Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 2 December 2017

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 237, Auction Lot 275
Lot 275 A smokebox numberplate, 84002, from a BR Standard Class 2 2-6-2T built at Crewe and allocated new to Plodder Lane on 7 August 1953. Its later sheds were Wrexham GC, Chester Northgate and finally in 1956 Bletchley where it was a regular engine on the branch to Banbury (Merton Street) until displaced by diesel railcars, whereupon it was withdrawn in the week ending 17 April 1965 and despatched for scrap to J. Buttigieg at Newport on 27 January 1966. The front repainted. £400-600
 This lot sold for £740 to commission or postal bidder number 846.

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