A nameplate, IRON DUKE, from the BR Standard Class 7 Britann...

Hammer

£8,000

A nameplate, IRON DUKE, from the BR Standard Class 7 Britannia 4-6-2 No 70014 built at Crewe and taking its name from the nickname of the 1st Duke of Wellington. Allocated new to Norwich on 2 June 1951 and later Stewarts Lane, where it regularly worked the Golden Arrow express, Trafford Park, Neasden, Annesley, Llandudno Junction, Willesden, Crewe North and South and Carlisle Kingmoor from where it was withdrawn on 30 December 1967 and despatched for scrap to T.W. Ward at Inverkeithing on 12 March 1968. Cast brass, 34½" long, ex loco condition. (Note: We sold the other nameplate from this loco in our December 2021 sale - see also next Lot). STEAM NAMEPLATE SPECIAL: Buy a main line steam nameplate and we can deliver it to you promptly, free of charge. This offer applies to addresses in England, Scotland and Wales. We are happy to accept entries for future sales against nameplates purchased and can collect when making delivery. Please phone the office to discuss.