LNER Brass Plate
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:41 pm
Hi there,
I have owned the attached brass plate since around 1960 when, naively I wrote a letter to either Kings Cross Office or Stratford Works and simply asked if I could have a locomotive worksplate. Many moons later an open lorry turned with a Cash on Delivery (COD) invoice for a few shillings. The plate was wrapped in newspaper and clearly ex-loco as it was thick with grime.
I had the thing acid cleaned to remove all the muck and immediately coated it with polyurethane varnish (probably an illegal substance today!) to preserve the nice finish. This may be seen today as a mistake but we are where we are.
I have puzzled since then as to which locomotive it came from. The obvious candidate being Stratford built J20 BR number 64698 but that was not the subject of a rebuild in 1928 as indicated on the plate. J71 BR number 68293 was a Darlington loco and, again not rebuilt in 1928 and if it were, it would not likely to have been rebuilt at Stratford. I can’t imagine it was a plate from a tender as it is unlikely a tender rebuild would warrant a new worksplate.
So, the simple question is, ‘what does it come from?’
Any ideas?
I’d really appreciate your help.
Many thanks
David
I have owned the attached brass plate since around 1960 when, naively I wrote a letter to either Kings Cross Office or Stratford Works and simply asked if I could have a locomotive worksplate. Many moons later an open lorry turned with a Cash on Delivery (COD) invoice for a few shillings. The plate was wrapped in newspaper and clearly ex-loco as it was thick with grime.
I had the thing acid cleaned to remove all the muck and immediately coated it with polyurethane varnish (probably an illegal substance today!) to preserve the nice finish. This may be seen today as a mistake but we are where we are.
I have puzzled since then as to which locomotive it came from. The obvious candidate being Stratford built J20 BR number 64698 but that was not the subject of a rebuild in 1928 as indicated on the plate. J71 BR number 68293 was a Darlington loco and, again not rebuilt in 1928 and if it were, it would not likely to have been rebuilt at Stratford. I can’t imagine it was a plate from a tender as it is unlikely a tender rebuild would warrant a new worksplate.
So, the simple question is, ‘what does it come from?’
Any ideas?
I’d really appreciate your help.
Many thanks
David