Class 91 racks up the pounds

THE LIVE internet and email auction postponed from February 6 at Great Central Railwayana Auction was held on February 20. Balmoral fetching £6,500 for steam and 91029 Queen Elizabeth II some £6,000 for an electric loco.

Steam Nameplates: Balmoral (60140) £6,500, Bingley Hall (5921) £3,200 and The South Staffordshire Regiment (46143) n/s.

Steam Nameplate badge: D49 Fox £1,000.

Diesel and electric nameplates: Queen Elizabeth II (91029)

£6,000, Thunderbirds-Tin Tin with International Rescue badge (57308) £5,600 and In Support of Help for Heroes (43076) £2,700.

Cabside umber plates: 1646 £2,500, 6843 (Poulton Grange) £2,000, 3183 £840 and Southern Railway 173 £620.

Diesel and electric works plate: Brush Traction № 199 1960 (31178) £900.

Diesel and electric cabside numbers, depot plaques and emblems: InterCity Swallow £520 and E6023 No 1 End £320.

MR Hawkseye: Prees £270.

SR Targets: Topsham £2,100, Sidley £480 and Redbridge £340.

Totems:

BR (E) Blue: Palmers Green £2,100, Sandy £1,950, Wroxham £1,850 and Hykeham £1,700.

BR (M) Maroon: Broad Street £11,200, Beeston Castle and Tarporley £1,400, Llandudno Junction £1,400, Broadbottom £820, Manton £740 and

Normacot £500.

BR (NE) Tangerine: Marske £1,600. BR (S) Green: Christchurch £1,300, Boscombe £760, Rochester £640, Oxted £500 and Balcombe £480.

BR (Sc) Light Blue: Loch Awe £5,000 and Upper Greenock £1,150.

BR (W) Chocolate & Cream: Machynlleth £3,000 and Wolverhampton Low Level £2,500.