Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 4 March 2017

Great Central Railwayana Auctions Sale 225, Auction Lot 399 Lot 399
A locomotive tritone chime whistle from LNER A4 class 60017, SILVER FOX built at Doncaster, Works No 1823, in December 1935, as No 2512. It spent almost all its life at Kings Cross with a final few months at New England from where it was withdrawn in October 1963. The whistle is accompanied by its original BR receipt and associated paperwork, dated August 1964, to Mr W.J.Eccles of Farnborough, showing the loco number 60017. Chromed cast brass, 13" tall, diameter 4½". £3000-4000
 This lot sold for £4900.