Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 3 June 2017

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 229, Auction Lot 156
Lot 156 A GWR cabside numberplate, 6921, from the 4900 Hall Class 4-6-0 BORWICK HALL built at Swindon in July 1941 and named in January 1948 after the house two miles from Carnforth now run by Lancashire County Council as an outdoor activity centre. Allocated to Worcester by January 1948 and later Gloucester, Laira, Didcot, Reading and Oxford from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 9 October 1965 and cut up at Banbury shed by James Friswell, the nearby scrap merchant. Cast brass, in ex loco condition. £900-1200
 This lot sold for £1400 to commission or postal bidder number 4495.

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