Railwayana with Railways Illustrated

Railwayana.net sells more ’plates for DBS
Railwayana.net held its latest internet auction on February 17-21, and was the first to add a buyer’s premium of 10% on general items and 5% on all nameplates, although to soften the effect the maximum buyer’s premium payable by a bidder in one railwayana.net auction is capped at £150. Prices shown here are the hammer price and do not include the premium in common with all other auction results on these pages.
Several namplets were sold on behalf of DB Schenker with the unique and attractive Venice Simplon Orient Express plate from 47791 commanding at £3,000 price.

Steam nameplates: Astley Hall £6,000 and cabside number (4903) £1,900.

Diesel and electric nameplates:
City of Edinburgh with Badge (43065) £1,600.
Auctioned on behalf of DB Schenker:-
Venice Simplon Orient Express (47791) £3,000, County of Hertfordshire (47711) £2,050, The Railway Horse (60089) £1,900, Charles Francis Brush with brass dedication plate (60098) £1,900, Windsor Castle (47620) £1,800 and Ipswich WRD (37379) £1,300.

SR Targets: Swanley £190,

Totems:
BR (M) Maroon: Rochdale £490.
BR (S) Green: Catford Bridge £580, Burgess Hill £330, Bognor Regis £300, Cobham And Stoke D’abernon £280, Deptford £270, Nunhead £270, West Croydon £270, Reedham £210, Clandon £200 and Grove Park £160.

Warship plates sells for £6,000
There were quite a few unsold items in the nameplate and totem categories at the Solent Railwayana Auction held on February 27, although Warship Cossack did find a new home after selling for £6,000.

Diesel and electric nameplates: Cossack (D604) £6,200, Beaulieu (442401) £120, Midland Counties Railway 150 1839-1989 (47561) n/s, Strathclyde (47818) n/s and Freightliner Phoenix (57002) n/s.

SR Targets: Richmond £380, Herne Hill £270 and Woking n/s.

Totems:
BR (M) Maroon: Croston n/s.
BR (Sc) Light Blue: Nairn n/s.

Class 40 worksplate sells for £1, 150
On March 13, Sheffield Railwayana Auctions held its live auction at The Gateway Centre, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derby. A good turnout, together with the usual telephone bids, resulted in strong prices achieved on the most desirable items. Worthy of a mention was the worksplate from 40022 Laconia which fetched £1,150 before the addition of buyer’s premium, perhaps the owners of both nameplates were in the room. Another worksplate of note was the Brush Traction Overhauled 1995 plate carried by 56107 which reached £1,100.

Steam nameplates:
Yes Tor (34026) £14,000, Saint Bernard (2917) £11,000, Cicero (60101) £10,800, Miles Macinnes (2507/5335) £9,200, Bengal (45577) Heavily restored £9,000, Hindford Grange (6875) £8,500, Sturdee (45647) £8,400, Bodinnick Hall with Cabside Numberplate (5978) £7,000 and Steinbok (61032) £6,500.

Diesel and Electric nameplates:
Sharpshooter (D843) Heavily restored £4,600, Dorothy Garrod (60071) £1,000, Villiers-le-Bel (SNCF BB15028) £920, Virgin Queen (390009) £900, Toul (SNCF BB15025) £900, The Railway Children with badge (43098) £700, Liverpool John Moores University (82115) £500, Victory (442406) £120 and The Morris Dancer with Badge (47206) n/s (reserve £1,000).

MR Hawkseyes: Dalmellington £380.

SR Targets: Waterloo £1,150, Clock House £580 and Wandsworth Common £320.

Totems:
BR (E) Dark Blue: Peterborough East £2,100, Leiston £800 and Knebworth £420.
BR (M) Maroon: Pear Tree & Normanton £2,100, Carnforth £1,550, Heysham £1,350, Newchapel & Golden Hill £1,100, Nottingham Midland £1,000, Hatch End £900, Chester General £850, Fleetwood £750, Penmaenmawr £550, Donnington £520, Capenhurst £450, Rhyl £450, Holywell Junction £440 and Shotton High Level £380.
BR (S) Green: Chestfield & Swalecliffe Halt £500, Bognor Regis £420, Brentford Central £320, Hildenborough £320 and Kingswood £300.
BR (Sc) Light Blue: Tain £680, Kirkcaldy £500, Prestwick £420, Bearsden £360 and Greenhill £260.
BR (W) Chocolate & Cream: Wootton Bassett £1,800, Shrewsbury £1,400, Portishead £1,200, Taplow £800, Tenby £700, Maidenhead £600, Newbury £600, Taunton £520 and Birmingham Moor Street £400.

Diesla and electric worksplates: D5903 £2,900, 73006 £1,900, 40022 £1,150 and 56107 £1,100.

Coming Up
On April 24, the next Great Central Railwayana Auction will be held at The Royal Show Ground, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire with an emphasis on steam nameplates.

Steam nameplates:
County of Caernarvon with cabside (1010), Cobham Hall (4991), Broome Manor (7805), Wadebridge with badge (34007), Welsh Guardsman with smokebox (46007), Queen of the Belgians (5648), The West Yorkshire Regiment (46130), Redgauntlet with worksplate (60137), Dibatag (61033) and Wynyard Park (61618).

Diesel and electric nameplates:
John Peel (47813) and West Midlands with Badge (82132).

MR Hawkseyes: Great Glen.

SR Targets: Gillingham, Gravesend Central, Wareham and Wool.

Totems:
BR (E) Dark Blue: Dagenham Heathway.
BR (M) Maroon: Ambergate, Atherstone, Barnt Green, Belper, Chilvers Coton, Desborough & Rothwell, Entwistle, Hawkesbury Lane, Kenilworth, Lea Hall, Leicester Central, Market Harborough, Newton-Le-Willows, Polesworth, Shustoke and Stretton.
BR (S) Green: Adisham, Bellingham, Chelsfield, Halling, Hersham and Sherborne.
BR (Sc) Light Blue: Ardlui, Balloch Pier, Benderloch and Cambus.
BR (W) Chocolate & Cream: Aberdare High Level, Bargoed, Clarbeston Road, Gloucester Central, Lampeter, Ludlow, Malvern Link, Pilning High Level, Portishead and Wrexham Exchange.