Who would have known that there was such a variety of locomotive used on national railway systems around the world. This complete set of 32 cards illustrates different types from Heavy Diesel Locomotives and High Speed Electric Locomotives to Shunting Locomotives and Electric Railcar Trains. The pack...

All aboard!!! Predating the privatisation by a decade, this piece of British Rail ephemera is over 30 years old. Published by British Rail the map shows the entire Passenger Network as it stood between May 1983 and May 1984. This type of item was supposed to be disposable, as it would have been updated...

Full steam ahead!! Introduced by Hughie Green, the popular host of 1970's television programme "Opportunity Knocks" and in association with TV Times, this item combined the power of television, advertising and railway preservation. The idea was to encourage families during the school summer holidays...

The days of mainline steam locomotives have long gone but you can now relive those wonderous days virtually by purchasing a Vistascreen booklet of ten views of the locomotives in magnificient monochrome 3D to enjoy from the comfort of your sofa. Designed specifically for Vistascreen viewers or it's "clones"...

Apparently most electric trains of the world in the late 1960's and early 1970's looked remarkably similar. This pack of Mini-Trumps Fact Cards consists of 30 cards each with a colour photograph of a specific train. The trains are mainly European with some from Japan, USA and China. The instructions...

Created for the London and North Eastern Railway company as part of the Beautiful Britain Series of playing cards, this was a way of promoting the company to the wider public before the days of social media. Interestingly, this humble everyday item bears evidence of social, political and economic strife,...

All aboard!! Relive the age of steam with this jigsaw depicting the West Coast Postal being hauled by the locomotive 71000 Duke of Gloucester. The box remains strong and intact. The corners are rubbed and there is some creasing but this is to be expected of an item this age. The colour of the front illustration...

Most jigsaws depict vintage steam trains but this is something different a diesel. The town scene illustrated on the lid is wonderfully vintage look in both the vehicles and costumes shown but also the vivid colours used. The box is strong and intact but it's beginning to show it's almost 60 years. The...

A perfect gift for a jigsaw enthusiast who enjoys trains or even a train enthusiast who enjoys jigsaws. Over 500 interlocking, thin cardboard pieces form a circular picture depicting a train from France, Great Britain, Italy, Australia, South Africa and the USA. This is quite a difficult jigsaw to undertake...

People have always been intrigued by misfortune and disaster while other people aim to proffer from such events. This is true with this postcard recording the Tramway Accident which occurred in Bradford on the 31st July 1907. Fortunately this time there were no fatalities but the tram appears to have...

Be transported back to the heyday of British family holidays. Back in the 1950's and early 1960's the staycation was far more popular and affordable than foreign holidays. This jigsaw shows how one could be transported to your seaside destination - car, bus, train or boat. Considering it's age this item...

You can hear the shriek of the whistle and smell the smoke in your nostrils with this item. Having been played for around four decades this pack of Top Trumps is in remarkably good condition. The set is complete with 32 cards, the title card and even the 10 points credit card. All are in clean undamaged...