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‘No slowing down’ as steam and diesel make five figures

FOUR ofthetopsevenrealisationsin Great Central’s September 3 quarterly auction were achieved by Southern Railway nameplates, with the podium being emphatically locked out by the company.

Heading the victory at £26,000 was with its town coat of arms and West Country Class scroll, from No. 34006, while second went to another Pacific, No. 35010 (£20,000), andfrom Isle of Wight O2 class 0-4-4T W20, which sold for £14,500.

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