Nameplate SHOVELL ex LMS Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 built at Crewe in 1935 and numbered LMS 5651 and BR 45651. Allocated to Patricroft, Preston, Holbeck, Bristol Barrow Road and 89A Shrewsbury from where it was withdrawn from in November 1962 and scrapped at Crewe works. Face restored, rear with one dot indicating this is the left hand side plate, complete with original British Railways receipt. The first time either plate has appeared at auction.
Category:
Nameplates Steam
Auction: March 2023, Lot: 750
Sold for: GBP£4,300
Select photo: