Lot 101 Brass LNER 9x5 Steam Locomotive Worksplate. As carried by "SIR DAVID STEWART". From a Wm Pickersgill/Heywood designed ex GNSR/LNER Class D40 4-4-0 tender locomotive No 6847 becoming LNER/BR Number "62275" built by the North British Locomotive Co Glasgow in September 1920 works number 22561. Allocated to Kittybrewster and then Keith from where it was withdrawn in December 1955. Cut up at Doncaster Works in January 1956. Sir David Stewart was a Conservative who became the Lord Provost of Aberdeen Between 1889-1895. Extremely rare plate only 21 built in the class, only Seven of these carried names, four of which have previously been offered in auction before. First time ever offered in Auction.

 

  Lot sold for £700