© "GOLDEN AGE BUTTONS":  RAILWAYS

Updated 1^st September 2010, next update due 1^st October 2010

There is a general information section at the bottom of the menu page for uniform buttons, and a
“How to Order” section on the Home Page of the website.      

References are to:  Gwen Squires "Buttons: a Guide for Collectors" (GS) and David Froggatt "Railway
Buttons, Badges & Uniforms" (DF).  

See overseas railways in “Foreign”

RAILWAYS

British Railways (1949-63).  Name and spoke wheel design (DF 54-1)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £1.00
Chrome, two-piece convex, 22 mm. £0.75
Chrome, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.25

British Railways (Senior) (1949-63). Name and spoke wheel design (DF 54-1)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 22 mm. £1.50

British Railways (1966 on).  Double arrows (DF 54-6)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £1.00  
Chrome, two-piece convex, 22.5 mm. £0.75

British Railways (Senior) (1966 on).  Double arrows (DF 54-6)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £1.00  

British Railways (1966 on).  Double arrows (DF 54-7)
Enamelled, one-piece flat, 20 mm. £0.75

Coras Iompair Eireann (Type 1). Name around winged wheel, scalloped border (DF 63-1)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £4.50

Coras Iompair Eireann (Type 1). Name around winged wheel, scalloped border (DF 63-1)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50

Coras Iompair Eireann (Type 2).  Winged wheel, no name, scalloped border (DF 63-2)
White metal, 16.5 mm. £1.50

Coras Iompair Eireann (Type 3).  "CIE" inside a wheel design (DF 63-3)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Chrome, two-piece convex, 19 mm. £1.00
Chrome, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.75

Gas, Light & Coke Company.  (see “Companies”)

Great Central Railway.  "GCR" in block serif letters (DF 3-11)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 22.5 mm. £7.50

Great Eastern Railway.Name around wing in circle, on a star (DF 3-1)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 27 mm. £7.50
Nickel, two-piece convex, 21 mm. £6.00

Great Eastern Railway.  Name around wing in circle, on a star (DF 3-1)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 27 mm. £7.50

Great Eastern Railway (Senior Staff).  Name around wing in circle, on a star (cf. DF 3-1)
(Backmarks: “Wm. Fraser & Co. Ltd. Ipswich”)
Brass, two-piece convex, 27 mm. £12.50  

Great Northern Railway (General Issue).  "GNR", large script letters (DF 3-15)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £15.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £8.50

Great Northern Railway of Ireland.   Name around quartered shield (DF 61-14)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £7.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 20 mm. £6.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 18 mm. £4.50

Great Northern Railway of Ireland.   Name around quartered shield (DF 61-14)
White metal, two-piece convex, 18 mm. £2.50

Great Western & LM&SR (Shrewsbury & Hereford).   “GW & LM&SR” script letters (DF 45-2)
Brass, two-piece convex, 17.5mm. £12.50

Great Western Railway (pre-1900).  "GWR" in large script letters (DF 26-1)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £7.50  

Great Western Railway (1904-1934). "GWR" in small script letters (DF 26-6)
Brass, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £7.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 19 mm. £4.50

Great Western Railway (1934-1947).  "GWR" in deco lettering (DF 26-8)
Brass, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £4.50

Great Western Railway (chinstrap button).  Early locomotive, rimmed border (DF 26-16)
Brass, two-piece convex, 15 mm. £6.00

Great Western Railway (Police) (Type 2). Two shields (cf. DF 26-11)
Horn, one-piece convex, 24 mm. £7.50

Great Western Railway (Senior) (1910-34).  Small "GWR" in wreath, KC (DF 26-7)
Gilt, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £7.50

Great Western Railway (Senior) (1934-47).  Large "GWR" in wreath, no crown (DF 26-9)
Gilt, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £7.50

Isle of Man Railway.   Name around triskelion (DF 50-6)
Brass, one-piece low convex, 16 mm. £7.50

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company.  Name in buckle & two shields, QVC (DF 14-1)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 18.5 mm. £8.50

London & North Eastern Railway (1924-1936). Initials in script letters (DF 5-15)
Brass, two-piece convex, 20 mm. £1.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £1.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.75

London & North Eastern Railway (1924-1936). Initials in script letters (DF 5-15)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £4.50
Nickel, two-piece convex, 20 mm. £3.50
Nickel, two-piece convex, 17 mm. £1.50

London & North Eastern Railway (1936-1947). Initials in horizontal oval (DF 6-3)
Brass, two-piece convex, 23.5 mm. £4.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 19.5 mm. £3.50

London & North Eastern Railway (1936-1947). Initials in horizontal oval (DF 6-3)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 19.5 mm. £3.50

London & North Eastern Railway (Senior Staff).  Name around shield (DF 5-17)
Brass, two-piece convex, 23.5 mm. £9.50

London & North Western Railway. Name around Britannia (DF 9-6)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £9.50
Nickel, two-piece convex, 19 mm. £8.50
Nickel, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £6.00

London & South Western Railway (1839 on). Name around quartered shield (DF 28-2)
Brass, two-piece convex, 17 mm. £6.00

London, Brighton & South Coast Railway.  "LB&SC Railway", in wreath (DF 28-8)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £15.00
Nickel, two-piece convex, 20 mm. £9.50
Nickel, two-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £8.50

London, Midland & Scottish and London & North Eastern Joint. "LMS & LNE" (DF 43-18)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 22.5 mm. £15.00

London, Midland & Scottish Railway.  Name & wreathed dragon wing (DF 22-6)
White metal, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
White metal, two-piece convex, 22 mm. £1.50
White metal, two-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £0.75

London, Midland & Scottish Railway.  Name & wreathed dragon wing (DF 22-6)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £2.50
Chrome, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £1.50
Chrome, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £0.75

London, Midland & Scottish Railway (Senior).  Name & wreathed wing (cf. DF 22-6)
Brass, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £4.50 
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £1.50 

LMS, Northern Counties Committee.  Name and wreathed dragon's wing (DF 61-5)
Brass, two-piece convex, 25 mm. £15.00
Brass, two-piece convex, 19.5 mm. £7.50

Manchester Ship Canal Railways.  Name around crest
Chrome, one-piece convex, 26 mm. £2.50

Metropolitan Railway (Type 1).  Name around shield (DF 38-6)
(Backmarks: “Firmin’s Ld. London”)
Brass, two-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £15.00

Midland & Great Northern Joint (Type 1).  "Mid” above “GN" script letters (DF 44-10)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £12.50

Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (Type 2).  "Mid&GN" script letters (DF 44-11)
White metal, two-piece convex, 24 mm. £12.50
White metal, two-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £8.50

Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (Type 3).  "M&GN" script letters (DF 44-12)
Brass, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £8.50

Midland Railway (Type 3).  Name around wyvern design  (DF 11-7)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £9.50
Nickel, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £4.50

North Eastern Railway.  "NER" in script letters (DF 1-2)
Nickel, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £6.00

North Eastern Railway.  "NER" in script letters (DF 1-2)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 16 mm. £3.50

Port of London Authority.  Sailing ship with St. George's flag on sail, unlined field (DF 53-3)
Chrome, two-piece convex, 17 mm. £1.50

Southern Railway.   ”SR” in large serif letters (DF 33-12)
Brass, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £4.50
Brass, two-piece convex, 16.5 mm. £1.50 

South Eastern & Chatham Railway.  "SE&CR" & wreath around QVC (DF 33-2)
Brass, two-piece convex, 17.5 mm. £6.00

Swansea & Mumbles Railway.  Wheel and magnet design (DF 53-9)
Brass, two-piece convex, 23 mm. £7.50         

HORN & VULCANITE

British Railways (1956-66). "BR", large serif letters (DF 54-5)
Horn, one-piece convex, 24.5 mm. £1.00
Horn, one-piece convex, 21.5 mm. £0.75
Horn, one-piece convex, 20 mm. £0.50

British Railways (1966 on). Double arrow design (DF 54-7)
Horn, one-piece convex, 24.5 mm. £2.50
Horn, one-piece convex, 22 mm. £1.50