Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 4 March 2017

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 225, Auction Lot 457
Lot 457 A nameplate, MERTHYR VALE, from a standard gauge 0-6-0ST built by Peckett, Works No 483, in October 1890 and new to Nixon's Navigation Co Ltd at Merthyr Vale Colliery, Merthyr Vale, their No 5, where it spent all its working life until scrapped on site in May 1962. The Colliery and its locos were transferred to Llewellyn (Nixon) Ltd in May 1929 and to Powell Duffryn Ltd in 1936, becoming part of the NCB in January 1947. Cast brass, 50" long, the front repainted. £700-1000
 This lot sold for £1400 to commission or postal bidder number 1345.

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