A CAST METAL MODEL OF THE CLASS 44 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE D1 'SCAFELL PIKE' MADE BY THE APPRENTICES OF

A CAST METAL MODEL OF THE CLASS 44 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE D1 'SCAFELL PIKE' MADE BY THE APPRENTICES OF DERBY LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, 1964 painted in British Railways green livery, mounted on a length of track on ebonised wood base with engraved tablet D1 SCAFELL PIKE 2300 HP DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE BUILT BRITISH RAILWAYS WORKSHOP DERBY 1959/PRESENTED TO THE RT HON ERNEST MARPLES PC, MP MINISTER OF TRANSPORT BY THE APPRENTICES DERBY LOCOMOTIVE WORKS JAN 1964, 40.5cm lProvenance: The Rt Hon Ernest Marples, PC, MP (1907-1978); thence by descent to the present vendor.