Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 10 March 2018

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 241, Auction Lot 54
Lot 54 A smokebox numberplate, 45493, from a LMS Class 4 4-6-0 No 5493 built at Derby and allocated new to Longsight on 12 January 1944. It spent most of its BR days at Rugby from 1949 to 1963, moving late on to Holyhead, Bescot, Banbury, Shrewsbury and Carlisle Kingmoor from where it was withdrawn on 31 December 1967 and cut up by Drapers at Hull on 4 May 1968. Repainted; a weld repair to the left of the first number 4. £250-400
 This lot sold for £900 to commission or postal bidder number 4699.

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