. 9321 for routes 46 & 52 (part) Saturday Working from New Cross depot dating from 1949-1951. Brown envelope containing several schedule sheets. (1) | £28 |
| 287 | LONDON ELECTRIC RAILWAY machine issued thin card UNDERGROUND TICKETS from a wide variety of stations including Workman Return from Enfield West (1933), etc. All different and mostly VGC. (30) | £20 |
| 288 | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM fold-out ILLUSTRATED BROCHURE of “Authorised Parking Places, One-Way Traffic Streets, Etc.” Opens out to show map of Central Birmingham coloured to show one way street and parking areas. It was difficult to park in the city even then. Also gives details about various Police Regulations. Published by The Tram Guides Co. circa 1930. (1) | £26 |
| 289 | THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS Co. Ltd. orange punch type “Exchange” BUS TICKET for the journey Finsbury Park Station (Underground) – Lea Bridge Road Corner. Slightly worn, but a rare example. (1) | N/S |
| 290 | METROPOLITAN STAGE CARRIAGE PSV LICENCE BADGE for a Tram or Trolleybus driver with the number “T 8473” in centre. Grey outer edge with black lettering and numbers. Manufactured by Metrovick Traffolyte in good condition. (1) | £320 |
| 291 | MIDLAND RED (Leamington Spa Area) BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Coloured pictorial covers (slightly dusty) showing various company vehicles. 210pp plus map, dated June 1940. (1) | £10 |
| 292 | LGOC (3), LGOC & ASSOCIATED COS (17) and LPTB (25) all different fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Service/Route 28 serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued before c.1939. A varied selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good, but one or two are a little faded with age, with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (45) | £140 |
| 293 | GREEN LINE “Map of Daily Coach Services 1932” POCKET MAP. 8pp fold-out type, green print, VGC. (1) | £16 |
| 294 | MARCH 1934 edition of “THE COACHING JOURNAL AND BOOKING AGENTS GAZETTE” 36pp plus 4pp centre page supplement featuring the London – South Wales route of the Black & White and Red & White companies. Covers dusty. (1) | £10 |
| 295 | METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Selection of postcard size B&W LOCOMOTIVE PHOTOGRAPHS. Many steam and electric classes featured under Metropolitan Railway, LNER, and LT ownership including a few views of LNER and BR trains working over the Metropolitan system. Most pictures are captioned on the back. Many are on thicker postcard paper. (50) | £26 |
| 296 | LT TRAMWAYS. Two FARES CHARTS for Routes 26 Hop Exchange – Clapham Junction and 58 Victoria Station – Blackwall Tunnel. Both 14” x 27” in red and blue printing and dated November 1949. Folded. (2) | £10 |
| 297 | TRAM and BUS TICKETS: A mixed batch of all different old and new mostly punch types from LPTB/LT including Streatham Ratepayer’s sponsored “Last Tram” Ticket through Streatham on April 7th/8th 1951 and a few Provincial concerns including Sheffield “Last Tram.” Mostly VGC. (44) | £20 |
| 298 | LGOC/LONDON UNDERGROUND GUIDE BOOKS: Memorials of Little Histories, London’s Country From The Air; The Pilgrim’s Way in West Surrey; Epping Forest by Motor Bus; Hospitals and Almshouses of London; Memorials of London: Naval & Military; The Trees of London and The Countryside. Each 12pp fully illustrated and published 1910s-1920s. (7) | £30 |
| 299 | A chrome “Acme Thunderer” WHISTLE with chain, sides stamped Piccadilly – SQE.” Origin unknown; plus 20 modern enthusiasts BADGES, all with a London Transport/Underground theme. (21) | £12 |
| 300 | LT chrome and enamel small sized UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Griffins supporting bullseye type with red, white and blue enamel bullseye. Measures only 1½” across. Unusual in this size. (1) | £280 |
| 301 | Collection of IRISH RAIL TIMETABLES: SL&NCR June 1957; County Donegal September 1956; CIE Dublin Suburban Summer 1957; GNR(I) September 1944; CIE Summer 1951. (6) | £70 |
| 302 | LGOC & ASSOCIATED COS and LPTB all different fareboard geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Services 1 (LGOC & Assoc 14, LPTB 18) and 6 (LGOC & Assoc 12, LPTB 14) serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued before c.1939. A varied selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good, but one or two are a little faded with age, with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (58) | £140 |
| 303 | LGOC “GENERAL” POCKET MAPS of Bus Routes: Summer Season 1926 (Country Motor-Bus Routes); No 11 & 12 of 1931; No 12 1932; No 1 1933. One or two small fold tears, VGC otherwise. (4) | £10 |
| 304 | HARDBACK BOOKS: Park Royal Coachworks Vol. 1 (A. Townsin TPC 1979); East Surrey (Bell Street H.J. Publications 1974); LT at War (C. Graves LT 1978); Tramways of East London (Rodinglea T&LRS and LRTL 1967). (4) | £20 |
| 305 | Postcard size B&W BUS PHOTOGRAPHS of Routemaster type buses both in LT and post-LT ownership mostly taken in the 1970s. Quality varies, but mostly good. All different. (100) | £22 |
| 306 | LPTB METROPOLITAN SECTION UNDERGROUND WORKING TIMETABLE No. 70 Sections 1 and 2. 100+pp dated November 1939; plus its appropriate 50pp supplement. Lot also includes a Metropolitan Railway Goods Train Supplement to the October 1921. (1) | £32 |
| 307 | LONDON AREA punch type TRAM TICKETS bundle. A mixed selection from the Croydon, Croydon & LCC, LCC, Walthamstow, LPTB (including transitional issues) and LT systems. Some unusual issues noted, one or two may be duplicated. Mostly VGC. (38) | £48 |
| 308 | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM TRAMWAYS DEPARTMENT Complimentary DINNER MENU to Celebrate the 21st Year of the Tramway Department in 1925. 8pp thin card, includes a list of committee members, photographs of company trams and operating statistics. VGC. (1) | £12 |
| 309 | Collection of UNIFORM CAP BADGES and collar “dogs” from operators in Southern England: Maidstone & District, Devon General, East Kent, Hants & Dorset, Southern National, Western National, Aldershot & District, Brighton. (8) | £20 |
| 310 | LT silver and enamel Tram Inspector UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Griffins holding bullseye design with outer circle in red enamel. Hallmarked silver c.1933, the number “91” stamped into rear. VGC. (1) | £480 |
| 311 | Eight GREEN LINE individual route COACH TIMETABLE LEAFLETS from routes L & X, U, J, O, P, D, M & Z, K. Each of 10pp fold out style, pocket map sized, green print. Mostly dated 1932. (8) | £30 |
| 312 | LT BUSES geographical punch type BUS TICKETS with large fare overprints from a wide variety of routes and values. One or two numerical stage issues noted. All appear to be different. (60) | £32 |
| 313 | LGOC. Eight different POCKET MAPS & GUIDES: No 2 dated 1934, Nos 1, 3 and 9 of 1930, No 1 1931, Nos 4, 9 and 11 & 12 1931. (8) | £32 |
| 314 | IAN ALLAN ABCs: GWR Locomotives January 1945; LMS Locomotives June 1943 and August 1945; LNER Locomotives June 1945; LT Services 1944. No apparent underlining but covers (and some contents) poor. (5) | £10 |
| 315 | LT enamel BUS STOP “E” PLATE: “40 Maidstone & District Summer” unusually in green on white. VGC. (1) | £30 |
| 316 | ARGENTINA NATIONAL RAILWAYS PASSENGER TIMETABLE booklet. Paperback covers, 184pp, dated May 1949. (1) | £80 |
| 317 | TRAMWAY FARE TOKENS: A selection of plastic and light metal tokens from a number of Provincial concerns including Ipswich, Newcastle, Oldham, Yorkshire (WD), Sheffield, Derby, MET (Employee’s Token), etc. (13) | £8 |
| 318 | A “Pistol Type” TICKET PUNCH MACHINE. Unusual design with no company marking. Good working order. (1) | £160 |
| 319 | BOROUGH OF CHELMSFORD white and blue enamel LICENCE DISC numbered 133 for Driver. Complete with original leather hanging strap. (1) | £34 |
| 320 | A “BELL PUNCH” Printing Co London Ltd TICKET PUNCH MACHINE with the serial number 28948 in full working order and in excellent condition. No evidence of company ownership, but thought to be from a London system. (1) | N/S |
| 321 | GREEN LINE (3) and EAST SURREY Traction Co. (2) BUS TIMETABLE HANDBILLS for routes including Edenbridge, Great Bookham, Sevenoaks, Reigate (2). Dated 1930. Wear to most. (5) | £34 |
| 322 | LT BUSES all different geographical punch type BUS TICKETS from Routes 1 (47) and 6 (51) serving the Willesden/Kilburn areas issued in wartime and post-war periods. A significant selection of tickets is offered to show changes in stage names/route patterns in the period covered. Condition is mostly good with some unusual/rare issues noted. See note at lot 12. (98) | £250 |
| 323 | Part coloured MAP OF LONDON’S GAS SUPPLY AND UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS. Scale 3 miles to 1”. Probably a disbound Bacon’s map issued c.1900. (1) | £22 |
| 324 | BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS 11pp BOOKLET: “Hours of Labour and Rates of Pay.” Clothbound covers with title in gold on front, dated August 1913. VGC. (1) | £20 |
| 325 | BUS DRIVER’S PSV LICENCE BADGE “KK 8509.” Red on white bakelite in good unfaded condition. Early single clip fitting c.1930s. (1) | £24 |
| 326 | AUTOCAR SERVICES LTD. (TUNBRIDGE WELLS) BUS TIMETABLE booklet. Blue paperback covers, 44pp Winter Service, dated February 1933. (1) | £14 |
| 327 | A collection of IRISH ROAD AND RAIL TICKETS all housed in a ring-binder album comprising 276 road (mostly punch and card), 146 rail (mostly whole Edmondson) and 20 miscellaneous. All appear to be different and includes some nice types. (442) | £44 |
| 328 | LT BUS STOP SIGN with red and black roundel with black edging denoting a “compulsory” stop. Unusual size 10½” x 12½” with screw holes in the four corners. Excellent condition. (1) | N/S |
| 329 | THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS Co. Ltd. green punch type “Exchange” BUS TICKET (code 42 Ex 2) for the journey Finsbury Park Station (Underground) – Forburg Road. VGC, a rare example. (1) | £110 |
| 330 | LT Divisional Mechanical Inspector UNIFORM CAP BADGE. Griffins holding bullseye design with outer circle in green and inner in cream. Manufactured by JR Gaunt. VGC and a rare badge. (1) | £370 |
| 331 | MIDLAND RED BUS TIMETABLE booklet of All Company Services. Red and black cover with illustration of radiator and company bus. 448pp plus fold-out map, dated September 1928. (1) | £50 |
| 332 | LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD fareboard geographical punch |