Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 1 June 2019

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 262, Auction Lot 328
Lot 328 A smokebox numberplate, 30796, from the SR N15 King Arthur Class 4-6-0 No 796 SIR DODINAS le SAVAGE, built at Eastleigh in May 1926 and named after a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, becoming BR 30796. Allocated to Stewarts Lane by January 1948 and later Dover and Hither Green with a final three years at Salisbury from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 3 March 1962 and cut up at Eastleigh Works on 20 March. In ex loco condition, the Eastleigh triangle cast on the back. £800-1200
 This lot sold for £1150.