South African Railways brass cabside numberplate 1464 3R. Ex class 3 4-8-2 Mountain locomotive built by the North British locomotive company and delivered to the Natal Government Railway in 1911. The whole class were reboilered with a standard boiler type, designed by then Chief Mechanical Engineer A.G. Watson, as part of his standardisation policy these reboilered locomotives were reclassified by adding an R suffix to their classification number. A rare plate from a class of 30 locomotives, face restored, rear cleaned a little and complete with a purpose made mahogany mounting plinth.
Category:
Cabside Numberplates
Auction: July 2016, Lot: 127
Sold for: GBP£600