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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:800
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:380
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:548
Date:24-Aug-2011
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Locomotive Manuals: 'The Australian Locomotive Engine Drivers’ Guide' by Bagley [1906]; 'Engine Working - Class Syllabus, January, 1926'; 'Sentinel-Cammell Patent Light Railway Vehicles' [1932]; Queensland Railways technical handbooks (14) 1958-82; Vr 'Examinations of Locomotive Parts' (c50) 1950s; Vr Driver Training handbooks (20) circa 1980s; Woodward Governor Company (USA) large collection of trade catalogues & brochures (100+) 1950s-70s. (circa 180 items)
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Vr: Notebooks (7) with manuscript notes relating to staff, rostering & loco crews, 1908-1973. Guards Roster Books (7) 1958-81; plus other guards/conductors related books (2) & forms. Condition varies. (17 items)
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Railway Photographs: circa 1940s-50s Victorian Railways R class locomotives, a mix of originals and reproductions (c280); plus varied selection of various rail-oriented subjects circa 1910-80s. (Total 420)
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Railway Books, noted 'Engineman’s Master Key' by Schnabel [7th ed, Melbourne, 1911]; 'Electric and Diesel-Electric Locomotives' by Hinde [London, 1948]; and scarce internal books including 'Station, Names and Code Numbers in Numerical amd Station Order' (with arrangements for 1st through train from Sydney) [Melbourne circa 1961]. (9 items)
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Vr: Consignee’s book from Vite Vite station (in Cressy-Maroona section) showing the amount charged to all freight consignees 1913-42. Group of internal memos (100s), as received by the Depot Foreman’s Office, Seymour, 1944-60 in bulging book. R.S.145A books (4) filled-in, dealing with rosters worked, hours worked and wages of individual drivers from North Melbourne Loco. Depot, 1963-1965. Plus Minutes Book of the Rutherglen Shire Board of Advice 1893-1906. (10 items)
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Tram Books, noted 'Great British Tramway Networks' by Bett & Gillham [London, 1957]; : 'The Electric Tramcar Handbook' by Agnew [London, 1915]; 'Stadtbahnen in Deutschland/Light Rail in Germany' [Dusseldorf, 2000]; 'Brisbane Tramways - The Last Decade' by Clark & Keenan [Sydney, 1985]. Condition generally good. (20 items)
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Railway photographs: collection mainly Victorian Railways circa 1916-70s, with a high proportion of original photos but some reproductions, a varied selection of rail-oriented subjects, noted Locomotives, rolling stock, accidents, vehicles. (c380)
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Card filing units: Single drawer unit with copper plate 'Metropolitan Vickers Australia Pty. Ltd.' 24 x 27 x 47 cm; Two drawer oak filing unit, 17 x 41 x 44 cm; Brownbuilt metal two drawer filing unit, 13 x 47 x 50 cm. Also wooden cigar boxes (2) & Table type display cabinet (glazed lid broken), overall 13 x 50 x 38 cm. (6 items)
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Brake Manuals, noted circa 1924 diagrams for 'Book of Instructions - Westinghouse Air Brake as fitted to Electric Trains'; 'Catechism Engine Management, Westinghouse Air Brake'; circa 1940s-50s Vr file re brake parts, axle boxes, bearings, etc; South Australian Railways Institute correspondence course - Westinghouse Brake Papers; 'The Brake Book' by Moore & Brown [circa 1970s]. Inspection will reward
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Vr Historic Photographs, various subjects, originals & photographic reproductions, showing the history of Victorian Railways. Inspection will reward. (About 250)
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1927 Royal Visit: official and complete VR File on the 1927 Royal Visit to Victoria by the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and the Queen mother), containing program for the official Reception by the Government of Victoria; 'S' notices for three Royal Trains, S.2000/27 to Burrumbeet 23rd-25th April; S.2100/27 to Kyneton, Castlemaine and Bendigo 28th April; S.2300/27 to Canberra 'In Connection with the Ceremony on the Establishment at Canberra of the Seat of Government of the Commonwealth of…
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Timetables: circa 1929-87 collection, noted Victorian Railways (54) including 'Country Line Services - Passenger Time Tables' for Oct. 1933, Sept. 1937, June. 1938 and Dec. 1938; also NSW (6) ; Trans-Australia Railway (2), South Australia (1) and WA (3). Fair/ (total 63)
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Victorian Railways: Residue of the deceased estate of a former loco driver. Mainly paper, noted roneod notes relating to loco operation; S Notice 'Royal Train. Visit of their Royal Highnesse the Prince and princess of Wales, Friday 15th April, 1983'; extract pages from 'Weekly Notice' 1959-67; various books, calendars, etc. Plenty to interest. (100s)
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Training Courses: Three large cartons of material pertaining to various courses (drivers, guards, brake, safeworking, etc.), 1930s to 1990s. Contains Vri & Rmit course papers, questions & answers, instructors’ papers and some manuscript class notes going back to the 1930s. Includes information not found in other sources. Condition generally good. (100s)
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World Railway Photographs, circa 1930s-80s, noted nice USA collection (c380), mainly of locomotives (steam & diesel), sorted by railroad company, many from the collections of well-known railway photographers Geoff Grant, William B. Jones & Max Miller. Also noted UK, France & Germany. (Total c580)
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Books & Operating Manuals: Collection from the deceased estate of a former Victorian loco driver, including many internal documents, mainly but not exclusively Victorian; and a range of NSW Operating Manuals. Noted: Vr C.15/31 'Rules for the Automatic Track Control System of Train Signalling', 1931, 31 pp; 'Operation and Management of Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives', 1974. Generally (c26 items)
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Railways Literature: Vr internal railway books (10) including 'General Appendix to the Book of Rules and Regulations and to the Working Time Table', 1st December 1936; NSW railway publications (8) with 'Freight Vehicles' 1979; plus Australian railway magazines (367). Condition varies. (Total 375)
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Railway Photographs: Photo albums (3), mainly Vr circa 1930s-50s, noted Ferntree Gully-Gembrook Line with Na locos, railwaymen & infrastructure capturing the atmosphere of the line; various enthusiast trips; rail smashes; some of Puffing Billy & a number with a young Norm De Pomeroy in the cab. (Total 324)
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Safeworking: Accumulation of papers with file as kept by the Victorian Railways Institute on Safeworking matters, 1941-1954. Includes a number of filled-in papers from V.R.I. Safeworking correspondence courses. 'VicRail Safeworking Study Programme', circa 1990s, duplicated notes on 30 subjects, housed in two thick, plastic ring binders. 11 cm thick. Also various books regarding Doo (Driver Only Operations). Fair condition. (100s)
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Safeworking: 'Suburban Interlocked Signal Boxes' ring bound folder of diagrams [Vr, 1940s-90s]; Oaklands NSW - laminated photocopies (3) of large diagrams from the period of the opening of the Vr broad gauge line in October 1938; 'Circular 101 - Remote Control Signalling on Single Lines' [NSW, 1981]; 'Safeworking Signalling' [NSW, 1995]. (6 items)
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Vr: 'Up Trains', 5 manuscript books showing all arrivals of passenger trains at Spencer Street & Flinders Street from 16-2-1961 to 31-10-1963. Recorded details inc. arrival times, locos., drivers names. Also: 'Holiday Traffic Diary', with manuscript details of special movements from Christmas 1949 to Easter 1953. All in feint lined foolscap notebooks. (6 books)
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Licensing Authorities change of rate fare, 1950 Middle Brighton Bus Service Melbourne fare to Chapel, Inkerman etc and the new costs. In mint condition on heavy cardboard
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'The Railway Gazette - The International Weekly Journal of Management, Engineering & Operation' [UK], circa 170 issues 1950-62. Condition varies
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Vr Posters: 1950s Victorian Railways posters, 'Stop Fire before it starts!Protect Lives, Homes and Crops' & 'Travel Here, There, Everywhere in Victoria By Train For 20% Less', each 101 x 63 cm. Condition A-. (2 items)
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Railway Books, noted 'Railways of Australia' by Nock [London, 1971]; 'World Railways 1950-51' 1st Edition, edited by Sampson [London, 1951]; 'World Railways 1956-57' edited by Sampson [London, 1956]. (19 items)
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VR: 1950s rebuilding of Richmond station: 'Notice. This Entrance Closed From 30th November, 1958. Entrance to Station Will Be Through New Buildings, Swan Street Or New Subway, Stewart Street', 80 x 61 cm (Faults); also framed copy of 1939 freight maps, Victoria & NSW, as used in Head Office and marked to show lines closed, rails removed, etc, overall 120 x 155 cm. (2 items)
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Vr: 'Return of Passengers Booked During the Month of 19. At Flinders Street Station', covering various months November 1953 to December 1957, a complete station-by-station breakdown of all tickets sold at Flinders Street. Large & attractive half-leather volumes. (19 books)
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Brake Manuals: Papers covering all parts of the Nswri Westinghouse Air Brake Correspondence Course, 1953; books on Air Brakes; V/Line: file containing various Instructions issued re. Brakes, 1980-86; selection of UK books (11), mainly technical, 1920s-40s, noted 'Lswr Locomotives - A Survey 1872-1923' by Burtt. Condition varies
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Locomotives: 'Locomotive Mileage Book' from Traralgon Loco. Depot showing all movements 1955-58, in specially prepared books (17); 'Data Supplied by Herr Ing Fr.Witte comprising: Dynamometer Trials of Coal Dust Locos Economic Service of Coal Dust Locos Steel Fireboxes on Coal Dust Locos', a former Central Records’ file compiled in 1946 but dealing with 15 trials dating back to 1928; 'Water Treatment', being an ex. North Melbourne Loco. Depot file with daily lists of all locos undergoing blowdown and water…
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Vr: collection of manuscript, small note-book sized books, the majority of which are driver’s/guard’s rosters showing the various jobs for various crews, 1950s-60s, appears to be mainly work out of North Melbourne Loco. Depot & Ouyen. Includes a few other assorted books. (55 books)
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Australian Railway Books, noted 'A Century of Locomotives 1855-1955' by Arhs [Sydney, 1955]; 'Australian Locomotives 1896-1958' by Turner (signed by author) [Sydney, 1997]; Wagr internal primers (13), inc. Loco. Manuals, Fault Finding Schedules, Safeworking Catechism & Basic Principles on Diesel Traction. Condition varies. (26 items)
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English Electric in Australia: Photograph album containing photos (114) of the Ee Sydney factory, component parts of various locos., Vr ‘T’ class diesel, Qr stainless-steel suburban cars, related railway infrastructure, etc. Appears to be mid-1950s. All captioned in manuscript. (114 items)
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Railway Posters: circa 1957-80s group including: 'Become A Railway Apprentice - Applications Close Nov. 11, 1957', 101 x 63 cm; 'Aus Steam ‘88. Melbourne, October 15-30'; 'Northumbria/ Britain/ Stockton & Darlington Railway. The world’s first passenger steam railway. 27th Sept 1825'. Various sizes. Condition varies. (16 items)
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Vr Rolling Stock Branch, North Melbourne Loco. Depot: 'Working Arrangements For' printed forms filled in for virtually every train run from North Melb., 1957-58. There are four forms for each single day: 'Country Passenger Trains', 'Goods Trains', Switching', 'Special Trains'; the first three of these have proposed Tt arrangements printed on the form but these are crossed-out and added to, as needed. Includes the names of drivers and firemen, in most cases; forms also include spaces for relief crews, etc.…
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'Victorian Railways - Movements of Engines' (Form T.R.71). A large collection from Cressy & Yallourn circa 1957-63, showing all rail movements for the particular day, with details including train no., loco. no., driver & fireman, tonnage. Fair/ (Total c337)
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1958 Royal Visit: V.R.: S.303/58, S.432/58 and S.435/58, showing altered and additional services on account of Visits by H.M, the Queen mother, to Ballarat, Flemington Racecourse and assembly of school children at MCG, 1st-3rd March 1958. (3 items)
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Railway Crockery: 'the Overland - South Australian & Victorian Railways' logo in black, circa 1960s/70s. 8 x cups & saucers; 1 x extra saucer; 3 x bread & butter plates; 4 x condiment dishes. (24 items)
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NSW Railway Photographs, mixed group from across the state, all eras but many from the 1960s, a mix of originals & reproductions, many showing motive power. Includes a group from the South Maitland Railway. (circa 115 items)
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Photographs: Photo albums (2), circa 1960s-70s, one with photos taken on an enthusiast trip to Mildua/Yatpool, and many shots of locos, particularly in workshops and with good close-up shots of parts of the loco; others with photos from a trip to Port Pirie/Port Augusta/Quorn region. (Total 272)
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Timetables: Large collection of Vr Working TTs (c40 - all districts), Amendments (inc. holiday amendments), Addenda & small brochures for Puffing Billy, etc., 1960s & 70s. Plus similar collection of NSW Working TTs & Appendices (10)
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Railway Photographs: Group of colour photos, circa 1970s-90s, in 3 albums, noted the Norm De Pomeroy collection as displayed at Transport House in 1991; Locos 3801 & 3820 on specials in NSW; numerous steam specials inc. R707 paralleling Sg steam; construction of new carriage maintenance depot; early work on docklands stadium. (Total 390)
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Garry Fasano: 'NSW Pacific 4-6-2 Express Passenger Steam Locomotive', acrylic/oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Fasano', framed, overall 76 x 98 cm
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U.S.A.: painting of 8-4-0 Lima steam locomotive 2751, in black, grey & brown ink on thin white felt, name of painter not shown, 108 x 32 cm. Also: UK group of three posters from John Thomspson Pty Ltd featuring the Economic Boiler, the Super Economic Boiler and the John Thompson Lancashire Boiler. Two posters 90 x 69 cm & one 87 x 62 cm. Folds & some tears on borders. (4)
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Railway Books & Videos: Huge library with 28 cartons of books & 5 cartons of videos. Includes a nice range of books on Railway modelling, noted 'The Scale Modellers Handbook' by Ellis [New Jersey, 1979]; 'Hornby - The Official Illustrated History' by Harrison [London, 2002]
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'Men of the Footplate - One Hundred and Thirty Years of Railway Trade Unionism 1861-1991' by De Pomeroy & Gilbert [Melbourne, 1992] - 25 new copies; plus file with printer’s proofs and the 40+ photographs used in the book
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Cressy Line, Victoria: 164 colour photos of gauge conversion in 1995, including the opening of the line by the Pm. Also: a group of 36 x 1959 black & white photographic reproductions of the Cressy line, making an interesting comparison. All housed in photo album & captioned. (Total 200)
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Railway Photographs: 1990s colour photos, noted rail recovery & gauge conversion, Cressy line; Geelong Loco. Depot; Red Hill, Cudgewa & Broadstore surveys; R707 at Bacchus Marsh; Victoria Dock (rail line & maritime scenes); rail exhibits at Scienceworks; Phoenix Foundry; album with construction of the Victorian section of the Melbourne-Adelaide standard gauge. (c600)
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Railway Photographs: Group of colour photos, 1997-2000. Various topics, strong on the Cressy line (inc. track re-laying, concrete re-sleepering, equipment used, etc.) A few captioned on back. (1500+)
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Locomotive Builders, Class and Number Plates: Recast brass wheel splasher plate, 'Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd./ Manchester 1887', 43 x 10 cm
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Locomotive builders plate, 'Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co., No.99, Engineers, 1911, Brisbane', oval brass plate, 37 x 20 cm. From Qgr 'B15' Class locomotive 572
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Locomotive builders plate, 'North British Locomotive Coy. Ltd., Glasgow/ 1913, No.20593, Hyde Park Works', circular, 20 cm diameter. From Nswgr 5232
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'Victorian Railways Proposed Builders Plates for A2 & Dd Locomotives', 1915 folder with drawings (3) of three proposed plates, and two rubbings of British plates
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NSWGR cast builders plate, 'built at Walsh Island Dockyard, Newcastle N.S.W., A.D.1925't-of-arms & 'Advance Australia' to the top, restored, overall 34 x 24 cm
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Locomotive builders plate, 'Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co.Ltd, Scotswood Works, Newcastleon- Tyne. No, 872, 1927' large oval brass plate, inscribed to reverse 'C 17 Class No 824 Entered Service July 1927, Scrapped May 1967, Mileage 960,780.' 46 x 30 cm
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Recast locomotive builders plates, 'Climax Mfg.Co./ Corry Pa./ No.1694', two circular plates (one in brass, other in aluminium), with patent dates up to Dec 20 1892, 30 cm diameter. No 1694 is reputed to be the last 'B' class Climax sold by the Climax Manufacturing Company. Climax Locomotive 1694 is now out of service pending major boiler restoration work and is located at Emerald on the Puffing Billy Railway. (2 items)
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Brass steam locomotive builders plate, 'No.427, Built By, the Clyde Engineering Co. Ltd., Granville N.S.W., 1929', oval plate with phoenix at top, 35 x 30 cm. Believed to have originally belonged to a NSWGR locomotive 5703. Needs a good clean
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Brass locomotive front number plate, '406', large oval 59 x 37 cm. This plate was bought from the Sar Islington Workshops inthe early 1970s, the plate is in 'Off Loco' condition, in that it has a few knocks and dings. (the 400-class Beyer-Garratt 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 locomotives were built in France for the South Australian Railways to work the narrow 3' 6' gauge ore trains from the broken Hill mines to port Pirie, the first of the ten locomotives was delivered in mid- 1953. All were withdrawn by 1969. '406' was…
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Original & recast rolling stock builders plates, 'S.A. Railways Builder Islington 1967' small break at left bolt hole; 'Bagshaw & Sons Prize-Medal Elizebeth St, West Adelaide'; 'the Queensland Rail(Way) Carriage Wagon & Tramcar Company Limited' aluminium scrolled plate; 'Manufacturers Tulloch Limited N.S.W.'; 'Manufactured By A.E.Goodwin Ltd, St.Marys, NSW Australia'; 'Parel Works/ Bombay Baroda & Central India Ry.Co./ Built 1937'; also 1944 South African boiler plate. All plates in restored condition. (7…
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Hornby Trains: clockwork, O gauge, passenger set No. 51, with green 50153 0-4-0 locomotive and tender, three red and cream carriages, and a quantity of track, boxed. Together with unboxed Hornby station; extra carriage; plus signals and other items
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Model Railways Magazines: Huge collection in 46 cartons, circa 1930s-2000s, noted 'The Model Railway News', 'British Railway Modelling', 'Railway Modeller', 'Compact Railway Modeller', 'Your Model Railway', 'Modelling Railways Illustrated', 'Model Railway News', 'Narrow Gauge World', 'Garden Railways', 'Trains Illustrated', 'The Railway Magazine', 'Garden Railway World'
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Model Railways: collection with locomotives (62) - 38 boxed including Dapol OO scale Stepney (x2) ; Fleischmann HO 4010, 4016, 4020 and 4064; Hornby OO R154, R297, R761, R2019, R2022, R2190 and R2216; Liliput HOe G.Thommen; Bachmann OO 31-050, 31-051, 31-054 (x2), 31-202, 31-305, 31-450A, 31-450B (x2), 31-558, 31-604, 31-606, 31-607, 31-850, 31-952, 32-153 (x2) and 32-200; Spectrum 11416 (x2) ; Atlas HO Alco S2 (x2) ; Tomy Western river Railroad; and 24 unboxed locomotives; plus 20 cartons of rolling stock…
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Australian locomotive Company, 'V.R. Na Class Puffing Billy' 0 scale model by Alco-Ajin Precision Manufacturing Inc. This model of 6A is painted black and has been fitted with alternative chimney and cow catcher. It is presented in its original foam lined box with CoA, numbered 040, and dated July 1985. (6A was the 4th Victorian Railways narrow gauge locomotive to be built at the Newport workshops in 1901. It was temporarily withdrawn from service in 1958 and returned to service at Belgrave in 1962 for the…
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