Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 2 December 2017

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 237, Auction Lot 2
Lot 2 A smokebox numberplate, 78002, from a BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 built at Darlington and allocated new to Oswestry on 24 December 1952. A well known Cambrian lines loco, it moved in June 1953 to Machynlleth where it remained for ten years before spending its final days at Wigan L&Y, Bank Hall and Lostock Hall from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 11 June 1966 and despatched for scrap to Central Wagon Co at Wigan on 30 September 1966. Ex loco condition. £500-800
 This lot sold for £1050.