Midland Railway, an oval silver engraved Director’s Ticket, crest, rev. legend, named (Mr Hudson), 40 x 28mm, 15.28g/6h (D & W –; MG –; Swan –). Pierced for wear, very fine and extremely rare £800-1,000

The Midland Railway, chaired by George Hudson, was formed in 1844 by the merger of the Midland Counties Railway, the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway. It owned a large network of railway lines centred on Derby and the East Midlands