A rare chance to own your own piece of historic Settle - Carlisle history is about to be made available, when the Friends of the Settle Carlisle Line auction genuine station name signs on eBay.

One example of each of Ribblehead, Garsdale and Appleby station name signs, in original condition from when they were on the platforms in the 1990s, will be sold to the highest bidders. The Ribblehead sign is 2 meters long, and this and Garsdale feature Yorkshire Dales National Park and North Yorkshire County Council logos. All three signs sport the blue flash branding of the long-defunct Regional Railways train operating company.

Mark Rand, Chairman of the Friends of the Settle Carlisle line, said "This is a rare chance to get hold of a real piece of railwayana from the S&C, and whoever wins is sure to made a sound investment. Plus a station sign would of course make a fabulous, unique Christmas present for any rail enthusiast

The eBay auction will start on Thursday 3 December and end at 2000 on Sunday 13 December. It will be found on the Hardware Railwayana, Plaques / Signs section of the auction site (or simply search for the station name when on eBay).