‘Voyager’ nameplates raise tidy sum for RBF
Avanti West Coast and Alstom raised nearly £4000 for charity in an auction of railway memorabilia held in December. Two nameplates, previously carried by one of the ‘Super Voyager’ fleet (No. 221142), and a pair of Crewe Station signs were quickly snapped up, with the proceeds going to the Railway Benefit Fund. The auction was launched by RBF president Pete Waterman earlier in the autumn.
The Bombardier Voyager nameplates proved extremely popular, with the four figure winning bids reflecting the growing popularity of modern railway artefacts. The final sum of £3877 went a long way to helping the charity reach its Christmas Appeal target of £40,000.