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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62 items found:

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Chatham train station platform sign, 20th century, 51 x 81 cm

Chatham train station platform sign, 20th century, 51 x 81 cm

"Tramways Enquiries, please Ring" antique timber sign, 21 x 43 cm

Sth Melb & St Kilda Beach, Showgrounds (double sided), Moreland…

Vintage Tram Destination Signs Collection: Melbourne Landmarks & History

Sth Melb & St Kilda Beach, Showgrounds (double sided), Moreland and 60 Years of Service W2-646 1930-1990 Special Tour vintage metal tram destination signs (4 items), 28 cm x 58 cm

Tram destination signs comprising 'East Coburg', 'City Via…

Tram Destination Signs: East Coburg, City, Park St, Dandenong Road

Tram destination signs comprising 'East Coburg', 'City Via Swanston Street', 'Park Street North Carlton', and 'Via Dandenong Road', (4 items), 28 cm x 56 cm each overall

'Station Master' vintage yellow and black railway sign, 20th…

Vintage Yellow and Black Railway Sign with Station Master Design

'Station Master' vintage yellow and black railway sign, 20th century, 23 x 39 cm including bracket

'Paisley' vintage train platform enamel sign, 81 cm x 142 cm,…

Paisley Vintage Train Platform Sign: Werribee Line 1929-1985

'Paisley' vintage train platform enamel sign, 81 cm x 142 cm, Note: Paisley station was located on the Werribee line, opened in 1929 and closed in 1985

'Glenbervie' vintage train platform enamel sign, 81 cm x 142 cm

Vintage Glenbervie Train Platform Enamel Sign - 81x142 cm

'Glenbervie' vintage train platform enamel sign, 81 cm x 142 cm

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.

Trackside sign 'Beware of Trains', cast iron, mounted on a wood…

Railway Warning Sign

Trackside sign 'Beware of Trains', cast iron, mounted on a wood post. 23 x 39 cm

Carriage sign. 'Men are Requested not to Loiter at this end of…

Loitering Prohibited: Carriage End Warning Sign

Carriage sign. 'Men are Requested not to Loiter at this end of the Car', printed transfer on section of cedar trim. Length 29 cm

Webb-Thompson staff apparatus. Tall cast iron floor model with…

Cast Iron Staff Storage Apparatus

Webb-Thompson staff apparatus. Tall cast iron floor model with three column staff storage. No station name plate. Appears to be in good condition, no staff to test. Very heavy. . Height 150 cm

Railway level crossing warning signs. Cast iron circular…

Railway Crossing Warning Sign

Railway level crossing warning signs. Cast iron circular crossing X sign and triangle Mountted under. White and red cats eyes, all present, some with chips, but all are reflective. Diameter 61 cm (X-ing sign)

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

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Dietz kerosene lantern,…

Gordon's Red Emergency Lantern

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Dietz kerosene lantern, with applied brass plate Gordon. . Height 48 cm

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Dietz kerosene lantern,…

Wahroonga Emergency Lantern

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Dietz kerosene lantern, with applied brass plate Wahroonga. Flaking paint, filler cap missing. . Height 50 cm

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Australian kerosene…

Australian Kerosene Lantern with NSWTD St. James Plate

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Australian kerosene lantern Aurora, with applied brass plate Nswtd-St James. Glass also etched Nswtd. Height 48 cm

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Dietz with brass plate…

Wynyard-NSWGR Emergency Lantern

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Dietz with brass plate Wynyard-NSWGR. Height 50 cm

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Dietz with brass plate…

Museum-Nswtd Red Emergency Lantern

Station Emergency lantern. Red painted Dietz with brass plate Museum-Nswtd. Height 48 cm

City circle St. James station sign. Original platform three…

St. James Station Platform Sign

City circle St. James station sign. Original platform three quarter porcelain enamel sign which had a Way out rectangular sign placed on top. Station opened in 1926. 84 x 181 cm

Town hall station sign. Small original 1932 porcelain enamel on…

1932 Town Hall Station Porcelain Enamel Sign

Town hall station sign. Small original 1932 porcelain enamel on heavy gauge steel. 47 x 71 cm

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

Wynyard double sided station sign. Porcelain enamel right angle…

Wynyard Station Double-Sided Porcelain Sign

Wynyard double sided station sign. Porcelain enamel right angle Mountted. Both faces generally in good condition, some chips and rust to edges and corners. 71 x 47 cm

Wynyard large city circle sign, 1932. Porcelain enamel single…

Vintage Wynyard City Circle Sign with Platform Signs

Wynyard large city circle sign, 1932. Porcelain enamel single sided sign plus two signs for 3 and 4 platforms. Opened in February of 1932, 20 days before the harbour bridge, these signs were styled on the London Underground. Chips to edges and losses to…

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

Nzr Railways Workshops circular brass plate 16.5 cm diameter

Circular Brass Plate from NZR Railways Workshops

Nzr Railways Workshops circular brass plate 16.5 cm diameter

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

Nine Richard Parker signal plates, terracotta. 9 x 9 cm

Terracotta Richard Parker Signal Plates Set

Nine Richard Parker signal plates, terracotta. 9 x 9 cm

Victorian Railways Dd class engine and tender plates '671' and…

Victorian Railways Dd Class Engine and Tender Plates

Victorian Railways Dd class engine and tender plates '671' and 'D3', painted cast iron, circa 1917, The largest 29 x 53 cm

Victorian Railways engine plate, painted cast iron, 'V.R,…

1917 Victorian Railways Newport Workshops Engine Plate

Victorian Railways engine plate, painted cast iron, 'V.R, Manufactured At The Newport Workshops 1917', 18 x 30 cm

Railway engine plate 'R732' painted cast iron by Hudson, North…

R732 Railway Engine Plate by North British Locomotive Company

Railway engine plate 'R732' painted cast iron by Hudson, North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow Scotland, scrapped in 1952., 28 x 81 cm

A vintage bronze diesel locomotive registration plate Ds215.…

Vintage Bronze Diesel Locomotive Registration Plate Ds215

A vintage bronze diesel locomotive registration plate Ds215. Ds215, was built in 1953 by Drewyn/Vulcan and was in NZR Service from 1953-1982. 26 x 42 cm

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

A Victorian Railways Lifetime Pass with a commemorative South…

Victorian Railways Lifetime Pass with Commemorative Plaques

A Victorian Railways Lifetime Pass with a commemorative South Australia, Northern Territory plaque, the railway pass modelled in 18ct gold, having belonged to the Hon. Theodore Fink, Member of Victorian Parliament 1894-1904, with a commemorative 9ct gold…

Railway Signs, collection of Australian & world signs, noted…

Railway Signs: Toilets, Alarms, and Smoking Permitted

Railway Signs, collection of Australian & world signs, noted various Toilet signs (12) with several versions of not using toilet whilst at station, Stop the Train/Alarm (6 types), 'Emergency Telephone...', 'Smoking Permitted In This Compartment Only By…

SA & WA Railways: Signs, noted ' South Australia: 'S.A.R./…

Railway Signs of SA & WA

SA & WA Railways: Signs, noted ' South Australia: 'S.A.R./ Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Department. Builders - Islington', 'Car No.106/ W.A.G.R.', 'W.A.G.R./ Makers 1943/ Midland Junction', 'Mothers Travelling Thro Adelaide...'.

Victorian Railways: Signs, noted 'VR. Manufactured Newport…

Victorian Railways Warning Signs

Victorian Railways: Signs, noted 'VR. Manufactured Newport Workshops 1909', 'Warning - Do not Stand in Doorway or Lean Against Door', 'Penalty £20. Do Not Throw Anything Out of Windows...' (4).

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

Blackburn: station sign. Iconic Melbourne suburban enamel metal…

Iconic Blackburn Station Sign in Melbourne

Blackburn: station sign. Iconic Melbourne suburban enamel metal sign in black & white. 81 x 51 cm

V.R Tram (St Kilda-Brighton) rotating, circular destination…

Rare V.R Tram Destination Sign

V.R Tram (St Kilda-Brighton) rotating, circular destination sign, showing: St Kilda, Dickens St, Vaultier St, Elwood Dpt, Md Brighton, Brighton Bch. This sign was in the driver's cab to indicate the position on the destination roll. Black on painted white…

Residue of a large collection of rail builder's plates and…

Railway Plates & Signs Collection

Residue of a large collection of rail builder's plates and railway signs. Includes some reproductions but also a lot of original material. Many pickings here! (22 plates & signs)

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.

U.S.S.R. Locomotive head-plate showing a large 'Hammer &…

U.S.S.R. Locomotive Head-Plate and Builder's Plate

U.S.S.R. Locomotive head-plate showing a large 'Hammer & Sickle' logo and with the name C.C.C.P. (U.S.S.R.) to the top. Raw metal, oval, 32 x 27 cm. Needs a good clean but good condition. Also: U.S.S.R. Builder's plate, marked in part: 'No.5 1937', 22 x…

Dubs & Co, Glasgow, locomotive plate 2803, 1891. Diamond-shaped,…

Glasgow locomotive plate from 1891

Dubs & Co, Glasgow, locomotive plate 2803, 1891. Diamond-shaped, 14 x 34 cm.

New Zealand : plate from Ja.1259 (builder's no.382): 'New…

NZ Govt Railways Plate for Ja.1259 (1952) from Dunedin

New Zealand : plate from Ja.1259 (builder's no.382): 'New Zealand Government Railways. Built at the Hillside Workshops (Dunedin). No.382, 1952'. Ja.1259 was written-off in 1969.

Queensland Railways: plate from BB18¼ 4-6-2 loco no.1037…

QRailways: Plate from BB18¼ Loco no.1037 (1950)

Queensland Railways: plate from BB18¼ 4-6-2 loco no.1037 (builder's no.5963) built at Vulcan foundry, Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, 1950. Plate is worn and repainted all over in red. Oval, 13 x 22.5 cm. Loco 1037 spent many years on a plinth in a Mackay…

South Australia: plate from 'Dolly' suburban passenger tank…

Plate from South Australian suburban passenger tank engine

South Australia: plate from 'Dolly' suburban passenger tank engine no .240 - 'Built at the Perry Engineering Company Works, Adelaide & Gawler, South Australia, Oct 1922, No.240'. Oval, 15 x 22.5 cm.

South Australia: plate for 400 Class narrow-gauge Garrat no.…

Plate for South Australian Garrat locomotive no. 403 (1953-1969)

South Australia: plate for 400 Class narrow-gauge Garrat no. 403. Built by Societe Franco-Belge under licence from Beyer, peacock, 1953. 403 operated heavy ore trains port Pirie-broken Hill, and was condemned in 1969. Oval, 17 x 34 cm.

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.

Emu Bay Railway, Tasmania: plate for Garrat loco 13. Large,…

Emu Bay Railway Garrat Loco 13 Plate

Emu Bay Railway, Tasmania: plate for Garrat loco 13. Large, oval, 24.5 x 47 cm, made by Beyer, peacock & Co. Ltd, Manchester, 1929. Builder's number 6581 - ran as Ebr 13.

Georgian old Sheffield plate tantalus carriage, Bell mark

Antique Sheffield Tantalus Carriage with Bell Mark

Georgian old Sheffield plate tantalus carriage, Bell mark

A large cast iron New Zealand Railways sign arm

Vintage NZ Railways Cast Iron Sign Arm

A large cast iron New Zealand Railways sign arm

A New Zealand Railways leather satchel together with padlock.…

Culverden Leather Satchel with Padlock

A New Zealand Railways leather satchel together with padlock. Plaque stamped 'Culverden'.

A wooden New Zealand Railways 'No Smoking' sign stating…

NZ Railways No Smoking Sign

A wooden New Zealand Railways 'No Smoking' sign stating 'Smoking in all Shops Prohibited'. Length 91 cm

Boxed as new Williams O gauge BC-109 Canadian National ? Budd…

Williams O Gauge Canadian National Budd Car Set

Boxed as new Williams O gauge BC-109 Canadian National ? Budd car power and Dummy set, cab #520, #525, silver livery

Number Plate - Caminhos De Ferro Mocambique (Mozambique…

Mozambique Railways Number Plate, No.474

Number Plate - Caminhos De Ferro Mocambique (Mozambique Railways). Large plate (52 x 36 cm) No.474. Quite spectacular. Some dirt but will clean up

Locomotives Builders, Class and Number plate; 'Railway Works No.…

1937 Ipswich Locomotive Works Queensland Builder's Plate

Locomotives Builders, Class and Number plate; 'Railway Works No.153 Ipswich 1937 Queensland'. Heavy oval brass plaque with red painted finish. Serial number on reverse 'LZG46'

Replica brass engine plate, SAR 3040 15F, Suid Afrikaanse…

SAR 3040 15F Brass Engine Plate Replica - 25.5cm

Replica brass engine plate, SAR 3040 15F, Suid Afrikaanse Spoorwee, 25.5 cm wide

Cambrian 16 ton 1956 railway wagon plate B213706, 27.5 cm wide

Cambrian 16 Ton Railway Wagon Plate B213706

Cambrian 16 ton 1956 railway wagon plate B213706, 27.5 cm wide

Terminal Stop Sign, Victorian Railways. Used to indicate the…

Victorian Railways Terminal Stop Sign

Terminal Stop Sign, Victorian Railways. Used to indicate the approach of the end of an electrified section. A white 5-pointed star with a black circle in the centre, 38 cm diameter overall. Minor chipping and staining but still good condition

An NZR bronze railway engine number plate 'DSA 223', oval form…

NZR Bronze Railway Engine Number Plate 'DSA 223'

An NZR bronze railway engine number plate 'DSA 223', oval form with red paint to the recesses. Note built by Drewry/Vulcan in 1953, in NZR Service from 1954 to 1985, then to MOTAT in that year 1985. 25.8 x 41.5 cm