New listers have appeared at Specialist Auctions www.specialistauctions.com and the headings for paper railwayana have grown hugely. Very specifically tickets...
I note that the abvoe sold at Pudsey a couple of weeks ago, in restored condition. It seems to have sold at Sheffield in March 2009 in "ex-loco" condition, and...
This is the sequence of events that lead to the recovery of the plates from SAR 25NC 3411 as stated by Mark Robinson of HRASA (Heritage Railway Association of...
Folks I have not been a member before although I guess some of you will have met me in various contexts and maybe you have one or more of my books? For a good...
Just a quick note to let you know we have been able to recover another plate from an English auction house that had gone "missing" from a locomotive on display...
Now online at http://www.railwayanapage.com/auction.htm <http://www.railwayanapage.com/auction.htm> I see that a WInter 57/58 "combine" sold for £510 on ebay...
Not much activity on this site lately, but I have a question regarding Vulcan Foundry builders plates. Does anyone know if they were painted when fitted to the...
Anyone know what to make of Lot 1525 at the forthcoming Sheffield? This is said to be a boxboard but clearly it is not the LMS version which TG carried (and...
I have a couple of engraved brass lever plates from a Stevens & Sons frame. Most of the black wax infill has dropped out and I'd like to replace it. Does ...
How come we suddenly have all these live auctions? Some decent material which makes one wodner if the less regular ones are based around selling someone's...
I think it's important to remember that any item is 'worth' what somebody is willing to pay for it. I am a relative newcomer to the hobby but it's very easy to...
I found the results interesting - shed plates seem to have halted the ever upward moves and wagon plates didn't shine - the ROF Woolwich was cheap, and so many...
All, My biggest gripe with Ebay when selling is the packaging. I don't mind listing things for sale but packing and posting is a pain, especially unusually...
Discussion seems a bit non-existent at the moment. Any thoughts on ebay tactics? Having just been outbid on ebay on the basis that I don't spend 24 hours glued...
Robin Per Dick Whittington's site realisations - Lot 519 W/p NBL 24076/1931 ex KUR 73 EC2 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt / EAR 5207 7¾" diam. £600 Re the Oval Alco I...