Ise of Wight railway

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purports to be the nameplate from an Isle of Wight steam locomotive, but my records suggest no such locomotive existed.

I can be 100% certain of that during the British Railways' era, but can anyone confirm this for the pre-1948 period?

John.

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Hmm, it says it in its original BR green, but IIRC all IOW nameplates both SR and BR were painted Red or Black. Perhaps pre Terriers/O2s?

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Call me cynical, but I wonder if this isn't some kind of 'hoax' to try and catch out unsuspecting US buyers who want a bit of the old mother country - as the item is only available to the US, it may be the seller is hoping no-one with a decent knowledge of IoW history will take an interest.

Ian J.

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"Ian J." wrote

The cynical in me agrees, the reality might be that they are only repeating what they were told by the person who sold it to them.

I wondered whether to put them in the picture, but it has been suggested on uk.railway that there was a contractors loco which carried the "St Lawrence" name during building of the line.

I don't think this plate is from a locomotive, be it main line or contractors. It *might* be from the signal box at St. Lawrence - cast iron plates were used for box boards, but rarely if ever for loco nameplates.

John.

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John Turner

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Maybe a question to the seller enquiring as to the provenance?

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