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L.N.E.R. badge

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 4:57 pm
by Mike1946
I have my Grandfther's L.N.E.R. badge with a 4-6-0 engine and tender on and the words RAILWAY SERVICE. On the rear there is a number55816. Is this the owner's LNER number or the issue number of the badge ?

Re: L.N.E.R. badge

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:19 pm
by manna
G'Day Gents

Not 100% sure, but I think, it may have been a 'War Time' badge, the 'Railway Service' was a way of showing why the wearer wasn't in the Military.

manna

Re: L.N.E.R. badge

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:48 pm
by 4812
and that 4-6-0 is a Castle!

Re: L.N.E.R. badge

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:16 pm
by manna
G'Day Gents

Could be a generic copy, I bought one in 1971 at the "Last Steam on the Underground" do at Neasden !

Have you a picture.?

manna

Re: L.N.E.R. badge

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:14 am
by Nige
I have the LNER wartime service badge that was my fathers. He was a Premium Apprentice at LNER Darlington Locomotive Works during the war.
His number was 4919. Yes it does look like a GWR 4-6-0 loco with the tapered boiler. Not noticed that before.
Tried to insert photo but site doesn't seem to want it.