Locomotive worksplate for 'No 1046 Gorton 1952'. This was a Class 76/ EM1 locomotive
- Made:
- circa 1952 in Manchester
- maker:
- British Rail
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Locomotive maker's plate for 'No 1046 Gorton 1952'
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Locomotive worksplate for 'No 1046 Gorton 1952'. This was a Class 76/ EM1 locomotive, and 1046 was the manufacturer's works number. The loco was numbered '26039' in British Railway service, and later gained the TOPS number '76039'. It was renumbered
'76048' in October, 1976, before being withdrawn in February, 1977, and scrapped in February, 1984.
Details
- Category:
- Railways
- Object Number:
- Y1991.3.1
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
305 mm x 165 mm x 13 mm, 2610 g
- type:
- works plate
- credit:
- Purchased From Sheffield Railwayana Auctions
