Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 3 June 2017

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 229, Auction Lot 254
Lot 254 A GWR cabside numberplate, 6019, from the 6000 King Class 4-6-0 KING HENRY V built at Swindon in July 1928. Allocated to Laira by January 1948 and later Bristol Bath Road and Newton Abbot before arriving in July 1950 at Old Oak Common where it spent the next ten years. It then moved to Cardiff Canton returning to Old Oak Common for a final six months until withdrawal on 7 September 1962. It was taken for scrap by Cashmores at Newport on 30 April 1963. Cast brass, the front repainted. £7000-10000
 This lot sold for £11000 to commission or postal bidder number 1710.

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