WHILE GWR No.7801 AnthonyManor wastheclearwinnerinGreatCentral’s liveonlineauctiononJune3whena nameplate from the 1938-built 4-6-0 sold for £14,000, therewasfarcloser competition for the lesser places, with secondbeingadeadheatat£10,000 between Brentorwith aWest Country ClassscrollfromSRPacificNo. 34095 and Arielfrom another Pacific, Standard‘Brit’ No. 70016.
Only just behind with a realisation of £9800 was a second GWR plate, initially carried by ‘Dukedog’ No. 3207 and subsequently by Castle class No. 5050, and then the LNER joined in thefrom A1 No. 60124 (£8000). Finally, the GWR returned to round things off, with a Hall class trio comprising
