UNUSED MIDLAND RAILWAY HANDBILLS 1872 - 1875. 9¾" x 6¼". Double-sided, black ink on brown paper announcing times of starting and return fares:

1) WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS for May 1875. Cheap excursions to London (St. Pancras) and Thos. Cook's Whitsuntide Continental excursions to Paris, Holland, Belgium, and the Rhine.
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2) TEMPERANCE FETE at the Crystal Palace July 1874. Cheap excursion trains for five days to London (St. Pancras). On reverse: Passengers can be booked to Paris, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium or The Rhine. (Thos. Cook).
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3) NATIONAL CAT SHOW at the Crystal Palace, September 1873.
On the reverse: details of Thos. Cook's and tours to the Continent.
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Single-sided, black ink on brown paper announcing times of starting
and return fares:

EPSOM RACES June 1st 1874 for six days arriving London
(St. Pancras) about 4.25 p.m.
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Single-sided, black ink on green paper:
1) TEMPERANCE FETE at the Crystal Palace July 1873. Cheap excursion to London for one day.
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2) FORESTERS' FETE at the Crystal Palace August 1873. Cheap excursion to London for one day.
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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY MAGAZINES 1903. January, February, April, June, September and December. Offered for sale as one lot.
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PAGES TAKEN FROM STRAND MAGAZINE 1899-1901.
Construction, conventional track, mono-rail, suspended cars, telegraph, costs, mountain railways.
12 sides: The Cape to Cairo.
14 sides: The Cape to Cairo Railway.
6 sides A £10,000 Toy. Complete working railway in a room. LNWR.
4 sides: The Newest Thing in Railway. Germany.
The Barmen-Elberfeld Mono-Rail.
4 sides: Liverpool to Manchester in 18 Minutes.
The proposed Lightning Express Railway.
6 sides: The Biggest Engine in The World. Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works. 6 sides: The Life Story of a Loco. LNW. Costs.
4 sides: Remakable Figures About Our Railways. Great Britain.
6 sides: To The Clouds by Rail. Swiss. Pilatus, Rigi, Murren, Beatenberg, Stanserhorn and Brunig railways.
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SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY 1977 Silver Jubilee Commemorative Ticket and five various single fare tickets.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY MAP 1925 An Original printing 32" x 20" landscape. On one side: London Suburban Area with alphabetical index to stations, list of routes electrified and advice to travellers. On the other side: General System Map and alphabetical index to stations. Maps printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited. The map folds to pocket size: 5½" x 3½". There are tears at some of the folds but the general condition is good for the age.
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