Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 3 June 2017

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 229, Auction Lot 295
Lot 295 A GWR cabside numberplate, 5231, from a 4200 Class 2-8-0T built at Swindon in June 1924. Allocated to Carmarthen by January 1948 and then Llantrisant, it spent most of its BR days at Newport Pill, moving towards the end to Aberbeeg and Cardiff East Dock from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 18 April 1964 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Newport on 2 September 1964. Cast iron, in ex loco condition. £300-500
 This lot sold for £480.