Heritage Railway

150 years old – and the centre of attention

A PAIR of 150-year-old tickets, one from a railway that operated independently for just seven years, will be the centrepiece of Paddington Ticket Auction’s sale in central London on April 21.

The older of the two was issued by the Hampstead Junction

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