Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 3 September 2016

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 216, Auction Lot 172
Lot 172 A worksplate, LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY, 68675, DARLINGTON, 1898, from a North Eastern Railway Class E1 0-6-0T No 1732 built at Darlington in December 1898, becoming LNER J72 Class, retaining its NER number. Renumbered 8675 in 1946, it became BR 68675. Allocated to Heaton by January 1948, it spent most of its BR days at Gateshead, moving towards the end to West Auckland and Thornaby from where it was withdrawn on 28 September 1961 and cut up at Darlington Works. Cast brass, 9"x5", the front repainted. £200-350
 This lot sold for £240.