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Smokebox numberplate 43072 ex Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 built at Darlington in 1950. Allocated to Darlington, Middlesborough, Thornaby, Wakefield, Low Moor and 56B Ardsley from where it was withdrawn after an accident on the 10th November 1964 when its was working a train of twenty one empty wagons from Ardsley. The driver lost control at Laisterdyke and ran into Adolphus St. goods yard at an estimated speed of 50 mph. Before demolishing the buffers the crew jumped clear and the train crashed through a wall to fall 30ft into Dryden Street below. The 14 year old locomotive was considered beyond economic repair was cut up in the road 4 days later by G.W.Butler of Laisterdyke. Face restored and has been welded and cracked in half on the weld.

Category:  Smokebox Numberplates
Auction: July 2022, Lot: 811
Sold for: GBP£200
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