LEST any collector doubts the increasing influence of the diesel generation on the railwayana auction scene, they need looknofurtherthan the highestprices inGWRA’ssaleonJuly15, inwhichtwo of three leading nameplate realisations andthetopworksplatewerefromthe heritage modern traction sector.
At thefrom D406, which went for £15,000. This Class 50 Co-Co locomotive was built by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry in April 1968, renumbered 50006 in March 1974, and withdrawn from Plymouth Laira in July 1987.
