Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 4 March 2017

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 225, Auction Lot 63
Lot 63 A GWR cabside numberplate, 1013, from 1000 County Class 4-6-0, COUNTY OF DORSET, built at Swindon in February 1946 and named in January 1947. At Bristol Bath Road by January 1948, it spent most of its BR days at Shrewsbury with spells at Laira, Truro, Penzance, Stafford Road and Swindon from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 18 July 1964 and sold for scrap to Cashmores at Newport on 4 September 1964. Cast brass, in ex loco condition. £2500-3000
 This lot sold for £1850.