Collecting railway memorabilia is a fascinating and popular

hobby that involves the acquisition and preservation of objects related to

railways and the history of rail transportation. Railway memorabilia can

include a wide range of objects, such as vintage locomotive parts, train sets,

tickets, timetables, station signs, and railway company advertising materials.

One of the primary motivations for collecting railway

memorabilia is the historical significance of these objects. Railways played a

pivotal role in the industrialization of many countries, and were key to the

growth and development of many towns and cities. Collecting railway memorabilia

can provide a tangible connection to this history, and offer insights into the

social, economic, and technological changes brought about by the railways.

Another motivation for collecting railway memorabilia is the

aesthetic appeal of these objects. Many railway-related objects, such as

station signs and posters, are highly decorative and visually striking. The

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Melbourne Tram seat, c. 1900, Victorian blackwood seat, with…

Melbourne Tram seat, c. 1900, Victorian blackwood seat, with alternating light and dark slats, original metal legs, 1 of a set of 4, height 91 cm, width 84 cm, depth 95.5 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner Antiques, Sydney

Melbourne Tram seat, c. 1900, Victorian blackwood seat, with…

Melbourne Tram seat, c. 1900, Victorian blackwood seat, with alternating light and dark slats, original metal legs, 1 of a set of 4, height 91 cm, width 84 cm, depth 95.5 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner Antiques, Sydney

NSWGR porcelain enamel sign. Reward sign for information…

Porcelain Enamel Railway Warning Signs

NSWGR porcelain enamel sign. Reward sign for information regarding interfering with signals. Also porcelain enamel pole climbing danger sign. Both good condition for age.

Railway station Sydney. Two framed versions of the first…

Redfern Terminus: Then and Now

Railway station Sydney. Two framed versions of the first terminus at Redfern, includes original 1871 photograph (possibly more correctly workshops at Redfern) and a later steel engraving c.1890 which shows the Prince Alfred park exhibition building in the…

NSW Railways cast iron station sign. Early, c.1870, ornate…

Antique NSW Railway Waiting Room Sign

NSW Railways cast iron station sign. Early, c.1870, ornate floral cast iron frame with porcelain enamel 'General Waiting Room' insert. Oxidisation, crack to frame surround, major losses to enamel. Height 95 cm, width 81 cm

NSW Railways cast iron station sign. Early c.1870, ornate cast…

Antique NSW Railway Station Masters Office Sign

NSW Railways cast iron station sign. Early c.1870, ornate cast iron frame with porcelain enamel 'Station Masters Office' insert. Original multi-layered cracking paint, enamel losses to top edge of one side. Height 95 cm, width 81 cm

Omega pocket watch. Nickel cased, enamel dial with Arabic…

Omega Pocket Watch with Enamel Dial and Clean Movement

Omega pocket watch. Nickel cased, enamel dial with Arabic numerals 24hr) marked Omega NSWGR. Back of case engraved Gr.12158. Clean 15 jewel movement. Running.

NSW Railways photo album. Royal Easter show c.1958, hall of…

NSW Railways at the Royal Easter Show Exhibit (1958)

NSW Railways photo album. Royal Easter show c.1958, hall of Industries railway Exhibit photos. Fifty 20 x 25 cm black and white professional views of the exhibit stand, advertising, layout, and crowds. A wonderful record of the railways prior to…

St James Sydney city circle porcelain sign. Cream and green…

St James Sydney Circle Porcelain Sign - 1926

St James Sydney city circle porcelain sign. Cream and green enamelled steel, monogrammed to bottom edge Kfb Sydney (Kfb foundry Waterloo). Station opened December 1926. (183 x 122 cm

Museum Sydney city circle porcelain sign. Cream and brown…

Sydney City Circle Museum Porcelain Sign

Museum Sydney city circle porcelain sign. Cream and brown enamelled steel, monogrammed to bottom edge Kfb Sydney (Kfb foundry Waterloo). Station opened December 1926. (183 x 122 cm

Full size NSWGR locomotive model. Yes, full size. Imposing…

Full-size NSWGR Locomotive Model for Sale

Full size NSWGR locomotive model. Yes, full size. Imposing front cut of uniquely numbered 3392 on display in the Leuralla garden as it emerges from the tunnel. Constructed almost entirely from wood by apprentices at Chullora workshop as an exercise in…

Blue Mountains railway cartoon. Depicts the Sydney bound 'Fish'…

Blue Mountains Railway Fish at Springwood Station

Blue Mountains railway cartoon. Depicts the Sydney bound 'Fish' at Springwood station. Explanatory caption, drawn by George Finey (1895-1987) Bulletin cartoonist, died Lawson 1987. Condition is, with creases and water staining to the bottom half. 28 x 36…

NSWGR workshop Direction sign. 'Signal and Telegraph Branch,…

NSWGR Signal & Telegraph Workshop Direction Sign

NSWGR workshop Direction sign. 'Signal and Telegraph Branch, Fitters - Signwriters' executed in the signwriter's best manner, around a pointing hand 41 x 50 cm

New South Wales: 1918 & 1921 land sub-division posters…

NSW Land Sub-Division Posters & Parish Maps (1918-1921)

New South Wales: 1918 & 1921 land sub-division posters (Pleasant Hills, between Henty & Rand Railway Stations), together with contemporary parish maps for Munyabla, Milbrulong, Jerra Jerra, and Cookardinia, all in the districts of Wagga Wagga or Albury.…

Sydney Bus Destination Roll: circa 1970's, Inner North suburbs,…

70s Sydney Bus Roll: Inner North Suburbs Destinations

Sydney Bus Destination Roll: circa 1970's, Inner North suburbs, destinations including Balaclava Rd Eastwood, Circular Quay, Cricket and Sports Grounds, Garden Island, Kings Cross, Railway Square, White Bay, Woolloomooloo, Crows Nest; 85 cm wide, 972 cm…

Sydney Tram Destination Rolls: circa 1960s, Watsons Bay area…

1960s Watsons Bay Tram Destination Rolls

Sydney Tram Destination Rolls: circa 1960s, Watsons Bay area destinations including Elizabeth Street, Kings Cross, Rushcutters Bay, Vaucluse, Circular, Cricket Ground, Beach Road, Grosvenor Street, Maroubra Junction; 50 cm wide, 1195 cm long. Together…

Sydney Tram Destination Roll: circa 1960's, Eastern Suburbs,…

1960's Eastern Suburbs Tram Destination Roll

Sydney Tram Destination Roll: circa 1960's, Eastern Suburbs, destinations including Bronte Beach, Kings Cross, Watsons Bay, Zetland, Rosebery, Stadium, North Bondi via Bellevue and Bondi Beach, Coogee Beach; 50 cm wide, 1100 cm long.

Sydney Bus Destination Roll: circa 1960's, Botany & inner South,…

1960s Sydney Bus Roll: Botany & Inner South Destinations

Sydney Bus Destination Roll: circa 1960's, Botany & inner South, destinations including Darlinghurst, Bondi Junction, Paddington, Coogee Beach, Randwick, Circular Quay, Cricket Ground, Ft Macquarie, Botany, Waterloo; 79 cm wide, 590 cm long.

Sydney Tram Destination Roll: circa at 1950's, eastern suburbs,…

1950s Eastern Suburbs Tram Destination Roll

Sydney Tram Destination Roll: circa at 1950's, eastern suburbs, destinations including North Bondi via Bondi Junction and Bondi Beach, Darlinghurst, Park Street, Alexandria via Redfern, Bay Street, Ft Macquarie, Botany via Railway Square, Lords Rd Mascot,…

Sydney Tram Destination Roll: circa 1950, Eastern suburbs-end,…

1950s Sydney Tram Destination Roll for Eastern Suburbs

Sydney Tram Destination Roll: circa 1950, Eastern suburbs-end, destinations including Denham St Bondi Junction, Bellevue Hill, St James Station via College Street, Clovelly Kensington, Rosebery, Botany, Dowling St Depot, Eddy Avenue, Railway Square via…

Sydney Tram Destination Roll: circa 1950's, Western suburbs…

1950's Western Suburbs Tram Destination Roll

Sydney Tram Destination Roll: circa 1950's, Western suburbs destinations including Leichhardt, Rozelle, Birchgrove, Ryde Abbotsford, Fivedock, University, Cook's River, Pyrmont, George Street North, Cricket Ground, Railway Square via Regent Street, Coogee…

Railway Tickets - New South Wales: state railway authority…

NSW Railway Tickets: Minifare, Off Peak, Excursion & Specials

Railway Tickets - New South Wales: state railway authority 'Minifare' & 'Child Minifare' and 'Off Peak' and 'Child off Peak' selection in alphabetical order; also special Excursion & child special Excursion including 1950s-60s tickets; 1980s-90s Sra…

Railway Tickets - New South Wales: state railway authority…

NSW State Railway Authority Weekly Ticket Collection

Railway Tickets - New South Wales: state railway authority 'Periodical Weekly' tickets 'A' to 'Y' collection in three volumes, tickets are mostly in white with a few in pink (NSWGR, several for Guildford) or yellow. (approx 930).

Railway Tickets - New South Wales: 1960s-1990s Edmondson…

NSW Railway Edmondson Ticket Collection (1960s-1990s)

Railway Tickets - New South Wales: 1960s-1990s Edmondson Tickets 'A' to' Y' collection of 'Scheme' era tickets in three volumes, mostly in green with some other colours noted, Suburban and country routes. (approx 730).

Railway Tickets - Victoria & NSW: 1940s-50s Edmondson railway…

1940s-50s Railway Tickets: Victoria & NSW

Railway Tickets - Victoria & NSW: 1940s-50s Edmondson railway tickets with Victoria (25) including Workman's Tickets, break ticket, day Returns, first & second Class, child tickets, NSW (18) including school Pupil, child's Weekly Periodical, free school…

Sydney Trams engine plate The Clyde Engineering Co. Ltd.…

Clyde Engineering Co. Sydney Trams Engine Plate

Sydney Trams engine plate The Clyde Engineering Co. Ltd. Granville & Sydney, N.S.W., painted cast iron, early 20th century, 19 x 18.5 cm

[N.S.W. Railways & Tramways], Government Tramways of New South…

NSW Government Tramways and Railways Regulations and Fares

[N.S.W. Railways & Tramways], Government Tramways of New South Wales: 'Rules, Regulations, and By-Laws for the Conduct of the Traffic and for the Guidance of the Officers and Men in the service of the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales'. [Sydney,…

Railway Tickets & Other Rail Travel Ephemera: A huge…

Vintage Railway Tickets & Ephemera Collection

Railway Tickets & Other Rail Travel Ephemera: A huge accumulation of Edmondson-type tickets, noted Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, France, India, Japan, New Zealand, England, Ireland, etc. Most appear to be 1930s…

Sydney Bus destination roll, original 1970s vintage, headed…

Vintage Sydney Bus Destination Roll

Sydney Bus destination roll, original 1970s vintage, headed 'South & West Area NO1A' and listing various routes/destinations including Abbotsford, Ashfield Stn, Balmain, Bankstown, Bankstown Hospital, Belmore Station, Birkenhead Point, Brighton, Broadway…

Sydney tramway destination roll: circa 1960s original Sydney…

Vintage Sydney Tramway Destination Roll

Sydney tramway destination roll: circa 1960s original Sydney tram destination roll including Fort Macquarie Depot, Kings Cross, Double Bay, Rose Bay, Watson's Bay, Circular Quay, Cricket Ground, etc. 79 cm wide, 2.75 meters long.

Sydney tramway destination roll: circa 1960s original Sydney…

Vintage Sydney Tramway Destination Roll - 1960s

Sydney tramway destination roll: circa 1960s original Sydney tram destination roll. Long roll of various destinations including Nth. Bondi via Bondi Jun and Bondi Bch., Bronte Beach, Coogee Beach, Maroubra Beach, Cricket Grd, Show Ground, Sports Grd,…

Proposed city of Sydney & Suburban railway extension, 1877.…

Proposed Sydney Railway Extension Map, 1877

Proposed city of Sydney & Suburban railway extension, 1877. 'Illustrated Sydney News,' supplement map June, 1877 showing the railway extension proposed by Mr John young Gibbs, Shallard & Co. Lithographers, 108 Pitt St Sydney (54.5 x 90.5 cm). Enclosed in…

Photograph, Sydney railway station also known as 'Redfern'…

Redfern Railway Station, Sydney, 1885

Photograph, Sydney railway station also known as 'Redfern' because it was at the Redfern end of town. A very busy scene. Trams with Baldwin steam locos, single horse Hansom cabs & two & four horse buses. The building with the curved roof in the left…

Royal visit 1927 railway ticket (for Mrs T.J. Ley), NSW…

Royal Visit 1927 Railway Ticket and Memorabilia

Royal visit 1927 railway ticket (for Mrs T.J. Ley), NSW Railways Royal train 1954. Black leather wallet with gold embossing. Establishment of the seat of Government at Canberra by his Royal Highness the Duke of York May1927 beneath the Australian coat of…

Two press photographs, Railways, Tramways. Press photo of tram…

Sydney Tramways: Past and Present

Two press photographs, Railways, Tramways. Press photo of tram outside Kings cross Theatre (Sydney), c1920; & of an Earlwood (Sydney) bound tram caught in floodwaters at Undercliffe, c1955; including. 2 6d. B NSW Govt Tramways cardboard tickets Quay or…

Photograph, railway Workers breaking through the mountains zig…

Zig Zag Deviation: Railway Workers Breaking Through Mountains

Photograph, railway Workers breaking through the mountains zig zag Deviation (blue mountains NSW). The image is 10.5 x 15.5 cm, mounted on board 20 x 24.5 cm. Imprint on lower left of board Henry T Mellor, Lithgow Photographer.

New South Wales Government Railways. Military fortnightly…

Railway Tickets and Waybills from Australian Government Railways

New South Wales Government Railways. Military fortnightly ticket, second class for soldiers in uniform only, expires 5 June, 1941. Including. Queensland Railways, returned soldier, first class pass. All stations available until Dec 13, 1919; Government…

New South Wales Government Railways. Passenger Fares & coaching…

NSW Railways & Tramways Fares and Regulations

New South Wales Government Railways. Passenger Fares & coaching Rates, J S Cargill Esq. Solicitor for Railways. Govt Printer, Sydney, 1st July, 1907. Government Tramways of New South Wales - Rules, Regulations & By-laws. Govt. Printer, Sydney, 1898.

New South Wales Government Railways & Tramways, ambulance…

NSW Railways & Tramways Handbook and Regulations (10 words)

New South Wales Government Railways & Tramways, ambulance Corps' handbook. Issued by the Chief Commissioner of Tramways & Railways 6th edition, Govt Printer, Sydney, 1910; New South Wales Government Railways Rules & Regulations, Govt Printer, Sydney, 1907…

Book, 'Atlas of engravings to the Rudimentary Treatise on…

Atlas of Locomotive Engine Engravings (9 words)

Book, 'Atlas of engravings to the Rudimentary Treatise on locomotive Engines.' Dempsey, G Drysdale, fourteen copper-plate illustrations (single page, double page & folding), London, John Weale,1856 first edition. Oval ink stamps of railway Department New…

Five Trans-Australian railway time tables. Commonwealth…

Trans-Australian Railway and Excursion Timetables from 1922-1937

Five Trans-Australian railway time tables. Commonwealth Railways Trans-Australian railway time tables 1924 & 1937; 2 Victorian Railways, spirit of progress time-tables 1937; & NSW Railways, excursion trains booklet with timetables, c1935. Including. NSW…

Four Victorian Road guides 1930-1950. Broadbent's Road &…

Victorian Road Guides (1930-1950)

Four Victorian Road guides 1930-1950. Broadbent's Road & railway map of Victoria Melbourne, 1950; Broadbent's Road guide, Melbourne to Sydney & Canberra, & reverse. 160 pages, Melbourne, 8th edition, c1935; the Herald Road guide 1930. Motor Roads of…

Sydney Harbour Bridge railway ticket, 1932. Dark blue leather…

1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge Railway Ticket & Timetable

Sydney Harbour Bridge railway ticket, 1932. Dark blue leather folder with gold embossing New South Wales Government Railways. Official opening Sydney Harbour Bridge. Saturday, 19th March, 1932. A multi coloured oval insert on both sides, one showing the…

Ten various Union & War Services badges. 'Amalgamated Postal…

Collection of Australian Union & War Services Badges

Ten various Union & War Services badges. 'Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia' in enamel with clip back; 'Victorian Railways Union' 8911 on reverse. Enamelled for 'Trolley Draymen & Carters Union 2203. 1920; Amalgamated Road Transport Workers…

A NSW Railways framed poster 'Go by Train, in original frame.…

NSW Railways Poster, 1945, Framed

A NSW Railways framed poster 'Go by Train, in original frame. Circa 1945. 100 x 75 cm. (A/F - damage)

NSW Railways 1880s Timetables. Three various wall poster size…

NSW Railways Timetables & Parcel Records (1880s)

NSW Railways 1880s Timetables. Three various wall poster size timetable and fare charts folded as issued in the Government Gazette for 1880, 1882 and 1887, incl. Early chest with NSW Railways parcel records pasted inside

NSW Railways glass water bottle etched PTC NSW

Etched PTC NSW Glass Water Bottle for NSW Railways

NSW Railways glass water bottle etched PTC NSW

Second edition map of the New South Wales railways and roads,…

NSW Railways and Roads Map - Second Edition

Second edition map of the New South Wales railways and roads, 76 cm x 94 cm

NSWGR railway carriage mirror, recovered in 1950s from…

NSWGR Carriage Mirror - Salvaged from Passenger Scrapping (9 words)

NSWGR railway carriage mirror, recovered in 1950s from passenger carriage scrapping, 55.5 cm x 34 cm

Sydney Railway opening 1855 token, 3.5 cm diameter approx.

1855 Sydney Railway Token

Sydney Railway opening 1855 token, 3.5 cm diameter approx.

NSW Railways & Tramways 1882 Annual Report, 33 cm x 21 cm, 1.8…

NSW Railways & Tramways 1882 Annual Report

NSW Railways & Tramways 1882 Annual Report, 33 cm x 21 cm, 1.8 cm thick

NSWGR steam locomotive maker's plaque, cast bronze, 34.5 cm…

NSWGR Steam Locomotive Maker's Plaque

NSWGR steam locomotive maker's plaque, cast bronze, 34.5 cm wide, 30 cm high approx

Original Sydney Tram Destination roll. City & Eastern suburbs…

Sydney Tram Destination Roll

Original Sydney Tram Destination roll. City & Eastern suburbs destinations. Commencing Bondi, circular Quay, opera house, Racecourse, University etc. Marked 'Last no 1A box.'

Vintage NSW brass railway luggage rack

NSW Brass Railway Luggage Rack - Vintage

Vintage NSW brass railway luggage rack

Original NSW government railways luggage rack, length 77 cm…

NSW Government Railways Luggage Rack - Original (77cm)

Original NSW government railways luggage rack, length 77 cm approx

Original NSW steam locomotive plaque, made from cast brass 'No…

NSW Steam Locomotive Plaque with Brass Number 5717

Original NSW steam locomotive plaque, made from cast brass 'No 439 Built By the Clyde Engineering Co Ltd Granville NSW 1930' with brass locomotive number 5717, 100 cm x 92 cm

Sydney Bus Destination Roll: 'East No.1A Box' which includes…

Sydney Bus Route: East No.1A Box

Sydney Bus Destination Roll: 'East No.1A Box' which includes Airport, Anzac Parade Moore Park, Aust Papermills, Bellevue Hill School, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction Station, Botany Cemetery, Botany Shops, Bronte Beach, Circular Quay, Coogee Beach, Cricket…

Original Sydney tramway destination roll length 10 metres approx

Sydney Tramway: 10m Destination Roll

Original Sydney tramway destination roll length 10 metres approx

Sydney Trams: a white on black roll for the Eastern Suburbs. A…

Sydney's Eastern Suburbs Trams: A Historic Roll

Sydney Trams: a white on black roll for the Eastern Suburbs. A very long roll. Width 51 cm. A little worn, no dirt. Electric trams operated in Sydney 1898-1961, with the last Eastern Suburbs tram running in 1959.

Sydney Trams: an early roll from Enfield Depot, in wide (86 cm)…

Rare Enfield Depot Tram Roll in Wide Format

Sydney Trams: an early roll from Enfield Depot, in wide (86 cm) format. A few tears at top of roll, and dirty - will benefit from Tlc .This wide size, designed for earlier tram classes is rare!

Sydney Tram sign: 'Do Not Spit in the Car Penalty £2'. Embossed…

Sydney Tram Sign: No Spitting, £2 Penalty

Sydney Tram sign: 'Do Not Spit in the Car Penalty £2'. Embossed red on silver aluminium, 3.5 x 74 cm. Minor paint scuffing but still good condition.

Emu Bay Railway, Tasmania: plate from Garrat 4-8-2+2-8-4 loco…

Plate of Emu Bay Railway's Garratt locomotive no.20

Emu Bay Railway, Tasmania: plate from Garrat 4-8-2+2-8-4 loco no.20, built by Clyde Engineering Co, Granville, NSW, 1943. Oval, 10.5 x 20 cm.

Vintage NSW Railways travel planner, diameter 24 cm approx

NSW Railways Vintage Travel Planner (24cm Diameter)

Vintage NSW Railways travel planner, diameter 24 cm approx

Three NSWGR bowls and six dishes (NSW Government Railways)

NSWGR Bowls and Dishes Set

Three NSWGR bowls and six dishes (NSW Government Railways)

Sydney and Surburan Electric Railways - Circular Quay Station -…

Circular Quay Station Proposal Drawing

Sydney and Surburan Electric Railways - Circular Quay Station - Proposal drawing. Handcoloured photograph of the drawing. Framed

A NSW PTC Railway water carafe. Height 22 cm.

NSW PTC Railway Water Carafe - 22 cm Height

A NSW PTC Railway water carafe. Height 22 cm.

Original Sydney tram destination roll. Long roll of various…

Sydney Tram Destination Roll - City to Beaches and More

Original Sydney tram destination roll. Long roll of various City to Showground, Racecourse, Mascot, Maroubra, Bondi, Coogee, and La Perouse combinations. Approx 20 metres

Original Sydney tram destination roll. Long roll of various…

Sydney Tram Destination Roll

Original Sydney tram destination roll. Long roll of various city to west routes - Balmain, Newtown, University, Earlwood and Canterbury combinations. Approx. 20 metres

Book. 'First Stop Central. The Electrified System and Cars of…

Electrified Rails of New South Wales

Book. 'First Stop Central. The Electrified System and Cars of the New South Wales Government Railways' by Keenan & Clark. 1963, with track diagrams, fl eet histories, etc. Hard cover with d/j. Some faults on d/j, but still very good condition

Interesting accumulation of Parcel Labels in stockbook (100+),…

Parcel and Wagon Labels Collection

Interesting accumulation of Parcel Labels in stockbook (100+), mainly VR & Nswgr, a few Qr. Also: a collection of mainly freight wagon labels, chiefl y VR but a little Sar & Tgr, 1940s-60s. Also: some odds & sods, noted booked parcel labels, tickets forms…

Brass NSW Railways Luggage rack. Probable reproduction. Length…

Brass Luggage Rack, NSW Railways (Reproduction)

Brass NSW Railways Luggage rack. Probable reproduction. Length 72 cm

1880 map showing the Railway Systems of the Colonies of QLD NSW…

Colonial Railway Systems Map (1880)

1880 map showing the Railway Systems of the Colonies of QLD NSW VIC and S.A.