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Title: Pete Waterman train auction raises more than ^600,000 - BBC Post by: chrisr_75 on April 17, 2015, 01:15:24 Quote An auction of part of the model railway collection owned by record producer Pete Waterman has raised more than ^600,000. Waterman said he was selling the collection, which included 56 Gauge 1 steam models, to fund apprenticeships at the heritage trust he runs. Two of the models sold for ^124,000 each, while another went for ^86,800. He said the engines had realised what he wanted and he had raised "not far off" the amount he hoped. Continues here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-32331602 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-32331602) This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |