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Beeching cuts station signs expected to fetch £60,000 Beeching cuts station sign collection goes for £93,000
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Fourteen signs from "lost" English railway stations that closed in the 1960s and 70s are up for sale. A collection of memorabilia that included signs from "lost" railway stations that closed in the 1960s and 70s has fetched £93,000 at auction.
They form part of a collection of railway memorabilia that could fetch up to £60,000, auctioneers said. The collection, which was discovered in a rail enthusiast's garage in Wiltshire, beat the auctioneers' initial valuation of £60,000.
Items dating from the early 20th century up to the 1970s, are among the selection of items discovered in a garage in Wiltshire. The "lost" stations included Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton, St Ann's Park, Bristol, and North Tawton, Devon.
The "lost" stations include Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton, St Ann's Park, Bristol, and North Tawton, Devon. Richard Edmonds, auctioneer, said the sale had "captured the imagination".
Richard Edmonds, owner of The Chippenham Auction Rooms, said many of the items came from stations that were closed during the so-called "Beeching cuts" of the 1960s. Mr Edmonds, owner of The Chippenham Auction Rooms, said many of the items came from stations that were closed during the so-called "Beeching cuts" of the 1960s.
"Because of that, it is a sale that has generated huge interest," he said. "Because of that, the sale generated huge interest," he said.
What were the Beeching cuts?What were the Beeching cuts?
Also included in the lots are historical items from London Underground and London Transport. Also included in the lots were historical items from London Underground and London Transport.
Mr Edmonds said the late collector's wife had "no idea" her husband owned so many signs.Mr Edmonds said the late collector's wife had "no idea" her husband owned so many signs.
"They are hugely in demand," he said. "There is a lot of nostalgia about railway memorabilia and some people even have memories of these signs in place on railway stations.""They are hugely in demand," he said. "There is a lot of nostalgia about railway memorabilia and some people even have memories of these signs in place on railway stations."
The items will be sold later at the Chippenham auction house.
Mr Edmonds added it would be almost impossible to put together a similar collection today.Mr Edmonds added it would be almost impossible to put together a similar collection today.
"We believe this collection was put together in the 1960s, as the signs were just being taken down," he said."We believe this collection was put together in the 1960s, as the signs were just being taken down," he said.