Great Central Railwayana Auctions

Auction Catalogue: Great Central Railwayana, 7 September 2019

Great Central Railwayana Auction Sale 267, Auction Lot 306
Lot 306 A worksplate, LMS, BUILT 1943, SR, from a LMS Class 8F 2-8-0 No 8638 built by the Southern Railway at Brighton to Railway Executive Committee order, becoming BR 48638. Allocated new to Toton on 13 September 1943 where it remained until moving in November 1957 to Westhouses and later Cricklewood and Nottingham, returning at the end to Westhouses from where it was withdrawn in the week ending 22 January 1966 and taken for scrap by Cashmores at Great Bridge on 8 April 1966. Cast brass, 10½"x6", cleaned and the front repainted. £150-300
 This lot sold for £250.