A nameplate, WESTERLEIGH, with its badge depicting the MURCO...

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A nameplate, WESTERLEIGH, with its badge depicting the MURCO logo, from a BR Class 37 D6920 built by English Electric/Vulcan Foundry, Works Nos 3406/D864 in January 1964, allocated new to Cardiff Canton and renumbered 37220 in January 1974. Named on 13 June 1990 to mark the formal opening of the new Murco Petroleum oil terminal near Bristol by the wife of the company's general manager. The nameplates were removed in August 1992 and the engine was withdrawn in January 2000 and cut up by European Metal Reprocessing at Kingsbury in September 2007. Cast aluminium, length 45½", the badge 13¼"x9", both in ex loco condition. (Dispatch by Mailboxes/Collect from Banbury Depot)

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Auction Date:
3rd Dec 22 at 10am GMT

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