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The original Number 1 plates from the world’s first steam passenger locomotive Locomotion, built in 1823 by Robert Stephenson, are set for auction this October.
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Number plates from world’s first ever steam passenger train go under the hammer

Andy Crick
Last updated: 2025/09/03 at 5:57 PM
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Owner David Gray and auctioneer Neil Booth with the LOCOMOTION board. (Jam Press/Railwayana)
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A set of number plates from the world’s first ever steam passenger locomotive are to go under the hammer.

They were on the original steam train called Locomotion.

It was built by Robert Stephenson in 1823 for the launch of the Stockton and Darlington Railway two years later.

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The Locomotion pre-dated The Rocket by four years.

In 1965, the plates were presented as a retirement gift to Peter Gray, works manager at the Darlington plant and were then passed down through his family.

The original Number 1 plates from the world’s first steam passenger locomotive Locomotion, built in 1823 by Robert Stephenson, are set for auction this October.
Locomotion’s ‘forgotten’ number and date plates. (Jam Press/Railwayana)

They now belong to his grandson David Gray who is now selling them.

They are known as the famous ‘Number 1 Plates’.

Now after years of being kept in a vault, these unique brass plates have been tested and verified as genuine by the National Railway Museum.

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The original Number 1 plates from the world’s first steam passenger locomotive Locomotion, built in 1823 by Robert Stephenson, are set for auction this October.
LOCOMOTION was prepared prior to its dispatch to the Exposition Retrospective du Travail
in Paris in 1889. (Jam Press/Railwayana)

They will go for auction between 3 and 5 October.

They are expected to attract interest from enthusiasts from across the world and Neil Booth, Director of Railwayana Auctions UK Ltd, is preparing for a busy time.

“These are amazing items,” Neil told What’s The Jam.

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“They are very special and part of our country’s railway heritage and history,”

The original Number 1 plates from the world’s first steam passenger locomotive Locomotion, built in 1823 by Robert Stephenson, are set for auction this October.
Locomotion and its tender, with all three plates visible on the right-hand side on a date not recorded. (Jam Press/Railwayana)

“It’s where it all started.

“The very first plates from the very first ever steam powered passenger locomotive.”

There is no estimate or guide price.

In 2018, the nameplate from the Flying Scotsman sold for £64,500.

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The original Number 1 plates from the world’s first steam passenger locomotive Locomotion, built in 1823 by Robert Stephenson, are set for auction this October.
Owner David Gray. (Jam Press/Railwayana)
The original Number 1 plates from the world’s first steam passenger locomotive Locomotion, built in 1823 by Robert Stephenson, are set for auction this October.
On display at Darlington North Road with all plates showing. (Jam Press/Railwayana)

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