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The first badge was used 1962 till 1968.
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Tom - a rare and very sought after badge - in fact anything to do with Railways is valuable. I would say stg 500 pounds - and upwards - you could be very surprised.....
The short history is as follows -
Eastern Union Railway - incorporated 1844
Amalgamated with Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds - 1847
Taken over by Great Eastern Railway (which later became London and North Eastern Railway) 1862.
Any other 'treasures' lurking in the background ?
THE LNER RAILWAY POLICE (1923 - 1948)
The LNER was formed from:
Great Eastern Railway
Great Central Railway
Great Northern Railway
Great North of Scotland Railway
Hull and Barnsley Railway
North British Railway
North Eastern Railways
The North Eastern Railway was the largest and most successful of the constituent companies. All of these companies had Railway Police Forces. The LNER Police was one of the largest Police Forces in the Country. It had its Headquarters at York. It had three Areas, North-Eastern, Scottish and Southern, each split into Divisions headed by a Superintendent.
NORTH EASTERN AREA (Headquarters at Newcastle)
Northern Division
Newcastle (Divisional HQ)
Sunderland
West Hartlepool
Southern Division
York (Divisional Headquarters)
Darlington
Middlesbrough
Leeds
Eastern Division
Hull (Divisional HQ)
SCOTTISH AREA (Headquarters at Edinburgh)
Scottish Division
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Dundee
Dunfirmline
SOUTHERN AREA (Headquarters at Wellers Court, Pancras Road, London NW1.)
London Division
Kings Cross (Divisional HQ)
Farringdon Street
Marylebone
Liverpool Street
Bishopsgate
Stratford
Sheffield Division
Sheffield (Divisional HQ)
Manchester
Bradford
Nottingham
Leicester
Grimsby Division
Grimsby (Divisional HQ)
Grimsby Docks
Doncaster
Peterborough
Cambridge Division
Cambridge (Divisonal HQ)
Ipswich
Norwich
Parkeston Quay
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Tom, you have a LNER police helmet plate worth about £50 in that condition. A common badge, the LNER Police were a big old Force (1450 on establishment). Their badges turn up regularly on Ebay and go for £70 tops. The Force was viewed as quite forward thinking for it's time and sent their recruits to Hendon from the 1920s. The Force amalgamated with all other railway Poice forces in 1949 when the British Transport Commission Police were formed. I know a sprightly 90 year old who was in the LNER Police. Talking with him has beeen fascinating as you can imagine. You have the 2 piece version. There was an earlier single stamped version all in black that was used as a night plate and is worth slightly more.
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Milice - I see you are a new member - so, welcome to GMIC. Until the photo was sent from my remaining collection in the UK I had not seen this helmet for years. However - with the largest collection of British Police in the World - at one time - I was not noted for accepting any item without background. I also served in 'H' Division, which adjoins the City and I seem to have memories of City Police in these helmets with white coats. I am always ready to be corrected - however, I would like to know your background on collecting - are you in the City Police ? The quickest way to establish this would be to phone the City Police Museum and check with the Curator - should you have time , perhaps you could do this ? Mervyn
Hello Mervyn,
That City Police helmet in white is a fantasy piece I'm afraid and you will not find a photo of one being worn.
No City Police helmet has the comb all in Gold. Senior Officers have a Gold trim on the comb but there will be no divisional number on the helmet plate like the one shown.
Here is a good site on City Police memorabilia.
http://citypolice.tripod.com/index.htm
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He is wearing the uniform of the London Midland and Scottish (LMS) Police.
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That white City of London police helmet is a fake unfortunately. That Force has never worn white helmets.
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Guess the Force!
in Great Britain: Mervyn Mitton's British & Colonial Police Forces
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Polsa999, your avatar is of the Great Central Railway police with the motto of ' forward' in the middle. The GCR amalgamated into the LNER who kept the motto. GWR police always had a crown on the HP. LIke the Great Eastern Railway police for their duties assisting Queen Victoria who regularly travelled to Sandringham.