Enamel Pin Badges

Enamel Pin Badges

Our exclusive range of badges was prompted by a bus enthusiast who was looking for bus badges that had never been made before, therefore in 2017 we started making enquires with all the badge manufacturers, direct and not through an intermediate.

Our first badge released was based on 409 DCD, a Leyland Titan PD3 affectionally known as a ‘Queen Mary’, in its open top form while depicting its original Green & Cream livery and still as a bus in preservation, released to the enthusiast in April 2018, has now sold out as of May 2024.

Each of our badges produced since, have also been meticulously studied and researched in order to bring something new and not generally seen available in these styles before, therefore each a unique and one off product.

All our badges were created from photographs in the first instance and some scale drawings of the vehicle type, while made to a strict and certificated run of 100. We will never repeat the exact same design again, these are very much on a time limited availability. We do reserve the right to refuse potential bulk buying so as to be fair to everyone. Once a badge run has sold out, we might consider issuing something similar due to that issue popularity although requests for new badges and ideas coming forward this idea seems unlikley.

DPB Series – Vehicle badges

All of the series using the reference DPB are based on a vehicle in preservation and may also support them directly by a donation from the proceeds or by providing them some of the badges.

Plans from start to release may take up to a year, these are not a quick production line, and we would much rather spend time with our research during the process. While we commissioned Harry to create the artwork for our exclusive badges to date, In all cases the artwork created are on a limited licence basis, and subject to restraints for commercial use without prior agreement. The finished badges are sold in a small clear bag keeping them clean with our hand finished numbered folded printed header card. From our third badge, these appeared with the sequence number laser engraved to the reverse too.

DPE Series – Emblems

A new series lifted off to subscribers in August 2020 to compliment the vehicle badges, and these are as such vehcile or livery Emblems, that is to depict historic vehicle livery or types. Most of which are no longer found on current modes of transport, wether that is a Passenger or Heavy Goods vehicle.
Please use the ‘Buy Now’ at the bottom to purchase a badge mentioned

DPB01

DPB01 – The Southdown Leyland PD3 £11+P&P ALL SOLD OUT

DPB02

DPB02 – The London General ‘Bendy Bus’ £7+P&P

Actual size = 52mm x 16mm – Released 1st September 2018

Our second Enamel Pin Badge commemorates the Mercedes-Benz Citaro ‘Bendy Bus’ that originally operated in the City of London.

This issue has been specially commissioned by us as a commemorative of the Go-Ahead London Central Mercedes-Benz Citaro ‘Bendy Bus’ MAL 82 BX54 UDM. The badge, with artwork designed in-house, is taken from a photograph of the original articulated bus by Tony Wilson while on route 12 to Oxford Circus in 2011. While outside of London, Brighton & Hove Bus Company has been the biggest second operator of these vehicles and are on their way out in the not too distant future.

DPB03

DPB03 – The Leyland National in NBC Southdown livery £7+P&P

Actual size = 43mm x 24mm – Released 11th October 2019

Released to the public on Friday 11th October 2019, our third Enamel Pin Badge commemorates  the Southdown NBC Leyland National MKI single deck bus, as always another exclusive product on offer from Dinnages Publishing.

This issue has been specially commissioned by us as a commemorative collectable with sales of this badge enabling a donation on every sale towards the preservation costs of this Southdown Mark I Leyland National. This badge, with artwork designed in-house, is taken from a photograph of preserved PCD80R, based on a period of 1984 and seen on Flickr by PD3.

To support the preservation of this vehicle read more here

DPB04

DPB04 – Stagecoach South Southdown £7+P&P

Actual size = 43mm x 17mm – Released 22nd February 2020

Our fourth Enamel Pin Badge highlights the preserved Stagecoach Southdown liveried Alexander Dash Dennis Dart J501GCD, new in 1991, sporting the original ‘stripy’ Stagecoach livery.

501 was the first Dart out of a batch of 52 GCD Darts to be delivered to Stagecoach South. Nearly all have been since scrapped. This is still Owned by Stagecoach and is based at Worthing Depot, one of the only preserved Darts around.

Our badge is taken from a photograph of preserved 501, based on a period of 2019 and seen on Flickr by Simon Beeston. This badge sold far more than we had expected in such a short period of time, considering we had only attended one event since its release in February 2020.

DPE01

DPE01 – Southdown radiator emblem – This range £5+P&P

Actual size = 29mm x 13mm – Released 30th August 2020

Our emblem has been drawn from a real plaque, previously taken off of a Southdown vehicle at some point during its life, now one of many items we have hanging on our walls. The original item and made from glassfibre, could be seen on the front bonnet of the Leyland Titan PD3s, the coaches and other vehicles in the Southdown fleet, while many can still be seen attached to a variety of those now in preservation. These when found for sale, can be in excess of £100 or more.

The typical Mackenzie script is well known and stands out in the cream on the green background, with edges picked out with the brass, copying the style on those vehicles and the rectangular shape clearly shows the gentle raised middle upper and lower point, therefore the badge truly represents what is seen as in the Southdown livery, a real emblem as used on the vehicles and not just as a generic rectangle, oval or rounded badge with a Southdown name added in the middle.

Our new style Emblem badge is therefore for those who collect bus badges, in particular this new release is aimed at Southdown Enthusiasts. This our first of a new range are offered at just £5 plus UK P&P. Certificated and laser engraved, numbers allocated are normally selected at random.

 

DPB05

DPB05 – Brighton F Class Tram circa 1937-39 – Retail price £7+P&P

Actual size = 43mm x 30mm – Released 1st November 2020

This badge released in November 2020 was to mark Brighton Corporation’s electric tramway system, where under the 1900 Act, commenced service on the 25 November 1901 when the first car was ceremonially driven by the mayor John Stafford.

The increasing suburban development of the 1930s, the tram routes were consequently withdrawn and replaced by trolleybuses and buses from the 26 April 1939 while the last Brighton tram ran from Upper Rock Gardens to the Old Steine at 2am on 1 September 1939, bringing to an end thirty-eight years of almost accident-free silent service. An estimated 52 million miles had been run, 629 million passengers carried, and a profit of £54,000 made by the Brighton trams. The Art Deco styling of trams were lavish and luxurious, with beautiful wooden clad compartments.

This latest and fifth enamel pin badge in our vehicle series depicts an historic vehicle of an F Class Brighton Tram as in service between 1937 and 1939. The design builds on our previous four badges with much more detailed artwork for this unique styling of yet another exclusive and limited edition collectible pin badge.

Our design took over a year to perfect through the meticulous study of F Class Brighton Trams by our own in-house artist. Using drawings and photographs from many publications and images of what were very young in the fleet, numbers 51, 52 and 53 were built by the Corporation and coming to the road in 1937, these reused the same fleet numbers 51-53 as the first trams of those same numbers of the Class B trams back in 1914. The F class were the last open-top trams to enter normal passenger service in this country.

 

DPB06

DPB06 – Brighton & Hove Scania E701EFG – Retail price £7+P&P

Actual size = 43mm x 33mm – Released June 20th 2021

This badge was in support of the Brighton Bus Preservation Society where all proceeds from this badge has already gone towards the costs and upkeep of Scania E701EFG, from sales by Dinnages Publishing.

701 was new in July 1988, to the Brighton & Hove Bus Company in this BH1 livery, now over 35 years old, and around the same length of time we have been trading in transport collectibles. 701, Scania N112DR East Lancs H47/33 + 11F went on to have BH2 applied in the July 1997, leaving the company in 2002, going to Mayne of Manchester 25th Feb 2002 for further commercial use, to PC Coaches Lincoln 7th March 2003, and into preservation in August 2012.

The badges were publicly released Sunday 20th June, at the usual price of £7 plus P&P (per order)

DPB01

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To buy any earlier badge, (DPB01 to DPB06 & DPE01) please use this drop down option to pick a choice.

Southdown Leyland PD3 DPB01 = ALL SOLD OUT

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Enamel Pin Badges

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A word about overseas customers, ALL postage is referred to as a UK address. Anywhere else will cost more, plus Germany in particular is now asking sellers to pay a German tax to import goods!

From badge seven these are now all “Designed and Made in Great Britain”, no longer made in China, more as a change of principle although the quality is better the service is an improvement.
These are an add to cart option so you can come back and buy more products before finally paying.

Prices shown in the drop down lists do NOT include the postage fee, £1.95 for the whole order, buying one, more or the set of badges. However we may restrict bulk buyers of the same badge.

DPB07

DPB07 – Retail price £8+P&P (The Charity were pre-allocated 35%)

Chatham & District Traction Company and the sole surviving bus GKE68

This is our first enamel pin badge NOT Made in China! Designed and Made here in GREAT BRITAIN.

Friends of Chatham Traction

Website link to the Friends of Chatham Traction

 

 

 

 

Background
The bus had entered service from Luton depot, Chatham immediately following delivery in June 1939 as one of a batch of 37 similar buses. Ownership passed to Maidstone & District on 1st October 1955 upon absorption of Chatham Traction by M&D. GKE 68 became DH295 in M&D fleet and was repainted into M&D dark green and cream livery in March 1956.

In December 1956 it was sold out of service to Passenger Vehicle Disposals, Dunchurch, Warwickshire, a commercial vehicle dealer. GKE 68 was destined to become the only life-long Chatham Traction bus to survive, and a remarkable survival story it proved to be.

By January 1957 GKE 68 was sold on to Mountain Transport, of London SW3. Mountain had a contract to provide staff transport during the construction of Berkeley nuclear power station in Gloucestershire.

Enquiries followed and eventually, on the 18th December 1960, Brian purchased GKE 68 from Mountain Transport. More information can be found on their FOCT website.

We created a specially-commissioned limited-edition of 100, of this enamel pin badge depicting GKE68 originally only for the ‘Friends of Chatham Traction’ GKE68.
The club price offer was valid until 31st March 2022 and for badge numbers up to 35.
This badge is now on general release, with ALL profits from the sale of the badges donated to the GKE68 restoration appeal, that is after allowing for the actual production cost of the badge, and any merchant fees incurred. All the early badge numbers had been pre-allocated for the commissioning charity.

Actual size = 39mm x 43mm – First released 10th October 2021
On general release from 3rd April 2022
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DPB07 Chatham Enamel Pin Badge

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A word about overseas customers, ALL postage is referred to as a UK address. Anywhere else will cost more. Germany in particular is now asking sellers to pay a German tax to import goods!

All badges are Limited to just one hundred of each design, while our exclusive range are aimed at vehicles or themes on transportation in preservation. A badge may also provide funds towards the actual project in some form. Our badges are not to be confused with lesser quality products and far less detailed artwork that are often found for sale on various platforms around £2.99 and the high majority of those are made in China.
Those who wish to purchase future badges and have bought others before we are to keep a record of who may wish to pre-order prefered numbers of future releases, however certain numbers are always already allocated before each release.

We would welcome a review of our service or one of our exclusive products on Trustpilot.

Example comments as received from genuine buyers of our enamel pin badges:
excellent pin badge
brilliant pin badge
Wow! Awesome…
Great item…
…good quality badge excellent
…great condition
Lovely, as described
…excellent item
…beautifully made badge
…excellent badge
…delighted with your new Southdown badge
My golly, the detail…
Wow just look at that detail…
…the quality of finish is excellent and the backing card / presentation etc is excellent.

 

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