RARE RAILWAY LITERATURE from the late Sir William McAlpine’s collection sells for £160,000 at auction
ONE of the world’s greatest private collections of early railway literature, put together over decades by former Flying Scotsmanowner and life-long steam enthusiast Sir William McAlpine, went under the hammer for £160,000 at a high-profile and eagerly-awaited sale held by Forum Auctions in central London on November 19.
Comprising rare books, photographs, manuscripts, early Bradshaws – including 23 for
