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Nameplates (Steam)

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147

Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate AIRBORNE. As carried by an E. Thompson designed ex LNER Class A2 4-6-2 No. 60511 built at Doncaster works in July 1946. Allocations included Gateshead, Heaton and Tweedmouth, from where it was withdrawn in November 1962 despite being stored at Blaydon between October 1962 and March 1963. Cut up at Doncaster works 05/63.

Guide: £7000-10000
Lot Sold For: £9000 (PB 658)

148

Steam Locomotive Nameplate GUY MANNERING. As carried by a Thompson designed class A1 8P6F No. 60129 4-6-2 built at Doncaster Works in June 1949.Allocations included Gateshead, Heaton, Tweedmouth, Gateshead and York North from where it was withdrawn in October 1965. Cut up at R.A King, Trowse, Norwich, 12/65. Guy Mannering appeared in three volumes of Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1815. Mounted on a wooden board.

Guide: £8000-10000
Reserve Not Met

149

Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN.As carried by a Thompson designed ex-LNER class A2 8P7F 4-6-2 No. 60507 built at Darlington Works in May 1944. Allocations included Darlington, Kings Cross, Edinburgh Haymarket and Edinburgh St. Margarets from where it was withdrawn in December 1960. Cut up at Doncaster works 12/60. Mounted on a wooden board.

Guide: £8000-10000
Reserve Not Met

150

Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate MELTON set upon a well-made MDF splasher for easy display. As carried by a Gresley designed ex-GNR / LNER class 8P6F 'A3' 4-6-2 No. 60044 built at Doncaster works in June 1924.Allocations included Grantham, Copley Hill, Doncaster, Leicester (GC), Neasden and Kings Cross from where it was withdrawn in June 1963. Cut up at Doncaster works 12/63.

Guide: £6000-8000
Lot Sold For: £6000 (PB 1722)

152

Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate TIVERTON CASTLE. As carried by a C. Collett designed ex GWR 4073 class 4-6-0 No. 5041 built at Swindon works in July 1935. Allocations included Plymouth Laira, Bristol Bath Road, Newton Abbot, Landore, Neath and Old Oak Common from where it was withdrawn in December 1963. Cut up at Cashmore's Great Bridge 06/64.

Guide: £8000-12,000
Reserve Not Met

153



Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate EYTON HALL. As carried by a Collett designed ex GWR 49xx class 4-6-0 No. 4998 built at Swindon Works in March 1931. Allocations included Old Oak Common, Reading, Didcot and Banbury from where it was withdrawn in October 1963. Cut up at Cohen's, Morriston, South Wales 05/64. Eyton Hall is situated on a 17th century estate near Leominster, Herefordshire.

Guide: £3000-4000

154



Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate BLAKEMERE GRANGE. As carried by a Collett designed ex GWR 4-6-0 No. 6810 built at Swindon works in November 1936. Allocations included Cardiff Canton, Pontypool Road, Neath and Llanelli from where it was withdrawn in October 1964. Cut up at R.S Hayes, Bridgend, South Wales 08/65. This is the left-hand nameplate.

Guide: £5000-6000
Reserve Not Met

155



Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate ARMADA. As carried by a Stanier designed ex LMS class 6P 4-6-0 No. 45679 built at Crewe works in December 1935. Allocations included Chester, Sheffield Milhouses, Bristol Barrow Road, Carlisle Kingmoor, Crewe North, Longsight and Newton Heath from where it was withdrawn in December 1962. Cut up at Darlington North Road works 11/63. Armada is the Spanish and Portuguese name for Naval fleets. Ex-loco condition front and back. This is the left-hand fireman's side plate.

Guide: £6000-7000
Reserve Not Met

156

Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate PRESTATYN. As carried by a Fowler designed ex LMS 'Patriot' Class 7P 4-6-0 No. 45522 built at Derby works in March 1933, subsequently rebuilt with a Stanier 2A boiler, cab and tender in 1949. Allocations included Crewe North, Preston, Bushbury, Camden, Kentish Town, Newton Heath and Longsight from where it was withdrawn in September 1964. Cut up at the Central Wagon Co, Ince, Wigan 07/65. Driver's side plate with traces of maroon paint to top flange.

Guide: £8000-10000
Lot Sold For: £8600 (PB 500)

157

Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate SIR ROBERT TURNBULL. As carried by a Fowler designed Ivatt rebuild ex-LMS Patriot class 7P 4-6-0 No. 45540 built at Crewe Works in August 1933.Allocations included Bushbury, Camden, Longsight, Trafford Park, Saltley, Derby and Carlisle Upperby from where it was withdrawn in April 1963. Cut up at Crewe works 07/63. Sir Robert Turnbull was a British Railways General Manager (b: Feb1852-d: Feb1925).

Guide: £8000-10000
Reserve Not Met

158

Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate MORAY FIRTH. As carried by A Riddles designed BR Standard class 7P6F 4-6-2 No. 70053 built at Crewe Works in September 1954. Allocations included Glasgow Polmadie, Leeds Holbeck, Crewe North, Willesden, Holyhead, Oxley, Banbury and Carlisle Kingmoor, from where it was withdrawn in April 1967. Cut up at J. McWilliam & Son, Shettleston, Glasgow 09/67.

Guide: £8000-10000
Lot Sold For: £7300 (PB 1850)

160



Brass Steam Locomotive Nameplate UNION CASTLE. As carried by a Bulleid designed ex SR Merchant Navy Pacific 4-6-2 No. 35002, ex 21C2 - number changed 1950. Built at Eastleigh works in June 1941 (the second Bulleid Pacific to be built) and rebuilt in 1958. Allocations included Exmouth Jct, Bournemouth and Nine Elms from where it was withdrawn in February 1964. Scrapped at the Slag Reduction Co, Holmes Yard, Rotherham 12/64.

Guide: £15000-20000
Lot Sold For: £18200 (PB 1630)

 

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