Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 1 December 2018
| Lot 274 | A shedplate, 84A, Wolverhampton Stafford Road (1949 to September 1963), then Plymouth Laira (September 1963 to June 1973). The ex GWR shed at Wolverhampton had a star studded allocation throughout its BR life. In 1950 its allocation of 66 locos included 5 Counties, 10 Castles, 6 Stars, 6 Kings, 8 Halls and 2 Granges. By 1959, while the overall total had reduced to 47, its King allocation had gone up by 2. Plymouth Laira, formerly 83D, used this code for 7 months before it lost its steam allocation. However some of its diesels were known to have carried this style of plate. The front repainted. |
| This lot sold for £460. |
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