Road and Railway Collectables Ephemera
LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY Telegraphic Despatcthes mostly 1890s (8) including three used at Yeoford, one unused, plus waybills, summary of traffic and other forms, 19 items in all, good for their age £20
BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD Large 33in x 16in folded Track & Signalling diagram covering Willesden and West London Line 1976. In very good condition considering the size £20
THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO THE RAILWAYS OF BRITAIN by Edgar Jones, published by Allen Lane, 1981 hardback with dust wrapper, 377pp. A comprehensive survey of the entire network from early days, packed with information, many route maps £7
BIRMINGHAM CORPORATION TRAMWAYS Nice little lot of photographs, postcard size, of trams in the streets of Birmingham, various locations, 8 fine photos £10
VICTORIA COACH STATION 5in x 7in Press photo of the elegant building just before it opened in 1932, contractors Lovatt just clearing up. Details on back of photo states it will serve 2500 coaches a day and other info. Good condition £10
LONDON’S FIRST GREAT SUPER GARAGE 1929 Press photo 6in x 8in of the Lex 5-storey garage in Little Poulteney Street which had just been opened by the Duke of York (later King George VI). A fore-runner of the multi-storey car park £7
LONDON’S NEW 50-CAR GARAGE 1929 Press photo 6in x 8in showing the interior with cars under repair by the large church window - the building was formerly used as a Wesleyan Church and was situated at Hampstead £7
MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK for 1,000 vehicles in Rome. Press Agency photo 7in x 5in shows exterior view taken at the time of the opening, July 1929, a great innovation. Details (in German) on back. One corner clipped, otherwise very good £7
WASHINGTON USA MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK c1930 Press photo 8in x 6in showing a block of business premises, the owner of which has converted the roof into a car park. The cars were conveyed by means of a lift £7
TOKYO’S NEW MULTI-STOREY GARAGE & CAR PARK 1929 Press photo 5in x 7in showing the exterior of the newly-opened building £6
