Summary
Brass rectangular locomotive builders plate, manufactured by South Australian Railways, Islington Railway Workshops and Victorian Railways, Newport Workshops, 1951.
Manufacturer's identification plate fitted to a Victorian Railways locomotive, N Series, No. 430.
The Newport Workshops built N 430 hauled a special Centenary-Jubilee train in 1951, commemorating the centenary of the Colony of Victoria and the 50th anniversary of the Commonwealth of Australia. The train comprised eleven carriages containing artworks form the National Gallery of Victoria and other government displays, travelling throughout Victoria and attracting 548,000 visitors.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Gerald A. Dee, Mrs M. Lorna Dee, 24 Nov 1980
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Manufacturer
South Australian Railways (SAR), Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1951
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Manufacturer
Victorian Railways (VR), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1951
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Inscriptions
SAR - VR. Islington - Newport. 1901-1951 Jubilee Train.
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Keywords
Locomotive Plates, Makers' Plates, Australian Federation Jubilee, 1951, Victorian Centenary, 1951
