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Auction No 441, Category: Transport

24 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Sussex related 19th Century documents and ephemera, several concerning The Mid Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway including a Petition

Lot: 50

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £64
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Sussex related 19th Century documents and ephemera, several concerning The Mid Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway including a Petition against its enactment with 21 named petitioners, plus engraved billheads, London Brighton and South Coast Railway items, etc. VG condition. (25 items)

"British Empire Exhibition 1924 Wembley Park April-October. Its situation described in relation to the railways of London". Dobson & Molle 1923,

Lot: 68

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
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British Empire Exhibition 1924 Wembley Park April-October. Its situation described in relation to the railways of London. Dobson & Molle, 1923, fold-out pictorial map with descriptive text and illustrations to verso. Some small faults.

Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. 1900s to 1990s, a fine collection of PPCs, ephemera, many ferry tickets, and philatelic covers,

Lot: 69

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £180 - £220
SOLD £210
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Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. 1900s to 1990s, a fine collection of PPCs, ephemera, many ferry tickets, and philatelic covers, nicely presented in 3 large albums; together with a further range of tickets in a stockbook, and The Centenary of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd 1930, well illustrated. Also some items relating to the T.T. Races. (Large qty.)

Railway Locomotives, a collection of PC size photos of 1930s/50s steam locos, chiefly BR, much London Midland region, 400 in all;

Lot: 70

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £42
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Railway Locomotives, a collection of PC size photos of 1930s/50s steam locos, chiefly BR, much London Midland region, 400 in all; plus an album of 86 modern colour photos of BR diesel & electric locos. (486)   

Middleton Press ‘Tramway Classics' series, mostly London and South of England, with good local history content. Pictorial boards. Fine (26)

Lot: 71

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Middleton Press ‘Tramway Classics' series, mostly London and South of England, with good local history content. Pictorial boards. Fine (26)

Brookes "Trent Motor Traction Co. Ltd" 1986, gilt cloth; Heard "United Automobile Services Ltd" 1992; Wayman "Sunderland Corporation Buses 1928-73"

Lot: 72

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
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Brookes Trent Motor Traction Co. Ltd 1986, gilt cloth; Heard United Automobile Services Ltd 1992; Wayman Sunderland Corporation Buses 1928-73 1997; MacDonald The Western Way 1983, in d/jkt; Public Transport Plan for the Future Selnec, 1973; Jenkinson Northern Rose: The History of West Yorkshire Road Car Co.Ltd 1987; and related titles. (34)    

Tram history and nostalgia, plus some works on modern light rail, h/bk and s/bk; includes pamphlets and some on trams in Sweden & Denmark. (46)

Lot: 73

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £46
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Tram history and nostalgia, plus some works on modern light rail, h/bk and s/bk; includes pamphlets and some on trams in Sweden & Denmark. (46) 

Tram history and nostalgia with several of Scottish interest, h/bk and s/bk. Includes pamphlets and some foreign titles. (59)

Lot: 74

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £68
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Tram history and nostalgia with several of Scottish interest, h/bk and s/bk. Includes pamphlets and some foreign titles. (59)

"An Account of the Chiswick Works of the London General Omnibus Company (The Re-Birth of the Motor-Omnibus)" 1922, front inner hinge cracked,

Lot: 75

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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An Account of the Chiswick Works of the London General Omnibus Company (The Re-Birth of the Motor-Omnibus) 1922, front inner hinge cracked, large folding diagram in rear pocket; Vehicles Acquired By London Transport 1933 to 1939, The Omnibus Society, plus a related title on Wartime buses; and three modern works. (6)  

"The London Bus Review 1973" and a complete run of issues to 1992; and "London Transport Scrapbook for 1975" and subsequent issues to 1980. VG/VF (26)

Lot: 76

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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The London Bus Review 1973 and a complete run of issues to 1992; and London Transport Scrapbook for 1975 and subsequent issues to 1980. VG/VF (26)

"Motor Bus Map & General Guide June 1914", London General Omnibus Company Ltd; and later Undergound and Bus maps by London Transport

Lot: 77

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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Motor Bus Map & General Guide June 1914, London General Omnibus Company Ltd; and later Undergound and Bus maps by London Transport including 1929,1931, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, and 1947, and four related softback books. Fair to Fine. (24)

Ian Allan softback Bus & other transport Guides (26) from 1944 together with related small format guides by other publishers including some foreign.

Lot: 78

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £50
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Ian Allan softback Bus and other transport Guides (26) from 1944 together with related small format guides by other publishers including some foreign. Fair to VF (61)        

Lindh "Scania and its Vehicles 1891-1991" and "Scania 100 Years 1891-1991", both in d/jkts; "Leyland Truck and Bus 80 Years of Progress";

Lot: 79

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £32
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Lindh Scania and its Vehicles 1891-1991 and Scania 100 Years 1891-1991, both in d/jkts; Leyland Truck and Bus 80 Years of Progress; Jack Beyond Reality – Leyland Bus, the twilight Years 1994; Hannay Guy Motors and the Wulfrunian 1978; Van Hool 1947-1997; and others on bus manufacturers, including pamphlets. (19)

"The Scottish Motor Traction Co.Ltd, A Short History of the Company 1905-1945"; Dowding "Red & White Services 1919-1949" in d/jkt;

Lot: 80

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £38
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The Scottish Motor Traction Co.Ltd, A Short History of the Company 1905-1945; Dowding Red & White Services 1919-1949 in d/jkt; Boyle Buses in Ulster, Vol.1, 1935-1948; Cook & Shouler The United Counties Story 2006; and other bus company history. (16)  

"The Modern Tramway" June 1938 to December 1948, most in fine cloth bound volumes, near complete (few 1938 issues missing). Issued monthly.

Lot: 81

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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The Modern Tramway June 1938 to December 1948, most in fine cloth bound volumes, near complete (few 1938 issues missing). Issued monthly.

Machure & Vielliard "Autobus de Paris" 1999 in d/jkt; Tellier "Les Autocars Isobloc" 1998 in d/jkt; Courant "Le Temps des Tramways" 1982 in d/jkt;

Lot: 82

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
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Machure & Vielliard Autobus de Paris 1999 in d/jkt; Tellier Les Autocars Isobloc 1998 in d/jkt; Courant Le Temps des Tramways 1982 in d/jkt; Le Cinquantenaire du Métropolitain de Paris, 1951; Jowitt Paris is Well Worth a Bus 1970, in d/jkt; Le Chemin de Fer Metropolitain de Paris 1931; Tricoire Un siècle de métro en 14 lignes - De Bienvenüe à Météor, 2000, in d/jkt; and related works, most in d/jkts. VG/VF (13)

Mike Davis "Hong Kong Buses", Vols.2, 3 and 4, 1995, and "Far East Buses",Vol.1, Macau, 1996; & F.W. York "Bus Journeys Through Malaya in the 1950s",

Lot: 83

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
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Mike Davis Hong Kong Buses, Vols.2, 3 and 4, 1995, and Far East Buses, Vol.1, Macau, 1996; plus F.W. York Bus Journeys Through Malaya in the 1950s, 2001. Pictorial boards. VF 

Romer "Abstract of Laws relating to Proprietors, Drivers and Conductors within….The City of London", 1921, printed wraps;

Lot: 84

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Romer Abstract of Laws relating to Proprietors, Drivers and Conductors within….The City of London, 1921, printed wraps; Colin Curtis 40 Years with London Transport 1990, in d/jkt; Jim Blake RT Twilight 1978; Bruce Steam to Silver – A History of London Transport Surface Rolling Stock 1983, in d/jkt; and others on transport in London. Mainly fine. (30)        

"Histoire des Transports publics à Bruxelles 1976-80", 2 vols in slipcases; Gebhardt "Deutsche Omnibusse seit 1895", in d/jkt;

Lot: 85

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £60
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Histoire des Transports publics à Bruxelles 1976-80, 2 vols in slipcases; Gebhardt Deutsche Omnibusse seit 1895, in d/jkt; Usine et Tramways Electriques de la Ville de Luxembourg 1908-1933, folding map loosely inserted; Tramways Municipaux, De Stater Tram 1875-1993 in d/jkt; Kielselbach Stromlinienbusse in Deutschland 1983, in d/jkt; A Century of Swiss Alpine Postal Coaches 1932, maps in rear pocket; Planas Els Transports a Girond; and others on European transport. (18)

Omnibus Society pamphlets,1960 to early 1970s, many in a fine cloth-bound volume. (36)

Lot: 86

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Mar 2026 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
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Omnibus Society pamphlets, 1960 to early 1970s, many in a fine cloth-bound volume. (36)