Railway totems are one of the designs of station signs that tell you the name of the station you're at; introduced quite early in the time of British Rail, they became the ubiquitous symbol of the station and train, and when they were replaced they became collectors items, sometimes selling for thousands of pounds.


Totem - Salisbury

Warminster station sign

Dilton Marsh Halt - sign

Westbury railway sign

Trowbridge Station

Sign for Melksham

For Chippenham Station

Totem, Swindon


The above are graphic reproductions - in the right spirit but not necessarily accurate - of totems for the Transwilts line