Jackdaw flies into London sale accompanied by totem and two BR smokeboxes

GWR nameplate Jackdaw from Bulldog 4-4-0 No. 3447, a December 1909 Swindon product that was withdrawn from Worcester (85A) by BR in April 1951, will be joined by two smokebox numberplates and totem and Southern Railway station target signs in the Transport Auctions of London sale on October 30.

The smokeboxes accompanying Jackdaw are 3012 from a GWR exROD 2-8-0 and 31808 from an SR Class U 2-6-0. Among the totems is Betws-y-Coed, a former LMS station deep in GWR territory, and signs include an SR bridge weight restriction notice that is believed to be of a type used in only the New Forest.

From the capital comes a Metropolitan Railway & LNER enamel direction sign to Watford station probably dating from November 1925, when the station was opened as the terminus of a Met Railway branch line and originally served by electric trains to Baker Street and LNER steam trains to Marylebone. The station is now on the London Underground Metropolitan Line and is Grade II listed.

The 400-lot auction, which also includes a Met Railway Bo-Bo electric locomotive destination plate, starts at 10am. Bids will be accepted live online or by telephone, email or commission.