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5th March 2012, 08:57
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railway history
"I am Sandy and I collect things."
If there was a society called Collectors' Anonymous, I'd have to join it. Some of the things I collect are railway-related, and the latest one is puzzling me. I've looked at lists of railway companies in Britain around the 1840s, but I can't find one with the initials E.V. & M. (or is it E. U. & M.?) These initials appear on a grubby "railway mug" I have just acquired (picture attached). I'm hoping that one of you railway experts will be able to help me find the answer! 
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5th March 2012, 09:39
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It's not listed in my copy of Butt which is pretty comprehensive, so it may be one of the many proposed railways that never came to fruition. An extension of the Eastern Union perhaps?
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5th March 2012, 10:02
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My, that was quick! Thank you
 .I had thought that perhaps it was "V" for Valley, but "U" for Union makes much more sense. Though in either case, the "&M" is a puzzle. These mugs are quite common and it's usually easy to see which company they belong to, but this one defeated me. I'll try a bit more research based on your Eastern Union suggestion - many thanks.
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5th March 2012, 13:30
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I've been through "Encyclopaedia of British railway companies" and there is no exact match.
 E.V could be Ebbw Vale, but I could not find anything in that area either.
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5th March 2012, 14:15
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I've been through "Encyclopaedia of British railway companies" and there is no exact match.
E.V could be Ebbw Vale, but I could not find anything in that area either.
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Philip.
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5th March 2012, 16:39
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Welcome to the Forum Sandy,
I have done some research but haven't found anything as yet. Interesting collection of mugs. Best wishes, John H-T
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Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. LMS Patriot Group. LMS Carriage Association. Belper Model Railway Group.
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#8
5th March 2012, 16:54
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Hello Sandy! Nice to see a fellow Stockfodian on board! I live in St. Annes now though!
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Rob Bray CFPS member ELR member FTS member All views/opinions expressed are purely MY OWN and NOT that of any preservation group/organisation I am part of 
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20th March 2012, 10:34
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You might get help at the National Railway Museum in identifying these.
However, looking carefully at them I suspect they are not British. The building is certainly suspect from that point of view as is the mountain range on Sandy's post.
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Great Central Jack
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