Southern Railway cabside numberplate 21C2. From SR Bulleid Pacific Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 built at Eastleigh in 1941 and named Union Castle. Numbered SR 21C2 and BR 35002. Allocated to Exmouth Junction, Bournemouth and 70A Nine Elms from where it was withdrawn in February 1964 and scrapped. Rectangular cast gunmetal in original condition with the SR Eastleigh triangle cast into the back and plenty of green paint around the edge indicating this was fixed onto the cabside. Measures 34.5in x 12.5in. Only the first two Merchant Navy pacifics carried these plates.
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Cabside Numberplates
Auction: March 2022, Lot: 624
Sold for: GBP£6,700
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