Interesting photo I scanned in for my dad - remember going up to CC with my 
dad in the 1980s - I wonder how much those totems are worth now? Anybody 
know when it closed down?

Paul

http://ukrailways.fotopic.net/p17914989.html

"Paul"  wrote in message 
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> Interesting photo I scanned in for my dad - remember going up to CC with 
> my dad in the 1980s - I wonder how much those totems are worth now? 
> Anybody know when it closed down?


I don't know when it closed but on my last visit I bought a pack of APT 
playing cards (Still unopened). Two weeks ago I bought another set of 
Playing Cards on a Pendolino, unfortunately they are Virgin branded and not 
as I wanted "Pendolino" branded.

I can remember a small "Collectors Corner" being at Carnforth after Euston 
closed.

KW

"Ken Ward"  wrote in message 
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> "Paul"  wrote in message 
> news:0PSdnWga9ffakXnfRVnytQ@eclipse.net.uk...
>> Interesting photo I scanned in for my dad - remember going up to CC with 
>> my dad in the 1980s - I wonder how much those totems are worth now? 
>> Anybody know when it closed down?
>
> I don't know when it closed but on my last visit I bought a pack of APT 
> playing cards (Still unopened). Two weeks ago I bought another set of 
> Playing Cards on a Pendolino, unfortunately they are Virgin branded and 
> not as I wanted "Pendolino" branded.
>
> I can remember a small "Collectors Corner" being at Carnforth after Euston 
> closed.


Pics of the Old and New playing cards posted to abpr.

KW

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:47:01 +0100, "Paul"
 wrote:


>Interesting photo I scanned in for my dad - remember going up to CC with my 
>dad in the 1980s - I wonder how much those totems are worth now? Anybody 
>know when it closed down?
>

It's been gone for some time now but if you search the web for
"railway auctions" you'll find that totems are now a type of precious
metal. Unbent examples can be worth hundreds and four figure sums have
IIRC already been paid.
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"Paul"  wrote


> Interesting photo I scanned in for my dad - remember going up to CC with 
> my dad in the 1980s - I wonder how much those totems are worth now? 
> Anybody know when it closed down?


Totems (in really nice condition) range in value from around GBP250.00 up to 
several thousands depending upon rarity and desirability.

I assume your picture is of the old CC in Euston?  It was supplemented by 
one in York station which also closed.  A few years past another attempt at 
selling railway ephemera was made in a shop in Rougier Street operated by 
NRS.  This closed two or three years back and its former manager opened a 
stall selling similar items in an indoor market nearby.  I'm informed this 
business is now in difficulty and the operator has allegedly disappeared.

John.

Paul wrote:

> Interesting photo I scanned in for my dad - remember going up to CC with my
> dad in the 1980s - I wonder how much those totems are worth now? Anybody
> know when it closed down?


It closed in either 1998 or 1999, probably the former.  I was there on
the last Saturday it was open.

Mike

Ken Ward wrote:

> 
> I don't know when it closed but on my last visit I bought a pack of APT
> playing cards (Still unopened). Two weeks ago I bought another set of
> Playing Cards on a Pendolino, unfortunately they are Virgin branded and not
> as I wanted "Pendolino" branded.


I too have the APT cards - plus a set of French TGV cards. When I manage
to lay hands on them, I'll post a scan of them somewhere.
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"John Turner" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message 
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>
> "Paul"  wrote
>
>> Interesting photo I scanned in for my dad - remember going up to CC with 
>> my dad in the 1980s - I wonder how much those totems are worth now? 
>> Anybody know when it closed down?
>
> Totems (in really nice condition) range in value from around GBP250.00 up 
> to several thousands depending upon rarity and desirability.
>
> I assume your picture is of the old CC in Euston?  It was supplemented by 
> one in York station which also closed.  A few years past another attempt 
> at selling railway ephemera was made in a shop in Rougier Street operated 
> by NRS.  This closed two or three years back and its former manager opened 
> a stall selling similar items in an indoor market nearby.  I'm informed 
> this business is now in difficulty and the operator has allegedly 
> disappeared.
>
> John.
>

Yes, that's the Euston shop. My dad got a totem for Gerrards X, Denham and 
West Ruislip but sold them on several years later (might have seemed like a 
lot of dosh at the time but nothing by today's standards).

Paul