“I received the sign yesterday afternoon thank you. It is perfect”! G. UK

“The signs arrived this morning. Really pleased with them and great to do business with you”. Kind Regards, GM.

“I just wanted to confirm that I received the Bayswater sign. It is just as fabulous as the others, and I can't wait to get it framed and give it to my mother for her birthday. She will be thrilled”. Thank you again! E.

24 Bound Volumes of Ian Allens BUSES ILLUSTRATED. 1960 & 1961. Superb!

These 24 bound volumes take you back over 40 years through 1960 and 1961. They're a wonderful read and contain the then latest news on bus design and operations all over the U.K. They're in lovely

condition and, as the title suggests, very well illustrated. Part if their charm is the handwritten pencil delivery address on the back of each issue [for the Paper Boy] and a loose subscription reminder, date stamped Dec 1960, for the following year. £52 to include UK delivery, anywhere else please ask as they're quite heavy.

Printed PVC signs, most are self-adhesive, all genuine London Transport or London Underground old stock dating back decades.

Printed paper signs. Also see Tube Station Temporary Signs.

Bus Interior Posters 1960’s - 1970’s

Above, below and right. Various London Transport & Country Bus Route Maps. One or two pre-date London Transport which was formed in 1933, others through the decades. These show ‘London General’ [example shown to the right]. From £7 inc worldwide P&P. Absolutely delightful pieces of London’s Transport History, some show fares.

Very large 25 x 40” approx. laminated [not self-adhesive] sign announcing the Docklands Light Railway extension to Bank that opened in 1991. £35.

Below. Fares from this Station. Large 25 x 9" approx. £18 GBP inc delivery. A great sign!

Safety Notice, London Buses. 24" x 11" Self adhesive. £19 inc P&P

Beloq. Approx 21" x 4" Self Adhesive PVC. Genuine Ex L.U. Only a Few left of each £29 GBP inc P & P.

Self-adhesive, approx 10" diameter. Few only £9.99 inc P&P.

Another interesting sign from the 1990's 6" x 7" Self adhesive, unused. £10.00. Inc P&P

Below. Unusual London Underground sign. Small. 2 x 3.5” approx. £4.99  inc P&P.  PVC Self-adhesive

Underground' S/Adhesive PVC 12 x 2.5". £7 inc P&P

Roundels. London Buses. Used from 1984-94. Larger ones [17"]  as fitted to Routemasters. Smallest to large: £5; £7; £9.99, £15. S / Adhesive.

Below. Used on 'Rail Replacement' buses  8 x 18", printed card, many are double sided with another route on the back. Idea for hanging £19.50 inc P&P

Below. Special service sign printed paper approx 13 x 22". £12 inc P&P.

Special service sign, printed paper approx 9 x 20". £12 inc P&P

Special service printed paper sign 12 x 20" approx. £12 inc worldwide delivery.

Fare 12p 7 x 10.5”. £12 inc P&P

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Below, it’s long! 39 x 4” approx. S / Adhesive. £19 inc P&P

Below10" x 6" S/Adhesive 'Underground' Roundel £9

Below.Self Adhesive P.V.C. Only one or 2 of each left. £9.99 each. Approx 3.5” dia.

Below. Another classic example of how my poor photography does something absolutely delightful no favours at all. These lovely linen-backed maps from would have been shown inside Green Park Station, Southgate, Arnos Grove, Bounds Green, Wood Green, Turnpike Lane & Manor House stations. Dated 1932 - 1934.  25” x 39” approx.  Unique! £145

World Cup 1966 London Transport ‘How to Get to Wembley’ guide. Unused. Both sides shown below.

Below. Central London journey planner.  As fitted to 1972 stock London Underground carriages. 17 x 11".  Laminated or gloss paper, portrait or landscape. £18 inc worldwide P&P

“Just a short note to let you know that the parcel arrived yesterday. The books are magnificent and will be very useful. Thank you so much for all your help and promptness. With very best wishes”. SL Australia

Left. 1924 London Transport Guide to London. A fascinating read through 155 pages packed full of information. Printed by Odhams Press for London Underground. A few quotes: TAXICABS; Not exceeding one mile or 10 minutes. 1/- [5p]. For each bicycle, mailcart or perambulator 9d. The chauffeur usually expects a tip (4d or 6d). TRAIN SERVICES; Throughout the Underground system trains are so frequent that timetables are unnecessary. Right. In a cardboard sleeve, inside cover, lies this map of equal date [printed by Waterlows] of London Underground. A wonderful item. £35 for the book and map inc P&P. Sorry, sold.

Right, Red Fire Drill sign, 14 x 12”. £18 inc P&P. Far right Mansion House sign from 1990. 6 x 12”. £12 inc P&P

Below Double sided carriage window Roundel. 8x10” £12

Stickers. Above 7x8”. Below 4.5” x 7.5”. £7

I've unearthed a few extremely interesting London Transport Staff Magazines  from the late 1960's to early 1970's. These heavily illustrated magazines clearly show the 'family feel' of how London Transport used to be all those years ago. My Mother & Father were Bus Conductors [during and after WW2 respectively] and they both used to recall those days with great warmth. L.T’s outside activities included a boating club, bowls, football and cricket clubs and even an aero club with [I understand] it’s own trainer aircraft! These are full of  nostalgia being from an era when I was using Routemaster & RT buses to go to school in North London. It's also nice to see the 1970's London street scenes too showing vehicles then in daily use that now star at Classic Car shows!

These lovely old magazines give a great insight into the development and daily life of London Transport and London Underground. For example: Some show the Piccadilly Line extension being built out to Heathrow Airport, others feature what's happening regarding new buses, 'The 100th Routemaster' for example, [sorry that issue now sold], staff members histories and stories, more stories from  London Transport's own workshops, depots and garages, retirements, sports activities etc etc. Many many pictures in each of these extremely interesting and well presented magazines. £5 - £10 each inc P&P.

1979 & 1982 Central Line Timetables. When Epping -Ongar was fully open with 26 trains daily! £12 each.

No Smoking sticker. 4.5 x 4.5. £3 inc P&P.

Below printed paper version, same size. Down or down right arrow. £5.95 each. 

Right. Vinyl ‘dolly stop’ stickers. £9 each inc P&P.

Excess Fares. £12 inc P&P

Paper Bus Stop Set from the 1960’s. 14 x 16”. £42 for the set Inc P&P

Bus Interior Posters. Most are 24 x 11” although there is some variation. Many are dated and are from the 1970‘s. None have been used but will show signs of storage. Lovely things once framed. £25 each inc UK recorded delivery.

London Underground Book Promotion Poster. Linen. Dated 1939. £45

Arnos Grove. Dated 1932.

Green Park. Dated 1943

Cockfosters. Dated 1933

Southgate. Dated 1932

Bounds. Green Dated 1932

Turnpike Lane. Dated 1932

Manor House. Dated 1934

Wood Green. Dated 1932

The above sign is the ONLY reproduction I have but I’ve included it  as I feel it gives some idea of what ordinary people had to go through just to get to work 70 years ago.

Left. RED ROVER tickets from the 1960’s & 1970’s. I also have some from the  1960’s that are unstamped.  £3 each.

From London Transport Railways Archives.             Traffic Circulars, bound volumes for:

1937, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 & 1951

These heavy London Transport Railways yearly bound volumes of Traffic Circulars will have the serious collector absolutely enthralled. Everything that staff had to know is here. 770 - nearly 1400 pages in each one depending on the year. Many have diagrams. Details of Ballast Train working, Rail Grinding Trains, Black Out times and pleasure travel to restricted areas for the war years, staff vacancies, test train activities, special current arrangements, engineers possession, current rail conductivity tests, signal alterations, testing of regenerative brake, Metadyne Stock, stabling and starting arrangements, engineering works across all lines, composition of engineers trains, where it’s engine will come from and return to, ‘wrong way’ working, theft reports, despatch arrangements for Traffic Auditors correspondence, ticket bags, wages bags and so very much more. Serious offers invited.

The term ‘Genuine Copy’ I’m going to use for the drawings below might sound a bit odd but that’s what they really are, genuine copies made by London Transport of design drawings of the Front Entrance Routemaster [front engined], the Routemaster Coach [RMC used by Green Line Country Buses] and the Front Entrance rear engined Routemaster of which only one was made. [FRM1]. Hindsight has shown what a disastrous decision it was to not put FRM’s into production. These diagrams are 23” x 16” and as said, originate from London Transport, not a copy shop! My photos don’t show them at their best, no change there I’m afraid but it’s fair to say they are a little faded but perfectly readable. Wonderful and fascinating pieces of London Transport Buses history. A unique gift for a Routemaster enthusiast. £25 each.

Below. Way Out. 14 x 3.5” Up or Down arrow PVC stickers £7.95 each.

Below, sorry, sold

Right. 1960‘s Printed paper UNDERGROUND. 2 sizes, 15 x 18” & 12” x 14.5”. Some light creasing which would iron out. A lovely thing! £21 inc P&P for either size.

Right. 12 x 16” Routemaster poster. £12