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23rd August 2013, 21:20
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help please
My dad bought a name plate off a train .the bloke said it was from the Doncaster works ?? Its called the Planet .just wondering if this is worth anything .or if anyone can give me any information about any trains called the Planet. Many thanks,
Lauraloo 
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23rd August 2013, 22:09
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Planet was an early locomotive (not train) that was built in 1830 by Robert Stephenson.
The current planet is a replica, as the original was scrapped a long time ago now. I would imagine your plate is a replica; however I could not be certain. If you google locomotive planet it will show you a lot of its history. Good luck and all the best Phil
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23rd August 2013, 22:19
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The replica Planet has a rectangular brass plate, but I don't know if the original was the same.
Could there have perhaps been an industrial loco (or locos) with the same name ?
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23rd August 2013, 22:23
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Quote:
Cheers Phil
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23rd August 2013, 22:45
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Thanks guys. My dad thinks it's an original piece of cast because its really heavy. Unfortunately someone has tried stripping the paint off. Do you know where I could find out about industrial locos? And what is a saddle tank
Lauraloo
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23rd August 2013, 22:53
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The Saddle tank is a locomotive that has its water tank wrapped over the boiler as opposed to being in a tender at the back of the engine. If you look at some of the industrial loco pictures in the gallery you will see some good examples. Cast iron plates are easily replicated even today by anyone with a small foundry.
Just another thought there were many plates made for steam traction engines too especially for the fair ground vehicles. Could be a number of things like that! All the best Phil
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23rd August 2013, 23:04
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I found this list and it has six Planet on it.
http://www.industrial-loco.org.uk/lo...ame_indexP.htm You might need to find the first page to find out what the letters mean.
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