Class 442 Feature - Name Plates

On the 14th June 2008 Sheffield Railway Auctions sold 17 nameplates off former SWT Wessex units with the proceeds going to Naomi House Childrens Hospice near Winchester. The results of the auction were as follows:

151	“BOROUGH OF WOKING” and separate coat of arms with the Latin quotation “Fide et Diligentia” in scroll at base. Carried by the unit 2404. Nameplate: 49½” x 4½”; coat of arms: 15¾” x 15½”. (2)	£1600
152	“THE NEW FOREST” as carried by the unit 2403. 49½” x 4½”.	£520
153	“VICTORY” as carried by the unit 2406. 30” x 4½”.	£300
154	“BEAULIEU” as carried by the unit 2401. 30” x 4½”. VGC.	£420
155	“SPECIAL OLYMPICS” as carried by the unit 2412. 43” x 4½”.	£200
156	“CITY OF SOUTHAMPTON” as carried by the unit 2420. 61” x 4½”.	£420
157	“WOKING HOMES” as carried by the unit 2417. 40” x 4½”.	£100
158	“BBC SOUTH TODAY” as carried by the unit 2419. 53” x 4½”. Mint condition.	£400
159	“MERIDIAN TONIGHT” as carried by the unit 2410. 51” x 4½”.	£300
160	“OPERATION OVERLORD” as carried by the unit 2422. 59½” x 4½”.	£400
161	“COUNTY OF DORSET” as carried by the unit 2408. 46½” x 4½”. Poor condition.	£260
162	“MARY ROSE” as carried by the unit 2415. 34½” x 4½”.	£190
163	“THE RAILWAY CHILDREN” as carried by the unit 2421. 55” x 4½”.	£260
164	“THOMAS HARDY” as carried by the unit 2407. 44½” x 4½”. Poor condition.	£100
165	“COUNTY OF SURREY” as carried by the unit 2423. 55½” x 4½”.	£200
166	“WESSEX CANCER TRUST” as carried by the unit 2418. 55” x 4½”.	£100
167	“CITY OF PORTSMOUTH” as carried by the unit 2405. 62” x 4½”.	£200