Diesel- hydraulics hold sway: SVR benefits in photo and slide sale
BRWESTERNRegiondiesel- hydraulic classes tooktopslot in thephotographs, slidesandnegatives online sale heldby JustaclickagofromMay25- 31.
Thesingle lot, whichsold for£ 871, comprisednearly300slides takenin the early- 1970s, andincludedmost of the Class52‘ Westerns’numbered D1000- D1073.
OtherswereClass22‘ BabyWarships’ ( D6300- 57), Class35( D7000- 7100), andClasses42/ 43
‘ Warships’, thesetwo classescomprising
D800- 32/ 66- 70, built atSwindon, andD833- 65, builtbyNorth BritishLoco in Glasgow.
Afeatureof theauctionwasthesale of the heritagesteam2000- slidecollection of thelateJohnBurrowsofWorcester, whoserealisationof£ 260wasdonated byhiswidowAnneto theSevernValley Railway.
Prices excludebuyer’s premiumof15%. Theauctionhouse’sSimonStewart said thatoverallhewasvery pleasedwith the results, especially with regardto the strongbiddingon modernheritage traction.