Nameplate GLEN SHEIL. Ex North British Railway Class K - Reid 4-4-0 locomotive built at Cowlairs in May 1917and numbered 9298. Renumbered 2479 in March 1946 and then 62479 by BR in March 1948. Primarily an Eastfield loco assigned to the West Highland line. In 1953 it moved to Kittybrewster to replace older 4-4-0's that had been withdrawn. It was from here that withdrawal took place in June 1961. This is of course the flame-cut 'splasher' nameplate.
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Auction: May 2010, Lot: 50
Sold for: GBP£1,200