The term ‘railwayana’ can cover all manner of rail-related memorabilia, from Victorian carriage prints, right up to nameplates recently removed from recently withdrawn HST power cars.
Collecting such material has become a way for many thousands of enthusiasts to own their own piece of the railways and, contrary to what some may think, doesn’t have to be an expensive hobby as some items sell for just a few pounds. What is evident is that a number of collectors buy and sell items – station totems and locomotive nameplates or similar – which may be of personal interest or significance because of where they lived, or where they spotted trains as a youngster.
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